Chapter Fifty-Six: Dance With Me, Michael! (Kneel and beg for a monthly pass, collection, and recommended ticket!) )
MCI Center, Washington.
This night, on the field, Maddie was very injured.
Off the field, Barkley is also tired and unloved.
On the court, after being taken care of by the Wizards' group of hunk men for a full two hours......
After the game, looking at the 77-91 scoreboard, Maddie could understand why his cousin's expression on TV the day before yesterday was as pitiful and helpless as if he had just picked up soap in the toilet.
In the whole game, Maddy, who played 40 minutes for the Magic, made only 7 of 28 shots, including free throws and three-pointers, and scored a total of 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
It is worth mentioning that 21 times in a single game also successfully refreshed Maddie's personal career single-game iron high.
So in the NBA, which one is stronger in iron striking technology, and the only player in Los Angeles Mamba?
With 21 iron strikes in a single game, Maddie may be a pillar of shame here.
But if you put Kobe Bryant's shoes there......
Sorry, it's just a regular operation, sit down, sit down!
In this game, compared with Carter the day before yesterday, the only commendable thing about Maddie may be that even if he repeatedly missed shots on the court, he proved with his strength that he dared to play more than his cousin!
Of course, on the court, how decisive Maddie played, how uncomfortable he was afterwards.
Aggrieved.
Depressed.
At this moment, with all kinds of negative emotions coming to his heart, he couldn't figure out why Atay, who was still held by him last year, could make him so embarrassed this year.
So much so that when he returned to the locker room to cool himself down by taking a shower, Maddie forgot that there was no hot water in the away locker room at the MCI Center.
Heh, what a joke.
As a team with an "old hooligan" like Michael Jordan, no one really thinks that the Wizards will give their away opponents such a high-end service as warm water in the locker room, right?
To be reasonable, if Jordan hadn't been more and more kind in his later years under Wang Shuo's persuasion, before the start of the new season, Jordan even suggested that he could throw some stinky socks worn by Wizards players into the corner of the away team's locker room.
Jie is the NBA.
You have to be willing to be a virgin, and no one will stop you.
But if you only think of professional basketball as a game, then I'm sorry, the NBA's ubiquitous intrigue and deceit will definitely teach you how to behave.
In times of peace, competitive sports are wars without gunpowder.
No matter how commercial the NBA is, under Stern, if you want to make money, you have to rely on your ability to speak.
After the game, in an interview, Boss Joe once again highly praised Artay's performance and called him his right-hand man.
Wang Shuo, on the other hand, said after slightly modifying his post-game remarks against the Raptors in the last game: "I don't want people to just see Tracey throw 21 balls on this night.
Because not everyone dared to take 28 shots on the court against the Wizards. ”
To be honest, Maddie played so embarrassingly in this game, as long as anyone can see that it is not the credit of Atai alone.
So Wang Shuo didn't give all the credit to Atai, because he knew that excessive marketing would only make Atai suffer a greater backlash in the future.
However, even if Wang Shuo intends to cool down Atai......
The next day, as Barkley made good on his promise again on TNT's replay show, wearing fishnet stockings and high heels, he writhed his big butt that was sexier than Kardashian and performed an impromptu dance in public......
As the main "victim" of this bet, the image of "Terminator" Artest is still inexorably established in the minds of the majority of basketball fans.
It's a pity.
At this moment, Atai doesn't know how outrageous his current popularity is compared to Wang Shuo's previous life.
Otherwise, he would have sighed.
It took less than a week for this young coach to reach heights he had never reached in his previous life.
No doubt.
In the new season, after these young players in the Wizards team have become popular one after another, the talented players in the NBA will definitely favor Wang Shuo in the future.
What is a "golden signboard"?
At this moment, Wang Shuo is building his "golden signboard"!
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In December, he killed Carter first, then Maddie, and also admired Barkley's big breasts and fat buttocks, overall, during Hamilton's absence due to injury, Wang Shuo and his Wizards did a pretty good job.
But compared to November, when the company won consecutive battles......
In late December, after losing to the Kings and the Hornets successively, to quote those fans who are still not used to Wang Shuo, it is:
In December, Wang Shuo, who only led the Wizards to 11 wins and 3 losses, has shown his decline!
Although I don't know where my group of black fans can see that the wizards are in decline, but these black fans may not believe it, in Wang Shuo's eyes, how can these people hack him, this is clearly blowing him, okay?
"Only" had an 11-3 record in December.
If you don't understand, ask if there is a team in the NBA that has a better monthly record than the Wizards throughout December?
In fact, throughout December, except for the two games lost to the Mavericks and the Kings, which were regrettable to Wang Shuo, in Wang Shuo's opinion, he could give this Wizards' performance a score of 9!
Ha?
What do you say about the Wizards' upset loss to the Hornets in Charlotte on Dec. 29?
What's there to say about this?
Because the Wizards weren't scheduled to play in the Christmas game this year, the game against the Hornets after Christmas was their third game in four days at the time.
In the NBA, it's impossible for every team to escape the devil's schedule.
Therefore, this kind of tiring travel plus an away game, in Wang Shuo's view, if you lose, you will lose.
