NBA: I'm really just an ordinary coach

The preseason is in full swing.

In the blink of an eye, it is already the end of October.

With the end of the game between the Kings and the Lakers, this year's preseason is all over.

Speaking of the preseason alone, the biggest dark horse is undoubtedly the Trail Blazers, who have won 7 out of 8 games.

However, the outside world is still pessimistic about the Trail Blazers. Only a small number of people believe that the Trail Blazers can make it to the playoffs. As for going further, it is no exaggeration to say that only Tang Feng and Julia have this confidence.

The outside world's pessimism about the Trail Blazers can also be seen from the championship odds.

1:180.

Ranked fifth from the bottom, only higher than the Cavaliers, Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Raptors.

This is when the Trail Blazers won 7 games in the preseason. As for before the preseason started, the Trail Blazers were even less favored than the Cavaliers who decided to play badly, and the odds were as high as an astonishing 1:500.

Tang Feng is really confident in the Trail Blazers, and Julia is confident in the Trail Blazers. To put it bluntly, she is actually confident in Tang Feng's bet.

Head coach's office

""Scottie, come, come and sit down." Looking at Pippen who pushed open the door and walked in, Tang Feng greeted him.

When Pippen sat down, Tang Feng said,"I'm glad to see the changes you've made recently."

Pippen smiled indifferently and said,"If I don't make changes, will you let me stay away from the team until the end of the season?"

Are these guys so direct?

Of course, Tang Feng would not be disgusted by this. On the contrary, he hopes that his players are like this. Be straightforward, say what you want to say, and say the problem if there is a problem. It is much better than hiding things and making people guess what you are thinking.

Tang Feng said directly,"If you keep your previous state, I won't try to change your state before the regular season."

Pippen squinted and said,"It seems that you have great ambitions for the new season."

"No one doesn't want to win." Tang Feng said:"Can I understand that you are willing to integrate into this new Blazers team and work hard for the new season with everyone."

Pippen said in a deep voice:"Of course, this is the basis for us to sit here and talk. I want to fight again in the last year of my career. I don't want to leave any regrets for myself."

"It may be too early to say that it is the last year. In fact, there are many things you can do."Tang Feng shook his head and said,"Let's talk about the new season first.

In many games of the new season, you will not be included in the 12-man roster. Only in some important games, I will put you in the 12-man roster, but you will not be the starter. You must be mentally prepared for this."

Pippen frowned and said,"If I play run-and-gun, with my competitive state and physical condition, playing 20 minutes should not be a problem."

"You didn't understand what I meant."Tang Feng shook his head and said,"I have no doubts about your competitive state and physical condition, but I don't have that much playing time for you.

Amare, Rasheed, Andre, Larry Hughes, and Chauncey are the team's starters.

Manu, Stephen Jackson, Nene, Wang, Joe Johnson, Gerald, Prince, Carlos, and Raja Bell, the growth of these nine young people cannot rely solely on blind training, but also requires actual combat opportunities.

Their growth is related to how far the team can go.

Entering April next year, I will give you time to adjust your state.

The playoffs are your stage"

"The new season has not started yet, it's too early to talk about the playoffs!"Pippen frowned and said in a deep voice:"Andre played well in the starting position, and I am willing to play as his substitute. I can accept about 10 to 20 minutes of playing time, and I can also selectively rest for about 20 games to give newcomers a chance. However, according to what you mean, I have to miss at least half of the games, or even 50 or 60 games, which is unacceptable to me."

"Nothing to talk about?" Tang Feng raised his eyebrows.

"This is my bottom line." Pippen said seriously.

Tang Feng said lightly:"It's a pity to end our conversation in this way. As a professional player, I believe that with your professionalism, you will not do anything that hurts the team or affects the harmony of the team."

Hearing this, Pippen's face showed a hint of surprise, and then it was replaced by anger.

He glared at Tang Feng for three seconds, and seeing that Tang Feng had no reaction, he suddenly stood up and left the office without looking back.

Looking at Pippen's back as he left, Tang Feng sighed lightly.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to make things to this extent.

However, in the new season, if he wants to take this team further, he can only do this....

October 30th.

This is the second day of the new season.

The regular season schedule for this season was announced more than two months ago.

There are a total of 14 games on this day.

Among them, the most eye-catching is the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets.

It is no exaggeration to say that the game has not yet started, but the number of people paying attention to this game has reached the highest level in history.

Outside the United States, there are many people in the ancient country across the ocean, Russia, Argentina in South America, and European countries who are looking forward to this game.

Of course, among them, the Chinese are the most numerous.

The population base is there.

Three Chinese people appeared in an NBA game at the same time. This alone is enough to make people on that continent boil.

Tang Feng's debut in the NBA, Dayao's debut in the NBA, Dazhi's debut in the Trail Blazers, Dayao and Dazhi's first Chinese derby in the NBA, and many other topics have been discussed tirelessly in various places on that continent.

Even on the night before the game, the news program with the largest audience in China used a full minute to report on the game that had not yet started.

CCTV will also broadcast the game live.

In the United States, this game is also attracting much attention.

Tang Feng and his Trail Blazers, who are the current celebrity, will make their debut in the new season. Their opponent is the Rockets, who selected Yao Ming with the first pick this summer. This is enough to attract attention.

This is a game that starts at 8:30 p.m.

The stadium was already full half an hour before the game started....

Home team locker room

"Even if I don't say it, you know how important this game is, not only for me personally, but also for everyone present here. No matter how well we play in the preseason, others will only think that we take the preseason too seriously and treat it as the playoffs.

In their eyes, the preseason is at best a warm-up before the start of the new season.

What they don't know is that we just played out what we learned in training, and its intensity is not even half of our team competition!

Now, I want to tell you that the real battle starts from this night.

This is a nationally televised game, and it is also one of the only three nationally televised games this season.

It's time to let all Americans see what kind of team we are."

Standing in the middle of the locker room, looking at the Trail Blazers players, Tang Feng made the final mobilization before the game.

At the end, Tang Feng almost roared and stretched out his clenched fist.

Billups stood up, walked to Tang Feng, and said loudly:"This is our first show, I will go all out and treat it as a battle! That's right, let's fight!"

Billups stretched out his fist.

Then the other players stood up and walked forward.

"fighting!"

"fighting!"

"..."

Roars filled with fighting spirit echoed in the huge locker room.