The invincible kryptonite of basketball

But for those like the Pelicans who went back to fish early without playing in the playoffs, the training camp will definitely start earlier.

After bringing the cub back, Olson became an animal expert, taking care of all kinds.

But in this way, Tang Tian could also concentrate on the court.

On September 9, the Pelicans' training camp officially began.

Tang Tian came to the arena early in the morning.

The New Orleans Arena is a new arena built in 1999. In 2002, the original Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans, and it became the team's home stadium.

One of the interesting things is that the New Orleans Arena and the New Orleans Football Stadium behind it are next to each other.

The newly built arena was originally quite large, but at first glance, it is only one-third the size of the rugby stadium behind it.

It was a spectacle.

ps: Calvin wrote a plot on a whim before, everyone should try to spray as little as possible... Tomorrow I will start writing the plot of the Pelicans...

Chapter 425 Teammates of the Pelican

But it has something to do with the city of New Orleans.

New Orleans was built at the mouth of the river, the ground is full of swamps, the ground is prone to subsidence, the roads are full of potholes, and there are not many places that can be used to build large buildings, which is why this rare scene occurs.

The arena is oval, and the entrance is on the north side. He greeted the security guard at the gate, and only after entering did he realize that he was the first one to come.

Walking down the hall, he saw some large poster photos of the team on the walls.

There was Eric Gordon, there was Anthony Davis, and to his surprise, the biggest one was Paul's.

It has been two years since Paul left New Orleans, and his poster is still there.

It seems that his influence in this city, or the hearts of the fans here, is higher than he expected.

But this is also reasonable. The history of this team itself is not long, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Paul is the best player in team history.

The arena sells tickets, so it's normal to keep them.

It seems that in addition to proving himself this season, what he has to do is to replace Paul in the hearts of New Orleans fans.

Go through the tunnel and then to the team's locker room.

Unlike the Spurs' college-like locker room, the Pelicans' locker room is obviously more luxurious and much newer.

The arena itself is new. When Hurricane Katrina swept through in 2005, the arena was severely damaged, and the floor and walls of the locker room were all soaked in water. At that time, it was completely renovated.

So when you go in, there is a feeling that makes people shine.

And the place is also big, without the feeling of dwelling in ATT Arena.

There is also a big TV in front of the dressing room, and the whole modern feeling comes out.

But what surprised him the most was that he found his own wardrobe!

Tang Tian's pinyin abbreviation is next to Davis' wardrobe, and Eric Gordon's is on the other side.

It can be seen from this ranking that it is true that Williams said that he would train him to be the core of the team's perimeter.

Even in the closet, jerseys and so on are already hanging there.

This treatment is the real core treatment.

Because of choosing the Pelicans, he suffered a lot of doubts from the fans, but the Pelicans prepared so hard that he felt that the original choice was really worth it.

He started changing his training jersey in the locker room.

Just at this moment, someone opened the door and came in.

He met the thick-eyed Davis from the Pelicans.

To say that Davis has not been in the league for a long time now, and he has neither long hair nor beard, and his looks are really conspicuous.

"You actually found the locker room the first time."

Davis said in surprise when he came in.

"Um……"

Tang Tian glanced at Davis, you couldn't find the locker room when you first came?

"I went into the women's locker room the first time I came, and there are so many rooms here, more than Kentucky."

"..."

Tang Tian held back his smile, are you sure you're just cute and didn't do it on purpose?

After a while, other team members came in one after another.

Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday, Aminu, Jason Smith, Anthony Morrow.

These are the core players of the Pelicans this season.

To be honest, the Pelicans are also one of the teams with relatively large lineup changes during the offseason.

Among the five starters last season, Vasquez and Robin Lopez all left the team, and Holiday was just traded.

Tang Tian sat on the bench, and some players came over to say hello to him one after another.

The atmosphere of this team, from Davis, to Holiday, and Anderson, is inexplicably friendly.

This feeling is a bit like the Spurs, but not the same.

Probably the biggest difference is that there is no flirt like Ginobili here.

On the first day of the training camp, not all the players were present, and Rivers and several other players hadn't come yet.

However, so many people came on the first day of the training camp, which is already considered good in the league.

You must know that the Pelicans are not a championship team like the Spurs. This is the second-to-last team in the Western Conference last season, with only 27 wins.

After the players changed their uniforms one after another, head coach Monty Williams and assistant coach James Borrego came to the locker room.

Williams Tang Tian has met before, but he is actually only in his early 40s, and he is the youngest coach in the league.

