warrior godfather

Chapter 420 Concerned about Gains and Losses (5000 words)
Facts have proved that the vision of the Warriors coaching staff is very vicious. The outcome of G6 between the Heat and the Bulls was completely in their expectation. The Bulls tried their best to catch up with the points difference, but the less than [-] points gap was like a moat in front of them. Never get past it.

In the end, the Heat defeated the Bulls 97:91, tied the big score at 3:3, and dragged the series into the tiebreaker.

At the end of the game, there was a dead silence in the auditorium of the United Center. The Bulls fans looked at the Heat players who were celebrating wildly on the field, with a deep unwillingness in their eyes and frustration.

In the Eastern Conference finals last year, the Bulls also led the Heat 3:2, were dragged into the tiebreaker by the Heat, and then were eliminated.

Zhang Yu looked at the slowly moving camera, where everyone was silent, and there were even some people with tears in their eyes, and said with emotion:

"The Bulls will be difficult to play in the next game. The Heat have home court advantage. Bosh's condition will only get better, not worse. The Heat are likely to enter the finals. You go back and watch the Heat's game video. The general direction is still What I said just now, but the specific tactics and rotation must be arranged."

As the first assistant, Silas nodded and agreed:

"No problem, but the Bulls are not out yet, are you also preparing a tactic against the Bulls?"

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said indifferently:
"It's not that I look down on the Bulls. Thibodeau will come and go in the same way. There is no need to prepare in advance. If the Bulls really eliminate the Heat, there will be time to study the Bulls. But to be honest, I don't think the Bulls are good at all. After all, as long as Rose is strangled, we will definitely win, after all, our inside defense is not as bad as the Heat!"

Hearing Zhang Yu's harsh words, the three of them not only smiled, but Zhang Yu led the three of them to the wine storage room under the guidance of Tina. Zhang Yu gave each of them two bottles of extremely high-end red wine and sent them out. Door.

The environment near the Glenview community is excellent, the night is quiet, the breeze is blowing, the sky is sparsely starred, and a waning moon hangs high.

Ron Adams and Fraser drove away in turn. Silas came first, parked the car at the farthest, and left last.

Just when he greeted Zhang Yu and was about to start the car, Zhang Yu lay on the glass and asked:
"Stephen, how is your interview going? If you still need to communicate, just say so, and I'll give you a leave of absence right away."

After the regular season, those lottery teams that were eliminated early, it’s time to change coaches. Most teams will not change coaches easily. There are always a few team owners and management who are very dissatisfied with the record. The coach selection work is in full swing, trying to determine the candidates before the start of the draft, so as to prevent the new coach from being dissatisfied with the rookies selected by the team, which is not conducive to the construction of the team lineup for the new season.

As the first assistant coach of the Warriors in the past three years, Silas has contributed a lot to the establishment of the Warriors' offensive system. With the soaring record of the Warriors, the outside world generally recognizes Zhang Yu's coaching talent, but he has not ignored Silas. effect.

After the start of the playoffs, the Timberwolves and the Rockets made the decision to replace their head coaches. Silas is one of their candidates and has already met with the management of the two teams. Zhang Yu asked for leave twice, and Zhang Yu readily approved them.

"The Timberwolves seem to be very interested in Rick Adelman. Last time I went to Minnesota, David Kahn's attitude was a bit cold; Darryl Morey was quite enthusiastic. I talked to him twice, basically It's settled, just need to sign the contract... It's all thanks to you, Ronan, Darryl Morey is very interested in data, I'm with you, and I also realized the usefulness of data, so I had a good talk with him Hurry." Silas laughed.

"Morey? Hehe..." Zhang Yu sneered as a cold light flashed in his eyes when he heard the name.

"Why, did you have a problem with him?" Silas asked puzzled.

Zhang Yu shook his head lightly:

"That's not true, but as far as I know, his attitude towards Huaxia is very bad, even somewhat hostile. I hate him very much." Zhang Yu explained.

