Chapter 36 Guiding Li into the Misunderstanding
The referee on the sidelines blew the whistle and reached out to the Clippers' backcourt to signal the Clippers' timeout.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Natalie called a timeout in time.
In the face of Li Yang's roar, Delgado ignored the whole process, didn't bother to raise his head, his steps were heavy, and he walked to the bench on his own.
Li Yang suddenly felt that the whole person was offended, and the anger that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time was ignited at once, he rolled up his sleeves, put on a posture and was about to rush forward, he didn't know why Delgado, who usually got along well in training, would suddenly be so abnormal today, completely ignoring his existence, this is to rebel!
At this moment, Sowell behind him immediately rushed over and hugged him, and kept comforting him in his ear, persuading him to calm down.
Under Sowell's patient persuasion, he finally regained some senses, and then walked back to the bench on the sidelines with Sowell.
Natalie glanced at Li Yang, who was belated, and then looked at Delgado, who was hanging his head, and didn't say anything, as if she had been mentally prepared, but continued to take out the tactics board to explain the offensive tactics of the next round.
Until the end of the timeout, Natalie continued to explain the tactics and did not seem to be affected by anything.
Li Yang, who was anxiously waiting for the results of the disposal, was even more unhappy at this time, originally thought that when Natalie paused, he would more or less criticize Delgado who did not play according to the routine, but as a result, Natalie pretended to be stunned, did not even let out a fart, and did not criticize by name, which made his previous good impression of Natalie disappear in an instant and fell to the bottom.
At the end of the timeout, the game continued, and the players of both sides returned to the court, and according to Natalie's tactics just now, Upshaw took advantage of the opportunity to cut the air and finally scored two points on the layup, finally breaking the scoring drought of the Clippers against the team.
Seeing that the team finally scored, Li Yang's unhappy mood was slightly better, and he refocused on the game.
It's just that what happened next made him even more speechless, in a tactical coordination, Apsio didn't even pass the ball to him who was in a completely empty position, but chose to attack by himself, and the first few steps were very smooth.
quickly broke through to the basket, and at the moment when he made a layup, he was directly knocked to the ground by Williams who jumped up head-on, and the basketball finally smashed into his body, making him make another mistake for no reason, and the scene was extremely embarrassing.
This time, Li Yang was completely depressed, and in the next round, Hart used the block to receive Caruso's pass, and won an offensive foul on him, the basketball not only hollowed into the net, but also added a free throw, and Hart played 2+1 on him.
At this moment, all Li Yang's dissatisfied emotions piled up together, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore and broke out directly, turned around and smashed it on the basketball hoop several times.
Natalie saw Li Yang's out-of-control move, and quickly made a substitution adjustment and directly replaced Li Yang.
Seeing the referee's substitution gesture, Li Yang was stunned for a moment, pointed to himself, and confirmed to coach Natalie again that he was indeed going to replace him.
"Hehe~" Li Yang glanced at Natalie coldly when he got off the field, didn't stop, and walked directly to the bench.
At this time, Li Yang had an indescribable disappointment in his heart, he found that he really misjudged Natalie, this woman is too kind, one thing on her lips and one thing behind her back, she has no absolute control over this team at all.
"Yang!"
At the moment when Li Yang and Natalie passed by, Natalie shouted at him.
Li Yang looked at Natalie with some impatience, a series of things had happened just now, which made him impatient at all, and he was not interested in listening to Natalie explain something.
"I have something to say to you." Natalie didn't show any dissatisfaction because of Li Yang's eyes, but said very calmly.
Although there was a lot of unhappiness in his heart, Natalie was the coach of the team after all, and although Li Yang was annoyed, he had not yet lost his mind, he stopped and turned to look at Natalie.
He wanted to hear what the current coach, who had no control over the team, would say to him.
"Yang, do you think I'm not doing well as a coach?" Natalie's first words surprised Li Yang, the head coach completely withdrew his attention from the field at this time, and actually focused on talking to him.
