king of defenders

Chapter 1217

Miami.

The All-Star weekend has passed and the players have returned, but at the moment the Heat players are not in a good mood because Monroe is injured.

This time Monroe was injured very suddenly, and it was very speechless. He was not injured on the field, but at home.

However, this is not without precedent. Before that, Stoudemire smashed the fire box and was scratched by the glass. Not long ago, John Wall fell in the bathroom at home and tore his tendon, so he was sidelined indefinitely.

"I'm sorry." Monroe had a bitter face and was also very depressed. He didn't get hurt when he fell from such a high height, but he didn't know that he was injured when he fell down from the shelf.

"It's not your fault." Wade comforted.

For the team, the impact of Monroe's injury is not small. He will be absent for 2-3 months.

At that time, Monroe just came back, can he adapt to the high-intensity playoffs all at once?

In other words, it is very likely that Monroe will not be counted on this season. If the team lacks a very important player, its strength will definitely be affected. The original system, tactics, etc. will be affected. It's a bad thing for the team.

"Everyone." Meng Yun said, "We can't predict accidents, and we can't avoid injuries. All we can do is play well and wait for Monroe to return."

Everyone nodded.

At this time, the door was pushed open, and Coach Spoelstra arrived.

"coach."

"coach."

Monroe yelled too.

Seeing the bandages on Monroe's hands, Coach Spoelstra couldn't help but smiled wryly, nodded at Monroe, and comforted him, "Take a good rest, we'll wait for you to come back."

Monroe just came to meet with everyone today, and will not stay, because he has no way to train, and it is better to go home and rest than to watch his teammates train here.

Before leaving, Monroe called Xiang Long to stop.

"Xiang Long." Monroe said with mixed feelings, "Play hard, I know your talent and strength, you can do better, don't let me down."

"En." Xiang Long responded, opening his mouth.

"Okay." Monroe raised his hand to interrupt, and said with a smile, "You don't need to have any psychological burden. We compete fairly, and it's all for the team. Whoever is stronger and has a greater impact on the team will be eligible. Serve as the starter. Don't be sneaky, and be careful to pull you down when I come back."

After speaking, he patted Xiang Long on the shoulder, greeted everyone, and then left.

When Monroe left, Coach Spoelstra looked serious, glanced at Xiang Long, and said, "Starting today, Xiang Long will replace Monroe as the starting power forward."

That's no surprise, anyone would have thought.

With Xiang Long's strength and performance, especially during this period of time, it is more than enough to serve as the starter, but because of Monroe, coach Spoelstra has not put him in the starting lineup for the sake of the team as a whole. .Now that Monroe is injured, he can be regarded as lying down and directly entering the starting lineup.

Although he was lying down and entered the starting lineup, no one thought there was any problem. The NBA has always talked about strength, and Xiang Long has such strength.

"Okay, disband, free training." Coach Spoelstra waved his hand and called Xiang Long, "Xiang Long stay."

The crowd disbanded.

Xiang Long stood in front of coach Spoelstra, and coach Spoelstra said: "From today onwards, you are the starting power forward. In fact, with your strength, you should have been the starting lineup a long time ago, but it's okay now." , you can have more leeway.”

Spoelstra also thought about mentioning Xiang Long to the starting lineup before.

On the one hand, Xiang Long has improved rapidly, and his physical fitness has also improved a bit this season. His skills are more mature, and his performance is better than Monroe; , the effect of partnering with Meng Yun is better than that of Monroe.

It's just that the team played very well this season, and the overall atmosphere and system are very good. In order not to spoil these, coach Spoelstra has never put Xiang Long in the starting lineup.

Now that Monroe is injured, he doesn't have to worry about this problem anymore.

"Xiang Long." Coach Spoelstra said in a deep voice: "Now that Monroe is injured, we will be tight on the 4th position. Your playing time will increase, and the tasks of the people on your body will be heavier. Gate Luo may not be able to come back until the playoffs, and his state may not be fully recovered. Seize this time and work hard. I need you to become stronger, because our opponents are many, and they are all very strong. Except for Meng Yun, we must Someone else has to step up."

Xiang Long's heart was solemn, and he nodded heavily: "Yes, coach."

Coach Spoelstra is not worried about Xiang Long's mentality. He has always known what kind of player Xiang Long is, and immediately smiled: "Okay, let's go to training."

Looking at Xiang Long's back, Coach Spoelstra looked serious. He was not worried about Xiang Long's poor performance, but he didn't know how good Xiang Long could perform?

The playoffs are the key. If you can't count on Monroe, the team is in a lot of trouble. If Xiang Long just maintains the current state, it may not be enough.

"I hope he won't let me down." Coach Spoelstra said to himself.

on the field.

After some free training, the players gathered and started confrontation training.

In the past two days, Coach Spoelstra has done some homework. Monroe is injured, and many things need to be modified, such as tactics and so on.
Coach Spoelstra began to arrange new tactics, increasing the proportion of Xianglong's shots, and the tactics were also tilted. In addition, some adjustments were made to the bench lineup.

Then there is the practice of tactics.

What makes Coach Spoelstra feel gratified is that Xiang Long's ability to adapt quickly. Although there will inevitably be some problems, it can be seen that he has adjusted his mentality and is quickly adapting to the new system. , new role positioning, new tactics
At the same time, many teams also got news of Monroe's injury.

"Heh, it's really unlucky for Monroe to be injured by a ladder." Drummond Green said with a smile, a little gloating.

Thompson glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Monroe's injury doesn't have any impact on us. The Heat are in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, we really have to meet them in the finals. But first we have to reach the finals." , the Lakers and Nuggets are not easy to deal with."

Green smiled stiffly and nodded awkwardly.

Although Durant is missing this season, the Warriors are still strong and belong to one of the strong teams in the Western Conference. Green's subconscious reaction just now is that Monroe is injured. If he meets the Heat in the playoffs, it should be easier.

But he suddenly forgot, this is not the past, they may not be able to meet the Heat in the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)