Thanos

Chapter 26 Intra-team competition

Two days passed quickly, and the team resumed training.

Early in the morning, Ye Heping drove a pickup truck and took Jia Jia to the Staples Center.

This is what he bought in the second-hand car market after paying half a season's salary in advance.

In the United States, this practical pickup truck is very popular and inexpensive, and many families will buy it instead of a small car.

In addition, Ye Heping also changed an apartment, and the new apartment was closer to Staples.

……

Still being the first to arrive, Ye Heping started training directly.

Teammates arrived one after another, but when the assembly time came, neither Atkins nor George came.

Divac quietly told Ye Heping that the two went to the nightclub together, then had a conflict, were injured in the fight, and are still in the hospital.

Ye Heping opened his mouth wide, are American nightclubs so scary?

But thinking of Odom going to a nightclub, getting rescue directly, and being brain-dead, Atkins and George are really nothing.

Soon, Tang Shuai came, with obvious anger.

The regular season is about to start, and these two people were injured because they went to a nightclub, so they couldn't play for a short time.

You must know that not long ago, Tang Shuai just banned Odom from participating in the game because of going to a nightclub.

Atkins and George are simply committing crimes against the wind.

But the good news is that Odom has been very honest recently, playing World of Warcraft in his spare time, and dare not go to nightclubs.

Ye Heping obviously felt that Odom's complexion was much better, he was not out of breath, and he was in good condition during training.

October 10st, the last day before the regular season.

Atkins and George came back, but after the team doctor checked, they said they were still unable to participate in training, and could not even participate in tomorrow's opener.

In fact, even if the team doctor agreed, Tang Shuai would not agree. The champion coach is so stubborn.

It's okay to lose, but it's absolutely not allowed to violate my rules. The general manager Kupchak and the team boss Kobe can't speak well.

As a result, the Lakers will lack two main players in tomorrow's opening game.

Atkins is the team's starting point guard, and George is the team's first backup small forward, and the impact is still great.

Early in the morning, Ye Heping was still the first to arrive at the arena and began to practice mid-range shooting.

After a month of training, Ye Heping's body has fully adapted. His dribbling level is not as good as when he was 173 centimeters, but he is better than most players over 2 meters. After all, freestyle basketball is not practiced for nothing.

As for mid-range shots, Ye Heping was able to stably score 10 out of 9, and even made all the shots. It's not an exaggeration for people of yellow race to feel soft.

An hour later, teammates arrived one after another, and Ye Heping also stopped training.

He is very satisfied with the training results this morning.

However, Divac couldn't help shaking his head when he saw this scene.

He walked up to Ye Heping with a piece of data: "Let's see for yourself."

Ye Heping took it over and took a look: These are the statistics of the seven preseason games.

The number of shots Ye Heping made, 0 times!
Ye Heping averaged dribbles per game, 0 times!
What does it mean?Ye Heping was a little confused.

"In fact, in your last two games, your dribbling level and shooting percentage can already be used on the court."

Divac shook his head: "But you didn't."

"You may not have noticed that you are a little bit resistant, or afraid. Fear of dribbling mistakes, fear of not making shots. But you have to know that if you don't shoot, you will never score. If you dare not take the ball, you will never have the ball."

Ye Heping was stunned.

Divac didn't say, he really didn't realize it.

But now, he asked himself, that was indeed the case.

"I……"

Ye Heping wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by Divac.

"Later, I will suggest to Tang Shuai to organize an intra-team match, you should make good use of it!"

Divac patted Ye Heping on the shoulder, turned and left.

call!
Looking at Divac's back, Ye Heping let out a long breath, very moved.

At first, he invited Divac to a few meals, just wanting Divac to impart some experience in the NBA.

But Divac was sincerely kind to him. For him, he even tried to get Tang Shuai to organize a match.

You must know that although Divac has some weight in the coaching staff, but the weight is not big, and it is impossible for Tang Shuai to listen to him in everything.

However, Ye Heping has no doubts about Divac's words. He plays with IQ on the court, and he is also a wise man in life.

Now that he has said it, he will surely do it.

Sure enough, after the coaching staff arrived, Tang Shuai directly announced that he would play an intra-team match.

The purpose is that Atkins and George are absent, and the coaching staff must choose candidates to replace them.

But Ye Heping knew that Divac definitely did it for him.
Sure enough, Divac secretly winked at Ye Heping.

"Take your chance!"

Divac exhorted again.

"Veratti, why are you taking such good care of me?"

Ye Heping still couldn't help asking.

"Everyone is a foreign player, I know how difficult it is to play here."

Divac said with a smile.

"But Vujacic is a European, so he has a closer relationship with you."

Ye Heping asked.

"That's right!"

Divac did not deny that he and Vujacic are both Europeans, so they should be closer.

"But no one doesn't like a hard-working kid. I do, so does Tang Shuai, and so does Kobe."

The rules of the intra-team competition are very simple, twenty balls.

Kobe and Odom each led a team, each with five players.

Considering that Kobe is stronger, Odom chooses first.

At the beginning of the selection, Kobe and Odom stood on each side, and the others stood together, waiting for the selection.

At this time, everyone was a little nervous, as if waiting for favor.

In the ten-man match, without George and Atkins, the team still has three players who can't play.

Then these three are tantamount to marginal players for the Lakers.

The eight players selected are also different. The earlier you are selected, the more weight you have in the heart of the team's head and second head.

You must know that the upcoming regular season is different from the preseason.

In the preseason, Tang Shuai will give everyone enough opportunities to test the formation and inspect the players.

But in the regular season, because the record affects the matchup in the playoffs, it is impossible for Tang Shuai to give everyone a chance. Generally, only 7 to 9 players are in the main rotation, and the rest may only play in garbage time.

Tang Shuai is going to play a confrontation match, so he doesn't mean to finalize the regular season rotation.

So this confrontation is of great significance, and everyone is looking forward to being selected first.

"Butler!"

Odom was the first to choose Butler, the team's strongest small forward.

No problem, the third-year Butler is the main offensive force of the Lakers, and his scoring ability may be a little better than Odom.

The rookie season is 15+5+2+1, and the ability is definitely there.

The entire Lakers coaching staff and fans have great expectations of him, hoping that he can become Kobe and Odom's right-hand man.

Almost no one disagrees with this choice.

But there is a strong one, Vujacic thought unconvinced: "You didn't choose me. I am the first round pick of the Lakers this year, and the future of the Lakers. But that's okay, if Odom doesn't choose me, Kobe will definitely choose me. The boss has more vision than the second."

Thinking of this, Vujacic drifted away, and looked back at Ye Heping, who had been upset all along.

"Boy, Tang Shuai organized the intra-team competition just to put me on top. Atkins is injured, Brown is not enough to start, only I can replace the starting No. 1. As for you, don't dream, you can only wave a towel on the bench and watch me play!"

There is nothing wrong with Vujacic's words.

The Lakers have two serious point guards, Atkins and Brown.

Atkins couldn't play, Brown changed four teams in his four-year career, played only 57 games, and only started once, so he was not strong enough to start.

But Vujacic is a combo guard, capable of 1 and 2, and with a height of 201 cm, he is a very popular tall point guard.

Since Magic Johnson, the Lakers have always favored tall point guards and placed high hopes on them, hoping to produce another Magician.

Choosing Vujacic this year also has this meaning.

(End of this chapter)