God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 217
Seeing that the reporters were all quiet, Chang Wei smiled, moved the microphone in front of him toward him, coughed a few times, and said, "First of all, I want to answer the most important question, Our rotation rest is indeed intentional, and the players who were rested do not have any physical reasons. If you don't believe me, Eric beside me can testify..." Snow stood up and nodded, then sat down again, using His own actions supported Chang Wei's statement.

As soon as Chang Wei's words came out, the audience became a mess again. Everyone had already obtained all kinds of side evidence, and today they wanted to get proof from the 76ers.Of course, if the 76ers directly deny it, they will definitely throw the evidence they have collected in the opponent's face.

But why did you admit it so openly?Although the goal has been achieved, why do you feel so uncomfortable?

After another few minutes of buzzing, Chang Wei continued: "I know that you think that we rest players for the playoffs, and I admit that it is indeed a preparation for the more intense playoffs. But if you insist on saying that this is irresponsible to the fans, then I don't agree with such a statement..."

Before the words were finished, a reporter sitting in front of the special office raised his hand high.The PR manager looked at Chang Wei, who nodded at him. He shrugged, indicating that the reporter could ask questions.As Chang Wei expected, the reporter from ESPN spoke very sharply: "I'm sorry, I believe that fans buy tickets to watch the game in order to support their favorite stars, and you directly rested the team without a legitimate reason If you are a star player, isn’t the ticket bought by the fans a waste of paper?”

Chang Wei smiled and said: "I think most of the local fans come to the stadium to support their favorite team. As long as the team wins the game, it can even keep winning. Their love for the team It will never change. In this league, there are fewer and fewer players who are consistent. Is it possible that my favorite star changes teams and I have to travel thousands of miles to watch another team’s game? Can I go to the scene? It’s going to be great to see the star come back.”

Without waiting for the reporter to attack again, Chang Wei continued: "Arranging players to rest is actually my suggestion, and I persuaded Coach Brown to support my idea. But in my opinion, the purpose of resting players at this time is not only to prepare for the season. There are deeper reasons for the post-match. As the team's physical assistant coach, my qualifications are not particularly rich, and the achievements I have achieved are not too much, but I want to use this release from my perspective. I will speak my mind."

These words made all the reporters off the court excited. Now that the praise of Lewis and Tracy McGrady has not cooled down during the All-Star Weekend, Chang Wei can be regarded as a focus figure. Now that he can say such words, it must be the next one. Stories that can hit the headlines.For the media, it's really normal to gossip about hot spots, let alone the fact that there are dry goods as a base like now, so it is absolutely necessary to quickly take out the notebook recorder and the camera to point it at the eloquent talker on the rostrum Oh Chinese!
Chang Wei was silent for a while, sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and said slowly: "I think, for the fans, the 82 games in the regular season are very important, whether it is a strong team or a weak team. They all hope to see the team they support play well on the court. But for players, this is a long journey. Even a guy with outstanding talent and unfathomable physical strength will face 82 regular season games. Feeling tired, especially at this moment."

"Whether it is physical exhaustion or mental exhaustion, it is enough for players to affect their state, and if it is more serious, it will even affect their careers. Presumably everyone here as professionals in the basketball circle knows that when a player is physically When you’re tired, you’re most likely to get injured, it’s okay to have a minor injury, a few days or weeks of rest, but what if they have a career-destroying injury?”

Looking at Chang Wei who was waving his arms excitedly on the stage, his eyes were a little red, all the reporters present fell silent.How could they not know that extreme fatigue increases a player's chances of injury?But they never thought that they could use the way of taking turns to relieve all the pressure on the players.

"Perhaps our rotation of players will make some fans feel uncomfortable, but for the players and most of the fans, this should be a very appropriate approach, because the players can maintain a longer career and perform better, and the fans will naturally It’s even more fun to watch and cheer loudly for the team’s win.”

"Besides," Chang Wei suppressed his emotions, looked around, and smiled slightly, "We can still guarantee the No. [-] ranking in the Eastern Conference, and we can afford the loss of team strength caused by player rotation. As long as the team has confidence in its own strength and is not afraid of its record being affected, it can also choose to take turns, at least allowing the veterans in the team to get more rest time. For veterans, what is better than prolonging their careers? where?"

Snow stood up at the right time and said: "As the captain of the team, I understand the team's rotation very well. Of course, this is my idea after enjoying the rotation treatment. Players are also human, and they also need to rest. For us, the main players of the team who often play more than 35 minutes per game, a short break can really give us a better respite. 82 games are a lot, and if we can make it to the playoffs, it will even increase to more than 100 games , This is very hard for us. So I support the team's rotation plan, and all the players of our team will also support it. This is our voice as players!"

After being bombarded by the two, a reporter still stood up and said: "What if the ratings are not high in the national live broadcast because of the rest?"

Chang Wei said with a half-smile: "There are always more solutions than problems. This requires the league to restrict the rotation. Of course, maybe this is also an opportunity to force every team to play team basketball, isn't it? As long as it is the main team basketball How can the team be afraid that they won’t be able to win the game when the stars are resting? In this way, the viewing level of the game will not be reduced because of the rest? There are some things that we can’t think of, it’s just whether we are willing to do it..."

(End of this chapter)