Champion Creed
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I feel we are terrifyingly strong!

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I feel we are terrifyingly strong!

(Asking for monthly votes!) _2 His physical condition is not optimistic, playing 25 minutes per game is the limit, can’t increase any further.

If Hornacek gets worn out, the half-circle tactic would directly disappear.

Lenny Wilkens’ only option is to find another shooter to supplement, to fill in when Hornacek rests, to have an extra choice when someone is not in good touch.

Wilkens hopes to find a reliable person from the free-agent market.

Or, he can explore talent from within.

The second-round pick chosen this year seems to be a promising talent…

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After the game with the Bucks, the Hawks returned to Atlanta.

Because they played a game yesterday, Wilkens gave everyone a day off today, with no training arranged, so players can head straight home after getting off the plane.

Of course, the Emory Healthcare Center will be open at all times, and those who need extra practice can use the facilities, coaches, and equipment.

The players may have time off, but the coaching staff still has to work.

Lenny Wilkens and the coaching staff were in the screening room of the healthcare center, studying their next opponent, the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings have been fascinating this season, with their flamboyant playing style, they have leaped to becoming the team with the highest attendance in the league.

This is all thanks to Chris Webber and the perfect integration with Princeton.

Before joining Sacramento, Chris Webber could definitely be counted among the top five on the “most disappointing players in history” list.

Different from someone like the Kandi Man who is purely a bust due to exaggerated physical prowess and lacking technique.

The Kandi Man became a bust because of visible flaws.

But Chris Webber doesn’t have any major flaws; he possesses everything you could expect: extraordinary athletic ability, top-notch skills, a soft touch, excellent rebounding, and guard-level passing.

Even his family background is very favorable; he is one of the few NBA players with both parents, middle-class, away from crime and drugs from a young age.

Such players generally won’t cause off-court trouble as adults.

So in the 1993 draft, he almost undoubtedly defeated Penny, Roger, and Shawn Bradley to become the top pick.

Then, you can’t imagine a guy with such terrifying talent still being empty-handed after playing with top players like Shaq and Jordan, not even having played in the Finals.

You can’t imagine such a well-off kid would get into drugs, speeding, and constant off-court troubles.

However, fortunately, Chris Webber didn’t remain a clown forever; he was reborn in Sacramento.

Although Webber’s Kings lost in the first round of the playoffs last season, pushing the Lakers to a game five still won Webber some reputation back.

This season, Chris Webber continued to shine under the Princeton System, and Peja Stojaković’s rise further raised the overall ceiling of the team.

After appearing on the cover of “Sports Illustrated,” this glamorous Kings team started gaining nationwide attention.

The Hawks take the Kings very seriously, and after analyzing the Kings’ game, Lenny Wilkens looked seriously at the coaching staff, sweating nervously: “Guys…

I feel we are terrifyingly strong!”

Lenny Wilkens felt either his judgment was wrong, or the Hawks are indeed very strong.

Because he doesn’t see anything outstanding about the Sacramento Kings, and he even thinks the Kings are quite weak!

He doesn’t understand how this team could become one of the best in the West.

The Kings are not even as challenging as the Milwaukee Bucks!

At least the Bucks have a tougher Ray Allen this season, but the Kings?

Do they have anyone who can play a tough game?

Their system, their fancy passing, their smart cuts and off-ball runs, everything they do is pursuing one thing—spacing the interior, easy shots.

It’s all about exploiting switch timing.

But does this work against the Hawks, who are highly mobile with a full forward lineup start?

The Hawks’ defensive rotations and speed are the fastest in the league, and their switch flexibility is the best in the league.

No fear of the Princeton System’s impact at all.

Lenny Wilkens felt a bit insecure, also a bit disappointed.

He couldn’t believe that a team that looks so full on the surface, after being stripped down, is so deflated.

He tried hard to find the Kings’ strengths from the game footage.

He was afraid, afraid of underestimating the Kings, because underestimating opponents is the last mistake a championship coach should make.

The Kings’ record is so good, there must be a reason, right?

He used all his skills and lifetime knowledge and finally came to a conclusion: yes, the Kings really are weak!

No matter how much the media hypes them, no matter how outstanding the Kings’ regular-season record is, Lenny Wilkens is confident in easily defeating the Kings.

After the tactical meeting ended, Lenny Wilkens’ expectation for the next game was “absolutely unacceptable to lose.”

After finishing work, he and Jay Herd, the former Wizards’ head coach who joined the Hawks’ coaching staff this year, walked out of the screening room and heard the sound of basketballs swishing through the net as they passed by the training court at the Emory Healthcare Center.

Lenny Wilkens stopped: “Wanna bet, who do you think is practicing extra?”

Jay Herd waved his hand: “Come on, is there even a need to bet?

It can only be that guy.”

Lenny Wilkens pushed the door open, and sure enough, the one practicing extra, as they expected, was Michael Reed.