NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 412 Boston Song Xiaobao
Soon the young lineup of the Tianchao men's basketball team was formed, with Moko taking the lead and leading a group of young men in their early twenties.

Young people are not afraid of tigers when they are newborn calves. None of these young people have experienced real-life beatings. They are still dreaming about how to shine in the next World Championships. If they can be favored by Kongbu, they may also be like Yao Yao. Arab League and the others also became superstars.

Kongbu saw that the Basketball Management Center had put together such a lineup and knew that the Chinese Men's Basketball Team would definitely have nothing to do with this World Championship. Let alone winning medals, it would take a lot of effort to reach the top eight.

Although Moko possesses the strength of Rasheed Wallace in the World Series, what use can a weak Wallace do? With a bunch of weak teammates, it is very likely that a victory will be hard to come by.

Kongbu felt regretful, but also a little lucky. It would be better to expose the fact that the Chinese men's basketball team has no successor now than to lose to the provincial team or the African Big Brothers 15 years later, letting the superiors know the seriousness of the matter, and maybe take over. I will work hard to train young people.

……

Half a month after the draft ended, the summer league started, and Kongbu simply did not send anyone to participate this time.

He asked all five newcomers who joined the team this year to report to the team and enjoy Kongbu's training area first.

Kongbu still has endless work on his hands and endless meetings every day.

Now that he has taken over the Nets, the team's ticket prices will definitely not be the same as before.

The city where the Nets are located is called East Rutherford, which is actually only [-] kilometers away from New York, which is quite close.

But it is this distance of [-] kilometers that makes the ticket prices of the Knicks and Nets very different.

Last season, the Nets' average ticket price ranked fifth from the bottom in the league, almost half that of the Knicks.

Now that Kong Bu is here, it is definitely impossible to continue selling it so cheaply.

The team's relevant management conducted various market surveys, held several meetings with Combs and Thomas Sr., and finally set the ticket price at a mid-range level, roughly at the same level as the Trail Blazers.

In addition to ticket prices, Kongbu also needs to make decisions on various public relations and promotions in the new season.

Then there is the recruitment of assistant coaches for the team, which is also a focus.

First of all, the first person to join Kongbu's coaching staff was Michael Curry, the former head of the players union.

He had originally made an agreement with Kongbu to become an assistant coach under Kongbu after he retired. However, after he retired, Pistons general manager Dumars persuaded him to stay on the Pistons' coaching staff.

After working as an assistant coach with the Pistons for several years, Michael Curry felt that he had not improved at all. Whether he learned anything or not was secondary. The main reason was that he felt that he had no sense of presence in this league.

Hearing that Kongbu was recruiting assistant coaches, he made up his mind to leave the Pistons. After saying hello to Kongbu, he joined the team without an interview.

The second assistant coach Kongbu recruited also joined the team directly without an interview. It was none other than Malone's father, Brandon Malone.

The old Malone first worked as an assistant coach for his son in the first two years, and then finally got the opportunity to be the head coach of the Cavaliers. However, he was fired after less than two months.

He was too embarrassed to return to his son's service. He was coming and going back and forth, so how did outsiders think of him as an old father.

He might as well have been idle for the past two years.

Hearing that Kongbu was recruiting assistant coaches, he became excited again and quickly called Thomas Lao.

He and Lao Dengna have been friends for decades.

Old Malone is the coach of the Pistons. He was an assistant to his father Chuck Daly and coached Thomas.

Later, his son Xiao Malong became Kongbu's assistant coach.

With such a good relationship, there was no need for an interview, so I joined the team directly.

These two people are both related. In terms of ability, they actually don’t have much ability. For example, Malone has been an assistant coach for decades. If he is really capable, he will not be laid off after being the head coach for only two months. .

The coaching staff that Kongbu wants is the kind of people who can really help him solve his problems. It is impossible for all of them to use Guan users.

Many people came for interviews, and Old Thomas received dozens of resumes.

Kong Bu looked at them one by one and found a useful talent for him.

Tom Thibodeau!
Thibodeau actually doesn't have a good reputation, mainly because he fucks players to death, and the proportion of his players suffering from injuries is a bit high.

