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Chapter 69 The painstaking efforts of Guocas

On April 4, the Magic lost 4-102 to the Indiana Pacers led by Reggie Miller.

Although O'Neal and Rodman scored 29 rebounds, the Pacers, who scored in double figures with six players, taught the Magic a lesson.

At the end of the game, the Magic officially fell out of the playoff zone with a record of 33 wins and 35 losses.

Although the Magic is well-managed now, Nick Anderson also returned from injury, O'Neal scored 28 points and 19 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds, and Nick Anderson even scored a game-high 32 points.But Davis always has a feeling when watching the game, that is, the Magic is still in the stage of fighting alone, relying purely on the personal ability of the players to solve the battle.

O'Neal, Anderson, and Scott are still outstanding, and their shooting percentages are around 50%, but they can't be connected at all.

With the idea of ​​exploring the root of the problem, DeWeese continued to fly around the United States with the Magic.

下一场比赛，魔术队客场输给了格伦-莱斯率领的迈阿密热火，奥尼尔表现低迷，贡献18分10篮板。尼克-安德森继续拿下全队最高的27分。斯凯尔斯14分12助攻，但是最后魔术输了18分。全场比分106-124。

回到主场的魔术队终于赢了球，他们90-116大胜只有8人能够出战、直奔状元签而去的费城马赛克队，奥尼尔35分16篮板5助攻4盖帽统治篮下。

Subsequently, the Magic challenged the Hornets with the second center in 92 - Alonzo Mourning and "Aunt" Larry Johnson. The two teams fought fiercely until the last moment, but the Hornets had the last laugh.

O'Neal had a slight advantage in the matchup with Mourning, scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds. Mourning only scored 21 points and 8 rebounds, but O'Neal took 21 shots and Mourning only took 12 shots. . .

Mourning made all 11 free throws in the game, and the fat man on the opposite side almost cried with envy. . .

After so many games, Davis gradually had some ideas of his own.

The next morning back in Orlando, while having dinner with Anna, Davis asked Anna: "Anna, do you feel that there are some problems with the team now?"

Anna raised her head in confusion, and looked at Davis with bright eyes, with some doubts in her eyes.

"Mike, I don't understand what you're referring to."

"Now the Magic team has a reasonable lineup, and the players are all in their prime. It should be a stable playoff team. Why is it that the season is almost over, but it is getting farther and farther away from the playoff zone?"

Anna put down her knife and fork and began to think.

"I think there is nothing wrong with the team's performance. After all, we are a new team in the league. We just selected Shaq, the cornerstone of the team, this year. There should be no performance requirements in the first year. I don't think you have any hard requirements for the team's performance, Mike. Moreover, this season, Coach Matt pays great attention to the training of new players. He even faintly supports Sprewell as the core of the perimeter defense."

Davis nodded, this is also something he thought of.

"It seems that Matt is also painstaking. He wants to leave a good foundation for the Magic. Even if he leaves, Shaq and Sterrill will mature. There is a saying in the ancient East, if you don't fly for three years, you will soar into the sky.

In fact, what Davis is most puzzled about is that his intervention has enabled the Magic to have a better strength on paper than in history. Not to mention anything else, the addition of Rodman and Sprewell can raise the Magic's internal and external strength to a higher level.

O'Neal averaged 38 minutes per game this season, scoring 24.5 points and 12.8 rebounds. Sprewell also averaged 25 minutes per game. Because of Nick Anderson's injury, Sprewell had similar training opportunities as in his previous life.

How should a rookie quickly gain a foothold in the league?The first thing is to have enough playing time and shooting opportunities. Without these two, even if you have Kobe-level talent, you will not be able to play good-looking statistics.

And Coach Matt, this season, is all about the development of these two rookies.

Leaving O'Neal aside, no matter what era or team, O'Neal is taken for granted as the team's inside core after entering the league. After all, the saying "choose Joe if you have Joe, and Sharks if you don't have Joe" is not a joke.

As for Sprewell, when Powe was traded for the first-round pick, Guokas was very angry at the beginning, because the management traded a very important puzzle in his plan without saying a word.

But after Sprewell came to the team, Guokas quickly discovered the shining points in him. Although his immediate combat power is not as good as Powe, who has been in the league for many years, Guokas can see that Sprewell's potential is definitely much greater than that of Powe.

Coupled with the emergence of DeWeese, Guucas knew in his heart that this was his last season in the Magic. With the current strength of the Magic, it would not be difficult to enter the playoffs, but at best they would only make it to the first round and the second round.

He even deliberately suppressed Rodman's performance, allowing O'Neal to perform better inside, and Anderson's injury also gave him the opportunity to exercise Sprewell.But this exercise is more on the defensive end.

As for why it's not a true outside core, the kind that can be grasped with one hand in offense and defense, DeWeese knows it well.

Guucas, this is paving the way for him.

Think about next season, the basically mature full-sized Sharks, plus the old and strong Rodman, as well as Scott and Sprewell who are both offensive and defensive, plus Nick Anderson with strong outside firepower, and finally, there is a self with a system.

Davis didn't think about it anymore, and went to the training hall with Anna after dinner.

It is worth mentioning that, because college teammates Nasr, Baker, and Max are also participating in the draft, Davis directly arranged accommodation for the three of them, allowing them to train with him in the Magic every day.The three of them were also overjoyed, and agreed to Davis' request without hesitation.

Four guys, like four normal Orlando Magic players, started the final sprint before the draft.

The Magic are still advancing at their own pace. Although they only have a theoretical possibility of entering the playoffs, almost everyone does not regard it as their goal to enter the playoffs this year. Everyone understands that with O'Neal, this team has unlimited possibilities.

(End of this chapter)