Pick Westbrook

Chapter 21 Fan Open Day
After the team training, Group A won the game with 96:76.

Originally, the point difference in this game should be wider. After all, the difference in strength between the starters and the substitutes is too obvious.

But at the end of the game, veterans like Yi Jianlian, Villanueva and Marshall began to deliberately release water to save some face for their teammates.

Li Lai naturally saw the details of the players on the court clearly from the sidelines, and he thought that the point difference should be controlled at about 10 points.

Who knew that Westbrook, a stunned young man, would be killed halfway, regardless of whether you surrendered in Group B or whether the loss was ugly or not, it would be an indiscriminate bombardment of the penalty area.

Francisco Elson, who was beaten to the point of constipation throughout the game, felt unbalanced when he watched Westbrook continue to perform tomahawk dunks, and sprayed at the rookie Westbrook. A lot of trash talking.

"You can take a break, newcomer."

"It's just a team training, it's like reaching the finals."

Westbrook glared at the other party, and said cursingly, "Why, can't afford to lose? You're a veteran, that's all you can do."

The teammates on the court were entertained by the trash talk of the two.

This is normal trash talk on the court. After the game is over, it is to stay on the court, so after scolding for a long time, even Francisco Elson himself couldn't help but smile.

"This year's rookie is really good."

Hammond, who was still hesitating about Li Lai's exchange of Michael Reid + a Bogut for Westbrook before, finally smiled with satisfaction at this time.

Even Westbrook's super performance in the summer league didn't change his opinion, but the short scene on the training ground made him look at it with admiration and was very determined.

Westbrook is the guy the Bucks have been looking for.

"He has a great desire to win, and he may become a good leader in the future." Hammond restrained his idle emotions and said seriously.

Li Zi smiled confidently and corrected, "It's not maybe, it's definitely.

This hysterical desire to win also has a special name, called the Mamba mentality. "

After the match, Li Lai found Tai Lun Lu in particular.

"Lu, you should know that your career is running out."

Tai Lunlu took a breath, and after turning around to meet Li Lai's sincere gaze, he couldn't help but lowered his head sadly.

He knows better than anyone that he is no longer fit to stay on the court.

So when fighting in the team, even if Li Lai didn't arrange for him to play, he didn't complain.

"Coach, is the team already planning to buy out my contract?" Tyronn Lue said a little disappointed.

Half of his contract salary is non-guaranteed. If the team discusses a buyout with him, according to the usual precedent between players and the team, he will lose at least half of his salary.

For Tyronn Lue, who is already at the end of his career, this is naturally not a good thing.

He is about to lose his job.

Li Lai patted him on the shoulder lightly and said, "Just now you coached Group B well. Your adaptability and response are both excellent. I am very satisfied."

Talking about coaching, Tyronn Lue was full of confidence in himself and said: "If I were to coach Group A, I would definitely be able to beat Group B to nothing."

After finishing speaking, he realized that it was inappropriate to say that in front of Li Lai, so the little elf laughed and said, "Of course, coach, your coaching ability is not bad.

Especially the pick-and-roll tactics designed for Westbrook and Yi Jianlian even reminded me of the classic single block of Utah Shuangsha back then. "

Hearing this, Li Lai looked at Tai Lunlu in surprise.

It's no wonder that when coaching the Cavaliers and Clippers in the future, Tyronn Lue used tactics such as triangle tactics, death five tactics, internal and external double-block tactics, and one-star four-shot tactics.

This guy is simply a living tactical cheat!

The pick-and-roll tactics designed by Li Lai for Yi Jianlian and Westbrook refer to the former Utah Shuangsha, Postman Malone and Stockton.

It's just that it's slightly different from Malone's low post and Stockton's containment after the pick-and-roll. Li Lai let Westbrook, who has better inside lethality, choose to hit the basket, and let Yi Jianlian, who has better shooting ability, go outside to contain .

Unexpectedly, all this was seen by Tyronn Lue.

"You are such a tactical genius!"

Li Lai couldn't help boasting, and then continued: "So, I formally invite you to join my coaching staff."

"Um?!"

Tai Lunlu stopped and stood there for a while, and didn't react until he saw Li Lai's figure getting farther and farther away.

"Coach, you said let me join your coaching staff?!"

Li Lai turned around and nodded affirmatively, and the latter was immediately overjoyed.

Originally, Tyronn Lue announced his retirement after planning to finish the last contract of this season, and then see which team lacks a management position or a video analyst to make a start.

As for the dream of joining the coaching staff as soon as he came, he didn't dare to think about it at all.

However, he does want to enter the coaching staff, and even wants to become an assistant coach and head coach of a team.

Li Lai continued: "Still keep your current contract, you still represent the team as a player, and you may play a game occasionally.

But you will join my coaching staff and I will jointly decide the team's offensive and defensive tactics. During the game, you can also directly put forward various suggestions and substitution ideas to me.

From now on, you are the chief assistant coach of the Bucks! "

"Chief assistant!" Tai Lun murmured these words.

Even though he has full confidence in his ability, Tyronn Lue, who has no coaching experience at all, was really shocked when he heard that he was the chief assistant as soon as he entered the coaching staff.

He looked at the boy in his early twenties in front of him. If Tyronn Lue remembered correctly, he heard Milwaukee's comments on this hip-playing kid on the first day he came to the Bucks.

"I heard that there is a bunny girl named Jordan Carver who is very obsessed with him and likes to call him little enemy. I don't know if it is true."

Tyronn Lue put away his thoughts, he didn't expect that the crotch-playing kid in the past would have such courage now, and the appointment of the team's chief assistant coach was also understated.

"Is there a problem?" Seeing that Tai Lunlu's eyes were dull and he didn't know what he was thinking, Li Lai said aloud.

Tyronn Lue shook his head and said affirmatively, "No problem!"

Li Lai talked about an interesting incident that the two had just talked about, and he said with a competitive heart, "You said that if you can coach Group A, you can also beat the shit out of Group B?"

Tylen Lue said: "Of course, the overall strength of the two teams is very different. Even if my grandma comes to coach, they can win."

Li Lai smiled strangely and said, "Very well, then we'll see you tomorrow."

Tyronn Lu:? ? ?What's the meaning.

The news that the Bucks started team practice in advance has spread throughout Milwaukee.

It wasn't until this time that these fans realized that the team was indeed somewhat different from the past.

"The determination and preparation shown by the Bucks this season is like a championship team aiming to defend the title."

"I heard that the Lakers also had team practice in advance yesterday."

"But that's the Lakers. They're a championship team. We're going to compete with them. What's the matter?"

"Michael Reed, our scoring leader, that guy Li Lai traded him, this is simply unbearable!"

"Based on this alone, we cannot forgive him no matter what he has done!"

"But the team played well in summer league, and the rookie named Westbrook was also very good."

The fans in Milwaukee were talking about it, but a young fan ran over panting from a long distance, holding a leaflet distributed by the Bucks in his hand.

"The Bucks will open the training hall to the public starting today, and the open day for fans will continue until before the preseason game!"

(End of this chapter)