The first day of the camp set the whole tone.

“Besides worrying about their injuries, the progress is very good at the moment, and they are becoming a passionate team.”

Detroit BOG TV station made a special topic on the Pistons on the tenth day of training camp.

The high-intensity training camp made everyone twitch, because once someone relaxed, Mo Mengchen's trash talk would follow.

“He did more than last year.”

Coach assistant Dane Steinton told the media.

He also told a story.

"Luis M. Lore's performance on the second day was relaxed, so Mo stared at him all day, which was definitely the most painful day since Louis' offseason, and for us, the most important thing was their willingness to obey Mo's leadership."

Stan used the term leadership.

This also surprised the BOG reporters.

Anyone who doesn't know the Pistons will think that this is Hill or Dumas' team. The actual situation is just the opposite. They all have their own roles, but the person who leads them is Mo Mengchen.

Barkley gradually integrated here.

However, there was a phenomenon that made Collins feel uneasy.

Compared to obeying him, the tough guys led by Barkley seem to value Mo Mengchen's opinions more.

Barkley, Mahon, Wallace, Jerome Williams, these four bastards formed the same camp, especially Wallace. Who knows why they still become such good friends after he did the almost scrapped action of Barkley.

The same characteristic of these four people is that they are tough in playing basketball, always sending out the strongest confrontation, and provoking their opponents while playing.

Barkley's trash talk, Mahon's iron elbow, Wallace's defense, Williams' always high energy performance plus unforgettable barking.

This group is quite unique among the Pistons.

It is not easy to lead these four people, because they are arrogant and Collins encountered this problem.

When he wants them to do something during the matchup, they won't agree immediately.

Barkley's eyes would turn to Mo Mengchen, and he hoped to hear the latter's opinions.

For the head coach, this is unbearable.

"The coach's instructions, just do it." Mo Mengchen always said so.

Collins could see that Mo Mengchen was helpless, and Barkley's group seemed to be deliberately trying to push him into an awkward position.

This is also the reason why Collins talked to Mo Mengchen today.

Mo Mengchen was selected into the team himself. He took a fancy to Mo Mengchen when he was at the lowest point, and he opposed the crowd and took him off with the highest pick that year.

He believed that Mo Mengchen would not disobey him.

Maybe not.

"Don't sit down," Collins said.

Mo Mengchen sat down naturally and looked at the arrangement in the room. It was a bit too simple. He just stacked information, notebooks, pens and phones, nothing else.

"Coach, is there anything wrong?" Mo Mengchen asked.

Collins laughed: "How do you think the training camp has been going so far?"

“It’s pretty good.”

Mo Mengchen didn't know what Collins was going to do, so he could only answer slowly like boiling a frog in warm water until he explained his intention.

"That's pretty good? You turned the training camp into a battlefield, and each of them was fighting desperately, which was very dangerous."

Collins' words sounded like criticism, but the smile on his face reflected his opinion: He was not disgusted with it.

Mo Mengchen said: "If harmonious training can help us win, I also hope our atmosphere can be more harmonious."

"But history has proved that the champions' training is unique," Momonchen said. "Michael Jordan calls this a championship crash course."

Jordan?

Collins was almost gone. He called Mo Mengchen to come and discussed the atmosphere of the training camp with him. It didn't matter. He even supported this fierce competition.

"Mo, there are many newcomers in the team this year, and I have a heavy job."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Anyway, it's not my business.

"No, you are the one who really has to work hard," Collins smiled. "With players like you under his command, every coach will feel relaxed because you will help them lead the team."

Here comes, it turns out that this guy is smaller than Barkley.

"Coach, I just did what I should do, and it's you who leads the team." Mo Mengchen retorted Collins, "From bottom to top, each of us knows who the team is."

Collins was still laughing, and he was laughing more interesting now than a few seconds ago: "Really?"

“It’s true.”

Since you have the skill to talk nonsense to me, you have every time to pull other people to the corner to have a heart-to-heart talk. That is the way to win over them, rather than testing me sarcastically.

"Mo, I need your help."

Collins said: "You know Matt is going to launch a triangle offense on the team, right?"

"A little heard."

The ears are almost calloused.

Collins said straight: "I played this tactic with the Bulls, and I don't like it."

Then you were fired.

"We are not suitable for this tactic either."

You have to wear the shoes to see if you wear them.

Mo Mengchen underestimated Collins' situation. It seemed that Jones' offensive was very fierce. Collins could no longer sit still. He needed the support of the players.

Didn’t anyone in the teaching assistant team speak for him?

Collins finally said, "I heard you are quite knowledgeable about tactics. What do you think?"

Here, should I take a sideline?

"Coach, we won 48 games last season and played five games against the runner-up in the East in the playoffs, which can completely legitimize your tactics," Mo Mengchen said.

Collins' eyes lit up: "So, do you think the triangle offense is not suitable for us?"

Sorry, Doug, I won't stand.

Collins supported Mo Mengchen with one hand, and he was very grateful for this, but on this issue, he must not make irrational choices to repay Collins.

Collins is a loser, always.

Mo Mengchen repeatedly reminded himself in his heart, and then said, "No, I don't think so. Whether the clothes fit or not is suitable for us or not, we have to know after putting them on. Similarly, whether the triangle offense is suitable for us must be tried before we know that we only know that the existing system is suitable for us because we used it to make the playoffs."

The disappointment on Collins' face was undoubtedly revealed.

Mo Mengchen did not favor anyone, he stood in the middle.

"Okay, it seems that this matter needs long-term consideration." Collins said, "You go and train."

His tone became much colder.

It seems that I disappointed him.

Mo Mengchen turned around and walked out of the office.

The coaching staff had a bigger difference than expected, and Jones didn't seem to be single, and he certainly had other supporters.

If this weren't the case, Collins wouldn't be so panicked.

The player's opinions should be at the end, and he was so eager to ask for my opinion for only one reason: there are more assistants supporting Jones than him.

"Are you being criticized? You're ruining the world on the training ground all day long. Someone should have dealt with you!"

Houston was blowing the wind in Momonchen's ears.

"If you have nothing to do, you can hit the wall and kill it, just don't clamor around me." Mo Mengchen said.

Houston said shamelessly: "I want it!"

During the training camp, the team had a lot of activities, and Mo Mengchen was also very busy.

The frequency of going to the hospital has decreased. At first, it was once a day, but later it became once a day.

As the number of visits to the hospital becomes less, the growth of attribute scores becomes much slower.

During the preseason training camp for a month and a half, Mo Mengchen only underwent 30 surgeries.

These surgeries eventually gave him a cumulative attribute score of 32,000, and he had the opportunity to improve again before the start of the season.

Thinking about this time last year, his total evaluation was less than 60. In just one year, his total evaluation increased from 52 to 66. Then he entered the offseason and has only improved by 4 points.

The higher the overall evaluation, the more difficult it is to improve. Mo Mengchen has a more intuitive understanding of this, because his progress is very slow now, whether it is training or attribute points.

The team has a strong competitive atmosphere and there are many problems.
To be continued...