Chapter 227: Who is the opponent?

The 76ers swept the opponent again and did not surprise too many people, in fact, most people feel that although the Raptors are strong, they are still in the rising stage, and the two young people on the team still need time to grow, and it is normal to lose to the strong 76ers. Of course, they didn't know that Maddy almost moved to switch teams to avoid the 76ers......

The biggest benefit of 4-0 is not the morale of the players, but the fact that it gives them more time to rest. On the other hand, there are some drawbacks, as there is no telling if they will be too relaxed during this time, both physically and mentally, which is a big test for the team's manager.

But Brown doesn't care, he's been through so many times in his coaching career that what to do best for the team is a decision that doesn't take much to think about. And he also has Chang Wei, although he has always been curious about Chang Wei's ability to completely mismatch his age, but he chooses to trust this young Chinese unconditionally.

And this time Chang Wei did not take out his big killer - magic drink, because he clearly saw from the system that this round of the series against the Raptors did not have much physical wear and tear on the 76ers players, to be honest, he even felt that the team did not need to rest at all to continue the next round, but the schedule was not transferred by his will, the two teams of the Bucks and the Hornets were in full swing, and the first four games were tied 2-2, and the tie-break was possible.

After returning to Philadelphia, Chang Wei imposed mandatory control on the players with Brown's permission, and although it was not as perverted as three practices a day, it was not too relaxing. Physical training in the morning, tactical training in the afternoon, training time before breakfast is not required, but after dinner is not allowed to practice on your own, you must ensure a good rest time, in order to be able to implement these fixed rules, Chang Wei even suggested that Brown let all the players stay together, just like a training camp, and the old man agreed.

The players have no opinion on this arrangement, although basically no one has participated in it before, but everyone knows what the concept of the Eastern Conference Finals is, and the two-round sweep has not reduced their vigilance against the Eastern Conference Finals opponent at all. No team can rely on luck to get to this point, and if they despise the opponent's ranking because they are not as high as themselves, then it is likely that they will be unlucky in the end.

While preparing for the Eastern Conference Finals, the 76ers' coaching staff is constantly analyzing possible opponents, and perhaps the players will watch live in front of the TV, but their perspective is relatively superficial. Although the Bucks and Hornets are in full swing right now, almost all members of the coaching staff believe that the Bucks will win in the end, not only because the Bucks are ranked higher than the Hornets, but also because they think the 76ers will have a much higher difficulty in taking the Bucks themselves than the Hornets.

It's a pure offensive team and a team that has a deeper attachment to the three-point shot than the 76ers. This is actually normal, after all, this is the team coached by George Karl, whether it is the memory of the previous life or the experience of this season, Chang Wei clearly knows what kind of head coach Carl is, this is an offensive maniac, keen to score more points than the opponent, in his opinion, defense is not so important, such tactical thinking is also reflected in the tactical system of the Bucks.

The Bucks rely on their shooting touch, which is the main reason why they lost in the next battle of Tianwang Mountain. Ray Allen shot 6-of-18 from the field, including 2-of-8 from three-point range, and although he had 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists, the Bucks still lost the game while shooting below their opponents. So the way to limit this team is very simple, as long as they don't feel hot.

However, it was not something that could be done casually to reduce the overall shooting percentage of the Bucks, and they returned to normal in Game 6. Cassel shot 10-of-16, Robinson shot 11-of-21, and Ray Allen shot 10-of-19, and the three shooters combined to score 85 points, leaving the Hornets, who had four double-doubles in the game, helpless. The Bucks didn't rely so much on three-pointers in this game, but they still killed their opponents with shots, and their true shooting percentage was even close to 60%.

The Bucks forced a 3-3 tie was obviously a bit overwhelming for the Hornets, but they didn't intend to throw in the towel, and they scored double-doubles again with four players in the tie-break, including Byron Davis who scored a game-high 29 points. But Ray Allen and Robinson combined for 57 points, Cassel added 17 points, and Scott Williams, who averaged only 6.1 points per game this season, suddenly exploded with 13 points and eight rebounds to help the Bucks win the tiebreaker 104-95.

The 76ers coaching staff watched all three games in one go, and not only that, but Brown also sent staff to the scene to shoot game footage for everyone to conduct in-depth analysis. Obviously, the strength of the Bucks also makes him a little nervous, although the two sides have played each other in the regular season before, but now it seems that the Bucks have made a lot of progress.

Chang Wei found an interesting thing, to some extent, the Bucks and the 76ers are relatively similar teams, there are many outside scoring points, the centers are blue-collar players, the big forwards can be pulled outside the three-point line to shoot, and the scoring ability of the combination of Iverson, Snow and Lynch is far inferior to Ray Allen, Cassel and Robinson.

If this series is still a matchup, Chang Wei really doesn't have much confidence in the 76ers, unless Brown puts the team's most score-grabbing guys on the court at the beginning, which is the least likely thing for him to do. The only way to beat the Bucks is to limit their shooting on the defensive end, which is perhaps the easiest and most effective way to qualify for the Finals.

Chang Wei has been reluctant to make any suggestions for the team's tactics, and although Brown has asked him to speak more more than once, he has basically been able to keep quiet. But now that it's time for the Eastern Conference Finals, even if it didn't matter before, I can't help but start to nervous about the team's performance. Chang Wei secretly made up his mind that if Brown wanted to consult everyone on the coaching staff, then he would never be a stuffy gourd, and the most important thing was to help the team reach the Finals.