You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 176 What is Courage
"I hope all of you don't want to be this blind man who has no courage!"

As soon as Phil Jackson finished speaking, everyone looked at each other.

Vaughn Weaver looked at Wei Xia with regret, and what he wanted to say was written on his face: I'm sorry, brother.

Andrew Bynum desperately hoped that Jackson would one day criticize him in the conference room, and as for now, he hoped Wesha would make it through, just like he did before.

Kobe didn't watch anyone, and silently digested the contents of the film.

Odom's eyes rolled around, and whoever was questioned was none of his business.

Tex Winter stood on the sidelines and scanned the crowd, Wei Xia was his focus.He knew that Jackson was going to ask questions today, because Jim Bass was talking too much again.

Whether it was ordered by Wei Xia or not, Jackson would not allow others to point fingers at his formation.

Wei Xia's bad luck is here.

He is from Bass Jr., but he wants to play under the Zen master. He is still straightforward, and he does what he should.

He won't go all out with Jackson the way Kobe Bryant did in 99-04.

But today, he was too wronged.

He just played the best game of his rookie season yesterday, and then he will be criticized in front of the whole team by Zen Master as a negative image.

"I don't lack courage," Wei Xia said unexpectedly, "I don't think Lieutenant Colonel Slade lacks courage either."

"is it?"

Jackson's tone was full of doubts, "Why did you pass the ball to Kobe at the beginning of the second half even though you knew he didn't have touch?"

Wei Xia answered truthfully: "Because he is our leader."

"That's right, he's the leader," Zen Master asked sharply. "So, why didn't you pass the back pass? Why did you let him go to the corner? Why didn't you think of him as your leader all of a sudden?"

Wei Xia still answered according to the actual situation: "Because he failed to make shots repeatedly."

Bryant sat speechless, seemingly reticent to say anything about a trial that had nothing to do with him but originated with him.

"Because he missed shots repeatedly, so you don't believe him? Because he missed shots repeatedly, so you no longer think he is the leader of the team?" Zen Master's questions became more and more mean. The funny thing is that Wei Xia and Kobe had a serious argument around this issue in the gym the night before.

Therefore, Wei Xia simply responded to Zen Master with what he said to Kobe: "Because I believe in him, I know that even if I don't pass the ball, he will take the initiative to leave the low post. He has not failed me and other people's trust. He is not only our leader, but also an extremely good leader."

"I don't need your compliments," Kobe said.

Kobe's words eased the atmosphere at the scene.

This may be the first time in Bryant's life that he has managed to calm down the tense atmosphere, and he usually only makes the atmosphere more tense than it is.

A well-prepared Zen master will not be easily dismissed by Wei Xia.

"No, your explanation is illogical, Wish, you said that you didn't allow Kobe to catch the ball in the low post because he repeatedly missed shots, but he didn't start being inaccurate since the second half. The exact situation is that he had no touch since the first quarter, and he was always inaccurate, but you still decided to give him the ball in the second half." Zen Master's fangs suddenly bared. "That's why I want you to watch a blind man drive because you're allowing him to commit a crime! That's why I want you to watch his speech, because you didn't continue to support him when you should have supported him the most!"

Kobe was flattered. According to the situation at the time, in the OK period, if there were any guards on the Lakers who did that-don't give him the ball.At the analysis meeting the next day, Zen master will definitely reward the warrior who dares to be the first of the team with a small red flower as encouragement.

But now, Master Zen actually made such a fuss because of Wei Xia not giving him the ball.

is this real?Kobe's touch lasted less than 10 seconds. Past experience told him that Zen Master likes to create cracks in the team. He doesn't need the players to be like brothers. He is the one who controls everything.In his eyes, Wei Xia is a rookie who needs to be beaten, and last night's game was just an excuse for him to beat Wei Xia.

Will he give in?Kobe looked at Wei Xia.

So far this season, no matter how difficult Zen Master has been for him, he has nothing to say.

Today he took the initiative to explain what he did yesterday. He shouldn't be criticized by the Zen master today. He just played the best performance since the start of his rookie season. Just because of a few passes, he is worthless?

Lack of courage?

Well, show you my courage!
"In the second half, I still decided to pass the ball to Kobe first because he is the most courageous player on the Lakers." Wei Xia did not remain silent, and did not let the Zen master scold him. He responded, "I am a Philadelphian like him, but you all saw the day before yesterday that Philadelphia did not welcome him. He is under tremendous pressure, facing countless challenges and cursing. The burden that should not have fallen on him makes him hard to breathe. What can I do? I am his teammate, and of course I want to support him!"

