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Chapter 47 Dapeng rises with the same wind on the 1st
Chapter 47
On the 26th, the Blazers will face the Magic on the main battlefield.
When the video analysis meeting was held before the game, Su Yang was the last assistant coach to speak. He only suggested to resort to hacking tactics at critical moments, which could be used to interfere with the Magic's offensive rhythm.
In Su Yang's view, the Magic are quite strong, and the starting lineup can play from the bench. Since the start of the game, they have 12 wins and 3 losses. The record is the same as that of the Trail Blazers. If they want to win, they must put in some effort.
After he finished speaking, Monty and other assistant coaches sneered at his suggestion, thinking that it was crooked, just like deliberately making fouls before, it would only reduce the players' key ball ability.
Su Yang didn't force it either. After all, O'Neal was still in the Heat and hadn't been traded to the Suns yet. The group of coaches wouldn't realize the feasibility until Popovich used the shark-slashing tactic in the playoffs.
The reluctance to use hacking or hacking tactics is not only due to the limitations of the times, but also the problem that many coaches dare not try boldly. It is too difficult to persuade verbally.
After the video conference, Su Yang stayed in the locker room for the third time and watched the game live on TV.
At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the game officially started.
Frye lost his starting eligibility, Przybilla returned to serve as the starting center, and McMillan hopes to have a meat shield player who can resist the attack of Warcraft Howard in the low post.
Perhaps it was due to the sufficient physical strength after three days of rest. Webster and others were in a brave state after playing.
With those offensive rebounds and fewer turnovers, the Blazers led the Magic 27 to 17 in the first quarter, but Alder made 5 of 2 shots, 2 fouls and 1 rebound, and his performance was a bit poor.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Jack and Outlaw led the bench and successfully maintained the lead. However, after the main players of the two teams returned to their positions, the situation of the game changed suddenly.
The Magic rely on Howard, regaining the advantage of rebounding, and the defensive end is also quite fierce, with various steals and blocks. On the Blazers side, Aldridge, Roy, and Blake collectively stretched across, causing the Blazers to fall behind 12 to 25 in a single quarter. All the points won in the first quarter were lost.
The only advantage is that the number of turnovers is relatively small, but the reason for the few turnovers is that the pace of the Blazers is relatively slow.
During the intermission, the Blazers returned to the locker room.
McMillan asked Su Yang what advice he had.
Su Yang bluntly said that Adelaide's state is problematic, and Roy's state is also problematic. The cooperation between the two is too poor. Many efficient scoring routines have not been played before, and more attempts should be made in the second half.
Roy and Ade nodded in embarrassment, while the rest of the team looked confused, not knowing what was wrong with them.
In the third quarter of the game, Roy deliberately gave up the ball, and Adelaide finally returned to normal. He made 5 of 4 shots in a single quarter, but still failed to solve the foul problem, and he accumulated to the fourth time.
To make matters worse, the Blazers, except Alder, and Roy, made a total of 12 of 3 shots. The Magic frantically made three-pointers and mid-range shots, allowing the Blazers to hit the basket.
But with Howard at the Magic basket, it was extremely difficult to attack. The Blazers' team's shooting rate naturally decreased, and the rebounds were also robbed by the Magic.
Fortunately, Monty yelled frantically to remind him every time that the Blazers retreated at a decent speed. The Magic failed to make many fast breaks and only led by 1 point in a single quarter.
In the early part of the fourth quarter, McMillan made a strange mistake and replaced Roy and Webster as the starters ahead of time. As a result, the other three substitutes didn't know how to play.
The Magic took the opportunity to launch a strong attack and established a 7-point lead in a blink of an eye. McMillan had to request a timeout.
Seeing that scene in the locker room, Su Yang wanted to rush into the court several times, reminding McMillan that he could use hacking tactics, but the staff did not allow it.
After the timeout, the Blazers failed to turn the situation around. Pulzbilla couldn't hold Howard who was in the state at all. Roy also made 6 of 1 shots, while Aldridge only made 2 shots.
In the end, the Blazers only scored 74 points and lost to the Magic. Compared with their previous offensive level at the forefront of the league, it can be described as a world of difference.
In the locker room after the game, the atmosphere of the players was rather dull.
Regardless of winning or losing, the main reason is that playing two consecutive games was too uncomfortable. Compared with the previous wanton performance, these two games are like constipation.
