i am legend

Chapter 32 Ben Wallace
On February 2th, the NBA will stage many good shows, and the entire league is complaining about the tight schedule!
In the "Wood Center Arena", Bruce watched the players warm up with a bright face, and when he saw the players performing brilliantly, he couldn't help but applaud loudly!

Starks looked at the young boss amusedly. He was originally traded to the Warriors. He was very dissatisfied with the young man's transformation of the team.

But who knows, seeing Bruce transforming the team step by step made him extremely surprised by what this seemingly layman young man did.

In the NBA, draft picks are generally involved in relatively important transactions, and Bruce has exchanged a lot of draft picks with good resources in his hands, which still makes Starks look different.

The entire team, under the operation of Bruce, has become a balanced team combining excellent rookies and experienced veterans.

In the NBA, it is relatively difficult to achieve a balanced team, especially those veterans who have always maintained their state at a good competitive level. Extremely sought after among NBA teams.

Veterans who have been in the league for many years don't just pursue the level of salary. What they care about is whether they can win the championship and be competitive in this team.

As time passed, after the entire team had achieved their training goals, with a burst of noisy footsteps, a group of tall players in white and blue uniforms walked in!

"Hi! Donnie!" Bruce stood up with a smile, greeted loudly, and then walked to Don Nelson who led the team to warm up!
"Hello! Little Bruce!" Nelson greeted with a smile, a smugness flashed in his eyes, he gave him a gentle hug, and said, "Tonight, we will definitely not release water!"

"Hehe! Then we have to see if our big guys are willing to let you go!" Bruce said without showing any weakness, and looked at the curious Mavericks players from the corner of his eyes, as if he When he saw the slightly immature Nash and the protruding-eared Mike Finley, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and then he was attracted by the eyes of another player!
Jamison stared fiercely at Bruce, who was having an enthusiastic conversation with Nelson, and the inexplicable resentment in his heart burned up when he saw Bruce!

"It's this guy who traded me here, that's him!!" Jamison walked towards the field bitterly. When he passed by Carter with an enthusiastic face, he greeted his former friend a little coldly, and then he was stunned by the other party. With that expression on, the warm-up began!

The players of the Warriors trained for a while, and under the signal of Carlesimo, everyone returned to the locker room!
"Listen, guys." Carlesimo clapped his hands seriously, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Tonight is our first game, I don't want you guys to mess up this important game, you guys Tactical arrangements must be strictly implemented! Do you understand??"

"Got it, boss!"

The players answered almost in unison, which made Carlesimo extremely satisfied. He glanced at Bruce who was sitting in the corner and looked at him with a smile, and then said loudly: "Although our team is better than the Mavericks, the rookies' running-in The problem is much bigger. But each of you has your own characteristics!" Carlesimo pointed to Starks, Curry and Cummings in turn, and said seriously: "You You are very experienced veterans in this league, and your mission is already clear when the team is recruiting!"

Seeing several people nodding, Carlesimo continued: "The Warriors are much stronger than last season, and some of you have achieved some achievements and brilliance."

Several veterans including Curry and Starks looked at each other with a smile, and there was a hint of pride in their eyes.

"VC, Chauncey, Dirk, Eric, Donyell, Jason." Carlesimo looked at the people he was talking about one by one. When he saw Wallace with a blank face, he inadvertently Frowning, he said: "You are the new force of this team, and Tang Yeer has gradually revealed his very good talent. You must remember one thing, you must strictly implement the tactics on the court. With the help of Starks and the others, as long as you can play together smoothly, you will definitely become a frightening force in the alliance!"

