king of defenders

Chapter 107 Losing is not scary

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, the University of Dayton scored another goal to overtake the score.

Mason Carr called a timeout to contain the opponent's momentum.

In the auditorium, the fans couldn't calm down. The original lead of more than ten points was lost, and now they were overtaken by the opponent. This reversal was too big for them to accept.

"52:53, we are one point behind."

"What happened? In the first half, we had a lead of more than ten points. Why were we overtaken all of a sudden?"

Some people were discussing, their faces were ugly, and they couldn't hide their disappointment.

In fact, it wasn't "all at once". At this time, the second half had already played for 4 minutes.

But obviously, the Wildcats played very poorly in the past 4 minutes and were completely suppressed by the opponent. Especially the rotation lineup, the performance was really disappointing.

The game is like this, when it goes well, you can play whatever you want, but when it doesn't go well, you can't play it smoothly, and there may even be some inexplicable mistakes, which make people speechless.

TJ-Watson was a little speechless. The wildcats' main lineup performed well. Although they didn't have the upper hand as they did in the first half, suppressing the University of Dayton, but at least they didn't fall into a disadvantage. Meng Yun's breakthrough was still very good. In terms of lethality, Andy and Ronald can also provide fire support on the outside, and Evan's personal strength goes without saying.

But the problem is that the rotation lineup played too poorly. TJ-Watson counted, and the Wildcats' rotation lineup only scored 4 points in the second half.

That's so little!

On the other hand, the University of Dayton, their rotation lineup scored 14 points in the second half, basically not losing much to the main lineup.

"It's still a group of college players. Their psychological quality is always lacking, and their state is not stable enough. The more they play badly, the more badly they play." TJ-Vorster shook his head.

The Wildcats' rotation was really bad, and they even made some inexplicable mistakes, as if they were distracted, giving their opponents points for nothing.

If this is not the case, how could there be such a 4:14 score disparity in the rotation lineup?
Another thing that surprised TJ-Watson is that the rotation lineup played so poorly, Mason-Carl still allowed them to play enough time, and did not compress their time, allowing the main lineup to fight against each other.

What this means, TJ-Watson is not sure.

In fact, TJ Watson is not the only one who can't figure it out, many people can't figure it out, including some players of the Wildcats, Meng Yun, Evan, and Andy can't figure it out. Playing, after all, leading so much in the first half, there is every hope of winning. If they lose, they are really not reconciled.

But out of trust and respect for Mason Carr, although everyone was anxious, they didn't dare to point fingers.

"Wait Evan, Andy, Meng Yun, the three of you come on." Mason Carr made a substitution, then spread out the tactical board, and began to arrange: "Evan, Andy, Meng Yun, the three of you form a triangle, Andy is on the outside, Meng Yundo breaks through, Evan is in the low post, pay attention to respond to Meng Yun at any time”

After some arrangement, the timeout ended, and Mason Carr closed the tactical board and said, "Let's go."

"Yes." Several people replied, all looking solemn.

After a few people walked onto the court, Danny Klemans approached Mason Carr, hesitantly said: "Coach, I don't understand? Why did you make a substitution at this time? We could have made the substitution earlier, and maybe we could still keep the lead." Advantage. In that case, we can still take the initiative, but now, the situation is not good for us."

Mason Carr glanced at him, nodded, and shook his head again, which made Danny Clemens a little confused. So, just as he was about to speak, he heard Mason Carr say: "You are right, but not all right. You have already seen the opponent's strength, and frankly speaking, there is still some gap between us and the University of Dayton."

Danny Klemans nodded, although he didn't want to admit it, it was a fact.

"We were able to take the lead in the first half because of the combination of many factors, not entirely by hard power." Mason Carr continued: "So in the second half, our advantage gradually lost. I think that even if we replaced the main force earlier The lineup can only be entangled with the opponent, and it is still unknown who will win."

"However, at least we have a chance." Danny Klemans hurriedly said.

Before he could finish speaking, Mason Carr raised his hand and interrupted: "Yes, we have a chance to win, but the chances of winning are not great. The main players played for too long, and when they waited for the last few minutes, their physical fitness declined and their efficiency It will also go down. One more thing, have you considered how our bench players feel?"

Danny Klemans was stunned, the substitute players played so poorly, and they still have to consider their feelings?
Seeing Danny Clemens' reaction, Mason Carr shook his head and said with an emphasis: "Climans, sometimes you can't look at the problem too one-sidedly. Losing is actually not terrible, what is terrible is losing confidence and fighting spirit." As he said that, he looked at several substitute players and lowered his voice, "If they are replaced early, they will be mentally weaker when they meet the University of Dayton next time. At that time, we can only rely on The main lineup."

Hearing this, Danny Klemans understood a little bit.

It seems that this is indeed the case. Losing is not terrible, but if a player loses confidence and fighting spirit, and sees the University of Dayton from now on, it will be troublesome.

Relying on the main lineup alone to compete with the University of Dayton, Danny Klemans also felt that it was too much, especially when it came to the "League Championship Game" stage.

"They can play poorly, but we can't abandon them." Mason Carr said seriously, "We are a team, and everyone is very important. It doesn't mean that the substitute players are dwarfs. That's not the reason. .In the team, any player is very important, and any one is indispensable. Even if they lose, I will let them play. It doesn’t matter if they lose at this time. I believe they will do it next time. better."

After finishing speaking, Mason Carr glanced at the field and said to Danny Klemans: "Actually, after winning a few games in a row, losing a game is not a bad thing."

"Huh?" Danny Klemans frowned, thought about it carefully, and suddenly said: "The coach is still good, I didn't expect that at all."

"Hehe." Mason Carr chuckled, and suffered this flattery.

In fact, in Mason Carr's view, as long as the process is good, the team will gain something no matter whether they win or lose in the end. This is the most important thing.

The current strength of Davidson College has improved a lot compared to before, but it is obviously not enough to compete for the championship. Mason Carr's idea is to "train troops by fighting".Although winning or losing is important, the progress of the team is more important. Only when the strength of the team improves can it be able to compete for the championship of the Atlantic Ten League.

(End of this chapter)