Chapter 471: The Great God's Secret Identity
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"Larry, do you think Coach Z's tactics are too conservative in this game"
In the stands of the North Shore Garden, the Celtics fans are shouting excitedly, this game is not exciting compared to the previous Celtics games, and it can even be said to be a little ugly, the rhythm of the game on both sides can't be fast, the two teams are driving slowly like two classic cars, but this game is a game that can also make Celtics fans excited, because the current situation shows that the Boston Celtics are currently in control of the absolute initiative on the court, The Washington Wizards, who are now playing on the road, are completely underdog in terms of scores.
Looking at the Celtics fans surrounding him, Michaels, the ABC commentator in the media commentary box in the fan stands, also sighed a little to his partner beside him, and now the general manager and head coach of the Pacers, former Celtics legend Larry Bird asked, in the opinion of this commentator, this game is not a typical game of Coach Z, Coach Z is an attack-hungry coach, this is a coach who thinks about offense all the time, In the former Vic Forest, the Timberwolves, his team would never miss as long as there was a slight offensive opportunity, and when the Timberwolves were young, the 'Minnesota Hurry Up' that this guy made did not even let go of the opportunity to jump the ball at the beginning of the game.
However, in this game, Coach Z's side missed a lot of opportunities to launch easy counter-attacks, and it was clear that the manager was controlling the tempo of the game. Slowing down the pace of the game, although Coach Z was able to control the Wizards' running and shooting very well. But it is inevitably suspicious of conservatism, in the opinion of the ABC commentator. Coach Z should play against the Wizards now, and then beat the Wizards on the offensive end, for Michaels, Coach Z is also invincible on offense, he doesn't think the Celtics can only play this conservative line, and he doesn't think the Celtics can beat the Wizards only in this way.
It was just to Michaels' surprise that after he asked this question, which was almost a positive answer. Larry Bird, next to him, shook his head, and it was clear that the all-time No. 1 striker didn't agree with Michaels' sentiments.
"It's not Coach Z's conservatism, it's a tentative phase for both Coach Z and D'Antoni right now, and both teams haven't used what they're pressing the bottom of the box yet. These two people are trying to figure out each other, Coach Z is now using the most conventional nemesis tactics to deal with the Wizards, and the Wizards now want to see if their system still has combat effectiveness under such targeted tactics, maybe it will be good to wait a minute," Larry Bird said with a smile as he looked at the two slightly breezy head coaches on the court.
At this time, Zhuang Fei, who was on the sidelines, was smiling, his eyes were also flickering, not knowing what this Chinese was thinking, and the Wizards head coach D'Antoni on the other side, although his face was a little solemn, but there was not much panic between his eyebrows, and although the situation that appeared was slightly unexpected to him, it was still controllable.
For the expressions of these two head coaches, Larry Bird can clearly analyze that both of them still have a backhand.
"And what if the Wizards don't have a backhand?" Although Michaels understood something a little after receiving Larry Bird's explanation, he still had some doubts in his heart. So he frowned slightly and asked again to Larry Bird next to him.
"Well, if the Wizards really can't solve the current predicament, then this round of the series Wizards can't continue, so in the next game, Coach Z can play as much as he wants" The legendary star paused when he said this, then smiled slightly and continued: "Maybe there will be the offense against offense you expect later"...,
After Larry Bird finished speaking, he also looked at the familiar Chinese figure, more mature than the Chinese head coach a few years ago, although Larry Bird has always known that this is a coach who likes to keep behind, but he also knows that this coach is quite the kind of thing that goes straight to the heart in the past, just like this game. If in the past, even if Zhuang Fei wanted to test the wizards, it is estimated that he would use onslaught to test it, rather than using the so-called opponent's nemesis to test it like now.
"He's a growing talent, it's only his fourth year in the NBA, and if he really grows to his peak, how scary it will be, it's really not fun to be his enemy," the Pacers head coach suddenly had another idea when he thought about it.
"Maybe it's time for me to quit coaching" When this idea arose in his heart, the former Celtics legend also shook his head with a wry smile, Zhuang Fei was the guide for him to enter the coaching world, and it was because of Zhuang Fei that he finally chose to become a head coach, and now if he leaves the coaching stage because of Zhuang Fei, this is a bit of a wrong thing. So when I think of this, Larry Bird's mood is also a little messy now, and his face is a little unpleasant.
At this time, Michaels next to him naturally couldn't know that his partner had so much mental activity in his heart now, and the ABC commentator was now focusing all his attention on the court, and now the Wizards seemed to be ready for a new change.
Before the start of this game, D'Antoni was mentally prepared that the start of this game would be very difficult, after all, his opponent was his former teacher and boss, and he knew his teacher and the wizard coach very well, just like Zhuang Fei knew him and his system, it can be said that any difficulties in this game were expected by D'Antoni, but even so, the score was 22-16 after the first quarter of the game, and the score was 34-26 after the second quarter was halfway through. Looking at the score and the Wizards' sluggish score, the offensive coach couldn't help but call an official timeout just over halfway through the second quarter to rearrange the team's tactics and lineup.
He didn't want to lose in the first game of his second round. The current Washington Wizards are in good shape, and the players are in good physical and mental condition. The previous big reversal against the 76ers also made this team full of confidence, and it can be said that D'Antoni desperately hopes that his team's form can continue. It's best to be able to carry it over to the next round. Even if it can't go on forever, he is not prepared to lose in his first game, the winner of this game will hold the initiative for the entire series, and in this regard, D'Antoni's vision is the same as Zhuang Fei, this game is half of this series, and whoever wins will have one foot in the door of the Western Conference Finals.
