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Chapter 243 Do you still want to play?

It was a wonderful cooperation, but Leonard didn't seem to feel much, and remained expressionless after landing.Just when he returned to the defensive half, he extended his finger to Yang Ke.

Regarding this, Yang Ke just smiled and shook his head, then quickly turned and retreated.He was even thinking that maybe Leonard, with his facial paralysis, would laugh heartily only after winning the championship.

Off the court, Popovich nodded with satisfaction, and then sat back on the bench.In fact, he has always recognized Yang Ke's overall view and imaginative potential of the stadium.It's just that Yang Ke's increasingly skillful offensive performance covered up all the brilliance.

After Stuckey took the ball across half court, he handed the ball to Monroe who pulled up to the high post.But this time, Blair, who was instructed by the coach, did not follow out, and still firmly shrunk inside.

This made Monroe, who was holding the ball, stunned for a moment, and the defensive posture of the Spurs made it clear that he was going to let him shoot.Faced with an excellent open opportunity, Monroe did not hesitate, adjusted his gestures and directly shot from the spot.

After drawing a very high arc, the basketball bounced a few times on the rim and finally fell into the net.This made Monroe very happy, and he couldn't help exhaling a sigh of relief.

Can't fight like this again!

Looking at this scene, Frank frowned and stood up directly from his seat.As the team's coach, he knows very well that Monroe's mid-range shots have always been inaccurate, and he hits the iron frequently. If he can hit one or two hits, he is considered lucky.

Thinking of this, Frank went straight to the sidelines, yelled to attract the players' attention, and at the same time raised his hand and gestured for a change of offensive tactics.

Yang Ke quickly dribbled the ball across the half court. Facing the ready Prince, he did not ask his teammates to come out to do pick-and-rolls, but chose a temporary singles.If his teammates have a better chance on the way, he will make adjustments.

Yang Ke speeded up the rhythm of continuous crotch dribbling, trying to paralyze Prince's judgment so that he could not find his own offensive pattern.

Five seconds later, Yang Ke suddenly feinted, and then sprinted to the right with the ball.And Prince is also worthy of being the outside gate of the Pistons. He responded immediately and moved half a step to his left rear side.

Yang Ke squinted his eyes slightly. He could see clearly that Prince's left foot was not firmly planted at all, obviously to prevent him from changing direction suddenly.

With a heartbeat, Yang Ke quickly took the basketball down with his right hand, transferred the ball to his left hand, and directly changed direction and rushed to the left.

Sure enough!

Seeing that Yang Ke really changed direction again, Prince secretly rejoiced, immediately shifted his focus, and immediately retreated half a step to the right, and then blocked Yang Ke's way to break through to the left.

"You're not the only one who uses your brains!"

Although the way to break through to the left has been blocked, the corners of Yang Ke's mouth are slightly upturned.Only because of Prince's adjustment this time, the focus has been fully implemented.

squeak!
Yang Ke slammed his feet to the brakes, and the soles of his shoes rubbed violently against the smooth floor, making harsh noises.And Yang Ke also used his right foot as the final support point at the moment his speed slowed down, retreated and jumped outside the three-point line.

"not good!"

The pupils shrunk, and Prince quickly saw Yang Ke's intentions. He was going to step back and shoot a jumper.Prince immediately adjusted his body's center of gravity, wanting to jump up again and interfere with the ball.

Prince's reaction was quick, but unfortunately he was still a step too late.The moment he just jumped up, Yang Ke had already completed his shooting action, and with a flick of his right wrist, he gently pushed the basketball out.

Swish!
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and with the referee's three-point effective gesture, it plunged into the net and set off beautiful waves.

"Three points..."

Frank shook his head with a wry smile. Prince had defended well this round, but they still underestimated Yang Ke.In this case, Yang Ke was able to actively create opportunities and score such an unreasonable three-pointer, which is enough to explain a lot.

Thinking of Leonard again, Frank suddenly felt a toothache.I don't know how the Spurs select their rookies. Not to mention the fact that they found a lot of available players in the past, this time they used two low picks to win two promising stars...

The game continued, and the Pistons, who received Frank's instructions, changed their offensive tactics.The most obvious point is that Monroe did not pull up to the high post to support, but stayed at the basket and fought hand-to-hand with Blair, struggling for a favorable position.

Have to say, this is an excellent choice.Although Monroe's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is almost zero, his skills at the basket are still good.And with a younger, stronger body, Monroe has the upper hand against Blair at the rim.

No, in this round, Monroe successfully stuck Blair behind him, then took Stucky's pass, made a strong dunk, and at the same time caused Blair's defensive foul.

"Not bad!"

Looking at this scene, Frank nodded in satisfaction, with a smile on his face.Although he and the team management have different opinions on the choice of the cornerstone of the outside team, they have always recognized that Monroe can become the cornerstone of the team.

Gotta get Monroe to work on mid-range shots...

Thinking to himself, Frank walked slowly back to the bench, and suddenly he stopped his feet because he saw Wallace at the end of the bench.

At this time, Wallace was sitting on the seat with a calm face, folded his hands on his knees, and looked at the court without any fluctuations in his eyes, like a hermit who sees through everything in the world.

Falling Heroes...

The smile on his face gradually disappeared, as if remembering something, Frank fell into silence.Then, looking sideways at the fans and spectators in the arena, he sighed silently.

The next second, Frank stepped up his feet again, slowly moved in front of Wallace, squatted down, and suddenly asked, "Do you still want to play?"

"Um?"

Wallace didn't react immediately, and looked at Frank with those doubtful eyes.And Frank's actions also attracted the attention of other people on the bench, and they cast their gazes over one after another.

Soon, Wallace came back to his senses, his eyes changed momentarily, hesitatingly said: "The teammates are playing very well at the moment, especially Monroe..."

Without changing his face, Frank suddenly made a sound, forcibly interrupted Wallace, and asked again: "Do you still want to play?"

Wallace was taken aback, looking straight at Frank.He had an illusion that he seemed to see all the experiences related to basketball in the past four years from Frank's eyes.

Finally, Wallace's eyes gradually became firm, he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course!"

"OK!"

Hearing this answer, Frank suddenly laughed, stretched out his right hand and patted Wallace on the shoulder, and said, "Go warm up! Replace Monroe later."

"kindness!"

Nodding to Frank, Wallace immediately stood up, took off his coat, handed the towel to his teammates, and walked towards the technical table.

…………

The assistant coach stopped writing, frowned, got up and came to Frank, and whispered: "Coach, replace Monroe at this time, and then replace Wallace... I don't think it's the right choice. .”

"It's really not the right choice."

Putting his eyes away, Frank nodded and did not deny it. Looking at the very young assistant coach, he tilted his head and continued, "But sometimes, the right choice does not necessarily have to be made, and the wrong choice does not necessarily have a bad result."

(End of this chapter)