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Chapter 327 Do Bad Things With Kindness

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang stayed one more night in Salt Lake City, and departed for Orlando early the next morning to participate in the All-Star Game.The plane arrived at ten o'clock in the morning, and he rushed to the hotel officially reserved by the NBA in a special car, and happened to meet Durant and the others at the door.

The two chatted for a while, and agreed to have some fun together at night, anyway, they were too lazy to relax during the All-Star weekend.

After checking in the room, Su Yang dialed Bynum and left a message directly saying: "Andrew, we need to talk about the handling of the last attack last night today. My room number is 0812. Find a time to come." My room..."

This All-Star weekend, Bynum also participated, and it was the first time Bynum was selected, and he started directly.

For Bynum's selection, Su Yang understands that coaching is not the decisive factor, but he thinks it has a certain bonus. After all, Bynum's explosive performance of 30+20 several times before is largely due to the adjustment of the internal and external offensive ratio and the redistribution of shots. result.

Bynum also wants to stay in the hotel officially reserved by the NBA. Just to talk about the game against the Jazz, there is no strict implementation of lore tactics. The key is that during the All-Star weekend, even if the conversation is a bit awkward, there is enough time to buffer and adjust.

Of course, the loss to the Jazz was not just a matter of Bynum's failure to execute tactics that time, but it did lead to a lack of success.

Players such as Kobe and Gasol were obviously disappointed with Bynum's operation, but they did not publicly criticize Bynum. As the head coach, Su Yang needs to guide Bynum to clarify the matter and kill potential Signs of indiscipline.

Soon at twelve o'clock, Bynum sent a text message saying that he had arrived, and then knocked on the door with his agent David Lee.

After exchanging pleasantries, Su Yang politely declined manager David Lee's request to participate in the conversation, emphasizing that he would have a secret conversation with Bynum.

David Lee showed a little embarrassment, but he didn't dare to force it. He only emphasized that he would wait outside until the conversation was over.

Su Yang closed the door casually, and smiled at Bynum: "I hope you don't think too much, I just don't like this kind of chat with a third person participating, even if it is Kobe or Kupchak, or even the boss Jerry Ba Si, I would likewise refuse."

Bynum didn't reply, he groaned twice and scratched his head, walked to the sofa and sat down carelessly, like a boss.

Su Yang didn't gossip when he saw this, he clapped his hands vigorously and said: "Last night against the Jazz, you played very well and scored 37 points efficiently, but in our last attack, you didn't follow the tactics. Say what you think."

Bynum was silent for a moment, quickly rolled his big eyes, shrugged slightly and said: "I admit, it was my mistake, but my chance was very good at that time, the defender didn't confront me, and I could easily start a three-step up Basket and complete the score.

It's a pity that I made a mistake, and the defensive player pushed me and made a foul, but the referee did not whistle.

You have to know, at that time, the scoring opportunity disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the referee didn't blow it, I can actually..."

In just a few words, Bynum repeated the same meaning several times. He admitted his mistake, but obviously changed the subject. He also took too many shots in the second half and suffered too much defensive consumption as an excuse. make mistakes.

That's a typical self-protection, because human nature tends not to admit their mistakes. For example, every time Doc Rivers is reversed, he will always say: Everyone is at fault for losing. It is not clear what happened. We playing badly...

Su Yang didn't refute directly after seeing it, and said instead: "I understand what you mean, you want to use your offense to help the team win the game like the discipline competition, even if it violates the tactical arrangement, but you also know that just after the season At the beginning of the Christmas game, Kobe did not strictly implement the defensive strategy. I specifically called a timeout to criticize him, and then he took the lead in strictly implementing the defensive strategy..."

Anyway, Su Yang has the same idea, even Kobe won't be used to it, everyone makes mistakes and treats them equally, so they can do whatever they want.

After the words fell, Bynum nodded lazily. With Kobe's case first, there is really nothing to be arrogant about.

"Have you noticed the discussions on Twitter and other social media during this period of time about your low number of shots?"

Su Yang turned to discuss in depth, with a very sincere attitude, wanting to see if Bynum was affected by those remarks.

In all fairness, he certainly hoped to trade Bynum to get Curry, which was an idea he had just coached the Lakers, but he never deliberately suppressed Bynum, even designed a tactical system for Bynum, and persuaded Kobe to share more Multi-Earth Rights.

That is the basic quality of being a head coach, relying on the players, helping the players, and cooperating with the players to win the game.

"Of course, those remarks say that I gradually lose value in your offensive and defensive system, and may even be traded..."

