"The god of basketball, Michael Jordan, has established initial trust in you, but this trust is only temporary. If you cannot satisfy his desire for victory, you may still be fired early.
[When the extinguished flame is rekindled] The series of tasks is now open.
Please satisfy Michael Jordan's desire to win as much as possible.
Task completion conditions: Make Michael Jordan believe that the Washington Wizards under your coaching can achieve something in the 01/02 season.
Mission completion reward: Host’s permanent charm value +1.
Warm reminder: Any attributes displayed by this system will be modified as reality changes, but permanent attributes will not, because this means that you have achieved unshakable achievements in a certain field. "
As a burst of intelligently synthesized speech came into his mind, Wang Shuo, who had just told Jordan the name of this prickly rookie, fell into deep thought.
Sure enough, just as I thought, how could it be possible to defeat Jordan by just relying on words and deception?
Wang Shuo was very lucky at this moment. He did not make any big deal for Jordan in this conversation, but only told him a possible idea in a slightly exaggerated way.
For example, Wang Shuo has given Jordan a guarantee, how good will his personal data be next season?
For example, did Wang Shuo guarantee to Jordan that the Wizards would win a lot next season?
None, right?
Then why didn't Wang Shuo do that?
Because you have never seen the 38-year-old Jordan in any situation, how can you, a rookie, make Jordan trust you with just a few words?
In fact, to put it bluntly, the reason why the flame in Jordan's heart was ignited by Wang Shuo was simply because he knew the game and could feel the feasibility of this tactic and what it would bring to him from Wang Shuo's tactical framework. benefit.
As for whether the team can become a strong competitor in the weak Eastern Conference in the new season?
Doesn’t that also depend on the team’s draft results and summer signings and trade results?
In addition, in the new tasks just released by the system, Wang Shuo noticed that this system, which analyzes big data in a scientific way to assist him, still believed that he might be fired early.
And this is consistent with Wang Shuo's conjecture.
Although the conditions for completing this task are very simple, in fact, there are various crises hidden in this simple condition for completing the task.
To put it another way.
How can Wang Shuo convince Jordan that the Wizards coached by him can do well in the new season?
If Wang Shuo foolishly thought that this task was to test his game record after taking over the team, then in this game called Jordan's comeback, he would definitely be the first to be kicked out.
Because, once he fails to use his own advantages to interfere with the Wizards' draft, signings and even trades this summer, how can he guarantee the Wizards' success if the team does not have enough players who meet Wang Shuo's tactical requirements? Results in the new season?
If NBA coaches are compared to gamblers at the gambling table, then the players are undoubtedly the cards in their hands.
But, how can you defeat those gamblers who are equally skilled in gambling and have far more chips than you when you are dealt a bad hand?
At this moment, after his conjecture was confirmed by the system, Wang Shuo became more convinced about how he should break the situation next.
"This is my phone number. If you need anything, you can call me." After the meal, Jordan patted Wang Shuo on the shoulder and said to Wang Shuo.
Look, the way to break the situation is far away and right before your eyes.
So, why did Wang Shuo not express any key opinions during the meeting this morning, but only actively participated in the discussion?
Because if he wanted to achieve what he wanted to achieve, no matter how much he exhausted the art of language during the meeting this morning, he couldn't do it.
As a rookie coach, Wang Shuo cannot be like those successful head coaches who can get their favorite players in a flash.
However, as long as he can deal with Jordan, he can easily get everything he wants.
Because every word of the man in front of him would exert tremendous energy on the prodigy.
However, before pulling up Boss Qiao's tiger skin as a banner, Wang Shuo still has one important thing to do.
That is, forming the Wizards coaching team for the new season.
This is one of the few rights he currently has.
During the meeting this morning, Unseld told him that if he needed the team to help him release relevant recruitment information, he could contact him as soon as possible.
