Just when Garnett was experiencing the power of public opinion in the big city and Kobe Bryant was in a deep image crisis, Fox Leon was training his Summer League Agents team in Orlando like a nobody.

The reason why Leon took this group of players to Orlando to open training camp in advance was to avoid the whirlpool of public opinion and choose the last patch of the Celtics with peace of mind.

A few days ago, Angie called him and asked him to help solve the problem with Garnett's number, but Leon used various excuses to shirk it. It's not that he doesn't want to help, but he wants to take advantage of this storm to rub Garnett's overly sharp aura. Leon has a hunch that next season will not be as easy as people think, and the problems he has to solve will be much more than expected.

Of course, what Leon didn't expect was that Kobe Bryant came out to block Garnett's shot, and now the heat of the number incident was quickly surpassed, and everyone's eyes were on the Los Angeles superstar.

This made Leon's already somewhat nervous mood relax a lot, and he could completely focus on Orlando.

After three days of physical training, on the fourth day, Leon began the basic tactical drills within the team. Blocking, air cutting, cross-switching, passing on the move, and low-post coordination are all very basic tactical routines. This kind of practice is repetitive and boring, except for Durham Porter, Bellman, Alexander, and a few players who have played under Leon, everyone else has complained that this kind of training is really lacking in quality.

"I practiced these things every day when I was in high school, and I'm still practicing them, is this an NBA-level workout? I really regret coming to Celtics' training camp, I thought it would be improved, this is the Finals team, the Finals coach! "In the players' dressing room after training, there was a player who complained publicly.

There are many people who think like him, and for these players who didn't make it to the NBA, they are desperate to get a chance to improve and show themselves in the team's training and confrontation. However, Leon's training is so boring and basic, they can neither feel the improvement nor the opportunity to show, so they naturally complain.

This kind of intra-team rhetoric also affected the two newcomers somewhat, and after the evening practice, several Celtic players took Dior and Daniels to a restaurant near the training gym for dinner.

"I feel like my arms are sore, is it so boring to play in the NBA? I've heard that the NBA team's training is colorful, very scientific, and very efficient...... How can our training still be like a primitive society. In the restaurant, Celtics' second-round rookie Marquis Daniels asked. Daniels is originally from Orlando, and he is quite happy to be able to participate in the training camp in Orlando this time, and he also yearns for Fox Leon, the famous coach, but he didn't expect the training content to be so boring.

After listening to Daniels's words, Daimpoter, Alexander and Bellman all laughed and did not speak, Dio wanted to echo Daniels, but when he saw that the other three seniors in the Celts did not speak, he immediately stopped his mouth, and also pouted and smiled, looking like he knew the mystery well.

At this time, Delham Porter wiped his mouth and said to Daniels as a veteran player who has played for the Celtics for two years and is about to usher in his third year: "Marquis, I kindly advise you, in the training of the Boston Celtics, you must abide by two principles, first, never doubt your head coach, when he is Fox Leon; Second, when you have doubts about your manager, refer to the first point. ”

Hearing this, Alexander and Bellman both laughed like fools, and the honest man Dareham Porter, who has always been clumsy in words, has also learned to pretend to teach his juniors a lesson, and it seems that his two years in the NBA have not been in vain. And Dior learned something from it, and without saying a word, silently bowed his head and ate the pasta on his plate; Daniels, on the other hand, stared at him with bulging fish bubble eyes, a look of bewilderment, and he didn't know whether Dareham Potter was serious or joking.

On the fifth day, the last day of training before the rest day, the players were a little lifeless, and the monotonous but heavy exercise training for several days in a row made everyone a little discouraged, and only a few people still maintained full spirits.

But when Leon told everyone that there would be a five-on-five full-court match today, everyone suddenly came up again. It's true that it's the real game that excites the players and it's an opportunity to show themselves. In addition to Fox Leon, there were several Celtic trainers who coached the camp together, all of whom were experienced in both individual coaching and examiners.

The players know it's time to show themselves in front of the manager and these trainers.

The team consisted of 11 players divided into two groups of five, with Earham Porter, the NBA's longest-serving trainer, assigned by Leon to serve as the scoreboard, while he himself served as the referee.

Two rookies, Boris Dior and Daniels, were split between two teams, with Alexander and Bellman also splitting one side, and several other forwards cobbled together to form two complete teams.

With a whistle in his mouth, Leon launched a jump ball in the center circle to start the first intra-team match of this training camp.

