Chapter 960: Someone Worse than Rocket!

The 2009-2010 NBA season was, for many people, an earth-shaking season.

A team that wasn't that good in the past is now at the top of the rankings.

A player who was not that good in the past is now at the top of the scoring list.

The 2009-2010 NBA season has started for almost a month, although it is still the initial stage of the season.

But many people say that looking at the Eastern and Western Conference rankings so far this season really gives people a magical feeling.

Now in the Western Conference, the top spot is the Seattle SuperSonics, which ranked eighth in the regular season last season, with 10 wins and 0 losses.

The second-ranked Grizzlies are also 10-0 and ranked fifth in the Western Conference last season.

The third-ranked team is the Dallas Mavericks, which ranked fourth last season with 9 wins and losses.

The Grizzlies and Mavericks are both in the Southwest Division, but according to the ranking rules after the reform of the NBA regular season this season, the first place in the three divisions can only guarantee the top four, but can no longer guarantee the top three.

The previous NBA ranking rules were criticized too much. This season David Stern finally made reforms, so the two strong teams in the Southwest Division have all entered the top three.

The first place player in the Pacific Region, whose record is not that good, can only be ranked fourth.

The current number one team in the Pacific Division is the 6-4 Golden State Warriors. This team was the bottom team in the NBA last season, but now it can become the number one team in the Pacific Division.

It can only be said that the Lakers and Suns started the season too poorly, the Clippers were unstable, and the Kings were even worse.

If not for rankings that is.

Who would have thought before the season started that the Warriors could become the dominant team in the Pacific Division?

Of course, this dominance is short-lived. With the strength of the Lakers, the Lakers will definitely be able to catch up in the end.

However, even if the Warriors' ranking is short-lived, even if this magical ranking in the Western Conference is short-lived, it is enough to make people exclaim that the NBA has changed.

Let’s look at the fifth to eighth teams in the Western Conference. The fifth to seventh teams are all 6-4 Timberwolves, Nuggets and Thunder, while the eighth team is Porter with 5 wins and 4 losses. Lan Pioneer.

In the past, the absolute kings of the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, and Houston Rockets, are now not even among the top eight in the Western Conference.

Although ten games is not that many now, the Lakers' miserable start has indeed had a great impact on the Lakers. The Lakers will definitely be able to rise in the future, but what about the Spurs, Rockets and Suns?

These three teams that were once the strongest in the NBA are really lying on the ground with no sign of any improvement this season.

Therefore, every time Pippen shouts on TV that the era of the NBA has changed, many people will subconsciously look at the current Western Conference rankings.

Seeing the positions of the Lakers, Spurs, Suns and Rockets, whether you like Pippen's shouting or not, you will sigh that the league this season, the NBA this season, and even this era have really changed.

In this changing NBA, for the audience and the media, such changes will only bring them a deep sigh, but for the Spurs and Popovich, it is really a painful experience.

This season is really bad for the Spurs.

In the first two games of the season, his waist was broken by two young teams, the Thunder and the Bulls. After that, although he defeated the Kings and Jazz, he regained some blood and calmed down his shock, but then he was defeated by the Blazers again. A group of young people teach how to behave, so forget it if they lose to the Trail Blazers. Parker was injured in this game.

He got injured after the first quarter.

Although Parker's evaluation in the league has continued to decline due to his poor performance against Yes in recent seasons, he was so angry that he was ready to directly trade Parker this offseason.

But in the current Spurs, Parker is still one of the Spurs' Optimus Primes, and the team's usual organization still needs him.

In the game without Parker, against the Raptors, after the first three quarters, the Spurs at home were still 2 points behind the Raptors.

If it weren't for Duncan and Ginobili who both scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Raptors, the Spurs would really be on their knees in this game.

Without Parker, although it was thrilling, they still defeated the Raptors. However, in the subsequent games against the Mavericks, they were beaten by the Mavericks in consecutive home and away games.

After the first nine games of the season, the Spurs, who ranked first in the Western Conference last season and the league's biggest favorite, only had 3 wins and 6 losses in the first nine games of this season.

