Chapter 76 You Only Have Three Games Time
Wang Xiao, who was at the center of the storm, was not worried about losing three games.
There are 82 games in the regular season, and losing three games is simply insignificant.
In contrast, the current performance of the Wizards in every game makes him somewhat satisfied.
Because in every game, players can learn from the failures in previous games, optimize and improve their performance on the field.
The most obvious of them is Curry.
From the first to the third game, Curry has become more and more adaptable from being at a loss, and his shooting percentage has also improved little by little.
In the last game, Curry's performance was actually quite good. He shot 39% from the field and his three-point shooting rate increased to 35% without realizing it. The reason why he lost was because he didn't understand small ball tactics enough.
And the Nets' performance in that game was really good.
As the saying goes, the more you accumulate, the more you gain. In these three games, Curry played under great pressure. He was also rapidly accumulating experience while constantly working hard.
Nearly a month of special training during the offseason consumed a lot of Wang Xiao's victory points. Nearly a month passed between the preseason and the regular season. During this period, Wang Xiao has been using special training to strengthen his library.
In order to economize on the shooting ability inside, Harden and others can only enjoy ordinary training bonuses.
Not long ago, the training value he accumulated in the NCAA has been exhausted!
Such a huge amount of training can completely transform Curry into the Curry of the future. What Curry lacks now is experience and the talent that will burst out as a historical player.
Wang Xiao is sure that all this will not take long.
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Wang Xiao can endure it and wait, but not everyone can wait.
After three games, the Wizards' poor record finally made the team owner unable to sit still.
Wang Xiao received a call from the team owner and asked him to go to the boss's office to have a talk.
When Wang Xiao arrived at the boss's office, he found that the team's general manager Glenfield was also there.
"Wang, the recent record of the team is so bad. I haven't seen any return to the playoffs as you promised." The team owner frowned. Not to mention Wang Xiao these days, he is the one who is here.
There are many people scolded by radical Wizards fans on the Internet. "I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
"You can regard this as a necessary investment." Wang Xiao's expression was calm and he looked directly at the opponent without hesitation. "The current Wizards are a team that has almost been pushed to reconstruction, and most of the players in the team are
They are all rookies, and they need time to adapt to the NBA's game rhythm and the teammates they play with. Once they adapt to all this, the team's record will immediately get back on track."
Grunfield smiled and looked at Wang Xiao meaningfully.
The team owner glanced at Grunfield.
"Wang, before you came, I had a brief chat with the general manager... He said you would definitely say this. This is what every coach will say when the team loses."
"There is an old saying in China that heroes think alike. It seems that Mr. Ernie's views are surprisingly consistent with mine." Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Glenfield.
As expected, this guy was really bitter about the fact that he had taken away his right to make trade decisions, and he actually went to the team owner to make things worse.
The team owner shook his head and said: "I am not my father, I don't know much about the NBA, and I don't know whether what you are doing is right or wrong. As a businessman, I know very well that the truth lies in the hands of a few people.
In your hands, you have to be willing to take risks to get rewards, which is why I was willing to sign you in the first place."
"However, as a businessman, if I do not get any substantial benefits from a transaction, and I am ridiculed and cursed by various people because of this investment, it can prove that it is a failed investment.
Successful businessmen must also learn to cut losses even when their investments fail.”
"Wang, 3 games, I will give you 3 games. If you can't let me see the return on investment within three games, I will be ready to stop the loss, okay?"
Listening to the team owner's words, the smile on Grenfield's face became brighter and brighter.
This damn Chinese guy has made a mess of the Wizards team he carefully built within a few months of joining the team. Now he can finally pack up and get out!
Walking out of the boss's office, Wang Xiao sighed.
Sure enough, being the head coach of a team is not that easy.
Looking back, Wang Xiao saw Grenfield walking out behind him.
"Mr. Ernie, are you happy? Why are you smiling so happily?"
Looking at the smiling Wang Xiao in front of him, Grenfield was stunned.
What's going on? This is the first time this guy has taken the initiative to talk to me. Could it be that he wants to curry favor with him because he doesn't want to be kicked out?
"I'm not laughing. I'm afraid you're wrong, dear Wang, and I think you don't have time to pay attention to whether others laugh or not right now, right? The boss is already angry. If you can no longer produce results that satisfy the boss,
I'm afraid it's hard for you to laugh."
"Really? I hope that after three games, both of us can laugh happily." Wang Xiao shrugged and left without comment.
Looking at Wang Xiao's retreating back, Grunfield sneered twice. "Hmph, after three games, I will definitely smile happily, but you may not."
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After three consecutive losses, the Wizards' next opponent was not ideal.
They will fly to Cleveland, Ohio, to challenge the Cavaliers led by LeBron James.
Since drafting James, the chosen one, in 2003, the Cavaliers have officially shed their reputation as a weak team and become one of the strongest teams in the Eastern Conference.
In 2006, 2007, and 2008, the Wizards encountered the Cavaliers in the playoffs for three consecutive years, and were defeated and eliminated by the Cavaliers without exception. The Cavaliers can also be said to be the Wizards' bitter host.
Facing the Cavaliers on the road, in the eyes of many people, this is almost another sure defeat.
Judging from the trend of the first quarter of the game, this seems to be the case.
James showed almost terrifying dominance from the beginning. Facing the Wizards' weak defensive perimeter, he made sudden shots and scored 13 points in a single quarter. He also sent 4 assists. The Cavaliers scored 33 points in the first quarter.
, and the Wizards only scored 16 points.
Almost everyone felt that this game would turn into a massacre without any suspense...except Wang Xiao.
In the first quarter of the game, Curry didn't take many shots, but Wang Xiao keenly discovered that in today's game, Curry's touch seemed to be quite good...
On the one hand, it's because he has gradually adapted to the NBA's game rhythm. On the other hand, the Cavaliers' main defense against Curry is starting point guard Mo. Williams, a well-known offensively strong and defensively weak point guard.
Chapter completed!