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Chapter 280 Learn to face it calmly

Experts analyzed the differences between the Sonics and last season, and also found some reasons for the loss.

It's just that the state has not been adjusted well, the degree of attention is not enough, or some details are not in place at the tactical level.

Some people think that the main problem is that the core of the team's attack is not clear.

Now the Sonics have three players averaging close to 20 points per game.

Although the combination of the "Big Three" looks very luxurious, since the new season, both Qin Fei and Kemp have increased their demand for ball rights a lot.

Qin Fei is in a contract year and needs better data, but the team can't give him enough ball rights.

This is a contradiction.

However, it is obviously too one-sided to attribute the success or failure of the game to the distribution of ball rights. For example, the decline in defensive efficiency, the inability to effectively counterattack, and the lack of internal and external connections are the main reasons for the success or failure of the game.

After all, when Schramf was one year older, the speed of assisting defense was obviously not as fast as last season. Although Kemp performed well on the offensive end, he gradually lost much of his deterrent power on the defensive end. Of course, he himself is not considered a top frame protector.

The decline in the quality of forward defense has caused the entire offensive and defensive system of the Sonics to collapse a bit.

You know, George Karl has built the Supersonics into a monster team over the years, relying on the crazy attack on the front line and the unparalleled front line interference defense.

So since the new season, Qin Fei has had the opportunity to play as a small forward almost every night.

General manager Wally Walker and head coach George Karl communicated with each other, and George Karl also talked about some of the team's current difficulties.

Of course, this needs to change.

Without the water-locking season of the All-Star weekend, the process is very fast.

The Supersonics have also experienced back-to-back combat tables.

By the end of February, the transaction dynamics in the NBA have increased a lot, because this year's trade deadline is set in early March.

Once the trade deadline is over, half of the entire schedule is over, and the rest of the game is to sprint for ranking.

Therefore, the schedule of the water-locking season is very short, just one month or two months, and it will all pass in the blink of an eye.

The shorter the time, the easier it is for people to make some wrong judgments and impulsive decisions.

At the end of February, a blockbuster deal broke out in the league.

The transaction is a three-party transaction, and the three parties to the transaction are the Nets, Bucks and Timberwolves.

This deal must be very difficult for the Timberwolves.

As soon as the lockout ended, the Timberwolves sent away the team's star player Gugliota in the past few years, because the new labor agreement has very severe penalties for exceeding the salary cap.

After Gugliota was sent away, the Timberwolves' salary space was released, but at the same time, there was a shortage of insiders.

In order to make up for the lack of insiders, the Timberwolves signed with the No. 95 pick in 175, Joe Smith. The contract signed by Joe Smith and the Timberwolves can be called the price of cabbage, with only $[-] million a year.

For a player who averaged 17 points per game last season, this contract is really puzzling.

After all, if you go to a championship team like the Supersonics or the Pacers, it’s fine. Going to the Timberwolves is not like winning the championship, and you don’t get paid. There are still such good players in the world?

After the Timberwolves signed with Joe Smith, judging from the data, it made up for the vacancy left by Gugliota and also released salary space, and then negotiated with Marbury. The purpose of course is to hope that Marbury will stay in Minnesota.

As a result, Marbury made the Timberwolves' uniform team sad. After a series of operations, Marbury still insisted on trading.

That's why a tripartite transaction centered on Marbury took place.

In this transaction, the Nets acquired Marbury, in addition to Chris Carr, Bill Korler, and Elliott Perry; the Bucks got Sam Cassell, Paul Grant, and Chris Gatlin; the Timberwolves got Trier Brandon, Brian Evans and a 1999 first-round pick.

Nine players involving three teams is a rare big deal in recent years.

As soon as this blockbuster deal came out, it sparked heated discussions among all parties in the NBA.

The object of verbal criticism is naturally Marbury who is clamoring to leave.

Because the conflict between Marbury and Gugliota had been ups and downs before, now that Gugliota is gone, Marbury is still not satisfied, so it is inevitable that he is a bit aggressive.

New Jersey is across a river from New York. Marbury went to the Nets, which can be regarded as returning to his hometown to play. He himself is quite satisfied with this deal.

On the day after the trade was made, Marbury already regarded himself as the star of the Nets, and made a statement such as "leading the Nets to revive". First, he gained a wave of fans of the Nets, and then called Qin Fei specifically. The words in his words meant to recruit Qin Fei to play together.

