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Before the third game, Stephen participated in the pre-match seminar of the coaching staff. The players, namely him and Robert Horry, had the right to participate. From this meeting, since Robert Horry was leading the players to train, only Stephen was alone. people participate.

Because **Vichitch's mind is too difficult to guess, before the start of the second game, no one thought that the Spurs would play against the Sonics. In addition, they underestimated the enemy, resulting in insufficient preparation for this game and eventually lost. this game.

For the third game, the coaching staff decided to stay the same and respond to all changes. However, whether the Spurs focus on offense or defense, they insisted that their offensive style of play remains unchanged, and they played their due abilities. Even if you lose the game, it's not that your skills are inferior to others. There is nothing to complain about.

This is the strategy, but the tactical analysis still needs to be done. Carlesimo still believes that the Spurs’ defense is the Sonics’ concern. By observing the game, it can be found that in the playoffs, as the defensive strength increases, Generally strengthened, the Sonics' offense cannot be as sharp as the regular season.

Fortunately, the Sonics met the Phoenix Suns in the first round. If they met the Houston Rockets, it is estimated that the two sides will have to play the seventh game. Even if the Sonics win, it may not be as easy as the Lakers .

In the current league, typical representatives of defensive teams are the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. Super-class teams, except for the Houston Rockets who were eliminated because they met the Los Angeles Lakers, the other teams are still in the semifinals.

Among the current eight teams, except for the Sonics who still hold high the banner of offense, the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets can all be regarded as teams with a balanced offense and defense, and the Sonics’ defense is not good. As bad as the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, and Golden State Warriors are, that's one of the factors in their success.

Focusing on offense, but not giving up defense, this is the biggest difference between the Sonics and other offensive teams, so they can also be placed in a balanced offensive and defensive team, but because their offensive characteristics are too obvious, so It's easy to overlook the fact that their defense is at least middling in the league.

Carlesimo was worried about the Spurs' defense, but Stephen was thinking about the Spurs' offense. The loss to the Spurs in the last game made Stephen a little unconvinced, because the opponents were Carlesimo and Stephen. Both of them knew the Spurs' tactics very well, and the Spurs even changed the tactics they were used to.

Those typical tactical coordination are gone, and it has become a small-scale coordination similar to singles, which makes the defense lose its original pertinence. Losing to such a Spurs team is an accident, but it is also true for the Sonics. A huge blow, defeated by the opponent in what he is better at, so there is nothing to say.

This is also one of the main reasons why the media changed their tune after the game, otherwise they wouldn't be able to please the Spurs so early, but Stephen didn't tell Carlesimo about this, because this is the responsibility of the coaching staff, Stephen has to do besides In addition to acting in accordance with the strategies formulated by the coaching staff, you can also decide many things yourself, and there is no need to intentionally create differences.

It’s understandable to have different ideas, and Stephen doesn’t think that he is more accurate than Carlesimo. Many times this is a matter of philosophy, just like Stephen likes to play offensively, but he also knows that defense is the most important thing. Indispensable to success.

Two hours before the start of the game, the entire Supersonic team came to the Spurs' home stadium, the AT&T Center Arena. After the end of last season, the SBC Center Arena was renamed the AT&T Center Arena, and that time was also when Stephen left .

The AT&T Center arena is not the most luxurious arena in the league, but the elements that a modern arena should have are not bad at all. Compared with the old Key Center arena, this place is simply wonderful. , Before the start of the game, the staff has purchased food according to the taste of each player for the players to eat.

This kind of food is provided by the team for the players free of charge. As long as your requirements are not too excessive, they will generally meet the requirements of the players. Some eat more food, some eat less food, and you can also combine them.

In the AT&T Center Arena, the home of the Spurs, basically all food can be bought, but in Seattle, regardless of the home of the Supersonics, if you want to meet the requirements of all the players, the staff still need to go outside to buy food. OK.

