basketball never sleeps

Chapter 17 Leak!leak!leak!
On December 12, in the Palace Arena of Auburn Hills, with the last quarter of the game left, disappointed fans left the field in twos and threes.

Before this showdown between the Supersonics and the Pistons, no one was optimistic about the Supersonics without the boss Ray Allen. My Pistons are strong and strong, and I have a "famous coach" in charge. What do I do to fight against a bad team where the leader is not there? lose? !
But the Sonics froze the Pistons' home court with a dense three-point rain.

In less than three quarters, the Sonics led the Pistons by 15 points by making 9 of 20 three-pointers.

It didn't help that Big Ben tried his best to grab 7 offensive rebounds in the first three quarters. When the opponent is too accurate, it doesn't matter if his teammates are accurate.

What's more, the Pistons made 8 of 0 three-pointers. The more they miss, the less they dare to shoot, and the more they miss.

Faced with this situation, Larry Brown could only close his eyes helplessly.

It is not a crime of war to kill me this day.

Compared with Carlisle, who can use three-pointers and defend three-pointers, Larry Brown's attitude towards three-pointers is just one word, disdain.

In his opinion, the gamble style of playing three-pointers is not what a strong team should use. It is enough to open up space and increase two points. Since he came to the Pistons, the Pistons have averaged three points per game. The number of shots taken is nearly halved compared to last season.

Although the Pistons' defensive tactics emphasize the defense of the outside line, it basically depends on the player's personal ability outside the three-point line. In Larry Brown's view, if the team really loses to the three-pointer, it can only be said to be Life.

If you have the ability, try using a three-pointer in the playoffs.

If it was a week ago, the Pistons lost like this, he just said that the opponent was lucky and passed.But the recent situation of the Pistons is not very good. Counting this game, the Pistons have lost four games in a row.

If you look at it as a whole, the four-game losing streak is actually nothing. The Pistons now have a total record of 15 wins and 9 losses and can still rank fourth in the East, which is not bad.

The problem is that there is no harm if there is no comparison. It is also because the Pacers after the coaching change are too good this year, or the former head coach Carlisle, who was fired by the Pistons, has done too well in coaching.

Last season, the Pacers had a winning percentage of more than half, and only played in the first round of the playoffs. After the coaching change, their winning percentage this year so far is even higher than that of the "F4" Lakers, and they are in the championship queue .

Seeing that Carlisle is getting better and better in the Pacers, and it is possible to build an ordinary playoff team with the possibility of competing for the championship, the Pistons have encountered more and more doubts.

After losing the game, the Pistons' management and coaching staff met overnight.

"We need to change Larry, just the way it is right now won't make it very far in the playoffs."

"You have also seen it in the last few games. Whether it is Okur, Rebrascia, or Campbell, they are not considered any qualified starters."

"We have a lot of players with trade value in our team, but there are not many who can fit the team."

"So our opinion is, give the Milicic kid more playing time."

"The kid Mo Wen is also a capable player, and he is of Asian descent. For some considerations, Davis (Pistons owner) hopes you can give him more playing time."

"If you want me to say that what happened last time was not the child's fault, I think such a long punishment is enough."

Under the gaze of everyone, Larry Brown pursed his lips and frowned.

Larry Brown has long expected the management's attack. The right to speak in the team coach has never been the past experience and glory, but the current achievements.

When he first came, the qualifications of the famous coach were there, and the Pistons could respect him very much. When he led the Pistons to 10 wins and 9 loss in the first 1 games, his voice in the team became louder and louder.

If you say you don't need it, you don't need it, even if you are a rookie, if you say Xuezang, you can do it. Dumars, the general manager, is not easy to fight against him.

But when his grades are not good like now, and the external pressure is great, these ghosts and monsters will start to doubt him.

"Is this the team's suggestion, OK, I will consider it, believe me Dumars, the immediate predicament is only temporary. We are on the right track. Just need a chance."

Nearly 30 years of head coaching career has allowed Larry Brown to suppress his anger and deal with this matter relatively calmly.

"Continue to pay attention to Portland, you should know what I'm talking about."

Dumas nodded and shook his head.

"I know, but we can't pin our hopes on things that are uncertain, and even if it does happen, we may not have enough chips to trade him. After all, the guy you know is a two-time All-American. Star, the asking price over there is not low."

Rasheed Wallace, the former All-Star, has been given up by the Blazers management and wants to trade him. It is not a secret news.

The previous seasons have proved that Rasheed cannot lead the team to success. He does not have enough strength and always likes to dare to yell at the referee for technical fouls, which makes the Blazers management think that this guy has a problem with his brain.

In addition, Fatty Randolph has already scored points, oh no, he has grown up.The Blazers management thought of putting this guy on the shelf and dumping it.

But Rashid's contract is only in the last year. Although he is a two-time All-Star and an inside player, most teams that have heard the news are still in a wait-and-see state.

Several championship teams and strong playoff teams have no shortage of starters at the 4th position.

