readytorunbook Chapter 262 Strategy!A plan to cheat the sky and cross the sea!
Chapter 262 Strategy!A plan to cheat the sky and cross the sea!
Chapter 262 Strategy!A plan to cheat the sky and cross the sea!
In fact, a certain strange phenomenon that has happened in the West in recent seasons, when Houston suffered two consecutive losses after 12 consecutive victories, it troubled all fans of the Space City like unfounded worries...
That is the tragic old nine legend that lasted for two seasons...
It can be taken for granted that the Eastern Conference is weak, and the consequences must be that there are too many monks in the Western Conference. Let alone this season, in the first two seasons, there was always a tragic playoff team that was blocked from the playoffs and acted as a spectator——
In 07, the Warriors created a miracle in the playoffs, defeating the regular season boss Mavericks in the first round.Unexpectedly, in the second year, after winning 6 more games, the team was blocked from the playoffs. The 48 wins also created the record for the highest number of wins in NBA history.
In the 2007-2008 season, the Warriors had three players score 20 points for the first time since the disbandment of the TMC combination.Azubuike, who is good at offense, was favored by the old Nelson, but Barnes, the perimeter defender, was ruthlessly abandoned, and his playing time plummeted.At the end of the season, the Warriors and Nuggets, the top two scorers, had to compete for a playoff ticket because they were also the two worst defensive teams in the league.In the crucial card position battle, the Nuggets occasionally picked up defense to save themselves, but the Warriors were paranoid to the end and suffered the consequences.
With reference to the blood-thirsty Black Eight feat in 07, most fans except Iverson and Anthony fan groups hope that it is these crazy guys who will eventually advance to challenge the Lakers, rather than the Denver Double Guns who are destined to play in the first round.
Afterwards, the old Nelson also bombarded the league's playoff system for a while, clamoring to break the divisional restrictions and allow the 16 teams with the best record in the league to enter the playoffs.
Steve Kerr, the Suns manager at the time, was just gloating. He didn't expect that the unlucky dumpling would be swallowed by himself the next year...
Take a look at the list of the 09 Fishing Tournament Championship Suns: one 50th superstar (O'Neal), two former MVPs (O'Neal, Nash), four former members of the best first team of the year (O'Neal, Nash, Hill, Stoudemire), well, plus a best sixth man (Leonardo Barbosa).
Who would let such a group of people go fishing collectively in April?
This is definitely a tricky task for the smiling assassin, but Steve Kerr did it with ease.
Now that the matter has come to this point, it is no longer necessary to enumerate and criticize the various mistakes of the Suns management.
Any self-examination and remorse cannot bring back the team that was flying in the sun in May, not the 5-year-old Steve Nash.
However, even after tens of thousands of years, Ron still has some lingering questions to ask Mr. Cole, such as:
Now that the team has converted from the Rebels to "Defense Wins Champions," why do they have two more ex-Warriors on their roster, along with the lovely Swift?
Why, they had to play the idiotic slogan "If I enter the season, I will win the championship" and be wiped out by other seeded teams?
It seems that before knowing everything, Ron saw through the little tricks that Zen Master took for granted...
He used anti-dumping means to remind everyone to pay attention to Houston. He wanted to use the hands of the Western powerhouses to kill the Rockets just like he killed the Suns last year...
What a Zen master...
The day after the loss to the Spurs, Alexander's private apartment…
"If I say, I mean if..." Rockets boss Alexander repeatedly emphasized the uncertainty of his question. "If we enter the playoffs today, who will our opponent be? Or, in other words, can we improve our record a little bit in the next games to ensure that we can get more home games for the playoffs, and even go further..."
"Maybe the Dallas Mavericks..." Ron said seriously. "Although they temporarily rank third, the next schedule will be easier than the Denver people. The key is that the depth and stability of the lineup are more stable than the Nuggets, and the talent problem cannot make them go further..."
"I agree with Luo's point of view..." Olajuwon also played the side drum: "Although the soldiers have been exhausted by this long season, this is a question that tests a professional player's enthusiasm for the game and the attitude of the team. I believe that our players have the ability to overcome all difficulties and make further progress..."
"And if we don't do anything, we will probably meet the Dallasites at No. 7... This is not very good, because the original plan and ideal opponent is the Denver Nuggets... Since our inside lineup is destined to be unable to defend, it will be extremely difficult for us to meet the Mavericks led by Dirk Nowitzki. Moreover, our playoff experience can only be played against the Denver people. Therefore, we have to risk injuries at the end of this long NBA regular season. Gritting our teeth and playing game by game as the playoffs, we will strive to have an exciting prospect in the upcoming playoffs...and this is the purpose of our coming here today..."
The chatter was endless, as if the Yellow River was overflowing and uncontrollable, Alexander pricked up his ears in surprise: "What?"
But I saw a frivolous smile on Ron's face...
"I have a plan called cheating the sky and crossing the sea..."
Olajuwon next to him also smiled strangely...
Ron multiplied the document in hand, it looked light, but in fact it took a lot of his brain cells——
...
