Chapter 153 [Sonic Challenge]
News says Lawrence Frank is temporarily taking over the coaching position, but in fact the Nets have used him this season, and the players all like this guy with a good temper.
In the morning, Wang Jun went to the team to report on training and found that Lawrence was earlier than him, and greeted him with a smile.
"Good morning, Wang Jun. I have been resting for so long and practice shooting more time. I plan to start the next game." Lawrence spoke as sweet as eating honey, saying what Wang Jun wanted to hear the most.
Wang Jun smiled and said, "Coach, please take care of me in the future."
"It must be, everyone work hard together." Lawrence patted Wang Jun's back, as enthusiastic as if the two were old friends for many years.
Lawrence is a shameless person. He was born in August 1970 and is only 33 years old this year. He has a cheerful personality and a little childlike innocence.
He broke a historical record without playing in a game and became the youngest NBA team coach in history.
The previous record was maintained by the Warriors coach. Last season, they straightened their assistant coach Eric Marcelman and signed a three-year, $4.5 million contract, age 37.
Lawrence is much more exaggerated. He can barely be called a veteran at the age of 33, and the Nets substitute Robert Pike is one year older than him.
The players arrived one after another, Lawrence chatted with everyone, and everyone sincerely congratulated him.
Kidd was most excited and jumped up and hit his chest with passion with Lawrence.
Scott didn't understand what he was wrong until he left, why did everyone dislike him? The reason was actually very simple. He always took the air of a coach and treated the players as subordinates rather than friends. He put his position too high.
The atmosphere inside the team was completely different from that in preseason training camp. The dead players were collectively resurrected, talking and laughing, relaxing and excited.
If this is an Indian team, it’s time for everyone to sing and dance together now, right?
Wang Jun looked at the smiling people, his mind was open, and he fantasized about Kid standing in the front row and singing songs that match the atmosphere. Everyone followed behind and twisted their waists and danced happily together.
"The king asked me to patrol the mountains. I turned the world around, beat my drums, beat my gongs, and life was full of rhythm..." (Is the net team this kind of atmosphere?!)
After changing coaches, the players trained more seriously than before, and everyone had clear goals and lost consecutively after the end of the game.
Wang Jun used the shooting training card and quickly regained the shooting rhythm. His open hit rate was stable, and there was no change compared to before the suspension. Kidd and the coaching staff were relieved.
That night, Wang Jun flew to Seattle on a special plane with the team, and his opponent was Supersonic.
Just as the official strength list of the new issue was announced, the Nets had fallen to 22nd place with 3 wins and 9 losses.
The media generally do not optimistic about the Nets, and predicted that the Supersonics will easily win before the game.
There are more people in Hakid, and many people on the Internet think that without Scott, the Nets cannot win. The 33-year-old young coach Lawrence is a joke, and now the Nets are like there is no coach.
Supersonics currently have 8 wins and 4 losses, making it the biggest dark horse this season.
Before the game started, the players all got the information table of the supersonic players. NBA scouts are very professional. Before each game, they will send information to help the players understand the opponent, and then the coach will formulate tactics according to the opponent's lineup.
Wang Jun has confirmed the starting lineup, but he just doesn't know who to compete with.
The opponent's second position is Ray Allen who is very optimistic about.
The rise of the Supersonics started with the joining of Ray Allen. He is the golden generation of 1996, with comprehensive skills and accurate three-pointers. He currently averages 22.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
Last season, Ray Allen was out of the All-Star Game, and the team's shooting guard Michael Reed grew rapidly, and the Bucks felt that Ray Allen could be replaced by Reed.
On the other hand, Payton was tired of the stupid supersonic management, and Supersonic was ungrateful and wanted to get rid of the old Payton who had contributed all his youth to it, because Payton had a bad temper.
In the end, both sides hit it off.
Allen Wang Jun is under great pressure to defend against lightning, and it is not easy to deal with small forwards. The supersonic forward is Vladimir Radmanovic, a big man who is good at shooting three-pointers.
He is 208cm tall, averages 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, and has a three-point shooting percentage of 39.3%. He is good at opening up space in the bottom corner and side. His playing style is similar to Wang Jun, he has few scores and has a great effect. Some people say that he is the poor version of Stojakovic.
The Supersonic power forward is also an alternative. He is Rashad Lewis, who made the record of sitting in the dark room for the longest time, averaging 17.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.6%.
Lewis, who is 208cm tall, can shake his opponent away from his opponent's score at a low post, and his speed is the best in the inside. He also has excellent shooting ability and can open up space for his teammates to break through.
The Supersonic point guard is relatively weak, Antonio Daniels. This lineup is very fast, Daniels' assist ability is average, but he can break through and score.
Several centers at the Supersonics are all pure blue-collar workers, and not necessarily who starts, which is similar to the Nets.
In terms of substitutes, Brent Barry, who has "whites can fly", is accurate in three points and has rich experience. Luke Ridno, who is 14th in the first round, can also play some roles.
This game was broadcast live by ** Radio.
Barkley arrived at the scene and analyzed before the game: "Supersons have won five consecutive victories and are in full swing, while the Nets have lost two consecutive victories, which makes people feel that they have lost their fighting spirit. I think the Supersonics have a greater chance of winning."
Kenny Smith smiled and said, "This is the first game of Lawrence Frank's vocational education. He looks proud and communicates with Kidd. He is probably the luckiest transmigrant, and hasn't even heard a complete coaching class. The reporter had interviewed Gafonkel before, and he couldn't believe it."
Gafonkel is the director of the "Five-Star Basketball Training Camp", where he trained more than 300 university and NBA coaches.
Lawrence himself has never played basketball, he is just a fan. At the beginning, he could not enter the training camp. In order to realize his dream of a basketball coach, he wrote a letter to Gafonkel. The latter was moved by his sincerity and arranged for him to go to the convenience store of the training camp to do odd jobs and learn basketball knowledge.
Frank worked in that convenience store for 4 years, half-working and half-studying, and learned a lot.
Unexpectedly, this convenience store guy became the head coach first than everyone in the same period, and he was simply the protagonist.
After reading the information, Kenny Smith smiled and said, "Chinese fans will definitely be very happy today. Wang Jun not only returned to the team, but also on the starting lineup. This year, the Nets' defensive skills are still there and they don't lose many points. Their problem is offense, and someone has to stand up to score. This is probably the reason why Wang Jun is reused."
Barkley nodded: "The Supersonics are just the opposite, they win by offense. They are one of the best three-pointers in the league, proving that they can play well without Payton."
Smith said with some regret: "Peton is in a bad situation with the Lakers now and has become a role player. Maybe that is not the team that suits him."
Players from both sides stood in the center circle, and the Nets started: Kidd, Wang Jun, Jefferson, Martin, and Collins.
Supersonics starters: Daniels, Ray Allen, Radmanovich, Lewis, Evans.
Chapter completed!