On the contrary, it was the player Schrempf who made Jiang Dongbing quite afraid.

If Payton is the team's lowest limit, then Schrempf determines the upper limit of this Sonics team.

As the first German player to enter the NBA, Schrempf was Dirk Nowitzki's predecessor and guide. Interestingly, Schrempf was also selected by the Mavericks in the draft, but he was not selected by the Mavericks.

He didn't get the attention he deserved, and it wasn't until he became a member of the Indiana Pacers that he reached the peak of his career.

This player's style of play is similar to that of most European No. 4 players, who are good at shooting and not very strong in defense and rebounding.

When Schrempf completely misses the ball, the strength of this Sonics team will become unstoppable.

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"Beware of the other side's Schrempf!"

"As long as we can limit Schrempf's offense, we will win this game!"

"Doug, it's better to move more and draw Payton's defensive attention. We need you to open up space for other players."

Jiang Dongbing told his generals with a solemn expression that he lost to the king in the last game and he did not want to lose this game again.

The SuperSonics and Kings should be almost on the same level in terms of strength. Jiang Dongbing feels that with the Grizzlies' current lineup, there is no reason to lose consecutively.

When the game started, Jiang Dongbing didn't expect that SuperSonics head coach Paul Westphal would start Schrempf at the third position.

Starting center Alden Polynice is a relatively well-known blue-collar center in the league, Vin Baker is the starting power forward, and Schrempf is the starting small forward.

There seems to be nothing wrong with him, but although Schrempf is only 206 centimeters tall, his usual position is the fourth or even the fifth position. His slow speed cannot get any decent shooting space at the third position.

What's more, his opponent tonight is Jackson.

Jiang Dongbing became amused. Coach Westphal's coaching ability seemed to be really not that good. His playing career was extremely glorious. He had been selected to the All-Star team five times in a row, and he would also be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the future.

But when it comes to his coaching ability, it is far inferior to his player ability. At least putting up such a lineup is quite outrageous.

Jiang Dongbing thought that if it were him, even if Wen Baker was asked to play as a substitute, he would never let Schrempf be placed at the third position.

Wen Baker is basically useless now. Due to alcoholism, his athletic ability has declined drastically. He has no shooting ability and can only rely on his physical talent to score points at the basket.

Now his athletic ability has declined drastically, causing Vinbeck's offense to be greatly reduced.

From the beginning, the Grizzlies firmly controlled the situation on the court. Schrempf, the Sonics' second main offensive point, was severely restricted by Jackson. Even if Payton was in good offensive condition, he would definitely not be able to defeat the Grays on his own.

The opponent of General Xiong.

Payton is strong on defense, offense is not Payton's strong point.

This era has gradually begun to pay more attention to three-pointers. Payton's number of three-pointers has increased a lot in the past two years. Unfortunately, his three-point shooting percentage is a bit disastrous, remaining at around 30% all year round.

After the first half, the Grizzlies already held a 12-point lead. What Jiang Dongbing didn't expect was that Westphal was really stubborn and put out the same starting lineup at the beginning of the second half.

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It's no wonder that Westphal failed to go very far in coaching. If a coach cannot change the favorable lineup at any time according to the situation on the field, then the coach's ability is somewhat inferior.

It's not that Westphal didn't have his best years. When he coached the Peak Suns a few years ago, he led the team to a good winning rate.

But it's a pity that the Suns' winning percentage has nothing to do with Westphal. The team has two Hall of Fame players, Barkley and Kevin Johnson, in the team's lineup. Whoever coaches it, the record will definitely not be too bad.

This is not a joke. Sometimes the role of a coach on a team is quite insignificant. It makes no difference whether he is present or not. When a team's lineup reaches a certain level, the role of the coach is minimal.

The best example is Old Daley, the coach of the Dream Team. Let alone a professional coach, just a primary school student or Barkley's grandma to lead the team. Is it possible that the Dream Team will not be able to win the championship? Obviously impossible.

In addition, for a team like the Bulls Dynasty, without Jackson Jackson, wouldn't the Bulls be able to win the championship? That's certainly not the case.

Some fans may think that without Jackson, there would be no triangle offense. Can the Bulls win the championship without the triangle offense?

If you really want to talk about it, in fact, the triangle offense is not a thing of Zen Master, but was invented by Bulls assistant coach Old Winter, and it has nothing to do with Zen Master...

The true value of a coach is reflected in the fact that when the strengths of both sides are equal or similar, he can use his understanding of basketball to arrange his troops to defeat his opponent.

Obviously Westphal is much worse than those top coaches in this aspect.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Grizzlies defeated the SuperSonics on the road and directly won their third win of the season.

They won three of the first four games. This was the best start for the Grizzlies since the team was founded. Stewart, who stayed in Vancouver, smiled crookedly. Now he admires himself more and more. At that time, he actually selected Jiang Dongbing.

Be their head coach.

Perhaps to outsiders, the Grizzlies' current record has little to do with coach Jiang Dongbing. After all, they don't know that Jiang Dongbing built the Grizzlies' lineup.

But Stewart knows very clearly that this Grizzlies team can be said to have been created by Jiang Dongbing. The ability to create such a lineup, even if it is far from invincible, is amazing enough for a young coach like Jiang Dongbing.

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After the SuperSonics game, the Grizzlies unfortunately lost the next away game against the Trail Blazers.

It can't be said to be a pity, because the Grizzlies were basically suppressed throughout the game, and their loss was not unfair at all.

This Trail Blazers lineup includes All-Star players such as Sabonis, the roof of the world, Rasheed Wallace, Damon Stoudemire, and Isaiah Leder.

Jiang Dongbing remembers that the Trail Blazers had a better record than the OK Lakers this season. They swept the Suns in the playoffs and lost to the Western Conference hegemon Utah Jazz in the second round.

With such a terrifying team, losing is not a pity.

The reason why Jiang Dongbing is deeply impressed by the Blazers this season is mainly because the statistics of the Blazers players this season are really weird.

The player with the highest scoring average in the team is Leder, who only averages 13.9 points per game. Since the NBA entered the 1980s, there have been very few teams whose scoring leaders have only such an embarrassing average points per game. At first glance, this seems like this.

The Blazers seem to be weak, with no strong scorer on the team.

In fact, it's just the opposite. This only illustrates the horror of this Blazers. They have too many players who can play on the team. Among the four core players on the team, only Little Flying Squirrel averages more than 30 minutes per game.
Chapter completed!