"Oh? The USA Basketball Association hopes that I can be the on-site commentator for the World Championships?" On this day, when Wang Shuo was still thinking about the starting point of his "nomadic career", he suddenly received a call from the USA Basketball Association.
On the phone, the other party expressed the hope that Wang Shuo could serve as an on-site commentator during the World Championships and explain tactics to the fans from a professional perspective.
After thinking about this in his mind for a while, Wang Shuo felt that it was possible.
Because anyway, during the World Championships, idle time is idle.
"Can I ask who my commentary partner will be then?" Wang Shuo asked curiously on the phone.
"In addition to you, we have also invited a former NBA player to provide live commentary with you." The other party replied.
Former NBA player?
"Charles Barkley." The other person added on the phone.
Wang Shuo: "..."
hiss!
No, is it too late for me to refuse the invitation now?
Therefore, when people are in the arena, they still need to have fewer enemies and more friends.
At this moment, recalling what he had said to Barkley before, Wang Shuo always felt that his life was not going to be long!
On the 8th, at the Wizards Training Center, after some communication with Wang Fei, Wang Shuo finally met Xiao Yao, whom he had longed for this morning.
as well as......
"Bonus" Liu Wei.
Compared with the fat man in his memory who had turned into the female omen Sun and Moon in the future, the little Yao now not only looked greener, but also his model was obviously much smaller.
As for Wang Shuo, Xiao Yao's first impression of him was somewhat incredible.
After all, in Xiao Yao's traditional concept, most basketball coaches are old guys with serious expressions and unsmiling expressions.
Especially when he thought that the other party had already become an NBA championship coach at a young age, Xiao Yao suddenly felt that there were indeed people in this world, and there was a sky outside the world.
"How's it going?" Wang Shuo asked after letting Tim Grover, who was borrowed from Boss Qiao, conduct a comprehensive physical test on Xiao Yao in the training hall.
“His shoulder width is excellent, and although his wingspan is slightly short, the sufficient shoulder width can make up for his lack of wingspan.
Plus he has a large frame, which means he can easily pack on his muscles. Grover said to Wang Shuo.
"What aspect of physical training do you think he should improve now?" Wang Shuo asked.
"Core strength and upper body," Grover answered.
"It's almost a month and a half before the start of the World Championships. Have you thought about how to arrange his training?" Wang Shuo asked.
“Proper muscle building is definitely necessary.
I think we can adopt a 'guarantee 2 and chase 3' training plan, that is, try to gain 2 to 3 kilograms of muscle before he returns to the national team. Grover said.
Wang Shuo was a little confused and said, "Are you sure that his muscle-building plan can be completed in such a short period of time?"
Grover smiled and thought: How dare you doubt me, the GOAT in the trainer world? However, for the sake of Boss Qiao, he still said patiently: "As long as he listens to my arrangements, pays attention to his diet, and trains hard, it won't be a big problem."
After ending the conversation with Grover, Wang Shuo walked up to Yao Ming, who looked slightly nervous, and said, "Do you know who the person who just gave you the physical test was?"
Xiao Yao shook his head.
Wang Shuo smiled and said: "Michael Jordan's personal trainer, a legend in the NBA trainer world, Tim Grover."
Xiao Yao: Embarrassing.
Patting Xiao Yao on the back, Wang Shuo continued: "I followed you when you were playing in China. Do you know what coach Wang Fei's intention is in asking you to come to my place for special training this time?"
Xiao Yao nodded and said: "Train hard and strive to bring glory to the country in the World Championships and Asian Games."
Wang Shuo was happy and said: "Winning glory for the country is only part of it, but it is also to lay a good foundation for your upcoming NBA career."
Hearing the three words NBA, Xiao Yao immediately became interested, "Coach Wang, can you tell me something about the NBA?"
Wang Shuo said: "What do you want to know about?"
After Xiao Yao pondered in his mind for a while, he first asked a question that he was more concerned about, and said: "Although I became the No. 1 pick this year, I am still not sure whether I can adapt to the intensity of NBA competition."
Wang Shuo smiled and said, "Didn't you play against last year's NBA No. 1 pick, Tyson Chandler?"
Xiao Yao shook his head and said: "But they all say that Tyson Chandler is the number one parallel importer."