But the flaws are not hidden, Thibodeau's defensive training ability is definitely the best in history, and Kongbu knows this better than anyone.

It just so happens that the Nets lineup created by Kongbu is more defensive. If Thibodeau comes to train the team's defensive strategy and tactics, the effect will definitely be much better than Kongbu doing it himself.

In this way, Thibodeau was also recruited and became the team's defensive assistant coach.

After finishing three assistant coaches, Kong Bu felt that he was almost done.

The coaching staff had just been completed here, and an acquaintance came to visit.

Gorilla Ewing!
When Ewing was with the Rockets, Combs asked him to work as a commercial spy, and then promised him to be the vice president of the Bobcats.

After only working for two years, Kongbu left the Bobcats.

As soon as Kongbu took off with his front foot, Jordan kicked Ewing with his back foot...

Ewing was very unconvinced and ran to Jordan's office to make a scene. Jordan ignored him at all and slapped him to death with just one sentence.

"What does the deal you negotiated with Kongbu have to do with me, Michael Jordan?"

Ewing was speechless by the rebuke, and then he thought it was right. He should find Kongbu. Now that he is the general manager of the Nets, he has to assign himself a new job no matter what.

Moreover, the Nets are even closer to New York. He has played in New York for so many years and his family is all in New York. This is like going home.

Kongbu was dumbfounded. He never expected that Jordan would do something like this. It was so deceiving.

"Patrick, I don't know if you remember what I said then."

Ewing nodded repeatedly, "Of course I remember. You said that as long as I stay with the Bobcats for one day, I will always be the vice president of the Bobcats."

After saying this, Ewing was stunned. He felt that he had been cheated.

After being a traitor for a time, he only served as vice president for two years, and his butt was still warm.

"Kong, we are old friends too. How about I come to the Nets and continue to be the vice president."

"When I was with the Bobcats, my work ability probably never let you down, right?"

Ewing said aggrievedly.

It's not that he can't find a job, it's that he can't find such a good job.

"I'm sorry, Patrick, the general manager and vice president positions of our Nets belong to Thomas Sr. He is kind to me, you know it."

"I can't take off his position and let you do it."

"How about this? Come to my coaching staff and I can arrange a job as an assistant coach for you. The annual salary is 60 yuan. You can consider it."

Kongbu said with a smile.Fortunately, Thomas Sr. was not at the scene, otherwise he would have had to yell at Kong Bu for being shameless.

Ewing thought about it and agreed directly. He actually didn't value the annual salary of 60, but he also knew that this was the best job he could find currently.

If he wants to continue to hang out in this circle, he can only accept this job. It is better to work as an assistant coach for other teams.

If you follow Kong Bu, you can at least win a championship.

In this way, Kongbu's coaching staff has one more person. Ewing serves as the team's inside assistant coach, responsible for teaching Ade some game experience and confrontation skills.

To be honest, although Ewing is the weakest among the four major centers, he can be called the most standard center textbook. He is the center that most resembles a center among the four major centers.

O'Pang is a freak who relies on physical talent. The general is actually a power forward. Dameng's steps at the basket are not universal. There are not many centers who can learn the essence of his steps. He is a center forward. .

So there is nothing wrong with saying that Ewing is a textbook center.

Let Ewing train Ade and let him play the center position in the new season, which is very suitable for the Nets.

……

We were almost busy with the things at hand, and it happened that the five newcomers also came to report to the team.

Kongbu led four assistant coaches and met with five newcomers at the training ground.

Although they are said to be young people, in fact, these five people look older than each other, and they look older than Kongbu.

Needless to say, Rondo, Boston's Song Xiaobao is not in vain. At 20 years old, he looks like a 60-year-old dark and skinny old man.

The Portland Gemini brothers both looked old, and they both looked bitter and resentful. Emperor Oden, who was a year behind them, was even more impossibly old.

Millsap is not that old, but he looks like a middle-aged vendor selling watermelons on the street corner, with shrewd and cunning eyes.

Only Barea is a little more normal. He is a little over 1.8 meters tall and looks like a white-collar office worker in his 30s.

Looking at the five unattractive newcomers in front of him, Ewing wanted to laugh but didn't dare, for fear of making Kong Bu displeased.

