In the next few days, Yang Fan truly realized what life is worse than death.

In the past few days, Yang Fan has been watching the game video repeatedly with Snyder and others, and has made adjustments to both offense and defense based on the Nuggets' playing style and the Thunder's own style.

The most powerful part of the Nuggets this season is not only because of the terrifying lineup depth, but also because this team has reached a true balance of offense and defense.

After Iverson was traded to the Pistons at the beginning of the season, Billups' arrival perfectly became the last piece of the Nuggets' puzzle.

After all, compared to Iverson, a defender like Billups who has a balanced offense and defense is undoubtedly more suitable to play the role of the second in command next to Anthony.

Because Iverson is never willing to become the second-in-command of a team, and Billups' arrival directly solved the problem of internal discord between the Nuggets.

In this case, with several powerful players such as Kenyon Martin, Nene, and JR Smith, this obviously directly made the Nuggets a championship team.

For the upcoming playoff journey, not only the young players in the Thunder feel a little nervous and expectant, but even head coach Yang Fan and assistant coach Snyder feel depressed.

After all, this playoff journey is also the first time that Yang Fan and Snyder have experienced the playoffs.

Everyone is saying that the playoffs and the regular season are completely different, but most people can't tell what the difference is between the two.

However, it was not until now that Yang Fan finally understood the gap between the playoffs and the regular season.

Because after the playoffs, the team will repeatedly face an opponent in the next 7 games.

In this case, if the coaching teams of both sides face it with a constant attitude of adapting to changes, then in addition to the team's own strength, the final outcome will definitely be eliminated.

It is not difficult to see from this that in the playoffs, the two teams not only compete for the players' personal abilities, but also compete for the abilities of the head coaches of both sides.

Among them, new players often have some reasons for their data shrinkage after entering the playoffs, but more on their mentality.

After all, the pressure that needs to be taken between boldly in the regular season and boldly in the playoffs is obviously completely inconsistent.

So for new players, the baptism of the playoffs can be regarded as both a tomb of new players and a paradise for new players.

Because if a new player can successfully play a confident role in the playoffs, then this will definitely play a crucial role in a player's future development.

On the contrary, if a new player starts to reveal his true colors as soon as he enters the playoffs, then his potential limit will naturally be visible to the naked eye.

Before the playoffs began, Yang Fan led the Thunder generals to Denver one day in advance. While checking in the hotel as soon as possible, he also led the Thunder generals to fight on the wild court during the day.

Yang Fan naturally did not think about sharpening his guns in the face of battle, but more wanted the players to play in altitude sickness and then try to adapt to this environment.

Fortunately, Denver's altitude is 1,603 meters, and the altitude below 2,000 meters has a very small impact on normal people.

Although the amount of athletes' exercise is not the same as that of ordinary people, as long as Yang Fan does not overuse the players to play on the court, the impact will not be as huge as people imagine.

So before the playoffs start, the last thing Yang Fan wants to see is to play humidification, because in overtime, the Nuggets' advantage is not only to be at home, but also to have the impact of altitude.

In addition, during this year's regular season, the Thunder and the Nuggets had three matches, and in these three matches, the Thunder took the lead with a record of two wins and one loss.

Even though Anthony did not appear in one game due to a wrist injury, the Thunder and the Nuggets still tied 1:1 when both sides were fully armed.

This means that under normal circumstances, the gap between the Thunder and the Nuggets is not unsurpassable.

At least the Nuggets in front of you at this time is the best choice that the Thunder can choose in this playoffs.

In fact, in Yang Fan's heart, he hopes that the team can compete with the Houston Rockets in the playoffs.

Because when facing the Rockets headed by "Chinese giant" Yao Ming, this very passionate Thunder obviously has a huge overall advantage.

Among them, the Thunder's three-killing Rockets in the regular season is undoubtedly the best proof.

It's just a pity that although the Thunder has some restraint in playing styles against the Rockets, the Rockets' performance in this year's regular season was very outstanding.