Hearing this, Wang Shuo immediately became happy.
Because he never expected that the "Boxing Champion" would have such a chain reaction after becoming the No. 1 pick.
"In this way, I will find an NBA player to play with you in two days, and you can experience it yourself." Wang Shuo said.
Xiao Yao nodded quickly and then asked: "I heard them say that in the first year of a rookie's career, he has to carry bags and run errands for veteran players in the NBA. Is this true?"
Wang Shuo said: "This is an unspoken rule of the NBA, but you don't have to worry, because the current boss of the team you are going to is Steve Francis. In our Chinese terms, he is A more loyal person."
Xiao Yao smiled and said: "My English is not good enough now, and I am a little worried about communication with my teammates."
Wang Shuo nodded and said: "When you go abroad to play, language is definitely the most important thing."
Then, Yao Ming asked Wang Shuo many questions about the NBA.
And Wang Shuo also answered one by one.
"In the NBA, players can actually challenge the team?" Xiao Yao was shocked when he heard Wang Shuo talk about the nature of the NBA, a star league.
"Not only that, for some powerful players, such as Michael Jordan, the team has to coax him to play." Wang Shuo said with a smile.
In addition, Wang Shuo also talked with Xiao Yao about one person, one city.
As a result, after understanding the essence of one person, one city from Wang Shuo, Xiao Yao immediately said: "If I am not happy in Houston in the future, I will definitely apply for a trade."
Wang Shuo nodded and said, "That's how it should be. In a place like the NBA, where the jungle is strong, the more kind you are, the more others will bully you."
On this day, Xiao Yao, who chatted with Wang Shuo for five hours, always felt that Wang Shuo was different from all the basketball coaches he had ever met.
Especially what Wang Shuo told him during the chat was something that no one had ever mentioned to him.
The next day, after several rounds of one-on-one meetings with Haywood, whom Wang Shuo called, Yao Ming also had a preliminary understanding of the intensity of NBA games.
In the first few rounds of one-on-one, Xiao Yao basically beat Haywood unilaterally.
It even made Haywood, who had just won the NBA championship, doubt his life.
After a season of "brainwashing", in Haywood's eyes, he was not even afraid of O'Neal, so he didn't take Yao Ming to heart at first.
Then......
There's no after that.
Half an hour later.
In Haywood's view, Yao Ming is simply a monster among monsters.
I feel sorry for the NBA human shield during this period.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, in his debut season, with similar playing time, if he remembers correctly, Haywood was beaten 16-0 by Yao Ming on the court.
In that game, Haywood, who made 0 of 4 shots in front of Yao Ming, only scored 0 points, 3 rebounds and... 6 fouls while playing 34 minutes for the team.
NBA insiders in the first decade of the 21st century were so difficult to deal with.
Some people can barely carry O'Neal, but when facing Yao Ming, because Yao Ming's style is completely different from O'Neal, they often have to be beaten all the time, without the ability to fight back.
Some people may be able to guard against Yao Ming, but when they meet O'Neal, they have nothing to do with O'Neal.
However, in the later rounds of one-on-one games between Haywood and Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao's scoring efficiency obviously declined.
This is mainly because after Haywood provided him with sufficient confrontation, at this moment he does not have the hard-hitting ability that he will have in the future.
However, even so, Yao Ming left a very deep impression on Haywood, "I would rather go on the court and carry Shaq for 20 minutes than guard him anymore!"
Hearing this, Wang Shuo knew that Heywood was telling the truth.
Because in Wang Shuo's memory, Haywood's performance when facing O'Neal was slightly better than when facing Yao Ming.
On the court, after playing against Haywood that day, Yao Ming was obviously much more confident than before.
On the other side, Liu Wei, who was practicing dribbling with Lu, never expected that the Wizards' water dispenser manager could easily defeat him.
Of course, Director Lu, who was responsible for teaching him dribbling, never expected that there would be point guards in this world who couldn't even dribble past half court.
Wang Shuo was also helpless about this.
Because Liu Wei is already the most reliable point guard in the Chinese men's basketball team during this period.
And his physical fitness is also quite excellent, with a height of nearly 190 centimeters and a weight of about 85 kilograms.
