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Rick Carlisle is 13 years older than Leon, and is already a young young man among NBA head coaches, and he also has a lot in common with Leon, the youngest head coach in history. The two have been in contact on the phone since they met in Boston last year after getting drunk, and Carlisle is an out-and-out tactical maniac who is well-versed in all kinds of offensive tactics, and he has learned a lot from head coach KC Jones after playing for the Celtics. After retiring as a player, he joined the Portland Trail Blazers as an assistant to Callesimo and a colleague of Carroll.

Although Calesimo did not have real success in the NBA and received some negative comments for his "chokehold" with Sprewell, he was never able to manage his relationship with players during his coaching career. But Carlismo had enough to accomplish in the NCAA, and his basketball prowess was absolutely one of the best in the country, and some of his ideas and creations on offense had a profound impact on Carlisle - unfortunately, his inability to handle interpersonal flaws seemed to be contagious to Carlisle.

Fortunately, the Pistons team he is on is an out-and-out grassroots team, and looking at their personnel composition, they are all unsuccessful in other teams, or simply undrafted, there are no great superstars, and there are no big names full of personality, so Carlisle did a good job in Motor City and led the Pistons to play quite well.

In the evening, he was at home watching the Celtic game footage, but he didn't expect Leon to call and invite him out for a drink. With the experience of getting drunk in Boston last time, he didn't want to get up the next day and go to training with a groggy head. However, Leon said that he wanted to talk to him about some new basketball tactical ideas, and Carlisle was a little shaken. Carlisle knows that Fox Leon is a true tactical genius, with an amazing memory and tactical understanding, and judging by the Celtic's on-field performances. Their training must have been very efficient, otherwise there would not have been such a brilliant and concise tactical coordination. The so-called complexity is simple, but so, it is impossible to train a youth army like this without a deep understanding of basketball.

Because of this, every time he talks to Leon about some basketball issues, Carlyle feels rewarded, and he still remembers that time in Boston, it was Leon who was asking him about his problems, and now he has been replaced, and Carlisle is drawing nourishment from Leon.

The meeting point was at the famous Punch Bun Federation Bar in Detroit. This is a well-known bar chain in the United States, this is a comprehensive entertainment bar, not only can drink, but also can play bowling, billiards, this is not as noisy as the usual nightclub bar, it is a good place to chat and party.

When Carlisle drove here, Leon had been waiting in the private room for a long time. Upon arrival in Detroit, Leon allowed the players to go out and relax and have fun on their own, and Detroit is no longer the pure industrial city it once was. It's transforming into an entertainment city, and Leon doesn't want the players to be too bored, just telling them not to go to dangerous neighborhoods and not to gamble.

Leon ordered two gin nuts in the private room. Mixed with some lemonade, this is Leon's favorite liquor and the same wine that spit Carlisle last time. So when Carlisle saw the two large glasses on the table, he was a little worried.

"Don't worry about Rick. I ordered two drinks today, I won't refill them, and tomorrow you're going to train. I have to train too, and although I have a better amount of alcohol, I don't want to go to the stadium with two heads on my head. Leon smiled and dispelled some of Carlisle's concerns, and Carlisle sat down, took a sip of his glass, and then said, "You really should know Greg Popovich, that guy is an alcoholic, and the next time you play against the Spurs, you'd better get him to drink and get him drunk." ”

Spurs head coach Popovich is a well-known drinker in the league, and it is said that on the night of the 1997 draft draw, he hid in his tent and drank too much to watch live TV, until the lottery results came out, he happily rushed out of the tent to cheer, and then drank to celebrate.

"I've had a lot of injuries over the years, and sometimes I have to use alcohol to make my pain a little less." Leon said to Carlisle, not knowing whether to tell the truth or joking, which made Carlisle a little blind, and said: "Are all the reports in the newspapers some time ago true? Carlisle was referring to the previous newspaper pointing out that Leon was playing fake punches and gambling.

"It's always true and false in the newspapers, but one thing I think is true, and that's that you won't be in Detroit for too long." Leon said suddenly to Carlisle. Carlisle just smiled and responded, "Come on Fox, you're always like this, I'm not going to go to Boston as an assistant coach." If you can, why don't you come to Detroit to help me? ”

Leon wanted Carlisle to come to Boston as his offensive coach for a long time, but Carlisle himself is the head coach of the NBA team, unless there is a special reason, how can he be an assistant coach after he has become a head coach? Although he admires Leon's coaching talent, he also has his own ideals and pride, as well as an immense love for basketball, and he wants to lead his team to an NBA championship.

