God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 180
"Run! Run all of them! Don't stand still like a stake!"

Seeing Brown yelling loudly on the sidelines, Chang Wei smiled helplessly.I didn't expect the coach to be so irritable when he was over [-]. After all, the preseason was just a preseason, but he played it as a playoff, and he had zero tolerance for the players' unnecessary mistakes on the field.But after thinking about it, only such an attitude can make him the top head coach in NBA history, right?

Here, Chang Wei secretly sighed in his heart, but he didn't know that Brown also admired his ability.Brown is still getting to know other new aids, but he knows the old players of the 76ers very well. He is sure that this group of guys last season definitely did not have the strength they have now.Since they didn't do anything special during the offseason, it can only be attributed to Chang Wei's training. After all, this is the only difference between the team and last season. Brown feels that he has found a treasure.

As the so-called love is deeply responsible, it is precisely because of seeing the players' overall strength that Brown has become more severe, because he has seen the hope of the team hitting a higher level.Therefore, he hopes that the players will be more serious in training and competition, and try to reduce the frequency of making mistakes, so as to make the team stronger.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the first half, Chang Wei casually handed over a bottle of energy drink, and said helplessly, "Coach, this is just a preseason game. They have already performed very well. You have to pay attention to your own performance." health condition."

Brown took the drink but did not unscrew the cap, but put it aside, took a few breaths and said with a smile: "This is my style, but I am really a little too excited today... No way, I think To make them play better, we have to constantly mention them on the sidelines, so as to prevent these little guys from making some mistakes that shouldn’t be made on the court..."

Looking at the old man's shining eyes, Chang Wei grinned, hugged him gently, and whispered in his ear: "My goal is the same as yours, to help Philadelphia's historic team It is an honor for the team to win another championship."

Today is the 76ers' first preseason game of the season, and their opponent is the magic that took Mike Miller with the No. 5 pick in the draft.It can be seen that they have high expectations for this rookie. Needless to say, the starting position. During the game, the team's point guard Armstrong also kept passing the ball to Miller very intimately, hoping that the latter can complete the offense.

But it is a pity that today Miller met George Lynch who had been trained by Chang Wei.As an old player, Lynch readily accepted Brown's new position-defending the gate on the wing, and scoring when his teammates had no room to shoot.In other words, for Lynch, defense takes precedence over offense.

Although Miller has excellent talent, he was deflated in the face of the experienced Lynch. The opponent's NBA-level physical confrontation and ubiquitous small movements made him feel very uncomfortable.Fortunately, Miller is not that kind of grumpy player, otherwise he would have had a fight with Lynch. Few people would be indifferent to the black hands and feet, even if they didn't say it, they would definitely be scolding their mothers in their hearts.

The performance of the two rookies also made Brown very satisfied. Although they didn't get a lot of playing time like the summer league, they were still able to grasp the few opportunities.After training in the summer league, Mason and Reid have gradually faded their youthfulness, although they still need to continue to learn experience, but Brown believes that they have been able to contribute to the team.

Of course, there are satisfactory players, and there are also unsatisfactory players, such as Lewis.

Brown put Lewis in the starting lineup with great face, and his tactical running position is indeed very good, but there is one point, his threat outside the three-point line is close to zero.Throughout the first half, Lewis hit all 5 shots from beyond the three-point line. This is not his normal level, and his mood also seemed very low, sitting in the corner of the locker room without saying a word.

Chang Wei felt a little puzzled. Lewis was not like this in his previous life. How could he feel nervous since he was able to call Ray Allen the supersonic twin guns and become Howard's most reliable partner?Chang Wei could read the word "fear" from his pale face. What is this guy afraid of?Chang Wei didn't want to be slapped in the face because of the signings he suggested.

If there is no way to solve this problem, this signing will undoubtedly fail. What's worse, it is difficult to find more players who can serve as power forwards in the team.Even if there is, it will definitely not reach the influence of Lewis. Placing a shooting power forward next to a defensive center like Mutombo is a killer.

Based on Chang Wei's understanding of Brown, if Lewis continues to maintain this state in the second half, it should be difficult for him to get more playing time.In fact, competitive sports are so cruel, those who can go up and those who can't go down. Unless it is rebuilding the team, no head coach can tolerate a guy who can't contribute to the team to stay on the court for a long time.

Sure enough, not long after the start of the second half, Brown replaced Lewis with Troy Hill, and his dissatisfaction with him was clearly written on his face.Lewis sat back on the bench expressionlessly, and did not high-five his teammates. Instead, he grabbed a towel and covered his head. Looking at his lonely back, Chang Wei felt a little headache.

Chang Wei originally thought that continuous victories could help Lewis become more confident, but now it seems that neither the team nor the players can wait for that time.And victory is not a panacea. Even members of the championship team will choose to leave for various reasons, not to mention that the 76ers have not yet proved themselves.

Chang Wei felt that he needed to have a good talk with Lewis, not to mention helping him reach the peak level of his previous life, but at least helping the team on the field, otherwise this rising star would fall early.If he really fell into that situation, Chang Wei thought it was all his fault, and it would be better to let Lewis grow himself.

In Chang Wei's view, there is no second power forward in the league who is more suitable for the 76ers' lineup than Lewis, including West, who has not yet participated in the draft.Lewis is a natural shooting four. His ability to pull space is the most needed attribute of the team. Even West, who has been transformed into a power forward of the same type by Chang Wei, will not be stronger than him.

But now that this guy has a problem, Chang Wei also wants to know whether this problem is temporary or permanent.

(End of this chapter)