February 3, Luocheng.

In the evening, the Bobcats had a away game with the Clippers, which was not back-to-back, and their opponents were also bad, so there was not much pressure.

In the afternoon, the whole team of Bobcats was resting, but Bickstaff was waiting at the entrance of the hotel. After a while, a business car stopped slowly.

The doorman opened the car door and came out from inside. Boss Qiao and Doug Rivers, who followed closely behind.

Rivers has lived in Los Angeles since he was dismissed from the Celtics in 2008.

In the 2008-09 season, even after receiving the invitation from the Clippers, he did not choose to make a comeback, but continued to lie dormant. It was not until now that Sam Vincent was dismissed and the Bobcats started to select coaches, and he came out to apply for the job.

Rivers is determined to win the Bobcats' handsome position, but he did not expect that he would face the competition from his old friend Tom Siberdu and the competition from Mark Jackson, who had never coached.

In order to get the position of Bobcats, Rivers first used his rich theoretical knowledge and flexible adaptability to easily kill Mark Jackson during the interview.

That's right, Li Ke is optimistic about Mark Jackson, the reason for his elimination is his avalanche in the interview.

In the end, Rivers had no confidence in winning against Siberdu, but he accepted a short-term contract that did not match his salary.

In the end, he decidedly defeated his old friend Xibedu and became the new handsome boy of the Bobcats.

Rivers wouldn't say much if he asked why he was so humble and wanted to get the position of Bobcats.

Deep down, he was holding onto his energy. What he wanted to prove was that the 2008 defeat was not his problem!

He did not lose to Sam Vincent, the rookie. The reason why Sam Vincent won that year was due to a better team!

And now, Rivers is going to coach this better team, use his grades to hit the Celtics in the face, to hit Danny Angie in the face, and to hit the Big Three in the face...

After a polite manner in the hotel lobby, Doug Rivers called his new team members in the restaurant.

"I'm very happy to meet everyone. From tomorrow, I will be your new head coach!"

Rivers is right, it is from tomorrow.

He couldn't catch up with the game tonight because the registration has not been passed yet.

After tonight's game, the Bobcats will also officially announce the joining of Rivers. After that, Rivers can stand on the sidelines of the Bobcats' West away tour and start his coaching debut in the last game of the Bobcats' West away tour.

In the crowd, Li Ke tilted his head.

Rivers appeared here, he was not surprised. What he was strange about was that Old Joe had come too. Did he attach so much importance to Rivers?

Little did he know that no matter how often Rivers did, he was also the best coach winner in the NBA, and this time, Rivers signed a low-paying contract of only $5 million for two years.

How can Lao Qiao not pay attention to the best coach with such a high cost performance?

In the restaurant, Rivers said a lot of conversations, and then Old Qiao called Li Ke, and Rivers, the three of them sat in the corner.

"Welcome to join, Doug."

"Thanks."

Sitting opposite Li Ke, Rivers first thanked Li Ke for his welcome.

Then, he was very straightforward: "To be honest, Sheldon, I came for you."

Unfortunately, Li Ke was not surprised.

It was not for me, was it for Curry, Hua's second son, and Jordan Jr.

Li Ke thought that Rivers probably didn't have the keen eye yet. If he knew Curry's horse, Hua Lao Er was even more nonsense. Jordan, there was still a little possibility, after all, these two were tied to each other.

But it's still a bit outrageous to come for a blue-collar center.

So, Li Ke was not surprised.

Looking at Li Ke nodding, Rivers also maintained a calm expression and then took out a paper notebook:

"Before I came, I had studied the Bobcats when Sam Vincent coached. I know that you mainly play triangular offense, but in my opinion, the complicated triangular offense is about to be eliminated by the times."

Just this sentence, Li Ke, who was originally in the ancient well, had a bright light. Isn’t this a match for him?

To be honest, the development of the times is actually giving a chance for a gangster coach like Rivers to hang out. The reason is that they no longer need to study those tactics such as triangle attacks and Princeton.

In this way, Rivers is really a good coach.

At least, the development of the times avoids his weaknesses, his strengths - chicken soup, on-the-spot reactions, etc., are all necessary for a champion coach.

“So, what changes are you going to make?”

Although Rivers has signed the contract, he still has to face Li Ke’s question at this moment.

Rivers smiled: "I will take the ball away from you, I don't know if you have any objections."

Of course Li Ke had no objection, but he still asked: "Why?"

