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0270 Nike threatens Dayao with serious injury

As the draft progressed to the 24th pick in the first round,

Stern personally announced on the podium that the Lakers and the Grizzlies reached a deal for Gasol. Fans and commentators from all walks of life expressed their opinions. Most of them thought that the Lakers were like a robbery. They only paid Kwame, which was useless? Brown got it. Pau Gasol.

Many fans expressed their understanding, because before the 8th pick, the Grizzlies chose to exchange the already famous Shane Battier for the Rockets rookie Rudy Gay. A matter of time.

During the heated discussions, it was reported in the market that the Lakers sent away future draft picks + leftovers, and received news of Artest from the Kings. The Lakers' Big Three lineup was officially known to the public. Quickly summarize it into one topic, that is, whether the Lakers Kobe + Artest + Gasol can beat the Warriors Yao Ming + Billups + Garnett.

Some fans also broke the news, saying that this time the Lakers formed the Big Three, Nike was behind it, and even privately gave benefits to the Kings and Grizzlies owners, because it has been four consecutive years that players not under Nike won the Finals FMVP,

And LeBron, who was signed by Nike with a lot of money, also temporarily sees no good prospects in the East, causing Nike to worry about the further decline of brand influence among the NBA audience, so it tried its best to promote the newly signed top card Kobe to return to the ranks of the championship.

The home of the Warriors, where Warriors fans gather, also had a lot of related discussions. Su Yang had nothing to do when he was idle, and casually posted a post saying that the new Big Three of the Lakers were mediocre, "They can only be regarded as twin stars. , is not suitable for the Lakers' triangle offense system, but Gasol is very suitable for the triangle offense. How good it is depends on their follow-up reinforcements.

But they have sent away a large number of draft picks, and the salary space is close to saturation. It will be very difficult to operate high combat power next.

Unless there is a team like the Grizzlies that does good deeds and is willing to trade at a loss, or a free agent like Ben Wallace who joins the Lakers with a basic salary in order to win the championship, and Fisher buys out from the Jazz. Back to the Lakers, forming five strong points,

Otherwise, the Big Three of the Lakers will be like that, not to mention us who often win 65+ games, it will be difficult to deal with the Spurs..."

After the post was issued, Warriors fans responded one after another, saying, "We feel relieved when we see you say that."

Su Yang didn't talk too much anymore. Originally due to his status, it seemed a little nervous to post so publicly, but it was necessary to kill some potential possibilities. In case Ben Wallace got a fever and chose to join the Lakers with a basic salary for a year, that would really make him lakers super strong,

After all, due to the change in the historical trajectory, Daben has not won the championship at the moment, but fortunately, he has not won the tens of millions of contracts.

Anyway, add up the big costs first, and it will also make other teams that want to trade at a loss with the Lakers more obstacles. Considering that the Hornets owner hates that he does not want to trade JR Smith for a three-pointer, maybe the Grizzlies owner also hates himself. At a loss, Gasol was sent to the Lakers. When he went to the Grizzlies to interview the head coach, it was very stiff. Later, when he became the boss, he had two holidays with the Grizzlies boss.

Soon, as predicted, ESPN discussed Su Yang's speech on the Warrior's Home website through a live broadcast across the United States.

Several commentators, headed by Kevin Pelton, complained that Su Yang was worried that the Lakers would become stronger, but he did not dare to say that the Big Three of the Lakers would definitely beat the Warriors. Probably because the four consecutive championships were too crazy to make Kevin Pelton Dunton's people can't keep it, and they can't talk nonsense.

Su Yang turned off ESPN after taking a look, and didn't bother to watch the draft again. He continued his travel plan with Fina's three daughters. He planned to start in Japan, then transfer to various cities in China, then go to the Middle East, and finally Europe, Fina's hometown in France ending,

Anyway, the three daughters of Fina will play in Japan first, and when they finish coaching the World Championships, they will go to China together.

In a blink of an eye, the draft came to the end of the second round, and the Warriors chose Sun Yue as planned. Several commentators on ESPN complained bitterly, "Su Yang used American resources to help the Chinese train basketball players and then defeated the American team to win the championship."

Su Yang didn't know about it at first, but he only found out after receiving a call from Raymond, the media director, and said bluntly that he didn't need any response.

Once they talked to those people, they managed to gain popularity.

Don't give them any extra traffic.

Su Yang called Sun Yue conveniently and expressed his welcome in the normal process. He then accepted a phone interview with Central Five, emphasizing that choosing Sun Yue was not only to help the national team to better cultivate talents, but also valued Sun Yue as a tall player. The potential value of the guard, even if he does not choose it, other NBA teams will choose it, and maybe the pick will be higher than 60, so report it truthfully.

