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Chapter 25 The Atomic Bomb Attack



Chapter 25 The Atomic Bomb Attack

After Su Yang finished speaking, he continued to think about how to guide the players to improve their skills. He didn't take the betting at ease. After all, when he sent his resumes to the teams, he had already been questioned in various forms, and now he is extremely confident.

But after thinking about it for a few seconds, his thoughts focused on why the girl's forehead was shining again, and he couldn't help it.

He looked up subconsciously, and the girl happened to be looking at him, and the two looked at each other in silence.

The embarrassing atmosphere suddenly soared, and they didn't think about it, they both said at the same time: "You talk first..."

The customers at the next table turned their heads to look at the two, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle, making the two seem to be on a blind date.

Su Yang raised his hand to signal for the girl to speak first.

The girl smiled and nodded: "Then I'll say it first, but what I want to say is, what do you want to say?"

Su Yang thought this girl was quite interesting: "I want to ask, why is your forehead so shiny, so shiny."

"Ah?" The girl was a little surprised, raised her hand to brush away the hair by her ears, touched her forehead, and said a little shyly, "Maybe it's because the cream and foundation haven't been done properly, this is the first time I've tried heavy makeup... Forget it, if it shines, it will shine."

"Then what did you want to say just now?" Su Yang found that the girl's whole face was exposed, which was quite attractive. .

"How are you sure they will lose?" The girl stared straight at him, as if trying to observe his subtle expressions.

Su Yang chuckled: "Then how are they sure that I will be kicked out? Could it be that they are insiders of the team?"

"No, just a group of international students. We saw them say that your coaching philosophy is different from that of the head coach. You play like the Suns and are easy to please the guards. But the boss of your team is a traditional center. He definitely doesn't like your coaching style.

Therefore, they speculate that once the Blazers have a bad record, you will be driven away as a scapegoat. "

After the girl finished speaking, she took a bite of the sausage and waited curiously for an answer.

"I don't understand their logic..."

Su Yang shook his head, "My coaching is not the way the Suns play, and I don't please anyone. I only help the players to play their best. And I am an assistant coach. Even if the record is unfavorable, the scapegoat is the head coach and the players.

In addition, as long as I am here, the record will not be bad. "

The girl immediately smiled and said: "I will tell them what you said later, so that they will give up completely."

"Don't!" Su Yang waved his hand, "They are fans, they can say whatever they want, they are happy."

"My younger brother is one of them, and he is the most active one. Since you were reported by the New York Times, they have started discussing where you will rise in the Trail Blazers, and they also brought up the topic of race, saying that you will be excluded if you are Chinese."

"That's possible." Su Yang nodded. It is difficult for Chinese to be promoted to the core of power in the United States. Even if there are a few Chinese executives in Internet companies such as Microsoft, they will be squeezed out by other ethnic groups in the end.

"Does the NBA have fake games?" The girl hesitated for a moment. "My brother likes to buy games online, but he said that there is a referee who manipulated NBA games. He is being sued recently, and that referee will plead guilty in all likelihood."

Hearing this, Su Yang thought for a moment: "Whether there is or not, you tell him not to buy it, ten bets and ten loses."

"Hey! He thinks he knows the NBA game well..."

The girl sighed slightly, "Every time I watch the live broadcast, he always likes to scold some coaches or players, saying that they are too stupid and can have good winning strategies. He also often said that if he went to the NBA to coach, he would also become a godfather." potential."

"There is absolutely no such possibility!"

Su Yang waved his hands and laughed, "You ask him to add my QQ account, and I promise to convince him."

"Leave me a call..."

The girl took out the latest Nokia, and Su Yang also took out his usual blackberry.

The two exchanged numbers, asked for the title and made notes, and then chatted about other things.

The girl's surname is Jiang, a student studying in Los Angeles. This time, she came to Portland to visit her younger brother. There are relatives here and they will stay for a while. I hope her brother can get rid of the habit of buying balls, and don't go astray. .

Su Yang listened most of the time, occasionally glanced at Miss Jiang, and felt that although she was not very beautiful, she was gentle and free-spirited.

Before they knew it, the two chatted for half an hour, and the other customers in the store had already left.

When the boss asked if he wanted a cup of tea, the two of them came to their senses and bid farewell to each other.

According to the address recommended by the boss, Su Yang drove to inspect several places. After comparing various conditions, he rented the house next to a Mandarin teaching hall, which was also close to a Suzhou garden, and it was very convenient to go to the training base on the main road.

The next day, he rushed to the Trail Blazers training base and re-signed a contract with an annual salary increase of nearly 50%.

But the contract period he was not satisfied with was only one year, but he didn't struggle with it, maybe one year would be better.

In the next few weeks, he made a list of the Trail Blazers players, summarized the technical characteristics of each player, found out where they need to improve, and prepared the videos and manuscripts needed for guidance at that time, and occasionally went to the court to practice by himself.

Miss Jiang's younger brother contacted him, and at first he was very dissatisfied with his coaching level, thinking that he was taking advantage of Xia Lian's winning streak, but soon he had nothing to say, and suggested that he pursue Miss Jiang, saying that he was a good person, It's okay to be a brother-in-law.

Su Yang didn't take it seriously, and Miss Jiang also chatted with him about the movie, curious about his accurate prediction of the movie's plot.

The two met again at the crayfish shop, but there were other international students present at the time, so they didn't talk in depth.

Su Yang also took the time to go to the fishing trip initiated by Outlaw, and suggested that Outlaw play more proactively in the new season, because Outlaw has such ability, but Outlaw has no confidence, because most of the new season Will be a substitute.

Frye also trained with Su Yang a few times. The two talked about the future trend of basketball games, and many of them had the same views.

In mid-August, most of the Blazers players returned from vacation and began to go to the base for recovery training.

The Trail Blazers 14-man roster was released.

Defenders, Tao Lin, Rodriguez, Blake, Jarrett Jack, Roy, Webster.

Forward, Outlaw, James Jones, Aldridge, Frye, McRoberts.

Center, Oden, Przybilla, River LaFrentz.

For the remaining quota, Su Yang suggested to find a speedy center or power forward. Kevin said there is no need to rush.

The coaching staff headed by McMillan hastily started the tactical design work, and still wanted to imitate the Spurs' two-tower system.

Su Yang wanted to make suggestions several times, but it was difficult to publicly say that Auden and Ade are not at such a high level now.

As a player development coach, his work focus is not on tactical design, and McMillan did not arrange any tactical-related work for him. Several meetings were just observations, and it was difficult to find an angle to cut in. He could only stare blankly.

At the beginning of September, ESPN released the strength list of each team in the new season. The Celtics, which formed the Big Three, ranked first, the defending champion Spurs ranked second, and the young Blazers were ranked No.16 in the league. Tenth in the West.

Su Yang forwarded the ESPN rankings, saying that he would prove that the Blazers deserve to be respected, which drew a lot of ridicule.

The Trail Blazers officially ignored the rankings. Various trainings were held as usual every day, and the team's fighting spirit was high.

But never expected that on September 13th, Oden was injured in non-confrontation training and was carried off the field directly.

After a detailed examination, Oden needs surgery to recover and will miss all games in the new season.

ESPN issued an article jokingly claiming that the Trail Blazers were attacked by an atomic bomb and that their strength in the new season will drop to No.12 in the Western Conference.

The Blazers management was very confused. Kevin began to look for a backup center, regretting not listening to Su Yang's suggestion.

McMillan also decided to abandon the two-tower system, and arranged tactical design for Su Yang by the way.

(End of this chapter)


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