Adelaide played 28 points in the game, scored 16 points on 8 of 16 shots, and had 5 rebounds, but also made 5 fouls, most of which were running back and forth.
And Roy made 18 of 4 shots and only 1 assist. His performance was extremely poor, but he was the player with the longest playing time in the team, tired and confused.
Adelaide did not accept the reporter's interview and left the locker room early. When Roy was asked by the reporter about the team's recent poor performance, he could only use official routines to answer.
Su Yang saw the status of the two and the team, but there was no chance to help each other for the time being, so he could only wait silently. After all, the Blazers had a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, which had not aroused doubts from the outside world.
On the 28th, the Blazers played against the Pacers at home.
Su Yang sat in the locker room to watch the game for the fourth consecutive game, without any assistants, but still devoted himself to it.
Frye still failed to return to the starting lineup. Everything about him seemed to be developing towards the original historical track again, and the rest of the coaching staff didn't know how to use him.
In the first quarter of the game, Adelaide and Roy made a total of 10 of 6 shots. They also imperceptibly defended the Pacers players very hard, leading the team to a 22-17 lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, McMillan seemed to have completed the task, and arranged for Riff LaFrentz to play again.
短短2分钟，里夫3犯规和2投0中，步行者打出一波5比0，轻松追平比分。
Su Yang looked dumbfounded, but fortunately, he has experienced the epidemic era and witnessed too many absurd things, and a blundering wrong rotation can only be regarded as trivial.
The Pacers then fought more and more fiercely. Mike Dunleavy and Danny Ranger descended like the gods of war. Alder and Jack made 6 of 6 shots and couldn't hold it.
During the halftime break, Su Yang suggested to use zone defense in the second half, so as to curb the Pacers' crazy offensive, strive to grasp the rhythm of the game, and play more offensive and defensive transitions.
McMillan did not agree. The reason is that so far in the new season, the Pacers have averaged 24.6 three-pointers per game, and their shooting percentage is as high as 38.7%. The risk of defending the zone is too high.
Su Yang continued to fight, suggesting to defend the 32 zone defense, so that the three-pointers can be well restricted.
But McMillan directly refused, and Su Yang stayed silent for a while and stayed in the locker room to watch the game.
At the start of the third quarter, what surprised people was that the Pacers actually resorted to zone defense, while the Blazers were completely unable to adapt and didn't know how to break through. They only scored 13 points in a single quarter.
By the end of the third quarter, the Blazers trailed 59 to 67, and as soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Pacers' David Harrison hit a jumper, turning the lead into 10 points.
In the subsequent game, although Outlaw scored 12 points strongly, the rest of the Blazers all pulled their hips, and each of them seemed to be unable to shoot.
In the end, the Trail Blazers lost to the Pacers 89 to 95, and suffered a two-game losing streak for the first time in the season.
Among the main players, Adelaide performed quite well, while Roy, Webster, and Jack made a total of 37 of 11 shots, and the score was just equal to Adelaide alone.
At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked why he had not seen Su Yang on the sidelines for four consecutive games.
McMillan replied that there is a rotation system within the coaching staff, and Su Yang can also give the team a lot of help off the court, and he will travel with the team on the road trip.
That night, the Blazers flew to Dallas overnight.
As a landlord, Ade should have taken his teammates for a stroll, but Ade didn't mean that at all, and everyone didn't mention it.
Su Yang originally wanted to pull Ade to chat with Roy in detail, but he lost the opportunity, so he had to find another opportunity.
On the last day of November, the Trail Blazers team rushed to the American Airlines Center to face the Mavericks, who had won once before.
Throughout the game, the Mavericks kept pressing and playing. The Blazers lost 80-91. Adekong scored 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks, messing up the hometown performance.
Roy made only 12 of 3 shots and only 2 assists.Su Yang specifically went to ask the team doctor if he had checked Roy, because Roy has performed poorly for several consecutive games and may have potential injuries.
The team doctor said that there was absolutely no problem, and also said that Su Yang questioned the professionalism of the medical team, and warned him that if he did that again in the future, he would raise objections to the management.
Su Yang didn't take it seriously, but the suspicion that Roy might be injured still lingered in his mind.
On December [-], the Trail Blazers went to San Antonio for the second time this season to challenge the defending champion Spurs away.
Su Yang put forward many suggestions, but unfortunately none of them were adopted. The Spurs directly bloodbathed the Blazers by 20 points in three quarters, turning the fourth quarter into garbage time.
