God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 526
After handing over the notebook to Jackson, Chang Wei left the coaching staff's office calmly, and he will be on vacation from now on.For him, there is not so much work during the offseason. The general manager and the head coach basically decide on the trade. At most, he can make a phone call to ask for his advice.In this way, Chang Wei would have more time to rest.

This summer, Chang Wei will still give special training to players who have already made an appointment step by step. Of course, Ray Allen and Yao Ming will definitely come to receive guidance. Several Pistons players including Wade and Billups also came from Detroit. Take the flight to Charlotte to train with Chang Wei.Whenever watching their strength improve little by little, Chang Wei felt very satisfied.

However, when Yao Ming arrived, he also brought news to Chang Wei that he had recommended Chang Wei to the Basketball Association as the trainer and chief assistant for the Chinese men's basketball team in the 2008 BJ Olympics.Because Yao Ming hadn't greeted Chang Wei before, when he told Chang Wei about this, he was more or less apprehensive.After all, Chang Wei has nothing to do with the Chinese basketball circle. He was educated in the United States, so it is normal to refuse to accept it.

Chang Wei didn't think there was any problem with this. After all, he was a Chinese. If he could help the Chinese men's basketball team make further progress in the BJ Olympics, it would be a great honor for him personally and for the men's basketball team.And now that Yao Ming is the absolute core of the Chinese men's basketball team, his suggestion should be taken seriously by the top management of the Basketball Association, and maybe Chang Wei will really be allowed to return to China to play for the national team.The only thing Chang Wei was afraid of was those so-called leaders who didn't understand and pretended to understand, and laymen led experts.

He thought for a while, and said to Yao Ming: "Yao, you know my style, I am willing to play for the national team, but I hope that I can have an absolute right to speak in the scope of work, if not, then forget it, I can I don’t want to hear a layman chirping. After all, my current brand is still very loud, so this will definitely ruin my brand.”

Yao Ming nodded with a wry smile, but did not speak.For the leadership of the Basketball Association, it is almost impossible not to interfere with the national team. Chang Wei's request is a bit whimsical for China's national conditions.But he also knows Chang Wei's ability in player training. If he can be given autonomy as Chang Wei said, maybe it can really create a miracle!

After Chang Wei made it clear to Yao Ming, he put this matter behind him. Anyway, the Olympic Games will not be held until next summer. After all, it will not be possible until the end of the 07-08 season. Now I should pay attention to my own team.

In addition to giving special training to the players, Chang Wei also always pays attention to the progress of the playoffs, of course, mainly in the Eastern Conference. Focusing on the Western Conference playoffs is not of much use to him, unless the Bobcats have the strength to reach the finals. But it seems obviously impossible now, so let's pay attention to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, so that we can know ourselves and the enemy.

After the Bobcats were eliminated by the Cavaliers, the remaining three teams ranked fifth to eighth in the Eastern Conference were also eliminated one after another. The Pistons, Cavaliers, Raptors and Nets successfully entered the second round.It has to be said that the strength of the Pistons is still second to none in the East. After they found their form in the first round, they easily completed a 4-0 sweep against the Nets in the second round.

The Cavaliers are not that strong. Their opponents are the Raptors led by Carter and Tracy McGrady. In this way, they played very hard. Both sides defended their home courts in the first six games, and the series was dragged into the tiebreaker .Although no one in the Raptors could defend against James, the offensive firepower of the combination of Carter and McGrady far surpassed the core players of the Bobcats, and the two sides played a very beautiful battle.However, James still played the strength of the league's first small forward. He scored a large triple-double of 40+ in regular time, and used a mid-range shot at the last moment of the fourth quarter to drag the game into overtime.

Then in overtime, McGrady stepped forward and scored 12 of the team's 10 points, and used a pull-bar layup that flashed James' block to kill the Cavaliers, and once again entered the Eastern Conference Finals to compete with the Pistons for a championship. places in the finals.

The Eastern Conference finals where the two strong teams faced off also reached the seventh game. The Pistons defeated the Raptors with difficulty to advance to the finals, and their opponent was the grown-up Spurs.Facing the inside combination of Thomas and Big Ben, Duncan showed his prowess and averaged 28.5 points, 14.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.9 blocks and 1.2 steals per game in the finals. This is simply an epic performance. , Under his leadership, the Spurs defeated the Pistons 4-2 to win the championship, and he himself was crowned FMVP.

Losing to the Spurs means the end of the Pistons' three consecutive championships. This is also the Spurs' second championship trophy since Popovich coached. The 76ers and the Pistons have successively become strong teams at the championship level, and have almost won the championship after 2000. Naturally, there is nothing wrong with the Spurs.

But all of this has nothing to do with Chang Wei now, he only cares about whether the Bobcats can become stronger with his help.It will take a long time for the Bobcats to win the championship, but it is relatively easy to become a powerful team in the East. If these two picks can be used to select suitable players this year, the Bobcats' strength will definitely be improved. building.

On June 6 local time, the 28 NBA Draft was held at Madison Square Garden. This time, Chang Wei did not accompany Jackson to the scene, but sat in the rear with Chrissys.After Jackson's persuasion, Chrysis finally agreed to Chang Wei's proposal, and put Wilson Chandler and Marc Gasol as the main targets of the Bobcats' draft this year.

The No. [-] pick in this year's draft is still Oden, and Chang Wei shook his head helplessly. It seems that his rebirth still can't change some things.However, unless it is a team that does not lack good centers, it will definitely choose Oden to win the No. [-] pick. Not every center can dominate the inside line in the NCAA Finals with a hand injury. It is still the hottest inside combination in the entire NCAA. Although he did not win, Oden undoubtedly earned himself a status.

Soon it was the Bobcats' turn to draft, and at this time Chandler was still well on the shortlist. Jackson did not hesitate to use the No. 18 pick in his hand to select this strong wing player.After a long wait, the Bobcats successfully selected Marc Gasol with the No. 37 pick, which also means that the team's draft strategy was perfectly implemented.Watching Stern announce that Gasol Jr. was selected by the Bobcats, Chang Wei has become more and more looking forward to the arrival of the new season.

(End of this chapter)