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After the first quarter, the Seattle Supersonics led the New York Knicks by 32 points 22 to [-]. Stephen personally scored eight points, two rebounds, three assists, four blocks and one steal. From the point of view of scoring, it is not too much, but Judging by his relaxed look, you can tell that he hasn't exerted his strength yet.

Of course, Stephen also wants to save his physical strength for the critical moment in the second half. Now try to pass the ball to his teammates as much as possible and strengthen the defense, especially now that he is still leading, Stephen is even less anxious.

Except for Stephen, the Supersonic team performed best with Watson. He scored [-] points, [-] assists and [-] rebound. Hao took advantage of his physical advantages and repeatedly scored in front of Nate Robinson.

Players like Nate Robinson are like this. His advantage is also his disadvantage. His lack of height determines that the defense can only rely on gambling steals. However, Nate Robinson is not very good at steals, but he often staged them. Some fantastic shot-blocking performances, but it doesn't do much for the defense.

Defense is not just about steals and blocks, it’s just a tangible contribution. Many contributions of real defense are intangible, just like being a defensive player, sticking to the opponent tightly, letting the opponent go around the half court without any problems. Can shoot or miss, although this is a very successful defense, but it does not contribute a little bit of data. The most representative players of this type in the league are Bruce Bowen and Sean Battier. But because they don't have outstanding data, these two people also missed the best defensive player.

Watson is also such a player. His defensive ability is not outstanding, and he does not have very high physical fitness. Si's height and weight far exceed his opponents, and it is generally difficult for opponents of the same level to take advantage of him. This is also a very important point for him to secure a starting position in the Sonics.

At the same time, Watson is also a very smart player. He can not only recognize the opponent's strengths and weaknesses, but also understand his own strengths and weaknesses. Among them, any of the coaches can eat and mix well, so after the game, Carlesimo praised Watson's performance, which made Ridnor next to him clench his fists.

Carlesimo's praise also has another purpose, which is to let the players recognize the reality and unite around themselves. Originally, because the adjustment involves their own interests, many players have adopted non-resistance, non-cooperation, and ignorance of the adjustment. The "three no's" attitude, including Wilcox who is on the court now, is this attitude. Although Carlesimo did not criticize anyone in consideration of his respect for the players, he can't know who he praised and who he didn't What's the meaning.

And Carlesimo is not just a verbal praise, he also has a substantive move, that is, in the second quarter of the game, he replaced Wilcox and Durant, who were not praised, and put on Wilkins and Kurt Thomas, whoever performs well will have a chance to play, and if they do not perform well, they will sit on the bench. Among these people, Ridnour feels the most obvious.

According to the previous rotation rules, he should be replaced now, but this time, Carlesimo did not say that he would adjust his playing time and position, but he did not actively move closer to the coach, showing that he would cooperate , As a result, the playing time that should have belonged to him did not belong to him anymore. Ridnour was a little angry, but also hesitant and uneasy.

The team's record and the support from the management down to the core players have established the authority of Kleissimo. Now it seems that it is not a good choice to implement a non-violent non-cooperation campaign against the coach. Ridnor sees the Knicks like this Defensive strength, but if he was going to show himself well in the second quarter, Watling only scored [-] points. If he was replaced by the guy he was facing, he would have to score at least [-] points, as long as Stephen didn't steal his shot.

Few players don’t care about the number of shots they take, because without enough shots, there is not enough conspicuous data, and without conspicuous data, it is impossible to ask the management for a big contract, especially for players in the contract year. Important, although Ridnour has signed a three-year 800 million contract with the team, and now is the first year of the contract, it does not mean that he does not care about statistics.

Ridnour looked at Watson who was walking to the field, and began to reflect on his own behavior and past through Watson. Although the two people have the same height and weight, their technical styles are not the same. In Ridnor's view Come on, Watson's performance can only be described as mediocre. He has a higher offensive talent and is also younger. According to the competition, he should be in an advantageous position, but in fact he is not.

Although there are also factors that have caused him to be troubled by injuries, it is not entirely the case, and it is not the factor of the head coach. After the team replaced Carlesimo, the situation did not improve, but there is still a tendency to intensify, which makes Reed While Nuo felt confused, he also began to reflect on himself, whether it was because he was inferior to Watson in some places that caused the current situation.

Watson entered the league with the 39th pick in the second round of [-], but he was the last player to enter the league in the [-] lottery. However, he did not give himself any help in the competition, but became his own burden. When Ridnour really put aside these things, he realized that Watson still has a lot to learn.

Not to mention the situation on the field, Ridnor knew that his defensive attitude could not satisfy the coach, and he had forced himself to participate in the defense, but it was hard and tiring without any rewards, which made it hard to mention Work hard, this is also an important factor that you need to overcome to improve your defensive enthusiasm.

Apart from defense, there is nothing to adjust on the field. Although as a point guard, in the Supersonics, the right to organize is not in his own hands. After most of the walks, the rest will be divided by Coupard and Durant, and there are very few left.

Although Stephen does not restrict the offense of his teammates, and sometimes even encourages them, everyone knows that this is what Stephen did after he was satisfied. At the same time, his teammates perform well, which can also reduce his scoring pressure If you really don't care about it and keep the ball in your own hands, it's hard to say that you won't be banned. In terms of team status and authority, Stephen is higher than the head coach.

In terms of getting along with Stephen, I have to talk about Watson's success. He can use various topics to narrow the relationship with Stephen, but it doesn't make people feel awkward, such as After he knew that Stephen was born at the University of Southern California, he often discussed with Stephen some topics about the school and the college basketball league.

Because he is from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the two schools are in the same city and the same sports league, there are naturally countless topics to communicate with, which naturally brings the relationship between the two closer. The status in the basketball league, the University of California, Los Angeles, is several blocks away from the University of Southern California. When he was in school, although the backcourt composed of Watson and Baron Davis did not achieve any achievements, it was also He was an influential figure at the time, but in getting along, Watson respected Stephen very much, and he was always full of admiration when talking about the national championship won by the University of Southern California.

In fact, it's not that I can't get involved with Stephen, but I have never done this before. Ridnor was born at the University of Oregon, which belongs to the Pacific Ten University Alliance like the University of Southern California, and I have never discussed this topic with Stephen. , I didn't even mention it, I don't know if this is a manifestation of lack of emotional intelligence.

At the beginning, Ridnor was a little dissatisfied with Stephen, thinking that the team should not give Stephen such a status, but as Stephen's performance got better and better, he conquered his teammates while conquering the Seattle fans. At least for now, no one thinks that Stephen shouldn't have such a status. Strength is always the best weapon to conquer people.

But even though he no longer has any contempt and dissatisfaction with Stephen in his heart, Ridnor has not changed his attitude towards Stephen because of this. Of course, Stephen will not be close to him like a pole. Stephen respects Robert Horry and Kurt Thomas. Treat Wilcox with an equal attitude, and greet Coupard and Durant like younger brothers. As for other teammates, Stephen who is willing to approach him will not refuse, and Stephen who is not willing will not force it.

We are just teammates. Stephen will not force others to work as hard as himself. If you don’t work hard, don’t play or play less. The team is not just these few people. Without you, you can’t play well. What about the [-]-man roster? Who is irreplaceable, anyone can be missing, everyone is an adult, the future is always in their own hands, except that Coppard's future is in the hands of Stephen, Stephen doesn't want to be like a nanny, worrying about this trouble I have to worry about that.

It seems that I have to work hard to change myself and get closer to Stephen. Seeing that Stephen dunked the ball into the frame through two people, Ridnour involuntarily stood up and waved the towel. With a few surprised eyes, he sat down peacefully.