Bill Schonely was right.
In the first game of the new season, the Trail Blazers played quite awkwardly.
The new tactics were one aspect; on the other hand, the players' attention was not focused enough.
For a team aiming to win consecutive championships, competitive spirit, attention, injuries, targeting by opponents, etc., are all challenges to face.
Most of these challenges come from within themselves, and how to battle against oneself is a subject that top championship teams must study.
The new tactics indeed brought some chaos, but they also gave the Trail Blazers players a new objective.
During the break between the third and fourth quarters, Bobby Berman kept drawing the Princeton Offense patterns on the tactical board.
Everyone had to listen carefully, just like attending a new class in college; if you don't listen, play the wrong tactics, you'd be substituted and also have to endure Beelman's swearing attacks.
