readytorunbook Chapter 437 Candidate for head coach!
Chapter 437 Candidate for head coach!
Chapter 437 Candidate for head coach!
The whole conference is to encourage, encourage, encourage, refuel, refuel... Tell me about your goals, how many medals you want to get, how many gold medals you need to get for some projects...
Anyway, there is nothing wrong with their men's basketball team.
After the meeting, Xu Xuan was going to get together with Ah Lian and Dayao. They had made an appointment to have dinner together tonight.
But before it was ready to go, a call from team manager Pelinka came.
After the general manager on the other end of the phone connected: "Xu, there is good news, we have signed Frank..."
Xu Xuan was taken aback.
Really signed Frank?
He suddenly remembered that night that Frank's contract seemed to have expired, but he hadn't renewed it. Xu Xuan wondered if it was possible to sign Frank to the Lakers.
To be honest, in the past two years in the Pacers, Xu Xuan and Frank got along really well, and the two sides knew each other very well, and Frank was willing to delegate power to Xu Xuan.
Don't you see, who is the coach of the Lakers led by Lao Zhan in later generations?
Isn't it the guy in front of you?
Frank does not have a strong desire to control the team. He likes to delve into tactics, but he is not really interested in things like team power and management.
"How many years has it been signed?"
"Three years, 2+1 contract, we have team options for the third year." Pelinka replied.
Xu Xuan nodded. Three years is considered normal. Frank's previous two-point contract was three years.
After all, the head coach is not a player, and he can't think about long-term stability. If he can't change the core players, the head coach won't be able to continue.
In three years, a year is about more than 600 million to less than 700 million.
After all, he is also a champion coach. The salary is not high, but it is not low.
Just fine.
As soon as he got the news, Xu Xuan also sent his blessings to Frank on Twitter and expressed his excitement.
It is really good to continue to cooperate with Frank. We know each other well, and there is no need to change coaches to get familiar with each other.
The mentality of the Pacers is a bit broken.
After winning the championship, the core players left, and now even the champion coach has left.
resignedly.
But they were also prepared. In fact, if it wasn't for Xu Xuan, Frank would have stepped down a long time ago. Now it just so happens that Nate McMillan will be the head coach.
Frank himself is also very excited, for him to be able to cooperate with Xu Xuan again, it is simply too beautiful for him.
Maybe he still has a chance to win another championship, and then another, and another, and another. Then he rubs that old Popovich thing under his body.
Margo, my mouth is watering just thinking about that scene.
Frank is also very face-saving. As soon as the contract was finalized, he went to Los Angeles and began to play a role in the team lineup and collocation.
And he also told Xu Xuan that he might go to New York to watch his game.
At this time, Ah Lian, Dayao and others also learned from Xu Xuan that Frank joined the Lakers, and they all expressed their congratulations.
The champion coach and the champion core appear on the same team again, which itself carries a lot of reverie.
That night, the host and guests enjoyed themselves.
It is not the first time Xu Xuan has appeared in the national team. Xu Xuan came back during the Asian Championships last year, so a group of national players are almost familiar with Xu Xuan, but also a little adored.
That's the championship winner!
The FMVP of the NBA!
It's completely different from someone's previous championship.
The real deal.
The next day, the men's basketball team started training.
Today is the 18th, the meaning of the delegation here is to rush to Brazil collectively on the 20th.
I could have gone earlier, just like the time in London in 12, the delegation arrived at the Olympic venue early, but Brazil is different from London.
It's not a mockery, the officials here have issued various notices.
For example, don’t go out casually at night, don’t go out alone, don’t expose your wealth, play ball with peace of mind, prepare enough toilet water and mosquito nets, and bring more snacks. A series of preparation measures.
Most of Brazil is in the tropics, with a tropical rainforest climate in the north, a savannah climate in the center, and a subtropical monsoon humid climate in parts of the south.
The host city of the Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro mainly has a savannah climate, with high temperatures all year round and a lot of mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes are the most annoying thing.
During the training camp, Xu Xuan's strength once again surprised the national players.
The strength of this hanging man has improved compared to what they saw last year.
And the progress is not 01:30.
All the national players are tired.
