Cole was dubious about Lao Jin's words.
Cole was selected by the Suns in the 1988 NBA Draft and has been playing in the NBA for more than 20 years.
No matter how the media promotes the NBA and gives NBA players a golden coat, Kerr knows that it is not as beautiful as most people think.
Passion, self-discipline, friendship, inspiration, etc., appear more in NCAA universities and high school basketball, which are purer places.
Entering the fame and fortune circle of the NBA, the good things are only part of it, and a lot of it is given to violence, pornography, gambling, the struggle for power and profit, ruthlessness, it can be said that it is full of pornography, gambling and drugs.
These are often covered up, just like the locker room of an NBA team, which is always open to the media and the public for a short time. Most of the time, the door is closed to hide those shameful things.
As a sports league with mainly black players, Cole knows very well the character of most of the players here.
If Lao Metal is a gangster, then he is at least a conscientious and good old gangster who can play a positive role in the team and bring a good team atmosphere.
And even if some players have excellent skills and outstanding statistics, dominate the court and are cheered by thousands of fans, they are out-and-out bastards off the court.
If they didn't have the skill of basketball, they would basically have zero contribution to society, or even have a negative effect, such as his former Bulls teammate Dennis Rodman.
Needless to say, in Cole's view, Michael Jordan is also an out-and-out bastard. It's just that he's too good at playing on the court, but he's a bastard off the court. His paranoia, competitiveness, and tyrant character, after all, promote It has a positive effect on the progress of the whole team.
A team composed of assholes often needs a bigger and more violent asshole to restrain everyone and push everyone towards victory and success.
This is why many coaches who look gentle and well-dressed in suits are actually grumpy and sweary, and are not considered normal people in daily life.
Because if you don't do this, you won't be able to gain the respect of those old gangsters. They will think you are weak and easy to bully, and they will not listen to you.
The basketball court is a place where the jungle is strong. Most of the players have not finished college and have become rich overnight. What kind of noble character and qualities do you expect them to have?
In Cole's impression, the coach with the best temper is Phil Jackson. He rarely yells, often sits on the court without saying a word, and has superior concentration.
Because Jackson has an extraordinary ability to check and balance off the court, he can teach students in accordance with their aptitude, and he can talk nonsense to everyone. From superstars to role players, from team owners to employees off the court, his interpersonal relationships are well managed and there is no need for violent suppression. .
But even for a team coached by Phil Jackson, Cole, as a person who has experienced it, knows that they are not at the point where the players will consciously practice new tactics and make progress together.
To put it bluntly, NBA teams are a workplace, and they are workplaces with high salaries and high mobility.
Who would consciously work overtime to jointly develop a new project that has disappeared with colleagues who may not work together next year?
Therefore, I heard from Kim Hughes that the young people of the Clippers will practice tactical movement every day, and they will ponder and learn passing and cutting tactics together.
Why doesn't he believe it so much? Isn’t this a fantasy?
They don't go to nightclubs to study techniques for picking up girls and gambling strategies. They continue to study business after work. It's just a joke.
Kim Hughes knew that Cole didn't believe it, so he continued: "This is the atmosphere of the Clippers. Everything is spontaneous. If the players want to improve and win, they will calm down and study. It's that simple."
"Smart won't force you to win and win the game?"
"Of course not. Mr. Smart never cares about winning or losing. To tell you the truth, he didn't ask us to recruit assistant coaches, but I'm really old and can't help the team, so I have to turn to you for help."
Cole still couldn't believe it. He had had contact with Smart and heard many rumors.
There is a rumor that he is extremely generous, free and unrestrained, has a very high talent for basketball, is very accurate in reading people, is bold in doing things, and does what he says. He is very loved by players and employees, and Sterling has great trust in him.
Another theory is that this person is good at wielding power and conspired to seize the ownership of the Clippers. He has already manipulated Sterling, suppressed the Clippers management, bought people's hearts, made one-sided remarks, and is stingy. He goes to the team cafeteria every day and never gives him anything. money, and also took the team’s disposable cups and toilet paper home for use…
The former statement came from Clippers employees, staff, and players. Cole feels that the credibility is relatively high.
The second theory, according to Cole, is from Twitter. The origin of these remarks points to the mysterious account "NBA-Batman".
Cole is a loyal fan of NBA-Batman. He is not a fan of NBA-Batman because of the gossip, but he is very fascinated by the post-game analysis reports.
It's just that the content on NBA-Batman's Twitter is very polarizing, and when it comes to team trades and changes, it's quite accurate.
But once team gossip is spread, especially the gossip about the Clippers, it becomes extremely exaggerated. The team makes coups every day, with Smart seizing power one day and laying off employees the next.
Even some NBA Twitter accounts followed suit and began to make some exaggerated news. Yesterday, Cole saw someone on Twitter posting, "Curry was shot by James Harden in the locker room, and then resurrected and asked Smart... "Min cut Harden", what the hell is this.
Except for the Clippers news, everything on NBA-Batman is credible.
Based on his own judgment and the few phone calls and contacts he had with Smart, Cole believed that the first statement was reliable.
Now, Kim Hughes told him that the entire Clippers team was eager to win, and the players were training and developing new tactics on their own. His heart was suddenly touched.
He decided to go to Los Angeles, take a look at the Clippers, and accept an interview with Smart.
Maybe the Clippers are really the place where he can realize his career as king.
So Cole informed Kim Hughes that he was willing to interview with the Clippers and took a day off to go to Los Angeles.
On January 2nd and 3rd, the Clippers had exactly two days without a game.
On the 3rd, the entire Clippers team organized training at the training center, and Cole came to visit the center.
The Clippers conducted tactical training in the morning, and Cole discovered that Smart did not come to the training center.
Curry, who had ankle surgery, is here.
He asked Kim Hughes: "Isn't Mr. Smart coming?"
Jin Hughes said: "Don't worry, he will definitely come for lunch."
Hearing what Lao Jin said, Cole's heart trembled, wondering if the second rumor was true?
(End of chapter)
