Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chris Kyle's performance in the first quarter obviously could not satisfy Coach Phillip. However, facing such a young player, Coach Phillip still showed great tolerance.

That is to say, after giving Chris a few words during the break, Chris Kyle was still left on the court after the start of the second quarter.

Chris Kyle was a second-round pick in 1995, also with the 27th overall pick.

Is a low draft pick.

Normally, it is impossible for an ordinary coach to give tolerance to such a rookie. But in today's game against the Suns, Coach Philip really did this.

The coach's behavior can't help but make other players feel strange.

And Chris Kyle, who returned to the court, was not angry because of the coach's reprimand.

On the contrary, Chris Kyle was very happy to be able to continue to play in the second season, and he was grateful to Coach Philip for "promoting" him, and also grateful to Coach Philip for giving him the opportunity to play.

If today's opponent was another team, then Chris Kyle would not want to stay on the court so much or show his value.

But today’s opponent is the Sun!

As mentioned before, Chris Kyle was a second-round pick in 95, and the team that selected him at that time was the opposite Suns team!

He played in the Suns for one season and played a total of 60 games, including 10 starts. He averaged 4 points, 0.7 assists and 1.7 rebounds in less than ten minutes per game.

Chris Kyle feels that his playing is not bad. As long as he is given time, he can adapt to the game and play at a better level.

But it is a pity that the Suns' management did not have the patience to waste time on a low-pick pick in the second round, and sent Chris to the Timberwolves the following year.

After arriving in the Timberwolves, Chris Kyle obviously did not get reuse from the coaching staff. The Timberwolves had Leder before, and then the Timberwolves selected Ray Allen. Although Ray Allen had never played in the Timberwolves, he simply replaced Marbury. Marbury is also a point guard player.

在森林狼的96-97赛季，克里斯场均上场时间上涨到了15分，场均得分来到了6.1分2.1板0.9助。

Although it can't be said to be that outstanding, for a second-round pick, his performance is already quite good.

Since Budo came to the Timberwolves, Chris Kyle's playing time has become relatively stable. His average playing time can basically reach 20 to 24 minutes per game, and his scoring average has also improved to 8 points per game. Although there is no rebounding What a huge improvement, but in terms of assists, it soared to 3.2.

Chris is evolving from an "inferior" substitute to an "excellent sixth man", and the main reason for this is also the changes brought about by the team's offensive system.

When Wu Dao is on the court, Chris only needs to focus on one thing, and that is how to find ways to give the ball to Wu Dao, and then how to run out of space after the ball is released.

The team will naturally have dedicated people to do the rest of the messy things.

Chris doesn't have to think about attacking difficulties or tearing apart the defense with his breakthroughs. After eliminating some things that he is not very good at, Chris is also developing in the direction of 3D.

He is 196cm tall, weighs 96kg, and has good speed. When facing ordinary small guards, his size is actually very advantageous. Chris actually has the potential to become a qualified defender. He is just the Timberwolves of the original time and space. The backline players need to take on more ball-holding tasks.

Before the arrival of Wu Dao, the Timberwolves' outside firepower was quite unstable, and their attack damage to the basket was not strong enough.

But as Wu Dao became a member of the Timberwolves and quickly grew into the team leader, the entire team's offense went up to a higher level.

Chris only needs to do his job well and he will be able to produce good enough point guard data.

It's just Chris himself who doesn't seem to realize this yet.

In the second quarter of the game between the Timberwolves and the Suns, neither team made any substitutions. The score in the first quarter was too tight. Both the Timberwolves and the Suns wanted to take advantage of the "hot field" and continue to let the starters play.

"Chris, cherish the opportunity to play and do your job well!"

"You are different from Marbury. You don't have to be Marbury to prove your worth in other ways!"

Before going on the field, Wu Dao walked up to Chris, gently put his arm around Chris' shoulders, and whispered in the other person's ear.

Regarding the distribution of the team's remaining ball rights, Wu Dao has no way to directly say who can play and who cannot play. This is not what he should do as a player.

But now martial arts can use other methods to influence the players in the team.

