Chapter 22: Between Black and White

The Clippers left Denver and came to Miami, their next game against the Heat, the head coach of the Heat team is the god operator Pakleli, the team's defense is fierce, center Alonzo Mourning is a superstar player in the league, and he is also a notorious defensive giant, P.J. Brown, Jamal Mashburn, plus a Tim Hardaway who is in his prime, such a team that is fierce in defense and play, taught the young Clippers players a lesson, let them see the real NBA, the Clippers imagined a young child throughout the game, beaten by the Heat without any defense, a rout, let the Clippers end the winning streak after the start. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After the game, Coach Fitch ended the press conference early, returned to the locker room, and saw the players all bowing their heads, looking very depressed, Fitch and the only Rodman who was not affected by the defeat exchanged a look, then came to the middle of the locker room, and said to the players: "Boys, I know everyone is not in a good mood right now, we just lost a game, it's nothing, in the NBA we have 82 regular season games a year, no one can guarantee all the wins, Jordan and the Bulls had a 72-10 record, which is now known as a legend that is hard to beat, you don't need to dwell on the outcome of a game, we just need to show our strength. We've had a winning streak in recent times and it's great to build confidence among you young players, but it doesn't represent our true quality right now, we won the defending champions, there's nothing to be proud of, the Spurs' slow heat and light opposition were key to our victory. We beat the mighty Lakers, but we were questioned, and I know that many of you have doubts about this victory in your hearts right now, and I don't want to defend anything here, because you're not the media, and we just need to be honest with each other, you don't fully understand Dennis's behavior, and I can understand that we can also understand that today we are using this game against the Heat to be honest about it. ”

At this point, Fitch paused and saw the players all looking up at him before he continued: "I'm here to tell you that Dennis is not wrong, and as a Clippers player, you are not in a position to question him, because you are all beneficiaries." The arena in the NBA is a battlefield, there are no gentlemen here, it is difficult for gentlemen to survive in the NBA, there is no low-key modesty here, low-key modesty is a soft egg, there is no mercy here, there is no need for the weak, because this is a battlefield. Jordan became a basketball god because of the championship, Olajuwon became a legend because of the championship, and Barkley is also a basketball superstar but has no championship, and there is an essential difference between him and Olajuwon's achievements. I! Bill Fitch, the NBA's first 1,000-defeated coach, but I was inducted into the Hall of Fame, why? Because I've won an NBA championship. Our opponent today - Miami Heat! One of the most ferocious defensive teams in the NBA at this stage, today you didn't adapt to the opponent's style of play and lost the game, but I want to tell you that the real NBA has not yet begun, most teams at this stage are mainly running-in, looking for state, and they don't use their full strength at all, after the All-Star break, the arrival of the sprint stage, all the games, will play more than the intensity of this game, I can tell you, the Heat did not do their best in this game. I'm saying this today in the hope that you will understand what the NBA is, what the NBA game is, and I hope this game can inspire you. Okay, that's it, now pack up our things and let's go. ”

After Coach Fitch said this, he was the first to leave the locker room, and they were about to rush to the airport and fly to the next city. On the plane, the players were slowly falling asleep, Bill Fitch was still preparing the team's next game materials, Rodman came to Bill Fitch and sat down, leaned his head on the backrest, looked straight into the unknown distance, and said softly: "Old man, you don't need to defend me, I was originally an outlier in the NBA." I'm 38 years old, I've been in the league for so many years, I've experienced too much, the Pistons' bad boy army, the Bulls dynasty, the big Lakers, no one has ever thought I'm a good boy, maybe soon I won't be able to play, I need to retire and leave the league, I'm not a rookie who just joined them, and I still need your protection. ”

"I don't care if you're 18 years old, 38 years old, or 48 years old, as long as you're my player, you're my child, you need my protection, I don't know why you want to encourage Tiger to get O'Neal together, but I know that you actually like this team very much, otherwise with your character, you won't play with the team obediently, and give up your chic and wanton life, you won't show up on time at the team's training ground to help them grow, and you won't want to get O'Neill in the game, so that the soon-to-be-retired self will fall into doubt again. Yes, your ideas are always different from ordinary people, so you don't get understanding, you have very few true friends, but you are always a person, you have your own feelings, it's the same as us. Bill Fitch listened to Rodman's words, put down his busy work, leaned back on the backrest, maintained the same posture as Rodman, and spoke.

"Old man, don't be presumptuous and understand me, I just deliberately instigated Tiger, I just can't get used to his obedient character, I'm trying to bring him down, it's as simple as that. Old man, you are not a savior, don't be compassionate. Bilfitch's words made Rodman pause for a moment, and some light appeared in his eyes, but he quickly put it away, glared at Bilfitch angrily, and got up to leave.

"I've never considered myself a savior, and if I had to be described as a shameless scoundrel, maybe shameless scoundrels would be more suitable for me, and that's it, I know you better than you think, you care more about me than you think, and you care more about the current Clippers than you think." Bilfitch whispered, then withdrew his gaze and continued to do what he had just done with his head down.

Rodman walked forward with his back to Fitch, because Fitch's words paused, and then continued to walk towards his seat, only to return to his seat Rodman, the corners of his mouth kept upturning, and soon fell asleep, the corners of his face kept upturning, indicating that he was in a good mood, maybe he had a good dream. It's just that he didn't notice that on the other side of the aisle across the aisle from Coach Fitch, Tiger Tiger, who had already closed his eyes, slowly opened his eyes, and after playing with the Lakers, he kept asking himself if he had done something wrong, today in the locker room, Coach Fitch's words made his heart even more unsettled, confused, he stood at a junction again, and he didn't know where to go, so that he couldn't fall asleep, and he overheard Rodman and Bill Fitch talking, not only did he not find the direction, On the contrary, I was even more confused.

What is the right way to go?