"He couldn't shoot in the first half, but at the beginning of the second half, we had a 15-minute break. I thought his touch could still recover, so I passed him the ball. It's a pity that he was crushed by the pressure of his hometown. He couldn't make any shots in the low post. If you continue to let him attack in the low post, we will be blown by the 76ers and the game will end! What can I do? Coach, what do you want me to do?"

The Zen master shouted at him: "I hope you support him!"

"Yes, I am supporting him!" Wei Xia's tone also intensified, "I let him go to the bottom corner, that is, I supported him! I let him stay away from the center of the storm, and I let him find the touch outside the three-point line. In the end, he also found himself through outside shooting and led us to defeat the 76ers! I think this is support, and this is the embodiment of courage. Going all the way to the black is not brave, but stupid!"

Wei Xia was the only person standing in the audience besides Jackson and Winter.

"No matter how you characterize this matter, I'm sorry I can't admit my mistake." Wei Xia challenged Jackson in front of the whole team. When he sat down, the scene was dead and silent, and each other's heartbeats could almost be heard.

The expression on Phil Jackson's face can no longer be described in words.

He may be in a rage, he may be relieved, or he may be stunned.

Tex Winter thought Jackson was stunned by Wesha's sudden counterattack.

The well-behaved dog, who never bites, suddenly bit him back. He was really shocked.

"This is the atmosphere that the review meeting should have!" Jackson said after a long silence, "This is what I want to see!"

At the end of the meeting, the Zen master's powerlessness was entirely dependent on his reasons for criticizing Wei Xia, which was untenable in itself.

The energy that Wei Xia had accumulated for a long time burst out suddenly, he had no way to continue to put pressure on this matter, so he had to give up.

Is this the atmosphere that the review meeting should have?Is this what he wants to see?

Anyone who knows a Zen master shakes his head.

The review meeting was over, and Wei Xia was the first to go out.

The players followed suit.

Jackson asked the analyst to put the film away and glanced back at Winter.

"Wish is young and energetic, you have to understand." Winter laughed.

Suddenly, the Zen master's tense face burst into a smile.

"Of course I understand. If it were me, I wouldn't let it go." Zen Master's smile didn't come from his heart. "The days ahead are still very long. I enjoy my time coaching Wish very much, and I hope he will do the same."

Why do human beings always repeat the same tragedy?Winter was speechless.

Zen Master is his confidant for many years. Without his triangle offense system, the former could not achieve as much success.Therefore, wherever the Zen master goes, he will go there.

But this time, he was not on the Zen master's side.

Everyone knows that Wei Xia belongs to Little Bath, and Wei Xia's position cannot be decided by himself.Zen Master, as Jenny's boyfriend, is destined to be incompatible with little Buss.The rookies headed by Wei Xia are the direct descendants of Bass Jr.This group of people is Zen Master's primary target.

Wei Xia is too special.

He is not only the player with the highest draft pick by the Lakers in recent years, but also a plug-and-play all-rounder with immediate combat power. Jackson can't use him if he doesn't want to.

Since you want to use him, and you can't let his influence be too great, you can only use it while beating, and don't give him the main force.

Wei Xia's adaptation to the NBA has far exceeded expectations. After seven games, he has secured the position of the sixth man. The controversy about whether he should start will continue until the day he enters the starting list.

How long can Jackson withstand this pressure?
In order not to let Wei Xia take the credit and be proud.The Zen master frequently suppressed Wei Xia and asked him to make a fuss about players who were not good at dealing with them, so that he could criticize him in the daily review meeting/review meeting.All things have only one goal, to let Wei Xia fade out of the core layer.

He will start sooner or later, everyone knows that.

But not now, never now.

Before today, Wei Xia was very docile, no matter what the Zen master said, he said nothing.

That's why Zen Master chose such an unconvincing excuse today. Unexpectedly, he suddenly opened his mouth and showed his fangs, almost warning Zen Master: Don't push me!

Today's Wei Xia is just like Kobe in the past.

Back then, Kobe and Zen Master were at odds, and there was no off-court entanglement.

At that time, Zen Master was just an outsider. As soon as he came, he wanted the Lakers to trade Kobe for a mature superstar like Kidd to partner with the Sharks to win the championship.Later, Kobe often jumped out of the system and competed with the Sharks for power. Zen Master, who was originally on the Sharks' side, took advantage of the trend and started a five-year battle with Kobe.

Today, the Zen master could have lived in harmony with Wei Xia, but they were affected by external factors, making them have to become opposite sides.

It just so happens that the two have to work together during the game.

"Why is this necessary!" Wen Te felt more and more uncomfortable as he thought about it.

(End of this chapter)