"Ah? This..." Silas had a look of embarrassment on his face, he didn't know what to say, and after a while, he said, "I haven't heard of this..."

Zhang Yu's expression changed for a while before he calmed down and said:

"This is just his personal opinion, and it has nothing to do with your application for the Rockets head coach."

Zhang Yu hadn't asked Silas about his application for the head coach before. If he hadn't mentioned it today, Zhang Yu would have almost forgotten who the general manager of the Rockets is.

After that incident, Morey was called out by everyone among Huaxia fans, including Zhang Yu. As time passed, few people mentioned this name again.

When Silas heard Zhang Yu say this, he was relieved, and the tense expression on his face relaxed a lot.

"However, it is not easy to be the head coach of the Rockets. As long as Alexander is the owner of the Rockets, the Rockets will never be able to pay a penny of luxury tax, and he will never be able to take the right to trade and draft from Morey to you. You can think about it, if you go to the Rockets, you will be hindered everywhere." Zhang Yu said.

His words were very pertinent, but after hearing Silas, he shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"Ronan, I am satisfied to have the opportunity to coach a team. How dare I pick and choose? I am not as proud as you. I bought a team directly in order to become the head coach. This opportunity is very important. It’s very rare for me, and I have to catch it.”

In the NBA, the transition from an assistant coach to a head coach is extremely difficult. Except for a very few lucky ones who have been assistant coaches for a few years, they can immediately become regulars. Under normal circumstances, they have to survive more than ten years of qualifications before they have the opportunity to become a head coach. Those who can become regulars are only a minority. Most of the assistant coaches have no chance of becoming a full-time coach in their lifetime, or after serving as assistant coaches for several years, they quietly withdraw from the league and give up their positions to latecomers.

Silas' father, Paul Silas, caught up with the good times. After he retired in 1980, he immediately became the head coach of the San Diego Clippers. This is a characteristic of that era. Russell even retired. After serving as the head coach of the Celtics, the retired players rarely have this kind of opportunity. They all started as assistant coaches, and some worked for a lifetime without being able to become a head coach.

Silas respected his father very much and was eager to achieve the same achievements as Paul Silas, so he would never let go of this opportunity.

Silas spoke sincerely, and Zhang Yu immediately came to his senses, laughing at himself:
"You're right, I was thinking too much, there is no such thing as perfect, this opportunity is very good, you have to seize it, if you need to ask for leave, you can ask for it as soon as possible, but after the finals start, it will not work. "

Seeing Zhang Yu being so reasonable, Silas was also very grateful, and quickly said:
"Don't worry, Ronan, after we eliminated the Thunder, I have already negotiated with Darryl...uh, with the Rockets. We will talk about it after the finals. I will definitely not be distracted. Everything will be based on the finals." First!"

"Okay, since you said that, I'm not going to be polite." Zhang Yu said, "Although the Eastern Conference finals haven't been finished yet, I think our opponent is the Heat in all likelihood. Go back and watch the video carefully. Look for the Heat's weaknesses, and see how to arrange the appropriate tactics, the sooner the better."

"No problem, but don't be lazy. The Heat are very difficult to deal with. If you don't have the overall situation, I don't have much confidence." Silas said.

"Okay, let's go, when have I ever been lazy? I must watch more videos every day than you!" Zhang Yu patted the glass, took a step back, and said angrily.

"Haha, who told you to be Coach Z? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Thank you for the wine, Ronan!" Silas smiled and waved to Zhang Yu, started the car, drove out of the gate, and walked away.

……

The next day, Zhang Yu rubbed his red eyes and walked into the training ground.

After sending Silas away yesterday, he was disturbed by Morey's name, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He scolded Morey in his heart and imagined how to concoct Morey, but his mood was still quite In order to stir up the excitement, I simply reviewed the G6 of the Bulls and the Heat. It took an hour and I didn't go to bed until one o'clock in the morning.