Wu Dao doesn’t need to tell Chris that you are not suitable for holding the ball. Even if it is a reminder and encouragement, Wu Dao can still convey his meaning to other players.

His words didn't sound problematic at all to others. Even Chris would subconsciously feel that the martial arts words were a continuation of Coach Phillip's opinions when he heard them.

He nodded immediately and gave Wu Dao a "Don't worry" expression.

After receiving an exact response from Chris, Budo smiled and entered the court.

On the sidelines of the court, Coach Philip noticed the interaction between Wu Dao and Chris and was not happy.

Is it because he thinks so highly of Chris that he talks so much to Chris?

Crazy. He's just a rookie second-round pick. If he doesn't play well, he'll be replaced immediately. If he doesn't use it well, he'll be traded. As the head coach of the Timberwolves, would he care about such "leftovers"?

He would tell Chris so much just to make Chris stand firmly on his side!

When Chris faced his old club, giving him a chance and playing time was his gift to Chris! If Chris is sensible, he will know how to repay him as the head coach in the future.

Although Wu Dao seemed to get along well with all the players in the team, Philip could see that Wu Dao really got along with the players like ordinary teammates.

This relationship is more like Jordan and Rodman than the "brothers" imagined in the minds of black players.

Philip has never given up the idea of ​​controlling the team. Wu Dao is the boss of the team, and he agrees with it, but at the same time, Philip also intends to separate Wu Dao's influence on the field from his influence in the locker room.

Players with strong influence on the field will only attract fans.

But the players with strong influence in the locker room can unite with other players to completely ignore him as the head coach.

Philip doesn't intend to deliberately stumble others during the game. This operation is too low for today's martial arts. But this does not mean that this Timberwolves will operate according to the wishes of martial arts.

The team has to play whatever tactics the coach wants to play.

Rather than whatever tactics Martial Arts wants to play, the team has to play whatever tactics they want.

If the players listen to martial arts when they come on the court, then why is he sitting on the coach's bench with a leash on his dog? ! You can also save a lot of wages!

This is Philip's core interest, or in other words, this is the coach's core interest, and no one else is allowed to get involved.

Although Wu Dao has not shown such signs yet, Philip has to make a lot of preparations now. When Wu Dao shows signs of becoming a "ball dominator", if he is not prepared, he, as a coach, will be in trouble. This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in the NBA.

If the coach drives the team without his subordinates, and the team does not play according to the coach's tactics, the final result will be that the coach will be fired, or the coach will be kicked out of the team.

Philip is self-aware about one thing. He does not feel that in the eyes of his boss, his status can be higher than that of martial arts. If conflicts arise, he will definitely be kicked.

But

If he could control the other Timberwolves players to obey him, even if his martial arts skills were as thorny as Jordan's, he would have 10,000 ways to deal with them.

Doesn’t Martial Arts know about Philip’s little thoughts?

Some of what Philip said to Chris before were allusions to him.

What does "Martial Arts didn't come in, but you did?"; what does "Minnesota ball dominance, one versus two, one versus three" mean?

This is basically saying that playing martial arts is unreasonable.

The only difference between Wu Dao's style of play and Chris's in the first quarter is that Wu Dao can score, but Chris can't. That's it.

In terms of choice, it can't be said to be suitable. This is something that Philip can't stand.

It's just that it's impossible for Wu Dao to rush to Phillip and retort, "You fart, one on two, one on three, how can you become the ball lord?"

What he has to do is to tell Phillip that my unreasonableness is actually reasonable!

At the same time, he also wanted to tell Chris, "You have your own things that are suitable for you. You don't need to imitate me."

Although the martial arts words were talking about Marbury, Chris who listened to those words actually knew very well what martial arts meant.

On the court, you have to compete with the Suns, and off the court, you have to secretly compete with the coach. Wu Dao didn't feel physically or mentally exhausted by this, but rather liked this feeling.

He doesn't think this is a bad thing. If Philip is a star pendant, Wu Dao will think that the Timberwolves team has no future.

Budao feels that his skills are excellent, but he does not naively think that his technical and tactical level is higher than that of famous NCAA coaches, nor does he think that his management ability can surpass Philip.

He is indeed forward-looking in some aspects, but to win the championship, forward-looking alone is not enough.

