I just play ball

Chapter 221
After finishing the interview and press conference after the game, the entire Lakers team took the bus back to the hotel. According to the travel plan made before the game, they stayed in Houston overnight. Nick Young proposed to play Texas Hold'em, and Thackeray and others readily joined.

Li Yue also participated, but he didn't invest too much. Iguodala became the final big winner, but he didn't put the money in his personal wallet, but proposed to set up a team activity fund to pay for various celebration expenses in the future , the whole team unanimously agreed.

With this atmosphere, Li Yue chatted with Iguodala alone, expressing his desire to follow suit in investment, and Igo immediately promised to lead the way, but he made a list of books first, so that he could take the time to read them. Take it easy.

Li Yue went back to the room and opened the laptop he carried with him to search.

Among a series of complicated book titles, he selected one called "Warren Buffett's Letter to Shareholders", logged on to Amazon to place an order to buy it, and asked for it to be mailed to the hotel in Dallas.

After breakfast the next day, the whole team set off for Dallas by special plane and arrived in about two hours.

There was one day before the game, and the team did not arrange training, but the purchased books arrived. Li Yue took advantage of his excitement to sit in the hotel room and began to read. He waited until noon to share his impressions with Chenxi.

Generally speaking, this book is narrated from Buffett's personal perspective, and is roughly divided into topics such as corporate governance, finance and investment, investment alternatives, common stocks, mergers and acquisitions, valuation and accounting, and taxation.

In a few hours, Li Yue only read the finance and investment part, and he didn't understand many places thoroughly. Chenxi explained the confusion from the perspective of the president, but even so, there were still many questions full of doubts, so he had to give up temporarily.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the whole team held shooting training. The coaching staff did not put forward strict restrictions, mainly because they wanted to maintain the shooting feel.

During the training interval, Li Yue talked to Iguodala about his progress and was encouraged to continue to study in depth.

Shooting drills ended at three o'clock, and the team entered the conference room to gather to watch the Mavericks game analysis tape.

In the past 4 games, the Mavericks have achieved 2 wins and 2 losses. Video editor Bodaen pointed out that there are three points that need attention.

The first is that the Mavericks' offensive firepower is relatively fierce. Regardless of whether they win or lose in the first 4 games, they all scored more than 110. The reason for losing is because they couldn't defend against the fierce offense of the Thunder and Rockets, so it is necessary to limit the speed of the Mavericks as much as possible, especially Mongolia The combination of Tower Ellis and Devin Harris, both of whom are fast enough to explode, have led the second team to play in the past four games, and they can beat their opponents every time. It is because of this that the Grizzlies and Eagles lost their lead, resulting in Lose in the end.

The second is the high pick-and-roll of Monta Ellis and Nowitzki, which is very difficult to guard.

The reason is that although Monta Ellis has a disadvantage in height and wingspan, he has very good coordination. He has the dribbling skills that can create shooting opportunities at any time when he is moving at high speed.

In addition, Nowitzki can go inside and outside, has a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, and occasionally can support the offense, so he can't let go. He must arrange a person to defend, so he can only let the weak-side players to defend the inside. lis.

This kind of work may be handed over to Li Yue or Gasol, and requires a high degree of concentration.

The third is the Mavericks' substitute players, whether Vince Carter, DeJuan Blair, or Jack Crowder, all belong to roles that can play with the ball, plus Devin Harris, the Lakers must deal with it with all their strength.

After Bodaen finished speaking, the coaching staff looked a little dignified. Nick Yang said happily that he could play casually, emphasizing that as long as the ball was handed over to Li Yue, even if Sean Marion returned to the peak, he would not be able to complete the limit. It's a certainty.

Thackeray agreed with a smile, and the meeting was dissolved immediately.

Li Yue returned to the room and was about to turn on the TV to watch the news when there was a knock on the door.

When he opened the door, Nick Young was holding a brand new PS game console, "Come to play Call of Duty?"

In the past, Li Yue would have resolutely refused, but Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 has just been released and has never played it, so he simply took the opportunity to try something new and immediately went to the room where Nick Young is.

With excitement, Li Yue skipped the title and started directly, but after playing for two hours, he felt so-so.

Back in the room, he asked the hotel staff to deliver the dinner to the room, and browsed the NBA news while eating.

ESPN reported that the NBA officially announced the first MVP ranking for the 2013-2014 season. Li Yue won all 4 games and ranked first with an average of 55.5 points per game. Commentator Kevin Pelton believes that "No. [-]" does not accurately reflect him On the contrary, it will be easy for fans and the media to raise the threshold because of premature exertion, unless they can perform this kind of performance many times in the future.

Kevin Pelton also mentioned Nash's injury by the way, bluntly saying that Nash needs to be absent for at least two weeks, and the Lakers' subsequent games will be more difficult to play, because after many teams react, they are very likely to target.

Seeing the news, Li Yue unlocked the phone and dialed Garivetti's number to ask if the news was true.

Garivetti did not disclose it clearly, but the implication was enough for him to understand that Nash did need a truce for at least two weeks because of nerve inflammation in his back. It has not been announced yet because the Nash team hopes to observe for a few more days.

This made Li Yue feel a little tricky, because the team only had two genuine point guards, and now that one is down, he can play a few guest games, but in the long run, it will inevitably lead to a deformed lineup.

The competition in the Western Division is very fierce, and it is very likely that there will be only 2 to 3 victories in the end. If you cannot get the first place because of the delay during this period, it is not worthwhile, but there is no other way right now, you can only find the first place. Three point guards.

After all, Nash is too old and missed many injuries last season, so he must prepare in advance.

After making up his mind, he called Wharton first, hoping that the other party would relay his thoughts to D'Antoni, and then discuss with the coaching staff whether to report to Mitch Kupchak. This operation is to respect all aspects as much as possible.

Wharton said that he would bring it up immediately, and Li Yue hung up the phone and continued to browse the news.

ESPN reported that the Thunder's starting point guard Westbrook will return to the game ahead of schedule, much earlier than originally expected. Judging from the training video played, Westbrook has recovered [-] percent, with various high-speed changes of direction and flying dunks. Any trace of injury, the structure of the Western Division will usher in another strong impact.

Li Yue subconsciously thought that Kobe had also said that he might come back early, so he called Garivetti again.

I never thought that Kobe has indeed entered the stage of confrontation and adaptation. If everything goes well, he will be able to come back in the middle of next month.

After hanging up the phone, Li Yue's depression of being absent due to Nash's injury completely disappeared, both excited and a little nervous.

When Kobe comes back, Iguodala can play the 1rd position, then he can play the [-]st position for a long time, until Nash returns or the team signs the third point guard, but before that, he needs to lead the team through this the hardest time.

(End of this chapter)