God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 516
After the game, Jackson perfunctorily went over to shake hands with Mike Brown, answered a few questions at the press conference, and hurriedly left the Quicken Loans Arena with the Bobcats players. He needs time now Go and calm yourself down.For a rookie coach, it is difficult for him to lead a newly formed rookie team to play in the playoffs.

After returning to the hotel where he stayed, Jackson locked himself in the room, thinking hard about how to play the second game.Now it seems that the Bobcats' offensive firepower is no problem, the key is how to prevent James?Ariza is obviously not good, his figure is relatively too thin, and his core strength is not enough. There is no way to face James' breakthrough.

Jackson thought about it, as if no one else on the team could defend James one-on-one.Originally he thought Allen was a potential option, but James scored consecutively under Allen's defense in the first 2 minutes of the fourth quarter. In retrospect, he lost all confidence. At this time, he also complained to Chang Wei, why didn't he pick a few? Where does a defensive champion come in?

Just as he was meditating, there was a knock on the door. Jackson stood up and opened the door. He was surprised to find Chang Wei standing at the door with two bottles of beer.Jackson looked at his watch. It was almost 12 o'clock. He took the bottle and asked curiously, "Chang, you are staying up so late. What can you do to come to me? If it's important, I think you can do it tomorrow." Let's talk again."

Chang Wei smiled and said: "After all, we rented a house together. After the game, I could see that you were very depressed, and you must be thinking about the tactical arrangement for the second game in the room. How is it? Are you in the mood to listen to my opinion?" suggestion?"

Jackson also laughed, and he let Chang Wei in, and the two sat on the small sofa together.Chang Wei quickly lifted the cap of the beer with his teeth, put one of the bottles in front of Jackson, took a sip from the other, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing Chang Wei's calm look, Jackson's heart also inexplicably calmed down. He also picked up the wine bottle and took a big sip, wiped his mouth, and asked aloud, "Chang, can you tell me now? Wondering if you'd let me play defense."

Chang Wei shook his head and said, "What's the point of playing defense? With our current staffing, we can't afford a purely defensive tactic, but it's okay to improve our defense at a certain point. I think you must be thinking Who's going to guard James?"

Jackson's eyes widened. Before he could speak, Chang Wei stretched out a finger and said seriously, "I choose Alan."

"Why Allen?" Jackson was taken aback. "In the last game, I saw that he couldn't do anything against James. Are you sure he can limit the opponent on the defensive end? I don't want to see James kill all directions again... "

"Then let me ask you, how is James' mid-range shooting since he entered the league?"

Jackson was stunned for a moment, he picked up a piece of paper, glanced at it, and immediately understood the deep meaning of Chang Wei's words.James has never been known for his mid-range shots. Breakthrough layups are his big killer. Even if he wants to shoot, he will try to get as close to the three-second zone as possible. Like the last game, he made consecutive shots from the elbow area. not available.

But he still didn't think of Allen's value on the defensive end.Looking at his puzzled eyes, Chang Wei shook his head with a wry smile, and explained: "Allen's foot strength is very good, and he has a candy spirit that will not give up until he reaches his goal. In the last game, he was very smart. Trying to push James away from the basket, but James has such a bad touch."

"Besides," Chang Wei continued after being silent for a while, "I believe he has such an ability. Since Ariza can no longer guard James, then we can only let Allen deal with it. At worst, I will help you find him in the offseason. A wing gate is ready."

Jackson thought about it, and what Chang Wei said was not unreasonable, but in this way, the overall height of the Bobcats' starting lineup would drop. Wouldn't the gains outweigh the losses?He said his question without hesitation. Chang Wei shrugged and said helplessly: "No lineup is perfect, and there are gains and losses. It's actually not bad to let Allen play small forward..."

The two didn't continue their discussion on the second match. After finishing the drink, Chang Wei went back to his room to sleep.Jackson was still tossing and turning, thinking about the pros and cons of starting Allen, and he didn't fall asleep until three or four in the morning.

There was no training this morning, and Jackson specifically told the players to take a good rest and resume training in the afternoon.Everyone was so happy, sleeping in the room until the sun was high, and then lazily went to the restaurant of the hotel to look for food.

As soon as Chang Wei arrived at the restaurant, he saw Alan. He smiled slightly, put some bread on the plate, took a salad and a cup of coffee, and sat down next to Alan.Allen looked up, said hello, and re-entered the battle with breakfast. He ate very well, and it seemed that his appetite was not affected by the failure of the previous night.

Chang Wei took a sip of coffee and asked while eating bread, "Tony, what do you think about defending James?"

Allen swallowed the food in his mouth, thought for a while before saying: "I don't think James can be allowed to get close to the basket. If he can be forced to use jumpers to solve the problem every attack, it should be a lot easier. But in the last game He's shooting really well, and if he keeps going in the next couple of games, it's going to be hard for us to win."

"So when you played against him last game, you tried to push him out when he caught the ball?" Chang Wei asked.

Allen smiled awkwardly: "But it still allowed him to score points. This guy is called the No.1 of the new generation. It's really not for nothing."

Chang Wei's tone suddenly became serious: "If you are asked to defend him again, how sure are you?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on his touch. If he can still maintain the touch of the first game, then anyone who goes up will give food. But if I go to defend him, I will definitely do my best. Can I defend him?" James is the key to our success."

Chang Wei wiped out the food on the plate, stood up and patted Allen on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Remember what you said today. If you can play against James in the next game, I hope I see you with 100% strength." After Chang Wei finished speaking, he left the restaurant, leaving Allen sitting there alone, Monk Zhang Er, puzzled, but thinking about what Chang Wei said, Allen seemed to be He understood something, his face was filled with joy, and he lowered his head and started to eat big mouthfuls...

(End of this chapter)