ATPnovel Chapter 396 Willful
Chapter 396 Willful
Chapter 396 Willful
"In the current league, it is impossible to succeed with only one All-Star player."
"The weak links of the Nuggets are too obvious. They may not even make it to the Western Conference Finals this season."
"Galinari has no previous strength at all, he has become a glass man."
"Knight hasn't grown in the past two seasons. He can't take on the responsibilities of a championship guard."
"Middleton is still tender, and his body can't bear the fierce confrontation at all."
"Fournier is a sieve, he must be George Karl's own son, otherwise how could he have started."
"Farid is redundant now, his defense is overrated, he should work on his shooting more."
"Williams is a double-edged sword, but many times he will kill his own team, he is a cancer."
"The Nuggets' transactions are all stupid. The stupid management has long given up defending the title in order to save money."
"Xiang Chu is a data brush, and his high salary ruined the future of the team."
"George Karl doesn't know any tactics at all. His victories are all based on time."
The impact of losing is that everyone on the team is sprayed, and the information society is like this.
As the person concerned, Xiang Chu felt that what he had to do was to play a good game and crush those nonsense.
To win, you must do more preparations, and the team must make a little adjustment.
The trouble is, Faried suffered a small injury, he does not intend to truce, but it will certainly affect the state.
Many things have two sides. The All-Star weekend gave the Nuggets enough time to adjust, but the team's outside touch has also been affected.
Xiang Chu posted a few training photos on social media, saying: "The road to defending the title is never easy, but the playoffs will prove everything, the best team."
Xiang Chu thinks that he has no time to waste on the war of words from the outside world, and he also urges his teammates not to care about the voices of the outside world, and he will lead everyone to the top again.
In fact, compared to last season, the players are more mature, and everyone is working hard in their own way.
In the long regular season, sometimes losing is really inevitable.
Xiang Chu feels that their team still has room to grow. Even if some people leave, they will gradually become a well-known strong team in the league.
That is, when everyone talks about it, they think it is the type of strong team, not the type that has been more than one or two years old.
"Don't care about the results of a few games. Our next goal is to find the best version of ourselves. I need you to fight together in the playoffs." Xiang Chu said to everyone during training.
Of course, he cared more about the team's record than on the surface, and had a lot of private conversations with George Karl.
In fact, their situation is that the team lacks a core outside, and they have not given this privilege to any outside players. If they change now, it may have side effects.
So the team can only adjust the details, and the rotation will be reduced anyway in the playoffs.
Moreover, it is also difficult for the Nuggets to choose who will become the core of the outside line. The current feeling is that most players are of similar strength.
"Xiang, don't worry, the most important thing for us now is your state. As long as we maintain our deterrence, we will still be the strongest in the playoffs." George Karl said.
"Facing the same opponent, we will adjust better. Sometimes we will not change the game method for the team that we cannot meet in the playoffs. Don't worry, Danilo's state will get better and better. He will definitely help you."
Xiang Chu and George Karl have similar opinions. After all, he will not use his heat value in the simulation match with his opponents in the regular season.
In the playoffs, not only will he play more time, he will also be able to put forward more targeted opinions, and the team's combat effectiveness will increase exponentially by then.
After returning to Denver, the Nuggets players feel much better.
The Devil's home game also has certain psychological effects, including reassuring the players.
The next thing they have to face is the Suns. The Suns are in a bit of a bad situation. They have lost some games during this period, and the distance from the top eight in the Western Conference has begun to widen.
The Suns' second-year center Alex Lun is not bad in height and weight, but he is still a little bit worse to defend Xiang Chu.
Under Xiang Chu's strength, the Nuggets beat the opponent from the beginning.
After the rest of the All-Star weekend, Gallinari's performance has indeed stabilized a lot.
He has fully recovered from his injuries, but his physical strength is still adjusting after not playing for a year. He is no longer a rookie. Xiang Chu believes that he will adjust well before the playoffs.
The other main players are also relatively stable. It may not be so conspicuous to partner with Xiang Chu, but they can definitely play comfortably.
It's just that the team's bench is still a problem, and they let Gerald Green hit consecutively, and Marcus Morris also played very well.
Williams' state has been a bit volatile during this period. If he doesn't score, his role on the court will be a bit embarrassing because he can't defend well.
Dunleavy has not yet recovered from his injury, Faried has some minor leg problems, Dudley still needs to be better integrated, and Belinelli is currently in better condition in the main rotation.
When the substitute lineup played against each other, the Suns not only recovered the score, but also took the opportunity to gain the lead.
In the second quarter, Bledsoe showed his power on the outside again, and Xiang Chu failed to lead the team to recover the score.
At home, they were still behind at half-time.
Although it was only 5 points, everyone must be dissatisfied with the performance in the first half.
When the Nuggets are still giving more time to the rotation, George Karl often wants to directly reduce the rotation and win a few games first, but that will interfere with the team's playoff plan.
They are the defending champions and should be more relaxed.
If the substitute players are not given more opportunities now, they will not be able to contribute to the team in a short period of time in the playoffs.
You must know that the playoffs will only give them very little time, so now they must adjust their status.
This is the high demand that the defending champions place on themselves. If they are fighting for the top eight teams in the Western Conference, they will not give too much time to the bench now.
In the third quarter, Xiang Chu and Gallinari were still the main attackers for the Nuggets. If Gallinari had stabilized this state long ago, he would definitely be the team's outside core, but now it is only a part of the tactics.
The Suns rely entirely on the outside line. The Nuggets easily caught up with the score during the main lineup, but when it came to the rotation period, the Suns gained the advantage again.
The Nuggets' style of play, Nurkic's insiders who haven't gotten up yet, can't hold on. The performance of the bench lineup does have a lot to do with Williams' state.
The Nuggets were not in a hurry. They replaced Xiang Chu in normal time. When they encountered an opportunity that needed a key ball, it was also a good choice to try the team's ability to withstand pressure.
They are not No. [-] in the West, but they have capital willfulness.
(End of this chapter)