Chapter Seventy-Six: You Only Have Three Matches
Wang Xiao, who was at the center of the storm, was not in a hurry because of the loss of 3 games.
There are 82 games in the regular season, and the defeat of 3 games is simply insignificant.
In contrast, the current performance of the Wizards in every game has made him somewhat satisfied.
Because in each game, the players can learn from the failures of previous games and optimize and improve their performance on the field.
The most obvious of these is Curry.
From the first game to the third game, Curry has become more and more adaptable from being at a loss, and his shooting percentage is also improving little by little.
In the last game, Curry's performance was actually okay, with a shooting rate of 39%, and a three-point shooting rate that rose to 35% unconsciously.
As the so-called accumulation of thick and thin, in these three games, Curry has played under great pressure, and in the continuous iron, he is also rapidly accumulating experience.
The offseason is close to a month of special training, which consumes a lot of Wang Xiao's victory value, and the preseason and regular season have also passed for nearly a month, during which Wang Xiao has been using special training to strengthen Curry's projection ability, in order to save use, Harden and others can only enjoy ordinary training bonuses.
Not long ago, he had run out of training points in the NCAA!
With such a huge amount of training, Curry can be stacked into the future Curry, and what Curry lacks now is experience and the talent that will burst out as a historical player.
Wang Xiao is sure that all this will not wait long.
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Wang Xiao can endure and wait, but not everyone can wait.
After three games, the Wizards' poor record finally made the team's owner sit still.
Wang Xiao received a call from the team boss and asked him to go to the boss's office to talk.
When Wang Xiao arrived at the owner's office, he found that Grenfield, the general manager of the team, was also there.
"Wang, the team's record has been so bad lately that I don't see any hint of returning to the playoffs that you promised at the beginning." The team owner frowned, not to mention Wang Xiao these days, even he was scolded by the Wizards' radical fans on the Internet. "I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
"You can see this as a necessary investment." Wang Xiao's expression was flat, and his eyes looked directly at the other party without evasion. "The Wizards are a team that's almost pushed to the rebuild, and most of the players on the team are rookies, and they need time to get used to the pace of the NBA game, to get used to their teammates, and when they get used to it, the team's record will be back on track right away."
Grunfield smiled and looked at Wang Xiao with some meaning.
The team owner took a look at Grunfield.
"Wang, before you come, I had a brief chat with Mr. General Manager...... He said you'd definitely say that, that's what every coach says when the team loses. ”
"There is an old saying in China that heroes see the same thing, and it seems that Mr. Ernie and I are surprisingly in agreement." Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Grunfield.
This guy, as expected, was so angry about taking away his right to make trade decisions that he actually went to the team owner and fell into the ground.
The owner shook his head and said, "I'm not my father, I don't know much about the NBA, and I don't know if what you're doing right or wrong." As a businessman, I know very well that the truth is in the hands of a few, and it pays off if you are willing to take risks, which is why I was willing to sign you in the first place. ”
"However, as a businessman, if I do not get any substantial benefits in a transaction, and I am ridiculed and cursed by various people because of this investment, then it proves that it is a failed investment, and a successful businessman must learn to stop losses even when the investment fails."
"Wang, 3 games, I'll give you 3 games, if within 3 games, you can't let me see the return on my investment, I'm going to prepare a stop loss, OK?"
Listening to the words of the team owner, the smile on Grenfield's face became brighter and brighter.
This damn Chinese man, a few months after coming to the team, this guy made a mess of the Wizards team he had carefully built, and now he can finally roll up and get out!
Walking out of the boss's office, Wang Xiao sighed.
Sure enough, the head coach of a team is not so good.
Turning around, Wang Xiao saw Grunfeld walking out behind him.
"Mr. Ernie, is there any happy event? Why are you smiling so happily? ”
Looking at Wang Xiao smiling in front of him, Grunfield was stunned.
What's going on? It's the first time this guy has taken the initiative to talk to himself, does he want to talk to himself because he doesn't want to be swept away?
"I'm not laughing, I'm afraid you're mistaken, dear king, and I don't think you should have time to pay attention to whether others laugh or not, do you? The boss is already angry, and if you can't come up with a record that satisfies the boss, I'm afraid it's hard for you to laugh. ”
"Really? Hopefully, after three games, we'll both be able to laugh and be happy. Wang Xiao was noncommittal, shrugged and turned to leave.
Looking at Wang Xiao's distant back, Grunfield sneered twice. "Hmph, after 3 games, I will definitely laugh a lot, you don't have to."
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After three straight losses, the Wizards' next opponent is not ideal.
They will fly to Cleveland, Ohio, to take on LeBron. Knights led by James.
Since the selection of Chosen James, the Chosen One in '03, the Cavaliers have officially shaken off their reputation as a fish-belly team and have become one of the strongest teams in the East.
In 06, 07, and 08, the Wizards encountered the Cavaliers in the playoffs for three consecutive years, and all of them were defeated and eliminated by the Cavaliers without exception, and the Cavaliers can also be said to be the bitter master of the Wizards.
Facing the Cavaliers on the road was almost a sure defeat in the eyes of many.
Judging by the trend of the game in the first quarter, it seems that this is indeed the case.
James showed almost terrifying dominance from the start, and against the defensive fragile outside of the Wizards, he scored 13 points and dished out four assists in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers scored 33 points in the first quarter of the game, while the Wizards only scored 16 points.
Almost everyone felt that the game was going to turn into a carnage without suspense...... Except for Wang Xiao.
In the first quarter of the game, Curry didn't shoot much, but Wang Xiao keenly found that in today's game, Curry's hand seemed to be quite good......
On the one hand, because he has begun to gradually adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game, and on the other hand, the Cavaliers' main defense of Curry is the starting point guard Mo. Williams, a well-known offensive and defensive point guard, didn't put much pressure on Curry on his defense.