When Chen Jie told Du Hong that Baron Davis had shortcomings, it was not unfounded.
However, this sentence still encouraged Du Hong more. It really asked Chen Jie to tell Du Hong how to deal with Davis. Chen Jie couldn't find a good way for a while.
In my impression, after playing about 20 games this season, Baron Davis seems to have switched to the Kings. In other words, he and the Hornets' management should already have conflicts.
However, this player's performance on the court has never been affected by conflicts with the management off the court.
Although Baron Davis loves to have conflicts with management or coaches, he is still very passionate and energetic on the court. It can be reflected in offense, defense and even organization of offense.
However, such a passionate style of play has its advantages and disadvantages. Although it can boost morale, it also inevitably leads to many mistakes. And sometimes Baron Davis wants to perform and control the offensive rhythm too much, so he is criticized by many people.
Think selfish.
When Chen Jie said these words to Du Hong, it was not that he thought he could deal with Davis well by grasping this shortcoming of Davis, but that he wanted Du Hong to have some confidence in himself and at least not to be timid before fighting.
There is no doubt that Baron Davis is one of the best point guards in the league, but he is not invincible. As long as he has confidence, Duhon and Hinrich can compete with him.
Moreover, no matter how strong Baron Davis is, he is just one person. Chen Jie believes that the Bulls, who have defeated the Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves, now have the strength to fight against any opponent.
After all, the outcome of the game cannot be decided by one or two people.
With Chen Jie's encouragement, Du Hong no longer felt anxious at the beginning. Luer Deng continued his physical therapy, and Chen Jie and Du Hong went to the gym to start warming up.
The afternoon training did not last too long. After the main team arrived, under the arrangement of Scales, the Bulls players simply warmed up, and then returned to the locker room to listen to Scales' explanation of the evening's training.
Game layout.
Unexpectedly, Skiles made a change in the starting lineup announced.
That is, Duhon replaced Hinrich and became the Bulls' starting point guard in this game.
Probably Scales had already talked to Hinrich in advance, and he didn't seem to have much emotional fluctuations.
Du Hong seemed a little excited. This was the first time he became a starter after entering the league. You know, he was a second-round pick. At the beginning of the season, he was still struggling for a guaranteed contract. In the same grade, Chen Jie
Luol Dengdu has slowly begun to grow into an indispensable main force for the Bulls. He is still spending time on the bench. Although he also participated in the Bulls' fast-paced whirlwind some time ago, there is not much at all.
People paid attention to him. At that time, most of the media's attention was on Chen Jie. Lu Er and Deng were only supporting roles at the time, not to mention Du Hong.
Duhong originally thought that he would sit on the bench for the entire season, and he was very lucky to have stable playing time. But he didn't expect that he would become the starter only one and a half months into the season. Although this
This may be the first game. But Du Hong is still very happy.
At least now, he has confidence in his future.
Chen Jie didn't say much about Skiles' change of formation. In fact, in his heart, he still preferred to cooperate with Du Hong. With two years of tacit understanding at Duke University, Chen Jie felt that Du Hong was actually better than Xinli.
Qi is more suitable to coexist with him. However, Hinrich's strength is there. Even if Skiles wants to support their 04 generation, he cannot have the luxury of letting Hinrich be a substitute.
Chen Jie also knew that this change of formation was just an experiment by Skiles. Hinrich should still be the main point guard of the Bulls. However, this is also an opportunity for Duhong. If he performs well in this game,
There will be more opportunities to start like this in the future.
Having been with Skiles for more than two months, Chen Jie's view of him has changed a lot.
In his previous life, Chen Jie always believed that Scales was a rigid and rigorous coach with insufficient control over the locker room. He was a first-rate coach but far from being a top-notch coach, and he was the type to settle for nothing.
But now, Chen Jie doesn’t see it that way. In fact, Skiles is also ambitious. It can be seen from his step-by-step layout that Skiles wants to create a new dynasty. Otherwise, he would not be so
He boldly supports young people and has control over the locker room. Because the Bulls currently don’t have any real big-name stars, this is not obvious. However, he is indeed very easy-going and occasionally very humorous, which matches his appearance.
He definitely looks different, at least he is definitely not a rigid and rigorous coach.
In the current Bulls team, players still think highly of Skiles.