Since his impression of Wang Shuo is pretty good so far, Unseld's tone of voice towards Wang Shuo has changed to that of a big brother talking to a little brother compared to his previous condescension.
Generally speaking, an NBA team will have 3 to 4 assistant coaches to assist the head coach.
Of course, it will be difficult for a rookie coach like Wang Shuo to recruit top assistant coaches.
Wang Shuo plans to pick a defensive assistant coach and an offensive assistant coach first.
After all, no matter how confident he is and no matter how much he has studied relevant NBA tactics, Wang Shuo can only be considered a wild man at best.
He needs real professionals to work with him to perfect various details of offensive and defensive tactics.
Moreover, they are needed to assist him in completing the team's daily training.
Fortunately, at this time in 2001, many of the future top bosses were still little shrimps, so after returning to the hotel to rest for a day, Wang Shuo asked the team to contact him who was still working as a scout for the Nuggets. Mike Brown.
As a defensive master, although he and the other Brown are both called Brown, the styles and looks of the two are completely different.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, when Mike Brown, a chubby black man with a naive face and a big schoolbag on his back, appeared in front of him, Wang Shuo finally understood why this guy was not suitable to be a head coach.
Because his comedy star appearance will naturally give players the illusion that he is easy to talk to and easy to get along with.
However, as Phil Jackson said in his biography, the head coach of a team cannot be easy to talk to or easy to get along with.
Because once you are too easy to get along with and easy to talk to, you will gradually find that you will lose your original control over the team.
And the most fatal thing is that in addition to his appearance, Mike Brown is also a person who is easy to talk to and easy to get along with in life and work.
He is known for his hard work, diligence, strict self-discipline, and lenient treatment of others.
But with this kind of character that is strict with oneself and lenient with others...
How can he manage those problem boys in the NBA?
However, this does not prevent him from becoming Wang Shuo's first assistant coach.
Because unlike the head coach, an approachable assistant coach can often gain favor from the players during training and games.
As the saying goes, if someone in the team is responsible for lifting the stick, someone must be responsible for passing the candy.
To be honest, in Wang Shuo's eyes, the NBA is simply a super-large kindergarten for giant babies.
Everyone has more or less corresponding flaws in their character.
By the way, in a coffee shop in Washington, Wang Shuo suddenly became happy when he saw Brown, who was more nervous than himself and was wiping sweat with a tissue. He said, "Mike, you don't have to be so nervous. I'm a rookie too, so I have a lot of questions." I need to ask you for advice.”
No idea.
If Wang Shuo is a rookie coach, then Mike Brown has fared worse than him.
Because if he hadn't been extremely serious and responsible in editing Nuggets game videos, it's very likely that he wouldn't even have the chance to be promoted to a scout by the team.
In the NBA, there is never a shortage of truly capable people.
Brown is a living example.
After using up half a pack of tissues and barely restraining his restless heart, Brown, who knew that the young man in front of him was about to decide his fate, said humbly: "I will do my best to answer your questions."
Seeing this scene, Wang Shuo, who had worked part-time in his previous life, felt somewhat emotional.
So, can we say that the human resources department is always the most awesome?
After chatting with Brown for nearly half an hour over coffee, Wang Shuo roughly explained his offensive and defensive framework to Brown.
However, since Brown did not know the news that Michael Jordan was coming back, he was very puzzled as to why Wang Shuo designed such a set of defensive tactics to specifically protect a certain player.
"Don't worry about it now. What I want to ask you now is, in your opinion, how feasible this tactic is to implement, and what manpower we need to equip this tactic." Wang Shuo asked.
Brown pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said: "First of all, after listening to what you said just now, in my opinion, we need at least two wing players who can switch infinitely and fill positions in defense."
After taking out a few candies from his pocket and placing them on the table, Brown used the table as a tactical board and explained to Wang Shuo: "It is absolutely impossible for only one player to complete such a task as you said before. .
