Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 91 I Want to Thank Him Properly

The fight in the interior is always accompanied by muscle collisions.

O'Neal gritted his teeth, put his left arm against Brown's neck and pressed on his shoulders. His eyes almost popped out because of the force, and he tried to push him away from the basket.

But it can't be done.

The next moment, Brown jumped.

O'Neal Jr. felt like he was hit hard by someone. Without any time to think, he jumped up.

I jumped, but it was no use.

Brown dominated the sky and reached out to grab the rebound.

Landing at the same time, O'Neal Jr. instinctively reached for the ball.

I didn’t get it.

Brown stood up again, his legs seemed to be spring-loaded, without any need for accumulated strength.

Bang!
Brown squeezed out O'Neal and forced the ball into the basket on the second attack.

Isaiah Thomas waved his arms in frustration on the sidelines and immediately called a timeout.

The Magic quickly took the lead with an 8-2 run.

This is about to gain momentum!

And the key is the top scorer.

Thomas looked sharply at Brown as he walked off the court.

Thomas actually likes the No. 1 pick picked by that bastard Jordan.

I don't like Brown as a player.

It's no use if he likes it, since he can't get it.

Thomas simply likes to make Jordan lose face because of Brown and make that bastard unhappy.

So the better Brown performs, the happier he should be.

But Thomas couldn't be happy at all now.

Which head coach would be happy watching his opponent have whatever they want in his own basket?

He also has a bad temper.

So as soon as O'Neal Jr. left the court, Thomas started to criticize him.

We are both high school rookies. You have been playing in the league for several years, and yet you were beaten by others?
Don't even mention the beginning.

Just take these few balls, we couldn’t score, we couldn’t defend the opponent, and now we can’t even get the rebounds, it’s a piece of shit.

When it came to this, Thomas was so angry that he wanted to yell, "Give him a fucking punch."

If that doesn’t work, learn from me and step on his toes!

Cursing wasn't enough, Thomas made adjustments directly.

Let's replace Foster.

He pointed at O'Neal and said, "Try to get ahead of him and don't let him catch the ball so easily. Once he catches the ball, come over and double-team him immediately."

Thomas' principle in dealing with stars is simple: if one person can't handle it, then use two.

If two people can't handle it, then let's all come together!

"unnecessary!"

O'Neal, who had been listening to the scolding with a sullen face, suddenly looked up and said angrily, "I can defend him by myself, I promise."

Just like Thomas said, as a high school rookie, he couldn't tolerate being beaten by Brown.

It's no use locking him down with a double-team.

Once he is double-teamed, it proves that he is not good enough and cannot beat Brown.

Thomas subconsciously wanted to curse, should I listen to you or me?

But he immediately noticed that something was wrong with O'Neal's eyes.

His face even turned a little red, and he stared at himself intently, as if he was about to go berserk at the next moment.

Thomas knew that this kid was not a good-tempered person.

"You'd better do so."

Thomas snorted coldly, then gave up, grabbed everyone, and still emphasized defense.

The defense must be strong.

Do you think you are playing ball when you look so limp?
After the timeout, O'Neal Jr. immediately started fighting with Brown like a bull.

He also became ruthless and acted violently.

When fighting for position, he showed no intention of holding back and inadvertently elbowed Brown in the chest.

Brown was slightly stunned, but continued to charge forward without any care, and took the opportunity to elbow O'Neal Jr.

You have to be tough and not let people think you are easy to bully like in the last game.

O'Neal staggered.

The whistle sounded at the same time.

Brown didn't care and just stared at O'Neal.

If you have the guts, go ahead and see if I’m afraid of you.

O'Neal Jr. had a dark face and clenched fists, and was forcibly pulled away by Miller next to him.

"Calm down," Miller whispered.

O'Neal Jr. didn't say anything.

He wanted to stay calm, but when he thought about Brown killing everyone on his head, and then the media madly praising this high school top pick, and he became a background figure, he couldn't calm down.

Grant also quickly pulled away from Brown.

"Silly boy, could you have been more discreet when you fought back? Do you really think the referees are blind?"