Looking at this record, let alone others, he didn't even recognize his own team.

Although Parker will come back in the next SuperSonics game, based on Parker's performance when he played against the Sonics, it doesn't make sense for Parker to come back!

Popovich had thought that Bowen's retirement would have a huge impact on the Spurs.

But he really didn't expect that Bowen's retirement would have such a big impact on the Spurs.

Not only did the Spurs lose their toughness when facing strong teams, they also lost their dominance when facing weak teams.

With Bowen, the Spurs were basically guaranteed a win against teams led by strong outsiders.

Without Bowen, those outside players who were restrained by Bowen would fight against the Spurs and break out when they encountered the Spurs.

The Spurs' perimeter defense really hasn't dropped to a higher level without Bowen.

Although Duncan can make up for the Spurs' perimeter defense, Duncan is not too young.

Can Duncan explode every game like he did in the fourth quarter with the Raptors?

And now there are really a flood of outside players in the league.

The back four of Kobe, Medicart and Iverson haven't run out of gas yet.

Four small forwards including James, Anthony, Durant and Beasley came together.

This season, offensive point guards led by Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Wade and Rose have also emerged.

Coupled with the newly emerged Gay, Nick Young and others, every game is a challenge and torture for him and the Spurs.

Especially after the entire league has picked up speed this season.

Although the Spurs changed defense into offense last season.

But attacking doesn't mean running like an animal!

Can you imagine what it would feel like for a rookie team like the Raptors to run wildly and throw three-pointers like crazy, scoring more than 120 points in a game at every turn?

If he and the Spurs don't follow suit, they will have to use Duncan to set the pace like the Rockets' Yao Ming and Roy.

The Rockets chose to use Yao Ming and Roy to press the rhythm crazily.

He wouldn't choose this.

After all, Duncan is older than Yao Ming and Roy. For the Rockets, Yao Ming and Roy are more fuel-efficient than two people running at the same pace.

But for the Spurs, like the Rockets, who can stay in position and control the rhythm, only Duncan can do this. This means they want to fuck Duncan hard every game.

Can Duncan afford such consumption?

If the rhythm is up, it doesn't matter if Duncan can't run. Others can still run. Duncan can run for twenty or thirty minutes in a game. He can just come out in the fourth quarter and harvest it like he did against the Raptors. Other times Leave it to Ginobili and Parker, and Jackson, who is around thirty years old, can just run away.

However, why are you so sad while talking?

A group of people in their thirties were running wildly behind a group of young people.

It's really sad to feel sad, but I can't do it without running away.

He also wants the Spurs to pass the ball instead of running the ball.

But the entire league is crazy. The Raptors can easily score 120+ points. If the Spurs can't keep up, they will lose even the Raptors!

With Bowen, the defense is guaranteed and the opponent cannot score so many points. The Spurs can choose various game modes calmly, and he can also choose various different game modes.

But without Bowen, he and the Spurs really have no choice.

He was born as a hero, and died as a ghost. I still miss Bowen and refuse to cross the Yangtze River!

If possible, he also wants to have his own stubbornness, not follow the crowd, and show his Zhugewei's tactical strength in every game.

Today, use your own tactics to tease Kobe, and tomorrow, use your own tactics to teach Iverson a lesson.

This was the life in Jiangbei in the past, so comfortable, domineering, and comfortable. Who would want to go to that corner of Jiangdong if he could stay in Jiangbei and compete for world hegemony?

In his heart, he thought that he would die on the road to the championship in Jiangbei.

Duncan would definitely be willing to accompany him to die on the way to the championship.

But looking at Duncan, he has a little more gray on his temples.

Popovich finally sighed and chose to remain content.

Let's hide in Jiangdong for now, and then sneak back to Jiangbei during the playoffs.

As for whether I can touch it again...

Then it depends on whether Parker, Ginobili Jackson and their group of classic cars can outrun those young people...