He is the only player in the back line of the Chinese men's basketball team who can carry the opposing European defenders when facing strong European teams.
Wang Shuo knows very well that the main problem of the Chinese men's basketball back line during this period is the lack of high-intensity competition, which makes it easy to panic when pressed.
Therefore, after the summer league ended, Wang Shuo immediately roped in Arenas and Crawford and asked them to brutally abuse Liu Wei whenever they had nothing to do.
"Coach...don't you really need to save some face for him?" On this day, after defeating Liu Wei in three consecutive rounds with scores of 21-5, 21-7, and 21-4, even though he had always been in the same place, Arenas, who is known for never giving up during training, can't bear it.
"If you save him face now, he will only hate you in the future for why you didn't beat him to death." Wang Shuo said with a smile, patting Arenas on the shoulder.
In addition, in addition to asking Arenas and Crawford to beat up Liu Wei, Wang Shuo also said to Arenas: "This summer, I don't want you to slack off just because you won the championship.
Next season, I will reduce the proportion of the triangle offense in our tactics.
But, the premise is that you must be able to throw those damn balls to me when Paul creates mispositions for you. "
Hearing this, Arenas, who knew that Wang Shuo was going to let him take on more offensive tasks, was overjoyed and said: "Don't worry, coach, even if you don't remind me, I will whip myself and run forward."
After a pause, Arenas then asked: "Coach, the outside world has been saying recently that... Michael and the team are having some trouble. Is this true?"
Wang Shuo knew that paper could not stop the fire, but in order to prevent the players from being distracted during training in the summer, Wang Shuo still said to Arenas: "I will tell you everything after the offseason is over, but not now.
Now, you have only one task, and that is to return to the training ground and demand yourself with higher standards! "
In July, watching Xiao Yao making gains every day under Grover's guidance, Wang Shuo felt in a daze that it was indeed interesting to train young players in the NBA.
Although the coach who will use Xiao Yao next season is Tomjanovich, in Wang Shuo's view, he is just paying a training fee to Tang Shuai.
After all, you can't let Tang Shuaibai train this little Yao for him, right?
July is over and in August, NBA teams are also strengthening their lineups one after another.
After enjoying life with his little brother Kobe, O'Neal is quite dissatisfied with the Lakers' slow signings this summer.
In fact, in order to win the championship, Bass was not reluctant to spend money.
Because if Wang Shuo remembers correctly, the Lakers' total salary will exceed the US$60 million mark in the 2002/03 season.
Second only to the New York Knicks with a total salary of US$93 million.
It's just that the NBA salary cap is limited at the moment, so it's difficult for the Lakers to make any changes to their lineup for a while.
Well, you have O'Neal to account for more than 20 million in the salary cap, and adding Kobe to the salary cap will cost you nearly 14 million. How can the Lakers have any room for maneuver?
Moreover, no matter how many friends O'Neal has in the NBA, his friends are helpless to him now.
Malone's contract with the Jazz will not expire until tomorrow summer. In the new season, Malone's salary will be as high as 17 million.
Unless the Jazz choose to waive him, how can the Lakers afford his contract?
The same goes for Payton.
The new season is Payton's contract year. Only when the SuperSonics waive him can the Lakers sign him.
However, compared to Malone, the Sonics may indeed choose to waive Payton.
Because after Payton expressed his unwillingness to continue to renew his contract with the SuperSonics and wanted to change teams and change the environment to compete for the championship, the SuperSonics are currently selling him everywhere.
However, that still couldn't quench O'Neal's thirst.
In O'Neal's view, the Lakers must have a power forward who can liberate him, a point guard who is more reliable than Fisher, and a small forward who can share the pressure of Kobe Bryant on the wing in order to compete with the Wizards.
No idea.
This year's finals really scared O'Neal.
It was really a wall of sighs that was difficult to climb no matter how hard he dug and how much he turned over the rivers and oceans!
Originally, O'Neal was very disgusted with Kobe's choice to gain weight, but now he has begun to support Kobe's weight gain.
Because if you use wizards as your imaginary enemy...
Only by gaining weight can Kobe gain a glimmer of hope for the Lakers.
…
In a blink of an eye, time came to the day of separation from Xiao Yao and Liu Wei.
