"Coach Xiao Du, when we heard that you became the head coach of the Lakers, we were ready to come over immediately. In order to introduce your first-hand information to the country, we made the "Frontline" scheduled for February 21 The premiere time has been advanced."
"Thank you CCTV for your support, and thank you, Teacher Zhang, for coming all the way here. I'll drink this cup first, you can do whatever you want."
At noon on February 3, 2013, Du Kang entertained and entertained a group of people from CCTV in a Chinese restaurant in Miami.
They came to take Miami this morning.
After arriving in Miami, he took the initiative to find Du Kang with great enthusiasm.
Of course Du Kang was very happy to meet the CCTV team.
Teacher Zhang is a person he likes very much. He is kind-hearted and speaks nicely. He is also a famous die-hard fan of the Lakers.
Well, he should be a famous die-hard fan of Kobe. Domestic fans gave him the nickname Weiping Bryant.
It's all a joke up front.
"Yesterday, we watched the game between the Lakers and Celtics in the hotel. I really didn't expect that you would use Arab League, Nash, Howard, and Kobe so much in the game. You took the initiative to play ball for Arab League and let Arab League play the role. The Lakers were the main offense, and we were really worried about what you would do if the Arab League did not perform well!"
After drinking for a while, when it came to the emotional part, Teacher Zhang really looked concerned, which was touching.
"The Lakers invited A Lian to come, not to make A Lian their mascot. He has the ability and is suitable for the Lakers. We are going far this season. A Lian is very important. Therefore, we urgently hope to build up the confidence of A Lian." Come on, no team is more suitable than Garnett and the Celtics to find confidence in the United Arab Emirates."
In order to win and for the UAE to produce good data, Du Kang simulated three games with Yi Jianlian as the first attacker before playing against the Celtics. Finally, he got lucky and the third game produced the results he wanted.
If the third simulation did not produce good results, Du Kang would probably burst into tears at that time.
In fact, after the Arab League was choked by the Celtics and Garnett in the first two games, Du Kang really cursed when he simulated the third game.
Well, I was criticizing Howard for his unsatisfactory free throws.
The game was tense, Rivers cut the shark, and the Lakers lost.
However, only he knew Du Kang's embarrassment and anxiety at that time, and others certainly had no way of knowing.
All the others saw was the handsome and stylish Lakers oriental aristocrat and godfather type leader who was sitting on the sidelines with his legs crossed, accompanied by Kobe, smiling as he watched the passionate fight between the two teams on the court. coach.
What a super handsome, super stylish, super temperamental, super imposing, oriental aristocrat, godfather type coach...
There are a lot of adjectives, but these are all compliments from others, not from him.
"The final result proved that my choice was correct. UAE's performance lived up to everyone's expectations. It shocked the NBA and regained confidence."
After Du Kang finished speaking, Teacher Zhang gave Du Kang a thumbs up.
"People who are good at art are bold. Coach Xiao Du is really brave for people who are good at art!"
After Teacher Zhang Lili praised him, the host Squid Girl, a cute and round-faced girl next to him, looked at Du Kang drunkenly, her eyes blurred.
Young, rich, good temperament, and a little handsome, this is too perfect, the perfect diamond Du Laowu!
"Coach Xiao Du is now the idol of thousands of people."
"Sister Liu is really good at joking. Who is an idol or not? Haha, my son is already five years old."
"..."
Sister Liu?
My son is five years old?
Squid Girl's eyes, which were leaking electricity a moment ago, were now dumbfounded.
When other CCTV personnel saw this scene, they secretly admired it.
Coach Xiao Du is so straight!
Those things just now were not hints, they were already made clear.
"Coach Xiao Du is only 23 years old now, right? The child is actually five years old?"
Soon, Teacher Zhang thought of something.
Du Kang’s resume is that he did not take the college entrance examination!
And I dropped out of school last semester in my senior year of high school.
The child is five years old and dropped out of high school...
In many high schools in China, puppy love has to be broken up.
If the child does something wrong, both of them will be expelled as a warning to others, unless one of them takes the responsibility.
No matter what, one of them will definitely drop out of school.
This is the time to witness your feelings.
Du Kang sacrificed his future for that girl.
"Coach Xiao Du has been very responsible since he was a child."
Teacher Zhang sighed sincerely.
"You are so careless, you can't stand the temptation, and you almost made a huge mistake."
"Hahahaha, now I want to see who is the person who even Coach Xiao Du couldn't help but make a huge mistake. Come on, Coach Xiao Du, let me toast you."
"Coach Xiao Du, I'd like to toast you too. I just admire a man of steel like Coach Xiao Du, a real man!"
For a while, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves while drinking and drinking.
Only Squid Girl was secretly sad.
