Chapter 82: Arenas' ambition

　　 For Arenas, when Jim O'Brien announced his resignation from the position of Celtics head coach on the morning of November 24, he felt that his basketball career had opened up again. After being picked by the Celtics at the 21st overall pick, he sighed in his heart, trying to prove that the Celtics had three picks in their hands but they used the last pick to pick him. Kind of error. It is even more necessary to prove to all the previous teams that did not choose him that they were all wrong.
It is with such a mentality that in the summer in Los Angeles and Phoenix, he trained himself crazy, shooting countless times a day, training with parachutes to start explosive force, practicing shoulder strength, and his three-pointers. He knew Kay The Walters are a team that loves three-pointers.
But when he came to the Celtics, he found that he didn't have a chance to play. Although the Celtics traded guard Kenny Anderson, O'Brien did not give Arenas too many opportunities to play. He trusted more. Veteran Steve Kerr and Eric Stokeland. Arenas also got some chances to play, but every time he appeared on the court, he made some silly mistakes because of his eagerness to show himself, and then he was replaced by O'Brien.
In the usual training, Arenas is one of the most diligent, but did not get the attention of the coaching staff, including Fox Leon who picked him, he put more energy on Michael Reid and Joe -Johnson seemed to let Arenas fend for himself. It was John Carroll who gave Arenas a lot of guidance and help as a player development coach, so when Danny Angie approached Arenas and told him that the team would force O'Brien to resign after the game on the 23rd night. And when Carol became the team's head coach, Arenas only hesitated and agreed.
In this quick and sudden action to force the palace, Arenas became the vanguard. When O'Brien was interviewed by the media, veteran Randy Brown called on all players to hold a temporary meeting, and Arenas was the representative of the rookie players. Declared that he agreed to oppose O'Brien's coaching and asked the team to change the head coach. Randy Brown is the oldest player in the Celtics. Although he only came to the Celtics last year, he has a certain prestige. Standing behind Brown is Steve Kerr. The two are behind the Bulls. He was a teammate during the three consecutive championships, and Cole was responsible for agitating Brown. Of course, standing behind Cole is Arnold Auerbach.
　　 Now Arenas is sitting on the team plane flying to Washington. No matter what happens to the team, the game will continue. They will have a back-to-back and go to the capital to challenge the Wizards with Michael Jordan. Because of time constraints, John Carroll announced his appointment as Celtics head coach directly on the plane. The ceremony was simple and hasty, and Carroll himself was unprepared. Before O'Brien dismissed class and Carol took office, Auerbach notified almost every relevant person through various means, from players to coaching staff to staff. Only three people knew everything until yesterday’s incident. They were The parties O'Brien, Carol, and Leon.
"Tonight we will usher in a difficult game, back to back, the Wizards own Michael Jordan, which will make us get a lot of public attention. Pressure exists, but I believe everyone will overcome it, and the more important thing is now How to let us have a new look to face the future. Of course, tonight we will continue the previous play without making too many changes, but everyone's playing time and specific requirements will be changed, I hope to understand." Carol is doing After a brief inauguration speech, I began to arrange and arrange some situations for the evening game. Because they will not have much time to train after arriving in Washington, some requirements Carol must be arranged on the plane.
　　 As he drew out some small cards from his jacket pocket, he began to make some demands on the players. Although it happened suddenly, Carol himself did not know that he had become the head coach, but this does not mean that he is an incompetent idiot, will be panicked, and Auerbach chose him as the head coach not only because He is an honest man who can talk, and because compared with O'Brien, he actually has more experience as a head coach. Before taking office last year, O'Brien had been an assistant coach in many universities. As the head coach last year, he also relied heavily on Hart and Vogel's assistance.
On the contrary, before entering the NBA, Carol has been an assistant coach for Carlesimo for many years. He has been the head coach of the team and won the honor of the best coach in the Atlantic 10 league. What a particularly remarkable result, but it can also be called a unique coach.
Last night, Carroll prepared a temporary strategy for today’s game. He also talked to Leon for more than an hour and asked about the team’s tactics and training. Leon gave Carroll a lot. The suggestion was written on the small card he took out today.
"We must have a more decisive offense. When you have an offensive opportunity, don't hesitate to throw the ball into the basket. Also, we need to reduce some unnecessary full-court pressing on the defensive end and reduce the intensity appropriately. , Control the tempo of the game, remember to put pressure on non-ball holders, instead of focusing on the person holding the ball..." Carol gushed, but the players Not particularly concerned. A team’s style of play is inertial, and you won’t change the routine you’re used to in training just because you change a coach. Only the details will change.
