start with scouting

Chapter 284 Your Emperor Has Returned
The meeting between Su Yang and the Lakers delegation lasted for three and a half hours. From the team's future plans, to the positioning of the opposing players, and finally to the direction of the reform of the uniform team. suggestion.

"Do you know why Phil Jackson left and Jerry West didn't want to return to the Lakers, but joined Golden State?"

"Do you understand why the Spurs ranked eighth in the Western Conference last season, but soared to second this season?"

"Have you ever seen the kind of analysis software that helps players improve their shooting percentage? Teams such as the Thunder and Heat are using it."

After a series of questions, Su Yang unceremoniously pointed out the problems that the Lakers had covered up because of their excellent record in the past ten years. The scouting department was basically at the level of the old era, and the training facilities could not keep up.

Of course, the biggest problem is the common problem of family business management, internal strife and drag, unable to specialize.

In Su Yang's opinion, the level of the Lakers' management is too low. If they are not located in a big city and are lucky enough to pick up a superstar, they don't know when they will be able to make their mark. Maybe they are like the Celtics, who won the championship in the 80s and ended Waiting for as many as 22 years to win the championship.

At [-]:[-] p.m., when the Lakers delegation left, Old Buss and others had changed their attitude of investigation into reflection.

Especially Jim Bass, with an expression of "I don't quite understand, but I'm shocked", scratched his head frequently.

However, in the past ten years or so, the Lakers, except for a period of time when Rudy Tomjanovich and Frank Hamblen were the head coaches, and Phil Jackson dominated the rest of the time. It's normal.

Seeing the Lakers delegation convoy walking away, Snyder asked with some concern: "Is it a little too hard? I think they are all confused by you except Dr. Buss, and they will fall into a long-term depression." self-doubt…”

Taylor sighed and said, "Maybe they can't accept your painstaking efforts because of the loss of face, so they refuse."

Su Yang responded calmly: "After all, it is an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars. I don't want to sell anything. If they accept it in a muddleheaded manner, I feel ashamed. And speaking of these things now can better promote the resolution of the problem, at least not in the future. Restrained elbow.

Anyway, if you plan to make a career, you have to deal with potential troubles in the team in advance, and buy an umbrella before it rains..."

Between the words, Su Yang thought that the Lakers sent Gasol and others generously in order to trade for Paul in the previous life, but the deal failed in the end, which made the team's hearts split. .

The three of them chatted for a while, then went to the hotel restaurant for dinner, watched the alliance news by the way, and continued to prepare.

In the middle of the night, Kobe took the initiative to call Su Yang, and the two chatted for a long time, discussing the future development direction of the Lakers.

When he hung up the phone, Kobe didn’t say whether he supported Su Yang’s entry, but he said that he liked Su Yang’s criticism of his low scoring efficiency. .

Su Yang retorted that the regular season is only possible, and the playoffs are all desperate, once the iron is hit continuously, it will affect the team's trend.

The two did not reach a consensus in the end.

Early the next morning, the Warriors called to inform Su Yang that they had finally decided not to hire him because they could not afford such a high salary contract. all good.

Su Yang replied politely and expressed his gratitude. He was not surprised by the result. The main thing is that Mark Jackson is also a good coach, and he has already recruited an excellent assistant coach like Mike Malone. The asking price is very low, so it is easy to take over the Warriors.

Within minutes of hanging up the phone, many reporters broke the news on Twitter that Mark Jackson had become the new head coach of the Warriors.

The Warriors officially followed up with the announcement, but when a reporter reposted it, he specifically mentioned that Mark Jackson defeated Su Yang, Brian Shaw, and Mike Brown to become the Warriors' head coach, which soon aroused a small-scale discussion, mainly aimed at Su Yang.

The point of discussion is whether Su Yang's asking price of tens of millions of annual salary is worth it. Most of them think it is not worth it, because even with the profitability of the New York Knicks, it was only implemented when he signed Larry Brown with an average salary of tens of millions of dollars for five years. Buy out in one year.

Therefore, if that team signs a contract with Su Yang with an average salary of tens of millions of dollars, it will be difficult to pay back even if they win the championship.

Su Yang ignored all kinds of arguments.