In the end, the Blazers lost 79 to 100 to the Spurs and suffered a four-game losing streak.
To make matters worse, the Blazers flew back to Portland overnight to play back-to-back home games against the Grizzlies.
After a long journey, McMillan gave the two senior assistants a vacation, and Su Yang got another chance to play at home.
Although he suffered some grievances before, he didn't care about it, and still wholeheartedly put forward suggestions on both offensive and defensive ends.
In the game against the Grizzlies, the Blazers played well in the first quarter, leading 31 to 24, but at the beginning of the second quarter, McMillan replaced Lieve LaFrentz very hard.
As a result, the Grizzlies played an attack wave to complete the overtake. After halftime, the Blazers fell behind by 7 points. Su Yang was dumbfounded.
In the third quarter of the game, Adelaide stood up under the encouragement of Su Yang, and made 8 of 5 shots very strongly, leading the Blazers to recover 5 points.
In the fourth quarter of the game, following Su Yang's guidance, Roy used breakthroughs and mid-range shots to mobilize the Grizzlies' defense, sent 8 points and 3 assists, and successfully resisted the Rudy Gay shock wave.
At the last moment of the game, Su Yang designed a lore tactic for Outlaw, and Outlaw succeeded, and the Blazers defeated the Grizzlies 106-105 with great difficulty.
During the replay after the game, the general manager Kevin and McMillan appeared together, and both of them looked at Su Yang at the same time.
Su Yang was slightly surprised, Kevin said: "In the past period of time, I personally had some greedy ideas and wanted to achieve it through the game, but you objected. Now it turns out that you are the right one,
And you showed excellent professional traits during this period, so Nate and I believe that more responsibilities can be given to you, and we will appoint you as offensive coach from now on..."
Hearing what Kevin said, Su Yang was a little surprised at the first moment. Could it be that those things before were still a test?
What does offensive coaching mean?Could it be that Monty should be dedicated to defense?Don't steal the limelight from the chief assistant, but let yourself give full play?
Su Yang can't figure it out for the time being, but he knows that at least for a long time to come, the management and coaching staff will no longer question him, and the opportunity to show his talents will officially come.
(End of this chapter)
On the 26th, the Blazers will face the Magic on the main battlefield.
When the video analysis meeting was held before the game, Su Yang was the last assistant coach to speak. He only suggested to resort to hacking tactics at critical moments, which could be used to interfere with the Magic's offensive rhythm.
In Su Yang's view, the Magic are quite strong, and the starting lineup can play from the bench. Since the start of the game, they have 12 wins and 3 losses. The record is the same as that of the Trail Blazers. If they want to win, they must put in some effort.
After he finished speaking, Monty and other assistant coaches sneered at his suggestion, thinking that it was crooked, just like deliberately making fouls before, it would only reduce the players' key ball ability.
Su Yang didn't force it either. After all, O'Neal was still in the Heat and hadn't been traded to the Suns yet. The group of coaches wouldn't realize the feasibility until Popovich used the shark-slashing tactic in the playoffs.
The reluctance to use hacking or hacking tactics is not only due to the limitations of the times, but also the problem that many coaches dare not try boldly. It is too difficult to persuade verbally.
After the video conference, Su Yang stayed in the locker room for the third time and watched the game live on TV.
At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the game officially started.
Frye lost his starting eligibility, Przybilla returned to serve as the starting center, and McMillan hopes to have a meat shield player who can resist the attack of Warcraft Howard in the low post.
Perhaps it was due to the sufficient physical strength after three days of rest. Webster and others were in a brave state after playing.
With those offensive rebounds and fewer turnovers, the Blazers led the Magic 27 to 17 in the first quarter, but Alder made 5 of 2 shots, 2 fouls and 1 rebound, and his performance was a bit poor.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Jack and Outlaw led the bench and successfully maintained the lead. However, after the main players of the two teams returned to their positions, the situation of the game changed suddenly.
The Magic rely on Howard, regaining the advantage of rebounding, and the defensive end is also quite fierce, with various steals and blocks. On the Blazers side, Aldridge, Roy, and Blake collectively stretched across, causing the Blazers to fall behind 12 to 25 in a single quarter. All the points won in the first quarter were lost.
The only advantage is that the number of turnovers is relatively small, but the reason for the few turnovers is that the pace of the Blazers is relatively slow.
