God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 403
After all the preseason games are over, each team gets a few days off.This time the Pistons were lucky. Their opener was on the second day of the regular season, which meant they had another day of training.But for a proven coach like Brown, it doesn't matter if he has this day or not, and their first opponent is not easy to deal with.

I don't know what the league staff responsible for arranging the schedule thinks. The Pistons' opponent in the first regular season turned out to be the Lakers. Let the Pistons, who have not finished running in, face the Purple and Gold Army. The consequences can be imagined.But in Chang Wei's view, this is already considered good. The Lakers did not recruit Payton and Malone like in the previous life. Perhaps Zen master thought that Szczerbiak was enough. He just strengthened the team's bench. The core is still Kobe, O'Neal and Szczerbiak.

The Lakers were very satisfied with their opponents in the first game, especially Zen Master. He wanted to avenge Brown, because in the 2000-01 season, it was the 76ers who killed the Lakers' championship hopes and took O'Brien after seven bitter games cup.Although Brown is no longer coaching the 76ers, he is still active in the league. At this time, the only choice for Zen Master is to defeat the Pistons led by him. There is no such thing as bullying the weak by the strong.

Regarding the outcome of this game, Zen Master has no doubts, because now the strength of the Lakers is obviously higher than that of the Pistons, he can only say sorry to Brown.If there is no accident, the Lakers will start the season with a big victory, which is a good start for Zen Master, and it is even more exciting to defeat Brown, who stole the championship at the beginning.

At the same time, the entire Pistons team felt a lot of pressure. Although the Lakers did not reach the finals last season, no one can deny their strength.Kobe, O'Neal and Szczerbiak have become a real combination. After an offseason of training, they are stronger than last season. Can the newly replaced Pistons win?
At least Chang Wei thinks it is very difficult. Now the Pistons already have the embryonic form of the grassroots army in the previous life. Billups, Hamilton, Prince and Daben were also the main force of the Pistons in the previous life. But now their strength is definitely not comparable to the Lakers. It would be nice to be able to cause some trouble to the opponent.Chang Wei has always been full of confidence in the players he trains, but confidence does not mean arrogance, he can still see the current situation clearly, and it is difficult to beat the Lakers.

However, Chang Wei believes that the Pistons will not be caught without a fight. In fact, Brown has basically built the team's tactical system, especially on the defensive end.Although Thomas' defensive ability is still not comparable to the other four starters, it has also improved to an acceptable level, at least it will not be a loophole in the Pistons' defensive system.

This game was played at the home court of the Pistons. To some extent, the two teams had a grudge, and that incident happened in the 80s. In the 1987-88 season, the Lakers defeated the Pistons in seven games in the Finals. However, the Pistons, who made a comeback in the second season, swept the Lakers 4-0 on the stage of the Finals to win the championship. The FMVP was awarded to the current general manager of the Pistons. Mas.So when the Lakers appeared at the Palace of Auburn Hills, they were not surprised to be warmly "welcome" by the home fans. After all, many grievances in the NBA will not change over time.

The entire Lakers team didn't take the boos of the Pistons fans to heart. After all, they are a team that has reached the finals many times. This kind of boos is just a piece of cake for them.When the coaches of the two sides hugged each other on the sidelines, Zen master said narrowly: "Larry, it seems that I will win the game this time, so don't be sad!"

Brown smiled slightly: "Phil, it is still unknown who will win the game in the end. Are you so confident now? Even if my team is not very strong yet, you will definitely not be too serious if you want to win." easy."

A cold light flashed in Zen Master's eyes, but he still kept a smile on his face, nodded and said, "Then I will wait and see."

Chang Wei stood by and heard the conversation between the two top coaches clearly.He felt a little helpless about the mentality of the Zen master. This old man was too obsessed with victory, so he desperately wanted to defeat all opponents who had defeated him.But it is precisely because of this almost paranoid attitude that he was able to lead the Bulls and the Lakers to the championship.

Perhaps in his opinion, Brown is just bluffing, but Chang Wei is very clear that this is the truth.The strength of the Lakers is that they have the top two stars in the league, but precisely because of this their discipline is not particularly good, which is also a common problem with talented players.However, this is what the Pistons are good at. This group of players is well integrated into the team's tactical system and can perfectly execute any tactical requirements on the court. It can be said that they are no longer like a team, but an army. !
There is no coach who doesn't like such players, even if their strength has not yet reached the league's first-class level, but when they explode to their full strength, there is absolutely no team that dares to say that they can easily beat them.

Now it seems that Zen master is very contemptuous of the Pistons. This is a great opportunity. Billups and the others can give the Lakers a little color and tell them that if they are not a strong team, they will be able to easily win the final victory.

After the warm-up, Brown took the players back to the home team locker room. He stood in the middle and said loudly: "I think you have more or less heard what Zen master said just now. Yes, he thinks his team can relax. Beat us, but I'm telling him, it's impossible! You've only been training together for a little over a month, but I'm so excited to see the chemistry between you guys, to teach a lesson to your arrogance Opponents! Tell them we are not easy to mess with!"

Pistons players did not show any excitement because of the head coach's words, but everyone's eyes were lit with flames, this is their style, they will not easily get on top, but will use steel-like discipline and will to defeat opponents .Although they are very silent now, Chang Wei has no doubts about their fighting spirit, they are ready to play!
Aren't the Lakers awesome?Isn't there a Big Three?So how about seeing how great we are?
(End of this chapter)