In the afternoon, the well-known Yahoo reporter WOJ tweeted the news, claiming that the Lakers had completed the first round of talks with Su Yang, and the results of the talks were not ideal, because some paparazzi photographed Jim Buss with a puzzled expression when the Lakers delegation left the field .

WOJ tweeted, and the discussion against Su Yang once again set off an upsurge, which was more violent than the incidental mention before.

"It must be Su Yang's level of performance, which is far from meeting Jim Buss' expectations for a champion coach."

"Su Yang strongly advocated playing fast break in the Trail Blazers and Thunder. His tactics were all based on copying the Suns, Mavericks and Spurs, which perfectly covered up the fact that he lacked tactical design ability. This time he encountered the Lakers Twin Towers and Kobe lineup. It must be difficult to design. tactics."

"It's probably not that exaggerated. It's probably because the gap between Su Yang and Phil Jackson is too big for Jim to accept..."

Fans from all walks of life talked about it, and the media also joined in.

"Los Angeles Times" reporter Bill Paschek tweeted: "I heard that Su Yang criticized Kobe's offensive mode inefficiency during the meeting, and also ridiculed Kobe's defense award for not being worthy of the name. That is a great insult to Kobe. untie.

From my personal point of view, I absolutely cannot accept Su Yang becoming the head coach of the Lakers, let alone those things before. "

"Orlando Sentinel" reporter Bill Prashuk tweeted: "As far as I know, the Lakers management has different opinions, and the Lakers players, Derek Fisher, Ron Artest and Lamar Odo Tom, even Kobe Bryant, all support Bryan Shaw as the head coach of the team, if it ends up being Su Yang, it will definitely be a tragedy."

"Basketball World" tweeted: "The Lakers' interview with Su Yang should be just a process, because facing the lockout crisis, Dr. Buss has decided to only give the new coach a maximum annual salary of 600 million US dollars, mainly Phil Jackson's previous [-] million US dollars. The annual salary in US dollars is too exaggerated, and the Lakers have decided to lock up all expenses, so Su Yang is using it to lower the price of other coaches who are negotiating."

The well-known media "FearTheSword" commentator Konrad Kaczmarik wrote: "If the Lakers choose Su Yang as the head coach, it will definitely be a disaster, because Su Yang can't understand the great triangle offensive system, and it will definitely be a disaster. Self-righteously destroying the team culture that Phil Jackson spent years building, that is absolutely unacceptable to the fans..."

Just when the fans were positively praising Conrad's remarks, Durant reposted the comment directly on Twitter: "Do you know what a triangle offense is? I'm sure Su Yang is the coach who knows the triangle offense best. Our Thunder often has Play the triangle offense."

Conrad, scrambled by Durant's questions, ended up posting a Wikipedia explanation of the triangle offense...

Anyway, the triangle offense is a slap in the face, but if someone really needs to explain it, even the Lakers point guard can't explain it clearly.

When Su Yang saw Durant helping others, he was very moved. The tea was not cold when he left, which was a testimony of friendship.

He immediately sent a text message to Durant to express his gratitude, and promised that the next time he will go to Los Angeles to eat, drink and play all-inclusive.

Soon to the evening draft, the Thunder selected Reggie Jackson, while the Lakers selected a bunch of low-level second-round picks.

Su Yang was heartbroken watching it, and Taylor took the time to ask, "With so much public opposition, can we succeed?"

"Public opposition and support have no effect, even Kobe's support and opposition have very little impact..." Su Yang replied, "Success depends on the Lakers family's decision to be conservative or reform, especially in the general environment where the lockout is inevitable. "

After the draft, the Lakers were free, but they didn't reply to Su Yang. Many reporters broke the news that the Lakers were intensively interviewing Mike Brown, Brian Shaw and others, and even wanted to poach the famous NCAA coach K.

Su Yang was not in a hurry either. For several days in a row, he first went to record the ESPN program and then hosted the coach sharing meeting.

In a blink of an eye, on the 27th, he was woken up by Taylor's phone call early in the morning, and he answered: The Lakers have officially confirmed to hire you, and will meet your ten million annual salary contract, but there are conditions attached to the contract, and it will also meet Snyder's one million annual salary. Require…

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang felt something in his heart. He suddenly recalled that he failed to find a job in Los Angeles, so he went to Portland to participate in the scouting interview. He tweeted casually: "Los Angeles, your emperor is back!"

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