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Chapter 141 Run and gun (second update today)

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    After the game on December 5, Carlisle has been a little absent-minded, even when attending the post-game press conference.

    Twice, reporters asked him questions and he seemed not to hear them. It was not until the press officer reminded him that he suddenly came to his senses and answered the questions.

    Wang Dalin always had a serious expression at the press conference. He was always thinking about Ben's injury.

    In this game, Wang Dalin scored a triple-double of 27 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. While his outstanding performance also made Payton's 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists completely useless.

    After the game, the Pistons general went to the hospital to visit Ben who was lying in the hospital bed. He had already undergone an MRI examination, but the test results would not be available until tomorrow morning.

    Wang Dalin saw that his ankle was red and swollen. He estimated that Ben's ankle injury might be serious. If it reaches a grade three sprain, it means that Ben will be out for at least two weeks, and maybe longer.

    As expected by Wang Dalin, the MRI results came out the next day. Ben¡¯s right ankle joint was a grade three sprain. Although no bones were injured, he would need to rest for at least two to three weeks.

    As for whether he can resume training immediately after two or three weeks, it depends on his recovery.

    Ben¡¯s expression was obviously a little frustrated, not that he was considering whether the injury would affect his contract. After all, he signed a four-year, $19.4 million contract with the Pistons, and it is only the second year.

    It is a pity that he cannot continue to fight with his teammates on the court, and now that the Pistons are gaining momentum, they suddenly lack such an important fighting force. Will the team's record be affected?

    "Alas! My injury came at such an untimely time!" Daben said in frustration.

    Wang Dalin smiled while peeling an apple for him: "Brother, your injury came at just the right time! Think about it, if you get this kind of injury again in mid-April next year, how will we play in the playoffs?"

    Billups couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Wang Dalin say Ben was injured at the right time. He immediately smiled and said: "The third brother is right, brother, it's better for you to be injured now than to play the season soon."  It¡¯s much better to be injured again in the post-match!¡±

    Ben was a little worried and said: "But what about the team's record? After beating the Rockets and Knicks, you will have to go through five consecutive away games, and the opponents are all Western Conference teams!"

    Wang Dalin pretended to smile casually and said: "What happened to the Western Conference team? Didn't we just take care of the SuperSonics yesterday?"

    Billups also laughed and said: "Yes, the Western Conference teams are not that good, but we are very strong!"

    Ben is still frowning. Obviously, he knows that this is just his brother comforting him. How can the Western Conference team be "not that good" like Billups said?

    Since Jordan retired in the summer of 1998, the league has entered a pattern in which the West is strong and the East is weak. The Spurs and Lakers who won the championship in the past three years are both from the West. By the time the Eastern Conference champions reached the Finals, they had become the princes studying together.  Role.

    Take this season as an example. Although the Pistons currently rank first in the Eastern Conference, if they really want to throw all the top eight teams in the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference, it is estimated that the Pistons will have trouble even ranking in the top five.

    The Lakers, Kings, and Spurs currently ranked in the front in the Western Conference, no matter who the Pistons meet, they will probably lose more and win less. Even if it is the slightly weaker Mavericks, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Jazz, and SuperSonics, they will only win.  It's just that he can be evenly matched with the other party.

    If the personal abilities of these main players in the Pistons can be further improved and the cooperation between the players becomes more tacit, they will certainly be able to become strong contenders for the championship, just like they did two years later in the original time and space.  But now

    After all, they are a new team that has only been assembled this season. Even if they have the future champion coach Rick Carlisle, even if they have an excellent record at the beginning of the season, they are still too immature after all!

    If we talk about what kind of setbacks rookie coach Carlisle and young team boss Wang Dalin will encounter in the future, perhaps the next few games will be the most severe test they are about to face.

    After visiting Ben, Wang Dalin and Billups returned to the arena. The team will have a training session on the afternoon of December 6-8, and Carlisle will practice a new set of tactics.

    With the lack of big money, the Pistons will definitely not be able to play as before, and their tactics on both ends of the offense and defense must make major adjustments. This is naturally a very severe challenge for the young coach Carlisle.

    "In the next game, we will use run-and-gun tactics!" Carlisle announced his decision to everyone concisely. "Before Ben comes back, we must do our best.; Four consecutive losses?

    impossible!

    What we want is four consecutive victorieswell, probably more than four consecutive victories!

    On December 18, the Pistons challenged the Kings away from home.

    As of this game, the Pistons are ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 16 wins and 5 losses, while the Kings are ranked third in the Western Conference with 18 wins and 7 losses, and their winning rate is second only to the Spurs and Lakers.

    The two sides have not played against each other this season, but the Pistons have defeated the Mavericks, ranked fourth in the Western Conference, twice this season, and also defeated the SuperSonics, a traditional team. Naturally, Adelman does not dare to underestimate them.

    Adelman focused on studying the video of the Pistons' last three games, and he found that the Pistons and the Kings now play very similar.  Especially Wang Dalin's high-position support is exactly the same as Divac's, but their defensive tactics seem to be better.

    Wang Dalin has played three consecutive triple-doubles in the last four games, making him the best player in the Eastern Conference last week. On the surface, his scoring average has dropped, but his threat on the court has become greater.

    No matter how strong a player's offensive power is, if he cannot lead the team to victory, it is meaningless.

    It's like Kobe Bryant in 2006 and 2007. Although he won the scoring title for two consecutive seasons and scored 81 points in a single game and 50+ points in four consecutive games, he just couldn't lead the Lakers.  Go further in the playoffs.

    And players like Jason Kidd, although he has never averaged more than 20 points per game in his career, he can still lead the team to achieve good results.

    Needless to say, he led the Nets to the Finals twice. Later, he also won a championship with the Mavericks Of course, he was no longer the team boss at that time, but his role was crucial.

    It can be said that even if the "veteran drivers" at the time were as unstoppable as cheating, without the steadfast needle of old Kidd, they would not be able to defeat the Heat with the "Big Three".

    In that series, the old Kidd averaged 7.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 42.9% You read that right, this three-point shooting rate was really achieved by the old Kidd.  of!

    Wang Dalin's performance this season is very similar to Jason Kidd. The difference is that he can not only lead the team to victory with a very comprehensive performance, but also has the league's first-class offensive firepower. From this aspect, he is even better than  Kidd is even scarier.

    Adelman secretly thought: "Perhaps, his only shortcomingis that he is too young?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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