Li Yang glanced at Natalie suspiciously, not knowing what her intentions were.
"It's okay, but it's okay to say it, I won't blame you for saying it wrong." As if to dispel Li Yang's concerns, Natalie then added.
"Yes." Li Yang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, although this may offend coach Natalie and even disappoint the other party, but obviously, he doesn't want to play like this for the whole game, there is no hope.
To her surprise, Natalie didn't get angry or blame him, but said calmly with a smile on her face: "Do you want to know why I didn't blame Delgado?" β
"Why?"
"Do you wonder why Delgado didn't pass the ball to you at first, and then Upshaw didn't pass the ball to you, are they both very selfish players?" Natalie didn't explain it directly, but threw him another question.
"Not really, I just think they didn't play according to their tactics, they didn't take their chances, they even wasted them, and if they continued to play like that, they wouldn't have won the game." Li Yang truthfully said what he said in his heart.
"I didn't really plan to win this game."
Natalie's next words surprised Li Yang, he stared at the beautiful coach in front of him with wide eyes, with a hellish expression, there would be a coach who didn't want to win!!
It was enough to surprise him, but Natalie's next words were even more unacceptable to him: "I just want you to learn how to play, especially when you're playing with a group of teammates who aren't so familiar and have different goals." β
Li Yang was even more completely stunned at this time, what did Natalie want to say? Why did you get involved with me again?
"Coach, I don't read much, don't fool me!"
This time, without waiting for him to ask, Natalie continued: "Although your judgment and decision-making on the field are very correct, it can be said that there are no flaws, but you have overlooked a very important thing, the players on the field, except for Sowell, they are different from you. β
"Identity?" Li Yang looked at Natalie curiously, what's wrong with my identity?
Natalie nodded and continued, "These people, including Rodriguez, are not guaranteed contracts. β
"In other words, they can't make sure that they can stay with the team after the game, so they need the opportunity to perform, they need beautiful stats to prove to others that they are valuable, and as for the team's wins and losses, who do you think cares about them when the situation is uncertain?"
"You're different, you're the team's first-round pick this year, and as long as you sign a rookie contract, you're already a member of the Clippers, and you don't have to worry about where you go during the year of your previous contract." Natalie looked at Li Yang earnestly.
After Natalie said this, Li Yang chuckled in his heart, and everything was understood in an instant, he wanted to win after he came on the field, but others wanted to brush the data, this purpose is obviously different, if you can't find a balance, it is not surprising that there are those situations on the front court in the end.
However, after understanding the reason for this problem, his mood did not improve because of this, if it is really as Natalie said, then what is the point of him coming to participate in this kind of competition now, how to hone his skills and tactics without cooperation? What does Natalie mean when she says let him learn how to play?
He was puzzled and said, "Coach, what do you think I'm going to do next?" Am I going to fight them for the right to do it? β
Natalie suddenly burst out laughing, this sudden scene made Li Yang stunned, making him almost wonder if he was too stupid and naΓ―ve.
After a long while, Natalie teased, "Aren't you already fighting them for the right to sell just now?" β
"How can I have! I haven't even touched the ball, okay? Li Yang immediately excused himself, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was stunned.
At the beginning of the game, Miha and Caruso's aerial relay gave the Clippers a dismount, and he was eager to stabilize his position, directly signaling his teammates to play around him, and the terminator of this tactic was him, that is, the ultimate beneficiary would only be him.
And the score is the most wanted thing for all of them.
Identity, data, these two things are linked, and he understands them all at once.
He looked at Natalie again, and suddenly realized how stupid his previous idea was, as Natalie said, it doesn't matter if he wins or loses this game, let him learn how to play, is Natalie's main purpose.
After figuring it out, he smiled and said, "Coach, I thought too much just now, and now I know what to do, so I'll solve it next." β
"Well, do it well, I'm sure you won't let me down!" Natalie patted Li Xiang's shoulder encouragingly and comforted patiently.