Assistant coach James Borrego is even younger, less than 40 years old, and looks quite handsome, a bit like Shia LaBeouf, the star of the first three "Transformers".

To put it bluntly, the Pelicans coaching staff is full of youthful vitality, but to put it bluntly, it is immature and inexperienced.

But the coaching staff is actually not important to Tang Tian.

When he decided to leave the Spurs, he had already planned his future positioning as a player plus coach.

And Williams' words, at least a very humble coach, willing to listen, this is enough.

"Guys, we didn't have a good season last season, but that doesn't matter anymore because we're so different from last season.

We ushered in two very important new members, Zhu, he is an All-Star player, and Don, he is an All-Star starter and helped the Spurs complete two consecutive championships.

They've all achieved great things, but like the rest of the team, like our team, they're young.

We may not be able to win the championship this season, but the future is worth looking forward to. I believe in you, I believe in you from the bottom of my heart, and we can do something great. "

After listening to Williams' words, Tang Tian had a look of surprise and admiration in his eyes.

It turns out that Williams is not only good at training players, this chicken soup is also good.

It was a pleasant surprise.

But before he finished praising him, Williams called him.

"Don is the only one on this team who has the experience of winning the championship. I believe he should have some understanding."

This was something he hadn't said before, and the question was a bit sudden, but Tang Tian had seen all kinds of big scenes before, so he was only slightly surprised, and then stood up.

The other team members all looked at Tang Tian, ​​and it was rare for the coach to ask him to give a speech as soon as he arrived.

"The coach's speech was very inspiring. To be honest, I have never heard such a contagious speech in the two years I have been in the Spurs. You know, it was an old guy with a group of old guys. The team, they're not going to need this."

Tang Tian's first sentence made everyone in the locker room laugh.

In a mild team atmosphere, he is probably the only one with a sense of humor.

"But I think the coach's words are questionable. Young teams can also chase championships."

Tang Tian's next words made Williams pouted, his expression seemed to say that it was up to you.

The team members laughed again, Tang Tian seemed to have a sense of humor.

"I am not joking, nor am I exaggerating. Experience can be accumulated through competitions, and competitions can also be used to make up for experience. The reason why I say this is because I have done it before.

Yes, I did. Before helping the Spurs win two consecutive championships, I won the final championship in the NCAA with a team that was also young. "

Tang Tian continued.

ps: Sorry everyone, try to write 2 more chapters today.

Chapter 426 Good Man No. 2 Anderson

After Tang Tian finished speaking, the laughter of the team members gradually subsided, and then they all applauded one after another.

These words are a bit pretentious.

But it is the out-and-out truth.

The scene where Tang Tian helped UConn win the championship was a sensation. You must know that UConn, except for Walker and Auriaqi, were all freshmen.

Speaking of experience, they are much worse than the Pelicans now, but they won the championship in the end.

Young and missed the championship?

Really not sure!

Williams also nodded involuntarily at this time.

On the first day of the meeting, Tang Tian let him see his role off the court, which seemed to be as good as on the court.

For a moment, he felt that their bet was right, even more right than he had imagined.

"Okay, guys, let's get motivated. Don's right. Our goal is the championship. It doesn't matter whether we succeed in the end. The important thing is that that is our goal."

Williams said while the iron was hot.

The players are also gearing up.

It has to be said that Williams and Tang Tian hadn't discussed it beforehand, but they unexpectedly got together.

The team members stood up one after another, and Anderson quickly walked to the door to open the door for others.

The players yelled and walked out of the locker room, as if they were not going to the training field, but the real field.

Young people are easy to be encouraged, and they are more motivated than each other when they really come to the training ground.

"James, we really found the perfect guy."

Williams said to Borrego with some excitement.

"Yes, we can surprise everyone this season."

Borrego also nodded excitedly.

The two of them seem to have a lot to do with each other.

Williams was coached by Popovich in college and in the NBA, and Borrego was also from the Spurs. He started as a video coordinator and finally became an assistant coach for a total of 7 years.

When Williams came to coach the Hornets, the first thing he did was to find Borrego as the chief assistant.

After the basic training, there was a full-court confrontation, and during this full-court confrontation, something happened that shocked the two of them.

Tang Tian, ​​in Ganba.

Facing Aminu's bukkake Ganba hit.

With a feint shot, Aminu was moved away and the shot was hit by a one-step shot.

A dry pull hit without the ball to receive a pass from Holiday.