shooting guard era

Chapter 167 197. This Team Is Yours

"I heard that Terry was pressed on the bench at the last moment of the last game lost to the Spurs. After the game, he had a quarrel with the old Nelson. I guess the old man hated him." Barkley can always put a simple thing It is so serious that the listener can't stop.

"It's time for Cuban to make a decision, whether to let the old Nelson continue to play their beautiful offensive tactics, or change the coach and build a team with excellent offense and defense. A team with Nowitzki and Terry will not worry about offense. "Kenny Smith finally started to analyze the game normally. Among the three commentators, he is the only one who looks honest.

"You count on Cuban? Come on, look at the salary he gave to the 'second center' with an annual salary of tens of millions without blinking, but he didn't give Nash a contract. My God, look at Nash's performance this year, the MVP The No.1 pick, just like that, was given to the Suns for free by the cowboy owner." Barkley continued to rant.

"I remember that Kidd was also sent away by him? Wow, what a good boss, sending warmth to the entire league..."

Just when TNT was teasing the Mavericks, the Mavericks were hit with a wave of climax. The first quarter was almost over. The Mavericks only scored 9 points, and the Bobcats had already scored 31 points.

Terry, who talked big before the game, didn't get a minute of playing time in the first quarter. Fortunately, he said before the game that the Bobcats won them by luck, and he didn't even have a chance to show himself.

At this time Terry was sitting on the sidelines with a depressed face. He had a dispute with old Nelson two days ago, but that kind of dispute is also common in other teams. There will always be stronger young players who want to play Stand up at critical moments.

But Old Nelson's reaction afterwards was beyond Terry's expectations, and he was not allowed to play in the entire first quarter. You must know that he was the team's starting guard before!
"Jason, is the coach not going to let us play?" Josh Howard asked worriedly, he felt that he was completely implicated!

Seeing Terry's gloomy face and not speaking, Josh Howard continued to ask: "Will the coach not let us play! God, how could he do this."

Josh Howard regretted being too close to Terry and Nowitzki, no matter what happened, he had to take responsibility.

"Don't worry, he didn't let us play and lost this game, so don't worry about it!" Terry saw that Josh Howard seemed to be a little shaken, and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"You mean the boss is going to fire him?" Josh Howard was indeed a young man with a jumping mind, and he dared to say anything.

"That's a matter of time..."

If Ye Han heard their conversation, he would definitely be very excited.

Forcing the palace!This is a trick to force the palace!
Although Terry already planned to force the palace, he didn't intend to do so in this game. He wanted to avenge the blow he got blown by Ye Han last time.

Finally, relying on Nowitzki's very distinctive Golden Rooster independent three-point jumper, the Mavericks scored in double figures in the first quarter to avoid an embarrassing situation.

Nowitzki walked to the bench and sat down, glanced at his teammates, and sighed when he passed Finley.

How did the boss of the team he respected the most become so stubborn now?Why just refuse to admit that I am old?Players will grow old one day. If he admits this, obeys the arrangement of the team management, follows the new policy of the management, and focuses on defense, how good would it be?

When seeing Stackhouse, Nowitzki was also very confused about this senior. He should come here to win the championship with the team, right?He has played in the league for so many years, and he should know very well that he has no chance of winning a championship with good offense but no defense.

Nowitzki knew that Stackhouse was recruited by the old Nelson to the Mavericks, but he still couldn't understand why Stackhouse would intervene in the conflicts of the management. Is it for the championship to come to the Mavericks?

Probably everyone felt that the team was about to undergo a huge change. Although the team's record was not bad, big things were about to happen. I heard that the coach and the owner didn't say a word now.

It was eerily quiet, the first quarter was played so poorly, but coach Nelson didn't say much, arranged a rotation and just sat there.

The intermission is over and the game continues.

Old Nelson still did not let Terry play, Stackhouse and Josh Howard partnered in the backcourt, and Abdul Hawad, Nowitzki and Dazhugan Bradley partnered in the frontcourt.

The Bobcats sent Hart, Ye Han, Kapono, Gerald Wallace, and Milicic.

The Mavericks attacked first, Stackhouse held the ball, and he was about to play singles again. Nowitzki shouted for the ball after seeing it.

Nowitzki has been very puzzled today. Isn't Nelson's tactics a team offense?Why do the two backcourts play singles with you coming and going?
Stackhouse ignored Nowitzki and made a layup from the basket, 13 to 31.

