beast basketball

Updated: 2013-01-14

Stephen and his team returned to the team in the morning, and the team began to assemble in the afternoon. Those players who did not participate in the All-Star Game also returned to the team in full, all of them looked particularly refreshed, after all, nearly one Weekly rest time is still rare for these players.

Before the official assembly, the teammates congratulated Stephen for being the most valuable player in the All-Star Game. Before coming, Stephen had handed over the trophy to the team for the team to make a replica for the team in the honor room.

This is also the third Most Valuable Player trophy in the All-Star Game won by a Supersonic player. The first two were won by the famous Wilkens and Tom Chambers, and Tom Chambers won this award. The hosting of the current All-Star Game in Seattle has a lot to do with it.

And after a lapse of 20 years, a player from the Sonics once again won this award. This is regarded by many as a symbol of the revival of the Sonics, especially this season is only the first season with Stephen to the Sonics , has achieved such a good record, once the team has been further run-in and strengthened, its strength will inevitably be further improved. Isn't it possible that the championship will be expected by then? Even the staff inside the Supersonic team have many such idea.

After responding to the congratulations from his teammates, Stephen kindly asked them how they spent this All-Star holiday. The answer was different. Some stayed at home for a few days, while others played with their families. For a few days, some went to Miami or Hawaii to enjoy the sunshine, beaches and beauties there. Szczerbiak even accompanied his wife and son to Austria in Europe and went skating in the Alps A few days of snow is really enviable.

Stephen has grown up so much, he has never been to Europe for skiing, and he has only gone to Asia for business trips. As for skiing, it is a game for rich people. William Action Company is in this business, and Stephen naturally knows How expensive is ski equipment.

This one is joking about that, and that one is teasing others. It can be seen how good the atmosphere in the Sonics team is. Everyone is talking lively. The coaching staff walked over, and everyone put away the relaxed mood. Get up, waiting for the head coach's lecture.

Seeing such a scene, Carlesimo nodded with satisfaction. Fortunately, the team did not have any thorns. They all returned to the team according to the instructions before the holiday. No one was late, and no one was injured because of the holiday. , Many times, there will be strange injuries during the holidays.

"Everyone, at twelve o'clock tonight, the transaction will be closed. According to the news I received, we will not welcome any new players, which also means that no one will leave. Since the cooperation of more than half a season, We have achieved great results, thanks to everyone's dedication and hard work. After tonight, it means that we will finish the season together."

"Whether it is a veteran or a rookie player, I have to say here, for any team, the All-Star Weekend is a very important time period in a season, and it is an extremely obvious watershed. At that time, those teams that are completely hopeless in the playoffs should be poor, and they should work hard for the lottery ranking, so if we are behind and encounter such a team, generally there will be no problem."

"The last three teams in the West and the bottom five teams in the East are basically teams like this. They have no hope of the playoffs, so when we encounter such teams, we will take it easy. "

"In addition to these teams, we cannot underestimate other opponents. We must be extremely prepared to deal with these opponents, and the most dangerous ones are those teams that still have hope for the playoffs or whose qualifications for the playoffs are not yet secure. In order to enter the playoffs or keep their own playoff qualifications, they generally play very hard and desperately."

"As for those top-ranked teams, basically as long as there are no major problems, teams that generally have no problem qualifying for the playoffs, like us, are relatively easy to deal with, and some teams may not even be ruled out. Because of the possibility of deliberately losing because of wanting to avoid a certain team, our coaching staff will arrange these in advance. I stand here to tell you this, not because we are going to play in the next game, but to remind everyone to pay attention. In the following schedule, the most dangerous teams I mentioned accounted for [-]% of them, so our subsequent games are not easy to play."

"As for our team's own goal, of course it is to try to get the first place in the Western Conference. Of course, it would be best if we can get the first place in the league. We will not deliberately lose in order to choose an opponent. Try to win every game, so in the following games, our coaching staff will urge you to play like whipping you, telling you in advance is to let you have this psychological preparation.”