During the intermission, the Blazers returned to the locker room.
McMillan asked Su Yang what advice he had.
Su Yang bluntly said that Adelaide's state is problematic, and Roy's state is also problematic. The cooperation between the two is too poor. Many efficient scoring routines have not been played before, and more attempts should be made in the second half.
Roy and Ade nodded in embarrassment, while the rest of the team looked confused, not knowing what was wrong with them.
In the third quarter of the game, Roy deliberately gave up the ball, and Adelaide finally returned to normal. He made 5 of 4 shots in a single quarter, but still failed to solve the foul problem, and he accumulated to the fourth time.
To make matters worse, the Blazers, except Alder, and Roy, made a total of 12 of 3 shots. The Magic frantically made three-pointers and mid-range shots, allowing the Blazers to hit the basket.
But with Howard at the Magic basket, it was extremely difficult to attack. The Blazers' team's shooting rate naturally decreased, and the rebounds were also robbed by the Magic.
Fortunately, Monty yelled frantically to remind him every time that the Blazers retreated at a decent speed. The Magic failed to make many fast breaks and only led by 1 point in a single quarter.
In the early part of the fourth quarter, McMillan made a strange mistake and replaced Roy and Webster as the starters ahead of time. As a result, the other three substitutes didn't know how to play.
The Magic took the opportunity to launch a strong attack and established a 7-point lead in a blink of an eye. McMillan had to request a timeout.
Seeing that scene in the locker room, Su Yang wanted to rush into the court several times, reminding McMillan that he could use hacking tactics, but the staff did not allow it.
After the timeout, the Blazers failed to turn the situation around. Pulzbilla couldn't hold Howard who was in the state at all. Roy also made 6 of 1 shots, while Aldridge only made 2 shots.
In the end, the Blazers only scored 74 points and lost to the Magic. Compared with their previous offensive level at the forefront of the league, it can be described as a world of difference.
In the locker room after the game, the atmosphere of the players was rather dull.
Regardless of winning or losing, the main reason is that playing two consecutive games was too uncomfortable. Compared with the previous wanton performance, these two games are like constipation.
Adelaide played 28 points in the game, scored 16 points on 8 of 16 shots, and had 5 rebounds, but also made 5 fouls, most of which were running back and forth.
And Roy made 18 of 4 shots and only 1 assist. His performance was extremely poor, but he was the player with the longest playing time in the team, tired and confused.
Adelaide did not accept the reporter's interview and left the locker room early. When Roy was asked by the reporter about the team's recent poor performance, he could only use official routines to answer.
Su Yang saw the status of the two and the team, but there was no chance to help each other for the time being, so he could only wait silently. After all, the Blazers had a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, which had not aroused doubts from the outside world.
On the 28th, the Blazers played against the Pacers at home.
Su Yang sat in the locker room to watch the game for the fourth consecutive game, without any assistants, but still devoted himself to it.
Frye still failed to return to the starting lineup. Everything about him seemed to be developing towards the original historical track again, and the rest of the coaching staff didn't know how to use him.
In the first quarter of the game, Adelaide and Roy made a total of 10 of 6 shots. They also imperceptibly defended the Pacers players very hard, leading the team to a 22-17 lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, McMillan seemed to have completed the task, and arranged for Riff LaFrentz to play again.
短短2分钟，里夫3犯规和2投0中，步行者打出一波5比0，轻松追平比分。
Su Yang looked dumbfounded, but fortunately, he has experienced the epidemic era and witnessed too many absurd things, and a blundering wrong rotation can only be regarded as trivial.
The Pacers then fought more and more fiercely. Mike Dunleavy and Danny Ranger descended like the gods of war. Alder and Jack made 6 of 6 shots and couldn't hold it.
During the halftime break, Su Yang suggested to use zone defense in the second half, so as to curb the Pacers' crazy offensive, strive to grasp the rhythm of the game, and play more offensive and defensive transitions.
McMillan did not agree. The reason is that so far in the new season, the Pacers have averaged 24.6 three-pointers per game, and their shooting percentage is as high as 38.7%. The risk of defending the zone is too high.
Su Yang continued to fight, suggesting to defend the 32 zone defense, so that the three-pointers can be well restricted.
But McMillan directly refused, and Su Yang stayed silent for a while and stayed in the locker room to watch the game.
