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0032 The youngest head coach

When Dawson announced the appointment, everyone was stunned.

All of a sudden, without warning.

Ghostly thoughts circulated in everyone's minds.

It never occurred to me that Su Yang joined the Rockets in early June and served as the interim head coach at the end of September. Although he performed well in the three-day multi-person trial training and the summer league, and handled the relationship with Francis well, it was not that bad at all. hurry up.

The team has a total of six assistant coaches, apart from Melvin Hunter who was promoted this year, and Mike Wells who was promoted last year,

There is also Jim Boylen, who started as an assistant coach in 92. He is regarded as a rocket hero, and has experienced a period of troughs and two consecutive championships.

There are also assistant coaches Larry Smith and Dean Cooper who have also played for a long time with rich experience. According to the unspoken rules of the league, they should be chosen from among the three. How can they skip and choose Su Yang? Many players don’t know him, although his name Very familiar.

The interim head coach for three months, except for the October preseason, there are still two months on November and December. According to the schedule, at least 12 games will be played. Once there is a problem, it will basically bid farewell to the playoffs, unless the team decides to renew The season sucks.

Is it to pursue Carmelo Anthony of Oak Hill High School? The team is indeed extremely short of small forwards. I also heard that the player named LeBron James has already sent an application to the league, hoping to get a candidate who skipped his senior year and participated in the draft. Super privilege.

But the pursuit of a super small forward is only one possibility. Another possibility is that General Manager Dawson's article in "Sports Illustrated" is not just a bluff. nourish.

Now that the head coach Tom is absent, it is a good time for Su Yang to prove his ability, and there is still a month of preseason buffer.

Seeing that the coaching staff, scouting department, and training team were all lost in thought, Su Yang himself was a little surprised.

Originally, I noticed head coach Tom’s eyes were swollen. Thinking of his former head coach Tom’s suffering from bladder cancer, I casually mentioned it out of kindness. I wasn’t sure if it was a disease. I didn’t expect it to be detected. It could be well controlled in the early stage. .

According to the original history, Coach Tom should have waited another year before checking out, because the butterfly effect happened by itself.

The feeling of ecstasy gradually flooded my body. I thought it would take at least another season before I could try many ideas to my heart's content. Now it is tantamount to skipping the assistant coach part and carrying the banner, which will help to get more head coach interview invitations next season.

Perhaps this is how good people get rewarded.

"So, from tomorrow's new season press conference until Rudy's return in January next year, Su Yang will be in charge of all matters related to the team's head coach, including the work assignment of the coaching staff, player appearance and rotation, rewards for the coaching staff and players. He will have the same rights to punishment, interviews, etc., and our management will not interfere in any form."

After Dawson finished speaking, he looked at Su Yang, and his eyes signaled to say a few words.

Su Yang thought for a while and said: "Tom, don't worry about your treatment. The six of us will help Eddie Griffin and other rookies adapt to the NBA game as soon as possible. Make an impact on the playoffs, and when you come back, everything will be as you expected, so you should take an extra three-month vacation to accumulate energy for the playoffs in advance."

There will be six assistant coaches, and I will not suppress Larry Smith because he reported on Francis before. If the commitment to the postseason is not good enough, the responsibility lies entirely with myself. After Tom returns, he does not need to bear any pressure, and he does not need to worry about it.

"You just go ahead and do it, I believe in you, Dawson also believes in you, and the boss Leslie also believes in you..." Tom looked at Larry Smith and the others between words, implying not to trip Su Yang, there is nothing wrong with that Meaning, it's okay for Su Yang to make mistakes.

Dawson took the lead and gave a few more words of encouragement.

The meeting was then dissolved, and everyone went about their business.

Su Yang took advantage of the opportunity to convene a meeting of the coaching staff, and bluntly said that he would implement a new tactical system during the training camp and preseason, because Olajuwon had left, and the team also added newcomers such as Eddie Griffin and Glenn Rice. , but will not engage in egalitarianism, will focus on Francis and Mobley, supplemented by Eddie Griffin, and others will play roles or substitutes, and convey them to the players as soon as possible.

The main strategy is established, let's talk about the specific division of labor of the coaching staff.

"Larry, Jim, and Dean, you three are in charge of Maurice Taylor, Calvin Cato, and Walter Williams, and Mike, Melvin, and I are in charge of Francis, Mobley, and El Dee Griffin's training..."

Arranging the Larry trio to be responsible for leftovers is not to exclude the three of them, but mainly because the three of them guide the training.

"Our training takes seven days as a cycle, mainly in accordance with the more aggressive rhythm of seven days and four games. I have written the specific training manual. Everyone will agree to a copy later. The common parts of the five positions need to be memorized. .”

It has been nearly four months since joining the Rockets. Su Yang has already read the training manual. Many methods are very inefficient and backward. They have been written during the national road trip. Point guards like Francis are arranged according to Curry's training methods.

