roccoschili Chapter 120 Contradictions within the team
Chapter 120 Contradictions within the team
Chapter 120 Contradictions within the team
On March 3, the Kings continued to play at home against the Thunder.
In this game, facing the Thunder who lacked Kevin Durant, the Kings finally lost to the opponent with a 1-point disadvantage, and missed the two-game winning streak.
Westbrook and Jeff Green each scored 22 points, and Malik Rose, who came off the bench, also scored 11 points.
谢开本场比赛出战23分钟，7投3中，其中3分球3投1中，罚球4罚3中，得到10分5个篮板5次助攻3个抢断2个盖帽。
Three days later, the Kings lost to the No. 3 Cavaliers in the East at home and ushered in a two-game losing streak.
On March 3, the Kings lost to the Wizards in an away game, ushering in a 16-game losing streak.
The Kings' losing streak, the team management is not in a hurry.What they have to do is to let the team get as high a draft pick as possible.To achieve this goal, the premise is to be lower in the ranking.And losing, you can have the opportunity to do this.
On March 3, the Kings lost an away game to the Eagles, ushering in a 18-game losing streak.
On the second day, the Kings lost back-to-back away games to the Bobcats, ushering in a 2-game losing streak.
The Kings lost 5 games in a row, except that the Thunder and their strength are still at the same level. The 4 teams in the East have far better records than them, and their strength on paper is also higher than them.
However, the losing streak has greatly affected the morale of the players. Winning can cover up everything, but once the team loses in a row, some contradictions will gradually emerge.
After losing to the Bobcats in an away game, Kings guard Rashad McCants said in an interview that the team has problems arranging personnel rotation, and it is difficult for the players traded this season to get the trust of the coaching staff.If the team's goal is to lose, then this approach is understandable.
One stone stirred up waves, and McCants' words exposed the contradictions within the Kings to the spotlight of the media.The media doesn't think it's a big deal, what they fear most is that there is no topic.
Soon, news about the turmoil within the Kings, whether there was something or not, was revealed in newspapers, magazines and the Internet.
The Kings, a team that was already doing poorly, suddenly became a topic-ridden existence in the league again because of this internal conflict.
And Xie Kai, as the object of media speculation that McCants was alluding to, has also become one of the centers of media discussions.Fortunately, with his outstanding performance, he was still able to resist the attacks of many rumors.
Xie Kai felt that McCants did something unkind. If you have any opinions about your playing time, you can discuss it with the team, but it would be inappropriate to expose all this to the media.In his view, the team did not owe McCants, gold always shines, but the problem is that you are not gold!Moreover, it was not the Kings who traded you, but the Timberwolves, the parent team, and if you and Kardashian hadn't gotten together, the Timberwolves would not have traded you easily.
On March 3, McCants did not participate in the team's routine training. The Kings management had already talked to him, and hoped that he would pay attention to his words and deeds. The coaching staff has its own arrangements, and the team will not operate in the dark.
On the second day, the Kings conducted routine training at the New York Knicks' training facility.Before training, McCants said to Quincy Dolby: "Quincy, do you think I should rotate with you behind that Chinese rookie?"
Quincy Dolby looked at McCants' resentment and replied with a smile, "So you think you should be ahead of him?"
McCants said confidently: "Of course, I don't believe I will be worse than him!"
"You are wrong Rashad, you underestimate Kane too much. I used to think so too. I thought that even if I am not as good as him in defense, I may not be as good as him in off-ball ability, but I should play in singles with the ball and personal offensive ability. It is far better than him. But do you know the result?"
McCants was surprised, he knew Dolby's words should focus on the latter.
"I asked him to challenge him one-on-one, but he readily agreed. I won't describe the process later. I'll just tell you the result, and I lost!" Dolby said very frankly. Obviously, he had already accepted the result.
McCants was very surprised, he knew Dolby's single-handed strength, in his opinion, Xie Kai had absolutely no strength to defeat Dolby.
"Maybe it's just luck. It happened that he felt good that day?" McCants still didn't want to believe it.
"Rashad, I'm not the kind of person who convinces people easily. After that, we often play heads-up after training. So far, I have played against him for no less than 50 rounds. Do you know that I won? The number of times, no more than 5 times..." Duby said.
McCants looked into Dolby's eyes, and he realized that the other party did not seem to be lying.To be precise, there is no need for the other party to lie.Xie Kai is not only his own competitor, but also Dolby's competitor.Blindly speaking for competitors is not something an NBA player is willing to do.The only explanation is that the two have a close relationship, or they really admire each other from the bottom of their hearts.
- Obviously, Dolby is more like the latter.
"Rashad, you have also seen that Kane is a rookie, he is the team's key training object. On the court, he is not a person who likes to pursue high shots and does not like to defend. He is really a good team player. , I think you shouldn't be jealous of his talent, we are all teammates, even if we can't be friends, don't openly turn our faces!" Dubi persuaded.
The shock in McCants' heart prevented him from listening to what Dolby told him. It turned out that in his opinion, Xie Kai, who only had the attribute of off-ball, had such an excellent one-on-one ability, which completely overturned his previous concept. up.He didn't think he was sure of defeating Dolby one-on-one, but this Xie Kai completely defeated Dolby.At this time, he no longer underestimated this seemingly ordinary Chinese rookie.
In the NBA Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, there is no one who can enter this league without two brushes.This Xie Kai was able to win the MOP in the NCAA championship team, so he couldn't be a mediocre person.It's also because I thought too simply. This person might grow into an All-Star in the future, so I really don't need to form a relationship with him.
On the same day, McCants apologized to the team and teammates through the coaching staff, admitting that his previous remarks in front of the media were untrue.
The Kings also held a small press conference before the game against the Knicks to inform the media of the outcome of the matter.
This matter has basically turned over. The coaching staff and players of the Kings also forgave McCants. They all believed that the recent losing streak made the players feel a little bad. The best way to solve the current predicament is to come A win, a big win is best.
(End of this chapter)