Almighty Coach

The San Antonio Spurs coach Gray is the top coach in the NBA, the best tactical master, and the most famous old fox. During his coaching of the Spurs, he led the Spurs to the NBA championship many times. It can be said to be the most brilliant record among the current coaches.

In recent seasons, although the Spurs' record has declined, they are still regulars in the playoffs, and this year's Spurs are temporarily ranked fifth in the West, only a gap away from the fourth place.

In the game last night, the Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers at home, and tomorrow, they will go to Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers away. According to the schedule, in the afternoon, the players will board the plane to Los Angeles, live in Los Angeles for one night in the evening, preparing for tomorrow night's game.

Coach Gray took a list and approached the players. The Spurs players saw Coach Gray coming and quieted down.

"I will announce the list of players against the Clippers tomorrow. The starting player is ..."

Coach Gray read out five names in a row, but none of the players was the Spurs' usual starting lineup, all of them were substitutes.

You guys look at me, I look at you, look at a loss. Some people even spit out secretly in their hearts. Is Coach Gray suffering from Alzheimer's?

Subsequently, Coach Gray read the list of substitute players again. It is surprising that there are two core players who usually start, but they did not appear on the player list.

There are 15 official players in an NBA team, in addition to two negligible two-way contracts. A game can only have 12 players on the field. If you are excluded from the 12 players, you cannot enter the game. That is, it is put into the so-called inactive player list. According to NBA rules, players on the inactive list must wear a suit even if they watch the ball on the sidelines.

The current Spurs have one person who is definitely unable to play, and Coach Gray gave the other two unactivated lists to the two core players, which means that these two people even went to Los Angeles with the team. , Can only wear a suit sitting on the sidelines to cheer teammates.

The two core players who were put on the inactive list looked at each other for a long time. They found that they had not made mistakes recently. The coach refused to let them on the stage, and certainly not to punish them. Then there is only one purpose for this, which is to give them a break.

Finally, a player couldn't help but ask: "Coach, is this a holiday?"

Coach Gray nodded: "You can think of this as a holiday."

"Coach, it's only the end of March now, is it a bit earlier? According to the situation in previous years, we will not start the rotation until the end of April. Moreover, the competition in the west is very fierce this year. Our current record is still Not enough to ensure the playoffs, the team behind is very close, we are only one win away from the fourth place. "Another asked.

"Then you think of it as a day off for you." Coach Gray looked at the disciples he had tuned out, and finally explained: "Do you know, in my opinion, now in the league The most difficult team is not the defending champion Warriors, nor the Rockets with the first record, nor the Cavaliers with the league's first man, but the Los Angeles Clippers. Do you know why? "

"Is it because of overtime?" A player immediately came to ask.

Gray nodded: "Yes, it's because of that **** overtime! I don't know what means the Clippers' new head coach used to make the Clippers play so many overtime, but I don't want to Let you also play so much overtime like the Clippers. You also know that the competition in the West is very fierce now. I do n’t want you to waste your energy and energy on the Clippers. "

Gray looked at the crowd and explained: "If you are playing other weak teams, you may be able to play only three quarters, and then sit on the sidelines to rest in the fourth quarter, but you will have to play against the Clippers. Two or three overtimes. We played one game with the Clippers, and the energy we spent was comparable to two games with other weak teams! Moreover, playing overtime will also increase your risk of injury. I do n’t want to play in the postseason. Lose any player before the game. "

"Coach, a few days ago a lot of media said that the Clippers always play overtime, their physical fitness will not last long, they will collapse sooner or later. Maybe we can use this, and the Clippers do n’t Stop consumption, when they can not support physical fitness, it will be dragged down by us. "Some players suggested.

Gray shook his head: "Don't listen to those media nonsense, if those sports commentators are accurate enough, then it is the sports commentators who are standing here talking to you, not me! I can tell you clearly if If the Clippers will crash because of physical problems, then they have already crashed. Do n’t forget, who is their head coach! That Li Dai may be the best physical training expert in the world! "

Several players showed disapproving expressions, and they obviously felt that Gray was a little boastful.