"You guys did well in the previous games. I think you should have understood the strength of the Celts by now, they were able to beat us, especially us in general, in order not to let them beat. Now we have to change the formation" D'Antoni looked at a group of players with the same solemn faces in front of him and said lightly, at this time, the Wizards head coach really has a bit of the taste of Zhuang Fei in the Timberwolves in the way of training and looks, it can be said that the Wizards head coach has imitated Zhuang Fei's way of speaking and looking vividly in the years of the Timberwolves.
"Coach, are you saying that kind of tactic we use in this game" After hearing D'Antoni's words, the faces of the Wizards players were a little surprised, they do have a secret weapon, but this secret weapon is not intended to be used today, but is intended to be used in the Western Conference Finals. …,
The Wizards have been doing well this year, but one thing is pretty much certain because of the team's inherent flaws in this year's roster, which is that this team is much less competitive and less competitive than mature teams like the Grizzlies, Lakers, and even the Timberwolves and Kings. But this year's wizards are not ready to study with the prince, they have the same pursuit as Zhuang Fei, and it can be said that they also want the final championship.
If you want to win a championship, you have to beat the Grizzlies or even the Lakers, and in this case it is naturally impossible for a normal Wizard to do it, so D'Antoni has been thinking of a way, and it was not until this year's All-Star that the coach solved the Wizards' dilemma in the lineup, although it was not completely resolved. But it's almost solved, and after Jordan and they returned to the team after the All-Star break, the head coach also experimented, and found that the effect was also extremely good.
It can be said that the strength of the Wizards will rise after this new arrangement he came up with, especially on the offensive end, although such a Wizard may still not be the opponent of the Grizzlies and Lakers or even the Timberwolves Kings, but it should not be much different, at least there is a fight, and the tactics that were originally going to surprise the Grizzlies were finally taken out in this game.
"Now our goal is to beat the Celtics, and the rest is to think about it later, I need you to give it your all, you get it," D'Antoni said cautiously as he glanced at the Wizards. And after seeing these players nod firmly, D'Antoni relaxed a little, he underestimated this Celtics a little, especially for them to be able to perfectly copy the tactics of the previous Spurs, after all, the interior combination of Duncan and David Robinson was absolutely historic in terms of offensive stability on the inside, but today's game Yao Ming and Xiao Ao did not do badly at all, although the state of these two people in this game is very good, but it is enough to prove that these two people do have such ability, This also made D'Antoni think that maybe even if the team plays a new combination, I am afraid that it may not be able to beat the Celtics.
"It would be nice if I had a center with a good offense and fast speed," the Wizards head coach sighed in his heart
"How did coach Mr. D'Antoni remove Haywood and keep Crawford?" After the timeout, the Boston Celtics assistant coach Stephen Green was a little stunned when he saw the Wizards' substitutions, and now the Wizards' roster is a complete five-man lineup, and Marion, the tallest on the court, also played the No. 3 position in the past.
"Coach, Mr. D'Antoni is not trying to copy your full-back formation, is he?" When he thought of this, the assistant coach was also stunned.
"Well, maybe, but it's more likely that he's still playing run-and-shoot tactics, I think he's just going to take Jordan to the No. 5 position" Zhuang Fei looked at the Wizards players on the court, thought for a moment, and then said to Stephen Green with a smile.
"Jordan playing center? This is Vince's style of play, can Jordan do it too? Green was stunned again after hearing Zhuang Fei's words, but at this time Zhuang Fei nodded again.
"This year, when he was an All-Star, the god also played at the No. 5 position, although not as eye-catching as Carter, but the performance was also extremely good, Jordan is very good at dealing with big players, when he was at his peak, he had no way to deal with small players, and he had an advantage over big players, have you forgotten that Tim said five years ago that he was repaired by this god in his first game in the NBA?" After Zhuang Fei finished speaking this time, Stephen Green on the side was directly speechless. At the beginning, Duncan, as a rookie in 1997, did lose to Jordan, who was thirty-five at the time, in one-on-one, and was humiliatingly covered by two, which once became the handle for him and Carter to 'taunt' Duncan. …,
"If it's really Jordan and Nash blocking and dismantling, then it's really difficult," Zhuang Fei couldn't take care of Stephen Green, who was still in a daze, at this time.
Now the reason why the Wizards will be suppressed by the Celtics is because the current Wizards and the original Timberwolves' running are flawed, the original Timberwolves' running defects are mainly due to Nash is still too tender, and the Wizards' flaw is that they have no internal and external blocking and lack of an axis like Garnett, and now Jordan is going to replace Garnett as the axis of the Wizards, so it is completely able to copy the Timberwolves' tactics, and no team can suppress the rhythm of the Timberwolves in the second year of the Timberwolves. As for whether Jordan can replace Garnett as the axis, there is probably no problem at this point, and Jordan proved to everyone that he is still excellent in passing and vision when he was an All-Star, otherwise he would not be able to play as an organizational center with Carter.
The current Wizards are a copy of the Timberwolves, although they are much worse than the Timberwolves on the defensive end, but there is absolutely no problem on the offensive end.
Zhuang Fei was a little worried about this game, especially after seeing Jordan block and Nash in the horn area after the game restarted, the god who served as the center directly bypassed Yao Ming who came out, and then directly killed the inside line, a feint, shook off Xiao Ao who made up the defense, and then took advantage of the situation to dunk a dunk.
"Looks like this game is getting interesting," Larry Bird smiled as he sat in the commentary box. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )