Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 178 Are you sure?
"Derrick Coleman? Are you sure?" Michael Leon Carr looked surprised and unwilling to believe.This is what happened in the Boston Celtics general manager's office. After beating the 76ers on the road, the Celtics flew to Toronto, where they beat the Raptors, and then went to New Jersey, where they ended up. 5 consecutive victories, they lost to the Nets away.

And after this lap of the road trip, as soon as Jonny returned to Boston, it was like Carl, who had been staying in Boston, put forward his idea of ​​trading for Derek Coleman.

Looking at Carl's surprised expression, Jonny also knew what Carl was thinking. It was nothing more than that Derek Coleman was a thorn in his side and would destroy the atmosphere in the Celtics team.But Johnny nodded very determinedly.

Carl looked depressed. Indeed, it is too easy to win Derek Coleman now. After all, the 76ers will definitely choose between Allen Iverson and Derek Coleman. Allen Iverson's, and Derek Coleman's contract is about to expire after this season. In order not to have nothing by then, the 76ers must be very willing to make a deal to send Derek Coleman away.

But now there are not many teams willing to take over Derek Coleman. After all, Derek Coleman is a thorn. He often missed training when he was in the Nets. A team that lacks power forwards, otherwise it would be impossible to want such a player.What's more, even under such circumstances, a certain price needs to be paid to conduct a transaction.After all, Derek Coleman is a perennial double-double star player.

In fact, when Jonny said he was sure, Karl hesitated a little. He didn't doubt Derek Coleman's strength at all. The No. 90 pick in 18.4, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.3 steals and [-] blocks in the first season. He was considered another dominant player after Karl Malone and Charles Barkley. Forward, he claims to be able to play from No. [-] to No. [-]. He has no dead ends in the half-court attack. The only shortcoming on the court is that he doesn't defend, but it's not because he doesn't know how to defend, but because he doesn't want to defend.

Even Karl Malone is envious of the body, which is comparable to the skills of a defender. It can be said that Derek Coleman's body and skills are top-notch.The golf intelligence is also top-notch, but Derek Coleman is like most black players, once he becomes famous, he starts to fall.And his physical talent also made Derek Coleman fall from the 90s to the present, but he is still a powerful double-double machine.

In fact, these two years were the last glory of Derek Coleman. After the conflict with Allen Iverson, Derek Coleman fell into a slump after leaving the team.But now Karl and Jonny don't know this. Jonny thinks that although Derek Coleman has mental problems, Jonny thinks that mental problems are not a problem. He can help Derek Coleman get rid of these problems.Carl, on the other hand, has been struggling. The Celtics really need a new power forward now. The players he looked at before were almost all veterans who no one wanted. The only player with strength and potential is still early. It was rejected by the opponent. It can be said that after Jonny proposed to supplement the strong forward, Carl's trading operation was in trouble.

But now that Johnny gave such a flawed goal, Karl was a little tangled.After thinking about it for a long time, Karl was afraid that Jonny would not know about Derek Coleman's question, so he asked again: "Derek Coleman is a thorn in the side."

Unexpectedly, Jonny said lightly: "I know, it's okay, just leave it to me if anything happens."

Karl instantly felt overwhelmed by Johnny's arrogance, and he felt that this deal was no big deal for no reason.In fact, it is true. If this deal succeeds and Derek Coleman can restore his pre-famous nature under Jonny's training, then the Celtics will definitely make a lot of money.If it fails, it will actually lose some bargaining chips. For the Celtics, it is no big deal.

After figuring this out, Carl started contacting the 76ers.And Jonny is not very interested in these things, as long as they can be traded, everything will be ok.After getting Carl's guarantee, Jonny devoted himself to preparing for the next game.

The Celtics' opponent in the next battle is still the New Jersey Nets, but the battlefield is changed to the home court.Jonny played for 30 minutes in the last game. The continuous away games made Jonny a little tired, which led to the team losing 8 points due to his poor performance.And back home, and got two days of rest, the Celtics aim at revenge.For the Celtics, they can tolerate losing to a team stronger than themselves, but losing to the Nets is unbearable.

Although the Nets this season are not as bad as last season, but in terms of strength, the Nets are still a bad team in the league, although they entered the playoffs in the original season.The Nets are also one of the few teams in the league whose playing style is similar to that of the Celtics. Their starting lineup is amazing, including Sam Cassell, Kendall Gill and Kerry Kittles. Guards and two power forwards, Jason Williams and Chris Gatlin.