After more than a month of hard training, Xiao Yao currently weighs 132 kilograms, and under Grover's training, his core strength and upper body strength have been significantly strengthened.
As for Liu Wei, although his progress is not as fast as that of Xiao Yao, in Wang Shuo's view, the improvement brought to him by this special training is enough to play in Asian-level competitions.
It is also worth mentioning that Wang Zhizhi did not break up with the Chinese Basketball Association this summer because he had previously sought Wang Shuo's advice.
Moreover, after careful consideration, he finally found a team that Wang Shuo thought was particularly suitable for him:
Boston Celtics.
As the happiest team in the NBA during this period, Wang Zhizhi, who can shoot three-pointers, is definitely a perfect fit for this Celtics team.
As for Boston’s larger environmental issues…
Anyway, Wang Zhizhi has even stayed in Dallas. Is he still afraid of Boston?
Of course, Wang Zhizhi's ability to join the Celtics this time is also related to Wang Shuo's previous boasting about him in front of the American media.
In the NBA, unlike star players, many role players want to find a job. In addition to their own strength, the main thing is whether others can think of you.
Because Wang Shuo's every word is now extremely valuable, when the Celtics noticed that there was a seven-foot-long man on the market who could shoot three-pointers, they did not hesitate to send a happy invitation to Wang Zhizhi.
And most importantly, the Celtics also approved Wang Zhizhi's request to represent the national team in the Asian Games.
With his worries solved and Wang Shuo repeatedly emphasizing the importance of the Chinese market to Wang Zhizhi, Wang Zhizhi will naturally not break up with the Basketball Association.
On August 29, a week after Yao Ming and Liu Wei left, Wang Shuo also arrived in Yincheng by plane.
As the guest commentator of this year's World Championships, he had already put life and death aside before coming. How could he have imagined that his cooperation with Barkley would be so pleasant and easy?
Now, Buckley, who had already become Wang Chui, gave Wang Shuo a bear hug as soon as he met Wang Shuo.
"Oh, ladies and gentlemen, let us give you warm applause to welcome the best coach in the NBA who will give you live commentary tonight with Charles Barkley: Wang Shuo!" In addition, during the commentary, , Barkley also tried his best to lick the dog's instinct. Anyway, as long as he could take the opportunity to brag about Wang Shuo, he would never just brag about it.
As a result, this actually made Wang Shuo unable to deal with it.
Ahem, let’s talk about the World Championships.
In Wang Shuo's memory, because the national football team in the 2002 World Cup stole a lot of attention, many Chinese basketball fans were not impressed by this World Championship.
But many young fans may not believe it...
Before the start of this World Championship, the Chinese men's basketball team was the noble third seed to win this tournament.
right......
You read that right, the real third seed, and it has been double certified by FIBA and the American media!
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It's a pity that due to the Asian Games at the end of the year, some people only regard this world championship as a training battle. In addition, Wang Zhizhi's expulsion in Wang Shuo's memory has caused the Chinese men's basketball team to lose an inside core. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team's performance in this World Championship was somewhat unsatisfactory.
Now comes the problem.
What about this life?
Well, even though Xiao Yao and Liu Wei, who were tutored by Wang Shuo in the summer, have evolved, Wang Zhizhi has not been expelled...
But the Chinese men's basketball team still stopped in the top 12 semi-finals.
In the first group match against Germany, the score was 80 to 85.
When the three major insiders of the Chinese men's basketball team teamed up to penetrate the German penalty area, a familiar collapse in the final quarter directly led to the men's basketball team being overtaken by the Germans in the final quarter.
However, since the German men's basketball team was the runner-up in last year's European Championship, this game received a good response from domestic and foreign public opinion.
In the second match against Algeria, the men's basketball team won this match more easily than Wang Shuo remembered. However, in the final quarter of the game, when the whole game was lagging behind the most, Algeria, which was once nearly 30 points behind the Chinese men's basketball team, closed the gap between the two teams in the final quarter. Arrived only 10 points away.
If Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming hadn't joined forces to stabilize the situation...the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the third game, facing the American Dream Five led by George Karl, the Chinese men's basketball team gave Wang Shuo a hard time.
