I am the Warden Chapter 20: A Goal to Establish one's Prestige
Liu Xiu looked at the system and found that the "Great Magician" was not triggered, so there was no bug. The team training matches did not count, otherwise he could try to experience the infinite transformation talents of each teammate.
He really wanted to experience it, and there wasn't much of a reason, he just wanted to try it, just like when playing ping-pong, he always wanted to try out a technique he didn't know how to use.
The current score is 12 to 8, with Team A leading Team B by 4 points.
The training match continues.
After the timeout, Team B attacks.
Liu Xiu received the serve and advanced across half court, and Damon Stoudemire pressed forward at the center line to try to steal the ball.
Liu Xiu steadily pushed the little flying mouse to the three-point line. His body was a circle bigger than the little flying mouse. This operation made the little flying mouse feel like a fool...
When they reached outside the three-point line, Liu Xiu passed the ball to Travis Outlaw who was pulled out. Rasheed Wallace went to the right corner to take away Randolph. Dale Davis went to the right baseline to prepare for a steal, and Liu Xiu went to the low post on the left side of the three-second zone.
The little flying squirrel who followed Liu Xiu to a low position suddenly thought of the young general's miserable plight and called for help on the spot.
Team A's center Spantinia was very obedient and immediately let go of Dale Davis to double-team him, but Liu Xiu had already pushed the little flying squirrel away with one step, turned into the three-second zone, and made a layup.
"Dale, you're next!"
After the goal, Liu Xiu said to Dale Davis who followed Spantinha to the right edge of the three-second zone.
"Forget it, you can score faster by passing the ball to me," Dale Davis responded.
The little flying squirrel almost vomited blood when he heard this.
Dale Davis felt an inexplicable excitement. Suddenly, he felt like he was back in time ten years ago, when Antonio Davis had just entered the NBA and he and he had just joined forces to become Reggie Miller's golden fighters in their prime... When he was cooperating with Liu Xiu, he found a little bit of the feeling of those days.
No matter what the current status of the team is, we must fight! Don't be afraid of anyone! And we must be more arrogant and domineering than the opponent!
Team A's defense was quite poor, and Team B, led by Liu Xiu, scored easily.
Little Flying Mouse was pissed off by Liu Xiu and Dale Davis, and he had to get back at them after being beaten up... No! He had to pay back the humiliation twice as much!
However, when the Flying Squirrel received the serve and advanced to the frontcourt, the person defending at the top arc was not Liu Xiu, but Reuben Patterson.
"It's useless no matter who comes!"
The Flying Squirrel changed direction to break through, Reuben Patterson blocked the breakthrough line on the right, and the Flying Squirrel changed direction with a cross step and rushed to the left. Facing Dale Davis who was assisting in the mid-range defense, the Flying Squirrel accelerated with a stride, rushed straight to the baseline, got rid of Dale Davis and changed direction... "bang"... it was as if he had hit a wall!
“Beep, beep, beep…”
The trainer who served as the referee blew the whistle continuously and made boxing gestures, and Damon Stoudemire dribbled the ball and hit someone!
Liu Xiu!
Liu Xiu left Quintel Woods open and moved here early, completing three-person defense with Reuben Patterson and Dale Davis!
The people present thought that the little flying squirrel would get angry, but the little flying squirrel just roared, hit the ball, and turned to run to the backcourt.
The teammates were very surprised - was he getting scared when facing Liu Xiu, whose fighting ability was difficult to predict but very powerful anyway?
Liu Xiu's side... "The little flying squirrel really ruined himself..."
Liu Xiu saw that the little flying squirrel had noticed him when he changed direction at the baseline just now. He wanted to change his action again, but he couldn't do it! The action of the little flying squirrel changing direction after breaking through to the baseline just now should have been a predetermined action.
Such a breakthrough, as Liu Xiu saw from the breakthrough video of the flying squirrel before 2000, is that even if a certain action is predicted, temporary changes can be made under high-speed movement.
There are always some geniuses who are as brilliant and fleeting as fireworks.
Liu Xiu felt very sorry.
In that case, let the little flying squirrel become his stepping stone!
Someone has to climb up, so why can't it be him?
When Team B attacked, Liu Xiu continued to back down in the low post.
When Team A retreated, Flying Squirrel yelled at Spantinia to hurry up and cover the defense.
