Chapter 193 Suspension

"We lacked some luck and missed some key shots."

"Dirk couldn't have been better. He was great and gave everything for the team. Like I said, we just lacked some luck."

At the post-game press conference, facing reporters, Nelson rubbed his cheeks with his hands and spoke casually.

He was wondering if he should talk about halftime.

The sun is simply cheating!

If he knew that Chen Yu had such ability, he would definitely not make arrangements to speed up before the game.

But Nelson was very confused. If he said it, no one might believe it.

And Chen Yu is very special. In addition to being the Suns team doctor, he is also a member of the league. If a player can come back after being injured, Chen Yu needs to review and give the nod.

Also, if a player is injured in the future, Chen Yu will inevitably be asked to do so.

Then complaining about Chen Yu at this time will make Chen Yu resentful.

Old Nelson was troubled and could not make up his mind.

Just as I was thinking about it, a reporter asked what he thought of Ewing's flagrant foul on Nowitzki.

Old Nelson came back to his senses, rolled his eyes, and said without hesitation: "He did it on purpose. This is a very bad and intolerable foul. Dirk's nose is still swollen. I don't know if the nasal bones are broken. He told me after the game that his nose was so sore that he wanted to cry all the time and couldn't see the basket clearly."

Facing reporters, Nelson complained a lot and asked the league to impose additional penalties.

He thought that if there was a fish or not, it would be a matter of taking a shot. Unexpectedly, the league's additional punishment would really come the next day.

"A one-game ban, is that serious?"

During training the next day, Chen Yu was also shocked when Brian came over and told him about the situation.

"Is Dirk seriously injured?" Nelson asked next to him.

If Nowitzki's injury is serious, the league may impose severe penalties.

"Impossible." Chen Yu shook his head.

After the game yesterday, Chen Yu went to the Mavericks locker room to take a look at Nowitzki.

Just broke my nose, no problem.

Brian sighed: "Maybe it was because of the bleeding, so the league imposed this penalty."

David Stern has been working hard to create a positive image of the NBA. Live broadcast across the United States, Ewing broke Nowitzki's nose with an elbow. Blood flowed all over his face. Millions of viewers saw it. This impact also Too bad.

"Can I appeal?" Scales asked.

Brian shook his head. This was a punishment that had been officially notified. How could it be changed?

"Fortunately, I was only suspended for one game. It would have been more troublesome if he had been suspended for two games." Brian sighed.

A one-game suspension, fortunately at home, is not the worst outcome.

"By the way." Brian looked at Chen Yu: "What is Patrick thinking now? Have you talked to him before today's training?"

He was asking about Patrick yelling at Hardaway.

Suspension is troublesome, but what's even more troublesome is the conflicts within the team.

Others present also looked at Chen Yu.

It stands to reason that if there is a conflict among the players on the team, Skiles, the head coach, should go talk to the players and find a way to resolve the conflict.

But the Suns have Chen Yu, and the players also trust Chen Yu. Many problems are taken care of by Chen Yu.

"No." Chen Yu shook his head and turned to look at the training ground. Ewing was doing recovery training meticulously and said with a smile: "Actually, he always wanted to talk to me, but I didn't give him a chance. By the way, you know Well, last night in the parking lot, he even stopped our bus and wanted to have a chat with me."

"It's the same thing this morning. I feel like he's suffocating."

Several people looked at each other. They all knew that Chen Yu knew psychology, so this deliberate refusal to talk must be some kind of psychology trick.

Jim Boylan asked curiously: "Chen, why don't you talk to him?"

Chen Yu said: "Because yesterday was not a good time, especially when he felt that he had done nothing wrong."

"You did nothing wrong?" Nielsen was stunned, his face full of confusion.

Chen Yu nodded: "Yes, I don't think Patrick felt that he did anything wrong yesterday. He wanted the team to win. Anfernee did not perform well yesterday. He yelled at Anfernee. He thought he did the right thing. I hope Anfernee can play better."

"If you accuse him at this time and say that he did something wrong, it will make him feel aggrieved, create a rebellious mentality, and make it difficult to communicate. So it takes time and an opportunity for him to figure out for himself that his starting point is okay. But it’s the wrong way.”

Let alone Ewing, a relatively self-centered superstar, he is an ordinary person. It is not easy for him to take the initiative to reflect on his own problems.

Several people nodded thoughtfully, feeling that they somewhat understood.

Chen Yu continued: "Now that he is suspended, this is a good time. Let him sit off the court and watch our next game. No matter we win or lose, I will know how to deal with it by then. He chatted.”

If the team loses, then strengthen his self-blame and let him understand that the team's interests come first.

If you win, then tell him, look, you are right to believe in your teammates.

Everyone looked at Chen Yu with different expressions.

"Chen, you're too scary." Brian shuddered.

Nelson nodded with deep understanding.

Skiles also said thoughtfully: "Chen, I feel that I need to learn from you."

