Chapter three hundred and seventy sixth consecutive defeats
Playing at home, their opponent was still the not-so-strong Charlotte Hornets, but the Bucks were still in a tough battle and had a very difficult time winning. It was hard to believe that the Bucks could stand out from the fierce competition.
Moreover, among the players appointed by Wang Xiao, only Antetokounmpo performed well.
Oladipo made 4 of 13 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 30%. He barely scored in double digits by relying on free throws. He struggled extremely against Lance Stephenson, the top defender in the non-league.
Another player favored by Wang Xiao, center Nikola Jokic, performed very average in this game, as if he was invisible. He played 31 minutes and only scored 6 points and 5 rebounds.
However, this is not what most people expected. Jokic is only a second-round pick after all, and the reason why he fell to this position is because of his own lack of strength.
Middleton's performance was eye-catching. No one thought that this little-known second-round pick could perform so efficiently.
But just relying on this alone is still difficult to stand out in the fierce competition in the NBA.
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Sure enough, after a good start in the first game that was broadcast live across the United States, the Bucks suffered a defeat in the second game.
On October 31, 2014, the Bucks challenged the Philadelphia 76ers away from home and lost 89:96.
76ers star John Wall defeated Knight, scoring 27 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the game. He finally felt proud in front of Wang Xiao.
Wall has been extremely depressed in recent years. Not only was the No. 1 pick taken away by Jeremy Lin, but he was also suppressed by Jeremy Lin and Curry in the Eastern Conference. He was unable to stand out. He led the team last year and struggled hard to reach the season.
In the playoffs, they were swept out by Wang Xiao's Wizards without any suspense.
Now, although it is just a regular season victory, it finally makes Wall feel proud for once.
In the match between the two teams, the problems exposed in the Bucks' first game were further expanded.
The first is the lack of personal ability of the players. The 76ers have obviously watched the Bucks' first game, so in terms of defensive arrangements, they deliberately let the inside players station themselves in the inside and resolutely not to expose too many gaps in the inside.
Whenever this happens, Antetokounmpo has no choice. His current personal ability is not enough to solve such a defense independently.
Secondly, there is the problem of cooperation between players. The Bucks' tactics are still in the initial stage of running-in. The offense mainly relies on the players' personal abilities. This makes it difficult for Antetokounmpo, Oladipo and others to attack when their offense is blocked.
It is difficult to provide support with tactical arrangements.
The result of these two flaws is that no one on the Bucks team scored 20 points, and there were only four players who even scored in double figures.
Immediately afterwards, the Bucks lost the third game with a score of 113:82.
The score difference of 31 points was also a considerable difference in Wang Xiao's entire coaching career. He rarely lost so miserably.
But there is no way, because the Bucks' opponent in the third game is the Washington Wizards.
This season, the Wizards left many players. The rookie contracts of Isaiah Thomas and Chandler Parsons expired. Due to their outstanding performance with the Wizards, both of them received good offers.
Isaiah Thomas accepted a three-year contract worth $36 million from the Boston Celtics.
Chandler Parsons was signed by the Mavericks for three years and $40 million.
Although the two went to the same team as in another time and space, their lives were obviously completely different.
Thomas Jr. received a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions due to his gold-plated experience with the Wizards. In another time and space, his contract was only worth 7 million.
As for Chandler Parsons, his income has shrunk slightly. Although he performed very well in the Wizards, the Wizards' forward line is really full of talents, and he doesn't have much time to perform. This also leads to
His data is much lower than that of the same period in another time and space. If it weren't for the fact that the Mavericks owner Cuban was stupid and rich in money, Parsons' contract might have shrunk a lot.
Even so, the fact that these two Wizards bench players were able to sign their contracts still amazed many people.
Wang Xiao's vision, which has been proven countless times, was mentioned again. After all, there are very few players in the league who can directly earn tens of millions of annual salary as a substitute, but Wang Xiao has already come out a lot.
James Harden, DeAndre Jordan, JaVale McGee, Hassan Whiteside, Isaiah Thomas, Chandler Parsons.
Many fans have to admit that Wang Xiao is really strong.
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Closer to home, in addition to Thomas and Parsons, Caron Butler also officially announced his retirement. Three strong substitutes left the team, causing the Wizards' bench depth to drop a lot.
But this does not affect the overall strength of the Wizards. There is no way, the depth of this team's lineup is really terrifying.
Even if three players are gone, the Wizards still have Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, two future All-Star players, on the bench, and the Wizards' starting lineup is so powerful that it's shocking.
Curry, Thompson, George, Leonard, Gobert.
Such a starting lineup does not require substitute players to perform at all, and five players taking turns playing alone for one round are enough to defeat an ordinary team.
With the current strength of the Bucks, it is normal to lose 31 points against the Wizards. It is no exaggeration to say that among the five positions on the field, the Bucks have no advantage in any position and are completely suppressed.
After losing to the Wizards, the Bucks' regular season record fell to 1 win and 2 losses, which was not very good. Then in the fourth game, the Bucks lost again.
81:87, the Bucks lost to the Indiana Pacers at home, and their record was updated to 1 win and 3 losses...
At this time, many people were very surprised.
It seems that Wang Xiao can't turn around a bad team like the Milwaukee Bucks.
People who hate Wang Xiao can't help but rejoice in his misfortune.
"It seems that Wang Xiao messed up. Leaving the Wizards was obviously a bad decision. Without the help of those stars, Wang Xiao looked very confused. He and his team played very hard in every game.
Oops, the tactics are messy and full of meaningless singles. He only knows this way. I guess the Bucks owner will kick this bragging guy out of the team before the end of the season. No matter what
No matter how good the relationship between them is, if they can't lead the team to win, then packing up and leaving is still the only result."
Chapter completed!