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Chapter 342 [Invincible spirit, Yao Ming's predicament]

Chapter 342 [Invincible spirit, Yao Ming's predicament]

At the end of the game, many Celtics players returned to the locker room without congratulating their opponents.

Jim O'Brien shook hands with Yang Rui with a gloomy face and turned away, reluctant to say a word.

O'Brien was brought back bad memories. In the 1997-2001 season, he was an assistant coach for the Celtics, and the team was slaughtered by the Raptors more than once. The departure of Rick Pitino is directly related to this.Now, it was his turn to lead the team to be abused, but the team led by Yang Rui became the Wizards.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.On the contrary, it will definitely be a particularly tragic death.The Celtics also regarded the Wizards as the team last season. Before the game, they studied how to deal with Jordan's singles and prepared to fight the position to attack. They were very wrong in their thinking.

Last season, Wizards coach Doug Collins was too conservative.He has had a brilliant, more disgraceful side.

In the late 80s, the Bulls under his helm gradually declined, and he ushered in his own dynasty immediately after he left; in 1997, when he coached the Pistons, the players on the team began to disobey his orders; later, he took charge of the Wizards and made a comeback in Jordan. still failed to achieve any results.

Yang Rui is different from Collins. He dares to use people, likes to attack, and arranges tactics for the purpose of breaking the opponent's defense. He believes that offense is the best defense, and it is easy to blow up a bad defensive team.

The coaching staff did not let Haywood, Thomas, and Barnes on the roster in this opener because of their poor offense.The Wizards, who burst out with all their offensive power, left the court early to rest and Jordan, who was watching the ball on the sidelines, was stunned.

Barkley, who was in charge of commenting on the game, was a little embarrassed. Before the game, he said that the two teams were about the same strength and that they could both win the game. As a result, the Celtics were unilaterally beaten.

凯尔特人全队只有三人得分上双，皮尔斯12分6篮板6助攻，沃克12分9篮板, 两人三分线外的表现分别是6投0中和6投1中。

Backup point guard Shamond Williams had 10 points and made 2 of 2 three-pointers.

The biggest difference in performance was the starting point guard Delke. He scored 8 points in the first quarter, and then only sent out two assists and grabbed a rebound.

Six of the Wizards scored in double figures and four scored 20+.

斯塔达迈尔12投8中，罚球5中4，20分6篮板1助攻；乔丹14投8中，罚球5中5，得到21分4篮板8助攻；马盖蒂14中6，三分球2中0，罚球10中10，得到22分6篮板；布泽尔14投9中，罚球4中3，得到21分11篮板；汉密尔顿12分3助攻，韦斯利得到10分4助攻。

At the press conference, Jordan, who has always seldom evaluated people, was in a good mood and said a lot.

"It's a miracle, when Jerry came in, the Wizards changed. We didn't know how to win last season, the offense was terrible. Today, we played such a game. I like the rhythm of the team now. ."

The reporter interviewed Yang Rui and asked him to evaluate the team.

Yang Rui said: "The players fulfilled the requirements of the coaching staff before the game and played very well. It is a good morale to open a big victory, but this is only a regular season, and we should not be proud of it. It will be a tough season. , Michael's knees don't allow him to do difficult moves like he did when he was young, and I was shocked when he dunked in the first quarter."

The reporter asked: "Is his knee injury bad?"

"It's an old injury, he can play, but he has to be careful. You know, he almost wore through the cartilage last season, and the water was pumped three times. The team doctor also repaired the wear and tear of his cartilage, so I would like to see him use it. The basket ends the offense."

A reporter immediately followed the topic and asked, "Do you think Jordan's physical condition can play the entire season?"

Yang Rui smiled and said: "To be honest, I don't know. I told him, Michael, you are 40 years old, you are not the best player, even if you don't accept it, your body will accept this first, so you have to You have to listen to me, pass more, dunk less. As you can see, he still likes to force himself."

The reporter asked: "The two interior rookies were both proposed and selected by you. They played well today. Do you have anything to say to them?"

"You guys played very well, you deserve to be someone I like." Yang Rui laughed and boasted a bit by the way.

The reporter asked: "Do you have anything to say to the Celtics?"

"The regular season is still very long, I wish them good luck." Yang Rui kept a low profile and did not stimulate his opponents.

This big win is because the Greens defense is too poor, the Wizards players are convulsing, the team can't be so fierce every game, this is not the time to brag.

The Wizards made a lot of headlines that night. Fans all knew that Yang Rui created another miracle, changed teams, and still maintained the tradition of winning the opening game.

Fans on the Internet launched a lively discussion.

"With such an easy win against the Celtics, the Wizards will definitely make the playoffs."

"Who else said basketball coaches are useless? Let's see what stats Jerry Young's rookies have played. After leaving the Raptors, he can still train super rookies."

"Interesting, Jordan used to lead others to win the championship, and now it's finally someone else's turn to lead Jordan once."

"The Wizards averaged only 92.8 points per game last season, and it is predicted to increase by more than 15 points this season."

Chinese fans touted Yang Rui even more. Most people think that he is already the top coach in the NBA, and this is true in terms of annual salary. It seems that it is only a matter of time before he becomes the best coach in NBA history.

At the same time, there are also many Chinese fans who regret that Yang Rui failed to coach Yao Ming, and some people scolded Larry Brown on the Internet.

Yang Rui checked online news at home and found that Yao Ming, like his previous life, was in trouble when he first entered the NBA.

The Knicks beat the Pistons away 87-86 in their first game of the regular season, but Yao Ming only played 11 minutes, went 1-for-0, scored no points, and grabbed two rebounds.

Grant Hill came back this season and is in good shape, and "Madman" Sprewell finally chose to stay in the team.

The Knicks are also full of talents inside, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Kurt Thomas, Otella Harnington, Clarence Witherspoon, including various types.

The only weakness of the Knicks is still the point guard. They have no salary space to sign in the free market and can only rely on Howard Eisley and Charlie Ward.

Yao Ming has not been idle all summer, staying in the national team to train, warm up, play the Four Nations Invitational Tournament, and then compete in the World Championships.In 8 games of the World Championships, Yao Ming averaged 21 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 blocks per game, and was finally selected for the best team.

However, Yao Ming's outstanding performance in the international arena failed to impress Larry Brown, because he missed the preseason and was not familiar with his teammates.His English is not good enough, with an interpreter, who will pass the ball to him in this situation?

Brown attaches great importance to defense. Seeing that Yao Ming and Ben Wallace don't match the styles, he let him be a substitute.When the team needs to attack, Brown first thinks of Hill and Sprewell, arranging perimeter tactics.

Many Chinese fans feel bad. From coaching the Nuggets in 76 to the present, Larry Brown has always focused on outside players and focused on inside defense. There is no precedent for bringing out inside stars at all.

Yang Rui read the news and comments, and also suspected that Yao Ming was going to be unlucky.

(End of this chapter)