King of shooting guards

Chapter 229 Discussion
"What are you thinking about?"

"Today's game."

"What do you think?"

"we won!"

"That's it? Is your head not broken?" Sima Shenji put his hand on Li Changgeng's forehead in a gesture.

"Don't make trouble, don't disturb Li Changgeng's thinking."

"Me? Hehe, then tell me the result of your thinking. What is 'we won'?"

"What do you think of the strength of the Australian team?"

"Strong!"

"Not only are they very strong, I think their strength even surpasses ours."

"Huh?" Sima Shenji tilted his head and thought for a while, "Even so, what does it matter?"

Li Changgeng seemed very dissatisfied with Sima Shenji's tone: "What do you mean by that? This is my conclusion after careful consideration."

"Okay, as you said, their strength has indeed surpassed ours. Now you can tell me your thoughtful experience."

"Stupid, didn't you tell me what you think, we won!" Li Changgeng looked at the idiot's eyes and turned Sima Shenji.

Sima Shenji immediately reacted to Li Changgeng's white eyes, climbed onto the bed, pressed the person on the bed under his body, and stretched his left and right hands under each other's armpits to make a scratching movement - tickling!

The effect appeared immediately, "Hahaha... woo woo woo... Spare me, spare my life!" Being afraid of tickle, this can be regarded as Li Changgeng's major weakness.

What a pity for such a big man!

It wasn't until Li Changgeng, who was below him, begged for mercy and screamed that Sima Shenji finally let go.

"Is it time to continue the topic just now? What does this have to do with us?"

"Nonsense, the other protagonist of this match is us. Even though we are not as strong as the opponent, but we can beat the opponent for the entire match, isn't that unusual?"

"Anything can happen on the court. It's not a myth that the weak win the strong."

"However, if I were the head coach of Australia, I would definitely be very depressed. Obviously my team's victory is better than that of the opponent, but the opponent has dominated the whole game."

Sima Shenji disagreed: "If I were him, I should reflect on whether I am a competent coach. Their players have already performed quite hard, and the loss of the game can only be the responsibility of the coach himself."

"The responsibility of the coach?" Li Changgeng asked in surprise, "Can the responsibility for the loss of the game be shifted to the coach like this?" His surprise was not just expressed on his face, he had never really thought about winning the game in his heart. Negative has nothing to do with the coach.It is not unheard of news that the team's record is not good and the coach is dismissed, but he has never taken it seriously.In Li Changgeng's understanding, the game is played by the players after all, no matter how clever the coach is, he can't replace the players.Even though he once led UCLA to participate as a coach, he didn't really think how much influence he could have on the game as a coach. It was always the overall strength of UCLA and his performance on the court that determined the game.

A good coach integrates the players into a whole and can make the team stronger, but can a good coach change the result of a game with disparity in strength?It always depends on the hard work of the players on the court.This is Li Changgeng's entire understanding.

shallow!

Sima Shenji seemed to see Li Changgeng's inner thoughts. He rolled his eyes just like Li Changgeng just now. It felt like he was looking at a hopeless idiot.

Li Changgeng was angry, but he couldn't refute.At this moment, he himself felt that he was quite an idiot.The process and result of today's game has seriously overturned his "common sense".The strength of the two sides is obviously superior to the Australian team, not only himself, but also Sima Shenji, Li Zheng and others. Compared with the domestic media, the middle and young players are more daring to face this fact. It was the Chinese youth team that won the game, but the results were quite different from their strength.The result may have been accidental, but what really showed the problem was the whole process of the game. Except for the brief lead in the first quarter, the Australian team was almost overwhelmed by the Chinese youth team throughout the game, and finally lost the game depressingly.

This is definitely not a "normal game"!
Sima Shenji finally didn't make Li Changgeng depressed for too long, and said: "The strength of a team should not only be the strength of the team members, the level of the coach is also a very important component. The Australian team's players may be better than you, Li Changgeng. Chang Geng, but their coaching level is inferior to that of our coach Geng—in the competition between the two coaches, the white-haired old man of the Australian team lost, which also determined the final result of the team they commanded.”

"You mean, the two coaches sitting on the sidelines decide the game?"

