"Hello? Yo, it's really rare, you will take the initiative to call me, it's rare! ”

Sacramento Kings Team Center, Coach's Office.

Westphal, who was busy preparing materials and tactics for the next game, received a phone call.

The caller surprised him a little.

"Hmm...... Me, do I rarely call you? ”

On the other end of the phone, a voice that we are somewhat familiar with sounded a little old, but I don't know why, the intonation, sentences, and some words on it, but there is a sense of youth that only a little boy has.

"Haha, yes! Can I still lie to you? ”

Westfaal was happy, and the heavy work and high-intensity playoff preparation pressure had already made him a little anxious. Being able to receive this call at this time, no matter what the other party thinks, whether it can help him or not is enough to make him feel relieved.

"You go check the call history yourself, the last time you took the initiative to call me, or you are going to travel to Sacramento, ask me which hotel has a more old-fashioned decoration!"

Westphaal said with a smile.

"Hmm...... Which one did you recommend? ”

The other party asked a little absent-mindedly.

"It's not important, the important thing is that your mentality is too old, it's the same as you play, and no one will watch it at all now, haha!"

Westphal didn't forget to take a good look at his friends: "Okay, okay, don't be still tense in front of me, you see your tone, this rhetorical question, obviously didn't pay attention to our conversation." You're already thinking about something that only you know, right? Come on, come on, tell me directly, don't beat around the bush, it's boring! ”

"You ......"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then he said as if he had made up his mind: "Has anyone ever told you that you are talking now, and you are becoming more and more like the Gu ...... in your team?" ”

“…… Ha? ”

Westphal was stunned, his mouth was open for a long time, and he didn't say a word.

I speak...... It's getting more and more like a little ghost??

Is there such a thing??

"Uh-huh!"

Across the desk, Assistant Teacher Carlil obviously also heard the voice of the earpiece that Westphahl had to amplify to the limit in order to take care of his elderly ears, and couldn't help nodding his head: "It's really like!" ”

Such a cheating??

When the word "pit daddy" came to Westfale's mind, he himself was shocked.

Isn't that a word that only young people use? It seems to be some kind of Internet term?

How could I too??

"It's not just you."

On the other end of the phone, the calm and shy voice continued to ring: "I have watched your post-match press conference several times, and the players in your team are becoming more and more like him. ”

"This ......"

Westfaal and Carlil looked at each other, and the latter nodded desperately again.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

"I don't know, you don't know, how could I possibly know."

Westphal threw out the question in his heart, and the man on the phone responded: "Now your king looks like a bad boy army, not the fierce type of the Pistons before, but fierce with a sense of arrogance and domineering. The difference is that they put their ruthlessness on the defensive end, and you put their ruthlessness on the offensive end. Overall, it's a bit ...... Wave it. ”

Belch......

I can't argue with that......

“…… Ahem, if you don't have anything to do, you can tell me what you want. ”

Westphaal bluntly changed the subject and said, "It's okay to ask me about the hotel, don't ask me more!" I don't know what those places are! ”

“…… Hehe. ”

The friend on the other end of the phone replied indifferently like a goddess, paused and continued: "I don't have anything special, I just think you are missing something now. Last time, you didn't ask me to open a small stove for Gu, I think he learned quickly and used it very solidly, but if he can't go further, you will encounter more trouble in the future. ”

“…… You mean you're going to come and open a small stove for him again?!! ”

Westphal was instantly overjoyed, sat up straight, pointed at Carlil, and said loudly: "Hurry up and wait for the banknotes, write them down, that guy is coming!" Ticket accommodation ready for him! ”

“…… Don't worry. ”

Friends don't know, Westphall became like this, crying and laughing: "I'll talk about my thoughts first, you see if it's reliable, maybe we have different ideas, if you don't agree with my opinion, we also quarrel when we meet, isn't that interesting?" ”

“…… That's right. ”

Westphaal nodded and said, "Then tell me first, what is your idea??" ”

"My thoughts are ......"

One day later, match day.

"Bang bang bang...... Call! ”

"Rebounds!!"

"Huh!"

"Hey~"

The basketball entered the net, and Gu Yu of the red team laughed after landing on the ground, stretched out his hand and gave a thumbs-up gesture to Cousins opposite, arrogantly making people want to beat him up: "Rebound? Wood has a rebound! ”

“…… It's okay to call back! ”

Evans controlled the ball and advanced, and it was still Gu Yu who led the Kings bench lineup, and the rest of the starters and Thorton's first team were distributed, but the two sides were inseparable, and the score was anxious.

