Chapter 326: The Beacon is Blazing

"Chinese boy, kill the game on Garnett's head!"

As soon as the game ended, the news spread immediately, not all fans watched this game that was considered to be no suspense before the game, many people were just busy with the things at hand at this time, and opened the website to see, it was amazing, and the relevant discussion posts about this game have been high.

"The Chinese kid is struck again, Mr. Key?"

Many sawdust has already made such a headline, you know, this conclusion is not self-proclaimed, but said by Mr. Su, a well-known domestic football critic, and the credibility and authority are naturally much stronger than the fans' own discussions.

For two seasons in a row, the 76ers have been on the high and low, always starting each season with a wave of good records, and then starting to decline for various reasons, and finally falling to the brink of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

In fact, this kind of performance is not an unacceptable result for the 76ers' current lineup, in terms of pure strength, the 76ers are just at this level, but due to various reasons, the opening season has been amazing for two consecutive years.

Last season, after the start of the season, the 76ers faced strong opponents in a row, and a wave of extremely difficult road trips, the 76ers almost retreated, and the limelight was unmatched for a while.

Then there was a collective decline in the team's hand, and after being targeted, the team's performance declined due to the lack of attackers. Finally, at the end of the season, I finally squeezed into the last train of the playoffs, and after entering the playoffs, I was sent to fish by the Pistons 4-1 cleanly.

This season, the 76ers ushered in a new lineup, with an easy start to the season, plus lineup bonuses, winning 12 consecutive victories, and even defeating the Suns, who were the first in the West at that time. But then, there was another wave of consecutive defeats, and the record continued to decline. The 76ers' fast heat and slow cold seem to have become the norm.

What's the problem?

Many experts have conducted a systematic analysis of the 76ers' game, and the conclusion is still the same old topic:

The Philadelphia 76ers, after sending away Allen Iverson, have no reliable ball-handling attackers. In the scorching moments, especially at critical moments, there is no problem of attacking opponents, which makes the 76ers' record very unsightly.

In the playoffs last season, when he faced the Pistons in the second game on the road, Billups hit a three-point shot in the final minute to equalize the score. The 76ers have a chance to kill. However, Iguodala, as the team's most reliable ball-handler on the perimeter at the time, fell into the Pistons' defensive trap, made key mistakes, and failed to settle the game in regular time.

Although in the end, the 76ers, who had the upper physical strength, won the game through quick counterattacks and indiscriminate bombing, many experts also analyzed and believed that the 76ers could not play this overtime game at all.

If Allen Iverson had been on the roster, that game would have been over in regulation time, and Allen would have choked the Pistons by the throat with his mid-range pullup jumper. Kill the game suspense. ”

This is the opinion of many experts.

In the offseason before the start of this season, there were a lot of moves from various teams, but the 76ers made minor repairs. The move to send Miller away in exchange for Lowry was bold, but now it seems. Lowry's potential is really good, but in a short period of time, he can't become a first-list star, just a puzzle role player.

There are no three-point shots. The problem of not attacking the attacker still plagues the 76ers, at critical moments. The 76ers' tactics seem to be that anyone can play, but in fact, no one can play well.

And now, the Chinese kid who has completed two and a half seasons in his career and has completed two lores seems to be sending a terrible signal.

"That's how we bosses, either we don't do it, or we have to do it to be the best. No matter what the team lacks, the boss will improve himself and use his overdrive to make up for the team's shortcomings! ”

In the Sawdust base camp, the fans' arguments were the same as the team's post-game press conference, Cheeks' answers.

"What do you mean...... The position of the team's attacker will be taken by Chen in the future? The reporter who asked the question asked.

'I didn't say that, I just said that everybody in the squad is improving and everybody is going to be a player who can play their own role one day. Now it seems that Chen's pace is slightly faster than others, so today at a critical moment, it is just a matter of handing over the ball to him to deal with, and there is no other meaning. Cheeks' answer, of course, is watertight and does not leave reporters with a handle to grasp.

Anyway, he is also a former All-Star level player, Philadelphia's meritorious point guard, and the head coach has also been in office for many years, and in the face of the petty tricks of the new generation of reporters, Cheeks will not be fooled.

If you directly follow the reporter's meaning at this time and reply "Yes, we will play with Chen as the core in the future", it will inevitably cause heated media discussions after the game. Regardless of whether the media will misinterpret this sentence to mean that the 76ers want to give up the overall basketball of all the soldiers and play heroic individual basketball, this kind of answer itself may cause dissatisfaction among the players on the team.

