The strongest bishop in the NBA

Chapter 415

The Bucks started the regular season so smoothly, which the entire Bucks management did not expect.

Antetokounmpo could show such a strong dominance after a summer of hard work to gain weight, which they did not expect.

But there are already many things they didn't expect. Just like last season, they didn't expect Wang Yue to bring the team at the bottom of the league to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and even reach the fourth place in the playoffs. two rounds.

At this time, the Bucks management is full of thoughts about what kind of results the Bucks will have this season.

After all, compared to last season, the Bucks' lineup in the new season has tended to be perfect. There are Thompson, Korver and Middleton on the outside, Antetokounmpo and Oladipo hitting the basket, and the only slightly weak inside. With Jokic, who played very well, when Embiid returns from injury, the Bucks will enter a full state!

Last season, the team was able to reach the second round of the playoffs with a very average lineup in the Eastern Conference. Doesn't this season guarantee the bottom line and start in the Eastern Conference Finals?

The general manager of the Bucks thinks this way. He already has a vague understanding of Wang Yue's coaching ability. This is really a genius who has never been seen before or since. As long as you hold Wang Yue's thigh tightly, various honors will follow.

Take a look at the general manager of the Wizards. It seems that he has a bad relationship with Wang Yue, but because of Wang Yue's great achievements in the Wizards, he won the honor of the best general manager for two consecutive years.

Look at Wang Yue after he left the team. Last year, he was able to rely on the wealth left by Wang Yue to pretend to be powerful. This year, Thompson, Butler, and Green have left one after another. The Wizards have nothing to do in the free market. The general manager's criticism is useless.

In fact, the Wizards still have Curry, the Big Three combination of Thompson and George in the new season, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

But who cares about you?Most people will only see that the Wizards are weaker than last season, and will not see the fact that even the weakened Wizards are the top team in the league.

This is how people can accept continuous progress, but cannot tolerate regression or stagnation.

Wang Yue will leave the Wizards, on the one hand because of the requirements of system upgrades, and on the other hand because he understands this truth.

He has reached the peak of everything he can do in the Wizards, three consecutive championships, a record of 73 wins in the regular season, and an undefeated record in the playoffs...

It will be difficult for Wang Yue to lead the team to a new peak if he stays with the Wizards. Moreover, as the strength of the players grows and the cheap rookie contracts expire, they will eventually be unable to keep them and they will leave in batches.

Instead of continuing to embrace the Wizards and stumbling to win a few more championships, it is better to stand behind and find a new team that can change its vitality and start over.

Like now, Wang Yue's praise is even higher than that of the Wizards.

Leading a team with a perfect roster system to win a championship is not a great skill. Coaching a lottery team to win a championship is a true legend.

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In the new season, the Bucks with Thompson and Antetokounmpo already have the qualifications to win the championship.

However, in the East, there are still two teams in front of the Bucks.

One is the Wizards that the Bucks just defeated, and the other is the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers!

The Cavaliers, who successfully broke the curse of Cleveland without a crown, chanted the slogan of defending the title in the new season very logically.

Compared with the Wizards who were bleeding heavily in the summer, the Cavaliers' lineup has not been significantly weakened. James is just 31 years old, Howard is 30 years old, Love is 28 years old, and Irving is 24 years old. rising period.

When the Wizards were half-disintegrated, the Cavaliers naturally became the most luxurious team in the league.

This summer, the Cavaliers made further reinforcements by continuously signing veterans such as Ray Allen and Richard Jefferson, who came back after a one-year break, with the basic salary of the veterans, further enhancing the depth of the bench lineup. The new season has naturally become the biggest favorite to win the championship, and people are also very inclined to James winning the second championship trophy in his career.

On November 11, the Bucks ushered in the challenge of the defending champion at home.

Under the eyes of everyone, Mars hit the earth, and the two teams staged an extremely fierce game.

In the end, the Bucks lost the game 113:115, ushering in their first defeat of the new season.

James played 45 minutes and played almost the entire game, scoring 37 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

In the face of the strongest player on the front line, Antetokounmpo handed in an answer sheet of 41 points, 28 rebounds and 15 assists in 4 minutes of playing. Show no weakness.

The highest scorer under the two is Thompson of the Bucks. He made 12 of 6 three-pointers and scored 24 points to dominate the perimeter.

Irving of the Cavaliers scored 21 points, Love 19 points, Howard 15 points, JR Smith 9 points, Ray Allen 6 points...

The Bucks have 28 points and 24 points for Antetokounmpo and Thompson, Oladipo 14 points, Middleton 11 points, Jokic 16 points, and Korver 10 points.

In this game, the Bucks originally maintained the lead by relying on a more reasonable and efficient offense, but at the end of the quarter, James suddenly broke out and scored 13 points in a single quarter. The Bucks were caught off guard and overtaken. .

Although he lost the game, in Wang Yue's opinion, this is not necessarily a bad thing. This game also exposed some problems.

Although the Bucks' lineup has tended to be perfect, it still has flaws. For example, the players are generally younger, and the choices at critical moments are not rational and impulsive.

After the team fell behind, Antetokounmpo rushed to the basket twice in a row to try to get back the score. However, under the joint defense of James and Howard, both attacks were blocked, wasting precious time and opportunities.

Failure helps players to grow quickly. Nothing can be remembered more than failure. Wang Yue believes that Antetokounmpo and others will grow further after this failure, and will definitely be more cautious and rigorous in handling key balls next time.

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After playing against the Cavaliers, the next schedule of the Bucks is much simpler and easier.

11月9日对阵掘金，11月10日对阵步行者，11月12日对阵国王，11月14日对阵魔术……

In the blink of an eye, the Bucks had another winning streak.

Throughout November, the Bucks had 11 games, 16 home games and 7 away games. Although the schedule is not particularly friendly, there are not many strong opponents.

In these 16 games, the Bucks finally achieved a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, with a winning rate of 81%. Including the two games at the end of October, that is, 10 wins and 15 losses, the record is still ranked first in the East and even in the league.

(End of this chapter)