Margot, it is already difficult to surpass, you are still making progress, can you leave some way for people to survive?
It is indeed an improvement, Xu Xuan remembers that last year, his score was only 580 points, and his talent was also very pitiful, two platinum and one gold.
But now, Xu Xuan's mind moved, and a large bright screen appeared in front of him instantly.
Xu Xuan: Male
Age: 20
Score: 710 (provisional score: 760, cyan!)
Possess talent:
Stephen Curry's [-]-pointer - Platinum (in progress)
Allen Iverson Breakthrough - Platinum
Russell Westbrook's Body - The Diamond
Jason Williams' passing - Platinum (in progress)
With a total score of 710, three platinums and one diamond, two of the platinums are still in the advanced stage, maybe they will succeed in the advanced stage at some point. At that time, Xu Xuan had three diamonds on his body!
Gee!
That's when it was called fierce!
The head coach of the men's basketball national team this time is still Coach Gong, the head coach of last year's Asian Championships, Xu Xuan's old acquaintance.
Coach Gong was delighted with Xu Xuan's displayed strength.
Although there is no mission for the men's basketball team this time, with Xu Xuan, maybe they can make it out of the group stage, or even enter the semi-finals?
On the 20th, we headed to Brazil collectively.
It is said that it is a collective, but some still go, and some do not go, or in batches.
But the men's basketball team went with the big team.
Departing on the 20th and arriving on the 21st, the whole day was spent on the plane, not counting the waiting time for the flight in advance. After getting off, even Xu Xuan felt a little tired.
Such a long flight is really not for people.
And this is different from his usual flight back home or playing games, the plane is too crowded.
It made him unable to move even if he wanted to.
After the arrival of the 21st, the men's basketball team had a two-day vacation. One was to rest, but to let everyone get familiar with the familiar environment.
The game will not start at half past one, and there are still nearly 20 days left.
It is worth mentioning that this year, Pickled Pepper also came to the US team, and he also participated in this year's Olympic Games.
On the night when Xu Xuan first arrived, this guy joined forces with Durant and others to block Xu Xuan.
Needless to say about the relationship with Pickled Pepper, Tie Buddy, although Xu Xuan is gone, the relationship between the two will not change.
And Durant is just here to grab a meal. I don’t know where he heard that the Chinese delegation brought a lot of special food. The American delegation arrived earlier than the Chinese delegation. He's bored.
There are more than 500 slums in the city of Rio de Janeiro, most of which are built on hillsides, where nearly one million poor people live.In Rosinia, the largest slum in Latin America, you can often see gangsters with AK47s on their backs and a lot of messy things in the streets and alleys.
Although during this period, the Brazilian police patrolled day and night, but they still couldn't stand it, and there would be a few unlucky ghosts.
Therefore, the meaning of the major delegations is that they will not go out unless they can go out.
Durant wanted to go out, but no one was with him, and he didn't dare.
What if it went out and was killed?
He also wants to join the Bay Area to win the championship.
Seeing the lineup of the US men's basketball team, Xu Xuan clicked his tongue.
Gorgeous.
Look, the head coach is still old K, the point guards are Irving and Lowry, the shooting guards are Klay and DeRozan, the small forwards are Durant, Pickle, Butler, Barnes, Anthony, and the power forwards There is Green, and the center has Jordan and Cousins.
But this time, Pickle signed up for the second position, while Anthony signed up for the fourth position.
All-star lineup, this is a real all-star lineup, the only one who is relatively less famous is Harrison Barnes, who also averaged 10+ points per game last season.
The dream team wasn't built, this lineup made Xu Xuan's scalp tingle when he saw it.
Do you want to fight them with your head?
It seems that the champion doesn't have to think about it, let's see if he can hit the medal.
However, there is still a difference between international basketball and the NBA. For outside players, it is too difficult to score under the basket in the international arena, especially for outside players who are used to NBA rules and the size of the court.
The NBA has more space inside the three-point line, more paint, and a defensive three-second...
But this is also the reason why a player of Carlos Arroyo's level can beat the entire US team in the international arena. A good shot is an advantage!
To put it bluntly, as long as you are accurate, the US team may not be so crushing, but if they are also accurate, there is nothing you can do.
