Superstar Tyreke

Chapter 110

Losing is not terrible. The Kings experienced it frequently two years ago. What is terrible is blind conceit and confusion after failure...

The Kings team with the best record in the league suffered a three-game losing streak without warning, and lost consecutively to the weaker Timberwolves and Bucks. For a while, the sports sections of the major media put the Kings game review on the headlines Location.

"The Kings have suffered a three-game losing streak, and the identity of the pseudo-strong team has been confirmed?"

"Consecutively losing to the Timberwolves and the Bucks, what is the real strength of the Kings?"

"Excessive force, the Kings suffered a losing streak!"

With this three-game losing streak, the Kings' top position in the Western Conference was also squeezed by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder ranked first in the Western Conference with 15 wins and 3 losses, and the Kings occupied second place in the Western Conference with 14 wins and 4 losses.

After losing to the Bucks, the Kings will still continue to play at home, and the next three games will be played in Sacramento.

And because of this defeat with the Bucks, one day after the game, when the team had practiced, Coach Westphal left everyone in the training hall.

Just finished the training, some people were standing, some people were sitting and resting, some people were chatting and laughing in twos and threes, Coach Westphal stood near the middle circle of the training hall, looking at everyone with sullen expression , the voice was not loud but obviously angry: "Everyone! Gather around me!"

Hearing what Coach Westphal said, everyone walked over slowly. When everyone gathered around him, Coach Westphal softened his tone and said: "The team has suffered a three-game losing streak. Each of you Do you have any opinion on this?"

Everyone looks at me, I look at you, and no one speaks.

Seeing no one answered, Coach Westphal glanced at Cousins, "DeMarcus, tell me."

During the three-game losing streak, Cousins ​​played poorly against the Spurs, followed up with a mediocre performance against the Timberwolves, and received his second second-level evil of the season against the Bucks. It can be said that Cousins' performance is like the epitome of the Kings recently.

Cousins ​​looked at his teammates around him, stared at his small round eyes and said carelessly: "Coach hasn't played very well recently, play well in the next game, play well in the next game"

"A good spanking? A good spanking!"

Coach Westphal's loud shout startled everyone.

Coach Westphal is not a person who yells and scolds at will. Everyone knows that their coach seems to be really angry this time.

The grumpy Cousins ​​wanted to refute a few words, but was also held back by Udrih beside him.

"Do you think that with your current state, you can still play well in the next game? If you continue to play like this, none of you can beat it!"

Coach Westphal looked around at his disciples, he knew that there was no problem with their ability, and the problems of the team now come from the heart.

"The season has played 18 games so far. We have won 9 consecutive victories once and 5 consecutive victories once. I don't think any of you would have believed that you could do it last season. Me too! Me and you Likewise, I wouldn't believe we could do it. But we did it this season, and I should have been happy about it, but now I feel sad instead."

"When you lost to the Spurs for the first time, you didn't lose yourself. The winning streak didn't become a burden for you. You still knew your weight. The winning streak can be said to be a surprise, but when you experienced 5 consecutive victories again Finally, I clearly felt your complacency. The loss to the Timberwolves and Bucks had nothing to do with strength or tactics. You lost to yourself! Everyone must understand that we are not as strong as you think!"

This sentence shocked everyone.

"Don't you think that after winning the Spurs and the Thunder, you can take lightly the so-called underdogs in the league? Facing teams like the Timberwolves and the Bucks whose records are not as good as ours, can you blindly immerse yourself in the advantages of the record? Win? The score was overtaken, everyone wants to be the savior, and they still think about themselves. Can they win? Playing freely, doing whatever you want, is cool, but can you win with so many mistakes? Losing is normal, no matter how strong the team is You will lose, and now you are dazzled by the victory, if this continues, it will not be as simple as three consecutive losses."

Coach Westphal looked at Tyreke and said, "Terreke! Tell me, what is our goal for this season?"

Tyreke looked up into Coach Westphal's eyes, his eyes showed a trace of worry and expectation, "Playoffs, we want to make it to the playoffs."

"That's right, our goal is the playoffs! Don't forget that two years ago we were only the second-to-last team in the Western Conference, and last season we also lost in the battle for the last spot in the playoffs! Don't Comparing ourselves with super teams like the Spurs, Thunder, and Heat, we don’t have the capital right now. Growth comes step by step. We still need to accumulate experience and improve ourselves. We haven’t reached the point where we can underestimate our opponents. Don’t get carried away just because you have a winning streak.”

"I have led the team through the finals, and I have also led the team to a record of 62 wins and 20 losses. I know what a real championship team looks like. It needs to be at the top of the league in all aspects. Today we are far from enough grid"

"Let go of your pride, look at yourself, let the glory of the past month go, don't let the winning streak paralyze you, we are a good team, we still have a lot of potential, but we are not strong enough To be able to crush opponents! Facing any team, we must devote 100% to the game. Once we are not careful, we may lose to anyone!"

"I know that the voices of the outside world will also invisibly bring troubles to you. From the reaction of the fans when they lost to the Bucks at home in the last game, we can see that everyone is used to us winning continuously this season. After all, we can even win championship teams like the Thunder and Spurs. Outside comments are beyond our control. We must be sober. The previous record is indeed the result of our hard work, but it is not our pride. !"

"Finally, the team is very strong, but don't underestimate the opponent! We are not stronger than anyone! No one is really weaker than us!"

Coach Westphal finished his speech with a flushed face and an excited expression, then looked at his disciples, waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse, and left the training hall
(End of this chapter)