Is it time to replace Allen Iverson, whose smile is as sweet as eating toffee, and who can immediately let the Suns compete for the championship?
Or should we wait for a year while cultivating new players, waiting for Steve Nash who only talks about being late and Nash being fast?
First of all, there is one thing that Wang Shuo and Colangelo must resolve before making a decision:
That is......
"Penny" Anfernee Hardaway's super bad contract, how to deal with it?
It seems that replacing Iverson and sending Hardaway away are two unrelated issues.
But in fact, the two issues are closely related.
Because previously, the Suns' original plan was to use Stephon Marbury's trade value to find an easy target and let them take over Hardaway's deal.
In the room, looking at Wang Shuo, little Colangelo knew very well in his heart.
I'm afraid, Wang Shuo is thinking the same thing as himself at the moment.
"Change it, Brian! Allen left a deep impression on me when I was coaching in the East!
If it doesn't work out, I'll just find a way to trade Anfernee in the future. "Wang Shuo gritted his teeth and said.
Colangelo also gritted his teeth and said: "I think so too. If you are not ruthless, you will not be able to stand still. It's really not possible. At worst, I will take all the future team's draft picks as a way to send Anfernee away." !
I don't believe it, he can still stay in Phoenix! "
At this moment, the reason why Wang Shuo was able to make up his mind so quickly was because as a head coach who had just led his team to two consecutive NBA championships, he really couldn't resist the temptation of leading the Suns to compete for the championship in the new season. !
And besides...
Are Steve Nash and Wang Shuo familiar with him?
No, who is Steve Nash?
Is there such a figure in the NBA?
Why doesn't Wang Shuo know?
Unlike Wang Shuo, the reason why Colangelo Jr. wanted to trade Iverson was because both he and his father knew that in addition to Wang Shuo's extraordinary coaching talent, he was also a very good coach. A master of publicity who is good at marketing.
Yes, Iverson is currently surrounded by negative news.
But Wang Shuo was able to re-establish Michael Jordan's image as the "God of Basketball" in Washington.
Therefore, Colangelo and his son have every reason to believe that Wang Shuo has the ability to help Iverson get out of the current predicament.
On the night of the 1st, Colangelo Jr., who coincided with Wang Shuo, came up with the trading plan overnight.
The next day, as Colangelo Jr. and the 76ers management finalized the final details of the transaction, the NBA's first earthquake this summer officially arrived!
According to the trade agreement between the two parties, the 76ers will send Allen Iverson and get Stephon Marbury from the Suns, plus two additions in Dan Longi and Jack Voskull.
Both the 76ers and the Suns are very satisfied with this deal.
Although the Suns suspect Marbury is an alcoholic and cannot be coached, in the 2002/03 season, Marbury, who played a total of 81 games for the Suns, still averaged 22.4 points, 8.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game, which is true. Dunk's star guard performance.
Although the 76ers were plagued by negative news about Iverson, were difficult to tame, and had an ambiguous relationship with the gang, for Wang Shuo, who knew the truth, he believed that the 76ers had given the Suns a "perfect" offensive carry. .
In short, after this transaction, both the Suns and the 76ers feel that they have a bright future!
On the day the transaction was completed on the 2nd, Wang Shuo’s phone was bombarded with calls from reporters.
"Wang, do you think Allen Iverson's gang background will affect the young players in the Suns?"
"Wang, many people say that Allen Iverson has domestic violence tendencies. The local women's association in Phoenix is likely to launch a boycott of the Suns in the new season because of this. What do you think about this?"
"Wang, as a coach who is strict about team training, will you allow Allen Iverson to miss the team training session?"
In response to the questions posed to him by this group of reporters on the phone, Wang Shuo replied one by one: "Thank you for your concern. I will arrange an exclusive interview soon to answer your doubts."
Wang Shuo knew very well that there were some things that Iverson was destined to be unable to avoid, but for now, no matter what problems he had, he had to wait until he met with Iverson first.
On the 3rd, under the arrangement of Colangelo Jr. and Iverson's agent, Wang Shuo and Iverson met in Phoenix.
In fact, until now, Iverson still can't believe that the 76ers will trade him.
But you have to say how sad he was about it…
When he learned that the new team he was traded to was the Suns, Iverson discovered with a mixture of joy and sorrow:
He couldn't even shed a single tear!