I heard that Curry's training method, Edwards' young age, has difficulty adapting to it for a while. I don't know if Francis will feel the intensity. Ribe Bird once said when he was the head coach of the Pacers that the biggest advantage of being a coach from a player is that he will not let the players do things they cannot do. The king of devil training like Pat Riley, when he was young It is also a demonstration in person to convince the team members.

Without waiting for the teaching assistants to respond, the arrangement continued.

"Players' training needs daily video analysis. We emphasize short-term high-intensity training instead of long-term low-intensity training, trying to simulate the effect of real games, so we need to analyze the training effects of players more."

To do training, you should learn from the Warriors and Curry, try to simulate the effect of the game, and practice shooting, dribbling, passing, and running tactics after high-intensity training. After all, Jordan also said that training can only be effective if you practice hard. Otherwise, it's easy to become like Westbrook, who is very accurate in training on-the-spot shots, and various zombies jump and strike iron in competitions.

"Everyone will also take a tactical manual later. The offensive system I promote is mainly a combination of Princeton and triangle offensive ideas. It is not complicated, but requires every player on the field to keep reading and responding, emphasizing dynamic changes. "

The Rockets under the guidance of Tomjanovich did not have a very complicated system. The sudden increase in strength required quite high requirements. Every coach had to be fluent in order to better guide the players. He set an example and memorized every tactic and various Variety.

"Have I made it clear? If not, just ask."

Su Yang raised his hand to signal, seeing that Larry and the other three assistant coaches had different expressions and remained silent, he immediately looked at Mike and Melvin.

"It's very clear. I have no doubts. I feel that the training ideas you proposed are very creative..." Assistant coach Mike Wells answered to avoid embarrassment. Assistant coach Melvin also expressed his desire to try a new training idea. .

Larry and the other three teaching assistants remained silent, and Su Yang didn't hesitate, announcing the end of the meeting to make their own preparations and take their time.

The notice of the appointment of Su Yang as the interim head coach was quickly sent to everyone on the team. Lisa, the personnel manager, privately texted her congratulations. Players Eddie Griffin and Dan Longie also congratulated each other. The news quickly spread to the reporters. In the ear, TNT and other media followed up the report.

Related discussions ensued.

Media commentators and players expressed shock, lamenting Su Yang, the fastest legend in the basketball world, the head coach for four months.

From a certain point of view, it is indeed the youngest head coach, breaking the record of former Pistons head coach Dave, only 22 years old.

Young people are promising!

There were quite a lot of doubts, but they were all reserved. It was probably because Su Yang was too miraculous and worried that he would be slapped in the face like crazy.

On October [-]st of the next day, the Rockets held a press conference for the new season. Su Yang and Tomjanovich sat together.

Various questions, various answers, and various explanations.

At the end of the press conference, when talking about the goals for the new season, Su Yang said without hesitation: "We will maintain a winning percentage of more than 70% of the games. Our goal is to rank in the top half of the playoffs, because our team is very talented. Eddie Ge Riffin will be the best rookie, Steve Francis will be the All-Star starter, please stay tuned and witness our rise."

After the words fell, Dawson and Tom raised their eyebrows slightly.

The two looked at each other quickly, thinking that Su Yang was really ambitious, with a 70% winning rate in the West, which was extremely difficult.

Larry Smith and the other three team assistants couldn't help but smile. The Western Conference has a 70% winning rate. What a joke.

The press conference ended instead, and related questions and answers were reported. Most fans and commentators believed that Su Yang was going to fail this time.

On the second day, October [-], the training camp started.

Su Yang got up early and rushed to the training base to warm up first, hoping to ensure that he would be energetic throughout the morning.

Nine o'clock in the blink of an eye, the coaching staff meeting.

The team doctor Thomas Clanton made a report first, "I have some unfortunate news. After the examination, Maurice Taylor confirmed that he tore the cruciate ligament in his left leg and needs to recover from the injury for at least one season. In addition, Francis has a tight hip and is absent from training..."

Before the words were finished, the faces of the coaching staff changed suddenly.

What kind of shit is bad luck, losing the starting power forward before the game started, and what happened to Francis.

Su Yang endured the change in expression and tried to be calm. He thought that Morris Taylor's torn cruciate ligament was following the historical track. Taylor's broken style of play was already prone to injury. He didn't train much in the off-season and suddenly increased his intensity. Sooner or later he would suffer.

As for Francis, the excuse of tight hip muscles is basically equivalent to 'I don't want to cooperate with you'.

"Okay, got it."

Su Yang nodded calmly, "Let Taylor reply with peace of mind, we will train as usual, let's talk about today first..."

As if there was no Francis.

I am confident that I can handle the training camp and the preseason, and I can win some games when the regular season starts, and I have the feeling of resting all the time.

During the discussion, Taylor's season reimbursement and Francis' hip muscle tension reached the reporter's ears.

A large number of relevant reports appeared quickly, and most fans and commentators thought that Su Yang's difficulty had increased sharply, and most of them would have to finish.