godfather in black

Chapter 9 009: Meet the Lakers Superstars

009: Meet the Lakers superstars

Los Angeles, the central city of the western United States.The city woke up completely early in the morning. Feeling the flow of people in this strange city and the stagnant traffic on the elevated, Qin Tao finally found a sense of familiarity.

At nine o'clock, Qin Tao arrived at the Staples Center.He went straight to his office, where Brown Xiao had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Brown, I'm really sorry. I never thought that Los Angeles would be more congested than Shanghai." Qin Tao said apologetically.Originally, the time he had agreed with Brown was eight o'clock, and he was an hour late.

"Hehe, it's okay, Mr. Qin. Now let me show you the training hall! Someone has already come there! Although the training time is 09:30, he has already arrived at seven o'clock!" Brown smiled. Said.

Someone had already arrived, Qin Tao was not surprised at all. "It's Kobe! Let's go take a look first. Oh, right. I'll take this to sign the players who come. From today onwards, I want to know who is the laziest person on this team and who is often late." As he said that, Qin Tao took out a folder from the backpack he carried with him. On it was a printed form, which was used to record the time when the players came to train.

"Hehe, this trick is really good! At least there will be evidence for the training of these late boys in the future." Brown smiled and took the folder from Qin Tao.

Brown brought Qin Tao and Zhang Jie to the Lakers training hall, where he saw a young man wearing a Lakers training uniform practicing free throws.

The corners of Qin Tao's mouth rose slightly, and he said, "Kobe is really hardworking!"

"Yeah! Maybe he is not the most talented person in the entire league, but he must be the most diligent person in the league. He just finished playing Denver yesterday and he came so early today." Brown said bitterly: "The team Already on a four-game losing streak, Bryant will definitely explode tonight."

"We will definitely win against Cleveland tonight." Qin Tao clenched his fists and said firmly.

Looking at Qin Tao, Brown, who originally had no hope for tonight's game, was instantly full of confidence.

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At 9:15, the entire Lakers team arrived.

"Hehe, the period from 9:15 to 9:30 is the peak time for the team to come. You are really attractive, and these boys came early." Brown smiled and called the players together. Together.

Qin Tao led Zhang Jie slowly to the front of the player queue, cleared his throat, and said in a voice he thought was dignified: "From today onwards, I will be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. .My name is Tao Qin, you just call me Qin and it’s OK.”

More people among the players showed dissatisfaction, yes, dissatisfaction.Who would be convinced by a head coach younger than himself?Although the team is very supportive of the head coach.

"Coach, you came to the United States to be a coach because you can't even speak English well?" Odom said provocatively.Zhang Jie was taken aback, but he still translated it truthfully for Qin Tao.

"English? Don't worry, I will learn English well soon. At least I have to know who is scolding me. You can ask me what you want. I will learn the deficiencies and correct the bad ones. Let's work together. Progress." Qin Tao smiled slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "But you need to know who is the head coach of this team. I don't care what you do at ordinary times. We can be friends. But you must remember me during working hours. It's the head coach. This is a young team, and the starting roster can change at any time. And this team has no one who is not for sale in the true sense. Everything depends on the performance in training. Remember, I What I want is a team that can play. That's all I have to say, let's start training. If I see someone who is not serious about training, I don't mind asking him to introduce himself again."

After finishing speaking, Qin Tao and Zhang Jie stood aside and handed over all the training to Brown. It wasn't that he didn't want to take care of it, but that he really didn't know anything!However, no one was lazy in this training session, and the players felt that a cold stare was shooting at them.The black suit and the stern expression really stunned the Lakers players.

Qin Tao secretly gave himself [-] points for today's performance, "at least they are bluffing right now, right?" '

Slowly, the training has come to an end.Qin Tao knew that it was time to test himself, and set up tactics for the evening game. Although the results had been simulated on the "NBA simulator", as the head coach of the team, he still had to set up tactics, right?

Qin Tao called the players together with a straight face, and asked in a discussion tone: "Brown, what kind of tactics do you think we need to use tonight?"

Brown didn't expect the head coach of this team to ask himself this question, he was stunned, and said: "Cleveland, which we are going to face tonight, has the most powerful small forward in the league today. The defensive organization is very capable, but their internal strength is weak, even worse than ours. If we want to win, we must take advantage of the inside and make good use of LeBron's inexperienced weakness."

"En!" Qin Tao nodded, and Brown thoroughly analyzed the strengths of the Lakers and the weaknesses of the Cavaliers.After listening to Brown's analysis, Qin Tao's back was full of fine beads of sweat, "I'm sorry, their professional skills are different from ours!"The analysis is comprehensive. Wouldn't it be easier if Brown was using the controller last night? '

"Divac's role on the court is set to support the offense. Odom tries to find opportunities to single Ilgauskas. Atkins, Butler, and Kobe break through when they have a chance. Divac, you have to pay attention Ilgauskas shot, Odom is always ready to cover James, while trying to shrink the defense when James drives, and make him run with the ball whenever he gets the chance. Snow's shot is poor as long as he doesn't give him An open shot is fine, but you must pay attention to his pass, and you must defend his pass. Another point is that McGinnis, one of their double point guards, will let him go as long as he doesn't give him a chance to shoot at the basket That's enough." Qin Tao quickly arranged the tactics for the night's game.

"Qin, I don't understand why you let go of McInnis. You must know that his shooting ability is not bad." Brown asked puzzled.

"Hehe! No problem, this kid hasn't performed well in the last few games."

"However, just because his performance in the previous games was not good does not mean that he will not perform well in this game! I always feel that it is dangerous to let go of them alone." Brown said persistently.

"Brown, I said that if there is no problem, then there is no problem. Listen to me." Qin Tao said, with his habitual smile on his face.Looking at Qin Tao's smiling face, the last trace of anxiety in Brown's heart disappeared.

'Perhaps this is why he was able to become the head coach of the Lakers at such a young age! Brown thought in his heart, and his affection for Qin Tao added another layer.

After practicing tactics for another half an hour, the Lakers' training today is completely over.After training, Kobe came directly to Qin Tao and said, "Mr. Coach, you know we have lost four games in a row, and I don't want to lose any more. I want to prove that I can do without that fat man. On the court You can leave everything to me, but you have to worry more about how to maximize the team’s offensive power.”

Zhang Jie didn't expect Kobe to speak to the head coach like this, but he still translated it truthfully.Facing the star he once admired the most, Qin Tao reluctantly resisted the urge to ask for his autograph and said, "This is my job. Don't worry, as long as the team executes well, we will once again create the Zijin Dynasty. "Qin Tao was full of pride when he said these words for some reason.

Kobe was also affected by Qin Tao's heroic words, bowed slightly, and said, "Head, I was a little anxious just now. Don't mind, I will use my strongest attack power to meet Kerry tonight." The Frans, and at the same time let their immature emperor know that the NBA is not enough just to have muscles."

Qin Tao smiled and said, "Hehe! Bryant, are you interested in having a meal together?"

"Boss, I know a very authentic Italian restaurant. Let me welcome you for this meal!" Kobe said, "I'm going to take a shower and change clothes, you wait."

Looking at the back of Kobe running back to the locker room, Qin Tao said to himself: "He is not so difficult to get in touch with!" Perhaps Qin Tao didn't know that not only his PSP changed that night, but also his Own……

(End of this chapter)