Listen, that's not the sound of holding a cup.
It was the sound of heartbreak.
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The CCTV team did not wait for him in Los Angeles and went directly to Miami. They were definitely not looking for him to drink.
The "Frontline" column hopes to record the entire NBA Spring Festival Gala battle between the Lakers and the Heat, while CCTV hopes to conduct an exclusive interview with him after the battle.
"Coach Xiao Du, you can be as you normally are. You don't have to accommodate us. Just pretend we don't exist."
"Thank you, Teacher Zhang, for your understanding."
"Coach Xiao Du is nothing like how he usually directs games from the sidelines. He is humble, polite and kind-hearted."
"No, no, the leader has given me an award."
It sounds like I am not humble, polite and kind-hearted when directing games.
After Du Kang and the CCTV team finished lunch, they took everyone back to the Lakers' home, the University of Miami Cyclones' arena.
Tomorrow is a big battle with the Miami Heat. The Lakers players who just defeated the Celtics are very motivated.
Under the leadership of the team's assistant coaches Darwin Ham and Clifford and chief trainer Gary Vitti, warm-up training was performed.
The Lakers stars had surprised looks on their faces when they saw Du Kang leading a group of Asian-looking people into the training hall.
In addition to Yi Jianlian, Lakers star players such as Kobe Bryant, Howard, Nash, Gasol, Artest, etc. can obviously recognize the leader of this group, Mr. Zhang.
Teacher Zhang can also be regarded as a veteran reporter in the NBA.
He has basically interviewed all the Lakers stars, and naturally knows them.
Therefore, there was no need for Du Kang’s introduction at all. Teacher Zhang quickly led the CCTV team to conduct interviews at the Lakers’ training facility like a duck to water.
Except for Arab League, no other Lakers players refused interviews from Teacher Zhang and CCTV.
As for why only Arab League refused...
"Teacher Zhang, I have to complete the task of hitting 1,000 mid-range shots assigned by the coach today. The time is very tight."
"Make 1,000 mid-range shots?"
"This is a personal training task set by the coach for me."
"Does Coach Xiao Du want you to finish it today?"
"No, I hope it can be completed today so that I can help the coach sooner."
Teacher Zhang nodded dully without realizing it, as if you have become stronger after completing the training task.
Coach Xiao Du is really as good as Barkley and the others say, then Chinese basketball can’t go to heaven!
However, Teacher Zhang finally took the CCTV camera crew to film Yi Jianlian's training and did not disturb Yi Jianlian again.
When the CCTV team arrived, the most enthusiastic among the Lakers stars was of course Lakers superstar center Howard.
Because Du Kang did not develop a tactical system for the team's training, and there was no special tactical training, players like Howard who had little personal training were very free.
While others are practicing shooting, do you want Howard to practice shooting with peace of mind?
Kobe can hit 1,000 in a day. If you ask Howard to hit 1,000 in a day, won't that cost him his life?
If you ask Howard to do 100 in a day, he will feel that it is killing him.
In order not to make himself unhappy, Howard usually only practices half-heartedly when practicing free throws and shooting, basically just playing.
The five major Lakers stars, Nash and Artest are training with the UAE.
Kobe and Gasol were doing shooting and offensive and defensive exercises, but Howard was doing nothing.
Regarding Howard's current situation, Du Kang also turned a blind eye and didn't care.
As long as Howard can perform all his tasks, he is not Howard's father, so he can't control everything.
Even if it's a father, it's annoying for a son to take too much care.
So far, Howard has performed his tasks perfectly and cannot find any faults.
After the warm-up training and personal training, the next training for the Lakers is the already routine yellow-blue game.
Kobe, Gasol, Artest and others are still in the same group, and Howard, Nash and Yi Jianlian are in the same group.
Lakers players and coaches are already familiar with the Lakers' yellow-blue confrontation.
But Du Kang once again surprised the Lakers players and coaches by executing this yellow-blue confrontation.
The players were surprised because Gasol had already softened in the last game.
Du Kang asked Yi Jianlian to start and Gasol as a substitute. Gasol did not cause trouble and even performed very hard when Yi Jianlian was not available in the second quarter. For an NBA star, this is already a sign of submission.
"Isn't this enough? Gasol really needs to personally say that he doesn't want to start and focus on the bench?"
"Is it possible that the coach is not actually targeting Gasol?"
"very possible!"
Lakers players now have some understanding of Du Kang's character. He is not a reckless person like D'Antoni who doesn't give players face.
Gasol's softness in the last game was definitely enough.
So the only explanation is that this yellow-blue confrontation may not be aimed at Gasol. At least, it is not entirely aimed at Gasol?
Who is that aimed at?
It goes without saying.
