NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 140

Delong never expected that the ball not only failed to get rid of Lu Yusheng's defense, but was intercepted by Lu Yusheng instead!
He hastily chased and defended desperately!
But Lu Yusheng had already made a fast break, and a dunk ended the attack!

Instead, Delong unfortunately became the background for Lu Yusheng's dunk.

"There's something wrong with Lu's steal," McLean said. "At first I saw his center of gravity deviated and thought he was going to be passed, but he suddenly returned to the position where Deron broke through. This is simply unbelievable!"

Robertson said with a smile, "This is actually a small trick. Sometimes, when defending, in order to confuse the offensive player, he pretended to eat his fake moves and lost his center of gravity. When he really broke through, he directly made a steal. .I used to do this often, and I also learned this hand from a senior."

"So that's the case." McLean suddenly realized, "But if this is the case, then when everyone is defending, can't they use this kind of fake action to confuse the defensive players?"

"It's impossible," Robertson said. "The prerequisite for you to be able to defend like this is that you have to predict the real breakthrough intention of the offensive player. Only in this way can you use fake moves to confuse you. Which direction to break through, what fake moves are you still doing?"

"Then what do you mean... Just now Lu Yusheng predicted the direction of Delong's breakthrough, so he used fake moves to confuse Delong and form a steal?"

"I think it should be like this." Robertson said, "Judging from the extent of his movement just now, it was indeed a defensive fake move. He should have predicted Deron's breakthrough intention."

"But if he is so good and can judge Deron's breakthrough route, why was Deron so miserable in the first quarter, completely powerless to parry." McLean said.

"I think maybe it was just a coincidence," Robertson said, "Maybe Deron was too easy to break through before, so he was a bit too simple, and Lu saw through his intention to break through. I think it should be just a coincidence. Once, when Delong gets serious again, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lu."

On the court, after Lu Yusheng completed a one-stop steal and dunk against Delong, he glared at Delong, "How about it? Wouldn't you be better off to let a yellow man who is not qualified to play in the NBA steal and dunk?"

"Don't be crazy with me, let me tell you, I was just careless just now, you think you can do it? Remember the steal I gave you last time, this will be the only time you have tonight, let me tell you, in the future you will No chance of touching the ball,"

Deron said viciously while dribbling the ball.

On the Utah Jazz's bench off the court, head coach Sloan said to assistant coach Barnes, "I really can't imagine that the head star of the team I coach will play like this. I really can't imagine..."

The assistant coach Barnes on the side certainly saw signs of conflict between Sloan and Deron at the beginning of this season.

He knew very well in his heart that this conflict must be resolved immediately, otherwise it would be detrimental to the team and himself.

You know, if the conflict between Sloan and Deron becomes serious, one of them must leave.

If it was an ordinary team, the head coach must be the one who leaves, but the Jazz is slightly different. Sloan has been coaching this team for more than ten years, and his qualifications are too old. The management of the Utah Jazz also trusts him very much. .

But on the other hand, no one can see Deron's potential. He will definitely grow into an All-Star player in the future, and the team will cherish such a rookie.

In particular, he is still only on a rookie contract, and the contract will expire in the next year. Will the Jazz give up such a high-quality and cheap star seedling?
Therefore, when Sloan and Deron had a conflict, the result was really difficult to say.

If Deron was kicked, it's okay to say that if Mr. Sloan was kicked, then his job would be lost. After all, their teaching assistants actually made a living with Sloan.

One emperor and one courtier.

The next head coach and his coaching staff.

Therefore, Barnes still hopes that their conflicts can be eliminated.

"Coach, I think so," Barnes said. "Actually, it's normal for young people to be arrogant. If you think about those big-name players when they were young, which one was not arrogant or had a crazy desire to attack? I won't say that." In addition, as far as our current opponent, Kobe, was still attacking crazily last season, Deron is actually nothing."

