The Godfather of Basketball

"James, Brad should have told you about the team's plans?" Tang Tian asked.

"Yes." Harden nodded.

"But you still can't accept the fact that you can't start?"

"I can defend well," Harden said, and he could hear that he was not convinced.

"Then show it to me during the game."

Harden shrugged, not talking, and could feel that Tang Tian's words did not work for him.

Tang Tian realized that this guy might be a bit soft and not hard.

"In fact, it's not just you who have defensive issues." Tang Tian continued.

Harden looked curiously at Tang Tian.

"Kevin also needs to improve his defense. I can choose to remove him from the starting lineup and replace you with a starting lineup."

"That's not fair to Kevin," Harden said directly, and he was still very moral.

"But it's not fair to you now."

Harden was silent.

"You have experienced the finals of last season. You should know that your two current defensive capabilities will be a disaster on the field together, so someone must make a sacrifice. The person who substitutes is not inadequate. Is sacrificed for the ultimate victory. "

"I see." Harden was silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"You'll prove it to me." Tang Tian said, and patted Harden's shoulder.

Harden nodded, then turned and went back to the locker room.

Tang Tianchang breathed out. Of the three people, Harden should be the best person to get along with.

The month passed quickly, and it was early in October, and the new season was approaching infinitely.

After training during this period of time, Harden is the most improved among a group of people. After chatting that day, he often pulled Reggie Jackson to practice further, and the effect was significant. According to this progress, it is estimated that he can start directly in the middle of the season .

In mid-October, when the preseason started, Tang Tian also began to test the lineup.

In the game, I can clearly feel that after hard training in the offseason, the strength and self-confidence of the four young people have been greatly improved. Following this momentum, it is really hopeful to impact the championship of the new season.

What makes the Thunder coaches somewhat happy and troublesome is that Kwame Brown and Dior have performed very well. The former has a large defensive area, strong pick-and-rolls, and the ball is handled quickly after returning to Tang Tian. The latter's organization Walking in peace, seeing stitches and stitches, attacking the flowing clouds.

The time came to the end of October. The seven games of the preseason ended. The Thunder scored 5 wins and 2 losses. In addition to the four young players, Pj Tucker and Middleton played very well, especially Middleton. Offensively calm and not like a rookie at all.

The end of the preseason, the opening of the new season is close at hand.

The Cavaliers lay off at the end of the season, and Likins, Alton and Russell have been laid off without guarantee.

What is more interesting is that after Alton and Russell were cut, they directly signed the contract with the Liaoning team, which was considered a seamless connection.

At this time, the major media announced the strength of each team in the new season.

No. 1 is the Miami Heat.

The comment given by espn is: James, the most mature and peak, plus Wade and Bosh in good shape, it is difficult to imagine a team like this in the new century. They are the most unsolved after the Cavaliers Big Three The team is also deservedly the hottest in the new season.

Ranked second is the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The comment given by espn is: Although Tang Tian left, but after signing Yi Jianlian, winning the championship last season with Carter and Artest, and retaining the other members of the coaching staff last season, the team's strength Compared with last season's increase, they are expected to impact the first four consecutive championships in the new century.

In third place is the San Antonio Spurs.

Leonard's performance last season was gratifying. Without being optimistic, the Spurs won the Western Conference regular season for two consecutive years. With the growth of Leonard in the new season, their strength is further. They There are reasons to win a new championship trophy.

The Thunder ranked fourth.

espn's comment: Tang Tian's entry allowed this team to regain their fighting spirit. After leaving James Harden with a big contract, they basically retained the lineup of last season. The only worrying thing is, They lost Kendrick Perkins, the team's only inside barrier. Although they signed Boris Diaw and Kwame Brown successively, they were not a qualified starting center last season.

All in all, the Thunder have a chance to impact their first championship in team history, but there is a long way to go.

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The evaluation given by espn is very relevant and has been approved by most fans.

Tang Tian initially traded James in the Cavaliers to make countless fans boast, and in the new season, the formation of the Heat Big Three allows them to re-enter that enthusiasm.

Time flies, and on November 2nd, the Thunder ushered in their opening season of the new season, and also the league's first game of the new season.

The league has maintained their usual urine, and they can definitely arrange to stay in the grievances.

The Thunder's opening game was to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers away.

Tang Tian has just left Cleveland in the offseason. This season has just begun, and he is back to the old land.

The Thunder arrived in Cleveland the day before the game. After they dropped their luggage, they went to the training hall.

The Quick Loan Arena has two training auxiliary halls, one for the home team and one for the visiting team. Both are entered through the main entrance.

Just got off the bus.

"That's not the coach!" Bezmore yelled after coming down.

The players looked in the direction of his shouts and fingers, and then saw a statue erected in front of the speed loan stadium, a person holding a tactic board in front of the stare, that face, although it was The bronze ones can't stop the handsome, isn't it Tang Tian!

Tang Tian was also slightly surprised.

When I was in China before ~ ​​www.readwn.com ~ he also received a request from the arena. He agreed without thinking about it because he was so busy building a basketball school that he even forgot about it afterwards. The efficiency is so high that it was completed before the new season.

No, it should be more than half completed and surrounded by construction signs. The stone carving under the bronze statue is not finished yet.

But think about it too, there will definitely be a ribbon-cutting ceremony after all is done, and he will definitely be at the scene by then.

"The coach is really amazing!"

There are not many statues outside the stadium, and they are generally players, such as Michael Jordan, "Magic Johnson", and Karl Malone. They are statues for coaches. This is really the first one.

However, it is not surprising that Tang Tian won the first championship trophy for the city in the history of the team. After that, he won a wave of 3 consecutive championships.

"Hey, coach, you're back." Just then, the sanitation staff outside the arena saw Tang Tian and smiled and reached out to say hello.