basketball never sleeps

Chapter 17 Leak! Leak! Leak!

On December 12, in the Palace Arena of Auburn Hills, with the last quarter of the game remaining, disappointed fans had already left the field in twos and threes.

Before this duel between the Sonics and the Pistons started, no one was optimistic about the Sonics with their boss Ray Allen absent. The Pistons have a strong army and a "famous coach" in charge. What's the point of playing against a bad team without the leader?

lose?!

But the Sonics flooded and froze the Pistons' home court with a dense three-point rain.

In less than three quarters, the Sonics led the Pistons by 20 points with 9 of 15 three-pointers.

It didn't help that Ben worked hard to grab 7 offensive rebounds in the first three quarters. When the opponent is too accurate, it no longer means much whether his teammates are accurate.

What's more, the Pistons made 0 of 8 three-pointers. The more they miss, the less they dare to shoot, and the more they miss.

Faced with this situation, Larry Brown could only close his eyes helplessly.

It is not a crime of war that I will be killed in this day.

Compared with Carlisle who can use three-pointers and defend against three-pointers, Larry Brown's attitude towards three-pointers is one word: disdain.

In his opinion, a gambling style of three-point play is not a style that a strong team should use. To open up the space, two points is enough. Since he came to the Pistons, the Pistons have averaged three points per game.

The number of points shot was nearly halved compared to last season.

Although the Pistons' defensive tactics emphasize defense on the outside, for outside the three-point line, it basically depends on the player's personal ability. In Larry Brown's view, if the team really loses to a three-pointer, it can only be said that it is a three-pointer.

life.

If you have the ability, try using three-pointers in the playoffs.

If it was a week ago, if the Pistons had lost like this, he would have said that the opponent was lucky and it would have passed. But the Pistons' recent situation is not very good. Counting this game, the Pistons have lost four consecutive games.

If you look at it as a whole, four consecutive losses is actually nothing. The Pistons' current total record of 15 wins and 9 losses can still rank fourth in the Eastern Conference, which is not bad.

The problem is that there is no harm without comparison. The Pacers after the coaching change were too good this year, or the former head coach Carlisle, who was fired by the Pistons, had too good coaching results.

The Pacers, who had just over half the winning rate last season and only made it to the first round of the playoffs, after changing coaches, have a higher winning rate this year than the "F4" Lakers, and are in the championship queue.

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Seeing Carlisle doing better and better in the Pacers, turning an ordinary playoff team into a championship contender, the Pistons are facing more and more doubts.

After losing the game, the Pistons' management and coaching staff held a meeting overnight.

"We need to change Larry, but the team is not going to go far in the playoffs just like this."

"You have also seen in the last few games that neither Okur, Rebrasha, nor Campbell are qualified starters."

"We have many players with trade value in our team, but not many can fit the team."

"So our opinion is to give the kid Milicic more playing time."

"That kid Mo Wen is also a capable player, and he is also Asian. Due to some considerations, Davis (Pistons owner) hopes you can give him more playing time."

"If you ask me, what happened last time was not that child's fault. I think such a long punishment is enough."

Under the gaze of everyone, Larry Brown pursed his lips and frowned.

Larry Brown had already anticipated the management's attack. The right to speak as the team's head coach has never been about past experiences and honors, but current results.

When he first came, his qualifications as a famous coach were there, and everyone in the Pistons respected him extremely. When he led the Pistons to 9 wins and 1 loss in the first 10 games, his voice in the team became louder and louder.

The second-place pick doesn't use it if he doesn't want it, that is, he's a rookie with great strength. He hides it if he wants to. Dumas, the general manager, can't stand up to him.

But as soon as his grades are not good and external pressure increases, these monsters will begin to doubt him.

"Is this the team's suggestion? OK, I will consider it. Believe me, Dumas, the current predicament is only temporary. We are already on the right track. We just need a chance."

After nearly 30 years as a head coach, Larry Brown was able to suppress his anger and handle this matter relatively calmly.

"Keep following Portland, you should know what I'm talking about."

Dumas nodded and shook his head.

"I know, but we can't place our hopes on things that are uncertain, and even if it happens, we may not have enough chips to trade him. After all, the guy you know is a two-time All-NBA player.

Stars, the prices over there are not low."

It is not a secret news that Rasheed Wallace, the former All-Star, has been given up by the Trail Blazers management and wants to trade him.

The previous few seasons have proven that Rasheed is unable to lead the team to success. He does not have enough strength and always likes to yell at referees for technical fouls, which makes the Blazers management feel that there is something wrong with this guy's brain.

In addition, Randolph, the fat man of Lan, has already improved his points, oh no, he has grown up. The Blazers management has the idea of ​​​​putting this guy on the shelf and getting rid of him.

But Rashid only has the last year left in his contract. Although he is a two-time All-Star and an inside player, most of the teams that learned the news are still in a wait-and-see mode.

Several championship teams and strong playoff teams have no shortage of starters at the 4th position.

The Lakers have Malone, the Pacers have O'Neill, the Spurs have Dudley, the Mavericks have Driver, the Kings have Webber, and the Timberwolves have Garnett.