Stephen's parents came to the scene and used the box of Holt, the owner of the Spurs, a box with an annual fee of [-] US dollars. Common to the team.

Unlike football, there are very few owners in the league who are willing to act with the team, except for Mark Cuban, who generally prefers to sit on the bench. Anyway, he also has an assistant coach license. Under the circumstances, Holt's box is basically unused.

In the Spurs, Holt only owns one box, and the other boxes are rented out in exchange for income. Paul Allen, the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, rarely watches games at home, but at home There are five boxes for his guests, which is the result of his diminished enthusiasm for basketball in the past two years. The highest record is twenty.

Stephen only ate three quarters of his usual meal. On the one hand, he has gradually become unaccustomed to this kind of high-calorie food. On the other hand, the taste of the food here seems to be a little different from the taste in memory. The rest of the food Stephen gave all of his brains to Coupard.

Anyway, this guy can eat. The coaching staff's requirement for Coupard is to gain weight, but the added weight cannot be fat. It is difficult for Coupard to gain weight while ensuring muscle content.

Looking at the relatively simple locker room of the visiting team, Stephen smiled. When he was in the Spurs, he only visited the visiting team's locker room once, and he didn't think the facilities here were so simple. At that time, Stephen always thought that he would finish his stay in the Spurs. Throughout his career, he never thought that he would have the opportunity to use the visiting team's locker room, especially in the playoffs.

If the Spurs can be eliminated, I don’t know how **Victor will feel. Although he is not sure yet, it does not prevent Stephen from thinking this way. He probably regrets it a little in his heart. Qi didn't feel resentful. If he stayed with the Spurs, he would definitely not be able to achieve his current achievements.

This is a win-win situation, but Stephen personally won more, so Stephen doesn't have any resentment towards the Spurs, and he doesn't need to express himself to prove the mistakes they made at the beginning. The Spurs' trade is not counted. Wrong, but it is more suitable for them, and the risk is smaller.

Stephen's success this season has a lot to do with his peace of mind. He doesn't have any impulsiveness or depression. He keeps his inner peace. No matter what happens, Stephen will always be able to stay positive as long as he is on the field The mentality and the attitude of striving to win can be regarded as truly mature.

This is also the mentality that a team leader needs to maintain. The success of the Sonics this season has a great relationship with Stephen. Under the influence of Stephen, the Sonics moved forward steadily and rapidly. The main players of the Sonics have maintained this mentality.

This is similar to Duncan's role in the Spurs. The soul of a team can affect a team, so Vicki said that the day Duncan retires is the day he retires.

Of course, he is more likely to just use it to show an attitude, but Duncan's influence in the Spurs cannot be underestimated. Even when Stephen went to the Sonics, when he encountered something, he thought about how Duncan would deal with it. thing.

Now Stephen feels that he is really mature, instead of pretending to be mature like before. This season, there are fewer deliberate pleasure-seeking, basically not a few times, and he will no longer seek more goals, of course. , Stephen would not refuse the occasional opportunity.

The current Stephen really treats basketball as a career. This also has a lot to do with being promoted to the boss of the team. This is his own team, although in terms of ownership, it belongs to Bennett , but in Stephen's feeling, this team is like an extension of his own body and soul.

This is a sense of ownership. If he was on the Spurs, he would definitely not feel this way, because it was Duncan's team. At that time, Stephen played for victory and statistics, but not for the team.

Sometimes a person's maturity may be just a moment, and sometimes it may take a long time. Stephen doesn't know when he started to mature, but he knows that this maturity has run through the entire season.

When he first joined the Sonics, Stephen thought about how to establish his own authority. In the early days, he thought about how to win at home. After these were completed, Stephen began to think about the team's playoff prospects. After the mid-term, there was basically no problem in the playoffs. Stephen was thinking about how to strengthen the team, and then thinking about how he should work hard to get the honors he was expected to win.

Just like this step by step, people have gradually matured. I have not let down this season, the team, the fans, and basketball.