Li Cheng thought for a moment, as if it were true. Three of the Pacers’ five rookies this season are all inside players. Ibaka has become an important rotation player of the team with his efforts, and hibbert’s strength is also stronger than Lopez’s, which leads to Lopez’s playing time being severely compressed.
"And today against the Nets, I will face my brother, who is already a very important rotation player in New Jersey. I am eager to compete with my brother in the nba, but I’m afraid I won’t have a chance to play. In addition, I am also afraid that I will be blown up by my brother, which will be very shameful. " Lopez said with his head down, his voice was very small.
When Lopez said this, Sung Jae Lee reacted that this game was not just a "Chinese Derby", but also a "brother Derby" between the two brothers of Lopez.
"I played with my brother since I was a child. I was responsible for defense, while my brother was responsible for attack. Everyone sees his data, and I … always seem to be in his shadow. At that time, I played with him, and almost all the praises were given to my brother, and I seemed to have a negative image that was incidentally or compared with him. "
"But can’t everyone see what I’ve done?" Having said that, Lopez bowed his head deeply. "I also want to be praised by everyone. I also want to be praised by everyone. I still do these things in college. I tried my best to defend and rebound for the team’s victory. I thought everything would be fine, but after I entered the nba, I thought my chance came. However, Ibaka and hibbert performed better than me and were more appreciated by the coach. "
"I also want to be a star, and I also want to be surrounded by reporters when I am interviewed in the dressing room. But every time a reporter is looking for you and Danny, even Ibaka and hibbert will be interviewed by some reporters, but my side is always empty. Every time I take a shower and change clothes as quickly as possible, I wait for them to interview me, but they don’t even look at me. "
"At first I wanted to talk to Danny, but Danny didn’t listen to me so much. He just comforted me and told me not to think much. Before I finished, he dragged me to training. Now that you are the captain of the team, I’m afraid you won’t hear me out. But thank you for listening to me so much, captain! "
Li Cheng looked at Lopez, but secretly scolded: "Granger, a neurotic guy." Li Cheng is really helpless to Granger sometimes, but Granger was beaten up by his father from next home. I heard that he used to play basketball until he came home very late. Basically, going home was a beating, and Granger was beaten up all the way. If it wasn’t for his mental disorder, Li Chengzhen wondered how this boy could persist in playing basketball and eventually hit the nba.
"That guy Danny is just not careful. It’s not that he doesn’t want to listen to you."
Lopez nodded and said, "I feel much more comfortable saying these words."
Li Cheng patted Lopez on the shoulder and said, "Don’t think too much, as long as you keep in good condition in training, everything will be solved." If you want to play against your brother today, I will talk to the coach and ask him to give you more playing time. "
Li Cheng thought about it and felt that even if Lopez did nothing, their chances of winning were still great. Moreover, Lopez’s basic defensive skills in the inside are very solid, and his ability is not worse than that of hibbert and Foster, but his game mentality is a bit problematic, and he can’t always show his best self on the court.
"Thank you, Captain!" Lopez laughed. When he heard Li Cheng say that he wanted the coach to give him more playing time, he was very nervous for a moment. He was afraid that he would be blasted, but then he firmly told himself in his heart, "Don’t live up to the trust of the captain, you must behave well."
Li Cheng smiled and said, "You don’t have to thank me. I’m the captain. This is what I should do." In addition, Li Cheng said in his heart, "I want to thank you. You made me understand another meaning of’ captain’."
Li Cheng now knows that the captain is not only scoring goals on the court, but also training hard off the court. He also needs to contact his teammates more and help them solve things outside the court.
"Let’s go! Go out and warm up! "
A smile finally appeared on Lopez’s face. He nodded heavily and said, "Good!" (To be continued. . )
Chapter DiErBaYi New and old showdown
"Your growth really surprises me." Carter and Sung Jae Lee met during the warm-up. Carter smiled and said to Li Cheng.
Li Cheng shrugged and said, "You’re in good shape, too!"
"Compared with you, I am still old!" Carter said helplessly.
"You lost the bet last season." Li Chengdao.
Carter shook his head helplessly and said, "Who can say for sure about injuries?" Carter missed the last 18 games last season, and without Carter, the Nets are really useless.
"That doesn’t matter, you have to take me to have a good time after today’s game." Li cheng laughed.
Carter said, "No problem. If you want to be a guest in New Jersey for a month, I’ll cover the expenses."
"If you call me at the end of the season, I won’t go to the Olympic Games. I’ll starve you."
"Ha ha!" Carter smiled and said, "By the way, how about we gamble again today?"
"Are you looking for a venue?" Li Chengdao.
Carter shrugged his shoulders and said irrevocably, "You can think so."
"That’s all right! How do you want to gamble? "
"Tonight’s game scored more points than any of us."
"What’s the bet?"
"We are going to Indiana in a few days, and the funds for the activities after the game have not yet been settled!" Carter road.
Li Cheng smiled and said, "Are you arrogant with me? Aren’t you sending me money? "
"You may not win, I’m not that old."
"Then you can only speak with facts!"
"Speak with facts!"
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After the game started, the Pacers’ starting lineup surprised the fans and bricklayers who were concerned about the game.
"Lopez actually appeared in the starting lineup of the Pacers, and Foster and hibbert were not injured!"
"Is there something wrong with the walkers?"