Chen Mu, for the first time in his career, failed to fulfill his promise. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"If you say sweep, you will sweep, if you say that you will hit the championship, you will win the ring, if you say that you want to become MVP, you will get MVP, and if you want to compete for DPOY, you will include DPOY in your bag......"

About half an hour after the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers game ended.

The cyberspace of the United States, and indeed the world, has been blown up.

"Since entering the alliance, Chen has been well-known for his 'walking the talk'. At halftime of today's game, Chen came to Vajovia's medical room and said a 'win' oath to Stephen Curry, who was accidentally injured. However, more than an hour later, the game ended, and Chen actually broke his promise. ”

On Twitter, Adrian Wojnarowski, a well-known journalist and Yahoo Sports' top basketball informant, tweeted an episode behind the classic battle with his informant all over the United States.

Wojnarowski is known as the god of WOJ. Although Yahoo Sports, where he works, is not a small presence in the basketball press world, and it is on an equal footing with other large sports media. But because of this god, Yahoo Sports' reports on the league's insiders, trades, drafts, and other hidden content are always the most timely and accurate.

Since coming to Yahoo Sports in 2007, WOJ has used his amazing connections to bring inside information to fans. From the intention of the giant team to the lace news inside and outside the field, as long as it is the content of WOJ's revelations, there is almost no mistake.

This time, after the game, everyone's attention was focused on "the Sacramento Kings created a super upset with a weak victory", and "the hairstyle brother broke the record by hitting the whole court alone", and the losing Philadelphia 76ers did not get too much attention.

It's clear to everyone that Philadelphia is far above the Kings in terms of team quality. The victory in this game is a great opportunity for the Kings to raise their eyebrows and puff up. And for the Philadelphia 76ers, it's just a small rollover on the way forward.

After all, in terms of today's record comparison, Philadelphia still tops the league with 27 wins and 6 losses. Even if the Kings add this victory, they are only 9-22, and if you simply convert, you can't even reach a three-percent win rate, and it is almost impossible to enter the playoffs with such a record.

The goals of the two teams are different, the positioning is different, and the meaning of winning and losing this game is completely different.

What if Philadelphia loses? The playoffs are certain, and even in the East, there are only a few teams that can have the strength to bring some trouble to Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference Finals.

And the king is different, although he is known as the "killer of the giants", he brings one or two upsets to everyone from time to time. But like the Bobcats in previous years, people will pay attention to how much strength they can play against strong teams, what kind of game they play, but they will not have the luxury of hoping that they can show off in a playoff-level game.

Losing is losing, no matter how strong Chen Mu is, no matter how strong Philadelphia is, it is just a team. As long as it's an athlete, as long as it's a team, there will be ups and downs. It is inevitable that men will come to such a "big aunt" once or twice, and the change of victory and defeat is no more common.

Yes, Chen Mu never breaks his word and does what he says, but what if he fails this time? is as strong as Jordan, and it was only after seven years of itching that he touched that damn gold cup, and the mouth cannon king such as Larry Bird also failed to install a fork and was sprayed in the face.

If you lose, you lose, it's not a big deal!

"Inside Philadelphia, we didn't take the defeat itself too seriously. But when I looked back at the video after the game, everyone from the players to the coaching staff was very worried about one thing. ”

WOJ's Twitter message, as long as it is posted on weekdays, will immediately get a large number of retweets. But this time, the number of retweets has plummeted, and people don't seem to pay much attention to whether there is a problem in Philadelphia.

After all, this is a team with an absolute core, with the first person in the league to sit in charge, the two strongest people on the inside are Chinese, and the atmosphere in Philadelphia is notoriously good, and it is impossible to change anything if you lose a game.

But as an ace reporter, the WOJ god has seen more things.

According to sources, there is considerable concern within Philadelphia about whether the loss despite the team's near-perfect performance in all aspects proves that the team's roster is not thick enough to deal with sudden injuries this season. After Stephen Curry's injury, Philadelphia's perimeter defense completely collapsed. The Kings' backcourt combination of this level can set a record on Philadelphia, and if it encounters a super strong team like the Heat, Philadelphia may suffer a lot in the depth of the backcourt. ”

What the WOJ god said is true, and these problems do exist, but the confidence of Philadelphia fans in Chen Mu is unprecedented. After all, since Chen Mu entered Philadelphia, the team has been growing and has never dropped the chain at a critical moment. Even in the 2006 season, when the team lost Iverson and the team's strength declined sharply, Chen Mu survived the team and broke into the playoffs.

