Chapter 541: I Want Respect!
For the Lakers, this four-game tour has finally come to a perfect end.
Three wins in four battles, very dazzling.
The overall record has also come to 20-2, and the first place in the league is still very solid.
In the post-game interview, Xu Xuan took Ingram and Frank to participate together.
"Xu, how are you feeling now?"
Xu Xuan pouted: "It's not bad, we won the game." β
"Do you feel sorry? You only hit 14 three-pointers in this game. β
βAre you crazyοΌβ
Xu Xuan looked at him in surprise: "Only hit 14 three-pointers?" God, how much more do you want? I already think it's quite a bit man. β
Xu Xuan then said: "I don't feel sorry, the game is like this, we will do everything to win, except for this goal, everything else is the means." β
"That is, you don't mind if you don't break your own record?"
"Of course."
Xu Xuan nodded, "Like I said, it's already very happy to win the game, as for the record you said, hey, man, is my record so easy to break?" β
Xu Xuan teased, and the reporters present laughed.
Xu Xuan then said that when the game was going on, Frank was the commander who strategized, urging him and his teammates to be more bold and adventurous, giving them more room for error, which made the team's wonderful performance in the second half. Frank owes a lot of money.
"Also, thank you to the players on the pitch who still believe in the coaching staff's tactics and their teammates and do everything they can to the end."
Credit to the coaching staff, credit to the players...... Xu Xuan's answer was not leaky, and the official model was even boring, even if the reporter aggressively asked Xu Xuan "whether he thinks he is already the first person in the alliance", he still failed to anger Xu Xuan.
"Oh, you're the first person to compliment me like that, I'll keep counting, maybe after a certain amount of accumulation, the wish will come true."
There is no denial, but there is no admit. Xu Xuan frankly admits his ambitions for the position of head coach, but remains humble and believes that he still needs to accumulate; The most important thing is that Xu Xuan did not answer the question directly, but simply thought that it was a compliment from the reporter, leaving aside his own opinions, which also avoided tearing up with Lao Zhan Tou and those fans head-on - of course, the relaxed and witty tone can definitely add color to these words.
Low chuckles rang out in the press conference hall, but the reporters who tried to sow discord were powerless.
However, after turning around to interview Ingram, they all crawled back on their knees.
"Blanton, you scored 18 points in this game?"
"Hmm"
"Brandon, what role does Coach Frank play in the tactical layout?"
"Head coach."
"Brandon? What do you think of Coach Frank's work? β
"Good."
"And what about your opponent?"
"It's good, too."
Journalists are here to speak at length and on the fly? Ingram stood in front of him, but he cherished the words like gold...... Nervous......
Xu Xuan smiled secretly? Ingram is actually a very shy person in life? But now Xu Xuan is going to slowly change his character.
Be the boss? It's not a good thing to be too shy as a core player!
But not in a hurry? Take your time, this time to come to the Lakers Xu Xuan will definitely not be a year and leave? Whether you win the championship or not, you're going to have to stay here for a while.
Frank was also the absolute focus after the game.
In particular, many journalists have said that there is a clear gap in tactical literacy between him and David Fitzdale.
"Coach Frank? Is the team feeling the pressure against the best record in the league? β
"Coach Frank? Will the 20-win win affect the next matches? β
"Coach Frank, the next opponent and the pressure to win? What changes will the team make? β
"Coach Frank, do you have the confidence to lead the team back on the rise, win the championship and complete the revival of the Purple and Gold Dynasty?"
"Coach Frank? After this victory, the Lakers are still the first in the league? Do you have the confidence to keep it up? β
"Coach Frank, did you choose to come to Los Angeles from Indiana because you expected it? How do you feel about the Lakers' record? β
"Coach Frank, if you win a championship in Los Angeles, you're going to be the fourth head coach in the NBA to win a championship on a different team, are you confident about that?"