He is the head coach. In the past, when players had problems, they would just talk to each other and tell the other party directly what problems they had and needed to be corrected.

But looking back now, those chats may not have worked, or the method was wrong.

"forget it."

Chen Yu waved his hand modestly, saying that he had mastered the basics of psychology.

Looking at the system, we can see that over such a long period of time, the knowledge mastery index of sports psychology has improved, but it has only reached 57%. It is still early to fully master it.

"Then who's going to tell him?" Brian looked at everyone.

Others looked at Chen Yu immediately. "Don't." Chen Yu shook his head, pointed at Brian and said, "Go, don't say anything to him, just inform him of the league's punishment results."

Brian rolled his eyes, not saying that this must be another psychological trick.

"Okay, I'll go."

Chen Yu is not going to talk to Ewing now, but he is going to talk to Hardaway.

Hardaway must have felt uncomfortable after being yelled at by Ewing.

As teammates, everyone should work together to win the championship.

But in fact it's not that easy.

Look at the Lakers, they defeated the Wolves yesterday, but today the media broke the news that Kobe complained that he took too few shots in yesterday's game, and then the media speculated that he and O'Neal had another quarrel.

A husband and wife are quarreling, let alone 15 people with completely different personalities.

Even if they play seriously on the field out of professionalism, it would obviously be better if there are no conflicts in private and they can work together.

"He's been suspended?" After training, Hardaway was also surprised when he heard the news that Ewing had been suspended.

Chen Yu nodded: "So you have to work hard in the next game. Okay, let me see your wrist."

Chen Yu picked up Hardaway's wrist.

"No problem." Chen Yu pretended to check, then stood up to deal with the others.

Hardaway frowned and realized why Ewing was called out alone by Bryan just now.

Thinking about it, Hardaway clenched his fists involuntarily.

He understood why Ewing yelled at him, and he also knew that he performed very poorly in yesterday's game.

Because of this, Ewing was playing so anxiously that he had a conflict with Nowitzki and was sent off.

Now he's fine, and he's even banned.

If I had scored a few more goals yesterday and widened the point difference early, nothing would have happened.

On April 4, the second game between the Suns and the Mavericks started.

Mavericks locker room.

"high!"

During the pre-game tactics meeting, Nelson wrote a word on the whiteboard and then knocked it hard.

"The Suns will most likely let Te'lon Hill start in place of Ewing. Hill defends well, but he has a fatal problem, lack of height."

Te'lon Hill is only 206cm tall. If he faces Nowitzki, he has a very high shooting point. It is almost difficult to interfere with Nowitzki.

"Even if the Suns let Olajuwon switch to guard Dirk, it won't be a big problem. Hill can't guard him. LaFrentz, you have to take more shots from the outside."

As he talked, Old Nelson had a smile on his face.

He complained, but he didn't expect it to work, and Ewing was suspended for one game.

This is simply a gift from heaven.

Even though Ewing didn't score much, he played a key role in the Suns.

Ewing, who has excellent skills, rich experience, and sufficient tonnage and height, protects the Suns' basket very well.

And now that he is suspended, the Suns will have no one available.

Hill is not tall enough, and the same goes for Gugliotta, who lacks height and is poor defensively.

Zakalidis is tall, but he is too young and tender.

As for Elton Ford, who is that?

Olajuwon and Ewing, the two seven-foot giants, supported the Suns' interior line. Now that one is missing, half of the sky has collapsed.

It's a pity that I was suspended for one game.

It would be even more perfect if he was directly suspended for two games.

The fact is as Nelson expected, Te'lon Hill, who is not big enough, can hardly interfere with Nowitzki.

As soon as he came up, Nowitzki faced Te'lon Hill and hit consecutive shots.

The Mavericks also deliberately targeted Nowitzki and constantly created opportunities for him.

Although Hill has recovered from his meniscus injury, his age is here after all. He lacks bounce and it is difficult to interfere with Nowitzki's shot if he stretches his arms.

Ewing was wearing a suit, sitting on the sidelines, scratching his head in annoyance.

If he were present, would Nowitzki dare to be so unscrupulous?

Skiles stood on the sidelines, his eyebrows also twisted into the Chinese character "Sichuan".

Ewing's absence is not only missing defense, but also scoring.

No matter how old he is, he is still the superstar he once was, with excellent low-post scoring ability and mid-range shooting.

As for Te'Lon Hill, all he really has left is defense.

But now Skiles can't care about defense. He is more concerned about scoring.

I raised my head and glanced at the score. It was more than three minutes into the game. The Suns were 2-8, already a full 6 points behind.

The defense failed to guard and the offense did not start. Once they came up, the Suns were in an astonishingly poor state.

But at this moment, Hardaway held the ball from the outside. Facing Finley's defense, he stepped back and made a decisive three-pointer.

This is Hardaway's first shot since the start of the game.

The basketball bounced around the basket and fell into the basket.

Hardaway frowned slightly, turned around and ran away without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)

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