Chapter 48: The Straw Man
.\The Return of the Ace Chapter 48 Straw Man
Some changes occurred in the Squad's locker room. It turned out that Murphy's position was replaced by Jascovius. Although the Lithuanian was born in the American basketball game, he seemed a little out of place and looked a little lonely. Stephen Jack was shaking his head with his headphones and listening to music.
"Ahhh. Our superstar is back!" Richardson said with a strange cry. "How are you going to celebrate your comeback? Score 50 points or beat the audience again?"
"You losers are not qualified to talk nonsense. I really feel sad for you. I have actually lost so many games. Of course, this also indirectly shows my personal importance. The facts have proved that without me, you have no game that you hope to win. Only by losing a great player like me will you feel my importance. Isn't it? Haha..." After being serious for less than a few seconds, Yang Xiao immediately became cute and said arrogantly.
Everyone looked at him with the look of an idiot, including the two newly joined team members, not giving him any face.
"Boy, your boxing skills are good. Have time to play with me." Jackson took off his headphones and said to Yang Xiao with a smile. "Don't pay attention to those idiots' nonsense. Take action when it's time!"
Yang Xiao was stunned and then smiled. He held Stephen Jackson tightly and felt a sense of affectionateness. Then his eyes were aimed at Jascovishes.
"Welcome to the Warriors. I was impressed by your performance at the Olympics." Yang Xiao said. "I'm glad you've been one of us."
"Boy, I'm familiar with your story. Don't pretend to be the boss of the team. I want me to convince. The most important thing is my performance on the court." Jascovis smiled and also held Yang Xiao's hand.
"My straw finally appeared. I was very excited." A voice not very friendly appeared at the door of the locker room. However, it was the head coach of the Warriors Mike Montgomery. His face was not very good-looking. Obviously, he was under tremendous pressure. "All the media are saying that Tommy Young is my last hope. If the Warriors' record has not improved, I might be stepping down in a few days. Mr. Straw. Are you ready to be my savior? Anyway, I am ready to be grateful. Thanks to you and your mixed-race teammates, we are currently the last in the West."
The atmosphere in the locker room immediately became a little cold. In any case, the Warriors have no reason to be happy now. Teams with poor record often have various conflicts. The best way to alleviate the conflict is to trade the team's big names or replace the head coach. Of course, sometimes changing the boss is also a way to use. Offenbach has done this.
"Today's game we returned to the lineup at the beginning of the season. Andris replaced Troy's. Straw Man returned to the small forward position. In order to compete with Shaq, everyone has to run. Never attempt to fight the position. As long as Shaq gets the chance to go to the paint area, he will foul immediately. His free throw shooting percentage is more unreliable than your shooting percentage. Of course, the best way to make Shaq unable to exert his strength is to send him to the bench. So Straw Man and Jason Keato seek opportunities for breakthroughs. The game is that simple. Or win a game. Or wait to bear my anger after the game. I am not a good-tempered person. If anyone makes me uncomfortable, I want him to look good." Montgomery said expressionlessly.
The atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became solemn. Even the newly joined Jascovi Hughes and Stephen Jackson felt the heavy smell coming. The regular season is not important to the Heat to some extent. But for the Warriors, it is as cruel as the playoffs. Because they have no way out!
At the end of the season, if we want to summarize the Warriors this season, the attendance rate of the Oracle Stadium in Oakland may be the only commendable result for the Warriors this season. In the past 15 games, they have 10 games, attendance rates of more than 85 games, and even New York. This is not a record worthy of attention. But for the Warriors, this is already a great achievement.
"We may be proud to announce that we are the last West in the past with the highest attendance rate." Warriors general manager Chris Mullin's sense of humor looks good.
Just as most media predicted, the home court of Sir was once again full. Everyone knows why this is: the magical boy makes a comeback. The light of Chinese reappears.
The slogan shared by Chinese fans in the country is "Yang Xiao stands out for us. We cannot let them down."
"Basically all the Chinese I knew came to the scene of the Oracle Arena in Auckland. These guys almost searched for them and they could do it.
