v3 Chapter 899： Chinese in the NBA

Because of Stevens' ability to demonstrate, Demps also considered his opinions when choosing an assistant coach.

After listening to his opinion, Demps also sought Tang Tian before the final choice.

As a result, Stevens and Tang Tian's ideas coincided, and they all felt that the most suitable one of the four was Alvin Gentry.

However, there is a slight difference in their thoughts.

Stevens valued Gentry's ability, the latter is known for offense.

Last season, the Pelicans' defensive system had not yet taken shape, and the team needed defensive coaching assistance.

But now that the team has a defensive system, and Stevens himself is a defensive master, so he needs an offensive assistant.

Gentry was the second running master after D'Antoni during the solar period. He averaged 109 points per game in the Western Conference season.

This average score per game was terrifying in that era.

This is why Tang Tian chose Gentry, of course, this is not all.

Another important reason for his choice is that Gentry has been an assistant coach for the Warriors for the past two seasons.

He and Ron Adams attacked and defended one by one, called Cole's right arm.

Now Gentry was hired as the first assistant, changing the direction of the Warriors' coaching staff.

And for the Pelicans, there is an assistant who is familiar with the Warriors tactical system, which will help them a lot in the playoffs.

Like Brown last season, with him in, the Pelicans limit James with less effort.

The two sides negotiated the contract, and the Pelicans held a press conference for Gentry at the first time, welcoming him to join.

After the Pelicans press conference, the Warriors responded quickly.

They poached the Pelicans' player development assistant Royce and became the team's second assistant.

The season has not yet begun, this kind of personnel flow between the coaching staff of the two teams can be called the NBA version of the right game.

The scene of scams made the fans excited.

But this is the NBA, and there are not too many feelings in the business field, especially for coaches who have few job opportunities.

These Tang Tian saw it, but he didn't care much about Royce's departure.

When people go high, Royce's choice is correct, and Royce's departure has little effect on the Pelican coaching staff.

Stevens + Gentry + Nash, these three talents are the core of the Pelicans' coaching staff in the new season.

At this time, what interested Tang Tian was the two signings of the Nets and the Mavericks.

The Nets signed Guo Ailun with a training camp contract, and the Mavericks signed Ding Yanyuhang with an unsecured contract.

After the Chinese team won gold in Rio, some people said that Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyu tried to attack the NBA.

Now it seems that the two have listened in, and they have succeeded!

Although the contracts signed by the two are not very guaranteed, at least two of them will appear on the stage of the NBA preseason.

This is a breakthrough for themselves, or for Chinese basketball itself.

To know that the only non-inside players who could enter the NBA were Sun Yue and Tang Tian.

Even if he won the training camp contract, Liu Wei alone.

The time was fast, and half a month later.

On the day of October 2, the doors of the 2016 ~ 2017 season were officially opened, and the first to play was the NBA preseason.

The Pelicans have not changed personnel in the summer, and half a month is not enough for Stevens to adapt. This time the preseason is mainly about running in the lineup and training newcomers.

The Pelicans' first preseason opponent was the Mavericks.

Carlisle had the same idea as Stevens. Both sides played the main game in the first half, and they were both practicing tactics, but did not exert their full strength.

What can be clearly felt is that Conley's joining has obviously improved the Mavericks' strength.

Conley can attack, organize and defend, much like the Pistons' Billups. It can be said to be the most suitable point guard for Carlisle and the Mavericks.

The Pelicans' preseason opening game was also surprising, and their offensive speed was significantly faster than last season.

The tactics of positional battles have become simpler, and the speed of defensive counterattacks has also been significantly accelerated.

It is foreseeable that the Pelicans will average more points per game in the new season.

After halftime, the two teams made 55 draws.

In the second half, the two sides coincided with the replacement lineup.

Both teams have a large change in the bench lineup in the summer, and the main team in the first half is almost the same. The second half opened the bench to investigate the bench.

When the team scored more than 7 minutes in the third quarter, both teams were replaced by bench players.

On the Pelicans side, Brogdon and Siakam both got the chance to play, and on the Mavericks side, Chinese player Ding Yanyuhang also got the chance to play.

When Ding Yanyuhang came on stage, there was a whistle and cheers.

Because Tang Tian, ​​the Chinese market in New Orleans is the best in the United States. There are quite a few Chinese who come to watch the game.

Tang Tian had been chatting with Davis about the new tactics in the second half. After seeing Ding Yanyu play, he also set his sights on the field.

The Mavericks are the championship team, Ding Yanyuhang is too difficult to stay.

But if you have a dream, go chasing it aside, aside from its strength, Ding Yanyu's choice is very good.

Brogge came up and broke through Ding Yanyuhang. After the confrontation, he easily tossed and scored ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The Mavericks' attack was not successful. After looking back, Brogdon signaled to pull away, and then suddenly Ding Yanyuhang, hit He was fouled by the basket.

These two **** let Ding Yanyu experience the cruelty of the NBA.

In the national team, he does not need to undertake defensive tasks, he only needs to catch Tang Tian's pass on the offensive end, and try to score the ball as much as possible.

But in the NBA, he is a defensive breakthrough in the eyes of opponents.

And he is quite confident in physical confrontation, and he is completely in the face of such a Brogdon pitcher.

In the end, the Pelicans played better off the bench and beat the Mavericks 106 to 93 to get the first win of the preseason.

Brogdon's performance is very eye-catching, he made 7 of 13 shots, 3 of 6 3-pointers, contributed 20 points and 6 assists.

Being able to sort out offensively, he can also find opponents' defensive weaknesses on the court, as well as strong psychological qualities. His performance makes Stevens very satisfied.

Ding Yanyuhang performed poorly in his NBA debut. He played 7 minutes and made 0 of 2 shots. He did not score any points. Only 1 board, 1 assist and 2 turnovers.

After the game, Tang Tian took the initiative to pull Ding Yanyuhang to say something encouraging.

Ding Yanyuhang's mentality surprised him.

Despite some loss, Ding Yanyuhang's fighting spirit continues.

"Brother Tang, I am here to improve myself, which is really not possible. I will choose to play in the Development League for a year. I am here for the NBA."

Ding Yanyuhang's words were thrown loudly, and Tang Tian could not help but gave him a thumbs up.

With this determination, no matter whether it succeeds in the end, it is worthy of admiration.

And Ding Yanyuhang started to attack the NBA much earlier than in history, plus there is no injury, the chance is still great.