Fans and media have different reactions about Su Yang taking responsibility, but generally they think he is too indulging the players. Some people also say that although he wants to relax the players and help bear the pressure, he is too innovative and prone to cause disgust.

Su Yang was too lazy to respond, as long as the team could win.

After two days off, the Thunder faced the Grizzlies for the first time in the season.

Su Yang rushed to the training base early and pulled the scout department to hold a meeting as usual to discuss how to arrange offense and defense.

Scout director Blachi made a speech first, mentioning that the Grizzlies' slowest pace in the league, with the fewest three-point shots in the league, and the fourth in the frontcourt rebounds. Assistant Snyder then spoke, mentioning that the Grizzlies like to use the big man to cover the empty cut and attack the basket.

In about ten minutes, the scouts and assistant coaches listed the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive characteristics in detail and gave suggestions.

Su Yang nodded while listening and finally said: "If you want to defeat the Grizzlies, you can play according to the conventional ideas. Even if you win, it will consume a lot. I want to try some unconventional ideas. For example, start with the difference in scoring between their starting and substitute lineups..."

According to the scout report, the Grizzlies averaged 102 points per game last season, of which the starting five-man team took about 84 points, which means that the Grizzlies averaged about 18 points per game, while Sam Young, as the sixth man, averaged 7.4 points per game.

The gap between the starter and the substitute caused the Grizzlies to grit their teeth in a single game, allowing the main players to play for a few more minutes, and no matter which team can compete, but extending to the entire season, the Grizzlies can only win 40 wins and cannot play in the playoffs in the West.

This season, the Grizzlies have slower pace and fewer scores, and the proportion of starting points continues to increase.

"I plan to let KD start the game, then replace it in advance and rest, and then match the second team to compete with the Grizzlies' second team. As long as there is no Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph blocking the paint area, KD will be very easy to move with cover..."

There is a great thing about the Grizzlies' defense, which is that the black and white bears are tall and generous, and are good at delaying those players who use cover to run, especially those who pass through the paint area. The two often delayed to help Conley and others keep catching up.

The Thunder often starts with the five-for-one formation, so it is easier to face the Grizzlies, but with the Grizzlies Tony Allen and Guy, it is difficult to occupy as much advantage as other opponents. Su Yang thought about it and decided to try to attack the Grizzlies' weak second team.

If it were other teams that had too many starters than substitutes, it would be easy to get so much more due to the running-in between the starters and the substitutes. For example, the Lakers arranged for Kobe to cooperate with Famal Brown for a long time, and Kobe was mostly double-teamed.

But the Thunder are different. The substitute lineup is too strong, and evenly distributing firepower against the Grizzlies may be easier.

"I think it's OK..." Assistant coach Mark took the lead in expressing support for Su Yang's decision, and others also expressed their support.

The defensive strategy was immediately confirmed, and crazy blocking of the paint area was the basis, giving priority to interfering with Gasol and Randolph's catch, then double-teaming Gasol and Randolph's singles, then round contracting and expanding, using long arms and long legs to pinch two and three-pointers.

After the meeting, Su Yang found Durant on the stadium and explained in detail the arrangements for the evening and why it was arranged so.

Durant had no objection. The whole team trained according to offense and defense strategies, and was mostly about to catch the ball and hit the area around the front defense.

At 7:00 p.m., the game officially started.

The Thunder strictly implemented offensive and defensive strategies at the beginning and played an 11-4 attack wave, but in the first quarter, Su Yang took down Durant, who made 3 of 4 shots, and even lined up Barnes in advance, actively weakening his strength.

Guy took the opportunity to score 4 points in a row, and Randolph also scored 4 points in a row because it became easier to catch the ball.

With more than two minutes left in the first quarter, Randolph and Tony Allen ended, and the Grizzlies sent Sam Young and Darrell Arthur.

Seeing this, Su Yang replaced Durant and Green, removed Chandler and Barnes, and let Ibaka turn to center forward.

