basketball never sleeps

Chapter 26 Brother, I want to play basketball!

"Stupid pig, defense does not mean that you only focus on the person in front of you, watch his passing route, and don't let him catch the ball easily. How many times have I told you, are you out of your mind?"

"Whether it's offense or defense, run and move! Doesn't the team pay you such a high salary to let you stand on the court in a daze!"

"Don't let the person holding the ball have space to go directly to the basket. I don't want to see anyone make such a low-level mistake again. Whoever makes it again will consciously run around the court 10 times before taking a rest after the training game is over!"

Larry Brown was particularly irritable on the training field today, and the coaching staff standing beside them also looked sad.

Who would have thought that when the team was on the rise, the team's main small forward would be forced to miss at least a month due to something as ridiculous as slipping in the bathroom.

This is a critical period for the team to hit the regular season rankings!

Because he felt that the original playoff ranking mechanism was a bit outdated, Stern slapped his head this season and changed the original method of determining playoff teams based on ranking to a division system.

The league divides 29 teams into two major divisions, East and West, and 6 small divisions based on geographical location, and the Pistons and Pacers happen to belong to the Central Division within the Eastern Conference.

According to this year's new rules, the first place in each division will be ranked in the top three according to their winning rate, and then the rest will be ranked according to their winning rate.

If they can't win as many games as the Pacers, then according to this damn new rule, even if they finish second in the overall record, they can only rank fourth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Play against the fifth team in the Eastern Conference, and then meet the Pacers in the second round!

Larry Brown is confident that he can beat the Pacers after strengthening the lineup, but he also believes that beating the Pacers will definitely require a tough battle. When the time comes to meet the Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals, which has easily passed the test, the opponent is waiting for work, and there is really no guarantee that he will win.

What a moth.

The Pistons were originally at a record disadvantage, but after just a few games after reinforcements, the starting small forward had to recuperate from injury until the playoffs!

Even though Mo Wen surpassed Prince in statistics some time ago with less playing time.

But Larry Brown still doesn't like him, or Mo Wen's defense.

Collis's statistics were better last season, but in the hands of Larry Brown, his playing time has been reduced from 25 minutes per game last season to less than 10 minutes per game.

Those who can defend well on the bench may not necessarily meet the requirements for starting.

"Mo, the team will arrange for you to start in the next period of time, but the premise is that your defense must meet Larry's requirements."

"Since you are a rookie, we will not ask you to reach the level of the "Little Prince", but we can also see that you are also talented in defense. Although it is not as good as the "Little Prince", we believe

As long as you work hard enough, you can support the team's wing defense..."

Woodson was giving instructions to Mo Wen on behalf of Larry Brown, and Mo Wen was nodding like he had been dealing with leaders in his previous life.

He is not surprised that Larry Brown gave him the starting player status like a charity. The starting status is more like a burden for playing in the dungeon until the end of the game.

You can't take shots casually. If you make any mistakes in defense, you will be sprayed. You don't get a lot of money. Why?

If possible, he would even like to give all these playing time to Milicic.

If nothing else goes wrong, he will apply for a trade to another team after he shows some value in the playoffs. It is really painful to have to restrain the urge to beat people every day in the Pistons.

Seeing that today's training world was coming to an end, Mo Wen thought about taking Milicic with him to the boxing gym to let off some steam, but before he had taken two steps, he saw Larry Brown scolding the poor young man again.

"Dak, what did he do wrong to get caught by this old bastard?" Mo Wen poked Billups, who was watching secretly from the side.

"Oh, the old man saw the three-point game between Oku and Dak just now. The old man felt that they were wasting time and not doing business. Oku was scolded for a few words and let him go. Dak defended him a little, but in the end

That’s it.”

Billups sighed and shook his head.

Billups also proposed to the coaching staff to increase the team's three-point shots. As long as a few more three-point shots are arranged in each game, it can stretch the opponent's defensive lineup and increase the team's offensive space and offensive efficiency.

However, the coaching team directly rejected it. Their explanation was: not only the three-point shooting rate is low, but also it is easy to create long rebounds that allow the opponent to easily counterattack fast break. The lineup cannot be spread out, which is also convenient for the Pistons to attack.

Battle for rebounds.

Facts aside, there is nothing wrong with this in theory.

But the fact that cannot be ignored is that the Pistons don't shoot many three-pointers, but they don't shoot many two-pointers.

There is only one step difference between a two-pointer and a three-pointer, so how much difference can there be in the shooting percentage? A three-pointer is worth 50% more than a two-pointer!

Billups, who had suffered losses when he was young and frivolous, did not argue with the coaching staff. Anyway, let it be whatever you say. He, a player with a middle-class salary, does not need to have such a strong sense of ownership.

"Forget it, this old dog, for the sake of his life, I have to take action."

Mo Wen could see clearly that Milicic's hands behind his back were already tightly squeezed.

Milicic, who has injected a sense of resistance into this world, is not the good boy in history who would not resist. If Larry Brown really said countless harsh words, he might really have a taste of his own stupidity.

The saltiness.

Of course, Mo Wen is more worried about Milicic. This young man's elbows are much thicker than when he first came here. If he really gets the upper hand, he may have to file a lawsuit later.

Milicic's foreign debt of 4 million U.S. dollars owed to the team has not yet been paid off. If he is involved in a life lawsuit later, even if he does not go to jail, he will probably have to take out a loan to work.

"It's been almost a year, haven't you figured out your identity yet? Is shooting 3-pointers what you should do? Do you have the ability to shoot 3-pointers on the court? Ah!? You..."

Larry Brown poked Milicic with his finger while lecturing him, but Mo Wen quietly came over from the side.

"Excuse me, coach, I want to ask, why is it that Rasheed, the same big man, can shoot three-pointers, but Dak can't?"

