Chapter 176: Is Wang Xiao Afraid of the Lakers?
Because of the system's rewards, Wang Xiao rarely gives up the game, except in the case of facing strong opponents in consecutive away games, and the players are too tired and at risk of injury.
But in normal times, Wang Xiao attaches great importance to the rest of players, veterans like Butler and Jamison will basically rest in rotation every once in a while, and the average playing time of young players such as Curry and Harden is controlled below 35 minutes per game.
In the remaining 22 games, although there are many strong opponents, the unscientific situation of a hellish four-game in the middle of the season no longer exists.
So in Wang Xiao's eyes, it is best to win all of these 22 games, and directly come to a 72-10 loss, which shocks the league guys.
Of course, this is still too difficult.
The ideal state at the moment is to maintain the current winning rate and break the best record in the history of the Wizards.
With this in mind, in the game in early March, the Wizards first won a wave of four consecutive wins.
The Timberwolves, Pistons, Bucks and Thunder all had a hard time withstanding the Wizards' stormy offense.
But the Wizards didn't manage to win five in a row.
In Game 5 of March, the Wizards hosted a challenge from the Lakers.
For this Lakers, who can be said to be the current Wizards, Wang Xiao has no idea of competing at all.
Curry and Harden both rotated at the same time, almost explicitly announcing that they would give up the game.
There is no way, even Wang Xiao, who is open, can't think of a way for the Wizards to fight against the Lakers.
The Lakers' twin towers are too difficult for the Wizards to deal with, even if it is placed in the whole league, the lineup of Gasol + Bynum is also a proud existence.
The most vivid example is that Howard, who was in his peak form in 09, only averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds per game when facing the Gasol + Bynum twin tower combination in the NBA Finals, which was far worse than the average data of the regular season and playoffs.
is as strong as Howard, who also fell behind in the face of the Lakers' twin towers, not to mention the Wizards team who are only supported by Jordan Jr. on the inside?
Wang Xiao's decisive abandonment caused many fans to be dissatisfied.
"What is Wang Xiao doing? Why did you meet the Lakers twice in a season, and let the main team take turns to avoid the game? Is it really afraid of the Lakers' title as the defending champion for two consecutive times? ”
And a number of media outlets have also analyzed the situation.
Everyone understands the ball, and by studying the tactical characteristics and shortcomings of the Wizards, it is obvious that the Wizards are concerned about the Lakers' powerful twin-tower lineup.
After all, the Wizards' interior level is at the bottom of the league, and when facing the Lakers' twin-tower lineup plus the strong defense of Kobe Bryant + Artest on the outside, it is inevitable to suffer.
"Wang Xiao's approach is understandable, to avoid a difficult battle, to meet and grasp a bigger game in a better state, this is the practice of smart people, but I think he should understand a truth, you can't dodge."
"The East and West teams only have two games each in the regular season, and they can still dodge, but what about the playoff finals? Do you still want to give up on the finals and give away the victory? ”
"In other words, Wang Xiao has never considered the problem of the team being able to enter the finals, so he has not thought about how to deal with the situation that the opponent has a strong interior line, in this regard, I can only describe it as short-sighted, as the current No. 1 team in the league, they actually have no idea about the championship trophy, which is simply an insult to their current results!"
For this kind of criticism, Wang Xiao scoffed.
As a traverser, he knows exactly which team will come out of the West this year.
Although because of the butterfly effect, the Dallas Mavericks' lineup has changed slightly from another plane.
But the basic core framework of the championship-winning Mavericks is there.
Nowitzki, Kidd, Terry, Chandler and Marion are among the players.
In another time and space, Caron. Butler was actually traded to the Mavericks, but after playing 29 regular season games for the Mavericks, he was reimbursed for the season due to injury, did not play a game in the entire playoffs, and directly lay a championship ring.
Wang Xiao didn't believe it at all, and the Mavericks, who eliminated the Lakers 4:0 in another time and space, couldn't do it here.
The Los Angeles Lakers team was never on his radar from start to finish.
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Compared with the Lakers, Wang Xiao is more concerned about the situation of the team in the East.
After losing to the Lakers to end the winning streak, the Wizards immediately ushered in the game against the Heat.
It's still the home of the Wizards, and the Heat Big Three, who have lost to the Wizards twice before, are back, and as before, they're still coming with a vengeful rage.
This time, however, what awaits the Heat is still defeat.
After a game off, Curry and Harden, who were recuperated, played very well, and the Heat were able to play back and forth with the Wizards in the first half, but as the second half began, using the depth of the bench lineup, the Wizards opened the score in one fell swoop and locked the point difference all the time.
Although James Wade and others were extremely unhappy, they had no choice.
Losing to the Wizards three times in a row has already made them lose face, after all, the opposite side is Wang Xiao, who said that defeating them is as simple as eating and drinking!
But emotions can't be turned into strength on the court, although extremely unwilling, the Heat team can only return with hatred.
There is no way for the Heat to lose, Wang Xiao knows this team too well, he knows very well where this team is strong and where it is weak, with tactical skills and targeted tactical arrangements, as long as Curry Harden and others do not suddenly feel upset, the Wizards will basically not lose to this Heat team.
Of course, the 11-year-old Heat did have big problems, the most serious being the depth of the roster.
In 12 years, the Heat will be much more difficult to deal with.
Haslem returns, while the Heat draft Norris. Kerr strengthens the point guard's shortcomings, and more importantly, Sean. Battier's base salary has greatly improved the Heat's bench depth.
Even if he has a system and a team with excellent players, Wang Xiao is not sure that he will continue to comprehensively suppress the Heat in 12 years, so he can only take advantage of the current opportunity to bully and bury the Heat team. Riley, that old guy.
After the game, Wang Xiao did not mention any views or opinions about the Heat team, as if he completely ignored the other party, and this naked contemptuous attitude would be extremely annoyed if anyone saw it.