MCI Center in Washington.
This night, McGrady was hurt on the court.
Off the court, Barkley was tired and tired.
On the court, after being taken care of by these tough guys from the Wizards for two full hours...
After the game, looking at the 77-91 scoreboard, McGrady finally understood why his cousin's expression on TV the day before yesterday seemed as pitiful and helpless as if someone had just picked up soap in the toilet. .
In the entire game, McGrady, who played 40 minutes for the Magic, made only 7 of 28 shots. Counting free throws and three-pointers, he scored a total of 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
It is worth mentioning that 21 strikes in a single game also successfully set a new high for McGrady's career.
So we can either say, in the NBA, who has the best blacksmithing skills, and who is the only one with the Los Angeles Mamba?
With 21 strikes in a single game, Tracy McGrady may be a pillar of shame.
But if you put it on Kobe's children's shoes...
Sorry, it's just a normal operation, sit down, everyone, sit down!
In this game, compared with Carter the day before yesterday, perhaps the only praiseworthy thing about McGrady is that even if he missed many shots on the court, he also proved with his strength that he dared to hit this point more than his cousin!
Of course, no matter how decisive McGrady played on the court, he would feel uncomfortable afterwards.
Frustrated.
depressed.
At this moment, with all kinds of negative emotions rushing into his heart, even McGrady couldn't figure out why Artest, who was still held by him last year, could make him so embarrassed this year.
So, when McGrady returned to the locker room to take a shower to cool down, he forgot that there was no hot water in the visiting team locker room at the MCI Center.
Hehe, what a joke.
As a team with an "old hooligan" like Michael Jordan, no one really thinks that the Wizards will warmly provide high-end services such as hot water in the locker room to their away opponents, right?
To be fair, if Jordan hadn't become more and more kind in his later years under Wang Shuo's guidance, before the start of the new season, Jordan even suggested throwing some smelly socks worn by Wizards players into the corner of the visiting team's locker room.
The introduction is the NBA.
If you are willing to be a Holy Mother, no one will stop you.
But if you only regard professional basketball as a game, then I'm sorry, the NBA's ubiquitous intrigues and intrigues will definitely teach you how to be a human being.
In peacetime, competitive sports are wars without smoke.
Regardless of whether the NBA is a commercial league, under Stern's rule, if you want to make money, you have to rely on your ability.
After the game, in an interview, Boss Joe once again highly praised Artest's performance and called him his right-hand man.
Wang Shuo slightly modified his speech after the last game against the Raptors and said: "I don't want people to just see that Tracy missed 21 goals this night.
Because not everyone dares to take 28 shots on the court when facing the Wizards. "
To be honest, everyone can see that McGrady's performance in this game was so embarrassing, and it was not Artest's fault alone.
Therefore, Wang Shuo did not give all the credit to Artest, because he knew that excessive marketing would only cause Artest to suffer greater backlash in the future.
However, even if Wang Shuo intends to cool down Artest...
The next day, as Barkley once again fulfilled his promise on TNT TV's review program, he wore fishnet stockings and high heels and performed an impromptu dance in front of the public while twisting his big butt that was sexier than the Kardashians... ...
As the main "victim" of this bet, the image of "Terminator" Artest has been irresistibly established in the minds of the majority of basketball fans.
Unfortunately.
At this moment, Artest didn't know how ridiculously popular he was now compared to Wang Shuo's previous life.
Otherwise, he will definitely feel sad.
This young coach actually took him less than a week to reach a height he had never reached in his previous life.
no doubt.
In the new season, after the young players in the Wizards have become famous one after another, the talented players in the NBA will definitely favor Wang Shuo in the future.
What is a "golden sign"?
At this moment, Wang Shuo is building his "golden signature"!
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In December, he first killed Carter, then captured Tracy McGrady, and also admired Barkley's big breasts and butt. Overall, during Hamilton's absence due to injury, Wang Shuo and the Wizards he led did a pretty good job. .
But compared with November, which saw consecutive battles and victories...
In late December, after losing to the Kings and Hornets, those fans who still couldn't stand Wang Shuo were quoted as saying:
In December, Wang Shuo, who only led the Wizards to 11 wins and 3 losses, was already showing signs of decline!
Although he didn’t know how his group of anti-fans saw the decline of the Wizards, they might not believe it. In Wang Shuo’s eyes, these people were not trying to attack him. It was obvious. Just bragging about him, okay?
"Only" went 11-3 in December.
If you don’t understand, just ask, in the entire month of December, is there any team in the NBA with a better single-month record than the Wizards?
In fact, throughout December, except for the two games that Wang Shuo regretted losing to the Mavericks and Kings, in Wang Shuo's opinion, he could definitely give the Wizards a 9-point performance!
ha?
What did you say about the Wizards' upset loss to the Hornets in Charlotte on December 29?
What's there to say?
Because the Wizards were not scheduled to participate in the Christmas game this year, the game against the Hornets after Christmas happened to be their third game in four days.
In the NBA, it is impossible for every team to escape the devil's schedule.
Therefore, in Wang Shuo's view, after such a tiring journey and an away game, if you lose, you lose.
