I'm not really a role player

Chapter 286
On the 18th, the Bobcats played against the Kings at home——

"The starter for this game, the point guard, Earl Watson..."

The home team locker room at the Time Warner Center, before the game, Sam Vincent, as usual, announced the starting lineup for the game.

The first name that popped out of his mouth caused surprise in the locker room. Almost everyone raised their eyelids, and Curry even frowned.

But the right to form troops belongs exclusively to the head coach, and no one else has the right to comment.

Li Ke rubbed his chin. Knowing the inside story, he understood that this was Sam Vincent's action to catch the ghost.

"So, is Curry the insider?"

Li Ke shook his head secretly. He knew that Sam Vincent was in a hurry, and he started to blew himself up in a hurry.

The game started quickly, and the Bobcats played hard.

Sam Vincent's move is indeed self-destructive. Although Curry sleepwalks without the ball, he is still a much better point guard than Earl Watson.

At least, Curry's super high three-point threat is something that Earl Watson cannot contribute.

Without Curry to open up the space, the Bobcats' difficulties are inevitable.

Fortunately, the opponent is not strong, the king is just a poor team in the process of rebuilding, and the Bobcats' victory is still within reach.

Before the game, the most discussed was the result of the match between Curry and Tyreke Evans, the best rookie of the season so far.

The media quoted classics, and even referred to the game between the Bobcats and the Bucks a few days ago.

In that game, Curry was blasted by Jennings.

The duel between the strong and the weak, the direct duel between the popular rookies, is naturally the highlight.

As a result, Curry did not start, and even had very little time off the bench.

Kenny Smith in the commentary was even guessing: "Is Stephen injured?"

The actual situation is that Curry was caught as an inner ghost.

Kenny Smith, who didn't know this, didn't make too much analysis on Curry's substitute.

But in the stands, Boss Qiao saw it.

"The strength of the Sacramento Kings, we should easily beat them, but now..."

Boss Joe shook his head and sighed.

Beside him, Tim Graver touched his chin: "No matter how you say it, Stephen is a scorer averaging 15 points per game. The lack of such a scorer has a great impact."

"So, do you also think that the so-called catching ghosts is just a reason for Sam?"

Tim Graver shook his head: "Perhaps, Sam really thinks Stephen is an insider."

……

After beating the Kings at home, the Bobcats played against the Heat for the first time in two days.

Li Ke actually wanted to win this game because he lost the last game.

If Curry can start and play, he may have to use his "will be out" big move again.

Unfortunately, Curry is still a substitute.

In this game, Sam Vincent really blew himself up.

The Heat's strength, to put it bluntly, is on par with the Bobcats.

(Raymond Felton + Wade + Quentin Richardson + Michael Beasley + O'Neal.)
The Bobcats played the effect of Li Ku double involvement, and may be able to beat the Heat with a big advantage.

If Curry can start the game, and Li Ke is in good condition, the Bobcats may be able to wrestle with the Heat.

But Curry disappeared immediately, and there was no need to play this game.

Although Eric Spoelstra is also a rookie coach, he has Pat Riley's guidance.

At this time, the Heat are also in a state of scrambling for the playoffs. Every victory, especially the victory against a direct competitor like the Bobcats, is particularly important.

In this case, it is impossible for the Heat not to target.

Defending against Li Ke and relying on Fatton Gawade's double-back offense, the Heat won another victory soon.

In this game, Boss Joe also appeared in the stands.

If it wasn't for the promise to give Sam Vincent half a month, at this moment, Boss Joe would be very impulsive and wanted to fire Sam Vincent.

The point is that the Heat are a direct competitor of the Bobcats, so losing to direct competitors one after another is the most unacceptable.

……

"Sam, first of all, I declare that I don't want to interfere with your employment, but obviously, without Stephen, the strength of the team will be seriously damaged."

"..."

In the end, Boss Joe couldn't take it anymore, so he found Sam Vincent and negotiated.

Sam Vincent was silent at first, but in the end, he could only choose to compromise.

He also has eyes, and he can clearly see that without Curry, the Bobcats' offense is indeed very stiff.

