NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 157 A game I can't afford to lose

Ended the game with the Nets.

Then they can rest for four days, which is a rare respite, but in fact they have not been safe.

The atmosphere within the team has become very, very bad.

of course.

They're not the only ones who are unhappy.

During the time period of January and February, the entire league was in a trade vortex, and new trade rumors appeared every day.

Every role player will be shivering and panicking all day long.

because……

You don't know which team's jersey you'll be wearing tomorrow.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are also plagued by trading rumors, especially after a wave of three-game losing streak, and then a wave of two-game losing streak, the team is also undercurrents.

The next day.

Xue Liancheng came to the arena early, first rolled iron in the equipment room, and when he got off the court, basically all his teammates came.

but.

Just short of Chris Bosh.

This guy's emotions are getting bigger and bigger, and he doesn't even come to training, which shows that he really doesn't take Shiba seriously.

This is an alternative way of expressing dissatisfaction with management.

Sudden.

Marcus Morris' voice sounded, "Damn it! Another team has traded..."

Don't think that NBA players don't gossip, except for picking up girls on social media, they basically pay attention to their own developments every day.

Marcus Morris is the best in the gossip, and he has a fight with Sean Williams.

Xue Liancheng raised his brows, wondering if he was coming?
Ennis and others quickly surrounded him and asked, "How?"

"Yahoo reporter Wo Shen just broke the news on Twitter. The Cavaliers Knicks Thunder have reached a three-way deal. The Thunder sent a first-round protected pick and Lance Thomas, and the Knicks sent JR-Smith and Iman Shampoo Special, the Cavaliers sent Waiters, Cork, Amderson and the 19 second-round pick."

"The result of the trade is: Thunder get Waiters, Knicks get 19th-round pick, Lance Thomas, Cork and Amundson, Cavaliers get JR-Smith, Iman Shumpert and first-round pick Protected pick."

"And Reggie Jackson, who had been discussed by the Thunder before, did not appear on the trade list."

Marcus Morris said all the details of the transaction in one breath.

Xue Liancheng said inwardly that it was true.

After the deal was completed, he knew that the pattern in the East was about to change.

At this moment.

Marcus Morris screamed again, "Damn it! And...the Cavaliers will press the trade button again, send out two first-round picks and a trade exception from the Grizzlies and Thunder, and get the diggers. King's big center Timofey Mozgov and a 2015 second-round pick."

Xue Liancheng wasn't too surprised, after all, he already knew about it in advance.

Thus.

The Cavaliers' lineup framework is basically complete. This year in the Eastern Conference, it is already a sideways existence.

Now if the Heat play against the Cavaliers again, it will be really hard to say who will win.

After all...they have a big sinkhole now!
at this time.

Shiba's voice came, "What are you doing?"

Everyone dispersed, and Marcus Morris quickly put his phone in his bag.

Spoel said: "Today is still the usual group confrontation training. You and your new teammates need to find out each other's game characteristics and habits, and play out the degree of cooperation."

Wade spoke at this time, "Hey, Chris didn't come, and the phone couldn't get through..."

Everyone subconsciously held their breath, waiting for Shiba's anger.

result.

Spoel didn't show any displeasure, but said flatly, "Marcus, you will take his place."

even.

Xue Liancheng also caught the flash of joy on Si Bo's face.

This puzzled him.

Bosh made it clear that he was in a state of forced palace, but Spoelstra was still happy?

And next.

The Heat still have a terrifying journey to the West.

The Trail Blazers, Clippers, Lakers, Warriors, Kings, nine days, five games to play, and all of them are away games.

Except for the Lakers and the Millennium Kings, the other three teams are all stumps, maybe... a seven-game losing streak, or even an eight-game losing streak!
after all.

According to the current situation of the Heat, it is true that anything can happen.

Once the losing streak reaches this level, Spoelstra's handsome position is estimated to be in jeopardy, or even killed.

Ok……

Faced with such overwhelming pressure, how could the old mentor be happy?
Is it like a primary school student who took Bosh's lateness and went to Riley's office to complain?