"No, I'm not here to talk about this this time, I mean seriously, I heard that you don't have a good relationship with some Pistons officials...... It's a shame on your boss. Leon took a sip of his wine and said to Carlisle.

This time Carlisle knew that Leon was not joking, because it was true, a few days ago, an official of the team's marketing development department wanted to organize the Pistons to participate in a community event to promote the Pistons, but the event plan was rejected by Carlisle, because the team had just played a number of road games, and he thought that the team needed to rest, not to participate in some community activities that didn't make much sense. This made the development official very embarrassed, and also caused the dissatisfaction of Pistons big boss Davidson, but since the Pistons have a good record recently, Davidson is not happy, but he doesn't take Carlisle seriously.

"I don't want to talk about it, didn't you tell me what new tactical ideas you have? I'm here to talk to you about basketball, and I don't want to talk about boring things. Carlisle was a little unhappy with Leon's mention of this, and it was true that he felt very unhappy recently because of some contact problems with the Detroit executives, and felt that he had worked hard to lead the team down there, and those worms would only circle around the owner and suck the team's blood.

"Boston has the largest sports media market in the country, and the Celtics have the most eyeliner in the league...... Haha, just kidding, I just heard from a scouting friend. I'll just talk to you about basketball, and your owner, Bill Davidson, is a very, very good owner who loves basketball, but he's also a ruthless character who can turn his back on someone and throw you out of the team at any time -- that's not what I said, it's what Dennis Rodman told me. “

The Pistons have one of the league's leading superfan owners, Davidson, who was a key figure in the Pistons' rise to greatness and one of the most important men in Rodman's basketball career, but he was also a resolute Jewish businessman.

After Leon said that, he started talking to Carlisle about some basketball tactics, and he recently felt like he was having some trouble with the team's offense. You know, Leon is not ready to equip the Celtics with a low-post attacker, not now, not in the future, because he believes that high-speed and miniaturization will be the future development direction of basketball, and the relatively cumbersome offensive mode of low-post offense will be eliminated one day.

But at least in today's league, some powerful low-post attackers still rule the league for no other reason, and their extremely efficient scoring and devastating power on the interior sweep away any enemy who stands in their way - Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Chris Webber, etc.

How to replace the low-post offense in terms of efficiency has become a big question on Leon's mind. And his question was mercilessly ridiculed by Carlisle, who clearly told Leon, "At least in my days as head coach, there is no way to replace the low post offense, and there is no way to attack more efficiently than the low post attack." ”

"But you don't have a low-post attacker like that in Detroit......" Leon similarly ruthlessly dismantled Carlisle, who took an embarrassed sip of wine and replied, "Someday there will be a ......"

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The two chatted late, the topic was almost focused on basketball, Carlisle is an out-and-out ball addict, the two chatted to the end, Carlisle even asked the bar waiter to ask for a pen and paper, scribbling tactics on it and Leon to argue about some details, and at the end of the chat, both of them put down their words, and see the real chapter on the game tomorrow!

On the second day of the game, Carlisle was full of confidence to give Leon and the Celtics a dismount in the Palace of Auburn Hills, but he didn't expect the Celtics to play cards according to the routine in the first quarter, opening 6 of 7 three-pointers, and hit the Pistons 35:18, which directly made Carlisle's face look like a donkey.

Leon is a good game, he knows that Michael Reed's confidence has risen recently, the outside feel is excellent, and he just recently played against Ray Allen, facing a similar type but not as capable Richard Hamilton, he is not afraid at all, and he fired frequently outside the three-point line, and finally he hit 5 three-pointers in the half, shot 7 of 12 three-pointers in the game, and scored 33 points, helping the Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 101-87 on the road.

After the game, Leon stepped forward to shake Carlisle's hand, looked at Carlisle's expression of eating flies, shook his head and said to Carlisle: "Now I officially want you to come to Boston on behalf of the Celtics." ”

Carlisle glanced at Leon ignoring him, angry. But he had to admit in his heart that this Celtic team is indeed very strong.

[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )