God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 377 Entrusted with an important task
If this suggestion is ten years later, there should not be many people who would disagree.But you have to know that this is the 2001-02 season. It is simply deviant to propose Lewis to play center at this time.

Sure enough, as soon as Chang Wei finished speaking, there was a low hum in the entire conference room, and everyone was whispering to the people next to them, frantically discussing countermeasures that they had never considered before.Brown also frowned slightly. Although he didn't think of any good solution himself, he subconsciously felt that Chang Wei had a bad idea this time.

Chang Wei looked at everyone leisurely, with no desire to explain at all. Some things really have different limitations in different eras. The introduction of Lewis to play center at this time undoubtedly touched everyone's nerves.But it is undeniable that this is the best opportunity for the 76ers to limit the Spurs Twin Towers, although this is at the cost of losing offensive rebounds.

After a while, the whispers gradually subsided, and Brown asked the most critical question on behalf of all the puzzled assistants: "Chang, your idea is very...unconstrained, but if you do this, our rebounds will be blown directly." , in all the seasons I’ve been coaching, it’s like there’s never been a team that’s been down on the boards and won.”

Chang Wei smiled and said: "Coach, I never said no to rebounds, I just think we can give up offensive rebounds strategically, although this will significantly reduce our offensive rounds, but it can also increase the speed of retreat , Don’t give the Spurs a chance to switch offenses, I think their threat of switching offenses is still great, and it’s good to limit them.”

"When grabbing defensive rebounds, we should try our best to be all soldiers. At most, only one person will be left outside the three-point line to prepare for a counterattack, and the other four will all go inside to grab rebounds. Although the Spurs Twin Towers are very good at grabbing rebounds, the four If we grab the second, we shouldn’t be too far behind, right? If we grab it, we can naturally hand it over to the people outside the three-point line to play the transition attack as soon as possible.”

Quite a few people showed conflicted looks on their faces. What Chang Wei said was indeed reasonable, but it was in conflict with their long-standing philosophy, and it was hard to say what effect it would have.This is the finals, not the regular season. The team doesn't have so much time to experiment with a new tactic. It is still very important for them to get off to a good start.

Seeing this, Chang Wei took a strong dose of medicine. He stood up and said decisively: "If there is no better way to deal with the Spurs twin towers, then I hope that Rashad can try it. If the first game If there is no effect, I will submit my resignation to the management. Although this has no effect on whether the team can win the championship, I think it is enough to prove my determination."

Brown waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "It's not yet time for you to bet on your own future... That's the decision for the time being. If you have no other suggestions, let's take the usual method for the time being and see the effect first! "

Now that the head coach has made a decision, the entire coaching staff can only obediently implement it, but they still looked at Chang Wei with some doubts and dissatisfaction.In their view, Chang Wei was looking for death on his own. He didn't want to hoard heavy troops in the interior, but further emptied the interior. When he was blown up by the twin towers, he would know how stupid this suggestion was.

In fact, Chang Wei can't help it. If the opponent is the Lakers, it's okay. Although Walker is not bad, he can only be regarded as a second-rate insider. The only thing that needs attention is O'Neal.But the Spurs are different. Duncan is already a rising insider star in the league, and it is not easy to fall behind even in the face of O'Neal. Robinson is old, and he still has experience. More than enough, the combination of the two of them is a top existence in the league.

Pile up heavy troops inside?Leaving aside whether there are enough manpower, the current 76ers' inside players can only be regarded as second-rate players in the league. Last season, Mutombo might still be able to hold Duncan under the basket, but this season his state has declined too seriously. Averaged only 14.1 minutes per game, in contrast Brown even prefers to put Okur on the court.

After the coaching staff made a unified decision, the matter of talking to the players naturally fell on Chang Wei again.In fact, Brown, as the head coach, should have gone to chat with the players, but he directly dumped the blame on Chang Wei in the name of modifying his tactics.The head coach Guo Changwei still has to follow, anyway, he is already familiar with this kind of thing now...

"What? You want me to play the center position? Chang, are you kidding me?" In the players' cafeteria, just as Chang Wei explained his intentions, Lewis couldn't help shouting, the expression on his face was like seeing a ghost. .

Chang Wei shrugged: "Why are you shouting so loudly? Do you want others to know? It's not like I want you to die!"

Lewis said with a bitter face: "But this is asking me to die. With my body, can I still hold Duncan in the paint? To be honest, I haven't played the fifth position since I graduated from high school. Fighting around the basket just wasn't for me."

"Rashad, now the team needs your help. Of course, I'm not saying that you didn't help the team before, but this time we plan to use other ways to deal with the Spurs' twin towers. You are a very important part. I think If you are allowed to go to the fifth position, supplemented by four small men, and then attack the basket in constant interspersed running, or pull out to the outside to shoot three-pointers, perhaps the deterrence of the Spurs Twin Towers on the defensive end will be reduced. Not much, but this way you can only let it go on the offensive end."

Lewis swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said weakly: "They are all projection insiders, why not choose Mehmet?"

"Mehmet is not very experienced yet. The most important thing is that his movement speed is not as fast as yours. When he makes a shot, I am afraid that Duncan has already pulled up to the high position to defend. With his running ability and jumping, I can't believe it." Just imagine what could happen. So Rashad, you are the one we all agree can carry the load, and the number five is up to you."

Hearing what Chang Wei said, Lewis also knew that there was no room for change in this matter. If you accept it, you have to accept it, and if you don’t accept it, you have to accept it. The head coach doesn’t care what you think in your heart. When the team needs you Then you have to go up there.Lewis couldn't help sighing, now he's going to go inside to accept the ravages again, and it's probably worse than before, because he was still playing in the fourth position before, and if he swings upwards, he will be directly blown away by the opponent, right?
(End of this chapter)