After the meeting, Ballmer left in a hurry.
Gentry sat in his boss's office and lingered. He was now two heads tall.
Caesar Kanter asked: "Alvin, why don't you change the team plan? We will start the training camp on the 25th. If you don't work overtime and delay the training camp, you may be fired by Wally."
Gentry sighed and said: "Caesar, what do you mean by big boss? Other teams are worried about internal strife. When you come here, why do you feel like you want to actively provoke internal strife?"
"Haha, Alvin, you are thinking too much. Steve didn't ask you to suppress Michael. He just asked you to express your attitude."
"manner?"
"That's right, it's just an attitude. He didn't ask you to change Michael's tactical role, right? Michael is still the first single attack point and the second organizational attack point in your tactics, and he didn't ask you to make more plans for Leo. Multiple tactics don’t let you adjust Leo’s role in the tactics.
He just asked you to prioritize Leo in terms of tactical choices. In fact, he didn't say this. You should also consider that Wally's job was not good enough this time. He should have discovered this and fired him. you. "
"..."
Gentry was speechless for a few seconds.
The big boss of their team couldn't speak clearly.
The general manager doesn't stick to the pan, is extremely cautious about everything, and usually doesn't make a joke; the boss is particularly fond of joking.
The core of the team's training is a master who can make people angry to death, but fortunately his fighting ability is so strong that he can explode...
But he also understood what Ballmer meant and said: "Well, I was so excited to see the God of Basketball come to our team. Mainly because he is so good. Even at 38 years old, there is still no one in our team. Better than him.
Now think about it, Leo is our future, and the basketball god is just a passerby. The big boss should be worried that Leo will be unhappy and leave in the end.
In fact, putting Leo's tactics in the first place will not affect our style of play. Leo is a very smart player. He will not do things he is not good at. He will only do things he can do. He takes the initiative to fight for it. If he is not good at it, he will choose to trust his teammates. "
"Yes, but our attitude must be clear.
If you have the conditions to allow him to practice his skills on the court, you have to give it to him.
When Leo thinks he can do something, no matter whether he can really do it or not, we must give him a chance first. Even if he fails, we must give him a chance next time when he wants it.
We don’t need to tell everyone that we signed the God of Basketball to assist Spider-Man. That would provoke internal strife in the team. What we have to do is to make this matter through tactical choices. Tell the players, tell the fans.
This must be done right from the training camp stage!
Of course, there was still the possibility that this would upset Michael, whose character we all knew, but Steve had done the work for us in advance. "
"Preparation?"
"Didn't he just say that he has given Michael a maximum salary, which is not a small amount of money.
He also instructed us to sign the teammates and coaches that Michael wanted, and held a special press conference for Michael. He himself stood aside as the background, which gave the God of Basketball enough face and the most decent appearance. way of comeback.
You may have also heard that Steve promised to express his support for Michael to establish a new team in Charlotte after the Hornets move to New Orleans.
If there is a real possibility of internal strife, he has already made preparations for us... Trading the God of Basketball is a little exciting when I think about it. Alvin, how about you provoke internal strife? "
"Get out!" Gentry couldn't hold back the curse after all.
"Haha... Actually, even though Steve doesn't come to the team very often, he has put a lot of effort into our team. He even talked to me about buying our memorial stadium and using it as a pawn for our team. I also want to sell the home court to him, but unfortunately, this arena does not belong to me alone. I only have a small share of the shares. Only my father and I like basketball in my family. Neither he nor I can make the final decision on this matter. Others Just treat buying the Clippers as a business."
Gentry nodded, he felt it now. He originally thought that the Microsoft tycoon bought their team just for fun and just wanted to compete with Paul Allen, but now it seems that is not the case.
He got up and said goodbye to his boss and went back to his office to work overtime.
He has to think carefully and grasp the degree of tactical inclination.
To show that in the minds of the management and coaching staff, Spider-Man is the future of the team, but they must not rush to make Jordan dissatisfied. A balance must be found.
After all, Jordan is their most important signing this year and their best hope for further progress.
But when it comes to focusing on cultivating Spider-Man, Gentry believes Jordan can't say anything.
In addition, the impact of tactical tilt on the overall strength of the team must be considered, and the planned tactics may have to be adjusted...
