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Chapter 110 Just Pretend Nothing Happened



Chapter 110 Just Pretend Nothing Happened

In a peaceful and quiet atmosphere, the Thunder team flew back to Oklahoma.

According to the schedule, in the next game against the Timberwolves, assistant coach Ralph suggested organizing additional training while the team is strong.

After thinking about it for a while, Su Yang felt that it was unnecessary, so he asked the players to have a rest and just train normally on the match day.

When everyone was about to separate at the airport, Westbrook and Durant found him and asked if the rumors of the midfielder's dismissal were true.

Su Yang didn't want to put more pressure on the two of them, saying that it was all made up by reporters, and someone might break the news indiscriminately.

At noon the next day, he woke up and surfed the Internet to find that there were still many fans excitedly discussing the big reversal.

ESPN's live broadcast, as well as many previous related news, made the game against the Cavaliers far more influential than expected.

Many fans lamented that LeBron had no helpers at critical moments, and ridiculed Mike Brown's so-called dynamic offensive system. In the end, it still relied on LeBron's personal ability, and Su Yang's bold and weird changes were the real tactical masters.

But there are also fans who believe that Su Yang is an extremely good game coach, and it is almost meaningless to lead the team to rebuild.

In the afternoon, he received a call from Presti, saying that Durant and Westbrook insisted on keeping him as the head coach, and he also apologized for the previous incident, saying that as the general manager, he was a little negligent and did not convey the strategy set in the previous interview in detail. Board of Directors.

Su Yang said he understood, but he didn't want to know the reason behind it, and just waited for the final result.

In the evening, he received another call from his boss, Clayton, who also apologized and explained, emphasizing that there were differences within the board of directors.

At 28:[-] p.m. on the [-]th, the Thunder sat at the Ford Center to face the Timberwolves. Many fans chanted their support for Su Yang.

An elderly fan also approached him specifically, saying that Oklahoma City has not yet formed a team culture, and some fans are particularly anxious, hoping that he will not be angry because of those fans who wrote letters to complain. In fact, many fans are silently supporting him.

Su Yang laughed and said absolutely not, because fans have seen too many impatient things.

After all, in the [-]s, many players and coaches were expelled from the team if they didn't do well in a game.

The game then started. Several young people, including Durant and Westbrook, seemed to want to prove that Su Yang's tactical system is very good. A set of the simplest FLOPPY tactics can be played well, and the cover and positioning are as smooth as returning to the basics. .

On the defensive end, Durant, Westbrook and others worked equally hard. Whenever the Timberwolves' inside strong point Al Jefferson got the ball, the double-teaming was always in place at the first time, and the subsequent rotation defense was like a mechanical gear. One ring and one ring, tight fit.

Just like that, at the end of the first quarter, Su Yang did nothing, and the Thunder led the Timberwolves 30-16.

In the second quarter of the game, Timberwolves head coach Randy Whitman arranged for Love to lead the team to attack.

And Love made 7 of 4 shots in a short period of time, scored 9 points efficiently, and successfully drew a foul on the three-point line.

But Timberwolves head coach Randy Whitman was quite dissatisfied with Love's three-point shot. He was so scared that Love made one of three free throws and was replaced. He didn't make his debut until the end of the second quarter. Synchronized plunge.

Those operations made Su Yang's strategy to limit Love completely useless.

What puzzled him even more was that Randy Whitman encouraged the players to shoot more two-pointers, which made him stunned.

The efficiency of making two points is much lower than that of mid-range shots, and the income is much lower than that of three-pointers. The Timberwolves' offense is messed up.

The only advantage is probably that the long two-point shot is more difficult to predict, because it is really hard to understand.

During the intermission, Snyder asked with a puzzled face: "Why did we lose to them before?"

Su Yang and the other two assistant coaches could only shrug their shoulders in response. In fact, they only lost three points in back-to-back battles before.

In the middle of the fourth quarter of the game, the Thunder had already led by as many as 29 points, and the two sides tacitly withdrew their main players.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 113 to 85, and once again won their second consecutive victory after more than half a month.

Durant scored 36 points, Westbrook and Green combined for 43 points and 15 assists, and Jordan grabbed 15 rebounds.

All four young players played well, and veterans Wilcox and Joe Smith also performed brilliantly.

After the game, there were discussions on major basketball forums, and many fans believed that Randy Whitman should dismiss get out of class.

That night, the entire Thunder team flew to Memphis overnight to challenge the chaotic Grizzlies back to back.

The plane landed in the early morning, and many players complained about the unreasonable schedule of the league. There were four games in five days, and the sequence was home-away-home-away.

The key point is that he has played back-to-back twice in more than a dozen games before, and he simply doesn't take small teams seriously.

Su Yang did not arrange any training, let the players sleep until the afternoon, got up and went straight to the arena after eating.

After the game started, he found many Grizzlies fans holding signs, petitioning to fire their coach Makia Faroni.

The reason for the dismissal is simple. Grizzlies fans believe that the home team has a bunch of young talents, including Gasol Jr., Conley, Mayo, and Gay. They have only won 4 games so far this season, and there is no offensive and defensive tactical system. is committing a crime.

But the Grizzlies fans didn't notice that the overall strength of the Grizzlies' bench players was even worse than that of the Thunder's bench.

In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder entered the state a little slowly, and the shooting guard position was beaten by OJ Mayo, losing 6 points.

In the second quarter, the situation of the Thunder did not improve. Grizzlies Gay forced Mason several times and lost another 5 points.

With 11 points behind, the Thunder team returned to the locker room. Su Yang didn't take it seriously, and only said to cheer for the second half.

Perhaps it was to encourage the players to self-regulate for a long time. After the third quarter, Durant teamed up with Green and quickly made an efficient performance of 9 of 6 shots.

And Westbrook took the initiative to switch defenses against Mayo, who played brilliantly in the first half, and almost locked Mayo like a university.

In addition to grabbing three offensive rebounds, the Thunder surpassed the Grizzlies 33 to 16 in a single quarter, directly overtaking the score.

Then in the fourth quarter, four young people took turns attacking the inside of the Grizzlies, causing Gay and Gasol to foul one after another.

In the end, the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies 117 to 103 and won three consecutive victories for the first time in the season.

After the game, the whole team flew to Charlotte to prepare for an away game against the Bobcats, but they had four days to rest.

Presti then arrived and told Su Yang that the matter had been dealt with and that the temporary worker who misreported the news would be suspended. At the same time, in order to express his apology and sincerity, he would revise the incentive clause in the contract and increase the bonus related to the playoffs .

According to the new contract, if he can lead the team to win the championship in the 09-10 season, he will get a bonus of 500 million.

Thinking that in the 500s, D'Antoni could get [-] million when the Rockets made the playoffs. He can only lament how quickly the money depreciates.

In addition to the bonus, the board of directors verbally promised that until the contract expires, there will be no doubts or interference with him.

Everything, as if nothing happened.

But owner Clayton still hopes that he can lead the team to win more games, especially at home.

Su Yang knew that at most it was like that, he was a little disappointed, but he didn't struggle, and signed a new contract without hesitation.

After Presti left, Su Yang chatted with Snyder for a while, and both of them felt that the championship bonus was just a picture.

But if a few young people grow up smoothly, and then trade to get a group of strong substitutes, it is not impossible.

After the chat was over, Snyder suggested that he manage his money well, and it was best to find an agent, otherwise he would be very busy.

Considering that the stock prices of many companies are about to fall to the lowest point in history, Su Yang accepts the suggestion and calls Bill Duffy.

(End of this chapter)


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