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Swept the Warriors 4-0 to advance. This score was something that many people had never thought of. Although the Warriors are only ranked eighth in the West, their strength is not a true reflection of the rankings. Are the seventh-ranked Grizzlies and the sixth-ranked Trail Blazers necessarily better than the Warriors? I'm afraid not necessarily.

The day after the end of the series, the Warriors official announced the layoff of Mark Jackson. Although the arrival of this coach has transformed the Warriors from a big team into a playoff-level strong team, there is no doubt that the results of the first round of the playoffs still do not meet management expectations.

Coupled with Mark Jackson's proactive surrender in front of the media, it even touched the bottom line of the management. As a coach, you can lose, but you can't give up without playing. If even the head coach concedes defeat, who else would be willing to fight for you?

Watching the news of Mark Jackson's dismissal in the office, Carlisle couldn't help but shook his head. Although Jackson's performance in the playoffs was really bad, he was also the one who put the Warriors on the right track.

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Drummond Green, these young people are all shining under Mark Jackson. His "elevator door" tactics and a defensive system have allowed the Warriors to get rid of the fate of being rotten in the West.

But the league is so cruel, no matter how great your past achievements, the team said that if you abandon you will abandon you. This is the NBA, a business with a weak human touch, and victory overwhelming everything.

Putting down the newspaper, Carlisle rubbed his temples. He is very fortunate, fortunate that he is working for the most humane boss in the league. Otherwise, if the Mavericks were the defending champion in the Western Conference semifinals in 12 years when Tao Tai was killed, he would be fired.

After qualifying for the second round of the playoffs, the pressure on Carlisle was also a lot less instantaneous. Although Carlisle has always told the players not to listen to the nonsense of the media, he is actually a little worried. If the team really suffers a "Black Eight" again, it is estimated that Carlisle will apply for resignation without Cuban's dismissal.

But fortunately, bad things did not happen. Carlisle stretched and leaned back in the chair. The Clippers and Rockets series is still inextricably played, and it is even possible to decide the winner through a tie-break. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the Mavericks. At least these days, the Mavericks can live with peace of mind.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door of Carlisle's office. At this time the players are training, and all members of the coaching staff should also be in the training ground to guide them. So now the only person knocking on the door, except for Cuban, is probably Benjamin, the Mavericks' chief team doctor.

But Cuban has a business to discuss today, and he is not in Dallas. So although the door hadn't opened yet, Carlisle already knew who was coming.

"Please come in." After Carlisle responded, the door of the office was pushed open. Sure enough, Benjamin walked into the head coach's office with a portfolio in his hand.

"The latest physical condition report of the players." Benjamin said, raising his portfolio, and then placing it on Carlisle's messy desk. "If the table in my room is as messy as yours, I will definitely be scolded **** by my wife."

"Fortunately, our working environment is a world without women." Carlisle joked, then opened the portfolio and looked at it.

"The players are in good physical condition recently, and there is no possibility of injury. Of course, unless there is an accident. By the way, you should be very interested in the last page of the report." See Carlisle starting to read the report, Benjamin Also explain to Carlisle on the side.

After hearing these words, Carlisle turned the report straight to the end. After taking a few glances, Carlisle raised his head, his eyes gleaming. "you sure?"

Benjamin nodded. "determine."

Seeing him say this, Carlisle looked down again at the stack of paper in his hand.

This is the latest report on Carter's physical recovery. The team's medical team has closely followed up on Carter's body and will do an inspection every day to grasp his physical recovery.

Carlisle's conclusion from this report is gratifying.

"We agree that after more than four months of recovery, Vince has met the requirements to be able to participate in training. If everything is normal, Vince should have no problem catching up with the finals."

"Everything you said is normal. Do you mean Vince's body or our game." Carlisle looked up and smiled at Benjamin.

"Both. After all, if the team fails to reach the finals, Vince will have to wait until the next season even if he recovers and wants to play. But..." Benjamin grinned and thought of it. The total score of the first round was 4 to 0. "Surely you wouldn't let this happen, would you?"

"I hope God will take care of Vince and us." Carlisle handed the report back to Benjamin, in a good mood. "Have you told him about this?"

"Not yet, we must be the first to tell you, and then you will make the decision."

"What else can I do? Go and tell Vince to train tomorrow, or his old bones will rust."

Sometimes, good things really come one after another. First, the team won the promotion, and Carter is about to return. I hope this smooth momentum can be maintained until the last moment.

After reading the report, the chief team doctor Benjamin will personally inform Carter, who is recuperating at home, that he is about to return to the training ground. Carlisle can even imagine how excited the gray-bearded guy will be later.

As for Carlisle, he must stay on the training ground and urge the team to train. The next opponent, no matter who the Clippers or Rockets advance, is not a tough bone to chew. Even if he wins the game, he can't relax on the training ground.