As for changing someone to guard Liu Xiu? Little Flying Squirrel is not willing to admit defeat!
It would be fine if he made a substitution before starting to defend like Liu Xiu did, but it would be too embarrassing to make a substitution after defending for a round.
However, when Spantinia moved to defend in advance, Liu Xiu passed the ball as soon as he received it. Dale Davis received the ball at the right edge of the three-second zone, took a step, jumped hard, and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.
The score is tied at 12!
When it was Team A's turn to attack, the anxious little flying squirrel quickly advanced to the other side's three-point line and shot before Reuben Patterson could react...
The little flying squirrel is in really good shape tonight!
Hit!
Liu Xiu discovered a problem with Reuben Patterson - his defense was too stable.
This is definitely not a disadvantage, but a huge advantage, and the key to this player's foothold in the NBA.
But when Reuben Patterson meets a player like Kobe who has no chance but to shoot hard...
Just like now, the Flying Squirrel made a forced shot with no chance, but it went in with a good touch, making Reuben Patterson look particularly stupid.
However, his defensive habits make it impossible for him to block this kind of shot. Once this aspect is taken into consideration, conventional defense will definitely have loopholes.
But it is certainly an advantage.
When Team B attacked, Team A chose to shrink their defense!
After receiving the ball in the low post, Liu Xiu immediately passed it back to Travis Outlaw who cut in from the middle. Travis Outlaw passed the ball to the wing, and Rasheed Wallace received the ball and shot a three-pointer...it missed!
The little flying mouse is not a fool. He is not willing to force his way forward. Although he does not want to lose face by switching defense, he directs his teammates to shrink the double-team and leave the outside line open.
Although the game experience of working with Xiao Feishu in the past two years cannot be compared with that before 2000, Xiao Feishu has long become the core of the back line that his teammates do not want to partner with, but his past resume and the fact that he really tries hard to win... His teammates still respect him, and when they partner with him, they will also try hard to win.
In the eyes of his teammates, the Flying Squirrel is not yet at the point where he “doesn’t deserve to win.”
Randolph grabbed the defensive rebound.
In the offense-defense transition, the Flying Squirrel received the ball and advanced quickly. The defender at the top of the arc was replaced by high school rookie Travis Outlaw.
High school students are what Flying Squirrel hates the most.
The only chance to win the championship was snatched away by a high school student.
In the seventh game of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers entered the final quarter with a 71-58 lead.
In that game, O'Neal was forced by Sabonis and Rasheed Wallace's defense to rely on 8 of 12 free throws to barely get 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block. But the 1996 high school student who always performed too well in the Western Conference Finals scored 25 points on 9 of 19 shots, plus 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks. In such a fierce defensive battle, he only made 2 turnovers...
The high school student No. 8 who did not want to reveal his name led the Lakers to a 89-84 comeback against the Trail Blazers in the final quarter and win the seventh game.
Another high school student that Xiao Feishu hates is the one in his class. Xiao Feishu was originally regarded as the strongest in the class of 1995, but now someone else has replaced him.
So, the little flying squirrel was upset when he saw Travis Outlaw! He had never treated the high school student well since the training camp began.
Normally it was fine, after all, there was no grudge between them in the past or the present. This rookie was very honest but he was hanging around Liu Xiu, so he was not easy to bully, so he didn't show any harshness to him.
Now on the court, feeling unhappy, the little flying squirrel decides to teach this rookie a lesson and force a breakthrough!
Facing Kobe's Terminator, he could still make a pull-up shot, but facing the 206-centimeter Travis Outlaw, the gap was nearly 30 centimeters... he had better break through.
When he broke through, Xiao Feishu wanted to curse - the physical fitness of these high school students is unreasonable!
Travis Outlaw has the height to play power forward, but the speed of an average guard and his reaction speed is extremely fast.
But the little flying squirrel had no problem dealing with this. He accelerated with a step and flew past directly!
Moreover, this time the little flying squirrel was prepared, avoiding being blocked by Liu Xiu at the baseline, and changed direction in the middle of the left sideline of the three-second zone...
Blocked by Reuben Patterson! Liu Xiu did not go to the left baseline either, Quintl Woods cut in, and the flying squirrel quickly passed the ball... "Snap"... the ball was slapped away by a white hand!
Liu Xiu!
