Chapter 133: Chicken Soup Before the Game
Wang Xiao didn't know what General Manager Grunfield was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.
There was something else that made him a little happy.
With the regular season underway, the Wizards are about to meet the Heat.
At present, no team in the league wants to meet the Heat, and the Big Three are famous, even if they are not completely run-in, they are not something that ordinary teams can compete with.
But Wang Xiao and his team of wizards are not among them.
With the best players in the future, the implementation of a tactical system that leads the league at this stage, and an understanding of the flaws in the Heat's roster system, Wang Xiao does not think that the team has the ability to fight.
The Big Three of the Heat will be the hegemon who will rule the East for the next four years, coupled with personal grievances, Wang Xiao has long regarded it as one of the biggest enemies, and now it is finally time to confront the enemy, how can Wang Xiao not be happy?
In fact, not only Wang Xiao, but many people are looking forward to this game.
Because of Wang Xiao's remarks before the season, many people are already looking forward to the meeting between the Wizards and the Heat, and want to see how the Heat's Big Three beat Wang Xiao's team.
Even if the Wizards show a better level this season than last season, no one thinks the Wizards can beat the Heat, after all, there is too much difference between the two sides in terms of lineups.
James, Wade, these are two of the league's top superstars, and Bosh is also one of the best power forwards in the league right now.
What about the Wizards? Although there is a group of talented players, they are still too young after all, and many people are more inclined to believe that the Wizards will have a brighter future, but they still can't compete with the Heat at this stage, even if the Wizards have been stable in the Heat in terms of record so far, occupying the first place in the East.
The first collision of the new season between the Wizards and the Heat unfolded at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the home of the Heat.
Before the game even began, the Heat's home fans were already chanting slogans like "Defend your home court, shame on you."
In the playoffs last season, the Wizards faced the Heat in the first round, and the Wizards also eliminated the Heat without mercy.
But this season is different, and with James and Bosh, they can't think of any reason to lose to the Wizards.
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"Everyone should know how important this game is to me."
In the locker room, Wang Xiao said to the team players.
'But I want people to know that it's not just about me personally, it's also very important for the team, and it's very simple.
As he spoke, Wang Xiao looked at Curry.
"Stephen, you're playing in the league, do you have any goals?"
Curry was slightly stunned, and subconsciously said: "Of course, to be the best player and win the O'Brien Cup." β
Winning the NBA championship is the dream and goal of every NBA professional basketball player, even those players who intend to sign a big contract, they also hope to win the championship to gild their resumes.
"That's right." Wang Xiao smiled and patted Curry on the shoulder. "I believe that the vast majority of people here hope to lift the championship trophy with their own hands, the so-called competitive sports, the only purpose of participating is to win, no one is here to be a loser."
"The reason why the Heat triumvirate can be formed is also based on this goal. Because of this, they will be our biggest and strongest opponents in the playoffs. β
"If you want to win the championship, if you want to be the winner, you have to face them and beat them." Wang Xiao looked around at all the players. "You may wonder why I used such words to comment on the Heat Big Three and put myself in a position of disadvantage."
"I'll tell you a story, the name of the story is Shipwreck."
The feat of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was enough to be called a shock for this group of people who didn't know much about Huaxia.
The vast majority of people cannot imagine the courage it takes to cut themselves off in order to defeat the enemy.
At the same time, they also understood why Wang Xiao did that......
"That's right, I want to break the kettle too." Wang Xiao said with a smile: "Now, if the team really loses to the Heat and loses to the Big Three, then I will lose face, so this game, no matter what, I have to win!" β
When Wang Xiao said this, that kind of categorical determination made everyone feel inadvertent.
"Guys! It's not just a coach's business! β
The first to speak out was Butler.
Since the departure of Arenas, the most vocal person in the team's locker room is CuarΓ³n. Butler.
Although Jamison is older, he is more introverted in personality and is not as good at communicating and motivating his teammates as Butler.
At this time, Butler also understood what he needed to do.
He stood up and said loudly: "Seriously, I really don't think there's anything great about the Big Three of the Heat, they haven't seen any great things in their previous games, we don't have any reason to lose to them in this game, and even for the sake of the coach's reputation, we must not lose!" β
"Come on, guys!"
Butler said, reaching between his teammates.
Everyone immediately understood and stepped forward to put their hands together.
"No matter what, we all have the same goal, to win every game until we win the championship! Come on! β
"Come on!"
Looking at the enthusiastic players, Wang Xiao smiled with satisfaction.
After the locker room system is upgraded to version 3.0, there is an additional incentive function, which can consume 500 victory points to stimulate the fighting spirit of the players through speeches, but this function will only take effect for players who have reached a certain level of good value for Wang Xiao.
At present, Curry is the only one in the team who meets the standard, so Wang Xiao did not use this skill just now.
But even so, the players are in high spirits at this time.
This shows that Wang Xiao's own ability to inspire is also very good.
Among the coaches coached in the NBA, there is one that was later named the Chicken Soup for the Soul Coach by Huaxia.
Although this title is a bit of a joke, there are indeed many coaches in the NBA who are good at it.
The so-called chicken soup for the soul is to do psychological work for players through storytelling and the like, which can stimulate the fighting spirit of players on the field and make them perform better.
TCeltics' head coach Doc Rivers knows this well, so he is nicknamed Coach Chicken Soup by Chinese fans.
Wang Xiao felt that his ability to pour chicken soup seemed to be very good, and it was completely conceivable that after the players improved their good value to themselves and could launch locker room skills on a large scale, after their own chicken soup for the soul, the players were as brave as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they seemed to be very powerful......