"What! Reduce the media exposure? Are you sure your heads are not caught by the door?" No matter how bad Alexander is, he still understands the media's influence on the ball market, and his face is a little embarrassed...
"No, no!" Olajuwon took the next step to explain: "Mr. Alexander, no matter how low our football market is, it won't be so low...With Yao Ming and Iverson, the media will spare no effort to dig out our news...But we can't take the initiative to sow hatred...Some people with ulterior motives intend to use overwhelming public opinion to influence other teams' views on us..."
"In fact, we can return to the playoffs in a low-key manner and get a good ranking... In the last dozen games of the regular season, we will face many teams that have secured a place in the playoffs, or are already planning to rush to the free market and the draft. They are either resting for the playoffs, or releasing water for a better draft pick. All in all, it is better to win without bloodshed than to fight to the death..." Ron patiently Explaining his point of view: "The current situation is that no matter who is facing the defending champion and the glorious 'Beat-LA' slogan, he will pull out his posture and fight with his life... We don't want to be like that...Because we did win a lot of victories in the second half, and because of the deliberate hypocrisy of 'someone' (referring to Zen Master), many teams are eyeing us..."
"..." Alexander fell into deep thought: "I understand what you mean... You mean, we will be regarded as competitors by some playoff teams and cause us some trouble..."
Both Ron and Olajuwon nodded at the same time...
"Are you kidding me? I also received a lot of phone calls from the team owners. They told me that they asked us to stop the Lakers together...Why did they transfer the hatred to us?"
"The identities of the enemy and the enemy are always changing... Both are inseparable from their own interests... because..." Ron smiled, his eyes were full of passion: "Because... we are also very strong!"
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"Understood...understood..." Alexander said half in surprise, half in worry: "Because they were afraid of breeding tigers, they strangled us in the cradle of our debut before we became stronger... Just like the Suns last season (the Suns who claimed to be able to win the championship as long as they entered the playoffs, and had a big shark, were eventually eliminated by the powerful teams of the East and West, and finally were eliminated as the ninth in the West)...Then...then what are you going to do? Is there anything I need to do?"
"Hmm...Since some people deliberately advertise us as wolfish ambitions...we have to pretend that we don't care...at least the management must relax and give the outside world the illusion that 'we only care about the future, and it's good to make it to the playoffs this season'. I have ordered many people to start thinking about the next season's draft...the rest is just..."
Ron blushed, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he handed over a leave note...
"The rest of the time as long as I start to stay away from the desk, I don't think anyone thinks we're going to have a championship this season..."
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"I want to make sure..." When Mr. Carol Dawson chased after him vowingly, all the accompanying staff of the Toyota Center were happy...
"You kid, are you sure this isn't an excuse to accompany your sweet wife? Oh, God, you know, I put my fortune and life on your success, although I'm not in a hurry for you to achieve results in one season...but I really don't want to see you fooling us for other reasons...because it's a little...incompatible with your previous style."
"Haha...he's just looking for an excuse..." Olajuwon taunted with a smile.
"..." Ron smiled awkwardly, looking helpless...
Kill two birds with one stone?
Indeed, at the current juncture, if they drop to 9th in an instant, it will only be a few games.
It was a very sad thing, and it would make his romantic date even worse...
No one will ever forget the vivid example that happened once. Yao Ming joined the NBA in his first year and had a chance to enter the playoffs with the team. However, coach Tomjanovich was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the end of the season and was unable to coach the last 17 games, which caused the team's combat strength to be greatly reduced.
Losing the head coach is a huge blow to the young Rockets.Not only lost emotionally, but also had to adapt to new tactical arrangements.Assistant coach Smith has done a terrible job, especially on how to use the No. 6 pick.At the beginning of the season, Yao Ming set an NBA record, making 35 of 31 shots in 88 games, and his shooting percentage was as high as 5%.Since then, the hit rate has been above 60%.But after Smith took over the Rockets, Yao Ming made only 70 of his last 28 shots, a 40% hit rate.
And not every player trusts Smith.
As a result, the Rockets had 17 wins and 8 losses in the last 9 games, while their rival Suns had 10 wins and 7 losses. The Rockets missed the playoffs by 1 game and ranked 9th.Yao Ming was naturally also affected by this, and lost to his future rival Stoudemire in the selection of the best rookie.
"Don't worry, I know what you're worried about..." Ron turned around and smiled brightly: "Believe me, this is a planned 'strategy', and I promise that after I return from my vacation in Europe, I will go to California in person...there is a rookie who will be drafted next season and deserves our attention..."
"Oh..." After getting the answer personally, Dawson finally felt a little convinced when he thought of the hard work this guy had worked in the past...
"Draft? Work?"
"Yes..." Ron nodded: "Even the defending champion needs fresh blood, right? The guy I'm about to evaluate, he's our top priority for next season..."
"Who is that child?"
"Fresno State - Paul George!"
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"Who is that child?"
"Fresno State - Paul George!"
(End of this chapter)