Liu Xiu did not block the baseline, he just waited for the little flying squirrel to fall into the trap and then pass the ball!
Rasheed Wallace received the ball under the basket and quickly passed it to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu withstood the crazy pressure from the Little Flying Squirrel and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, but he was not the focus here. When approaching the center line, Liu Xiu passed the ball steadily and straight. Travis Outlaw received the ball in the frontcourt, dribbled one step, jumped from the free throw line... and scored two points with a gliding slam dunk!
14 to 15, the score difference was reduced to one point again.
Just a few seconds after Team A made a mistake, it was Team A's turn to attack again.
The Flying Squirrel was already furious, and continued to force his way through Travis Outlaw, changing direction whenever he met someone. Under the targeted defense of Team B, the Flying Squirrel was running around like a headless rat... and was blocked by Rasheed Wallace and Liu Xiu on the right side of the three-second zone!
The flying squirrel forced himself to jump and throw the ball, but he failed to lift it and it was knocked away by Rasheed Wallace. Liu Xiu picked up the ball and the defensive strategy was successful again!
Is the defense commanded by Liu Xiu so strong that it can lock down the Little Flying Squirrel an unlimited number of times?
of course not.
If it was a normal match, that would be impossible.
But in this training match, based on Liu Xiu's understanding of Xiao Feishu in recent days, Xiao Feishu now will not consider cooperating with teammates unless there is really no chance. He just wants to show his abilities and regain the trust of the coaching staff.
Liu Xiu didn't understand this logic, but in recent days in the United States, he found that many black people had the same way of thinking.
On this basis, Liu Xiu was thinking about what to do before he even came on the court. He found that Damon Stoudemire's choice after the breakthrough was very simple, very simple!
It’s so simple that you can definitely tell what he will do after he breaks through if you watch it a few times!
In fact, Xiao Feishu used to play like this, and he was very strong before.
The reason why Flying Squirrel was strong at that time was that he was so fast that even if you could tell what he was going to do, you would be powerless to stop him. If you moved too early, he could change temporarily.
But now, as long as the little flying squirrel seizes the opportunity to move, he can block it, and he is unable to perform the previous changes!
After completing the steal, Liu Xiu turned around and prepared to counterattack again, but he was pushed by someone. During the process of turning, his center of gravity was unstable and he fell forward. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and held on at the right time, so he did not fall flat on his face.
The teammates were stunned by this scene.
The little flying squirrel actually pushed someone because he was so angry after losing the training match!
Liu Xiu stood up quickly, picked up the ball, turned around and threw it directly towards Damon Stoudemire.
Liu Xiu fought back so decisively without any hesitation or scruples...
No one expected !
When the little flying squirrel was hit by a ball and his nose was bleeding, his teammates finally reacted. At this time, they saw Liu Xiu flying towards the little flying squirrel, and they hurried to pull him away.
At this time, his teammates realized how strong Liu Xiu was. A group of people tried to stop him, but the nimble fat man still kept moving towards the retreating flying squirrel.
It was Reuben Patterson who reacted quickly and ran away with the flying squirrel still bleeding from the nose.
Everything happened suddenly, just like a fight in a formal competition, the situation was unpredictable.
The game suddenly fell into chaos, but the coaches reacted quickly. Maurice Cheeks yelled and finally stopped Liu Xiu who was still chasing the flying squirrel.
As for the fight with Liu Xiu? Quinter Woods was knocked out by Liu Xiu. What the hell!
What's more, Randolph was there to help pull Liu Xiu back. As long as he dared to fight, he would have to face these two people head-on.
Kevin Pritchard asked Randolph and Travis Outlaw to take Liu Xiu away and take care of the little flying squirrel with a broken nose first...
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"He was very calm and didn't really want to hit Damon. Otherwise, Dell, Zach, and Rasheed would just be pretending to pull him back. The others definitely couldn't pull him back."
"And after he hit Damon with the ball, he deliberately waited a moment before jumping on him. If he had jumped on him earlier, Damon would have had to be hospitalized."
"He thought that smashing Damon's nose was enough revenge. Later, he wanted to establish his authority and stop some of his teammates from having evil thoughts. His actions this time will definitely reduce a lot of trouble within the team."
"Combined with the reasons for today's conflict, he is fully justified. Compared to him, Damon has lived in vain for the past 30 years."
