Four Hundred and Ninety. After a Narrow Victory

"Tony, I think my defense should..."

"It's not what you think, it's what I think. You have to work hard. You are different from me. You are a genius who wants to become a superstar. Real superstars can dominate the game on both offense and defense!"

"I understand this, but I basically can't take care of so many things at this stage..."

"I don't think this is a problem. You are a genius and your physical condition is excellent. You can't say that basically, you are our hope to win the championship. Without you, we will only reach the second round at most. With you, we Only then can we have a chance to become a championship team, so I suggest you listen to me.”

"I think we can discuss it more..."

"Listen to me, Noah, I won a championship with the Big Three, and I partnered with a superstar like Garnett. He can win the MVP or the best defensive player. I think you have the hope to be like that. Players!”

"..."

Well, Sun Ce feels that it is completely impossible to have a good communication with Tony Allen on the defensive end.

Coach Hollins and assistant coach Jogel, who were sitting next to him, felt their stomachs ached when they heard it.

This is the most annoying thing about their coaching staff. Tony Allen is too obsessed with defense!

It may also be because when they held a press conference for Tony Allen, they said, "Tony's arrival is our most important signing this summer. He is a championship player and he can lead our defense into a new era." situation..."

This paragraph gave Tony Allen a lot of face, but it may also have put pressure on Tony Allen, making him want to make the Grizzlies defense the same as the Celtics in 2008-10, and Very urgent and want to show his ability as a "defensive leader".

Sun Ce agrees with Tony Allen's point of view, but playing like this is too tiring!

The defense can still be supported by willpower, and the wingspan can always keep pressure on Curry to shoot.

But the physical decline on the offensive end has a huge impact!

Sun Ce's physical strength began to decline in the third quarter. He finally understood how important he was to the Grizzlies on the offensive end. When he still had physical strength, he could lead the team to play some brisk attacks, but his physical strength declined... It was just like the bad-ass team in the Western Conference playoffs that he remembered, with a Tony Allen-like offense and a very good defense.

But no matter how good the defense is,

There will be situations that cannot be prevented. Ellis is very powerful. He scored 17 points in the third quarter, helping the Warriors to catch up to 65-69 after three quarters from a 13-point deficit at halftime. The point difference was only 4 points. separated.

Coach Hollins was helpless. Sun Ce spent too much on the defensive end today!

In the fourth quarter, Conley, George, Gay, Battier, and Gasol could only be sent up to wear down the defense.

Fortunately, after Ellis finished the third quarter, he could not continue to surge. Curry was wearing a headband and couldn't do it, but his strength was far from his peak. The Grizzlies stabilized the situation in the fourth quarter. .

Sun Ce was speechless, while coach Hollins was deep in thought.

He is sure that not everyone is suitable for Tony Allen's set!

Of course, the concept is good, such as increasing urgency in defending key balls. Sun Ce is already in good physical condition. This enthusiasm can play a big role when his defensive awareness and ability have not been fully developed. , because the physical condition is indeed enough!

But Sun Ce's physical strength is not enough to support him in maintaining offensive stability under such defense.

And for the Grizzlies... Whether Sun Ce improves defensively or not is not that important...

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The Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Warriors 91-87.

Sun Ce played 21 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. For the first time, he knew that if he played 20 minutes and focused on defense, he would have such statistics.

The defense is indeed good, of course, because Curry is still growing and the Warriors' backup point guard Acey Law is extremely weak.

After playing like this for only 21 minutes, I was already exhausted.

He is not like Tony Allen who only has to deal with defense. He also has to counterattack, organize offense and even play in isolation, including rebounding.

Although his physical strength is much stronger than Tony Allen, after all, playing 21 minutes is more tiring than Tony Allen playing 21 minutes!

Sun Ce knows very well that now he cannot take care of both offense and defense.

He doesn't know whether he will be able to take care of both offense and defense in the future, but this is actually not that important to him. He feels that every player has his own characteristics.

For example, Nowitzki and Randolph have average defense, but they will not be held back on the defensive end because the rest of the team defends well...

But Sun Ce didn't know how to talk to Tony Allen about this, because Teacher Tony was too serious, so serious that he admired him from the bottom of his heart, and...he didn't know how to speak.

I can't think of how to tell Tony Allen that Sun Ce can only practice the Nash training method, avoid this matter first, and take his time...

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Sun Ce had a headache and had to use training to divert his attention. Coach Hollins called Tony Allen into his office after the game.

After Tony Allen came to the head coach's office, he asked directly without courtesy: "Coach, what do you want from me?"

"Tony, I want to talk to you about Noah's defense." Coach Hollins said straight to the point.

Hearing this, Tony Allen looked unhappy and asked, "Is it because Noah doesn't want to learn defense from me, so I asked you to tell me?"

