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Van Gundy still did not adopt Tang Tian's suggestion in his end. In his opinion, defense is the basis of winning and the best way for the Rockets to win the championship.

You know, two years ago, the Pistons won the championship by defending.

Two days after the game with the Heat, the Rockets took home and ushered in the same five-game winning streak, the Mavericks in good shape.

The Rockets used the new offensive system to greatly increase their strength. The opening match with the Mavericks was inextricably difficult. However, after entering the rotation, Steinkeus led the team to directly pull the score, and the Rockets have been caught in a difficult situation.

In the end, despite Yao Mai's combined score of 50 points, the Rockets still lost to the opponent 90 to 106. They lost in this strong dialogue and encountered their first defeat of the season.

And this is just the beginning.

The Rockets faced the Chicago Bulls back-to-back. In the preseason, Tyrus Thomas, who was restricted by Tang Tian, ​​played the best game of the season against old Howard and scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Rockets eventually lost to their opponents by 101 to 102.

After a two-day break, the Rockets finally won the Memphis Memphis Grizzlies, but the whole process was ups and downs, the main force achieved a ten-point lead, after the bench came up, was caught up, pulled away again After being caught up, it was still the final harvest of McGrady that won the game.

Although the losing streak is over, the atmosphere in the team seems to have become turbulent again, and Novak, who contributed to the lore, has never been given another chance. The "European Kobe" Spanoris, who was heavily recruited in the summer, has been from season to date. Did not play.

Unstable situation, the Rockets lost to the Jazz, one of the West's main competitors, after a day of rest.

After a five-game winning streak, the Rockets lost 3 games in 4 games, completely lacking the momentum when the game started.

The dark clouds that had originally disappeared seemed to have gathered over the city of Houston.

General Manager's Office.

Dawson sat frowning at his desk. The Rockets' five-game winning streak made him very happy, especially the victory over the defending champions Heat in that kind of turbulent way, and it made him look forward to this Rockets.

Xun Ke's recent defeat of 4 battles and 3 defeats made his expectations all at once.

Although the opponents who have lost are strong, if there is a total loss in such a game, what is the championship?

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At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

He took his thoughts back and said, "Come in."

The goal was opened, and the team's assistant coach, Jaylen Rose, was in charge of the team's shooting training.

Seeing that it was Rose, Dawson motioned for him to close the door, and then asked, "What's going on?"

As the general manager, he needs to grasp the situation of the team in real time. In addition to obtaining information directly from the head coach, an "undercover" is a must. Rose is the monitor he arranged in the coaching staff.

"No big deal, just a week ago, just after I last reported to you, at the regular meeting of the coaching staff, Tang made some proposals for the team rotation, but Jeff rejected it." Rose said.

"Some suggestions?" Dawson had a good impression of Tang Tian, ​​especially after knowing that the last attack of the Heat was arranged by Tang Tian, ​​he recognized Tang Tian's ability quite well.

"Yes, that's it ..." Rose went on to talk about the day's routine meeting from start to finish.

After hearing what Rose said, Dawson fell into silence.

The last few games I lost are all home games. He has watched it. The rotation is indeed the main reason for losing. Tang Tian can have this foresight in advance. It is really unusual, but what bothers him is that Van Gundy didn't listen at all. .

Imagine, if Van Gundy accepted Tang Tian's suggestion, could the Rockets now have a 9-game winning streak?

9 straight start, it has never been in the history of the Rockets.

怎么 Why is this Van Gundy so stubborn!

"You go down first."

Wu Zhi left Rose, Dawson's mind was full of thoughts.

甘 Van Gundy is a NBA coach who led the Knicks to the Finals, which is the main reason the Rockets chose Rudy Tomjanovic as his successor.

But as a 17-year veteran coach in the NBA, Van Gundy really seems a little too stubborn.

The league is changing, basketball is also improving, and it is certainly impossible to stick to the rules.

He, who has been with the Rockets for almost 30 years, realized that he did not expect Van Gundy to be so stubborn.

Although he didn't want to make a fuss before he retired, but it was his job as general manager to make a beat ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ He picked up the phone and called Van Gundy for a visit to the general manager's office.

The head coach and general manager's offices are not too far away. Within five minutes, Van Gundy knocked on the door and entered.

"Sit." Dawson motioned for Van Gundy to sit in front of his desk.

"Mr. Dawson, I'm responsible for the recent losing streak," Van Gundy said after he sat down.

Dawson was so happy that Van Gundy was self-conscious.

I haven't waited for his delight to show, but Van Gundy's next words made him helpless for a while.

"I didn't manage the team well, which caused the players to not play their due diligence on the defensive end. This is my responsibility."

咳 "Cough, Jeff, I heard what Tang said at the regular coaching session." Dawson coughed twice, then said.

Van Gundy looked up in confusion, but did not seem too surprised. The general manager will certainly know about the coaching meeting.

"I watched the last few games, rotation is really a big problem, Tang's suggestions are very constructive, it's okay to try it." Dawson said as calmly as possible.

However, as soon as his words fell, Van Gundy's expression became hard to read.

He is really upset.

Before Dawson asked him to surrender the offensive power, he listened, but now Dawson wants him to listen to Tang Tian even in rotation, so what's the point of his existence? This is a violation of the dignity of his head coach.

在 When he was in the Knicks, he resigned because the management had interfered too much with coaching. He did not expect to meet again in the Rockets.

"If the Rockets think I'm no longer suitable for the head coach, I can offer to resign." Van Gundy said directly.