Chapter 13: A Bad Start

At the beginning of the game, the Warriors strictly implemented the tactics according to Richard's requirements, while the opponent Grizzlies were all kinds of random attacks, as soon as the game opened, Antoine Jamison made two consecutive mid-range shots through the single-block singles tactics set by Richard, and hit both times, showing good condition.

As a result, the Warriors opened with a 4-0 lead, and it seemed that the game was slowly developing in the direction of the Warriors' victory.

ESPN commentators Stuart Scott and Doon Cousinwell, who were commentators on the game from the sidelines, began to discuss the Warriors' first two offenses and the Warriors' new head coach.

"The Warriors did a great job on these two offenses, they played a very good pick-and-roll offense, and maybe their boss coach really has some skills." When Stuart Scott saw Jamison hit the second shot with a pick-and-roll, he praised the Warriors' offense.

And Doon Coswell has been the on-site commentator of the Oakland Arena before, so he knows the Warriors' tactics and playing style very well, when he saw the Warriors actually play two beautiful blocking and dismantling attacks, he was stunned for a moment, and then heard Stuart Scott's praise of the Warriors' tactics, he reacted and expressed his opinion: "Maybe, these two offenses, the Warriors played really well, but we can't assert whether Richard Cohan is really capable of leading the Warriors to win, after all, you know, Richard Cohan was just a 26-year-old! And he's also a Chinese-mixed race! I don't think he knows anything about basketball! ”

Dunn Coswell made no secret of his disapproval of Richard, and even had a hint of racism in his words, Stuart Scott hurriedly interrupted him, but the fans at the scene were very booed, and they made a very loud boo when Richard got up to direct the team's defense, and was obviously very dissatisfied with Richard, the owner who wanted to be a part-time head coach.

"Get out of the dugout!"

"Fuck off! Richard Cohan! Warriors are not your plaything! ”

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The scolding was loud, and Richard naturally heard some of it, and with a cold face, he sat back on the bench after directing a failed defense.

"Mr. Cohan, are you alright?" Del Nigro, who is now also the team's assistant coach, looked at Richard, who had a cold face, and asked with some concern.

Richard replied with a smile: "It's okay." ”

Is Richard really okay? Judging from his expression, it was obvious that something was wrong, and the reaction of the fans surprised Richard, but after hearing Doon Cosswell's commentary just now, Richard knew that this was a misunderstanding of him by Warriors fans, and Richard never wanted to admit that he was treating the Warriors as a plaything, at least in terms of his ability to be a head coach, Richard did better than Del Nigro, or even better than Dave Cowens, right?

Richard was lost in the stormy swearing and boos behind him, although Richard understood what these swearing and boos were all about, but Richard just couldn't calm down, in fact, it would be difficult for anyone in this environment to find their original heart.

Del Nigro looked at Richard worriedly, and the situation on the Warriors court was not as smooth as it was at the beginning......

After the two teams didn't score two consecutive offenses, the Grizzlies got the ball, they didn't score a point, on the court, they did act like a bad team, messing around, but their messy offense finally scored, the same scoring guard cameo as a small forward, Grizzlies' Brian Reaves easily rushed into the interior in the face of Larry Hughes' defense, completed a layup, and scored the Grizzlies' first point of the game.

Then, Michael Reed and Antoine Jamison completed a hand-to-hand cooperation, but the open shot directly outside the three-point line was not able to be shot.

The basketball bounced high, and was grabbed by Grantron, who jumped high, and launched a fast break with a long throw.

The Grizzlies' offense is still so chaotic, but Grant Lang's fast break just poked the Warriors' sore spot, and the frontcourt formed a 3-on-2 in an instant, in the face of Bob Sula and Michael Reed's retreat, Grizzlies' point guard Mike Bibby actually did not choose to rush into the interior, but when Bob Sula and Michael Reed frantically retreated to the direction of the rebound, he shot directly outside the three-point line!

Swish! A three-pointer! A low "Three" rang out from the Oakland Arena, 5:4! Grizzlies overtake the score!

Then, the Warriors continued to insist on Richard's request, they continued to play with fast shots after blocking and pick-and-roll, and Michael Reed had missed two consecutive shots, so the Grizzlies chose to abandon Michael Reed again after the Warriors played hand-to-hand cooperation again, and defended Antoine Jamison, who hit two shots in the opening game.

So, Michael Reed made another three-point shot, and with a bang, he hit the iron again, and missed three consecutive shots.

Michael Reed missed three consecutive shots, this was only a three-point shooter at the end of the bench in the Bucks, but after arriving with the Warriors, he has a tendency to become the main offensive player, is this the change that the owner and head coach of the Warriors brought to this team? Maybe I'd say it's a really good way to mess up. Doon Coswell teased the Warriors' shooting options for these attacks, and just as he teased, the Grizzlies hit again, and Mike Bibby hit another three-pointer against Bob Sula's defense as if he had a shot.