The reason why he feels that it is a pity to play the Mavericks and the Kings is because these two games are victories that the Wizards can strive for in his eyes.
If you say that in Dallas, it was Nowitzki's rampage and Hamilton's injury that caught the Wizards off guard.
That December 22, in Sacramento......
The Wizards lost a good game.
As Wang Shuo remembers, this season's King is definitely the same level boss as the Lakers.
Although many people believe that Adelman's Princeton made this king, in Wang Shuo's opinion, this sentence should be said the other way around.
Because of this, it was Adelman's Princeton who made the king?
Jieta is obviously this Adelman who can only understand Princeton, and he happened to meet the King, a group of players who can understand Princeton, right?
In Wang Shuo's previous life, after leaving the talented players of the Kings, what else did Adelman's career best record have besides a second round of the playoffs in exchange for Yao Ming's career?
In the future, with the continuous improvement of NBA technical and tactical theories, after people gradually understand what kind of coach Adelman is, no team is willing to ask him out of the mountain is the fairest evaluation of his coaching ability.
But......
Adelman's coaching ability aside, the Kings who can comprehend Princeton are indeed worthy of the title of the most beautiful scenery in the NBA at the beginning of the century.
On the 22nd, in Sacramento, the battle between the Wizards and the Kings at that time can be described as addictive to fans on the scene and in front of the TV.
In the first three quarters of the game, the Wizards maintained a narrow lead.
However, in the fourth quarter, Pejastojakovic in the Kings team inexplicably rained a wave of three-pointers on the court without warning.
Of course, when Wang Shuo reviewed the game afterwards, he also found a mistake when he was making adjustments.
That is, in the final moments of the game, he should have asked his players to hand the ball to Gasol, and not be too superstitious about Jordan's ability to decide the game.
After all, the basic law of gnawing the old should also be talked about.
And what's more, in this game, in front of Divac, Gasol has always been demanding.
In short, it's not scary to lose, it's scary to know where you're losing.
In addition, after leading the team to complete the entire journey in December of the 01/02 season.......
On December 31, at the team's year-end closing meeting, in addition to receiving praise and admiration from the team's management and coaching staff, Wang Shuo also gave everyone a preventive shot in advance.
As we all know, generally speaking, November and December every year are a stage for NBA teams to test each other and explore the water after the start of the new season.
Therefore, Wang Shuo did not blindly attribute the current brilliant record of the Wizards to his tactics and use of players.
Wang Shuo knows very well that after entering January and February next year, as the situation of the new season gradually becomes clear, those teams that aim to impact the playoffs will continue to improve their defensive intensity and confrontation intensity in the game.
And this is also the main reason why there are always a large number of players injured in the NBA in January and February every year.
"I'm going to increase the playing time of the young players in the next January and February.
I know maybe it's going to lead us to more defeats, but I think it's the key to how far we can go in the future compared to a few defeats. At the team's year-end summary meeting, Wang Shuo said to everyone.
Hearing this, three Mikes on the coaching staff were somewhat disappointed by this.
Because as Wang Shuo's deputy, they all want Wang Shuo to always lead the Wizards to win, and it is best to break the Bulls' 72-10 loss that year.
But as the former Finals MVP who won the championship, Unseld raised his hands and feet to support Wang Shuo's decision.
At this moment, Unseld supported Wang Shuo's decision, not because he didn't have the ambition to compete for the championship.
It's because as a person who has come over, he understands very well why Wang Shuo made such a decision.
It is true that in order to keep winning, Wang Shuo can improve the game level of the Wizards by increasing the playing time of the main players.
But what about the consequences?
You know, no matter how Superman is, the players are also living people, not robots.
Right now, the Wizards have laid the groundwork for their record.
Even if they lose a few more games in January or February, the team behind them will not be able to catch up with them for a while.
Therefore, Wang Shuo not only hopes to give young players more exercise by increasing their playing time, but at the same time, so that the Wizards can recharge their batteries and prepare themselves for the playoffs.
However, even though he was very supportive of Wang Shuo's wise decision, after the meeting, Unselde still found Wang Shuo and told him his concerns, "Does Michael know what you think?" ”
Hearing this, Wang Shuo smiled and said, "I have already communicated with him yesterday, and he has no objection. ”
Seeing this, Unselde suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as Michael doesn't object, then everything is easy to say." Oh yes, I forgot to tell you, the boss is happy with your coaching performance, and trust me, when this season is over, you will definitely get a lucrative contract extension. ”
Wang Shuo nodded, noncommittal.
Although as a traverser, Wang Shuo has 10,000 ways to make money.
But in this world, who would think that they have a lot of money in their purse?
Say goodbye to 2001 and look ahead to 2002.
In fact, at the team's year-end meeting on the 31st, Wang Shuo did not tell the truth to Unseld and others.
Because, how can he be physically prepared for the playoffs?
Walking out of the Wizards' general manager's office, I thought back to the scene I persuaded Jordan yesterday......
Clenched his fists, the corners of Wang Shuo's mouth slightly raised at this moment had already exposed his ambition.
"Michael, would you like to dance with me?
Go on the stage called the Grand Final! ”
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