Chapter 616 Triple Doubles Are Useless

Back in the locker room, Li Liang kicked the locker angrily, almost breaking Under Armour's shoes.

It was so irritating, Li Liang originally thought, it would be better to lose the ball and lose the people, but the result was good, the ball was lost, the people were not lost, and they were warmly welcomed, the anger was not caught at all, what's the use?

Later, the news media will report how popular he is.

I want you to welcome me?

A fighter who is not hated by the enemy is not a good fighter.

After calming down in the locker room for more than ten minutes, the game on the field was over, and the teammates returned to the locker room a little frustrated.

Of course Li Liang didn't blame his teammates for anything, he even stepped forward to comfort everyone.

The Pacers' offensive ups and downs are still great, especially because they rely too much on Li Liang on the offensive end, and their offensive tactics are not layered enough.

The players still haven't come out of the previous tactical framework. Once the offensive end doesn't feel good, they will be a little timid.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers completely let go of the game tonight. The three stars in the backcourt took turns to show off. James and George launched a wheel battle against Li Liang and finally defeated him.

You see, to be the boss and the arrow is to bear such pressure.

In the Lakers, Kobe will help you, in the Clippers, Paul will share it with you, and in the Pacers, you will bear it yourself.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight; if you want to sit on a throne, you must bear the risk of hemorrhoids.

To put it bluntly, Li Liang is still in the third grade. His ability can be boosted by the black technology system, but his experience is very difficult.

Although he played a lot of games in the system, to be honest, those games in the 1960s and 1970s did not add much help in terms of experience except to increase his celebrity temperament.

The team didn't have much time to sum up and reflect. On the night of the game, they took the bus to the airport and rushed to Phoenix for the next game.

The Pacers had already played a game with the Suns before, and the Pacers lost to the Suns.

This field came to Phoenix, which is the Pacers' revenge battle.

There is good news for the Pacers in this game, that is, David West, who has been absent from the game due to injuries, finally returned to provide the Pacers with more combat power.

However, the general's comeback did not bring good results to the Pacers.

West has been absent for a long time due to injury, and West is 34 years old this year. For an inside player, the decline is inevitable.

In addition, after Li Liang's arrival, West has not practiced with Li Liang much, and he is not used to the team's new tactics and new style of play.

Out of respect for the veteran, Bird still let West start.

As a result, the Pacers' offense in the first quarter was not good, and they were beaten 7:0 by the small and fast Suns in the opening game.

The Suns have become very knowledgeable about how to deal with Li Liang. PJ Tucker, this guy, feels like defending Li Liang.

The sun just let Tucker fight against Li Liang alone. In fact, Li Liang can still perform normally in the face of Tucker, but obviously he can't do it with ease.

Now that he is the leader of the team and the engine, he can't play with ease. If he creates opportunities for his teammates, the Pacers' offense will be compromised.

The Pacers are actually a single-core team now. In the current NBA, grouping is prevalent, and the difficulties of a single-core team are obvious to all.

Relying on Li Liang, the Pacers clung to the score, and the two sides fought until the fourth quarter.

Just when people thought that Li Liang would reap the game in the fourth quarter, it was the Suns who really broke out.

Dragic and substitute Gerald Green suddenly broke out from outside the three-point line and shot a three-point volley.

At the same time, Tucker stuck to Li Liang, even if JR-Smith, Finsen and others were vacant, the Suns would double-team him.

As a result, the Pacers misfired again from the outside and missed three-pointers in a row, which was opened by the Suns.

Li Liang finally had to attack by himself, but it was too late.

In the end, the Pacers once again lost to the Suns at 113:117 in the away game with a 4-point disadvantage, and were double-killed by the Suns this season.

The Pacers did have a problem.

Li Liang's data is still very good, still a quasi triple-double, but the performance of others is not satisfactory.

