Chapter 309: Before the War

When the playoff standings come out, all the teams start to study their first playoff opponent. The Rockets were no exception, and the old soup was sitting in his office studying the Kings.

Brooks sat on the sand not far from him, Lao Tang looked at the information of the Kings in his hand, looked at Brooks not far away, and smiled: "Scott, the playoffs are about to start, what do you think of our opponents this year." ”

Brooks raised his head, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "That's it, we must be the victorious anyway." ”

Lao Tang was stunned when he heard this, and said, "You are very confident, tell me the source of your confidence." ”

Brooks smiled, "Teacher, is this a test for you?" ”

"Sort of, I'd like to hear what you think." Lao Tang nodded and continued: "It's been two years since I came to the rocket, and I want to see what kind of interpretation you can make to your opponent now. ”

"Alright then, teacher, if what I said is not right, please advise." Brooks understood what Lao Tang meant today, thought for a while, and said what he thought in his heart: "Teacher, the current king can't pose any threat to the rockets, because their lineup is not very neat, and they still have great flaws in their overall strength. If you analyze it in detail, it can be divided into the following points. As he spoke, Brooks took a sip of coffee on the table and continued: "The current king, in the center position, only one Divac can play the top, and the others are basically just decorations on the court, and they basically can't understand Adelman's set." Backdoor tactics, but one Divac can't support the whole game, and Divac is already quite young, especially after a fierce game like the playoffs, they can't support too much time in terms of physical fitness, which is a big disadvantage for the Kings. It's Weber, and it can be said that Weber is now the big forward with the most offensive means in the league, but I always feel that Weber's attack power has not reached the peak, because there are always some factors around him that restrain him, and all Weber is not so difficult to deal with as imagined. ”

After saying these words, Brooks paused, his eyes looked at the old soup, and the old soup who was listening to it with relish, heard Brooks, who was speechless, asked a little strangely: "Scott, why don't you continue, what you said is great, I'm listening." ”

Listening to Lao Tang's question, Brooks took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and said with a smile: "Teacher, I want one, is it okay?" ”

Lao Tang nodded and said, "You are free, what you want to hear now is your next point of view." ”

Brooks quickly lit a cigarette, took a hard puff, and continued, "Then I'll continue, Teacher. Now the King's 'backdoor' tactics are quite demanding on the players, but now the players in Adelman's hands have not met his requirements, and now the Kings' playmaker Williams is a very good point guard, but he is definitely not suitable for the King's current style of play, his current passing is really weird, even his teammates have to cheer up to notice his passing. But Adelman's backdoor tactics don't need such players, he needs a guard like Kidd who is steady, has some offensive power, and can guide the Kings to the maximum attacking power, not a guy who can often wear weird passes like Williams. To be clear, I love watching Williams play, but as a coach, it's too hard to grasp a player like that, and it's even more tiring to be his teammate, because you're always in good spirits, and you don't know when your teammate will deliver the ball to you. In that Deyang's fellow countryman Peja, this kid has a very good projection, but if you add him a follower in the game, I don't think he will have much space basically, and there are still a lot of such players in our team. ”

Lao Tang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, Scott, it seems that you have learned a lot in the rocket during this time, and now you can see the essence of the problem." In fact, now this king, playing good-looking, they haven't really become a strong team, now they look very strong, but they still have a very short line, that is, defense, after the playoffs begin, any team that doesn't talk about defense, will not go too far, you must know that the playoffs are a paradise for defenders. Essentially, the Kings already have a strong foundation, but they still haven't found players who fit their team's style of play, and although they have some, they are still far from complete. However, when they find the right piece of the puzzle for them, the team will surely shine by then. By the way, Scott, what do you expect the Rockets and Kings to be by the big score? ”

"I guess it's 3:o, or 3:1, but it's definitely not going to be 3:2, the king doesn't have that strength yet." Brooks thought for a moment and replied in the affirmative.

"yes, it's similar to what I thought, if these kids really make the game 3:2, then they'll be fine." Saying this, the sneer on the corner of his mouth made Brooks pray in his heart for the players of the Rockets, if you really score 3:2, then even God can't save you.

Brooks, who was secretly praying in his heart, didn't know that the current Rockets players were also praying, praying that the game would start as soon as possible, and that they would teach the Kings a good lesson.

