Kassel pretended to read the information for a while, then put it down, and said in a heavy tone: "The pressure on us this season is much greater than last season, if the results at the beginning of the season are poor, I don't know what Mr. Ballmer will think of us, he has not spent less money this summer." ”

Cassell's words poked Reeves' weakness, he sat up straight suddenly, and his whole expression became serious, although he is a championship coach, but the profession of coach is extremely risky, there are too few who are as successful as Popovich and are as stable as Mount Tai, especially now that the league has a trend of hiring famous assistant coaches as head coaches, if he leads the team to unsatisfactory results, he will inevitably become a scapegoat, bosses are businessmen, and they will not talk to you about any feelings.

Seeing Reeves' nervous face, Cassel secretly marveled at Duffy's ability, and so far, Reeves's reaction has been guessed by him.

Reeves turned his head, looked straight at Kassel, and said, "Say, what are you trying to say when you look for me today?" ”

Cassel was looked directly at by Reeves, and suddenly felt like he was being seen through, but after all, he had played in the league for so many years, and he didn't panic because of this, he also raised his eyes, looked at Reeves, and said calmly: "Doug, you are the head coach, there are some things you may not know." ”

"Huh?" Reeves retracted his gaze and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"I'm not sure why the players are so frustrated, but I can hear sporadic complaints about their playing time and the distribution of shots. Cassel continued.

"Huh." Reeves suddenly showed a sneer, "It's Josh who is complaining, that guy was complaining about the lack of shots when he was in Vancouver." ”

"Yes, but it's not just Josh." Kassel calmly replied.

"Oh? Not only that, oh yes, but also the rookie from China, doesn't he know he's on a team competing for a championship right now? Reeves said with an unkind face.

"No, Don has a good work ethic, and I can guarantee that, when he was in Orlando, no matter how long he played, no matter how many shots he made, he never complained, and he was a bit like CP3 in that everything he did was to win for the team."

Reeves glanced at it in a little surprise, he didn't expect his assistant coach to have such a high opinion of Tang Shuai, but thinking of the last time in Vancouver he fought for Tang Shuai playing time, it was also reasonable, he leaned forward and said, "Then what do you mean by other people?" ”

"Doug." "This group of players is really good, Blake, CP3, JJ, Lance, Josh, Paul, including Austin, including all the players, they have a strong desire to win. ”

"I know that." Reeves retracted, his hands crossed in front of him, his head leaning behind his back, and his eyes looked at Cassel, who guessed that his assistant coach's true purpose for finding him should be said soon.

"In the regular season last season, our main players played a very long time, which I was very impressed, of course, this has something to do with the poor strength of the substitute players last season, but this season, the team has recruited so many players, the purpose is very clear, is to increase the depth of the bench, but between the newly introduced players, between the new signings and the old players, they need a lot of playing time in the official game to run in, if there is no this run-in, in the playoffs, they are like rusty swords, The same is too much to use. ”

Kassel paused at this point.

Reeves was thoughtful, heard Cassel stop, stretched out his hand, and said, "You go on." ”

"So I think that in the preseason, or even during the regular season, we should appropriately reduce the main players, of course, this main player includes CP3 and starters like Griffin and Jordan, as well as main bench players like Austin, give more opportunities to the players on the bench, let them run in with each other, get familiar with each other, so that when it comes to the playoffs, they will become a sword that is constantly sharpened, and when it comes to critical moments, they can play a real cold light, so that the opponent feels cold, I believe that Mr. Ballmer will not say anything when he sees that the players he has brought in the summer are doing well, even if the results do not meet expectations, after all, these people are recognized by him. ”

Cassel stopped at this, and he looked up at Reeves again, and Duffy had told him all about it.

Reeves frowned, what Cassel said did make sense, but if he didn't give his son enough playing time, how could he help him get back into shape?

Cassel suddenly said at this time: "Doug, I talked about the team before, I have a little personal idea, it's about Austin, I don't know if I should say it." ”

Reeves raised his head, hesitated, and said, "You say." ”

"Austin was the main substitute for our team last season and he has not been in good form this season and I am very anxious, but I think it is not good for him to find form because he has played too much playing time in pre-season."

Cassel said and glanced at Jeffes, seeing that he was not angry, and then continued, "You also know that Austin is a competitive player, and he definitely hopes to contribute to the team and help him when he plays, but after playing for a long time, he may have to face the double defensive pressure of the opposing team's main point guard and the backup point guard, which is an invisible pressure on him. ”

After Cassel finished speaking, Reeves didn't say anything, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "Sam, I've listened to everything you said, but I need time to think about it again, you go down first." ”

Cassel heard what Reeves said and wanted to say more, but when he saw Reeves close his eyes and lean back in his chair, he also knew that it was useless to talk more, and then went straight out of the office.

After going out, Cassel told Tang Shuai about what he had said to Reeves, told him to be patient, and then went to lead the players.

In Tang Shuai's room, when Kassel was about to hang up the phone, he followed before he turned off the hands-free.

"What to do? Reeves doesn't seem to have made the final decision. He said and looked at Duffy, who was sitting next to him, and Duffy had heard everything that Cassel had just said.

"It shouldn't be a big problem, and if Reeves doesn't agree with what Kassel said, he should just refuse."

"What if he thinks about it and doesn't change?" Although Duffy said yes, Tang Shuai was still worried, after all, Little Reeves is Reeves' own son, the truth is one thing, and family affection is another.

Duffy suddenly raised his eyes at Tang Shuai at this time, smiled, and said: "Isn't there a proverb in China, it is called that there is no place to keep a master here, there is a place to keep a master, if it really doesn't work, I will apply for a trade to the team, you can rest assured, if you want to trade, I have a way." ”

Tang Shuai glanced at Duffy in surprise, I don't know when his agent learned the Chinese proverb, but he still nodded, Duffy is right, his current strength and team status are obviously not strong enough to let the team's senior management fire the head coach for him, but asking for a trade, this can still be done.