The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Chapter 39 A Strong Heart (1000 votes plus update today)

Walker only stayed in the hospital for one day. The next day, he was wrapped in a protective gear and returned to the UConn training hall in a wheelchair.

When seeing him appear, the expressions of his teammates exaggerated one by one, and they were all stunned.

It can be clearly felt that Walker's appearance is a great boost to the morale of the team.

"I'm looking at you, don't lose to me!" Walker was sitting on the sidelines in a wheelchair, shouting at the players with a smile.

His face was full of smiles, and the players worked harder when they were training on the field.

After four days of training, UConn played at home against the University of Louisville.

In the absence of Walker, UConn’s main attack point became Lamb, but Lamb seemed a little uncomfortable after the start. Tang Tian blocked him, but he failed to hit consecutive jump shots, and even missed a ball. Three do not stick.

This is not strength, but a problem with mentality again.

半场下来，兰姆10投2中只拿到了6分，康大也以27比41大比分落后对手。

In the second half, Calhoun adjusted his strategy and focused his offense on Tang Tian and Napier's pick-and-roll.

Tang Tian's three-point position still opened up a lot of room for Conda to attack, but Napier was two levels behind Walker, and several opportunities failed to end.

Forced to the end, Calhoun could only rely on new tactics to get Tang Tian to shoot three-pointers. After Tang Tian made two shots, he was heavily marked, and Kangda's offense was completely paralyzed.

In the end, UConn lost again 56-71 at home, ending the ten-game winning streak.

Lamb's performance was extremely poor. He only made 16 of 4 shots in the game. He barely scored in double figures by scoring free throws and made as many as 4 turnovers.

This performance obviously did not meet the team's expectations of him.

The loss made the atmosphere of the team a little depressing. The usual laughter during the training session was gone, only the muffled sound of the basketball hitting the floor.

"Didn't it just lose? Are you so unhappy? I didn't play Louisville when I was not injured. There is really nothing to be ashamed of. We are still second in the league. Let's cheer up." Walker still kept smiling and was present. Shout out to the players.

His encouragement worked, and the teammates gradually recovered.

After three days of rest, the team went away to challenge the University of Cincinnati.

Walker leaned on a cane and went to the away game with the team.

After the start of the game, Tang Tian's open three-pointer and Napier's breakthrough gave Kangda a fantastic start.

But as the game continued, Kangda was a bit short of firepower.

In the end, they also lost the game 52 to 63 and suffered a two-game losing streak.

Lamb still performed poorly, making 20 of 6 shots and only scoring 15 points.

After the game, Cajon took Ollie and chatted with Walker for a while. Obviously, the continuous abnormal performance made him lose trust in Lamb.

"Coach, he is talented, but he just needs time to adapt. No one is born to be a leader." Walker said with a smile.

Walker's words eventually convinced Calhoun.

Back at the training class at UConn, Walker also chatted with Lamb for a while.

After the chat, he continued to smile and shouted loudly to cheer up his teammates.

He didn't prepare to leave until the training was over and the players left one after another.

Before Tang Tian left, he went to the locker room and returned to the training hall.

When he went in, he saw that Walker's smile was gone, and he looked depressed instead.

"Kemba." Tang Tian shouted.

"Tang? You haven't left yet?" Seeing Tang Tian approaching, Walker forced a smile on his face.

"Sit." Seeing that Walker was about to get up, Tang Tian signaled him not to move.

"How is your injury recovering?" Tang Tian walked to his side and sat down.

"That's it. I thought I could recover faster than expected, but it seems that the doctor is more professional." Walker said with a wry smile.

"It's good news that it's almost as expected. There's no rush for things like injuries," Tang Tian said.

"The current situation of the team, it's hard not to make people anxious." Walker said a little helplessly. He and Tang Tian are very close, and at this time he fully showed his sincerity.

"It's really not easy for you." Tang Tian said and patted him on the shoulder.

Whether the team lost or Lamb performed poorly, Walker always kept a smile in front of his teammates and gave positive encouragement.

Although he is only 1 meters tall, you can feel that he has a strong heart.

"If I'm all frustrated, then this team may really be over." Walker said with a wry smile.

"It will get better, just survive this month. As long as we are in the top eight, we can play in the championship game. Anyway, the teams in the league will definitely have to play. In fact, it is almost the same if we play first and then play." Tang Tian comforted.

Walker nodded.

"Tell me about Jeremy, what's wrong with him? I can feel that it's not about his attitude, it's just that he doesn't play well." He continued.

"Mentality, he's a little nervous." Tang Tian pointed to his chest.

"That's right. I can feel the helplessness of the old man. He doesn't dare to speak too bluntly. If Jeremy's mentality breaks down, it won't just happen in the current month." Walker said and shook his head.

"I think he may need some external stimulation." Tang Tian said a different opinion.

"Huh?" Walker looked at him suspiciously.

"You remember when Jeremy first played, he struggled a little bit, I remember it was against Marquette, he scored 2+1 and then let go, so I think he needs to have something to detonate It will be effective if you touch his heart." Tang Tian used a description.

