Chapter 126: A "Charming" Smile (8/10)
In the dimly lit room, the projector and the large cloth screen emit the only light. This faint light shone on everyone's faces, and through this faint light, it was obvious that the expressions of the group of people in the room were very serious, and it seemed that no one would desert in this dark environment.
The projector went black for a moment, and then immediately another image was projected. On the big screen, a yellow-skinned player wearing the Mavericks' No. 1 jersey has just received a throw-in from a teammate. He broke through with the ball, and the number one's head looked left and right, as if he was looking for a teammate. But unfortunately, all his teammates were watched to death. Even people sitting in the sit can't find an absolutely safe way to pass the ball from a third-person perspective.
The No. 1 seemed to be cornered, but he calmly jumped straight and threw the basketball while keeping his movements intact.
After that, the number of the timer changed to 0, and the red light on the rebound came on. Basketball, too, fell into the net in the tension created by these two things.
"Click!" A crisp sound freezes the picture on the big screen. A white-haired old man walked out and stood in the center of the screen, his stern eyes made the millionaires and even multi-millionaires below obediently listen.
"Yiyang, other teams may ignore this guy's role in the Mavericks, but we won't! The scene just now is the picture of that guy shooting the Celtics in the game on November 6. It was obvious that this lore tactic was not specially designed for him. In other words, the rookie was temporarily shouldering the heavy responsibility of the lore. Even if Wally comes, he may not be able to act so calm in the last moments! After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he pressed the remote control in his hand. The projector is working again, and the screen becomes the training hall of the ATT Center, and the person who trains here is none other than Yiyang, who is now playing for the Dallas Mavericks!
"I also came to the team for a tryout, and Tim was there that day. If you don't believe me, ask Tim. The strength of this Chinese is definitely underestimated too much! If the Mavericks hadn't traded for the Prospect Pick, we would have taken him! I know very well that this Chinese has a few pounds and taels, so I don't allow anyone to despise him, even if he is just a rookie! Tomorrow's game, you have to treat him like a real star! Inch by inch defense, timely blocking, tacit change of defense...... If we can't do this, it's not the German's turn to make a move, and we will be dragged into the abyss by this rookie! The white-haired old man's serious tone was unquestionable, and now, no one in the group of guys below would continue to treat Yiyang as a rookie.
In the next second, the lights in the room were turned on. It turned out that it was none other than the San Antonio Spurs who were sitting in this and studying the footage of the Mavericks' game. And the white-haired old man who spoke in front of him just now is undoubtedly the legendary NBA coach, the 61-year-old Greg. Popovich.
"Tony, tomorrow the Chinese will be handed over to you. If you can't figure it out, I'll replace it with someone else! "Popovich doesn't take a soft stance on Parker just because he's a veteran of the team, and if Popovich speaks softly to Parker, the Frenchman might not be able to stand it.
"I'll do my best, sir." The Frenchman smiled confidently, in fact, for a European defender who was nearly 30 years old, not tall and not physically strong, Parker was basically insulated from the word "defensive giant".
But after all, after playing as a starter under Popovich's nose for so many years, Parker's characteristics of not losing position, not gambling steals, and keeping up with people still make him extremely efficient on the defensive end.
And the Spurs' defense has never been a one-man business. In a team with a high level of integrity like the Spurs, as long as Parker does what he is good at, it is enough for Yiyang to have a good drink.
It's no wonder that the Frenchman, who is in mediocre physical condition, is so confident, because behind him, there is a whole great team!
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Different from the usual giggling on weekdays, when preparing in the locker room today, even Terry, who is usually the most "unserious", is also serious and wears equipment seriously.
If the Mavericks weren't in San Antonio today, Terry would definitely take the new "tank car" that Yiyang bought. But ahead of the Spurs game, Terry wasn't in the mood for a joke. This is also in line with Yiyang's heart, sometimes he really doesn't know what to do with that old urchin boy in Terry.
Not only Terry, Marion and Chandler, but even Nowitzki and the spicy Kidd are quite serious today.
From the moment he stepped into the locker room, Nowitzki's brow never relaxed. And Kidd is also confirming his physical condition over and over again, for fear that there will be any accidents during the game.
This serious atmosphere has infected almost everyone, and Yiyang is no exception. Bull and Horse Wars, as Texas' two rivals, although it is only the regular season, the Spurs and Mavericks still want to lose to anyone.
Both sides are particularly interested in the experience of playing each other, as they are likely to be opponents in the playoffs. Every time the two teams meet each other, their experience will have a direct impact on how far each other can go in the playoffs.
After a while, Rick. Carlisle and Terry. The two Stotts coaches have also started to emphasise tactics for their players, even if they have repeated it countless times over the past two days.
Finally, Carlisle led the players onto the pitch to warm up. Although it was just a warm-up, the Mavericks players in blue away jerseys showed up, and the stands at the ATT Center immediately became booed.
Yiyang even saw several slogans about himself in the stands, of course, those signs were not good words.
"This is the Texas derby! The atmosphere of this game is much hotter than the Texas sun! Enjoy, boy. Seeing Yiyang looking into the stands, Terry walked over and patted his little brother on the shoulder. Any Mavericks player has to play this as if it was their last game, and Terry feels it is his responsibility to bring Yiyang into that team culture as well.
In the next second, the boos in the stands turned into cheers. The eyes of the fans of Yiyang's followers turned their heads to look, and on the other side of the players' tunnel, a group of big men wearing white and black home jerseys came out.
Duncan, Ginobili and Tony. Parker stood in a row and slowly stepped into the court, just looking at these three guys from a distance, Yiyang felt magnificent.
The stone-like man seemed to notice that Yiyang was looking at him, and suddenly, the tall No. 21 Chong Yiyang cracked his mouth.
Yiyang didn't know if the ugly expression was smiling or what he was doing, but he knew that when it came to the court, that guy wouldn't be so "funny".
"What are you doing, Tim." Seeing Duncan's "smile" that was more terrible than a horror movie, Ginobili on the side almost couldn't hold back.
"Nothing, scare and scare the rookie. Maybe he just went berserk because he saw my smile? "Don't look at the Spurs on the surface, but this team is humorous from top to bottom. Even the usually silent Duncan and the serious Popovich are no exception.
"Don't scare the rookie, you almost scared me!" Popovich saw Duncan and Ginobili exchanging words and reprimanded him loudly.
"Hurry up and warm up! Otherwise, I'll let you two old guys sit on the cold bench! ”
Duncan and Ginobili knew that Popovich was not alarmist. If he's really upset, it doesn't matter if you're the star or whatever, he's really going to make you sit on the bench. Parker was a few years ago and was turned off the bench in the next game for taking too many shots in one game.
The two stopped joking and quickly and seriously threw themselves into training.
Watching the two old guys An'an's warm-up, Popovich also turned his head to look at Carlisle in the other half.
"Come on, let's have a playoff showdown ahead of time!" The white-haired old man muttered to himself, "Cattle and Horse War" is bound to not end hastily!