activa-t Chapter 246 Youth and Red Sunset...
Chapter 246 Youth and Red Sunset...
Chapter 246 Youth and Red Sunset...
No mercy!
"I've had enough!"
The first time I saw Adelman rushing to the manager's office to complain to Ron...
"I'm done with that Iverson guy..." Adelman said.
"What? His stubbornness and rebellion confused you?" Ron was a little surprised. He recalled Iverson's recent behavior, and felt that it was reasonable...
"No...no! On the contrary..." Adelman shrugged helplessly... "That guy would be fine if he was still a little bloody, but the problem is that this guy has really become a "cheating old man" (like O'Neill, who is casual in the regular season, and works hard for the championship in the playoffs). He clocks in at work, just like a professional white-collar...I have never seen such a player..."
Recalling the press conference after the game against the Golden State Warriors, Iverson left with a smile after being interviewed by the media, which made Ron wake up like a dream: "Isn't that great? This not only avoids injuries, but when people think he is dying, he caught opponents off guard in the playoffs..."
"But you know...it's different from what we've always been after!"
"what?"
"...the correct basketball!"
The old man's heartfelt words suddenly made Ron Mosey realize...
...
In the locker room relationship, Adelman has always been gentle, but he has won over a large number of thorns with his tactical bias.But this time, after seeing Allen Iverson's miraculous performance on the Pampas Plateau, he chose not to forgive easily.
"Do you really want to see me perform magic again? No, no...I'm old, I can't continue to perform crazy every night...I need...well, keep a little energy, you know what I'm talking about..." Iverson said with a smile on his face when he was interviewed by a reporter.
But accumulating power is one thing, but not letting him fight is another...
On March 3, when the Trail Blazers visited Houston and heard the fans yelling "We want AI" but it's not available, Adelman insisted that the best—perhaps the only—way for Iverson not to repeat what he did with the Grizzlies in Philadelphia was to kick him out of the rotation.
The world says that only a strong man like Larry Brown can subdue the rebellious Iverson... It seems that Mr. Adelman also wants to try him...
Because apart from such an extreme ban, Adelman is not as good at performing Sichuan opera face-changing or making peace in interpersonal relationships like the cunning Phil Jackson, and he is not as good at controlling his subordinates with roars as the Cardinal.
When he was the captain of the Trail Blazers during his player career, Adelman was an eloquent guy.He has been a grassroots coach for regional teams for 6 years and an assistant coach for the Trail Blazers for 6 years. He is not bad at controlling people, but his way is always low-key.
Compared to Phil Jackson’s almost every sermon to his disciples will be vividly described by the media (otherwise Phil himself would write a lot in his autobiography), over the years there have been few revelations about how Adelman taught his disciples and settled thorns in the locker room.Amazingly enough, however, many of the talented players who had been under him -- Cosey, Glider, Sprewell, who would strangle his next coach, Chris Webber, who annoyed Nelson Sr. in Golden State, White Chocolate, Artest, who destroyed Indiana with ease, and Bunch Wells, the leader of the Blazers gang -- ended up playing hard under him.
How did the mysterious Adelman do it?
He is similar to the old Nelson in at least one thing: because he encourages players to play freely, he is seldom like the conservative and stubborn Larry Brown, who is nagging "how conservative your tactics are" by his subordinates day and night.
To a large extent, it is the charm of his tactical system that caters to his players.He won't coax Pippen with the so-called triangle offense like Phil, and Kobe is second in command. His system always allows guys who can score and can't score to be immersed in it.
However, he is not a fully qualified parent, and he has spoiled his players more than once. The 1993 Blazers sex scandal was a blemish, more or less a testament to one of his flaws.
If Chuck Daly or Popovich heard that something like this happened to the team, their first reaction would be to throw off their tie and resign immediately, or rush to the locker room with a shotgun.
Adelman doesn't have such an astonishing iron fist: he controls his men by relying on the majesty brought by successful experience.
But when Webber and Stojakovic had conflicts and quarrels, he could only find a way to talk to avoid deepening the rift-unfortunately, both of them left the Kings in the end.
So when Ron achieved good results through a series of powerful means, even dictatorship, and a series of seemingly brain-dead iron-handed means, such as the suspension of the whole team, Mr. Adelman, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally learned to appreciate the player he admired—the legendary little man who swept up and slaughtered Denver's former owner in front of him.
Therefore, for Iverson, Adelman has a tough attitude.
