The current situation is completely different. Gan Guoyang has come back after retiring for two seasons, and he is regaining his form according to a planned schedule.
Other players are either new high school recruits, recently traded troublemakers, or those who haven't figured out their game after playing for two seasons.
There's also someone like Porter, who is without desire or ambition, showing no enthusiasm during the preseason, as if waiting for retirement.
The head coach, Larry Bird, had a great reputation as a player but hasn't yet proven himself as a coach.
The public is very skeptical about Larry Bird coaching the Trail Blazers. Even though it was pretty lively when he was first appointed, most people were just watching the spectacle, expecting Bird to fail miserably and get fired.
There's a common belief in the coaching world that former superstars rarely become good coaches, and those who excel as coaches were often bench players in their careers.
