As the season progresses, the standings of the East and West continue to change every day. It has to be said that Brown is indeed a capable head coach, and the notorious Pistons have been twisted into a rope by him, with an 18-7 record after 25 games, and still firmly remain in the top four positions in the East, second only to the 76ers and Raptors.

Of course, Chang Wei's contribution is also indispensable, the Pistons players have fully adapted to his training plan, and from the system score, everyone has improved to varying degrees. The biggest amplitude is naturally the backcourt duo of Billups and Hamilton, who have a good foundation but don't train in the right way. Then there's Prince, a future defensive stalwart who has been almost a day out, and has firmly taken the starting small forward position.

Chang Wei was very satisfied with their performance, only Thomas gave him some headaches. may be because he has always been an interior scorer when he was in the Bucks before, and his defensive ability is not strong, even if he comes to the Pistons defensive team now, he can only ensure that he does not become a loophole for opponents to exploit, but in Chang Wei's opinion, this is far from enough.

Although the two have known each other for a long time, Chang Wei has not ceremoniously formulated high-intensity defensive training for Thomas, you must know that in the previous life, Rashid was able to complete one-on-one single defense on the inside, and Ben only needs to protect the basket and be ready to help defend at any time, but now he must complete more work, and the reason is Thomas.

Thomas has no complaints about Chang Wei's decision, although it is not a small conflict with his previous style of play. Thomas knows that Chang Wei is for his own good, and in the Pistons team, there is no place for him without strong defensive skills, and the bench may not care about this, but he is a starter, and defense is a necessary skill.

While improving his defensive skills, Chang Wei is also working to improve Thomas's physical fitness, and he hopes that the big guy can gain weight appropriately while maintaining agility and movement speed, so that he can better share the defensive pressure for Daben on the inside. However, it may take some time for Thomas to get used to the weight he has gained, which is a process that must be experienced.

Thomas' defensive rating is rising at a very slow pace, but at least his progress hasn't stalled, which is good news. Besides, Chang Wei never expected Thomas to be a defensive stalwart, and his goal was to make this guy a balanced interior player, and it was better to be biased towards offense.

The Pistons are not short of defensive players now, Thomas only needs to reach the upper middle level, but the team lacks scorers, Thomas who has recovered his three-point shooting ability is a very important scoring point and outside containment point for the Pistons, Chang Wei doesn't want him to lose his characteristics because he is too focused on defense, which is definitely not worth the loss for the team.

Brown is pleased with Changwei's reinforcement of Thomas, but he is even happier that the team's chemistry is starting to take shape, which is the most important thing for a team that relies on team strength to win.

Watching his team grow stronger, Brown smiles every day, but there is still a knot in his heart, and that is the 76ers. In his opinion, the 76ers are already extremely strong, so strong that it doesn't matter whether Iverson is or not, even if he is the leader of the team, as long as Arenas is moved to the starting position, it is not a dream to win another championship.

However, the team chose to keep Iverson instead of him, which made the coach feel very sad, although he never overestimated his ability, but fools can see that his role is greater than Iverson, and with the help of Chang Wei, it is not a big problem to pick a similar point guard in the draft, Iverson is not irreplaceable.

Chang Wei naturally knew Brown's mood, but what could he do? In the NBA, a business league, everything has to make way for profit. It's true that Brown has proven his coaching ability, but Iverson is the 76ers' signature, and as the famous "son of Philadelphia", the team can't give up this star who can bring in box office.

However, Brown soon got a chance for revenge, and on December 5, local time, the 76ers will host the Pistons, which is also the first time he has returned to the place that brought glory to him since leaving Philadelphia. But this time he has a very different mentality, and he wants to prove to 76ers management and Iverson that he can still develop a strong team even if he leaves Philadelphia.

As the game drew closer, the media began to hype up the feud between Brown and Iverson. Although both parties were silent about it, the reporters took their ability to chase the wind to the extreme, and publicized the feud between the master and apprentice in the newspapers, which also made the game the focus of national attention, and many television stations also arranged to broadcast it live.

This kind of movement put a lot of pressure on Brown, who had a revenge mentality from the beginning, but now the media reports make it imperative for him to win this match. But how easy is that? The 76ers currently lead the East with a 23-4 record, which is also the best record in the league, and the Pistons will have to work 200 percent if they want to get down to the top.

Even Chang Wei, who has always been full of confidence in this Pistons, feels that this game is a little tricky, not to mention that it is at the home of the 76ers, how fanatical Philadelphia fans are, they have already learned it, can the still immature Pistons players play at a normal level in such an environment? Chang Wei is skeptical, but at least Billups doesn't have to worry, the big-hearted commander is basically able to play at a normal level in every game, and his performance against the Pistons should not be much worse.

But in order to help Brown win the game, Chang Wei slightly adjusted the training plan of the players, and at the same time, the magic drink was distributed everywhere like no money, so that they could recover more quickly after training. For Iverson, Chang Wei can't say that he likes or hates it, but he can't accept forcing the head coach for his position in the team, and the possibility of developing a good player is much higher than cultivating a good coach.

If this game can beat the 76ers and limit Iverson, it may be able to show the arrogant guy that basketball is not just a five-player sport, and the coach is also a very important part.