All the emperor-level coaches in history have a strong desire to control the team, such as Phil Jackson-editing movies by himself, sending books to give psychological hints to players, or the Cardinal-one person completely arranges the team's top and bottom powers, and never pretends to others.
Adelman's past experience does not show that he is outstanding at this point.We can recall that in the 2002 Western Conference Finals, when Jackson claimed that the Kings were "basically the Queens," Adelman could only weakly respond with "this time you crossed the line."
He will show his gentle and even weak side when he needs to be cunning. The roar of "Iverson" from the Houston audience on March 3 has brought Iverson, who is out of the 25-man rotation, into consideration. All the thorns he has dealt with in the past have been soothed by the tactical position he arranged, and they are calm; and Iverson, a player who has won only one final in his 9-30-year career, is obviously difficult to be within his plan.
The 6-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, and the guys who ended Houston this time were called LBJ…
The epoch-making matchup failed to catch up, and Ariza, the strongest defensive point, became a spoonful in this game...
Regardless of the five-step and six-step Lang, when James rushed inward against Ariza like a dynamite bag, and fouled Dayao by the way, the Houston fans couldn't bear it anymore...
"We want Iverson!"
"Let Iverson play! We are willing to lose!"
...
Looking at the stinky emperor, Iverson was also eager to try, saying that he must be serious this time, but Adelman just remained unmoved...
In the last few minutes, watching the old O'Neal come back to life, making frequent small hooks on Yao Ming's head, the cheerleader Rocket No. 3 felt anxious...
"Aren't you going to store energy? I'll let you store up enough!" Adelman said.
...
This defeat, let the Houston people expect to see the winning rate of more than 50% for the first time this season.
30 wins and 31 losses, which made many people extremely depressed after the game...
Frustration is depression, but no one stands up to complain for Iverson...
Because no one knows whether this guy is accumulating energy or is really going from bad to worse. That game was just a flashback that he has rarely seen in a century...
In a sense, Iverson became Wells under Adelman.And with Iverson's current game value, there can only be two answers to the final result of this dispute: 1.Like Wells, continue to waste life; 2.Bow your head and admit your mistakes, train hard, and cater to Adelman.
I hope the final outcome will be the latter.
Otherwise, Ron's hard work would be short-lived in the end - using a two-year veteran's contract to rejoice in vain, just brought a victory in the Pampas Plateau...
The contradiction has not yet collapsed, but it is really tricky to solve: Installing a former superstar is a difficult problem for Adelman to settle in the Houston locker room.
And, it must be before he wins a playoff berth.
...
The short break before the game is the most precious time for a veteran who has experienced many battles and his body is riddled with holes...
Kyle Lowry has a relapse from an old injury, and today is his first chance to start since Houston...
Although he is not used to calling other people's names after the announcer calls his name...
But being able to rank in front of Mayo and Yao Ming, playing the penultimate third, also sees the expectations and desires of the Rockets for him...
On March 3, the Toyota Center ushered in the challenge of the Philadelphia 27ers…
"Do you really want to see me deal with the 76ers like I killed Denver?" Iverson asked seriously.
When the ESPN reporter kept nodding, he fell into deep thought instead...
"No... I won't do that again, at least not until the playoffs..." He nodded, and then seriously continued to devote himself to the pre-match warm-up match...
This time Yao Ming faced the Haitian Dembert and the former captain Brand. Facing a team with insufficient mid-range shooting ability, Chandler was transferred to the starting lineup. In front of two 7-footers, the 76ers, who were struggling for the Eastern Conference playoffs, really had not much to do...
Only the freehand meeting with Iverson, the former soul of the 76ers...
Going downhill?
On the scene, it seemed yes, he did not have the agility like a rabbit in the game on the Pampas Plateau, nor did he have a steady stream of energy, and the desire to attack the basket constantly...
In the whole game, he "only" played less than 32 minutes, but the guy named Adelman took the trouble to urge him to continue to play several times...
With 8 points, 7 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals, he contributed a rather different "answer" to himself. I am afraid this is the answer he gave, but this surprised Adelman and Ron on the sidelines...
They saw Iguodala, who is known as the little AI on the defensive end, and the AI who kept feeding Yao Ming, Scola, and Mayo on the offensive end; they also saw that under his master dribbling, the Rockets’ turnover rate doubled; and then the big money finally scored again.
This is the fun of team basketball, and this is the fact that in Houston, besides enjoying the dying youth, AI will also usher in his own infinitely beautiful sunset red...
Yes, that's it...
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