I'm a big shot in basketball

0147 Recruitment

At nine o'clock in the morning, Su Yang rushed to the training base.

Just entering the stadium and seeing Arenas training, he thought he was hardworking enough. At the moment, everyone else on the team is being foolish, and only Arenas, a training freak, would come to shoot. Talk about contract renewal.

"Why don't you pick up girls?"

"Picking up girls? I only pay women to climb into my bed. I never do things that waste time like picking up girls..." Arenas said and threw a three-pointer, "Coach, I am going to shoot this summer. [-] three-pointers to improve stability,

In addition, we need to strengthen the first step of explosive training and upper body strength. Anyway, it is a lot of squat practice, a lot of arm circumference improvement, and a lot of three-point shooting. My personal goal is to be an All-Star next season. You can give me a bigger work. "

Su Yang smiled and shook his head, "Don't practice so vigorously, it will easily cause you injury, especially if you combine muscle building with shooting, it will easily produce counterproductive effects. You should ask our shooting coach Chip more, and don't engage in a lot of backward training methods .”

"Okay, okay..."

Arenas nodded and agreed without thinking at all. He obviously didn't intend to listen. He was very stubborn and conceited, and winning the championship was even worse.

"Come and find me in the office after practice."

Su Yang was too lazy to persuade,

The main reason is that the personality of Arenas can’t be persuaded. His physical talent can only be regarded as B+ level, but his fighting spirit and competitive spirit are as high as S+ level. It may be nothing in high school and college, but he is a bit mediocre in the NBA, which is why he slipped in the draft. In the second round, but Arenas' S+ competitiveness did not allow him to be willing to play the drinking fountain and substitute,

So he crazily shoots and trains to build muscle, and achieves the star player level of the same period by overdrafting in advance, and develops a relatively fast first step. Leading the first round tour,

Then the vicious circle increases the amount of training again,

In the end, the body couldn't take it anymore and was completely scrapped.

As a person who has been watching football for 20 years, it is very clear that only Jordan and LeBron have achieved breakthroughs through muscle gain, and have not suffered serious sequelae. The power forward, who in turn gained muscle and weight, led back to the Cavaliers for his first season, missing a rare 13 games due to a back injury.

Only Jordan, who is an ordinary alien, gained weight in the later years of his career, and had no obvious injuries in the era of strong defense.

LeBron strongly recovered in the follow-up.

For other players, Kobe's weight gain in 03 was obviously affected, and his subsequent knee injuries accumulated seriously, resulting in a greatly reduced offensive and defensive strength after undergoing surgery in 11 years. In the second round, Terry suffered various easy breakthroughs, and then his Achilles tendon ruptured...

Durant also ruptured his Achilles tendon after the Warriors gained weight, and Dayao also began to suffer frequent injuries and stress fractures after gaining weight.

Others, like Fox gained weight and shot for a season, Curry won the FMVP after gaining weight, and then began to get injured frequently, Harden didn't lose weight, and fell directly from the MVP level to the peak Paul, all after 30 years old. .

The natural laws of the body allow a player to maintain that weight for many years, and forcibly gaining weight is self-harm.

Therefore, as the head coach of the Warriors in this life, he is determined not to let Dayao gain weight, and would rather let Dampier carry more impact.

Feeling emotional, Su Yang sat down in the office.

Then I opened the email and checked the agent Holman's collation of potential teaching assistant candidates, preparing to screen for recruitment.

First of all, at least one assistant coach responsible for guiding the defense is definitely needed. The main defense is daily practice and on-the-spot guidance during games.

Then find an assistant coach who can lead the team. It is best to have head coach experience. nourish.

I saw Mike Brown at the first place on the list. I didn’t expect to leave after only three years with Popovich. I don’t know whether to take the initiative or passively. Have a good relationship with your team members.

Look at the other candidates, and randomly list two backups. The defensive assistant gives priority to Mike Brown, and I will contact you later.

Next, let’s look at the offensive assistant coaches. Two of them have head coaching experience. They are the former Clippers head coach Gentry, who seems to be planning to go to the Hornets, and the Cavaliers head coach John Lucas. Suns assistant Mike D'Antoni, but currently serving as the Suns' chief assistant, does not seem to have much possibility of leaving the Suns, and his priority is low.

There is nothing to think about, contact Gentry first, with his own reputation and the conditions of the Warriors, it is not a problem to compete with the Hornets.

In terms of potential rookies, many are college basketball head coaches. Only Maverick Avery Johnson has a deep relationship with the NBA, but Avery Johnson is a successor-style assistant coach that Nelson hired in a handwritten letter. It is basically impossible to come to the Warriors. .