"What if it blows up?" Walker probably understood what Tang Tian meant, that he wanted to use a rougher method.

"What's the difference between the current situation and no explosion? I can feel that the coach has a little distrust of him." Tang Tian replied.

Walker nodded. After the last game, if he hadn't spoken, Calhoun might have put Lamb on the bench to reflect.

"How did it explode?" Walker then asked, obviously agreeing with what Tang Tian said.

"This way..." Tang Tian repeated his thoughts.

"So ruthless? Do you want to say hello to the old man first?" Walker said worriedly after hearing this.

"If I could, I would have said it earlier. Do you think it is possible for the coach to agree at that age?" Tang Tian asked back.

Walker thought for a while and shook his head.

"Let's talk about it after the next game, and see if what I talked to him has any effect." He continued.

Tang Tian nodded. What he was going to do also needed an explosive point, and it was indeed a bit risky. If Lamb played well in the end, there was no need to take such a risk.

Chapter 40 Keep it simple!Be rough!

After a two-day break, UConn played against the University of Notre Dame at home.

The team had brutally abused their opponents during the ten-game winning streak. For UConn, this is also a great opportunity for them to boost their morale.

But Lamb once again let UConn fans down.

He was completely lost in the game, scoring only 15 points on 3 of 8 shots, was blocked twice by the opponent's center, and made low-level mistakes such as dribbling out of bounds.

In the end, Kangda lost to its opponent 53 to 56, suffering a 3-game losing streak.

The consecutive losses also caused them to fall directly from the second position to the fourth, and they were about to fall out of the upper half.

In the second day's training class, no one spoke, even Walker, as agreed with Tang Tian, ​​sat on the sidelines without laughing.

The atmosphere was extraordinarily oppressive, and the dark cloud that had dissipated originally began to shroud the sky above the Kangda Arena again.

"Jeremy, come on, hit me alone, let me see what the hell is going on with you!" Tang Tian suddenly shouted at Lamb.

The shout was so sudden that all the other team members in training were stunned, including Lamb.

Seeing Tang Tian's sudden move, Oli wanted to stand up and stop him, but was stopped by Kahoun.

Tang Tian had always been a steady player in his understanding, this sudden outburst made him a little curious.

At the same time, he also has some opinions on Lamb. Although the NCAA is not as good as the NBA, it also depends on the strength. If the talent cannot be fulfilled, then he can only stand aside and give the opportunity to others.

"Come out, come out, single-handedly hit me!" Tang Tian stood in the middle of the court and shouted at Lamb.

"Don't tell me that you don't even have the courage to fight me single-handedly now, then you will really admit that you are a coward." Seeing that Lamb didn't respond, Tang Tian continued to shout.

The other teammates gasped unconsciously, Tang Tian was a bit direct and rude.

Lamb walked over.

Seeing Lamb approaching, Tang Tian felt a little better in his heart.

If you can't shout this, then Lamb may really be inferior to Wiggins who soaks wolfberries every day.

"Come on, would you like me to give you a hand?" Tang Tian continued.

"No need." Lamb replied, took Tang Tian's ball, and then prepared to attack.

At this time, all the teammates gathered around the sidelines.

One-on-one, and this kind of one-on-one full of trash talk, has not appeared in this arena for a long time.

"Then prove it to me." Tang Tian said with a heavy heart.

He was very serious, and his eyes were completely locked on Lamb.

Lamb's change of direction after dribbling suddenly accelerated, relying on Tang Tian's shot.

Although his performance on the court is not good, but in his own court, his performance is not bad.

"boom!"

But at the moment when he made a move, Tang Tian seized the opportunity, and after the confrontation, he immediately took a big risk.

"Oh..." Napier opened his mouth wide on the sidelines, Tang Tian's attack was really ruthless, and he really didn't show any sympathy.

"Old man." Oli couldn't help but speak at this moment, Tang Tian beat Lamb like this, it is very likely that Lamb will collapse.

"Look again." At this time, Kahoun was also a little curious about what Tang Tian wanted to do.

Lamb was panting heavily, apparently being so insulted by Tang Tian in front of his teammates, he couldn't bear it.

"Are you sure you don't need to give up my hand?" Tang Tian continued to shout.

Walker couldn't help grinning at this time, although he knew what Tang Tian was going to do in advance, but this level was still a bit nasty!

Lamb didn't speak, and continued to fight Tang Tian alone with the ball.

There was no chance for a frontal breakthrough, so he directly switched to back-up singles, turning around and falling back after consecutive singles.

Tang Tian still had no intention of giving in, and he almost covered it with his hard-fought defense.

Lamb's fall back after being severely disturbed is directly a three-way non-stick.

"Hiss!" At this moment, not only Napier, but Oriachi and Olande couldn't help but gasp. This is really going to hell.

"Why, continue?" Tang Tian continued to ask.

"Come again!" Lamb was a little irritated at this time, he is also a talented high school student after all.

Tang Tian smiled and motioned for him to continue.

"Snapped!"

Tang Tian's steal.

"Are you still coming?"

"Come!"

"boom!"

Missed the shot.

"Do you really want to come again?"

"Come!"