In the following period of time, the Bobcats played a few more warm-up games, but this time, Han Zhe didn't even have the chance to participate with the team. It wasn't that Dunlap wanted to teach him a lesson, but he thought that Han Zhe's skills and the team's integration were no longer a problem. What he lacked now was physical strength, so he let him stay on the team to continue physical training in preparation for the upcoming regular season.
All the players had gone to play, leaving him to train bitterly in the team. It was easy to imagine how traumatized Han Zhe was.
On October 20th, Han Zhe's devilish training finally ended. The regular season would begin on October 30th, which meant that there were still ten days left.
Dunlap did not let the players do any physical or technical training for the past ten days. They were all playing in training matches. The regular season was about to begin, so they had to do the final running-in and tactical drills. Now, Dunlap naturally realized that the team's paint was weak. The center forward was not very good, and there were not many decent forwards. Only Michael, the rookie, was still reliable.
As a result, Dunlap simply used a high pick-and-roll tactic, pulling the big players out to pick and roll the ball, allowing the more reliable defenders and Michael to cut in.
Although this tactic was a dual-core play, the core was actually only Michael. Dunlap had imposed a lot of restrictions on the defenders and did not encourage them to shoot three-pointers. The offensive power of the defenders was greatly weakened, and they mainly played the role of organizing the ball.
This was also the main reason why Han Zhe and Gordon were unhappy with Dunlap. Since he was playing a high pick-and-roll, he had to give the back the ball. This tactic actually required a three-pointer from the outside and a layup from the back. If he did this, the back's role would be weakened. It would be strange if the effect was good if Michael was the only one who charged in.
However, this tactic worked very well during training. The reason was simple. How could the main force not work well against the substitutes? Although Han Zhe was also on the substitutes 'team, everyone in the team knew his strength. Once he got the ball, he was treated like a double team.
The Lynx team didn't have many good players, so the strength of the substitutes was obvious. As long as Han Zhe was restricted, he couldn't play at all. The most shameless thing about the main force was that sometimes, three people would surround him. It was really enough.
Han Zhe wanted to shout," Coach, please control them. They're so lawless. Is there a main team that has three players and one substitute? This is bullying!"”
However, Dunlap was very satisfied after a few days of practice matches because his strategy was very successful. The main team was very fierce with Michael as the core. The very jumping Han Zhe was almost beaten to tears. As for how many people were going to deal with Han Zhe, it didn't matter. If they could win, it would be a success in their strategy!
October 29th.
The NBA regular season was just around the corner. All the teams held press conferences, and the Bobcats were no exception.
Dunlap only brought veteran Anderson and second-place star Michael to the press conference.
"Coach Dunlap, what is your team's goal for the new season?”
As usual, the local sports newspaper asked questions first.
Dunlap said," Although our team doesn't have much reinforcement, the players are very hardworking and have a tacit understanding. But it's a little too early to talk about goals. We can only say that we will try our best to play every game.”
"You guys have lost 23 games in a row since the end of last season. You've played seven games in the warm-up games this season, but you haven't won a single game. We've already seen a lot of fans clamoring for a change of manager outside.”
Dunlap's face darkened. He wanted to ask the security guards to kick him out, but when he saw that it was an ESPM reporter, he lost his temper. He was a big shot. If you offended him, you could scold him to death!
" Since you know it's a warm-up match," Dunlap said with a gloomy face," you should know that the warm-up match is mainly for the team to get used to it. This result doesn't explain anything.”
ESPM wasn't targeting Dunlap. Seeing that Dunlap was about to lose his temper, he didn't continue asking such questions, so the next person continued to ask questions.
"The second pick, Michael, has been performing well in the warm-up games. Does this mean that he can be the starting main force in the rookie season?”
"We can see that Gordon was a substitute in the warm-up game and did not play much. Could it be that the only high-paying reinforcement for the Bobcats is to buy a substitute?”
When the latter question came out, the reporters present could not help but laugh. Thinking about it, it was quite strange. The Bobcats 'lineup was already terrible. The main force was a bunch of trash, but they had a player with an annual salary of more than ten million on the bench. Wasn't this a joke? This level of spending was really impressive!
Dunlap was also embarrassed. He had cursed this deal countless times in his heart, but this was not something he could decide. He could not slander the higher-ups, so he coughed dryly and said," First question, Michael did perform well, but it's still too early to talk about whether he'll be in the starting lineup. My standard is who's in good condition during the game. There's no permanent main force, and there's no permanent substitute.”
Everyone scoffed at these words. Most coaches would say the same thing, but during the game, they would find that some people were always the main force, while others were always the substitutes!
Dunlap continued," The second question is that we signed Gordon. We must have our tactical considerations. Gordon is a very strong player. He has already proven himself with an average of 20 points per game in two seasons with the Bulls. Having him on our team is a good supplement and strengthening.”
The reporters asked a lot of questions in turn. When it was almost over, a few black-haired and yellow-skinned reporters finally had the chance to ask questions.
"Hello, Coach Dunlap. I'm Shen Xuefei, a basketball reporter from China. What's your impression of Han Zhe?”
Dunlap glanced at the tall, long-haired beauty and said," Han is a very well-rounded player. He's also a hard-working player. He's especially talented in organizing attacks. As for positioning, I've said it before. My team doesn't have an absolute main force or reserve. As long as Han performs well, he will have a chance to play.”
" We would like to conduct an exclusive interview with Han Zhe. May I ask…"
Dunlap waved his hand." I'm sorry. I can't let the players be disturbed by off-site factors right now.”
At this time, the press officer came forward to announce the end of the press conference, and Dunlap also left in a hurry. The press conference was a torture for a failed coach of a failed team like him. Many of the questions were very sharp and irritating.
The reporters from Sina.com Sports and Tiger Strike also turned around and left after exchanging a glance. They had to immediately organize the information and send it back to China. For the domestic fans, there was only one point of interest for the Bobcats, and that was Han Zhe.
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