Chapter 83: Level up with Jordan

　　 After Carroll became the Celtics head coach, Leon was no longer just an assistant coach in the team. With O'Brien's resignation, Vogel also bid farewell to Boston. On the day the players forced the palace, he was in a state of complete bewilderment. Vogel didn't know about him until O'Brien gave a press conference to resign as head coach. The title of assistant coach was also revoked.
As a result, Leon’s shoulders have become more important. He not only has to undertake daily training plans, but also becomes the Celtics’ offensive tactics coach. He has more voice in the team and can directly affect the main player. Coach Carol's formation.
On the night of November 24th, Leon rushed back to the field after visiting Auerbach. The team’s starting lineup was released. Tony Batty returned to the starting lineup, and Steve Kerr returned to the bench. The serving point guard became Eric Stokeland. However, Leon has long suggested that Carol can try to use Arenas more in this game. Leon explained that "his shooting and breakthrough ability can make a big difference to the team's offense."
Leon’s suggestion is not unreasonable. After the loss of Kenny Anderson, the Celtics’ offensiveness at the point guard position was greatly reduced, which is very deadly for a team that focuses on outside offense. Without a point guard with three threats, the offense of an outside team will be difficult to open.
　　The reason why Leon took Arenas in the draft is that he is able to have as strong firepower as a shooting guard after transforming into a point guard. In the first few games of the new season, Arenas always showed an incomparable offensive desire every time he played, but he was always suppressed by O'Brien. Now he looks like a beast about to break free from the cage, waiting to bite his opponent.
"Concentrate your attention and give them something to look good. Now we are a brand-new team. Let's work hard. Don't be disturbed by any outsiders. Our goal is victory. A good start is the beginning of victory!" Before the game started, Carol was making the final mobilization, and he seemed to be familiar with the set. The current Celtics are in a difficult stage. They are about to usher in a wave of five consecutive games as they change their coaches, and this is back to back, facing the Washington Wizards who are also desperate for victory.
However, for Carroll's slightly dry motivation, the players seemed a bit listless. The changes in the team and back-to-back fatigue made the players a little unwilling to fight. For a team, once the overall lack of desire to win, The combat effectiveness will plummet, especially in the away game, which requires a strong desire to win and a high degree of attention.
　　 Leon stands on the periphery of the player circle. His attention is not on his own players, but on Michael Jordan at the other end of the court. This myth of a second comeback now looks slightly fatter. The Wizards’ performance at the beginning of the season was not satisfactory, but this could not stop fans from coming to the arena to watch Jordan’s enthusiasm for the game. This is the charm of the NBA’s number one superstar.
"Look over there, who is it? The most dazzling superstar ever, everyone's idol, is there anything that excites you more than fighting against him and defeating him? If you are still so listless, then just sit on the bench and sleep. "Before the ceremony, Leon pointed to Jordan's location and said to everyone. There is nothing that makes a player more excited than beating a childhood idol. Hearing Leon's words, the morale of the Celtics player was boosted.
After speaking, Leon beckoned to Michael Reid, asked him to come to him, and then motioned him to lower his head to his ears and said: "Attack Michael Jordan, attack him at the beginning, use your shot and Break through, don't hesitate. If you are afraid of him or shrink back, I will kill you." After speaking, Leon patted Reid on the shoulder and signaled him to relax.
　　 "Come here to Paul, come here." Leon called Paul Pierce over again. Now Leon can call anyone on the team, which is not what an average assistant coach can do. "Give Reid some space and opportunities, let him attack Jordan, if he can't, replace you. Remember, anger Jordan, I hope this game can become a chaos." After saying that Leon also patted. Pierce's shoulder, the player's admission ceremony is about to begin.
Only then did Leon sit back on the bench, and Arenas on the side approached and asked, "What do I need to do?" When he saw Leon ordering Reid for a while, and Pierce for a while, his heart was a little uncontrollable. , And Leon replied: "Sit down on the court."
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The game started punctually at 7pm. This was the first time Carol was on the sidelines to direct the game as an NBA head coach. He never thought that he would become a head coach like this. He didn't even prepare a suitable suit. , And had to wear a suit and tie rented from the hotel. He looked a little nervous, wondering whether he should stand on the sidelines or sit on the bench first. When the game really started, he became more restless and stood up, but the Celtics' good start made him quiet quickly.
The Celtics’ offense in the opening game felt very good. Michael Reid was very active on the offensive end. He kept running off the ball right from the beginning of the game, playing figure eights around Batty and Walker, and received after leaving Jordan. Steckiland's pass hit the first middle distance of the game, two points.
Leon watched Reid’s bold offense off the court and couldn’t help squeezing his fists. Reid’s improvement over the past year is quite obvious. His off-the-ball ability is compared to last season’s ability to shoot and catch the ball. He has made considerable progress, but Reid has a relatively shy and introverted personality. As a shooting guard, he lacks sufficient offensiveness, which makes him insufficiently aggressive in the game and is always not reused by the head coach at critical moments. Leon wanted to use the opportunity of this game to let Reid boldly face the best shooting guard ever on the planet and do his best to fight him.
　　 When Reid shot the second mid-range with the same running position and the same shooting posture from the same position, Jordan was angry. On the basketball court, Jordan is well-known for his aggressiveness. A second-year rookie hit two consecutive jumpers on his head, which is intolerable for Jordan. Sitting on the sidelines, Leon could hear Jordan start spamming Reid and greet his teammates to pass the ball to himself in the next offense.
Sure enough, Jordan started to take a low position on the right. Reid was stuck behind him by Jordan. Chris Whitney glanced for a while and passed the ball to Jordan. The audience began to agitate. Obviously, Jordan was going to sacrifice his signature. 'S fall back jumper. Sure enough, after tentatively leaning twice, Jordan turned outside unexpectedly and turned back to shoot. Most people predict that he will turn inside. He has not jumped too high, and the angle of the back is large enough. , But the ball still steadily fell into the basket and hit two points. After the goal, Jordan pursed his lips and nodded to Reid, while Reid avoided Jordan's gaze as much as possible and ran across the half court with his head covered quickly.
　　 "I'm going to layup on his head instead of me." Arenas mumbled, sitting with his chin watching the ball. He is completely different from Reid in character. Reid was selected in the first round, but he always thought he should be a second-round player~EbookFREE.me~ Arenas. On the contrary, he was selected in the 21st place. I think he should be the No. 1 pick, but the Wizards holding the No. 1 pick chose Kwame Brown. Now that hapless guy is sitting on the bench in a daze like himself.
　　 Then Reid couldn't score anymore. Because Jordan was watching him, he began to show his strength when he was elected the best defensive player and watched Reid, no matter how Reid moved, he couldn't find the phone. The Celtics' offensive focus shifted to the duo of Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker.
In the middle of the first quarter, the Celtics took a 17:9, 8-point lead. Pierce was unstoppable at the small forward position. Hamilton, who was misplaced to defend him, was not an opponent at all. The Wizards had to adjust their defensive strategy and began to let Jordan. Go to defend Pierce and let Hamilton face Michael Reid, who is similar to himself. After a timeout, Carroll decided to start the rotation. The time point was similar to O'Brien's. Don't let the players get used to the first game.
"Gilbert! Come here, get ready, remember to control the rhythm after playing, we are now ahead, pay attention to the quality of the pass, don't blindly feed Pierce or Walker, see the opportunity." Carroll decided to replace Ali Nas, and asked him at the request of the point guard.
However, he didn’t know that Arenas didn’t listen to a word of what he said. At this moment, only the two words Leon said to him on the bench echoed in his mind,
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