Kobe!
For a moment, everyone looked at Kobe.
Even the Lakers' two assistant coaches Hamm and Clifford are like this.
With everyone watching, Kobe's face was expressionless.
Howard was extremely excited and excited.
"Kobe actually gave in in the last game and took the initiative to punish him reasonably..."
Clifford whispered to Howard.
"The coach must think it's not enough. Kobe needs to personally say that he will give me the position of team boss!"
Is it really?
Clifford, who always prided himself on being smart, was confused at this time.
He thought the coach was standing on the third floor. In fact, was he on the fourth floor?
Looking at Howard who was extremely excited at this time.
Looking at Howard, who was looking forward to being able to abuse Kobe again soon.
It seems that Howard has no plans to leave the Lakers at this time, and is only thinking about performing well on the court and training ground to double kill Kobe Bryant.
Clifford's witty head suddenly had an idea!
Farke!
The coach was actually targeting Dwight!
This, this, this...
Clifford was stunned by this idea.
The coach's yellow-blue confrontation is to stabilize Dwight!
Give Dwight confidence!
Give Dwight hope!
Give Dwight a leg up!
Let Kobe continue to lose to Dwight. With Dwight's character, he will definitely gain confidence, feel hope, and build prestige with the Lakers.
Naturally, he will try his best for the Lakers, because he feels that this is already his team!
Dwight has been stabilized!
These days, Howard almost never told him that he regretted coming to the Lakers and would leave next season.
In the past few years, he has never seen Howard play so hard, so hard, and with such a team!
Dwight, he, has been manipulated by the coach without knowing it!
"This is why both Gasol and Kobe have given in, but the coach still has to fight against yellow and blue!"
You think you are training Nash and Yi Jianlian, Howard's running and gunning tacit understanding, this is the first level.
You thought this was knocking Gasol, this is the second level.
You think this is knocking Kobe, this is the third level.
In fact, the coach's ultimate goal is to stabilize Dwight, and the coach actually stands on the fourth floor!
etc?
Is the coach really just standing on the fourth floor?
Is it possible that there is a fifth level that he didn't expect?
Or even the atmosphere?
Clifford was thinking there in a daze, and the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he became, and cold sweat began to break out on his back.
He, Howard's brain trust, only discovered it now!
very scary!
"Steve, are you okay?"
Du Kang looked away from the training ground, squinted, and looked at Steve Clifford next to him as if he was concerned.
On the surface, he is his assistant, but in fact, he is Howard's confidant.
A very smart white coach.
He was also loyal to Howard and took great pains.
"Steve?"
"Ah, I'm fine, I just thought of something."
"Yeah?"
Du Kang smiled and continued noncommittally.
"You, sometimes you just think too much. Look at Darwin, he doesn't think about anything except completing my mission. How happy he is every day."
"..."
Steve Clifford opened his mouth wide, unable to say anything for a moment.
From the corner of my eye, I could see that big, stupid guy with an increasingly thick neck. He was indeed eating well, sleeping well, and looking very happy every day.
"Steve, you don't want to be just an assistant coach worrying about others your whole life, right?"
"..."
Look at the smile on Du Kang's face.
Clifford struggled to close his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he had already made his decision.
"Coach, you are right."
He has been a player nanny for almost 10 years.
Really, tired of it.
Dwight, I'm sorry...
"Steve, Mr. Jim Bass and I are actually not bad people. Maybe the path we lead is brighter."
The guilty Steve Clifford was stunned for a moment, and then a relieved smile appeared on his face.
Clifford looked at the unstoppable monster on the court that was killing everyone, and nodded.
"You're right."
Dwight is really happy now.
So do painful truths matter?
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It is a good thing to be able to conquer Clifford.
Clifford is Yao Ming's mentor and also trained Howard. He is also smart and capable, and he is more reliable than Hamm at first glance.
In many cases, it can help him avoid detours and save MP.
Hamm is really useless in this regard now. After all, he is a rookie coach like him.
Clifford has followed Van Gundy Jr. and Van Gundy Sr. for many years.
Little Van Gundy is good at defense, and Big Van Gundy is good at offense. Therefore, Clifford is definitely far better than him and Hamm in terms of ability.
"By the way, Steve, how do you think we can beat the Miami Heat in the next game?"
Du Kang asked expectantly.
"Beat the Miami Heat? Coach, why do you have such an idea?"
"..."
Du Kang opened his mouth wide, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
Suddenly, Du Kang felt the advantages of Ham.
It turns out that Ham is really not worthless...
When Ham heard him asking this, he would never ask back, and Gao Lu would give him one or two useless ideas.
Du Kang sighed in his heart.
He is too smart, but sometimes he seems not that good.
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