start with scouting

Chapter 437

With the promise, the transformation plan was off to a smooth start.

Su Yang didn't relax completely. The main thing is that Cousins ​​often said what he said. He might promise today and forget it tomorrow. At the beginning, he vowed to take revenge on Griffin, but it turned out that he didn't target anyone in a few days. , will only be myself.

Thinking of that nonsense, Su Yang also figured out why Rivers always likes to say BE US when suspending the chicken soup!

Anyway, when things go wrong, be yourself.

The topic turned to Patrick Patterson. Su Yang explained the only way to trade, and gradually reminded Cousins ​​that he also tried to be friends with people other than his college teammates, such as the team point guard Thomas Jr., after all, Thomas helped him regardless of danger. .

"I regret that incident, I want to thank him..."

During the words, Cousins ​​showed shame. At the beginning, he almost went to fight with the Mavericks photographer. If Thomas Jr., who is 175 centimeters tall and weighs 83 kilograms, stopped him who is 208 centimeters tall and 122 kilograms, he would have been suspended for ten games. field.

Su Yang took advantage of the opportunity to chat about hobbies, and the plane took off from Sacramento and headed straight for Alas Vegas.Cousin promised that he would entertain Thomas Jr. later, and asked if he was interested in attending together. Su Yang readily agreed, as long as he was free.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the two rushed to the Thomas Cox Arena, and there were still more than 20 minutes before the start of the Summer League Finals.

Antetokounmpo and Gobert are shooting and warming up, and Su Yang continues to advance the transformation plan so that Cousins ​​will not think too much.

"Go and cheer up, just say to be yourself!"

Cousins ​​scratched his head foolishly, then walked to the Kings' half court, raised his hands and clapped nervously, and called the whole team to surround him.

Brother Antetokounmpo immediately put down the basketball and walked up without any hesitation. When other people saw the situation, they also gathered around.

"The final is coming soon! This is the first time that the league officially awards the championship trophy for the Las Vegas Summer League, and it is also the first time that TNT will broadcast live. We will try our best to win this game. Coach Su Yang asked me to tell you, BE US!"

Antetokounmpo and the others showed curiosity when they heard the words, and Su Yang's face was full of black lines. Why didn't Cousins ​​know how to turn?

However, at least he looks like a team leader.

Su Yang chuckled and shook his head, then walked to sit next to Snyder, and asked in a low voice, "How is Seth Curry doing recently?"

"just so so..." Snyder took out the statistics sheet, like Seth Curry averaged only 7.4 points per game, "I talked to him before and suggested that he try Stephen's style of play and style, but he thinks , must have its own unique style..."

"It's really very stylish. It's not as tall or strong as his brother. It doesn't have the combination of man and ball like his brother. It doesn't have the dribbling breakthrough of his brother. It doesn't have the three-pointer with the ball like his brother. The defensive awareness is also better than that of his brother. His brother is bad, he was seriously injured in college and lost the draft..."

Su Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, and made up his mind. First, he made it clear to Seth Curry that he was willing to sign the contract starting from the NBDL. After all, he could not adapt to the intensity of the NBA game now. Also welcome.

While thinking about it, the game between the king and the sun started.

After a few rounds of simple testing, Antetokounmpo turned into an offensive maniac. He first took the ball and ran down quickly, ignoring the threat of defense and making a layup. In the lying down position, hit the board to score.

There is also a big step from the waist to grab the rhythm layup. The step is too big, which prevents the defensive players from responding in time.

There is also a big step beyond the three-point line to catch the ball, take advantage of the trend to join the ball, without facing the defense of the flying pounce, and confidently hit a high three-pointer.

There is also a short angle to turn around after pulling the ball, skillfully pull the bar in the air, avoid the blocking of the defending players, and steadily pick the basket to score.

There is also a three-point line to get the ball, use the cover to pass two defenders in an instant, dribble with the left hand to get it, and dunk the other person.