As far as I can see on the scene, there were definitely more than 10,000 Chinese fans present. This is like a show of Chinese forces. As we all know, Yang Xiao had a conflict with a Chinese girl. Now is the time for his return.” Wright continued to say to the microphone.
But obviously the enthusiasm of the fans is very outrageous. This is understandable. Because obviously most of the Chinese fans present are not real basketball fans. They don’t understand the rules. When other players of the Warriors started to play, they were already shouting Yang Xiao’s name. Their dissatisfaction can be seen from the faces of other players of the Warriors.
"I think our magical boy can hold a personal concert. He will definitely not be popular. These fans are too much." Richardson snorted coldly and said to Derek Fischer in front of him. "We will stand still on the side later. See how the savior saves the earth."
"If you don't want Mike to attack you, you can do this. The greater the hope, the greater the responsibility. Don't you understand?" Fischer laughed and said. "The powerful guy who brags now. Once you lose this game, he may be the one who is scolded the most."
The Heat's lineup does not look particularly strong. Of course, the main reason is that the magical boy Wade cannot play due to injury. The Oakland media claimed maliciously that Wade looks strong. But the consequence of his crazy breakthrough is that he is very easy to get injured. It's okay in the regular season. Once it reaches the critical playoffs, once Wade is injured, the blow to the Heat will be huge.
The so-called "One Word" refers to this situation.
"Even if I'm the only one left in Miami, I believe it's not a problem to beat the Warriors. Our goal is to win the championship. I will definitely bring Miami at least one championship ring. I believe the Oaklanders should understand this. They are not our opponents." Oakle said in an interview before the game. Obviously, the Heat, currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference, has the qualification to make him so confident.
In comparison, the head coach of the Heat, Stan Van Gante, was not so sharp. The loyal support of the Heat godfather Pat Riley said: "The Warriors' home atmosphere is very fanatical. Our away record is not very good, especially in the West. Of course, the most important thing is Tommy Young's comeback. I have seen his games a few games. I honestly admire this kid very much. He is incredibly mature. Of course, I mean the performance on the court."
Both sides were preparing to jump the ball. The thin figure of Berlins stood beside O'Neal like a bamboo. The contrast was very obvious.
But obviously the excessive weight limits O'Neal's jumping power. He jumped high above Derlings and took away the basketball under O'Neal's gaze!
"This Heat's lineup lacks attack power. After lacking Wade, the Heat's scoring ability is not good. But this is normal. Under Van Gundy's training, the Heat have become a team mainly focusing on offense and defense in half. This is a very correct choice. Any team with O'Neal should do this." Zhang Weiping's voice is now on the radio.
"Double-level combination! Double-level combination! I don't know who made a scream on the earth. "The live broadcast of the Circle Channel plus the double-level combination commentary is simply a killer skill. I will definitely lose. The Warriors will definitely lose!"
Now the Warriors players at Oracle Stadium will not be disturbed by such subjective fatalism. Richardson bent over and caught the basketball and then passed it to Fischer. The old fish slowly dribbled the ball.
In the past 30 games without Yang Xiao, everyone on the Warriors did not play all their points, rebounds and assists. But even so, they still struggled to win the game. But at least at this moment, for Lao Yu, the game was much simpler. Yang Xiao stood at the free throw line and leaned against the Heat's small forward Anderson. Lao Yu's pass came to his hands as soon as possible!
"It's time for our superhero to save the world..." Richardson chuckled and then ran away from afar. He took his defender away and opened up enough space for Yang Xiao. He allowed him to face the defensive player alone.
This is completely the style of a big brand. Or the choice of the lazy players of the Warriors. Yang Xiao held the ball with one arm and blocked Anderson with his left hand. He used his right foot as the center axle foot to resist Anderson, a passerby player who was destined to only appear once behind him. He kept shaking and tried his best to find the space to break through the opponent in front of him. It can be seen that his attack today was very strong.
I am really a bastard to read Lao Zhu’s books! My recent performance is really bad. I adopt the subscription and update system. As long as I subscribe to this chapter more than 30 before 6 o’clock tonight, I will post two updates to tomorrow’s chapter. Otherwise, I will rest at night and not write it. That’s it. Haha.
Chapter completed!