Chapter 58 Nash

  "Canadians, get out of Minnesota"

  "This is one of the worst contracts in the NBA, Coach Z will pay for his actions"

  "Coach Z has been punished, Canadians are rotten through and through."

  "Maybe Coach Z can look for a new point guard again, Canadians don't have the ability to be a starter on an NBA team at all."

  "It was actually a surprise that he was selected in the first round in 1996, the Suns had already discovered that he wasn't good enough, Danny Ainge made a great deal"

  "Nash is a very promising player who is learning and understanding tactics, but he still lacks experience. He can bring infinite brightness to the team. However, he does not yet have the ability to run an attacking system and get all players in the right position."

  Nash's mind kept surfacing with recent fans, media, coaches' words, criticism, criticism and more criticism, whether kind or malicious. But after seeing the team lose to the Spurs twice, Zhuang Fei's disappointed gaze made his heart tremble. He had let down the only person in the NBA who trusted him, and he couldn't bear the weight of Zhuang Fei's expectations.

  Nash is not a sentimental person, but at this time, he repeatedly hinted to himself that he needs to make a comeback. However, every time he steps onto the court, he becomes afraid and intimidated, starting to wonder if he's not suitable for being a starter in the NBA. In the past, when he was with the Suns, he yearned to be a starter, but due to Kidd, he could only sit on the bench, enviously watching Kidd bask in the cheers of fans and media, as well as the praise of his teammates. He had previously been confident that he could replace Kidd, but now, he's starting to doubt his own abilities.

  "Maybe I'm just not capable of being a qualified starter, Mr. D'Antoni's approach is correct, I'm far from JASON." Nash thought of the Suns coach D'Antoni, who often criticized him before, and suddenly found himself starting to understand D'Antoni's approach.

  Today, after training ended, he received a notice that Zhuang Fei wanted to see him. He knew that what was bound to happen would always happen, without any luck or surprise.

  He didn't know if Zhuang Fei would give him another chance later, because now Zhuang Fei's pressure was just as great as his. Any head coach would seek change at this time, and of course, for the Timberwolves, the first step in changing was to thoroughly abandon him.

  He is very familiar with Zhu Fang, and it can be said that the young players of the 96-98 generation in the United States are all familiar with Zhu Fang. The Santa Clara University he was in was just a mid-stream team in the NCAA small league, while Zhu Fang was the most glorious head coach in the NCAA at that time. He has always admired Zhu Fang, which is also the reason why he didn't have any negative emotions after being traded to the Timberwolves, except for a brief surprise and reluctance. He yearns to play under Zhu Fang's command, just like Vince Carter did when he was at the University of North Carolina.

  But now, perhaps he has given up on me already, Nash lamented in his heart once again.

  "Being abandoned might not be bad, as long as the team's performance improves, and Coach Z is no longer dragged down by me. Perhaps this would be a relief for everyone." Nash suddenly had a strange thought in his mind, a kind of indifference to the impending disaster, his heart seemed to have almost frozen.

  This idea scared him as soon as it came out, and he completely lost his past passion and momentum.

  Nash came to Zhuang Fei's office with a mind of relief, but when he left, he was still filled with bitterness and confusion, and even some faint anger.

  "In my team, you are still the starting point guard and the core of the team's organization"

  "In the next game against the Lakers, I'll tell Pierce and Garnett that if anyone dares to help you control the ball, I'll immediately take that person off the court."

  "If you have any other ideas, don't say them, I don't want to know. All you need to do now is prepare for tomorrow's game against the Lakers. Tomorrow, on the court, no one will help you, only yourself. If you still can't adjust your mentality, then what awaits you tomorrow will be more than 10 mistakes and the deafening boos from the home fans. I'll keep giving you opportunities, but I hope you also give yourself a chance."

  Recalling what happened earlier in Zhuang Fei's office, he didn't say a word and was taken down by Zhuang Fei. Despite this, Zhuang Fei still trusted him and gave him another chance, not even giving him the opportunity to escape.

  "Do I still have to be a clown? Haven't I been ridiculed enough? Do I still need to be tormented like this?" Nash felt angry at Zhu Fei for the first time, but then he remembered Zhu Fei's firm gaze from earlier. His anger dissipated once again, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. Trust was a burden, especially when it was unconditional and full of expectation. It was a weight heavier than insult and suspicion.

  "It's just a clown being a clown, after all it's not the first time, only afraid that he will be disappointed again" Nash sighed.

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  "Zhuang, you're pushing him into the fire pit!" De Antony watched Nash's lonely back disappear in the distance, feeling very uncomfortable. Zhuang Fei was too ruthless with his subordinates.

  "He's now as cold as ice, and even fire can't warm him up," replied Zhuang Fei lightly.

  De'Aaron Fox doesn't agree with Zhu Fei's point of view: "Isn't it better to let Nash start anew now? He himself is willing, do you need to fight with the media? Nash isn't without ability, what he needs now is a good environment for growth. Now he's constantly being surrounded by spotlights, he can't adapt to the dazzling light of the spotlights, if this continues he'll be completely destroyed. Zhu, do you think he has the ability to change the views of the media and fans right now? Isn't it what we should do to rescue him from the focus of the spotlights?"

  "I know what you're saying is right, but there's a better way than just taking him out of the spotlight"

  "A better way?" De Antoni was taken aback.

  "If Nash can shine with a more dazzling light than the spotlight, then all problems will be solved."

  "Could he possibly shine brighter than the spotlight?" De'Anthony shook his head with a bitter smile, how could that be possible? If Nash really could do it, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.

  De An Dong left Zhuang Fei's office, he couldn't understand Zhuang Fei's mind.

  Seeing De Antoni leave, Zhuang Fei opened his own imperial system and clicked on his item bar. Looking at the golden glowing item in front of his item bar, Zhuang Fei hesitated for a moment, but after a brief hesitation, he still steeled himself to choose to use it.

  Ervin Johnson basketball card (premium)

  Item Description: After using this item, the player used will possess certain abilities of NBA legendary point guard Magic Johnson. Note: The ability can only be maintained for three games after use. One-time item, limited to host team players and point guards.

  "Will Host Use Elvin Johnson's Star Card?"

  Yes

  "Select Player"

  Steve Nash

  "Confirmed, Steve Nash starts matching Elvin Johnson's star card, match rate 100%, Steve Nash gets 100% of Elvin Johnson's ability until the end of three games."

  This is like the nuclear weapon that Coach K has, which he got as a reward for completing the "Black and White Assassin" challenge in his third year of college. The task required him to lead the Vicksburg team to break the viewing record of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's basketball game in an NCAA match, and after succeeding, he received a Magic Johnson rookie card.

  Now apart from Magic Johnson's basketball star card, there is another basketball star card, which is Jabbar's. This basketball star card was obtained when the Dream Team was defeated.

  After using the Magic Star Card, Zhuang Fei came to the Scroll Shop and Equipment Shop in the system store again. He was ready to splurge this time.

  Player Training Accelerator (Advanced)

  Item Description: After using this item, player training experience doubles (senior triples), valid for 1 month.

  Johnson's Wizard Suit (Advanced)

  Item Description: After equipping this item, the player's shooting +3, offense +4, physical talent +3, can be used infinitely, limited to players on the host team and point guards.

  Two items, Acceleration Scroll 900 Dynasty Points, Mage Set 3000 Dynasty Points. Total is 3900 points.

  After all this was done, Zhuang Fei wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. This was still his first time using props and dynasty points on such a large scale.

  "I hope Nash won't disappoint me." Zhuang Fei muttered as he fell onto the recliner.

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