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n terms of coaching ability, Thibodeau is not actually among the best coaches, at least compared to the greatest coaches in history like Phil Jackson of the Lakers and Popovich of the Spurs. He is a notch behind.But for now, Thibodeau is already the best team Wang Chong can find, and Wang Chong does not expect anything more as long as Thibodeau can help the Bulls build their own defensive system. They won't be defeated as they were in this Finals, and the Spurs only need to fully understand the game and tactics.
Although it's his first time as a head coach, Thibodeau, who has been an assistant coach for more than ten years, is still qualified for this kind of job. This is enough, and the rest is up to the players' personal skills.
Wang Chong is not worried about being used as uselessly as Rose. After all, his playing style and Rose's are completely different, not to mention Rose's personal skill, but his offense mainly relies on holding the ball and breaking through. It is still very fast. He breaks through in disguise without slowing down, and while extremely lethal, it is also quite dangerous.
As far as breakthroughs with the ball are concerned, Rose and Westbrook, as players with similar styles in the early days, actually play differently. Westbrook is stronger than Rose, and his pure straight-line burst speed is also slightly better. When Westbrook breaks through with the ball, there's no need to rely on accelerated direction changes like Rose. It's more like James, who breaks everything with a single force; in this way, the probability of injury, especially serious injury, is lower.
Although Wang Chong has also made disguised advances, his offense focuses more on shooting without overexerting his physical strength; the possibility of injury is obviously lower.
And the current Bulls are not the Bulls of the future. Rose is the only starting point for the offense. Wang Chong has Billups by his side, who can also attack with the ball, and he will also have to find ways to continue strengthening the Bulls. The strength of the lineup means there is no need to focus solely on him.
Thibodeau's sharp speech successfully impressed general manager John. Even if he wasn't impressed, he could only listen to Wang Chong's words and sign Thibodeau.
After officially signing the contract with Thibodeau, the Bulls immediately held a press conference to announce their new head coach, Tom Thibodeau, to the outside world.
At that time, everyone was still stunned and couldn't understand why the Bulls suddenly fired Scott. Was it just because they lost to the Spurs in the Finals?
The Spurs have won three championships in the past, and this is the fourth time. Isn't it natural for the Bulls, a young team that has not yet fully matured, to lose?
However, Thibodeau is also a relatively well-known assistant coach in the industry and has a good reputation. Although he has never served as a head coach before, his rich resume as an assistant coach qualifies him for the head coach position.
At the press conference, some reporters deliberately made things difficult for Thibodeau and asked extremely tricky questions.
"Coach Tom, as your first head coach, you became the head coach of a team that won 69 games in the Finals last season. With such a high starting point, what new changes do you think you can bring to this Bulls team? What will the Bulls achieve next season?"
Bad, very bad.
The Bulls' performance last season was almost at its peak. If they want to achieve better results, they can only win 70 games in the regular season and win the playoffs.
Obviously, it's difficult to deal with this, but Thibodeau has been in the league for more than ten years and is considered rich in experience. He spoke a lot about it and minimized the problem.
Although this answer seemed a bit evasive and changed the topic to the outside world, no matter what happened, the matter has become an established fact. The Bulls' preparations for the new season began with a lightning-fast coaching change.
June 28, 2007.
The Bulls' general manager and head coach, including player Wang Chong, traveled to New York to attend the 2007 NBA Draft held at Madison Square Garden Arena.
The 2007 draft is not a big draft year, but it is a draft with a very high sense of presence because this year there is a super center who is said to be rare in fifty years: Greg Oden.
Oden's reputation before the draft was even greater than that of James in 2003.
He is known as Duncan, a combination of Bill Russell and Olajuwon. His physical condition, basketball skills, and talent are rare in the league's history. He will definitely succeed O'Neal in dominating the league's interior.
Oden, with all his auras, completely overshadowed other players that same year, including Kevin Durant, known as the second Wang Chong.
That's right; after Durant announced his participation in the draft, following the inspection by scouts, they unanimously gave him a very appropriate model, Wang Chong.