Winning the Kings is a narrow victory, and losing to the Heat, it can be said that the loss is due to the absence of Curry.

"I'll put Steph back in the starting lineup."

Sam Vincent so assured.

In the next few days, Li Ke saw a scene similar to PUA in the workplace.

"Off the ball, Steph, your job is to run without the ball!"

"Reduce your possession time and give the ball to your teammates."

"Catch and shoot, don't hold the ball too much..."

"..."

During the training, Sam Vincent kept shouting.

Immediately after the game, the away game between the Bobcats and the Eagles on the 22nd, before the game, Sam Vincent also repeatedly emphasized.

"Remember, Steph, your job is to get the ball across the court and then catch and shoot without the ball..."

"If I see you go against my tactical arrangement, I will immediately take you off the field!"

Li Ke wanted to try Sam Vincent's bottom line, but he knew that if he really wanted to try, his face would really be torn.

Look at the schedule after the Eagles, followed by a battle with the Magic.

"Forget it, let's get together and break up..."

In this game against the Hawks, Curry returned and played his role.

A game that was supposed to be so difficult to tell the winner turned into a game that relied on Li Ke to score consecutively at the last moment to seal the victory.

However, on the 24th, in the battle between the Bobcats and the Magic, although Curry played and still implemented Sam Vincent's tactical thinking, only playing off the ball, the Bobcats still lost.

There is no way, the Magic's defensive system is too complete, for a scorer like Li Ke who is getting more and more inside, it is simply Tianke.

If Curry doesn't play, and doesn't help to open up the space, the Bobcats can't play this Magic.

The defense is no match, and the offense is no match. It is almost completely surrounded by offense and defense.

After losing this game, the countdown to Sam Vincent's dismissal was over.

That's right, it's still a countdown instead of dismissing get out of class immediately. The reason is that Boss Joe has become numb to the Bobcats' loss of magic.

He felt that even without Sam Vincent's coaching problems, or the team's ghost problems, it would be difficult for the Bobcats to win this game.

But no matter what, the strength of this game has pushed Sam Vincent to the abyss before getting out of class.

At the same time, the news of Sam Vincent's countdown to dismissal got out suddenly and not suddenly.

"Poor record, Sam Vincent may be dismissed."

"The blamed man or the real problem? Sam Vincent's dismissal will give us a result."

"..."

Media reports, experts also began to analyze.

A long time ago, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons said that Sam Vincent's coaching was very problematic.

"In the 07-08 season, rookie coach Sam Vincent led the rookie Sheldon to win the season's championship, but that season, the Bobcats won the championship by chance. It can be said that Sheldon's several outbreaks saved the Bobcats."

"In the subsequent 08-09 season, Sam Vincent's coaching showed his immaturity. With AI aging and Shaq needing to play one game and take three games off, he couldn't come up with better tactics. That season, as the defending champion, the Bobcats failed to win 50 games."

"But at that time, the chaotic AI outside the field took all the blame."

"Then this season, Shelton has grown into an MVP-level player, Gerald Wallace is playing like Scottie Pippen, plus Kenyon Martin, DeAndre Jordan who has been improving, rookie Stephen Curry, who is still doing well, and a strong bench gang, and the Bobcats are struggling. The problem with Sam Vincent is already obvious."

"He used Sheldon a bit too much. Sheldon, who has made great progress this season, is actually just an invincible player alone, but basketball is a 5v5 sport and a team sport. What Sam Vincent should do is to let Sheldon integrate into the team, not let the team adapt to Sheldon."

Bill Simmons pointed out the reasons for Sam Vincent's failure in one sentence.

……

The night after the loss to the Magic, Li Ke returned to Charlotte from Orlando, and Li Ke, who had just got off the plane, received a call from Joe's boss.

"Sheldon, come here to discuss the new coach."

While Joe Sr. hasn't made his final decision yet, Sam Vincent should still have a fight or two to go.

But Boss Joe knows that the Bobcats have struggled so far this season, and adjustments must be made as soon as possible.

The reason why he didn't dismiss Sam Vincent immediately was that Old Joe just wanted to be as benevolent as possible.

