"Listen up. You must have heard all kinds of rumors or rumors before this, and maybe you have your own ideas now. But I don't care what you thought before, you have to think about it again after I say it.
It makes no sense anymore, just do as I say."
Edison was giving pre-match training to the players in the visiting team's locker room. He did not focus on targeted tactical arrangements because it was not necessary. He only asked that it would not be a big problem to win the Hornets with normal performance. If he loses, then
The only possibility is that the players' mentality has changed and they are not devoting themselves to winning.
"I hope to win this game, not just this one, but the next one and the next one, until the end of the season. Of course, I will still adjust the playing time of some players, but I hope
Each of you should seize your playing time and perform at your best. As the old saying goes, your current performance determines your future status."
To be honest, Edison doesn't need to talk so much. He only needs to tell the players, "I want to win this game, and you all work hard for me." After the Magic players unify their thoughts, they will work hard to do what they should do.
Things to do.
After the head coaches of both sides gave their final emphasis, the players from both sides walked into the court one after another. After a simple warm-up, the game officially kicked off soon.[
In this game, the Magic's Hill appeared in the courtside commentary box as a special guest, but what's more annoying is that there is a rare fact that no famous Magic teammates appear in this game.
Although the Hornets have two jerseys retired, both Bobby Felice and "Pistol" Pete Maravich passed away young.
Joining Hill as commentators are TNT's top commentator duo of Barkley and Kenny Smith.
"This game can be said to be a one-sided game. The Magic have the absolute upper hand. You can easily judge the winner just by looking at the rosters of the two teams." Maybe it was because he had removed his protective gear, but Hill was in great condition today.
He made some rather arrogant remarks when he came up, supporting magic in a stupid way.
"Don't speak so early. The Hornets are playing very well this season. Although they have lost famous players such as Baron Davis and Marshall this season, their current results are actually far ahead of the same period last year.
. Several of their young players have played a decisive role here. Especially rookie Paul, who has averaged 16 points and 9 assists per game so far, which is quite amazing. And West is also very good.
, averaging 17 points per game and shooting over 50%. For such a team led by newcomers, if they start well and gain momentum, coupled with the encouragement of the fans, they may be able to
He won the game with just one tone." Barkley's biggest commentator characteristic is that he likes to argue. When others say something, he will say something else. When people say Kobe steals a dog, he says James steals a chicken. Now I hear Hill preaching about the Magic.
, Buckley couldn't help but play devil's advocate.
Of course, the reason why Barkley is liked by various broadcast media and they are all rushing to have him come to their side is inseparable from his love of weird and funny behavior.
Barkley was arguing with everyone, but Kenny Smith was arguing with Barkley alone, and his words would often make the Jazz choke, and today was no exception.
"But the Magic are also a young team, and both the average age of the team and the starting age are younger than the Hornets."
Let’s not mention the quarrel between the three commentators here, and focus again on the two sides of the game.
Before the start of the game, the players from both teams were doing a simple warm-up in the court. Some experienced and stable players were busy shooting and seizing the time to find their touch, while some young and frivolous ones were laughing and joking in the middle of the gym, pushing each other.
Just stretch your muscles and bones and you'll be fine.
Although Paul is a rookie, he behaves extremely maturely. He does not show off like other young people, but honestly shoots in his own half. In addition to standard shots, he occasionally makes one or two evasive moves.
of.
Edison looked at Paul and thought this was very interesting, so he stood up and walked to Rondo on his side, "Come with me."
Rondo doesn't understand, but the coach has spoken, so just follow it.
Just like that, Edison brought Rondo to Paul, "Chris, I'm Paul Edison. This is the first time we've met since the rookie training camp, right? You've done a good job this season." Edison took the initiative to reach out.
own right hand.
When Paul saw Edison suddenly appearing in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, but when he heard Edison's words, he was polite, and then the two shook hands in a friendly way.
But the matter was not over yet. After Edison finished his work, he showed Rondo behind him. "This is Rajon Rondo, our point guard. I believe you two will become destined opponents in the future.
So let’s shake hands, today is the beginning of everything.”
