Forward to the basket

Chen Feng was still a little brooding about his loss in the first game, but Rivers didn't feel it at all. Anyway, he was also trying to experiment with tactics and select players to keep.

If a coach living in the NBA doesn't even have the ability to withstand failure, he would have suffered from depression and committed suicide a long time ago. After all, the best record of 82 games is only 72 wins.

Want to win all?Well, unless you have twelve gold saints on your team, there aren't many animals that can last all 82 games, let alone win every game.

It is estimated that even if you have that strength, Stein will find a way to deceive you. The NBA does not need an invincible team, just like the Celtics dynasty back then, which made many people feel desperate.

What Rivers wants to plan now is not to win a few beautiful games in the preseason. He needs the applause and shouts of the fans, but it is best that this kind of encouragement is better in the regular season.

Especially after playing a game with the New Jersey Nets, Rivers has more things to consider.

"Kidd's organizational ability is still the biggest reliance of the Nets, but their inside line is not as strong as it was when they reached the finals. This is an opportunity for us!"

When facing his coaching staff, Rivers has never hidden his desire to win.

The strength of the Celtics was too weak last season, so Rivers can only be a left-behind coach.

But in this game against the Nets, Rivers still saw that the opponent's strength began to decline.

Especially the opposing coach Frank's current tactical arrangement has not made much progress, and it can even be said to be a bit regressive. His ability to control the team is obviously not as good as before.

One ebbs and another, after being suppressed by the Nets for several years, it's time for the Celtics to take a breath!

"The Nets still have Jefferson, Kidd, and Carter, but their inside players really have no deterrent power." Thibodeau agreed with Rivers.

The fact is also true. When Kidd's old partner Martin switched teams, the Nets' inside line has been unable to find a pillar to rely on. This situation has become more and more serious in the last two seasons.

If it weren't for the two giants Carter and Jefferson in the team to support the appearance of the Nets, it is estimated that Kidd would have been too smart for a long time.

"The strength of the Nets has declined significantly, and the transfer turmoil of the 76ers will also affect many things, and there is no conclusion yet, so our opportunity has come."

After Rivers finished speaking, he took a hard look at the schedule map of the Atlantic Division, the Raptors, the Nets, the 76ers, plus the New York Knicks and Celtics.

"We haven't won the first place in the Atlantic Division for several years. This season, I hope there will be a qualitative change. When the opponent weakens, the Celtics should rise!"

This is Rivers' determination for the new season. He has been suffocating for several years. Now that the Nets and the 76ers are in trouble at the same time, why not take this opportunity to regain the first place in the division?

The Nets will not have large-scale personnel transactions before the start of the season. It can be seen through a preseason game that the guys in Collins can't afford their internal defensive strength.

If there was no Kidd's sophisticated retreat and flanking attack, Chen Feng alone could completely explode the opponent's inside line.

Moreover, the Celtics did not play with all their main players in that game. Although the Nets were also training, Kidd and Carter had both played more than 25 minutes.

Pierce only played 5 minutes, and Perkins and others did not exceed 15 minutes. If it is training, the Celtics may have a more pure approach, and the Nets still have a bit of a winning mentality.

Although Kidd also has an offensive player like Carter to help him, he loses the ability to check and balance others on the inside and always waits for opportunities to fire on the outside.

At the beginning, Martin was considered a standard rough guy, but the rebounding ability and defensive strength of that big guy are indeed far better than the current group of insiders of the Nets. At least Martin is strong enough.

The strength of the Nets is not as good as it used to be, so Rivers has the idea of ​​​​stepping down the opponent.

However, compared with the current situation of the Nets, the team that Rivers has been paying attention to during the summer transfer period is probably the Philadelphia 76ers led by Iverson.

The 76ers are stronger than Iverson.

Similarly, their weakness lies in their dependence on Iverson.

No one will deny the particularity of Iverson in the 76ers. Although their coach Cheeks has always claimed that the team is playing an overall tactic, no matter who it is, it is very clear that Iverson is the boss.

Even though Philadelphia has been saying that the Iguodala they selected is a small AI, a new generation force that the team needs to rely on, but anyone with eyes can see the gap between Iguodala and Iverson.

Originally, Rivers always believed that if the Celtics want to win the first place in the Atlantic Division, the 76ers are a hurdle. It is not easy to beat Iverson.