Iguodala, Korver, Carney and other players are all forward-looking, and some provocations will not affect too much.

But the new teammates who have come to the team this year don't necessarily think so.

Lowry is okay, after all, he was originally a little transparent, and he was already grateful to Dade in his heart when he was able to get Chen Mu's "handpick" to come to Philadelphia and start his path as the most improved player. He doesn't have any opinions and opinions on Chen Mu, and he is afraid that his progress is not fast enough and his strength is not strong enough!

But Evans and Milicic are not fuel-efficient lamps.

Evans was born weird, and no one knows if he would behave strangely because of certain thoughts. There is no need to worry about things like grabbing rebounds on the court, but if Evans is unhappy, a move like digging a bird's nest and being banned for half a season will not be worth the loss.

As for Milicic, the question is simpler, this big man in Serbia and Black has not been completely convinced of Chen Mu!

Milicic entered the league in 03, and he is a veteran of how many years he has played, but he is only 23 years old, and he still has a lot of potential.

As a super-platinum generation, it would be false to say that Milicic has no ambition in his heart and is desperate for the status quo. At such a young age, and indeed the technology is still improving, Milicic has been working hard to make a show for everyone from the first day he arrived in Philadelphia.

All these years of despising him, laughing at him, despising him, how Milicic wanted to return the hand and give them a resounding slap in the face.

Now in such a young team, a team full of vitality and a great future, Milicic has long set his sights on the starting interior position.

Potter Delham Porter's big contract is still a few years away, and so far this season he has averaged just 10+10 per game, with 2.3 blocks, but it is basically the ceiling for Haitians.

The 76ers will definitely trade Hellam Porter away in the future, and many commentators believe that this action may appear next season.

At that time, Milicic became the starting center forward, which was basically a sure thing.

Milicic and Chen Mu, one static and one moving, one high and one fast, both of them have above-level basket carrying skills, their physical conditions are quite complementary, and their technical characteristics are also very compatible. If the two can work together tacitly, with their age and natural potential, it is not a dream to dominate the eastern interior line for five years.

So at the moment, at this most critical juncture, Cheeks has to be very careful when speaking as a coach. The players may be able to talk nonsense out of their own hands, but every word Cheeks says is unintentional and unintentional to the listener, and it may affect Milicic's mood.

And Milicic, like Korver, is the kind of person who seems to be strong, but has a very sensitive heart. For such a player, following the path is king, and engaging in high-pressure policies and whipping progress with a whip will definitely not work.

Cheeks understood the truth and the doorway, did not talk nonsense, and downplayed a Tai Chi beating, turning the reporter's sharp questions into invisible.

"Chen, how does it feel about the second kill match of your career?"

The reporter saw that there was nothing to dig out from Cheeks' side, so he simply turned to Chen Mu and asked questions.

"I'm lucky, I'm excited, I'm happy." CHEN MU USED THREE "VERY" AND SMILED: "BEING ABLE TO WIN THE GAME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE." ”

"Winning the title of the best player in the East for two months in a row, the call for you to get into the air this season has been getting louder and louder. But the team's record has dropped significantly, and I've seen your next schedule, and after December, the January schedule is not easy. ”

The reporter apparently did his homework, and continued: "Today's win over the Celtics will be followed by another game in Philadelphia this week. Then there's another one more time in January, and the rest of the opponents are not to be underestimated, so what are your goals? ”

"Do you mean the team's goal, or the individual goal?" Chen Mu asked rhetorically.

β€œBOTH。” The journalist laughs.

"As a team, we're going to try to win every game, and the memories of last year's playoffs were miserable, and we don't want to repeat that this year." Chen Mu replied: "Personally, the goal remains the same, for a while. ”

"Can you comment on who you'll be facing next? Which team are you most looking forward to playing against in the second half of the season? The reporter asked as he recorded.

"It's all strong, the Hornets have a good combination of inside and outside this season, and they are a difficult opponent, and Paul's personal strength is enough to challenge the first point guard." Chen Mu replied seriously: "Personally, the team I am most looking forward to playing against is the Rockets, although their current record is not too dazzling, but I have a feeling that the Rockets may create something amazing this season." ”

Answering the reporter's question, Chen Mu's thoughts had drifted away, recalling the miracle of 22 consecutive victories that he had experienced on the original timeline. (To be continued......)

PS: Ahhhh Don't panic, it's the first time I've opened the book, and it will be the last time mistake~