warrior godfather

Chapter 542 Silly boy, there is no hope

After winning the Asian Championships, the Huaxia men's basketball team returned home in full glory. Thousands of Huaxia fans spontaneously picked up the airport, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

With his outstanding performance, Yi Jianlian's reputation in the country has skyrocketed. Although he is still not as good as Yao Ming, he has firmly secured the No.1 position in the China men's basketball team and is a well-known basketball superstar.

However, Zhang Yu was a little dissatisfied with this trip to the Philippines. The schedule was too tight. In addition to two days of rest time, so that he could visit Manila, there were games every day. Zhang Yu was busy with commentary and had no time to play.

But Zhang Yu is gratified that the Huaxia men's basketball team finally succeeded in winning the championship and firmly defended its position as the hegemony of Asian basketball. It was enough that it did not experience a series of humiliating losses.

After returning to China, Zhang Yu went straight home without even visiting the Venus Investment Company in Shanghai.

His investment companies in the United States and China are managed by professional managers, and Mark Baum keeps an eye on him all the time, so he doesn't need to worry too much.

Just three days after Zhang Yu returned to China, on August 8, the official NBA website announced the 16-2013 preseason schedule.

This preseason game includes regular series and international series. The regular series is to play preseason games with neighboring teams in the United States. promotion.

As the defending champion, the Warriors will participate in this year's international series preseason. They will play against another popular team, the Lakers, twice in China's Beijing and Shanghai.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately swept through the Huaxia fan circle, and quickly became a hot topic on Weibo.

Warriors are coming to China!
The vast number of Warriors fans in China are running around in forums, circles of friends, and fan groups, and they are very excited:

"Fuck! I can go to the scene to watch Curry and Kobe play. This kind of good opportunity must not be missed!"

"Don't be too happy, Kobe suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and couldn't play in the preseason."

"It's okay, it's worth it to be able to watch Curry and Alian play on the spot!"

As a fan, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing the team you support live.

The specific game time is also firmly remembered by the fans. On October 10 and October 15, there will be a game in Beijing first, and then a game in Shanghai.

On the day the NBA announced the preseason schedule, Zhang Yu posted a Weibo:
"I am very happy to be able to play the preseason game against the Lakers in China. I have coached the Warriors for several years and I am finally able to return to my hometown! You can rest assured that these two preseason games will be arranged as a regular season. After returning home, I will definitely I won’t fool you with substitutes!”

After this Weibo was released, hundreds of comments immediately appeared in the comment area:

"Wow, Coach Z is so kind! He is so caring, I cried to death!"

"Brother Yu, can you discuss with the alliance, can the tickets be free? I'm a student, it's best to include board and lodging, thank you."

"Coach Z: Open your eyes and see what a championship team is!"

The Warriors fans were very happy. In the Warriors zone of Hupu, they began to discuss how to watch the game.

Fans of other teams were very envious after seeing it, and complained in their own zone:

"Hey, when will the Celtics/Spurs/Blazers...can come to China to play two games seriously like the Warriors?" Warriors play, I admire..."

"Who can talk to D'Antoni so that the Lakers can play well? Kobe didn't play at first, and the main force is still paddling. What a fart!"

"Don't think about it, do you think D'Antoni is Coach Z? He cares about his compatriots, and D'Antoni will care about you?"

The news that the Warriors and the Lakers are coming to China to play the preseason has made the majority of China fans look forward to it during the long grass period.

After the trading market slowly cooled down, people discussed more and more about the two preseason games. In this anticipation, the time came to October, and the NBA's preseason training camp finally started.

……

Although he had to return to China to play the preseason, Zhang Yu still came to the United States at the end of September.

For the teams participating in the international series preseason, September 9 is the team media day, and the next day is the start of the preseason training camp, which is earlier than other teams.

As the team's head coach, Zhang Yu couldn't wait for the team to join him in China. He could only come to the United States first to host the team's pre-season training camp.

There is nothing new on the media day, it is nothing more than the outlook for the new season, the status of the players, etc., but there are some more questions about the Warriors and Lakers Huaxia pregame.

