Chapter 402: Embark on the Journey
To Chang Wei's surprise, many people practiced vomiting on the first day of the training camp. As a professional, he naturally knows that this is a sign that the player's physical strength has reached the limit, and the whole team seems to have only Hamilton, who is known for his physical strength, and Thomas, who has been trained by his devil, to carry it, but judging from their faces, they are actually not easy.
Of course, this is Chang Wei's problem, he unconsciously confuses this piston with the grassroots iron-blooded army in his previous life, so he formulates some very intense training for the players. And his training is carried out after the team's regular training, and it seems that it is not incomprehensible that there are players who are not yet comfortable with practicing until they vomit. However, Chang Wei's face was still a little hot, because it was obviously his own mistake, and he never allowed himself to have such a problem.
Although Brown didn't blame him, Chang Wei still felt guilty, and he took the initiative to reduce the intensity of his training. Of course, this is not to say that he doesn't want players to become stronger quickly, many things have to abide by the law of development, and the same is true for the growth of players, and the consequence of seedlings is likely to be a large overdraft of their talents, which is not what Chang Wei wants to see.
While revising the training plan, Chang Wei also re-came up with the recipe of the magic drink and began to buy a large number of raw materials in the name of the team. His idea is very simple, any team that takes defense as the foundation must have unfathomable physical fitness, although the training intensity is temporarily reduced now, but it will be added slowly in the future, only by forcing the players to the limit, can they exceed the limit, and then the magic drink will have its place.
Brown said he was very satisfied with what Chang Wei did, and although he repeatedly told the players that he would lead them to the championship, he never felt that the summit would be completed this season. In the face of such a brand new team, Brown thinks it is not surprising that it will take two or three seasons to lay the foundation, and Chang Wei has reduced the intensity of training in the hope that the players can continue to improve, which is very much in line with Brown's thinking, and gives him more confidence to lay an exceptionally solid foundation for the team.
After getting the weakened version of the training plan, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, this is a normal training camp! However, Hamilton and Thomas's training intensity is still authentic, and since their stamina can withstand it, why not go straight to high intensity? For them, the weakened training plan doesn't do much of a difference. For Chang Wei's special arrangement, the two of them were overjoyed, and Chang Wei shook his head: Could they be that they want to see Detroit at 4 o'clock in the morning, right?
In fact, there is a reason why Chang Wei keeps Hamilton and Thomas training intensive, the former is clearly the team's main scorer, and he must take on this responsibility; The latter is not quite in line with the temperament of this Pistons for the time being, and the defense must be improved immediately, otherwise he will become the biggest breakthrough in the entire defensive system of the Pistons.
However, what makes Chang Wei feel relieved is that every player of the Pistons did not be lazy and slippery, but carefully completed the projects on the training plan according to quality and quantity. As a grassroots team, they are well aware of the talent gap between themselves and other teams, and they have to train hard to compete with their opponents. If Chang Wei knew what they thought, he would definitely tell them: "It's not that you don't have talent, it's just that you haven't exchanged talent for instant combat power in the team that suits you." ”
According to the league's official arrangement, training camp and preseason are actually intersected, and the two add up to about 4 weeks. The Pistons have not played in the preseason in previous seasons, but this time Brown wants his new roster to get a feel for it in the preseason arena where the intensity of the game is less and the defensive intensity is not as high.
Chang Wei is noncommittal about Brown's arrangement, because for many teams, the preseason is a place to exercise newcomers and run in tactics, although the main players will also play, but it is good to play more than ten or twenty minutes per game, but looking at Brown's appearance, the main players seem to play according to the normal playing time, which means that they have to play at least 30 minutes.
Although it seems bullying, Chang Wei has to admit that it has helped the team quickly develop chemistry. The group confrontation in the training session seems to be enough, but everyone is teammates with each other, and no matter how much they will die, it is difficult to say in the preseason, after all, they are facing rookies and fringe players who want to occupy a place in the NBA, and they may not be strong enough, but there is absolutely nothing to say about hard work, which will undoubtedly cause a lot of pressure on the opponent.
The Pistons players weren't used to it in the first preseason game, and teams that have just undergone a major overhaul tend to have this problem because they haven't played as a team before. Brown wasn't in a hurry, just letting Billups take control of the situation on the court, and he didn't care about the preseason record at all.
In terms of individual player strength, the Pistons are more than one step ahead of their rookie-dominated opponents, but they rely on their individual strength to solve problems most of the time, which is not something Brown wants to see. Fortunately, there were a lot of timeouts in pre-season, so when Billups couldn't control it, he could call a timeout and explain the tactics to the players.
Chang Wei on the side was a little helpless, maybe this is the difficulty of starting a business, right? It is obviously much more difficult to re-coach a team than to lead a team that is already mature, but Chang Wei believes that Brown has no problem, in his previous life, he led the Pistons to defeat the rising Lakers F4, and now with his own help, can't he create a new dynasty?
After two straight preseason losses, the Pistons won the next four games, but no reporter other than the local media in Detroit was interested in the Pistons' preseason record, and many teams that were not strong had a very good performance in the preseason, but it was not enough to represent their regular season record. Of course, the Detroit media didn't have much to say about the Pistons' performance, they still didn't think the team should send Stackhouse away, and they had no faith in the brand-new team.
Mr. Brown never reads these reports, and he dismisses them whether they are praised or disparaged by the media, and in his opinion, the results are the most convincing evidence. In fact, the team has exceeded his expectations in the preseason, and although he has no hope of winning a championship or anything, he believes that the Pistons can achieve more under his own coaching than before.