"It's not as exaggerated as you said. After all, we are the ones playing on the court. The two teams compete to see who has more advantages, who can maximize their own advantages and curb the opponent's advantages. In both teams In the comprehensive competition of the team, we were almost evenly tied with the Australian team, but we had a slightly higher advantage than our opponents due to the off-court coach’s command, so we won! Do you understand?”

Li Changgeng shook his head.

"What an idiot. Have you ever seen a tug-of-war match? When the two sides are evenly matched, whoever can increase their strength even if it is only a little bit wins."

"You mean the straw that broke the camel's back?"

"Right!"

"It turns out that the coach is a straw in your heart!"

"Wrong, no matter what, there are two straws!"

Looking at each other, the two burst into laughter at the same time.

Although it seemed that Geng Xiangzhi was worthless, Li Changgeng could hear his respect for Geng Xiangzhi from Sima Shenji's words just now.After the laughter, he tentatively asked: "In your heart, is Coach Geng really a very good coach?"

Sima Shenji seemed very dissatisfied with this question, and stared: "Can't you judge for yourself?"

Li Changgeng blushed: "I just asked you because I couldn't judge!"

Sima Shenji was stunned, but his heart soon became clear.From participating in the league for the first time to the current World Youth Championship, in my basketball career, Tao Ran was the only coach before him. He really didn't have many opportunities to compare whether Geng Xiangzhi is an excellent coach.

In other words, what Chang Geng is today is completely self-taught through his own efforts.Looking at the familiar face of Li Changgeng in front of him, Sima Shenji couldn't help feeling admiration in his heart.admire?Sima Shenji quickly shook his head, as if he wanted to drive the word out of his mind.

After entering the national youth team, he was taught by Geng Xiangzhi, and Li Changgeng vaguely knew that Geng Xiangzhi was a very good coach.But how good it was he didn't know.Just like today's game, Li Changgeng, who lacked tactical literacy, could not appreciate Geng Xiangzhi's brilliance.

That's why Li Changgeng, who got a first glimpse of the mystery under Sima Shenji's suggestion, had the idea that "Maybe Geng Xiangzhi is really a very good coach".

Sima Shenji's long stare made Li Changgeng feel unnatural, and he put on an expression of "Li Changgeng is so scared": "Don't look at Li Changgeng like that, Li Changgeng doesn't like men!"

"Go to hell!" Sima Shenji swung his fist.

The atmosphere is relaxed again.

……

Sima Shenji sat cross-legged on Li Changgeng's bed, looking upright, while Li Changgeng, who was lying on the bed, leaned against the head of the bed and sat up to listen to Sima Shenji's introduction to Geng Xiangzhi.

"The most convincing fact to measure a coach's level is his record. Five years ago when Director Geng took over, it was still a first-tier team, and now we are the second team champion of the Shanghai Sharks. And in the past five years, no one has been introduced. Foreign aid, all the players except the players who came up with the team from the Second Division, were trained by me and Li Zheng from the youth team. This kind of achievement is unmatched by any domestic coach..."

"Just like today's game, Director Geng's on-the-spot command can be said to have reached the pinnacle level..."

"As far as the team's coaches are concerned, Coach Geng is top-notch, but he is the most respected by the players because he is a coach who really cares about the players, especially the young players..."

"... Li Zheng and I stayed in the youth team for two full years after graduation. We were called into the senior team after we were convinced that our physical fitness and technical level were mature enough. Coach Geng has always been very cautious in using youth players , you better not let yourself get injured, it is absolutely impossible for him to play with an injury like in the league."

"Do you know that I'm jealous of you?" Sima Shenji, who had been eloquent all this time, suddenly said this.

Li Changgeng said in surprise, "Jealous of me?"

"Actually, it's not just me, maybe Li Zheng also feels the same way!"

"why?"

"I've never seen him value a player as much as you do. Both Li Zheng and I are his personal disciples, and Li Zheng is still his nephew, but he doesn't seem to hold as much weight as you in his heart..."

"Is it very important to him?"

Sima Shenji rolled his eyes upwards, with an unbearable expression: "What an idiot! Don't you feel it at all until now?"

Li Changgeng nodded guiltily.

