basketball never sleeps

Chapter 26 Brother, I want to play basketball!

"Stupid pig, defense doesn't mean you only pay attention to the person in front of you, watch his passing route, don't let him catch the ball easily, how many times have I told you, is your brain flooded!"

"Whether it's offense or defense, run and move! The team pays you such a high salary to make you stand on the court in a daze!"

"Don't let the person holding the ball have the space to go directly to the basket. I don't want to see someone make such a low-level mistake again. Whoever makes it again will consciously run around the court for 10 laps before resting after the training game is over!"

Larry Brown on the training ground today was extremely irritable, and the coaching team standing beside them also looked sad.

Who would have thought that when the team was in full swing, the main small forward in the team would be forced to miss at least a month because of such a ridiculous thing as slipping and falling in the bathroom.

This is a critical period for the team to hit the regular season rankings!
Because he felt that the original playoff ranking mechanism was a bit old, this season Stern patted his head and changed the original method of determining playoff teams according to ranking into a division system.

The league divides 29 teams into east and west and 6 small divisions according to geographical location, and the Pistons and Pacers happen to belong to the central division of the Eastern Conference.

According to this year's new rules, No.1 in each division will be ranked in the top three according to their winning percentage, and then the rest will be ranked according to their winning percentage
If it is said that their wins are not as good as the Pacers, then according to this fucking new rule, even if they rank second in the overall record, they can only rank fourth in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The fifth team in the East played, and then met the Pacers in the second round!
Larry Brown is confident that after strengthening the lineup, he can beat the Pacers, but he also believes that playing the Pacers will definitely require a hard fight. When he meets the Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals, the opponent is waiting for work. What a moth.

Originally, the Pistons were at a disadvantage in record. Seeing that they have not played a few games after reinforcements, the starting small forward has to recuperate until the playoffs!
Even though Mo Wen surpassed Prince in terms of statistics with less playing time some time ago.

But Larry Brown is still not optimistic about him, or Mo Wen's defense.

Collis's data last season was better, but in the hands of Larry Brown, his current playing time has been reduced from an average of 25 minutes per game last season to less than 10 minutes per game.

Those who can defend well off the bench may not necessarily meet the requirements of the starting lineup.

"Mo, the team will arrange for you to start for a period of time, but the premise is that your defense must meet Larry's requirements."

"Because you are a rookie, we will not demand that you can reach the level of the "Little Prince", but we can also see that you are also talented in defense. Although it is not as good as the Little Prince, we believe that As long as you work hard enough, you can support the team's flank defense..."

Woodson was making a request to Mo Wen on Larry Brown's behalf, and Mo Wen nodded just like he had dealt with the leader in his previous life.

He is not uncommon for the starting player status that Larry Brown gave him like a charity. The starting status is more like a burden for playing in the dungeon.

You can't shoot casually, you have to be sprayed if you make a mistake in defense, and you don't get much money, why?

If possible, he even wants to give Milicic all the playing time.

If there is no accident, he will apply for a trade to another team after he has achieved some value in the playoffs. It is really painful to restrain the urge to hammer people every day in the Pistons.

Seeing that today's training time is coming to an end, Mo Wen thought about taking Milicic to the boxing gym to let off steam. Before he took two steps, he saw Larry Brown scolding the poor boy again.

"Dak, what did he do wrong to be caught by this old bastard?" Mo Wen poked Billups who was watching secretly.

"Oh, the old man saw the three-point match between Okur and Dak just now. The old man felt that they were wasting time and not doing business. Okur was let go after a few words of training, and Dak just defended a little. That's it."

Billups shook his head with a sigh.

Billups also suggested to the coaching staff to increase the team's three-point shots. As long as a few more three-point shots are arranged in each game, the opponent's defensive lineup can be opened up, and the team's offensive space and offensive efficiency can be increased.

However, the coaching team directly dismissed it. The argument they gave was: Not to mention the low three-point shooting percentage, it is easy to create long rebounds that can easily allow the opponent to counterattack fast breaks.The inability to open the lineup is also convenient for the Pistons to compete for offensive rebounds.

Facts aside, there's nothing wrong with this in theory.

But the fact that cannot be ignored is that the Pistons don't shoot many three-pointers, but two-pointers are not a lot at all.

Two points and three points are only one step away, so how much difference can the shooting rate make?A three-pointer is worth 50% more than a two-pointer!

Billups, who was once young and frivolous, didn't go to argue with the coaching staff. Anyway, you can do whatever you want, and he doesn't need to have such a strong sense of ownership as a player with a middle-class salary.

"This old dog, forget it, for the sake of his dog's life, I have to do it."

Mo Wen could see clearly that Milicic's hand on the back was tightly squeezed.

In this world, Milicic, who has been injected with a sense of rebellion by him, is not a good boy who can't resist in the past. If Larry Brown really didn't say too many serious things, he might really try his own tofu brain salty.

Of course, what Mo Wen was more worried about was Milicic. This young man's elbows were much thicker than when he first came.

Milicic's foreign debt of 400 million dollars owed to the team has not been paid off, and he will be involved in a life lawsuit later. Even if he does not go to jail, he will probably have to take a loan to work.

"It's been almost a year, haven't you recognized your identity yet? Is shooting 3 points what you should do? Do you have the ability to shoot 3 points on the court? Ah!? You..."

Larry Brown was poking Milicic with his finger while lecturing, but Mo Wen quietly approached from the side.

