God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 215
In the final sprint stage, many teams will choose to reduce the playing time of the main players in less important games, so that they can prepare for the upcoming playoffs.Of course, those teams that are eager to hit the top four or top eight don't have that luxury. Basically, as long as the main players are not injured and unable to walk on the court, they will ask to play, although they also know that this may have a negative impact on their careers. Serious impact, but for the sake of the playoffs, I can't care about it.

As the top player in the East, the 76ers obviously have such qualifications, and Brown is also preparing to limit the playing time of several players such as Iverson, Snow and Mutombo.But in Chang Wei's view, restricting playing time is simply pediatrics, it is better to directly implement the rotation system!So he told Brown directly what he was thinking, and Brown was startled, looking at him like he was looking at a sociopathic lunatic, who in fact Brown believed only a lunatic would have such thoughts.

Facing the old coach's doubts, Chang Wei explained: "The rest is actually the highest-level time limit. For some less important games, such as non-U.S. live broadcasts and those who have no hope of making it to the season When the team is in the playoffs, we can choose to rest. Judging from the current record of the team, a few rounds of rest will not affect our No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference. Exercise the bench lineup, why not do it? If it is simply to limit playing time, I am afraid that the state of the players will not be guaranteed enough!"

But Brown didn't agree with Chang Wei's idea. He said: "Although these games are irrelevant, fans also spend money to buy tickets to watch their favorite stars. At this time, we put them in On the bench, out for the entire game, do you think that's appropriate?"

Chang Wei said indifferently: "What's inappropriate? Besides, we don't put all the main players on the bench. It's good to rest one or two players every game. If I remember correctly, the league has no The main players are required to play in every game, so in order to better deal with the playoffs, is there anything wrong with giving everyone a rest in advance? If you think this is not good to tell everyone, then let me say it alright."

Brown waved his hand: "It's not that it's not good to tell everyone that I want to take a rest. In fact, before this, basically no head coach would arrange players to take a rest for no reason! I have tried to arrange players to take a rest before, but most of them are because The players have just recovered from their injuries, and they are not suitable for continuous high-intensity games, so I put them on the bench, so that neither I, the fans, nor even the media reporters can pick any thorns, but Now……"

Chang Wei stopped him and continued: "Now we can officially announce that a certain player is not going to play in the next day's game because of a certain part of the body! The final interpretation is in our hands. Is it really possible to go to the training hall to get to the bottom of it? And we can unify the external caliber, so that others can't catch the problem? You think about the media and fans, but also think about our own players Bar?"

While talking, Chang Wei was counting the list of 35 players who played more than 76 minutes per game this season with his fingers, trying to convince him with the most direct numbers: "Snow, averaged 39.7 minutes per game; Iverson, averaged 38.9 minutes per game; 37.2 minutes, Lewis, [-] minutes per game; Lynch, average..."

"Stop, stop!" Brown interrupted Chang Wei angrily and amusedly, "You just memorized everyone's data to challenge me, right?"

Chang Wei smiled and said, "How dare I challenge you? These data are all real. I just want you to see how much everyone needs to rest."

"Okay, then let's take a rest from the game against the Cavaliers the day after tomorrow. As for who will be rested, do you have any suggestions?"

"As long as you agree to rest the main players, it's fine. Who should rest and who should continue to play, it's up to you to decide. I don't dare to offend anyone casually..."

But after all, Chang Wei had a careful discussion with Brown, and also analyzed the players' staged performance this season.Of course, it is also necessary to consider whether there are suitable substitutes in the substitute lineup, and if not, how to change the tactical system. These all need careful planning.Although Brown can handle all this, he is an old man after all. Even if it is to allow Brown to coach for a few more seasons, Chang Wei is duty-bound.

In the end, the plan of the two is to start the rotation according to the average playing time this season from high to low. This is the simplest and most effective way of rotation.Chang Wei also followed Brown's advice, and did not rest all the stars of the team in one game like Popovich did in the previous generation. He thinks it is still necessary to consider the feelings of the fans.That being the case, the first round of Hugh Snow is a matter of course. He is currently the player with the most playing time per game in the team, but he is not as terrifyingly popular as Iverson.More importantly, Reid can take his position at any time, but his defensive skills are slightly lacking, and his offensive firepower is even better. Although this will sacrifice part of his defense, Chang Wei believes that Reid's offense is enough to make up for his Defensively lost points.

Soon under Brown's instruction, the 76ers officially announced that the team's starting shooting guard Derek Snow missed the away game against the Cavaliers the day after tomorrow because of calf soreness, but he will go to Cleveland to watch the game with the team.The reason for the soreness in a certain part of the body was decided by Chang Wei and Brown after a long discussion. This situation can be big or small, and having enough flexibility to cope with the reporters' chasing and intercepting is really the best reason for taking a rest.

But what Chang Wei didn't expect was that the news from the team made many fans nervous. After all, it is now the final stage of the regular season, and no one wants their team's main players to suffer injuries at this juncture. Calf soreness can be big or small, but some people can’t help but think the worst. The team has received many letters from Philadelphia asking about Snow’s injury, which also forced Brown to take the initiative to accept an interview with ESPN. , to refute all kinds of pretentious rumors, he repeatedly emphasized that Snow would reappear after this game, which calmed down the fans.

Chang Wei, who participated in the planning of all this, also felt guilty for a while. He didn't expect the current fans to be so capable of making troubles. It seems that it is better to be careful in the future to learn from some of the practices of later generations.

(End of this chapter)