The atmosphere in the locker room of the Kentucky team was very solemn. Harrison looked the most angry because he had just lost $100, and it wasn't the $100 that made him angry, after all, it was really nothing to him, but if he couldn't get back the face of the gamble, I'm afraid he would be uncomfortable for a long time.

"I always feel that there is something strange about the players on the other side and this strange feeling makes me very unhappy, I don't know if you feel the same way." Aaron said.

"Does that need to be said? The expressions of a dozen of them seemed to have been carved out of a mold, all of them with a confident smile that seemed to know everything, and that smile was like that of their captain Haugist, and this smile was really unpleasant to look at. Alex complained.

"Yes! And most importantly, no matter how hard we played, they always had that kind of expression, as if they were watching our jokes, and that was the hardest thing for me to accept! Cauley-Stein added.

"That's pretty much it," Downs, who had been silent, spoke, "There's not much time for intermission, so don't have any more spit meetings, and say something serious!" Don't care too much about the opponent's reaction, what we need to do is to play our own tactics and game rhythm, in the first half everyone is on their way, follow them faster and faster, even if you are stronger, but still only a draw, if you can really keep playing slowly according to our rhythm, a ball by ball seriously run tactics, now we can at least lead more than 5 points! ”

It's a pity that Kentucky is not UNLV, Downs is not Hougist, Kentucky is not a team of Downs alone, not everyone of the Kentucky Wildcats is happy with Downs, a freshman player, the atmosphere in the team is quite harmonious when they win all the way before, and everyone can still maintain a friendly attitude towards each other, but it is precisely because of this undefeated record that it has buried hidden dangers for the team's locker room relationship. Every game will be a criticism of the performance of other players on the field.

In the winning streak, teammates can still pretend to accept opinions with an open mind, but today encountered a difficult bone to gnaw, everyone tried their best in the first half, and it took a lot of hard work to bite the score, but Downs, who only played 5 minutes before the break, stood up and accused everyone of playing badly and not playing their own rhythm, otherwise they could have led by at least 5 points. Who can feel better when they hear this? Who wouldn't say cheap words? If you're on the field, I'll say you didn't play well! You've got to be at least 10 points ahead on the court, right? Many people silently read in their hearts: "You say I can't do it, you can do it!" ”

Downs was still talking about the tactical arrangements for the second half, and several veteran players had lost patience, coupled with the serious overdraft of their physical strength in the first half, they simply put a towel on their heads and closed their eyes to recuperate.

Downs's tactics have not yet been arranged, seeing that a few senior players completely ignore themselves, and some even make a slight snoring sound, Downston felt very embarrassed, he sighed and said to the veteran players: "Your players are really not good, probably the worst class of college students I have ever seen, the skills are not good and refuse to accept guidance humbly." No wonder juniors and seniors can't get into the NBA! ”

Alex was not happy at the moment, "I said Carl Anthony, it's not good for you to overturn a boatload of people with a rod, I'm also a junior, what's wrong with my skills?" How can I not be humble? We are fighting bloodily on the field, but you are watching the excitement and talking cool words off the field, why do we have to listen to your fingers? ”

Senior players except Will. Outside of Cauley-Stein's focus on the big picture, everyone else echoed Alex's point.

Booker had to come forward to play a round, "Okay, okay, everyone don't fight, we have to be united, only by twisting into a rope can we win a strong opponent!" Don't you find that your opponents are particularly united? ”

"You can see that they are united as one person, and the expressions on their faces are not the same!" Alex said angrily.

"It's not interesting to be so cynical, is it?" Booker said.

"Wasn't that what Karl was talking to us about just now?" Alex asked rhetorically.

"Carl didn't mean anything bad, he just wanted to win......" Booker was just about to defend Downs, but was interrupted by Alex.

"Aren't we working the pitch to win? What right does he, a 'spectator' sitting in the audience, accuse us? Alex's eloquent questioning rang out.

