Chapter 50: Doubting Life
"Tracy, watch your passing! Don't stand stupidly with the ball, pay attention to the receiving points around you, if there are no receiving points, you have to use your individual ability to attack directly or create a receiving point, understand? ”
In the empty stadium, apart from the sound of the players panting loudly and the shoes rubbing against the ground, the only sound was the roar of Rappers. It's not that he can't see Maddie's talent, but he has always thought that Maddie is suitable for being a pure scorer, and if it weren't for Chang Wei's repeated insistence, he would have directly used Brand to play the tactics of organizing the center.
Chang Wei looked at Maddie, who was still at a loss, and shook his head regretfully. In fact, under his special training, Maddie's passing ability has greatly improved, and he can often pass a good ball that makes people stunned, but he has never learned how to balance the energy of scoring and organization, either forgetting to pass or forgetting to shoot, which is not Chang Wei's original intention.
With another unnecessary pass from Maddie, Rappers had to pause the half-time drill. He shouted angrily, "Tracy, what did you pass that ball just now?" Is there anyone under the basket who can stop you? Allowing you to organize the offense is not to make you choose to pass the ball at all times, but to show your ability to score when it is time to attack! ”
Maddie was angry and ashamed, he was angry that he had made a mistake again, and he was ashamed that he had betrayed Chang Wei's trust. He already knew that the head coach preferred to use Brand as the center of the organization, and it was Chang Wei's insistence that made the head coach agree to try the tactics of organizing the forward, but he did not meet the requirements at all.
If it weren't for the improvement of his passing skills, Maddie would feel that his previous ten years of playing the ball were in vain. It's not that he hasn't heard of playmakers, the Bulls' Pippen is an excellent playmaker, and the origin of this tactic can be traced back to the Bucks in the 80s of this century, the mad scientist Nelson Sr. tried a lot of tactics ahead of his time, and in 1982, the No. 20 pick in the first round, Paul Plessey, was transformed by him into the first playmaker with a well-documented record.
In other words, it was a relatively mature set of tactics, and Maddie's incredible talent for his ego and talent never found his own adaptation point made him feel very frustrated and even began to doubt himself. Although Rappers was still roaring loudly, Maddie didn't listen to a word, and her heart was tangled into a mess.
Seeing that Maddie looked a little absent-minded, Rappers waved helplessly and motioned for everyone to rest for a while. He glanced at Chang Wei with a little reproach, Chang Wei shrugged his shoulders and whispered, "Mr. Coach, I believe in his ability, can you give me a little more time to train him?" How about a week, for example? ”
Rappers said angrily: "It's not long before the start of the new season, and if you give you a week, how can the team run in?" If you really want to train this kid to be a qualified playmaker, I can give you time, but only for three days. ”
Chang Wei was a little helpless, three days was too short, and the difficulty seemed very high! But he quickly adjusted his mentality and said in a deep voice: "I can't make any guarantees for the time being, but I want to look at Tracy's performance in the intra-team match, and then make a decision based on his current level, if his ability is reached, it is not impossible to do it in three days." ”
Rappers also followed his example, but Chang Wei's request was not out of line, if he agreed to three days now, it would undoubtedly be overconfident, but if he gave up directly, then what was the previous insistence for?
Ten minutes later, Rappers clapped his hands vigorously and exclaimed, "Now let's start the intra-team match." Tracy, you lead the starting line-up to play a playmaking striker, not including Elton, of course, with Rafal Boykins in the No. 4 spot. As for Elton, you led the bench to play the playmaking tactics of the center, do you understand? ”
Everyone can see that this is the head coach to weigh the pros and cons of the two tactics, and it is also the beginning of determining who will be the core of the team organization in the new season. While both men have already secured their starting positions, who will play as the heart of the playmaking is undoubtedly a top priority.
Maddie clenched her fists and told herself that she would have to do her best. He understands that this is the manager's test of him, and Brand has already proven himself to be a good fit for the playmaker, this time only as his opponent, and the intra-team competition is being held for him alone, which is also his best chance to prove himself.
But can he really prove his strength?
Chang Wei was a little worried, Maddie had never proven himself to be able to adapt well to tactics in the previous half-court offensive and defensive drills, and he might not be able to meet Chang Wei's expectations in the real intra-team confrontation this time. Now Chang Wei's only hope is that the main lineup will not lose too ugly, as for Maddie's performance, it depends on his own!
As a de facto sparring partner, Brand naturally knows what his actual task is, but while he doesn't have a competitive mind, any player will want to prove that he is better than his opponent, even if it's his teammate on the opposite side. So at the beginning of the game, he was very positive, constantly asking his teammates for the ball in the high post, and then directing his teammates to run. His passing was commonplace, but he always got into the hands of his teammates who were in the open space, making Rappers on the sidelines nod repeatedly.
Maddy, on the other hand, is still at a loss, although he leads the majority of the team's starting lineup, they have always been suppressed by the substitute lineup led by Brand, although unexpected, but also reasonable.
The reason lies in Maddie, he either passes the ball when he shouldn't pass, or he attacks when he shouldn't attack, and he didn't grasp the timing that Chang Wei repeatedly emphasized before. Of course, he's tried a lot to balance the relationship between attack and playmaking, but unfortunately he hasn't mastered the nitty-gritty of it yet.
However, Chang Wei still saw some shining points in him, maybe others think this is very ordinary, but it is really not easy for Maddie, such as being willing to give priority to passing or something, which is difficult for him to imagine in high school. Perhaps, it's not impossible to train this guy in three days?
Chang Wei looked at the sweaty Maddie on the field, and said to Lappers: "Mr. coach, I promised, give me three days, I will return you a qualified organization striker, as long as you give me authorization, I can do it!" ”