Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 20 20. The coach deserves to be the coach

The game continued, and the Timberwolves maintained a good offensive in the first half. Although the score was behind by 6 points, there was still a chance to catch up in the second half.

It's a pity that young people are inexperienced.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Wiggins was targeted for defense on the outside, making consecutive mistakes and inaccurate shots, and fell into a disadvantage.

The younger Towns alone can't stir up trouble in the paint.

To put it ruthlessly, Towns can get high scores, but he can't kill the game.

If there is only a problem with the offense, it will not necessarily lose the game, but if there is a problem with the defense at the same time, it will definitely not win.

The two top picks didn't seem to be working hard on defense, and they kept missing people and insufficient defense. Facing the explosive thunder, they were directly beaten into a sieve.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves were beaten at 18:32 and lost 14 points in a single quarter.

Adding the 6 points in the first half, the 20-point difference became a huge pit.

A superstar with a big heart may still have a chance to try to rush.

The Timberwolves, which are being rebuilt, not only do not have a definite core, but also do not have a good defensive system. They can only surrender and admit defeat.

This is the biggest loss of the season, and it is worthy of the Timberwolves taking a serious look at themselves.

The Thunder also came on the bench. Westbrook clocked in three quarters and scored 14 points and 9 assists on 28 of 8 shots, which was extremely efficient.

In this game, three of the Thunder scored 20 points, swept away the frustration of losing to the Warriors, and once again declared the strength of the team to the league.

Richard has not been able to play, Donovan strictly fulfilled what he said, even if the game entered garbage time, he still did not let go.

After the turmoil in the first half, Richard vented his inner dissatisfaction. In the second half, he not only watched the game seriously, but also cheered for the good performance of the players.

On the flight back, Donovan found Richard.

"Li Cha, sit down." A small meeting room was remodeled in the team's chartered plane. Chairs were placed on both sides of a table. Donovan sat at one end and pointed to the other end.

Richard didn't know what he was going to face, and he had some doubts in his heart.

"Do you know why you are not allowed to play today?" Donovan went straight to the point, without concealing it.

"I don't know." Richard's answer was also very honest, "My brain is still buzzing, but I probably understand a little bit."

This is not a routine when talking back to the leader.

Collison seemed to be reminding Richard to watch the game throughout the game, but in fact he was doing early ideological work.

Young people are arrogant and arrogant, and they are ashamed of each other when they face each other directly.

It's just that Richard is well-informed and has already understood this routine.

A coach is just a coach.

Hearing Richard's answer, Donovan knew that he was in a calm state, suitable for in-depth conversations, "It's best if you can understand. I called you here because I want you to understand it more deeply."

Uh……

At this time, shouldn't you ask what you understand first, so as to be more impressed?

Donovan was so unconventional, Richard just nodded obediently, pretending to be an obedient baby listening carefully.

Donovan was even more surprised. There are no young people nowadays who don't talk back, and Richard is also more active in the field or training, and he is not shy.

Surprises are surprises, so that the rhythm of the conversation can unfold in the direction you want.

"Do you know? The current team..." Donovan nodded at the same time, meaning he pointed at himself with his chin, indicating that he was included here, "I have listed you as an important firepower in the bench for training, and I will be able to enter the starting lineup if I have a chance in the future."

Richard was a little surprised, did he speak so directly?

But saying this did attract my attention, and I wanted to listen more seriously.

"Recently, I found a lot of personal videos of you. In the videos, you didn't have the comprehensive skills in the preseason performance, so you were not selected in the draft."

video?Not all of my games are under your guidance... Wait, are you talking about Richard before time travel?

Richard gasped, the coach dug deep enough.

"I don't know how you have developed so many skills in two months. Your performance in the preseason is really amazing."

Richard's brain was running fast, trying to think of an explanation quickly.

Donovan raised his hand to signal Richard to relax, "It doesn't matter. I know you have a super learning ability. In just a few days, your strength training and defensive skills have improved a lot. This may be because Russell and you are training together, but it is more because of your learning ability."

hiss……

Thinking hard.

"The stronger you are, the happier the team and I will be, but don't worry, we will never dig into your privacy."

Donovan once again expressed kindness in words, letting Richard relax.

"However, no matter how good you are at learning, after all, your learning time and training time are not long, and your various skills are actually not delicate enough. So you are now in a dilemma after shining in the preseason."