Very similar.
Height, wingspan, playing style, technical characteristics.
Except for a slight difference in three-point shooting, Durant and Wang Chong are almost carved from the same mold, which also gives Durant many additional expectations from the outside world.
It seems certain that Wang Chong used Durant's growth template card. Strictly speaking, it should be like Durant, but there's no way Wang Chong entered the league four years before Durant.
Now there is a regular season MVP, two scoring champions, and a championship. Wang Chong is an absolute superstar in the league. It is not an exaggeration to say that Durant plays like him.
Durant's original draft model was Tracy McGrady, who is also a great star with outstanding strength. However, it is undeniable that there is still a gap between McGrady and Wang Chong in terms of skill. His greatest honor is only two terms.
No matter how incredible fans praised McGrady later, how amazing he was when he was healthy, etc., they couldn't hide the fact that the maximum ceiling for McGrady leading the team was only the second round of the playoffs, and he was still between the Rockets and Rockets. When Dayao and Yao form a team.
When he led the team alone, he only played in the playoffs for two of the four years with the Magic, and he was locked out of the playoffs for two years. You must know that they were in the Eastern Conference, which is not very competitive.
Therefore, McGrady's personal skill is very strong, but there is still almost no point in comparing him to major stars like Kobe and Durant, who can stand at the forefront of history.
Wang Chong has only been in the league for four years and has already surpassed Tracy McGrady in terms of personal honor and skill.
Durant's template was changed from Tracy McGrady to Wang Chong, which only had advantages and no disadvantages. At least it got him more attention.
It's just that Oden's reputation is so loud that Durant and other rookies in the 2007 class were suppressed and couldn't keep their heads up.
Of course, everyone knows what happened afterward.
After Oden landed in the NBA as the number one pick without any suspense, he never had time to prove and realize his talent. He suffered repeated injuries and eventually became unknown and became the most well-known and regrettable player in the league. Number one pick in the NBA. On the other hand, Durant has soared since he was selected with the second overall pick. In the third season of his career, he won the scoring title with an average of 30.1 points per game. Since then, he has won the scoring title four times, becoming the top scorer in league history.
Of course, in this draft, Wang Chong's Bulls team, let alone the number 1 pick, Oden, and the number 2 pick, Durant, are not qualified to inspect players in the first round, because their first-round picks have long been considered as exchanges. The chips were given away.
But even if the Bulls' first-round pick is still there, it doesn't make much difference. With the Bulls' record of 69 wins this season, the first-round pick is at best picks 29 and 30. Big difference in draft picks.
The reason why Wang Chong went to the draft in person with the team management was to take over.
Just as Ellis was selected in the second round in 2005, and Paul Millsap was selected in the second round in 2006, in the 2007 draft, there are also things to learn among second-round rookies.
Marc Gasol was selected with the 18th pick in the second round in 2007.
Marc Gasol, who plays center, is the younger brother of All-Star player Pau Gasol, commonly known as Gasol Jr.
Gasol, who was supposed to be selected by the Lakers with the 18th pick in the second round, was initially not favored by the league because he was a bit overweight at the time and did not meet the Lakers' management's requirements within a limited period of time. The Lakers did not sign Gasol immediately after selecting him, but retained his signing rights and, as a mid-season addition, traded him to Pau Gasol.
In the 08-09 season, Gasol officially signed with the Grizzlies and landed in the NBA. In his rookie season, he averaged 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game and quickly became the Grizzlies' main center in just a few years.
The original trade between the Grizzlies and Lakers for Gasol was rated as a robbery-style transaction by Spurs coach Popovich at the time. The chips the Lakers paid and the result of getting Gasol were simply wonderful. The Lakers' one-way income left Popovich feeling indignant at the injustice.
But who would have thought that just a few years later, Marc Gasol would land in the NBA and grow into an All-Star center and a top defensive player, making the original trade from an absolute loss to a bargain?
But these are things that will happen later.
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