Reporters like Yang Wu kept saying yes, but their tone was clearly unconvincing, and Su Yang was not entangled, knowing that Sun Yue needed to prove himself.

After the draft, the free market followed.

Because JR Smith's deal fell through, there is no suitable candidate for power forward, and the Warriors have no potential targets. They signed a few undrafted picks to play in the summer league. Su Yang arranged for David Joerger to be the head coach of the summer league without any requirements. .

Taking advantage of the dream team's training camp for some time, Su Yang first gathered with assistant coaches McMillan, Carlisle and D'Antoni in Long Beach, Los Angeles. Based on the confirmed ten-man roster, he formulated tactics in advance in accordance with relevant FIBA ​​rules.

The large number of air cuts commonly used by the Warriors system is not very effective. The main international basketball has a short three-point line, the paint area is relatively small, and there is no defensive three-second rule. The team has Dayao as the low-post core,

The ten-man roster, including Howard, who is potentially recruited, has no low-post scoring center. Howard and Chandler both focus on defense, while Murphy focuses on three-pointers and long two-pointers. The strongest part of the existing lineup is forward mobility. especially strong,

Like Jamison, Joe Johnson, Josh and Brand, and all of them have a mid-range shot. It is obvious that the core idea is to single out through a lot of screen catches. It can be paired with Hinrich and Arenas, who can shoot three-pointers. Involved, there are many changes on both sides of the strength and weakness.

"We first tried a lot of bull horns and the five-out system, giving full play to the mobility of the whole team, and restraining the zone defense system that other teams may use a lot, especially the players are more used to defending the three-second rule, so there is no need to force them to rush to the basket.

It's okay to have a lot of mid-range shots and floaters..."

Su Yang made a decision, Carlisle and D'Antoni continued to design various tactics, and Su Yang discussed with McMillan how to set up the defense, but he didn't think too much about it. He directly switched to the main defense and flanked as an auxiliary. Except for Hinrich in the roster Thin and Murphy are slow, and the others are heavy-weight players with good mobility, and it takes a lot of brains to rotate to fill positions.

During the busy schedule, various signings and small transactions occurred in the league. Free agents such as Ben Wallace, Bunche Weltz and Tim Thomas, who are most concerned by the market, have no news for a long time, saying that they are waiting for the Rockets to confirm whether to send Only when you go to McGrady can it unfold,

The main Rockets are also preparing to rebuild, and McGrady can sell at a high price, and several teams such as the Mavericks and Celtics are vying for it.

Peja, who was sent to the Pacers by the Kings before, was sent to the Hornets by the Pacers again. It was revealed that the management of the Hornets was amazed by Chris Paul's super-strength combat power, so they brought in a shooter like Peja as an assistant, and hoped to play as soon as possible. Into the playoffs.

In a blink of an eye, July 7th,

All members of the Dream Team gathered in Long Beach to start training. Su Yang specially invited representatives of the local navy, army and air force to give a speech, and gave collectivism education to the participating players. It was an imitation of the old coach K. After all, only half of them were from Su's own army, and the other half It's just admiration, and there needs to be something more clever than tactics and successful experience to bring everyone together.

In addition to the 10 people who have been confirmed on the big list, there are 12 other people present. Su Yang gave a brief speech to express his gratitude, but also bluntly said that he can only bring 13 people to Japan, so he will be screened through the assessment, and the main assessment method is the tactics. understand,

And the tacit understanding of the team's offense and defense.

Everyone had nothing to say, it was originally a two-way interview.

The training camp then started. After observing for seven days in a row, Su Yang and the three assistant coaches confirmed that there was still a lack of three-point shooters.

As soon as the confirmation was completed, the director of Nike's public relations called and bluntly said that too few players from Nike were selected this time. I hope Su Yang will save face and give the last three places to Nike players. If it is achieved, Su Yang can be invited to Nike. speech.

Going to give speeches to big companies is an important means for Americans to legally bribe and accept bribes, which is equivalent to Nike paying a sum of money to buy three places.Su Yang refused decisively without even thinking about it. Garnett is Adidas' top card in the team. Although Dayao signed with Nike before,

But then Nike only gave Dayao an insulting offer when he renewed his contract, not to mention that the third core Billups is also under the name of Adidas.

Nike didn't say anything, and thanked Su Yang for buying Nike's stock back then, hoping to cooperate again in the future.

After another five days of training, Su Yang finally decided to add Howard and Michael Reid to the ten-man roster. The last spot was given to point forward Mike Miller, and then he hosted a banquet for the other players who came to Iguodala and Iguodala. Marion and other players.

Followed by a press conference.

Talking about how to confirm the last three places, Su Yang said with a smile: "Howard is a young man, strong and good at blocking shots. We need him to protect the frame, and we also need him as the pistachio of the team, so that the whole team can be more happy at the right time.

