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Chapter 285 I'm going to swell their faces with a trophy

Su Yang tweeted that many fans didn't understand what it meant. Only a few people speculated that the Lakers would be the head coach, but they didn't specifically mention the name of the Lakers team, and it might be the Clippers.However, everyone thought that sentence was quite domineering.

However, some Lakers fans said in a high-profile manner that there is only one NBA team in Los Angeles, and that is the Lakers.

As for the Clippers, smddx?
Within a few minutes, the well-known Yahoo reporter WOJ tweeted: "According to internal information, the Lakers have officially confirmed the appointment of Su Yang as the team's 22nd head coach. Su Yang has a total regular season record of 168 wins and 88 losses in the past three seasons. , led the Oklahoma City Thunder to two championships, and his first NBA-related job was as a scout for the Portland Trail Blazers..."

The Lakers official also updated Twitter to confirm that ESPN and other media followed up with reports, and the discussions of all parties were quickly fried.

Nuggets player Kenyon Martin tweeted: "I have no racial prejudice this time! I am telling the truth this time! The Lakers' Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are traditional big men, and they are completely unable to adapt to Su Yang. A fast-break system, you all know that at the final moment of the Thunder Finals tie-break, Su Yang used a five-small lineup, which is destined to be a wrong combination."

JR Smith forwarded Martin's Twitter: "Those fast moves will wear out the Lakers' twin towers and make them lose their combat power."

Many fans liked JR and Martin's tweets, and the number quickly reached 500+, but Trail Blazers player Aldridge tweeted: "Shut up! Su Yang knows how to use big players efficiently, at least better than you Dozens of times."

"Los Angeles Times" reporter Bill Paschek tweeted: "I can't understand the approach of the Lakers management. They actually invited a person who criticized Kobe to be the head coach. Does it mean that the Lakers have decided to abandon Kobe and start rebuilding?
But no matter what, the triangle offense that represents the glory of Zijin has officially disappeared. We will only see those ordinary passes and runs in the future. Maybe we will get a good record, but that represents the end of an era. I may no longer be the Lakers fan. "

Paschek's remarks were liked and forwarded by many fans, including Megan Fox, a big-name Lakers fan.

On the contrary, the rapper Snoop, who was quite hostile to Su Yang before, tweeted: "I believe in the ability of Mickey and the Bass family to do things, don't be so anxious to judge, let's see what happens, that guy knows basketball..."

Well-known Celtics fan Bill Simmons tweeted: "The Lakers may surpass us in the number of championships, but in any case, Su Yang does not have players like Durant and Westbrook this time. test."

There are countless discussions.

Su Yang scanned it roughly, and thanked those friends who sent congratulatory messages, as well as Durant and others. Barnes, Livingston and others directly expressed their priority to continue playing for him. McGrady also asked if there was a chance to have a relationship with Kobe. Old age combination.

Su Yang bluntly said that there is no way to be sure for the time being. Firstly, he does not know the degree to which the Lakers management accepts his suggestions on candidates. Second, the lockout has been confirmed and there is no official announcement. The Lakers must wait for the lockout to end before officially launching.

After breakfast, Su Yang called the Lakers management to confirm matters related to the press conference and preview the contract.

The contract period offered by the Lakers is four years, and the first two years are fully guaranteed at $800 million without any conditions.

The third year is 1200 million US dollars, with the proviso that the first or second year needs to reach the finals at least once, and the fourth year is also 1200 million US dollars, but only 50% is guaranteed, and the team has the right to choose, which is considered a routine operate.

Among the various award terms, the playoff bonus is average, and the championship bonus is very generous, as much as 600 million US dollars.

Anyway, after one operation, the Lakers tried their best to satisfy Su Yang's annual salary contract of tens of millions, but also avoided being cheated to the greatest extent.

As long as you can win the championship, it will be a good situation for you, me, everyone, and everything depends on the results.

"I can accept this contract, let the Lakers prepare relevant materials..." Su Yang replied.

Taylor laughed on the phone: "Congratulations on becoming the third head coach with an annual salary of tens of millions in the league after Larry Brown and Phil Jackson! Also, thank you boss! That 4% commission can help me solve big problems. In the future, I will 24 hours standby service!"

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang found Snyder and learned that Snyder also received a teaching assistant contract with an annual salary of one million, which was only two years.

