You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 831 Dinghai God Needle
The first show of the new season, the championship celebration at home did not bring good luck.

The 76ers, where various problems began to emerge, lost the first game 108 to 112.

Wei Xia scored 39 points in the first three quarters and scored 29 points and 16 assists on 44 of 7 shots. He was the best player of the 76ers.It's a pity that after the 76ers encountered another crisis in the last quarter, he failed to save the team.

The performance of other teammates is not at the same level as Wei Xia.

In particular, DeMarcus Cousins, the widely favored second-in-command, didn't play for a second in the second half and openly got into a fight with Jay Wright.

Hayward didn't feel good. He scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 16 assists and 6 turnovers on 5 of 4 shots. He was always overlooked before. The light of Wechat and Cousins ​​covered him.

The 76ers lost mainly in several ways.

Durant and Westbrook both played at a good level without holding down the Thunder giants;
Too many fouls and internal conflicts caused Cousins' advantage to be abandoned in the second half;
In the final quarter, the control of the pick-and-roll ball handler and the strong sideline is weak;

Hayward made a mistake in the final quarter, allowing the Thunder to firmly control the game.

The defending champion who pointed at the three consecutive championships made four big mistakes in the opening game, and the opponent was a potential final opponent like the Thunder. It was too difficult to win.

At the press conference that night, the media was eager to dig out some news from the 76ers' coaches and players.

But the interviewees are all mature players and won't talk nonsense.

Wright also won't put his friction with Cousins ​​on the table.

"Actually, I had a premonition about this defeat." After Hayward returned to the locker room, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Cousins ​​in his own way. "I just didn't expect you to sit on the sidelines and watch the whole game in the second half."

Few people on the team can attack Cousins ​​without getting hit back.

"Don't be kidding, what if I'm on the court? Don't you make three mistakes in a row? Are you going to say that you made a mistake because I was off the court?" Cousins ​​was not as reckless as fighting with the referee when he quarreled.

He clung to Hayward's mistake, and the two were about to quarrel.

Rondo used his majesty to restore calm to the locker room: "A No. [-] player who was frozen by the coach, and a No. [-] player who kept making low-level mistakes in the fourth quarter and causing us to lose the game. It's a good thing you guys started arguing. If I were Wish, you two idiots, I would throw them all out one by one!"

With a smile on Wei Xia's face, he just took off his shoes for tonight's game and put them aside.

He's not out of temper, he's just more restrained than anyone else.

Jay Wright is back in the locker room, and perhaps the most important knot is here.

If Wright and Cousins ​​don't make things clear, the same friction will occur.

Wright has been in the league for two years, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of his debut, leading the 76ers to two championships.

The biggest difference between the professional arena and the college league is that it is more profitable.

College players will also fight for their draft prospects, but only those No. 60 can enter the NBA every year, and there are hundreds of schools in the NCAA Division I, and each school has at least 13 draft picks. Not many people are qualified to pay attention to the NBA.

Others who can't play in the NBA will be more focused.

Therefore, the purity and sportiness of the NCAA is never comparable to a commercial league like the NBA.

The development of the NBA from shaky to what it is today has its own rules.

When all teams win the championship for the first time, the salary space is often the most harmonious. Individual players have no other ideas about the future, and the status quo is stable.

Then over time, the individual's thinking will gradually change.

This is the first time Wright has encountered people under his command who are awkward with him and do not obey orders.

The tricky thing is that Cousins' problem was caused by Wright himself.

This is why Wei Xia has never stood up to speak out. He understands Cousins' dissatisfaction and understands Wright's contingency measures.Wright was used to calling the shots alone in college and didn't take the players' feelings into account too much.

Now he has to face this problem.

Wei Xia expected Wright to come up with a plan, but the incident happened suddenly, and Wright didn't seem to react.

The handling of this matter is really not mature.

"We still have a lot of problems to solve, this game will light our way forward."

Wright said this and left the locker room.

At this time, no amount of beautiful words can repair the gap in my heart.

Wei Xia realized that something was wrong, so he got up and followed.

"coach!"

Wei Xia stopped Wright.

Wright turned around, not surprised by his arrival: "Would you like a drink?"

Wei Xia smiled and said, "I just happen to need it very much."

Going out for a drink with Wright was something Wei Xia never thought about.

In his heart, Wright has always been an elder.Wright is one of the few coaches who knows what the original Wish was like.

In order to persuade Wei Xia to join Villanova, Wright lobbied earnestly for two years.Finally blossom and bear fruit.Judging from what happened later, joining Villanova was not the best decision for Wei Xia.Although he won all the college honors there.

But in Villanova, in order to adapt to Wright's four-back system, he served as a power forward for a long time. For two consecutive years, he did not hone the skills he needs as a swingman. Instead, he pointed out dispensable skills such as blocking and rebounding.

Many draft experts played second guesses. They said that if Wei Xia went to North Carolina, a famous school that is good at cultivating wings, the draft pick would definitely not fall to sixth.

Recalling the fact that Wright let Wei Xia play the fourth position, combined with the fact that he imitated the Warriors to play the fifth in the finals of last season, he directly let the center sit on the bench regardless of Cousins' feelings.

Players who work hard like Wei Xia are rare.

This is Wright's situation. He thinks he did the right thing. Cousins ​​is still an important member of the 76ers. He just made a small sacrifice.

All championship teams have to make sacrifices.

Wei Xia played the fourth position back then, and Holiday was willing to play the sixth man in the past two years. Why is it unacceptable to sit on the bench once in a while when he comes to Cousins?Will his team status be weakened by sitting on the bench?Will his honor and title be called into question because he was not a part of winning the title?
"Coach, what do you think is the biggest difference between the NCAA and the NBA?" Wei Xia asked.

Wright first drank the bloody margarita in front of him.

"The statuses of coaches and players are not equal, and in universities, the ideas of coaches are generally more important." Wright said helplessly, "This may be something I still need to adapt to."

Or can it be said that there has never been an equal relationship between NCAA players and coaches?

All NCAA players who joined the team lost the initiative.

Their position and playing time have to be arranged by the coach.Otherwise, if I say I won’t call you, I won’t call you. What can you do?Transfer school?For players with no NBA prospects, it's an option.If there is an NBA prospect, it has to be decided carefully.

Because according to NCAA regulations, all transfer students must wear Sequoia for one year (meaning they cannot play NCAA games for one year).

Therefore, some people who have draft potential but do not develop well in the team often choose to swallow their anger and develop their own other skills, and then leave immediately after the end of the season.

If there are no irreconcilable conflicts, generally they will not choose to transfer schools.

This is the NCAA, the league of dragons and tigers.

Wei Xia helped Cousins ​​say something: "DeMarcus is not a person who does not listen to reason, he is just more sensitive than all of us."

"Felix, I know what you want to say, give us a little time, I believe DeMarcus and I will find a balance." Wright seemed optimistic.

Wei Xia couldn't laugh, did he find a balance?Even if there is, how long will it take?
When Wright finds his balance with Cousins, will the chemistry of the 76ers explode?

Wei Xia's pessimistic thoughts lasted for a few minutes, and he quickly denied it.

He will not let this kind of thing happen. If the chemistry of the 76ers is really destroyed internally, he will find a way to use his personal ability to support the record.

All the teams chasing the three consecutive championships will encounter such terrible things, and all the teams that have successfully achieved the three consecutive championships have a super giant like a pinnacle.

Jordan did it, OK did it, and now it's his turn.

(End of this chapter)