Marbury believes that Qin Fei is good at defending and he is good at attacking. The backcourt combination of the two partners is definitely not under the Supersonics backcourt combination. Moreover, the Supersonics also intend to trade Qin Fei at this time. This matter can be matched.

Qin Fei was surprised that the concept of "Brothers Basketball" was put forward so early.

The old horse's ideological comprehension is still very high

Of course, Qin Fei is aware of the change in attitude of the Sonics. This is of course a series of effects caused by the unfavorable record.

Whether he leaves this year or next year, Qin Fei himself doesn't care, but the Supersonics may not think so. If Qin Fei becomes a free agent next year, there may be a risk that he won't get anything.

The risk is very small. Under normal circumstances, players will basically choose to sign with their home team first and then trade.

Loyalty is out of the question, and leaving some assets for the home team can only be regarded as beautifying one's own propaganda. The most fundamental reason is still the Bird clause.

Only by signing with the home team first can the maximum salary be obtained with the Bird clause, otherwise signing with other teams as a free agent will reduce a large part of the income.

Of course, as far as the home team is concerned, it is also hoped that players will sign first and then exchange, after all, they can still get some assets and bargaining chips.

2 month 28 day.

On the last day of February, the Sonics played against the Spurs at home.

In the first month of the season, the Spurs' record was not outstanding, with a winning percentage of over 5%, which was about the same as that of the Sonics.

However, the Spurs are not a big city team, nor are they the defending champions, so they don't pay much attention.

The winning percentage has returned significantly in recent games.

Before the start of the new season, Popovich approached David Robinson to clarify the tactical stakes of the team.

In fact, it is to persuade David Robinson to give up his position as the core of the team's offense and defense.

Make way for a second-year player. If it was someone else, David Robinson may have applied for a trade, but Duncan's performance is amazing.

In his rookie season, he was a player in the first team of the best team, and there are very few players in history.

So David Robinson agreed to Popovich's request, and the Spurs started to change from the twin towers to Duncan as the sole core. The tactics are still the same tactics, but fundamentally, great changes have taken place.

Duncan's proportion of the ball may not have increased, but the team's dependence on him has increased infinitely.

Wang Zhizhi is the only rookie selected by the Spurs this year. The other one is a guard in the second round. His physical fitness is not good enough, so the team did not sign him.

Wang Zhizhi has appeared on the stage before, and his performance was mediocre. The main problem is still the frame protection.

The Spurs' defensive system is all based on the rim protection of the twin towers. Although Wang Zhizhi is good at offense, his ability to protect the rim is too weak, and he is not good at rebounding and assisting in blocking shots.

This time the Spurs came to Seattle to challenge the Supersonics, and the entire Spurs team attached great importance to it.

"Last year, we lost to the Sonics in the playoffs. In this year's playoffs, the Sonics will still be a strong opponent we have to face, but this year is different. We have welcomed many new teammates."

Popovich encouraged the morale of the players before the game.

This statement is not false. One of the main reasons for losing to the Sonics last year was that the outside shooting was not accurate enough. During this offseason, they specially recruited "Bulls Veteran" Steve Kerr.

Cole is the league's three-point leader, and for the Spurs, he is definitely a strong support.

Wang Zhizhi tried his best to use his bulk English level to listen to the communication between his teammates and the coach, and to understand the tactical arrangement, feeling that it was not easy.

The biggest problem is the language barrier and the difference in living habits. It is difficult for him to eat some fried vegetables.

It was the first time he came to the Key Arena. The arena was not big, and as soon as he entered the door, he could see the Supersonics' huge publicity for winning the championship last season, and there were posters of the Supersonics everywhere.

There are some staff members at the corner of the player tunnel, with numb expressions and indifferent eyes.

"Did you go to the wrong player channel, the visiting team's channel is not here."

Familiar Mandarin sounded from behind, Wang Zhizhi turned his head and saw Qin Fei who was smiling at him, and a group of supersonic players rushing out.

"Uh, isn't it? I just went to the toilet and came out, and my teammates ran away, so I went to the wrong place."

Wang Zhizhi blushed, it was a bit embarrassing.

Some Sonics players passed him, smiling friendlyly at him.

They thought that Wang Zhizhi came here specially to find Qin Fei, and they were greeting each other right now, right?

Of course they exchanged pleasantries, and the two shook hands heavily.

"How is it? Are you still used to it? NBA games."

When Qin Fei asked this question, he thought that the other party would have no answer. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhizhi was full of stomachs and had no place to confide, so he found a chance and said it all.

"It's too difficult. Every day's training is like playing an official game. Everyone will try their best to squeeze up. The time and space for playing are not stable. I want to talk to someone, but I find that I can't understand them. I can't communicate."