The reason why he feels it is a pity to play the Mavericks and Kings is because in his eyes, these two games are victories that the Wizards can strive for.
In Dallas, it was Nowitzki's rampage and Hamilton's injury that caught the Wizards off guard.
That December 22nd, in Sacramento...
The Wizards missed a good game.
Just like in Wang Shuo's memory, the Kings this season are definitely the BOSS at the same level as the Lakers.
Although many people think that Adelman's Princeton made this team king, in Wang Shuo's view, this sentence should be said the other way around.
Because it's Adelman's Princeton who made the king?
It's obvious that Adelman, who only knows Princeton, happened to meet a group of Kings players who can understand Princeton, right?
In Wang Shuo's previous life, after leaving the talented players like the Kings, what else could Adelman's best record have achieved other than the second round of the playoffs in exchange for Yao Ming's career?
In the future, as NBA technical and tactical theories continue to improve, and people gradually understand what kind of coach Adelman is, the fact that no team is willing to hire him is the most fair evaluation of his coaching ability.
but......
Putting aside Adelman's coaching ability, this King who can understand Princeton is indeed worthy of the title of the most beautiful scenery in the NBA at the beginning of the century.
On the 22nd, in Sacramento, the head-to-head battle between the Wizards and the Kings was a blast for the fans at the scene and in front of the TV.
In the first three quarters of the game, the Wizards always maintained a slight lead.
However, in the fourth quarter, Peja Stojakovic of the Kings inexplicably rained three-pointers on the court without warning.
Of course, when Wang Shuo reviewed the game afterwards, he also discovered a mistake he made when making adjustments.
That is, at the last moment of the game, he should let the players hand the ball to Gasol instead of being too superstitious about Jordan's ability to decide the game.
After all, we must also talk about the basic methods of chewing the old.
What's more, in this game, Gasol kept giving everything he wanted in front of Divac.
In short, losing is not terrible, the terrible thing is that you don’t know where you lost.
In addition, after leading the team to complete the entire journey in December of the 01/02 season...
On December 31, at the team's year-end meeting, in addition to receiving praise and admiration from the team management and coaching staff, Wang Shuo also gave everyone a vaccination in advance.
As we all know, generally speaking, November and December every year are a stage for NBA teams to test each other out after the start of the new season.
Therefore, Wang Shuo did not blindly attribute the current brilliant record of the Wizards to his tactics and use of players.
Wang Shuo knows very well that after entering January and February next year, as the situation of the new season gradually becomes clear, those teams aiming to hit the playoffs will continue to increase their defensive intensity and confrontation intensity in the game.
And this is also the main reason why players in the NBA always suffer widespread injuries in January and February every year.
"I will increase the playing time of young players in the next January and February.
I know, maybe this will cause us to suffer more defeats, but in my opinion, compared with a few losses, how high these young people in our team can grow is the key to where we can go in the future. How far is the key. "Wang Shuo said to everyone at the team's year-end summary meeting.
Hearing this, the three Mikes on the coaching staff were somewhat disappointed.
Because as Wang Shuo's deputy, they all wished that Wang Shuo could continue to lead the Wizards to win, and it would be best to break the Bulls' 72-10 record.
But as a former Finals MVP who has won a championship, Unseld supported Wang Shuo's decision with both hands and feet.
At this moment, Unseld supported Wang Shuo's decision not because he didn't have the ambition to compete for the championship.
But because as someone who has experienced it, he understands very well why Wang Shuo made such a decision.
It is true that in order to continue to win, Wang Shuo can improve the Wizards' game level by increasing the playing time of the main players.
But what about the consequences?
You know, no matter how superhuman they are, the players are also living people, not robots.
Right now, the Wizards have laid a solid record foundation.
Even if they lose a few more games in January and February, the teams behind them will not be able to catch up with them in a while.
Therefore, Wang Shuo not only hopes to increase the playing time of young players so that they can get more exercise, but also, in this way, the Wizards can recharge their batteries and make adequate physical preparations for the playoffs.
However, even though he was very supportive of Wang Shuo's wise decision in his heart, Unseld still found Wang Shuo after the meeting and expressed his concerns to him, "Does Michael know what you think?"
Hearing this, Wang Shuo smiled and said, "I communicated with him yesterday and he had no objection."
Seeing this, Unseld immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said: "As long as Michael doesn't object, everything will be fine. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you. The boss is very satisfied with your coaching performance. Believe me, when this season is over, , you will definitely get a generous renewal offer.”
Wang Shuo nodded, noncommittal.
Although as a time traveler, Wang Shuo has ten thousand ways to make money.
But in this world, who would think that they have too much money in their pocket?
Farewell to 2001 and look forward to 2002.
In fact, at the team's year-end meeting on the 31st, Wang Shuo did not tell the truth to Unseld and others.
Because, how can he make adequate physical preparations for the playoffs?
Walking out of the Wizards' general manager's office, I thought back to the scene where I convinced Jordan yesterday...
Clenching his fists, Wang Shuo's slightly raised corners of his mouth had already exposed his ambition.
"Michael, would you like to dance with me?
Go to the stage called the finals! "
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