After searching and searching, I couldn't find a suitable candidate. I suddenly thought that I could try Brad Stevens. He should be in his second year as a teaching assistant at Butler University. If he wants to come here, he can train him. , The main thing is to develop contacts as much as possible. When Brad Stevens goes to other teams as the head coach in the future, it will be more convenient to trade or deal with contracts.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if there is no benefit in trading and handling contracts, it is very good to develop a strongman as a faction. Even if the goal is not to run for the president, but only to become a rich man, it is easier to give things to people with more power. Done.

In addition, during the national road trip the year before last, I had a conversation with Stevens at Barrett University, which is also considered understanding.

Make up your mind, arrange an assistant to contact Butler University to send an application to contact Stevens, and at the same time get Kim Terry's number, then ask Popovich to get Mike Brown's number, call Mike Brown and talk 2 Recruitment is done in minutes.

Mike Brown originally planned to join the Pacers, but he preferred to join the Warriors coaching staff, emphasizing that he is very curious about how the Warriors usually work, and hopes to learn the world's most advanced basketball offensive and defensive tactics, team building and cultural construction in the Warriors.

After some praise, Su Yang blushed a little.

Instead, push it to the team's personnel department and go through the entry process.

Kim Terry's phone number was quickly found, and it took only 2 minutes to call him, and he was willing to join the Warriors.

Probably because of the high wages, and the fact that Thibodeau and Clifford helped spread a lot of good word of mouth.

However, Stevens still has to go through the interview process. Butler University is on summer vacation, and its basketball director and head coach are both on vacation, but Stevens' phone number has already been obtained.Su Yang didn't bother to wait after thinking about it, so he didn't apply for a waiver, so he just chatted.

Explain the various treatment and things that need to be done clearly. Stevens said that he needs to consider it because he needs to discuss it with his long-term girlfriend.Hearing the term 'long-term girlfriend', Su Yang was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect the Americans to distinguish so clearly.

After looking at the documents for a while, Arenas knocked on the door and entered the office, chatted a few words and began to talk about contract renewal.

"The Wizards are willing to give me a starting salary of 1000 million US dollars. My agent Dan Fagan and my family have persuaded me to sign, but you have always said that the Wizards are not a good team, and the Wizards owner Paulin has a lot of trouble with Michael Jordan. Stiff, so I'm quite confused,

I am willing to renew my contract with you first, but I also want to go to a bigger stage to show and prove myself..."

Su Yang didn't listen carefully. Arenas had clearly expressed his willingness to leave. He wanted a high salary and more possessions. There was nothing wrong with sending him to the Timberwolves. Anyway, sign first and then trade. If it is in place, it can also guarantee his status as the boss.

But now Garnett-related transactions have not been formally discussed, and it is not easy to disclose to Arenas, just like this.

"Don't worry, the money is enough for you."

Chatted for a while and sent Arenas away.

Instead, think about James Posey’s contract. I traded draft picks before, so I definitely can’t let it go for nothing, but it’s difficult to deal with Garnett’s deal after signing first. Can't get Posey to cooperate.

However, Posey has already gone to Africa for vacation at the moment, and he can't be contacted for a while, so he has to wait a few days to see.

In a blink of an eye, the night draft meeting.

The Cavaliers chose LeBron, the Nuggets chose Anthony, the Raptors chose Bosh, the Heat chose Wade, the Clippers chose Kaman, and the Pistons chose Milicic sixth. Its general manager Dumars expressed his ecstasy through the TNT live broadcast. Say you found a treasure.

Seeing that the situation was not right for the Warriors, general manager Sean followed Su Yang's suggestion and exchanged draft picks with the Nuggets to make up a second round in 04. He grabbed the 25th pick and picked Josh Howard, followed closely by the second round. Another round spent cash to buy Korver from the Nets,

But it may be that they were upset after losing to the Warriors in the finals. The Nets were unwilling to sell and chose to sell to the 76ers.

If you don’t even need to add money, that’s fine.

There's nothing to lose in the draft. The Warriors' 03 draft ended perfectly. Su Yang is going to do his best to get Garnett.

In the evening Stevens called and said he accepted the invitation, but it would take a week for Barrett to go through the process.

Su Yang said it's okay, don't worry.

Taking advantage of the fact that the free market has not yet opened, I am still idle. I first practiced darts and pistol shooting, and I also reincarnated as a ghost boy and rode a motorcycle. By the way, it was held by Josh Howard, Mike Brown, and Gentry. Welcome to the press conference.

In a blink of an eye, on July [-]st, the free market opened.

Malone and Payton both committed to joining the Los Angeles Lakers as free agents, rumors came true and discussions exploded.