Chapter 588 [Arrogant and Proud, Killing the Sacrifice to the Heavens]
The Suns beat the Mavericks in the opener, Guo Xu's data is beautiful, and the person he is most grateful for at the moment is D'Antoni.
He may not be a perfect coach, but he is the most suitable coach for the Suns, and if someone else is in charge, Guo Xu will not be so easy to get luxury data.
As the NBA generation of running and bombing grandmasters, although D'Antoni does not pay attention to defense, he will always focus on the point guard to arrange offensive tactics, in his previous life he was able to save some mediocre and even shabby career "sling" point guards, so that their statistics exploded overnight.
It's often said that Nash made D'Antoni what he did, but in fact Nash was named to the All-Star Game twice as a substitute in the first eight seasons of his career, without any individual accolades, and averaged just 8.8 assists per game. After meeting D'Antoni, Nash became one of the league's top superstars, with two MVPs, three assists and two Western Conference Finals.
Many people like to forget Nash's obscurity before the age of 30, forget that he wants a 6-year, 60 million contract, Mavericks boss Cuban felt that it was not cost-effective, and directly let him go. But what kind of stats Harden later worked with D'Antoni on the Rockets is, people can't forget.
In the Suns' offensive system, Guo Xu is like a fish in water, and without the inner twin towers, his data will only be better, never worse.
Looking at the Mavericks again, this part of the coach is a big hole.
In the previous life, the Mavericks played very well in the 2006 and 2007 regular seasons, but they failed in the playoffs one after another. Management made the Mavericks' roster balanced offensively and defensively through trades, but it never went far. Because the Mavericks' coach is Avery Johnson, "Little General" Johnson, one of the league's most overrated coaches.
He is incompetent, autocratic, not good at communicating with players, but has a temper of arrogance.
In his previous life, there was a famous joke circulating on the Internet, "Little General" Johnson had a first-class defensive system and five sets of offensive tactics.
The five sets of tactics are Nowitzki singles, Howard singles, Stark House singles, Terry singles, and Harris singles.
The Mavericks' tactical execution is quite good, and the individual ability of the players is also very strong, and when they are in good shape, they often have amazing combat effectiveness, and when they are not in good shape, they can only take turns to shoot iron, because the coach has no on-the-spot response.
Therefore, in 2006, the Mavericks' 2-0 lead in the finals was overturned, and in 2007, the Warriors, who were far weaker than the Mavericks, staged the Black Eight Miracle and beat the Mavericks. In the face of adversity, the Mavericks can only rely on the players to adjust their singles state, and the coach must be in a daze on the sidelines.
One of the most amazing things about Johnson is that he once proposed to support Howard, who has no ability to break out, to become the core of the Mavericks, and let Nowitzki be the second leader, which shows how poor and amateurish this person's coaching level is, is this to let the swingman play the rhythm of the whole game?
When Howard was there, Johnson gave him a lot of playing time, and the defense was solid, and now the team has problems both offensively and defensively.
The Mavericks exposed this flaw last season, and Terry and Harris can't play together, neither of them can guard the shooting guard. But today, Johnson still let the two play together for a long time.
The press conference was full of reporters, all of whom came to interview Guo Xu, and today's big victory seemed to them to be very news-breaking points.
Guo Xu talked about his feelings: "I think it is better to face the challenges head-on instead of being bothered by the irrevocable injuries that have already occurred. The Suns are still a championship contender, and we're glad we proved it today. β
The reporter asked: "Some people say that the Suns were the Big Four last season, and now there are two less, how do you make adjustments?" β
"By supporting each other, everyone on the team is playing together in the right way, playing in a way and rhythm that we are familiar with, which is what makes the Suns special, as long as you play the right way, you win more and lose less."
The reporter asked, "What do you predict the Suns will achieve in the regular season?" β
Guo Xu said: "We will go all out to win every game, of course, the more wins, the better, but I don't care what the final result of the regular season is, even if I finish eighth in the West, my goal is to win the championship." β
The reporter interviewed D'Antoni and asked him to evaluate Guo Xu.
D'Antoni said excitedly: "Of course the Suns are championship contenders, and don't forget, we have Jason here, he is the one who can win both the scoring and the assists at the same time, and he can drive the whole team to play, no matter who his teammates are." β
D'Antoni also felt incredible, after the injury to the twin towers, he really thought the Suns were going to be finished, and the Diop Suns had four fewer important rotations than last season, which can be called a major roster change.
Looking ahead to the team's prospects, D'Antoni said: "The most important thing is to stay healthy, yes, that's what we have to do. β
He went on to say: "Jason is going to play a lot of time this season and he has a good chance of winning with the Suns as long as he's on the floor. We also have Marion, Howard, Bell and others who can share some of Jason's offensive pressure. Jason has a lot of tasks to do, but I'm sure he'll do a great job. β
Other players were interviewed and expressed confidence in helping the Suns win.
Marion, in particular, said a lot of feelings, he was stolen by Stoudamayre and Joe Johnson in the first two seasons, many people felt that he lacked the ability to attack with the ball, was not a qualified second-in-command, and now he wants to prove his worth.
In fact, because of his appearance, he will never be able to prove himself......
In his previous life, Marion played the best statistics of his career this season, propping up the front line of the Suns, averaging 21.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 52.5% from the field, and the team's record is very good. Nash was back-to-back MVP, and he was only named to the All-NBA team three times.
The Mavericks were interviewed by the people, and neither the coach nor the players knew how to answer the questions.
The Mavericks have been beaten in the playoffs for many years, and they are out of the first round, and everyone feels disgraced. In particular, the head coach "Little General" Johnson and the core Nowitzki, they have an unshirkable responsibility.
Last season, many people criticized Johnson for his poor on-court adaptation and the game was ugly. This season has only just begun, and there are already fans who have suggested that the management change the coach.
The Mavericks didn't change coaches in the summer just because there weren't any better options. Johnson really doesn't have much ability, he had five sets of offensive tactics in his previous life, and only four sets are left in this life, without Howard, the Mavericks also have flaws on the defensive end, and it is impossible to expect players to win on their individual ability.
In his previous life, Johnson had only a good regular season record with the Mavericks. After becoming the head coach of the Nets in 2010, he led the team to a 60-116 record before being cut, and no NBA team has ever asked him to be the head coach again.
Novitsky is questioned every year as a "soft egg", not a qualified core, and his strength is seriously overestimated, etc., which is already a clichΓ©.
North American netizens discussed the game, and many Mavericks fans wanted to kill Tyrone Lue, who "single-exchanged" Jason Guo.
At this time, Tyrone Lue was still playing, and he joined the Trail Blazers as a substitute, and he didn't perform much on both offensive and defensive ends, just an ordinary role player.
In this life, Tyrone Lue has been miserable in the NBA, and the only consolation is the championship ring that he won with the Lakers in 2000. In his previous life, Tyrone Lue played the peak statistics with the Hawks, averaging 13.5 points and 5.4 assists per game. Now the Hawks are Nash's team, and they don't need Tyrone Lue.
Because Tyrone Lue left the Lakers early and did not "prevent" Iverson in the Finals, he is not very popular, even if a team wants to rebuild and wants to find an ordinary guard to play the starter, they can't think of him.
If it goes on like this, it will be difficult for Tyrone Lue to become a coach after retiring......