You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 296 Respect
From Phoenix to Los Angeles, the moment he walked out of the airport, many reporters gathered around and asked Wesha what he thought of Phil Jackson's evaluation of him yesterday.

"Does Coach Jackson's words bother you?"

"Why would you lie to a reporter?"

"Who actually lied?"

They all wanted to make big news, and Wei Xia knew that he couldn't speak nonsense, so he beat reporters all over with the trilogy of "no", "no", and "don't know".

The reporter couldn't find any valuable clues, so he had to ask Kobe.

If the reporter asked questions related to Wei Xia, Kobe would wink at them and tell them that the Lord is right in front of him, and you don't ask him, but ask me instead, doesn't it seem absurd?

The reporter who really had nowhere to go could only ask Kobe about Nash's remarks that the road win represented the real start of the series.

"We have no choice but to accept the challenge. They challenged us with belief, so we must unite to accept the challenge."

Things are over.

Back in Los Angeles, everyone went back to their own homes. Because Wei Qiu and Li Zhongxian were permanent residents of Wei Xia's house, Dick Long came to visit every now and then. Wei Chun was too busy to take care of his studies.

Although there are babysitters, their destructive power is far stronger than the cleaning ability of the babysitters.

Anyway, when Wei Xia came home, his house seemed to have been ransacked by robbers.

Wei Xia had just arrived home and wanted to rest, but a phone call from Jim Bass forced him to go to his private territory.

Little Bass spoke ill of Phil Jackson when he saw Wei Xia.

"That speculator who can only pour chicken soup is the biggest cancer in the Lakers!" Buss Jr. looked aggrieved, as if he was the one who had been treated unfairly.

Wei Xia believed that Bass was in a hurry to find him, not just to scold Jackson in front of him.

He also has no habit of listening to others scold Jackson to his face.

Of course, if the other party insists on doing this, it is best to notify in advance, and he will prepare some snacks while eating and listening.

Since there is always someone who is going to be the buffoon in the coach's mouth, let him do it, he doesn't take it seriously anyway.

Everyone knew he wasn't to blame, and the more Jackson did it, the more his teammates liked him.

"Mr. Bass, it's best not to say these words outside." Wei Xia reminded, "During the playoffs, what we need most is stability and harmony."

"Of course I know this. I won't be like that old dog that ate shit and look for people to bite everywhere. My fucking quality is superb!"

Not including "fuck" is like a person who can't speak, boasting that his quality is first-rate, which makes people laugh and cry.

"Apart from this, what else do you want?"

Wei Xia asked about business.

"Of course, of course!" Bass Jr. said, finding out a piece of information and handing it to Wei Xia. "After long-term follow-up by scouts, we agreed that Kyle Lowry is the backup guard we need."

"I have no objection." Wei Xia said.

"That's good, I now think in my heart that you need more support, and you can't let that old dog do whatever you want!" Buss Jr. asked bluntly, "What do you think about signings during the offseason? Who do you want to play with?"

Little Bass' words can make Wei Xia hear some information.

He can influence a team's signings.

This shows that Jackson's signing rights have been taken back by Old Bath due to his poor operation last summer.And Bass Jr., who performed well in draft work, at least got the right to suggest signings.He is also the successor appointed by the old Bass deep in his heart. Giving him the right to suggest signings is tantamount to giving him the power to sign.

As for the official general manager Mitch Kupchak, he has been just a peacemaker, coordinator, toolman, and person who gives orders in name from the beginning to the end.The real decision was not made by him.

"It's so sudden. I don't have any ideas." Wei Xia didn't expect that Bass Jr. would value his opinion. Suddenly, he hesitated, but said gracefully, "The point we need to strengthen the most is actually clear at a glance, the inside. Our lack of manpower inside, especially after Chris Mim was reimbursed for the season, the problem has become more serious."

"Why don't we know what you said? Wish, good insiders are hard to come by." Bass Jr. said with a deep heart, "The useful insiders are all caught by other teams, and none of the insiders that have flowed to the market are expensive and hard to get their hands on."

So, you vigorously introduced Dwayne Jones, a cheap and useless insider?

Wei Xia's face was stiff.

Buss Jr.'s words turned around: "However, your suggestion is correct. In addition to asking scouts to find potential guards, I also asked them to actively look for talents overseas. You know, Europe and Africa are treasures. It is impossible for all basketball talents in the world to be in the United States. There are still many talents waiting to be developed."

"for example?"

"I'll let you know when I'm done. Don't worry, I won't let you down!" Little Buss laughed.

Little Buss treats him very well, but Wei Xia is worried that he will disappoint Little Buss.

What can he do in return for little Bath?
No more money, no women, no little Bath.

The only thing he needs is for Wei Xia to play well.

