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Chapter 130 Awei's Troubles



Chapter 130 Awei's Troubles

After making up his mind, Su Yang emailed Presti to find a villain player.

Presti replied that it can be arranged, but Su Yang can accept the players who are sent away. They are either rookies with mediocre potential, such as Mullens, or veterans who are about to retire, such as Ethan Thomas. The transaction value is relatively low.

Looking at today's league, villain players such as Barnes and JR are all important substitutes for the team. If you want to change them, you need to pay a certain price. Even if you go to those small teams to dig, the time is ripe.

Su Yang is not in a hurry, anyway, the time is still very long, if it doesn't work, he can train a villain himself.

In terms of playing fiercely, Ibaka and Jordan have great potential, and Chandler can also be tough.

Early the next morning, the NBA officially announced that Su Yang had won the best coach of the month, and the Coaches Association also congratulated him.

Many fans forwarded the news one after another. Well-known commentators such as Stephen Smith highly praised him, predicting that he will win the title of best head coach at the end of the season, and predicting that he can win the best head coach award in recent years.

There are also fans who think that Su Yang is indeed capable, but he also occupies the benefits of the schedule, because since the start of the Thunder 17 games, only the Lakers have really met a strong team in two games. field.

Su Yang accepted a telephone interview with ESPN, talked about the benefits of the game schedule, and bluntly said that he will continue to win awards next month, let's see what else he can say.

With a day off, the Thunder ushered in their first game in December, at home against the Philadelphia 76ers.

[-] fans filled the Ford Center early, and many celebrities in Oklahoma City, including Mayor Kornett, also attended the scene, and the big boss Clayton personally accompanied them, just because they wanted to present awards to the three members of the team, which was regarded as the establishment of the Thunder team First time celebrating.

Perhaps it is too rare for the three blessings to come to the door, and the NBA also wants to promote it. Vice President Adam Silver rushed to the Ford Center to personally award the best coach of the month to Su Yang, the best player of the month to Durant, and the best player of the month to Harden. Rookie of the Year.

Durant delivered a speech as a representative, thanking his family, fans and teammates, especially Su Yang and the coaching staff.

In the past 17 games, Durant has averaged 30.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. As long as he continues, the scoring champion will definitely be in the bag.

Harden also thanked Su Yang in particular, thinking that Su Yang would become the best coach in NBA history.

Hearing Harden brag like that, Su Yang knew that there was probably something that needed his approval, so he should pay attention to it and remember it in advance.

Su Yang made a final speech, thanking the fans for their strong support last season, and thanking the coaching staff for their cooperation. It is a pity that he cannot become the fastest 100-win coach in the NBA, but he will pursue becoming the fastest 500-win coach in the NBA. I hope to be with you all the way.

When the game started, maybe he was too excited. Durant hit all three irons in the first three shots, and Westbrook also hit two irons in a row.

Fortunately, Sanxi's momentum was too strong, and the Thunder's defense was extremely oppressive, only allowing 76 to score 5 points.

Afterwards, Su Yang commanded on the spot, Durant calmed down, Westbrook sent out assists one after another, and the Thunder gradually tied the score.

The two teams took the lead alternately. Who would have thought that Thaddeus Young of the 76ers suddenly felt explosive and scored two or three points in a row.

The Thunder hadn't recovered yet, and Willie Green scored two or three points in a row, still the kind of fairy ball that was blocked to death.

But apart from those two, it was difficult for the other 76ers to score. After the first quarter, the Thunder were only 4 points behind.

The two teams then entered the stage of the substitute duel, and Harden led the team to even out the gap of 1 points in 4 minute.

The 76ers have three substitutes, Royal Ivey, Jason Smith, and Rodney Carney. The two were dragged down together.

The 76ers have been unable to respond for a long time. Their head coach is Eddie Jordan, who was fired by the Wizards last season.

But it is obvious that the 76ers are not suitable for playing Princeton, and they don't even have a high-position pivot player.

Seeing that the 76ers were overtaken, Eddie Jordan quickly re-assigned the main force, but he still couldn't reverse the situation.

On the other hand, the rookie Zhu Huo Ledi played well, successfully making senior Westbrook 5 of 0 shots in a single quarter through defense.

Su Yang found that Westbrook was a little impatient. When looking for cover, he started to break through several times before forming a human wall, and the effect was extremely poor.

After halftime, the Thunder led the 76ers by 8 points, and Westbrook and Green played poorly.

Back in the locker room, Su Yang originally wanted to talk about Westbrook's impatience, but then decided to let Westbrook adjust himself.

In the third quarter of the game, Su Yang made a wave of defensive adjustments, which made Thaddeus Young and Willie Green no longer angry. Let alone hitting a difficult three-pointer, it was very difficult to connect the ball. Only 76 rebounds.

The only fly in the ointment on the Thunder's side is that Westbrook made 5 of 0 shots again. If it weren't for the five assists, it would be a disaster.

Just like that, the Thunder only led by 6 points and entered the fourth quarter, relying on Harden to lead the bench to widen the gap.

Throughout the fourth quarter, Westbrook made 3 of 1 shots, finally avoiding the embarrassment of making all his shots.

In the end, the Thunder won 117 to 106.

He could have won more, but Westbrook's performance was too eye-catching. He made 15 of 1 shots and made 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. is an undercover player.

In the replay after the game, assistant coach Brooks mentioned that Westbrook seemed to want to play a wonderful performance, and he was a little anxious.

Su Yang nodded in agreement, guessing that it might be the influence of the pre-match awards, after all, the elder brother and the third younger brother are so outstanding.Of course, he knows that Westbrook is not a person who is jealous of the virtuous and capable. He must want to prove his own value, so that he uses too much force and fights more and more urgently.

As far as the situation shown in the game, Westbrook's positioning in the Thunder team is indeed a little embarrassing.

On the offensive end, Westbrook mainly focuses on pick-and-roll breakthroughs and off-ball screens. Other players can also do it, but the impact is stronger.

But in terms of scoring, Westbrook is not as good as Durant, and in terms of organization, he is worse than Harden, and rebounding is a cross-job operation.

Westbrook's advantage is on the defensive end. He can often lock up some point guards with poor ball handling, and he is very good at predicting steals.

Taking those into consideration, Su Yang specifically praised Westbrook for his passing vision and selfless style of play when he participated in the post-match press conference.

After finishing the press conference and returning to the locker room, he wanted to talk to Westbrook, but there was no one in the locker room.

After some inquiries, I learned that Westbrook ran to the court for extra practice, and immediately chased to the court and found that Westbrook was dunking to vent.

He was waiting by the side, watching the news casually, until Westbrook stopped, and then walked over to start communicating.

The two chatted in detail for a long time, and Westbrook bluntly said that he wanted to improve his personal strength and help the team achieve better results.Su Yang said that there is no need to worry. He firmly believes that Westbrook is an MVP-level player.

Regarding the compliment, Westbrook hesitated and asked back: "Do you really think I am the type of Big O Robertson?"

"Of course, remember the choice I told you about in the draft?"

Su Yang smiled and said: "I asked you whether you want to average a triple-double in a row or win a championship. You answered me that you want both. You don't need to worry about positioning. You are an all-around player. We need You are fully responsible."

Westbrook nodded silently, and Su Yang said again: "I want to see you get a triple-double in the next game against the Suns."
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