one-handed ball

Chapter 300 Surrender?

The door has been pushed thousands of times, but at this moment it feels like a thousand catties. Zheng Ke lingered at the door of the locker room, not daring to push hard for a long time.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and pushed open the door.

It was still a familiar locker room, but it was quiet and strange.Zheng Ke pushed open the door, and in a matter of seconds, he smelled a breath, which was extremely cold.

More than ten pairs of eyes turned to Zheng Ke, focusing on him.

In the past, he enjoyed being watched by others, but now he felt a sharp edge.Zheng Ke pursed his lips, turned his hand and closed the door of the locker room, and stepped out bravely.

This section of the road to his cabinet seemed to have gone for 1000 years. Zheng Ke only felt embarrassed to death, and hated ESPN and that big-breasted girl in his heart for no reason.

Whitman didn't speak, he was waiting for Zheng Ke to speak.Zheng Ke didn't speak, he was waiting for Whitman's explanation.Neither of them opened their mouths, and there was no third person in the locker room who spoke first.

"Ahem."

Being so deadlocked was not an option. After a long time, Allen, who was impatient for the dream of being a champion, was the first to break the deadlock.He cleared his throat, attracted everyone's attention, and then said: "I think there is some misunderstanding? We led by 8 points in the first half, and the situation is very good!"

Zheng Ke didn't speak, but just gave Whitman a cold look, then turned his head to look elsewhere.

Whitman was also a little confused at the moment, he didn't know how Zheng Ke became like this.In his impression, Zheng Ke was still the big young man who was a little silly and would faint in the first training game, but he didn't expect that one day the gap between the two of them would be so big that it almost affected the team. future development.

But in fact, the estrangement between two people is an inevitable trend of development.When Zheng Ke won the championship last year, he almost relied on his own strength. When the outside world talked about the Timberwolves winning the championship in 09, they would always think of Zheng Ke's incomparable bravery.As for Whitman, other people's evaluations are always dull and inflexible. Even for a while last year, there were various rumors that the Timberwolves were about to change their coach. Performance.

Whitman was actually angry.This year he led the team to the second-best record in Timberwolves history, only one victory away from tying Garnett's 03-04 season in 58-24.Moreover, he was elected as the head coach of the Western All-Star team during the All-Star Game, and his career reached its peak.In the evaluation of the external media, there are no derogatory terms, replaced by various gorgeous praises, and it is said that there is still a high chance of winning the first best coach trophy.This made his worth rise rapidly.

Now the break with Zheng Ke seems to be an accident, but in fact it is inevitable.

Throughout the history of the NBA, there have been many such similar things, AI and Brown, McGrady and Adelman, Kobe and Jackson.At that time, it seemed to be an accident, but now, it is found that there is an inevitable connection.The media cannot know the mystery, and only they themselves know the real problem.

Just like Zheng Ke and Whitman today, behind the sudden conflict is a series of complicated relationships and reasons.

Whitman looked at Zheng Ke, who was playing with the armguard, with a complicated expression on his face, which finally turned into a long sigh.He said to the players in the locker room: "I don't know what to say, but I think that since a team has a head coach, it must obey his arrangements, whether it is a rookie or a so-called superstar. I never say good things , I’m always a bit rushed when I say something. If I hurt some people, I’m here to apologize to you. But I don’t think it’s enough to fight alone if you want to beat the Spurs. I hope everyone will still follow the tactics Let’s plan and play our own style, otherwise I’m sure we won’t survive this round of playoffs!”

Zheng Ke seemed casual, but his ears were already pricked up, listening carefully.Whitman's words of suspected concessions always made him feel extremely uncomfortable, but the players around them all applauded, as if to see the two of them let go of their previous suspicions.

Zheng Ke reluctantly stood up, pouted his mouth, and said, "I have nothing to say. Getting rid of the Spurs is our top priority right now, and we can put everything else aside."

He paused, then took a deep look at Whitman, and continued: "The Spurs are not a team that can be defeated by tactics. They are second to none in the NBA in terms of tactical execution. Our advantage lies in our outstanding personal talents, making use of our strengths and avoiding weaknesses. It's what we should do, fighting tactics with them is tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble."

Whitman's face was very embarrassed. When he heard Zheng Ke's words just now, he thought he was really relieved. He didn't expect the second sentence to directly deny his thoughts. He felt that what he had sworn just now had become a A big slap was slammed on his face, making him feel burning pain.