Throughout the press conference, the focus and popularity were clear at a glance, and Frank was completely surrounded by applause, the magnesium lights and flashes gathered on the surface of his skin, so hot that he almost burned, and everywhere he could see was a dazzling and scorching golden halo, and he suddenly had the illusion that he was standing at the center of the world.
So much so that Frank also boiled with enthusiasm.
......
On the plane, all the players of the Lakers team were in a good mood, and in most people's minds, the Lakers' previous winning streak relied on a momentum, and after that momentum collapsed, they would be greeted with death.
However, it turned out that this was not the case.
Although they have lost two games halfway through, the mentality of the Lakers is still very relaxed.
As if Xu Xuan was there, there was nothing to be afraid of.
Xu Xuan was teaching them to fight the landlord, and he was sitting behind Ingram at this time, and behind Russell next to him sat another "dog-headed military advisor" Yi Jianlian, and Ci Shiping was sitting on the other side.
"Yes, if you have an A, you will have that." Xu Xuan pointed to the cards in Ingram's hand, and then said with a smile: "They all say that you are too careless, how about it, do you want to hold an A?" β
At this time, Yi Jianlian sat behind Russell and frowned, a good deck of cards was broken...... As a landlord, Ingram's biggest card in his hand is a small king, and he didn't even blow it up, but he won in the end......
"Are we going to come out?"
Russell asked, looking up.
He basically doesn't know anything about Ingram, relying on the military advisors behind, while Ci Shiping said that he not only knows, but also a master......
As a result, I lost from getting on the plane to the present......
"Forget it, I can't ask for it." Yi Jianlian shook his head.
"Then another A, do you want it?"
β......β
"One more, Junko....... Gone! β
βyesοΌ Buddy! We've won again! Xu Xuan slapped his hands with Ingram.
"Fack! Lost again" Ci Shiping shook his head angrily, his playing style is more aggressive, originally from the point of view of the card, he is the most advantageous, but there are not a few cards yet, the big cards in his hand are finished, and Yi Jianlian's playing method is conservative, he just had a chance to blow up in his hand, but he hesitated and did not come out.
Frank, who was sitting on the other side, chuckled and shook his head, Xu Xuan, this guy is really boring and evil...... Playing a card to grasp human nature so thoroughly......
"Come on, come on, keep going, kill you all naked today, and leave no armor behind!"
"Don't play this anymore, let's change it, from just now to now." Ci Shiping suggested with a smile: "By the way, Xu, I'm about to be an all-star, why don't you think about it, choose me first." β
"I'd like to choose you, but only if you settle that alien, or I'll probably not have a chance to choose you." Xu Xuan waved his hand, looking helpless.
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Xu, you're floating, what did I hear, are you mocking me? Are you mocking the great Artest?! ...... Bastard, that's a bully, you're just a third-year rookie, you have to show respect to me, to the great Artest...... Ci Shiping was furious in his heart.
The rest of the Lakers burst out laughing, and Barnes came over and grabbed Ci Shiping's shoulders and said with a smile: "Hey, buddy, if you have the ability to do this, can you help me too?" But I don't need Xu to choose me first, I am very satisfied if he chooses me second, and I will be the first to you. β
The soul is light! Are you floating Matt! You dare to anger the great Artest, you will regret it, you will definitely regret it......
"Huh? Atai, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with your face? β
β...... I'm fine. β
"It's okay," Xu Xuan patted him on the shoulder.
"That's right, buddy, when you settle that alien, help me bring him a word, don't do things with the votes, you can't mess with me every day, what's the point? Right. β
Ci Shiping: "......"
I want respect!
I want respect too!
Lift up your head and respect me!
"By the way, Xu, who will you choose first? Stephen? Paul George? After the laughter, someone still asked.
This year's new All-Star Game rules are still relatively popular, and everyone is now speculating about what kind of lineup will be selected by both sides.
Of course, everyone has acquiesced to the fact that the western ticket king is Xu Xuan, and the eastern ticket king is James......
