Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 86
"Well, I'm a little..." Li Sheng came back to his senses, looked at Westbrook who was looking at him, shrugged and said, "It's a little unexpected, I didn't expect it."

"I was surprised too," Westbrook smiled warmly and innocently, "He never discussed Scott with me before."

Of course he won't talk to you...

Just as Westbrook was the first Thunder rookie to take off from Oklahoma City, Brooks started coaching the Thunder in the same year, and then won the best head coach in the second year.

From this point of view, Brooks is indeed not so useless. At least he has a way of cultivating young people. The Thunder's three young men took shape in his hands and reached the finals. If Harden can renew his contract under pressure, who says he can't win the championship?

So Oklahoma City fans also really like this coach, at most it means that he was compared to that "Filipino maid" in the finals.

Counting it down, Brooks, Westbrook and Ibaka can be regarded as "the same year", and Harden was a year later, but he was actually a rookie selected by the Thunder.

In contrast, Durant is sometimes really a bit embarrassing, because among the important core figures of the Thunder, only he himself did not start in Oklahoma City, so Du Xiaoshuai, who is sensitive and self-respecting, has the perception that "Seattle is the starting point".

But this is no problem, because there are indeed some fans in Seattle who regard him as "one of them", including Lord of the Rings Russell who has settled here, and his relationship with Durant has always been very good.

Naturally, Westbrook would not consider this. In his opinion, he felt that this was Durant's recognition of Li Sheng, and since Durant recognized Li Sheng, how should I put it, he felt that as a good brother, he could no longer be awkward with Li Sheng.

Westbrook is so real!

Li Sheng was a little bit dumbfounded when he thought about the cause and effect, and then suddenly realized that Durant might really have said this to Westbrook on purpose.

Because Westbrook's injury is unknown, he has not come to practice with the team, so he doesn't know the team's situation.

But Durant has been training together. He was a rookie at the beginning, and then the whole team, even if Westbrook didn't come back, he also felt that the team's lineup would be easy to play in the new season.

Well, anyway, based on his superficial knowledge, he feels that his teammates are pretty good, able to guard against him, and able to play beautifully.

The Thunder played well during the youth storm. It has always been an individual ability, not a team basketball. Probably Brooks himself did not understand the concept of team basketball.

There are no field control masters like Paul and James, and those who are capable of controlling the field have been traded away, and then they have been relying on the two young players.

So once the two lose one, they will fight badly.

Durant feels that if the team can win without Westbrook, then when Westbrook returns healthy, they can really compete for the championship.

At this time, he still had great confidence in Westbrook, after all, he hadn't seen the charm of those two men who were like shooting three-pointers.

However, although Durant was out of good intentions, Li Sheng was not very willing to accept it.

Because it's very simple, he has an overall plan, you can't be happy for a while, and disrupt my original plan.

Of course, Westbrook took the initiative to turn fighting into friendship, and Li Sheng couldn't deliberately make the relationship stiff again, but the competition with Robertson still had to continue.

So Li Sheng smiled and said, "So that's the case. It seems that I really have to thank him. Russell, I'm also surprised that you listen to him like this."

Speaking of this, Westbrook actually seemed a little shy, "We are brothers who play together, and he helped me a lot in the past. I believe he is doing it for my own good and for the good of this team, so I listen to him. It is also because I believe that a coach who has been recognized by KD will not be just a worthless rookie."

Li Sheng laughed, noncommittal, and then said: "So, Russell, your bet with Andre is also void?"

Westbrook was stunned for a moment. He agreed to Durant and came to Li Sheng privately to make peace. He didn't think about this matter, and he took it for granted that this matter was canceled. After all, this was originally caused by their conflict.

At least that's how he feels, and in his opinion, it's because he's giving face to coach Li Sheng, so he won't bully rookies.

In that case, the conflict will deepen again, which is not what he would like to see.

It's just that Li Sheng took the initiative to bring up this matter again. Westbrook glanced at Li Sheng and felt that he would not mention this inexplicably. Could it be that he really wanted that rookie to slap him in the face?

Although Westbrook hasn't practiced with the team yet, he is one of the core of the team after all, how could he not know anything about the team's situation.

If he didn’t come to find out, others told him. KD told him a lot, and mentioned that the four rookies were better than he imagined. This should be an important prerequisite for him to recognize Li Sheng. After all, he found four such good helpers for them.

It is foreseeable that if they all grow up in the future, the Thunder will become unstoppable after one or two seasons.

This situation also makes Westbrook very excited. He is also eager for a championship, but compared to KD, his pursuit of victory and honor is based on his instinct to win on the one hand, and on the other hand for his teammates who play together.

He hopes to give the old Fisher a championship so that he can retire with satisfaction. He hopes to help Durant win the championship and put him in the No.1 position in the league.

It's just that Li Shengdu mentioned this, and Westbrook couldn't avoid it, and immediately said: "Of course not, if you want, sir, you can call Andre over today, and I will finish the bet with him first!"

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Okay..."

Although Robertson is resting at home, he has no objection to this. First, his training progress during this period has been rapid, and his confidence has begun to build. Even if he is facing Westbrook, he wants to try to challenge him. Second, this matter has been bothering him.

Anyway, just treat it as an entertainment game, don't treat it as a formal game, just stabilize your mentality.

Besides him, Brother Antetokounmpo and the others also rushed over immediately after getting the news, as if they were here to help him gain momentum.

Similarly, Perkins, KD, Collison, Ibaka and others rushed over when they got the news. They must be on the side of Westbrook, an old teammate, at this time.

So a good vacation day, in the end, it almost became the most gathering time for the players.

It even made the fans outside the arena and the media wonder what day it is today. Isn't it a holiday in the official itinerary? Why is there a surprise attack?

Although it is a bet, and the outside world has "deciphered" the lips of Li Sheng and Westbrook before, but for the sake of the face of both players and the consideration of the team's future harmony, this process must be closed, and the results will not be leaked.

The ban will be lifted when everyone feels it is appropriate. There are often such bans in the NBA locker room. Many times, everyone tacitly abides by some unspoken rules. Those who break the rules are easily excluded. For example, some internal conversations must not be spread outside at will, unless a certain period has passed.

Therefore, some inexplicable things often happen that the outside world cannot understand, but when the inside secret is revealed, it will make people feel normal. This is the crux of the human heart.

(End of this chapter)