NBA basketball rhythm monster

What criteria are used to determine what a team leader is?

If you play a lot of games, whether it's basketball or football, you will occasionally find that sometimes the game can get into a desperate situation.

First of all, falling behind in the score, whether it is the despair of a big score or the suffering of not being able to catch up, always causes athletes to suffer tremendous psychological torture.

Under this situation, you also find that most of the opponent's players are physically better than you and your teammates.

Their omnipresent pressure makes you at a loss after getting the ball, hesitant, confused, and finally turns into fear. You don't know how to deal with this situation. (Including e-sports players' hands shaking, blushing, etc.)

You may even want to end the game quickly and end this mental nightmare.

At this time, you will be looking forward to having a teammate who can stand up and comfort everyone softly:

"Don't be afraid, give me the ball and I will take you home."

With your mind at ease, you give him the ball as he says, and he initiates and ends the attack like he's omnipotent.

Fill up the disadvantages like sinkholes bit by bit.

Then use the shovel buried in the soil to hit your opponent hard and win the game completely.

And now, the Texas Longhorns seem to have found such a leader.

In the game where the Elite Eight advanced to the semi-finals, all the players on the Longhorns team seemed to have a cover on the basket. No matter how you shoot,

Three points, missed!

Half a basket, hit the iron!

The cold touch seemed to be contagious, and the entire team even had two weird incidents of hitting the front line during layups.

Sophomore veteran captain TJ Ford. Although he has scored 18 points and 7 assists in this game so far, he took 14 shots in the entire first half, and his shooting percentage was obviously unqualified.

Due to the imbalance of mentality, three mistakes were made.

Li Luo's statistics were a little better. At the end of the half, he scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on ten shots.

Few assists?

Because his teammates couldn't make a shot, and there was a wide open space, it was hard to blame Li Luo. The opponent seemed to know this about Li Luo, and people surrounded him as soon as he caught the ball.

Halftime, 51:69

The University of Louisville Cardinals are actually 18 points ahead of the No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns as the No. 12 seed!

This is a big difference!

The Longhorns' locker room is now as quiet as the street at four o'clock in the morning, with only the sounds of players breathing and drinking water.

Ford seems to have returned to the bad situation in last year's 16-to-8 game. At that time, the team was not that strong. Entering the top 16 would mean everything was fine, so the atmosphere of the Longhorns last year was far less solemn.

And now, the No. 1 seeded team is going to be here?

Coach Barnes knew that it would be really hopeless to continue the game in the second half with such morale, so he stood up and encouraged the guys:

"Everyone, don't be discouraged. In the first half, our playing style was a bit unsatisfactory. In the second half, we will take our time and defend every attack. We must be patient when we are behind and play every round well."

Ford seemed to have no reaction to Barnes' words. He has a strong personality and wants to put more responsibility on his own shoulders when the entire team's style of play is not going well.

But this kind of character, if it can inspire his fighting spirit in normal times, will make him better.

Coach Barnes's words were heard in his ears like a curse, which made him more and more irritable. Towards the end, the words of encouragement even had side effects.

A strong sense of frustration mixed with a sense of responsibility flooded into his heart, causing him to repeatedly recall the easy and wide open shots he failed to make in the first half, as well as the few mistakes he made that cost him points.

I didn't even get into such a simple slot? What am I doing?

Just when Ford was thinking wildly, and when the team members were newly fearful, a pair of big hands slapped Ford on the shoulder hard. The force was so strong that Ford almost hit the locker door of the locker room.

The sound was loud and attracted the attention of all members and the coaching staff.

People were surprised to see Loe jump into the middle of the dressing room after filming Ford.

He was surrounded by a circle of frustrated teammates.

"Hey, everyone!"

Li Luo has made public speeches in front of everyone since he joined the team, and the last time he scolded everyone, it was so bloody.

However, the results were quite good. No one was dissatisfied with the newcomer Li Luo, but instead accelerated Li Luo's joining the team.

The reason is simple. Li Luo kept his promise when he joined the team.

He was truly the first to arrive and the last to leave every day, and his performance of sprinting with all his strength impressed Ford, who also trained hard.

His addition has visibly raised the Longhorns' strength to a new level.

It can be said that for being able to reach this point, Li Luo can get at least half of the military medal!

Coach Barnes thought that this time Li Luo would have all of Zaun's output like last time, and directly scolded the Longhorns players.

But this time Li Luo's mood was calm and his voice was gentle.

"Everyone, listen to me. All of us have seen our hard work this year. Once the second half is over, we may never see each other again. I want to say thank you to everyone."

After saying that, Li Luo really bowed to the teammates around him from the four directions: front, back, left, and right.

"Cooper, are you crying?" Li Luo pointed to his substitute power forward. Due to Li Luo's joining the team, this player's original 10-point average dropped to 6.6 points per game. But his efficiency was much higher, and he handled the ball.

He is also smarter, and his assists have increased from almost none to 3.

This achievement was achieved in 10 minutes of playing time.

"Ha, you are still so sensitive. I remember when I first joined the team, in order to establish prestige, I played one-on-one with you."

Now, Cooper's originally mournful expression became even sadder. Are you still bringing this up?

"Barnes said before that you must eat two donuts after training every day. You have to change this habit in order to fight for three consecutive times. You are so cruel to yourself!" Luo Li paused and recalled Ku.

Per's stats this season

"6.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3.3 assists? Except for this two-point shooting, which was 53%? Hey, now who can tell me that I'm worried about you missing the shot? Anyway, thank you for your efforts this year."

"Wilson, your shooting today is just as bad as last year's last game! Haha."

Li Luo laughed when he said this.

"But, since you made 45% of the three-pointers in the entire 2003 season, I won't talk about your shaky hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Luo also received a blank look from the shooting guard.

Li Luo called the names one by one, and Li Luo talked with the people he called about ordinary things in the past year.

For example, Ford was chased by fans and almost couldn't escape, but he was known as the fastest man in Texas.

Li Luo and Hunter made a bet that they had to make 500 three-pointers before leaving. As a result, they had bad luck and had to shoot for most of the night and so on.

The team members all showed bitter smiles.

"Hey, I said!"

After narrating a tender conversation, Li Luo finally revealed his trump card for this conversation.

"I remember we all celebrated happily when we reached the top 16 last year. Why are we so grim after reaching the top 8 this year?"

No one could answer Luo Li's question, but Barnes knew the reason.

Second place is the biggest loser!

The closer we are to victory, the more we desire victory.

Li Luo continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"Brothers, tell me, we may end up here this year anyway, so why not go out and kill him? Those guys in Louisville were very rampant before the game. Are you willing to come with me to teach them a lesson and let them

Do you know what a No. 1 seed is?”

Li Luo's words finally brought light to the eyes of the team members.

Coach Barnes knew when he saw this scene that there was hope for the team.