Chapter 151: The Battle Horn
With the conclusion of the Western Conference semifinals, two teams that have advanced have been produced.
The one that advanced was an undefeated Rockets in the first two rounds, and the other was the San Antonio Spurs who had fought for life and death to get to where they are now.
The civil war between the two Texas teams has attracted a lot of media attention.
In everyone's opinion, there is no suspense in this Western Conference Finals.
The Rockets, who have beaten the Spurs several times in the regular season, have already won the series ahead of schedule.
The Rockets players also had this idea, and after taking a full view of the players' thoughts, Lao Tang didn't say anything.
This made Tiger a little strange, and said to Lao Tang in private: "Rudy, this kind of thinking in the team is very dangerous now, why don't you remind it." ”
Lao Tang waved his hand and said, "Boss, it's better for them to experience such a thing by themselves, or should I go and tell them." ”
Tiger also smiled when he heard this, and said, "Hehe, you're so bad, Rudy, but it's good to let these boys experience the sea for themselves." But don't go too far, it's not good if your confidence is hit. ”
Lao Tang nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss, I know it myself." ”
Tiger also nodded, not making a sound.
The current Rockets have indeed bred such a mentality, arrogance, which even veteran players like Olajuwon and Drexler have not noticed.
And the opponent of the rocket is the spurs that fought to the death after two rounds of life-and-death struggle, and the spurs are brewing a killing machine at this time.
Before the game against the Rockets, the Spurs held a pre-game meeting, and Vic looked at his players in the big conference room and said in a very slow business: "Do you know our opponents? ”
The Spurs nodded, and Vicky continued: "Then are you confident of beating your opponents?" ”
Everyone hesitated for a moment, and then everyone nodded.
Seeing the reaction of the Spurs crowd, Vicky sighed and said: "If you only have such thoughts, then everyone can go out, because a team without confidence has no way to defeat the opponent." ”
The Spurs were silent, and there was silence for about a minute, and Vicky continued: "Guys, why don't you go out, take a good rest, and then wait to go to the home court of the Rockets and be slaughtered by others, what are you still doing here." ”
After saying these words, Vicky just looked at the Spurs players.
The Spurs continued to be silent, and Vicky slowly accentuated his tone and said: "Why, what else do you think, well, you still have ideas, but you don't even have confidence, what else can you do." ”
The Spurs players were overwhelmed by the powerful aura of ** Vic.
Finally, someone couldn't help it, stood up, and said: "Coach, we also want to defeat the opponent, but the strength of the rocket is really strong, even if we are confident, but we are still a lot worse in terms of strength." ”
** Vicky looked up and saw that it was his team's leading defender 'Little General' Johnson.
** Vicky said lightly: "You don't even have confidence, how can I lead you to defeat the opponent, after all, it was not me who played." I have a lot of tactics and ideas in my mind that can help you defeat your opponents, but you don't have confidence in yourself, and my thoughts are in vain. I now ask you one last time, do you have faith? ”
At this time, the Spurs players have already given the indifference to **vic, which has aroused the anger in their hearts.
The Spurs shouted, "Yes." ”
Looking at the Spurs players who have been aroused to fight, he said: "It's pretty much the same, you remember that the biggest enemy on the court is not your opponent, but yourself, and the first to beat you in the game is yourself, and now I hope you can remember what I explained to you today, and then you can learn and use it on the court, so that you can have a chance to defeat your opponent." ”
The Spurs still nodded silently, but the will and belief conveyed from their eyes were already very strong.
Vicky pointed to the big screen in the conference room and said, "Okay, now let's get to know these players of the Rockets again, although you are already familiar with them, let's look at their strengths and weaknesses again." ”
** Vicky waved, the curtains of the conference room were closed, the projector opened, and the details of the Rockets players began to be played.
"Hakim? Olajuwon, position: center, age: 35 years old, strengths: sharp offense, excellent skills under the basket, arguably one of the best centers in the 90s, disadvantages: with age, physical function aging, there is a deterioration in strength and footwork, but as one of the top 50 superstars, he is still extremely lethal. "** Vicky finished introducing Olajuwon's information to David? Robinson said, "David, in this series, Hakim is in your hands, and I'm sure you can deal with him. ”
David? Robinson nodded solemnly.
"Kevin? Garnett, position: power forward, age 22, strengths: height, long arms, excellent jumping, huge threat from mid-range and under the basket, especially his straight arm and backward shooting, almost no solution. Disadvantages: The desire to score is not strong, it has great power in defense, and it is slightly lacking in individual offensive ability. Tim, this kid is your opponent, I think you should know how good he is, find a way to contain him, although he is a little lacking in offense, but that's only relative, once he gets close to the basket, his lethality is very amazing. Vicky said to the daze.