As a passionate person, Iverson certainly has deep feelings for Philadelphia and the 76ers.
But whenever I think about the fact that the head coach of the Suns in the new season is Wang Shuo, I think about the night when I surpassed the "Magic" in the All-Star Game...
Iverson discovered that he was just like the "ruthless" people he usually hated the most, and he began to fantasize about playing under Wang Shuo in his mind...
No......
How could I think that?
No......
Why can't I think this way?
On the 3rd, looking at Wang Shuo's handsome face, Iverson felt that no matter how good his memory was in Philadelphia, now he must look forward and welcome a new life!
The difference with Iverson is that although this is not the first time he has met Iverson, Wang Shuo will have an inexplicable "feeling of intimacy" in his heart every time he sees Iverson.
no way.
Who makes the senior players in NbA become more outrageous than the last?
Take Yao Ming, who is already packing his bags and preparing to come to Phoenix for special summer training.
Every time after chatting with Yao Ming, Wang Shuo would feel uncomfortable in his neck.
Even though, in order to take care of him, Xiao Yao would always bend down deliberately.
Wang Shuo knew very well that in addition to his handsome and unrestrained playing style, the reason why Iverson's fan base was so large at his peak was also due to his height.
Because compared to those NBA stars who are often over 200 centimeters tall, Iverson, who is only 183 centimeters tall, does make ordinary people feel more connected to him.
In the hotel arranged by Colangelo Jr., since Wang Shuo and Iverson were not the kind of people who liked to beat around the bush, Wang Shuo came straight to the point and said: "Allen, you know, it's not just for you. But also for the sake of the team, now we all have to deal with your off-field troubles."
Hearing this, Iverson nodded and said, "But I'm really not good at dealing with reporters."
Wang Shuo knew very well that at this moment, Iverson was telling the truth.
Because Iverson has a very casual personality, during his career, he often did not know how to deal with the media, which resulted in many things being described in a darker light by reporters afterwards.
"It's okay. I'm good at dealing with reporters, and I have a pretty good relationship with them." Wang Shuo said with a smile.
Iverson thought for a while and said, "What do you think I should do?"
Wang Shuo said: "You just need to admit some established facts generously, and leave the rest to me and the team management."
Iverson didn't expect Wang Shuo's request to be so simple.
But what he didn't know was that from the beginning, Wang Shuo never thought about letting Iverson take the path of "whitewashing".
Because this kind of "whitewashing" thing often only makes things darker and darker.
Moreover, Iverson was a black basketball player. Why did Wang Shuo want to "whitewash" him?
In fact, from the moment he reached a tacit understanding with Colangelo Jr., Wang Shuo had already figured out how to solve Iverson's off-court troubles.
That is......
Just play real.
Didn’t you media say that Iverson had problems here and there?
Yes, Iverson has these problems, what's wrong?
He had these problems before, but are you still not allowing him to "turn back the prodigal son"?
Wang Shuo knows very well how much the NBA and the United States follow the "prodigal son turning back" mentality.
Also, in terms of Iverson's character...
He is also not suitable for taking the "whitewashing" marketing route.
Therefore, instead of denying Iverson's real problems and covering up his "black spots," what Wang Shuo has to do is to let Iverson openly admit his problems and acknowledge his "black spots." !
Then, help him use his performance on the court in the new season to complete the theme of rebirth with the Suns!
Although Wang Shuo always feels a little guilty about always catching a sheep gathering wool...
But the moment Colangelo told himself that the 76ers were willing to trade Iverson, Wang Shuo's mind immediately resounded with the song he sang when FPX won the trophy in Paris in the future.
"Next, I think you must be very concerned about what role you will play in the Suns in the new season in my tactical system." Looking at Iverson, Wang Shuo said.
Iverson nodded expectantly.
"What I can tell you for sure is that in Phoenix, you don't have the same unlimited power to fire that you did in Philadelphia.
Because in addition to scoring, I need you to connect the entire team through passing the ball.
I've been watching you play in the NBA since 1996, and I know very well what kind of talent you have in passing.
Your vision, your dribbling, and your breakthrough are all what I need.
However, I also need you to be able to rush to the opponent's basket without hesitation when necessary, because in the new season of the Suns, you are the only one who can score these key goals for us.
I know it's hard enough to do both at the same time.
