Chapter 136: Preseason Winning Streak
After the physical test, Nelson was quite satisfied with everyone's physical test data, at least there were no lazy guys in the team in the summer.
After the inherent training, Nelson and several assistant coaches were talking to each other.
Nelson touched his chin thoughtfully, looked at the two assistant coaches, and asked, "How do you think we should arrange the starting lineup?" ”
Neither assistant coach is a tactical coach, but the more experienced Kev Smart said: "I think we should have George and O'Neal paired with Jamal, Stephen and a scoring interior lineman. ”
Nelson looked at the court, where Jamal Crawford was working on dribbling with Richie, who had proven at the Olympics that he hadn't wasted his summer time.
But then Nelson frowned, and it was clear that Smart's suggestion didn't impress Nelson.
At this time, Matt Stemmets, who had not spoken, spoke. Matt is Nelson's royal assistant coach, who has followed Nelson since he was a Maverick, and can be said to be the true biography of Nelson, although the level is not enough to reach the level of a head coach, but he has a different view of the Warriors.
'I think Jamal should be used as a substitute, and last season Jamal was extremely effective as a substitute, so this season should not be bad.
Nelson nodded, but Smart retorted: "Jamal plays the bench, so who plays the main point guard?" Sean? ”
After glancing at Nelson's face, Matt said, "Kyle Lowry! ”
"Him?" Smart frowned and didn't say a word, he felt like he was being tricked by Matt's scheming.
The old Nelson looked at Kyle Lowry on the court, Kyle Lowry's data is good, extremely balanced, breakthroughs and assists are excellent, but Kyle Lowry's three-point shooting rate is less than 30 percent, which will make Nelson's tactics somewhat limited.
The pimple on Nelson's eyebrows was wrinkled for about three minutes, and when he saw Li Zhi walking over, Nelson's frowning brows instantly relaxed.
Or I'm too greedy, although O'Neill came this season, O'Neill is already old, and it's still a bit unrealistic to really reproduce the OK combination.
Nelson untied the knot, and the real peak of the warriors is in the future, in this Chinese who is coming.
"Coach, let's have a fight and see what you have to offer!" Li Zhi said with a smile.
Nelson nodded, feeling that Li Zhi was his little lucky star, and playing a training match was indeed a powerful way to solve the current problem.
However, when it came to grouping, Nelson hesitated for a long time, and in the end, the results of the grouping came out.
Red: Richie, O'Neal, Barnes, Jackson, Kyle Lowry.
Blue: Crawford, Nick Young, Corry Maggetty, Milicic, Jordan Jr.
The difference in strength between the two sides is too large, and the players of the blue group sighed, and the simple uncle Jordan Jr. was blown up by O'Neal except for grabbing rebounds.
The reason why Jordan Jr. was not blown up was because Milicic in the blue group was extremely embarrassed by O'Neal's defense, and this guy didn't pass the ball, he picked up the ball and did it himself.
And O'Neill, who saw Milicic's cold face, naturally turned on his full firepower and let Milicic strike the iron over and over again.
Li Zhi tried his best to break through, Jordan Jr. and Milicic went in a good combination, both offensive and defensive, but they were opposite the stronger O'Neal and Barnes, who had excellent defense.
To Li Zhi's surprise, Kyle Lowry, the small steel cannon training match was extremely hard, as if to prove that he was right to be in a group with Li Zhi and O'Neal, and he was very aggressive in defense and offense.
Yang Shaoxia, who was pinned on by Li Zhi, was a little miserable by the old cannon Stephen Jackson, Jackson didn't save face for Yang Shaoxia, and he came up with a real knife and a real gun.
After this training match, Nelson probably had a clear understanding of the strength of the players in the team, and finally decided on the starting combination of Kyle Lowry, Stephen Jackson, Rich, Milicic and O'Neal. This made the handsome European guy Milicic, who has always been quite cold, secretly moved.
And what no one noticed was that Shaun Livingston, who had been on the bench between the two groups, worked particularly hard during the seven-day training session.
The preseason of the new season is just around the corner, and the Warriors have games on the first day of preseason.
The Warriors' first preseason opponent is the New Orleans Hornets, and under Paul's leadership, the future of the Hornets is generally optimistic, last season the Hornets 56-26 ranked second in the West, and in the playoffs Western Conference semifinals against the old defending champion Spurs for seven games, many experts have seen the Hornets as the favorite to win the championship this season.
This summer, the Hornets added to the list with the acquisition of Peja Stojakovic, who moved to the Kings and Pacers last season and settled in New Orleans this year.
Last season, Peja averaged 17.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, and the strength of the former All-Star is still seven or eight percent.
Coupled with the original Paul, Dawei West, and Tyson Chandler, the Hornets should build on the original.
But in the first game of the preseason on October 6, Nelson Sr. came up and gave the Hornets a big stick.
The Warriors played all the time, 8 people scored double-doubles, Li Zhi, Jackson, Crawford and other main players were forced to play for 30 minutes, Li Zhi hit 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists of the terrifying data, and the fans at the Hornets home court scolded Nelson as "hooligan".
But in the next game against the Trail Blazers, the old Nelson changed a style of play, O'Neal, who only played 10 minutes in the last game, was pressed on the court and played 28 minutes, and Li Zhi, who also played 28 minutes, O'Neal cut 23 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, and Li Zhi 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
There is also a small episode in this battle, the old opponent Fernandez in the Olympics officially entered the NBA this year, and competed with Li Zhi in the whole game, although this guy played 36 minutes, far longer than Li Zhi, but only 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and the reason is that there is no unlimited firing right like Li Zhi.
This made Fernandez very helpless, and vowed to give Li Zhi some color before meeting Li Zhi next time. Also, the fat man O'Neill on the other side actually said that he was a "sissy"!
After two preseason wins, the elder Nelson seemed to have completed his experiment, and then continued to try various rotations, Milicic, Kyle Lowry, Crawford and even Nick Young were all started by Nelson, and Milicic, nicknamed "Golden Retriever" by the whole team, performed particularly well, playing 36 minutes against overseas team Liduhe on October 12, scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.
But there's one thing Nelson doesn't like, he doesn't like passing.