The Godfather of Basketball

The team is doing daily training, but the morale of both the players and the coaching staff is not very high.

This wave of operations by the alliance is indeed a bit of a morale injury.

Tang Tian said some words of encouragement to the players. After all, after this devilish schedule, the 76ers, Hornets, and Magic are not particularly strong opponents.

"It's hard as hell and we're going to bounce back."

Tang Tian's words had some effect.

After talking with the players, Tang Tian took Kidd back to the head coach's office to chat.

"Jason, I watched the last game. You seem to have given up on the team's system, both offensive and defensive?" Tang Tian asked directly.

Kidd frowned slightly, Tang Tian was like a mountain in front of him, and now this mountain was pressing on him step by step, making him breathless.

"No, we were too far behind in the situation at that time, I was just looking for some changes." Kidd thought for a while and said.

Tang Tian nodded after hearing what Kidd said: "We discussed it and it is a very suitable system, so stick to it."

Kidd said nothing more.

The communication with Kidd was faster than expected, and Tang Tian also saved a lot of trouble.

Two days later, the Nets played against the 76ers at home, and Tang Tian also went to watch the game.

The 76ers traded away Holiday, and the just-selected No. 3 show Embiid was reimbursed for the season with a knee injury, completely entering the reconstruction mode.

Facing the belly, the Nets did not encounter too much trouble. They beat their opponents 107 to 87 and ended their four-game losing streak.

In the second half, Kidd continued to try to press with the ball, but the difference was that he made adjustments in the lineup.

It seemed that he didn't tell Tang Tian completely the truth, he still wanted to express himself on the field.

But if he could win, Tang Tian didn't say anything, and as the boss, he required too much from the coach, which seemed inappropriate.

Although it was for the revival of the team, the head coach came here. Thinking about it differently, if he were the head coach, he would not be the boss who keeps giving suggestions like this.

In the following time, Tang Tian put more energy into his relationship with Brooke Rattle.

As a local, Rattle has a true love for Brooklyn. He has seen the filth and darkness of Brooklyn (Brooklyn used to be the area with the highest crime rate in New York), and he has also witnessed the prosperity of Brooklyn today.

Tang Tian knew that there were many Chinese people in Brooklyn, so he also wanted to rebuild the Nets.

It's really easy for two people to chat a lot.

Gradually, Lat's affection for Tang Tian increased, and he didn't have much resistance to the sale of shares.

After all, for him, the original investment was also based on the idea of ​​introducing an NBA team to Brooklyn. Now that there are people who are more attentive and sincerely want to lead the team to rise, he has no reason to resist.

It is foreseeable that after a while, it will be a matter of course for Tang Tian to purchase the remaining shares.

Just when he was about to go further, Jones' call interrupted him.

"We're in trouble."

At this time, the time has come to December. The Nets' current record is 10 wins and 15 losses, ranking tenth in the Eastern Conference. Recently, they have suffered a five-game losing streak.

And worst of all, Jokic is slowly fading out of the rotation!

Tang Tian reflected on himself after chatting last time, so he didn't pay much attention to the team's affairs. Before that, he paid attention to two weeks ago, when the team's record of 9 wins and 8 losses was not bad.

Buying shares is very important, but the revival of the team is also very important. If this situation is allowed to continue, the situation will really be out of control.

On this day, the Nets played at home against the Toronto Raptors.

The new head coach of the Raptors, Casey, has created an excellent defensive system for the team, and now the team's performance in the regular season has gone further than before.

The Nets' starting lineup has changed compared to the beginning of the season, with Simmons serving as the team's starting small forward.

Before the game started, Tang Tian noticed that the attendance rate was lower than that at the beginning of the season, only about 70%, and this was in New York.

After the two teams started playing, Tang Tian frowned even more.

Lopez almost no longer appears in the high position, the number of singles by Joe Johnson and Deron almost accounted for more than half of the team's offensive tactics, and Kidd's favorite ball-handler was once again offered to press on the defensive end.

Although Simmons' defense awareness and ability are better than Bojan Bogdanovic's before, the slowness of Lopez and Joe Johnson still cannot be changed, let alone such a change. space problem.

After the first quarter, the score was 16-32.

The offense is constipated, the rhythm is slow, the defense is leaky, and the quarter is spent.

The fans at the scene also watched and shook their heads.

This kind of game play, if there is attendance, there will be ghosts.

And what made him even more angry was that, as Jones said, Jokic's rotation position has been completely replaced by Lavoy Allen due to problems with his style of play and tactics.

Looking at the longing and unwilling eyes of the Serbian boy sitting on the bench, Tang Tian knew that he had to communicate with Kidd after the game.

106 to 76, the Raptors won a 30-point victory, giving the Nets a 6-game losing streak.

The players walked to the locker room with frustrated expressions, and Kidd's expression was not very good. After being interviewed by the home reporter, he said some polite words of "we will perform better in the next game", and then left in a hurry.

Tang Tian didn't go to the locker room, but went directly to the head coach's office to find Kidd.

"Jason, why did you abandon the original tactical system?" Tang Tian was in a bad mood, and now he directly used a questioning tone.

"The previous tactical system was not in line with the team, our record was not good, and changes must be made." Kidd was also in a bad mood, and his tone of speech was not too polite.

"However? Isn't the current record worse than before? Look at the current attendance at home, it's completely impossible to play like this."

"I am the head coach, and my duty is to lead the team to win, not to consider home attendance, which is something that should be considered by arena operations." Kidd said tit-for-tat.

"Then lose 6 games in a row?" Tang Tian was a little pissed off.

"This is a process. Didn't we go through this process in the Thunder? I believe the result will be good, just like it was in the Thunder."

Tang Tian was taken aback by Kidd.

He suddenly felt that he might not be able to convince Kidd anymore.

People have personalities. From Kidd and his former mentor because of tactical issues, it shows that Kidd, like him, is a person who likes to do everything and has absolute say in the team.

The only difference is that there is a big gap between Kidd's level as a coach and him as a time traveler.

Capable head coaches, like Popovich and Riley, will bring success, but if they are not capable, it will be Stan Van Gundy, who will only keep the team in a muddle.