But I need you to do more! Especially your three-point shot, you know, I'm a big three-point coach, and in my opinion, you have to cut down on those long two-pointers.
Of course, you can still choose whether to shoot these long two-pointers based on your own judgment when necessary.
Because like I once said to Michael Jordan, long two points are inefficient, but you have to admit, it can be useful in certain moments.
Yes, Alan, I understand that it is basically impossible to complete these requirements at the same time.
But who makes you Allen Iverson? Wang Shuo looked at Iverson affectionately and said.
no doubt.
At this moment, Iverson has been completely conquered by Wang Shuo.
Although, when Wang Shuo said that he would limit his shots on the court, Iverson's eyebrows raised unnaturally, but as Wang Shuo talked about it later, especially when he said the sentence "Who told you to be Allen Iverson", Iverson felt that at that moment, he seemed to have met his soulmate!
As the saying goes, a thousand pieces of gold are easy to come by, but a confidant is hard to find!
After pondering for a long time, Iverson showed his signature smile and said to Wang Shuo: "I don't know if I can meet your requirements.
But I promise you, I will do everything you ask for! "
Looking at Iverson who was very satisfied with his tactical positioning for the new season, Wang Shuo continued: "In addition, Allen, you should know that I am a coach who has strict requirements for team training.
I'm not going to give you the privilege of being late or not participating in practice just because you're Allen Iverson.
But I will let my coaching team develop a more reasonable and scientific training plan for you based on your physical condition. "
Hearing this, Iverson laughed and said: "I don't participate in the training sessions arranged by coach Larry Brown, just because I think he is asking us to practice defense every day and practice defense repeatedly.
I can't promise you that I won't be late, but I can promise you that I will calmly accept the punishment given to me by the team afterwards, and I guarantee that I will participate in every training session of yours. "
Wang Shuo smiled and said, "I will set the alarm clock to remind you every day. I hope you don't get angry when you wake up."
Iverson was also happy and said: "As Michael Jordan said, you are indeed the most special one in the NBA."
After this meeting today...
Wang Shuo discovered through the system that the favorability level between Iverson and him suddenly reached 80.
Although the temporary favorability accounted for 70% of the total, compared to the scheming Danzi, in Wang Shuo's view, it was really easy to "fool" a passionate young man like Iverson.
In addition, Wang Shuo also used points to generate a scouting report on Iverson immediately.
Currently, in the system's rating, Iverson's overall ability rating is 94.
In the system interface, the part in parentheses represents Iverson's theoretical maximum ability value.
Since we are in the offseason now, the system will make certain corrections to the players' current ability values based on their own circumstances.
Also, the so-called overall ability score does not necessarily represent the actual performance of a player on the court.
Because the highest rating of system capability is only 99, the 99 overall rating of boss Joe Peak cannot be the same as the 99 overall rating of others.
After all, there are differences among superstars.
…
On the 5th, in the Suns' training hall, Wang Shuo met Xiao Yao, who was promoted to the first round of the playoffs with Fu Lao last season.
Since Boss Joe officially ended his playing career, Wang Shuo used that damn money to get Tim Grover, who had been "supported" by Jordan before, to sign a "sale contract" with him:
That is, no matter where Wang Shuo goes in the future, Grover will have to follow him and help him train the NBA players designated by him.
Originally, Grover wanted to refuse such an "unreasonable request".
But no matter what...
"Wang, you know, I'm always very busy, so although I would like to cooperate with you, but..."
"Tim, I know that after Michael retires, many NBA players will come to you, but I can guarantee you that no matter how much they offer you, I can double their price for you. .”
"Wang, you know, this is not a matter of money, but as a trainer, I like to train different young players and look forward to their growth..."
"I understand that you have always regarded money as dirt, and you have never been the kind of person to pursue fame and wealth, but I think you can first take a look at the number in the remuneration column of the contract I prepared for you."
"Oh! Damn it, Wang. Well, to be honest, I have wanted to cooperate with you for a long time, because in my eyes, only you can understand how hard the job of a trainer is!"
Do you think Grover chose to cooperate with Wang Shuo because of money?
of course not!
Grover decided to cooperate with Wang Shuo for a long time simply because Wang Shuo knew how to "understand" trainers like them.
On the training ground, after giving Yao Ming a physical test, Grover immediately gave his training plan, "His current weight is 132 kilograms. I plan to have him return to China to play in Asia this summer... Before the championships, help him gain another two kilograms of muscle.