So Gray explained: "You know Li Dai, it should be the Olympics. He led the American track and field team to unprecedented good results. And I heard that his name is much earlier than the Olympics. I have an old friend, He ’s a boxing coach. His name is Ayres. Perhaps some of you have heard the name of the “White Devil” Ayres. Ayres ’s wife has been paralyzed in bed because of an accident. I spent it. I also went to the hospital to see his wife. "

"But after a while, I went to visit the old friend again, only to find that his wife was able to stand up and walk on the walker. This surprised me because when his wife was injured, I was going to Those who have been to the hospital have also personally talked to the doctor. I know that her wife ’s condition is very serious. Unless it is a miracle, it is impossible to stand up again. However, the miracle happened before my eyes. "

"I learned later that it was a Chinese rehabilitation coach who helped Ayres's wife recover. The Chinese coach is now the Clippers head coach Li Dai. At the same time, I also knew that Li Dai was training Kevin Taylor To help Kevin Taylor come back. "

"The next story, you should have heard that Kevin Taylor, in his thirties, played better than he was in his twenties, and also showed better fitness than he was in his twenties." Gray said Here, I looked at the players in their thirties, and then said: "Some of you are over thirty, and some are even over thirty-five. I think you should be able to understand, What is the difference between a 30-year-old body condition and a 20-year-old body? I think you can also understand that it is completely impossible to retrieve the 20-year-old body condition. "

After hearing this, the players over the age of thirty nodded approvingly. They are all coming over and naturally know the taste.

"But that Li Dai turned the impossible into a possibility. To be honest, after I watched Kevin Taylor's game, I even wanted to dig that Li Dai into the team as a physical fitness coach. A few old guys, maybe they can start at the age of forty. "Gray pointed to the player who had been balding for more than ten years now. While teasing, he shook his head helplessly:" Unfortunately, he He has a physical training center, and the revenue is very good, maybe let him sit in my position, he is willing to come to the Spurs. "

...

Los Angeles, Staples Arena, Clippers vs. Spurs.

Before the game, Li Dai got the starting list of the Spurs.

"The five starters have been replaced. What is the Spurs doing? Is it a holiday? If it is a holiday, isn't it too early now, usually not until the middle of late April?" Li Dai said to himself. I said to myself, it was like asking the opinions of people around me.

"I guess Gray's old fox didn't want to play overtime with us. The Spurs players are a bit older, so playing overtime would consume more physical energy and be more likely to be injured." Kassel explained from the side Road.

"You mean, the Spurs have counseled? To avoid overtime intentionally?" Li Dai asked.

"Uh ... so to speak." Kassel said awkwardly.

"It turns out that way!" Li Dai frowned and thought for a while, and then continued to ask: "If we only deal with the Spurs' bench, should we have some chance of winning?"

"The strength of our starting players should be better than the Spurs' bench. Not to mention that this time, Gray will put a few players who can't normally play on the player activation list. Using the starting to hit them off the bench, there should be no Question. "Kassel nodded.

"Then I understand, it seems that the Spurs are giving us a big gift." Li Dai showed a strange smile on his face.

...

Seeing the Spurs play with all substitutes, Li Dai simply did not use "evenly matched" in this game, but let the players play freely.

Although the Clippers are an underdog, the starting lineup is the starting lineup after all. NBA players who can be mixed with starters, even if they are worse in strength, must be much stronger than most bench players.

For the same reason, players who can enter the normal rotation lineup are definitely much stronger than those "water dispenser administrators" who can't usually play ~ www.readwn.com ~ This game is like Tianji horse racing, Spurs It is a strong team, but the middle and lower horses are sent; the Clippers are a weak team, but the top and middle horses are sent. When starting against starting, it is the Clipper's top horse against the Spurs' medium horse, and when the bench is against the substitute, it is the Clippers' medium horse against the Spurs' second horse. The result is naturally conceivable.

...

"Beep ..." The bell sounded at the end of the game.

Gray had a depressed expression on his face. He deliberately hid the main force to avoid overtime, but the overtime did not come, and the Spurs lost the game.

As the most experienced, experienced and honored team coach among the NBA's active coaches, Gray suddenly felt ashamed. Originally I wanted to play a trick, to show the style of the tactical master. Now looking at this result, it is clear that I dug a hole for myself and then jumped down.

"What about overtime? Say a good Clippers meet stronger teams than overtime? Where did the two or three overtimes that used to appear before? I knew that if there was no overtime, I would be the starting player and definitely win This game is ... "