Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 278 The first-round male returns!Anthony Special!
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When Carmelo Anthony looked up at the Toyota Center auditorium at a 45-degree angle, he flashed Melo's signature smile.

Maybe he didn't know it himself, since T-Mac, no team leader has used such a non-mainstream method to pretend to be calm when he lost in the playoffs...

Unless he's a pig...

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Of course, with such an unorganized, disciplined, and dignified leader, Dantley's scapegoat should never be spread...

Turn on magic immunity, turn on invincibility, both will be stuck...

Like the Icelanders at the center of European-wide resentment, Adrian Dantley, George Karl's assistant after Game 6, could no longer maintain the last sliver of his dignity.

"Maybe I'm really not good enough...Maybe I should study for a few more years..."

Even the American media, which has always praised his diligence and low-key (actually only for a short time after the end of G5...) turned their backs one after another, angrily accusing him of his shortcomings-slow on-the-spot response, poor drumming skills, dull personnel rotation, and anarchist offensive and defensive strategies-in short, he is useless.

Faced with a flood of fierce calls for accountability, Dantley lost the confidence and solidity he once had as the "singles king", and became a low-key, unassuming little daughter-in-law.

"I don't know how to use them. Let J.R. take more shots? Or double-team Yao Ming with three insides? Or go forward? Or should I run and gun? God! Damn, what do you think I should do?"

During these years as the assistant coach of the Nuggets, Dantley seemed to be a good student who was actively seeking to improve himself. He carried more than 20 tactical notes with him, and diligently followed George Karl to serve tea and water, acting as a loyal and reliable helper.

Dantley set himself a goal of 500 wins in his coaching career. In order to realize his dream, he evolved into a crazy mouse with desires and dissatisfaction. He fought fiercely with the game video every night and threw himself into bed at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning.

In order to build a good relationship with the big names, he also removed the perverse, arrogant and hateful face of the player period, and began to imitate Mike Brown's nasty language style: "What an excellent group of lads we have! Carmelo is so talented and so powerful; and J.R.——His athletic ability is so good, I even doubt he can fly!"

"Carmelo told me! If I put on a jersey and play to help him, he will definitely not oppose it~~~!"

As a big-name head coach or a superstar on the field, you will never be disgusted with such an entourage.

You can hang shoulders with him and swear, you can make fun of his arched mouth and buck teeth, as long as you see his smiling black face, you will feel very happy.

But just when Dantley was complacent about his peaceful and comfortable career as a teaching assistant, fate played an ill-intentioned joke on him.

After George Karl temporarily left the team due to a throat tumor, Dantley became panicked and at a loss like a duck that was forcibly driven off the shelf.

The tragedy happened like this: Facing the acting head coach who successfully pulled the team down to the second place in the Western Conference, and even lost the proud home title of the Devil’s Pampas Plateau, the Denver people gradually tore off the friendly mask...

"Our players are fine, our coach is a piece of trash (Lese)" After the G2 game, some fans who refused to leave the field told reporters.

Until Adelman used his ten-year-old tactics, and played the random draw mode, randomly selected a few, and played with Dantley's poor coaching IQ, suspicion and dissatisfaction finally broke through the critical line in the Nuggets locker room.

Aaron Afflalo and Ty Lawson began to complain about not getting enough opportunities to perform; "You forget, when these grandkids are injured in the middle of the season, who has been supporting the team? Why don't you let me play?"

Anthony also darkened his face: "I need help, I can't do everything alone, I feel like no one is leading us on the podium!"

Billups euphemistically expressed his disappointment and distrust of Dantley: "George Calco has led the team to win more than 900 games. We miss his voice and his leadership."

This may be the weirdest period in Dantley's basketball life. In him, the cruel rules of the NBA game are clearly reflected: When you become in the way, the whole world's attitude towards you will also change.We don't need to feel sympathy for Dantley, though, as his stupidity and incompetence were on full display throughout the series.

Not only did he fail to fulfill the duties of the head coach to guide the team and motivate the players, but he always curled up on the bench, wishing he could sneak into the fans' stands when Chandler vented his domineering after the dunk.

To put it viciously, even if it is imitating "Slam Dunk" and placing old Carl's photo in a frame on the sidelines, the effect is not necessarily worse than Dantley's pretentiousness.

But is Carr's absence really the main reason for the Nuggets' second round trip?A team with a 1-on-1 ultimate killer and the finals MVP, a team that turned upside down in last year's playoffs, and a team that is considered most likely to intercept the Lakers' dream of defending the Lakers halfway, why did it fall so early?

Facing the impromptu patchwork of the Houston Rockets, which was "randomly" put together by Ron in less than a few months, why did the Denver people who should have the advantage become unable to play?In the case of a huge contrast between pre-game expectations and the final outcome, have Dantley's toxicity and the unlucky helplessness of the Nuggets players been overly exaggerated?

In the dark years before Billups airborne, this is an out-and-out second-tier team.

They happily go it alone, score big, defend with their eyes, and then routinely get ravaged in the first round of the playoffs.

Last season, relying on Anthony's deterrence, Chauncey's go-betweens, the extreme madness of role players, and the incredible health of all players, coupled with the rapid rotation and entanglement on the defensive end, the Nuggets broke through the siege and fought hard against the mighty Lakers in 6 games.

Is Trevor Ariza destined to be their goalkeeper and broom star?Has his team been destined to surprise the Denver Nuggets for 800 years?
In fact, Ariza has been the Rockets' No. 7 scorer this season due to his poor blacksmithing pattern...

Can a guy averaging 10 points and 10 irons beat the Nuggets?

