NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 235 Lottery of low-level weapons
In the AT&T Center Arena, Spurs fans have not left the stadium yet.

There are many Spurs fans who cannot calm down for a long time.

For the Spurs, it has been too many years since they were swept in the first round. It has been longer than many Spurs have ever watched a Spurs game.

Many younger fans can't accept the fact that the Spurs were swept.

Although many Spurs fans also know from the 0-3 period, the Spurs are no longer what they used to be.

But when the Spurs were swept in the first round, it was hard not to sigh.

Compared with Duncan's anger and unwillingness when he was eliminated in the previous two seasons, when looking at the score on the scoreboard, Duncan was much calmer this time.

Just as calm as Duncan is Popovich.

Maybe Popovich also knows what the Spurs are like now.

At this time, Duncan on the court also gave Jokic a friendly hug. Speaking of which, the two people's playing styles are somewhat similar.

When Duncan hugged Jokic, he also chatted with Jokic for a few words.

the same time.

When Popovich shook hands with Suchen, Popovich did not let go immediately, but said something to Suchen.

The staff carrying the camera captured this scene very keenly and cooperated well with the director.

The screen in front of the TV simultaneously showed Duncan and Jokic talking, and Suchen and Popovich talking. It can be said that this is a wave of handover of the century.

In the past, Duncan told James that the future is yours, but many years later, James discovered that the league still belongs to Duncan.

But this time, Duncan is really going to retreat from the times.

Although Popovich will continue to coach, it will be difficult for Popovich to meet people like GDP. As a small ball market, the Spurs will enter a long road of reconstruction.

At least for the next few seasons, this league will indeed be taken over by Su Chen.

This group of classic photos will also appear in Su Chen's glorious career archives.

The game ended with the Warriors, Timberwolves, and Cavaliers.

All three super teams were swept and advanced to the second round.

All three teams can return to their own cities, waiting for their first home game and waiting for their opponents.

In the second round, the Cavaliers received relatively low attention from these three teams.

Because the Cavaliers' next opponents don't have any strong teams, what the Cavaliers will face next is the winner between the Raptors and the Pacers.

No matter which team wins, they are not on the same level as the Cavaliers.

You must know that even the Raptors, who are third in the Eastern Conference, have a winning rate of less than 60%, which is not as good as the Mavericks, who are eighth in the Western Conference.

Even more intense is the west.

The next thing the Warriors will face is the winner between the Rockets and Trail Blazers.

Whether it is the Rockets led by Harden or the Trail Blazers led by Paul and Aldridge, they are not weak teams.

The two teams are also playing fiercely, and the score is currently tied.

What the Clippers will face next is even more exciting.

The winner between the Timberwolves and Grizzlies will face the Clippers.

The Timberwolves currently lead the Grizzlies 3-1, and the Clippers will probably face the Timberwolves.

Interesting to say.

Last season, Su Chen met the defending champion Warriors, whom he coached, in the second round. This season, Su Chen will meet the defending champion Timberwolves, whom he coached, in the second round.

Last season, Su Chen eliminated the Warriors. In this season, can Su Chen continue to eliminate his old club?

And the Clippers and Warriors are both rated as super teams.

If both teams can advance smoothly, then the Clippers and Warriors will meet.

If Su Chen can beat the Timberwolves first and then the Warriors, then Su Chen will be an expert in beating his old club.

As the schedule progressed, all the first rounds were played.

The most intense matchup is in the Western Conference.

The two teams, Rockets and Trail Blazers, played until the tiebreaker to determine the winner.

The Trail Blazers led by Paul and Aldridge still failed to beat the Rockets led by Harden.

In fact, in the original timeline, Paul Griffin and Jordan's Clippers also lost to the Rockets in the tiebreaker.

Harden ushered in a super evolution in this series, and single-handedly defeated Paul and Aldridge.

The Rockets will face the Warriors in the second round.

In another group, the Timberwolves also defeated the Grizzlies with a score of 4 to 2.

This made everyone's anticipated drama of Su Chen beating his old club come to pass.

In the past two seasons, Su Chen's team was basically the underdog.

Even after the Warriors overturned the Spurs, they were still seen as unable to beat the Grizzlies and the Heat.

The Timberwolves have clearly broken their winning streak since the regular season, but they are still regarded as weak in the playoffs.

Su Chen's team is rarely favored by the outside world.

However, the opinions of the outside world will always change. Su Chen used his own strength to successfully convince everyone.

