Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 294 Heavy Deal
"Hurry up, hurry up! Moses, don't hesitate to hand over the ball, and rush to the basket quickly!" In the training hall, apart from the friction of the sneakers against the floor, Nelson's voice was the loudest.

In order to improve the team's offensive ability, Nelson finally chose the pass-and-cut tactic under the inspiration of Frank.

This tactic has high requirements for the ability to support the inside line, and Ma Long obviously does not have such an ability.

Therefore, Nelson didn't dare to design too complicated tactics, but just a hand-to-hand empty cut, rehearsing all morning, still made Nelson dissatisfied.

This hand-to-hand empty cut tactic is actually very simple, that is, the Warriors first hand the ball to Malone standing on the outside, and then whether it is Li Weisi or Mullin, as long as they are pitchers, they can use the cover to come to Malone's side, hand-to-hand After receiving the ball.

Malone quickly moves down. At this time, whether it is the shooter or Malone, there will be a gap. At this time, the ball holder only needs to judge according to the timing at that time, choose to shoot or pass to Malone for a dunk.

But it is such a simple tactic, Ma Long's control of the timing of the run is always not in place, either it does not attract the defense, or it does not block the pursuer.

Of course, Nelson also knows that Malone, who has played in the NBA for more than ten years, has already finalized his technical means and tactical awareness. It will take a lot of time to change his mind.

It's a pity that the regular season has been going on for more than a month now, and the time left for the Warriors to practice will only become less and less.

This 5-day rest period became a rare opportunity for the Warriors to improve their strength in a short period of time in this season, and Nelson was unwilling to delay for a second.

"Okay, take a 10-minute break and proceed to the next training session!"

"Huh..." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Nelson's order, especially Ma Long, who hadn't been scolded like this for many years.

When the teammates began to rest, Stan Van Gundy frowned, quietly came to Nelson, and whispered to Nelson: "Coach, I always feel that this is not okay!"

"What do you mean?"

"Coach, your tactics are fine, but I don't think our players can do what you said." Van Gundy whispered.

"Whether you succeed or not, you have to try!" Nelson said indifferently.

Of course, Nelson has also noticed the problem Van Gundy mentioned, but the birth of any new tactic has never been smooth sailing. It always needs trial and error, running-in, and adjustments to adapt this tactic to this team. To play tricks in a team, that is the real nonsense!
"Okay, it's time, the break is over, let's start the next training!" Ten minutes passed in a flash, and when Nelson's voice sounded, there were bursts of screams from the players, but Nelson turned a blind eye .

"Next play, Slip Lob, Curry, Mullin down the line. Rodman holds the ball on the wing, Malone sets up a fake screen for Curry, Curry pulls up to attract the focus of the switch, and Malone goes down for the alley. ..."

No matter how much the Warriors players have learned, time has not stopped, and soon a new game will come as scheduled.

The Warriors first challenged the Mavericks in an away game on the 17th, and the final score was fixed at 125:112. The Warriors defeated the Mavericks without any risk.

Then, on the 19th, they returned to their home court to face the Kings and beat the Kings 134:106.

This season, the Kings selected Kenny Smith with the No. 6 pick. He is 191cm tall, with a strong body and extremely fast speed. He was nicknamed "Jet". Not only that, but he also has a good three-pointer. , can definitely become a good championship puzzle.

It's a pity that the team where this piece of the puzzle is located is the Kings, and it is destined that his piece of the puzzle will be buried.

Logically speaking, these players of the Kings are pretty good.

The team's scoring champion Reggie Seuss, the former Warriors' scoring champion Purvis Short, and the team's young core Otis Thorpe, but the team's distance from the playoffs is always very slim, perhaps this is the team's goal. Winning culture, there really is no such thing as the Kings.

After two more days of rest, the Warriors came to Portland again.

This season, the Blazers officially shifted the core of the team to Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter. Kiki Vandeweghe, the original first scoring point, officially retreated to the second line. , and even couldn't even hit the starting lineup at one point.

However, in this game, the Portland Geminis all played abnormally. They both scored 9 points as if they had discussed it. Among them, Drexler scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Porter scored 9 points and 7 assists. Board 12 assists.

How can the Blazers win with the performance of the leading star?
However, the Blazers still fought the Warriors until the last moment, and it was not until the last minute that the winner was decided.

This is mainly because Steve Johnson and Jeremy Kersey stood up on the front line of the Blazers. The two teamed up and contributed 48 points, making the Blazers the starter without digging a hole.

Then the four players on the bench scored in double figures, which ensured the offensive firepower of the Blazers on the bench, so the Blazers staged an offensive battle with the Warriors.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 138:136, winning three consecutive victories.

The Warriors' three-game winning streak made Frank happy, but that wasn't what made him most happy. What made him most happy was that the Rockets and the Clippers finally made a deal.

He didn't expect the deal between the two teams to come so quickly.

Originally in Frank's plan, he expected to blow the wind to the two teams first, then warm up, wait for the Rockets Sampson to completely lose hope, and make a trade.

Frank estimated that this whole process would take two or three months to complete, at least not until around the All-Star Game.

But what he didn't expect was that he just asked someone to blow the wind to the two teams, and the two teams hooked up immediately, and it didn't take long for the transaction to be completed.

Such a speed made Frank wonder if he was in the United States. When did the United States become so efficient?
In the end, the two teams made a deal. The Rockets traded Ralph Sampson, and the Clippers traded for Slip Floyd, Michael Cage and Ken Norman, the No. 87 rookie in the first round of 19.

It has to be said that in this transaction, the price paid by the Clippers is still very high.

Floyd averaged 19.3 points and 10.5 assists per game with the Clippers last season, which is already an All-Star level.

In addition, Michael Cage, a power forward with a height of 206cm, averaged 15.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game last season, which is already better than Sampson last season.

In addition, this season's rookie, 203cm small forward Ken Norman, averaged 8.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game this season, and is also a good role player.

However, despite such a huge price, Clippers owner Sterling agreed to the deal. Why?Because Sampson is more famous, it is easier to buy tickets.

This explanation is so perfect that no one can find any flaws at all.

And this kind of transaction where everyone gets what they need really makes Frank laugh so hard that he can't close his legs.

So far, in 86, the history-making rocket twin-tower combination has come to an end in such a situation, which makes people feel full of melancholy.

(End of this chapter)