Sloan stared back at him, "Barnes, can this be the same? What was the configuration of the Lakers last season, and what kind of configuration were we? Last season, Kobe could only play like that, and the Lakers could go further. Forget it, Barnes, I shouldn't have told you this, you know these things better than I do, you're just trying to excuse that kid..."

"No, Coach, I'm not trying to excuse him, I'm just..."

"Just what?" Sloan asked.

"I just... don't want to see your conflict continue. If it goes on like this... once it intensifies, it will be difficult to end..." Barnes said.

"I'm not afraid." Grandpa Sloan said loudly, "A professional basketball player, playing for a team, should obey the coach's tactical arrangements. This is the minimum moral bottom line for a professional player. If even this If you can’t even do it, how can you play basketball?!”

Barnes hurriedly signaled Mr. Sloan to keep his voice down. After all, the other Jazz players were still there. If this word reached Deron's ears, it would only intensify the conflict.

Of course, Mr. Sloan understood his worries, but he was not afraid at all, "Why are you nervous? I have said this for decades, let alone Deron, you can ask Stockton and Malone, I have Didn't you say that in front of them?"

Barnes sighed, "Grandpa, you have to understand that basketball is different now."

"Why is it different??" Mr. Sloan stared angrily, "Isn't it still more of a game than who throws the ball into the basket? What's different?!"

Seeing that this was the point of the conversation, Barnes simply said what he had held back in his heart for a long time.

"Grandpa, what I said is different. It's not that the rules are different, but that the current basketball environment has changed. Yes, it used to be like what you said just now. No matter how big the star is, he must implement the tactics assigned by the coach when he goes on the court. , if you don’t implement it well, then the coach should train you,

He can't talk back yet, he can only listen obediently, I have been with you for so many years, don't I know, when Stockton made a mistake when he was young, how did you train him? He was punished, but Stockton, at the end of his career, isn't he still grateful to you,
But now, old man, think about it, since the beginning of the 21st century, whenever you can think of it, there have been conflicts between stars and coaches, which coach won in the end?The answer is, none of them.

Have you forgotten that just two days ago, coach Bob Hill of the Seattle Supersonics had a conflict with their Ray Allen, and the supersonic management called coach Bob Hill the next day..."

"Shut up, Barnes." Mr. Sloan interrupted him and said, "I don't want to hear you talking about these things anymore."

"No, I have to say," Barnes said persistently, "Master, you have to calm down, think about it, and weigh the pros and cons. You are highly respected in the Utah Jazz, and the management and boss respect you very much. For a few years, even if the team does not produce results, you can still lead the team steadily for a few more years and earn money for a few more years.

Think about it, you are not too young this year, why do you care so much?Since the management is optimistic about Deron, let him play. We can play with him as he likes to play. Anyway, when he has played enough and wants to win, he will change himself without you saying. of.

As for you, it would be nice to take a few years of money leisurely and retire easily. "

The corners of Sloan's eyes trembled slightly, obviously, he was very angry at Barnes' words.

"Barnes, have you ever thought about what to do with the team's record? The team spent so much money and bought so many excellent players, and let him play alone? Let us mix wages here?

Be worthy of yourself, they treat me well, I can't treat them badly, as long as I am the head coach of this team, the goal of this team will always be the championship!
Also, as you said just now, Deron is a good seed, and don't forget, I chose him, I can't be irresponsible to him, let him take detours,
Let me tell you, Barnes, in many cases, whether a player can become a superstar, whether he can shoulder heavy responsibilities, and whether he can go further depends entirely on his first three years,

Because these three years will determine his wisdom and forge his basketball attitude. If he grows up in a completely self-environment in these three years and develops bad habits of offense and defense, then his basketball career will be like this up,
Barnes, don't contradict me, you know very well, you and I have seen many such tragedies, those rookies that we have been amazing, just because they didn't shape everything in the first three years, they were completely destroyed. So, I don't want Deron to repeat their mistakes, he was my choice, I take him as my child. "

After hearing what Sloan said, Barnes felt somewhat helpless in his eyes.