Leon listened to Carroll’s arrangement and thought in his heart that Rick Pitino’s influence on this team is still very deep. After all, the two pillars of the team are growing in his hands. The team's basic play-full-court press, three-pointers, will not change in a short time. Leon didn’t really agree with Pitino’s shaping of this team. On defense, he believed that the whole-court press has proved to be surprisingly effective in a game of this level in the NBA. As a conventional method, in addition to hitting the self-confidence of your own players and wasting physical energy, it seems that there is no particularly good effect. On the offensive end, Leon also likes three-pointers. He recognizes the efficiency of this scoring method and the great tactical significance it brings. However, he does not believe that the start of the three-point shooting space needs to rely on strong insiders. On the contrary, he feels completely You can rely on the cooperation between outside players to create three-point opportunities, especially in the bottom corner. Leon feels that there is a need for vigorous development.
But all of this is difficult to change in a short period of time. Fortunately, it seems that Carol is much easier to communicate than O'Brien. He accepts many of Leon’s opinions and is willing to line up troops according to Leon’s ideas. Set up, he will give Arenas more opportunities to play than tonight.
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After arriving in Washington, the team checked in at the AKA White House Hotel, and then went to the Wizards’ home MIC Center at around four o’clock. Outside the arena, Leon saw a huge portrait of Michael Jordan hanging on the wall. Looking into the distance in the Wizards No. 23 uniform. Leon knows that this is the of basketball. Now he is unwilling to be lonely and wants to climb back to his position again, but it seems that everything is not optimistic. Before this game, the Wizards had already encountered a wave of shameful eight consecutive matches. Lost, Jordan could not lead the Wizards to victory.
　　 After an hour of adaptability training and shooting practice at the MIC Center, the players got a half-hour opportunity to relax, go out for a stroll or have some dinner. At 7 o'clock Eastern time, the game will officially begin. Leon and Carol greeted him and called a taxi to Auerbach's home. Before going, he also brought two boxes of Monterey Depression cigars, which was also Auerbach's favorite thing.
But when Leon arrived at Auerbach’s home, he threw the cigar on the table and asked:
Why kill O’Brien directly? He is a good coach, so frequent coach changes are not good for the team. ."
Auerbach was reading when he opened the door, wearing old-fashioned suspenders and black vest, and a pair of reading glasses on the bridge of his nose. Facing Leon’s question, he pushed his glasses and picked up a cane from the table. He hit Leon directly on the head. Leon did not dodge, but closed his eyes and took Auerbach's crutches. Then Auerbach threw it away and shouted at Leon: "If it wasn't for you, I would bear the accusations of the media and old friends like this. Complain, use all your relationships to get rid of O'Brien? He helped the team a lot last year, and now I am going to become an ungrateful, behind-the-scenes dictator!"
After talking about Auerbach, he sat angrily on the rocking chair. Because the rocking chair was swaying too hard, Leon stepped forward and fixed the rocking chair, took out a box of matches from his pocket, and Auerbach took out one from his pocket. Leon lightly lit the cigar that he hadn't finished smoking. In fact, the two hadn't seen each other for several months, and they only had a straight temper like Leon. When they saw Auerbach, they dared to question him. In fact, Leon knew exactly what happened, but Auerbach remained silent and did not inform him of his attitude, which still made Leon somewhat uncomfortable.
"You don't need to be like this. My foundation is not clean. If anyone wants to dig it, it can't be covered." Leon said to Auerbach. He knew that Auerbach didn't notify him because he didn't want him. Participating in a forced palace event can cause great damage to the reputation of a player or coach.
"At least you are clean in the basketball ring. Some people have worn me enough hats and talked about it. What about adding another one?" Auerbach took a cigar and calmed down. , Leon asked him as soon as he came home and was going to him off.
"Then why encourage Arenas to get ahead? He is still a rookie~EbookFREE.me~ Things like this...will damage his reputation and affect his future...His talent is really good. "Leon thought of the players who were in the early days of yesterday. It doesn't matter if Brown is a ten-year old football skin. Paul Pierce put forward a mild opinion but there is no objection. Walker simply went to the bath, Dennis Rodman early Just not dealing with O'Brien, and the rookie is Arenas.
　　 "Everyone's personality determines their destiny to a certain extent. This kid is such a personality. You have also said that he needs anger. Then I will keep him angry. Too mild is not good for him."
　　 "I have suggested that Carroll increase his playing time and adjust some of the team's defensive strategies. Hart will fix this. I hope tonight will be a new start."
　　 Auerbach looked at Leon after listening. He hadn't seen him for many months. He could feel the change in Leon's temperament. In the past, he relied too much on his own powerful brain, and he would say something amazing from the details, giving people the illusion of seeing the whole leopard. Now he doesn't need that kind of cleverness anymore. He is rich in basketball knowledge and experience, has the ability to think at a large scale, and with his perfect details, he is constantly advancing towards an excellent head coach.
"If you don’t know when I will die suddenly, I should give you more time and experience to prepare to become a good coach. Now, I can’t wait. Whether you will be a great coach or just useless It’s a idiot, let God choose..." Auerbach thought in his heart~EbookFREE.me~Book friends are welcome to visit and read. The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at~www.mtlnovel .com~For mobile phone users, please go to read.