I'm king in the basket

Chapter 124 Quin Snyder

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake and afraid of well ropes for ten years, the shortcomings exposed by the Raptors last season can be said to be fully made up during the offseason.

Lack of defense?No problem, keep the bench bandit Evans, introduce defensive giant Tony Allen, and snatch the famous bad boy Matt Barnes from the Lakers.

Missing small forward?It is easy to handle. Pondexett was selected in the draft, and Matt Barnes was added as a supplement. It is reported that DeRozan is also developing into the position of a swingman. If it goes well, he may serve as the Raptors' third No. bit.

Not surprisingly, in the new season, the Raptors will be dominated by Pondexett and Matt Barnes at the third position. If possible, DeRozan can also make a guest appearance.

Now, the only unresolved question is their manager.

When the Raptors' coach position was left vacant, coaches all over the country who missed the NBA were moved.

If you can be in charge of the Raptors' coach, what it means is self-evident.

Even a mediocre guy like Jay Triano who doesn't have any real talents can lead them to the semi-finals and fight the overall runner-up in six bloody battles. Who is different?
Although the NBA is a place where the winner is judged by the championship, there is only one championship team every season, and some teams have been established for decades. So far, I have not seen what the O'Brien Cup looks like up close.

For the head coach, resume is very important.

If Triano doesn’t love Toronto, he can find another job. After all, he is no longer the coach of a bad team. There is an extra point on his resume that is very eye-catching. "Leading the Raptors to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2009-2010 Season".

Li Xing walked around the United States again and again, but he still couldn't find a candidate he liked.

At this moment, he can only lament that his previous life was wasted.

If he is a pure fan, why is it so troublesome now?

At this time, a man with ideals came from San Antonio. He wanted to come to this strange country to seek a great future.

Quinn Snyder.

When he was a student, he was a member of the Duke Blue Devils and wanted to challenge the NBA, but due to limited talent, he failed.

He also wanted to travel to Europe to continue his basketball career, but finally he gave up and became a coach.

At the time, no one knew why Larry Brown chose him on the coaching staff.Just like people used to be surprised that Coach K picked Snyder to play at Duke University.

Within a year, Brown was out of class, and Snyder returned to Duke as an assistant to Coach K.Although Snyder reached the Final Four three times during his four years in college, it was a pity that he failed to win the championship. This is a pity in his basketball career.

In this way, Snyder stayed by Old K's side for six years, during which time Duke never won the championship.

Snyder got his first chance at coaching in 1999, when he became the head coach of the University of Mississippi and led the team to the Elite Eight, a bright spot on his résumé.

Beginning in 07, Snyder joined the Spurs' coaching staff and became the coach of the Spurs' affiliated Development League team, the Austin Bulls.During this period, he often consulted with Popovich, who was from the same school, for advice on techniques and tactics, and enhanced his business capabilities.

Last year, he was elected the best head coach in the Development League.

It can be said that Snyder has gone through a lot of experience, and he needs an opportunity and stage that allows him to display his talents.

When he heard that Triano was resigning and the Raptors coach was up in the air, he saw an opportunity.

He was good with the Spurs, but he wanted to be better, he wanted a chance to get ahead.

He waited ten years for such an opportunity. Ten years ago, he became the head coach of the University of Mississippi, and he emerged from then on. Now, he finally sees hope again.

So he resolutely handed in his resignation letter and went to Toronto.

In the past few days, well-known coaches have appeared at the Esbjerg Center at any time. In terms of fame, Snyder is far behind them.

Li Xing also went out and returned.

There is still one and a half months before the opening of the training camp for the new season. The Raptors need to determine the head coach as soon as possible, so that they can officially start the preparations for the new season.

"Larch, I feel like my fucking shooting has improved a lot. I hit a hundred three-pointers in a row from the perimeter yesterday!"

From the moment Stephenson was drafted by the Raptors, he became Li Xing's henchman.

As long as Li Xingren is in Toronto, he will follow him every step of the way.

He regards Li Xing as his benefactor and trusts him extremely.

"Lance, do you have anything else to do?"

Li Xing wanted to rest for a while, but this rookie who was full and had nothing to do kept following him, like a bird in spring, chirping non-stop, annoying him to death.

Stephenson said eagerly: "Is there anything I can do for you? Larch, I'll take care of things, don't worry!"

"Rookie, help me buy water!"

Evans roared from a distance.