At this time, the team's training has entered the stage of special practice. The training items of each player at this stage are different, some may be practicing shooting, and some may be practicing layups in confrontation. As for Gobert, his training program is still an impenetrable defense.

At the beginning of the season, Carlisle and the coaching staff actually thought about getting Gobert to practice shooting. After all, if a center can both defensively and open up space on the offensive end, it will undoubtedly match Yiyang's style very well.

But after half a season, the Dallas Mavericks shooting coach all exclaimed that Gobert is simply the most "genius" player he has ever met. Because no matter how you practice, that guy's shooting just doesn't improve!

Free throws are the only thing that Gobert has made progress in shooting. Even so, Gobert's free throw percentage is only 49.2%.

Even Gobert ridiculed himself when interviewed by reporters: "I think I am a shooter, because my free throw percentage is already higher than many people's three-pointers."

Shooting training did not show any results, and Carlisle had to give up temporarily. Since new skills cannot be developed, consolidate what Gobert already has.

So defensive training has become a daily compulsory course for Gobert. With Dalem Porter, an experienced teacher, Gobert's defensive progress is obvious.

Although Dalem Porter has always been a minor player in the league, his average of close to 2 blocks per game is a terrifying result that everyone can't ignore.

Dalem Porter first played for the Philadelphia 76ers after joining the NBA in 2001. His first NBA coach was Larry Brown. His most familiar teammate was the hottest Allen Iverson at the time. But the greatest help to Dalembert was Dikembe Mutombo, the aging "mountain of Africa" ​​in the 76ers at the time.

At that time, Mutombo was a mentor to Dalembert. Haitians learned a lot from Uncle Mu, especially one-on-one defense, and of course, they also got a lot of elbows.

It can be said that it was Mutombo’s guidance that allowed the otherwise mediocre Dalembert to survive in this league with a blue-collar job. And now Dalembert is like Mutombo back then, guiding the young Frenchman.

Under the supervision of the trainer, Dalembert played Gobert singles with the ball. Haitians are not polite to Gobert because this is training. Relaxing on the training ground is just not responsible for the game. This sentence was what Mutombo told him at the beginning. And Dalem Porter's entire career has also followed this principle.

Therefore, Dalembert was not polite to Gobert. He suddenly turned around, and raised his elbow in secret in the process of turning around. Of course, the experienced Dalembert knows power. His elbow won't really hurt Gobert's health, but it will definitely make the French painful in his chest.

After being elbowed, Gobert seemed to vent his strength. Dalembert seized the opportunity and hung the frame with both hands after a big step! The basket made a loud noise, and even attracted the attention of everyone else on the training ground.

"You are too weak! If it was DeAndre Jordan or Dwight Howard who just elbowed you, you can't expect them to be as gentle as I am!" Dalembert yelled at Gobert after the dunk. . This guy really entered the role of a teacher.

"Damn it, don't be proud of the old man. Come again, I'm going to overthrow you this time!" Gobert responded without showing weakness, and everyone was accustomed to the bickering between two strong men on the basketball court.

When the two yelled at each other for the first time, they really scared everyone. People thought the two guys really had a conflict. But afterwards, everyone found that these two guys yell at each other almost every time they train. But once the training is over, the relationship between the two is too good~www.novelmtl.com~Dalembert knows very well that being cruel to him on the training ground is to make him cruel to others in the game. Gobert's progress can be so rapid, and Dalemport can not be separated.

In the next practice, Dalembert gave Gobert a big elbow. But this time, the French did not back down, but endured the pain and continued to push up, slamming the basketball in Dalembert's hands!

Dalembert was unstable during the confrontation with Gobert and fell to the ground in embarrassment. But Haitians have excited smiles on their faces.

"That's right boy, this is called defense! Basketball is a sport of muscle fighting, and you don't want to give up. You grow up so big, but you want to go out and shoot, what kind of like. Smaller depends on you not defending. , You don’t have to touch the inside line, and you’ll break down. So, you should be as tough as before and did a good job, kid!"

"Cut, be careful of your old bone. If you hurt you, I won't be responsible." Gobert said coldly, but he reached out his hand and knocked Dalem Portra who fell on the ground. Up.

Seeing that scene on the training ground, Carlisle couldn't help but smile. It is precisely because of these seemingly "cumbersome" veterans in the team that the Mavericks will get better.

Think about how much Yiyang learned from the old guys before. Kidd, Terry, Peja and even Cardinal, without them, Yiyang would not be what Yiyang is now.

Dalemport's dedication and the coming back of Carter... the old guys will continue to illuminate the Mavericks' way forward in the playoffs.

There are these old guys "backing up", coupled with the vigor of young people. Whether the Mavericks' next opponent is the Rockets or the Clippers, Carlisle is full of confidence at this time.

Come on soon, because we can't wait, we are going to advance to the next round!