After experiencing the black eight last season, a 3-0 reversal, four consecutive kills, and the tragedy of Bowen's broken leg.

Popovich is really prepared to be content in this year's regular season.

As for the turmoil in this alliance, he really doesn't want to care about it.

I really don’t have the strength to take care of it.

However, the reputation in the past was too great.

In the past, because he relied on the big tree of Bowen, in the past few seasons, he almost wiped out all the other perimeter players in the league except Yes.

Now Rondo is on the rise.

Crazy on the spot as the scorer for the Reapers.

As the killer of outside superstars in the past few seasons, if Popovich doesn't step up at this time, when will he step up?

Watching Pippen and those TNT experts on TV looking forward crazily to the game between the Spurs and SuperSonics, he wondered what kind of tactics and methods Popovich would use against Rondo. His expression is really constantly changing.

It’s a false reputation, it’s too great, it’s also a pressure!

"Although Nelson is the most famous head coach in the NBA and Phil Jackson is the most successful head coach in the NBA, I have always felt that Popovich is the most powerful head coach in the league. If there is one person in the world who can To tactically cut off Rondo's arrogance and craziness in scoring, and cut off Yes' support for Rondo, this person can only be Popovich!"

"Popovich is the head coach of the Dream Team. The Spurs are very bad this season. As Master Romar is unwilling to take over as a replacement for the Dream Team, as the eight-year-old North Black who was reversed 3-0 last season Head coach, Popovich desperately needs an opportunity to rebuild his reputation."

"Although I don't want to say it, the reality is that Popovich's reputation among players was consumed by the huge defeat in the playoffs last season, the 3-0 reversal, and the four-game winning streak. It's all gone. When Popovich took over as the head coach of the American Dream Team after the 2008 Olympics, he certainly never thought that he could receive a bigger failure in 2009 than Coach K did in the 2008 Olympics. Now Influential media around the world ranked the Spurs' failure in 2009 before the Dream Team's failure in 2008, calling it the biggest failure in basketball history. Coach K's past was glorious, but because of the failure in 2008 He could only leave the Dream Team sadly because he knew that his reputation was no longer enough to invite good enough players to join the Dream Team. Popovich suffered an even worse failure in 2009, and his reputation would decline in 2010. Are there enough good players invited to the World Championships?”

"Of course it's impossible!"

"In America, no one works for a loser until the loser proves he's good enough!"

"I believe Popovich is good enough, and now is his chance to prove himself!"

"Greg, I believe you must be watching our show now. Our show is the highest-rated talk show. So, Greg, pick up your weapons and kill that triple-double that once tarnished assists. , who is tainting the score now, kill him, and you can gain the respect of all scorers in the league, and you can also gain the admiration of all the people in the world who are envious of Rondo!"

Seeing O'Neal's special rich voice roaring on the TV, Popovich wanted to smash the TV and smash that big head.

Damn it, can't you play your basketball with the Cavaliers?

Go to Pippen and join in the fun!

Rondo's miracle continues, just like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.

The whole world knows that Rondo's strength is simply impossible to achieve such a miracle.

The whole world knows that Rondo is wearing the emperor's new clothes.

But no one can expose the emperor's new clothes on Rondo.

Kobe Bryant, Iverson, Nick Young...

There are piles of superstars, and the stars have fallen into trouble with Rondo.

Now these guys actually kidnapped him morally and took him to Qianlongdo.

If he doesn't kill Rondo, he won't have the strength, he will be despised by the whole world, and he will become Coach K's second best.

Damn it, I haven't brought the Spurs out of the quagmire yet, and I still have to help you solve Rondo's problem. My fucking brain is sick!

Even if I starve to death, even if I jump from the ceiling of AtandT Arena, I, Popovich, will not be your gun!

but……

Seeing the list of players that TNT produced at the end of the program who are now willing to play for the US team, Popovich really wanted to cry.

These are all direct threats from Hongguoguo!

Everyone says that the Rockets are miserable this season. Why do I feel that I am much worse off than the Rockets?

Damn it, why don’t I smell good?