25. Summer League (5)
At the time of Osborne YY, another game was also in full swing, and the popularity here was also bursting, it was the game between the Cavaliers led by LeBron James, known as the little emperor, and the Orlando Magic, the game was without suspense, showing a one-sided situation, basically the Magic did not have a strong rookie, and was played by the Cavaliers in the third quarter, and LeBron James did not have many opportunities to perform, only scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists of the mini quasi-triple-double, and was replaced by the coach to rest, He didn't change him until the end of the game, and that's all he has for stats.
And when James heard that the rookies who were fighting in the summer league at the same time, Osborne and Wade's statistics were exceeded, he was a little annoyed with the coach and the Magic, if the coach hadn't replaced him, he would definitely have been able to score more, and he felt that the Magic team was too vegetable, and he didn't have a little resistance, so he really didn't give the opportunity to brush up on the data.
When halftime was over, Osborne applied to play again, but Johnson did not agree, because Osborne was too tired, and he was not tired at all after a break, but Osborne also knew that the coach couldn't stand his dominance on the court, so he didn't fight for it, just took a break, and thought to himself: I don't see how you beat the Heat, you must know that the players of the Heat basically have the strength of NBA-level starters, In particular, Wade and Ramal Odom are both All-Star level players, and ordinary people really can't hold back, and then Osborne just watched from the sidelines, waiting for the coach to beg him to play.
The subsequent performance of the Pistons team was really as Osborne thought, and was defeated by the Heat, Wade was also proud, and one person scored 8 points in a row to surpass Osborne's 27 points and scored 28 points, and he also complemented each other with Odom, seamlessly, playing a 10:2 attack wave of the Pistons, the two points of the Pistons, or Milicic barely scored by eating Dazhi, and the other players of the Pistons team seemed to have forgotten to bring shooting gloves, and they didn't feel good. Johnson was not in a hurry when he saw this situation, and he just pressed Osborne on the bench, because he knew that even if he lost the game, he had to change Osborne's bad problems, otherwise Osborne would really grow into a team tumor in the future, unless his strength was super strong, the result of the ball dominance was nothing more than two kinds, one was to become a cancer, like the lone wolf Marbury, to become a famous representative of the cancer world, and the result was to go away from the CBA, The other is a superstar, like Kobe Bryant, who is also a ball bully, with a maximum of 47 shots, an average of more than 20 times, but his key ball is still very powerful, and the number of hits is also drunk. However, Kobe Bryant is a typical representative of the ball world, winning the championship five times. Johnson was reluctant to take the risk of allowing Osborne to act recklessly and become a cancer like Marbury's.
So even if you lose the game, you can't get used to Osborne, the wireless firing right is actually the most hurtful approach to the team, and it is also a helpless move, but the Pistons players are very good and they are also team basketball, if Osborne becomes a cancer, he will definitely not get playing time, and it will be considered a waste. However, in contrast, Johnson's calmness, Osborne could not remain indifferent. Osborne was happy at first when the team was behind, which meant to say: Look, none of you can play without me Osborne. But the Pistons were falling behind more and more, and Osborne was starting to get anxious, and he couldn't afford to lose his first professional game. So Osborne took the initiative to ask Ying and said: "Coach, I want to play, the team is already so far behind, I can't sit still, please let me help the team win." ”
Johnson saw Osborne's anxious look and said, "Do you know why I didn't let you play? Osborne said: "I don't know, maybe the coach doesn't like me." Johnson didn't care when he heard the gunpowder in Osborne's words and said: "It's not that I don't let you play, it's just that although your style of play plays a big role in this game, your style of play is definitely not suitable for the style of the Pistons, although there are no superstars in the Pistons team, but their cooperation and execution, as well as tactical literacy are the top in the league, your current style of play is easy to be seen by head coach Larry Brown as a cancerous style of play, you will definitely be hidden, you may not know it, Larry Brown hates the player of personal heroism the most, because he was forced to resign as head coach by such a player, until he was hired by the Pistons, and you know who that player is, it is the champion of the 96 golden generation Allen Iverson, his unruliness is beyond anyone's control, Larry Brown is deeply affected, if you have a tendency to do this, the head coach will definitely hide you and trade you. I'm doing this for your own good, don't be ignorant of good people. ”
Osborne heard Johnson think so much about himself, and apologized for the recklessness just now, Osborne said: "Thank you coach for thinking about me, but I also know my faults, I will try to correct them, but I am very competitive, please allow me to be willful once, I will definitely win in my way." I'm not a three-point shooter, I'm a mysterious passer. Johnson saw that Osborne was unwilling to fail, and knew that he couldn't disagree, anyway, he could only help him here, and let them play freely for the rest. It was agreed that Osborne would play.
Osborne didn't go head-on this time, but put the ball on the tandem team run, and when he came on, the Pistons trailed the Heat by 13 points, but there was still a full quarter of time, and there was still plenty of time. Osborne came up with a three-pointer and threw it into the basket to raise his score to 30 points, but the Heat were ready to wrap up Osborne and not let Osborne be so arrogant, which was exactly what Osborne wanted, whenever Osborne was trapped, Osborne could always find an open player and pass the ball out. It's just that Osborne's teammates can't find the crosshairs, and the good balls passed by Osborne are all wasted by this group of CBA teammates. Osborne saw that his passing conversion rate was so low, and he felt that he should do it alone, otherwise he would really lose, but Osborne did not blatantly go it alone but passed more balls, and from time to time he made a three-point shot, which is just in line with the characteristics of Korver's three-point shooting skills, the shooting rate is very high, Osborne's score has also come, 42 points, this is really a scoring maniac, scoring is really as simple as chopping melons and vegetables for Osborne, Wade sighed. This was Wade's first image of Osborne, and was told to Osborne by Wade as a joke three years later.