It's really not easy for him to pour beans.

Qin Fei listened to him quietly, and then comforted him: "This is the process that you have to go through, but you are okay, your starting point is quite high, and the surrounding environment is not bad. Slowly adapt, use your performance on the field to prove yourself, and one day you will be able to gain a firm foothold in this league."

Wang Zhizhi was very emotional after hearing this.

"The point is that I don't know why the coach chose me. I seem to be far from the Spurs' tactics and team culture."

"Don't say that, everything has two sides, and every player has its own characteristics. You have to understand that in the NBA, the composition of a team is very complicated. There are assaulters, shooters, and comprehensive scorers. There are rebounders and rim protectors. The key depends on what role you play. If you set yourself a very high goal from the beginning, your gap will become bigger and bigger. You have to learn to tap your strengths and make them your favorite skills."

What Qin Fei said was the truth. When a coach selects players, he usually selects players from the perspective of supplementing the lineup. Players of the same type and position generally do not choose more than two players.

Among the rotation players, players with special skills are more likely to be favored by coaches.

If you want to be a star from the beginning, it is unrealistic.

Wang Zhizhi understood Qin Fei's meaning, but his tone was still very unconfident: "Anyway, at present, the team should not trade me, right?"

"What are you thinking!"

Qin Fei was a little dumbfounded: "Although the NBA is a commercial league, the transactions will not be as frequent as imagined. A player like you who has no trade rumors at all will not be traded so easily by the team. Don't worry."

Wang Zhizhi heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Qin Fei's words.

"So in general, rumors come first, and deals come second."

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"It's not entirely true to say that. Anyway, don't think too much. If one day the deal really comes, just face it calmly. You just need to be yourself."

Qin Fei also gave advice as a senior, and Xiao Wang, who is in his twenties, nodded frequently when he heard it, it was all dry stuff from experience!

At this time, the staff came to urge Qin Fei to talk to the opposing player for too long, and he should go on the court for warm-up training.

When Qin Fei was about to leave, assistant coach Bob Withey rushed over.

Bob was a little chubby, and when he hurried over, there were tiny beads of sweat on his forehead, and his expression was a little anxious. When he saw Qin Fei, his eyes lit up and then dimmed again.

Although teaching assistant Bob is late, he has always been a loyal supporter of Qin Fei. Seeing him walking towards him in such a hurry, Qin Fei felt a little bad.

"coach."

As soon as Qin Fei opened his mouth, Bob rushed over and hugged him heavily.

As if there was extreme reluctance, the emotion of hugging was extremely strong.

"Qin, I'm sorry."

Assistant coach Bob probably didn't expect to bid farewell to Qin Fei in such a way. On the eve of the game against the Spurs, the transaction came suddenly like a tornado.

Qin Fei is so smart, he immediately got what Bob meant.

He was thinking about what emotion he should use to express his mood at the moment?

"What's the matter, you speak slowly."

Qin Fei was still relatively calm, and by the way, he took a look at Wang Zhizhi who was dumbfounded as he watched all this happen.

Bob also glanced at Wang Zhizhi of the Mavericks in surprise.

However, he didn't care about these details at the moment, and he said, "The Supersonics traded you. Just now, the transaction has been confirmed."

"what?"

Wang Zhizhi's jaw was about to drop in shock, Qin Fei is so strong, is Supersonic willing to trade?And on the eve of the upcoming performance?

This is too crazy, right?

There were some fixed shots arranged by the government in the aisle. It was around this time that the whole process of this scene was filmed. After listening to Bob Withey's words, Qin Fei justly expressed three points of disbelief, three points of disappointment and three points of anger.

He waved his hand and punched the wall, turned his head and was about to leave, as if he was going to demolish the arena in a menacing manner.

"Calm down, Brother Fei, face it calmly, face it calmly."

Wang Zhizhi stepped forward to hold Qin Fei, and the cooperation was just right.

Bob also came to persuade Qin Fei.

"Qin Fei, this is the end of the matter, and there is nothing to say. I know this is really sudden for you, but you are also aware of the previous rumors. I have always believed that you are the key to the success of the supersonic. It is a pity that no one believes me, but I believe that you will be able to prove what I have said in the future."

Qin Fei was dragged by these two people, and felt that the picture taken by the fixed camera should be similar, right?It also took advantage of the trend to restore some calmness.

In fact, I was still very curious, who on earth moved Wally Walker in the end?

(End of this chapter)