"Okay, guys, congratulations on becoming my player in Kongbu. This has made you destined to become the most dazzling star in this league!"

Kongbu said in a loud voice.

In the past five years, Kong Bu was embarrassed to say such big words, feeling a bit too arrogant.

However, after winning nine consecutive championships, Kongbu's words seemed extremely normal. He didn't feel anything was wrong, and the newcomers and assistant coaches around him didn't feel anything was wrong either.

With nine consecutive championships, three dynasties, and training dozens of first-line stars, Kongbu is very qualified to say this.

"Coach, I heard Mr. Thomas say that I will become the next Kidd. Is what he said true?"

Thorny-headed Rondo faced Kongbu without any stage fright, and asked with a smile.

Kongbu shook his head slowly.

"Thank God, I knew I was definitely not the next Kidd. How could my offense be so bad."

Rondo clapped his chest and rejoiced.

Kongbu was speechless. Do you still think Kidd’s offense is poor?Kidd's offense can beat you by several blocks.

With Rondo making a start, the other four newcomers relaxed a lot.

"Coach, among our five newcomers, who can be the starter in the new season?" Millsap was so cunning that he actually wanted to know whether he could be the starter in the new season.

Originally, when he was in the draft, he learned that he was selected by Kong Bu, and thought that he would really become famous this time.

The Nets don't have a decent No. [-] or No. [-] position at all. If I can play both positions, can I start in the new season?
Anyone who can be a starter under Kong Bu is a great star. Being selected as an All-Star is a sure thing, and becoming an All-Star starter is also a high probability.

Even if I have better luck, I might be able to win the FMVP in my rookie season and directly honor my ancestors.

As a result, the day after the draft ended, the Nets announced trades one after another, first trading for No. [-] Garnett, and then trading for No. [-] Artest, which caused Millsap a lot of pain.

"Normally, I wouldn't answer this kind of question, but it doesn't hurt to answer it today."

"Aldridge, Roy, and Rondo will start directly in the new season, and the other two of you will start from the bench."

Kongbu informed the newcomers of the starting lineup very straightforwardly without any further explanation.

When they heard that they could start, the three of them were extremely excited, especially Ade. He originally thought that he might be a substitute for Garnett in the new season, but he did not expect that he would appear on the court at the same time as Garnett.

"Of course, this is only a tentative list. Whether you can really be a starter depends on your subsequent performance."

"Start training and show your highest training enthusiasm."

After Kongbu finished speaking, he clapped his hands and sat on the sidelines, acting as a hands-off shopkeeper.

Ewing was still very dedicated. In the following time, he and Ade almost became conjoined twins, always bound together.

Skills and experience in offense, defense, rebounding, etc. are all passed on to Ade as much as possible.

Thibodeau's work enthusiasm is also very high, and he has been teaching various defensive tactics with the other players.

As for Michael Curry and Malone Sr., they are basically just soy sauce characters.

Michael Curry has little coaching experience, and he was not a strong player as a player. It is no exaggeration to say that even at his peak, he had no chance of winning against this new guy Roy.

……

Time flew by again, and the World Championships had already begun.

As Kongbu expected, the Tianchao men's basketball team was in an extremely difficult situation. They only won one game in the group stage. In the end, they relied on the relationship between victory and defeat to advance to the top [-].

In the first knockout match of the top [-], the Chinese men’s basketball team faced the German men’s basketball team.

Moko fought against the old driver single-handedly, and he really didn't lag behind at all in the scene.

It's a pity that the strength of the teammates is really poor. In this game, the Tianchao men's basketball team lost by 22 points!
The German men's basketball team is certainly not a weak team and is quite strong, but if Kongbu leads the team and Yao Ming and others are here, the result tonight will definitely be reversed. The Chinese men's basketball team won by 22 points.

After being eliminated in the top [-], the Tianchao men's basketball team's World Championship journey is over.

Such a result was beyond the expectations of the Chinese fans. They thought that the new army would not be strong enough, but they did not expect it to be so weak.

Fortunately, Moko is strong enough, otherwise we don’t know whether they would have qualified for the group stage.

(End of this chapter)