There are two reasons, one is that Gu Yu has held back for too long in the first two games, and his desire to shoot is too strong, and in the face of Soton's kind of sparse defense, he almost takes what he wants, and he can play as he wants, without mercy at all.

On the other hand, there is a game tonight, and the players are grouped together this time, more to practice tactical running, and confrontation is not the focus. Therefore, the defense of both sides will be more or less lax, and the scoring opportunities will be relatively ample.

In Westfaal's view, the reason the Kings lost their previous two games was not on the defensive end.

In both wins, the Thunder scored under 110 points, a statistic that is not unacceptable for the Kings to have so many rounds and PACE. Considering that the King's original defensive and defensive transitions were scum, being able to limit the Thunder to such a point is already considered a success.

The real problem for the Kings is on the offensive end.

After Gu Yu was plagued by fouls, the Kings' offense immediately failed. Countless tactics were prepared to allow Gu Yu to make a move, although there was still Suoton on top, but now Suoton's personal ability was obviously no match for Gu Yu.

And Evans and Cousins have some cooperation with each other, but after all, they play in their own ways. Evans, in particular, was unable to open up the outside space and had mediocre shots, which made Cousins have a relatively small space under the basket and it was difficult to get comfortable one-on-one opportunities.

Evans and Cousins both have good passing ability and good sense of playmaking, but without Gu Yu as a lubricant and finisher, their passes can hardly help other teammates score other than to give each other the ball and find opportunities. No one can afford to attract packs, and the Kings have become a team that goes it alone on the offensive end.

Gu Yu's assist data is not good at all, and even in this era when omnipotence is king, Gu Yu's assist ability has been criticized by many people and criticized by many people.

But the basketball game is so wonderful, without the most "cancerous" players in the team and the players who can't pass the ball the most, the Kings team will not cooperate, this result has surprised many fans and experts.

It can be said that with Gu Yu, the Kings are a Western Conference playoff-level team. And losing Gu Yu, the king is at the bottom of the west.

"The hairstyle brother determines the king's ceiling."

Many ball critics even gave such judgments.

Therefore, in this intra-team confrontation, Westphal's main purpose is not to exercise Gu Yu's ability to lead the team personally.

Instead, it is necessary to squeeze out the offensive potential of the "starting lineup other than Gu Yu" as much as possible, and find a way to make the team able to survive the difficult period without Gu Yu.

"Keep an eye on it!!"

In the front court, Evans deliberately went to Thompson to make a block, and the latter's solid blocking quality really gave Evans a good space, but Evans was a little hesitant and didn't make a shot, and was forced to the front by Yudri for the first time.

"5 seconds!"

The time limit for the attack is approaching, Evans is still entangled with Yudri in the same place, Gu Yu on the flank is already eyeing the tiger and ready to step forward at any time, Evans wants to break through and is a little too late, and he is desperate for a while.

“…… Give it to me, idiot! ”

"Whoosh——!

Cousins' scolding rang out, and Evans had to send a pass, even though he was very unhappy.

Cousins' position to receive the ball made him "tsk" fiercely.

the arc top three-point line!

Cousins was such a heavy weapon, and he was actually forced to catch the ball outside the three-point line, and as soon as Evans saw Cousins' position, he immediately became a head or two.

How else is this attacking......

"Whew...... Swish! ”

Cousins, three-pointer.

“……？！！！”

Everyone in the audience paused, and then

"I can rely on you kid!!"

Gu Yu rushed forward and slammed Cousins' head: "So decisively throwing three points?" Damn, did you kid practice in private? Yes??? This ball shot 666 ah!! ”

"Hey, hey, hey, a little bit, a little ......"

Cousins smiled innocently: "Seeing that you guys are so happy with your three-point shooting, I tried it when I was fine, and it doesn't feel very difficult...... ”

“…… Cut! ”

This sentence was unanimously despised by all the shooters in the team.

"Don't talk nonsense! Why don't you vote in the game? ”

Gu Yu patted his cousin's head.

"The coach won't let me, of course I didn't mention it......"

Cousins was a little aggrieved.

"The coach will let you cast a ghost!"

Evans said angrily: "You are a big center who doesn't go to the basket and pull it out to shoot three points?" That is, the coach is not here at this time, if he is there, see if the coach does not kill ......"

"Squeak!"

"DeMarcus!"

The door to the training ground was pushed open, and everyone looked back, who else could it be if it wasn't Westphal?

"Uh...... At! ”

Cousins immediately straightened up.

"Three points! It's okay to be two points longer! ”

Westphaal walked quickly towards Cousins and said excitedly, "Will it?" Can you get a little bit more out of range??? ”

The King Storm that will sweep the league in the future and lead the basketball concept of the new era began to sprout at this moment.