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Chapter 334 The Leader Becomes My Subordinate

The press conference was over quickly, and Jenny Buss, as a tour guide, took Curry to visit the trophy showroom.

At eleven o'clock, Curry walked into the general manager's office with his father, Dell, and Su Yang had been waiting for a long time.

With a few polite words, Kupchak said directly: "Let's talk about Stephen's next period of time and related topics. According to the medical report, Stephen has recovered from the previous ankle injury. I don't know what you think? "

Old Dell turned his head to signal, and Curry immediately said easily: "I'm [-]% ready to play, no problem!"

Kupchak nodded, and Su Yang took over the conversation: "We plan to let you continue to rest, when will you be in your best condition, and when will you come back to participate in the game, we regard you as a core player for long-term team building, and hope to give you the best." protection of…"

Before the deal was concluded, Su Yang, Bass Sr. and Kupchak had discussions to make preparations for Curry to recuperate until the end of the season. That's why they took Wharton and the draft picks to trade Cyril with the Cavaliers. Shens, make sure someone at point guard is available.

Of course, if Curry can play normally, even in the finals, standing in the bottom corner as a spot-up shooter will also help.

Anyway, the team is not in a hurry.

The old Dell put his hands together as a certificate of thanks, and Curry showed a happy expression. Su Yang continued: "There are 21 games left in this season, about six weeks, I hope you can change your ankle-based take-off way, and strengthen the core muscle training of the hip and waist to help you better stay away from ankle injuries, we will specially arrange a professional trainer for you.”

Curry looked pensive when he heard the words. After a while, he glanced at his father and said with a little emotion: "We have tried many methods before, including undergoing repair surgery and improving sneakers. This is the first time we have heard your suggestion. But I feel very reasonable. When I shoot and jump, I am really used to using my ankles and feet to drive my knees and thighs, and I do not train my core muscles..."

Curry must train diligently and pay attention to strength training. The 84 kg bench press 10 times in the joint trial test was the best proof, but it is probably not a systematic training. .

That is also a very common phenomenon. For example, many people, including Yao Ming, emphasized that Oden needed to strengthen his leg muscles, otherwise his weak legs could not support his heavy weight for a long time, but Oden would rather drink than drink. Willing to practice hard.

Old Dell shook his head again and again with a distressed expression on his face: "We haven't given much thought to this aspect, and almost never thought about that possibility..."

Seeing the annoyed look of the father and son, Su Yang responded with a smile: "It's okay, we still have a lot of time to recover."

An NBA player who has played professionally for many years and is equipped with an NBA-level trainer, said that he never considered that the ankle injury was due to weak force and core muscles. It sounds nonsense, but looking at NBA history, it is more unprofessional than that There are many.

Leaving aside the possibility of poor conditions in ancient times, Su Yang casually thought of Ben Simmons, the No. 16 pick in [-]. As a point guard player, his free throw percentage in the playoffs was the lowest in NBA history, even higher than O'Neal and Chamberlain. Low, the key is that Simmons's poor shooting is largely due to his father's teaching that he must use a non-dominant left-handed shot.

That's unbelievable to say, and Simmons' father's theory is that left-handed shots are not easy to be blocked by defense.

That theory sounds fine. After all, many players are used to blocking shots with their right hands, but the problem is that Simmons is not left-handed, and that operation is [-]% a threat at his own expense. Even if he is as strong and paranoid as Kobe and Jordan, he did not play that kind of trick.

The key is that Simmons' father was a professional player, and Simmons' shooting trainer was his brother.

As a bystander, it is hard to imagine and believe that Simmons, as the No. [-] pick, actually accepted that kind of thinking and training.

It's just nonsense to want to practice enough threatening shots in NBA-level competitions!
But that's the truth, and Simmons never considered whether there was a problem with training like that, and the Sixers didn't get involved.

A group of people just sat and watched Simmons's shooting worse and worse, and then developed an epic eye-catching operation of "unguarded empty basket, I am more than 1.9 meters tall and don't dunk, I just want to pass it to my [-]-meter teammate for a one-for-two" Westbrook is even more ruthless in forcibly finding assists!

"Coach, I assure you, I will follow the arrangement of the trainer and reach a better competitive state as soon as possible..." Curry solemnly made a promise, "I will strive to catch up with the playoffs. Guaranteed other projects as well.”

Su Yang raised his hand and patted Curry on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, and then called Cocleres, who was also a trainer specially recruited from the Timberwolves at a high price. He was mainly responsible for giving Curry private training, and said that he could start working at the training base tomorrow.

Cocleres' professional training programs are one of the reasons why Curry's ankles become healthy and stable. Su Yang took advantage of the All-Star weekend to complete the poaching, which can be regarded as a luxurious package for Curry. After all, so much energy, material and financial resources have been spent. .

After chatting for a while, Su Yang got up and left the general manager's office, and went to his own office to prepare for the next game against the Jazz.

As soon as he entered the door, Mike Brown smiled excitedly: "Su, just as you guessed, the Portland Trail Blazers officially announced the dismissal of coach Nate McMillan. I just called him to comfort him and convey your recruitment. the meaning of.

He said that he would seriously consider it, but his mind is messed up right now, and he needs to rest for a while before giving you a final answer. "

Su Yang hummed and nodded. There was an assistant coach seat reserved before, and he planned to keep it vacant. When he played against the Trail Blazers, he thought that McMillan might be fired, so he temporarily asked Mike Brown to pay attention to relevant news. It was exactly as imagined.

The young people in the Blazers refused to accept McMillan, and the boss couldn't help it. In that case, the head coach could only leave.

"Let's have a meeting first..."

Su Yang took the assistants and scouts to discuss how to play against the Jazz as usual, mainly because he had lost to the Jazz twice before.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Lakers held a press conference for Biedrins, Jordan Hill and Sessions.

Su Yang accompanied them and welcomed the three players. He promised to design the most suitable tactics for the three players and take them to enjoy the feeling of winning. Let Biedrins forget that he was in the Warriors, and Sessions forgot that he was in the Cavaliers , those powerless feelings of always losing.

A group of reporters joked that he finally stopped wholesale MVP.

After training in the afternoon, Su Yang dialed McMillan as planned and formally issued an invitation for an assistant coach position. Although he was not the chief assistant coach, he also provided McMillan with a job and at the same time expressed his approval for McMillan to the league.

It is equivalent to thank you for being promoted in the first place.

That kind of recognition is more important than a job, because it indirectly shows that McMillan has a level, otherwise why would he find a job so quickly.

For example, Doc Rivers received a five-year contract from the 76ers the day after he was fired by the Clippers, which shows that Rivers is very capable! ! !

Of course, Su Yang does need some help from McMillan in terms of defense, which is by no means purely thankful.

McMillan can leave at any time, whether to be the head coach of another team, or the chief assistant coach, he will never stop him.

Perhaps moved by that strong sincerity, McMillan agreed to the invitation on the spot, and Su Yang then reported it to the management.

After a while, the Lakers officially updated their tweets and wrote: "Welcome Nate McMillan to the Lakers coaching staff!"

After the tweet was sent out, it quickly aroused heated discussions. Fans lamented that McMillan had changed from Su Yang's leader to his subordinate.

There are quite a lot of similar cases in the NBA. Kidd and Lawrence Frank, Nash and D'Antoni, are not so strict.

Su Yang did not respond to the discussion, and started working overtime after dinner, designing and adjusting offensive and defensive tactics including Curry.

(End of this chapter)