Basketball myth

Chapter 4 Media Meeting

The Brooklyn Nets met with the media for the first time since free agency.

"Mr. Billy King, hello, as a high-profile manager, after you first entered the Nets, the team replaced the entire main lineup of last season, and now there are 6 players on the team without any NBA players. Experienced rookie, three main players who have not yet proven themselves, so what is your outlook for this season's results? Do you have any future plans that can penetrate a little bit into the team?"

Damn, it was such a choking problem when I first came up, knowing that the team has changed blood and there are a bunch of young guards, what results can be achieved, it is ruthless!

"Our way of thinking last season was wrong. We will always rely on ourselves. When we need superstars, it will be that both of us need each other, not one side. Therefore, this season we start with the road of self-improvement. , Let the outside world evaluate us more positively. I think our signings are all to strengthen the strength of the team. As for the others, we will prove it this season." Billy said calmly.

"Mr. General Manager, hello, I am XX, a reporter from China's "Sports Weekly". Our Chinese player Yi is one of the only two players left by the Nets last season. So how does the team treat him? What will be his status in the team? Also, Chinese player Lin, you signed him who was not drafted, what do you think of his status in the team, thank you."

"Yi Jianlian is the player we need. He still has potential and will be an important rotation player for us. As for Lin! He still needs to train. This season, he won't have much time to play, but we like him. potential." Is this a normal question, Billy thought to himself.

"Mr. Billy, hello. Many media are saying that the Nets have joined the competition for the No. [-] pick this season, and the No. [-] pick has also been traded. The next few years will be in a dark period. What do you think of this issue? Seeing the half-smile expression of the questioning reporter from New York, Billy's heart boiled up, "Time will tell, but I will need someone to support today's words." Sorry." Billy said harshly.
After the press conference, Billy vented fiercely in the office. What are you guys? How dare you question my team and my vision for signing? People are still very cool, Thomas, I will take a bet with you this year, I believe you once, if you lose the bet, hehehe.Thomas suddenly felt a cold sweat.Damn, who has such great power!Is that the one coming?

Thomas called all the players together that day, watched today's press conference,

"Hello everyone, maybe you haven't heard my name, maybe you have a lot of questions, and even look down on me! But from now on, I, Thomas Fly, will be your coach, and you all have to listen to me here I will be democratic, but what is democracy? That is, the minority obeys the majority! And here we have a total of 20 coaches, they all agree with me, and you have a total of 12 people, you are a minority, so you should also listen to me! Got it?" (I laughed when I saw this, so the players in my article laughed too!)
So you have to listen to me in the future!Do you understand this time?Thomas said domineeringly.Still talk about some democracy.

"I understand!" The player still gave the coach face.

"Well, very good, although the voice is a bit uneven! But now you have passed! Well friends, today you are free! Drink to your heart's content and communicate well, but you should be lucky, the days like this will become more and more serious in the future. Less."

"Whether you are a man or a coward, this season is up to you. Now I announce that Kevin Love will be the captain of the new season, and Tony Allen and Tracy McGrady will serve as vice-captains. At the same time, it also gives everyone reassurance that the team's The transaction has been completed, and there will be no more transactions this summer. After the start of this season, the players have shown their worth and will decide what they need at that time. If they perform well, the Russian boss will never be stingy with money." At this time, Good policies should not be explained properly to encourage morale!

Then after Paul George retired, he recalled the scene at that time and said: "Never just look at a person's appearance, otherwise you will regret it! Very regret it! How to put it! What Thomas said at the time was very domineering! But when someone talks to you When young people of the same age tell you this, you don’t take it seriously! I was 21 years old at the time, and the coach was 26, so you would feel the same way! Ha, but I regretted it the next day Got it!

We drank a lot that day!At that time, I only remembered that the coach silently remembered each player. He talked to us, chatted, and asked us what we needed very kindly.Of course, through the media, we thought we knew this young man very well, and thought it was just for fun!It was so stupid that I told him everything, and chatted with him broadly.Later, after the first day of training, the coach only said to me who was shooting, boy, I hope to create brilliance with you!
Then, I started my legendary career with this legendary coach who took me to get 7 championship rings!

—Excerpt from the memoirs of Paul George
The Nets players are training for the last season at the home court of the Nets, and will move to a luxurious competition arena next season.

However, I think for these players, the memory of training in this arena will never be forgotten for a lifetime.

The next day, the team practiced, and all the players were late due to yesterday's carnival!But Thomas didn't!9 o'clock, 10 o'clock local time, well, it's all here.

Arrive first, let’s start training, warm up first and run 50 laps around the field!start

run!Since some of you are late, all for another 30 laps!
Aaron, you're the first one to run 2 laps!
George, you are the second one to run 4 laps!

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Loew, you are the seventh to run 7 laps!

The rest of you want to run a few laps!
5 people looked at each other!In a daze, do you want to run 100 laps?
"Hey, George, do you want to run for them when you finish running? Or training is just running."

Let's run 50 laps first!The rest will be paid by you.

After noon, talk about tactics, if you don’t listen carefully, then run a lap first, and you don’t understand it, so let’s run 2 laps, then, there’s no need to say anything, you can run 16 laps up!

Group confrontation!A group of Curry, Matthews, Paul, Love, and Asik.

Bledsoe, Allen, Stephenson, Humphries, Pekovic a group.

At the beginning, the team members actually knew to inspect the main players on the field, but after you ran 50 laps, you should try it in training!
Love's rebounding dominance!Allen's solid basic skills and defense, George's swing striker and a good physical foundation!Stephenson's arrogance and physical fitness!Matthews' versatility, old McGrady, Curry's shooting!A team with great potential!
Well, here is the entertainment program!Than free throws!

Whoever loses please drink water!It will be like this from now on!After training, there will be this sport, pay attention!

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Our tactics today are twin towers!Others pull away!If the tight end has to run outside, catch the ball and shoot!Do not hesitate!
Paul, you have to pay attention to the inside line and assist defense!

Asik, you have to pay attention to the defense!

Matthews, you need to run and pull the defenders away!

Curry, control the ball and pay attention to the rhythm!
Love, hey, hit me inside first, you have to double-team me, don't act like a sissy!
Why are you running so fast? You guys have to play half-court offense, understand!
Curry, you are a shooter, okay?Shoot for me when there is an open spot!Don't try to break through.

No position, can't you move?You have to be smart and let those insiders see you.

Hey, you are a shooter, you don't need to handle the ball!Take the ball and shoot it or roll it out, understand?

You are honored to understand, don’t you?Because I exist, the media will report on you, just because I am as old as you!Do you know your brother's power?This is self-promotion

Didn't you eat in the morning!Don't give people a 2+1 chance, foul hard, of course on the pitch.

Pekovic, if you know how to make free throws, you only need to learn this, then you will be the scoring leader!Have a big heart!

What kind of strength you want, what kind of effort you have to put in!
Want people to respect you!Then you must have strength!
(End of this chapter)