This morning, he got up on time to guide the training. He didn't have enough rest time and his energy was a little sluggish.

But this will not affect Zhang Yu. After he arranged the training content this morning, he walked around the sidelines, observing the players' training, and personally giving pointers from time to time.

……

Bang!

Curry made a three-pointer, and the basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced high.

Bang!

Curry took the pass from the trainer, dribbled a bit, adjusted his rhythm, and made a three-pointer, which still bounced out of the frame.

Bang!

Curry chose to step back and make a three-pointer this time. The basketball made a wonderful trajectory, but it still ended in a strike.

brush!
Finally, after taking a few deep breaths, Curry made a steady three-pointer and went into the net hollow.

"Huh..." Curry let out a long sigh of relief, shook his head in dissatisfaction, waved his hand to signal the suspension of training, walked to the sidelines, picked up the energy drink, drank it in a small sip, looked at the front without focus, his eyes were a little blurred god.

This is not the first time, and it was the same yesterday. After Curry started training, he had to hit the iron for a few minutes before he could gradually find his shooting touch. After that, he would return to the normal level of 100 out of 90, and there would be no more problems.

Yes, 90% of the shots are placed on Curry, but it is normal. He dominates the shooting training and shooting games in the Warriors, whether it is free throws, emergency stop jumpers, three-pointers with the ball, three-pointers with the ball, It is still a super long three-pointer and a logo three-pointer. As long as it is related to shooting, Curry is the most accurate in the Warriors. Even Clay, whose shooting posture is like a textbook, is inferior to Curry in every way.

At Curry's level, there should never be a situation where there should be iron strikes in training.

Zhang Yu noticed this yesterday. Seeing that Curry adjusted himself later, he thought that he just needed to recover his hand feeling after a two-day vacation, so he didn't take it to heart. But after a day of training, Curry appeared again. This situation is very abnormal.

Zhang Yu walked up to Curry and said:
"Stephen, you only shot for a few minutes, why did you stop?"

"Ah? Uh... I'll adjust the feel of my hand, and it will be fine soon, boss." Curry didn't notice Zhang Yu's approach, and after hearing his question, he woke up from his daze and replied quickly.

He put down the energy drink and was about to go back to continue training. Zhang Yu stopped him:
"In the past two days, you always have to hit the iron for a while before you can find the feel. After two days of rest, the feel is gone? It shouldn't be, Ayesha is about to give birth, you probably don't have time... right? Go In a nightclub?"

Curry blushed slightly, and said:

"Boss, where are you talking about? I've been staying at home for the past two days, my dad and the others are all there, and I haven't done anything! And you said, you can't go to nightclubs during the playoffs, how dare I go. "

"Then what's going on with you these two days?" Zhang Yu asked.

Curry hesitated for a moment before whispering:
"Boss, I have been thinking before that if I can reach the finals, I will try my best, even if I play 48 minutes, I will win the championship! But I really made it to the finals, but I was a little at a loss... I Seeing Derek playing so hard and losing to the Heat at home yesterday, I was a little worried. If we were to play against the Heat, would it be difficult to play? Would we lose to them at home like the Bulls did? ? So far in the playoffs, we haven’t lost a game at home. If we lose to the Heat, will our fans be disappointed? What if I don’t play well?”

Curry deliberately lowered his voice, obviously not wanting to attract the attention of his teammates, but his speaking speed was dissatisfied, even a little hasty. It can be seen that these problems have been on his mind for a long time.

After Curry finished speaking, he looked expectantly at Zhang Yu, wanting to get an answer from him, but Zhang Yu just replied after listening to him quietly:
"Are you afraid?"

"How is it possible!" Stephen raised his voice subconsciously, but immediately realized that it was on the training ground surrounded by his teammates, and immediately lowered the volume, "Boss, how could I be afraid of the Heat? When we played against them in the regular season , but more wins than losses!"