Before Booker could speak, Downs couldn't help it, and began to shoot back loudly, "Hehe, you just saw me sitting on the sidelines, didn't you see that the Hoggist on the other side was also sitting on the sidelines watching the play?" ”

"Haugist's position was played by himself, and the whole team was subdued by him, if you are as strong as Haugist, of course we won't accuse you, but are you that strong?" Alex choked back.

"Of course, it's your turn to question my strength?" Downs said disdainfully.

"Hehe, that's a good point, then our group of useless seniors are waiting to see you perform in the second half." Alex said sourly.

That's when Coach John knew it was time to take his own. In his experience, it is better not to mediate immediately when there is a conflict between the team members, it is better to wait for them to "communicate" in any way, as long as they keep an eye on the back to prevent them from getting hurt, and it is much easier to mediate after they have spoken out their true thoughts.

"Kids, stop arguing, I believe that Karl Anthony is not blaming you but trying to help you improve, and I also believe that Karl will lead everyone to an easy victory in the second half! Right, Carl? Coach John said with a pleasant face.

"Of course, I promise!" Although the relaxed confidence on the opponent's face that has not been restrained still bothered Downs, the coach gave him the steps and he couldn't help but get off the donkey, so he had to bear it with his mouth.

"Alex, you're not targeting Carl either! Are you too anxious to win? Relax! Coach John then patted Alex, who was afraid of excitement, and said.

Alex looked at Downs and nodded, which was an apology, and Coach John continued to pour chicken soup for everyone, "Students, we have played so many games, although we have won all the way, but we have not encountered a draw or a deficit at halftime, the most difficult game of this season We trailed Louisiana State University by 15 points at halftime, and in the end, didn't we easily reverse and win?" Our goal is to win the championship, and don't mess up because of a top-8 opponent, okay? ”

"Understood!" A bowl of chicken soup was served, and everyone's morale was boosted again. The statement was answered neatly and loudly. Coach John was very satisfied with this, and stretched out his hand to cheer for everyone, and everyone put their hands on it, and Coach John said, "Kick their ass hard in the second half!" Come on! ”

"Come on! Come on! Come on! The crowd shouted in unison again.

Unlike the tension in the home team's dressing room, the away team's dressing room was filled with laughter. Hougist stood in front of the tactical board and spoke in the position of the usual coach of Odom, "Did you bastards deliberately release water?" Playing Kentucky without Downs and Booker, can't take the lead? ”

The crowd sat down and did not answer, only knowing silly music. Howgist angrily continued to question, "Patrick. McCaw, there are so many opportunities on the outside, why do you want to pass the ball to the inside? Is this the style of play you usually play? Usually don't you get the ball and hate to stick it in your hand and take it home? Why is the ball hot today? ”

Rassad. Vaughn couldn't help but stand up and said: "Boss, I report, I expose, it's all Patty's idea, he said that it's not interesting to open up the difference, keep the second half evenly divided and you can watch you and Downs peak showdown." ”

The hippie-faced McCaw had no embarrassing look of conspiracy being exposed in public, and explained shamelessly with his hands spread: "I told them that you once led the team to complete a 50-point comeback in high school, but they didn't believe it, if they hadn't stopped me, I would have planned to end the first half behind by twenty or thirty points, and let you prove it to them in the second half!" ”

As soon as McCaw's words fell, the drink bottle in Hoggist's hand was smashed, McCaw's head was tilted, he reached out and caught the drink bottle steadily, unscrewed it and took a sip, and then sprayed Vaughn next to him, "Boss, what kind of water are you drinking at this time, this taste is simple!" ”

"I knew that you would drink, and if I can't kill you, I will kill you!" Hoggist said angrily: "This is my special bitter gourd juice, which can refresh your mind while replenishing water and replenishing your strength, clearing heat and reducing fire, you should drink more of this, so as to save you from being hot-headed on the field." ”

"Whoever made them not believe me, Devin must have played that game, but I asked him to prove to me that he talked about him left and right, and I was so angry that I had to make this decision." McCaw argued.

