Is He An Alien?
As a coach who had no NBA experience, Atkinson served as an assistant coach for many teams in his early years. He was the head coach of the Dominica National Team from 2015 to 2016. In 2016, he officially coached the New York Nets as head coach.
Years of European basketball experience had given Atkinson his own unique philosophy in coaching players.
The former head coach of the Mosaic, Adelman, once said that no one was better at grooming players than Kenny Atkinson.
Atkinson admired Chen Ran, a talented second rookie of China. In Atkinson's view, as long as the team trained him, Chen Ran might become an existence alongside Durant and Owen.
Especially when Durant was guaranteed to be eliminated for the season, and Owen was alone and had hidden injuries, discovering Chen Ran's unlimited potential was exactly what Atkinson wanted.
Chen Ran was stunned for a moment when he heard Atkinson's words. Then, he stood up and took off his coat. He made an OK gesture at Atkinson.
Chen Ran was not surprised that Atkinson valued him so much.
After all, during the rookie tryout, the first team to contact Chen Ran was Atkinson from the Nets.
Throwing peaches at him, returning plums.
Since the Nets had spent a lot of effort to sign him, Chen Ran naturally had to perform well.
"Guys, we're too far behind!”Atkinson ordered the Nets players around the tactical board," Next, we have to counterattack. Chen substitutes Prince, Joe Harris substitutes Owen, and our main offensive axis is Chen…"
Soon, the pause ended.
The Nets players who appeared on the court were Chen Ran, Joe Harris, Lewelle, Kourouz, and Jarrett Allen.
There were no changes to the team.
"We can see that after the time-out, the Nets made some adjustments to the players on the court. Chen Ran and Joe Harris replaced Prince and Owen respectively.”
Ke Fan explained.
"Chen Ran is on!" Meina was excited.
"It looks like the Nets are going to fight back!”Zhang Lisheng nodded and commented,""The current players on the team are James, Howard, Browed Eyebrows, Kuzma, and Rondo. The Los Angeles team had an absolute advantage in height. Howard and Browed Eyebrows were stuck in the paint, ensuring the rebound. Kuzma and Rondo's outside cooperation could make James more comfortable on the offensive end.”
"The Nets don't have Owen as their absolute firepower. It's obviously unrealistic to rely on Chen Ran to complete the counterattack.”
"James is my ex-idol, and Chen Ran is my current idol. Who should I support? I'm so conflicted. It's too difficult for me ~~"
Meina's beautiful eyes darted around when she heard that Zhang Liyi was obviously leaning toward the Los Angeles Clippers. She looked troubled.
Chen Ran stepped onto the stage and glanced at the scoreboard. 33:23. The Nets were currently 10 points behind the Los Angeles Clippers. This was a watershed moment. If one side was behind and maintained a double-digit gap, the probability of winning the game would be very low.
The Nets sent the ball out of bounds.
After Joe Harris dribbled the ball into the front field, he began to look for Chen Ran.
The Los Angeles Clippers seemed to have seen through the Nets 'tactics and sent Kuzma to defend against Chen Ran.
As a rookie in 2017, Kuzma's physical fitness wasn't explosive, but he was good enough. His defensive awareness was strong, and he was 206cm tall, but he could run all over the field. It was obvious that the Los Angeles Clippers had targeted Chen Ran with Kuzma.
Seeing Kuzma stuck to Chen Ran like a sticky candy, the other three Nets began to run, trying to get rid of their defenders.
Joe Harris broke through with the ball under the cover of his teammates.
However, when he rushed into the paint, Howard and Brother Thick Eyebrows blocked Joe Harris's path like two gates.
Joe Harris's vision was blocked and he couldn't pass the ball. He had to throw the ball in the direction of the basket. As for whether it went in or not, it was up to fate.
With a clang, the iron was struck.
Howard and Browed Eyebrows relied on their height advantage to grab the backcourt rebound at the same time.
However, at this moment!
A figure leaped high up like a UFO descending. He caught the rebound steadily before Howard and Brother Thick Eyebrows, and he took advantage of the situation to dunk the ball into the basket.
"Bang!"
It was earth-shattering, and the entire stadium was in an uproar!
Chen Ran looked like he was the king of the world. His hands were hanging on the basket, while Howard was crouching below Chen Ran, protecting his head with his hands, as if he was afraid of hurting himself.
"Chen Ran actually took the offensive rebound and knocked Dwight Howard out! Oh my god, is he an alien?"
As Ke Fan explained, Kuzma, who was defending Chen Ran, looked left and right with a dumbfounded expression. He obviously did not understand how Chen Ran escaped from his tight defense.
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