"Excuse me, coach, I want to ask, why is Rasheed able to shoot three-pointers, but Dak can't?"

Larry Brown's voice froze, and he turned his head and stared at Mo Wen with murderous eyes.

"Huh? Are you questioning me?"

"I'm just asking for advice, coach." Mo Wen frowned, but there was no intention of asking for advice on his face.

Larry Brown straightened his tie, raised his head and said.

"Then let me tell you, you listen to Dak, Rashid has played in the league for 8 years, he is already a top five power forward in the league, his body and skills are mature, and you Hey, he's just a toddler in basketball."

"What you have to do is to grow up slowly under the protection of adults, instead of standing arrogantly on the stage and thinking about expressing yourself."

"You will have opportunities in the future, but now, it doesn't belong to you, understand!"

"I will say it one last time, now you just need to follow my request and do "what I need" instead of "what you want". If anyone can't recognize himself again, I will let him go to the locker room to take a good look Mirror, come back until he's figured it out. Especially you, Mo!"

He tapped Mo Wen and Milicic's chests with his fists, as if he wanted to knock his will into Mowen and Milicic's bodies, and then left with his hands behind his back.

"Oh, that's it, it's really boring, let's leave Dak."

Mo Wen patted Milicic who was silent, not paying attention to what Larry Brown said.

Similar "workplace PUA" he didn't eat it when he was a waste in his previous life, and he will care about these things if he is a wall in this life.

This kind of nonsense couldn't even arouse Mo Wen's mood swings.

"Sorry to trouble you, boss."

When they arrived in Mo Wen's car, Milicic choked out such a sentence.

Hearing his trembling voice and clenched fists, Mo Wen smiled in relief.

"Okay, you know you're angry? It's a bit promising."

"Remember what the old bastard said today, and your current mood, he will become your motivation to become stronger."

"Having been with you for a long time, I sometimes doubt whether you really love basketball, Dak. I even felt that you liked boxing more."

"But whether you really love basketball or you just want to make a living out of it, I want you to remember what happened and how you feel right now."

"Even if it's not for the so-called 'profession', you have to fight for your manhood."

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"Dark asked for leave today?"

Rashid looked at Milicic's empty wardrobe and asked Mo Wen curiously.

Aside from when this guy is on the court and hitting the top (such as throwing a towel on Sabonis's face), Rashid is actually a kind person off the court. In the original history, Rashid is Milici Odd is one of the few friends who can speak in the Pistons.

"This kid went to the boxing gym with me yesterday and was injured." Mo Wen replied with a kind smile.

Rasheed: ? ? ?

"Did he get beaten?" Da Ben next to him asked curiously.

"That's not true, it's just that he hit the sandbag for half an hour yesterday, and accidentally broke the glove and injured his hand."

Mo Wen said nonchalantly, as if talking about a trivial matter.

Rasheed/Big Ben: Hey man, I'm direct man!
Yesterday's Milicic was really persistent, that kind of crazy punching intensity continued to output for half an hour, and everyone around him was stunned. There were even a few girls who wanted to ask for Milicic's contact information , but Mo Wen took a look at the images of those black girls and fat girls and stopped Milicic.

He felt that Milicic would thank him when he knew about it.

After a while, Milicic, who had vented his anger, lost his strength directly. Not to mention the bruises on his fingers, he also used up the glycogen on his body. Pump it.

What impressed Mo Wen the most yesterday was the last sentence that Milicic said crying in his car——

"Brother, I want to play basketball!"

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The news that Mo Wen became the starting player for the Pistons shocked the Chinese sports media.

As early as when Mo Wen was still a substitute, many media boldly speculated that Mo Wen would become a starting player in a short time based on his efficient performance as a substitute. Unexpectedly, they really made them guess.

Although some media in Detroit corrected the news, it was because the original starter Prince was injured and Mo Wen was on top, but no one cares about these details anymore.

Huaxia's second NBA starter, Mo Wen is a cow beer!
Although Dazhi has been playing as a substitute since he joined the NBA, he also played a start with the Mavericks last year, but his performance in that first start was not good, so no one thought about it.

More and more reporters are flying to Detroit, and Yang Ma also plans to approach the NBA to purchase the rights to broadcast Pistons games.

And Mo Wen knew that he was popular again in Huaxia because of his insignificant manager.

"Mane Mane, so many endorsements, Mo, you're about to become a rich man!"

In fact, Mo Wen has been targeted by some big domestic companies a long time ago, but everyone is still waiting to see if Mo Wen can play out. If Mo Wen cannot stand in the NBA like a bus, then even if Mo Wen's image It's useless.

As Mo Wen's performance on the bench is getting better and better and more stable, some people have already moved their minds, but considering that most of the domestic attention is on Dayao, it is still unclear how much traffic Mo Wen can attract. unknown.

But when the news that Mo Wen was put on the starting lineup came out, it was like the starting gun on the track and field.

What razor, toothpaste, mineral water, milk, and some first- and second-tier sports brands, all contacted John (Mo Wen's manager).

Of course, the endorsement fee given is not much. The annual endorsement fee ranges from 50 soft sister coins to 15 dollars.

This group of guys wanted to take a gamble before Mo Wen's full fortune.

Of course, aside from these domestic ones, what excites John the most is that he also received offers from Nike, Adidas, Reebok, and sneaker contracts.

　Today, take a break for a while, and resume tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)