"No, he went to training after the game and didn't talk to me. I wanted to hear your conversation in the fourth quarter and wanted to talk to you." Coach Hollins responded immediately.

Went to training again? Tony Allen admires Sun Ce very much in this regard, which is also the basis for his enthusiasm to guide Sun Ce.

Which 20-year-old boy in this era is still willing to settle down and train so hard every day? Especially young people like Sun Ce who can make a lot of money just by playing ball.

Since it was the coach who wanted to talk, the way he spoke was different. Tony Allen looked at Coach Hollins and said nothing.

Coach Hollins nodded and continued: "I know that Noah is very talented, but he is not yet 21 years old, and you can see his physical strength. After playing for about 20 minutes, he couldn't play anymore.

We attach great importance to defense, and your arrival has brought about substantial changes in our defense, which we are happy to see.

But for Noah, his offensive performance is more important to us than his defensive performance. We hope that he can learn defense from you, but for now, his physical strength is not enough to have an effect on both offense and defense.

Of course, he needs to learn defense from you. His defense against skilled players at critical moments is very important to us. We hope you will teach him how to defend in the most severe way..."

Coach Hollins patiently and carefully analyzed Sun Ce's current situation and the team's needs with Tony Allen.

This is important for the Grizzlies.

Next is a wave of six consecutive away games. The record at the beginning of the season is very important to a team.

If the starting record is not good, the pressure will be greater later on, which will affect the physical reserves, strategic structure, etc. of the entire season.

They don't want to be like last season, where they are still fighting for a playoff spot in April.

Finally, Coach Hollins concluded: "Because Noah is still young, his body and skills still need to improve, so Tony you are very important to us. You can help us supplement the back line defense, and we also selected Paul. I just hope you can help Noah share the pressure while teaching him defense! At this stage, Noah can keep up with pitchers and occasionally defend against skilled defenders, which is enough for us now."

Tony Allen did not interrupt Coach Hollins, he was listening and thinking.

This is the first time in his career that a head coach has valued him so much, and the management has recognized him so much. For this kind of thing, he could have just given instructions directly, but he could only listen, and with his professionalism , even if he is not respected, he will try his best to help the team.

But Coach Hollins analyzed it to him so sincerely, and he was not a fool who felt that the coaching staff was interfering in his personal affairs. He was willing to teach Sun Ce. This was really a private matter.

Under the expectant eyes of Coach Hollins, Tony Allen nodded, "Coach, I understand, I was too anxious and didn't think so much..."

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Finally finished practicing the Nash training method again!

There was only a 40-minute training plan today, and Sun Ce was almost exhausted.

After sitting and calming down for a while, Sun Ce was ready to go home, take a shower and sleep.

It has to be said that exercise is the best way to get rid of complicated thoughts.

Leave the troublesome things to think about tomorrow, otherwise what will you do tomorrow?

Tomorrow after tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows...

However, as soon as Sun Ce walked to the door of the gym, he was shocked!

Tony Allen was standing at the door of the gym. Looking at the weathered face and figure, it seemed like he had been standing for a long time.

In an instant, the worry of leaving it to tomorrow came back. Sun Ce asked with a smile: "Tony, you haven't gone back yet?"

"From now on, it's up to you to allocate your physical strength in the game, but starting from the next training, you have to take some time to practice defense with me!"

Tony Allen stood here for half an hour, left these words and left...

"Meow meow meow?"

Sun Ce's head was full of questions. He had been worried for so long and hadn't figured out any solution. Suddenly, the matter was solved?

At this time the system prompt came.

"Because Tony Allen's satisfaction with the host and recognition of the host have increased, the prerequisites for learning have been completed. Humility: Learning object: Tony Allen, the bonus can be triggered..."

Sun Ce looked at the "Humility" learning section on the system screen and finally saw the specific defensive skills of Tony Allen. Although the system had previously determined that Tony Allen was the boss, there were no specific learning details and no events were released.

Unexpectedly, the learning conditions were suddenly met.

Although I don’t know what happened, but... this is a good thing!

Sun Ce knows that he must develop defense, but he is not so urgent. At this stage, he feels that he can still be as before. After all, the team has so many defenses, and he will not attack against the opponent in the first place. The strongest one, but not learning how to play according to Tony Allen's style of play, this is very important.

Sun Ce wants to learn Tony Allen's defensive skills. Although he feels that each player has his own characteristics, why not become stronger?

Although my physical strength is not that good when I am not yet 21 years old, my physical strength may be improved by a large margin during the period of 24 to 28 years old when basketball players are at their physiological peak!

Sun Ce felt like he was getting tired again, but... he was full of expectations for the future!