New rules have just been changed, and it is very troublesome to adjust tactics. I don’t know the specific effects of the new rules.
The media are saying that the new regulations will impose huge restrictions on O'Neal, which may be right.
However, the media advocated that after adding three seconds of defense, the iron-blooded defense would be destroyed. However, based on the knowledge he had learned from staying with Larry Brown for so many years, he felt that this was not necessary. After the 'early double attack violation' was cancelled, it could be operated. There is too much space.
He will definitely have to stay up late and work overtime, but he can't do it alone! He called all the teaching assistants and consultants and fought until dawn!
…
Another two days passed, and on the afternoon of September 24, Li Ao ended his third sparring session with Jordan.
After finally guarding Jordan until he hit a set of irons, the sparring time was over. Li Ao was in pain. This old man Qiao really knew his physical strength.
After three sparring sessions, he was surprised by the God of Basketball again.
In this sparring session, Jordan's back-up success rate and singles continuity were slightly higher than the first sparring session the day before yesterday!
He has gained a little experience in defending against backs, and his defense has improved a little.
Jordan's side has made even more progress. The new style of play has just been developed and is still in the 'progress period'.
Mainly reflected in the use of physical strength, Jordan's movements in post-up singles have become more concise, reducing unnecessary consumption.
When Jordan is not actively teaching, Li Ao can always learn something from the god of basketball.
It's just... 460 achievement points. Looking at this pitiful little reward, I really miss the time of sparring with Afro.
It’s not that Kobe is not as good as Jordan in singles. The former is definitely better than the latter now, but Kobe is purely honing his skills. Sometimes he doesn’t even rush to the basket once every two hours. His shots are concentrated on mid-range and long-range shots, and they are all face-to-face singles. Li Ao If you are good at defending against this, your defensive success rate will naturally be good.
And Jordan is not polishing skills, but testing skills.
Fortunately, there was another gain. Looking at the 2-point high-post playing skill experience package obtained from Jordan, the corners of Li Ao's mouth rose.
His high post application skills have reached 77, and he can also hit a +2. He is worthy of being the god of basketball!
After resting for a while, he practiced back-up for more than an hour, connecting with turning over, turning, cutting and other technical movements. He felt that he had gained something after every training. Unfortunately, the feeling of 'enlightenment' only lasted for more than an hour. , the system prompts that the 'enlightenment time' is over, and after the high post skills are improved to 79, that feeling is gone.
After a day of training, Li Ao left Jordan's clubhouse. He won't be here for a short time. The training camp will start tomorrow.
The lineup has changed so much, and there are two more starters. The tactical adjustments must be huge, the system must be rebuilt, and the training volume is estimated to be quite large.
But he didn't find it troublesome.
I just entered the NCAA the year before last and received professional basketball training for the first time. It was my first time to learn tactics.
When he entered the NBA last year, he was still on a team that was in chaos, and the coaching staff spent almost the entire season making adjustments to his style of play.
When was it not more troublesome than now? He's used to it.
Not long after I got home, the foodie came.
After not seeing each other for a few months, Li Ao felt strangely missing Liam when he saw that he was dressed much more maturely.
He complained: "You didn't even come to my birthday, where did you go?"
"Didn't I take my girlfriend on a trip to a flower grower in June? I found that your flower growers are really full of opportunities and business opportunities. When I came back, I told the old man about it, and he took me there again. I went to a flower gardener and just came back last week. I almost exhausted myself to death. If I had known I would have learned Chinese so well with you two years ago. You flower gardeners are so awesome. They always make riddles when they talk, and even the translator can’t guess what the other person means. Now I finally discovered your advantage, speaking directly..."
Liam expressed his bitterness and wanted to hear the comfort from his good brother.
Who would have imagined that Li Ao asked: "Which girlfriend?"
"Ah...oh, the last one."
"As expected of you."
"..."
Liam's mood to complain was gone.
Fortunately, dinner came, which comforted his wounded heart.
After dinner, the two went to the game room to play games.
In fact, the two of them still prefer the atmosphere of the arcade, with a bunch of people watching them playing games.
But now I can no longer go to those occasions so casually.
It was okay for Li Ao to go shopping on the street. Passers-by would ask for autographs and take photos with Polaroids when they saw him. However, going to an indoor place with a large flow of people would undoubtedly cause congestion.