Gasol Jr. was wary of Ibaka's long shot, and the protection of the paint area, delays, and baskets became much worse than before. The Thunder five-outside formation was then expanded in large quantities, and Durant used various covers to interweave Guy at will.

In more than two minutes, the Thunder fired a 14-3 attack wave, making the Grizzlies dizzy and their defensive formation was in chaos.

At the end of the first quarter, Grizzlies head coach Hollins sent 198 cm Vasquez as point guard.

Su Yang simultaneously sent 201 cm Livingston, paired with four people, Harden, Durant, Green and Jordan Jr., with an average height of more than two meters, playing a fast-paced offensive and defensive lineup. Not only did the offensive firepower be fierce, but the defense was also very aggressive.

And the Grizzlies' Vasquez, Sam Young, Guy, Darrell Arthur, and Randolph were tragically defeated.

From the end of the first quarter to the second quarter, there were nine minutes left, and about three minutes later, the Thunder burst out another 11-2 wave.

Grizzlies coach Hollins really couldn't stand it and arranged in advance that Gasol, who had not yet had enough rest, made a debut.

Unfortunately, the Grizzlies' operations are useless, with slow pace and fewer three points, making it difficult for them to quickly narrow the score difference.

After the half-time game, the Thunder team returned to the locker room. Su Yang encouraged everyone to do a good job and hoped to continue in the second half, because according to the current record of the Grizzlies, it is very likely to be the first round opponent of the playoffs, and it is necessary to defeat the Grizzlies' defense line in their hearts.

The whole team took Su Yang's order back to the court. In the third quarter, he forced the defense and only allowed the black and white bears to take a total of 4 shots.

The game was in the middle of the fourth quarter, and it was already garbage time. Su Yang took the main force early and asked Cole Aldridge to practice more, and also let Morris Peterson play and shoot more, striving to get a better chip in the trade, after all, millions.

After the whole game, the Thunder defeated the Grizzlies 119 to 104, scoring a total of 78 in the substitute stage and Durant scored 36 points.

Regarding Su Yang's so-called operation, reporter Wender Horst tweeted: "Just just now, a head coach from the West talked about Coach Su Yang's arrangement for Durant as a fake starter. He expressed his envy because the Thunder lineup is too strong and can easily match and formulate many styles of play to deal with any other team in the league efficiently. The Thunder management should be awarded..."

When Su Yang saw the tweet, he thought that the Thunder management could actually receive praise, and it would be a big change in the world line.

Fans are curious about which Western Conference coach it is.

Who would have thought that as the discussion progressed, the focus changed.

Many fans believe that Su Yang deliberately lets Durant serve as a fake starter, against the Grizzlies' second team with weak defense, thus helping Durant score more efficiently and facilitate Durant to attack MVP more effectively, which is a cheating act.

There was a similar question once before, but it did not cause so much discussion, but this time it was a bit unexpected.

It is probably because of Wind Horst's tweet that makes people realize how strong Thunder is again, which attracts envy, jealousy and hatred.

Espn saw that it was popular, so he launched a voting statistics on Twitter to let fans choose whether Durant was cheating.

The voting lasted for 24 hours, with a total of 89,032 users participating, and 87.21% of the proportion was considered cheating.

Some fans of MVP competitors, such as Rose, LeBron, and even Howard and Kobe, tweeted a lot of tweets and mocked Durant, emphasizing that their idols have never done anything that they have to attack their opponents to help the team win.

For a time, Durant's reputation for competing with MVP became quite poor. Some people found out that he called the fans poor, discriminating against homosexuality, and disrespectful women in the past. Things became out of control, as if he wanted to encircle Durant in full.

Durant was stunned and asked Su Yang how to deal with it and whether it was necessary to hire crisis public relations.

Su Yang felt a little irritated, just wanted to win more easily. How could he be considered a fake starter? He also did so many tricks.

After thinking for a while, he told Durant: "Let's start with the field and try to beat them to convince as soon as possible..."
Chapter completed!