Just because a player has good skills doesn't mean he can be a manager. In this aspect, Jordan has a lot of say.

If the Bulls were just like Jordan, they wouldn't be able to win six championships.

The second quarter of the game between the Timberwolves and the Suns officially began with the Suns' backcourt serve.

As soon as the second quarter started, Kidd performed a "drifting blacksmith" under Wu Dao's defense. I don't know what was going on in this brother's mind, so he took action so reluctantly.

As the basketball crashed out of the basket, the Timberwolves failed to protect the backboard, and the Suns' Antonio McDyess scored a tip-in.

This guy was the No. 95 pick in the first round of . He faced off against Garnett. His personal abilities were very good and he also won the All-Rookie First Team that year.

Today's duel with Garnett also had some small advantages.

As the basketball entered the net, the difference between the two teams narrowed.

Budo did not pay too much attention to Antonio McDyess, but quickly pushed back.

Just like the strict defense against Wu Dao in the first quarter, the Suns' defensive focus was still on Wu Dao.

But this time, Chris was obviously more patient when holding the ball at the top of the key. While he was not in a hurry to release the ball, he also concentrated on protecting the ball and waiting for the opportunity to appear.

The entire offensive rhythm of the Timberwolves also slowed down.

With enough time to move, it becomes very difficult for the Suns to prevent Wu Dao from catching the ball from the outside.

Budo quickly rushed to the basket from the right elbow position, and then, under the delay of Ben Wallace, ran back from the left to the outside to catch the ball.

At the same time, Tom, who was originally standing in the corner of the left area, fell to the bottom corner. The players guarding Tom saw that Kidd, who was pursuing Wu Dao, was several positions behind and quickly moved towards Wu Dao to fill in the position.

At the same time, Chris noticed the opportunity coming from Wu Dao's side. Using his excellent height, he quickly jumped up and passed the ball to Wu Dao on the side.

Wu Dao, who ran back, stepped on the three-point line. When the basketball started, he also quickly swept the ball to the basket.

As soon as the basketball was in hand, Wu Dao held the ball with his left hand and quickly feinted towards Tom in the left corner. The Suns player who had just let go of Tom and came up immediately stopped and took two steps back, ready to turn around and defend. .

But Wu Dao, who made the move to throw the ball, quickly collected the ball, raised his eyes towards the basket, and suddenly lifted the basketball in his hand.

His actions also instantly alerted Kidd, who was pursuing him.

"Is it going to be a fake move?"

Although he had this judgment in his heart, Kidd's body movements were completely unable to ignore Wu Dao's movements. He subconsciously raised his hands in an attempt to block Wu Dao's sight.

At this moment, Budo, who was holding the ball high, suddenly dropped the ball in front of him. He blasted the ball with his left hand and sprinted forward. When the basketball rebounded, Budo quickly grabbed the basketball with his right hand.

The moment he passed Kidd, Budo dribbled the ball again, then stepped on the sideline of the paint area and jumped directly into the air.

Antonio McDyess's defense was very timely. He raised his hands in the air and tried to block the shot. However, Wen Wu Dao, who was gliding towards the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand and suddenly pulled the lever. While avoiding the block, the basketball was also hooked to the basket by Wu Dao.

"Snapped!"

Behind Antonio McDyess, the spinning basketball rubbed against the backboard on the right side and bounced into the net with a crisp sound.

The martial arts figure landed on the ground, smiled and pointed at the young fans in the nearby auditorium, and the audience immediately burst into enthusiastic cheers.

Targeted interaction with the audience in the stands can better mobilize the enthusiasm of the audience.

After playing so many games in Martial Arts, I also understand this truth.

Players in the commercial league not only have excellent skills, but also need "somewhat" emotional intelligence. You can be as "confident" as Allen Iverson, but when you are not confident enough, you have to bear the backlash from the audience.

Smart people should be crazy when they should be crazy and lower their posture when they should be lowered.

Budo doesn't mind leaving a good impression on the audience, it only benefits him and does no harm.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Timberwolves opened the game with Wu Dao, and Wu Dao's goal also made the Suns players feel a little bit bad.