The Bobcats attacked, and Ye Han advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Hart. Hart and Milicic picked and rolled and passed to the latter in the high position.

Stackhouse played another single, but Ye Han cut the ball and intercepted it.

The Bobcats counterattacked, Kapono chased and missed a three-pointer, Ye Han grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it to Kapono again, the latter scored this time, 36 to 13, the Bobcats had the opportunity to continue to expand the score.

what are you doing!
Nowitzki saw that the coach on the sidelines didn't react at all, and his guard was playing singles again, and the point difference continued to expand. By the halfway point of the second quarter, the Mavericks were 20 points behind 47 to 27!
There were deafening boos at the scene. The fans themselves didn't know whether it was the visiting team or the home team.

Finally, the official timeout came, which gave the Mavericks a chance to breathe.

"Michael, Jerry, I think we need to have a good talk." Nowitzki approached Finley and Stackhouse on his own initiative.

Finley looked at Nowitzki, who had grown into one of the best insiders in the league. This junior whom he took care of at the beginning has now replaced him as the new darling of Dallas fans, not for sale by the boss.

Although he knows that he will grow old one day, Finley is not reconciled!He is only 32 years old. Look at the Hill opposite. At the same age, he is regarded as a superstar, but he has been caught in the storm of being sold for two consecutive seasons.

Nowitzki continued: "I don't know what the coach said to you, and I don't know what changes will happen to the management, but I know that our game is to win, not to be angry, no matter which coach we are in. Playing with the ball in my hand, I wish I could put in all the effort and try to win, instead of getting involved in conflicts with the front office and playing randomly."

Seeing Nowitzki's serious face, and listening to these words, Stackhouse felt his face was hot.

Yes, Stackhouse admits, he's doing what Nelson Sr. told him to do in this game.

Old Nelson said to Stackhouse, Finley, and Daniels before the game: "Didn't the boss want us to play singles tactics? I am going to satisfy his ideas. After you three get on the court, you will get the ball. Singles, don't worry about other people, just come by yourself."

Obviously, the old Nelson has already started to get angry. In the last game, because Terry was not allowed to play at the last moment, Nowitzki was not allowed to open the singles, but he arranged a tactic for Bradley to receive the lore. In the end, The kill failed.This loss not only caused him to quarrel with Terry, but also had a huge argument with Cuban. Cuban believed that he should give the ball to Terry or Nowitzki at the last moment to single out the opponent.

In short, the old Nelson, who is now disheartened, no longer cares about the record or anything, and has no intention of staying in this team anymore.

Seeing Nowitzki calling his two favorite generals together, Old Nelson didn't react either.

"Regardless of our future results, whether we can win the championship or continue to play in a team, that is a matter for the future. However, I hope that our game will not continue like this. What score? I have already lost 27 points! Can you accept such a score? I can’t! I want to win! Will you help me?” Nowitzki said solemnly.

Stackhouse and Finley were turbulent in their hearts. They looked at each other, saw the shame in each other's eyes, understood what the other was thinking, and nodded to Nowitzki together.

Nowitzki breathed a sigh of relief, these two guys got it done, and now the stubborn old man is missing.

He came in front of old Nelson, and he was always full of respect for the old coach who had single-handedly trained him. The differences between the two on the tactical system could not affect their relationship over the years.

"Coach, I want to play this game in my own way, can we solve this game by ourselves?" Nowitzki asked cautiously.

Old Nelson took a deep look at Nowitzki. This kid is no longer the fledgling boy. It seems that this team has no future of its own.

"You are the core of the team, this team is yours, you have the final say." After leaving these words, the old Nelson left the court on the grounds of stomach discomfort, and asked assistant coach Saul Jones to represent the game. coach.

Saul Jones?He is a shooting assistant, and the coach who asked him to represent this game is actually allowing Nowitzki to play casually.

Looking at the old Nelson walking towards the player tunnel, Nowitzki had the illusion that he would never be able to play for the old coach again.

People come and go, and the legend will last forever. Nowitzki quickly recovered and called his teammates together.

Looking at the teammates who were a little downcast because of the big score behind, Nowitzki said: "20 to 47, this score is really ugly, but we can't just admit defeat like this, otherwise it will be even more ugly than the score! Regardless of the final result, I hope we To be able to do my best, for myself, for the fans, and for the salary we get!"

"Now, the game restarts!"

(End of this chapter)