"Because you are not good at organizing the pass, if the ball comes to your hands, you can only end this path. Such an attack must have no future, and we must make changes."

This is right. Li Ke nodded secretly and asked again: "Who will you give to the ball?"

"Stephen Curry."

A name that was taken for granted popped up, and Rivers then gave an explanation:

"I've seen those two games where Stephen controls the ball. Many critics think that Stephen, who controls the ball, plays like Steve Nash. I don't think so. I think he's more like Chauncey Billups. If he gives football rights and rookie season, he can play the peak Chauncey performance..."

This evaluation is not too high.

When Li Ke heard these words, he felt that this wave had happened.

At least, Rivers' philosophy is consistent with Li Ke.

Old Joe, who was standing by, smiled bitterly, why didn't he choose Mark Jackson? Because Mark Jackson's tactical thinking is far less clear than Rivers.

In other words, he had heard these words once.

If Rivers hadn't explained his tactical ideas like this, he wouldn't have chosen Rivers.

After a discussion in the hotel, Li Ke recognized Rivers.

As the game approached, before setting off, Rivers summoned this group of players who were not his players and made some requests for the evening game.

"I know, in the past, your offenses were all given to Sheldon, and Sheldon took care of everything, but from this game in the evening, everything had to be changed. My request was to give the ball to Stephen!"

Specifically, Curry will control the ball, but not that kind of total control.

He didn't play like Old Ai in the past. As Rivers said, Curry was more like Billups, controlling the rhythm, opening up the situation in a singles, and restraining the defense.

With this style of play, Li Ke did not completely lose the ball, and he would have the chance to play singles.

Even Hua Er has the opportunity to play singles with the ball. Curry's only function of controlling the ball is to control the rhythm.

If this continues, the Bobcats' offense will indeed be more overall.

Hearing this, Li Keting wanted to ask Rivers: Why can't you think of such an attack when you were at the Celtics?

Rivers was also very unfair. For example, in the era when the three Celtic giants formed, defense was still the king.

Secondly, the Celtics' configuration back then, with many point guards, center Perkins and Pierce being a single player, Gentleman Lei has no ball rights and no status, and whoever leads the offense is like that.

Look at Sibeth, isn’t it the same when it comes to the end?

Now that Mike D'Anthony succeeds him, under the leadership of a pure offensive coach, if the Celtics' offense still fails to improve, then it can be confirmed that it is not a coach's problem.

emmm, Rivers is looking forward to it...

In the evening, when Staples Center faced the weak Clippers, the Bobcats attacked hard according to Rivers' tactical ideas.

The Clippers are indeed very weak this season. No. 1 pick Blake Griffin suddenly had a stress fracture in his left knee kneecap before the start of the season and was reimbursed for the season.

Without the top scorer, the Clippers compared to last season is equivalent to no supplementary.

Last year, the tank team was still a penny this year.

Facing a weak team, the Bobcats, who tried new ways of playing, were progressing smoothly.

Curry's attack on Bearded Byron Davis was slightly unsatisfied in the opening game.

But Li Ke was still quite useful when he was freed from the end of the ball, and the Clippers' defense was concentrated on the weak side.

So, on the strong side, Curry and Hua Er tear apart the Clippers' defense one after another, and the Bobcats' offense went smoothly.

Li Ke concentrated on the defensive end, and Eric Gordon was locked by him, and by the way, Li Ke also blocked the entire wing.

Bobcats are still very skillful in playing such a bad team. Although the new tactics are not practiced and coordinated, the Bobcats still have good results.

He led by more than ten points in the first half. Li Ke's singles suddenly made a move in the third quarter, widening the gap to 20 points.

Then, the game entered garbage time, and Bickstaff Jr. made a rotation very simply, and it was not the kind of simple rotation. Tucker and Sean Livingston in the depths of the bench all got the time to play.

After all, after this game, they had to turn around and rush to the Denver Plateau to play against the Nuggets away.

Preserving the main force's physical strength and preparing to fight the Nuggets to the death is what the Bobcats need to do most at this time.

emmm, Li Ke doesn't want to lose to the Nuggets, and even in the regular season, he doesn't want to lose any game.

Who made him brag about Guagua rarely beat his cow before? This cow can only continue to brag.

But the pressure is still great.

After all, the Nuggets are very strong this season. The previous match against Bobcats can win, relying on their home advantage and Curry Ritian. Li Ke's confidence is still not enough.

After playing this game, Rivers took the opportunity to enter the visiting team locker room of Staples Center, and encouraged it again-
To be continued...