Originally, he planned to give up arguing with the old man, but after hesitating for a while, he said, "Of course I know your old intentions, but have you ever thought about it, not all the children are Stockton and Malone."

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? You treat him as your own child, but do you know what he says about you behind your back?"

Barnes said, "I can't even tell you those ugly words... The young people today are different from before. They have caught up with the good times and can make a lot of money by playing casually. They're all millionaires, multi-millionaires, so they don't have the patience to follow those dogmas and rules anymore, times have changed, Sloan, so you can't take the same old..."

"Shut up! I tell you to shut up!!"

Mr. Sloan turned around suddenly, yelling at Barnes with twitching veins.

The people on the side were startled.

"I'm warning you, Barnes, don't say such things in front of me in the future, and I'll say it again, you have to obey the coach's tactical arrangements when you play on the court. This is the minimum professional ethics of a professional player, remember? "

Barnes looked helpless, "OK, OK..."

But Deron on the court knew nothing about the quarrel between Sloan and Barnes off the court because of him.

He is extremely annoyed at the moment.

Just now, after being intercepted and dunked by Lu Yusheng, he was holding back to fight back, so he wanted to beat him a few more times and humiliate him severely.

But I didn't expect that this time Lu Yusheng still didn't take his fake action, his breakthrough route was once again blocked by Lu Yusheng, and he was almost robbed by him.

Fortunately, I pushed Lu Yusheng secretly, so I barely let him steal the ball.

But there was no time for this attack at all, so he had to choose to make a hasty shot, but Lu Yusheng's block arrived very quickly. Although he didn't get the block, it still interfered with him.

But this time, he obviously didn't have the good luck he had before. The ball was so crooked that it almost didn't even touch the rim.

This made Deron very angry.

In particular, Lu Yusheng also started spouting trash talk at himself.

"Hey, didn't you say that I didn't even have a chance to touch the ball, but I almost cut you off just now." Lu Yusheng said.

"It's broken, it's broken, it's not broken, it's not broken, what is almost broken, can this thing still be loaned?" Delong said disdainfully.

"It almost means that if you didn't foul me with despicable means just now, I would definitely stop."

"Oh? Is there a foul? Why didn't I seem to hear the whistle?"

"Whether you committed a foul or not, you just need to know it in your heart. Anyway, I don't expect those two free throws to score. I just think that I keep calling others unworthy of playing in the NBA, but I can't beat myself. As a last resort, I can only resort to secretly fouling." Do you think this kind of person deserves to play in the NBA?"

Now Deron stopped talking, and his face became gloomy.

Lu Yusheng ran out to catch the ball, and Delong quickly caught up!

"Bitch, don't call the pick-and-roll if you have the ability, come and fight me one-on-one!" Deron gritted his teeth and hated.

Seeing that he was in a hurry, Lu Yusheng laughed, "OK, trash, since you insist on making yourself uncomfortable, then I'll play with you."

As Lu Yusheng said, he waved his hand to Vujacic who came up to pick and roll for him, signaling not to pick and roll.

Vujacic was taken aback for a moment and had no choice but to walk back.

"Wow! It seems that this time, even Lu has become restless. He rejected the pick-and-roll from his teammates. Obviously, he wants to have a one-on-one contest with Deron!" McLean shouted.

Robertson said with a smile, "Although this makes the game more interesting, I'm afraid the coaches of both sides are swearing, especially Coach Sloan. Deron has completely turned this game into his own one-on-one match. Don't think about any tactics."

Facing Delong, Lu Yusheng began to dribble.

Delong's face was ashen, he opened his hands, lowered his center of gravity, and stared at Lu Yusheng, as if he wanted to swallow Lu Yusheng alive!
"Come on, rookie, I will let you know what defense is!"

(End of this chapter)