In this series between the Clippers and the Timberwolves, several well-known media are almost all optimistic about the Clippers.

Even in terms of the championship support rate of the three major teams, after sweeping the Spurs in the first round, the Clippers' support rate is constantly rising.

It has surpassed the Warriors who were originally ranked second.

If the Cavaliers were in the West and the Clippers were in the East, the Clippers' championship support rating might have risen to first place.

As for the defending champion Timberwolves, they really have no cards.

Originally, some media were optimistic about the Timberwolves, but in the first round, the Timberwolves faced the Grizzlies and fell into a fierce battle. It took six games to deal with the opponent.

Those media that were optimistic about the Timberwolves are no longer optimistic about the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves themselves are a small ball market and don't get much attention. The reason why they get all this attention now is because Su Chen led the Timberwolves to win a championship.

Relying on the traffic of the defending champion, there is some attention.

There is also the feud between Rivers and his old Clippers club, which is also a highlight.

However, Rivers' coaching level also makes everyone less optimistic that Rivers can really defeat his old club.

Los Angeles.

In the Clippers president's office.

Today, Su Chen did not go to supervise the players' training, but came to his office.

It wasn't that he was taking a break from his busy schedule, it was because he remembered something.

"I've been so busy these days that I forgot about the lottery."

Su Chen closed the doors and windows.

When winning against the Spurs, Su Chen vaguely heard a system sound.

But when Popovich came to see him, and then he was surrounded by reporters, Su Chen was so busy that he suddenly forgot about it.In fact, the main reason is that Su Chen is already strong enough now, and his desire for strength is not as strong as before. One more skill and one more prop is just that.

In the past, when Su Chen was particularly eager for strength, he didn't want to delay at all.

What kind of press conference? Just run!

But in the past, it was in a small market like the Timberwolves, so there wasn't much attention to it, and there wasn't much to pay attention to.

But after arriving at the Clippers, his attention increased and he became a lot busier.

Some interviews simply cannot be turned down.

"But the Spurs are really good. The old GDP can still support the Spurs as an A-level team."

Su Chen said with some emotion.

Before the game, Su Chen didn't pay much attention to the lottery issue because he felt that the old Spurs might have regressed to B level.

But after the series, the system actually gave the Spurs an A grade.

"I guess it must be because of Leonard, and Duncan is still capable of fighting, so I still rated him A grade."

Su Chen could only attribute the A-level rating to Leonard.

Leonard has just reached the threshold of his peak this season.

Needless to say, the peak Kafu master has posed a certain threat to the universe. At the same time, after arriving with the Raptors, he directly led the Raptors puzzle team to win the championship.

Even the Clippers' version of Master Ka is pretty good, but he doesn't play much.

Therefore, Leonard should be a big factor in the Spurs' A-level evaluation.

But at this time, Su Chen stopped worrying about Leonard's problem.

The system page is opened.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning and scoring the series of A-level and above teams, and a lottery can be conducted."

This message was after the victory over the Spurs that night. It has been left unread.

Seeing this news, Su Chen didn't hesitate.

"lottery."

Su Chen directly chose extraction.

The system immediately started a lottery.

"The extraction is completed, the A-level skill [Low Heavy Weapon] has been distributed."

It's actually an A-level skill?
This surprised Su Chen, because ordinary lottery draws usually have more B-level ones.

Being able to draw an A-level one is pretty good.

Moreover, Su Chen felt that the name of this skill was quite useful.

Because I have used similar skills before, such as [Explosive Penalty Moment], which increases the ability to draw fouls.

So for this low-position heavy weapon, just by looking at the name of this skill, you can roughly know that this skill is to increase low-position ability.

"Click on it and take a look."

Su Chen activated the second speed of this skill.

[Low post weapon (Level A): You can designate a player. When this player attacks in the low post, he will acquire all aspects of low post offensive capabilities, including but not limited to hooks, fadeaways, back turns to the basket, fake moves to confuse, If you commit a foul in the low post, all low post abilities will be improved by 10%, which will last until the end of the game. 】

"This skill is really good!"

Su Chen looked even more surprised after seeing the description of this skill.

If Su Chen had obtained this skill when he was in the Warriors, Su Chen would have felt that this skill was completely useless.

Because this skill can only be used by David Lee, and with David Lee, can he defeat powerful enemies one after another?