Because, before the game, Jason? Williams said in the media: The Rockets are just a group of lucky people, they beat the Bulls when Michael has gone downhill, and last season's league is also shrinking, they can win in the end is God forbid, if it wasn't for Ewing's injury before the Finals, the final championship may not be anyone. This year, the Rockets are not going to win in the end, because they met the Kings, a team that has beaten them in the regular season, and we will definitely pull the Rockets down this season.

This is the most obvious provocation, in which many smell of conspiracy, and this arrogant statement must have been uttered in order to jump rocket fury.

These players of the Rockets listened to Williams's words, and they were almost angry, even Bodi Loga, Saullius, Da Yao, these kind-hearted players, also had gloomy faces, in their opinion, Jason? Williams is like a gangster, provoking the boss of a gang, and this gang is enough to make this gangster die.

Da Yao said to Olajuwon on the sidelines of the training ground with a gloomy face: "Hakim, you said that when we were playing against the King, how many points should we win against them to make those boys of the King shut up. ”

Olajuwon said with a relaxed expression: "Yao, you are still young, there are many things in this alliance that you can't think of, and they continue to grow in this alliance. Man, in this matter, I already smell the smell of conspiracy, a Williams dares to belittle the Rockets like this, it's not that he hasn't played against the Rockets, it's not that he doesn't know the strength of the Rockets, but why does he say that, that is, the Rockets are putting too much pressure on them, and they also want to create some trouble for the Rockets, you know that the Knicks last year gave a lot of teams a different kind of confidence, and they also wanted to create miracles for the underdogs. ”

Da Yao nodded solemnly and continued to ask: "Then do you think the coach will let us clean up the king." ”

Olajuwon picked up a basketball at his feet, fiddled with it a few times and said: "That's for sure, you don't know, our coach's careful eye, I even suspect now, if we don't sweep the opponent 3:o, we will all die very badly." ”

After hearing these words, Da Yao felt a burst of cold wind behind his head, and when he looked back with cold eyes, his heart trembled, and he didn't know when, Lao Tang had already appeared behind him and Olajuwon, and was squinting at Da Yao and Olajuwang.

It turned out that Lao Tang had just answered a phone call, and after hanging up the phone, he walked to Da Yao and Olajuwang to communicate with them, after all, as interior players, they are still the main force in dealing with a team like the King.

However, after listening to Olajuwon say that he was careful, Lao Tang was full of black lines, and then stood there quietly to see what Olajuwon would say about himself.

After the old soup appeared in the corner of Da Yao's eyes, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and his voice was a little trembling, and Olajuwon said: "Hakim, I don't agree with your statement, I don't think the coach is a cautious person, I think our coach is a kind, generous, and cultivated coach, and has mortal wisdom, in my opinion, they are Washington on the basketball court." ”

"Pull it down, what kindness, generosity, self-cultivation, wisdom? It's barely enough, but it's too far worse than Washington. You don't know, in fact, our Bishop Company is a cautious guy, if anyone offends him, he will definitely find it back at a certain opportunity, or a certain period of time, whether it is the opponent or the player of this team who offends him, anyone provokes him, then you can only be unlucky. Olajuwon still belittled Lao Tang unscrupulously, and Da Yao at this time was already crying without tears, because he already felt that the coach was about to explode.

"Hakim, what are you muttering over there, don't you know it's going to be a playoff game soon? As the captain and the oldest player, do you know how to chat? Now immediately give 3oo medium pitches, and go immediately. Old Tang's roar suddenly rang out as Olajuwon was unsuspected.

Hearing Lao Tang's roar, Olajuwon was shocked at that time, and then immediately set his eyes on Da Yao, looking at Da Yao looking at him helplessly, Olajuwon knew that he was going to be unlucky.

Olajuwon recalled what Da Yao said just now, sighed softly, and whispered to Da Yao: "Man, why don't you make the hint clearer." ”

Da Yao said helplessly: "Hakim, if I say it clearly, I guess I will shoot with you now." ”

Just when Olajuwon was about to say something, Lao Tang's roar sounded again: "Hakim, what are you still grinding, do you want to double your training?" ”

Hearing this, Olajuwon shrank his neck, turned around and smiled at Lao Tang, and hurriedly went to shoot.

And Da Yao, who saw that the situation was not good, also ran to Big Ben's side and went to the card position with Big Ben, and at this time, Lao Tang was like an angry cougar, looking at the players of the Rockets with red eyes.

