msmithbooks Chapter 205 From starter to substitute
Chapter 205 From starter to substitute
Chapter 205 From starter to substitute
The meaning of the Kings here is to let Kevin Martin start!
For this reason, the general manager of the team also personally talked to Xie Kai to let him understand the team's arrangement!
Xie Kai can still understand. On the one hand, he has a good personal relationship with Kevin Martin. He admires Martin's ability and gives him a lot of advice. On the other hand, he also understands the team's goal. Martin is put on the shelf It's no secret anymore, and no matter how much he plays as a substitute, he is still a stable sixth man, and the team's key training object.
Xie Kai accepted the team's arrangement very frankly. He didn't want to quarrel with the team because of this. Not only would this cause a stalemate between himself and his big brother Kevin Martin, but it would also make things difficult for the team, and he even hated himself. It's not good for yourself.
In Xie Kai's view, he is not strong enough to allow the team to make concessions in order to please him, so there is no need for him to really tear himself apart with the team for a starting position.
Xie Kai's generosity satisfied Kings general manager Geoff Petri. Originally, he thought it would take a lot of talking to persuade Xie Kai, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly.Xie Kai's "on the road" not only made the team's management very satisfied with him, but also the old players of the Kings, including Kevin Martin, also appreciated his humility and concessions, which made his status in the team virtually improved Quite a lot.
As a foreign player, the color of the skin often brings attention, but it will more or less bring contempt and criticism. The Kings are considered to be a team with more international players in the league, but discrimination is inevitable.This kind of deep-rooted thing will not change because of the difference of one or two players or teams, because the general environment is like this.
The reason why Xie Kai did that was that he himself summed it up as "advancing through retreat".Even if he insists on playing the starting game, the playing time does not count. If his performance is slightly poor and the team reduces his playing time and makes him play a "false starter", it will be really hard to say.
The goal of the Kings this season is not to enter the playoffs. Winning or losing is not that important to them. Clearing up salary space, obtaining future assets and cultivating potential stocks in the team are the ultimate tasks of the team this season.Whoever hinders the team's goal will have no good fruit to eat.
Xie Kai is a Chinese, and Chinese people's knowledge of interpersonal relationships is naturally indistinguishable.He is very clear about the situation of the team and understands his situation.It is not a good choice to be brave. It is more valuable to go to the field if you want to work hard.
On January 1, the Kings visited Philadelphia and challenged the 16ers away.
In this game, Xie Kai will play off the bench.In this game, Kevin Martin, who came back from injury, performed mediocre, and finally scored 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, but also made 3 turnovers.
谢开替补出战28分钟，得到16分5个篮板4次助攻1个抢断。
In the end, the Kings still lost to the 6ers with 76 players in double figures. They lost away and ushered in a two-game losing streak.
After the game, when a reporter asked Xie Kai whether Kevin Martin's comeback affected the data, Xie Kai said: "Kevin is our leader, if he is not injured, I may not have the chance to start at all, so please don't play in the future." Asking questions like this, we are fine and will get better!"
Xie Kai certainly knows that Kevin Martin's own data will be affected. Evans actually has little impact, and he must be the one who has the most impact.The two play the same position, and the offensive end is mainly off the ball. To put it bluntly, a rebuilding team has two players who can score 20+ per game in one position, which in itself is a huge waste.
But the problem is that Xie Kai can't say this fact. Even if this kind of thing exists, if you say it from your own mouth, the consequence will only be to make the team disunity.This principle is not difficult to understand.
There is still some time before the trade deadline, and Xie Kai feels that the management is not a fool, and it is impossible to sit idly by.Martin is a good teammate, he doesn't have the temper of the boss, he is introverted and easy to get along with, but the reality is that the team has given up on him.He is not part of the team's future plans, and his relatively high salary will hinder the team's signings in the offseason.So it is most likely that the Kings will trade Kevin Martin before the trade deadline to get future assets.
Kings On August 2007, 8, the Kings and Martin reached a contract renewal agreement. The new contract will last for 27 years and is worth 5 million US dollars, starting from the 5500-2008 season.This contract is only the second year this season, and there are three more years in the future with a salary of more than 09 million.It is impossible for the Kings to throw this contract into their own hands, so it is imperative to find a good home for Martin, even if they don't get something of equivalent value, there is no other way.
The Kings naturally hope to sell Martin before the trade deadline, because once the season is over and they want to deal with Martin to free up salary space, the teams that are interested in him at that time will seize this point to rip off.
Therefore, the Kings let Martin, who has returned from injury, play more and play good data, which is a means for them to increase Martin's transaction value, and it is also a way for those interested buyers to see the goods.
Xie Kai understands these reasons. Although Martin's comeback has caused his statistics to drop, his own strength has been demonstrated in so many games in the first game.In this way, I actually benefited from Martin's injury, so I have nothing to complain about, just wait.
Kevin Martin is still worth trading. He is not yet 27 years old this year. He is in his prime. The contract is not too big. He can play without the ball with the ball, and play green leaves beside superstars. What bad news.
Probably the only thing the buyer worries about is his injuries.They will worry about whether his state can return to pre-injury, whether he can adapt to the new team's system after leaving the Kings, and so on.
On January 1, the Kings challenged the Washington Wizards in back-to-back away games.
The Wizards have a bad record this season. With a record of only 12 wins and 25 losses, they rank second to last in the Eastern Conference, only better than the super-flabby New Jersey Nets.
In this game, the Kings' offense was very constipated, and in the end they unfortunately lost to their opponents and ushered in a 3-game losing streak.
Kevin Martin, who returned from injury in the second game, scored 2+ points, but the fly in the ointment is that the efficiency is not high.
However, the Kings were very satisfied with his performance, and did not expect him to come back and lead the team to win.
Two days later, the Kings continued their Eastern Conference road trip to challenge the Charlotte Bobcats.
In this game, the two teams fought until the last moment.In the end, the Bobcats relied on Gerald Wallace's middle distance to kill the Kings, defend the home court, and give their opponents a 4-game losing streak.
(End of this chapter)