Speaking of half a month, it's only half a month, it's not bad at all!

Old Joe has seen the state of the Bobcats. He knows that it is useless to give him another chance for one or two games.

As Bill Simmons said: Sam Vincent's mistake was to force the Bobcats to adapt to Li Ke.

As long as this is not changed, the Bobcats will not improve.

But Sam Vincent obviously won't change that because that's his "bottom line".

Boss Joe, who decided to wait two more games, has actually started the selection of coaches.

He even respected Li Ke and decided to call Li Ke.

"Okay, I'll be there later."

After briefly answering this sentence, Li Ke saw Sam Vincent approaching him.

"Sam..."

"Chat?"

Li Ke said hello, but Sam Vincent raised his eyes and pointed to a corner of the terminal building. Li Ke nodded and followed.

"It was Michael's call just now?"

Li Ke nodded again.

"Are you going to discuss my dismissal?"

Li Ke hesitated for a second, then shook his head.

"Forget it, don't lie to me, I know, after losing to the Heat, I'm basically finished, and if I lose to the Magic, my dismissal is already a certainty."

Li Ke continued to hesitate, without giving any definite answer.

Sam Vincent said to himself: "Actually, it's nothing, Sheldon, I just want to know, my triangle offense is so suitable for you, almost maximizing your performance and statistics, why do you still oppose me?"

Li Ke knew that this was about to cut to the chase.

Shrugged: "Actually, Sam, you were wrong."

"is it my fault?"

Sam Vincent asked back, and Li Ke nodded seriously: "You are wrong. Compared with statistics, the victory of the game is more important. Give me the ball. I can indeed generate good statistics, but the team must lose more games."

"Just like the game against the Heat a few days ago, if Stephen had the ball, we could easily beat the Heat, but everything was the opposite, so we lost."

Before Sam Vincent could react, Li Ke threw him into the abyss:

"Even if I give the ball to Stephen, my stats won't get worse, because a Stephen with the ball in his hand can help me open up enough space, and my efficiency will be higher..."

"..."

Silence, it was Sam Vincent at the moment.

After a while, he asked again: "Is that so?"

"That's right, if you don't believe me, you..."

Li Ke just wanted to say, wait for you to finish class...how so...

But his brain reacted immediately, and Li Ke, who never did anything without EQ, shut his mouth.

"I see."

……

The Bobcats returned to Charlotte to play the Hornets at home.

Sam Vincent sticks to his "bottom line", but in this game, Curry is indeed a trap.

His defense was directly smashed by Brother Pao, and Li Ke had to switch defenses to wipe Curry's ass.

But with this change of defense, the rest of the Hornets broke out.

Speaking of which, the Hornets played badly this season, and injuries affected them. Brother Pao, Boxing Champion, and Peja all suffered from injuries.

With the lineup still incomplete, the Hornets are now in the lottery zone in the West.

No way, the competition in the West is too fierce.

But in this game, the Hornets only lacked a champion.

David West, Peja, substitute Marcus Thornton, all punched hard.

The Hornets thrashed the Bobcats and gave Sam Vincent the finishing blow.

After the game, the Bobcats directly announced the dismissal of Sam Vincent.

"Heavy! The Bobcats officially announced that head coach Sam Vincent will leave the team with immediate effect..."

To be honest, when Sam Vincent really dismissed get out of class, Li Ke still felt a little regretful.

Back then, when he first met Sam Vincent, he felt that this rookie coach had no other advantages besides not messing around.

Since then, Sam Vincent has grown up with the team, and he feels that the rookie coaches are pretty good, at least they are more obedient than those veteran coaches.

But this season, Sam Vincent lost his strengths...

"Goodbye, Sam!"

Sam Vincent dismissed get out of class, and the next suspense to be revealed is who the new coach of the Bobcats is.

January and February of the new year are the peak period for NBA coaches to dismiss get out of class. Most teams enter this period, and they are working hard to change what needs to be changed.

If the players can't be traded, then the coach is responsible.

The only way for the coach to take the blame is to dismiss get out of class.

Therefore, for the current coaching change, the Bobcats still have many choices...

(End of this chapter)