This was obviously not good news.

And after this injury report came out, fans had already started denouncing Barnes on the hotline.

"Metta World Peace didn't hit hard enough. This kind of person should be beaten to death!"

"Damn, this is simply a career-ending move. He should be suspended for a season!"

"This isn't the kind of move that should be in a basketball game. The league should severely punish him!"

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Just as fans were fiercely denouncing him online, Tang Tian sent a message to Stern.

"Metta World Peace only acted excessively because of the opponent's malicious foul and provocation. He shouldn't be suspended too severely."

He didn't care about Barnes, but instead defended Metta World Peace in advance.

Barnes' malicious foul was certainly hateful, but in the eyes of the league, the impact of Metta World Peace's actions would be even worse.

Tang Tian had been a coach in his previous life and knew the league's tendency in this regard.

Metta World Peace went up to fight to defend himself, so he had to find a way to defend him.

This was his own selfish motive.

As for why he chose to send a message to Stern.

Although Stern was only about a month away from retirement and had probably already handed over most of his work to Xiao Hua.

But in name he was still the president of the league and still had the greatest say.

So Tang Tian sending it to him was the fastest and most effective way.

Moreover, judging from Stern's previous actions, he was very supportive of Tang Tian.

Tang Tian sought help in this kind of matter, and Stern would most likely lend a hand.

"I know."

Stern's reply was relatively simple.

If it was a very official reply, it meant that Stern didn't want to help, but this kind of reply meant that he would help.

Tang Tian stayed in the hospital for a day and then was discharged.

Dislocations like this take time to heal, and lying in the hospital is the same as being anywhere else.

However, after getting used to training, sitting at home and not moving was really torture.

After hanging out at home with the little lion for a few days, he went to the arena.

During the days he was out, the Pelicans played against the Mavericks and Spurs in succession, and they suffered a three-game losing streak.

Tang Tian's absence had an obvious impact on the team.

When Tang Tian first went to the training hall, he could see that the expressions on the players' faces were still a bit depressed.

No matter how much the haters blacked Tang Tian, blacked him for taking too many shots, and having a low shooting percentage.

But without Tang Tian, this team really wasn't much different from the team that was third to last in the Western Conference last season.

When Tang Tian appeared in the training hall, he could feel that the expressions on the players' faces were obviously more relaxed than before.

That was the feeling of really seeing the backbone of the team.

Tang Tian suddenly had the feeling that Walker had at UConn back then.

The reason why Walker went to the training hall with an injury was probably for this kind of effect.

"I'm watching you guys."

Tang Tian greeted his teammates with a smile.

Although his left hand was fixed, he still smiled and clapped hands with his teammates one by one with his right hand.

The team doctor followed him, and he basically couldn't do anything except some leg strength training.

After finishing his practice, he watched his teammates train.

Before, because he wanted to help the team win, he basically focused his attention on improving his own strength and didn't have time to pay too much attention to his other teammates.

Now that he finally had time to relax and watch his teammates train again, he suddenly felt that he might have inadvertently ignored something.

Because it was impossible for him to make up for all the skills in one season and directly become an offensive kaleidoscope, his offensive methods were not very rich.

Just like he realized before, when he was double-teamed, he could only choose to pass the ball to his teammates.

Although he passed very well, whether or not the ball would go in still depended on his teammates.

The Pelicans weren't the Spurs, they didn't have such a clear division of labor, and their performance stability was far inferior to that of the Spurs teammates.

So, a very realistic problem was that if the Pelicans wanted to enter the playoffs, or even go further in the playoffs, their teammates had to improve together.

Otherwise, he alone wouldn't be enough.

It should be known that even someone as strong as Kobe had already treated double-teams as open looks, averaging 35.4 points per game in the season, and at most only brought the team to the first round.

Tang Tian's offensive strength was not as good as Kobe's at his peak, so changing his teammates was a must.

The good news was that the Pelicans' teammates were obviously not the CBA teammates that the Lakers had in those years, and they only needed some changes.

Moreover, the stronger his teammates became, the greater the restraining effect would be, and he would get more shooting opportunities, which wouldn't hinder his scoring title goal.

These two things were actually complementary.

After all, he was a coach in his previous life, and after watching a whole training session, combined with some details from playing games before, he basically had a good idea in his mind.

Davis, this season has actually been increasing muscle and confrontation, but his shooting is really not there.

Relying on his ability to catch lobs and his defensive skills as the second leader, his talent was only a little bit worse than someone like him who had a system.

Now that more than two months of the season have passed, it was time to put his shooting on the agenda.

Otherwise, when they reached the targeted playoffs, if the opponents knew that Davis would only go inside after the pick and roll, the quality of their pick and roll would obviously become worse.

Some NBA players basically have a hard time developing their shooting skills, such as Simmons and Rondo;

But some can be developed later, such as James, and Davis.

With Prokopio around, reasonably allocating training intensity, gaining muscle and shooting can also be achieved at the same time.

Holiday, Holiday has been learning how to become a point guard under Williams's request, but his passing awareness is indeed poor.

Unless his brain really suddenly opens up one day, this thing will accompany him throughout his entire career.

This is the same as asking Westbrook to become a real point guard, which is unreasonable.

In comparison, his breakthroughs are sharp, and as long as he develops his three-pointer, he will be an excellent offensive point guard.

Anyway, he is good at passing, and when he has dribbling, he can completely let him do it.

Gordon's problem is his shot selection, because of his injuries, his breakthroughs have declined a lot, but he still likes to break through.

In order to avoid recurrence of injuries, and for greater efficiency, he should still focus on shooting.

In history, Gordon only really started to shine when he arrived at the Rockets.

Anderson's problem can't be solved. Although he is a good person, the defensive problem is fatal for a team that is determined to win the championship.

So, in the long run, it is best to trade him for a 3D swingman.

These are the main players, and the remaining players are basically set and don't have much room for growth.

After a round of analysis, the biggest problem is still the center.

Jason Smith can only be considered barely usable, and he will definitely be targeted in the playoffs, and Stiemsma and the like have limited effect.

So, getting an inside player before the trade deadline or the buyout deadline is an urgent matter.