At 8:4, the Grizzlies seem to have a tendency to continue to widen the difference.

And Richard still didn't react off the field, or he was still in a state of confusion, still lost in the boos and curses of the fans.

Richard didn't make adjustments, and the Warriors naturally stuck to their style of play, but there were still corresponding adaptations, and Michael Reed, who couldn't make three consecutive shots, chose not to shoot anymore after being released again, but to take the ball and rush into the three-point line. This is the style of play that Richard mentioned when explaining this set of blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, that is, when the vacant opportunities are not very good, you can take the ball and dribble the ball into the penalty area, so as to further stretch the opponent's defensive space.

And now, Michael Reed, who has not scored three points in a row, has to make such a choice.

The Grizzlies' big forward is Abdul Rahim, when he found Michael Reed breaking through the restricted area, he chose to wave his teammates on the other side to help defend, after all, he is a big man, and his speed is much slower than Michael Reed, so when Brian Reeves rushed towards Michael Reed, there was an empty space in the bottom corner, and the Warriors player who appeared there was Larry Hughes.

Michael Reid never felt Larry Hughes's strangeness to him, and he passed the ball without hesitation!

Larry Hughes received the ball, and he actually chose to shoot directly with three points!

If it was according to Richard's tactical arrangement, Larry Hughes should have taken the ball and continued to dribble a few steps towards the three-point line, find his range before shooting, but Larry Hughes actually chose to shoot directly! Apparently he's angry!

However, no one on or off the court realized that Larry Hughes was gambling, and when the three-point shot didn't even touch the frame, only the game's commentator Stuart Scott said: "The Warriors are in too much of a hurry, Larry Hughes's front is completely empty, he should choose to dribble a few steps inside, so that this offense is likely to succeed, after all, the Warriors have a chance." ”

Richard still didn't find anything wrong, he still didn't make adjustments, and the Grizzlies were playing more and more easily, although they were playing away from home, and the game was very chaotic, but Mike Bibby's state was really good in this game, plus Larry Hughes had some problems on the Warriors' side, he was distracted on the defensive end, allowing Brian Reaves to get a lot of easy scoring opportunities.

As a result, the Grizzlies continued to extend their lead, and Richard was unaware of it, and it wasn't until the Oakland Arena booed again that Richard woke up from his confusion.

Looking up, the score on the court had become 16:7, the Grizzlies scored 16 points, and the Warriors only scored 7 points, Richard suddenly sighed in his heart.

The big screen at the top of the center of the arena was replaying the moment of the previous goal, and that was the reason for the fans to boo, Mike Bibby assisted Brian Reeves to complete a violent dunk. The celebration drew displeasure from Warriors fans.

Looking at the grizzly bears with high morale on the court, on the other side are the contrasting warriors, the warriors will hang their heads and their morale is extremely low.

Richard blamed himself, he actually got distracted in the game! Although it was because of the swearing and boos of the fans that affected his mentality, Richard still couldn't help but review, this time he really cared too much about the opinions of the fans, Richard hurriedly called a timeout, the team was behind by 9 points, the game only started 4 minutes, and it was still too late, but adjustments had to be made.

Richard first flipped through the technical statistics, Michael Reed's 0-of-5 shooting percentage was quite dazzling, and Larry Hughes was not much better, Bryan Reeves, who was 1-of-3 and opposite him at the same time, scored 9 points on 4-of-4 shooting, maybe it was time to make a substitution.

Substitutions, Richard quickly replaced Michael Reed with Raff Alston and Larry Hughes with Devin George, and the team switched to a dual-point guard tactic, with Raff Alston as the main ball carrier, hoping to achieve a more fluid offensive coordination through the passing cooperation of the two point guards.

But what Richard didn't know was that as a rookie head coach, he made a mistake again, he didn't pay attention to Larry Hughes' mentality from the beginning, and now he replaced Larry Hughes in just 4 minutes of the opening game, so it can be said that Richard has completely offended Larry Hughes!

If it is an experienced coach, in this case, it is obvious that he will not easily replace two players, because the new players need to find their touch, and they may miss several shots in a row, so in contrast, it is obvious that the players who started the game should be believed, even if they have missed several shots before.

Unless Richard is going to break the jar and fall, the right thing for Richard should be to replace a player to change the situation on the court, and then help another player who is not in good shape on the court to find the reason and adjust, this is what he should do, so Richard's experience has led to his adjustment mistakes, and the situation of the Warriors on the court is getting worse and worse.

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