Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Mystery List
By the end of November, the weather had gradually cooled down. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info On a cold morning, most people want to sleep under the covers for a few more minutes. Jeff Van Gundy, on the other hand, got up early, put on a coat and sat down at the desk in his room.
On the desk, there is the full list of players of the Thunder team, which has been drawn by Van Gundy with a pen beyond recognition.
The characteristics of each player, the shortcomings of each player, the playing time of each player...... Van Gundy took the trouble to write down all these details on the list, and the dense handwriting was only understandable to him.
He has arranged everyone's rotation, but the center position, when it comes to the game day, he still hasn't made up his mind.
Of course, Van Gundy did not question An Jie's ability, on the contrary, he admired An Jie very much, and he saw a lot of Yao Ming's shadow in this kid.
It's just that if An Jie also goes to start, it will be really difficult for the Thunder's bench lineup to gain a foothold on the court.
Thinking of this, Van Gundy scratched his already bald head again. If it weren't for the fact that he was always thinking day and night, his hair wouldn't have fallen out so much.
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Even on game days, An Jie would wake up at half past six without being able to shake up. Anjie has saved up a lot of energy today, and he knows that Van Gundy is a defensive-oriented coach, so he doesn't have to worry about his playing time at all.
This is not Anjie's arrogance, among the Thunder's centers, Anjie's defense is undoubtedly the best.
An egg, a few slices of bread, a glass of milk, such breakfast Anjie has been eating for a whole year. Otherwise, just by training, An Jie's muscles would not have grown so fast.
After a quick breakfast, with his black Air.Jordan basketball bag on his back, Anjie began to head to the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Since Anjie didn't buy his own car, he rode his bicycle to the gym every morning. On the way to ride, Anjie is also equivalent to pulling the joints and muscles on his body.
Along the way, many Oklahoma City residents would greet Anjie, and occasionally a few reporters would raise their cameras to take pictures of Anjie riding a bicycle. But without exception, no one bothered him.
An Jie rode very fast, and the house he rented was near the gymnasium, so in just fifteen minutes, An Jie could reach the basketball court on time.
Every time Anjie enters the training ground, he is usually the only one in it, and occasionally Durant or Westbrook will come before him, but only occasionally.
But today, An Jie saw everyone other than the three of them in the training ground.
"Coach, so early?" Standing in the middle of the training ground was none other than Jeff Van Gundy.
"Hello Ann, how's your condition?" Van Gundy picked up the basketball on the ground and threw it to Anjie, who had already made a decision on who to start with.
An Jie took a step inside the three-point line and jumped to shoot. His high shot made the basketball fly in a higher arc, and in the end, the basketball still crashed into the net accurately.
"As long as I'm on the pitch, I'll give it my all. "Ever since Morris called and scolded Anjie, Anjie now has that attitude towards every game. Because even Morris, who has suffered from the ordeal, can persevere, he Anjie really has no excuse to give up on himself.
"Very well, let's put an end to this damn 10-game losing streak. Van Gundy is very optimistic about Anjie, and he has a strong center forward in the team he coaches. He had Ewing during the Knicks, and Yao Ming during the Rockets. And now, Anjie is the role of that strong center in his heart.
After the rest of the Thunder players arrived at the training ground one after another, Van Gundy watched the players warm up for a few minutes before returning to his office. Although he was only on his fourth day in office, his otherwise neat desk was cluttered with all sorts of papers.
Van Gundy pulled out a small note, and he was about to start customizing the response to the Suns' tactics. O'Neal is out due to injury, and this is undoubtedly the best chance to win against the Suns.
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Catherine returned to the store early after school today, and because of An Jie, the business of the bearded Chinese restaurant is very hot now. But she didn't come back so early to help her father take care of business, but because at eight o'clock in two hours, Anjie will usher in the first game after the Thunder team changed coaches.
An Jie praised Coach Van Gundy to Catherine more than once on the phone, and it seems that An Jie gets along well with the new coach, and Catherine is a lot more relieved. Today, she wants to see if Van Gundy is as good as Anjie said.
"Hey Catherine, don't go to your room and watch it alone. The bearded man stopped his daughter, who was about to go upstairs to her room.
"These people who are dining today, they are all here to watch Anjie's game, and they are all fans of Anjie. It's better for all of us to watch the game later than to lock yourself in your room to watch it later. So for now, you're going to make a cameo appearance as a waiter. The bearded man winked at his daughter.
"Hey, hey. Catherine smiled and put on her apron and kissed her beard cheerfully.
In the quiet city of Ames, the bearded restaurant is undoubtedly the liveliest place in the city.
In the last game against the Hornets, the stands at the Chesapeake Energy Arena were empty, and today, the stadium was full again. What these fans are most looking forward to is the Jeff Van Gundy who is crossing his waist on the sidelines at this time.
Van Gundy has yet to announce his starting lineup, and everyone is speculating about what kind of lineup Van Gundy will line. This has become one of the most discussed topics among the commentators of various channels before the start of the game.
Due to the gossip between Van Gundy and ESPN during that time, ESPN naturally received a lot of attention in this game. As a result, ESPN sent their ace commentator, Mike Bryn, to be the main commentator for the game.
"We did have contact with Jeff Van Gundy, and seriously, if it wasn't for the Thunder's interception, he would have been the one sitting next to me commentating the game right now. Mike Brin laughed, he really didn't expect Van Gundy to be on the field again.
Van Gundy, on the other hand, had a serious face, not at all as relaxed as Mike Brin. He knew how important a coach's debut was, and as he watched the Suns players warming up in the other half, Van Gundy went through the tactics in his head.
Half an hour before the start of the game, Van Gundy rallied his players back to the locker room. The players made their way to the tunnel with anticipation, all looking forward to being in the starting line-up.
"I hope you've all memorized what we've been practicing these days, the Suns are definitely going to be attacking from the start, and we're going to have to play tough defense from the start!" Van Gundy drew on the whiteboard again.
After all the tactics were explained, Van Gundy came up with the list that all the players were interested in.
"Today, Anjie is likely to be in the starting line-up! As soon as the CCTV commentator finished speaking, photos of the Suns' five starters appeared on the TV screen. However, the Chinese audience was not interested in the Suns' starters, and they would have liked to fast-forward the footage if they could.
Ten seconds later, the screen flashed, and the Thunder's starting lineup appeared in front of the audience's eyes.
Point guard Westbrook and shooting guard were replaced by Damion Wilkins, a swingman who rarely played before.
Small forward or Durant, no matter who coaches the Thunder, Durant's position is unlikely to change. The other striker has become Joe Smith, who is better defensively.
When they saw the player in the center forward position, all the Chinese fans couldn't help but cheer.
Jeff Van Gundy started Ange in his first game in charge!
Standing in the center circle, facing the Suns' starting center, Robin Lopez, who is also a very familiar opponent. It's been a long time since Anjie has experienced the feeling of an opening scrum.
"The Thunder have lost 10 in a row under Coach Calesimo, and now the Thunder have brought in Jeff Van Gundy to take over the team, and we've seen the changes Coach Van Gundy makes. So in this game, can the Thunder break the curse of losing streak?" Mike Brin also immediately got into the groove, his commentary was moderate and his voice was clear. That's why NBA2K Games comes to him every year to record in-game commentary.
"The game is on!"