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In this game, the Kings also adjusted the lineup. Ron Artest's position remained unchanged, but Wells was transferred to the substitute lineup. Kevin Martin replaced him as the starting lineup. The coach and adelman and the kings players are all under a lot of pressure, and adelman in particular has heard that one of the owners, the marouf brothers, has expressed his dissatisfaction with him, saying that if he can't win a game against the spurs If the victories are all disastrous, he will be dismissed this season, although his contract has not yet expired.

Naturally, Adelman will not leave this position. Although the Maruf brothers are extremely stingy and like to dictate to the team, the job of head coach is not easy to find now. There are only [-] teams in the league. There are dozens of people in the position of coach, not to mention that there are still many assistant coaches and retired players waiting to be promoted, and the opportunities will only decrease.

Although after being dismissed, I can still keep my salary for the next two years, but it is hard to say what will happen in the future. Adelman is also one of the famous coaches in the league, but his name refers to the unique Princeton tactics he played in the league. For his part, he is not outstanding in other aspects. When the Trail Blazers were coaching, he was famous for his iron-blooded defense. Although he reached the finals twice, it also exposed that he was not good at managing players. The downside of locker room relationships.

After rushing through the Warriors, Adelman came to the team he once played for, the Sacramento Kings. During his seven-year career as an unnamed player, the Trail Blazers, Rockets, and Kings were all his home teams. .

In the Kings, Adelman introduced Princeton tactics and evolved them to form a style unique to the entire league, which made Chris Webber and Adelman, but what they encountered was Phil Jackson, O'Neal and Kobe's most powerful Lakers, and Phil Jackson's famous saying through the ages pushed him to a high position in history, but it was the position of the villain: "What kind of Kings and Queens are almost the same."

As if being discouraged by a word from Phil Jackson, the Kings never had the confidence and courage to compete for the Western Conference, and the Kings also began to enter a period of turmoil, sending Chris Webber away, intending to use Stojakovic As the core, but soon Stojakovic was sent to the Hornets, and Mike Bibby was put on the boss position.

But the minds of the management changed three times a day. Mike Bibby's position as the boss was not warmed up yet, and Artest was brought in again. In this way, the boss of the team became Artest again. It is no wonder that the team can be stable by replacing the core of the team.

But these have nothing to do with Adelman. It is not up to him to establish who is the boss or the core of the team. The bosses of most teams are different. The Marouf brothers operate the team as a money-absorbing machine, always wanting not to invest too much and let the team earn more money for him.

Although the team is losing money every year, the Marouf brothers are able to transfer a large amount of money through financial means every year. The team saves money in many necessary places, and the consequences are obvious. This is the same as the Spurs. There are two different styles of operation.

In order not to fail again and be pulled away so many points, Adelman had no choice but to strengthen his own offensive strength, and at the same time let the players use offense to lead defense. In fact, it is obvious that he replaced Kevin Martin, who cannot defend Signal, in order to keep his job, Adelman no longer thinks about how to win, but thinks about how to lose better.

The Spurs naturally don't know what they are thinking, but they can feel it through their performance on the court. The king's desire to win is not as strong as in the previous game. Down a step.

Artest once won the best defensive player in the [-]-[-] season. After winning the best defensive player, his willingness to defend decreased. He thought that I would naturally get the best defensive player. The defense is already No. [-] in the league. There is nothing to prove. What I need is to strengthen my offense and become an All-Star player with both offense and defense.

So even if there is no Palace of Auburn Hills incident, the conflict between him and O'Neal will erupt sooner or later, because in the Pacers, O'Neal is the team's boss, the core of the team's tactics, and has unlimited shooting rights. Artest is only the team's defensive core, and he is not even as good as Stephen Jackson in terms of the team's shot rights. How can this satisfy him.

After arriving at the Kings, although he was not used to the cold weather in Sacramento, although the management of the Kings made him unable to see any ambitions in it, even though none of the teammates around him got along well, Artest was still very happy , because he tasted the taste of the boss here.

Mike Bibby is very low-key. After Artest came, he took the initiative to give up the position of the team leader. He felt that he could not bear the heavy responsibility of the team leader, nor could he bear the expectations of the fans in Sacramento. The current situation of the team cannot restore its former glory within a few years, so he chose to back down.