Bynum hesitated for a moment and finally said, "But I understand that you have done a lot of things, but some games are not so suitable for me to shoot a lot. I am always ready to contribute in the game. I am not troubled by those remarks. "

Between the words, Bynum's eyes were firm, without any sign of lying, and he seemed to agree with those actions from the bottom of his heart.

"I'm glad to hear you say that..."

Su Yang is completely at ease, as long as Bynum doesn't make trouble, it's normal to want a personal hero. After all, the Lakers have such a glorious tradition, from Kobe's All-Star not to Malone's pick-and-roll, to Nick Young stealing teammates and shooting lore, it's true normal operation.

The two chatted for a while, and Bynum promised to apologize to the other Lakers players after the All-Star break.

Su Yang sent Bynum out with a smile, and accidentally caught a glimpse of manager David Lee's unhappy and fleeting expression.

Regarding that reaction, Su Yang kept that reaction in mind, and instead called his agent, Taylor, to inquire about the information of Bynum's agent, David Lee. White supremacist tendencies.

Combining all kinds of information, Su Yang figured out the reason, and didn't take it to heart, and went to chat with the Western All-Star players on his own.

The main topic is the new competition system, collecting the opinions of Paul and others, and emphasizing by the way that it is my own suggestion, to improve the reputation.

In the evening, Su Yang and Durant went to a famous nightclub in Orlando together, and it was a coincidence that Harden was also there.

The three of them played cards and drank some wine. Su Yang returned to the hotel in the early morning and called Jiang Ruolan to report as usual.

On the 27th, the All-Star Game started.

On the western side, Lakers players Kobe Bryant and Bynum made their debut at the same time, and the combination of inside and outside accounted for half of the country.

After a few minutes of confrontation between east and west, Su Yang found that Bynum had only one shot, and almost all of them were running back and forth. He took advantage of the timeout and replaced Bynum. The main reason was that he was embarrassed to force players other than Kobe to focus on Bynum. Nam attacks.

The key point is that Bynum is so big, so he can play less if he can, so as to avoid too much consumption, which will lead to playing in the playoffs with minor problems. The main reason is that he is heavy and easy to get injured. He is stronger than Iron Man LeBron and Harden, but also because of his weight. And rare long absences.

Su Yang also arranged for Love to appear as a backup center in the West, encouraging more three-pointers and involving Howard's defense in the East.

That strategy has worked wonders, and the West has gradually established a lead of about [-] points, and the hope of winning is great.

When the game reached the second quarter, Su Yang sent Bynum back and encouraged them to play casually without worrying about making mistakes.

I thought, on the Eastern side, head coach Spoelstra sent the Heat's Big Three, along with Joe Johnson and Anthony, to lay out five two-meter-plus lineups, and crazily speed up the transition. Made Bynum quite uncomfortable.

Seeing Bynum hitting the iron continuously and returning to the defense panting, Su Yang took advantage of the timeout to replace him with Love.

The rhythm of the game in the second half did not change. The East and the West spontaneously played fast at the same time. Su Yang simply did not arrange for Bynum to appear.

In the last 37 seconds of the game, with Griffin making a dunk, the West led the East 120-117.

Turning to the Eastern offense, LeBron made a three-pointer, and Wade grabbed an offensive rebound, causing Kobe to foul and make two free throws.

Facing a one-point gap, Su Yang asked for a timeout to deploy tactics, and then Kobe broke through for a layup, causing Howard to foul.

It's a pity that amidst the cheers of MVP in the audience, Kobe made the first free throw, hit the second free throw, and LeBron grabbed the rebound.

Kobe blamed himself and was very angry. After the timeout ended, he took the initiative to defend LeBron, but when the audience thought that LeBron would single out Kobe, LeBron chose to pass the ball to Deron Williams. As a result, Deron Hastily shot, three-point strike.

At the critical moment, the basketball rebounded and flew upside down. LeBron grabbed a rebound from the three-point line, but still didn't make a shot.

LeBron chose to put the ball straight inside, Griffin made a flying steal and caused a foul, and made two free throws to help the West lead by three points.

In the last 1.1 seconds, Wade shot a three-pointer and hit the iron. The West beat the East 122 to 119, and Durant won the AMVP.

After the game, Twitter and other social networks sparked heated discussions. Many fans said that the All-Star reorganization made the game very exciting.

As the initiator of changing the competition system, Su Yang was not only praised by fans, but also praised by active players and the media.

But amidst all the compliments, the gossip website TMZ broke the news and declared: Bynum’s team is very dissatisfied with Su Yang’s arrangement of only allowing Bynum to play 6 points in the All-Star game, and believes that Bynum’s first All-Star selection should be a full display Chance.

(End of this chapter)