I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 64
The referee on the sidelines blew his whistle, pointed to the Clippers' backcourt, and signaled the Clippers' timeout.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Natalie called a timeout in time.

Facing Li Yang's roar, Delgado ignored the whole process, didn't even bother to lift his head, and walked towards the bench with heavy steps.

Li Yang suddenly felt that he was offended, and the anger accumulated in his heart was ignited at once. He rolled up his sleeves, and he was about to charge forward. He didn't know why Delgado, who usually got along well in training, suddenly became so abnormal today, and completely ignored his existence. This is a rebellion!
At this moment, Sowell who was behind him immediately rushed over and hugged him, and kept comforting him in his ear, persuading him to calm down.

Under Sowell's patient persuasion, he finally regained some sanity, and then walked back to the bench with Sowell in a dispirited mood.

Natalie glanced at Li Yang, who came late, and then at Delgado, who was drooping his head. She didn't say much, as if she had been mentally prepared, she just continued to take out the tactical board to explain the offensive tactics of the next round.

Until the end of the timeout, Natalie continued to explain the tactics and seemed to be unaffected.

Li Yang, who was anxiously waiting for the result of the disposal, was even more upset now. He thought that when Natalie paused, he would more or less criticize Delgado for not playing according to the routine.

The timeout ended, the game continued, and the players from both sides returned to the court. According to Natalie's tactics just now, Upshaw finally took advantage of the opportunity of an air cut and scored two points for a layup, which finally broke the Clippers' scoring shortage.

Seeing the team finally scored a goal, Li Yang's unhappy mood improved a little, and he put his energy into the game again.

It's just that what happened next made him even more speechless. In a tactical coordination, Upshaw didn't even pass the ball to him who was completely open. Instead, he chose to attack by himself, and the first few steps were very smooth.

He quickly broke through to the basket, and at the moment he made a layup, he was knocked to the ground by Williams who jumped up in front of him, and the basketball finally hit him out of bounds, causing him to make another mistake for no reason. The scene was once extremely embarrassing.

At this moment, Li Yang was completely depressed. In the next round, Hart used the pick-and-roll to receive a pass from Caruso and drew an offensive foul on him.

At this moment, all Li Yang's dissatisfaction piled up together, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore and broke out directly. He turned around and slammed several times on the basketball hoop.

Seeing Li Yang's out-of-control behavior, Natalie quickly made substitutions and replaced Li Yang.

Seeing the substitution gesture made by the referee, Li Yang froze for a moment, pointed to himself, and confirmed to coach Natalie again that he was indeed going to replace him.

"Hehe~" Li Yang glanced at Natalie coldly when he left the field, and walked directly to the bench without stopping.

At this moment, Li Yang felt unspeakably disappointed. He realized that he had really misjudged Natalie. This woman was just too kind. She said what she said and said what she did behind her back. She didn't have absolute control over the team.

"Yang!"

The moment Li Yang passed by Natalie, Natalie stopped him loudly.

Li Yang looked at Natalie impatiently. The series of things that happened just now made him impatient at all, and he was not interested in listening to Natalie's explanation.

"I have something to tell you." Natalie did not show any dissatisfaction with Li Yang's eyes, but said calmly.

Although there was a lot of displeasure in his heart, Natalie was the coach of the team after all. Li Yang was annoyed but not to the point of losing his mind. He stopped and turned to look at Natalie.

He wanted to hear what this coach who had no control over the team would say to him.

"Yang, do you think I'm a bad coach?" The first sentence Natalie said surprised Li Yang. The head coach completely withdrew his attention from the field at this moment, and even focused on talking to him.

Li Yang glanced at Natalie suspiciously, wondering what her intentions were.

"It's okay, but it's okay to say, I won't blame you if I make a mistake." As if to dispel Li Yang's concerns, Natalie then added.

"Yes." Li Yang hesitated for a while, and finally nodded. Although this might offend coach Natalie and even disappoint her, it was obvious that he didn't want to play like this for the whole game, hopeless.

To her surprise, Natalie was not angry or blamed him, but said calmly with a smile on her face: "Do you want to know why I didn't blame Delgado?"

"why?"

"Are you wondering why Delgado didn't pass the ball to you at the beginning, and Upshaw didn't pass the ball to you later, are they all very selfish players?" Natalie didn't explain directly, but threw him another question.

"That's not true. I just think they didn't play according to the tactics, didn't seize the opportunity, and even wasted the opportunity. If they continue to play like this, they won't be able to win the game at all." Li Yang said the truth in his heart.

"In fact, I didn't intend to win this game."

What Natalie said next surprised Li Yang. He stared wide-eyed at the beautiful coach in front of him, with a bloody expression on his face. There are coaches who don't want to win! ! !

This was enough to surprise him, but Natalie's next words made him even more unacceptable: "I just want you to learn how to play, especially when you play with a group of teammates who are not so familiar and have different goals."

Li Yang was completely stunned, what exactly was Natalie trying to say?Why are you getting involved with me again?

"Coach, I don't study much, don't fool me!"

This time, before he could ask a question, Natalie went on to say: "Although your judgment and decision-making on the field are quite correct, it can be said that there are no flaws, but you have overlooked a very important thing. The players on the field, except for Solwell, have different identities from you."

"Identity?" Li Yang looked at Natalie curiously, what's wrong with my identity?
Natalie nodded and continued: "These people, including Rodriguez, have not received guarantee contracts."

"In other words, they can't guarantee whether they can stay in the team and continue to play after the game is over, so they need opportunities to perform and beautiful statistics to prove to others that they are valuable. As for the team's victory or defeat, do you think who cares about them who are precarious?"

"But you are different. You are the team's first-round pick this year. As long as you sign the rookie contract, you are already a member of the Clippers. You don't have to worry about your whereabouts within the year of the previous guarantee contract." Natalie looked at Li Yang earnestly.

After Natalie finished speaking, Li Yang's heart skipped a beat, and everything became clear in an instant. After he played, he wanted to win the game, but the others wanted to collect statistics. The purpose is obviously different. If he can't find a balance point, it is not surprising that the situation on the previous court will appear in the end.

However, after understanding the reason for this problem, his mood did not improve. If it is true as Natalie said, then what is the significance of him participating in this kind of competition now? How can he hone his skills and tactics without cooperation?And what did Natalie mean by teaching him how to play?

He said puzzledly: "Coach, what do you think I should do next? Am I going to compete with them for the hand?"

Natalie laughed suddenly, this sudden scene stunned Li Yang, almost made him wonder if he was too stupid and naive.

After a while, Natalie said teasingly: "Didn't you already compete with them for the right to shoot?"

"How could I! I didn't even touch the ball, okay?" Li Yang immediately defended himself, but he was stunned as soon as he finished speaking.

At the beginning of the game, the alley-oop between Miha and Caruso gave the Clippers a bad start. He was eager to stabilize his position and directly signaled his teammates to play tactics around him. The terminator of this tactic is him, that is to say, the ultimate beneficiary will only be him.

The scoring data is what everyone wants most.

Identity, data, and the connection between these two things, he understood everything at once.

At this time, he looked at Natalie again, and suddenly realized how stupid his previous thoughts were. As Natalie said, winning or losing this game is not important. Natalie's main purpose is to let him learn how to play.

After thinking it over, he said with a smile: "Coach, I was thinking too much just now, I know what to do now, let me solve it next."

"Well, do it well, I believe you won't let me down!" Natalie patted Li Yang's shoulder encouragingly, and comforted her patiently.

(End of this chapter)