Now, his upper body strength is much stronger than last year, and his core strength is also very good.
But he still has a lot of room for improvement in this ability. "
Hearing this, Wang Shuo said: "Do you think it will be necessary for him to continue to gain weight in the future?"
Grover shook his head and said: "I watched his game last season, and to be honest, his weight of 134 kilograms is enough for him to ride in the NBA's interior without matching Shaq.
In addition to his physical fitness, in my opinion, what he still needs to improve is to add an unsolvable offensive skill to himself. "
Wang Shuo knew it and asked, "Which aspect are you referring to?"
Grover touched his chin and said: "For example...since he has such an excellent touch, why don't we focus his training on fadeaway shooting?"
Wang Shuo smiled and said: "Are you good at training in this area? Or do you need me to ask Qip?"
This summer, after Wang Shuo transferred to the Suns, in addition to Mike Brown, who will become his first assistant next season, England, who previously coached Hamilton and Arenas in shooting, also joined the Suns coaching team in the new season. .
And the moment Wang Shuo reported Englander's name...
Grover always felt that Wang Shuo seemed to have a slight misunderstanding of him.
That is, who told Wang Shuo that Grover only knew physical training?
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
If you want to become a GoAt in the trainer world, how can you do it if you only know physical training?
Looking at Wang Shuo with a serious face, Grover said: "Do you really not know who coached Michael Jordan's fadeaway jumper back then?"
Wang Shuo was amused and said: "Let me guess, it won't be the great legendary trainer Tim Grover, right?"
Grover felt that he had been tricked by Wang Shuo, so he said a little discouraged: "In short, his touch is very good. I can try to teach him how to shoot backwards and customize it according to his height and weight." A shooting method that saves effort and can quickly resolve the battle."
Wang Shuo gave Grover a thumbs up, and then said: "In two days, you may have to teach another player to shoot a fadeaway."
Although in Wang Shuo's heart, Xiao Yao would be his prize sooner or later, but the reason why he spent so much money to hire Grover was not just to tutor Xiao Yao.
In the Suns Training Center, after Yao Ming practiced with Grover for two more days, he soon welcomed a training partner:
I usually like to read Amare Stoudemire.
However, as soon as he saw Stoudemire, Yao Ming immediately felt embarrassed.
No matter in his past or present life, Stoudemire is one of the opponents that Yao Ming dislikes playing in the NBA.
In their rookie seasons, the reason why Stoudemire was able to win the Rookie of the Year award over Yao is also related to the fact that he performed slightly better than Yao when playing against Yao.
The reason why Yao Ming doesn't like to play Stoudemire is very simple, because Stoudemire, who has a very high golf quotient, can often use his running position to get easy scoring opportunities in front of Yao.
And in the future, when Stoudemire develops his long-range shooting ability, Xiao Yao will not like to play against him even more.
Although later, Xiao Yao was able to defeat Stoudemire by relying on offense.
But as a big center who likes to be aggressive, facing Stoudemire's fight and retreat...
Xiao Yao really had a headache with it.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, Stoudemire probably developed his mid-range shooting ability in the 2004\/05 season. In that season, his mid-range and long-range two-pointers accounted for 33% of his shots, and his shooting rate exceeded 45%.
Before that, the reason why Stoudemire had not developed his mid-to-long-range shooting ability had nothing to do with his talent and diligence. It was just because Wang Shuo remembered that half of the 2003\/04 season was played before Mike D'Antoni took office.
In the summer of 2004, due to D'Antoni's tactical needs, Stoudemire discovered after some diligent study and practice:
It turns out that he is actually a one-in-a-million mid-range shooting genius!
In the NBA, a good coach has such a great impact on a young player.
If "defensive-only" coach Frank Johnson continues to coach Stoudemire, Stoudemire may never learn to make a mid-range shot.
Because in Frank's tactical system, the center can only score in the three-second zone.
In this life, Wang Shuo not only hopes that Stoudemire can develop mid- and long-range shooting, but he also hopes that Stoudemire can further upgrade his fadeaway shooting ability.
Because only in this way can the Suns increase their hard solution points on the court.
Wang Shuo, the "boxing champion" who will also receive tutoring from Grover after the vacation, does not expect him to develop an offense at all.
As for Marion’s weird shooting form...