But many neutral fans have a faint trace of worry.

"Assemble, assemble!"

About a month later, the Sacramento Kings, the center of the team.

"Come here, come here! Put the ball in your hand first! ”

Westpal stood on the sidelines of the pitch and beckoned the players to come forward. As the day's practice drew to a close, the players ran to the manager one by one, wiping their sweat and waiting for the manager's instructions while calming their breath.

"There are a few things to announce today, everyone must pay attention, don't spread these news for the time being, it's just an internal decision of the team, and no written document has been formed!"

Westfaal's expression was a little complicated, and when he looked around, the big guys had arrived, and he wanted to say the notice directly, but the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and he seemed to be a little speechless.

It's cruel......!

On the side, Carlil, the offensive assistant coach who had served the Kings for many years, shook his head slightly, sighed, couldn't bear to look at the next scene, turned around and walked away.

"As I've mentioned before, the team has a plan to make some trade changes before the trade deadline. But so far, it doesn't seem to be going too well. ”

The players were stunned when they heard this, you look at me, I look at you, and from the eyes of their teammates, they all saw a trace of horror.

Especially the marginal players, they were even more nervous, and some even made a prayer gesture behind their backs with their hands behind their backs, chanting all the gods and Buddhas whose names they knew, hoping that they could hand over good luck.

Every year in the middle of the season, around the trade deadline, around the time of the All-Star break, most NBA teams make some changes to their rosters.

Teams that aspire to win a championship or make some waves in the playoffs will take advantage of this time to make trades in an attempt to bring some practical puzzle pieces to the team, or even star players, to strengthen the team.

And teams with little pursuit, such as the Sacramento Kings, will take advantage of this time when the price is at its highest, sell the stars of the team in exchange for future chips - draft picks, young players, etc., or make some cuts to the roster to reduce the team's salary burden.

The Kings have a healthy salary this year, with no star players on the team, and most of the main players are still in their rookie years, on low-cost contracts at the level of child labor. The older players have not signed too big contracts, and the highest salary, Dalem Porter, is only about 10 million a year, which is not too much of a burden.

But just because there's no salary pressure doesn't mean the team is healthy. After half a season of use and running-in, if some players have proven to be incompatible with the team and cannot integrate into the team system, this is the best time to cut players.

The reason is very simple, at this time, the season has just passed the halfway point, and the team should have run in almost the run-in, and at this time it has not been able to integrate into the team, which can only prove that the two sides cannot get along. Instead of holding on and not breaking up, it is better to turn the long pain into a short pain, and it is better to combine it as soon as possible.

"I'm going to lay off people?!"

Gu Yu was excited, looked at Cousins beside him and said, "Damn, you played too badly, cousin, the team doesn't want you!" ”

"Cousin, I'm not that bad, am I......"

Cousin is wronged......

"Ahem...... Don't make a fuss, little ghost......"

Gu Yu's words caused the players to laugh out loud, everyone knew that Cousins was not for sale of the team, and it was impossible to make a move at this time. Gu Yu was obviously joking, wanting to liven up the atmosphere.

It works well.

Westphaal was scolding Gu Yu on his lips, but he praised Gu Yu in his heart.

At this time of the year, as a manager, it is always the biggest headache for Westphar to announce personnel changes on behalf of the team. Many teams will ask managers or management to do this, after all, it is a bit cruel to announce this kind of news in public, and no one wants to do this kind of dirty work.

But Westphal is a very old-school coach, and he has always believed that once he has become a coach, no matter what the team's record is or what his relationship with the players is, he can't back down at this time and leave the problem to someone else.

If the coach of the team himself does not have this responsibility, how can he teach the players to have confidence in the team and play hard?

"That's ......"

Seeing that the players were amused by Gu Yu's joke, and the atmosphere eased a little, Westphaal thought about it again and again, and said: "Everyone knows that our goal this season is to train the team, exercise everyone's ability, and prepare for the future. The management can only say that we have achieved so far, 'okay'. ”

"But now more than half a season has passed, and after deliberations, the team has decided to make some personnel changes. Next ......"

Westphal's eyes swept across the nervous players.

“…… I'll just announce the changes in the team. ”

The cruelest moment came.