NCCnovel Chapter 191. 191. Hot Temper
Chapter 191. 191. Hot Temper
Chapter 191. 191. Hot Temper
He made two of three free throws, and Liu Ren clapped his hands. His free throw is still a problem, and his mid-range shooting is a bit poor.
2 to 2 draw.
Liu Ren felt that Harden's trick of fouling was really useful. Although he didn't have the power of Magneto like Harden, it was enough to deal with second-rate defensive players like Barnes who had more momentum than defensive skills.
When the four discussed at Liu Ren's house yesterday, they decided to play against the Clippers' two weak spots, the shooting guard and the small forward. Liu Ren thought of a way to deal with Barnes.
Liu Ren remembered that Harden exploded every time he saw Barnes. Barnes's violent temper would definitely be driven crazy by Harden's somewhat awkward style of play.
No, just after the Clippers scored the second goal, Liu Ren turned around and hit a three-pointer.
Barnes was fouled by Liu Ren on the first ball, so when Liu Ren made a tentative step outside the three-point line this time, he suppressed his temper and did not rush forward. Seeing this, Liu Ren directly hit a three-pointer.
"Matt, what are you doing! Go up and defend! Leave that Chinese player so wide open to watch him shoot?" Rivers, who was on the long side with a bad temper, yelled at Barnes at the very beginning of the game.
Can Barnes' character be tolerated?
"Shut up! It's me playing or you playing!" Barnes didn't care whether Rivers was the coach or not, and immediately yelled back.
Others on the field were taken aback by Barnes' words, and Rivers on the sidelines was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He had never seen such a player who dared to yell at his coach in front of so many people.
This scene was also sent to the eyes of fans all over the world by more than 20 broadcasters today, and all the fans were complaining about Barnes and Rivers.
"Barnes and Rivers really have conflicts? This is too disrespectful to my coach!" Liu Ren was worried about Barnes' EQ.
The Clippers' offense, despite Barnes' violent temper, is still very professional, and he is very active in running positions and off-ball pick-and-rolls.
The Clippers' running position is really good. Griffin and Jordan Jr.'s fast, agility, strong pick-and-roll and solid characteristics are fully played by Rivers. McCollum desperately chased Redick, but Redick ran out three times. In the gap, Paul sent the ball to Redick just right, and Redick made a three-pointer.
It’s time for the Lakers to attack again. At this time, Liu Ren would like to thank Rivers. Originally, Barnes had restrained himself from jumping up. In that case, Liu Ren didn’t have enough confidence to make a three-pointer. Barnes’ height, wingspan, and bounce are very good Excellent, he has relied on defense until now, and there is a high possibility that Liu Ren's three-pointer will be interfered.
But Barnes lost his mind by Rivers, and Liu Ren made two tentative steps on the right side of the free throw line, and Barnes stepped forward and prepared to stick to Liu Ren.
Liu Ren took advantage of the situation and leaned over to Barnes, holding the ball in both hands straightened and hit Barnes' body, his hands and arms hit Barnes' left hand!
"beep"
The referee whistles, the thugs foul!Two free throws!
In less than 2 minutes, Barnes got two fouls!
Rivers immediately replaced Barnes. No matter how great the conflict between the two was, Barnes was also the best small forward in the Clippers. He didn't dare to risk Barnes fouling three or more times in a single quarter. Leave Barnes on the court.
While Liu Ren walked to the free throw line, the Clippers replaced Barnes with Jared Dudley.
As soon as Barnes returned to the bench with a sullen face, Rivers scolded his head and covered his face: "Are you a pig? Why are you sticking so tightly? He made it clear that he wanted to foul you, and you are still sticking so tight? Silly ?"
Barnes' personality would be frightened by such unreasonable abuse, and he immediately posted to Rivers and said, "Pig, you are not only blind but also mentally retarded? Who told me to post it just now to defend? I have already been unable to do anything because of a foul. If you can take a step back and defend, who is yelling at me to post it?"
Rivers was taken aback by Barnes. He was afraid that Barnes would beat him up if he got angry. Barnes was a boxer.
Fortunately, veterans like Granger and Crawford quickly pulled Barnes away, otherwise Rivers might have been scared out of his mind, and he was sure that Barnes wanted to beat him up just now.
At this time, the referee and others noticed the conflict on the Clippers' bench, and both of them put away their anger when they saw it. After all, it was their team's "housework" and they couldn't let others see the joke.
Rivers still tried to hold back the face of his head coach and yelled, "Sit down for me! You are not allowed to play without my order!"
"You're a coach, aren't you talking nonsense?" Barnes had long been upset with Rivers, and sat on the bench without even looking at Rivers.
Last season, Barnes was the general that the former Clippers coach Negro relied on very much. The Clippers only had him as a small forward who could see it clearly, so they were very polite to him.
But after Rivers came to power, it changed all of a sudden. Who were the small forwards that Rivers used throughout his coaching career?In fact, there are only two, McGrady and Pierce, both of whom are among the best small forwards in the league.
Therefore, Rivers looks down on Barnes, a blue-collar small forward who has a poor offense and relies on passion and hard work for his defense. Yes, prematurely signed a small forward who can only be a coolie with the team's only space, which made Rivers very dissatisfied.
At that time, there were Nick Young, Iguodala, Korver, Webster and others in the free market. Except for Iguodala, who was too expensive for the Clippers to give such a big contract, other Nick Young, Korver, Webster can lure them to Los Angeles with the roster appeal.
Later, the contracts of these three people also confirmed Rivers' ideas. The contract between Nick Young and the Lakers is 111 million a year with player options, and Korver signed an average of 400 million per year with the Eagles. The contract between Webster and the Wizards 380 million in average.
All three have performed better than Barnes this season, making Rivers even more dissatisfied with Barnes.
If you don't like a person, no matter how hard you work and how hard you work, you still don't like it. Rivers is like this. Maybe he didn't deliberately target Barnes, but Rivers, who is dissatisfied with this 3-year mini-middle class Unknowingly, Barnes picked on Barnes in all aspects.
And Barnes has always played in this way, defending and shooting three-pointers. He used to get a basic salary in various teams. After playing for seven or eight years, the biggest contract was given by the "rich" Lakers. 179 million a year, the Clippers gave him a three-year contract of almost 3 million, and he himself was a little surprised.
Barnes just felt that Rivers was targeting him, and he was targeting him inexplicably, so he was not polite to Rivers, and he dared to fight back if he dared to scold him.
(End of this chapter)