182 Offense or Defense
The differences in regions mean that people traveling far away will have a short period of day and night reversal. Wait until the family wakes up from their sleep, and the lights are on.**
It was already dinner time. According to Chamberlain's intention, he was going outside and finding a Chinese restaurant, but Rina insisted on doing it himself and making her specialty dishes. He understood the girl's desire to show her in front of her parents-in-law, and Chamberlain, who was worried that she would be too tired, did not insist on it anymore.
After eating the supper carefully prepared by Rina amid the endless praise of her mother, the family had just arrived in the living room to make her lower body. Before her mother could open her words, a clear doorbell sound came in.
"Hey, Alonzo." Chamberlain went to open the door and saw the Mooning family of four with a gift.
"Your parents are inside?" Mo Ning came out of the car and asked Chamberlain. Chamberlain's parents would arrive today, and Mo Ning knew about the same time, so he brought his wife and children to visit him.
"Yes, they're in there. Hello, Tracy." Chamberlain took the gift and said hello to Mourning's wife.
"Hello, Zhang." As he spoke, Tracy opened the car door for the children.
"Do you miss me? McCa and the cute little El (Morning's son's name can't be found on Baidu)." Whether in the past or in this life, Chamberlain has always liked to communicate with the children very much, so because of the familiar relationship between the two families, Mooning's children are very close to Chamberlain.
Under Chamberlain's leadership, everyone came to the living room. Renay didn't know where he went, and there were only two of Chamberlain's parents in the living room.
"Hello, uncle and aunt, I am Zhang's good friend Alonzo Mourning. You can call me Alonzo. They are my wife Tracy, daughter McCa and son Al. Welcome you to the United States and hope you will have a pleasant journey." Without Chamberlain's introduction, Mourning asked him first and introduced his family.
"I'm glad to meet you, uncle and aunt, I'm Tracy."
Well, for Chamberlain's parents, this was a tragedy. The tall black man, the blonde woman, said something they didn't understand at all. Although Chamberlain was translating, they still looked at each other and didn't know how to deal with it. When McAr and Al came to ask for good things, they were even more at a loss. Because according to the customs of their hometown, for children like McAr, as elders, they had to express something when they first met. The most common thing was the red envelope, but everything came too suddenly, and they had no preparation at all...
Just as the parents hurriedly flipped through their pockets and found a gift for the children to meet, Rina who came down from upstairs to rescue them.
"McCar, Al, do you miss Aunt Lina? This is a gift from grandpa and grandma to you from the far east. I hope you can like it." It turned out that the careful Lina was prepared for these things, and the reason why she ran upstairs was to get gifts to Mo Ning's children.
Everything has an adaptation period. Under the guidance of Chamberlain and Renay, the parents were at a loss when they first met the foreigner and soon disappeared. Although they could not speak, the two families still had a good conversation with Chamberlain. The mother who liked children even hugged Little Al and sat on her lap.
During the conversation, Tracy showed great enthusiasm, repeatedly invited his parents to visit their homes, and expressed his willingness to accompany his parents to attractions around Seattle with Rina while Chamberlain was playing away games. Rina answered these questions one by one on behalf of his parents.
The conversation between them did not last long. About an hour, the Mo Ning family said goodbye politely. However, they made an appointment to meet the next day because the wives and children of two celebrities in the court were going to watch a basketball game together tomorrow. It was the legendary Christmas battle, the new army Charlotte Bobcats, who had constant scandals with Chamberlain, a typical representative of the away challenge to the Salted Fish, the Seattle Supersonics.
Supersonic vs Bobcats; Supersonic vs Magic; So who is the next opponent of Supersonic? Yes, it is the Heat, and there are two games, one host and one away. From this we can see the theme arranged by the NBA in the initial month of 2 of 5 years - center confrontation!
Meanwhile, in the Supersonic manager's office, a conversation is underway.
"Congratulations, Nate, you did everything you said," Sand, the Supersonics team manager, said to McMillan, who was sitting opposite him.
"Thank you, that's what I should do. No one knows them better than me. They are born pairs." McMillan is in a very good mood now, and a three-game winning streak in the away game marks the team's return to the right track.