Sima Shenji, who rolled his eyes, seemed to have rolled his eyes so much that his body was moved. With his right hand resting on his forehead, he lay on his back on the bed, and shouted: "My God, such a dull guy is regarded as a genius by the coach, what is this?" world!"

The "sluggish guy" didn't know how to blush, but he was complacent when he heard the words, and said, "So he saw that I was a genius! Haha..."

Smoke from seven orifices, rolling eyes, foaming at the mouth, and twitching limbs, Sima Shenji was one step away from becoming a fairy.The man who had escaped from the clutches of the god of death pressed the young man with an idiotic smile under him and gave him a hard beating to calm down his anger.

The topic continues.

"Think about it with your dull head, how big a wave it is to recruit a 16-year-old college student into the National Youth Team. Such good news, media reporters have not flocked to it. However, during the training period of the National Youth Team A reporter came over to ask you a question?"

Li Changgeng shook his head.

"Have you ever thought about the reason?"

"Isn't it closed training?"

"Idiot!" With a burst of chestnuts, "If it's not because of your genius, why do you have to train in closed doors?"

Li Changgeng covered his head and dared not refute.In the past, every time after Sima Shenji burst into tears, Li Changgeng would either cover his head to dodge or counterattack. Such a "docile" was beyond Sima Shenji's expectations, but it felt really good.Sima Shenji, who raised his legs, continued: "The more than one month of closed training is unique among national teams at all levels. Guidance Geng is giving you the pressure to abandon the news media."

Li Changgeng suddenly realized and nodded frequently.

"Do you still remember the head coach Zhu Yu?"

"Remember!"

"He is the head coach of our youth team and also coach Geng's assistant coach. Because you, an idiot, have such a poor foundation, the coach specially invited him to the National Youth Team to give you tuition."

"Oh!" Li Changgeng woke up like a dream.

"Have you calculated how long you played in the three games?"

Turning his head to recall, he said, "About 70 minutes!"

"It is indeed more than 70 minutes. The coach only lets you play for about 25 minutes in each of the three games, whether you are on the bench or as a substitute. Li Changgeng said that the coach's on-the-spot command is top-notch, and every minute you are on the court is the coach. It has been calculated. It can not only ensure the maximum use of your strength, but also ensure that you, Chang Geng, will not be too tired. Coach Geng has always been very cautious in using young players. You are only 1 years old, so of course you are more cautious in using them. Already!"

"Oh I got it!
……

Li Changgeng "suddenly realized" for a while, and "awakened like a dream" for a while, and his reaction was unusually calm.But is he really that peaceful?Sima Shenji flashed Li Changgeng's face out of the corner of his eye, stretched his waist, and let out a sigh of relief: "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep! After speaking, I climbed into my bed, and after a while, I heard the sound of snoring.

In the dark room, apart from Sima Shenji's soft snoring, there were no other sounds.

On the bed, Li Changgeng tossed and turned with his eyes open and didn't fall asleep for a long time - he seemed to have forgotten to close his eyes to fall asleep.

Hearing Sima Shenji's words, Li Changgeng's heart is not as calm as his reaction, but he is a self-proclaimed mature man who is unwilling to reveal his inner turmoil in front of others, even his best friend Sima Shenji.In fact, his inner excitement was already written on his face, otherwise how could Sima Shenji be sleepy and go to bed at that time?

For Li Changgeng, the Geng Xiangzhi described in Sima Shenji's words was completely different from the Geng Xiangzhi he knew. His understanding of Geng Xiangzhi was established some time ago.

The first time I met him on the court was a drunk middle-aged man with a crumpled suit and tie hanging casually around his neck.Throwing off the clothes and rolling up the sleeves, you can compete with a 16-year-old kid you met for the first time on the court, and you can be proud of bullying a kid with your strength and strength.He hugged the child he just met and called him brothers, and lying on the ground of the court was as comfortable as sleeping in a five-star hotel.The image of Geng Xiangzhi at this time is a typical bad middle-aged man.

When we met for the second time, we were still on the court, with a wicked smile on the corner of our mouth, and a humorous look in our eyes, agitating our spring tongue to persuade Li Changgeng to join the National Youth Team. At this time, Geng Xiangzhi was still in a bad mood. image of the aged.

(End of this chapter)