485: 213.
The path of a legendary coach is just so wild_2 485: 213.
The path of a legendary coach is just so wild_2 Carlisle: “You’re giving too much credit.
I’d get arrogant.
If I have any ideas, I’ll definitely discuss them with you first, but right now I need to understand the team better.”
After experiencing a sobering defeat with the Pistons and the Pacers, Carlisle’s performance made Bickerstaff very satisfied.
Bickerstaff: “Pre-ga training is about to start, let’s head down.”
Carlisle shook his head: “No need, I wouldn’t be of much help.
Could you find an empty room?
I want to take the opportunity to watch the videos of the past two rounds of the gas.”
Bickerstaff: “There’s no need to look for another room.
Just use my office; the environnt here is better than any lounge…
But if you’re just here to watch the videos, why not have the team send the DVDs to Michael’s place?
I rember he has a ho theater; it’s much more comfortable to watch there than on a television.”
Carlisle’s expression stiffened for a mont, then he responded: “His house is too big.
I’m not used to it.”
Bickerstaff: “Uh…
okay, then watch the video here.
If you need anything, use that phone to dial the internal number and ask my assistant for help.
If you have any ideas, you can find anyti.”
After Bickerstaff left, Carlisle sat on the couch and watched the videos.
Just yesterday afternoon, he had casually ntioned wanting to co and see; by this morning, he was already at Tuhang Stadium working.
Carlisle felt conflicted—the God of Basketball had beco too social after becoming a boss.
As soon as he arrived at the room, two beauties were sent in, not considering whether my nearly 50-year-old back could take it.
If I stayed there any longer, I would be completely drained…
Was this the God of Basketball’s tactic to make co to work?
If Jordan knew what Carlisle was muttering, he would definitely respond—please don’t slander, I was just as social before becoming a boss.
…
It’s normal to recruit players when you can’t beat them, but hiring a head coach when you can’t beat them…
this move was unheard of for Zhang Yang.
During the pre-ga training, Carlisle did not show up on the court, which relieved Zhang Yang but also left him sowhat regretful.
He actually wanted to discuss zone defense with Carlisle.
Not many coaches in the league used zone defense currently, and while there was no imdiate need, the allowance for early double-teaming had been in place for several years, and so coaches were beginning to value zone defense.
With the onset of the NHC era, and periter defenders facing increasing restrictions, there might be peculiar cylindrical rule adjustnts in the future, enhancing the importance of the zone defense even more.
However, it was no big deal.
If Carlisle ended up joining, there would be plenty of ti to talk in the future.
If he didn’t join, they were currently playing the Eastern Conference Finals, and there wasn’t enough spare ti to co up with any significant ideas.
The ti reached 8:40 p.m., and players from both teams entered the court; the second ga of the Eastern Conference Finals was about to start.
Last night, the Spurs and the Jazz had played the first ga of the Western Conference Finals.
The match-up between Iron-blooded Popovich and Coach Sloan was truly appalling—ugly to watch, with the Spurs dominating with a 91-79 victory.
For the Jazz, except for Deron hamring Parker with 27 points on 11 out of 21 shooting, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals, while also teaming up with Kirilenko to hold Parker to 17 points on 6 out of 19 shooting, there weren’t many highlights.
On the Spurs’ side, Duncan had a rather ordinary performance with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 blocks.
Duncan averaged 26.8 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 4.2 blocks in the second round against the Suns.
Ginobili showed his prowess by exploding in the first ga, 7 out of 15 shooting, including 2 out of 5 from the three, plus a perfect 6 out of 6 from the line, scoring a team-high of 22 points.
In the series against the Suns, Ginobili had 3 outstanding gas that led to victories, but across the 6 gas, he actually only averaged 17.8 points, with a shooting percentage of just 41% while being defended by Raja Bell.
In the gas they lost, his performance was extrely poor.
However, during the ten or twenty minutes when Ginobili got hot, Raja Bell had no solution.
Ginobili during those stretches was almost indistinguishable from Kobe during the Lakers’ 3-1 lead over the Suns in the previous season.
With the first ga of the Western Conference Finals over, the Eastern Conference Finals garnered even more attention, more discussion, and higher ratings!
The Bobcats and the Pistons had an exciting Ga 1; with the comparison, it looked even more appealing.
Yet, forum mbers discussing the ga also braced themselves—the intensity of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Both the Bobcats and the Pistons had a history of diving into brutal battles at the smallest provocation.
Although forr NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy firmly stated that the two Eastern teams wouldn’t easily engage in a defensive battle unless there was no other choice, now he was a comntator, and of course, he would say whatever could persuade fans to pay for the live broadcast.
Besides, he hadn’t completely ruled it out, only said it was unlikely.
Another coach who was between jobs, Larry Brown, had a completely different view during an interview.
He criticized the Bobcats’ Ga 1 strategies, suggesting that their only way out was to tough it out defensively— a viewpoint that won the agreent of many dia and experts.
Therefore, most fans believed that the Bobcats, having lost their ho-court advantage, would increase the intensity in Ga 2, especially since they had the capacity to do so.
But even so, given a choice between watching the Bobcats against the Pistons and the Spurs against the Jazz, the fans would still prefer to watch the Eastern Conference Finals…
By 9 p.m., the ga started.
Both teams’ starting lineups remained the sa.
Okafor won the jump ball against Rasheed Wallace, and Felton advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Zhang Yang at the high post, who was leaning against Hamilton.
Zhang Yang caught the ball and turned to push Hamilton away, dribbled behind his back with his left hand, took a side step, and as Hamilton desperately closed in, Zhang Yang dribbled the ball beneath his legs and pulled back to the right corner of the free-throw line.
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