"Neither." Xu Xuan shook his head, he had promised that someone would be the first to choose him.
"Neither? Who would that be? "Others are more interested.
To say that the best relationship with Xu Xuan must be Curry and Pickled Pepper, one is a good friend and the other is a good comrade-in-arms.
"Is it KD? I could see that the guy didn't look at our boss quite right. β
"Maybe it's the beard, that guy is very good at talking, but he's just ugly, hahaha."
Xu Xuan waved his hand...... If you can't say it, you still ask me?
......
After playing the Grizzlies, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles, and this is when they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Frank took a day off, returned to Los Angeles on the morning of the 4th, and trained normally on the morning of the 5th.
After returning to Los Angeles, Xu Xuan continued to practice three-point shooting for an hour as always.
He's going to make it a habit.
30,000 times is a lot, but when it becomes natural, it is not as terrifying as imagined.
The next morning, Xu Xuan followed his teammates to do basic training.
In Xu Xuan's view, the importance of basic training is far from the physical growth of strength, speed, etc., but more of a spiritual exercise-
Because basic training can be very terrifying, what Xu Xuan means is that it is as terrible as hell, and it is dozens of times and hundreds of times more terrifying than the frontal impact of the opposing player. As long as you can successfully graduate from the hellish basic training, then the strength of willpower will become the most powerful weapon.
This is not a talent, but it is a shortcoming that can be made up for by acquired efforts.
Otherwise, you will only be eliminated.
At this time, the Lakers players are doing the most basic and simple full-body training, completing the movements according to the coach's whistle:
The first sound, bend the knees.
The second sound, kneeling.
The third sound, prostrate.
Fourth, turn over.
Fifth, turn it back again.
Sixth, kneel.
Seventh, stand and keep your knees bent.
Eighth, stand up straight.
Eight beats and eight movements, there is no difficulty, it is completely instinctive, but over and over again, over and over again, and you need to keep up with the rhythm of the coach's whistle.
The muscles of the thighs and arms will soon feel the response, and then further let the core muscles of the body also feel the pressure, fully mobilize each muscle, and if it is a little slower than half a beat, it will collapse like a building block house has been pulled off the foundation; And the coach's whistle won't stop.
The Lakers have all arrived at the training ground, arranged in a checkerboard grid, and are all engaged in training without exception.
Wharton Jr. is using the whistle to control the tempo, and the other coaches are standing next to the court to control the field - if someone slows down, someone has to be the first to come forward and someone needs to make a note on the notepad, and these data are reference samples for subsequent training plans.
Then, Frank's footsteps came over and threw a glance at little Wharton, suggesting that the rhythm had been raised a notch.
"Straighten your waist!"
"Body to the ground!"
"Keep up with the rhythm!"
Frank walked into the checkerboard grid and raised his voice to remind the details, his eagle-like gaze firmly on the movements of every player around him, even the tiniest details, even if he didn't name them, the target player could feel the scorching sharp gaze, and couldn't help but be surprised.
"20 wins is not the end, this is just the beginning! If any of you relax now, everything will be lost. β
The sharp sound was like a whip, and it flicked quickly over the training ground, and the sharp and ferocious whip fell on the players with unmistakable accuracy.
Wharton, who got Frank's eyes, raised his rhythm again, and the reaction time between movements was significantly compressed, which also made it difficult to keep the movement standards in place gradually increased, and the combination of breathing and strength became particularly important, and the number of players who began to be disordered began to increase, and the work of other coaches became busy.
"Keep up!"
"Keep up!"
Frank followed suit with his hands and screamed at every player who passed by.
"You all know how Xu Xuan trains, I don't require each of you to be able to do the same as him, but you must complete my requirements!"
"Keep up the pace! Come on! Mobilize your fat ass! You're definitely more than that! This is just the beginning, if you can't keep up now, then you can just get out of me, you can't find your place here! β