Williams was in charge of training, and everything seemed to have not changed much from before.

Two days later, Stevens arrived at the training camp.

If the league wants to select the handsomeest head coach, Stevens will definitely get a crushing vote.

Tyron Lue, who was just poached by the Cavaliers for four years, 6.5 million in history, is only 38 years old, only one year older than Stevens.

But fans never call him a young coach because he is only a young coach but no handsome coach.

He is handsome, it is the first feeling that the Pelicans players feel when they see Stevens.

They didn't have the chance to see Stevens so close before.

"I'm not the championship trophy, you don't have to look at me so blindly."

Stevens looked at the Pelicans players and said with a smile.

His first words made the team members laugh.

When strangers meet, the first sentence largely determines the impression. Stevens's words will give people a very easy-going feeling.

Of course, there are also some feelings that are not as majestic as the head coach.

"Of course I promise, I will take you to the championship trophy."

But his next sentence soon attracted whistles and cheers.

The Pelicans are just thinking about winning the championship this season, and this sentence touches their g-point.

Tang Tian also laughed.

He chatted with Stevens, but because he was not in the same team, it was more like a communication between friends.

He didn't know much about Stevens' specific coaching style.

But now it seems that Stevens has not only technical and tactical skills, but also speaks very well.

"I'm Brad Stevens, you can call me coach or Stevens, of course if you think you have a good relationship with me, you can call me Brad, of course, I hope you can call me Brad in training camp next season."

Stevens' subsequent self-introduction is also very distinctive, which makes the players laugh again.

He is really a very easy-going head coach.

"Okay, I know how eager you are for the championship. I will tell you now how we want to win this championship."

After a brief opening remark, Stevens immediately entered the role of head coach.

"We played a great season last season, Don and Ad performed well as the core, Nicholas was very talented, Ju, Trevor and Anthony also made excellent shooting from the outside, Spencer, Javier, Al, and Bismarck also performed very well.

Going to the Western Conference Finals and completing a 1-3 reversal, the only team in the playoffs that won at home at the Warriors, those that have proven that we are a very talented and resilient team."

Stevens pulled the tactical board over and he first confirmed the team's performance last season.

"But we're missing something."

He changed his mind as he spoke.

"team."

His words caused a stir among the team members. Stevens said that they were not team-oriented.

"What I mean is not that you don't play like a team, but that you lack a team-like style of playing."

However, Stevens's subsequent words quickly dispelled the players' doubts.

"The core of our playing style last season was Tang Chiqi's goal to score a sudden score. After Nikola entered, he had a greater sense of space and better score effect. This is a simple and practical way of playing, but it is also easy to be targeted."

Stevens talked freely.

"Once Tang is stuck in a double-team and cannot complete the score, or others feel bad, the entire offense will become struggling, and even if Tang can score, he will consume a lot of energy in the double-team."

Stevens' words attracted a lot of thought to the team members, and then nodded at the same time.

In fact, the Pelicans' tactics have been relatively simple in the past two seasons, and they did encounter what Stevens said last year's playoffs.

This is a very incisive analysis.

"We want to keep this tactic, it comes in handy at critical moments, but before that, we need to build a new tactical system to make the game easier."

Stevens said and began drawing on the tactical board.

"Pick-and-roll is the core of our tactical offense. Most of the tactical initiation comes from pick-and-roll, and the same is true for our tactical system."

Stevens then began to tell the tactical system.

It looks a bit complicated, and the tactics of each player on the court are also clearly explained.

After listening to this, Tang Tian probably understood his tactical system.

This is a system that is somewhat similar to the Spurs' Hammer tactics, but not exactly the same.

To be precise, he is a change direction Hammer tactic that focuses the end point on the team's offensive core.

Create space through the pitcher's running, restrain defense, and create scoring opportunities for the core through the organization or transition of the big man at the top of the arc.

This is very Stevens.

You should know that Thomas Jr. has averaged 22+ per game in the Celtics last season, while inside scorers like Salinger also averaged 2.3 assists per game.

And this is really suitable for the Pelicans.

Tang Tian's scoring ability is definitely far superior to Thomas Jr. Jokic's organization and passing ability are not comparable to Salinger.

When Stevens was about to finish his speech, Tang Tian observed the reactions of the others.

Most of the team members were very impressed.

Stevens' previous speech gave people a feeling of easy-goingness and lack of majesty, but after explaining this series of tactics, he successfully won respect for himself.

There are many kinds of coaches. Monty Williams wins respect for himself through excellent interpersonal relationships; Larry Brown directly opens his words, and no one can object, and use this method to establish the team's prestige; Popovich wins his position for himself through excellent tactical abilities.

Stevens and Popovich are a bit similar, and this is the most direct way to win respect.

After all, the head coach's responsibility is tactics, and the tactical ones are the most stressful.

Tang Tian also paid attention to Williams and found that he listened very seriously.

He seems to be able to understand why Williams is willing to return to the Pelicans, and he should also respect Stevens.

"Complex tactics require sufficient tacit understanding and absolute trust between each other. One thing we must learn in the game is to share the ball. If you are willing to pass the ball to a better player, then when you are in the scoring opportunity, you will definitely get the pass from the player."

After the tactical explanation, Stevens also mentioned the issue of tacit understanding of the team.

This is what he did in the past during Butler and the Celtics, playing team basketball.

And his way of speaking is really easy to accept.

After listening to it, Tang Tian suddenly felt like he was back in the Spurs era.
Chapter completed!