That's nothing to be happy about.

He believed that Shiba couldn't do that either.

Only a fool would do that.

Because once you file a complaint, isn't this telling the old hooligan Riley that you have lost control of the team?

in this way……

You will only finish class faster.

Shake his head.

Xue Liancheng didn't bother to think about these messy questions. The only thing he could do was to go all out to take down the soft persimmon of the Lakers and let his old mentor take a breather.

of course.

Maybe the Lakers also regard their Heat as a soft persimmon now...

Then it depends on who pinches whom.

That night.

The results of the first round of voting for the All-Stars are finally released.

Xue Liancheng won 814783 votes, temporarily ranking first in the total votes, a full 2 votes more than No.552967 LeBron James's 26.

Everyone was startled.

Simply unbelievable.

But when you think about it, everything seems to be expected.

Because Xue Liancheng is behind the vast Chinese market, I don't know anything else, anyway, China is absolutely good at voting.

After all, there are many people...

The current starters in the East: Xue Liancheng (814783) Wall (299), LeBron (209), Melon (552), Paul Gasol (967)
Western Conference starters: Curry (549), Kobe Bryant (095), Anthony Davis (521), Blake Griffin (542), Marc Gasol (524 )
Except for Xue Liancheng, basically there is not much controversy.

of course.

Even for Xue Liancheng, no matter his record or statistics, he deserves his title as a starter.

only.

As a rookie, he squeezed out the team's big brothers Wade and Bosh, and even killed other stars, which still made many stubborn people quite uncomfortable.

To know.

Players who were selected as All-Stars in their rookie season, leaving aside the ancient times, counting them in detail after 90 years, there are not many!

David Robinson is one. He was selected as an All-Star substitute in the 89-90 season. He scored 24.3 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 assists in his rookie season. He is very awesome.

O'Neill, in the 92-93 season, was an All-Star starter. His rookie season scored 23.4 points, 13.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 3.5 blocks.

Grant Hill, an All-Star starter in the 94-95 season, scored 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5 assists in his rookie season. As Jordan's successor, this performance is well deserved.

Tim Duncan, an All-Star substitute in the 97-98 season, scored 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in his rookie season. He also has unparalleled dominance.

Then there is Yao Ming. In the 02-03 season, he was an All-Star starter. His rookie season scored 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. This is the power of the Chinese.

The last person was Griffin, who was an All-Star substitute in the 10-11 season. He scored 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in his rookie season.

Even Zhan Huang, who is known as the proud son of heaven, failed to become an All-Star in his first season as a rookie.

One can imagine how difficult it is to enjoy this honor.

And the guard is even more difficult, only Grant Hill can do it, and there is no point guard.

just now.

Xue Liancheng is expected to break this tradition.

After becoming an All-Star point guard in his first rookie season in the 90s, he took a small step towards greatness.

In addition, there are certain fan groups who are quite angry and have higher votes than my big James?
Shady.

Must be shady.

It is suggested that the alliance check it out, or cancel overseas voting.

I didn't make the All-Star in the first season of James King, so you made it?

This can be regarded as a performance of hammering LeBron from the side.

They must be upset.

Wenhorst even tweeted, blatantly bad-mouthing Xue Liancheng: He scored less than 20 points in three consecutive games, and his shooting percentages were 14 of 5, 11 of 4, and 13 of 6. His performance is simply horrible, can he be worthy of the All-Star starter?
There are still many people responding, but it is not as turbulent as when Xue Liancheng said "no accident, I will be an All-Star".

After all, there were not many games played at that time, and everyone subconsciously believed that Xue Liancheng would not last long.

result.

A wave of six consecutive victories, and the best of the week in the middle, completely shut up people.

During this period, although Xue Liancheng was in a slump, after the transaction, there are usually such sequelae. No matter how strict everyone is, they can't open their eyes and talk nonsense, saying that they scored 13 points, 6 assists and 17 rebounds on 6 of 5 shots, and only 2 poor performance.