As soon as Larry Brown's words stopped, he turned around and stared at Mo Wen with murderous eyes.

"Huh? Are you questioning me?"

"I'm just asking for advice, coach." Mo Wen raised his eyebrows, but there was no intention of asking for advice on his face.

Larry Brown adjusted his tie, raised his head and said.

"Then let me tell you, and listen to Dak, Rashid has been playing in the league for 8 years. He is already one of the top five power forwards in the league. His body and skills have matured, and you

, Ha, in basketball I am just a baby who has just learned to walk.”

"What you have to do is to grow up slowly under the protection of adults, instead of standing on the stage arrogantly and thinking about expressing yourself."

"You will have opportunities in the future, but now, it doesn't belong to you, understand!"

"I'll say it for the last time. Now you just need to follow my request and do "what I need" instead of "what you want." If anyone can't recognize himself anymore, I will let him go to the locker room and take a good picture.

Mirror, come back until he figures it out. Especially you, Mo!"

He knocked on the chests of Mo Wen and Milicic with his fists, as if to knock his will into the bodies of Mo Wen and Milicic, and then Shi Shiran left with his hands behind his back.

"Heh, that's it. It's really boring. Let's leave Duck."

Mo Wen patted Milicic who said nothing and did not take Larry Brown's words to heart at all.

He did not accept similar "workplace PUA" when he was a loser in his previous life. In this life, he has become a wall hanging and still cares about these things.

This kind of nonsense can't even cause Mo Wen's mood swings.

"Sorry for causing trouble for you, boss."

When they got to Mo Wen's car, Milicic couldn't hold back these words.

Listening to his slightly trembling voice and his tightly clenched fists, Mo Wen smiled happily.

"Okay, you know you're angry? You're still pretty promising."

"Remember what the old bastard said today and your current mood. He will become your motivation to become stronger."

"After getting along with you for a long time, I sometimes wonder whether you really love basketball, Dak. I even felt that you liked boxing more at one time."

"But whether you really love basketball or just want to make a living, I hope you remember what you just experienced and how you feel now."

"Even if it's not for the so-called 'career,' you still have to fight for your identity as a man."

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"Dak asked for leave today?"

Rashid looked at Milicic's empty wardrobe and asked Mo Wen curiously.

Putting aside the times when this guy gets hit on the court (such as throwing a towel into Sabonis' face), Rashid is actually a kind person off the court. In the original history, Rashid was Milisi.

Qi Zai is one of the few friends the Pistons can talk to.

"This kid went to the boxing gym with me yesterday and got injured." Mo Wen replied with a kind smile.

Rashid:???

"Did he get beaten up?" Ben next to him came over curiously and asked.

"That's not the case. It's just that he punched the sandbag for half an hour yesterday. He accidentally broke the gloves and injured his hand."

Mo Wen said nonchalantly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Rashid/Big Ben: Good guy, I’m just a good guy!

Milicic was so durable yesterday. He continued to output that crazy punch intensity for half an hour, which stunned everyone around him. There were even a few girls who wanted to ask for Milicic's contact information.

, but Mo Wen glanced at the images of those black girls and fat girls and stopped Milicic.

He felt that Milicic would also thank him when he found out.

After a while, Milicic, who had vented his anger, immediately lost strength. Not only did he bruise his finger, he also depleted all the glycogen in his body. Fortunately, the boxing gym always prepared sugar water, which prevented Milicic from directly

Pull it over.

What impressed Mo Wen the most yesterday was what Milicic said in tears in his car at the end——

"Brother, I want to play basketball!"

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The news that Mo Wen became the Pistons' starting player shocked the Chinese sports media.

As early as when Mo Wen was a substitute, many media boldly speculated that Mo Wen would become a starter in a short time based on his efficient performance on the bench. Unexpectedly, they were really left guessing.

Although some media outlets in Detroit corrected the news, saying that Mo Wen was brought in because the original starter Prince was injured, but no one cares about these details anymore.

China's second NBA starting player, Mo Wen is a cow!

Although Dazhi has been playing as a substitute since joining the NBA, he did start one game with the Mavericks last year, but his performance in that first game was not very good, so no one remembered it.

More and more reporters are flying to Detroit, and Yangma is also planning to contact the NBA to purchase the broadcast rights for Pistons games.

And Mo Wen knew that it was because of his insignificant agent that he became popular in China again.

"Mane, Mane, there are so many endorsements, Mo, you will become a rich man soon!"

In fact, Mo Wen has been targeted by some large domestic companies for a long time, but everyone is not sure whether Mo Wen can be successful and are still waiting to see. If Mo Wen is untenable in the NBA like Bus, then even if Mo Wen's image is no longer

It's no use.

As Mo Wen's performance on the bench gets better and better and more stable, some people have already started to think about it. However, considering that most of the domestic attention is on Dayao, how much attention and traffic Mo Wen can attract is still unclear.

Unknown.

But when the news came out that Mo Wen was promoted to the starting lineup, it was like the starting gun on the track and field. If you don't rush now, then you will rush.

For razors, toothpaste, mineral water, milk, and some first- and second-tier sports brands, I contacted John (Mo Wen’s agent).

Of course, the endorsement fees given are not that much. A year's endorsement fee can range from as little as 500,000 soft girl coins to as high as 150,000 U.S. dollars, but the amount cannot be tolerated, and the total can be almost 1 million U.S. dollars.

These guys all wanted to take a gamble before Mo Wen fully became successful.

Of course, aside from these domestic concerns, what excites John the most is that he also received offers from Nike, Adidas, Reebok, and sneaker contracts.

Today, I will take a break and update, and I will resume daily updates tomorrow.

(End of chapter)