I just want to lie down and win

Chapter 53 The last piece of the jigsaw puzzle!
November 11, Pistons video room meeting.

Tomorrow is the match between the Pistons and the Nets at home, and the Nets were the team that eliminated the Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals last season. It can be said that they are the biggest competitors of the Pistons in the Eastern Conference.

This season's Nets lineup has been adjusted, but the change is not too big.

This also means that the next game is very likely to see the strengths, weaknesses and gaps of the two teams' lineups and styles of play.

For the Pistons, who are determined to reach the finals and win the championship, tomorrow's game is very important.

So, on the afternoon before the game, interim Pistons head coach John Hammond hosted and opened the video room pre-fight meeting.

Huo Song walked into the video room before the appointed time, and as soon as he looked around the room, John Hammond waved to Huo Song: "Come here, sit down."

I saw that John Hammond was surrounded by Hamilton, Big Ben, Billups and other leading players of the team. This time John Hammond called Huo Song over and sat in the front row.

In Huo Song's perception, the head coach of the Pistons doesn't like meetings, they are better at training players on the training ground.

Although the players will also be asked by the coach to watch the video to improve their tactical literacy and offensive and defensive skills, they are basically connected and coached one-on-one by the assistants.

Larry Brown had only two meetings before, including the preseason game in the previous month.

At that time, most of the people sitting next to Larry Brown in the conference room were the core figures of the teaching assistant team.

Now it's John Hammond's turn to host, and there are people from the teaching assistant team, but most of them sit on the periphery, or stand.

The core figures in the inner circle have already changed to the head players of the team.

And Huo Song seems to have been recognized by John Hammond, and has gradually entered this inner circle.

Considering that Huo Song is just a rookie who has just entered the Pistons and has not been the sixth man of the team for a long time, it is not easy to have such a status now.

Of course, two consecutive 20+ games helped the team defend the home victory. It is indeed rare for a rookie who has just entered the league to play such a performance.

If it weren't for such a rare talent, it would be impossible to perform so well.

The Pistons management and coaching staff are sure that Huo Song can play well, so it is reasonable to pay attention and support to Huo Song now.

My own children are doing well, so why not encourage them more and cultivate them more?

This time, Huo Song was sitting next to the big man. It can be said that Huo Song, the sixth man of the Pistons, has already secured his seat.

"That's it, that's it, that's it." After the staff arrived, John Hammond didn't waste any time, and went straight to the point, discussing tomorrow's game with the players.

Although Huo Song was sitting in the inner circle, even close to the head coach, as a rookie, he didn't dare to speak loudly during the meeting.

Fortunately, everyone understood and didn't intend to ask Huo Song to say a few words.

In a situation similar to that of the Pistons, there is also Big Ben.

The meeting may make Daben a little uncomfortable, but it is the environment like the locker room and the training ground that makes Daben feel free to speak out.

However, Da Ben seems to be more pleasing to Huo Song.

Perhaps, in Da Ben's eyes, Huo Song is full of Da Ben's fantasizing about himself.

After the meeting, Da Ben and Huo Song conducted singles training as usual, and Da Ben's defensive aggressiveness has also improved a lot, causing Huo Song a lot of trouble.

After more than a month, Huo Song and Da Ben are very familiar with each other.

Although both offense and defense are improving, the progress is not as great as before.

At the current stage of singles training, everyone feels a bit like "practicing waste", not really waste, but grinding foreign skills.

Huo Song and Da Ben have a very good understanding, and they are playing hard during training.

On the one hand, you are afraid that the opponent will be injured, and on the other hand, it is difficult to improve even if you go all out, so it is better to reduce the training intensity and train with the purpose of maintaining the state.

"I'll let you go today, rest well tonight, and don't lose the chain tomorrow."

It was almost time for training, and Big Ben left with a smile.

Huo Song didn't say much, and put on an expression that he didn't say much, and went back to the locker room on the training ground to take a shower before talking.

No, there are other teammates in the bathroom, but there is no sign of Big Ben.

"Going home without taking a shower? No wonder he is always being taught by his wife. This guy really deserves a beating!"

Maybe it's because married life needs some fun. In the training session on the afternoon of November 11th, Da Ben was alive and well, and he didn't look like he had a bad rest.

There was a big battle to be fought in the evening, so Huo Song and the others didn't practice much. They just did some basic training in the way of warming up in advance, such as dribbling and shooting.

The time soon came to the evening, and the game was about to start.

During the warm-up session, Hamilton happened to run to Huo Song during shooting practice, and said a few words to Huo Song by the way.

"Huo Song, are you excited? If not, you need to work harder during the warm-up time!"

As a rookie, it is difficult for Huo Song to empathize with the importance Hamilton and others attach to the Nets and their desire for revenge.

But now that he has become a part of the team, Huo Song definitely wants to help the team and help other teammates in advance of their ideas.

"I'll do my best!"

Huo Song has played less and has no effective way to quickly enter the game state.

Huo Song could only run to the free throw line on his own, break through the air, get to the basket and dunk violently, in order to motivate himself in this way.

But Huo Song soon realized the problem.

"I'm not the starter!"

No matter how fierce Huo Song is now, it is useless. After sitting on the bench for seven or eight minutes, only his butt is hot, and the rest is cold.

It is said that the game will start soon, which is similar to the usual situation.

The Pistons were in a stalemate with the Nets at the beginning, and no one could do anything to win the other. Now they continue to play like this, and the game will have to wait until the last quarter to decide the winner.

But this situation is still a good sign for the Pistons.

After all, in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the Pistons were swept by the Nets 4-0. Otherwise, Joe Dumars would not let Rick Carlisle take the blame and leave.

For the current Pistons, as long as they are not crushed by the Nets, the situation is acceptable.

If the Pistons have no hope of winning the Nets at all, then Joe Dumars should also consider whether to invite Larry Brown back.

"Haha, it seems unnecessary!" Joe Dumars, who was sitting in the front row watching the game today, laughed from ear to ear when he saw Huo Song leading the team to quickly open the point difference after he came on the field.

"Aside from other things, Huo Song is really good at scoring.

Now the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle is finally complete!

We finally have players who can attack unscrupulously around the basket!
As long as we give Huo Song a chance and train him for two or three years, we will definitely win the championship!
Huo Song looks so promising, Detroit fans should be happy to be patient, right? "

Joe Dumars couldn't hide the smile on his face as he watched Huo Song getting better and better...

(End of this chapter)