There is one thing on the basketball court that talent cannot replace, and that is experience.
Cole is undoubtedly a very experienced veteran of the game, and he is good at observing and summarizing.
Being around Phil Jackson and Popovich for so many years, I have accumulated a lot of small details of the game.
He wore a T-shirt, letting Harden guard him and Randolph as the screen.
So Harden started to defend against Cole, and Cole slowly started running.
Harden was afraid of hurting Cole, so of course he wouldn't go all out to defend and follow slowly.
When Cole was about to run in front of Randolph, Cole suddenly pushed Harden.
Harden stumbled and bumped into Randolph, who was firmly blocked.
Cole naturally ran over with the help of the screen easily, leaving Harden behind.
"Hey! Your ball was fouled! It's a foul!"
Cole shook his head and said: "As long as you control the intensity of pushing, the referee will not call you a foul."
Harden said: "Then if the referee calls a foul, isn't it a mistake?"
"Then I won't push you. Let's try again."
So Harden followed Cole again. This time he was much more careful, sticking close and tightening his body.
Cole continued to run towards Randolph, and this time he suddenly turned in and took Harden a step further in.
Cole turned back outside again. Although the speed was slow, the distance between Randolph and Harden was already very close. Randolph took a step forward and blocked Harden firmly.
"How about it? In addition to the screener's blocker, the runner must also be careful. You can't rely solely on the screener. Your teammates cover for you, and you must also create good cover conditions for your teammates. This is mutual. .”
"Only when two people work together can we create the best tactical effect."
Cole used a simple screen detail drill, which made the Clippers players nod repeatedly. It turns out that there are so many ways to cover.
Lao Jin and the others will not teach these things, because when they were players, pick-and-roll screening was not a mainstream tactic.
If they were asked to teach players the tricks of getting stuck in the low post, they would have a lot of stuff, but it's a pity that they can't use it now.
At this moment, a few loud and non-standard American English words came from the gate, "Eat! Eat! Why is no one eating!"
Needless to say, Min Congda is here.
Min Congda has recently become obsessed with an entertainment project that is very suitable for people with nothing to do: fishing.
And as soon as he started, he started to buy the high-end category of fishing, sea fishing.
Los Angeles is close to the sea, and there are a large number of ships anchored in the port, especially in San Diego.
The weather is nice and sunny, and it’s really great to go fishing and drinking in the Pacific Ocean with beautiful women on a boat.
Recently, Min Congda stopped picking up girls at Beckham's nightclub. Instead, he met many wealthy and leisurely business elites.
Some of them are Chinese. They admire Min Congda, a yellow-skinned person who has reached the top of the sports world, and want to make friends with him.
In the past, Min Congda rarely interacted with such people because of the reason of "the same circle but different classes."
After more than a year of accumulation, Min Congda has a certain amount of wealth. Coupled with the Clippers' recent losing streak, Apple's stock price has risen again and again, stock dividends have been received, losing wages have increased, and his pockets have become richer.
More importantly, he feels that the completion of the 360 million target mission is getting closer and closer to him!
The so-called money is heroic courage. With courage, Min Congda naturally dared to contact those seemingly unattainable groups.
After getting along with each other, Min Congda discovered that in terms of class height and social status, these people were not up to the level of Olshey and Rosser, or even inferior to Lao Deng and Lao Jin.
Olshey and Lao Deng were like grandsons in front of Min Congda every day, so it was not Min Congda who was trying to outdo them, but they were trying to outdo Min Congda.
After understanding this, Min Congda relaxed completely and had a great time hanging out with these people, going on yachts, having parties, and fishing, and it didn't cost him any money.
In return, they would be very grateful if we get them some ticket packages for important games, as well as a few signed cards and shoes from the stars.
This makes Min Congda feel more and more that the benefits of being the Clippers general manager are not just the reimbursement of expenses.
Among all the sports he has played, sea fishing makes Min Congda feel the most happy. After all, how many men can resist the temptation of a fishing rod?
The team did not train yesterday. Min Congda and a few friends went fishing from day to night. They did not return to the port until the sun rose again this morning.
Min Congda brought the first green ghost head knife of his fishing career to the training center restaurant and asked the restaurant chef to make a pan-fried ghost head knife for everyone to taste.
But it was obviously dinner time, but there was no one in the restaurant. When I asked, everyone was still practicing.
How could Min Congda endure it? He immediately went to the court and called everyone to come over for dinner. Nothing is more important than eating.
Among the many familiar faces, Min Congda saw the less familiar Steve Kerr, put his hands on his hips and asked: "Steve Kerr? Why did you come to our place to make a living?"
Cole smiled and said: "There is no way, I can't stay with the Suns, and Turner TV doesn't want me anymore. I can only come to you to make a living."
Min Congda knew about Cole's name. When he was the general manager of the Suns, Min Congda chatted with him on the phone.
Lao Jin reported to him that he was considering recruiting Steve Kerr to be the Clippers' assistant offensive coach, and Min Congda was hesitant.
If a basketball veteran like Cole joins the team, will it have any positive impact?
If he can really improve the Clippers' strength, Min Congda will never let him come to the team as an assistant coach.
Min Congda patted Cole's arm and said, "It doesn't matter. We have a lot of food on the Clippers. You are welcome to come and eat at any time."
Cole went to a restaurant with Min Chongda for dinner. He didn't know that this meal was Min Congda's interview. How could he understand the Chinese tradition of making important decisions at the dinner table?
Sitting down in the restaurant, Min Congda began to ask Cole some basketball-related questions intentionally or unintentionally. He wanted to test Cole's basic qualities.
"Steve, do you have any experience coaching basketball?"
"No, never. But I've never been a manager before."
"Yes, everyone has a first time. Do you think that if you were a coach, what requirements and ideas would you have for the team?"
"Requests and ideas? Probably just like you, Mr. Smart, you have no requirements and no ideas."
Cole thought it was a joke, but Min Congda secretly applauded, this guy is a talented person, and his ideas are very similar to mine.
He asked again: "Do you know that the Clippers' team-building strategy is that everyone has a ball to play with?"
Cole nodded: "Of course I do. Hughes told me that I think it's great. I agree very much."
Min Congda added another point to Cole, but then he thought, maybe this guy wants to work for the Clippers and is deliberately catering to me, right?
So, Min Congda continued to ask: "What do you think of the pass-and-cut tactical system?"
This question made Cole ponder for a while and said: "Judging from the current situation, this is a very risky tactical choice. If used improperly, the team is at risk of collapse..."
Cole still had something to say, but the pan-fried Guitou Dao made by the chef was ready and was brought up, and the aroma instantly filled his nostrils.
Min Congda interrupted Cole and said: "Steve, you passed my interview. You will come to Staples Center tomorrow to sign a contract report!"
Just because Cole said that the team is at risk of collapse, you are the first person to touch my real goal, you are my Min Congda's Wolong!
Cole was stunned. Is this your interview? So casual? No one even visits the thatched cottage?
Cole still wanted to evade, saying: "But I still have a contract with Turner Television Network. If I terminate the contract now, I will have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages."
Min Congda was so happy when he heard it. He signed a contract with Wolong and paid a liquidated damages. It was a double happiness!
"We at the Clippers will help you pay the liquidated damages, take care of all your affairs, and come to work at the Clippers anytime."
"Now, eat the fish!"
(End of chapter)