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Anthony continues to grow. He has a huge physical advantage and a wealth of scoring methods. McHale said that any player facing him can't really limit Melo.

Maybe this indirectly confirms McHale's pedantry and stupidity, but his vision is much better than that of the flying man...

This season, we have indeed seen such a player who is almost incomprehensible on the offensive end.

"Carmelo catches the ball 15 feet from the rim, goes triple-threat quickly, and there's no more dangerous attacker in the league than him," Knicks forward David Lee said. "People might think it's because of his good mid-range touch, but I'll tell you, his strong body and first step speed are what bother us the most."

另外，甜瓜的低位技术也愈发成熟，“他在底线的探步是不可阻挡的。”热火队前锋比斯利说。28。2分、6。6个篮板、3。2次助攻——安东尼本赛季的数据也基本恢复到2006-2008年的井喷状态。

But in addition to the improvement from a purely technical point of view, is Melon's progress also gratifying on the spiritual level?When he fell behind 1 to 2 and fell into a space walk in the away game, we saw his bright smile on the audience of the Toyota Center Arena. After being eliminated 2 to 4, he even chased into the home team's player channel, and hugged Iverson who was moving forward with a smiley smile.
"Hey! How are you guys? Looks like you're having a good time! Hehe...I'm ok! Angry? No! No! I'm not angry...hehe...Hello, me too!" - Is this really normal?In contrast, LeBron's refusal to shake hands after his defeat in the Eastern Conference finals last year seems understandable.

Even Happy Beast, who has always been cheerful, put away his smile after suffering a heavy blow in the finals.

Indeed, Anthony's mental age does not seem to be much older than the guy who shouted "I-will-be-back!" He is more like a pure killer than a leader of a championship-level team.

ESPN commented: "Carmelo has never been a player who knows how to motivate his teammates. The way he helps the team is limited to carrying Denver forward through his own performance." Therefore, we don't have to be too demanding on Melon. And carefully packaged a ridiculous name of the so-called "melon code"...

Moreover, beside him is Billups, the most stable and tough backcourt leader in the league, so it is normal to rely on him mentally.

This season, Chauncey is still playing at his usual pace.

No big ups and downs, like a solid and reliable Santana.

In the case of extensive injuries to the team, he stopped the sharp decline in the record and raised his personal scoring average to 19 points per game-a career high.

But in the playoffs, I still saw Chauncey's decline.

Facing the strongest contender for the most improved player award in the league this season, the best at tackling tough battles, Houston's starting point guard Kyle Lowry, Chauncey was still completely suppressed.

The former is like a nuclear warhead, he can't let go of it until it looks like it smashes all the inside lines on the opposite side...

But what Bilu is most afraid of is this kind of short and stocky small tank...

Every time it hits, it feels like the skeleton is about to be knocked apart...

That's why some people say that the hidden hero of this round of Houston is Lowry...

Not quite Lowry actually...

And Dragic...

And of course Iverson...

Even sometimes facing OJ-Mayo...

Four point guards with very different styles have completely lost Bilu in his aging athletic ability...

When the rhythm of this round of the series became faster and faster, Houston's backcourt defense became faster and faster. He could no longer make the Nuggets run. R.jerk on...

Throughout the series, the Nuggets scored only 37 percent of their points.As Dantley said before the playoffs: "When we have 20 assists or more, the team can achieve a record of 43 wins and 7 losses. But sometimes we prefer to go it alone, and in that case we tend to lose games."

When Karl Sr. was absent, Chauncey, as a point guard, should have assumed more responsibility for dispatching and commanding, but unfortunately he did not.

But we can't blame him too much. In the fifth game of the series, Chauncey scored 15 points in a single quarter, leading the team to keep the victory, and prolonging the death time of the Denver...

This is our Mr. "BigShot". You never have to worry about him giving up hope in a difficult situation. Objectively speaking, in addition to what Chauncey joined, the Nuggets' rapid development last season also benefited from the team's health and high-level performance.

想想看吧！2006-2007赛季，肯扬-马丁只打了两场球便宣告赛季报销；2007-2008赛季，内内因伤总共才打了16场，其中只有3场得分上双。

But last season, the two insiders maintained a very high attendance rate, and Nene was even unbelievably full.In addition, Smith's convulsions became a normal performance in last year's playoffs, and Birdman Anderson also stubbornly stood up from the ruins of drugs...

All of this is the prerequisite for the Nuggets to shine in the playoffs last season.

And Ron saw this a long time ago: you can't expect Nene and Martin to stay healthy for a long time, let alone J. R and Anderson are two permanent patches.

Just like Ron's decision to find Denver in the first round at all costs: "For the Nuggets, everything last season was too perfect, and they can't always relive their dreams. And we are going to show him the gap in reality and bring nightmares!"

After being eliminated by the Rockets, Billups' 7-year history of reaching the conference finals came to an end. Anthony's pursuit of LeBron also temporarily stopped, and the distance between them has been pulled further and further.

The only good news is that after the game, our Melon didn't really face the fiasco with a smile. He even expressed his goodwill to the Houston management with an ambiguous tone: "I'm really disappointed, really. Actually, I want to stay in the Houston system and play. They look amazing, and they have my best partner... There's nothing else to say, I just want to express my anger! Anyway, after staying next year, I won't be working in Denver... What are they doing?"

Bring Anthony back to Houston?
Although he signed a contract that is one year longer than LBJ, WADE, and BOSH, there is never any excuse for signings!

So let us give him another trust and expectation?

After all he's only 26 and not the "I-WILL-BE-BACK" man's 32...

　"I'm really disappointed, really. I actually want to play in Houston's system, they look amazing, they have my best mate...Anyway, after next year, I'm quitting...What the hell!"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)