Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 122 The Horn of Battle

With the end of the Western Conference semifinals, two advanced teams were produced.

The Rockets who were undefeated in the first two rounds were promoted, and the other team was the San Antonio Spurs who have gone through life and death to get to the present.

The civil war between the two Texas teams has attracted a lot of media attention.

In everyone's eyes, there is no suspense in this Western Conference Finals.

The Rockets, who have beaten the Spurs several times in the regular season, have already won this series ahead of schedule.

The Rockets players also had the same idea. After taking a panoramic view of the players' thoughts, Lao Tang didn't say anything.

This made Tiger a little strange, and said to Lao Tang privately: "Rudy, this kind of thinking in the team is very dangerous now, why don't you remind me."

Lao Tang waved his hand and said, "Boss, let them go through this kind of thing themselves, or I should go and talk to them."

Tiger also smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Hehe, you are so bad, Rudy, but it is good for these boys to experience the sea for themselves. But, don't go too far, if you are hit Self-confidence is bad."

Lao Tang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Boss, I know it well."

Tiger also nodded, but did not make a sound.

The current Rockets have indeed bred such a mentality, arrogance, and even old players like Olajuwon and Drexler have not discovered it.

The Rockets' opponent was the Spurs, who had gone through two rounds of life-and-death fights before killing a bloody road. At this time, the Spurs were brewing murderous intentions.

Before the start of the game against the Rockets, the Spurs held a pre-war meeting. Popovich looked at his players in the big conference room and said in a very slow manner: "Do you know our opponent?"

Everyone in the Spurs nodded, and Popovich continued: "Then do you have the confidence to defeat your opponent?"

Everyone in the Spurs hesitated for a moment, and then everyone in the Spurs nodded.

Seeing the reaction of everyone in the Spurs, Popovich sighed and said: "If you only have this idea, then everyone can go out, because a team without confidence will not be able to defeat the opponent."

Everyone in the Spurs was silent for about a minute, and Popovich continued: "Guys, why don't you go out, take a good rest, and wait to go to the Rockets' home court to be slaughtered by others? What are you doing here?"

After saying these words, Popovich just looked at the Spurs players.

The Spurs continued to be silent, Popovich slowly increased his tone, and said: "Why, do you have any other ideas, well, you still have ideas, but you don't even have confidence, what else can you do."

The Spurs players were overwhelmed by Popovich's powerful aura.

Finally someone couldn't bear it, stood up and said, "Coach, we also want to defeat our opponent, but the Rockets are indeed very strong. Even if we have confidence, we are still far behind in terms of strength."

Popovich looked up and saw that it was his team's head guard 'Little General' Johnson.

Popovich said lightly: "You don't even have confidence. How can I lead you to defeat the opponent? After all, I am not playing the game. I have a lot of tactics and ideas in my mind now, which can help you defeat the opponent, but you are not good at yourself. Without confidence, my ideas are useless. I will ask you for the last time now, do you have confidence?"

The Spurs players at this time have already given Popovich the kind of indifference that aroused the anger in their hearts.

The Spurs shouted loudly: "Yes."

Looking at the Spurs players who have been aroused to fight | Desire, said: "This is almost the same. You remember that the biggest enemy on the court is not your opponent, but yourself. The first to defeat you in the game is yourself. , Now I hope everyone can keep in mind what I explained to you today, and then learn and apply it on the court, so that you can have a chance to beat your opponents."

The Spurs still nodded silently, but the will and belief conveyed from their eyes are already very strong.

Popovich pointed to the big screen in the meeting room and said: "Okay, now let's get to know these Rockets players again, although you are already familiar with them, let's look at their strengths and weaknesses."

Popovich beckoned, the curtains of the meeting room were drawn, the projector was turned on, and the specific information of the Rockets players began to be played.

"Hakeem Olajuwon, position: center, age: 35 years old, advantages: sharp offense, excellent skills at the basket, can be said to be one of the best centers in the 90s, disadvantages: as he grows older, The aging of body function has degraded in terms of strength and footsteps, but as one of the top 50 superstars, he still has great lethality." Popovich introduced Olajuwon's information to David Robinson Said: "David, in this series, Hakeem will be handed over to you. I believe you can deal with him."

David Robinson nodded solemnly.

"Kevin Garnett, position: power forward, age 22, advantages: tall and long arms, excellent jumping, a huge threat in the middle distance and the basket, especially his straight-arm backward shot, almost unsolvable .Disadvantages: The desire to score | is not strong, has great power in defense, and is slightly insufficient in personal offensive ability. Tim, this kid is your opponent, I think you should know how powerful he is, find a way Restrain him, although he is slightly insufficient in offense, but that is only relative, once he is close to the basket, his lethality is very amazing." Popovich said blankly.