The key is that David Lee's own low-post offense is actually the same, and this increase is only an increase of 10%.

This 10% is calculated based on 10% of his own ability.

Can David Lee beat Duncan or James if he increases his own 10%?

Even in the Timberwolves, Antetokounmpo does not rely purely on low-post offense. He relies on his athletic ability and impact.

This is the small ball era, and low post offense has been eliminated by the times.

Three-pointers and basket attacks are the answer to the modern league.

If compared to other teams, this A-level skill is not even as good as the easier-to-use B-level skill.

But for this Clippers team, with Jokic as the core, this skill is a very cost-effective A-level skill.

Don't look at it. This skill improvement does not seem to be particularly exaggerated. It is only a 10% improvement in one's own ability.

But the duration is valid for the entire audience!

Take [Penalty Power Moment], which is also an A-level skill, as an example. Although it will greatly increase the ability to create free throws, it is charged.

It only charges twice in one game. Compared with the [low-position heavy weapon] that lasts for the entire field, it is obviously not that interesting.

Of course, it cannot be compared like this.

This skill of greatly improving the ability to draw fouls is of more strategic significance.

For example, if the opponent's leader has accumulated 5 fouls, then these two charges are used on the opponent's leader, which will almost defeat him.

However, in terms of practicality, [Low Heavy Weapon] is obviously more practical.

Jokic's peak ability value is fixed at 80%. Although he is not weak, sometimes he will struggle a little when attacking in the low post.

Especially when facing the Spurs in the first round, even under the defense of old Duncan, Jokic relied more on three-pointers and organization.

Pure low-post ability seems a bit difficult when facing some low-post defenders.

This is now being made up for.

At this time, Su Chen also checked the panel.

【Host】: Su Chen
[Items]: Simulated glasses (S-level), mid-bottle reusable energy drink (A-level), tactical notes (B-level)
[Skills]: Eagle Eye (Level B), Hot Spot Ignition (Level A), Fixed Ability Value (Level B), Explosive Power Moment (Level A), Pre-match Training (Level B), Low-Position Heavy Weapon (Level A) )
[Bond]: Frontline Fetters (Level A)
[Building]: Summer Training Camp (S-Class)
[Simulation glasses (S-level): The tactics you set up are simulated a thousand times instantly, players can complete them more smoothly, and the organizational attributes of all members +20%. 】

[Middle-bottle reusable energy drink (A-level): After using it on a player, it can restore a certain amount of physical strength. It can be used once in a normal game. After the next game starts, it will automatically complete the charge. 】

[Eagle Eye (Class B): After turning on Eagle Eye, continue to consume mental power, mark a place, and be able to clearly see the marked place. 】

[Hot Zone Ignition (A-Level): Ignite the player's shooting hot zone, and the hits under open space and interference can be improved to a certain extent. Duration: 1 minute, limited to one use in the audience. 】

[Frontman fetters (A level): When the team has 3 forward players with a height of 2 meters and above, they can get 01% offensive and defensive organization improvement on the field at the same time. to take effect. 】

[Fixed Ability Value (Level B): After activating the skill, a player can be designated, and his ability value will be locked at 80% of his peak strength for a whole game. (Note: If the player is too old, it will be reduced to 60%~75%)]

[Explosive Penalty Moment (Level A): The player gets the explosive penalty charge, which improves the foul-making ability of the designated player and increases the free throw ability. Continuous effect: two charges are obtained within 1 minute, and the player's impact on the basket will automatically take effect. Free throws consume a charge. 】

【Tactical Notes (Grade B) - deepen players' impression of tactical options and strategies, increase team coordination and tactical performance, and increase team atmosphere by +10%. 】

[Pre-match training (B level): Before the game, you conduct special training for a player to improve a certain special ability, which lasts until the end of the next game. You cannot train the same player continuously. Each training requires Consumes a tube of charge, which can be obtained through competitions. 】

[Summer training camp (S level): You can open a summer training camp, which needs to be bound to a physical venue. Players entering the training camp can improve various ability values. The specific improvement value is based on the player's talent, hard work, and training coaches. Level etc. related. 】

[Low post weapon (Level A): You can designate a player. When this player attacks in the low post, he will acquire all aspects of low post offensive capabilities, including but not limited to hooks, fadeaways, back turns to the basket, fake moves to confuse, If you commit a foul in the low post, all low post abilities will be improved by 10%, which will last until the end of the game. 】

(End of this chapter)