The game had just begun, and the players on both sides were holding back their energy, each wanting to show themselves, and everyone refused to let go as soon as they got the ball, and the attack was chaotic and chaotic.

It wasn't until three minutes into the game that the two sides slowly adjusted their state and began to really attack and defend each other. And at this time, they found out that the referee Fox Leon was a little different.

In the fifth minute, a guy named Chris Boggs got a backcourt rebound in defense, and then he dribbled directly through the half court alone, seeing that the opponent didn't seem to have the intention of coming over to steal, he held the ball all the way into the restricted area, and ended the offense with a small throw, two points. It was the first time Boggs had scored in the game, and it was a beautiful one, and he looked a little smug after the goal, and he staggered back.

"Beep!" At this time, the whistle in Leon's mouth sounded, and everyone was a little confused, not knowing what was happening, there was no foul in this ball, and there was no timeout.

Leon stepped forward to take the ball and said to Boggs: "As a power forward, when you get the backcourt rebound, you have a teammate who goes down, a guy who catches nearby, and a guy who gets packed. You choose to dribble past half the court and lose the opportunity to counter-attack quickly. And then you take advantage of the opponent's lack of understanding and get two points, which is encouraging, it's a real two points, but it doesn't count with me. In my mind, the goal is zero. Because, when you're in the NBA, you're never going to have that opportunity, you should pass the ball. ”

After saying that, Leon motioned to Dyrem Porter, and the two points just now were invalid. In the face of this somewhat ridiculous decision, Dareham Potter did not hesitate to deduct two points from his own manager, never doubting his manager.

The game continued, and the players of the two teams who had played unrestrained and wild before immediately tied their hands, and they didn't know that this strange referee still had the power to blow off the goal directly. But it can't be helped, this is the Celtic training camp, everything has to be listened to him.

Soon, the players figured out the law of Fox Leon's blowing penalties, first of all, nine times out of ten those who got rebounds and didn't pass the ball were blown zero points; In the face of the bag clamp forced singles, he scored zero points, and did not score points; Break through the face of the help defense without scoring the ball, force it, score zero points without scoring and deduct points; Empty shots are scored plus points, and intracted points are deducted. The two cooperate to find an opportunity to score extra points, and if you don't score, it is not zero points, at least one point is given; If you actively defend and steal and successfully counterattack to score, you will be given extra points, and at least one point will be given if you don't score.

Such a complex addition and subtraction not only suffers the players on the field, but also shrinks back when playing a ball, not only to score goals but also to consider other things. Douglas Potter on the sidelines suffered even more, flipped over the scoreboard, adding and subtracting for a while, posing a severe test of his mathematical ability. After a confrontation match, the players on the field were sweating, as if they had taken a shower in cotton jackets. Daim Porter, on the other hand, was so busy and dizzy that he felt more tired than playing on the court.

Of course, the most terrifying thing is Fox Leon, who used a set of his own temporary rules to blow penalties throughout the game, and blew them in a reasonable and well-founded manner, which can make the players feel the edge of the penalty rules, and the control ability has reached a terrifying level. You must know that it takes years of trial and learning for a referee to grasp the scale of blowing, not to mention creating a set of rules to judge penalties.

And the effect of this kind of game is also obvious, from the beginning of the two sides to fight separately, to the end of the forced cooperation without cooperation, although there are some deliberate ingredients, but also let this group of players realize that they are not here to prove how strong their individual ability is, but to prove that they can contribute to a team.

"I'm glad that in the last quarter of the game, everybody's every attack was a plus and no deductions. I'm just trying to tell you that if you want to get a foothold in the NBA, remember that discipline, tenacity, will, teamwork, these are all the essentials. We don't have a superstar here, and I can tell you plainly that it's hard to get a chance to score 30 or 40 points in the NBA, but you still have a chance to contribute to the team's victory. Some of you may not be able to play in the NBA in the end, but I sincerely wish you all the best of luck in achieving their dreams. I also hope that one of the 11 players here will be able to control the game and win with his ability one day in the future. “

Leon ended today's training with this statement, and from now on, no one will ever have a word of criticism about Fox Leon in the Celtics' summer training camp, and training in the Celtics summer training camp will be the dream of all unqualified players in the future.

At the same time, what Leon didn't know was that his words were deeply imprinted in the heart of a young man, and he would work tirelessly to realize his dream of the court. 6 (To be continued.) )