...... in the afternoon of the same day

Coach Chris came to the training gym and looked at the very nervous substitutes......

"Come on, let's start the test this time, you guys will fight in groups, you can go up if you perform well, give me down if you don't perform well, and if you perform particularly badly, get out of here!"

In an instant, the atmosphere of the entire training hall instantly became serious......

In the entire team, only Meng Xiaohao and other starters were relatively relaxed with Rivers, after all, there was nothing to do with them, but the others were very nervous.

"Don't be stunned, hurry up and warm up, if you don't want to get out, take your best shape!" Coach Chris looked at the substitutes who were still not moving, and was a little dissatisfied.

After listening to Coach Chris's words, the substitutes began to run to warm up, and now Coach Chris's cannibalistic momentum is not something anyone dares to provoke.

"You don't have to warm up, you just have to watch them play, and watch them and see who plays better."

At this time, Coach Chris looked at Meng Xiaohao and the others and said.

Meng Xiaohao and the others nodded and sat on the bench, although it was winter, the training hall was not cold.

Just after the benches had warmed up, Coach Chris stepped forward to divide them into groups and then let them start the game, with Savis and Sabonis as referees.

Coaches Meng Xiaohao, Lee, Sarid, Rivers and Chris sat on the bench watching their game.

The game was going on, and through the game, Meng Xiaohao did find a lot of deficiencies in the substitute lineup, the most serious of which was that the cooperation was not good, the team's substitute lineup players did not cooperate with each other very well, and there was a problem with the cooperation between the players, which was very fatal.

Similarly, Meng Xiaohao also found a problem, I don't know if it's because of Coach Chris's words, or because of something else, those people want to show themselves very much when they play, and there are many cases of singles with the ball.

Meng Xiaohao thought that it might be because Coach Chris said that those who don't perform well may get out, which made these players start to play with the ball endlessly.

At this time, Coach Chris held his chin with words, and the expression on his face was very serious, and it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with the current performance of the substitutes.

At this time, Coach Chris stood up and shouted to the court, "You guys, what I want to see is your ability in attack, defense, conduction, and other aspects, not just offense, you know?" ”

Coach Chris's words, the players of the substitute lineup who shouted were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and should have understood what Coach Chris meant.

Coach Chris's words did play a big role, and the players on the field changed their playing methods, and the offensive such as passing and cutting coordination, and tactics began to show.

Coach Chris smiled, this is what he wants to see.

As the game progressed, Meng Xiaohao observed a lot of good players, such as Verdon.

Since Verdon last joined the basketball team, he has been placed on the third team by Coach Chris, and he has few opportunities to play, with less than three minutes of playing in a game.

Obviously, Verdon is very unhappy with his situation, but there is no way, he is too junior now and has no right to speak, so he has to swallow his anger and do his job safely.

This matchup was a chance for Verdon, the opportunity that Verdon had been waiting for for a long time.

Verdon showed his outstanding talent on the court, attacking with the ball, conduction, tactics, defending with the ball and defending without the ball are very good, which Meng Xiaohao discovered.

Widden's attitude towards Meng Xiaohao is also very respectful now, since the start of the competition, after he saw Meng Xiaohao's talent and strength, he knew how stupid his original challenge was.

But that didn't mean Verdon was going to stop, and he started training hard to catch up with Meng Xiaohao.

Meng Xiaohao turned his head to look at Sured and said, "That ...... Widen"

"You found out?" Sarid suddenly interrupted Meng Xiaohao's words, listening to Sarid's words, it can be seen that Sarid also paid attention to this freshman with good strength.

"Looking at his strength, he should be a lot stronger than I was after the last challenge!" Meng Xiaohao gave Weiden great affirmation.

Sured also nodded, "It can be seen that that freshman has good strength, and if he is given enough playing time, he should be able to make a lot of achievements." ”

The game continued, and many players showed their strength one after another......

"Actually, I don't think these substitutes are bad!" At this time, Sarid suddenly spoke.

"I feel like it's just a matter of attitude, and the strength is actually good!"

Meng Xiaohao also nodded, "I did find out!" There are a lot of good players, but why they still lose points is probably a matter of attitude. ”

After observation, Meng Xiaohao and Sarid reached an agreement, and the bad attitude was the reason why the team's substitute lineup could not play well.

"Found out?" Coach Chris, who was on the side, suddenly spoke, "Their desire to win after playing is very low, probably thinking that there will always be your starting lineup......

Meng Xiaohao raised his head, looked at the players playing on the court, and said lightly: "I don't feel like it." ”

Sured and Coach Chris both looked at him.

"And what do you think it is?" Sarid asked.

"I think ......," Meng Xiaohao hesitated, "I think it's their playing time that is too short." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

'The minutes of the substitutes are too short, more than 10 minutes in a whole game, especially in the third team, they don't even have the opportunity to play, like Verdon, I think the bench players should be extended so that they have the motivation to play and their skills and abilities can be shown over time.

Listening to Meng Xiaohao's words, Coach Chris fell into deep thought.

What Meng Xiaohao said is not reasonable, but Coach Chris doesn't want to do that, he thinks that only the starters are more guaranteed, and the substitutions are just to let the starters have a better rest.

So since Coach Chris became a college coach, his coaching philosophy has been criticized by the media, but he still goes his own way and thinks his thinking is right.

But Meng Xiaohao's words made him fall into deep thought, he didn't want to change, because this is his characteristic, he believes in his starting team, he believes in their ability.

"I can extend, but not much, I think strength and attitude, is the main aspect!"

After a while, Coach Chris spoke, and it was obvious that he did not intend to accept Meng Xiaohao's idea, and he was a little dissatisfied with Meng Xiaohao's idea.

Meng Xiaohao shrugged his shoulders, Coach Chris couldn't listen, he knew, so he didn't say anything anymore and continued to watch the ball.

Rivers took a look at the subtle change in atmosphere on this bench and smiled bitterly.

What Meng Xiaohao said is not wrong, it can even be said that it is completely correct, Coach Chris really does not trust the substitutes, if he was not a starter, and he has performed well in these games, then it is very likely that he is playing on the court now.

Rivers looked at Meng Xiaohao, who was the first to make this point to Coach Chris, and the first person who, although not explicitly stated, did object to Coach Chris's use of starters for a long time.

Rivers smiled, "Meng Xiaohao, your future is limitless!" ”

……

As time went on, the game came to an end......

Coach Chris called all the bench players over and announced his roster.

No one has been brushed off, it's just that the lineup has changed, Rivers is still on the second team, Verdon has been mentioned to the second team because of his excellent performance, and the center of the third team has been mentioned to the second team. Others, no changes.

Meng Xiaohao looked at Coach Chris with his own spare eyes, although he was not asking Coach Chris about extending the playing time of the second team, it did not mean that Meng Xiaohao was no longer concerned about this issue.

Meng Xiaohao looked at Coach Chris's face and sighed......

"If that's the case, UCLA wants to win the championship, it's difficult!"