Kevin Pritchard listened to Maurice Cheeks and nodded in agreement.
Yeah! This rookie, everything is awesome.
Just lazy.
A fight almost broke out, so the second half of the training match was naturally not played, and the subsequent team training was also cancelled. However, the Trail Blazers coaching staff is not worried, and most of the players will choose to practice more on their own.
There is nothing wrong with the little flying squirrel's nose. The bridge of his nose was almost broken but not yet broken, so he didn't care. There was almost a fight in the training game, but this is not important. They are the Trail Blazers. Small things... can be very important. When Randolph and Reuben Patterson had a fight, no matter who started it or who suffered, both of them were suspended from the team anyway, but this time it doesn't matter.
Kevin Prittach, who takes team discipline very seriously and has no way of solving the problem but takes it very seriously, went straight home after the conflict was stopped and didn't care about the matter, which represents the attitude of the coaching staff.
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Liu Xiu waited for the team's punishment, but two hours had passed since the conflict. The team doctor confirmed that Xiao Feishu did not have a concussion and sent him to the hospital for a detailed examination. Only then did the coaching staff take action, forbidding them to mention the incident in public... This incident could not be covered up. Not long after it happened, it was exposed by a team source...
The key point is that the coaching staff did not impose any penalties!
It was a little beyond his expectations, but that was the direction he expected, so that's fine.
It was almost 5 o'clock in the evening and Liu Xiu was about to pick up his sister from school when the staff informed him that the coach was looking for him.
"Parking lot? Not going to his office?"
The staff shook their heads and said they didn't know why.
Liu Xiu came to the parking lot in confusion. Few of his teammates left so early. Randolph, who learned that Liu Xiu would not be punished, went home first to accompany his son. He and his son had an appointment to have dinner tonight.
There were many cars in the parking lot, but one car was particularly special… It was a very old design, and no matter how new it looked, it was still obvious that it was an old car, and standing next to it were their head coach and chief assistant coach.
Liu Xiu went up to greet first before talking about business, but Kevin Pritchard stretched out his hand and spread it upwards. In his palm was a key, which looked like he had been holding for a long time, and liquid was reflecting under the light.
Liu Xiu didn't answer and asked in confusion: "Coach, what is this?"
"This car," Kevin Pritchard didn't even turn his head to look. He just pointed at the old car in Liu Xiu's eyes with his other hand and said, "I'll give it to you."
Liu Xiu was confused. He looked at the car, then looked up at Kevin Pritchard and said, "Thank you, but coach, I don't want it."
Before Kevin Pritchard could respond, Maurice Cheeks came out and asked in surprise, "Why not?"
There is something I didn’t say directly - this car is very valuable!
"It has a large displacement, is not fast enough, and has outdated functions..." Liu Xiu listed a lot of shortcomings of the car, and finally asked Kevin Pritch, "Coach, why did you give me the car?"
Kevin Pritchard became angrier and angrier as he listened. His beloved car was actually criticized like this. He slammed the keys on the hood... and looked at the hood. Although he felt that the car no longer belonged to him, he still couldn't bear to part with it.
Grabbing Liu Xiu's hand, he slapped the key on him... Looking at Liu Xiu, his own player, this might hurt Liu Xiu's hand. Basketball players make money with their hands...
Kevin Pritchard spread out his left hand and slapped the key with his right hand, making the corner of his mouth twitch...
Then he stuffed it into Liu Xiu's hand and said, "If I say I'm giving it to you, then I'm giving it to you. If you don't accept my gift, then you're being mean to me. In that case, the team will either have you or me!"
"I'll take it! Is it not okay for me to take it?" Liu Xiu was shocked!
This rigid chief assistant coach was absolutely serious when he said this!
He didn't expect that someone would give a gift like this. He could also tell that a car like this must be very expensive.
Kevin Plittcha saw Liu Xiu take the keys and immediately turned around and left. Except for wanting to take a picture of the keys just now, he didn't even look at the car at other times, for fear that he would regret it.
Morris Cheeks was enjoying the fun and patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder: "This car is quite valuable, but Kevin will definitely not sell it. He would rather the car break down and become scrap metal than sell it. So from another perspective, this car is worthless to him. He gave this car to you, which means he has high expectations of you and truly recognizes you. Don't let him down..."