Artest happily took over the position of the team boss, but after playing for a while, he found that the Kings' unprogressive atmosphere made him very unaccustomed to the Pacers, who always strive for victory. After the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, during the suspension period of the team's main force, the Pacers still played extremely hard, but in the Kings, Artest couldn't see it. Although he wanted to reverse this bad atmosphere, but There is no way to do it alone.

Fortunately, the team has entered the playoffs. Otherwise, if they can't even make it to the playoffs, Artest will really be disappointed with the Kings. The atmosphere might improve, but what he didn't expect was that after the Spurs used such a big point difference to teach their own team, their own team didn't even have the thought of knowing their shame and being brave. Instead, from the coaching staff to the players, All I think about is how to lose less.

This made Artest very frustrated and disappointed, so on defense, his enthusiasm dropped a lot, and his emotions made his teammates even less interested in defending, but the quality of defense declined. , but the quality of the offense has improved. Coupled with the Spurs' indistinct release of water, the Kings' offense suddenly blossomed everywhere.

In particular, Kevin Martin, who is new to the starting lineup, is even more flexible in his play. However, Michael Finley is restricted by his foot movements and is very unsuccessful in defending him. Instructions, let Stephen defend Kevin Martin, let Michael Finley defend Artest.

Kevin Martin is a very characteristic player. He was selected by the Kings at the end of the first round of the draft the year before last. When he first entered the league, he did not believe that he could survive in the league with his thin body, because He is just too thin.

He has a body of 180 meters, which is the height of a standard swingman, but only weighs [-] pounds, which is the weight of a standard point guard. This height and weight can adapt to the current Many experts are skeptical about the alliance that is becoming stronger and stronger.

He didn't have much playing time in the first year, but with the personnel changes of the Kings, he gradually got opportunities. Although he didn't have a strong body, he relied on a very good catch and shoot. At the same time, he worked hard to learn the essence of Princeton's tactics, and gradually mastered off-ball running and air cutting. Although these could not make him an individual attacker, they made him a qualified player. Team scorer.

At the same time, Kevin Martin slowly mastered a skill through actual combat, that is, he can still hit the basket under the situation of losing his center of gravity in a strong confrontational state. This is a very practical skill for him, because as long as the defensive player moves When he is a little older, he tends to lose his center of gravity. Although this can draw fouls, there is still a problem of making free throws, so he prefers to shoot the ball directly.

Slowly, he gradually mastered this skill. At the same time, he also mastered the ability to trick defenders into fouls during offense. Just now, after Michael Finley was shaken by him, he was deliberately bumped by Kevin Martin as soon as he stretched out his hand. to his arm, and then hit the shot and add a penalty.

Like this kind of one who takes the initiative to foul you, as long as you defend, it is inevitable. The most you can do is to avoid him in advance before he finds him. What about defense? Just let him shoot and it will be over. So for Michael Finn To dodge, Popovich was very unhappy, and directly asked the two to switch over.

Stephen's speed can barely keep up with Kevin Martin's pace. This is very rare. You must know that Kevin Martin's speed can almost approach the speed of most point guards in the league, so Stephen's defense makes Kevin Martin very uncomfortable.

In particular, Stephen used to play the technique of running without the ball, and he is also very familiar with a small trick in running without the ball. Kevin Martin has been running for a long time, and he has not shaken off Stephen, which makes Kevin Martin very happy. It's okay, and Stephen strictly guards against his air cuts and counterruns, and doesn't give him a chance to shoot after receiving the ball.

For two consecutive rounds, Kevin Martin did not find a chance to catch the ball. In another attack by the Kings, Stephen relaxed Kevin Martin a little. To get to the inside, but the inside defenders were attracted to the other side, as long as Artest made a layup, Stephen had no choice but to go to the defense to stop Artest.

Although Stephen just passed by, Artest immediately seized the opportunity. With a shake of his hand, the ball was passed to Kevin Martin very covertly. Wen Martin raised his hand high, and Stephen immediately jumped up and stretched out his hand to cover it. When Stephen stretched out his hand, he had already thought of something wrong, but he had no chance to take it back, so he had to watch as Kevin Martin deliberately raised his arm. He leaned on his own arm, and then the ball hit, and the referee's whistle sounded.

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