The key point is that the annual salary is one million, but it is really stuck at 1000000 US dollars, and it is really embarrassing to not pay any more.

Snyder didn't care too much: "This is already very good, what I need more is experience, I am very grateful to you..."

After the two chatted, they took a special photo to commemorate it. Su Yang wrote on the photo, "Historical montage victory".

In the blink of an eye, when Su Yang was having dinner with Jiang Rulan, who flew to Los Angeles to celebrate him, he found that some fans were bad-mouthing him as the head coach, and the main theory was that there were no Lakers players openly speaking about his appointment. He expressed support.

Su Yang thought about it carefully, and found that there was really no Lakers player who welcomed him publicly, and he didn't even receive any private messages.

On the contrary, old players such as Aldridge and Durant, as well as the big-name Lakers fans who opposed him before, are speaking for him.

The situation is indeed a bit weird.

But Su Yang didn't think much about it, he just guessed that other Lakers players were waiting for Kobe to express his opinion, after all Kobe is the boss.

Early the next morning, wearing the clothes Jiang Ruolan specially selected, Su Yang rented a luxury Mercedes and drove to the Staples Center.

Jim Buss and Kupchak were responsible for the reception. According to the procedure, the two took Su Yang to visit the Lakers honor showroom, and then listened to Lakers star Irvin Johnson talk about the glory of the Lakers at SHOWTIME, and then listened to Lakers star Rick Fox talk about the Lakers. The great story of a three-peat in the early [-]s, then wandering around to the office to formally sign the contract.

After finishing the contract, the process enters the media conference.

When Su Yang entered the arena, he saw a large crowd of reporters and photographers. There were at least a hundred media outlets, large and small.

But obviously, there were no Lakers players present. I don't know if they didn't notify the invitation, or they didn't want to attend.

Kupchak first made an introduction: "Here today, I am very happy to announce the invitation of Su Yang as the 22nd head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Su Yang has excellent results in the league. He has a very clear plan for the future of the Lakers. We are also very convinced by his philosophy of coaching, and we believe he can help the Los Angeles Lakers rebuild their glory..."

After Kupchak, Bass Sr. also took the stage to speak briefly, and then Su Yang took the stage to deliver a speech.

"Good morning, everyone. I am very happy to be the 22nd head coach in the history of the Lakers. I thank the Bass family for their appreciation. I don't have much to say. I just want to make a solemn commitment. In the next four years , I will at least help the team win a championship, this is a very conservative estimate for me, if everything goes well, then everyone should be ready for consecutive championships!"

After the speech, the press conference entered the question and answer session.

ESPN reporter Lauren Ayer first asked: "I heard that you criticized the triangle offensive tactics as mediocre. Why do you think that? That is the tactical system that created three three-peat miracles. Do you think you understand it better than Phil Jackson?" ?”

Su Yang chuckled when he heard the words: "Oh, dear Lauren, every interview you try to set up discourse traps, I chose to ignore or bypass them before, but since this is an open and inclusive Los Angeles, let's discuss frankly, Let me tell you directly, the success of the triangle offense is inseparable from the combination of Jordan and OK, and it took advantage of the lack of tactics at the time, which is now obsolete.

But the applicability of triangle tactics cannot be denied.

Just like when George Mikan just joined the Minneapos Lakers, he has not yet become such a powerful player. He often disputes with the team forward Jim Pollard. Mikan complained that Pollard did not pass him the ball, and Pollard Tucao McCann blocked the breakthrough space, and then the Lakers coach John Kundera invented the pick-and-roll tactic that has been used to this day. When Pollard broke through and encountered a defense change, he passed the ball to McCann. , to bully the opponent's forward, if he does not switch defenses, then Pollard will use his speed advantage to pass the opponent's big man and layup.Does that sound surprising?Do you think it is very simple?But that was a high-end offense at the time.

Now every team is using the pick and roll. For the same reason, I will integrate the triangle offense into the team's new offensive system. "

After the words fell, Lauren Ayre asked: "Then what kind of tactical system will you promote in the Lakers? Some people think that your previous tactics are not suitable for the Lakers Twin Towers + Kobe lineup. What do you think of those opposing voices?"

Su Yang shrugged and said: "Are you kidding me? I just became the head coach today, no matter how fast I can't determine the tactics.

As for those opposing voices, I'm going to swell their faces with the championship trophy..."

(End of this chapter)