January 22, 2003, North Shore Gardens, Boston

The game being held here today is the Boston Celtics home game against the league's underdog Milwaukee Bucks, this game was called a game without any suspense by almost all experts and media before the game, and it is too unrealistic for the current Bucks to challenge the Boston Celtics, and it can even be said that there is no such possibility at all.

And this game held in the North Shore Garden, whether it is from the beginning or to the process of the game, the Boston Celtics who are playing at home have completely suppressed the Milwaukee Bucks, this is a game without any waves, and even at the end of the game, the fans of the Boston Celtics at home have even begun to learn to be a human wave, and this game can be completely enjoyable for them.

It's just that in stark contrast to the current advantage of the Boston Celtics on the court, the head coach of the Boston Celtics on the sidelines, Zhuang Fei, and his assistant Stephen Green, their faces are not so good-looking at this time.

In fact, this game has completely entered garbage time when it enters the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics have completely replaced their second team in the fourth quarter, and even Walter McCarty, who has not played much this season, has been given playing time in this game, and it can be said that this game is the best stage for the Boston Celtics second team to show their strength.

In the NBA, for most teams and coaches. The team's performance in garbage time is negligible, and it can be said that a player who brushes up to 20 points in garbage time can't really prove his strength. In the eyes of many coaches or teams, the best way to reflect a player's strength is in regular games or beyond regular games, not to mention that the player's data in garbage time is not taken seriously. Even some garbage team old data will not be recognized no matter how beautiful it is, so it is extremely difficult for a substitute player in the second team to complete a counterattack in the NBA, if there is no head coach and the team can cultivate, it is extremely difficult for a substitute player to prove himself by his own efforts and strength, and players like Ben Wallace are definitely a minority of the few.

Many coaches don't value the performance of players in garbage time, but this is not the case for Zhuang Fei. He can say that what he likes to see the most is how the individual ability of his players is in garbage time, because only at this time everyone is in the most relaxed state, no one can say that he is not nervous in the critical moment of the game or other moments in the regular game, and no one can guarantee that he will be able to play normally or at a super level in the regular game. So if you want to understand what a player's true strength is, you need to see how he can perform when he is most relaxed.

So at this time, it has always been the most important moment for Zhuang Fei to focus on the strength of his second team players, and it is also the best moment for these Boston Celtics players to prove themselves, after all, Zhuang Fei has all this in his eyes.

It's just that in this game with the Bucks, these players on the second team of the Boston Celtics disappointed Zhuang Fei a little, and it was a big disappointment.

"Stephen, what's the situation with Barnes and McCarty and Anderson recently" Looking at the group of weak Boston Celtics substitute players on the court, Zhuang Fei also asked his assistant beside him with a calm face, and at this time, the assistant coach of the Boston Celtics was also in his heart when he heard Zhuang Fei's question, and it was obvious that the head coach of the Boston Celtics was very angry now.

"Barnes and McCarty and Anderson have all been a bit decadent lately. Anderson, in particular, has re-signed a base salary contract with the team this season, but because of his limited playing time, he is already thinking about retiring after the end of the season, and McCarty is in a similar situation, these two have not been very good in training in recent times, and they seem to be coping with a bit of a taste, and recently, Barnes has been very close to them. Obviously influenced by them."

After hearing Zhuang Fei's questioning, the assistant coach of the Boston Celtics didn't dare to hide anything, and he couldn't hide it at this time.

The main lineup of the regular rotation of the Boston Celtics this season is Yao Ming, Xiao Ao, Maddy, Jackson, James Posey, Arenas and Kirilenko, it can be said that these seven people occupy the most playing time of the Boston Celtics, of course, these seven people are also more than 90% of the combat power of the Boston Celtics, and also in many times this season, the Boston Celtics' Prince and Haslem will also have a very normal rotation time, In other words, the Boston Celtics' main rotation lineup in regular time is these nine, which is a high number for most teams in the NBA.

In this case, it is naturally extremely difficult for others to get the opportunity to play, so in many cases, those Boston Celtics players who are not among the nine players often have no chance to play at all, and even a week or two is rare to have a game to play, but today, in this game with the Bucks, the Boston Celtics have led by more than 30 points in the first three quarters, and in the fourth quarter, Zhuang Fei replaced all the team's main and main rotation lineups. In addition to Arenas also leading the team on the court, Zhuang Fei put all the other players who didn't have much playing time, for these players, 12 minutes is enough for Yamen to show their strength, and Zhuang Fei is also looking forward to how much content these people can show in these 12 minutes.

It's just that Zhuang Fei is disappointed that the competitive state of this group of players after playing is simply unbearable for Zhuang Fei to watch, take the team's rookie Barnes this year, this young player who should be full of energy is completely like a classic car in this game, and his running on the court is slower than Anderson's veteran, and these people are in the same competitive state in addition to their physical condition and their poor condition.

Sometimes it is very important to observe a person is to have a reference, in many cases Anderson, Barnes and McCarty are impossible to play at the same time, so even if the one of the three is really in bad shape, it will be well hidden in the performance of his teammates, and this time after all these bad players are on the court, plus the reference of Arenas, it can be said that the embarrassment of these players is seen by Zhuang Fei under the magnifying glass.

In this case, Zhuang Fei, who has always been strict with the players, is not angry, it is strange that these players do not train seriously at all, and after training, they are completely consuming their bodies in other aspects, this is a group of players who have no fighting spirit and mess around, if Anderson and McCarty are living in the mess, Zhuang Fei can still understand, these two people are in the twilight of their careers, and it can be said that they have completely reached the age when they can retire at any time, In this case, Zhuang Fei does not have a lot of requirements for these two veterans, more often it is enough for them to be able to move a little and then contribute a little to the team.

But for another player among these players, Barnes is extremely surprised by Zhuang Fei, this young player who should have fought for his career has now begun to learn to waste his talent, this is an extremely incredible thing, in the NBA Zhuang Fei has seen a lot of talented but not hard players, but people like Barnes who do not have much talent and have no ideals and fighting spirit are rare. When thinking of this, Zhuang Fei's face is getting worse and worse, although Barnes has not been a player in his long-term plan, and even when he was selected in this season's draft, it was a helpless move, because most of the players Zhuang Fei is familiar with have been selected, and only he is left, although Zhuang Fei does not expect much from this player, but the appearance of such a player in his team still makes him difficult to accept, Just like when Zhuang Fei was in the Zhejiang team, he couldn't stand the destruction of young players in front of him.

Looking at Zhuang Fei, who is getting worse and worse next to him, as the team's assistant coach Stephen Green is also constantly sighing in his heart, he has always admired his coach's vision, and the same is true for his coach's attitude towards young players, such as the Haslem selected in this year's draft, although this young interior data is not very gorgeous, but it is already very easy to serve as the responsibility of the team's interior patch, and the player's hard work and enthusiasm make him happy as an assistant coach. It can be said that whether it is Prince or Hasler, Zhuang Fei's choice is extremely wise.

But not all rookies are characters like Haslem and Prince, so sometimes Green thinks that some of Zhuang Fei's practices are extremely inappropriate, such as Zhuang Fei's guaranteed contract for Barnes, a rookie at the end of the second round can get a three-year guaranteed contract, this kind of treatment almost allows him to enjoy life with dollars without fighting at all, especially when the team doesn't need him so much, then he has no need to work hard and then improve himself.

This coach is too good for the players, especially for the young players.

This is his strength and his weakness, and when he thought of this, Green looked at the teacher who was still angry and sighed again. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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