Grant educated her with a helpless smile.

He likes Brown's tough style of play.

But no matter how tough you are, you also have to be smart.

If you want to fight back, there are plenty of ways.

How can you do that, elbowing the referee in front of him?

It's good enough that you didn't get a technical foul.

"I'll teach you later."

As a veteran who has been in the league for so many years, he feels it is necessary to let Brown learn these things.

Even if you don't use it, it can prevent your opponents from targeting you.

The game continues.

Brown is still the same as before, not letting O'Neal Jr. receive the ball comfortably, and when he does receive the ball, he will confront him physically.

There is no doubt that O'Neal Jr.'s skills are excellent and his playing style is tough, but facing Brown's mindless defensive style, no matter how good his skills are, he is severely restricted.

The jump shot near the baseline missed, and fans in the stands began to complain in dissatisfaction.

O'Neal Jr. ran away in frustration.

Then I became more annoyed.

Brown's confrontational style of play simply hits his defensive weaknesses.

Seeing Brown squeeze into the basket, push him away, and then turn around and hit a hook shot, O'Neal's face became extremely ugly.

But there is no way.

Now, when facing a white inside player, O'Neal can easily play with his speed and agility.

When facing a black inside player who is strong but not very skilled, O'Neal can still show off his skills.

There aren't many black people with good inside skills.

But Brown is exactly the kind of player who is strong enough and has solid skills.

In other words, this kind of player is no longer an ordinary player.

He's a star now!

If you lose to a star player, that's okay.

I'm not a star player, I'm still developing, it's normal to be beaten.

But Brown is the star?

He is still a rookie!

Who can accept being beaten by a 19-year-old high school student?

But if anger were useful, then there would be no need to practice so hard.

At the end of the first quarter, Brown made 4 of 5 shots and scored 8 points.

O'Neal Jr. made 3 of 8 shots and scored 6 points.

Actually, in terms of data, it's fine.

He averaged just 13 points last season.

But people are afraid of comparison.

Not to mention that he knows his own situation, and O'Neal knows best how restricted he is.

So when he came off the court, O'Neal didn't even high-five his teammates. He just sat on the bench, looking angry.

Thomas saw his reaction.

He still wanted to go to Foster.

Just let Foster and Brown waste time, try to restrict them as much as possible, and forget it if you can't.

Then let O'Neal Jr. return to the power forward position.

This season, in Thomas' opinion, O'Neal Jr. made the right choice by returning to the four position.

He has defense and can defend most centers.

But it also consumes a lot of energy, which affects his offense.

Returning to the fourth position and leveraging the offensive advantage is the most beneficial approach for the team.

But O'Neal's reaction at the moment clearly shows that he is in conflict with Brown. Asking him to go to the power forward position at this time will only arouse his anger.

Thomas cursed inwardly.

If I had known this, I wouldn’t have made any adjustments before the game.

At that time, I thought that O'Neal Jr. was good at defense and flexible, and he would definitely be able to defend Brown.

God didn't know Brown was so powerful.

Thomas sighed silently and decided to take another look.

If that doesn't work, you still have to do it your own way.

I am the head coach!
As a result of this hesitation, Brown exploded in the second quarter.

Rivers made a slight adjustment.

He noticed that the Pacers were intentionally letting Harrington hang out in front to interfere with Brown's pass.

Brown wants to play very deep, so there will be problems in this regard.

So Rivers chose to let McGrady break through and pass the ball more often.

This is actually Hill's style of play.

When healthy, Hill plays like a pure small forward, able to break through and score, as well as grab rebounds.

At the same time, he also has excellent passing ability.

He averages five or six assists per game.

Hill's assists are not the kind of passes made by a point guard, but rather passes made after a breakthrough based on his personal ability.

After the end of last season, when Rivers was interviewed by reporters, he said that he really didn't expect McGrady to be so comprehensive.

At that time, Rivers discovered that McGrady also had good passing ability.

Now we need to strengthen the connection between him and Brown to solve the problem that it is not easy for Brown to get the ball.