Because you see, if we only have one player like that on defense, all the opponent has to do is move the ball to the other side and the player we need to protect is directly exposed to them. "
Seeing Brown playing with the candies, Wang Shuo immediately had a picture in his mind.
"Richard (Hamilton) has excellent physical fitness and a serious attitude. Can he take on such a task?" Wang Shuo asked.
Brown shook his head, "I have watched Richard's game, and with all due respect, although he has a good attitude, due to his limited size, he cannot complete such a defensive change requirement."
Then, Brown added: "Of course, we don't necessarily need two such players on the court at the same time, because basketball is more than just defense."
Wang Shuo agreed very much and said: "But, we need to prepare two such players in case of emergencies, right?"
Brown laughed and said, "Yes."
After touching his chin and thinking for a while, Wang Shuo said: "Among this year's rookies, do you have any good candidates?"
Hearing this, Brown immediately took out a stack of materials from his big bag and took out two sheets, "The first person I want to recommend to you is Richard Jefferson from the University of Arizona.
He has a height of 201 cm and a weight of over 100 kg.
His advantages are excellent defense, wide running range without the ball, and a certain shooting range. But the shortcoming is also obvious, that is, his offensive ability with the ball is very poor.
The other one is Gerald Wallace from the University of Alabama, Scaloosa.
He is also 201 cm tall and weighs over 100 kg.
In terms of athleticism alone, he is even better than Richard Jefferson, with broad shoulders and long arms. But for now, at the NBA level, his offensive ability is almost zero. "
A professional is a professional as expected.
In fact, Wang Shuo had already thought of the candidates for the flanks from the beginning, but what he never expected was that the two people Brown mentioned were exactly the same as the candidates he had in mind.
Although not as famous as the future 03 golden generation, the 2001 draft is definitely a very high-quality draft.
In this draft, there are not only a large number of players whose future strength is greater than their reputation, but there are also many players who can be immediately converted into the team's immediate combat effectiveness.
Wang Shuo has already made up his mind. No matter what, he will dismantle the future Nets.
Because as one of the few threats to the Wizards in the East, Jefferson is one of the important puzzle pieces for the Nets in the future.
Throughout his career, Jefferson has a 37.6% three-point shooting rate and has made a total of 1,042 three-pointers. In addition, his model also determines that he can even switch to the inside when necessary.
Although his offensive ability with the ball is terrible, do the Wizards need him to complete the offense with the ball next season?
In the 01/02 season, after one year of adapting to the NBA, Jefferson was immediately promoted to the team's main force in the 02/03 season, averaging 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for the Nets.
This kind of wing with outside firepower and certain athletic talent is too scarce in this era, so no matter what, it is impossible for Wang Shuo to let Jefferson go to his competitors.
As for Wallace, as another fellow Wallace who has now made a name for himself in the Pistons, Gerald Wallace has also inherited the iron-blooded and tough nature of the Alabama man.
In Wang Shuo's memory, the main reason for Wallace's poor performance in the early days of his career was because he was drafted by the Kings whose style was incompatible with his.
Since his offensive ability at the beginning of his career was almost zero, Wallace could not get playing time at all on the Kings, which dominated the world with offense.
However, after changing teams and coming to the Bobcats, Wallace immediately completed his transformation and quickly grew into a top wing.
In this life, Wang Shuo wants to transform Gerald Wallace.
Because Wallace's future career proves that although he is not stable enough, he is not completely lacking in shooting talent.
In addition, this guy's physical fitness also determines that he will be better than Jefferson when switching defenses to the inside.
Looking at Mike Brown's naive appearance, Wang Shuo knew that a bigger test was waiting for him ahead.
That is......
How to convince the Wizards to drop everything and take an outright gamble this summer.
"Betting? It's interesting." After touching his chin, Wang Shuo was happy.
You said, if it comes to gambling...
Who else on this current Wizards team likes to gamble more than Michael Jordan?
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