We chose Michael Reed because of his three-point shooting ability, which may be extremely needed when dealing with strong zone defense teams, while choosing Mike Miller requires his three-point shooting and organizational skills at the same time. When necessary, we will Top five striker lineup. "

Anyway, Howard likes to play happy basketball, so let him be a funny person, and the team atmosphere can't be too serious for a long time.

After explaining the selection of the lineup, he talked about what would happen if he met the Chinese men's basketball team led by Stevens in the knockout round, jokingly said: "Of course it is to kick his ass hard to let him understand that I am the most powerful coach. Of course I hope he is more powerful..."

The U.S. team is in Group D, while the Chinese team is in Group C. It is indeed possible to play against each other in the first round of the knockout round, but the probability is extremely small. The U.S. team is probably the first in Group D and the fourth in C. Possibly Australia.

The reporter also asked if he would consider continuing to coach the Dream Team in the 08 Beijing Olympics if he did not win the championship. There are Iverson, Duncan and Marbury, but this time the dream team, the biggest player, is only Arenas, which is really a bit worrying.

"You think too much..."

Su Yang chuckled, "The American basketball team is the strongest in the world. In the past two major games, there were reasons why they were too hands-on, and there were also reasons why a large number of players temporarily withdrew from the game and did not get along well. As long as they train normally, as long as they are the first players in the league, they can win the championship,

So I assure you that we will win the championship this time, and the 08 Beijing Olympics will also win the championship. Superstars are not easy to use in the Olympics, because they are basically the core of a certain team's system and quickly adapt to others. A new offensive and defensive system…”

Taking advantage of the opportunity, continue to brainwash the American Basketball Association and the media, and strive not to create a super strong team in the BJ Olympics.

After the press conference was over, the whole team took makeup photos and all wore Fina’s custom-made Dior suits. Colangelo privately proposed to help Nike cover up Adidas’ LOGO a little bit, because Arenas and Howard are both Adidas’ spokespersons. ,

And what makes Nike even more difficult is that this time no big-name players under Nike were selected for the dream team, which has a very bad impact.

Blocking the brand LOGO is also a routine operation of Nike. From Mengyi Jordan blocking the Reebok logo with the American flag, to the old coach K blocking Howard's Adidas sneakers with his feet in cooperation with the photo, and even the UAE slippers in public, there are many cases.

After all, Nike has a lot of capital. It is not only as simple as providing endorsement fees, but also helps arrange various trainings and privately match various cooperations. The energy is quite large, so many people are willing to cooperate, even if they are slapped in the face and humiliated. Continue to cooperate.

"As long as you are happy!"

Su Yang refused without hesitation. No matter how much Nike hangs, he can't interfere with his normal plan.

Unexpectedly, Nike was a little overwhelmed, and threatened to imply that it would not allow any big-name players under Nike to join the Warriors from the free market.Su Yang didn't bother to respond more after hearing the words. Isn't this stupid? Currently, Nike's big-name players in the league are Kobe and LeBron. They have no possibility of joining the Warriors. As for the other so-called big-name players, there is no one.

It needs to be careful that Nike will win Durant ahead of schedule in the future, and encourage Durant to make trouble after his rookie contract expires.

But that is a very distant thing, so there is no need to think about it for the time being.

The group photo was taken quickly, and the whole team went into training again.

Su Yang received a call from Sean, saying that Ben Wallace hadn't signed a contract yet, and he was a little worried about joining the Lakers with a basic salary for a year, so he immediately replied: "Then let him go, Ben Wallace is indeed He is a person who pursues, from the undrafted pick to the best defensive player, if he is really willing to fight for honor, and then give up a one-year contract, I will applaud him for his survival..."

I have worked hard before, and the follow-up things are out of control. There is no need to worry more. If Daben really joins the Lakers to form the fourth giant, it will actually arouse the desire of the Warriors to win. I am worried that it will be difficult to find motivation for everyone. .

In a blink of an eye, the NO.12 training camp in August was over, and all members of the Dream Team flew to Sapporo, Japan, and began to prepare for the group match against jet lag.

After settling in the hotel and calling the whole team for a meeting, Su Yang emphasized militarized management, travel needs to be reported, not allowed to go to that kind of custom place, not allowed to drink excessively, let alone bring women back to the hotel for the night, and must return to the team to sign before ten o'clock in the evening report.

The Su Family Army headed by Arenas took the lead in agreeing, and Howard, Shane Battier and others had nothing to say, and honestly implemented it.

Fina, Bingbing and Beyoncé took their families to Hokkaido for vacation at the same time, but the father-in-law Arnault didn’t show up, maybe the business was too busy. After all, LVMH plus Dior and other brands are far ahead in the global luxury goods industry. .