Dull just whispered, "Understood." And then, there was silence.
Vicky nodded, he knew what this disciple of his own was like, and didn't care about him, and then continued: "Robert? Horry, position: small forward, age: 28 years old, advantages: has the height of a big forward in the position of small forward, has an accurate three-point hand, especially the three-point shot at critical moments, has a big heart, disadvantages: average rebounding ability, not very good at defense in the face of low-post strongmen. Charles, I know you're old rivals, and I think you have a lot to do with him. With that, he glanced at Barkley.
Barkley understood, then nodded heavily and said, "No problem." ”
"Clyde? Drexler, Position: Shooting Guard, Age: 36 years old, Strengths: Skillful, experienced, has a variety of ways to attack opponents' baskets, Weaknesses: Older, injured, unable to withstand continuous high-intensity games. Negro, I know what you're thinking, Clyde is too old, don't be afraid of anything, as long as he plays, you follow him for me. ** Vicky looked at Negro and said, Negro, who was named, could only nod helplessly, and thought to himself in his heart: Although Drexler is old, the sudden outburst is still enough to bear.
"Mark? Jackson, position: point guard, age: 33 years old, advantages: good passing awareness, back play ability, a certain amount of lethality outside the three-point line, disadvantages: slow speed, when meeting speed guards, often blown up. Avery Avery's an old rival and you should know how to do it. ** Vicky said with a wave of his hand.
'Little General' Johnson nodded and said nothing.
"Their main team is finished, I'm talking about a few of their main bench players, I can only say that the strength of the Rockets is really very strong now, and several of their main bench players are almost All-Star level, let's take a look. Deyang? Bodi Roga, former Yugoslav, age: 25 years old, this person can be said to be fully capable of becoming the main player of the Rockets, but the head coach of the Rockets let him come off the bench, and this person is still this year's All-Star player, I estimate that Mark will give way to this European next year, this person can suddenly pass and shoot, the ability is very comprehensive, and he has height, can swing in the position of point guard, point guard and small forward, the strategic significance is very significant, some people have called him and Kevin? Garnett and Ray? Allen is the future triumvirate of the Rockets. Next is Ray? Allen, this and the kid can be said to be a rare pure scoring guard in recent years, his ability to run off the ball is very outstanding, with the cooperation of teammates, as long as there is a trace of space, he can kill the opponent, this is definitely the new generation of killers in the league, everyone must be careful after he plays, he must not be marked by no one around him. Do you understand?" Vicky glanced around at the Spurs.
Everyone at Spurs nodded yes.
**Vicky waved and the projector continued.
"Next, Ben? Wallace, the guy the Rockets call Big Ben, has amazing potential, his height and weight are not great, but his bounce and power are second to none in the league, hehe, it's hard to find someone who can wrestle with O'Neal's kid. But the disadvantage of this person is also obvious, that is, the lack of attack power, as long as he leaves the basket, then his threat will be greatly reduced, so after he is on the court, you must control his attack area and minimize his threat. The next one is the Chinese, I can only say that the threat of this big man is still very large, his attack area is much farther than Ben, there is a threat under the basket, and he can also shoot, such a player can only be a substitute in the rocket, if in some other teams, this person must be a starting center, the disadvantage of this kid is that the foot movement is relatively slow, the bounce is also average, or can be restricted. The next one is also a European, the Lithuanian Saulus, I don't know how many good players the owner of the Rockets is looking for there, this European is very different from other Europeans, this person has strength, defense, fighting aggressively and fiercely, not at all those European players in our impression, this person is very different, and his three-point shot and mid-range shooting are very accurate, as well as a one-handed pass, and can also swing in three positions in the backcourt, really a rare role player. And then Malik? Rose, this kid, although his height is average, but the basic skills of the inside line are very solid, and he plays conscientiously, it can be said that he is a very rare substitute player, and he can play an effective role on the court, such a player is very rare. And finally Antonio? Daniels is a defensive playmaker, although the offense is average, but the defense and organization are still very good, I think Tim should know him very well, okay, I've made a brief description of the players of the Rockets, you also have points in mind, and now I'm going to start using all the tactics we have in this series. ”
Waving the staff to continue the projector work.
In the following time, Vicky's players at the Spurs talked about the key tactics and methods of the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
Under the deep voice of ** Vicky, the sound of a horn was faintly heard.
The Spurs have sounded their battle horn, and the battle to the death is about to begin.
(To be continued)