After playing the game for a while, Liam suddenly remembered the business and told him about the business he was going to do.
"Twenty million to buy the Great Western Forum Arena?"
"No, you contribute 18 million and I contribute 2 million. I will contribute my energy and time and be responsible for maintenance and operations. You can give me more shares."
"Why not the other way around? I know someone who runs the arena professionally."
"I don't have that much money."
"..."
"For personal investment, you cannot use family money, otherwise it will become an investment for the family, and my sisters will be advantaged in vain."
"Don't you have a good relationship with your sisters?"
"I have a very good relationship with them, but they have husbands and boyfriends, and they are all from wealthy families. Our family wants to take advantage of them, and they also want to bite us, and my sisters and I One day I will start my own family, and I will definitely consider it for my own family."
"Yes, the two brothers and sisters of the Bath family are fighting for inheritance rights like a palace drama. Your family is richer than theirs, which is very rare now... But why is it so cheap? Even if the house price has fallen sharply recently, It’s miserable, but at least it would cost 30 to 40 million to buy it.”
“Orange County Investment Group acquired the two-story property in the Twin Towers in April.”
"Tsk, no wonder..."
Li Ao seemed to have witnessed the operation of joining the national army in 1949.
He had to buy it. He remembered that ten years later, the arena was sold for less than 50 million. Dolan bought it and finally sold it for 400 million U.S. dollars... When he first thought about investing in real estate, this It was one of his goals, but he didn't have the opportunity, and he didn't expect to be able to get it now.
Of course, you can't pay just like that after a verbal chat. The two discussed it. Liam will bring someone here tomorrow to discuss the details of the cooperation with Schwartz and Vivian. The good brothers must also settle the accounts clearly, including capital contribution, shareholding ratio, and operation. The start of investment and the distribution of profits...these must be discussed well.
…
On the second day, the Clippers started training camp early.
Li Ao came to Memorial Stadium at 8:30 in the morning and saw many fans wearing the Clippers' No. 23 jersey.
A little sour...
But what was even worse was Big Q. Li Ao saw that the names on the backs of many people's jerseys were handwritten 'Jordan' pasted on them.
The new No. 23 jersey is out of stock, and the management has prepared it in advance, but the enthusiasm of the fans exceeds expectations.
The old model of Big Q, No. 23, is on sale. If you can’t buy new jerseys or you find Jordan jerseys expensive, just buy the Big Q ones.
When Li Ao arrived at the training ground, he saw that Big Q had begun to practice running and catching three-pointers.
He watched for a while and helped Da Q correct the details of his movements when catching the ball. He felt full of accomplishment.
It’s finally his turn to mentor others!
Men are good teachers.
After guiding Da Q in a group of training, Li Ao chatted with Da Q who was resting for a while while warming up. He joked about Da Q having someone else's name on his jersey.
Who knew that Big Q replied: "Then I made a lot of money? My idol became my teammate, and my idol also helped me sell jerseys!"
Li Ao remembered that the current share of jersey sales is not shared equally by all players in the future based on the number of appearances in the season, but whoever sells better will get more money. He also got a lot of small money last season.
"Yeah, when Michael comes later, let's show off to him. Your jerseys sell better than him!"
"..."
For the first time, Da Q had the idea of rebellion, but after being impulsive for a second, he killed the idea.
After a while, before 9 o'clock, Jordan also came and said hello to Big Q with a high air.
Li Aogang wanted to complain about "pretentious", but seeing Da Q's excited look, he could only complain about "nothing".
Jordan ran directly from the hotel half an hour's walk away, where he would stay until the end of the training camp. The hotel paid him to stay, which was considered an advertisement. After running for more than ten minutes, his body was almost active. After activating his muscles and joints with the help of a trainer, he began to practice the basic skills of catching and shooting.
Li Ao raised his eyebrows and started training on basic CIC skills next door.
When Jordan finished warming up, it was already past 9 o'clock, and his teammates entered the training ground one after another. Many people saw Jordan training for the first time and came to watch.
Seeing Jordan's accurate open mid-range shot, everyone sighed that he was indeed the god of basketball, even better than their Spider-Man... eh! wrong! Spider-Man has also become more accurate!
(End of chapter)
