God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 444 The Foursome

The Eastern Conference is basically a Triwizard battle this season, at least for the first third of the season.However, the 76ers have fallen to the third place in the East, and may even be overtaken by the fourth Pacers.

The reason why they failed to continue the strong dominance of the previous seasons is mainly because the main players have more or less suffered from injuries. The only main player who still maintains full attendance is Reid.Although Reed did not renew his contract with the 76ers in advance, his professionalism is still commendable, and his averages of 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game are also impressive.

It's a pity that he alone can't save the 76ers. Injuries are a big problem for any team. Whether it's a minor injury or a serious injury enough to make a player reimbursed for the season, the head coach will feel a big headache.Being able to bring the 76ers, whose players get injured from time to time, to the top three in the Eastern Conference, it can be seen that O'Brien still has two brushes.

But all of this has nothing to do with the Pistons. They have shown great combat power since the beginning of the season and firmly sit on the number one throne in the Eastern Conference.And now the Pistons' game can obviously be divided into two distinct parts. As long as Brown is on the bench, it will be an aggressive and fast-paced offense, but if it is the main force, it will be an extremely secure positional battle.The huge difference in style has caused their opponents a big headache every time, and it is difficult to make timely responses during the game.

The outstanding performance of the Pistons players has been maintained until the start of the All-Star voting, and the first record in the Eastern Conference has helped them win a lot of votes.Of course, the most important thing is that they played better in the game, which also attracted many neutral fans.Most importantly, the Pistons' record can basically ensure that Brown becomes the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Brown is actually not very interested in this errand. A few years ago he was the head coach of the Eastern All-Stars when he was in the 76ers. Almost all of them are old faces, and there is nothing new in coaching, so his focus is still on how many people are selected by the Pistons.

The Pistons' record was not bad last season, but it was a bit strange that only Big Ben was finally selected for the Eastern Conference All-Star.Logically speaking, Hamilton, who once became famous around Jordan, is more likely to be selected for the All-Star than him, but he is the only one in the Pistons who wears the Eastern All-Star jersey, which makes Brown feel more or less uncomfortable.

However, this time the first round of voting for the All-Stars lifted his spirits. The Pistons' starting five all entered the top ten in their respective positions. Prince, a tall and thin man who has always been taciturn, also ranked No. six.The one with the most votes is of course Daben. He is temporarily ranked No.1 in the All-Star center position in the Eastern Conference, but this is also related to the lack of outstanding inside players in the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference, the competition for this position is the fiercest. At least one of them.

Regarding the results of the initial test of the All-Star voting, the Pistons players were a little excited, and then refocused on the next regular season. For them, the championship is much more interesting than the All-Star.The two rookies who were only selected this year are very interested in the All-Stars, but they still need a period of training to make it to the main game.

It's not that other Eastern teams have coveted the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, but their overall strength is still a bit far behind that of the Pistons, and several capable teams have more or less suffered from injuries.However, because of the existence of Chang Wei, the Pistons players can basically maintain full attendance. Even if they are not full attendance, they will only rest for one or two games due to minor problems. This will not have any impact on the team. reaction.In fact, for Brown, as long as there are no injuries to the main players who will miss a dozen or twenty games, this season is still under his control.

Chang Wei doesn't pay much attention to the number of votes for the Pistons players. Judging from the Pistons' current record and style of play, it is normal for many people to be selected as All-Stars. Besides, this Pistons team also tried four players to be selected for All-Stars in the previous life. It was a substitute and it was in the 05-06 season, but the current Pistons are obviously stronger than the previous life, and it is normal for many people to be selected as All-Stars in advance.

Sure enough, the Pistons still achieved the feat of four All-Star selections this time. The only one who was not selected was Prince. There are not many bright spots other than steals, and it is normal for him not to be favored by fans, and he himself doesn't really care whether he can be selected as an All-Star.

What Brown likes most is the calm mood of Prince. As a defender, Prince will basically not encourage his teammates on the field. Even if he destroys the opponent's offense, he will only silently devote himself to the next defense.He is low-key but ubiquitous on the court, which is exactly the quality that Brown requires of his players, so Prince can squeeze out the more experienced Simmons to sit firmly at the starting small forward position of the Pistons and become the center of the team. an integral part.

Of course, with the star flavor of the Pistons, it is basically difficult to become an All-Star starter. Except for Daben, the other three were selected for the Eastern Conference All-Star bench.In addition, Wade and Diaw were also selected for the Rookie Challenge without any suspense, and as a sophomore, Prince was also selected for the Rookie Challenge, but he was only in the sophomore team.

The selection of the four All-Stars quickly caused an uproar in the United States, but when they saw the Pistons' record, they all shut their mouths.With the strength of the Pistons players, it is well deserved to be selected as an All-Star, but not becoming a starter also means that they lack star flavor. After all, the All-Star is also a feast for fans. Fans want to see a wonderful offense. The more tricks the better, and this is what the main players of the Pistons lack the most.Daben became the starting center is an exception. First, there are still no good centers in the Eastern Conference. Second, everyone likes to watch him slam the opponent's shots, so most people are still full of destructive desires. In [-], it was logical that Daben was selected into the All-Star starting lineup.

The selection of four players under his command made Brown very happy, which means that he has the weapon to chase points at the last moment of the All-Star, he doesn't care if he doesn't care, for the old coach, the victory of any game is to go all out, and the Pistons The quartet undoubtedly put a new insurance on the victory of this game.

(End of this chapter)