the great gatsby

Chapter 105 D'Antoni's Memoirs
After the game, Gatsby sat in the locker room for a long time, waiting for the logistics staff to rush to San Antonio before getting up to pack up.

It feels bad to lose. Gatsby likes to win. At the last moment of tonight's game, Nowitzki was chopping up melons and vegetables to score points. He wanted to confront King Nowitzki, but Marion used his physical advantage to contain him. he.

Coach Carlisle arranged a defense against him, let Marion defend alone, squeeze through every pick-and-roll, and then others cut off his passing route, allowing him to only score 6 points in 6 minutes!
Although they were able to pass good shots, the help of teammates was limited. In the end, the Knicks could only swallow the bitter fruit of failure.

There was no game on the second day, but Gatsby still got up early and started running in the hotel gym to warm up, driving away the early morning sleepiness.

"Hey, Gatsby, up so early?"

Gatsby looked back and saw that it was coach D'Antoni. Gatsby smiled: "Coach, why are you so early?"

D'Antoni smiled and said: "At my age, I sleep a lot less. Although I went to bed very late last night, I still wake up in the morning. Why don't you sleep a little longer? You played a game last night. You should Just sleep until noon, or your body won't be able to recover."

The best way to relieve physical fatigue after a game is to sleep. NBA players usually sleep until the afternoon on the second day after a game.

Because they usually play games until eleven or twelve o'clock, and it is already midnight when they go to bed.

Gatsby is different from others. He can go to the training room to train. When he gets up the next day, all the fatigue in his body will be dispelled by the training system.

He can get up and continue training the next day, but the cost is relatively expensive, and it costs 10 yuan to go in every time.

He has spent so much money in the system, and has been worrying about the disappearance of a large amount of cash, which will attract the attention of the tax bureau. You must know that the U.S. tax bureau is more powerful than the FBI. It's going to be a big deal!

However, the training system is a black technology. I don't know how it works, but the whole thing seems to be seamless. It's been a long time since the tax bureau or the FBI came to investigate, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Gatsby laughed and said, "My body recovers quickly, as long as I have a few hours of sleep."

D'Antoni was surprised: "So amazing?"

Gatsby nodded.

D'Antoni exclaimed: "It's amazing!..."

Gatsby smiled.

D'Antoni was silent for a while: "Gatsby, are you still worried about last night's game?"

Gatsby nodded: "Yeah, it feels bad to lose!"

D'Antoni patted Gatsby on the shoulder and said, "Let's have a drink and have a good chat."

The two ordered a cup of coffee at the hotel's coffee shop, served sandwiches, and ate breakfast.

D'Antoni said: "My kid, you just entered the league, there are many things you are used to, such as the locker room, such as losing.

Losing is part of the game. Even in the Bulls' 72-win season, they lost 10 games. No one can win all the time. "

Gatsby nodded, his eyes still a little unhappy: "But losing is uncomfortable after all, especially after working hard for the whole game and still losing the game!"

D'Antoni laughed. He saw the fighting spirit in Gatsby's eyes. He mentioned today's conversation in his later memoirs:

"That conversation was in the road hotel in San Antonio, the night before we lost to the Dallas Mavericks with Dirk Nowitzki.

At seven o'clock in the morning, all the other players were sleeping, they would sleep until two o'clock in the afternoon, I couldn't sleep because I was too old, I got up early, and then I saw Gatsby in the gym.

I thought he hadn't slept all night, but he said he had had enough sleep and he was about to start a day of training.

At that time, his body was not as strong as later. At that time, he was only 80kg, very thin, but he was not afraid of confrontation.

Looking back now, his subsequent fitness is inseparable from his daily strength training-the game the night before, and the training at seven o'clock the next day is really crazy!

But these are secondary, what is important is the conversation between me and him that day, which established our cooperation and allowed us to achieve great achievements in the following cooperation.

We talked a lot, including the desire to win, how to improve defense, how to organize offense, how to improve the relationship in the locker room, and he even talked to me about how the team should recruit.

I just wanted to chat with him that day and give the young man some psychological counseling. You know, newcomers need guidance.

But it was me who was led that day.

Gatsby was already very mature at that time, and he provided me with many very good opinions, which played a lot of role in my subsequent work.

When it came to signings, Gatsby was talking eloquently. I just took it as a joke among young people.

But at the beginning of the next season, I realized that Gatsby's vision was really sharp, and almost all the signings were carried out according to his statement!
We got Chauncey Billups, Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and other superstars together, and that was the beginning of our glory.

I still don't understand why this young man is so wise, maybe some people are kissed by God.

That was also the first time I saw how eager Gatsby was for victory. In order to win, he could fight hand-to-hand with his opponents on the court. His career record in steals proved this.

He can argue with his teammates. At that time, he already had this potential. In order not to give up the game, he had disputes with Eddie Curry and Nate Robinson. He was still a rookie at that time, but he still dared to fight with veterans. .

If it weren't for his subsequent achievements, then he may become the most arrogant rookie in NBA history. As a rookie, he not only led a team, but also had almost no respect for veterans.

He openly confronted the veteran who expressed dissatisfaction with his speech, which had a bad impact, but it has to be said that this kid is a natural leader.

He has gained leadership power in the locker room!
This also set the tone for his subsequent cooperation with Stoudemire, Anthony, and Billups, and he became one of the leaders.

Even Anthony and Stoudemire have to respect his tough character, but this may have something to do with his strength.

He really gained my trust and respect from that morning's conversation, and I have never been able to ignore his opinion since.

It can be said that I was able to achieve today's achievements, and Gatsby is the most amazing partner on my road to success! "

(End of this chapter)