The new season has just started for more than a month, and some coaches are already about to be dismissed. The one with the loudest voice is Kevin McHale.
According to ESPN Sports NBA columnist Wojnarowski, yesterday he and another famous NBA expert Stephen A. Smith discussed the poor defensive problems of the Houston Mosaics this season, and A. Smith was even more outspoken.
criticized head coach Kevin McHale's incompetence:
"Kevin is undoubtedly a great player, and his playing career is extremely brilliant, but this does not mean that his coaching career will be the same!"
"In fact, from the time he started coaching the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2004 to 2005, and then to the Houston Mosaic team in 2011, he has always ignored the importance of defense and relied purely on the stars for offensive tactics. Now, he is also because of his excessive indulgence of the stars.
Can lead to bitter fruit!"
So far this season, Mosaic has only achieved a record of 9 wins and 9 losses. Recently, it has suffered a four-game losing streak. If this continues, the playoffs will not be guaranteed.
Therefore, in the opinion of many expert media, the team's poor record will be an important factor in Mosaic management's dismissal of McHale.
Although the Mosaic team once again stopped in the second round last season, they still achieved their best record of 56 wins and 26 losses during the regular season since the 1996-97 season, which made the football management determined to adjust the lineup.
This summer, they introduced powerful point guards like Ty Lawson, and Mosaic's lineup depth has significantly improved compared to last season. However, the team's current performance obviously cannot satisfy team managers and fans.
And as A. Smith said, Mosaic's biggest problem so far this season is the defensive end. The team has conceded an average of 108.5 points per game, ranking 29th in the league.
Although McHale has mentioned more than once that coaching defense is not his strong point, especially after the departure of former chief assistant Sampson, the Mosaic team's defensive problems have always existed.
In addition, another major reason for Mosaic's poor performance is that the team leader James Harden is in poor condition.
From the moment Harden entered the main space city, McHale has relied heavily on Harden, almost giving the latter unlimited firing rights.
Harden did not disappoint McHale in the first three seasons. The team moved forward one step at a time. However, Harden's offensive efficiency this season is very low, with shooting percentages of 37.2% and three-point shooting percentages of 26.2%.
, both data are inferior to the previous three seasons.
After the bearded player switched to the nightclub little prince mode, his personal offensive status was no longer strong, which directly affected Mosaic's overall offensive feeling. After all, he is the arrowhead in the entire team's offensive system.
When the team's offense encounters problems, coupled with the relatively weak defensive system, it eventually leads to Mosaic's imbalance on both ends of the offense and defense.
A poor record naturally triggers dissatisfaction and anger among fans. At this time, the team must introduce someone to take the blame.
There is no doubt that McHale has become the one who takes the blame.
At 10 a.m. on December 5, big news came from the league. After the Mosaic management held an emergency conference call last night, it officially fired Hall of Fame player Kevin "Refrigerator" McHale, who had coached the Mosaics for four full years.
On the same day, Mosaic's former chief assistant *** Bickerstaff became the acting head coach of the Houston Mosaic team. He was also one of the youngest head coaches in the NBA in the 2015-16 season.
McHale's embarrassing dismissal immediately caused a chain reaction in the league.
There has suddenly been a wave of head coach firings in the NBA.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on the 6th, news came out that the Brooklyn Nets were going to change their coach.
The Nets, which started the season with seven consecutive losses, currently have a record of only 4 wins and 16 losses, and are still second to last in the Eastern Conference. The bottom team is the Philadelphia 75ers with 2 wins and 18 losses.
Such a disastrous record is naturally sorry for the fact that the Nets currently have one of the highest luxury taxes in the league. The team's current coach Lionel Hollins has been responsible for it for a month, but he still cannot escape the end of being fired.
In the end, former assistant coach Tony Brown took over and became the new head coach of the Nets.
Time flies to the 7th, and the Trail Blazers will go to the Oracle Arena to meet the Warriors. The only two teams that have struggled to win a single defeat so far this season finally meet.
But this morning, another piece of breaking news came out of the league.
The Los Angeles Lakers, one of the two largest teams in the NBA, also received news of a coaching change.
It is reported that the Lakers management, which has just formed the new Big Three, is very dissatisfied with the team's current record of 10 wins and 9 losses. They seriously undermine the coaching ability of team coach Byron Scott.
After all, looking at this guy's coaching career, it has spanned more than ten years since 2000, but his coaching winning rate is only 42.5%, which can only be regarded as middle-to-lower among the current head coaches.
This is obviously not in line with the temperament and ambition of the Lakers giants. They need a real helmsman to coach the Lakers.
There are currently three popular candidates, namely former Lakers player Luke Walton, Alvin Gentry and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, who is serving as president of the Knicks.
Both Walton and Gentry are now part of the Warriors coaching staff. The former is not only a former Lakers player, but also deeply influenced by Phil Jackson's coaching philosophy. The latter is experienced and has served as the head coach of an NBA team four times.
Of course, compared with these two, the most powerful one is none other than "Zen Master" Phil Jackson.
Phil Jackson can be called the head coach's version of the King of the Rings. He has created many dynasties, and he is well-known for coaching superstars. His coaching style is a perfect fit for the current Lakers.
Therefore, the Lakers' pursuit of Phil Jackson is the most intense among the three, and this news has also attracted great attention.
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After flying to the Bay Area and staying at a hotel, Wang Zelin was bored. The team did not arrange any training and strictly prohibited him from practicing more for fear that he would be injured.
So, in the morning, in addition to reading hot topics and discussing the new Lakers coach candidate with netizens, the rest was to play video games with Jokic and kill time.
After taking enough rest and filling our stomachs in the afternoon, at 17:00 sharp, the Trail Blazers bus drove into the Oracle Center Arena.
The Warriors currently have a 21-game winning streak, and the Trail Blazers have a 19-game winning streak. The two teams that have not lost since the beginning of the season will compete tonight at the Oracle Center Arena.
The strong performance of the two teams this season, coupled with the grievances last season, the attention of this game is comparable to the NBA Finals.
It is reported that tickets for tonight's game have also been sold several times by scalpers, and the tickets for the front row seats have even been sold to five-digit prices.
The person responsible for the live broadcast tonight is ESPN, but considering the huge attention,
Some media, such as TNT and Fox, also announced simultaneous television broadcasts after negotiating with ESPN.
During the pre-game warm-up period, both the Trail Blazers and Warriors attracted a large number of reporters to watch.