Doc Rivers has not won the championship yet. Although he once won the best coach in the first year of his coaching career, he is only a newcomer who has been coaching for four years, and his coaching career is far inferior to his previous achievements.
He has a brilliant career as a player. Although he is not a famous coach, Rivers is very enthusiastic and eloquent. Many things are very convincing after he explains them. He explained the team's goals and Milicic in detail.
position in the team.
LaFrentz and Blount are the Celtics' starting inside combination, but they can't play for more than thirty minutes. The substitute inside combination is Milicic and the talented high school student Al Jefferson.
Not to mention that Jefferson is a treasure found by the Celtics, Jefferson is even much higher than Okafor in terms of strength and growth. In high school, Jefferson averaged 42.6 points, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks per game.
Terrifying statistics, and he and Milicic are both 18 years old and have unlimited growth potential.
The final twelve-man roster activated by the Celtics is:
Center/Power Forward: Reeve LaFrentz, Darko Milicic, Mark Blount, Al Jefferson
Small Forward/Shooting Guard: Paul Pierce, Ricky Davis, Justin Reed
Shooting Guard: Tony Allen, Dana Burrows
Point Guard: Gary Payton, Marcus Banks, Delonte West
Celtic’s main lineup is:
Point Guard: Gary Payton Shooting Guard: Ricky Davis Small Forward: Paul Pierce Power Forward: Mark Blount Center: Reeve LaFrentz
The Celtics' backcourt is not weak. Although Gary Payton's statistics for the Lakers have plummeted this season, his strength has not declined that much, and he can bring a lot to the Celtics in terms of controlling the rhythm.
With the help of Ricky Davis, he also contributed about 15 points per game. His impact and fast break ability are not weak. As for the star Pierce, not to mention, although there are no Kobe, McGrady, Carter and others.
Although he is well-known, he is not inferior to these people when they are actually facing each other. Especially his post-up skills are the best in the league among small forwards. At the age of 27, he is also at his peak.
In the interior, the addition of Milicic and Jefferson has also made the team's reserve force younger. The overall age structure of the team is good, which also makes Ange, Rivers and the following players full of confidence.
Have a good season.
Since the Celtics are in a rebuilding period, the team's goal is to enter the second round of the playoffs. It is not difficult for the Celtics to enter the playoffs with their own strength, so Rivers also intends to
We must focus on cultivating the four newcomers in the team: Milicic, Jefferson, Allen, and West.
In the last few games of the pre-season training camp, Doc Rivers arranged for the lineup with the most playing time to be point guard Delonte West, shooting guard Tony Allen, small forward Paul Pierce, and power forward Allen.
Jefferson and center Darko Milicic, this lineup also represents the future of the Celtics.
After Milicic arrived at the new team, he got along well with his teammates. The Celtics abandoned Walker and appointed Pierce as their boss. Pierce also knew his responsibilities and took good care of the younger players on the team. Usually,
There are also some fights. The team is mostly composed of veterans and newcomers. The only Mesozoic players are Pierce, Davis, LaFrentz and Blount. LaFrentz has long since lost the temperament to be picked as the No. 3 overall pick. Blount is the only player in the Mesozoic generation.
He's just a role player. As for Pierce and Davis, there's nothing to argue about. Davis has kept a low profile since he was kicked out of the Cavaliers and James for pretending to be the boss, and he is very respectful to Pierce.
, he didn’t want to act like the verbal boss again and be expelled again.
The veterans earn their pensions without asking for anything, while the newcomers are more concerned about playing time. Generally speaking, there is no conflict of interest among everyone.
Milicic enjoys this feeling. Some of them are like the Serbian and Montenegrin teams. There are a few big brothers who take him to play, and they bear the pressure. All he has to do is play well. The Celtics are basically playing well this season.
It can be regarded as a state of having no desires and desires, a state where there is no hope of winning the championship in the playoffs. Pierce, who is also a 20+ point forward and defensive swingman, has not received enough attention. In fact, such a team is more beneficial to the ball.
The development of the team. There is only one All-Star boss in this team, Pierce, and he will not stand out too much.
In fact, the Pistons were unable to regain their glory after their only championship and the second year's Finals experience. Everyone was still in good shape, but there was something wrong with their mentality. Four of the five main players on this team were selected to the All-Stars.
, what does the remaining one think? With ace insider Rasheed Wallace, there is no long-term fat contract, so Ben also left for the Bulls. Ben, the best defensive player, has the best statistics in the finals.
Hamilton, but the Finals MVP was given to Billups... A team without an absolute leader is prone to problems, which is why the Pistons have regressed year after year, from the championship to the finals.
, the Eastern Conference Finals, the second round and then its complete disintegration, leaving no hope for the playoffs.
In the preseason, Milicic was able to average 11.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 blocks in 20 minutes per game. This also gave Doc Rivers the confidence to believe that the current Milicic is enough to be the starter.
Positions will be adjusted as the season progresses.
At this time, Tony Allen had not been injured yet, and he had the ability to jump and stay in the air at the level of a dunk contest. His performance time was simply during the counterattack and fast break. Although Al Jefferson was extremely talented, he was only a high school student.
After arriving in the NBA and facing opponents with a similar height and tonnage to him, he was a little constrained and his offense did not show its due strength. Instead, he positioned himself as a blue-collar worker who did dirty words and worked hard. After all, this team has LaFrentz.
Neither Blount nor Milicic lack offensive ability.
As for West, he is just as mediocre as his career. He works hard enough but lacks creativity. West is a good person, but he is aware of his lack of ability. He often helps other newcomers carry their luggage, and everyone has a good impression of him.
Milicic also has a very good relationship with him. Once when he was playing with Milicic's mobile phone, he said to Milicic in surprise: "Darko, do you still contact LeBron James? No, James is ours."
These are the idols of NBA rookies! If you have a chance, introduce us to them."
Milicic smiled helplessly and said: "Actually, you are my idol. If nothing else happens, you will definitely have a closer relationship with James than I do with him..."
"Really! Then I will definitely thank you very much then!" Milicic looked at the Emperor's happy look and didn't know what to say.
In the midst of games, training and teasing, the NBA has officially started, and the Celtics will face their first opponent on November 4th - the Philadelphia 76ers.