Bruce looked at Carlesimo, who was excited and "screamed" the declaration loudly. In his previous life, he only knew some of the coach's good coaching ability in college, but now he suddenly saw that he could What an astonishing sight, in Bruce's eyes, to inspire the players with an alternative manifesto!
"It turns out that this guy is not the coach who only knows how to yell endlessly!" Bruce nodded with a smile, looked at Wallace who was sitting in the corner in a daze, shook his head secretly, and walked towards him helplessly go!
"Ben, I want to talk to you about something, is that okay?" Bruce looked at the guy who was called "Big Ben" in his previous life with a smile, recalling him who had just gained a foothold in the league in this era, and immediately Then I understood why Wallace had such an expression!
"Of course!" Wallace looked at his boss in surprise, glanced at his teammates who were walking into the shower one after another, nodded suspiciously, and followed Bruce to the locker room!
Bruce looked at the defensive master quietly. In his eyes, the current Wallace is not as "violent" as he was in his previous life. Although the current Wallace is relatively muscular, he is still a young man after all. The appearance of a person!
There is no retro afro, no more tattoos, only the toughness that has just been revealed in the bones.

"Ben, you don't need to worry about your future!" Bruce's first sentence gave Wallace a hint of surprise.

In his view, he came to the Warriors just as an addition to the deal, and the helplessness in his heart was greater than his expectation.

The inside line of the Warriors can be said to be full of talents. Eric Dampier, Adonal Foyle and Donyell Marshall basically accounted for a lot of playing time inside.

But his height has no advantage at all. Even in the Wizards, he is the third or fourth choice inside, but after all, he has won the trust of the coach with his own efforts.

Now he was suddenly traded to the Warriors, which gave Wallace a great sense of loss and helplessness.

It is very difficult for an undrafted rookie to gain a foothold in the league, and he has been "wandering" in several teams in just a few years, and finally made some achievements in the Wizards. It means that the sudden deal has hurt him deeply!

"En!" An extremely simple answer made Bruce, who was about to say something, froze there.

Originally, he thought that his words would bring hope to Wallace, but now Wallace's performance really surprised him.

"Why?" Bruce stared closely into Wallace's eyes, even though he needed to raise his head slightly, his eyes still made Wallace dodge a little.

He understood the meaning of the boss's words, but Wallace didn't have the slightest desire to speak.

"Are you so unconfident in yourself?" Regardless of whether Wallace answered or not, Bruce said helplessly, "Have you forgotten all your hard work in the past few years?"

"No!!" Wallace suddenly seemed to be threatened by something, his face was a little ferocious and he growled in a low voice, interrupting Bruce's words!
The horror on Bruce's face flashed across, thinking of the opponent's sturdy character, subconsciously wanted to back off with his right foot, but when he saw a trace of sarcasm on the opponent's face, he quickly took it back, and said angrily : "No?? No why I didn't see the man who is for the family at all? Why is this guy depressed because of a little bit of frustration!!"

Bruce's two words in a row completely ignited Wallace's anger in an instant.

Wallace clenched his fists tightly, the blue veins on his arms were looming, his eyes the size of copper bells looked angrily, his lips parted slightly and hissed in a low voice: "You are not allowed to speak of me like that!"

Although seeing Wallace showing signs of going berserk, Bruce still said stubbornly: "Have you forgotten the original intention of coming to this league? Couldn't you, for your own desire to "make a lot of money" Are you working hard on the team?"

Bruce said "my team" extremely seriously, and the meaning of the words could not be more obvious to Wallace.

"Huff...Huff!!"

A sound of violent breathing came from Wallace's furious and constantly inflamed nose. After a long silence, his somewhat ferocious face gradually regained his composure. He released his clenched fists and turned to walk towards the locker room. go!

Bruce thought his rhetoric ended in failure, but when he stood in the corridor with a blank face, Wallace, who was walking towards the locker room, suddenly stopped, turned around and smiled slightly, saying: " Thank you, boss!!"

Bruce looked at Wallace who walked into the locker room in astonishment, and couldn't believe what he said.

"What does this mean?" Although he didn't think of the meaning of the other party's words for a while, Bruce still subconsciously showed a touch of inexplicable surprise and excitement!
After experiencing this episode before the game, Bruce looked happily at Wallace who had regained his fighting spirit.

When he saw Wallace gradually chatting with several teammates, he felt extremely proud of himself!
Bruce watched with satisfaction as the players changed their jerseys one after another, exuding a happy atmosphere, and walked towards the Warriors' bench in a good mood!
(End of this chapter)