In this regard, the answers of every Warriors player are similar, they are "very looking forward to this", want to be "very curious about Chinese culture", and "thank you for the support of Chinese fans".

These answers may seem like stereotypes, but when the Warriors give examples, they seem very real.

I have been to Curry in Huaxia once, and I never forget the hot pot, and I am very shocked by the 5000-year history of Huaxia.

Green said that he had eaten dumplings and chicken feet at Zhang Yu's house, and they both tasted pretty good. This time he must try authentic chicken feet when he goes to Huaxia.

Clay and Yi Jianlian have a good relationship. He said that Yi Jianlian invited him to eat Cantonese-style roast meat. This time he went to China, and Yi Jianlian also promised to take him to try more Chinese delicacies.

Moreover, all the Warriors players were full of praise for the capital and Shanghai they were about to go to, saying that there were many falsehoods in the US's propaganda about China.

Although no one else has been to Huaxia except Curry, after Zhang Yu, Yi Jianlian and Curry's narration, they are very aware of the rapid development of China since the new century, and know that the capital and Shanghai are nothing compared to the big cities in the United States. Not inferior, and can even say the names of the capital and Shanghai in relatively standard Chinese.

The answers of the Warriors players on the media day were quickly spread to the country, which aroused unanimous praise from Chinese fans:
"In the past, many players said how much they knew China, but in fact they would say 'Howl'. The Warriors really know China!"

"Green is really good. He actually likes to eat chicken feet. Don't Americans not eat these things?"

"Haha, needless to say, this must be taught by Coach Z. The next step is to teach them to eat some large intestines or something? Isn't Coach Z from Qilu? You can make nine-turn large intestines for them. It's absolutely delicious!"

"Come on, you think Coach Z is a Lu cuisine chef..."

Undoubtedly, this has aroused the envy and hatred of fans of other teams.

The Warriors players have a little understanding of China, although not much, and mainly focus on their love for Chinese food, but that is also their understanding of China.

What about the team you support?

Except for those events that come to China to make money every year, the other players' understanding of China may still be in China Kungfu, right?
A team like the Warriors that respects and loves Chinese culture is the team that deserves the support of Chinese fans!

……

The next day, the Warriors gathered at the practice field for their first group practice after a long offseason.

The first thing to do is the physical test. After a morning of various tests, the physical test data of the Warriors players was placed in front of the coaching staff.

Zhang Yu, Cole, Ron Adams, and Fraser looked at the physical test report in front of them, their brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes stretched.

The physical statistics of young players are generally good, especially the few contract-year players who are facing renewal. It can be clearly seen that they have trained hard in the summer.

Several second-year rookies with a basic salary are also in excellent physical condition. They have a lot of pressure to survive, and they must not dare to slack off.

Curry will not relax every offseason, and his physical condition is very good, and he can even be said to be one of the best.

Ron Adams and Frazier have expressed emotion more than once. Curry is the most reassuring superstar they have ever seen. When he comes back every offseason, he is in perfect condition and even continues to improve.

Leonard continued his weight-gaining plan. His body was broad and thick, and his knee-length arms were like cast iron. With a pair of big hands and a rock-like expression, he looked more and more like a robot.

Antetokounmpo's change is the biggest.

After he finished the summer league, he has been training in Charlotte until the start of the training camp. During this period, he did not take a day off and worked harder than Curry.

After putting in a lot of effort, he also reaped rich rewards.

Before Antetokounmpo participated in the draft, his weight was 210 pounds (95 kg). After a summer of hard training, his weight increased by 10 pounds to 220 pounds (99 kg), and his strength increased significantly.

While gaining weight, Antetokounmpo's agility did not decrease. He even grew nearly 2 centimeters taller, reaching a height of 2 meters, with a taller body and stronger physical talent.

Antetokounmpo's physical test data amazed the Warriors' coaching staff, and they understood why Zhang Yu insisted on choosing him, and even did not hesitate to hide it.

Antetokounmpo's talent cannot be said to be one in a million, but one in a billion. It is hard to imagine what a terrifying monster he will become when he grows into a full body.

