naaapseattle Chapter 147 147. The Revolutionary Teammates Cherish Each Other
Chapter 147 147. The Revolutionary Teammates Cherish Each Other
Chapter 147 147. The Revolutionary Teammates Cherish Each Other
The four-game losing streak once again pushed the Thunder to the forefront of the media.
The substitute players scored too few points, George and Westbrook were not stable enough, and no matter how much Richard scored, it was useless. A series of reports were published, and the Thunder fell to the altar in an instant.
How successful the signings were boasted at the beginning of the season, how miserable they are now.
Substitute players can only score less than 18 points per game, which ranks the bottom among all teams in the league. You must know that Richard alone averaged 20 points per game last season, and the Thunder's subs averaged more than 30 points per game.
Scoring from the bench is very important. The starting five are not all good scorers. If the substitutes cannot continue to score during the starting rotation, the team will lose its original advantage or its disadvantage will become more obvious.
The current state of the Thunder is that after signing valuable players, the team's young players have not been able to fill the vacancies, and the newly signed free agents have not been able to exert their due strength.
In addition, Robertson fell from the starting lineup to the bench, which even lowered the scoring ability of the bench.Kanter's data this season has also declined severely, and he is somewhat sorry for his annual salary of 1700 million.
The shooting situation of George and Westbrook is also worrying.
George is a ghost. If Westbrook can continue to join the firepower team, there is no problem. It can be seen in the first few games, but when Westbrook also failed to shoot together, Richard seemed to be alone.
This coincided surprisingly with Merritt's predictions at the beginning of the season.
Let people shake the prospect of the Thunder.
The scolding battle on social media has become a one-sided state. The Thunder's four-game losing streak can't find any evidence to turn the game around. It is not enough to believe in a certain star.
Except that Huaxia fans are still supporting Richard unilaterally.
At this time, Zhou Qi has played 5 games with the Rockets. Although the time is about 5 minutes and the total score is only 9 points, the Chinese Zhou Qi is more popular with local fans than the American Richard Richard. After all, Richard is only Asian, but in the end he cannot represent China in the World Series.
At this time, Richard's Huaxia fan group has been reduced by more than half, and the attention has continued to decline.
Of course, these things are not what a player should care about. What they should care more about is how they can get out of the current predicament.
Having just finished playing against the Nuggets, the Thunder returned to Oklahoma without stopping to let the players rest well. They will also play back-to-back games against the Clippers the next day. The only advantage is the home game.
The morale of the team's four-game losing streak, back-to-back physical problems, this is a loss to anyone.
Even if the Clippers send away the core Paul, Griffin's five-year 5 million contract renewal, and Lu Wei, who performed well in the Rockets last season and performed better on the Clippers' bench this season, the Clippers' strength should not be underestimated.
On the return flight, everyone closed their eyes and rested silently.
Richard's heart was churning and he couldn't sleep at all.
A small ball market like the Thunder mainly relies on their own cultivation of stars, and it is difficult to attract big-name stars to join. It is very lucky to be able to trade George this year, so it is very difficult to find useful role players.
Some role players would rather give up part of their salary to go to teams in big cities, such as the Lakers, Knicks, and Warriors. If a small ball market wants to recruit these role players, they must pay more.
If you train yourself, you will often sign a premium contract. For example, if a blue-collar like Adams signs in the free market, it will not exceed 1400 million, but the Thunder's offer is 4 million in 1 years, which will result in no more room for suitable substitute players.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for substitute players to improve, so the only way to improve is to rely on yourself to push the team forward.
Back then when O'Neal traveled east and the OK team dismantled, Kobe relied on his own strength to forcibly lead the team forward. In order to let the team enter the playoffs, he used himself to the extreme. At that time, he averaged 35 points per game by relying on two-point shots one by one. At that time, the number of three-point shots would never be more than two points.
Relying on playing without teammates brought the team into the playoffs.
Similarly, last season Westbrook also squeezed himself to the maximum, relying on his own strength to average a triple-double per game and lead the team forward.
At this time, if his teammates still can't achieve results, Westbrook will definitely carry the team up again and force out the flying self.
But everyone knows that Westbrook's style of play is too physical, and shooting has never been his strong point. Every year he grows older, his physical fitness will decline. Coupled with various wear and tear, Westbrook may not be able to play last season. The performance will increase the possibility of injury.
Since I chose the same salary cut as Westbrook, now is the time to achieve results for the team.
Back home, Luo Xi had already rested, and Richard quietly touched his "bed".