Now that its technology has been basically finalized, there is no possibility of this guy developing hard solution capabilities.
So now comes the problem.
Is it possible that Stoudemire can develop a skill that can help the Suns break through the opponent's defense on the court?
Grover's answer is: yes.
In Grover's opinion, Stoudemire's touch is quite soft and his core strength is also very good.
In Wang Shuo's memory, the reason why Stoudemire was so bad at hard interpretation was actually mainly due to Ryder Anthony.
Because if you look back carefully at D'Antoni's coaching career, you will find...
In D'Antoni's tactical system, players rarely rely on players to turn over and lean back to forcefully break the opponent's defense.
Except for Melo during the Knicks period.
But you have to know that Gua's skills during the Knicks' period have already been finalized.
Including when he coached Harden later, although Harden would occasionally use his back to force the opponent's defense, but compared to his back, Harden obviously still preferred to cause fouls on the opponent and kill the opponent with a one-point ball.
As for the solar period…
Again, this is a competition at the NBA level. No one really thinks that there are any skills that the super guys like the NBA can't master, right?
In fact, if you really put the NbA supermen into the wild court, you will find that Ben, who can only defend in the NbA, can also show off his talents.
Of course Stoudemire under D'Antoni will also use his back to resolve battles during games.
But compared with those backward masters of the same era, Stoudemire's backwards is definitely not unsolvable.
Wang Shuo knows that compared to mid-to-long-range shooting, fadeaway is a skill that takes longer to hone, but if Stoudemire is not allowed to practice it now, then the Suns will always have only Iverson as a hard solution in the future. .
…
In Phoenix, a few days later, Tyson Chandler, who had finished his vacation, also arrived at the training camp with excitement.
Then......
In the past two days, Xiao Yao and Xiao Si, who had made each other miserable in one-on-one duels, thus ushered in their...
"Toy".
This Chandler at this moment is far from being a mobile fortress.
Due to the Bulls' poor performance every year and the lack of guidance for Chandler, Chandler is not only rough in defensive moves, but his defensive awareness can only be described as purely instinctive.
Wang Shuo knew very well that the best way to quickly improve Chandler's defense was to let him get beaten.
As two completely different types of insiders, Stoudemire and Yao took turns playing, and they could get laughter from Chandler almost every day.
However, this method can only quickly improve Chandler's single defense experience and improve his defensive actions.
The best way to improve Chandler's defensive awareness is to not only take him to watch game videos and explain defensive positions to him, but also let him engage in more five-v-five actual combat.
Therefore, in order to make the "Boxing Champion" grow up quickly, Wang Shuo called Wallace, Arenas and other old players with one phone call.
Don't say anything. Have you seen the "parallel import number one" opposite who can't even hide his big stick in loose sports shorts?
Yes, that's him, beat him to death!
Previously, Chandler was very happy when he learned that he would be traded by the Bulls to the Suns, and that Wang Shuo hoped that he could receive his special training this summer.
Because this means that not only has he finally left Chicago, a place of right and wrong, but Wang Shuo, the "living legend", also values him very much!
But now...
Chandler, besides wanting to cry, still only wanted to cry.
In the singles session, Chandler had no physical advantage at all against Stoudemire.
Because of Stoudemire's athletic ability, especially his terrifying bullet speed, he can always be caught off guard.
As for Xiao Yao, let alone that.
If it comes to facing Stoudemire, Chandler is still barely able to fight.
In the past two days, Chandler has been dreaming of Xiao Yao even when sleeping. It is true that he is woken up by Xiao Yao's embarrassing face in his dreams every day.
There is also the most hateful 5V5 link.
In order to allow Chandler to get sufficient training, Wang Shuo basically puts the four worst defensive players on the same team with him every time.
On the court, after making up for one side, Chandler often has to immediately make up for that side. Recently, he has even switched to "helping defense ptSd".
For example, when everyone talks about "assisted defense" during dinner, Chandler's body will form a conditioned reflex and step out with a single lateral movement.
In addition, what makes Chandler extremely depressed is that when Stoudemire and Yao exchanged their experiences on how to beat him, they never avoided him. They always talked in front of him, "That guy Tyson, I Let me tell you, even though he looks very bluffing, he is actually very soft when fighting." "He likes to reach out when he is defending. Next time you fight, you can make more fake moves."
You said, if you two torture me, then you should torture me...
