Chapter 754 - Supported
"I thought you wouldn't be doing this business anymore~ I didn't find a job for a while, so it is likely that we need to have a drink at this time, such as me or someone else~" As soon as Chen finished speaking, he heard the man start laughing. Being able to hear his voice made Chen's heart feel a little lower.
"What? Have you lost all of your last games without my supervision? ~" The other side stopped smiling for a few seconds, as if he was thinking about something. But he didn't say anything important.
"It doesn't matter if you lose, it's good to go back to 'game mode' from 'holiday mode' to the players in a pre-season. That's what I'm trying to do at the moment," Chen said after a brief thought.
"Well, you're doing the right thing. If the preseason is very tight, neither the players nor the coach will be able to adapt to the new season immediately by the regular season. I've been watching a lot more intense stats this season than last season. What do you think? Happy to hear this? ~”
The middle-aged man seemed to be a little idle and said to Chen Yinan. What Chen didn't know was that the other party was actually decompressing himself, and if the Nets didn't play like this, it would have been better, but maybe he wouldn't have continued in this position.
But Brooklyn's results last season earned him Mikhail's trust in the first place. And this year's salary is still generous, and he only gets a salary of several million dollars as a coach, which should generally not exceed $4 million. But now he has a job where he earns $1000+ a year!
Quite impressive for himself! But looking back, you can't just get a salary in this position, but you can't arrange some things too casually. This season's Nets should also point to the Finals, and take a step back to the Eastern Conference Finals.
But this season, due to the performance of the Nets last season, it seems that many teams can enter the playoffs!
92:78! The Bucks won a relatively comfortable win over the Nets on the road. The players were a bit disgraced at the end of the game. They don't quite know how such a team, the Wizards, eliminated them in the playoffs!
If the Nets meet them in the playoffs, then it will probably be a headache. Chan saw that the players were in good shape at the time. At least they are fighting more carefully.
The CBA Nets didn't play against them this new season, and there are still better clubs in the world that have come to play preseason, and there is no team that can beat an NBA team as fans expected.
On the NBA side, such as the Pistons, Hornets, and Magic, they still have some concessions in the competition with them. It's not easy to see the difference in strength between the two sides. It's a bit of a friendly game with each other. But whether it's the CBA or other clubs, there is a feeling that this kind of somewhat casual competition sometimes has a relatively high shooting percentage.
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In the evening, Chen received another call from Atkinson. The two of them meet up to eat at a restaurant. After a season, the identities of the two have become very different. But the relationship is still very good!
Atkinson is already the president of operations for the Nets! And Chen has also gone from an interim assistant coach to the coach of the team over the years. Both of them sometimes feel a little trance, and Chen sometimes feels that in the past few years, he has immediately served as the head coach of the team because of some incidents.
At this time the year before last, he was still a little anxious about how he would go in his future coaching career. At that time, the Nets had already fired him early, and finally it was the Knicks' senior former Lakers coach Jackson who fell in love with Chen Yinan and finally persuaded the team's administrators to recruit him.
It is Chen's dream to be able to lead the team to the finals! And winning the championship of the season is also his dream! When that moment came, Chen still felt that he could do his best to get promoted!
When it was against the Cavaliers, the Wizards, Celtics and the final Warriors, it felt like Chen was playing in these games. Every day at the end of the game, he has a lot of emotions, tiredness, excitement, worry, etc., which makes him feel that the fatigue value is increasing from time to time.
At that time, the mood was somewhat contradictory, and I guess the players also had it. I not only want to win the game, but also think that if the promotion is not successful, the beautiful holiday is also beautiful~ When I think about the holiday, I still think that I will play a good game first.
There are some temptations at both ends, but the temptations at the front feel a little greater. Over time, the relationship between the players and Chen has become good. Some players would tell their coach when they saw Chen standing there during a training break and sometimes woke up in the morning with a bit of disbelief and felt like the team had won the championship like a dream.
"This team is in the regular season this season, and I ask you to pay extra attention to them. Now without Anthony, the Knicks have been 'given a makeover'. Chen said to his players as if he had suddenly thought of something in the dressing room.
"Is there your credit here, coach~" Egyptian Diyus said to Chen with a grin. Last season, Chen Yinan first went to New York to be the interim coach. And it brought many games to the New York Knicks, and they were very high in the Eastern Conference at one point!
"Uh...... Are you tired of the first few games? Chen immediately said to Egyptian Diyus with some seriousness, and he didn't react for a while when he saw the coach's expressionless appearance.
"Open...... Just kidding," said Egyptian Dius, looking left and right at his teammates.
"But it's true that I was their coach at the time, and I can't get rid of those victories I get~" Chen saw that after Egyptian Diyus relaxed at this time, the players around him also felt that they had seen a fake coach today~
"Ahem...... The Knicks traded to Moodier for the Nuggets, which couldn't have been better for them! Not only is this player good at organising, but his abilities also seem to be growing, and the ceiling is not yet known. This year, the Knicks are probably not a weak team......"
Chen immediately began to briefly analyze the Knicks, and then briefly explained the arrangement of the first quarter of this night's game.
Now in New York, the team has basically changed a lot after the departure of Anthony and Zen Master. A brand-new Knicks led by Porzingis were born! But injuries are also an issue they have to deal with.
As Chen said in the locker room, the team's recruitment of Moodier should play a big role in the overall organization and operation. On the inside, whether it's N'Golo Kante, O'Quinn or Boshen, these players can play well.
