The strongest basket king

Chapter 119
"We need some shooters, coach, you know, I can space the perimeter."

"It's not that easy to get a shooter during the season. Xiang Chu, don't be impatient. The team didn't achieve the expected results. I'm more worried than you. I don't want to be fired because the team has improved."

Xiang Chu and George Karl sat together, drank tea with a slightly unfamiliar taste, and chatted for a while.

"Young people, as a team, what you have to do is to play hard and play well. What I have to do is to try my best to coach a good team, and leave other things to the uniform team."

"You have to trust my experience, the team will get better soon."

Although he felt a little bad, Xiang Chu discussed Ty Lawson's problem with George Karl.

That buddy didn't get into trouble drinking once or twice, and he was arrested for drunk driving before.

George Karl smiled: "Don't worry, I will have a good talk with him. I watched him grow up. He is still improving. I will let him do the right thing."

Speaking of this, Xiang Chu has nothing to say. Anyway, Jim Smith will communicate with the Nuggets, and what he has to do is to play well.

The Nuggets are going to have a three-game streak next, but they are in the West, and there are no back-to-backs, which is a little better.

But the opponent is still very strong. The first opponent in the away game is the Spurs, who are now second in the West.

As for the first, it is now the Grizzlies, their second opponent.

The Nuggets happen to be eighth. As for the Lakers, they are almost at the bottom of the West.

In terms of running-in, it took too long. Their current record is the biggest miracle in the league.

A mess can also attract most people's attention, that is, a team like the Lakers.

The Spurs didn't make any adjustments in the summer, because Leonard was injured and couldn't play, and the third position became Stephen Jackson. In addition, in order to deal with Xiang Chu, the Spurs let the more powerful DeJuan Blair start.

How to deal with Xiang Chu, many teams in the league are now doing research.

The inside line with height and long arms has limited influence on Xiang Chu. On the contrary, the strength type is better. Otherwise, it is a good way for Xiang Chu to enter the three-second zone. As for the problem of rebounding, there are not many people in the league who can compete with Xiang Chu. , It is good to be able to prevent a little bit.

Of course, Xiang Chu has not yet reached the point where the league teams have seriously studied it, so the restrictive tactics are still relatively rough.

The Spurs are more targeted, knowing that Splitter can only be beaten up.

At the beginning of the game, Xiang Chu won the jump ball again, and now he is getting more and more comfortable with the jump ball.

This time the position was slightly outside, and Xiang Chu didn't make a strong play. He sent the ball to Faried, who rushed in, and the latter dunked from the inside. This is now a regular move for the Nuggets to cooperate with insiders.

Duncan didn't play as hard as he did in the preseason, and the Spurs mainly attacked outside.

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, but suddenly, the Spurs made a three-pointer.

That's right, another three-pointer. The Spurs hit four three-pointers in the first quarter, and the Nuggets made zero.

What's more, the Spurs' defense against Xiang Chu is not just pushing out. After half a quarter, they play one big and four small. Against Xiang Chu, they become defenses against the ball, often going forward, and the Nuggets' passing is not very good. Break through the opponent's defense.

Ty Lawson is the type to break through and score the ball, and the means of directly filling the inside line is not very good.

After falling behind by double digits in the first quarter, it wasn't until Gallinari got his touch in the second quarter that he and Xiang Chu stabilized the score, otherwise the Nuggets might collapse.

Because the Spurs' rotation lineup is also full of three-pointers, Ginobili, Mills, Diaw, and Matt Bonner all scored three-pointers. Xiang Chu is a little confused. Has the Spurs become a three-point team now?

The transformation of the Spurs is really big enough, you must know that they have arranged tactics around Duncan for many years.

Trailing by double digits at halftime, Xiang Chu didn't bother to talk much. The Spurs were different from the previous Heat. They were indeed more difficult to guard. Everyone opened up, and it wasn't just one person holding the ball to score. It was difficult to focus on marking.

By the second half, the Nuggets had let go and played with each other.

The problem was that they really didn't score three points, and Xiang Chu was a little discouraged.

Three quarters clocked in to get off work, but it was the Spurs, and Xiang Chu was forced to get off work.

In the last quarter, the Nuggets used a small lineup to play against each other, but they couldn't play each other. The Nuggets' small lineup was more about hitting the basket, and their shots were not so good. They looked good and couldn't score better.

When the bench was full, Fournier and Jordan Hamilton hit three-pointers.

The damn Spurs hit 16 three-pointers, and the Nuggets failed magnificently.

Xiang Chu's 19+10 is a new low in scoring and rebounding since the new season, but the double-double is still kept.

George Karl should also be eyeing his stats and wait until he achieves a double-double before replacing him.

On the Nuggets' training ground, George Karl had a dark face.

After losing like this, he must be in a bad mood, and all the players practiced extra shooting during training.

Before, he just said this in front of the reporters and did not plan to re-do the training plan. The Spurs really lost too badly, and the team must be aware of its shortcomings.

Xiang Chu felt that the team should hire a better defensive coach. Last season, the Lakers really had no one. The Nuggets' defense shouldn't be like this.

The team's management actually attaches great importance to Xiang Chu's surprise, but the season has only just begun, and Xiang Chu has to prove his worth steadily before the team can really build around him.

"Brother, don't worry, I will try my best to communicate with them." Jim Smith patted his chest and said.

"You've been doing really well these days, and some merchants have come to you. I think it's not bad in Denver now. Maybe we should create some buzz. Your jersey sales have increased very quickly."

In fact, Xiang Chu calmed down after losing to the Spurs.

Killing the Quartet in the interior led to a change in his mentality. Now he understands that it is not so easy to lead the team to win, and the Nuggets are not yet a top team.

But he is not discouraged, calm is not to accept defeat, he still likes to win.

It's just that he understands that the pursuit of victory must be down-to-earth, and it is impossible to achieve it overnight in the arena.

"Come on everyone, we will definitely do better."

During training, Xiang Chu not only set an example, but also began to encourage his teammates.

On November 11, the Nuggets were a guest at Memphis. They just dropped out of the top eight and urgently needed a victory.

The Grizzlies with all healthy members are strong, their substitute players are a little weaker, and several main players are very combative, and they also ranked first in the Western Conference at the beginning of the season.

Xiang Chu also has to stand the real test. The black and white bears are not the strongest twin towers in the alliance, but they are definitely one of the most difficult to deal with.

With the two All-Star insiders, how good Xiang Chu is depends on his performance on the field.

(End of this chapter)