What Donovan said was not so correct, but he sensitively discovered the current problem of Richard. The strength shown in the preseason is not the real strength, and the current ability is indeed not strong.

"This..." Richard wanted to try to explain.

Still stopped by Donovan, "You need to stabilize your technique, stabilize your ability to become something that truly belongs to you, and you can act with your body's muscle memory in every move."

"But you are too impatient now. You are constantly using new technical moves on the court. Although they are gorgeous and beautiful, there are occasional surprises that catch defenders off guard. How long can you last with your new technical moves? One season? Half a season? Or two months?"

Having said that, Donovan leaned forward, staring straight at Richard.

hiss……

After careful thinking this time, I am afraid that Richard understood Donovan's worries, and at the same time understood his own situation.

"And you are often absent-minded during team training. Do you know that you may ruin your talent?"

When it came to the place of training, Donovan raised his voice, obviously a little angry at Richard's behavior.

"Coach, I...was wrong!" Richard did not explain, and directly accepted the coach's criticism.

Explanations are useless, the coach will not forgive the previous you just because of the explanation, and voluntarily admitting mistakes can extinguish the coach's anger faster.

Donovan waved his hand and adjusted his breathing to calm down.

"In addition to the fact that you shot randomly on the court in the last game, you played out of order, so I decided to suspend you for one game, and then reflect on your own problems."

When Donovan said this, he was already prepared that Richard would compare Westbrook, and he was also prepared to respond.

For example, Westbrook has better skills, better physical fitness, and better psychological quality. As the boss of the team, he has to shoulder the responsibility, as well as experience and foul-making ability, etc. Anyway, as long as Richard dares to say that Donovan will have a counterattack.

Richard was silent for a long time, and maybe Donovan couldn't understand the talent simulator and the corresponding scoring problems, but he pointed out his problems as a player, which was really enlightening.

Finally, Richard said slowly, "Coach, you are right to criticize. I really did not do what I should do, and I let you down."

Uh……

After preparing so much but having nowhere to speak, the corners of Donovan's mouth twitched.

Seeing the difference in Donovan's expression, Richard quickly expressed his opinion: "Coach, don't worry, I will definitely increase my training efforts, try my best to improve and polish my skills, and become stronger."

The situation is progressing a bit fast, and Donovan feels that it is too smooth and there is something weird that can't be said, but the whole is always moving in the direction he wants?
Donovan thought for a while, and ordered Richard to see him off, "Very good! I will continue to reduce your playing time, and I hope you will perform better on the training ground, so that I can trust you with my time. Go out."

Richard finally let go of his uneasy heart, and returned to his seat.

When passing by Collison's seat, the other party lifted the blindfold and gave Richard a wink, and gave Richard a thumbs up.

"Huh!" With a long sigh, Richard recalled what Donovan said to himself.

The coach deserves to be a coach!
So many problems can be found in just a few games and a small number of playing time, and he also painstakingly searched for past videos, pointing out his most fatal flaws.

Much more reliable than talent simulators.

Feel it carefully, the inexplicable heart palpitations of the previous few days suddenly disappeared, as if it had never existed.

If there is no such problem anymore, the training will naturally perform better and be more focused.

Moreover, obtaining the Medal of Strong Will can also improve your concentration. I believe that you can get back your own playing time soon.

Things are still moving in the right direction.

Richard closed his eyes and entered a state of rest.

Of course, the wages were still spent on purchasing training points.

Now 68 points of strength already need more than 7000 yuan to buy a little bit, and you can only buy a little training point for a game.

The next day, Westbrook didn't show up for morning practice.

Probably something happened at home, after all, other people have families, so it doesn't look like I'm still a bachelor.

But Westbrook didn't come, so Richard could only run outside the arena in the morning, and couldn't enter the arena for training with the ball.

Morning jogging is also good, just treat it as a physical exercise.

Richard ran around the arena lap after lap, hoping that when Westbrook would come over, and then enter the arena for training together, but unfortunately things backfired, but another teammate came.

Collison.

Collison is already in his 30s and doesn't have much chance to play. Now he is more concerned with maintaining his body and waiting for an opportunity. After his peak period, it is impossible for him to exercise and improve, so he generally does not participate in other trainings other than group training.

Why are you here today?

"Li Cha, read the news!" Did he come here on purpose to deliver the news?
　The new book is online, please recommend, ask for investment, ask for collection!
　　


(End of this chapter)