April 20, 2007, Seattle SuperSonics Training Facility.

After a day's rest, Yes and the SuperSonics players returned to the team assembly again.

Compared with the previous frustration and tension, the Sonics players were much more relaxed after a day's rest.

In addition, everyone's face is full of expectations.

Before the holiday, the team's head coach Nelson's "psychological warfare" against Nowitzki caught everyone's imagination.

Does Nelson really think the Sonics still have hope?

Now the public opinion in the United States is, sweep, it must be a sweep!

If this series could go to five games, God would cry!

This is the difference between the Mavericks and the SuperSonics.

The gap is like this. If there is not still a chance to win, how could Nelson be using psychological tactics in vain.

If an ordinary head coach really does this, the Sonics players won't believe it and will just feel stupid and like an idiot.

It won't have any motivating effect at all.

But this is Nelson, so it's different.

Nelson is the most famous person in the NBA now!

Even one of them can be removed!

In 1962, Nelson entered the NBA and was selected with the 17th overall pick by the Chicago Zephyrs, now the Washington Wizards.

After spending three seasons with the Chicago Zephyrs and Los Angeles Lakers, Nelson was valued by then-Celtics head coach Cardinal Auerbach and came to the Celtics.

Nelson stayed with the Celtics for 11 years and won five championships.

In Game 7 of the 1969 Finals against the Lakers, he hit the winning shot at the last minute, keeping the championship in Boston and beating Jerry West, who was like a god descending from heaven.

After the Celtics retired, Nelson's No. 19 jersey was retired by the Celtics.

In the Celtics, Nelson gained more than just five championships and huge player reputation.

In the Celtics, Nelson also learned a tactical system from Cardinal Auerbach that changed his life, the run-and-gun system!

In today's NBA, when Auerbach is mentioned, iron and defense come to mind.

This is the label that Auerbach has built up with his constant championships.

Iron godfather, defense master!

But what about before the Cardinals won the championship?

Compared with the Iron Godfather and the Defensive Master.

Auerbach is actually more of an offensive master.

Pursuing the ultimate in speed, passing the ball is always faster than dribbling, these are all put forward by Auerbach.

Even Nelson has been criticized in recent years for his lack of defense and rebounding. The regular season was turbulent and the playoffs were weak. This was his evaluation of the Celtics and Auerbach led by Cousy.

It can be said that Nelson is the direct successor of Auerbach!

Someone who truly accepted Auerbach’s true legacy!

More authentic than Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders, Dave Cowens, and KC Jones.

Auerbach was lucky, as a master of running and gunning, he met his Russell.

Since then, the combination of Russell's defense and the Cardinal's running and gunning has created one of the greatest legends in NBA history.

This legend has created the greatest team and the greatest head coach.

Nelson never met a Russell who belonged to him in his career.

Therefore, as a disciple who received the true biography of the Cardinal, Nelson never won a championship in his coaching career.

Compared with his teacher Cardinal, Nelson's achievements in the field of coaching are worlds apart.

But, this is just compared to the Cardinal.

In 1976, Nelson became the head coach of the Bucks. At that time, the Bucks lost Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and were in dire straits.

Nelson created the "Nelson System" in the Bucks, which is now considered the originator of running and gunning, and also built the Bucks who lost Kareem Abdul-Jabbar into a strong team again.

In 1987, he left the Bucks and came to the Warriors. Then he built the "run tmc" that cleansed the league with Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin as the core.

Nelson later came to the Mavericks and built the Mavericks into a strong team with far-reaching influence.

The current head coach of the Mavericks is General Johnson, but the whole world knows that Nelson is the one who really built this Mavericks!

It's funny to say, the crazier the Mavericks perform this season, the higher Nelson's reputation will be.

In the history of the NBA, there are very few team-building head coaches like Nelson who focus on developing players.

It is because of its rarity, its uniqueness, and its success in the end that that is why Nelson has such a high reputation.

It is precisely because Nelson is this type of head coach that Sonics players are willing to believe that he really has a secret weapon against the Mavericks.

Know yourself and your enemy and you will never be in danger. Old Nelson is definitely the person who knows the Mavericks best in the world!

If even Nelson can't make the Sonics beat the Mavericks, then there's no way anyone else in the world can do it.

Even Yes, although he has been thinking about Nelson's psychological warfare against Nowitzki, is it to motivate them or is there really a way?

In the end, Ye Si chose to believe that Old Nelson really had a solution.

In the Sonics training facility, the Sonics players are looking at Nelson with very hot eyes.

The heat was so intense that Scott Brooks was shivering.

Scott Brooks, like these Sonics players, is also looking forward to what methods Nelson can come up with to deal with the Mavericks.

But compared to the Sonics players who all have expectations.

Scott Brooks is still a little scared.

I'm really scared!

What if Nelson has nothing to do?

Damaging your own brand is not a big deal, the key is losing the trust of the team players!

Scott Brooks believed in Nelson.

He is the greatest team-building head coach in the league and one of the greatest wise men in the league.

The mad scientist has solved too many problems for the Sonics this season.

Milicic's power forward style, Rondo's inside style, the team's blame-shifting system, etc.

These classic tactics and play styles of the SuperSonics this season all have a strong Nelson style.

It can be said that as long as the team has difficulties, Nelson can solve them for the team.

But this time, the team's difficulties are really big.

That's a calf!

According to USA Today and major American media, it is the most balanced and perfect team in the league!

No shortcomings!

No shortcomings at all!

Offense, defense, bench, this team is impeccable!

At the very least, judging from the strength of the SuperSonics, this team is an impeccable team.

If it weren't for the many controversial things that happened in last year's finals, the Mavericks would actually be the defending champion of the league!

Compared with the Heat, the Mavericks are the perfect defending champion!

What will happen to such a team, no matter how great the head coach is?

Even if Nelson really has a solution, given the strength of the SuperSonics team, can they implement Nelson's solution?

This is also a big question!

Uneasy, I feel very uneasy!

Scott Brooks waited anxiously for Old Nelson's instructions.

"Scott, let's do a confrontation practice today."

Confrontation practice?!

Isn’t this an explanation of the Mavericks’ weaknesses?!

Isn’t it training that targets the Mavericks’ weaknesses?

Scott Brooks was puzzled.

Especially after getting the list of this group confrontation from Nelson, Brooks's confusion was completely written on his face!

"PJ Tucker and yes are in a group?!"
To be continued...