Three hours after Lin Weiwei left, the little duke walked into Tom Thibodeau's office.

Thibodeau extended an invitation to Snoopy, and for some time he has been around the team, although he still arranges for his players to practice and give them tactical lessons. But overall, he deliberately didn't take charge of the game anymore, so Snoopy was always the one who called the shots at critical moments.

He was very... Tangled.

On the one hand, he believes that Snoopy has stolen his authority as a head coach, and that all the players and even the coaching staff are willing to listen to him instead of being deferential to himself. This made him feel like he was in a position of power as head coach, so he asked Gary Foreman to resign: it was his last revolt. However, it is a pity and embarrassment that Foreman did not even keep it, and only said that he would make a decision after playing this season. It broke his heart.

On the other hand, he admires Snoopy very much. Snoopy's quick decisions at critical moments, his accurate and timely personnel scheduling, and his ability to implement tactics make him feel sincerely admired. Whenever Snoopy picked up the tactics board and explained the tactics to the players on the bench, he couldn't help but prick up his ears and listen.

And, as a man who has been an assistant coach for more than two decades, he can't help but want to run over and come up with some ideas for Snoopy's reference.

It's like meeting a folded ear cat with a cat teasing stick, no matter how cold it usually is, it can't help but come up when you meet it: Oops, oops, it's fun!

Tom Thibodeau hates this damn conditioning.

But there was no way, more than 20 years of teaching assistant career made him a habit.

When the playoffs got to this point, he finally couldn't help it.

The man, known as the strongest assistant coach in the NBA, finally failed to hold back the soul of the assistant coach burning in his heart at 2:30 p.m. on May 8.

He called the little duke.

He intends to discuss the team's defensive issues in the current situation with Snoopy, as well as the Boston Celtics' defensive philosophy.

He thinks Snoopy needs his own advice. His own experience can help him.

In all fairness.

Tom Thibodeau's ability on the defensive end is unquestionable. As the defensive coach of the Boston Celtics, he is known as the biggest behind-the-scenes figure behind the Celtics' 2008 championship. And from 2004 to 2007, he helped the Rockets become the top five teams in the league in terms of limiting opponents' scoring and limiting opponents' shooting percentage. During his teaching assistant career, his resume has been flawless.

So, when he talked to Snoopy in depth about defense and gave advice. Immediately, Duge felt that he had benefited a lot.

The duo watched the first three games in detail and attentively, carefully pointing out their own defensive flaws, as well as the defensive characteristics of the Celtics.

Thibodeau believes that Boston will definitely go all out in the next fourth game, and they will be able to build a steel-walled defense and be prepared for high-intensity physical collisions. Otherwise, there is a high probability that they will be swallowed up in their confrontation.

Speaking of which, he gives an example: "It's like Pau Gasol in the summer of 2008. ”

Gasol played smoothly and gracefully in the regular season that year. But when it came to the finals against the vicious Celtics, they were extremely miserable. In the first game, there were zero goals for the offense, and there were only four free throws in the game. In the second game, the autonomous attack was slightly better, but it was still embarrassing. In the third game, he shot 37.5 percent from the free throw line, and in the fourth game, he made one of eight independent offenses. There was a recovery in the fifth, but it was beaten back to square one in the sixth. Overall, 60 percent of all his points came from assists throughout the series, and his free-throw percentage dropped to 64 percent.

The elegant Spaniard was brutally caught in the muscle jungle and lost himself in all kinds of powerful confrontations.

However, this year's Bulls are different from the Lakers at the beginning. Back then, the Lakers had only one hard bone, and now... Chicago is full of reckless people, from Snoopy below, which one is not a well-known man? Moreover, they do not have the temperament of the Lakers who were above the top back then, and they have always regarded themselves as counterattackers.

On top of that, the 10-year Celtics have slipped in all respects compared to the '08 Celtics, especially Kevin Garnett's knee.

So. Tom Thibodeau concluded: "We have home advantage, and as long as we don't get bogged down in fouls, we have a chance to win the next hand-to-hand fight." ”

Snoopy agreed.

And the next morning, the team members were convened for a heated discussion. It's not about cheering up your teammates. On the contrary, it cooled down, and he hoped that Joaquin Noah would not lose his mind and not be provoked by Kevin Garnett and others to do anything irrational on the court.

He also reminded Derrick Rose to stop doing fearless levers under Boston's defense, and not to throw himself in the air like a frisbee to collide.

It's a real uphill battle.

As the series progresses, the understanding of both sides has reached a very high level, and it is time to really fight for internal strength.

……

May 9.

The fourth Eastern Conference semifinal between the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls kicked off as scheduled at the American Airlines Center.

This game has captured the eyes of the whole state of Illinois, and everyone is looking forward to this group of lads, who have already done so many miracles in this playoffs, and everyone hopes that the miracles will continue.

Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Langley were all on the scene, and before the game began, the home camera focused on the three decimored, and as the three stood up to signal, the stadium erupted in an amazing cheer.

It wasn't until Snoopy came out at the end that the voice overshadowed them.

ESPN, which was in charge of broadcasting the game, interviewed the trio before the game officially began, and Langley said he was optimistic about the young team. Michael Jordan said... Snoopy brings a different kind of game to the table, and he's a real contender. He's going to be one of the best game controllers in the league.

Dennis Rodman, on the other hand, looked uneasy, apparently asking what he thought of the young lads. Instead, he talked about Snoopy's duchess, and he said he could give the little duke some good advice. Because in the history of the Bulls, only he has ever been in a relationship with a superstar in the entertainment industry.

He was referring to Madonna.

He's always been keen to talk about it.

But in reality, Madonna just wanted to try it out.

……