As for the team that has no hope of the playoffs, they don't think that exchanging a bunch of chips for a power forward who has been in the first round of the playoffs for three consecutive years can solve any problem.

Not to mention that with a one-year contract, Rashid would suffer huge losses if he did not renew the contract.

So the two-time All-Star insider was just in the hands of the Trail Blazers. I can't say that no one asked about the price, I can only say that no one was sincere.

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"WHAT, Ben, are you sure it's OK to dye Dak's hair this color?"

Seeing Milicic's head turned green by Big Ben, Mo Wen's head was buzzing from the shock.

It's just green, Oben also used hairspray to give Milicic a look. His hair was stuck together in locks. Milicic looked just like White Zetsu in Naruto.

"Don't you think this is cool? If I were ten years younger, I would have a similar hairstyle."

Ben looked at Milicic's hair in front of the mirror and admired it twice more, feeling very satisfied.

"Varigood, Fantasy, Biyou Tebo, Ellaco!"

Milicic also gave a thumbs up to himself in front of the mirror. As an exquisite young man who likes to dye his hair, he is also very satisfied with this hairstyle. It would be great if Ben could be as gentle as before on the court.

It's not a secret that Ben is good at haircuts in the Pistons. There are 11 brothers and sisters in Ben's family. When he was a child, his family was very poor, so Ben was doing haircuts at home. Later, his talent awakened, and he got better and better with haircuts, and he was still in the community.

He helped his neighbors get haircuts for a fee. Later, the cost of Ben going to Oakley's basketball training camp was earned from his own haircuts.

It is well known in the Pistons that Milicic likes to dye his hair, because his hair has changed three colors in the three months since he came to the Pistons - pure white - yellowish white - gray.

Because of Mo Wen's reasons, Milicic's relationship with Ben was pretty good in this life.

Although Ben was a little disdainful of Milicic, a white man with no muscles and not enough strength at first.

But when Mo Wen invited him to come to the boxing gym to play with him, he looked at the brutal way that a sandbag with Larry Brown's face on it was about to be beaten wildly by Milicic.

He also had a change of heart towards the 18-year-old white man.

Later, when he saw Mo Wen and Milicic standing on the octagon stage. Although Milicic was severely suppressed by Mo Wen, he still dared to fight back in his spare time, he felt that this young man was still a man.

Although it is a bit unethical to "poke" Larry Brown in the back, I can understand it.

Sometimes Ben even has the illusion that he, who is often praised by Larry Brown, is the second pick, while this unlucky kid who gets criticized every day is more like an undrafted player.

Speaking of which, Ben has been feeling a bit uncomfortable recently under Larry Brown's "high expectations".

Larry Brown has been thinking about developing Big Ben's offensive ability this season. Emotionally, he is very grateful to the coach who appreciates him. Who doesn't want to take more shots and have better statistics?

The problem is that Larry Brown doesn't design corresponding inside tactics for Ben. To increase his shots, he just gives the ball to Ben and lets him attack against the defenders.

If it comes to defense, Ben pats his chest. Apart from O'Neal, he has never been afraid of anyone in the entire league. But when it comes to offense, his stiff muscles are really not meant for this.

The ball is hard and he is also hard. Two hard bodies repel each other.

Big Ben's number of shots has increased, but his shooting percentage has become quite ugly. The increase in possession of the ball has allowed his free throws to reach the highest level in his career.

But hell, if his jumping was better, he would rather try to dunk from the free throw line than take free throws from the free throw line - he himself can't complain about his free throw shooting level which is worse than O'Neal.

At the free throw line, he felt like a monkey in the zoo, even worse than those clever monkeys, because those monkeys seemed to be quite accurate whether they were catching bananas or throwing banana peels.

Although Milicic's offense is like a younger brother in front of him, he does have potential.

If Milicic can practice confrontational defense and share his offensive tasks on the court, he feels that the Pistons' lineup will be almost perfect.

"Would you like to try dyeing your hair? You see, Dak has played more and more frequently recently. I feel it is because of his hair style. His hair style caught Larry's attention."

Da Ben recommended his craftsmanship to Mo Wen.

"Leak, leak, leak! I can't... Uh, I mean our national team doesn't allow us to dye our hair." Mo Wen found a reasonable reason for himself. In fact, he just didn't want to dye his hair green.

head.

"Our national team does not allow players to dye their hair and get tattoos. Even if it is not during game time, it is best not to violate the rules. When your hair grows longer, I will ask you to style your hair. Just dye your hair."

In fact, Mo Wen doesn't have any data right now, and he doesn't know if he can make the national team. If he remembers correctly, Xue Yuyang, who was also selected by the NBA, doesn't seem to be able to make the Olympic team next year.

There are currently four Chinese players in the NBA. He has neither statistics nor cherishment. It would be a pity if he fails to be selected for the national team.

After all, if nothing else, the only time the Dream Team fell in the Olympics was when this store disappeared in this village.

Oh, by the way, I always forget to collect it. Friends who think this book is good can collect it a little bit.

Book club group: 478589250, welcome to harass.

(End of chapter)