The adjustment effect is very ideal.

McGrady started to move towards the penalty area, continuously supplying ammunition to Brown.

Brown didn't waste his passes either.

Strong attack under the basket after the attack.

A stable hook shot after confrontation.

There are only a few moves back and forth, but the advantage is efficiency and stability.

In the second quarter, Brown almost took over the Magic's offense, making 5 of 7 shots and scoring 13 points from free throws.

There will be tough confrontations under the basket and no shortage of whistles.

The Magic scored 31 points in a single quarter, widening the gap to 9 points.

In contrast, O'Neal Jr. scored only 5 points in the second quarter.

This is not enough.

Thomas couldn't bear it anymore and scolded O'Neal Jr. severely during the halftime break.

After returning to the half-time, he decisively replaced Foster and adjusted the lineup.

Unexpectedly, not long after he came on, Brown suddenly turned around and got rid of Foster during the confrontation, broke into the basket, received the pass from Grant and made an alley-oop dunk.

Just this one goal exposed Foster's slow steps and nightmarish turning speed.

Thomas held his forehead silently.

Although we know that Foster cannot defend Brown, the gap should not be that big.

But to Thomas's relief, Brown seemed a little...unable to play?
In the entire third quarter, Brown only scored 6 points with 3 of 5 shots.

It's definitely not Foster's defense that's good.

Foster was only defended once in the quarter and the shot didn't go in.

He doesn't have much offensive ability, but it's not bad enough to play like this.

All we can say is that he was suppressed by Brown.

So that means you are tired?
Nor should it.

Before the game, the assistant coach reminded himself that Brown was full of energy.

Considering the intensity of the confrontation between Brown and O'Neal in the first half, it is understandable that they consumed a lot of physical energy.

But the problem is that although Brown doesn't score many points, his defense hasn't declined.

This kid was still full of energy, and he made timely defensive stops, blocking Jalen Rose's shot.

In the third quarter, Brown was extremely active on defense, contributing at least half of the Pacers' 21 points.

And in this quarter, McGrady also stood out and scored 9 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the Pacers not only failed to close the gap, but also allowed the Magic to widen the gap to 12 points.

Miller is old.

As for Jalen Rose, his offense is unstable and he easily loses focus.

Thomas' eyes fell on O'Neal Jr.

He felt that O'Neal Jr. was the future of the Pacers.

As a result, this guy was like sleepwalking in this section and was obviously absent-minded.

When the players left the court, Thomas wanted to go up to them and give them a few reminders.

The results of it.

O'Neal Jr. didn't even bother to look at him and just walked right past him.

O'Neal Jr. was almost going crazy.

Forced to return to the fourth position, he accepted it with a wry smile.

Thomas asked him to assist more and double-team.

O'Neal Jr. was angry and unwilling.

You think I can't defend Brown, but can Foster?
He is not as good as me.

But O'Neal Jr. never expected that under Foster's defense, Brown only scored 6 points in a single quarter.

He didn't want to care whether Brown was serious or not, he just looked at the data.

Anyway, when I was defending, Brown scored 21 points in the first half, and when it was Foster's turn, he scored 6 points in a single quarter, which only proved that I was not good enough.

By the fourth quarter, O'Neal felt even more frustrated.

Brown only scored 5 points before he was substituted.

O'Neal was so angry that he almost lost his balance.

You have to believe me, my defense is far better than Foster's!

The game has entered garbage time.

Rivers hugged Brown with a smile, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.

As soon as he sat down, Ewing came over and patted Brown on the shoulder with a smile, saying, "Boy, that's great."

This is a good ability to control points.

He said he wanted to get 31 points, and he actually did it.

The key is that Brown did not control the points just for the sake of controlling the points. He only played conservatively when the team was leading. Even when playing conservatively, he also tried hard to contribute on the defensive end.

The Pacers failed to catch up several times, but Brown's contribution was indispensable.

Brown smiled sheepishly and whispered, "One more point."

Still not under control.

Ewing laughed and whispered, "One more point is just right."

Just one step ahead of Jordan.