However, not everyone is in good physical condition. Chandler is obviously lax in training, with a high body fat percentage, poor physical condition, and insufficient physical reserves.

But this is also understandable. Chandler is getting old, and he suffered from major and minor injuries before. Last season, he was injured and stopped more than a dozen games, and he couldn't bear too much training.

He is also a contract year next season, and he needs to work hard for the next contract, and there is no possibility of slack.

The coaching staff doesn't care about this, let Chandler train well in the training camp, and he should be able to recover [-]% to [-]% of his state, and then find his feeling through the game, that's it.

For a stereotyped veteran like him, what he needs is not to improve himself, but to maintain his health.

In the afternoon, the Warriors officially started training. The Warriors players, who had been separated for more than three months, had ten days to regain the tacit understanding of playing together.

During the training, Zhang Yu was also very satisfied with the progress shown by everyone.

Curry has carefully polished various techniques. Without affecting the feel and flexibility, he has gained a little weight and the confrontation has become stronger. Although the defense is still relatively weak, it has improved a lot from last season.

Clay's three-pointers were bloody in the training game, and the strong shots that ignored the defense and the flash shots that did not adjust the ball increased significantly. If he can maintain this level in the game, then he will be the deadliest outside line killer.

The fly in the ointment is that Clay rarely passes the ball, and the ball cannot come out of his hands.

But he was originally the end point, with extremely high efficiency, and it is normal not to pass the ball.

Green's defense has become tougher, and his passing has become more subtle, but his certainty of fixed-point three-pointers has declined, and his willingness to shoot is not as high as before. It will take time to find it.

Leonard's mid-range scoring ability has been greatly improved. Compared with last season, Leonard's emergency stop jumper, post-up singles, and face-up breakthroughs have made a qualitative leap. Although he is still not proficient, he is no longer a proficient player. Three-pointers and defensive 3D sappers too.

Antetokounmpo's targeted training has achieved results. His confrontation and defense have improved greatly, the quality of the screen is very good, and the end of the roll after the pick-and-roll is very efficient.

Whenever Zhang Yu saw him rushing into the penalty area from the three-point line in three or two steps, catching the ball and dunking, he couldn't help clapping hard.

However, Antetokounmpo's body is still a little thinner, not brutal enough, and needs to continue to gain weight.

But gaining weight is not a one-day effort. Blindly gaining weight will only ruin Antetokounmpo, and he can only wait until next summer.

In contrast, the progress of the substitutes is not so obvious. Their potential is not as good as the main players of the Warriors, let alone Antetokounmpo, but they basically maintain the state of last season.

However, the generals of the Warriors have a small problem, that is, the overall defensive enthusiasm has declined, and there are often scenes of confrontation between the two sides in training games, and honesty and honesty.

However, Zhang Yu is not worried about this.

He believes that this is just the beginning of the training camp, and everyone is still in the state of personal training during the offseason.

After a while, after playing a few preseason games, the defense will naturally come back.

……

On October 10, the entire Warriors team set off from San Francisco International Airport to Huaxia.

After a long flight of more than ten hours, the Warriors landed at the Capital International Airport in the early morning of October 10.

Unexpectedly, there were hundreds of Warriors fans picking up the plane outside the airport, which caught the tired Warriors players a little off guard.

After being moved, they did not leave immediately, but after signing all the Warriors fans who picked up the plane, they boarded the bus waiting outside the airport and rushed to the hotel where they were staying.

The Warriors still have activities to participate in tomorrow, but after everyone separated, it didn't take long for one person to sign more than 20 fans.

On the bus, Antetokounmpo smiled from ear to ear:

"I really didn't expect that Huaxia still has my fans. Did you see that? More than 20 people asked me to sign autographs! By the way, my nickname in Huaxia is 'Zizige', you can call me that too! "

Everyone looked at the complacent Antetokounmpo with sympathy. No one told him that if the security personnel hadn't forced the separation, no one would have gone to him for an autograph...

This silly boy is hopeless.

(End of this chapter)