When Edison said this, not only Paul was dumbfounded, but Rondo was also confused. He said in his heart, "Where are these things?" But at Edison's signal, the two people shook hands in confusion. The whole scene was so silly.
The boy worshiped heaven and earth, and the two of them were like puppets on strings, but from then on, their fates were truly intertwined.
Neither of them understood what Edison meant at the time, and even four years later they thought Edison was joking. But later they discovered that it was all just as Edison said, and the two became destined competitors. Although Paul
They have the upper hand in terms of personal performance, but the collective honor is separated by two streets - Chang'an Street and Wall Street.
After finishing his work, Edison returned to the bench as if nothing had happened, leaving behind the two rookies who were already a little confused.[
As soon as Edison came back, Thibodeau gave him a hidden thumbs up, "High, it's really high. Paul, your action directly messed up that kid's mood. I guess he needs to calm down for a while."
In Thibodeau's eyes, Edison suspected that he was playing a psychological game just now. Although Rondo on his side was also confused, Rondo's contribution to the Magic was not great. He averaged less than 5 games per game.
A marginal figure for 10 minutes. But Paul is different. Paul plays at least 30 minutes and is the core of the Hornets. One minute of chaos for him means one minute of chaos for the Hornets. So in Thibodeau's view, using Rondo and Rondo
Paul Duizi is suspected to have made a lot of money.
After hearing what Thibodeau said, Edison shook his head in frustration. He wanted to explain, but he opened his mouth and took it back.
Soon the game officially started, and Howard once again won the jump ball as a matter of course.
As soon as Nash caught the ball, he quickly picked up the speed and led the whole team forward. The Hornets were undoubtedly well prepared. After all, P.J. Brown was too old, and it was unreliable to expect him to jump the ball.
So they also shrank back immediately, with two inside and three outside players taking defensive positions in a clear manner.
After halftime, Nash took two moves and directly faced Paul.
"The brains of the two teams were directly at each other right from the start. This game was great to watch." Kenny Smith exclaimed excitedly when he saw the two of them were facing each other.
"Yes, there is no doubt about the role of Chris and Steve in these two teams. However, although Paul performed wonderfully in the previous games, he was a little worse when facing Nash. Just like Edison in the game
As mentioned in a previous interview, Nash is now suspected to be the template for Paul's growth and the direction for his progress. Maybe one day in the future he can catch up and surpass Steve, but definitely not now.
Facing his own template in the eyes of everyone, Paul didn't feel any timidity or nervousness at this time. Instead, he was extremely excited. He wanted to confront him head-on.
So Paul took the initiative and took a step forward, intending to stop Nash two strides away from the three-point line.
"It seems that our new queen bee intends to use actions to tell the audience that he is not anyone's successor, he is who he is, and he has the ability to compete with anyone."
When Nash saw Paul's move, he stuck out his tongue, and then with a sudden movement, he suddenly passed the ball.
Howard made a lateral move, and when he caught the ball, he happened to force P.J. Brown into the reasonable collision area. If Howard receives the ball in this position, he will only send the ball into the basket in one way, and that is-slam dunk.
, a powerful slam dunk.
Howard leaned on P.J. Brown and counterattacked with a one-handed chop, looking like Tarzan.
After Howard scored, he turned around and gave Nash a thumbs up, indicating that the ball was passed in place. Nash also stepped back, slapped Howard, and then said something to Paul.
"You pounced too hard, and the gap you exposed was too obvious."
Paul narrowed his eyes after hearing Nash's words, clenched his right hand, and then calmly ran to the baseline to receive the serve.
Although Paul disguised himself very well, none of his little tricks escaped the eyes of Nash, a veteran.
"You can control it so quickly. It seems that it is not unreasonable for Edison to value you so much. But he specially told me before today's game to teach you a lesson. I hope you can keep this good attitude."
Nash recalled what Edison told him before the game, and then looked at Paul's performance in real life, and gradually found this matter interesting. So he clapped his hands hard, and rarely shouted to other players, "
Be careful to counterattack and get back to defense quickly."
After shouting, he quickly ran back two steps as if taking the lead, turned around in front of the three-point line, bent down and waited for Paul to come over.
