On September 30, Beijing time, Trail Blazers player Damian Lillard was interviewed by The Athletic, talking about his views on new coach Changsi Billups and his expectations for the new season.
At the end of last season, the Blazers sacked Terry Stotts, the veteran coach who had coached the team for nine years. After learning the news, Lillard admitted in an interview that he did not think that changing the coach would solve the team's problems. But after working with Billups for a while, Lillard changed his attitude.
'Billups has won championships as a player and his championship experience has benefited the team a lot." Lillard said, "In training, you can feel his attention to detail. If the player does not meet his requirements, he will immediately call a halt and then correct him. Everything he does is sending us a message: to be a winner, you need to work tirelessly. He showed the attitude that a winner should have, and all this made us awe-inspired. ”
Lillard also revealed that he spoke with multiple championship players during the offseason and gained valuable experience from them.
"I've talked to Dream Green and KD, and I've talked to Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, and I want them to tell me what it takes to win the championship." Lillard said, "I was inspired by what the dream told me, he said that in 2015 no one thought the Warriors could win the championship, but they eventually did it and became a dynasty team. ”
On Media Day, Billups said something similar, saying that last season no one thought solar had made it to the Finals, no one thought the Bucks could win the championship, but they all did. After listening to them, I was full of motivation because I was sure that we could do the same thing. Lillard said.
Source: NBA official website
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