"Reggie, you can let Quincy go, he likes to run errands." Even a bastard like Stephenson is afraid of an unreasonable hooligan like Evans.

Evans muttered: "I let whoever I want go! Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just go if you tell me! Execution is over, understand?"

"Yes Yes Yes"

If he utters another word, he will be beaten.
Stephenson immediately ran away from Evans.

Li Xing was finally at ease: "Reggie, be nicer to rookies."

"You don't understand! When you deal with a rookie like you, you can control the violence with violence, otherwise he will think you are easy to bully!" Evans looked at Li Xing unkindly, and said, "It's like You, if you think that Chris is gone, you are the boss, and if you play the boss with me, you will understand the consequences."

This cold look made Li Xing inexplicably uncomfortable: "I understand, I understand."

"Fuck! I hate this place! Why doesn't the convenience store outside even have brown bear juice?"

The newcomer Matt Barnes is a cranky bastard who acts bullish when he first arrives, and doesn't think of himself as an outsider at all.

Tony Allen was lying on the ground doing stretching with the trainer. Hearing his complaints, he said lightly: "Who told you to come to the countryside? There is no brown bear juice in Toronto!"

"Damn! A place without brown bear juice is worse than the countryside! I think this place is still in the [-]th century!" Barnes seemed to have a lot of opinions on Toronto.

Seeing this violent training atmosphere, Snyder shook his head silently in his heart.

If I am in charge of the coach, I must let myself glow with a new brilliance, and I will definitely not be as scattered as I am now!
Finally, Li Xing noticed Snyder and asked Evans beside him, "Who is that?"

"It seems to be a coach from San Antonio. He is not well-known. I guess he is here to try his luck."

Evans said disdainfully: "Damn! These cats and dogs really think we are collecting junk? Everyone wants to get involved!"

Li Xing didn't have any hope at first, so he opened the Omniscient Eye casually, scanned Snyder's attributes, and jumped up from the ground in shock.

"Lying in a trough!"

Coaching potential: Grade A.

Style: Defensive first, inside oriented, disciplined.

Although his current attributes are not high, and as a coach, his score is less than 70, but he has A-level potential.

A coach is a very special existence. Those coaches with full potential, once they have the opportunity to coach the team, their ratings will rise rapidly.

"What's wrong with you?"

Evans said: "Could it be a period? Do you want me to beat you up?"

"go with!"

Li Xing followed, he wanted to see how the team interviewed.

I don't know how expressive this guy is?Can you stop Colangelo at once?If it doesn't work, he can only do it.

The office is full of Raptors management and coaching staff.

The former coach Triano can be said to be the chief examiner, and Colangelo attaches great importance to his opinion.

"Quinn, we watched your game with the Austin Bulls. We think your coaching style meets our needs. Tell us about your team building philosophy." Triano asked with a smile.

Snyder wasn't nervous at all, and said with eloquence: "Jay, my philosophy is the same as yours."

"Lucky Lee is the unshakable cornerstone of the team."

"If it were me, I'd take that system and polish it in other ways," Snyder said.

Li Xing just stood outside and listened.

He didn't know what the other coaches said during the interview, but what Snyder said won his favor.

Triano asked a question, and Snyder could answer a lot. This was something he had prepared before. At this moment, he was just talking about his years of coaching experience.

After Snyder finished speaking, Li Xing pushed the door in: "Everyone, I don't want to eavesdrop, I just want to come in and get something."

Snyder looked back at Li Xing. All the key points of what he said just now depended on Li Xing.

Whether his idea can be successful, in the final analysis, depends on Li Xing's future performance.

Of course, the Raptors also need to give him this opportunity.

"Larch, since you're listening, what do you think?" Triano asked casually.

Li Xing smiled and said, "I don't really understand this, but I think what he said is very good."

After all, Li Xing walked out of the room.

No one knew what Li Xing's words meant. Triano said to Snyder: "If necessary, we will contact you."

"alright, thank you very much!"

Snyder got up and walked out of the room.

If he fails to hold the Raptors' whip in the end, he may regret it, regretting that he gave up the coaching position of the Development League for this slim hope.

But if he doesn't fight for it, it will haunt him forever.

At this time, Li Xing was practicing a low turnaround jumper not far away.

He didn't develop this skill last season.

Seeing Li Xing who had evolved again, what Snyder thought was, if he was under my command, how would I arrange him?

Obviously, the horoscope has not been written yet, but Snyder started to calculate on his own.

　Four more today, please ask for a few tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)