After Arenas arrived at the training ground, he immediately high-fived all the Wizards players, but I don't know if he did it intentionally and left Li Kaiming until the end.
Li Kaiming didn't think much about it at first. Arenas' return would definitely do more good than harm to him. Now the Wizards lack a stable scoring point from the outside. With Arenas back, the team's record can be guaranteed.
Arenas finally finished high-fiving the others, and then turned his attention to Li Kaiming. After standing still for a second, Arenas forced an unnatural smile on his face and walked towards the latter.
"Li, I saw your performance when you were recovering. It was really amazing!"
Li Kaiming frowned. Arenas today seemed a little different from the first time he met him, but he couldn't tell what exactly was different.
If I had to force him to describe it, it would be the Arenas from before. He looked like a god, with a hint of domineering air in every move he made.
But in the current Arenas, I can see a trace of fear in his eyes!
That’s right, it’s just fear!
But Li Kaiming would not break up with Arenas just because of a look, so he stretched out his arms and hugged Arenas.
"You are finally back!"
His words were sincere, but in the ears of Arenas, who had complicated thoughts, they had a different meaning.
Why are you coming back? This team is the same with or without you! The record is even better than before!
Arenas patted Li Kaiming on the shoulder, a stern look flashed in his eyes.
Head coach Saunders saw his two generals hugging each other like "brothers", and a happy smile appeared on his face. With such a right-hand man in hand, why should he worry about not being able to lead the team to a good record?
Today's training still starts with the team's warm-up practice. Arenas' attitude towards the team's training is extremely serious. Even Sanders praised Arenas. After coming back, it was like a different person.
But in Li Kaiming's heart, a bad feeling gradually enveloped his heart, and became more and more intense...
During the subsequent video analysis and team tactical drills, Li Kaiming finally understood the source of his uneasiness.
The first was the video analysis session. When Sanders, as usual, emphasized to the players that if the tactics failed, they would hand the ball to Li Kaiming. Arenas suddenly spoke up.
“Coach, you don’t have to leave it to Li!”
Sanders was stunned for a moment, but didn't pay much attention, so he smiled and said, "Ah, yes, now Gilbert is back, and he is also one of our options after our tactics failed."
Arenas was speechless, but the rest of the team began to murmur in their hearts. Arenas seems to have some bad intentions today!
As for who the unkind person is, you can think of it with your toes!
The players involuntarily turned their eyes to Li Kaiming, who was listening intently to the tactics on the other side, and couldn't help but feel worried for the latter.
Arenas' status in this Wizards team is almost as good as Kobe's status in the Lakers. Before that, he was the well-deserved team boss and locker room leader, but now he has suffered a decline and injuries.
And Li Kaiming is the proud son, the future core of the Wizards' selection. Originally, the inside and outside should just work together. Wait until the end of Arenas' career, and then hand over to Li Kaiming, which will become a good talk in the NBA.
Even Arenas himself thought so before this.
The Wizards selected Li Kaiming, the core insider, to assist him. After he retires, the team boss will let the latter take over.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Li Kaiming's strength was ridiculously strong! And what's even more coincidental is that at the beginning of the season, Arenas has been absent from the game due to injury, and he has been absent to this day.
During this period, Li Kaiming not only did not lead the team to the bottom of the division like Griffin, another Rookie of the Week, but instead single-handedly led the Wizards, who competed for the top pick last year, to defeat the finals teams one after another. The Magic, the playoff powerhouse Hawks and other strong teams were defeated. They have won consecutively and made history. In the first week, they won the Player of the Week and the Best Rookie at the same time!
How could Arenas not be frightened by such horrific records and statistics?
This is the meaning of the so-called superior performance. When the team you thought selected a talented rookie to assist you, but it turns out that this rookie has a worse lineup than you and has a better record than you. As long as he is a normal person, There won't be any ideas in my mind.
What's more, Arenas is a boss who has absolute control over the team!
Therefore, even if the injuries on his body have not fully recovered, Arenas cannot sit still. If he continues to rest, he is afraid that the injuries on his body will not be cured, but the illness in his heart will become worse!
What happened in the video session was just an episode. After that, Arenas did not perform much else, but Li Kaiming had a hunch that the tactical training in the afternoon would be a new conflict point.
Time passed quickly. The afternoon training was mainly divided into two parts. The first was to practice the tactics prepared by the Cavaliers for the Ming Dynasty. Just watching the video or the tactical board was just talking on paper. To really implement the tactics into reality, you have to rely on the court. On the run. The second part is that the team is divided into two groups for confrontation training.
Because Arenas was returning from injury, Sanders placed him on the bench, and the starting lineup was still the same five-man lineup.
Because the substitute lineup originally lacked a main attacker. Before this, the main attacker was Yi Jianlian, the sixth player. After Arenas came back, he naturally took over the ball from the substitute lineup and began to find his form.
The tactical drill session was no different from usual, but when it came to group confrontation, the problem immediately became apparent.
Li Kaiming is still the main controller of the ball in the starting lineup. Hinrich is becoming more and more proficient in cooperating with him. Although Li Kaiming touches the ball more times, he does not dribble for a long time. Most of the time, he still gives way to Li Kaiming. Point guard Hinrich dribbles the ball, and what he does more is handling the ball after the pick-and-roll.
Arenas on the side was a little surprised by this. He originally thought that since Li Kaiming could get such good data, he would want to play every ball by himself and let the point guard watch.
However, this does not allow Arenas to eliminate his alertness and vigilance towards Li Kaiming. Besides, he came back to the team to consolidate his position as the team's boss, not to observe how Li Kaiming plays.
This was a pain for the substitute players, especially Yi Jianlian. After Arenas returned, he directly became a tool man in the training matches. He only took 2 shots in the whole game, and the other substitute players were also very similar.
This made Li Kaiming couldn't stand it anymore. He bluntly pointed out Arenas's wrong behavior, "Gilbert, why don't you pass the ball to your teammates who are in the open? They obviously have a better chance!"
The entire training ground fell into silence, and everyone focused on the two tall and one short people in the center of the field.
Sanders is also a bit difficult to deal with. Arenas's behavior is indeed not right, but it is understandable that he wants to get back to his form. After all, the latter is the only All-Star player on the team.
Arenas raised his head and his eyes gradually became colder. "Lee, are you teaching me how to play? I have been playing in the league for almost ten years. Do you, a rookie, need to teach me how to play?"
Li Kaiming shook his head, "Gilbert, this has nothing to do with experience. Whatever is wrong is wrong. I believe you know better than me!"
Arenas sneered, "This is my team, I can play however I want!"
As soon as these words came out, the hearts of everyone present could not help but beat violently!
Is what is supposed to come finally coming?