"By the way, don't be too cocky at the post-match press conference. Be more sincere," Ewing reminded again.

It's too arrogant and seems too deliberate, which will prevent reporters from talking nonsense.

Thinking about Jordan's possible reaction, Ewing could no longer suppress the laughter and wanted to laugh out loud.

In the end, the Magic defeated the Pacers 106-98.

Brown once again scored a team-high 32 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

McGrady scored 23 points, stable output.

Rose scored 30 points on the opposite side, but O'Neal Jr. was in high spirits and scored 19 points and 10 rebounds.

If you look at the data alone, his performance is pretty good.

So at the post-match press conference, the reporters started by praising him.

It is said that he is an all-rounder in offense and defense, and he supports the Pacers' inside line.

Go to hell!
O'Neal Jr. was so angry that he almost left the court.

They are all blind, right?

I was beaten to pieces!

How dare you say you are an all-rounder in both offense and defense when you let them score 21 points in the first half?

Of course, it is even more impossible to get O'Neal Jr. to admit that Brown is good.

"It's just a regular season game and doesn't mean anything."

O'Neal Jr. was about to say, "I'll be back," but after saying that, he left with a sullen face.

O'Neal Jr. can't bring himself to do it, but there are people who can.

Speaking to reporters, Thomas had no idea it was appropriate for the opposing coach to praise the opposing players.

"Brown?"

“He’s a genius!”

"Really, I think in this year's draft, no matter who sees Brown's performance, they will choose him as the No. 1 pick."

So far, no problem.

It seemed as if he was indirectly praising Jordan for having good vision and not making a blind choice.

This left the reporters in the audience with a puzzled look on their faces.

Weren't you two like this before?
But the next moment, the explosion came. Thomas changed his tone and said with pursed lips: "But I can't understand why such an outstanding player would be traded."

The reporters in the audience looked at each other.

Right, that's what it tastes like!
Isaiah Thomas, when will you start praising Jordan?

Others were secretly sarcastic, but Thomas didn't have such scruples and just pointed out the names directly.

"Honestly, Jordan was an okay basketball player, but his judgment of people was really poor. He actually traded such a talented player."

"Oh, right!"

Thomas suddenly realized: "Brown was not his choice in the first place. He himself said that he would never choose Brown even if he had to choose a hundred times."

"So his decision to come back was the right one. With his vision, why would he join management? He should just focus on playing basketball."

Many reporters in the audience had their eyes shining and were writing furiously.

This output has a Thomas flavor and is definitely explosive.

All the reporters felt like they had been plagiarized today.

Thomas's words alone are enough to cover the news for the next three days.

The key is not over yet.

Brown, the real person, hasn't spoken yet.

Moreover, Jordan just broke out yesterday and scored 31 points, and today Brown also responded to him head-on, scoring 32 points.

If there is no reason for this, no fool would believe it.

So when Brown appeared at the press conference, the reporters on the scene were so excited that they almost rushed to the stage.

Ewing even dragged Grant along and ran directly to the post-match press conference to watch the fun.

Yad Buchelor followed.

"Is this okay for us?"

Buchelor still felt a little awkward, as if he was teaching a child bad things.

And it was because of Jordan that I collected three championship rings.

I feel a bit bad for insulting Jordan like this.

Grant waved his hand nonchalantly, signaling you to leave if you didn't want to listen.

He knew that Buechler was a well-known good guy with a good temper in the league.

Rodman's bad temper is world-famous.

As a result, when they were on the Bulls, for some reason, Buechler and his pair of turtles and green beans fell in love with each other and often hung out together.

If you can tolerate Rodman, just think about how good his temper is.

A real good guy.

At the press conference, the first question from the reporter was to ask Brown if he knew that Jordan scored 31 points yesterday and what Brown thought.

"Ok, I know."

Brown nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "You know, he's Michael Jordan, so I think it's normal for him to get 31 points. He has that ability. Even though he is 38 years old, he is still the best player in the league."

The reporters in the audience suddenly fell silent.

It doesn’t taste right!