Played two friendly matches, the NO.19 group started in August, and the United States played against Puerto Rico in the same competition area for the first time. They led by 18 points at halftime, and won by 34 points at the end of the game. They avenged their revenge in the Athens Olympics that year. Arenas 25 points for individuals.

On the second day, NO.20 played Lithuania back to back, but Lithuania had long since lost its courage in the past, and won with 31 points.

After a two-day break, he played against Slovenia again. He also scored 31 points. Goran Dragic, who was ready to enter the NBA, almost doubted the ball. By the way, Spurs center Strovic once again felt the fear of being dominated by Murphy. , win across the board.

Then, on the 23rd, they played against Italy again. In order to get revenge, Brand took the initiative to apply for more fights. He beat Italy's weak insiders madly, and finally grabbed 20 rebounds crazily. At the same time, he led the US team to a 110-79 victory over Italy. people.

In the last game of the group stage against Senegal, there was no difficulty. Su Yang used the game as a substitute to let Quan miss and shoot more three-pointers. As a result, the Senegalese team's defense was too poor. The US team finally hit 21 three-pointers and won 103-58. Scared Japanese fans.

After the group stage, Su Yang was happy to enter the knockout round with a complete victory record. He never thought that Stevens would call and say that Dayao had suffered a stress fracture in his left foot, and that he had fought too fiercely with Greece for the top spot in the Group C civil war. Win, but not follow-up.

Su Yang was silent for a moment, "No way, don't blame yourself. Yao Ming's rookie weighs 120 kilograms and is 226 centimeters tall. He has reached the finals for four consecutive years and played in three major competitions. It is really overused. The biggest responsibility lies with I…"

The medical arrangements followed, and the Zhous and his sons were immediately contacted to fly over from San Francisco for diagnosis, directly using a private jet.

Give Dayao a call to comfort and encourage. Anyway, don’t worry about the Chinese team and the Warriors. Rest until you fully recover. As long as you can recover before next year’s playoffs, you will reduce your average playing time again.

Dayao is also quite optimistic. He bluntly said that the men’s basketball team will be the first to qualify, and Slovenia will not be under much pressure to play fourth in Group D. As long as they beat Slovenia, they will be able to advance to the quarterfinals. The opponent in the quarterfinals is likely to be France without Parker. will be good to play,

Anyway, just keep the top four.

So optimistic, Su Yang didn't say any more, instead he led the team to Saitama City, wanted to visit Dayao at the men's basketball hotel, and didn't give any words to encourage everyone to cheer up, the main thing was to give to Steven Stevens Save face, not to mention that he is currently the head coach of the US team,

But with a look, Dazhi, Daba, Sun Yue and others all understood that this time for Dayao, they must fight to the top four.

On the 27th, the knockout rounds started in a hurry.

The U.S. team played against Australia as they wished, winning 32 points and killing pigs. The men’s basketball team really defeated Slovenia to advance to the quarterfinals. The main thing is that Dazhi and Daba supported the inside line. Withstand extreme pressure.

After two days of rest NO.30, the quarterfinals will start.

The United States faced Germany with only Dirk Nowitzki. Su Yang instructed Brand and Jamison to hold down the plate. At the same time, Arenas and others had an infinite pick-and-roll list to pick Dirk. Both offensive and defensive ends were consumed at the same time, and they went crazy at halftime. Winning 20 points gave the German team a dry crash,

In the end, they defeated Germany 90 to 65 to advance to the semi-finals.

Taking advantage of the free time to look at the men's basketball team, they really played against France, and it was easier than playing against Slovenia. They won 12 points and advanced to the semi-finals, competing with the US team for the final spot. Spain, close in strength.

After a day off, China Tong Su Yang led the American Dream Team to face the Yao Ming-less Chinese men's basketball team led by Stevens.

All kinds of media hype wildly before the game. There are also well-known people in China who pretend to be extreme patriots and say that Su Yang is a traitor. Didn't care at all.

The game started at six o'clock, and Bingbing brought Fina and others to watch. Su Yang directed the offense and defense as usual, and took them away in a wave in the third quarter.

No way, without Dayao, the men's basketball team can only play against Slovenia and France. The dream team has too many breakthroughs and mid-range shots.

In the end, the US team won by 18 points and advanced to the final.

Su Yang was not happy at all, and hurriedly sent Dayao, who was wearing protective boots, onto a private plane to San Francisco.

One day off, September 15rd, the U.S. team faced Argentina in the finals, winning the championship easily by [-] points.

Su Yang finished the press conference in a hurry, took Bingbing and others to fly directly to Shanghai, and prepared to start the national vacation plan.

As for Dayao's injury, we will talk about it later.