Is it interesting for you to complain about me in front of me like this?
Thanks Chandler.
In the past two days, with his help, Yao Ming has made another good friend since he came to the United States to play.
As time went by in the training hall, Wang Shuo found that watching these stars train on the sidelines was even more interesting than watching NBA games.
Because from it, he can get the pleasure of cultivating new people.
"No wonder Coach Anxi likes to peek at Sakuragi's shooting, because as a coach, it is really happy to watch his disciples grow up day by day!" On this day, Wang Shuo sighed in his heart.
In July, the happy Sun training camp is not scheduled for the time being.
Mike Brown, who led the Suns Summer League team this year, had just returned to Phoenix when he recommended a player to Wang Shuo.
"Although his height is only '178' centimeters, I feel that his characteristics must be in line with your tactical needs."
The name that Mike Brown recommended to Wang Shuo is Brevin Knight. He is "178" tall and weighs 78 kilograms. He was waived by the Grizzlies just after the end of last season.
As the 16th overall pick in the first round of 1997, Knight has a good overall view on the court and is an excellent offensive engine.
Of course, his shortcoming is also obvious, that is his height.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, this stage was a relatively miserable period in Knight's career. In the future, it was not until the Bobcats joined the league that Knight found his second spring in the Bobcats. On 04\/05 and 05\/06 In these two seasons, he averaged 10.1 points, 9.0 assists and 12.6 points, 8.8 assists respectively.
In this life, due to the emergence of Wang Shuo, the Suns now lack enough chips to exchange for the "Brazilian Lightning" Barbosa who was originally replaced by the Suns in this year's draft. Therefore, at present, Iverson does A replacement is needed for the new season.
But compared to Brevin Knight, Wang Shuo has another candidate who is more suitable for the Suns:
Earl Boykins.
"But his height is only '165' centimeters. Many people even think that he falsely reported his height, saying that his actual height is only 160 centimeters." Mike Brown said with a surprised look.
Wang Shuo patted Brown on the shoulder and smiled: "Is there any difference between the height of '178' centimeters and '165' centimeters in NbA?"
The reason why Wang Shuo prefers Boykins is because the Suns' second team has the engine of Diaw, so he needs a defender who is good at offense more than sorting out the team's offense.
Anyway, Knight and Boykins' defense is nothing, so why don't the Suns choose Boykins, who has certain three-point development potential?
In Wang Shuo's eyes, Knight is good at everything, but he has only hit 16 three-pointers in his career.
In the new season, NBA will cancel the "hc" rule. Wang Shuo knows that as the team's offensive space becomes wider, players who can shoot three-pointers will become more popular in the league in the future.
For example, Bell and Iverson, who have been signed by the Suns, Wang Shuo has asked them to practice three-pointers this summer.
At this moment, looking at Wang Shuo, Brown was successfully convinced.
On the other hand, in this summer when everyone is busy improving themselves, the Lakers also brought a little "F4" shock to the NBA during this period!
At O'Neal's invitation, Karl Malone left the Utah plateau, where he had played for many years, and arrived in Los Angeles, the "City of Angels."
In addition, Gary Payton also followed Malone's footsteps and joined the Lakers as a free agent with his fantasy of winning at least two or three championships with "oK".
The public opinion was suddenly in an uproar!
"What else will the NBA do next season? Just send the championship trophy to Los Angeles! The Lakers are already invincible!"
"Oh my God, a team of four superstars! What kind of dream lineup is this?"
"It's all the Wizards' fault. If they hadn't forced away their meritorious coach and city hero, we would have witnessed the meeting of two super teams on the stage of the finals!"
Regardless of who people choose to give the blame to when reviewing the Lakers' "F4" in the future, at least for now, no one except Wang Shuo knows the ending of this Lakers' "F4". Basically, fans during this period think that , the Lakers have killed the NBA's suspense this summer.
New York was still thinking about whether they should raise a hand to the Lakers' Stern after missing the championship for two consecutive years, but they immediately gave up this extremely stupid idea!
Raise your hand to the Lakers?
In the new season, if Stern does not sanction this Lakers, it will be considered as giving the Lakers face!
"What's the latest news about the Suns?" Stern, who was so worried about the Lakers' "F4" that day, asked.
"They just recently signed Earl Boykins from the free agent market." Mark replied.
