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Chapter 621 Future plans are a big problem

Chapter 621 Future plans are a big problem

"Sean is a point guard. Although he doesn't look like it, he will bring a lot of help to the team at guard this season."

Qin Yang said so when introducing Sean Livingston.

Karen Mok had a smiling face, and Livingston was very happy to be in the Mavericks.

Qin Yang said nothing, and the others did not dare to target the players.

The atmosphere of the Mavericks is actually good. There are not so many complicated relationships. Only Seth Curry is directly competitive with Livingston, but Seth Curry has a very good attitude towards Livingston.

The Curry brothers have a high emotional intelligence.

What's more, last season's main backup point guard Calderon left, the competition for guards is not that big, and Seth Curry doesn't need to target rookies.

At the beginning of the dinner party, everyone was free to move around with the meal. Some people even went to karaoke after eating something. Al Jefferson's voice was very ordinary, and he sang like a wolf howling, so he loved it very much.

Others brought people together to play poker, and soon only Qin Yangnowitzki and the team's coaching staff were left around the table.

"Bruce, is it possible to continue to win the championship this season?"

While eating, Cuban asked Qin Yang expectantly.

Qin Yang froze for a while, straightened his thoughts, and said:

"Mark, winning the playoffs just now was actually a bit of a coincidence. You should know this. The Heat have tactical flaws, while the Spurs have infighting, and other teams are either immature or too weak. That's why the team won the championship without any risk, but it's hard to say this season."

"The Big Three of the Cavaliers plus other role players are very strong. This lineup is stronger than the Heat. If they meet again in the playoffs, I don't know if the team can survive."

The flaw of the Heat is that there is no three-pointer that can hold the ball from the outside, and the inside offense is insufficient.

This made it very difficult for James to lead the team alone.

But the current lineup of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love is enough to make up for such shortcomings.

Kevin Love's defense is not good, but he is strong and can withstand Al Jefferson.Kelly Irving's three-pointers are accurate, his breakthrough is extremely sharp, and he is good at attacking with the ball.

James plays an intermediate role. It can be said that the Cavaliers lineup is very, very suitable.

If it works well, it is enough to win the championship.

Qin Yang's words made Cuban a little unhappy.

Then Cuban asked again:

"Bruce, if possible, is it possible for the team to trade for another superstar, so that the team's lineup will be more complete."

"Never mind the luxury tax, we just want a championship."

Cuban added.

Qin Yang thought for a while:

"Really, Kevin told me about it, but he is now in Oklahoma, and his contract expires at this time the year after next year. Before this time, we had no chance at all."

"Well, Dirk's contract will expire at that time, and the pressure on the team will not be too great."

Cuban's face was very relaxed, but when Qin Yang said this, Manager Downey's face turned red. Think about it, Kevin Durant, Qin Yang, Nowitzki, Rudy Gay, Al Jefferson and others compete in the same field. How to play the game, win 80 games in the season?

This is too scary.

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In early October, the team started training.

The team's victory in a season is often determined from the very beginning, so the team's training and tactical training are very important to the team.

But from the very beginning, the team's training camp encountered problems.

The team's internal starters can be rotated, but the outside starters have encountered problems.

Qin Yang undoubtedly occupies one position, and the other two positions, the others are not doing well.

Casspi is very versatile, but the defense is too weak, it is easy to become a colander.

Corey Brewer's offense is very problematic. Except for air cuts, his shooting ability is very poor. When he is on the court, the team's Princeton tactics will always get stuck.

Seth Curry is still immature, the offensive end is not stable enough, and the defensive end is the worst on the Mavericks.

Vince Carter is getting old, and if he really needs to start every game for a long time, not to mention wasting energy, it is also not good for developing rookies.

Instead, the team's biggest problem is Rudy Gay.

When Qin Yang was in the Kings, Rudy Gay and Qin Yang didn't get along very well. They had some conflicts because of their position and possession of the ball.

But in the end, Rudy Gay took the initiative to lower his position, Qin Yang took the initiative, and the Kings won the championship.

But in the past two seasons, Rudy Gay has been the core of the team's outside line, with a lot of ball possessions, and he is obviously not ready for sudden tactical changes.

So much so that Rudy Gay made mistakes again and again during the team's tactical offensive and defensive drills.

"Rudy, move, pay attention to move!"

"Empty cut, if you want a layup with this ball, you can get a pass and attack the basket directly."

"Follow the defensive players, change defenses in time, don't worry about your people, Bruce will help you solve it, what you need to do is to defend the other end."

"Quick pass, only screen runs."

"Don't have it. If you have a good opportunity, just shoot it directly. Three-pointers. You must practice your three-pointers. The current three-pointer shooting rate is too low."

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Rudy Gay is the one who is coached the most in the team every day.

The others are old players who have adapted to the tactics for a season, and there are almost no problems. All they need to do is to adapt to their position in the team.

As for Livingston, as a point guard himself, the task is relatively simple, he has a high golf quotient, and he has a quick run-in with the team.

Only Rudy Gay, who keeps making mistakes.

Rudy Gay has a big problem. In the past two years, Rudy Gay has developed a series of bad tempers in the Kings, such as careless defense, extremely slow follow-up speed, poor offensive options, and low offensive efficiency.

These problems cannot be solved in a short time, the only way is to train slowly.

Coach Downey couldn't help shaking his head while watching the training from the sidelines:

"Rick, I think we should offer Houston's Chandler Parsons, he's going to be better than Rudy."

Coach Carlisle shook his head:

"Donnie, Rudy's talent is very good. Bruce's suggestion is not wrong. If Parsons really doesn't focus on basketball, he will become a garbage contract in the future. On the contrary, Rudy Gay, even if he can't be integrated into the starting lineup, his performance will not be much worse when he is the core of the substitute time."

Coach Carlisle naturally has his own plans.

It is a problem that Rudy Gay cannot be perfectly integrated into the starting lineup, but taking a step back, there is really no way, let Rudy Gay be the core of the substitute.

At that time, the Mavericks' bench will be surprisingly strong.

But this is an unavoidable choice. It is too extravagant to use Rudy Gay in his peak period as a substitute. After all, this substitute has an annual salary of 500 million US dollars.

For the next ten days or so, the team conducted intensive tactical drills.

Rudy Gay's progress is still not obvious.

Tactical training is often not completed in a week or two.

And then the opening game of the regular season, the Mavericks will usher in a strong enemy.

(End of this chapter)