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Chapter 20 Nash's Conversation

Chapter 20 Nash's Conversation

After learning that Li Shihao was going to fly to Phoenix, Yunfei was still calm, and the relationship between them is now in a delicate state.Li Shihao didn't want to break this balance either, he was already content with being accompanied by the girl he had a crush on.

Just before leaving home, Yunfei hesitated at the door for a long time, but still put a box of cold medicine in Li Shihao's palm, and said with concern: "There will be two back-to-back games in a row, pay attention to your body, don't catch a cold, this time Keep a box of medicine by your side, you can use it when you need it, take care of yourself, old classmate!"

Hearing the warm words from the girl, Li Shihao felt warm in his heart. He hummed lightly, waved at Yunfei, turned and left.

While on the plane, Li Shihao listened to the music quietly, thinking about the strategy against the Suns.

This season the Timberwolves head coach is McHale, but this old man, who was called a great player during his player period, did not show his brilliance in his coaching career.

Most of the Timberwolves' tactics this season were initiated and organized by Li Shihao, and McHale delegated part of the power of the head coach to Li Shihao.

Li Shihao has no complaints about this. As a rookie, it is extremely rare to be able to gain such trust in his rookie season. What's more, having the right to execute tactics will sometimes double the pressure on Li Shihao, but it also has the greatest tempering effect on him. .

McHale also approached him at the beginning of the season, saying that in the middle of the season, waiting for the record to stabilize, he would step down as the head coach and continue to serve as the team's general manager to concentrate on running the team's operations.

As for the candidate for the position of head coach, McHale, a Hall of Fame player, rarely kept a secret in front of Li Shihao. He smiled mysteriously: "The head coach is very interested in you, and he wants to know where your upper limit is. , so your performance this season will determine whether he will come to teach!"

Li Shihao couldn't help but be full of doubts when he thought of this. Larry Brown, Phil Jackson... the names of famous coaches flashed in his mind, but he couldn't guess an answer.

After thinking hard for a long time with no results, Li Shihao began to study the soul of the Phoenix Suns - Stephen Nash.

The Canadian, who has played in the league for more than ten years, has gradually shown his twilight status. Although his passing and offense are still at the master level, his physical strength has declined, so that he no longer has the glory of the MVP period.

Time is fleeting, white head is hard to regret!

After experiencing the painful memory of not even entering the playoffs last season, after the Suns gathered Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Jason Richardson, Grant Hill and many other powerful players, In the new season, I plan to attack the championship again!
Especially Grant Hill, the former Jordan successor, after experiencing injuries that could ruin his career, rejuvenated in Phoenix in Phoenix. He played 82 games in the regular season without any injuries. He averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists per game. An astonishing 2%, the efficiency is nothing short of amazing!
The Suns this season are really full of offensive power and full of unknowns!
In the next game against Nash, how to limit Nash's ability as much as possible will be a big problem that troubles Li Shihao.

It has to be said that Li Shihao does not like many stars in the NBA, and Nash is definitely one of them. The two-time MVP has brought out the offensive ability of the point guard to the fullest. It can be said that he represents what the point guard can do on the offensive end. Everything he does, breakthrough layups, mid-range shots, three-pointers, and free throws, all these scoring methods are as simple as drinking water and eating for him.

The most frightening thing is that he often doesn't need to score to help the team win!
His organizational passing is the biggest lethal weapon!

Thinking of this, Li Shihao couldn't help being a little distressed. It can be said that it is his honor to meet such a historical point guard, and it is also a kind of sadness!

In the next game, the Timberwolves, which just showed a little bit of good chemistry, may be severely defeated by the Suns led by Nash.

This is undoubtedly the most annoying thing about the rebuilding team. A little bit of good chemical reaction will be completely destroyed after encountering a strong team. If you can't maintain that little bit of team cooperation in the defeat It feels, then, what awaits them is only a losing streak!

After the team plane landed in Phoenix, Li Shihao received a mysterious call. The moment the other end of the phone was connected, Li Shihao heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

From the leader of the rival Phoenix Suns in this game - Steve Nash!

"Bruce, hello, I'm Steve Nash, are you interested in getting together?"

The words were gentle and friendly, not at all unfamiliar, but like an old friend for many years, which shows Nash's modest demeanor.

Li Shihao was surprised for a moment, but he readily accepted. After inquiring about the meeting place, he and the team leader McHale took a leave of absence and went to a Chinese restaurant in Phoenix.

When Li Shihao arrived at the meeting place, he found that it was a very distinctive Chinese restaurant. The classical Chinese decoration style was particularly conspicuous on the American streets on the other side of the ocean.

