basketball hero

Chapter 174 No chance to play
At the end of the first quarter, when the two sides rotated players on the field, Yingxiong's number was not called by the head coach Skiles.He could only sit quietly on the bench and watch his teammates play.

In the second quarter, the Bucks recovered, but until the end of the quarter, Ying Xiong still didn't get even a second of playing time.

As a result, at the end of the first half, the Bucks fell behind.And Yingxiong, like a forgotten man, has been sitting on the bench on the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity.

The second half of the game was exactly the same as the first half.On one side, the home team Bucks are being hammered by the visiting team Timberwolves, while on the other side, Ying Xiong, a lottery rookie, sits on the bench.

In the final quarter of the game, the Bucks had fallen behind by nearly 30 points, but head coach Skiles still had no intention of replacing Ying Xiong.As a result, his number was not called until the end of the game.In the end, the Bucks were beaten by the visiting Timberwolves by 38 points at the Bradley Center at home.

The Bucks fans who came to watch the game were very disappointed.Many fans left angrily before the game was over.Watching the home team being slaughtered by the opponent from the beginning to the end, except for the die-hard fans, the mental endurance of ordinary fans is not that strong. ——Even if this is just a preseason game that has nothing to do with the record.

After the game, the relevant media used "wolves bit the Bucks away" as the title of the article summarizing the game, which attracted a burst of discussion and ridicule from fans on online forums.

For Ying Xiong, before the game, he vowed to perform well on the stage, but in the end, let alone starting, he didn’t even have a chance to play for a second. For him, it would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed. of.He laughs at himself as a person who can watch the game from the best position on the side of the court without buying a ticket!Like him, as a rookie this year, Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love (No. 1 in the first round) played more than 5 minutes and scored 20 points in an outstanding performance.

However, Ying Xiong was not too entangled in not getting playing time in this game.Because Tyronn Lue and Lucidno, who are in the same position as him, did not appear in this game.So disappointment is disappointment, and it is far from the time for real despair.To put it bluntly, this was just an insignificant preseason game after all, and the coaching staff of the team did not allow him to play. In his opinion, there must be their arrangements.As a player, I just need to perform well when the coach calls my number.

Ying Xiong adjusted quickly and immediately devoted himself to training actively.

Two days later, the Milwaukee Bucks visited the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons, for their second preseason game of the season.

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There is a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Pistons are no longer as brave as they used to be, the main structure is still there. Compared with the Bucks, a fringe team in the playoffs, their strength is still higher.

Even if it's just a preseason game, the starting lineups of both sides are still the best players.The starting lineup for the Pistons is: Center - Rasheed Wallace, Power Forward - Amir Johnson, Small Forward - Taysha Ann Prince, Shooting Guard - Richard Hamilton, Point Guard - Chang Sybilups.

The starting lineup of the Bucks is: center - Andrew Bogut, power forward - Charlie Villanueva, small forward - Luke Richard Mbah a Moute, shooting guard - Michael Redd, point guard - Raymond Sessions.

The Bucks' starting lineup has been adjusted from the previous game.The No. 37 pick Bogut, who was absent in the last game due to injury, returned to start this game. The All-Star small forward Richard Jefferson, who just joined this summer, missed the game due to an injury in the first quarter of the last game.He was replaced by Luke Richard Mbah a Moute, who was selected with the [-]th overall pick in the second round this year.

Before the game started, Ying Xiong was very excited.When I think of the opportunity to play against all-star guards such as Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in the NBA, I can't hold back the urge to play.Of course, he is also very clear that even if he plays, there is a high probability that he will be in the rotation time. He doesn't know if the two All-Stars will be on the court at that time.

After the starting lineup was announced, Yingxiong was a little upset that All-Star small forward Richard Jefferson was absent for this game, but it was Mbah a Moute who replaced him.You know, Mbah a Moute is the 37th pick in the second round this year, and he is the 8th pick in the first round.It's unbelievable to let a second-round pick start the lottery show!Although Jefferson is the 3rd, Mbah a Moute is also the 3rd.But the problem is, he can also play the No. 3 position.Moreover, Ba Mote is 198cm tall, and he is 203cm!

Ying Xiong didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the team's coaching staff, whether he didn't pay attention to himself or had other arrangements. He didn't know, and he could only take one step at the moment.

After the start of the game, the Bucks in the away game felt hot after the start and took the lead at the beginning.The team's power forward Villanueva's offense is very smooth. After the lack of Ben Wallace, no one on the Pistons can defend him one-on-one.

When the first quarter ended with 3 minutes left, the sidelines paused, and then entered the rotation stage.The two teams send their own rotation players to play.

Ying Xiong thought that he would be sent to play by the head coach Skiles, but he was disappointed... Tyronn Lue, who did not play in the last game, served as the backup point guard!

Ying Xiong couldn't believe his eyes!There was a vacancy in the starting lineup and was topped by a second-round pick, and the backup guard was served by the newly joined small guard Tyronn Lue.So what is he in the team?What position should I play?Originally, being able to play multiple positions was a natural advantage of him, but now this advantage seems to have disappeared all of a sudden.I have become a "three different" players who have no fixed position and seem inappropriate to play any position.

Seeing Mbah a Moute, who replaced Richard Jefferson in the starting line-up, frequently hit the iron, kept making mistakes, but still stayed on the court, Ying Xiong, who was sitting on the bench, felt very uncomfortable.If you play badly on the court and the coach doesn't let you play, that's understandable.But the problem is, if he didn't even play, how could he conclude that he must not be able to do it?Could it be that he was beaten to death just because his performance in the training camp was not ideal?

(End of this chapter)