David West, who returned from injury, did not bring stronger combat power to the team. He only scored 8 points in the game, all of which were piecemeal and unable to support the team tactically.

Back in the locker room after the game, the players were quite frustrated.

After the trade, the players' personal abilities are obviously stronger, but their performance is always unsatisfactory.

As the core of the team, Li Liang is very stable every game. Where is the problem?

After Bird and the coaching staff left the American Airlines Center, they discussed this issue all the way.

Li Liang didn't say a word, and he didn't even accept interviews with reporters after the game.

In the first two years of his career, he basically didn't experience a losing streak.

In the Lakers' various winning streaks, losing games is a matter of taking turns at the end of the season.

Not to mention the Clippers, except for a two-game losing streak at the beginning of the season, there has been no losing streak afterwards.

When it comes to the Pacers, the foundation of this team is worse than that of the Los Angeles duo.

If Li Liang joined the Pacers last year, the Pacers would be a super team.

In just one year, the Pacers themselves have fallen apart. Those who left the team, those who left the team, those who were traded, and those who were injured, the former structure has long since ceased to exist.

In fact, Bird had expected this situation.

Even if the team completes the transaction and gets JR-Smith, McGee and others, these players are indeed more talented, but they do not have decisive strength.

Therefore, the overall strength of the Pacers will not get a qualitative leap.

As Bird, he is not in a hurry because his vision is very long-term.

If Li Liang can't lead the Pacers to win the championship this season, then he will definitely not leave the Pacers and will continue to stay in Indiana for another year.

Stay for another year, and summer will be the time for the Pacers to regroup.

At that time, new signings, transactions, collective training, and tactical deployment will make the Pacers stronger again.

Losing consecutive games is expected for Bird.

In his opinion, no matter how good Li Liang is, it is impossible for him to become the boss without going through one or two seasons of training.

To be honest, Li Liang dragged the Pacers to win those victories before the trade, which has already impressed Bird.

He didn't expect Li Liang to have so many skills besides three-pointers, breakthroughs, post-ups, strong attacks at the basket, and his ability to adapt to the center position all amazed Bird-this is not a young man. me?

In order to win the championship, the young Bird paid a lot of money on the road.

After winning the championship in 1981, they failed for two consecutive years in 1982 and 1983, not because of the lineup, but because of problems in the team's tactics and team building.

As the current head coach of the Pacers, Bird believes that any rush changes are unnecessary.

The team has already made a deal, and then they are in a hurry to make tactical changes, just for this season?

Next season, next season is when the Pacers have the best chance.

After making up his mind, Bird felt more calm in the face of defeat.

No matter how heated the discussion was between Mike Brown and Vogel, he wasn't listening.

Bird had a three-year deal when he first became head coach of the Pacers.

Within three years, regardless of whether he can lead the Pacers to a championship, he will no longer be the head coach.

Because three years is the longest honeymoon period for a team's players and coaches, it will generally reach its peak in the second year, maintain its peak in the third year and then decline all the way.

It was in the third year that the Pacers reached the finals in 2000, but unfortunately lost to the flourishing O'Neal and the Lakers.

It's only the first year now, why worry?

Bird looked at Li Liang, who was sitting in the first row of the bus and hadn't said a word since the game, and thought, boy, you still have a long way to go.

When we arrived at the airport, we all got off the car, boarded the special plane, and headed to the next destination, Portland.

When boarding the plane, Li Liang was walking behind Byrd, and suddenly stopped him, saying, "Larry, I want to ask you a question."

Byrd said: "You say."

Li Liang finally spoke, and Bird thought to himself that in this depressing moment of continuous defeat, it is the best time to educate and encourage young people, and it is also the only way for Li Liang to become stronger.

Li Liangdao: "Have you ever won the scoring champion?"

"What?"

"I asked, have you ever won the scoring champion?"

"...No, what's the matter, the Celtics don't have a scoring leader."

"I'm going to get one, a triple-double is useless."