Chapter Twenty-Six: Madness (Part II)
"Turner, you asked to come to the summer league, if you don't feel well and don't want to play, you can tell me in advance, I will definitely understand you. But if you're not physically fit, and you stay on the pitch and show me like this: you want to be on the bench.
So, let me tell you clearly, I can satisfy you, I can even make you sit on the bench for the rest of the season, not have to play for a minute, and take the money while lying down! All right?! ”
Chen An scolded, and the spit star was almost splashed on Turner's face, and in an instant, the entire court was quiet, the playing field of the summer league was very narrow, and Chen An's roar was too loud, so everyone around the stadium heard his voice.
For a while, not only the fans and courtside staff, but also the Nets players and coaches all looked at them, these people didn't understand what was happening, and they didn't understand why Chen An was so angry, as if the Magic team was stunned at the beginning.
Chen An ignored these gazes, like a lion staring at Turner, Turner's face was full of shame and indignation, his face turned red, and his lips twitched several times to say something, but in the end he just lowered his head and said, "Coach, I was wrong." ”
Turner is actually a tempered person, but now he really doesn't have the capital to fight Chen An, and he understands that his performance just now is too bad, and all he can do is admit his mistakes.
Chen An didn't say anything, and then turned his eyes to look at Harden, Harden couldn't help but be stunned, and secretly screamed in his heart, but his performance just now was obviously very good, he didn't understand what Chen An wanted to say.
Chen An's tone softened a little, looked at Harden and said, "James, remember what you said last night?"
I think that a real team leader, in the situation just now, facing an opponent who is obviously inferior in strength, should not leave behind his teammates who are not in shape, or even put aside his tactics and cut melons and vegetables by himself, right?
I think if you talk to Turner and give him words of encouragement, even if he is not in a good state, he will not be sleepwalking, and even almost hit you.
You have to understand what I expect from you, you have to know what way to reach a higher level, to pursue the most dazzling honor, there is only one way to do this, that is to bring up your teammates around you, when they need you, you stand up, after you drive out their state, they will push you forward like a wave, even if you are exhausted, you can surpass the limit with such support, understand? ”
Harden was silent, then lowered his head and whispered, "Coach, I'll improve." ”
At this time, Green also came over, standing beside Chen An with his hands behind his back and lowering his head, looking like he was listening to the reprimand, this guy is so cute, he is undoubtedly maintaining Chen An's authority by doing so. And then followed by Lillard, who also came over and made the same move next to Green.
These two set an example, and the other players naturally surrounded and firmly surrounded Chen An in the middle.
Looking at the young faces around him, Chen An's anger disappeared a lot, and he said slowly: "Everyone knows very well that we are a young team, and we can expect to encounter such and such problems in the future games, and even lose because of these problems."
So what do we do? Complaining to each other? Or indifference?
No! I think that when we encounter difficulties, a word of encouragement, a smile, and a hug will make everyone more motivated, and only when we are so closely united and help each other can we make our team go further and further, achieve the results in everyone's minds, and win the glory we dream of. ”
After saying this, Chen An raised his right hand that was clenched into a fist, Green reacted the fastest, and then raised his right hand as well, holding Chen An's fist, and then Lillard stretched out his hand, Harden stretched out his hand, Vucevic stretched out his hand, Zhu Fangyu stretched out his hand, when more than a dozen arms gathered together, Chen An felt a strong force, and he yelled: "Come on!" Come on! Come on! ”
Immediately after, more than a dozen people roared out together, and the sound of 'come on' instantly shook the entire stadium, straight into the sky, as if even the sky was shaking.
At the end of the timeout, the players returned to the court, Turner stopped sleepwalking, Harden began to revitalize the team, Green was more precise, Zhu Fangyu began to get opportunities, and Vucevic even got two empty layups that were fed to his mouth.
"These young people can't do it without whipping."
Budenholzer said this with a smile, and Kuchi nodded and agreed: "Indeed, especially Harden and Turner, these two have personalities, and if they are allowed to continue, they will not be able to do anything." However, Harden's performance today was really surprising, I didn't expect his playmaking ability and passing skills to be so deep, and it seems that everyone still looks away from him. ”
After the timeout, Harden performed really well, playing with ease on the offensive end, and revitalized the whole team's offense.
Kerr smiled: "It's us and the media who are looking away, Jason is not looking away, otherwise how could he have been able to exchange for Harden in the first place?" ”
Judging from the performance of this quarter of the game alone, Harden's ability to organize and dispatch, pass, and comb the offense is more than one step stronger than Lillard, and his own offensive means are also very rich, although everyone did not say it verbally, but there is already a consensus in their hearts, Harden's ability is the best in the team, and the battle for leadership has taken a lead by one, Lillard still needs to hone and grow, as for Turner, practice three points first and then talk about others.
In the whispered communication of several coaches, the first quarter ended, and the score on the court was 37:13, which was simply ruthlessly crushed, no way, Harden was simply a bug-like existence in the summer league, and his personal data was also quite dazzling, 15 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 steal.
Several coaches can see that the same set of tactics, under the control of Harden, the whole team plays more freely and is more offensive, but everyone will not say much about these praises, and everyone knows Harden's character, in a word, I am afraid that this guy will float again.
As the players returned to the bench, Kuch began to make changes, sending five NBDL drafts ready to deal with the first few minutes of the second quarter, in short, X**D mode was back on.
Chen An didn't say much, a quarter of the game, it should be seen, everyone has a number in their hearts, and the tone of this game is set, in the second half, Green and Crowder will play separately, no matter where they play, Harden will naturally not play in the second half, and Lillard will not play.
He pondered two things in his heart at this time, one is what kind of tactics should be used when Harden and Lillard are on the court at the same time, which is very important, because the whole team is built around the two of them, Chen An needs to decide the future starting lineup and the use of players according to the actual situation, and he hopes that Harden and Lillard can play at the same time to play a 1+1>2 effect.
As for the second thing, he turned his head to look at Zhu Fangyu, who was panting for breath on the side, and said, "Old Zhu, how is it?" Can you still afford it? ”