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At the end of February, the Wizards lost to the Nets again, and were unfortunately swept by the Nets in the regular season.

The lineup configuration of the two teams is similar, relying on the overall offense to score many points, the starting substitutes have been replaced, and they lack super scorers. The advantage of the Nets is that several core players were on the same team last season and have completed their integration.

Yang Rui knows that if he wants to defeat the Nets in the playoffs, he must work hard on the defensive end and can no longer fight on offense.

In back-to-back games against the Mavericks, Yang Rui strengthened his defense and allowed Wallace to play 31 minutes, losing again 91-108. The Mavericks' offense is even more powerful than the Nets'. If they meet in the playoffs, it's impossible for the Wizards to defeat them.

In March, the Wizards defeated the Bulls in their first home game.

The method Yang Rui used was to send Haywood to the starting lineup to strengthen the defense of the penalty area. On the offensive end, he played a pick-and-roll with Jordan in the middle to help him get rid of a one-step pull-up jumper.

In addition to Jordan holding the ball in the low post and performing fadeaway jumpers, pull-up jump shots after pick-and-rolls are also common offensive methods. This is probably the simplest offensive tactic. As long as the defender's ability to hold the ball is not too bad and he can quickly stop and shoot, the opponent will not be good. Defend.

When he was young, Jordan rarely played pick-and-rolls. It wasn't that he despised tactics, but that he was too physically fit. An ordinary pull-up jumper would be difficult for opponents to defend. Now he needs the help of his teammates, and he will seek cooperation in the last two years with the Bulls.

Tracy McGrady was the same way in the late Rockets. Because of his guest, his fastest step in the league became the slowest step in the league, and he still scored 20 points. Jordan's current starting speed is not inferior to Tracy McGrady in 2008.

In order to prevent Haywood from passing down, the Bulls cannot save inside, so that Jordan will get a shooting opportunity. And Jordan is not just a simple jumper, he will hold the ball and break inside. Once his position is too deep, the Bulls have to cover up inside, and in the end it is easy to miss Haywood.

Jordan scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, which was very comprehensive.

Stoudemire can be selected for the All-Star Game this year.

Thanks to Jordan's credit, as long as he plays according to the routine, the old flying man can still attract interior defense.

I was only happy for a long time. On the 4th, the Wizards suffered back-to-back upsets. After leading by 18 points, they were reversed in the final quarter and lost to the underdog Heat 89-92.

The Heat are ready to draft the No. 1 pick, and they have no intention of winning this game. Except for Eddie Jones, the team had no bright spots, and Jones' opponent was Jordan, who scored 31 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Jordan felt so bad in this game that he went undercover. He made 9 of 27 shots and 3 of 3 free throws. He missed key goals at the last minute and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Due to Jordan's disregard for scoring points, Maggette only took 6 shots in the whole game, Stoudemire took 5 shots, and Wesley was even worse, only taking 4 shots. The team's offensive system was disrupted.

This was a game that he could win easily but he lost. Of course Jordan wanted to increase his scoring average. In addition, today was the day when his new sneakers were released, and his performance was super strong.

Jordan 18th generation, countless fans want to buy a pair for collection.

Facing the media, Jordan has admitted that this is the last season of his career. Therefore, the 18th generation will be Jordan's last pair of boots for the competition. Jordan has personally participated in the design of the sneakers from beginning to end.

Back in the locker room, Yang Rui angrily scolded Jordan in front of many people. "Michael, is there something wrong with your mind? Is it more important to you to collect statistics than to win? Are you not satisfied with having 10 scoring titles?"

Jordan was stunned for a moment, and the other players were even more stunned. They didn't expect that Yang Rui would suddenly go crazy.

The new players have never heard of any coach who dared to talk to Jordan like this, and neither did Phil Jackson when he was in the Bulls. Last season, veteran coach Doug Collins coaxed Jordan to talk. Counting Jordan's teammates back then, there was only one Steve Kerr who dared to challenge Jordan.

Yang Rui asked loudly: "Michael, tell me, what is your goal this year? Is it really just the playoffs? Is this your only ambition? Score 20 points in the regular season, go through the playoffs and then retire?"

"Of course not." Jordan was also angry and yelled.

Yang Rui's momentum continued: "Neither do I. I told the media that I would target the playoffs to relieve the pressure on young players and stop the media from talking nonsense. We have only one goal this season, and that is the championship! Especially for you. As the saying goes, failure to win a championship is failure. In the Wizards, you are the only veteran who is retiring, and everyone still has time. Don’t you understand? Only if you set the best example, everyone will do their best to help you. Perfect retirement. Today, I hope you will express your position here and will listen to my arrangements, and don’t do anything messy like today again!”

Jordan was wrong. Although he looked unhappy, he did not scold Yang Rui. He didn't dare to flip the table with Yang Rui. If he went too far and had a falling out, he would definitely be the unlucky one. Yang Rui suddenly hit the point, he was the only one who wanted to retire.

He hesitated for half a minute, and after much thought, he had no choice. He could only say word by word: "Next, I will listen to you. If the touch is not good, I will pass the ball and adjust it."

Jordan did not apologize to anyone, he just expressed his attitude. It was not easy for him to do this.

For Jordan, his situation was like that of Guan Yu who was besieged by Cao's army in Xiapi. He had only two choices, one was to surrender, the other was to die. Guan Yu chose to surrender, so there was the era of the Martial Saint.

Yang Rui caught Jordan's weakness and dared to fight him hard. Even if the media exposes this matter, no one will turn to Jordan, because everyone knows what the Wizards' record was last season and how much they have improved this season.

Yang Rui's anger was not impulsive, but calculated.

First of all, he helped the players who couldn't catch the ball and made them feel comfortable, so they will work harder next.

Anyone who has the ability will not be willing to be a green leaf and only shoot a few shots per game. If Jordan at his peak can solve problems with his personal ability, they will admit it. Now Jordan's scoring ability is not much better than Hamilton, Maggette, and Stoudemire.

If players are angry and cannot vent their anger, there may be problems in the playoffs. In Yang Rui's previous life, the Lakers were eliminated by the Thunder 4-1 in the 2012 playoffs. Bynum, who couldn't catch the ball, smiled evilly on the court, like a domineering president.

Secondly, he needs to let Jordan have a long memory. As a veteran, he can no longer mess around.

Finally, he also seized this opportunity to give Jordan a little color. Usually in the team, Jordan has a detached status, and the coaching staff is like his nanny. They have to look at his face for everything, which is very tiring.

If Jordan was invincible, it would be okay to be a nanny, but now he has no dominance on the court and is an old hooligan with a flawed character, which makes people very uncomfortable.

Yang Rui is a man with a temper. He is the one who led Jordan to win the championship this season, not to hug Jordan's lap. The better the team's regular season record, the greater his chances of winning the best coach award. Losing to an underdog team is unacceptable to him.

If Jordan loses to a few underdogs because of random play, and the team's final record is not as good as the Bulls, and the best coach is awarded to Thibodeau, then he will not say it, but he will want to strangle Jordan in his heart.

The young players saw Yang Rui getting angry and making Jordan bow his head, and they admired him from the bottom of their hearts. Yang Rui is much younger than Jordan. Although he is a coach, his courage is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Next, role players will be more obedient. Yang Rui was not polite to Jordan. Isn't it a piece of cake to deal with other people?

His outburst served multiple purposes this time.

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