In his previous life, Skiles was dismissed as head coach by the Bulls in the 2007 season. Looking at it now, if the Bulls can maintain the current main lineup and make up for it in certain positions, not only will Skiles not be the head coach in the 2007 season,
When Steve leaves, it may be the moment when he leads the Bulls to reach the top.
However, the future is still very long, and no one knows what will happen in it, and what the outcome will be cannot be determined yet.
The Bulls' goal this year is just to enter the playoffs. Even though the Bulls' current record far exceeds expectations, the management has not changed their tune. Probably, they feel that they cannot put too much pressure on these young players.
With Chen Jie, Luer Deng, Chandler, and Hinrich, the Bulls' management and coaching staff are now full of hope for the future.
At 7:30 pm Eastern Time on December 5th, the Chicago Bulls' home game against the New Orleans Hornets officially started.
Before this game, the Bulls had won six consecutive victories. If they win this game, they will create the Bulls' longest winning streak in the past five years and the longest winning streak in the league this season.
record.
Prior to this, the Phoenix Suns in the West and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East both had a six-game winning streak.
Their opponent, the New Orleans Hornets, had just experienced three consecutive losses.
As Chen Jie knew well in his previous life, Baron Davis was indeed having conflicts with the management. Although this did not affect his performance on the court, the Hornets became a mess because of it.
Even with several good players, they have not shown their due strength. In the past week, they have been ravaged. Many players seem to have become numb. They seem to feel that the Hornets have no future and only
There is hope only through reorganization.
Of course the Chicago Bulls knew this news before the game, but they would not underestimate their opponent because of it. There is no underdog in the NBA. Even the Phoenix Suns, ranked first in the league, lost to Charlotte in yesterday's game, not to mention
The Chicago Bulls are not as good as the Phoenix Suns.
Adjusting Duhon to become the starter is a sign that Skiles attaches great importance to the Hornets. It is certain that this adjustment is aimed at Baron Davis.
However, after the game started, Skiles discovered that he had made unnecessary moves.
Because Baron Davis did not play in this game at all, he sat on the sidelines wearing a suit and watched.
Skiles saw this scene and muttered in his heart, why didn't he know this news before the game?
Baron Davis is not here, and Skiles is relieved. In his opinion, Baron Davis can match the strength of the first half of the Hornets.
Although the Chicago Bulls are now one of the hottest teams in the league, because today's opponent, the Hornets, was really weak, this game was not broadcast live across the United States.
Moreover, as today is Thursday in China time, CCTV did not broadcast the game.
However, the attendance rate at the United Center is still very high. As far as you can see, there are basically no empty seats.
Many fans typed the words "7w...", obviously very confident that the Bulls would win this game and win their seventh consecutive victory.
After the appearance ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were shown on the big screen.
The Bulls' shooting guard is still Chen Jie, small forward Luer Deng, power forward Chandler, and center Eddie Curry. At the point guard position, Duhong replaced Hinrich.
As for the Hornets, because Baron Davis was absent, Byron Scott sent Wesley at the point guard position, the shooting guard was Glass Man Mashburn, and the small forward was Lynch, who came from the University of North Carolina in 1993.
The members of the championship team are power forward PJ Brown and center Magloire.
It can be said that this lineup does not have a particularly big advantage against the Bulls on the inside or outside. Magloire may be slightly better than Eddy Curry, but this is also based on the premise that Eddy Curry is not careful.
Next. pj Brown and Chandler can be said to be of equal strength. Lynch is obviously at a disadvantage when facing Luol Deng. Mashburn is even less of a match for Chen Jie. Wesley may be better than Duhong in terms of experience.
But if Duhon attacks, it will be difficult for Wesley to resist.
From this point of view, the Bulls still have a great chance of winning.
The only player they care about, Baron Davis, didn't play, so there's really nothing to worry about.
After the starting lineups of both sides were displayed, the slogan of the game was also played on the big screen in a timely manner.
Hit seven consecutive victories.
The fans at the scene, the Bulls players, and even Skiles felt that this victory was already within their reach.
The original emphasis on the Hornets no longer exists due to Baron Davis' absence.
However, they did not expect that at the beginning, the Hornets gave the Bulls a disastrous start.
After Magloire succeeded in jumping the ball, Lynch went straight down and dunked with both hands. The Bulls players were even still in the middle circle. (To be continued...)