Hardaway Jr. had 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the regular season last season! Whether it is playing time or personal data, it seems to be the rhythm of the team's main force. And if Moodier's personal value and data are the same playing time, he may be on par with Hardaway Jr. in scoring! In this case, the assist is higher than him!
You can imagine how valuable Moodier's personal value is! It didn't take long for the players from both sides to be on the field!
Today's starters in New York are N'Golo Kante, Porzingis, Reims, Moodier, Hardaway Jr.! On the Nets' side, Mozgov, Egypt's Diyous, Jonathan, Jeremy Lin and Goodwin are on the line!
The main purpose of Atkinson's recent chat was to involve Chen and several of the team's assistant coaches in the selection of new players this season. He believes in the ability of the current Nets' assistant coaches, and at the same time still believes that Chen is still relatively good in the selection process.
Kante took the lead and passed the ball to Moodier, who rushed straight in to score for a layup under Lin's defense! This player has a good feeling whether it is dribbling, bouncing, fast breaking, scoring! Physically strong and flexible!
In the face of such a player, why should the Nuggets abandon him? This Chen thought of this question for a while, and it was still a little difficult to understand. Maybe it's like last season when the Trail Blazers didn't want Williamson. Every team treats their players differently.
Lin took Jonathan's serve and passed the half. Now the Nets are starting to relax on the court after playing a few preseason games. They also feel that their current form is gradually returning to "game mode".
The tightness of the body in the first game has disappeared. And the substitutes can get a lot of playing time in the second half of the game! This is undoubtedly a great encouragement to them! Chen can see from the arrangement that what he is saying is what he is doing!
The Nets don't care about winning or losing preseason games at all, just so that the players can have a good warm-up and good shape to enter the regular season.
Egyptian Dius took the basketball and threw it and was directly fanned by Porzingis with a big cap! Now he is a little depressed, how can the strength of the opponent's players at this point be so strong in these games?
Goodwin picked up the basketball and immediately hit the ground and passed to Jeremy Lin. The latter hit a direct jumper three-point shot! If the Knicks suffered from problems with the team's operation last season, player injury problems, and problems such as the new coach and the players running in, then they should not be weak in terms of combat power this season!
Boshen didn't choose to pass the ball after half time, but quickly returned a three-pointer by himself! 5:3! The player's personal efficiency and stats have risen quickly since Melon left! Almost at that time, even now, there were very few media who said that Porzingis couldn't do this or that.
Soon after he arrived in New York, his personal abilities were immediately manifested! And after the team reorganization, his ambitions, data and the somewhat efficient performance on the field are constantly attracting fans!
Naturally, the New York Knicks want to play a score, and it's not a player's business. Goodwin cautiously went to the front court and was stopped directly by Lance after passing Hardaway Jr.!
Jonathan took his pass and quickly dodged Kanter's defense before scoring a layup! 5:5! The current state of the team has some ideas for the players to think about. Brooklyn can't always maintain the current 12-man form. So when the team hires again, and Garnett comes back, Rose may have someone to leave later.
Several players are in insecure form right now. The team can be said to be open.
Moodier took the ball from Hardaway Jr. and quickly rushed in, passed Jonathan, and scored 2 points! 7:5! The coaching staff in New York are very happy to see Moodier in this state.
Last season's main organizer was Jack! And then there's Hardaway Jr.! But Hardaway Jr. wants him to play the role of a shooting guard! More should let him get points!
Well, now that this strong point guard is here, he will not only be able to organize the team quickly, but he will also be able to score points right away! This player's ability can be said to be a good scoring guard! But he's also good at passing!
Egyptian Dius took the basketball again, and he saw Boshen coming over immediately. Feeling a little distracted, Mozgov immediately got his pass and his jumper was interfered with by Kanter. Lance gets a quick rebound and passes to Moodier!
Hardaway Jr. takes a basketball in the front court and hits a quick three-point shot! 10:5!
Now, the Nets will be hiring after a while while all the players are able to warm up! Atkinson's meaning was also supported by Chen Yinan. That's true this season, and just because we won the title last season doesn't mean it's almost okay this season.
With little change in the team's overall tactics, it's a good thing for the whole season to have players to strengthen them! Since Mikhail still chooses to believe in Atkinson this season, he thinks his ideas are reasonable. It's going to be done.
It's still a bit early in the playoffs this season. Chen's current consideration is that if the current players can ensure their condition, they can win as many games as possible in the regular season so that they can enter the playoffs smoothly in the future, and the other is whether the team can have a good integration in a short period of time if new players come in.
After chatting with Atkinson, Chen was ready for this! I am still quite confident in the current state of my team!
Porzingis grabbed a rebound immediately after Lin's pull-up jumper was missed, and Hardaway Jr. went to the front court and immediately passed the ball to Kanter. The latter directly jumps 2 points and hits the board into the basket! 12:5! Looking at the other party's meaning, it seems to be more relaxed than the Nets~
Chen saw this and asked for a pause.
"The opponent's current small forward position can still be considered. Not strong, but watch out for Moodier, Porzingis and Kante. It's best to try to shoot on the outside, and if you have a good opportunity, you can also go to the basket......"
After the timeout came back, Williamson was replaced. There were some cheers immediately. It can be seen that he is now in the hearts of Nets fans. Lin slowly got to the front court with the ball, Williamson took his pass and went straight to the basket after passing the help of Lance and Moodier, and Porzingis immediately rushed over!