If we have to force Brown's words to be attributed to the Yin-Yang Jordan, it feels a bit insufficient.

Is that the real thing?

But Brown was not like this before. He never talked about Jordan and said he didn't want to know what Jordan thought.

Why did he suddenly change his temper?
Many reporters looked at each other and felt that perhaps the firepower was not strong enough.

The next reporter paused for a moment and said, "Just now, Isaiah Thomas said that Jordan had poor judgment and that trading you was his biggest mistake. Do you agree with him?"

Many reporters nodded in agreement; this question was truly explosive.

"Did he say that?"

Brown was stunned.

I was really stunned.

But on second thought, everyone in America knows about the conflict between Thomas and Jordan, so it's normal to say this.

Coming back to his senses, Brown thought for a moment and said, "I think he might be wrong. This was a trade between teams. I believe when Mr. Jordan decided to make the deal, he must have carefully evaluated and weighed the pros and cons and made the deal that was most beneficial to the team."

"And the trade was for Grant Hill, who, man, is a great player, a superstar."

"Let me put it this way, if it were me, I would probably trade it too."

Ewing said, be sincere.

Brown reflected on his words and felt they were sincere enough.

But the reporters in the audience were dumbfounded again, looking at Brown with strange eyes.

No, are you serious?
Why are you still speaking for the Wizards?

At this time, Brown spoke again.

"I understand why you keep asking me this question, but I never blame Mr. Jordan."

"He is Michael Jordan, he is my idol, I adore him!"

"Regardless of whether I was traded or not, it was the Wizards who chose me, made me the No. 1 pick, and allowed our family to live a good life, so I am grateful to him from the bottom of my heart."

"He also taught me a lot. Even though he was traded, I will never hate him."

"I just regretted not getting the chance to play with him. I was thrilled when he chose to come back."

"The reason I chose to avoid these questions is to ask you to stop reporting on them."

As he spoke, Brown actually asked the reporters present to reduce such reports, saying that he was afraid it would affect Jordan.

"He is a good man."

Brown said seriously.

The reporters in the audience were completely stunned.

Ewing and the other two who were hiding in the corner were also confused.

"Shit, Patrick, did you teach him to say all these words?" Grant looked as if he had seen a ghost.

There was nothing bad in these words, and he could even feel Brown's sincerity.

But it doesn't sound like that.

It seems like it should be heard the other way around.

"not me."

Ewing stared and shook his head, he was still surprised.

If he didn't know what Brown was going to say in advance, he really thought Brown was thanking Jordan.

Buchelor behind him sighed silently. What a nice and polite child he was, but he was beaten to death by you two old guys.

A reporter in the audience shouted, "So you scored 32 points?"

It's clearly targeting Jordan.

"Is that a problem?" Brown asked.

The reporter who was shouting at him was too embarrassed to say that Brown scored 32 points just to outdo Jordan, and he hesitated, saying, "I just want to ask why you only scored 32 points."

Brown thought about it and said, "Because I can only score 32 points."

One reporter couldn't hold it in and almost laughed out loud.

The reporter who asked the question blushed and sat back.

"Really, what I said is sincere. This is what I think. I am really grateful to Mr. Jordan. If I have the chance to meet him again, I will definitely thank him in person for his help."

Seeing that no reporter spoke, Brown said something sincere again, then stood up and left.

Leaving a group of reporters looking at each other in confusion.

Something is wrong, they just feel something is wrong!
But if you think carefully about what Brown said, there is nothing wrong with it.

So sincere, so genuine.

Feelings are the truth.

Some reporters went crazy because Thomas made some harsh remarks. They were expecting a big move from Brown.

In the end, I even took off my pants, and that’s it?

In the NBA, news spreads very quickly.

As soon as the press conference ended, some reporters began to spread the news and tried to pass it to Jordan.

And experienced and resourceful reporters can even call Jordan directly and pass on the news to him.

For example, Sam Terrence, a reporter from the Chicago Tribune, called Jordan immediately and got through.

As a result, the first sentence he said made Jordan breathe heavily.

He said: Brown wants to thank you very much!

(End of this chapter)