Because of this game, the Chinese men's basketball team has been leading the US men's basketball team in the first three quarters. (In the original history, it was a half-game ahead)
As the Chinese perimeter player most familiar to American fans during this period, Hu Weidong shot through the flank of the American team from beyond the three-point line again and again this night.
but......
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team still failed to escape the fate of collapse.
In the end, the score of this game was 72 to 86.
If you only look at the first three games of the Chinese men's basketball team in the group stage, in Wang Shuo's opinion, it is completely possible to score more than 90 points.
But in the subsequent top 12 rematch, the Chinese men's basketball team seemed to have changed into a different team. They lost to Argentina and Russia by huge margins, and were defeated by New Zealand with the lead reaching as high as 24 points. The most classic comeback in this World Championships.
Even in the subsequent qualifying matches, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Turkey and Angola, causing the American media to wonder, what happened to the Chinese men's basketball team that could lead the US men's basketball team by three quarters?
As a commentator invited by the American Basketball Association, Wang Shuo didn't dare to guess or tell.
But based on his past life experience...
Tsk!
Forget it, let’s come to the meeting of the US men’s basketball team!
As this World Championship progresses, Barkley and Wang Shuo are definitely the two happiest people at this World Championship.
In the top 12 semi-finals, the American Dream Five successfully became the second shocking favorite to win the tournament after the Chinese men's basketball team.
In the last game of the top 12 rematch, the American Dream Five encountered a head-on attack from Argentina!
On the court, Manu Ginobili, who will officially land in the NBA this summer, and his golden generation teammates, played against this team with Pierce, Finley, Marion, Big Ben, and Brand again and again in the game. , O'Neal, "Beard" Davis and others composed of the American Dream Five.
Admittedly, from a card perspective, American Dream Five is not that high in popularity.
But in Wang Shuo's view, the main reason why American Dream Five failed in this game was because of the team's head coach George Karl.
Facts have proved that after thinking that it was invincible, the NBA behind closed doors had completely lagged behind other top teams in the world in terms of tactical thinking at the same time.
Wang Shuo didn't understand this game. Is Argentina's zone defense so difficult to break?
"George Karl doesn't know that there is no three-second defense rule in the international arena, right?" Wang Shuo asked curiously.
"I think there is a high probability that he... really doesn't know." From the side, Barkley praised.
“I don’t understand why coach George Karl didn’t consider replacing Reggie Miller when he couldn’t open things up in the paint?
Could it be that he brought Reggie Miller to this World Championship just to let him wave a towel to his teammates on the sidelines? "On the court, Wang Shuo asked with a confused look on his face after the US men's basketball team repeatedly failed to attack the inside.
"Perhaps, he just wants Reggie to experience the atmosphere of an international competition?" Barkley then praised.
"Oh my God! Who told Coach George Karl that when the opponent is defending a zone, you have to keep sending players to attack the opponent's basket?" Looking at the breathtaking maneuvers of the American men's basketball players on the court , Wang Shuo was completely shocked.
"Maybe... he thinks this is the NBA? Even if you don't use tactics, you can still rely on the players' personal abilities to tear apart the zone defense." Barkley added.
This night, the American fans in Indianapolis couldn't believe it to death that the American men's basketball team would lose to Argentina!
Don't be surprised. In fact, before Argentina won the championship at the Athens Olympics, a considerable number of American basketball fans didn't even know that Argentina even had a basketball team.
But don’t feel bad…
Because the lower limit of this American Dream Five is definitely more than that.
One day later, as the news that the American Dream Five defeated the quarterfinals in Indianapolis spread throughout the United States, the entire American basketball world went crazy!
On this night, the Yugoslav players, who appeared in the international arena for the last time in the name of Yugoslavia, used almost the same method to eliminate the American men's basketball team that had never broken through the zone defense from the beginning to the end.
At the scene in Indianapolis, Colangelo Sr., the chairman of the American Basketball Association, whose main purpose was to find out about Wang Shuo, was almost carried away by the performance of the American men's basketball team that night.
no!
You are the USA Basketball Team!
It has been ten years since NBA players were allowed to participate in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. We have never been as embarrassed as you are right now!
However, this night was also not the lower limit for the US men's basketball team.