"The defensive intensity of the summer league is too low, making Antetokounmpo play like a combination of Kobe + LeBron, seemingly omnipotent..." Seeing this, Su Yang sighed in his heart. His own tactical bonus is great. It is estimated that after the finals, the media will With fanfare.

Gobert performed equally well. Against Sun No. [-] rookie Alex Len, he used a cover to cross the paint to catch the ball, and then found an angle to take advantage of it. Alex Lane has no temper.

Apart from two three-pointers, Robert Covington didn't perform very well. The main summer league game's defensive intensity was too low, and everyone didn't defend much. His defensive effect alone was relatively poor. Seth Curry and Van der Brew two Defender, passing is also average.

Amid intermittent cheers, the Kings beat the Suns by 24 to win the Las Vegas Summer League championship.

Alphabet played 29 minutes, scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist and 2 steals. He was elected as the MVP of the summer league, and together with Gobert and Covington, he was selected as the best team in the summer league. The other two were Valanchus and Lillard.

After the game, Su Yang invited the whole team to celebrate with a party at the Caesars Palace Hotel, and flew back to Sacramento the next day.

The king's summer league championship did not cause much discussion in the mainstream media, but the local newspapers and online forums in Saskatchewan were ecstatic, because the king's changes were visible to the naked eye, at least the offensive end became more organized, and Cousins ​​would not yell, "We are Are you attacking? '

Seth Curry replied that he was willing to start playing in NBDL, but he was unwilling at first, mainly because of his father and brother's advice: studying with coach Su Yang for a long time is much better than going to other places to sit on the bench. At least the concept will be advanced.

In that way, No. 15 of the king's roster is determined.

Hinkie proposed to add another point guard or shooting guard, or even a small forward. The specific plan is to use the second-round picks of 16 and 18 to trade Derek Williams of the Timberwolves or Luke of the Bucks. Barmotte.

Su Yang thinks about it carefully and thinks it is unnecessary, it is more flexible to keep the draft pick, and Hinkie turns to design a potential mid-season deal.

Su Yang was completely free, flew back to China according to the plan, went to sit with Mr. Lei who invested, and then expanded the business scope of the domestic branch, accepted the invitation by the way, had dinner with several CBA team bosses, signed a cooperation agreement, and helped with training The outstanding seedlings of those teams earn some extra money during the off-season, and promise to recommend foreign aid for them in the future to avoid middlemen making the difference.

He will fly to the United States at the end of July. Su Yang will occasionally go to see Antetokounmpo and the others for training, occasionally go to work in the Los Angeles company, occasionally participate in activities initiated by Cousins ​​or Thomas Jr., and also go to Los Angeles to attend Harden’s birthday party, and also go on vacation a few days.

Antetokounmpo has become stronger and even taller with the naked eye, and his ball-handling skills have also improved under the guidance of Phil Handy.

Gobert's emphasis on strengthening the lower limbs has also seen the effect visible to the naked eye.

Covington focuses on defense and three-pointers, and once hit 30 open shots in a row, and has become better at timing air cuts.

Maybe it's because it's located in Sacramento, unlike Los Angeles, where there are so many temptations. Several rookies train very hard.

Veteran Millsap and others did not slack off, and even took the initiative to upload their training videos in the team chat many times.

Even Gay, who is the most worrying, took the initiative to lose weight, tried to increase the speed of the offensive end, and actively practiced three-pointers.

Su Yang took a special week to pull Thomas Jr. and Cousins ​​to conduct special training, so that they could understand the core concept of their tactical system - under normal circumstances, each attack should move as much as possible, so as to increase the number of open spaces and the probability of an opponent making a mistake.

The whole team worked hard silently, intending to quietly amaze the entire league.

Such a miraculous tacit understanding is all due to the prestige of Su Yang's four consecutive championships.

Time came to the end of September in a blink of an eye, and the Kings held a training camp for the new season ahead of schedule, preparing for a week-long tactical joint training.

(End of this chapter)