God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 511
For the Bobcats, the good news is that they don't need to face the Pistons, the championship team of the past three seasons, in the first round of the playoffs, but as the seventh in the Eastern Conference, their opponents are definitely not good.The Cavaliers led by James and O'Neal seem to be the strongest team in the Eastern Conference other than the Pistons. They are still firmly in second place this season, and they will be the opponents of the Bobcats in the first round.To complete the black seven in front of these two top players, the difficulty is not so high.

For the Bobcats, being able to make the playoffs has indeed far exceeded expectations, but this does not mean that they have to give up the first round of the series directly. It is a shame for anyone to flee without a fight.However, a strong opponent cannot win by relying on enthusiasm. If you want to steal one or two victories from your opponent, you need to prepare your army well to have such a glimmer of hope.

Jackson felt a headache. Even if the Bobcats had to face the Pistons, the No. Any player in the same position can compete with them, and naturally it will be difficult to cause trouble for these two guys on the defensive end.

The lack of hard power caused Jackson to quickly get angry. Seeing that there are only five days before the start of the playoffs, he has already begun to get angry.Although being swept out by the Cavaliers in the first round will not discount the performance of the Bobcats this season, it is undoubtedly very embarrassing in Jackson's view. Even if he wants to lose, he must drag his opponent into the quagmire.

Chang Wei was angry and funny looking at his good friend who didn't think about food and drink every day, and his eyes were dull. It seems that Jackson is still too young. If he is replaced by a coach with a little bit of coaching experience, he will not be nervous before the big battle. This way.But this also proves the strength of the Cavaliers from another angle. The combination of James and O'Neal is a threat to any team.

Chang Wei is very confident in the group of players he selected, but he has no idea who among them can compete with the "Shark King" combination.If Milicic, Raheem, Mark Hill and Lee can barely select two of the inside rotations to withstand O'Neal, then there is really no one among the Bobcats' wing players who can block James, a pervert.

At the small forward position, James' physical fitness can be said to be epic. Although the Bobcats have two future defensive champions, Chang Wei does not expect them to be able to defend James now.However, a dead horse is regarded as a living horse doctor, and after all, he has to send players to entangle James. Relatively speaking, Chang Wei trusts Allen more. After all, Ariza is still too thin, and he is at a disadvantage against James.

Chang Wei will not make a decision in advance, he will only tell Jackson his opinion, and at the same time give him another choice.Jackson is not surprised by Chang Wei's idea of ​​not taking an unusual path. He just needs time to consider the pros and cons of starting Allen.

Of course, the disadvantages are obvious. Allen's ability on the offensive end is much worse than that of Ariza. He basically only has the ability to cut layups. In addition to holding the ball, Ariza is also very good at three-point shooting.But Chang Wei's reason is also very good, Ariza's strength is not strong, and this is Allen's advantage, which makes up for his disadvantage in height to a certain extent.

The key question is, as the coach, should he defend first or play counterattack in this round of the series?
This is undoubtedly a difficult choice. Jackson is afraid that he will not be able to defend and lose the match. If he is swept by the Cavaliers, he will be ashamed.Seeing that he hesitated for a long time, Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Choose one of the paths first, anyway, the series is seven games and four wins, even if you lose the first game, you still have a chance to change it." , don't hesitate."

"Then what do you think we should do to deal with the Cavaliers?" Jackson scratched his head and asked in confusion.

Come on, you're the head coach, okay?Do you want to ask me this question too?Chang Wei rolled his eyes angrily, and snorted: "It depends on your thinking, you can use whichever you think is more reliable, and I will try my best to help you."

Jackson frowned and thought for a while before planning to fight the Cavaliers first.In fact, his choice is also expected by Chang Wei. This guy previously worked for Michigan State University. Izzo's team is relatively good at offense, which also makes his coaching style more offensive than defensive.If it was Chang Wei, he would definitely choose to try to defend first. This is also determined by his previous experience working in the Brown coaching staff. There is actually nothing wrong with Jackson's decision.

Now that it has been decided, it is time to start preparing for the first round of the playoffs.Fortunately, the Bobcats play fast offense most of the time this season. Since they want to attack the Cavaliers, they must make full use of O'Neal's slow movement inside.Indeed, although Shark was big and big when he was young, he moved very fast. However, he is 35 years old this year, and his athletic ability is not as good as before. Although he still has a lot of deterrence at the basket, let him run But still very difficult.

In the next few days, Bobcats players continued to practice passing and cutting cooperation under Jackson's urging. Jackson asked them not to make mistakes, even if they were singles with the ball, they should not risk passing the ball.Chang Wei knew why Jackson gave such an instruction. James' fast-break dunk was hard to stop, not even the Bobcats, so it was best not to give him the chance to fast-break.

However, in order to fully block O'Neal, Jackson adjusted the starting lineup. He put Maxhill in the starting lineup and put Raheem on the bench.At the beginning, everyone was puzzled about this adjustment, but Chang Wei explained to them: "O'Neal is the top power insider in the league after all, Darko can't use skills to fight him like Howard, so the choice of the fourth position You have to be cautious. Sharif’s ability to block shots is really good, but strength is not his strong point. It’s better to let Jason partner with Darko. He is also a powerful player, and he may be able to compete with the big sharks. two."

Originally Raheem also felt a little uncomfortable, but after hearing Chang Wei's words, he understood and felt a little ashamed.However, strength is indeed not what he is good at. It is better to let Maxhill, who is more suitable, fight against the Sharks. The only thing he can do is to seize the opportunity to contribute to the team after his debut, and it is estimated that being relegated to the bench is also temporary. of.

Jackson didn't have time to take into account the mood of the players. He was waiting for the first playoff game with anxiety.

(End of this chapter)