Seeing that things were not good, the rocket players hurriedly returned to the training ground to continue training, and if anyone provoked Lao Tang at this time, it could only be their own heads.

The Rockets began to train in full swing, and the Kings, who had arrived in Houston at this time, were also doing the final training before the game at the training ground.

On the sidelines, Adelman was facing Jason? Williams spat at this, and then lay down Adelman and yelled loudly: "Are you crazy, I asked you to add some blockage to the Rockets, so that they can't concentrate on the game in the game, not for you to marry provocatively, I can assure you now, now the Rockets thugs are ready to tear us apart, you know?" ”

Williams stood there very aggrieved and said to Adelman: "Coach, I am exactly what you think, is it just to add some trouble to them?" I think the effect is very good now, I believe they will definitely lose their minds in the game against us, and with our **, let their players lose control, and we have hope of winning the game. ”

Looking at himself, a kid with a somewhat low emotional intelligence, Adelman was basically speechless.

Adelman said with a headache, "Okay, boy, you'll know what you did, you can train me now." ”

After saying that, he waved his hand and asked Williams to go to training, and Williams was also reluctant to train with his teammates, just when Adelman had a headache about how the Rockets would repair the King.

A voice behind him said, "Coach, is there anything upset?" ”

As soon as Adelman turned around, he saw Weber, the core of his team, fiddling with the basketball in his hand and passing it to his field of vision, Weber's talent is undoubted, in Adelman's view, Weber is the most perfect player with a combination of technique and body, and that kind of unique aura of playing also makes Weber the top power forward in the league.

Looking at his beloved disciple, Adelman said helplessly: "It's not because, Jason said in the media, I can now guarantee that the Rocket's gang of boys have begun to sharpen their knives and are ready to slaughter us." With their character, they will definitely make us die very ugly. ”

Hearing this, Webber smiled and said casually: "Coach, don't be so pessimistic, the game hasn't been played after all, if you lose confidence like this, then can we still play?" We surrendered outright. The game is a win and a loss, we may not lose, the Rockets may not win, basketball is round. ”

Webber comforted his head coach, he knew his mentor, the helplessness after meeting the Rockets, although the Kings defeated the Rockets in the regular season, but the regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are two concepts.

Listening to Weber's words of comfort, Adelman knew what he meant by his beloved apprentice, and smiled bitterly: "Thank you, Chris, I know the current situation of the king, in terms of overall strength, the king is much weaker than the rocket, at the beginning I wanted Jason that kid to say something arrogant and give the rocket a little blockage." What I didn't expect was that Jason was a direct provocation, and I can now imagine the Rockets players being furious, they have too many players who can rely on their own power to change the overall situation, and I even know that they have prepared a 3:o sweeping broom for us. Now the strength of the Rockets is simply not something we can resist, and once we get into the rhythm of the opponent, then it is normal for the Kings to lose. ”

Webber was silent for a while and said: "The Rockets are too strong, if the Kings want to really compete with the strongest teams in the West, the Kings must strengthen the strength of the team next season, otherwise we can only linger in the playoffs, and the Kings will never be the strongest in the league." ”

"yes, you're right, Chris, and now the rockets are growing little by little. In fact, through a few years of observation, my current Rockets have also grown up step by step, the level of the Rockets boss's selection is really very high, in the drafts of the past few years, they can become talents every year, look at the Garnett they selected, Ray? The addition of Allen, Bodi Loga and others has made the Rockets very powerful. And most of the players who left the Rockets have made a name for themselves in the league, such as Big Bus, Malik? Rose, Crohill and others have all made their mark on their respective teams, and I'm really envious. Adelman, who was sitting in the chair, said with infinite emotion.

Looking at the somewhat decadent Adelman, Weber didn't know what to say for a while, the two stayed there silently, and finally Weber broke the deadlock: "Coach, I believe that the king will definitely become a strong team in the league under your leadership, I can assure you of this." ”

Adelman looked at Webb with great admiration and said, "Chris, I believe in this too, but now your task is to practice, practice, practice, until one day we can beat the Rockets with dignity." ”

After speaking, the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. Because both of them felt each other's unyielding fighting spirit from each other's eyeshadows.

The reloaded Rockets and the high-spirited Kings are preparing for a deathmatch in the first round of the playoffs, and all the players on both sides are ready for it. The big war is imminent.