Because in the final qualifying match, after losing to Spain 75-81, the American Dream Five successfully made history and only finished sixth in this World Championship.
Moreover, what is more embarrassing than losing is...
For three consecutive games, the U.S. men's basketball team was either fooled by its opponents, or faced with a zone defense like a retard who didn't know how to break the zone defense.
To put it bluntly, if the personal strength of this American men's basketball team was not far superior to that of its opponents, and George Karl was given a team of the same level, he would definitely lose completely.
“What did you tell me before the game?
He said that although many first-class stars have refused to be called up by the national team, there are still many good players who are willing to play for the country.
And George Karl, you all say he is one of the best coaches in the NBA, but what is the result?
We can't even break a zone defense. Are we really the country that invented basketball?
Oh my god, we only finished sixth in this competition.
Do you know what this means? This means that next year we have to qualify for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the Americas Championship!
Can any of you tell me what's going on with American basketball? "After losing to Spain, USA Basketball Association President Colangelo Sr. was angry...
Really angry.
Seeing this, someone on the side comforted Colangelo and said: "Britain is also the country that invented modern football, but doesn't their football also suck?"
At this time, Old Colangelo became even more angry, "You really want to piss me off to death!"
At this time, little Colangelo reminded his father, "Father, are we going to meet Wang Shuo later?"
Wang...Wang Shuo?
Hearing this, Old Colangelo's eyes suddenly lit up and asked: "Who did you just talk about?"
Little Colangelo reminded again: "I said, aren't we going to meet Wang Shuo tonight?"
Colangelo Sr. said: "Brian, if, I mean if, if we hired a foreign coach to coach the US men's basketball team, do you think... people would object?"
Colangelo Jr. looked shocked, "Father...you are slapping all American basketball coaches in the face."
But after thinking for a while, Colangelo Jr. said: "But I think...if it's Wang Shuo, they shouldn't dare to have any objections."
Old Colangelo asked curiously: "Why?"
Colangelo Jr. laughed and said, "Which American coach would dare to confront Wang Shuo now?"
The elder Colangelo was overjoyed and said: "I feel that in addition to testing whether he is willing to come to Phoenix to coach, we can also test whether he is willing to coach the US men's basketball team."
Colangelo Jr. said, "You can give it a try."
On the night when the U.S. men's basketball team was eliminated, at a coaches party hosted by the U.S. Basketball Association, although he didn't understand why Americans had a party when they were happy and why they had a party when they were unhappy, Wang Shuo would soon understand that this Who is this party for?
"Hello, Wang Shuo, nice to meet you, my name is Brian Colangelo."
Backstage at the party, when the staff called him here, Wang Shuo, who was still a little confused about the situation, immediately reacted when he heard Colangelo's name.
On the other hand, after Colangelo Jr. greeted Wang Shuo, Colangelo Sr. also took the initiative to greet Wang Shuo.
It is worth mentioning that since he has been coaching in the United States for more than a year, this is the first time that Wang Shuo has heard that Wai Guoren can pronounce his full name correctly with such a standard pronunciation.
Wang Shuo is not stupid.
He knew very well that the Colangelo father and his son found him on this night, and it was definitely not just to flatter him.
"You don't know how much the fans like your commentary at this World Championships, saying that you and Charles Barkley pulled down the underwear of American basketball." During the chat, Colangelo Jr. suddenly said .
Hearing this, Wang Shuo thought to himself: Could it be that Colangelo, the chairman of the American Basketball Association, came to me to accuse me?
But soon, Colangelo Jr. dispelled his concerns, "But I still want to ask you something, that is, as the new champion coach of the NBA, if you are the head coach of this American men's basketball team, you How will you break the zone defense and arrange tactics?"
At this point, Wang Shuo, who looked at the way Old Colangelo looked at him and felt that things suddenly became interesting, pondered for a while and then said: "First of all, let's talk about breaking the zone defense.
In fact, this problem is easy to solve, because as long as the American men's basketball team allows Jermaine to stand in a high position, the opponent's zone defense will be broken without any attack. "
In the NBA, O'Neal Jr.'s organizational and support capabilities are indeed inferior to those of his brothers in the same period.
But here’s the question, under the premise that other players in the US men’s basketball team have strong containment, does O’Neal need to carry out very complicated support and organization on the court?