Dadai just said something softly: "Understood." Then, he fell silent.

Popovich nodded. He knew what his disciple was like, so he didn't care about him, and then continued: "Robert Horry, position: small forward, age: 28 years old, advantage: in small forward He has the height of a power forward in his position, and has a precise three-pointer, especially at the critical moment. He has a big heart, and his shortcomings: average rebounding ability, and he is not very good at defending against low-post strongmen. Charles, I know you are old rivals, I think you should have many ways to deal with him." After speaking, he glanced at Barkley.

Barkley would notice, then nodded heavily and said, "No problem."

"Clyde Drexler, position: shooting guard, age: 36 years old, advantages: comprehensive skills, rich experience, has a variety of ways to attack the opponent's basket, disadvantages: too old, has injuries, cannot Withstand continuous high-intensity games. Negro, I know what you are thinking, Clyde is too old, don't be afraid, as long as he plays, you will follow him for me." Popovich Looking at Negro and saying, Negro, who was named, could only nod helplessly, thinking secretly in his heart: Although Drexler is old, a sudden explosion is still enough for people.

"Mark Jackson, position: point guard, age: 33 years old, advantages: good passing awareness, ability to play back, has a certain lethality outside the three-point line, disadvantages: slow speed, when meeting speed guards , is often blown out. Avery is your old opponent, you should know how to do it." Popovich waved his hand and said.

'Little General' Johnson nodded and said nothing.

"Their main players are finished. I'm talking about their main substitute players. I can only say that the strength of the Rockets is really very strong now. Their main substitute players are almost at the All-Star level. Well, let’s see below. Dejan Bodiroga, former Yugoslavian, age: 25 years old, this person can be said to be fully capable of becoming the main player of the Rockets, but the head coach of the Rockets let him come on the bench, and this person He is still an All-Star player this year. I guess Mark will give way to this European next year. This guy can pass and shoot suddenly. Swaying in the position, the strategic significance is very important. Some people have already said that he, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are the future Big Three of the Rockets. The next one is Ray Allen, which can be said to be close to the kid A pure shooting guard who has been rare for several years, his ability to run without the ball is very outstanding. With the cooperation of his teammates, as long as there is a trace of space, he can kill opponents. This is definitely a new generation of killers in the league , everyone must be careful after he plays, and he must not be left unmarked. Do you understand?" Popovich looked around at the Spurs.

Everyone in the Spurs nodded yes.

Popovich waved and the projector continued.

"The next one is Ben Wallace. This young man called Big Ben by the Rockets has amazing potential. His height and weight are not too big, but his jumping and strength are second to none in the league. Hehe It's hard to find someone who can wrestle with O'Neal. But this person's shortcoming is also obvious, that is, the lack of offensive power. As long as he leaves the basket, his threat will be greatly reduced, so After he enters the field, we must control his attack area and minimize his threat. The next one is the Chinese. I can only say that the threat of this big man is still very large. His attack area is bigger than Big Ben has a lot of distance, is a threat at the basket, and can also shoot mid-range. Such a player can only be a substitute in the Rockets. If he is in some other teams, this person will definitely be a starting center. This kid The disadvantage is that the footwork is relatively slow, and the jumping is average, which can still be restricted. The next one is also a European, Lithuanian Saulius. I don’t know where the Rockets boss is looking for so many good players. This European He is very different from other Europeans. This person has strength, defense, and aggressive fighting. He is not at all the European players in our impression. This person is very different, and his three-pointers and mid-range shots are both He is very accurate, he can pass the ball with one hand, and can also swing in the three positions of the backcourt. He is really a rare role player. Then there is Malik Rose, although he is of average height, but The basic skills of the inside line are very solid, and he plays hard. It can be said that he is a very rare substitute player, and he can play an effective role on the court. Such a player is very rare. Finally, Antonio Daniels is a defensive point guard. Although the offense is average, the defense and organization are still very good. I think Tim should know him very well. Well, I have made a brief description of the Rockets players, and you have some ideas in your mind. Let me start now. Use all the tactics we have in this series."

Wave your hand to signal the staff to continue the operation of the projector.

In the following time, Popovich's players in the Spurs talked about the key tactics and methods of the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

Under the echo of Popovich's deep voice, the horn sounded faintly.

The Spurs have already sounded their own battle horn, and the battle to the death is about to begin.

　Ask for everything you can ask, thank you from the heavens.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)