"I know, you are not afraid of the Heat, but you are afraid of losing." Zhang Yu shook his head slightly.

"Afraid...of losing?"

"That's right, it's just the fear of failure." Zhang Yu said firmly, "You think so much because you reached the finals, and you worry that if you lose, you will waste this great opportunity to compete for the championship. That's why you worry about gains and losses."

"Well, I'm a little worried about losing." Curry scratched his head embarrassingly, "But this is the finals. If I lose this time, I'm really afraid that I won't have the chance to compete for the championship again..."

Zhang Yu nodded understandingly. NBA players' desire for a championship is deep in their bones, not to mention someone as competitive as Curry. Even Zhang Yu himself attaches great importance to this opportunity.

However, he had to get rid of Curry's thoughts of worrying about gains and losses. He pondered for a while and said:

“Stephen, I don’t understand, why are you worried?”

Curry was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Zhang Yu to ask such a question, he thought for a while, and then said with some uncertainty:
"This is the finals. Many people can't play once in a career. It's hard to get this opportunity. Shouldn't you be worried?"

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"No, if we have to worry and be afraid, it should be our opponents who are worried and afraid! We are a young team and there are still a lot of opportunities in the future. I believe you, Jimmy, Drummond, Klay and Kawhi will continue to improve, and we will become stronger and stronger. Reaching the finals this year is just the beginning, not the end!"

"The Bulls need to be afraid, and the Heat need to be afraid. The Bulls only know how to defend, but they don't know how to attack. There is nothing to be afraid of. The Heat have lost to the Mavericks last year, and they have endured great internal and external pressure. They can only win, but they cannot lose. I haven’t won us a few times, and I’m only more scared and worried than us, because we represent a new era, and the Heat are just three guys who have been fighting and losing, reporting to the team for warmth!”

"What we have to do now is to train hard and prepare well. No matter who the opponent in the finals is, we must play our tactics well and give full play to our advantages, just like every round of the series before. It’s not worrying about gains and losses, champions are won down-to-earth, not dreamed up in the heart, if you can’t focus on the game itself, but blindly consider the gains and losses, then it’s putting the cart before the horse.”

Hearing the words, Curry froze in place, his gaze changed, and he recalled Zhang Yu's words. After a while, he came back to his senses. The worry in his eyes disappeared, and he became full of spirits again:
"I understand, boss, I shouldn't think about the result of the game, but forget about the championship, fight one game at a time, and then win one game at a time, and I will naturally win the championship, right?"

Zhang Yu nodded in relief:

"That's right, why do some people always lose unexpectedly? It's because he thinks too much, calculates too much, doesn't focus on the game itself, or even the current season, but takes one step at a time and looks at three steps. Before you start playing, you have to think about the way out, and this world is very fair. The game is 48 minutes for everyone. As long as you play well every minute, you will finally bear the fruit of victory. If If you only think about the result, think that you can’t lose, you must win, and work hard for it, then it will definitely not end well.”

Curry nodded again and again, and looked at Zhang Yu sincerely:

"Boss, no wonder you are always so confident and never worry about what will happen if you fail. It turns out that you never thought about these things at all."

Zhang Yu spread his hands:

"Who said I haven't thought about it? I think about what is a surefire way to win every day, and what to do if I lose."

"Huh?" Curry's eyes widened.

"I am the head coach or the owner of the team. I don't think about these things. Who will think about them?" Zhang Yu said.

"Then you just..." Curry asked puzzled.

Zhang Yu laughed loudly and said:
"Haha, I don't play. You are the core of the team. Of course, I can't look forward and backward. Of course, I must not think about winning, but think about losing before I can arrange a comprehensive strategy. Otherwise, don't I take the initiative to expose my flaws and seek my own death? Alright, Hurry up and train!"

Curry completely untied his knot, and said very seriously:
"Yes, sir!"

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