The Lakers have Malone, the Pacers have Jermaine O'Neill, the Spurs have Dazed, the Mavericks have a driver, the Kings have Webber, and the Timberwolves have Garnett.

As for those who are hopeless in the playoffs, they don't think that exchanging a bunch of chips for a power forward who has been in the first round of the playoffs for three consecutive years can solve any problems.

Not to mention that with only one year of contract, if Rashid does not renew the contract, it will be a disaster.

So the two-time All-Star insiders just fell into the hands of the Trail Blazers. It can't be said that no one asked the price, it can only be said that there is no sincerity.

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"WHAT, Big Ben, are you sure it's okay for you to dye Duck this color and make a hairstyle?"

Looking at Milicic whose head was greened by Da Ben, Mo Wen's head was buzzing.

That's all for green, Daben also used hairspray to give Milicic a style, the hair was glued together in strands, and Milicic looked like Bai Ze in Naruto at the moment.

"Don't you think it's cool, if I were ten years younger, I'd have a similar hairstyle."

Da Ben looked at Milicic's hair in front of the mirror, left and right, and was very satisfied.

"Way Rui Goode, Fantasy, Bi Youte, Ai Lai Ke!"

Milicic also gave a thumbs up to himself in front of the mirror. As a delicate boy who likes to dye his hair, he is also very satisfied with this hairstyle. It would be great if Da Ben could be as gentle as before on the court.

It’s not a secret that Daben gets a haircut in the Pistons. Daben’s family has 11 brothers and sisters. When he was a child, his family was very poor. Daben was doing haircuts at home. Later, when his talent was awakened, the more he managed the better, and he was still in the community. He helped neighbors get a haircut for a fee, and later Big Ben went to Oakley's basketball training camp to earn his own haircut.

It is well known in the Pistons that Milicic likes to dye his hair, because his hair has changed three colors in the past three months since he came to the Pistons-pure white-yellow white-gray.

Because of Mo Wen, Milicic has a good relationship with Da Ben in this life.

Although Big Ben looked down on this Milicic, a white guy who didn't have any muscles and wasn't tough enough, at first.

But when Mo Wen invited him to the boxing gym together, he saw a sandbag with Larry Brown's face on it that was about to be savagely hammered by Milicic, and the sand leaked brutally.

He has also improved on the 18-year-old white big man.

Later, when he saw Mo Wen and Milicic standing on the octagonal platform, although Milicic was severely suppressed by Mo Wen, but he dared to fight back in his spare time, he felt that this young man was still a man.

Although it's a little immoral to "poke" the Larry Brown villain in the back, Ben can understand it.

Sometimes Big Ben even has the illusion that he is often praised by Larry Brown as the No. [-] pick, and this unlucky kid who gets sprayed every day is more like a loser.

Speaking of which, Big Ben has been a little uncomfortable under Larry Brown's "high hopes" recently.

Larry Brown is always thinking about developing Daben's offensive ability this season. Emotionally, he is very grateful to this coach who appreciates him. Who doesn't want to take more shots and have better statistics.

The problem is that Larry Brown didn't design the corresponding inside tactics for Ben, and increasing his shots is to stuff the ball to Ben to let him attack against the defenders.

When it comes to defense, Big Ben pats his chest. He has never been afraid of anyone in the entire league except O'Neill, but when it comes to offense, his stiff muscles are really not for this.

The ball is too hard, and he is too hard, two hard men of the same sex repel each other.

Big Ben's shot count has increased, but his shooting percentage has become quite ugly, and the increase in possession of the ball has made his free throws reach the highest of his career.

But heck, if he bounced better, he'd rather dunk from the free-throw line than shoot from the free-throw line -- he can't complain about his free throws being worse than Shaquille O'Neal's.

At the free-throw line, he felt like a monkey in a zoo, even worse than the monkeys who could play tricks, because those monkeys seemed to be accurate whether they caught bananas or threw banana peels.

Although Milicic's offense is like a younger brother in front of him, it does have potential.

If Milicic can practice confrontational defense and share his offensive tasks on the court, he feels that the Pistons' lineup is almost perfect.

"Would you like to try dyeing your hair as well? You can see that Dak has played more and more games recently. I think it's because of his hairstyle. His hairstyle caught Larry's attention."

Da Ben recommended his craft to Mo Wen.

"Leak, leak, leak! I can't... Uh, I mean our national team doesn't allow us to dye our hair." Mo Wen found a reasonable reason for himself.In fact, he just simply didn't want to dye his hair green.

"Our national team does not allow players to dye their hair and get tattoos. Even if they are not in game time, it is best not to violate the rules. I will ask you to do a hairstyle if your hair grows longer. It is fine to dye your hair."

In fact, Mo Wen doesn't have any data now, and he doesn't know if he can make it to the national team. If he remembers correctly, Xue Yuyang, who was also selected by the NBA, doesn't seem to be able to make it to the Olympic national team next year.

Now there are four Chinese players in the NBA. He has no data and no appreciation. It would be a pity if he loses the national team.

After all, among other things, the only time the dream team fell in the Olympics, after passing this village, there is no such store.

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