warrior godfather

Chapter 28 You Are The Heart Of The Bulldog

Stevens continued:

"Ronan, I know that you have been working hard to coach an NBA team and have prepared a lot for it. We all know that in the NBA, superstars are everything, because the NBA's game system determines that superstars will always have to adjust their status. Time, the seven-game four-win system in the playoffs is destined to allow the stronger side to advance to the next round, and almost no team can win by luck."

"But the NCAA is different! You didn't go through March Madness. I did. There, a game is a game, and anything is possible. There are too many weaker teams. It is a wealthy school with a profound heritage, so the NCAA has always been coach-centered, and tactics are everything in the NCAA!"

"You put too much emphasis on Stephen, don't you think he takes too many shots? We are not those weak teams, at least in the Horizon League, the Bulldogs are powerful! AJ and Drew are both selected The best team in the Horizon League last season, but they didn't even have much sense of presence in these few games. Is this reasonable? Everyone can see the huge potential in Stephen, but he is just a genius, not a superstar. Reasonable Tactics are more important to the team, Ronan, you are the core of the Bulldogs!"

Outside the quiet and empty arena, Stevens' clear voice spread far away.

After he finished speaking, after a while, Zhang Yu said softly:

"Brad, thanks."

"Thank me for what? I'm criticizing you." Stevens' serious expression stretched out, and he knew that Zhang Yu listened.

"Thank you for waking me up. Since Stephen joined the team, I have been a little lost. I thought he could solve everything, and I forgot that he was just a freshman and the special nature of the NCAA." Zhang Yu took a deep breath, sincerely Said.

"Then let's go." Stevens smiled, and pulled Zhang Yu to walk in another direction.

"Hey, what, this is not my way back to the apartment!"

"I know, this is the way to the office."

"It's so late, what are you doing in the office?"

"Of course it is to study Stephen's poor state, or his new tactics when he was restricted."

"It's almost 10:30 now, can't you think about it tomorrow?"

"No, I'm bursting with inspiration right now, and I have a lot of ideas to discuss with you."

"Brad! I think you want revenge on me!"

"What revenge, this is your punishment for losing the game!"

The two chatted and drifted away, their voices disappearing in the night wind.

……

The next day, both Zhang Yu and Stevens appeared in the team's training with dark circles under their eyes.

The aftermath of yesterday's disastrous defeat has not yet dissipated, and the team's atmosphere is very low. Even Julian Beko, who used to like to joke the most, was silent, and the training was carried out under a heavy low pressure.

Curry silently shoots three-pointers. Unlike yesterday’s repeated missed shots, Curry’s three-pointers today are without fail, and the shots go farther and farther. From close to the three-point line to two steps away from the three-point line Long distance, the hit rate is extremely high.

But his brows were tightly furrowed, and there was no smile at all.

Zhang Yu walked over to Curry, observed carefully, and found that he shot a lot more in a few specific places, and these are the places where he missed three-pointers yesterday.

Zhang Yu didn't say anything, and walked away slowly.

The day's training ended dullly. Zhang Yu called all the team members together and said slowly:

"I noticed that Stephen practiced extra shooting at the point where he missed the shot yesterday. The atmosphere of today's training is not right. I know, you are still thinking about yesterday's game."

"Coach, I made an inaccurate shot yesterday. I failed everyone's trust and caused the team to lose this game. I'm sorry." Curry apologized.

"Even Jordan sometimes performed abnormally, not to mention you, the loss to Purdue University is not your fault, but my responsibility." Zhang Yu said.

The players looked up at Zhang Yu in surprise, and Curry said quickly:
"No, coach, the tactics you arranged are very good, which gave me a lot of easy shots, but I didn't grasp them."

Zhang Yu looked at Curry with a face of self-blame, shook his head and laughed:
"What, are we holding a pot-sharing meeting? Take the responsibility on yourself, don't worry, when you play poorly in the future, many people will spontaneously hold a meeting for you."

"A meeting?" Curry was a little puzzled.

"You will know later." Zhang Yu couldn't help laughing when he remembered the grand occasion of the Turtle Slaying Conference in his previous life.

Curry was confused by Zhang Yu's words, but before he had time to think about it, Zhang Yu changed the subject:
"Everyone has times when they are not in good shape, and you are no exception, Stephen, but I didn't take this into consideration and bet all my treasures on you. I didn't make any tactical adjustments, but placed my hopes on your touch." Recovery, the loss of this game is entirely my responsibility, and I want to apologize to everyone."

After speaking, he bowed deeply to the players.

Everyone was stunned, they had never seen such a scene before.

In the NCAA, the head coach has always been the most prestigious person on the team. Arranging offensive and defensive tactics and deciding on the starting lineup have always been decided with one word. At most, they will discuss with the coaching staff, and even accept the advice of the assistant coach. For the head coach himself.

But Zhang Yu admitted his mistake so directly, which refreshed their cognition, and the scene turned cold all of a sudden.

Zhang Yu straightened up, unaffected at all, and continued to talk eloquently:

"Of course, losing is a very normal thing. There has never been an invincible team in the world, but I can't tolerate losing games due to low-level mistakes. Coach Stevens and I are already designing new tactics. Let everyone be integrated into the team's offense, I hope you can train well and don't make mistakes, otherwise I will not be polite."

The team members breathed a sigh of relief, this is right, the deepest impression Zhang Yu has left on them in the past few months is that he is extremely strict, and the tactics he arranges must be executed meticulously, otherwise he will usher in the most severe criticism .

Of course, if he plays according to his tactics but it doesn't work, he will never blame the players.

"Basketball is not a one-person sport, the team is the essence of victory. No matter how good or bad Stephen is, you should not pin your hope of victory on him alone. If you want to enter March Madness and go further, you need everyone. Working together, a loss in a game doesn’t count, it’s just a win next time, I want to see your smiles tomorrow, understand?” Zhang Yu said.

"Yes, sir (yes, sir)!" The players responded in unison.

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