Only when Wei Xia plays well can he have a voice in the internal struggle.Only when Wei Xia plays well, his old father will gradually transfer power to him.Only when Wei Xia plays well can he extend his tentacles to other departments of the Lakers. The ultimate goal is to let the speculators go, let his sister be helpless, and let Old Buss safely hand over his most proud property to him

Wei Xia is training in the gymnasium prepared for him by Bath Jr.

This well-conditioned gymnasium provides him with the best training quality.

In the second half of the season, his performance improved steadily, which is inseparable from the qualitative change in the quality of training.

In the afternoon, Jackson asked the players to arrive at the Toyota Center half an hour earlier, and he was going to hold a review meeting.

As we all know, the review meeting in the Lakers team is referred to as the "Wish review meeting".

Similarly, the summary meeting can also be called "summarizing the vigilance and thinking brought to us by the various mistakes made by Wish on the court".

There is also a pre-match discussion meeting, which usually assigns Wei Xia some difficult tasks to complete.

All kinds of meetings without mentioning Wei Xia are not authentic meetings, but soulless meetings.

In the review meeting that day, Wei Xia was indeed the protagonist again.

Jackson made the crowd watch Nash's two consecutive three-pointers in the third quarter over and over ten times.

Regarding Wei Xia's failure to defend Nash's shot one and a half meters away from the three-point line, Jackson commented: "An intolerable mistake! How can you give an MVP player such a big open space?"

Who knew he would make a shot there?

Wei Xia listened silently.

Then came Nash's chasing three-pointer.

"Lack of energy and motivation, Wish, halftime just ended, you have rested for a long time, and your physical fitness should have recovered, why didn't you follow him closely!?" Jackson's tone was obviously angry, "What do you say to the reporter that you are voluntarily asking to leave the game because you are tired? If this level makes you feel tired, I think you can just sit on the bench for me from the next game onwards!"

Does it sound serious?Wei Xia can swear to God.

Jackson's choice of words today is mild. He has said countless more drastic words, but none of them have been put into practice.

Therefore, there is no need to take too seriously his current threats and clamor.

His points, rebounds, and assists all ranked second in the team. He was criticized by Jackson as a virtue, which cannot be explained by those few small mistakes at all.

Everyone could see that Jackson was dissatisfied with Wei Xia, but Wei Xia's face surpassed the city wall, letting things wind from east to west, anyway, I am a tumbler.

Everyone in the room knows that no matter what Jackson criticizes Wei Xia, he will still get more than 35 minutes of playing time in the next game-if the Lakers still want to win.

In the end, the camera showed Wei Xia the key three-pointer he missed.

"You buried everyone's hard work!" Jackson yelled at him, "There's still time, why are you in such a rush? Do you want to be a hero so much?"

Wei Xia didn't see any waves on his face. At the beginning of the season, he would be so scared that his scalp would tingle, but now he just wanted to pick up the water glass on the table and take a sip of ice water with honey.

So he did.

He opened the water bottle and took a sip of water in front of everyone, "Sau Rui, you continue."

Jackson's rage was enough to make Kobe and Wei Xiawai's players terrified.

However, when the review session was over, his face returned to calm, and his tone became the usual deep tone.

"The above is our review meeting today."

"Start your training today, we still have games to play."

Jackson said calmly and walked out of the room.

The sense of oppression in front of the landslide disappeared, and everyone paid tribute to Wei Xia.

"I said, if I were you, Phil would have been strangled to death by me, and he wouldn't be able to survive." Sprewell patted Wei Xia's shoulder in admiration, "You can really bear it, Respect."

Wei Xia's students at the same level did not dare to say anything. After all, there are many people here. If someone secretly informs them, they will be finished.

The reason Sprewell spoke freely was that he only signed a one-year contract and didn't really consider himself a Laker.If he doesn't get a salary that can support his family next year, he will still lie on the big bed at home until the day of bankruptcy comes.

Bryant looked at Wesha, sympathetic to his experience.

He had the same experience as Wei Xia. His original approach was to resist, which eventually led to the Sharks being traded and Jackson leaving.Later, when Jackson entered the palace for the second time, it was Old Bass who asked his opinion and got his approval to make the trip.Although Wei Xia was Jackson's key target, just like Kobe back then, he never resisted like Kobe.

He just had that "I'll sit here, you do what you want" attitude.

Now everyone can see that Jackson can say whatever he wants, no matter how bad his words are, he has to use Wei Xia again.

This is Jackson's difficulty and his embarrassment, and it is also the reason why Wei Xia has become numb to his accusations and criticisms, and has completely ignored his attitude until now.

Since the opponent is deliberately finding fault, since the opponent is unhappy with him, since the opponent is unhappy with him and can't kill him, and at the same time he can't kill the opponent, why not ignore the opponent's words and deeds and concentrate on playing?

No one knows what Jackson thinks, but Wei Xia's actions are seen by everyone.

Ignoring the criticism of others and focusing on being yourself is easier said than done, but he really did it.

Therefore, he also won the respect of the whole team (Respect).

(End of this chapter)