Chapter 290 New Conflicts within the Team
Yang Mo's response was undoubtedly the most arrogant in the history of the league's verbal attacks, because he is really Pierce's boss, Pierce is the spokesperson for Nike, and Yang Ermo is the third largest shareholder of Nike.
Pierce couldn't find any words to respond to Yang Mo's response, so he could only bear it and swallow his anger. In this round, he failed to show off and was screwed. Due to the contract constraints, he couldn't say arrogant words like "I quit". In fact, if he said it, Nike would be very happy, because the penalty for breach of contract is 300 to 400 million US dollars!
Although Pierce is the Finals MVP and he claims to be the best basketball player in the league, his market appeal is not that good. Not only can he not sell many shoes in the United States, but his overseas market is even smaller. Therefore, if he dares to breach the contract, Nike will never give him a chance to regret and will directly go to court to make him bankrupt.
Yang Mo won the verbal battle, but he did not relax his training. Although the 15 days of filming did not cause any problems with his physical fitness, his proficiency in basketball was more or less compromised. After all, basketball is often a game of going against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind.
Therefore, as soon as he returned to the team, he trained hard, trying to adjust his condition to the best.
Since the explosive power has been greatly improved, Yang Mo's overall attack power has also been greatly improved. After all, offense is never presented by a single weapon, but always a combination of chains. It is not scary to have a good shot, nor is it scary to have a strong breakthrough, but if you can link the breakthrough with the shot, it will be extremely scary. And explosive power is one of the key factors in the connection between the two. Because it is the explosive power that supports your instant reaction, and the speed of the instant reaction determines the success rate of your attack.
Yang Mo felt that his offensive ability had improved by half a level, but he did not ask the coaching staff for more shots in the game because he knew better than anyone how chaotic the team's offense was. O'Neal had not yet integrated into the team's system, and his offense was always out of his rhythm.
In fact, Beasley did not release all his offensive power. The reason why he still plays tepidly and does not have the prestige of his college days is that it is not Yang Mo's suppression, but more of the pressure from Wade. Wade is undoubtedly a killer, but it is also undeniable that he does not have the ability to make his teammates better. His excessive shooting rights have suppressed the brilliance of other teammates in a sense and disrupted their rhythm.
It's not that he doesn't have the ability to be a very good second-in-command. In fact, he did a very good job . But now, the Heat doesn't have anyone who can completely suppress him, so... he can only exist as a double-edged sword. This is an unavoidable trouble. Either you trade for a teammate who can completely suppress him, or you continue to wear him down internally.
The path Yang Mo has chosen now is to become the team's internal coordinator. But... he doesn't have much passing ability. So... he can only do his best to the best of his ability.
Everyone knows about Yang Mo's sacrifice. That's why his teammates like him, even though he's domineering and arrogant. But it's undeniable that he's still very kind to his teammates. Even old players like Haslem, who had conflicts with him before, now give him a thumbs up and are very convinced of him.
When Yang Mo came back from the set, everyone teased him about his identity as a " movie star ". Haslem even joked, "Yang, you made a really good investment this time. You only spent six games of suspension time and earned more than 10 million US dollars in salary. Is there anything more profitable than this? I think you should fight again tonight, maybe you can make a movie or something."
"Come on, I'm going crazy if I don't play basketball." Yang Mo said unhappily.
"Yeah, Yang, if you don't come back, I'm going to go crazy." Jermaine O'Neal next to him also complained inexplicably: "Without you, I played these six games so badly."
His words complimented Yang Mo, but at the same time, they also offended the other teammates: You feel frustrated when Yang Mo is not here? Are we holding you back?
Maybe Jermaine O'Neal was telling the truth, but he shouldn't have said it in front of everyone. After all, we are a team and everyone is fighting hard on the court. Your words are undoubtedly denying the efforts of others. Isn't this splitting the morale of the team?
So, at that moment, Yang Mo smiled and said: "We are a team, and I am just one of them. Without me, everyone may not be able to adapt. Without other brothers, everyone will not be able to adapt either. This is a normal chemical reaction, and it has nothing to do with the specific person."
Yang Mo's words made everyone look a little better. Jermaine O'Neal was traded in the middle of the season, and if he said these words again at this time, it would easily lead to isolation.
If it were anyone else, after hearing what Yang Mo said, they would definitely take advantage of the situation and correct their previous mistakes. But Jermaine O'Neal was different. He had been a bit of a loner since he was a child and was used to being alone. He was also quite direct, so he said directly: "That's not necessarily true. As long as you are here, I can play a bigger role on the defensive end. You are the only one in the Heat team who has the best defensive coordination with me. Moreover, on the offensive end, you can also create many easy scoring opportunities for me."
After O'Neal said this, Yang Mo couldn't come up with a solution even if she racked her brains. She could only smile awkwardly and said to the angry people around her, "Let's go to practice. It's been a while since we practiced together."
Under Yang Mo's mediation, the conflict did not break out directly, but it sowed the seeds of danger. This is definitely an unstable factor for a team.
Because of this matter, Dwyane Wade called Yang Mo aside and had a very serious exchange of views with her.
"Yang, what do you think Jermaine means now? He has no strong desire to play on the court recently. He can't even grab seven or eight rebounds in every game." Wade said a little angrily. It was obvious that he was not satisfied with O'Neal's performance on the court.
"After all, his body is not at its peak, and maybe his teammates don't cooperate well with him. What he needs is a teammate to help him block the opponent, and then he can grab the rebound." Yang Mo spoke for O'Neal Jr.
"There's really something wrong with his attitude now. He still thinks he is a former All-Star player, and he is not friendly enough to his other teammates." Wade continued to express his dissatisfaction. It was obvious that they did not have a happy time during the time when Yang Mo was away.
"His temper is just like that. He is always quiet and doesn't talk." Yang Mo said with a smile, "He is a bit withdrawn."
"He doesn't really listen to us. You should have a good talk with him. The playoffs are about to start, and it would be bad if the team had any internal conflicts at this time." Wade said helplessly.
"Well, I'll try my best." Yang Mo nodded. That was all he could do.
After seeing Yang Mo nod, Wade changed the topic to something lighter: "Yang, I heard that you are now the big boss of an entertainment company. How about it? Do you want to sign me to make two movies?"
"Forget it, your salary is too high, I can't afford it!" Yang Mo responded with a smile.
"I don't want money, as long as I can be exposed in the movie." Wade put his hand on Yang Mo's shoulder with a happy expression that said 'honey, free shipping'.
Seeing this, Yang Mo raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really?"
"Why would I lie to you? Of course it's true." Wade nodded very seriously and vigorously: "I'm not short of money. I just want to satisfy my addiction to being an entertainment star."
Seeing that Wade didn't seem to be joking, Yang Mo verbally agreed: "If you don't want money, that's easy. I'll help you make the contact."
"Thank you, thank you so much!" Wade saw Yang Mo agreed, and immediately held Yang Mo's hand, shaking it excitedly. Yang Mo laughed at this, he really didn't expect Wade also had such an urgent hobby of becoming an entertainment star.