"You know, that's not what I'm asking," Stern said, rubbing his temples.
"The press conference they gave Allen Iverson was a little polarizing.
Some people think that after Allen Iverson candidly admitted his mistakes, everyone should give him a chance to change his ways.
And some people think..."
Just when Mark was halfway through his answer, Stern, who was also very knowledgeable about marketing, immediately interrupted him, "Sure enough, only the news about the Sun can make me feel a little better."
Mark was a little confused.
After patting him on the shoulder, Stern said to him: "Look, after the new season starts, in less than two months, Allen Iverson's reputation will be completely reversed."
Mark asked: "Do we need to tilt resources towards the sun in the new season?"
Stern nodded and said: "As long as Wang Shuo can lead the Suns to play a beautiful offense like he did in Washington, we will support the Suns!"
As a star that he personally supported, in fact, unless absolutely necessary, Stern has always "never abandoned, never given up" on these stars, squeezing out the remaining value of each star as much as possible.
For example, in the future, after Kobe Bryant's "Eagle County Incident" broke out, although the league treated him coldly for a period of time, soon, as Kobe Bryant resumed his brilliant performances on the court one after another, Stern immediately Then he resumed his admiration for him.
Therefore, even if Iverson was surrounded by negative news before, after he joined the Suns, Stern still expected that he could prove himself again under Wang Shuo.
At this moment, after seeing through the path Wang Shuo was going to lead Iverson to take...
Stern even believes that Allen Iverson will reverse his reputation in one fell swoop in the new season!
What a drama of "The Prodigal Son Returns"!
In Stern's view, the only regret is that NbA only has one Wang Shuo.
Otherwise, why would he have a headache every day?
Wouldn't it be enough to just lie down and count the money?
In a blink of an eye, time came to August of this year.
As the new season approaches, Wang Shuo plans to add two more assistant coaches to his coaching staff before the start of the new season.
As a result, when he was still thinking about the candidate for an assistant coach, Pat Riley suddenly called him that day.
"You mean, you want me to coach Erik Spoelstra in the new season?" Wang Shuo said on the phone after learning about Riley's intentions.
"In the new season, I plan to step back and let Stan be the head coach of the team.
Eric likes you very much and wants to study with you for a while, so can you help me tutor him? Riley asked.
Hearing this, after thinking for a while, Wang Shuo decisively agreed to Riley's suggestion.
As the head coach who led the Heat to the Finals before Wang Shuo traveled through time, Wang Shuo believed that Spoelstra would not let him down.
only......
Wang Shuo was curious, why did Riley let Spoelstra come to him as an intern instead of following Stan Van Gundy?
Same day, Miami.
Spoelstra, who was forced to "like Wang Shuo very much", was receiving Riley's last lecture before going to the Suns for an internship.
"I'm old and can't teach you anything anymore. Go to the Sun and learn from Wang for a while!" Riley said to Spoelstra with a serious look on his face.
As the only successor appointed by Riley early in the morning, Riley hopes that Spoelstra can follow Wang Shuo and learn as much as possible from Wang Shuo's strengths in order to be prepared to succeed him in the future.
As for why Riley didn't choose to tutor Spoelstra personally in this life?
Mainly because, in Riley's view, he also needs to learn now.
In the NBA, no coach can sit on the throne forever.
Even if the coach's name is Pat Riley.
Just as Wang Shuo believed that Spoelstra would not let him down, Riley, who was always good at recognizing people, also believed that Wang Shuo would not let him down.
Of course, before Spoelstra set off, Riley did not forget to remind him: "The king is half of my disciples. In terms of seniority, although he is your junior brother, when he comes to Phoenix, you have to listen to everything." He, you have to do whatever he wants you to do.”
So that's it.
Wang Shuo himself didn't even know that on this day, he had an extra "senior brother" inexplicably.
Also on this day, Wang Shuo also received a call from Charles Barkley.
"Huh? You said you wanted to pause your broadcasting career and return to the NBA as an assistant coach?" Wang Shuo said on the phone after Barkley expressed his intention to come.
"Wang, you know, I have always admired you very much. In my opinion, as an excellent commentator, a rich reserve of tactical knowledge is also essential, so...
Can you let me join your luxury team and study with you for a while? "Barkley said with an extremely humble attitude.
Wang Shuo, who was amused by Buckley, smiled and said, "Then come on."
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