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Chapter 136 The Lakers' New Coach

George Crent's words moved O'Neal very much. He felt that this was a coach who really planned for the long-term interests of the players.

"So George, should I change my style? To be honest, I don't think I will have an advantage." O'Neal is used to his current playing style, and if he is asked to make changes, he will always resist.

"No, Shaq, I don't mean to ask you to change your playing style, but I hope you can control your weight and further strengthen your speed. Now the Lakers have a good lineup, with Liu's containment on the outside , you can play to your heart's content inside, and at the same time, if your speed can go further, you can also make more cooperation with Liu, you should believe in Liu's passing ability, he is not a particularly unique player." George The words were so sincere that O'Neill was a little moved.

"Thank you, George, but losing weight is too painful for me. I can't imagine how much fun life would be without food. Do you have any good suggestions for losing weight?" Obviously O'Neill has accepted George Clent's suggestion.

"Haha, you have to go to Liu to help you solve this. The person who brought him to the United States is my classmate. That guy has many good ways to exercise. If Liu goes to him, he will definitely not be rejected." George recommended to O'Neill After meeting Li Rui, Li Rui summed up many training methods suitable for basketball players through his own study and understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, many of which are used to control weight.

"Are you talking about sister Safina's husband? I really can't see that he has such skills. To be honest, I think he is more like a Hollywood star. He is so fucking handsome." Apparently O'Neal was a little jealous of Li Rui's appearance .

O'Neill found Li Rui through Liu Han and invited Li Rui to be his trainer. O'Neill followed George Clent's advice.

Li Rui did not refuse the other party's invitation, it was just a short training session during the holidays, which would not affect Li Rui's work at Inglewood High School.

Li Rui also joined the training camp. According to O'Neill's physique, he designed a training plan for him that included yoga, traditional Chinese philosophy of health preservation, and a lot of ball training. Some resistance to Chinese food, but after a short week of training, O'Neill's weight decreased significantly, and his strength also increased, which made O'Neill extremely excited. He thought this set of programs could be kept as his own cheats. up.

Everyone in Liu Han was still receiving the new training after Li Rui joined in the training camp, but the management of the Lakers was worried about the new head coach. One is because of Liu Han's particularity. Although many coaches hope to coach such a Lakers team, the Lakers management is always worried that these coaches who are not familiar with Liu Han will plunge the Lakers into chaos.

As a legendary star of the Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar devoted most of his career to the Lakers, and his influence in the management of the Lakers is also very huge. After learning that the Lakers are looking for a new head coach At that time, Abdul-Jabbar recommended George Krent, who is still coaching the UCLA Bruins, to the Lakers' management.

"Jerry, George is a very suitable coach for the Lakers. Although he is young, Liu was trained by him. He is very familiar with Liu Hui, and George's basketball philosophy is also very suitable for Liu's performance. At the beginning, he He took over the coach of the Bruins from Jim Harrick and won two NCAA championships in just three years, which proves his coaching ability." Kareem recommended George to his former teammate Jerry West, In Abdul-Jabbar's view, George is currently the most suitable coach for the Lakers, although his reputation is not too great.

"Karim, I will understand what you said, but thank you for your suggestion. Liu is very important to the Lakers now. We don't want to find a coach who can't use Liu." Jerry West did not directly He said in person that he would definitely hire George Krent, but Jerry West still attached great importance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's suggestion.

But what Jerry West didn't expect was that O'Neal also recommended George Crent to the management. After a short contact, George Crent's novel basketball concept and sincere way of doing things made O'Neal feel that this would He is a very suitable coach for the Lakers. When he learned that the management was worried about the new coach, O'Neal recommended George to the management.

George's continuous recommendation made Jerry West finally start to pay attention to this coach who has just passed the age of 40. This age is not considered young among NBA coaches, but for the Lakers, if George is hired Is their youngest head coach so far.

After detailed investigation and observation, the management of the Lakers sent an invitation to George Krent, officially inviting him to become the head coach of the new defending champion.

Liu Han was very happy when he heard the news, he could finally cooperate with Coach George again, but Paul Pierce seemed a bit disappointed, he thought it was Coach George who gave up on them.

George Crent agreed to the Lakers' invitation without thinking too long. This is a new challenge for George, but this is one of George's goals in basketball. Instead of dominating the college arena, it is better Go to the NBA to prove yourself.

After the Lakers announced their new head coach, there was a bit of an uproar in the media. After all, George Crent was still a rookie to the NBA. Coaching is not that simple.

The fans in Los Angeles were a little annoyed at the team's abandonment of the meritorious coach Del Harris, but George still won the support of some fans. The UCLA Bruins' two consecutive NCAA championships made many fans know George.

The first thing George Krent did after becoming the head coach of the Lakers was to invite his old classmate Li Rui to be his assistant coach, but Li Rui rejected George's invitation. He couldn't let go of Ingle, who had been trained by him for three years. Wood High School team, Li Rui hoped that he could establish a good basketball system for Inglewood High School before leaving, so Li Rui rejected the invitation of his old classmates, but he also said that at the right time, he would join George's team team.

Liu Han is very welcome to George as the head coach, but he still insists on training in the training camp. With the help of his agent Helga, Liu Han gradually organized his own team. Liu Han also invited His compatriot Shi Lei works part-time as an analyst in his team. Shi Lei is still a Ph.D. student and cannot work for Liu Han full-time. Liu Han is a person with a secret physical talent.

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