Chapter 96: Newcomer Growth
After the game, a press conference.
The protagonist of this press conference is, of course, the legendary coach Li Wei, who has a career record of 0-14, and he proves with iron-like facts that he is worse than the coach of the Nuggets!
After this battle, the Knicks also monopolized the bottom spot in the league, and they no longer have to be tied with other teams!
"Mr. Li, now the fans call you the most garbage athlete in history, the stadium is a live white flag, what do you think?"
Li Wei smiled slightly and said lightly: "I think it's rude to give someone a nickname casually, but I will use this nickname as an incentive to try to play a better game." ”
"Mr. Lee, does the Knicks' 0-14 record in history prove that Ewing trading Garnett was a huge mistake?"
Li Weidao: "If I'm not mistaken, the Knicks' worst record in the last game, 0-8, was played when Ewing first arrived at the team. So I think the better the new players, the worse the start, after all, the whole team needs to settle in with the new core, at least in terms of the opening losing streak, we surpassed Ewing. ”
"Hahaha!" The reporters burst into laughter.
Another reporter asked: "Coach Lee, Garnett's statistics are very bad now, averaging only 15 points per game, in addition, he will shoot at least five or six three-pointers per game, but the shooting rate is pitifully low, only 12%. Don't you think it's sorry for arranging such a seven-foot big man to invest indiscriminately outside? ”
Li Wei glanced at the reporter and said lightly: "Kevin's three points in training are actually very accurate, as for why he is not smooth on the court, there are many reasons, you should know that he is the focus of all our opponents, in addition, the public opinion of the media has also brought him a certain psychological pressure."
However, Kevin is a strong kid, and I believe that as long as he is given time, he will come out of this shadow sooner or later. My words are put here, Garnett will become a god pitcher sooner or later! ”
When Li Wei was besieged by reporters, Garnett and others were also being interviewed.
Unlike Li Wei, who doesn't care about criticism from reporters, the young players are very concerned about what the media thinks, especially Garnett and Stephen Jackson.
Garnett, who shoots three-pointers, and Stephen Jackson, who doesn't pay attention to the team, have endured the second-most and third-most criticisms, which has led them to practice every day, and Li Wei is even worried that they will get injured.
"Kevin, don't keep working the three points, be calm, your biggest problem right now is not technical, but mental. If you can calm down when you're on the pitch, then it's easy to score the ball. Li Wei said.
Garnett blinked and said with a wry smile: "Coach, I don't know how to calm down on the field, when I hear the shouts and boos of those spectators, my mood will be excited, and then it will be easy to be inaccurate." I thought, I'd better practice more, I can only do this stupid way. ”
"Okay." Li Wei nodded and went to look at the others.
The most reassuring newcomer to the Knicks is Big Z. From day one of training camp, he's been impressive, not at all like a rookie, with the only problem being that he's a little shaky from three-point range, currently shooting just 28 percent from the field.
However, he is getting more and more comfortable with the NBA three-point line, and he is actually improving every day, and Li Wei believes that in the second half of this season, his three-point shooting will be accurate.
Bowen is now watching highlights every day, not highlights of great goals, but highlights of Stockton's defence, and his skills are increasing day by day. Garnett, Ben Wallace, and others also came over from time to time to exchange experiences with Bowen, forming a small evil group.
In addition, Li Wei also took advantage of Chuck Daley's relationship to specially invite Bill Lambier to give two lessons to everyone.
Bill Ranbier is famous in the NBA, and no one has been able to beat him in the past. Li Wei wants to ask him to be an assistant coach for the Knicks to coach the players on how to defend. However, after retiring, this kid founded a Ranbier packaging company, and now he is the company's CEO, and his business is busy, so it is not easy to come and give you two guidance classes.
After listening to Ranbir's guidance class, Garnett, Big Ben, Bowen and others all benefited a lot, and even Li Wei opened his eyes and opened the door to a new world!
Big Ben has improved a lot lately, after all, he has two very good mentors around him - Oakley and Buck Williams. Although he only played a little more than 20 minutes per game, Big Ben usually had 7 or 8 rebounds in his account, in addition to frequent beautiful steals and blocks.
"Big Z, why are you still practicing three points? As I told you, you can't train for more than eight hours a day! Li Wei said.
Big Z smiled: "Coach, everyone is training, and I can't be idle." Besides, my feet are already healed, and you don't have to limit me all the time. ”
Li Wei's face turned pale. In his previous life, this guy's foot was reimbursed five times, that is, the kind of reimbursement that was scrapped throughout the season, and there were countless minor injuries!
That's it, you still dare to tell me that your feet are good?
I believe you!
"Don't train, stop me and rest in the lounge immediately, let the masseur come and relieve your fatigue!" Li Wei ordered.
Big Z reluctantly walked to the break room, when Stephen Jackson walked over: "Coach, I want to talk to you." ”
"Okay." Li Wei nodded and went into another room with him.
As soon as he entered the room, Stephen Jackson said, "Coach, I know it's wrong, and the media are criticizing me now." I thought, can I be like Bruce Bowen in the future and do it full-time defense? I'm not going to be a drag on the team's offense. ”
"You, you, how do you tell me to say hello!" Li Wei shook his head and chuckled.
This kid has dreamed of superstardom since he joined the team, and now that the media is scolding, he is shaken again.
It's no wonder, 19-year-olds, you can't ask for too much!
"Stephen, you don't go from one extreme to the other. I told you when you first joined the team that the team positioned you as a role player.
You're still young, you have a lot of room to grow, you don't have to defend full-time like Bruce, the team positions you as a defensive striker, an important firepower point on the bench, so when it's time for you to score, you have to be able to stand up and score, when you shouldn't score, don't rush to show yourself, feel at ease to do a good job of defense and strategy, understand? ”
Stephen Jackson whispered, "However, my offensive efficiency is very low. ”
Li Wei said: "If you play reasonably, it will be high." ”
Stephen Jackson said: "I don't know how to play it properly, I was the absolute core of the team in high school, and all the balls in the team were given to me. ”
Li Weidao: "So you have to change, and only by changing can you adapt to this alliance." You don't have to worry about anything else, just play as I tell you, I'm the coach of this team! ”
"Okay, Coach." Stephen Jackson nodded.