Devin sat behind and glanced at McCaw again, and said that I took the lead in that game by 50 points, what do you want me to say?

Hougist knew Devin's troubles, and he didn't say anything, and continued to educate McCaw: "Don't think that you can win the game firmly because you are firmly in control of the game, be careful of capsizing in the gutter!" Next time you dare to disobey the team's tactical arrangement, be careful that I ban you from the team! ”

"We capsized the boat, didn't it just time for you to use your magic to catch us?" McCaw laughed.

Hoggist no longer paid attention to McCaw, turned to face everyone and emphasized again: "Give me all your strength in the second half, we can be relaxed and happy, but the string in our hearts must not be relaxed, remember the guiding ideology I said?" ”

"Strategically despise the enemy, tactically value the enemy!" The crowd replied in unison.

That's right, strategically despise the enemy, tactically attach importance to the enemy. In December 1936, Mao Zedong pointed out in his speech "Strategic Problems of China's Revolutionary War" delivered at the Red Army University: "Our strategy is 'one as ten', and our tactics are 'ten as one', which is one of the fundamental laws for us to defeat the enemy. "We win more with less – we say this to the entire ruler of China. Again, we are victorious with many and few -—— we say this to the enemy in all parts of the battlefield. ”

On January 18, 1948, Mao Zedong wrote a draft resolution for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, entitled "On Several Strategic Aspects of the Party's Current Policy to Despise the Enemy and Tactically Attach Importance to the Enemy's Important Issues": "While we have correctly pointed out that we should despise the enemy in the whole and strategically, we must not despise the enemy in every part and on every specific issue. These expositions were later summarized as the slogan "Strategically despise the enemy, tactically value the enemy" and became a concentrated expression of Mao's strategy and tactical thought.

Since Hogist learned this sentence when he was reading "Mao Xuan" in his spare time, he realized a lot of truths, and only by strategically despising the enemy can he dare to fight against the enemy; in order to maintain a strong fighting spirit, perseverance, and move forward; Only then can we be temporarily in difficult conditions, not be confused by the phenomenon of the enemy's external strength and middle cadres, and not be pessimistic, disappointed, and stagnant in overestimating the enemy. Attaching importance to the enemy tactically is a realistic guarantee for defeating the enemy. Only by attaching importance to the enemy tactically can we avoid underestimating the enemy and having the idea of paralyzing and underestimating the enemy; Only then can we adopt a cautious attitude and pay attention to the art of struggle in every specific struggle; In order to keep a clear mind, not to be reckless and reckless, and to finish the battle.

The same applies to sports, so Hoggist is used to coach his teammates, which is where the hated smiles on the faces of the Rush players are the source of the Kentucky Wildcats.

Hougist nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, good, we can have the confidence to win any team, but every game still has to be played ball by ball, so every ball must be taken seriously!" Patty's mentality is resolute! ”

"Understood!" Everyone agreed in unison.

Hougist turned to Turner again, "Myers, I've paved your way to fame, stand up to Downs in the second half, and let the national audience see your outstanding talent that doesn't lose to him!" ”

Turner also nodded confidently, then hesitated and asked, "Boss." What about the tactics of the second half? Won't you set it up? ”

Hoggist waved his hand indifferently, "That kind of thing doesn't matter, everyone just defend seriously, and the offensive end is waiting to receive my pass!" ”

"It's clear that you said that you should pay attention to the enemy tactically! Now it's not important? Turner muttered quietly.

At the end of the half-time break, players from both teams streamed out of the tunnel to clean the soles of their shoes from the sticky board in front of the technical table before kick-off.

After cleaning the dust from the soles of his shoes, he looked up to see that Downs had finished cleaning the dust from the soles, but instead of leaving, he stared straight at the shoes.