John Calipari, like Rick Pitino, was a representative of American college basketball before coaching the Nets, and the set he brought from college focused on guard breakthrough tactics, so there will be three players in the starting lineup. The defender is no surprise.However, John Calipari's tactics are not suitable for the NBA. He led the lottery team last season, and this season's start record is only 3 wins and 6 losses. The seventh loss is about to come.

And Rick Pitino's coaching went much smoother. Of course, this is also because of Johnny. In fact, John Calipari is still a little envious and jealous of Rick Pitino. There is no such player.According to John Calipari's thinking, if he is given an Allen Iverson, then the Nets' record will definitely be much better than it is now.

The TD North Shore Garden Arena is still so simple and gorgeous. The 15 championship banners above the arena tell the glory of the Celtics. After a series of away trips, the Celtics finally returned to the home court.Unexpectedly, a group of Chinese faces wearing No. 11 jerseys appeared on the scene, which surprised Johnny very much. He had never seen so many Chinese fans on the sidelines of the stadium in Orlando before.

He hadn't seen it in the first few games when he came to Boston, but after seeing that there were young people, middle-aged people, and even women among the fans, Jonny probably understood that these people should have passed We came together after the organization.As the most glorious team in the history of the league, the basketball atmosphere in Boston where the Celtics are located must be very strong, and it is not impossible for a group of Chinese fans to appear here.

Jonny greeted this special group of fans with a smile, causing bursts of cheers.Among this group of fans, Jonny not only heard Chinese, but also other languages, such as Japanese and Korean, and Jonny didn't find it strange. Now he is undoubtedly the pride of the Asian-American crowd. The only yellow person in the village, if these people don't support Johnny, who else can they support?
The game was about to start, and Johnny saw Kerry Kittles in the Nets team, who was afraid to look at him. This made Jonny smile, and felt a little emotional. Before the draft, Kerry Kittles was a A well-known genius in the United States, and now, Kerry Kittles is just an ordinary role player, but Jonny has become the star of the Celtics.

And because of the Celtics' current record and Jonny's current stats, Cricketers is already a little reluctant to face Jonny. Every time he faces Jonny, he always feels like his underwear is being picked. It's very embarrassing to watch.

Jonny also didn't go to say hello to Kerry Kittles, because the two were not facing each other on the court, and Kri Kittles needed to play as a small forward.And facing Jonny is Johnny's defeated Kendall Gill, the shooting guard who was blown up by Jonny in his debut last season, and needs to continue to face Jonny's blowout in this game.

In this game, the Celtics continued their fast-playing and fast-breaking tactics. After two days of rest, the Celtics regained their strength and began to gallop on the court.However, the style of the Nets is somewhat similar to this style of fast-playing and fast-breaking. The Celtics' style of play was actually taken advantage of by the Nets.

More than halfway through the first quarter, the Celtics fell behind by 19 points at 22:3!
Rick Pitino felt that something was wrong, and immediately called a timeout. He felt that the team played a bit poorly. When they returned home and were in their best form, the Celtics failed to take a big lead. There is something wrong with this.

"What are you doing? Did the two-day break make you forget how to play? Do you think the Nets are our nemesis? Are we going to lose two games in a row to the Nets? What about your offensive speed? Are you defending? What about the oppression at the end?" Rick Pitino was out of breath, and sprayed wildly.Then he arranged a little bit more: "Shrink the defense line, don't let them break through so easily! Also, raise the speed to another level! Make them unable to keep up!"

Rick Pitino doesn't care about any physical problems anymore. He is only thinking about winning this game. After all, being killed by the Nets in two games in a row is not an ordinary loss. He doesn't want such a situation to happen. matter.

After the timeout, the Celtics' defense has improved significantly, and the offensive end is also working hard to improve their speed.Returning to the first wave of offense on the court, Jonny ended this wave of offense with a clean and direct breakthrough layup. The entire offense did not take more than 12 seconds.

On the defensive end, the Celtics' shrinking defense did cause some difficulties for the Nets. After all, the Nets are very dependent on breakthroughs. When Ben Wallace was blocked at the free throw line like a city wall At that time, the Nets couldn't make a breakthrough.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led by 5 points by virtue of their explosion in the second half. At 37:32, the two sides entered the rest period of the quarter.

(End of this chapter)