Chapter 58 Boss?

Philip had no choice but to translate truthfully, and then the Knicks bench fell quiet. From coaches to players, everyone looked at He Zhongqiu and Alan Houston.

A look of shame and anger flashed across Alan Houston's face. Damn rookie, you don't even have a single feather on your wings, and you want to steal my position?
The madman was a little stunned. Wolverine, although your fists are strong enough, your ball skills are too poor. Now you want to fight for the position of boss. Aren’t you a little hasty?

Kurt Thomas has the same idea as the madman, Wolverine, when Rain Man was at his peak, the boss of the Supersonics was also Gary Payton. Your current strength and skills are far inferior to Rain Man, and you are still a rookie, so I am afraid you cannot compete with the mid-range shooting king.

Don Cheney's heart skipped a beat. Wolverine, although the Knicks hope to have a second Ewing, you are too weak now. You'd better wait for a few years.

"Humph!"

Even so, intimidated by Wolverine's powerful force, Alan Houston did not dare to attack He Zhongqiu. He snorted coldly and walked onto the basketball court.

"What's wrong with him? Is my understanding of the sudden breakthrough tactics wrong?" He Zhongqiu said in surprise.

"Uh, are you just analyzing tactics?"

After hearing Philip's translation, Tang Cheney and the madman were a little confused. Analyzing tactics? No, you are clearly forcing the palace.

"if not?"

He Zhongqiu asked back.

He is not a fool. He has been hanging out on the streets of Yanjing since he was a teenager. He is a small boss and has a group of young gangsters around him. Alan Houston is the boss of the Knicks and has always been somewhat repulsive to him. He understands what is going on.

But he really wasn't vying for the top spot. In the end, basketball is about skills and strength, not fists. Even if he overpowered Alan Houston with his fists, he couldn't become the boss of the Knicks.

It's just that his way of handling things has always been rough, so when talking about tactical issues just now, he spoke frankly, but he didn't expect to trigger a backlash from Alan Houston.

The timeout ended and the game continued. After several rounds, He Zhongqiu did not receive any passes from Alan Houston.

Alan Houston's attitude affected others. Even the madman was reluctant to pass the ball to He Zhongqiu for a while.

"Snapped!"

In the sixth minute of the first quarter, Yao Ming turned around and made a jump shot in the low post on the left wing, but was slapped away by He Zhongqiu.

"Oh my god, Zhongqiu is so good at jumping that he has completely blocked Yao Ming's shooting space." Zhang Heli exclaimed.

"These two brothers are making trouble for each other. If you hit me, I will hit you back. Haha!" Xu Jicheng laughed.

"Yao made 4 of 2 shots, and Zhongqiu's defense is still okay. But he didn't contribute much on the offensive end in these rounds and couldn't catch the ball!" said Sun Zhenping.

"That's right, no more balls from the outside." Xu Jicheng said.

"In the past few minutes, Zhongqiu got into position twice under the basket and had a chance to cut in from the side, but he didn't catch the ball once. This was quite unreasonable," said Zhang Heli.

In the seventh minute of the first quarter, He Zhongqiu committed a defensive foul. Don Cheney replaced him and said to him, "He, you have to have a good relationship with Alan Houston. He is the boss of the team and the biggest controller of the ball. His attitude towards you is very important."

Thibodeau also said: "On the court and off the court are different. You can gain recognition from your teammates in other ways off the court, but on the court, everything depends on your skills. Before your basketball skills improve, don't go against the boss of a team."

Thinking of Wolverine's violence, Don Cheney was very worried and warned: "Wolverine, don't even think about using violence. It's absolutely wrong to use violence against your teammates."

He Zhongqiu's eyes were a little cold. He didn't want to take Alan Houston's position as the boss. He really didn't want to. He knew that he was too weak now. Why should he take the position of the boss? But why didn't he believe him?

Thibodeau suggested: "In this way, you will now focus on the defensive end, and then find a way to reconcile with Alan Houston."

He Zhongqiu snorted in his heart. He had only bowed his head to the instructor in the juvenile detention center. Why should he bow his head in front of Alan Houston?

Don Cheney shook his head helplessly. Alan Houston rejected Wolverine, and he had no way to help Wolverine. Because now the team still had to rely on the king of mid-range shooting to support it. If he offended him, the king of mid-range shooting would quit, and the Knicks would be finished. If the already bad record collapsed, he would also be fired.

As for Wolverine, unless his strength can support the Knicks, the boss of this team can only be Alan Houston.

In the ninth minute of the first quarter, the Knicks led by 2 points and Mosaic called a timeout.

After the timeout, Alan Houston sat on the bench and He Zhongqiu came on the court.

"Charlie, pass the ball to me."

he said to backup point guard Charlie Ward.

Charlie Ward has a lot of seniority and is the oldest player on the current Knicks team.

He was the 94th pick in the first round of 26. The Knicks are his home team. In the past few seasons under Jeff Van Gundy, he has been the main point guard and has a good status in the locker room.

Charlie Ward was not afraid of Alan Houston either, and whispered, “Wolverine, it’s okay for me to pass the ball to you, but you can’t cause trouble for Alan Houston.

I don’t want infighting in the locker room. The Knicks’ record is bad enough now, we can’t have any more infighting.”

"Why should I cause trouble for him? I only use my fists against outsiders." He Zhongqiu said.

"OK."

Charlie Ward laughed.

He came from the Pat Riley era and was a member of the iron-blooded Knicks along with Ewing, Oakley, Mason, and Larry Johnson. Between Alan Houston and He Zhongqiu, he actually has a better impression of He Zhongqiu.

During the Conseco violence incident, Alan Houston's performance disappointed him and he lacked the demeanor and responsibility of a team leader.

He Zhongqiu, who defeated the Pacers alone, made him seem to see the iron-blooded Knicks that had disappeared into history.

After dealing with Charlie Ward, He Zhongqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not without any status in the Knicks now. Even Alan Houston dare not target him openly. After this game, he can talk to the madman, Kurt Thomas, Ellis and other three main players, which should solve this problem.

After the first half, the Knicks led by 9 points.

Mosaic did not play well at home, with many mistakes and poor touch. Francis made 8 of 2 shots, and Yao Ming made 7 of 3 shots under the defense of He Zhongqiu.

贺中秋在查理沃德的传球下，次节得到了一些机会，上半场打了18分钟，一共5投4中，2罚1中，得到了9分3篮板1助攻2盖帽1抢断2失误2犯规的数据。

On the way back to the locker room, He Zhongqiu pulled Charlie Ward, called Madman, Ellis, and Kurt Thomas, and started chatting with them in the corridor.

He said: "Latrell, Kurt, Howard, whether you believe it or not, I am not going to take Alan's position. I am not strong enough now, I know that."

After Phillip translated, the madman laughed and said happily: "So, Wolverine, you still have the idea of ​​robbing the boss, but your current strength is not enough."

Kurt Thomas said: "Wolverine, if this is really what you mean, then you should talk to Alan Houston and explain the misunderstanding."

"That's it."

Howard Ellis's strength is not enough. Although he is the main point guard, his status in the locker room is average, which is consistent with Thomas' attitude.

(End of this chapter)