Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 37 The System Store Opens

At the end of the game, the Thunder finally defeated the host Magic with a big score of 97:82 and won the third victory of this Summer League.

Although Robertson was targeted to a certain extent, he performed poorly and only made 9 of 2 shots. However, thanks to Antetokounmpo's triple-double of 22 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, Gobert's 15+15 large double-double, and Ennis' explosive 7 three-pointers, the Thunder's offensive output was guaranteed.

On the defensive end, they restricted the Magic enough in the second half. Although Oladipo still scored a game-high 31 points, he only shot 41% from the field and had 5 turnovers. The team also lost 15 points. This statistic is not worth mentioning.

In this game, apart from Robertson, the Thunder's rookies all handed in good answers, especially Antetokounmpo changed the previous game's decline, as if he had changed a different person, which also made him receive a lot of attention after the game.

After all, because of TNT's program, he is now the focus of attention. If Westbrook's sudden appearance had not attracted most of the attention of the media and fans, he should have been the protagonist at this moment.

It can be seen that Brother Antetokounmpo is still a little frustrated. After all, the public opinion was a little bad for him before, but now after the response, the outside world seems a little cold, which is not in line with his imagination.

Of course Li Sheng has to encourage him, telling him that as long as he continues to perform like this, he can also get Westbrook's attention.

Fame is gained through performance, not by pleading for sympathy and selling misery, saying "he deserves it when he comes back from a serious injury" or "he is worth it at 37".

In the arena, you don't need performance to speak, but you need to add some additional things to prove yourself, which itself is a kind of failure.

Brother Antetokounmpo has now adjusted his mentality, and he will not be as persistent and stubborn as before, so he quickly figured it out with Li Sheng's relief, and he became more motivated.

At least today's reporter's attitude is already on the positive side, which means that as long as he performs well, he can still be recognized by everyone.

Of course, don’t think that these reporters are so moral. These guys are chameleons. Once they perform poorly, they will still make things worse. Only by consistently performing well can they shut up and marvel.

And after sending away Westbrook, who was still not very good-looking, and separated from the players, when Li Sheng was eating with Collins and Udoka, the two big men were staring at him on the table, which made him feel uncomfortable. He could only put down the burger in his hand, and said helplessly: "You can ask whatever you want, don't be so scary, okay?"

Udoka himself has a good relationship with Li Sheng, so he immediately said: "Li, don't tell me that your bet with Westbrook is serious."

Li Sheng said with a smile: "Didn't you all hear it, can I still lie to him?"

The two assistant coaches looked at each other, and then Collins couldn't help but said: "Li, you should know about Andre's shooting ability. If Russell is not good enough, he will be compared with the stars, and even if Andre is a role player, his shooting ability can only be said to be average.

"And it's only a few months. It's unrealistic to hope that he can practice. Besides, if Andre knows, it will only cause huge psychological pressure. Giannis has just come out of this pressure. Do you want him to come once?"

Li Sheng gnawed the hamburger in his hand, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "So, you don't believe me?"

The two assistant coaches looked at each other again and gave wry smiles. Uduka spread his hands and said, "Li, it's not a question of whether we believe you or not, but Andre... If the defense is good, his shooting is really not trustworthy. Today's game is proof.

"Of course, he still has a long way to go, and he may not grow in the future, but I don't think it is necessary to increase his pressure at this time and let him bear things that he shouldn't have to bear."

Perhaps because of his experience with the Spurs, Udoka valued defense very much. He admired Robertson's defense. As a rookie, he was stable enough, not easy to be shaken, and there are ways to deal with misalignment.

The key is that he can stand alone in defense, and the speed of assisting defense is also very fast. These are destined to become a defensive champion as long as he is tempered by the game.

Udoka didn't want to "hurt Zhongyong", especially because of the rather nonsensical reason that Li Sheng bet with Westbrook.

Li Sheng shook his head and said lightly: "I think it's a good thing to be able to put some pressure on him. Now you all think that he only needs to defend, but when he is actually on the field and is left empty, he will not do little damage to the team.

"If he can't pass this level, then he can only be like this after all. A person who can only help the team on the defensive end, being left empty on the offensive end will not cause less damage than a colander on the defensive end, especially in key games such as the playoffs in the future.

"Can you accept that at a critical moment in the game, the opponent let him go, and he wasted the efforts of his teammates for the whole game? The current game is different from the original, and it will be different in the future. The rhythm will be faster and faster.

"I'd rather have a player who can achieve balance on both ends of the offense and defense than a player who is good at one aspect but stretches his hips in another."

In the future, Robertson's defense is indeed very strong, but his shooting is indeed a headache. Of course, compared to the help that the defensive end brings to the team, the flaws in shooting are not so unforgivable. After all, the team always has a core that can hold the ball.

It's a pity that he suffered a devastating injury during his rising period, his athletic ability dropped sharply, and his defense directly abolished his martial arts. In addition, his shooting was not very good. As a result, he gradually faded out of the NBA.

There are many players with this kind of skill in the NBA. Li Sheng asked him to practice shooting, which might change his fate.

Of course, Udoka and Collins didn't know that Li Sheng still had the system as his confidence, they only thought that Li Sheng was clearly still playing with Westbrook.

It's just to persuade him to this point, if he doesn't listen, it is impossible to press his head to force him, so he can only let him go helplessly.

After saying goodbye to Uduka and Collins, Li Sheng returned to the room and immediately began to check the system.

Because just when they were eating, the long-awaited system mall finally officially opened.

It was just that it was not easy for Li Sheng to check it in front of them at that time. Now that he was alone in his room, he could finally open the system page with peace of mind, and click into the system mall.

Well, it looks a bit like the TB Mall. The difference is that it is the same as the previous system layout, and it is all in English. Fortunately, Li Sheng's language barrier is not a problem at all.

Even compared to these foreigners whose mother tongue is English, their predecessors have studied the language more deeply because of the needs of their studies, at least they are much better than ordinary people in English reading and writing.

These are also inherited by Li Sheng, so Li Sheng, who is familiar with online shopping, can easily accept the structure of this mall now, and then start to study the categories here.

Compared with the rudimentary system itself, this mall is quite thoughtful. It has set up screening methods, such as sorting by category and value, and not all of the things in it are related to basketball. There are also abilities such as piano level ten, racing cars, and skiing.

But if you think about it carefully, it can’t be said that it has nothing to do with basketball. It has nothing to do with sports, but it does have something to do with players. For example, Li Sheng knows that Grant Hill, Jordan’s successor, who is known as a basketball gentleman, plays the piano well, and there are indeed players who like drag racing and skiing.

(End of this chapter)