basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 229

Chapter 229

Lu Ziqiu and Martin attended the post-match press conference together. Faced with various questions from reporters, the two tacitly chose to be perfunctory. After the end, they left the arena hand in hand.

Diana and Lin Xi were already waiting in the parking lot. After they got into the car, Martin greeted them and asked, "I have watched your team's first three games, and the talents and abilities of those two rookies are still good. , but why don't you use them this time?"

Naturally, there was nothing to hide from Martin, so he told him about the two of them.

After listening to Martin, he was a little bit dumbfounded. In his opinion, this is nothing at all. After all, there are very few people like Lu Ziqiu who employ people. But then again, every coach has his own preferences when using players. There is nothing wrong with that either.

"Then what are you going to do with them, just leave them alone?"

"If they can change, I will still use them, but judging from the current situation, they may not change much."

"Why don't you change your tactics?"

Lu Ziqiu smiled wryly, "Huaxia is so powerful. If I want to get out of the East, I have to pass Huaxia's test no matter what. With the current situation of our team, if we play normally, it is impossible to win Huaxia."

Speaking of Huaxia, Martin suddenly looked bitter, "Huaxia is too strong. Judging from the current league structure, unless there is a team that can break them up, it will be too difficult to take the championship away from them."

"But I believe that as long as our team can continue to grow, it is by no means impossible to beat them."

"That's right. Apart from us, you are the only one in the league who is really capable of breaking the wrist with Huaxia. But unfortunately, with the current player configuration of your Wolves team, even if you fight hard, it will be difficult to pose a threat to Huaxia. , unless you have a way to limit Jordan, he is terrible."

Jordan is like an insurmountable mountain. If you want to defeat Huaxia, you must first shovel the mountain of Jordan. Everyone understands this, but in the past few seasons, no team has ever done it.

Lu Ziqiu saw that the more he talked, the more he lost his spirit. In competitive competitions, once the spirit is gone, how can we win the championship?But he also understands that if he wants Martin to regain his confidence, he must win a series, or there is a team that can break up Huaxia.

So, he took the initiative to change the subject, "By the way, didn't you sign Wei Meng during the offseason? Why haven't you used him so far?"

Martin's eyes flashed, "To tell you the truth, he is not in our team's plan at all. We rushed to sign him before, just to prevent Huaxia from strengthening."

Lu Ziqiu's eyes flashed slightly, "In that case, how about giving me Wei Meng?" Lie Huo doesn't need Wei Meng, but he can't ask for it. If he can get Wei Meng, Augustine and Xia Yuan won't matter at all.

Before Martin could reply, Diana, who was driving, was dissatisfied: "Is Wei Meng amazing?" She was still unable to let go of Wei Meng's rejection at the beginning.

Lu Ziqiu smiled wryly and said: "Wei Meng is not extraordinary, but it is very suitable for my tactics. If he joins the team, it will be of great help to us."

"I don't think it's very good." Diana muttered, but didn't say anything else.

There is nothing wrong with trading Wei Meng to the Wolves, as long as it is not to Huaxia, but Martin still has to remind, "Although Wei Meng can shoot three-pointers, his offensive skills around the basket are very average, and due to weak confrontation, rebounding The ball ability is also very average, do you really want him?"

Having said that, Wei Meng's ability to assist in defense is not weak. In terms of individual defensive ability, most of the Wolves' current players are not outstanding, and Lu Ziqiu doesn't care about this, as long as they have a good awareness of assisting defense.

"I understand what you said, but if I dare to ask Wei Meng, I am sure to stimulate his potential." He is very confident in this, not to mention that once Wei Meng joins, the 4th and 5th positions can be strengthened at the same time, and his footsteps Flexible, fast, and good passing vision, he can be used as a surprise player when the situation cannot be opened.

"Since this is the case, then give him to you. Before the deal is concluded, I will try my best to give him a chance to play. I hope I can help you then."

Lu Ziqiu was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, but it was not rude to come and go. Since Martin thought of himself so much, he couldn't be too stingy, "Do you think Augustine and Xia Yuan are suitable for you?"

"You want to trade them for Wei Meng?" Martin was taken aback. Although these two are just rookies, they are not bad talents. If they are trained properly, they can definitely grow into good role players in the future.

Not only was he surprised, but even Lin Qian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had her eyelids twitched when she heard it. Wei Meng naturally knew that although he was good, in the long run, he was not worth trading Augustine and Xia Yuan at all.

In her opinion, such a change was too much of a disadvantage, but in front of Martin, it was inconvenient for her to speak out to dissuade him.

On the contrary, Diana didn't change her face, so she didn't bother to think so much. As long as Lu Ziqiu thought it was worth it, it must be worth it. Anyway, she didn't have any good feelings for Augustine and Xia Yuan. Instead of looking upset, it's better to trade and worry.

Lu Ziqiu smiled slightly, "Maybe you think I'm at a loss for doing so, but to me, their value is far less than that of Wei Meng."

Martin paused and asked, "Are you really not thinking about it?" He would be interested in any young player with potential, and he believed that Thomas and Li Hui would never have any objections.

Lu Ziqiu shook his head. If it wasn't for what happened to the two of them this time, he wouldn't have traded them like this, but up to now, he has been completely disappointed in them.

But even so, Martin still didn't agree, "Well, I'll take Augustine. As for Xia Yuan, you'd better stay. He's tall and long, and he's good at defending. He's a good choice to deal with China's Simmons. As for Bad salary, you can make it up with cash, or you can add another player, it doesn't matter."

He really doesn't care. The players who have been traded are really useless. The team can just buy them out. As for Augustin, he can try to cultivate them. After all, he is young and has potential. He might really become an important rotation player for the team in the future.

Without waiting for Lu Ziqiu to reply, he took out his mobile phone and called Li Hui and Thomas, and told them the transaction plan he had identified. The two heard that Lu Ziqiu was an important person, so naturally they would not object, not to mention whether they needed it or not. The players on the board, as for the chips, they didn't even bother to ask.

Lu Ziqiu was a little dumbfounded. If Xia Yuan could change, it would indeed be a good supplement, but according to his observation, the possibility of this is very low, but Martin is also a man of his word. Since he doesn't want it, he can only go back to Xia Yuan. Talk about it once, if it doesn't work out, you can only find a way to trade him.

(End of this chapter)