Chapter 119: Tear Up
The lively All-Star weekend is over, Tiger and Coach Bill Fitch took Michael Reed, left Washington together, and rushed to Indiana, the hometown of the pop superstar, Michael Jackson, Indiana is located in the central and eastern part of the United States, where it has a comfortable temperate continental climate, it is the homeland of the Native American Indians, and the name here is derived, Indiana is the most important agricultural production area in the United States, where you can see vast corn fields everywhere, corn yellow is also regarded as the representative color here, Indiana has a very long tradition of sports, especially basketball, which has a pivotal position in Indiana, and there is one person who is inevitably mentioned here, he is Indiana's basketball godfather, the legendary star "Big Bird" Larry Bird. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Indianapolis City is the fourth largest state capital in the United States, and the most famous here is the Indianapolis Raceway, which is one of the world-famous F1 races, and in the traditional hard-court 500 event held here, the leading car in each round is called pacers, which has also become the name of the Indianapolis basketball team, which is the Indiana Pacers, and the team's jersey color is corn yellow on behalf of Indiana.
Born in Indiana, Larry Bird rose to fame at a young age, entered the NBA, was called to the legendary godfather Cardinal, grew into a legendary superstar in Boston, won three NBA championships, and 13 years later, Larry Bird retired and returned to his native Indiana to become the head coach of the Indiana Pacers and began to transform the Pacers.
In the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals, the Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls led by Jordan fought 7 games, and finally regretted out, last season the Indiana Pacers reached the final finals, and finally lost to the Los Angeles Lakers led by the peak Shaq O'Neal, and missed the championship with a score of 2:4, and the core of the team, Reggie Miller once staged a peak 9 seconds and 8 minutes Miller moment, accurate three points, straight into the heart of the enemy, until Reggie Miller retired, is still talked about.
This season's Indiana Pacers have lost last season's brave and good fight, and are now only ranked 8th in the East, and may fall out of the playoff sequence at any time, and the Los Angeles Clippers will start their new journey from here after the All-Star Weekend, which will also be their most difficult stage of the season, the regular season has reached the final sprint, the team's strong center Jermaine O'Neal has not returned to the team due to injury, Jason Green, who has high hopes, is not yet the time to return, and the Los Angeles Clippers who lack the interior pillar, If you want to keep your No. 1 spot in the West and avoid prematurely facing the mighty Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs, you'll have to get through this period.
On the day the Clippers came to Indianapolis City, the major media followed like chickens, because Kobe Bryant fired at Bilfitch in the media, Kobe Bryant directly said in an interview with reporters that he was treated unfairly during the All-Star Game, and Bill Fitch hid him on the bench and did not give him a chance to play in order to help his team's Tiger Washington get the All-Star MVP.
Although the media has long guessed, but the effect of Kobe Bryant's own words is completely different, at the same time as Kobe's interview came out, many Western Star team stars were asked by reporters about this, Karl Malone, Gary Payton and other old players chose not to answer in the face of reporters' questions, saying that they did not want to get involved, and Garnett was asked about it, but he did not shy away from saying: "Why does the All-Star Game have the position of head coach?" In the team, the manager is the real heart of the team, he has the right to change the tactics, change the line-up, and do so for the only one purpose, and that is to win! Now that the All-Star Game has the position of head coach, I don't think he's any different from being on the team, and now that Coach Bill Fitch is leading the West to victory, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. ”
Duncan also said: "There's nothing wrong with every player wanting more minutes and more possession, but only if you are the boss of the team and you have the right to speak. ”
The more noisy things go, more people are involved, more people, express their opinions, and Bilfitch, who is in the press center, took the team's bus, and when he came to the Conceco Arena, where the game was held, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time flocked to block the way of the bus, and finally after discussion, Bilfitch held a temporary meeting in the press room of the Indiana Pacers, and the reporters let the Clippers players enter the Conceco Arena for pre-game preparation.
A simple table with a microphone on it, Bill Fitch sat alone behind the microphone, and after all the reporters in the audience quieted down, he said calmly: "I know why you are here?" The game is about to start, and I don't have time to dwell on you, so there will be no question session, just an explanation of the All-Star Game. ”
The reporters on the scene were not satisfied with Bilfitch's words, but they also knew that the Los Angeles Clippers were about to start an away game, so they didn't force it too much, and there was a post-game press conference, right?
"First of all, I want to say that as a head coach, not all players ask me for playing time, I will be satisfied, even if you are a superstar in the league, when you are playing, you have to follow the coach's arrangement, otherwise why coach this profession? Secondly, I condemn the behavior of some players who do not show up with the team and leave without permission after being denied playing time, which is irresponsible and unethical, and even if you are a superstar in the league, you should apologize for this. Finally, I responded to Kobe Bryant's question, as the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, I am not wrong to value my players, because I know the ability of Tiger Washington, he is the absolute boss of the team in my heart, he has absolute playing time and possession, I believe he can do his best, and what do you have that I can trust? When you're the boss of your team and prove your ability, talk to me about it! There's nothing wrong with wanting to be recognized by others and trying to perform, it's wrong that you overestimate yourself. ”
Bill Fish's sharp words shocked everyone present, as one of the most cunning head coaches in the NBA, shouldn't you avoid playing Tai Chi lightly? Did you get the wrong script, and just named and scolded, this... It's unreasonable, but this... It's so lovely. Ha ha! The news is back there. (To be continued.) )