"This U.S. men's basketball team also has shooters like Paul, Reggie, and Michael. I feel that coach George Karl's biggest problem is that he is too obsessed with hitting the basket during the game."
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“In addition, Sean, Ben, Barron and others all have strong athletic ability.
I don't understand why coach George Karl distrusts and doesn't understand his players so much. In fact, it doesn't matter if this American men's basketball team can't break the zone defense.
Because they can completely use the full-court press to create mistakes for their opponents and counterattack from the first second of the game. Wang Shuo added.
After hearing this and looking at each other, Colangelo and his son immediately felt that this was the answer they wanted!
Although Wang Shuo only spoke a few words in general, as smart people, from Wang Shuo's words, they heard a completely different set of theories from those of the previous American basketball coaches!
In addition, this question is also a test.
A test about whether Wang Shuo is willing to take over the US men's basketball team in the future.
If Wang Shuo is not willing to take over the US men's basketball team, then he will definitely not answer too many questions on this question.
But now, since he is willing to tell his solution.
That means that in the future, when the American Basketball Association offers him an olive branch, there is a high possibility that he will be willing to take over.
"By the way, Wang Shuo, I'm curious, have you considered coaching for other NBA teams in the future?" After getting a satisfactory answer, Colangelo Jr. continued to ask.
Looking at Colangelo, after pondering for two seconds, Wang Shuo replied: "I am very happy in Washington at this stage."
No, you are lying!
In the past two days, Colangelo, who had already learned about the internal conflicts of the Wizards through his contacts, knew that Wang Shuo's lie at this moment could be understood in reverse, that is:
He is likely to coach other NBA teams in the future!
So, after handing his business card to Wang Shuo, Colangelo Jr. deliberately emphasized his tone and said: "This is my business card. My current job is not only my father's assistant, but also the general manager of the Phoenix Suns. "
On the side, the elder Colangelo said to Wang Shuo before pulling away at the right time: "I wish you a good time tonight, and you will be voted the best head coach in the NBA!"
After Colangelo and his son leave...
Looking at the business card that little Colangelo handed to him, how could Wang Shuo, who was also a smart man, not be able to realize the true intention of Colangelo and his son to meet him tonight?
Even in Wang Shuo's opinion, this coaching party was probably a cover for Colangelo and his son to meet him.
After all, at this moment, Wang Shuo is still the head coach of the Washington Wizards.
"Interesting, Phoenix Suns?" After putting away the business card handed to him by Colangelo, Wang Shuo suddenly felt...
After leading the Wizards to win the championship, his status in the world is indeed different.
But right now, before thinking about the future, he has to lead the Wizards to defend that damn title.
In September, as the Men's Basketball World Championship officially came to an end, NBA teams also officially sounded the rally call.
Then, on the day of the assembly, Wang Shuo suddenly felt stupid when he saw Jordan's body that could compete with Barkley to see whose butt was bigger...
"Michael, what are you..." Wang Shuo said in surprise as he looked at Jordan in disbelief.
No idea.
Although Jordan was indeed persuaded by Wang Shuo in July, he was so angry that after thinking about it more and more, he chose to indulge himself for two months.
Okay.
In the system interface, after checking Jordan's scouting report through the system, Wang Shuo felt that in the first few months of this new season, he might not be able to count on Jordan.
On this day, in order to save some face for Jordan, Wang Shuo didn't even let him take a physical test.
In the training hall, looking at Jordan who had changed so much, the Wizards players who had just returned showed worries.
This summer, during the World Championships, there were endless news about conflicts between Jordan and the team management.
Originally, the Wizards players did not think the situation was so bad, but at this moment, looking at Jordan, who has obviously gained weight, everyone feels...
Things are probably worse than they thought.
Wang Shuo knew that it was time to tell the "truth" to the team members, so after pondering for two seconds, Wang Shuo said to everyone: "Everyone of you is holding a tactical manual in your hands now. You can open it and take a look.”
Hearing this, the Wizards players opened their tactical manuals one after another.
Then, they saw the English sentence on the tactical manual:
Legends-Never-Die.
"Coach, what does this mean?" Hamilton asked as a bad premonition suddenly surged into his heart.