The waiter at the door looked like a Chinese face. After seeing Li Shihao entering the door, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a friendly manner: "Sir, what can I do for you?"

Li Shihao reported the room number given by Nash, and the waiter understood it as soon as he heard it, and took Li Shihao to a room with elegant decoration and quiet environment. The decoration here is in the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Porcelain and antiques from the Qing Dynasty, it can be seen that the owner of this restaurant is a boss who likes Ming and Qing culture, but I don’t know if he is a Chinese compatriot.

As soon as he entered the room, Nash stood up with a smile and said hello: "Bruce, come, this way!"

Li Shihao responded with a smile, found an empty seat and sat down, and found that Stoudemire, Grant Hill and a group of Suns players were there.

Nash is still handsome, this old Canadian man is over 30 years old, and his style is still the same as before. He said with a smile: "Bruce, Yao and I have talked about you many times, and he has always treated you very well. Pay attention!"

Li Shihao was a little confused, he didn't know the relationship between Yao Ming and Nash.

Nash seemed to see his confusion, and he explained: "In the NBA, the proportion of foreign players is not large. We foreign players have some connections with each other, just like Dirk Nowitzki and China's Yao Zhi. The relationship between us is the same, we have a good relationship, and we often have dinner with each other after playing away games and participate in our respective parties."

"As early as when you were in college, your big brother Yao talked about you more than once. Although you were not outstanding at that time, he expressed great optimism for you!"

Li Shihao was very surprised. His freshman year was the darkest period of his life. He had no playing time and was not trusted. He silently insisted on such an unattainable ideal. He did not expect Yao Ming to start paying attention at that time. own!

"As early as after you finished your first year in the NCAA, Yao strongly recommended you to our team. Although your performance at that time can be said to be a bit dismal, I still suggested to the team management that if you fail in the draft Yes, we'll offer you a 10-day non-guaranteed contract!"

Li Shihao felt a little uncomfortable. As the leader of Chinese basketball, Yao Ming really did his best. It can be said that he had no strengths in his freshman year, but Yao Ming was still trying to find a way for himself to enter the NBA. This kind of heart , is really quite touching.

"But what surprised me is that after three years of experience in the NCAA, you have changed at an imperceptible and slow speed. During the three years, you have made little progress, and the speed is very slow, but you have been moving forward steadily. When our team's scouts compare your draft numbers this year with those from three years ago, we're all blown away!"

Li Shihao was silent and did not speak. No one knew how he gritted his teeth and persisted in that dark period of life. No one knew how much effort he had put in after being questioned, so that he was still making progress!

"During your junior year, I told the team's front office to select you with the team's only first-round pick, but you know, after your game with UConn, your pick The value of the position is far more than that simple as the 14th pick!" Nash smiled helplessly.

Li Shihao understands that his ability to be selected by the Timberwolves at the sixth place in this year's draft undoubtedly has the influence of that six-overtime game. Otherwise, with his poor physical fitness, there will not be many teams in that game The location chooses itself.

Nash paused, and continued: "You know, if you come to Phoenix this summer, we will give you a lot of playing time. After all, we have observed you for three years, and we have watched you change bit by bit. , and, you understand, I am no longer at the peak, I will train you to be the future leader of Phoenix!"

Li Shihao was a little flattered to hear this. Since he entered the league, the media has questioned him a lot. Few people are willing to express optimism about his NBA career!Only Stockton at the time praised himself after his draft.What he didn't expect was that Stephen Nash, the winner of the league's two-time MVP, would also be optimistic about himself.

Li Shihao was a little embarrassed. Faced with such praise from the top point guard masters in the league, even though he is a person with extremely firm beliefs, he also "blushed".

He said embarrassedly: "Steve, I'm just a rookie, don't praise me so much, I still have a lot of things to improve, I'm going to face you tomorrow, I'm afraid I'm going to get a disastrous defeat against your Suns team Already!"

Steve Nash shook his head with a smile, and said, "No! I've watched your game, and you've already led too much in this year's rookie class. Can let you adapt to this league as soon as possible, you will help the team more, in my opinion, maybe Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors can compare with you in the future!"

Li Shihao didn't expect this, Nash is optimistic about Stephen Curry?
As a good friend of Stephen Curry, Li Shihao is naturally very happy. After all, Curry and him have known each other since high school. Until now, the relationship is naturally very deep. He also hopes that Curry can have a legendary and great career!

However, Curry, who is still a little immature compared with him now, doesn't understand why Nash is so optimistic about him!
　As a newcomer, I have been adapting to the rhythm of coding every day. In the future, I will try my best to make a chapter of 3000 words, and strive to be on the shelves before the Chinese New Year~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)