Combined with his overall performance, many people feel that Xue Liancheng is indeed worthy of an All-Star.

Because compared to other guards in the East, such as Irving, Lowry, DeRozan, Rose, Butler, etc., Xue Liancheng's data is much better than them, and his record is not bad.

and so.

There are still people who criticize Xue Liancheng for not being an All-Star, but there are far fewer.

of course.

Xue Liancheng didn't know all this.

He was fast asleep in the apartment.

When he came to the arena the next day, his teammates told him.

But he didn't show much happiness either. Although he was actually more excited, he didn't show it.

The teammates didn't mean to congratulate either.

Made...

The team has lost three games in a row, the atmosphere in the team is extremely heavy, and morale is low.

At this time, you laughed, said that you are an All-Star, and even had a party to celebrate, is this appropriate?

Obviously inappropriate.

……

……

Time passed quickly, and four days passed in a flash.

Moda Center.

before the game.

Visiting team locker room.

Spoelstra talked about some tactical points, poured some more chicken soup, and finally said, "Today's game, Marcus will start instead of Chris."

The words fall.

The entire locker room fell silent for an instant.

Everyone was breathing heavily, not even daring to breathe.

Bosh.

Was taken off the starting lineup?

Simply incredible.

One of the team's Big Three, the core of the [-] million yuan contract, is not the starter. This is a very explosive thing for any team.

what does this mean?
It's torn and broken!

Xue Liancheng sneaked a glance at Bosh, only to see that this bastard blushed and clenched his teeth, like a volcano about to erupt.

He secretly sweated for his old teacher.

Now he finally understood why Spoel was not only not angry when he learned that Bosh was late that day, but even secretly delighted.

Isn't this the handle to the door?
That's right!

It is to use Bosh's lateness to make a big fuss and demote Bosh as a substitute.

If Bosh wants to make a fuss, then Spoeldo can bring out Bosh's lateness: this is a punishment for your lateness, are you not convinced?Then you go to Riley.

Bosh has a disadvantage first, and it is estimated that it is impossible to find Riley.

and so.

This dumb loss, Bosh will eat it.

At this time.

Wade on the side spoke, "Sir..."

But before he finished speaking, Sipo interrupted, "Since there is no objection, then it's decided like this."

Done.

leave.

Tuliu Bosh stood on the spot, clenched his fists and trembled, wanting to take Si Bo into the army, but he didn't expect to be turned back.

And he could only swallow the bad breath abruptly.

Xue Liancheng sighed secretly, the old mentor is really courageous!Dare to demote the team's top salary core to a substitute, I have to say, this courage is really earth-shattering.

but.

It doesn't work if you don't have courage.

My coaching position is no longer guaranteed, so naturally I have to take action and change it immediately. Only by letting the team win can I explain to the fans and the team management.

The entrance ceremony has changed again.

Wade played first, and Xue Liancheng was the finale.

But the difference is that Bosh is gone, so he can only stand outside with those role teams and play the role of queuing up to welcome them.

While warming up for a shot.

Sean Williams came over one by one and greeted with hugs and ex-teammates.

Finally came to Xue Liancheng.

The two looked at each other for a moment and smiled.

Xue Liancheng spoke first, "Are you still used to it?"

Sean Williams was full of bitterness, "The days of waiting for the ball are long, and there are no such good shooting opportunities... Hey!"

talking and talking.

He sighed heavily.

Xue Liancheng encouraged with a smile, "Don't be discouraged, get used to it slowly, don't always go out to have fun, it's time to think about how to defend well."

Seeing Sean Williams sighing, for a moment, he felt inexplicably guilty.

He always elevates the teammates around him to a level that does not belong to them, such as Feng Lai, Luol Deng, and Sean Williams. After they performed by his side, people place high hopes on them .

As a result, as soon as they left him, they all fell.

Feng Lai was about to go to the drinking fountain to guard the water source.