"I think there is a saying that is very suitable for the moment: life is about letting go, but the most regrettable thing is that we don't have time to say goodbye properly." Wang Shuo said after a pause.
At this time, the Wizards players on the training ground were getting more and more anxious. They stepped forward to look at Wang Shuo, and Artest asked: "Coach...can you tell us what happened?" ?”
Wang Shuo nodded and said: "Michael will tell you all this later. But now, what I must tell you is that next season will be the last season that Michael and I will work with you."
"No, this is not true! Coach, this is not true!" Arenas said with a look of disbelief, holding his head.
Gasol, who had just finished playing in the World Championships, also couldn't believe his ears. Oh my god... what on earth happened?
At this time, Jordan took the initiative to step forward and explained the cause of the matter to everyone.
"No, they can't do this to you. You are the leader of this team, you are the hero of this city, they can't do this to you!" On the training ground, Artest and Jackson were already going crazy.
Because they couldn't believe that the Washington Wizards would treat the great Michael Jordan like this!
"We are going to the management now to argue, we must seek justice for Michael!" Jackson said.
On the court, Jackson's call was immediately responded to by all the Wizards players, but at this moment, Wang Shuo shouted at the crowd angrily: "What do you want to do? Have you forgotten, you are all professional players! Take care of yourself. Think about it, why Michael and I are standing on the training ground talking to you today! Do we want you to fight for something for us? "
"But coach, we can't let the team treat you like this!" Hamilton said angrily.
On the side, after letting out a long sigh, Jordan stepped forward and said: "I know, and I can understand your mood. But... guys, Wang and I have made a decision.
That is, no matter how wronged we are, we must insist on finishing next season with you!
Because... in my eyes, Michael Jordan, you are the ones I have encountered in my career...
Best teammate ever! "
At this moment, as Jordan's loud, neither humble nor arrogant words fell...
In the Wizards training hall, everyone looked at Wang Shuo and Jordan with nothing but admiration in their eyes.
Yes, they could obviously choose another path.
But they chose to endure the humiliation and bear the burden.
"Both Michael and I want to win the championship with you again. Now, I only ask you once, you ...
Are you willing to go back to the damn championship with us? "Looking at everyone, Wang Shuo asked.
On the training ground, accompanied by the sound "Of course willing", through the system's reminder, Wang Shuo was surprised to find ...
Before this regular season, the morale of the Wizards' team has been pulled to 100 ...
And after this somewhat sad training class, Wang Shuo also found Jordan for the first time. "Michael, I have a suggestion."
Hearing the words, Jordan, who had just come down from the treadmill, said to Wang Shuo, "You say."
"Otherwise, I will give you a holiday until January next year! You hurry up this time and quickly practice your figure back." Wang Shuo said to Jordan.
Ming ... January next year? What international joke are you kidding!
Looking at Jordan, who was not understood, Wang Shuo directly gave the killing trick. "As far as you are currently, you believe it, you go up for a few months, and your career scores averaged 30?"
Jordan: "..."
Don't say it, can't your buddies believe it?
"Moreover, if you rest until January, in addition to sufficient time to adjust your status, there is another benefit for us." Wang Shuo looked at Jordan and said.
"Do you mean to give young players more time to play?" Said Boss Joe.
Wang Shuo smiled, and said, "I mean, in addition to young players who can get more playback time ... With the fermentation of public opinion, then you can use the attitude of heroes to the most. Great tour show! "
Open his mouth, Jordan never thought ...
It turned out to be this reason!
"How did your head do? How can it be so easy?" Jordan asked in shock.
"Thank you for the compliment. If you agree, I will write a propaganda plan for you." Wang Shuo said to Jordan.
Will you, why don't you?
Try to think about it, in the new season, with people's guesses about the contradiction between Jordan and Wizards management, constantly fermenting ...
Coupled with the start of the new season, Jordan has never appeared ...
What will people think?
Then, when the rumors are full of rumors ...
His Michael Jordan suddenly returned from the Hollywood-like king with a hero.
How will public opinion ferment?
"Actually, I mean ... I really have no other meaning, but can I kiss you?" Looking at Wang Shuo, Jordan suddenly said with excitement.
Wang Shuo: "..."
Don't come over here!
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