"Yes, they did a great job. I never thought we would become the league's number one this season. Of course, your contribution is equally huge." Sand smiled. The team finally achieved such results today. He didn't want Chamberlain and Tie-Allen to be broken up.
"Yes, they are great, but our lineup is not perfect. We also need an excellent point guard, Sand." When facing Iverson, Ridno's poor performance made McMillan make such a decision on the way to Atlanta. Taking advantage of Sand's invitation, he brought up the request.
"I'm also considering the possibility of a deal. Have you chosen anyone, Nate?"
"Andre Miller, Jason Kidd, of course, this is unlikely, as well as Jason Williams, Derek Fisher, etc. I don't have much requirements for this point guard. I just need to be able to understand my tactical arrangements and take the ball through the half. I don't need to pass the ball well. I have three-pointers, don't be obsessed with personal offense, and be active in defense. I personally tend toward Andre Miller, Derek Fisher." In recent years, the NBA's outside line has shown a blowout development trend, but most of these outside lines focus on personal offenses suitable for this supersonic team. After careful consideration, McMillan has locked in such a few candidates.
"Why isn't Jason Williams? Isn't his passes beautiful?"
"No, it's very beautiful. I can imagine how beautiful the team will play when he cooperates with Zhang. But Sander, that's a big trouble. His personality will be a big trouble. This is why I'm not particularly optimistic about him." He has arrogance, has a high turnover ratio, likes to challenge authority, and is sucking that. He is very worried that "white chocolate" will destroy the team's harmony. McMillan puts this candidate at the end.
"Okay, I will think about it seriously. So how about the Christmas battle? I want to understand your arrangements for the team's tactics." Sand asked his most concerned questions. The previous ones were all preludes, and this was his main purpose of inviting McMillan.
"Tactics? Oh, he won't have much change, you know, Sander, we'll get into the past just now." Hearing this, McMillan's heart suddenly became up.
"You mean to tell me that Mo Ning will still be the starter, right?"
"Yes, is there any problem with this? His defense is very good and has helped Zhang very much."
"Why is it not Radmanovic, who made Zhang play the center position suitable for him? They performed very well in the last game, why not continue to use this tactic?" The tactics of the Supersonics against the Hawks were the most popular style of play for the Supersonics team management.
"What should I do if Zhang is beaten up in the inside? He can't do without Alonzo at all."
"No, Nate, as long as we increase the speed, these are not problems at all. We can play beautifully than Phoenix. Our offense is not afraid of anyone at all. And if Zhang is completely removed from the defense and devote all his energy to the offense, he is fully capable of playing even more shocking data. He is a super scorer, born as a player for scoring."
"Yes, you're right, but what about defense? Who do we rely on to organize the defense? Radmanovich? Or Lewis, Ray?"
"We can stop defending, like Phoenix."
"Oh my God, a real crazy idea." The precious map appeared, and McMillan slapped his forehead in pain: "I can't agree with your proposal, Sand."
"Well, you have a total right to do this, but I want to remind you, Nate, that's what the boss means."
"No, no matter who means it, as long as I'm still on this team for a day."
McMillan has always regarded defense as his foundation, but has never received support from the team's management. In recent seasons, the Supersonics have been difficult to reappear as a strong team. One of the main reasons is that the team's offense is first-class but the defense has not been improved. McMillan, who had long wanted to transform the team, has never been able to do anything. He has repeatedly reflected his ideas to the club's senior management. However, the inconsistent opinions have left McMillan helpless, and the club's senior management seems to be more in love with making achievements. The Supersonics boss also said to McMillan, "We should invest more strength in the offense." This made him laugh and cry.
Offense or defense? This is the biggest contradiction between McMillan and the management. As the team's record improves, these contradictions gradually subside, but what McMillan did not expect was that the tactical changes in the game against the Hawks yesterday made the contradiction rekindle. The trend set off by the Suns this season, the increasing attendance rate and jersey sales have made many teams jealous, including the Supersonics boss who is very similar to his style.
In this way, McMillan and Sand once again parted in an unhappy relationship. This is not the first time that this happened to two people who adhere to two completely opposite basketball concepts.
The conflict between McMillan and the management is real, not just Xiaoyao made up!
Chapter completed!