the great gatsby

Chapter 475 The Loser's Counterattack!

Cousins ​​looked a little angry, but he was rarely not angry.

Before he could get back in position, Gatsby dunked, and he turned around and ran to the frontcourt. Vasquez passed the ball past half court and still found Cousins. Now the Kings are mainly playing It's Cousins, if Cousins ​​can't play, other people are not easy to play.

Cousins ​​learned his lesson, stood his center of gravity, and bumped back. This is the real feeling of how much his former teammate has grown. Whiteside carried Cousins!
The new coach of the Kings is Mike Malone. He was surprised to see Cousins ​​and Whiteside wrestling in the low post. It can be seen that Cousins ​​​​has tried his best, and Whiteside is the same. , but Whiteside did not lose his position!

Why is such an excellent insider laid off? Even if it is kept and cultivated and then traded, it is a profitable business!McMullon was a little puzzled.

On the court, Cousins ​​was defended by the previous substitute, feeling very humiliated. He turned around and took Whiteside with a big elbow, and then turned around to shoot. Whiteside felt a sharp pain in his ribs, but he didn't flinch and went straight The arms are sealed!
block!

"Hey!" Gatsby laughed, and rushed to pick up the rebound. Thompson and Leonard on the other side had already started to charge. A three-point shot hit!
5: 0!

In the next round, Cousins ​​played hard again. This time he was not blocked, but was disturbed. Gatsby counterattacked again and opened the point difference to 8 points.

Coach Malone quickly called a timeout.

Cousins ​​walked back to the bench with a look of anger on his face, I was unhappy.

Gatsby shook his head. That's why Cousins ​​is not suitable to be a leader. A person who can't even control his emotions can't lead the team forward. He himself is a problem.

Ranadive said he would use him to trade Antetokounmpo. In fact, Gatsby would not be willing to trade Harris. Now that Cousins ​​is still rebellious, letting him join the team is a hidden danger. , You don't know when he will break out, so it's not worth it to affect the harmony of the team. The Knicks don't need such a person.

Coach Malone persuaded loudly next to Cousins: "... Pass the ball, don't force it, Whiteside's defense is very strong, DeMarcus, don't force it, use what you are best at!"

Sitting next to Whiteside, Gatsby chuckled and said, "Hassan, how does it feel to be back at the old club?"

Whiteside also laughed and said: "It feels good, especially to be able to stand in front of an opponent who has defeated me before, and I don't need to be afraid of him anymore. This feeling is great!"

Gatsby smiled and said, "Remember this feeling. Whenever you reach a peak or a trough, think about this moment. Even if you have overcome these difficulties, what else can you not overcome?"

Baibian nodded with a serious face. He remembered the dark days when he was laid off. If Nicks hadn't handed him an olive branch, he would have gone overseas to make a living. Those days were desperate and long, and he never wanted to do that again up.

He turned to look at his opponent. Cousins, who was a genius in moving horizontally, had a look of anger on his face. He remembered that he used to be like this, easily angry, and once angry, he would fall into his own world, completely unaware of what he had missed. What is it, I thought that all people would revolve around me, but I didn't expect that I would be abandoned soon.

"Well, be the master of your emotions, be the master of yourself!" Whiteside encouraged himself in his heart, and turned his head to look at Gatsby beside him. Gatsby tilted his head and was talking to Thompson. The unsmiling Thompson Smiling, Leonard on one side leaned over to listen to Gatsby's speech, and also showed a weird smile.

Since God has given me a chance to start over, I can't miss him again. With a leader like Gatsby, no matter what, I just need to follow in his footsteps and fight!
Whiteside thought about this clearly, and his eyes became calmer and more determined.

This is growth. After experiencing a lot of suffering, one suddenly wakes up at a certain moment, and the whole person will become different.

Suffering makes us grow, but what we should be grateful for is not the suffering itself, but us who survived those sufferings. It was us who crawled in the darkness, carrying responsibility and love, and finally one day we found the light, and we grew up because of it.

Game back.

Whiteside is not a particularly good center. His offensive and defensive skills are actually relatively rough. Even though he has made rapid progress under the guidance of Green and Scola, it still needs a process.

But he's extremely talented in some ways. He has a good sense of space, his big hands can cover most of the basket, and he is especially handy in rebounding, even against Cousins.

Cousins ​​can't put all his attention on rebounding, Gatsby and Leonard's air cut penetration ability is too good, he has to focus on assisting defense, and Whiteside can't You need to worry too much about someone breaking in from the king. The four iron locks outside have blocked most of the wind and rain outside. As long as someone comes in, he will block the shot, and if no one comes in, he will pick up the board, so-he picked up the ball in the first half of the quarter. To 8 rebounds!
Of those eight rebounds, six were defensive rebounds and two were offensive rebounds.

On the opposite side, Cousins, played the entire first quarter and only got 3 rebounds. There is no comparison, but Whiteside was kicked out of the team because of Cousins. What came out was different.

Whiteside returned to the bench, his expression showed no sense of revenge, let alone complacent thoughts, he was learning from Gatsby bit by bit, no matter how good Gatsby played, he would not I am ecstatic, this is different from many American players.

While he was learning from Gatsby, he was also observing how Green, Scola and others assisted in defense and stretched space when they were on the court. When he returned to the court, he calmly positioned himself to grab rebounds. And constantly reflect on how to help defend.