After Luol Deng arrived in the Suns, he immediately lost his All-Star demeanor and his efficiency was extremely low. In the last three games, he scored 18 points on 6 of 15 shots, 19 points on 5 of 13 shots, and 12 points on 2 of 8 shots. Averaging 12 points per game, the overall shooting rate is a terrible 26%, 11 of 1 three-pointers, and the shooting rate is a brutal 9%.

It may also be related to facing heavy defense and high-intensity confrontation all at once.

But the most important thing is that Luol Deng was originally at a level of more than ten points. If he pulled him to [-] or [-] points, wouldn't this bring him back to his original shape?
Sean Williams also lost the brilliance of his sharp shooting. After coming to the Blazers, he made 15 of 4 three-pointers in total, and his shooting percentage was only 26%, which is far from 41%.

Except for three-pointers, Sean Williams has no other reliable scoring methods, at most it is an empty cut.

But if you don't play by his side, how can there be so many empty cutting opportunities!
In addition, the defense is extremely bad, the defense cannot withstand people inside, the defense cannot keep up with the speed outside, and there is no defensive awareness and skills, it is a disaster.

In the Heat, there were three-pointers to protect the body, and the team kept winning. Naturally, others would not find fault.

it's good now.

It directly turned into a whole-body problem.

of course.

He thinks that defense can be practiced. As long as you watch more game videos, analyze more and accumulate more, have a positive attitude on the court, concentrate on your attention, and help defend and supplement defense regardless of everything, the defensive effect will not be bad, and your teammates will also Accept you slowly.

Sean Williams, on the other hand, obviously didn't break free from his reputation as a marksman.

Sean Williams waved his hand: "Okay, I will, don't talk, I'll go first."

Done.

gone.

Xue Liancheng opened his mouth, but in the end he still didn't make a sound.

Don't listen to advice!

Even if he wanted to make a profit, there was nothing he could do.

of course.

His current situation is also very difficult, not even better than Sean Williams. Bosh has been in a bad mood, which not only troubles the team, but also troubles him.

The position of the boss, he is sitting on pins and needles!

Especially when the team can't win, it makes him very irritable.

He is the boss of the team, he is responsible!

Shake his head.

Get rid of these negative thoughts.

Turn around and pick up the ball, want to shoot two to see how it feels.

But he couldn't see Sipo who was not far away waving at him.

Xue Liancheng's heart moved, he probably knew what the old teacher wanted to say, and ran over quickly, "Sir..."

Sipo: "Xue, this game is extremely important. No matter what, you must do your best to win the game."

Xue Liancheng nodded repeatedly: "I understand."

How could he not understand?

What's his relationship with Sipo?
The relationship bound to the same boat allowed him to be where he is today. It may be exaggerated to say that everything was bestowed by Sibo, but it is completely accurate to say that it has been created.

If there is no Spoelti, he will start, if there is no Spoel for him to increase the role, if there is no Spoel to determine his tactical status.

Can he have today?
idiot's dream...

And all of this stems from Spoelstra's trust in him.

Without this trust, to put it bluntly, he would have to struggle on the bench for a long time before he could stand in the starting position with his strength.

Then he has to prove a long time in the starting position before he can be qualified to dominate the ball.

Then he has to prove himself in dominating the ball in order to gain tactical status.

In this way, if all goes well, he will have to play a full season to become one of the core players of a team.

Just one of them.

If you meet a stubborn and old-fashioned coach from an academic school, he is now a role player who shoots three-pointers and catches the ball.

Even because of defensive problems, he may not play much.

and so.

There is no problem at all with saying that Shiba is his old mentor.

Now that Spoel and Bosh have formally broken up, tearing their skins apart, it has reached the point where you go and I stay, so he must stand as an old mentor!

And this game is an opportunity to prove it.

Prove that Spoelstra's coaching philosophy is correct.

Prove that he can serve as the first core.

It proves that they can still beat the top teams in the playoffs without Bosh.

and so.

In any case, this game cannot be lost.

Spoelstra couldn't afford to lose, and neither could he.

(End of this chapter)