Because the four of them represent the front figures of the draft classes from 2002 to 2005 and have already become some of the best in the league, while the class of 2006, so far, does not even have a player averaging 20 points a game...
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At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Bobcats team gathered for a meeting in preparation for the new month of games that was about to start.
Carlisle's first sentence was, "Our games this coming month are going to be very tough."
Listening to words of caution ten thousand times is not as effective as experiencing it firsthand.
Last month, Carlisle's 'suppressing' coaching had a certain effect, but when he spoke, most of the players would inevitably wonder—after continuous wins, how much better do we need to play?
But after facing off against the Celtics and the Rockets, they truly realized how weak most of the opponents they had met during their 13-game winning streak were.