But just when Rivers was scratching his head, the rumor that Iverson and the management fell out and asked for a transfer broke out, although Philadelphia has been denying this rumor.

But anyone who has been in the league for a long time can smell the gunpowder between Iverson and the management, and Philadelphia just said that they did not negotiate a deal with anyone.

He didn't talk to anyone, and his tone obviously meant he was loose. If he didn't talk about it, it was just that he didn't find a suitable target or a bargaining chip, rather than never mentioning it.

Such subtext has never appeared since Iverson joined the Philadelphia 76ers, but this time, Philadelphia seems to have not completely eliminated the possibility of the existence of the transaction, and still vaguely left it alive.

"With Iguodala, maybe Cheeks wants to build his own team, and Iverson has become the biggest obstacle for him to implement his tactical thinking, and Iverson is 31 years old."

Rivers will not comment on the way other teams build teams. Although it does seem a bit cruel and ruthless to clean up his former heroes, this is the NBA, where there are only transactions and no favors.

"If Cheeks really thinks that Iguodala can replace Iverson, I can only say he is crazy. Even if Iverson is 31 years old, he can't be replaced by Iguodala. It can jump higher, and its breakthrough speed is not bad, but it doesn’t even have many basic offensive methods.”

Although Thibodeau is a coach who specializes in defense, he also has his own say in evaluating players of Iverson's level, and in his opinion, Cheeks' choice of successor is really unreliable.

Iverson was able to win the scoring champion at the beginning, not only by relying on the unique skill of breakthrough, at least his shooting skills and stability are a few blocks away from Iguodala's dunks.

"I really hope Cheeks sticks to his guns, and we'll have a better life."

Rivers is very kind, but if you can watch your competitors go bad luck, why not do it?

Especially for the two teams in the same division of the Celtics, if their status declines sharply, then the Celtics will take the lead in winning tickets to the playoffs and even the Eastern Conference rankings.

As for the other two competitors in the same district, the Raptors and the Knicks, Rivers is not so worried.

The Knicks have been in chaos for a long time. Judging from the preseason situation, this chaos is likely to continue. Even Dolan's big change now can't save anything.

If the spirit of a team is gone, it cannot be brought back quickly by changing coaches and players.

What's more, Dolan's eyesight has always been problematic. Anything he bought at a big price is basically not easy to use.

Now the Knicks have to pay a large luxury tax every season, and then raise a group of people who can't play.

But you really have to admire that guy Dolan is rich, so there's really no way to be envious or jealous.

As long as that prodigal son is still the boss, the Knicks may continue to hang around like this. Anyway, the players can get benefits, as for the record.

Even if the boss doesn't care, will the players care?

After the draft, the Raptors were a little bit prosperous, but after the first preseason game, not only Bargnani was hit, but even Michele showed signs of instability.

And the poor record of four-game losing streak in the preseason really made many Toronto fans start to act manic, although Michelle can explain to the outside world that the team is training.

But the very chaotic scenes and tactical arrangements, no matter how you look at it, the Raptors don't look like they are going to turn around.

Whether it was the era when Iverson led the 76ers to triumph, or the period when Kidd led the Nets to the Finals, the Atlantic Division has never had such a chaotic stage.

But it was this chaos that allowed Rivers to see the Celtics' chance to break through.

"Man, I think this is the chance God gave us. Although I can't guarantee that we can lead the Celtics to the glory of the eight consecutive championships, we must make it to the playoffs!"

"As for how far we can go in the playoffs, these guys have given me a lot of confidence in these preseason games, who dares to say that they won't bring us miracles in the regular season? "

Rivers' clenched fist at the moment has already shown his confidence, ambition?In fact, everyone has ambition, but it needs a suitable soil to germinate and grow.

Now the performance of the Celtics has given Rivers such an opportunity, and the doughy fat man also buried such an ambition to rise in the East.

Reshaping the Celtics dynasty?Who says it's a fantasy?

A chubby guy is now ready to start the journey with his Celtics...

(Ask for a red ticket, click, bookmark... The results of the new book list are mediocre, I hope everyone can work harder! Yesterday, [-] words were updated, [-] words were missing, and I will make up for it today and tomorrow.)