At the start of the third quarter, what surprised people was that the Pacers actually resorted to zone defense, while the Blazers were completely unable to adapt and didn't know how to break through. They only scored 13 points in a single quarter.
By the end of the third quarter, the Blazers trailed 59 to 67, and as soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Pacers' David Harrison hit a jumper, turning the lead into 10 points.
In the subsequent game, although Outlaw scored 12 points strongly, the rest of the Blazers all pulled their hips, and each of them seemed to be unable to shoot.
In the end, the Trail Blazers lost to the Pacers 89 to 95, and suffered a two-game losing streak for the first time in the season.
Among the main players, Adelaide performed quite well, while Roy, Webster, and Jack made a total of 37 of 11 shots, and the score was just equal to Adelaide alone.
At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked why he had not seen Su Yang on the sidelines for four consecutive games.
McMillan replied that there is a rotation system within the coaching staff, and Su Yang can also give the team a lot of help off the court, and he will travel with the team on the road trip.
That night, the Blazers flew to Dallas overnight.
As a landlord, Ade should have taken his teammates for a stroll, but Ade didn't mean that at all, and everyone didn't mention it.
Su Yang originally wanted to pull Ade to chat with Roy in detail, but he lost the opportunity, so he had to find another opportunity.
On the last day of November, the Trail Blazers team rushed to the American Airlines Center to face the Mavericks, who had won once before.
Throughout the game, the Mavericks kept pressing and playing. The Blazers lost 80-91. Adekong scored 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks, messing up the hometown performance.
Roy made only 12 of 3 shots and only 2 assists.Su Yang specifically went to ask the team doctor if he had checked Roy, because Roy has performed poorly for several consecutive games and may have potential injuries.
The team doctor said that there was absolutely no problem, and also said that Su Yang questioned the professionalism of the medical team, and warned him that if he did that again in the future, he would raise objections to the management.
Su Yang didn't take it seriously, but the suspicion that Roy might be injured still lingered in his mind.
On December [-], the Trail Blazers went to San Antonio for the second time this season to challenge the defending champion Spurs away.
Su Yang put forward many suggestions, but unfortunately none of them were adopted. The Spurs directly bloodbathed the Blazers by 20 points in three quarters, turning the fourth quarter into garbage time.
In the end, the Blazers lost 79 to 100 to the Spurs and suffered a four-game losing streak.
To make matters worse, the Blazers flew back to Portland overnight to play back-to-back home games against the Grizzlies.
After a long journey, McMillan gave the two senior assistants a vacation, and Su Yang got another chance to play at home.
Although he suffered some grievances before, he didn't care about it, and still wholeheartedly put forward suggestions on both offensive and defensive ends.
In the game against the Grizzlies, the Blazers played well in the first quarter, leading 31 to 24, but at the beginning of the second quarter, McMillan replaced Lieve LaFrentz very hard.
As a result, the Grizzlies played an attack wave to complete the overtake. After halftime, the Blazers fell behind by 7 points. Su Yang was dumbfounded.
In the third quarter of the game, Adelaide stood up under the encouragement of Su Yang, and made 8 of 5 shots very strongly, leading the Blazers to recover 5 points.
In the fourth quarter of the game, following Su Yang's guidance, Roy used breakthroughs and mid-range shots to mobilize the Grizzlies' defense, sent 8 points and 3 assists, and successfully resisted the Rudy Gay shock wave.
At the last moment of the game, Su Yang designed a lore tactic for Outlaw, and Outlaw succeeded, and the Blazers defeated the Grizzlies 106-105 with great difficulty.
During the replay after the game, the general manager Kevin and McMillan appeared together, and both of them looked at Su Yang at the same time.
Su Yang was slightly surprised, Kevin said: "In the past period of time, I personally had some greedy ideas and wanted to achieve it through the game, but you objected. Now it turns out that you are the right one,
And you showed excellent professional traits during this period, so Nate and I believe that more responsibilities can be given to you, and we will appoint you as offensive coach from now on..."
Hearing what Kevin said, Su Yang was a little surprised at the first moment. Could it be that those things before were still a test?
What does offensive coaching mean?Could it be that Monty should be dedicated to defense?Don't steal the limelight from the chief assistant, but let yourself give full play?
Su Yang can't figure it out for the time being, but he knows that at least for a long time to come, the management and coaching staff will no longer question him, and the opportunity to show his talents will officially come.
(End of this chapter)
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