When many scumbags in the United States and the world were trolling Wang Yi, Wang Yi didn't know it because he was in the locker room doing pre-game mobilization to the players.
His pre-game mobilization didn't have any long speech, just one sentence.
He watched all the Kings players glance around, and then said calmly with a smile on his face: "Brothers, don't let my coaching debut turn into a huge embarrassing scene."
All the players shook their heads.
James said: "Don't worry, we won't embarrass you."
Paul put his arm around Wang Yi's shoulders: "Brother, believe us, we will never lose this game."
Mitchell made a decisive statement: "Don't worry, boss, we will never lose. If it doesn't work, you can send me on the field. I will continue to arouse Morant's anger, and finally complete the ultimate 1-for-1 exchange with Morant.
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Danny did not speak, but he looked at Wang Yi with burning eyes, which already showed his attitude.
Wang Yi turned to stare at Xiao Qiao: "Xiao Qiao, it's up to you tonight."
Xiao Qiao nodded: "Don't worry, boss. After resting for more than a month, my big bird is already hungry and thirsty."
One sentence made the whole locker room burst into laughter.
A reporter came to the door of the locker room and wanted to inquire about Wang Yi's first time as a head coach.
But the security guard at the door of the locker room kept staring at him, like a policeman warning a suspicious person, preventing him from approaching the door of the locker room.
Of course he couldn't hear the conversation inside.
At this moment, he suddenly heard roars of laughter coming from inside.
This surprised him. Logically speaking, shouldn't everyone be nervous when Wang Yi becomes the head coach for the first time?
How could you be so happy?
At the same time, in the Grizzlies locker room, their coach Jenkins was confused.
He is a coach from the Spurs and is used to analyzing various situations before games.
But he never calculated that Wang Yi would be the head coach today.
This left him a little confused.
Even if you change to the other three assistant coaches of the Kings, at least they all still have records to check.
Among those three assistant coaches, some have served as head coaches in the NCAA, some have served as head coaches of the Stockton Kings, the G-League affiliate of the Kings, and some have served as acting head coaches in other teams.
Jenkins has done some research on their coaching style and record.
But Nima suddenly asked Wang Yi to be the head coach. This Wang Yi has never had a record of leading a team.
There is no record to check, and there is no style to study. How to do this?
This is equivalent to making him blind immediately.
Wang Yi knows everything about his style and how he plays.
He had no idea what Wang Yi's style was and what kind of tactical arrangements Wang Yi would make.
It is equivalent to Wang Yi being in the dark and him being in the light.
When he heard that Wang Yi was the acting head coach of the Kings, his reaction was different from other coaches in the league. Other coaches felt that Wang Yi was insulting the coaching profession and felt that the Kings would definitely lose today.
But his first feeling was that he had not studied Wang Yi at all and did not know what kind of cards Wang Yi would play.
When he was scratching his head, he could only say to the players:
"We don't know how Wang Yi will arrange today's game, but we just have to be ourselves. Although our team is centered on Morant, others do not rely too much on Morant.
Others should also take the initiative and start running."
"We let them guard Morant but they can't guard anyone else. If they can guard other people, they can't guard Morant."
The players nodded.
"Yes, coach."
Morant was in great spirits during this incident, and the colorful feather shuttlecock above his head was constantly swaying.
"Don't worry, coach, it's hard for us to lose today."
Since you can't beat Wang Yi on the court, then seizing the opportunity to beat Wang Yi's team when Wang Yi is not on the court is also a way to win.
Finally, the time came to 6:00 in the evening, and the players from both sides entered the stadium.
Today's game is played at FedEx Arena, the home of the Grizzlies.
FedEx Arena can accommodate 18,300 spectators.
The specialty of this arena is its relatively large space.
Both the gaps between seats and the space between various facilities appear to be very large.
Sitting in the auditorium, there is no crowded feeling like other arenas.
After the appearance ceremony of the players of both sides, the game started with 5 minutes left, and at this time, the live cameras were all showing Wang Yi.
I saw that Wang Yi at this time was not in a suit like Coach Jenkins. He was wearing a very loose sportswear.
At the same time, he did not chatter about tactics for the players like Coach Jenkins. Instead, he sat on the chair with a smile.
From time to time, he joked with the audience behind him.
Occasionally, I would flirt with the Asian mixed-race beauty sitting on the chair next to me.
This made both Grizzlies home announcers laugh.
Commentator Pete Pranaka said in a mocking tone to another commentator next to him, Brevin Knight: "Oh, God, Blevin, look at this rookie coach. He doesn't even know what to do before the game starts."
He explains tactics and playing methods to the players, but instead makes fun of the female spectators next to him. From the perspective of a former professional player, is he doing this professionally?"
Next to him, Brevin Knight was once a professional player in the league. When he saw Wang Yi teasing with the female audience, he shook his head:
"It's too amateurish. This is really too amateurish. No matter how beautiful the female audience member next to him is, and no matter how much Wang Yi wants to strike up a conversation with her, he should wait until after the game instead of before the game. His doing this will only affect the morale of the military. He
This can no longer be called an amateur, but a layman, a complete layman."
Pete continued: "I can't think of any bad words to describe this terrible rookie coach. You can use whatever words you can think of. In short, what I want to watch in today's game is not the match between the two teams.
How exciting it is depends on how many jokes this rookie coach will make."
Amid the teasing between Pitt and Knight, both sides have announced their starting lineups.
The Grizzlies starting lineup consists of Ja Morant, Bane, Jackson, Dillon and Adams.
The Kings' starting lineup today has been adjusted somewhat.
Point guard Paul.
Small forward Danny.
Power forward James.
Center Xiao Qiao.
As for the shooting guard, let Hield play.
Originally, Hield was playing point guard and Beverley was shooting guard. If Wang Yi doesn't play, Beverley should be playing in his place.
But Wang Yi promised Hield that he would take up all his playing time in the next game.
So Beverly just endures it for now.
Of course, Wang Yi also comforted Beverley: "In this game, you will be my most important secret weapon!"
Even if you don't let him play, you still need to calm his emotions.
Sure enough, when Beverly heard Wang Yi's words, she felt secretly happy.
He sat quietly on the bench.
Although Hield also wanted to perform at this time, he was not so confident in his defensive ability.
Asked Wang Yi: "Boss, didn't you say you would let Beverley guard Morant? If you let me play now..."
Chapter completed!