I Am An NBA Goalkeeper

Chapter 28: End of preseason

After returning from Washington, the next four games will be played in Dallas.

October 10th. Against the Bulls.

October 11. Against the Bucks.

October 16. Against the Pacers.

October 17th. Against the Pistons.

These four games were only against the Bucks when the Mavericks had an absolute advantage. Wang Dachun got 5 rebounds and 1 block in 5 minutes of playing in the last quarter of the garbage time. The data was all 0.

The head coach also made the fans on the scene dissatisfied. They believed that the preseason game is the best time to hone new players. Wang Dachun, as the rookie selected by the Mavericks this year, should get more playing time.

Coach Carlisle was unmoved. He was originally a very traditional academic coach, paying great attention to the players' basketball foundation and tactical understanding.

Obviously Wang Dachun has not met his requirements at present, so Wang Dachun was only allowed to play during garbage time.

Wang Dachun was also a little frustrated about this. He can only blame his poor basketball foundation and general understanding of tactics. He can only train hard every day and hope that he can make up for his weaknesses and improve his basketball skills.

The results of these 4 home games were two wins and two losses, and the final score was:

Mavericks vs Bulls. 110: 102 wins.

Mavericks vs Bucks. 105: 79 wins.

Mavericks vs. Walkers. 93: 100 negative.

Mavericks vs Pistons. 81: 85 negative.

In the last three games of the preseason, the Mavericks played away games. They were:

October 19th. The Mavericks had their first away game against the Kings.

October 22. The Mavericks played the Bulls away again.

October 24. The Mavericks are away against the Pacers.

The final result of the three away games was 1 win and 2 losses. In these three games, Wang Dachun did not play. Even when he was 20 points ahead of the Kings, he was still sitting on the bench.

Wang Dachun himself has doubts about himself. In the eyes of the coach, trash time on the court is a waste of himself? Of course he didn't dare to ask the coach about this question.

The Mavericks played eight preseason games, and the final result was four wins and four losses. After eight games, the warm-up game ended, and the regular season soon began.

Nelson Jr. finished today’s work and prepared to go home. This period of time has kept him busy enough. Josh Howard caused a big mess some time ago, and he has just settled this few days.

I don't know what this guy thinks. If he finally managed to hit the score, he would do it himself. If it weren't for this year's Mavericks lineup, he really wanted to trade this guy out.

When he was about to leave, he saw that the light on the training ground was still on. It seemed that someone was practicing?

It's almost ten o'clock in the evening now, who is still training? In his impression, the Mavericks didn't have such hard-working players and walked into the training ground curiously.

After going in, I saw a big man who should have just picked up a basket of basketball and came to the free throw line to practice free throws. From the training clothes, it can be seen that this guy should have been practicing for a long time.

Of course he knows who the boy in front of him is. Since the last press conference, the two seem to have not seen each other again. The boy gave him the impression that he is talented and honest. He is still practicing at this time. He is also very hardworking.

He can see from the preseason game report that the assistant got today that the head coach Carlisle didn't seem to give the Chinese boy too many opportunities to play.

This is not enough. In addition to his talent in signing this boy, the commercial value of him cannot be ignored.

During this time the team’s merchandise questionnaire is shown. The boy already has a large fan base in Dallas.

If Carlisle doesn't give this little guy some chances to play, it may make many fans resist the team.

He must talk to Carlisle on these issues, and he must give this little guy more chances to play.

The Mavericks’ first opponent in the regular season seems to be the Rockets. The Rockets currently have Chinese Yao known as the “first center”. If Wang Dachun and Chinese Yao match up, there is this selling point, which will be the Mavericks’ development. For a good opportunity in the Chinese market, he must have a good chat with Carl and give the boy enough playing time in the next game.

After Wang Dachun made his 1000th free throw, it was over ten o'clock after looking at it. It was time to go back.

He was too lazy to go to the locker room to take a shower. He picked up the basketball that was scattered with free throws on the court and returned to the basketball cart. He took his bag and left the training hall, said hello to the doorman, and stepped on. The bicycle slowly rides towards the apartment.

It takes about an hour to ride a bicycle from the arena to his apartment. Frank and Zhang Yanan both asked him to buy a car, which is convenient for traveling without spending more than two hours on the way to and from the arena every day.

Cars are still quite cheap in the United States. If you buy a second-hand car, Wang Dachun's salary can get a good one, but the more embarrassing thing is that Wang Dachun can't drive and hasn't learned it.

During this period of time, the schedule of the game is relatively tight, and the time for training basketball is not enough, and it is impossible to make time to learn to drive.

And he also enjoys the feeling of riding a bicycle to see the scenery, especially when he comes to the arena in the morning, he often encounters residents around to greet him, and many people cheer him on, which makes him feel a little warm. Let him gradually like this city.

Going back to the apartment along the path I have explored during this period of time, I want to ask some questions about the system after washing.

In Dallas, Wang Dachun doesn't have many friends. It's only William and Frank Zhang Yanan who are full of games. William has his own job and family, but he can chat with each other when he meets the team, and he is usually busy.

Frank is often in New York, and the two usually contact each other by phone. Even when he comes to Dallas, he and Zhang Yanan are more together. After all, they are lovers.

Zhang Yanan, okay, this is a sister, you can ask him for help, chat, let's forget it.

He talks with his family on the phone once a week, only to report the good and not the worry, and he doesn't want the family to worry about himself if they are separated by an ocean.

So he sometimes feels lonely, although most of his teammates are relatively friendly to him, and they have invited him to nightclubs. But he is not accustomed to using this method to connect his teammates, so he has never been.

Many times he is chatting with the system, treating the system as one? Half a friend, confide in it and ask some questions, of course this is only his unilateral feeling.

Although the system did not give him some practical things, many opinions are still helpful to him. For example, he would like to ask today:

"System, I basically don't attack very much now, why do I practice free throws when I practice?"

"Host, the inside attack is the most vulnerable object to be fouled. Although the host has fewer offensive opportunities now, free throws cannot be practiced in a day or two. You need to persevere in order to improve your free throw percentage when making free throws on the court.

"Hey, I can't even guarantee the playing time now. I only have five or six minutes in two games in the eight games of the preseason. I don't know how much time I can play in the regular season!"

"What the host needs is an opportunity, and the opportunity is won by himself. I believe that as long as the host grasps every opportunity, he will definitely get more opportunities to play."

"I hope so!"

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