Chapter 202: Far from Over
The most immediate consequence of too many injuries is that the team is stretched thin in training sessions. Looking at the somewhat empty seats www.biquge.info McMillan sighed and said to his assistant coach Monty Williams, "Monty, it's time for us to play in person." The middle-aged man, who was usually smiling and welcoming, nodded solemnly, took off his coat and went straight to the court.
Monty Williams, selected by the Knicks with the 24th pick in the first round in 1994, spent nine seasons in his career with the Knicks, Spurs, Nuggets, Magic and 76ers, averaging 6.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. After retiring as a player, Williams joined the Trail Blazers in 2005 as the team's leading assistant coach, studying under McMillan. At 2.03 meters tall, he can take on the small forward position of the bench lineup, and McMillan is certainly a point guard. It was also the first time that everyone saw the head coach and assistant coach really on the field to complete the confrontation training, and in order to make a good impression on the coach, they all started training like chicken blood.
Naturally, the two coaches also have to be strict with their players, but first they have to lead by example. But McMillan forgot one thing, he is 45 years old this year, and it is not the time to command on the field in a supersonic jersey. When he was directly stealing by Roy while dribbling, and was about to turn around to chase back, he suddenly fell heavily to the ground. Seeing that the head coach fell, Roy didn't dare to continue to dribble and make a layup on his own, so he quickly threw the basketball aside, ready to help the coach up, and then apologize.
But when he and his teammates rushed to McMillan's side, they couldn't help but be surprised, McMillan was obviously in pain, his whole face was distorted, he seemed to want to scream, but he couldn't cry out in pain. Williams glared at Roy, ran to the sidelines, picked up his cell phone and started making emergency calls, hoping that the hospital would send an ambulance. Ye Feng patted Purzbilla's shoulder, and the two of them put McMillan on their shoulders and cautiously moved towards the door of the arena. Fortunately, Ye Feng was strong, and Purzbila was the No. 5 player, so he put McMillan out.
An ambulance soon arrived and took McMillan to the hospital. Now the team's training session is directly in vain, and now the manager's injury is the most important thing. Except for Williams' glare, no one blamed Roy, because his movements were clean, and it wasn't that his feet were pinned to McMillan, purely because the head coach was talking about teenagers when he was wearing himself into the field, and he was steal and wanted to get back on the field, and he was accidentally injured. No one knew where he was hurt, but everyone rushed to the parking lot and drove their cars to the hospital, praying that the manager would not have an accident.
It's a pity that God didn't hear their prayers, and the diagnosis from the hospital came out very quickly: a torn Achilles tendon in the right ankle! Between the heel and calf there is a very thick, strong, tendon that is very tight, this is the Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon is about 15 cm long and is the thickest tendon in the human body, formed by the fusion of the tendons of the triceps calf (soleus, gastrocnemius inner, and outer head) at about 15 cm above the heel. People walk, run, and jump rely on this powerful tendon. If the Achilles tendon is completely broken, it will be difficult to move an inch. The Achilles tendon tear is mainly caused by a closed sprain during the exercise, and the difference is whether he can walk, but fortunately, McMillan is only torn, and with the help of some equipment, he can still get out of bed and walk, which also means that he can be on the field to direct the game.
But being on the pitch doesn't mean he can walk around the sidelines, shouting at the referee and gesturing to the players to communicate his tactics. He can do these things, but he can only sit on the bench and do these things, not to mention the effect, he loses in momentum. And the Achilles tendon tear also needs surgery, which means that until you are discharged from the hospital after surgery, the team's field command can only rely on Williams, and the league will not care if you are injured or not, and the regular season schedule will not be adjusted because of this. He still trusts Williams, but with Roy and Ye Feng, it's foolproof.
McMillan did not hesitate to explain the matter of directing the game to Williams, and emphasized that he would directly delegate power to Roy and Ye Feng without knowing how to deal with it, as long as he was responsible for unifying opinions. Williams was taken aback, he didn't expect McMillan to take these two players so seriously that he dared to let them make their own decisions on the pitch based on the situation, which was obviously a constraint on his interim coach. Thinking of this, Williams' expression was a little gloomy, as if it was about to rain at any time. He knows that these two guys are strong, but can they be strong enough to see through the opponent's tactical system?
Seeing Williams' indignant eyes, McMillan smiled helplessly and whispered, "Monty, I know what you're thinking, but you should trust them." In the general direction, you call the shots, and sometimes there will be some unexpected situations on the court, and when you don't have time to call a timeout, don't give them instructions directly on the sidelines like me, just let Ye and Brandon handle it themselves. Williams thought for a moment and nodded silently, in fact, what he thought in his heart was to try it first, and if they didn't perform well after a game, he would have to take back all the command of everything.
After knowing the diagnosis from the hospital, Roy's face turned pale, and he regretted it to death, he would have known that he wouldn't steal the head coach's ball, calling you cheap, and now something happened, right? However, McMillan did not show any resentment towards him, but gently comforted Roy, who was still blaming himself, he patted Roy on the shoulder and said: "Brandon, now it's time for you to carry the team, you are the captain of the team, and the actual organizer of the team, although I am not on the sidelines, you also have to take care of the team's tactical system, help Coach Williams control the situation as soon as possible, don't let your teammates cause psychological pressure because of my injury, now you are the most important person in the team, Do you understand? ”
Roy held the head coach's hand tightly and said in a deep voice: "No problem, look at my performance!" The mistakes I made in practice will be paid back on the court, the Trail Blazers won't get into a mess because of that, and I promise you that when you come back, we'll still be in the top four in the West! ”