"Impossible. There's no way to solve the game alone. This is asking for a dead end. Even if you win a fluke occasionally, you will be defeated by the Spurs later."

Whitman's voice became sharper, and he stared into Zheng Ke's eyes, refusing to back down at all.

Zheng Ke didn't bother to argue with him, so he sat down.He made up his mind that if he played by himself, he would do it according to his own thinking.

"Zheng."

Billups on the side tugged on Zheng Ke's sleeve.

"Huh?" Zheng Ke turned around, slightly puzzled.

"I think we should listen to the coach. After all, the coach has a professional background and rich experience. And as the head coach, he has the power to let us do things according to his instructions. We are players. Although there are suggestions, the coach You should listen to what you say." Billups said, his tone extremely sincere.

Zheng Ke looked at the players around him. Afflalo and Pekovic all looked hopeful.

What does it mean?Force the palace?Zheng Ke took a deep breath, stopped Anderson who was about to stand up and said something, and then slowly closed his eyes.

Zheng Ke suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled and said, "Okay!"

He looked at Whitman, and said: "I listen to you, and I will follow what you say. Chauncey is right, you are the head coach, I am really self-willed during this period, and you have the right to guide us tactical thinking. As a player, I should indeed follow your orders unconditionally."

Zheng Ke finished these words in one breath, but couldn't help clenching his fists.

After listening to Zheng Ke's words, Whitman felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart for some reason.He gave in?He really gave in!This feeling of bowing his head made him extremely happy, and this feeling of overwhelming others made his body float up.

Seeing Zheng Ke's appearance, Billups suddenly felt a little regretful, wondering why he disturbed the muddy water.He looked at Zheng Ke apologetically, and said, "Zheng"

"It's okay, what you said is quite right." Zheng Ke interrupted him, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, his expression calm.

Seeing Zheng Ke's appearance, Billups suddenly "thumped" in his heart.I thought that it was really broken, so I shouldn't interrupt, this posture is probably because Zheng Ke is already annoyed to the extreme.The relationship between the two of them really became more rigid under his stinking mouth, damn it, there is too much trash talking, and they can't speak human words.

In this weird atmosphere, the Timberwolves players survived until the beginning of the second half of the game, and then rushed out of the locker room in a swarm, as if there was some scourge inside.

At halftime, in the information-rich world, rumors began to spread all over the world that the generals of the Timberwolves were at odds.

This even alarmed the big boss Glenn, who was still enjoying the wonderful night on his little secretary. He got up from the bed and answered the call from the general manager McHale.

"What, are you speaking foreign language?"

McHale was choked to death by Glenn without a word, and kept silent, waiting for Glenn's bombardment.

Sure enough, in the next second, Glenn fired: "You fucking told me in the playoffs that the generals had conflicts. What did you do earlier? Are they the Balkans? Are they firewood? You are holding labor and capital jobs. Give me these broken news? Also mediate, the playoffs, the Bobcats won the championship after the mediation!"

A drop of cold sweat dripped down from McHale, and he was really speechless to the big boss, but he couldn't think of getting angry when he scolded himself bloody.

Glenn paced back and forth in the room, and then continued: "Let me tell you, you will solve this matter for me immediately. The Timberwolves are the pride of the people of Minnesota. I used to be a Senator for the Minnesota area. I don't want me to The favorite to win the championship is here, do you understand?"

After all, he was an official. When he said this, McHale felt tears welling up in his eyes.

But not long after, the essence of businessman Glenn was revealed, and he said: "This. Ahem. If the conflict between the two cannot be resolved, then Zheng Ke must be kept. Let me tell you, Zheng Ke is not for sale, he is our The hope and the only core of the Timberwolves, don’t be indiscriminate. Ahem. There is no need to report this matter to the board of directors. If Zheng Ke is sent out, I’m afraid that my house in my hometown will be bombed tomorrow.”

McHale couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was still in the mood to joke with me.But he still got the information from Glenn's tone - no matter what, it can only be Whitman who leaves.He shook his head, after all, he felt worthless for his old buddies. This group of college-born coaches just couldn't figure out the essence of the NBA. In the final analysis, it was still business-oriented.It is the businessman who owns the team first, and the owner second.

"Why bother? You dare to offend the cash cow. Isn't this killing them?"

(End of this chapter)