The "bed" of the living room is of course the sofa. Every time there is a match, Luo Xi will pack up the sofa for Richard and remove all the cushions so that Richard can rest in a spacious enough place.
It was the same today, Richard sat on the sofa feeling Roxi's tenderness, and his heart was peaceful.
There was something lumpy on the coffee table in front of the sofa. Richard took advantage of the lights from the stadium downstairs to take a closer look, and it turned out to be a car key.
Gently picked up the car key, the sense of weight in the hand, the streamlined design, and the black luster that can be seen at night attracted Richard's eyes firmly.
It looks like a nice car.
Luo Xi's choice for himself would definitely not be bad.
His eyes were a little wet, and Richard picked up the paper under the key again, and turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone. The beautiful but crooked Chinese characters on it made Richard dumbfounded, "Stinky, I have already bought the car for you. You can't return it if you like it. The competition has been hard these days, don't be discouraged!"
The corner of Richard's mouth turned up involuntarily. It seemed that he must play the ball well not only for the team, but also for his lover.
Lying down, Richard, who had been tired all day, soon fell asleep, but the alarm clock set at five o'clock woke him up again.
Get up quickly, Richard has to hurry up and go to the arena for training. In previous back-to-back games, Richard would choose to focus more on recovering his physical fitness, and would not do morning exercises, but now Richard's physical fitness has improved by more than a star. In order to end the losing streak, Richard naturally wants to get himself into the best condition.
Although his movements were very small, the bedroom door still made a clicking sound.
"Are you going to train?" Luo Xi rubbed his sleepy eyes and appeared inside the door.
"I woke you up, Xiao Xi, you can sleep for a while and drive to school by yourself." Richard said to Luo Xi while putting on his shoes, "Thank you!"
Luo Xi slowly walked behind Richard, and gently threw himself on Richard's broad back, giving Richard a warm hug, "Come on!"
"I'm full of strength!" Richard stood up.
Luo Xi let go of Richard, "Go!"
Richard opened his arms, wanting to give Luo Xi a hug too.
With a light push from Luo Xi, Richard was pushed out of the house.
Richard shook his head, kept this warmth deep in his heart, and ran out towards the cool outside.
Coming to the arena, now Richard is qualified to ask the guard to open the equipment.
"Hi, Tom!" Richard found that the gatekeeper happened to be an old friend.
"Li Cha? You are the second one today, and it's been a long time since you were second."
second?Who else is in front of me?This is not difficult to guess at all, there is only one person who can arrive in front of him.
Westbrook!
"Huh? Li Cha?"
Richard walked into the court, and Westbrook was also taken aback.
The two just stood there looking at each other, and then laughed together.
"Since we're here, let's go heads-up!" Westbrook said with great pride, and his self-confidence once again filled his whole body.
"Don't cry if you lose!" Richard took off his coat and training pants, and walked into the court.
Back-to-back teams will not organize group training. Richard and Westbrook, who had been singled out for two hours, finished their breakfast and came to the arena again.
"You have good physical fitness and strength now." Westbrook looked at Richard, who was not too tired to faint.
He can still continue to practice shooting. At this time last year, he couldn't even practice shooting for two hours. Later, he didn't reach the level of two hours of singles. Now, it is estimated that he is not much worse than Westbrook.
"Did you guys just come?" On the court, another person was already practicing shooting.
There is a strap tied around the shoulder.
"Paul, you are late." Richard smiled, but his eyes were on the straps on George's shoulders.
"The muscle strength is not right, so I tied it up to assist the strength, and it feels good now." George patted himself on the shoulder, and clenched his teeth undetectably.
"We have been training early in the morning and just finished breakfast. Now we need to move slowly for a while. You should practice first." Westbrook also paid attention to George's shoulders.
"I went to the doctor for treatment in the morning, so I didn't come. Fortunately, you didn't live up to my expectations, and you all came to train hard." George joked.
"Practice hard! You haven't sweated yet." Westbrook punched George in the chest, cleverly avoiding the position of the strap.
"Let's compete in today's game." George turned around and shot a three-pointer, which was accurate and hollow.
"It's better than what? It's better than scoring Paul, it's still me than hitting, and it's unique than Russell." Richard grabbed the ball and walked around while shooting.
"That's more than plus or minus."
The positive and negative value is an intuitive performance of the player's contribution to the team, although it does not completely represent the victory or defeat.
"OK!"
"make a deal!"
Who would have known that when the team faced a possible five-game losing streak, the core trio was still making seemingly insignificant bets.
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