After all, their team is too strong and leads too much. It would be reasonable for Xu Xuan to start with the Pacers who won the championship last season to meet this dream team, but now this group of national players?
just forget it.
But Xu Xuan doesn't intend to admit defeat, the goal this time is to compete for medals!
The men's basketball team has never won an Olympic medal. If they can win it this time, it will be considered a record.
It's not that Xu Xuan has no ambitions, but his teammates
After a few people who are familiar with the US team got together, it was training and various friendly matches.
The Chinese team, because of Xu Xuan's relationship, played more than three friendly matches with the US team.
Xu Xuan wanted these national players to feel more about what the world's top basketball strength is like, and how it is different from the games they usually play. They are all in the same group, and they will definitely meet next.
Not only that, Xu Xuan is also planning to apply for the China Championship with the league next season.
Even if it's the preseason.
How can there be progress without communication?
Xu Xuan is now considered a superstar player in the league. He is not only thinking about himself, but also wants more domestic players to be able to enter the NBA.
After all, no matter how much you dislike the NBA, their strength is undeniable.
The 12-man roster for the Chinese team this year has not changed much from last year's Asian Championships.
Xu Xuan, Ah Lian, Zhou Qi, Da Wang, Zou Yuchen, Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei, Sui Ran, Zhou Peng, Zhai Xiaochuan, Xiao Ding and Li Gen.
Compared with last year's Asian Championships, there are only two adjustments, Sui Ran and Zou Yuchen replaced Liu Wei and Zhao Tailong respectively.
There is nothing to say about the lineup, everything depends on Xu Xuan and Ah Lian.
Others, even Zhou Qi, who was just selected by Houston, are actually pendants.
It can be seen from the warm-up match that the level shown by this group of national players, four words: a mess!
No wonder he was eliminated 5-0 in his previous life and couldn't win a game.
You know, in the previous life, before the start of the Olympic Games, the strength of the men's basketball team was ranked third by those media experts (this tainted milk is simply terrible), second only to the US national men's basketball team and the Spanish national men's basketball team , Venezuela's national men's basketball team, and Argentina's national men's basketball team, but in the end they played an embarrassing 0 wins and 5 losses.
However, the UAE's strength has remained good. With the two days of training and the warm-up match, Xu Xuan can clearly feel that the UAE is not high, but at least has the level of a high-quality role player in the NBA.
Not to mention anything else, his attributes alone are especially suitable for today's NBA.
This kind of strength can't be greatly improved in the domestic league. Xu Xuan already has an idea in his heart when he bullies the children. , can definitely have one more titan, and he can also have more helpers.
Patting his face, Xu Xuan stopped thinking about the future, and enjoyed his career in the national team first. After practicing three-pointers for a while, he got used to the arc-shaped three-point line.
……
Half an hour passed quickly, and the day's training was over.
But under the leadership of Xu Xuan and Ah Lian, no one dared to "get off work" on time to become a "civil servant", and they all stayed silently in the arena for training.
Those who are stronger than you are training, how can those weaker have the nerve to go?
Xu Xuan didn't say anything, I'll take the lead, follow if you want, leave if you don't, Xu Xuan doesn't care.
This is Dayao's business.
The opening time of the Olympic Games is 8:5 pm local time on August 7th.
The first game of the men's basketball team will not start until August 8th. The second game will open with Australia playing France.
It is worth mentioning that this year's Olympic Games are divided into two groups. After drawing lots, China, the United States, Australia, France, Serbia, and Venezuela are in Group A, and Group B is Croatia, Spain, Lithuania, Argentina, Brazil, and Nigeria. .
Two teams are eliminated from each group to enter the quarter-finals. The competition system is a group round, that is, each game counts as points.
Elimination of two in each group, in fact, there is still great hope for the Chinese team, even in the previous life.
Because although there is the US team in Group A, there are also two teams that failed to qualify. The first place is not easy to compete, but it should be possible to advance.
It's a pity, not to mention advancing, even a win is hard to come by.
Xu Xuan looked through the schedule and found that the men's basketball team's first match was against the United States.
This made him a little speechless, he suffered a huge blow when he came up, no wonder he couldn't win the next game
(End of this chapter)