Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 202 Far From Ending
The most direct consequence of too many injuries is that the team's full-court confrontation in the training session is stretched.Looking at some empty seats, McMillan sighed and said to his assistant coach Monty Williams: "Monty, it's time for us to fight in person." This middle-aged man who always greets people with a smile He also nodded seriously, took off his coat and went straight to the stage.

Monty Williams, selected by the Knicks with the 1994th pick in the first round in 24, has played for the Knicks, Spurs, Nuggets, Magic and 76ers in nine seasons of his career, averaging 6.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game .After retiring, Williams joined the Trail Blazers in 2005 and became the team's chief assistant coach, learning from McMillan.With a height of 2.03 meters, he can top the small forward position of the bench lineup. Needless to say, McMillan is of course a point guard.It was also the first time for everyone to see the head coach and assistant coaches to complete the confrontation training with real knives and guns. In order to make a good impression on the coach, each of them started training like chicken blood.

The two coaches naturally have strict requirements on the players, but first they have to lead by example.But McMillan forgot one thing. He is 45 years old this year. It's not the time to wear a Sonics jersey and command the court.When he was directly intercepted by Roy while dribbling, he was about to turn around and chase, but suddenly fell heavily to the ground.Seeing that the head coach fell down, Roy didn't dare to continue dribbling the ball for a quick layup. He quickly put the basketball aside, prepared to help the coach up, and then apologized.

But when he and his teammates rushed to the side of McMillan, they couldn't help being surprised. McMillan was obviously in pain, and his whole honest face was distorted. He seemed to want to shout, but he couldn't make a sound out of pain.Williams glared at Roy, ran to the sidelines, picked up his mobile phone and started making emergency calls, hoping that the hospital could send an ambulance.Ye Feng patted Pulzbilla on the shoulder, and the two of them put McMillan on his shoulders and moved carefully towards the entrance of the arena.Fortunately, Ye Feng was strong and Pulzbila was the fifth player, so he pushed McMillan out.

An ambulance arrived shortly after and took McMillan to hospital.Now the team's training sessions are in vain, and now the head coach's injury is the most important thing.Other than Williams glaring at him, no one blamed Roy, because his movements were clean, and it wasn't that his feet stuck to McMillan, it was purely because the head coach chatted with the teenagers when he went into battle. Crazy, was robbed and wanted to get back to the field, and was injured accidentally.No one knew where he was injured, but everyone rushed to the parking lot, drove their cars to the hospital, and prayed that nothing happened to the head coach.

It's a pity that God didn't hear their prayers, and the hospital's diagnosis came out soon: the Achilles tendon of the right ankle was torn!Between the heel and the calf there is a thick, strong tendon called the Achilles tendon.The Achilles tendon is about 15cm long and is the thickest tendon in the human body. It is formed by the fusion of the tendons of the triceps of the calf (soleus, inner and outer heads of the gastrocnemius) about 15cm above the heel.People's walking, running, and jumping rely on this strong tendon.If the Achilles tendon is completely ruptured, it will be impossible to move an inch.The torn Achilles tendon is mainly caused by a closed sprain during sports. The difference lies in whether he can walk. Fortunately, McMillan is only torn. With the help of some equipment, he can still get out of bed and walk around, which also means that he can be present. Command the game.

However, being on the field to direct the game does not mean that he can walk up and down the sidelines like before, shouting at the referee, and using gestures to pass his tactics to the players.He can do these things, but he can only sit on the bench and do these things. Leaving aside the effect, he loses in momentum.And the torn Achilles tendon still needs surgery, which means that the team's on-site command can only rely on Williams before being discharged from the hospital after the operation. adjusted.He still trusts Williams, but with Roy and Ye Feng, he will be safe.

Without hesitation, McMillan explained to Williams the matter of directing the game, and emphasized that Roy and Ye Feng should be directly delegated to Roy and Ye Feng if they don't know how to deal with it, as long as they are in charge of unifying their opinions.Williams was taken aback. He didn't expect McMillan to attach so much importance to these two players that he dared to let them make decisions based on the situation on the court. This was obviously a constraint on his interim coach.Thinking of this, Williams' expression became a little gloomy, as if it was going to rain anytime.He knew that these two guys were strong, but could they be strong enough to see through the opponent's tactical system?

Seeing Williams' indignant eyes, McMillan smiled helplessly and said in a low voice, "Monty, I know what you're thinking, but you should trust them. You decide the general direction. In some emergencies, when you have no time to call a timeout, don’t give them direct instructions on the sidelines like me, and let Ye and Brandon handle it by themselves.” Williams thought for a while and nodded silently. What I thought in my heart was to try this first, and if they didn't perform well after a game, I would have to take back all the command rights.

After knowing the diagnosis result from the hospital, Roy's face turned pale, and he felt terribly regretful. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have gone to steal the coach's ball. Calling you a jerk, something happened now, right?However, McMillan did not show any resentment towards him. Instead, he gently comforted Roy, who was still blaming himself. He patted Roy on the shoulder and said, "Brandon, it's time for you to carry the team." , you are the captain of the team and the actual organizer of the team. Although I am not on the sidelines, you must take good care of the team's tactical system, help Coach Williams to control the situation as soon as possible, and don't let your teammates The psychological pressure that we have caused because of my injury, now you are the most important person in the team, do you understand?"

Roy held the head coach's hand tightly, and said in a deep voice: "No problem, just watch my performance! The mistakes I made in the training session will be paid back on the field, and the Blazers will not suffer because of this." In the chaos, I promise you, when you come back, we will still be a top four team in the Western Conference!"

(End of this chapter)