If you want to fight the Rockets, then the Thunder will have to climb to the fourth place in the West at the lowest point. Obviously, if the team has this ability, then Yang Fan will not have to worry as much as he is now...

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"Huh, Yang, I feel so nervous now, really!! Even when I led the team to the finals in the Development League."

"But those guys outside are really disgusting. They don't look down on us before the game starts. This is too disgusting to take us seriously."

In the hotel, Snyder was obviously a little nervous at this time. He kept walking back and forth in Yang Fan's room, and even Yang Fan, who had been wandering for a while, began to feel dizzy in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I asked you to sit calmly for a while. I'm about to fall asleep when you walk back and forth. Don't be too nervous. Then we'll deal with it when we see a move."

"We don't need to worry about these reports from the outside world. Anyway, the facts will prove everything. We only need to ensure that the environment in which the players are in is fully closed within these few days."

"After all, the overall age of the team is indeed a little young. If they see some reports from the outside world, it will inevitably have some impact on their mentality."

"But in my opinion, it is a good thing for the outside media to favor the Nuggets. In this way, even if we lose, we will be taken for granted. But once we can win, it will undoubtedly be a very big encouragement to the team's morale."

Before the playoffs started, Yang Fan was actually very nervous, but as the team's head coach, Yang Fan could not express this personal emotion, especially in front of Snyder.

"Ju Shuai is right. In fact, we don't have to be nervous at all. Instead, it's the Nuggets, because in this round of the series we are on the weak side."

"Even if this seems to be a bit despised by us, if you analyze it from a deeper level, it is indeed a good thing."

"So what we need to do next is to counterattack and try to point out a clear path for the players. As long as our tactics can be slightly better than that of George, the old guy, the players will naturally be able to play their strengths on the field."

After listening to Yang Fan's analysis of pretending to be calm, another assistant coach of the team, Plino, immediately expressed his approval.

Plino is an assistant coach that the Thunder has been using since the Supersonics. However, due to his limited personal ability, he has never been a target for Prosty when the Thunder changed coaches.

But although Plino is indeed a bit lacking in serving as the team's head coach, if he is only an assistant coach, then he can be regarded as very qualified.

Compared with Snyder's defense and Dimash's shooting, Plino's most powerful thing is his winks.

That's right, although Plino's coaching ability on both offense and defense is relatively limited, at least he is far from being proficient in one subject.

But Plino has been able to sit in the position of assistant coach for many years because he has a very eye-catching attitude and can always execute the arrangements of other coaches as soon as possible.

It can be said that he is willing to take on any dirty and tiring work. It can be said that he is very clear about his abilities and his expertise in surviving in NBA.

Of course, if it were just like this, then Yang Fan would naturally not keep him. In addition, there are public relations in Plino's powerful areas.

The public opinion guidance of some external media can always be solved immediately.

During the regular season, Yang Fan once publicly insulted reporters. Although Yang Fan did not insult him by name that time, anyone with a discerning eye could tell who Yang Fan was scolding.

The last thing is that Plino is operating the whole process, and through a series of means, the influence of this matter was finally minimized.

So this is one of the major reasons why Yang Fan is willing to keep him by his side. After all, in a business alliance like NBA, if a person has no value, then no one will be willing to take in it kindly.

"It's easy for you two to say, but how could I not be nervous at this time? And that guy George Carl is a well-known coach in the league."

"It seems that this time is not only a sharpening for the players, but also a challenge for us!!"

Seeing Snyder clenching his fists at this time, he looked like he was facing a great enemy, even Yang Fan, who had already begun to relax, was a little nervous by him.

I have to say that if Snyder was placed in ancient times, then he would be a traitor in front of the enemy!!

After picking up an orange and putting it into his mouth, Yang Fan finally couldn't help but kick Snyder's ass:

"Can you get out as far as you dare..."
Chapter completed!