Carlesimo's words caught everyone's mind. They thought he was here to cheer everyone up, but who knows if that's the case? Threat?It's hard to guess what the purpose of attacking is. Anyway, the general meaning is that except for the few teams, other teams have to fight desperately when they encounter it.

This is completely different from when Stephen was in the Spurs. In the Spurs, after the All-Star Weekend, **Vichitch will start a large-scale rotation. Usually, at this time, Stephen will have more chances to play. Because at this time, **Vich began to let those players with poor physical strength or poor health take more rest, but did not let them not participate in the game at all, and let them maintain or adjust their own state.

The Spurs don’t pick their opponents either. For them, whoever they choose is the same. As long as they adjust their state to the best, it doesn’t matter who they face. First in the league, the Spurs' record on the road and at home is basically the same, and the away game is even better than the home game.

The Spurs naturally have this confidence, but the Sonics do not, so there is nothing wrong with going all out to deal with every game, and the two teams are different. The Sonics do not have as many veteran players as the Spurs, and the Sonics The team's lineup is mostly young players, what they need is the energy of going all out, and with such full firepower, if they don't save a little power for the playoffs, will they be at the end of their battles in the playoffs? This is also very possible, But this is also something that can't be helped. After all, the Supersonic team is not strong enough. If they go all out, they will not be able to reach their current position.

Carlesimo's words still have a certain effect, at least let everyone know that the next game will be very difficult, and the team must strive for the first place in the Western Conference, and it has also set a very clear goal for everyone. Everyone is more motivated.

"There is another type of team that we should pay more attention to even if they are temporarily ranked low, that is, the team that has just made a big deal. Of course, I am talking about the likes of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Memphis Grizzlies are ready to start rebuilding."

Speaking of this, Carlesimo himself laughed. Although the transaction must be based on the principle of equal salary, equal salary does not necessarily mean equal value. The Boston Celtics exchanged almost half of the lineup for Kyle Wen Garnett, the record of the Boston Celtics is now at the top of the league, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have fallen to the second place in the Western Conference, which is just the bottom.

And the same situation is the Lakers and Grizzlies, although they have only played a few games, it is obvious that the Lakers are the role of the Celtics, and the Grizzlies are like the Timberwolves. A lot of players and draft picks, but it doesn't improve the record.

Speaking of this, Carlesimo paused for a moment. He suddenly thought that tomorrow night seems to be the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at home. If he said this, the players would be a little underestimated, but the words have already been spoken. It's too late to say anything, Carlesimo himself didn't pay much attention to the Grizzlies, how could it be possible for the players to pay attention.I hope that the Grizzlies will stick to their poor performance. Carlesimo can only think this way. Affected by this factor, he has no intention of continuing to make a long speech. After saying a few words, let other members of the coaching staff lead The players went to training. There was not a lot of training arranged on the first day, but simple adaptive training. After the completion, the players can leave.

Stephen ordered everyone a food that suits their taste, as a way to thank them and let them share their happiness, just like rookie players do, please go outside together—some players don’t want to go , Second, it is inconvenient to take care of everyone's taste.

On the second day, everyone still hadn't recovered from the relaxation of the holiday. Although they were physically prepared for the competition after training, they were not mentally prepared for a tough competition. The opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies that the coach said, which also makes them unable to lift their spirits.

As a result, the Sonics dug a big hole for themselves at the beginning of the game. Before the end of the first quarter, the Sonics fell behind by [-] points. At the beginning, Stephen focused on assisting his teammates to score. The team showed signs of decline, and he stepped forward immediately, but he just stabilized the situation and failed to expand the score.

No one thought that the Grizzlies who lost Pau Gasol would be so difficult to deal with, and from their previous games, it can be seen that they were very affected by this transaction. I don’t know how it happened today. It was as if they had taken spring medicine collectively, making it difficult for the Sonics to deal with. This is what the coach said was easy to deal with. The extreme contrast made all the players look at Carlesimo.