"Wow, this guy Whiteside is really good. In the matchup with Cousins, he was not impatient. Not only did he limit Cousins ​​on defense, but he was also very organized in rebounding and assisting defense. He saw that It looks calm, and Cousins ​​​​is too impulsive compared to him." Barkley commented.

The Knicks played 42 live broadcasts this season, the second most in the league, and the Clippers ranked first. The Clippers this season are so eye-catching!

At the end of the second quarter, Gatsby scored 26 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. He was the player with the most points on the field. But the most eye-catching person today was not him, but Whiteside, because at the end of the half, Whiteside has scored 14 rebounds and 10 points in revenue, and has already scored a double-double at halftime.

Even so, Whiteside remains as calm as water.

"The environment has too much influence on people. In the past, Whiteside was irritable and arrogant, which was the reason for his repeated frustrations. But when he arrived at the Knicks, he completely changed his appearance, becoming calm, self-controlled and self-disciplined. , is somewhat similar to the Knicks leader Gatsby. In fact, the Knicks players we see are basically similar to Gatsby. Even the most passionate Green, under the crazy appearance, we can feel his Calm down," Kenny Smith said.

Barkley nodded in agreement: "This is the role of a great leader. Gatsby's personal charm is great! Today's Knicks have the temperament of a champion, um, or the temperament of a dynasty. They are calm, not afraid of challenges, and believe in I just can win!"

Gatsby is also observing the team's changes. This season, he is constantly making improvements to the team's interior, not for the players, but for other departments of the team, such as logistics, scouting, medical and other departments. , The cut that should be cut, the supplement that should be supplemented, the process is greatly simplified.

And these are all exerting a subtle influence on the team's strength. In a group, when all the people's goals tend to be the same, there will be a centripetal force between people, that is unity, they Because of this, I feel that the career is worthwhile and meaningful, and this belief is also passed on to the players.

There are two completely different effects between not recognizing something to do, and doing something with a sense of responsibility from the heart. Now all players regard the game as their own career, and the burst of energy makes Gatsby It feels incredible.

The Knicks players trust each other. They believe that after the ball is passed, if other people have no chance, they will still return to their own hands, and they will help other teammates defend. Even if it is missed, neither teammates nor coaches will be harsh on it.

In the third quarter, Whiteside grabbed another 8 rebounds, but that's it, because the Kings were powerless to resist and lost 25 points in three quarters. Whiteside grabbed 22 rebounds and 16 points tonight!
In the face of Cousins, the rising star of the center, Whiteside showed a crushing performance, which shocked the entire league. Many people thought that Bogut's departure would weaken the Knicks' inside line. Germany showed a stronger strength than Bogut!

Ranadive, who sat down to watch the game, suddenly understood that with Whiteside as a center, it was understandable that Gatsby was not interested in Cousins, but Ranadive was a little angry, and this anger was not directed at Gatsby, but aimed at the previous head coach Smart, such a good prospect was let go by him?

It seems that laying off Coach Smart is the best thing to do, but that is the predecessor's business. Ranadive took over the Kings, but it is only a matter of this season. Now Gatsby has promised next season Will choose a rookie who can build a team, which can make up for the King's loss.

It's just that as a result, Ranadive became more and more dissatisfied with Cousins. Cousins ​​certainly has the ability, but his emotional control is really poor. Look at the Knicks' Whiteside, how calm he is. Calm down, players like this are a good choice for building a team!
The fans of the Kings were also yelling in their seats. Losing is one aspect, but seeing the players who were cut by their own team perform so well, they knew that Ranadive should not be criticized. They just took over, and they don't even know who to target.

The king's rot is not a day or two, and the main responsibility cannot be attributed to one or two people-since 2006, they have always been far from the gate of the playoffs. Second-time head coach, and even almost moved to Seattle.

In such a chaotic situation, the team has no long-term goals at all, and can only focus on the present, so this player plays well, well, stay, and that player does not play well, um, kick him away.

They will not consider the upper limit of this player and whether it can be played through training, because no one has that patience.

No matter which head coach it is, as long as it doesn't lead well in one season, or even a dozen games, it will be kicked out. The head coach has been kicked out. How can we talk about long-term goals!

The fans of the Kings are very desperate. They don't know how long this kind of life will last. Originally, Cousins' growth is pretty good, but now compared with Whiteside, they feel that this person's mood is too bad. Unable to play the role of leader, they suddenly became depressed again.

The bad situation that the Kings have encountered is not only that. Their current problem is that their attraction to free agents is really bad. Big-name players basically don’t think about the Kings. They want to go to big cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Houston. The Kings think The only way to rebuild is through the draft.

In all fairness, they didn't do too badly in the draft, but the Kings have always had mediocre luck in the lottery. For more than a decade, they haven't even drawn a top three pick. Can you believe that?

Ranadive has a clear understanding of this situation, so he does not put his hope on the lottery, but hopes to use Gatsby's vision to complete the rebuilding of the king.

Ranadive wanted to take Gatsby to dinner after the game, but the Knicks had to pack up and go to the next away game. Tszby, just to say that the next time I go to New York to find Gatsby, it will give Gatsby a very headache.

Gatsby admired Ajiali more. This girl is good-looking and has a good personality, and she is not a playboy. He already has Long Xiaoman, so he doesn't want to have these entanglements. If Ajiali just wants to be friends with him, that's fine, but obviously not!
　I'm busy at work today, and I have something to do in the evening, so maybe that's all for today, 4000
　　
　
(End of this chapter)