Not long after the game started, Chang Wei frowned. Thomas uncharacteristically floated in the mid-to-long-range shots, not hitting the basket at all, and the rebounds were frequently snatched away by Corey, the starting center at Boston University.

As the host of the system, Chang Wei knows very well that Thomas is healthy now, there is no problem with his ankle, and his strength has even increased, but why doesn't he dare to hit the basket? The shooting itself is his weakness, and his mid-to-long-range shooting percentage leaves him speechless, wasting his teammates' passes in vain, and he can't even grab offensive rebounds.

In this case, there is only one explanation: Thomas can't get over his own psychological barrier.

In fact, many players have such a problem, and after returning from injury, they can't help but worry about their old injuries, for fear that they will relapse again due to accidents on the field. It's understandable for players who forced their comeback before the injury healed, but some players still back even though they have no problems, and it's good to be able to play six or seven times out of ten.

Thomas is also in this situation now, although Chang Wei has repeatedly assured him that there is no problem with his ankle, and the medical test has also reached the same conclusion, but he still can't let go of it in his heart, and it is not surprising that he chooses to shoot at medium and long distances with low intensity.

With only five minutes into the game, Villanova University was already eight points behind, Thomas had only two points and two rebounds, and Rappers had to call a timeout to set up a new strategy for his players. The fans cheered on the varsity team as always, and the entire arena was filled with deafening cheers, with Rappers only shouting at the top of his lungs.

After he finished arranging his tactics, there were still more than ten seconds left in the timeout, Chang Wei hurried to Thomas's side and shouted into his ear: "Tim, you idiot, what are you afraid of?" Your ankles are no longer a problem! Stop going to those damn mid and long ranges, okay? Even if you get hurt again, I can get you back in a short time! ”

Thomas gritted his teeth and nodded, took a hard sip of his drink, wiped his mouth haphazardly, and strode back onto the field. Looking at where Thomas was standing, Chang Wei smiled, he stood directly near the baseline of Boston University's half, obviously listening to what he had just said, and was ready to use his physical advantage to force the inside.

Rappers put down the mess-painted tactical board in his hand, turned his head and smiled at Chang Wei: "How did you convince him?" It's a waste for this guy not to play inside, and I couldn't help but replace him just now. ”

Chang Wei smiled: "It's nothing, I just told him that if he gets injured again, I can also restore him to health in a very short time, so he obediently went to the basket, I just said it casually." ”

Hearing Chang Wei's words, Rappers laughed, but he didn't say anything, just gave Chang Wei a thumbs up and continued to pay attention to the game. Chang Wei didn't care, he changed to a more comfortable position, waiting to see Thomas's performance.

Chang Wei's header was clearly effective, Thomas no longer pulled to the mid-to-long range to shoot, and worked hard to get inside under the basket and reach out to his teammates for the ball. Ervin, who served as the team's starting point guard, did not hesitate, dodged the interception of the opposing defender, and gave the ball to Thomas.

After Thomas got the ball, he leaned hard against his back, so loud that even Chang Wei could hear it clearly on the sidelines, and you can imagine how much effort he used. Behind him, Granger couldn't take it and was forced to take a step back, Thomas felt a loosening in his back, and the experienced he directly half-turned and hooked the ball in.

The goal sparked a tsunami of cheers from the audience, and the players on the bench jumped up and waved towels to cheer loudly for the beautiful goal. Thomas couldn't help but look at Chang Wei in the coach's seat, Chang Wei was applauding with a smile on his face, which also made Thomas's heart more energetic, and he was holding back his strength to score a few more goals on the inside.

In the following games, Thomas became a nightmare for Boston University's inside, taking everything under the basket and his stats skyrocketing, scoring 15 points and six rebounds in the half. At halftime, he deliberately ran to Chang Wei's side and thanked Chang Wei without saying anything, attributing all his performance in this game to Chang Wei's careful training.

Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This has nothing to do with me, it depends on your own performance that you can perform." But you really don't have to worry about your ankles, let go of your hands and feet to play, I can see that the opponent's inside line can't stop you at all, whether the team can win this game, it depends on your performance. ”

Thomas nodded excitedly. Seeing him smiling, Chang Wei shook his head secretly: This guy is really easy to deceive...... It may seem like his stats are gorgeous, but in fact the most important thing in the game is the captain Erwin. However, for now, it is still necessary to focus on encouragement, and I will not tell him this kind of big truth.

The performance in the first half made Thomas realize that he really had no problem with his body and that he seemed to be stronger than before, which further sparked his interest in attacking the inside. Lappers also saw this, and he deliberately told Thomas to use his intimidation on the inside to involve the defense more in the second half, and then send assists to his teammates to mobilize the whole team's offense.

Thomas said yes very happily, it was something he was familiar with in the previous training session. Moreover, as long as he has the ball in his possession now, Boston University will basically play a double bag, and the holes in the defensive system can be seen everywhere, and a casual pass can create a chance for teammates, as long as he is careful not to be seen by the opponent to complete the steal.

In the second half, Thomas played more and more, and in the end, as long as he got the ball, the opponent's interior had an expression of wanting to cry, and then did the surface work and watched Thomas attack the basket. With 5 minutes and 21 seconds left in the game, Thomas's pass helped Irwin hit a three-pointer, and the difference was stretched to 25 points, basically laying the victory, and the coaches of both sides tacitly replaced the starters, which meant that the result of this game was settled.

However, Chang Wei pays attention to Thomas's data in addition to the wins and losses of the game, which is related to whether the system task can be completed. Richardson smiled and handed him a statistic, Chang Wei quickly found Thomas's column, and then looked back, and it was a double-double of 25 points and 13 rebounds, plus 6 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal.

At this moment, the voice of the system sounded in his consciousness: "Tim Thomas got two doubles in the opening game and helped the team win, the 'good start' mission is completed, you get 10 experience points, 5 reputation points, and 40 experience points are still needed to upgrade, please continue to work hard and complete the subsequent tasks in time." ”