From Dec. 9 to Dec. 24, the entire Bulls (and others who are joining) gathered in the training arena, led by head coach Tom Thibodeau and assistant coach Joel Hawes, and have been practicing tactics, training and helping the athletes regain the rhythm and feel of the game.

Thibodeau received a lot of praise for winning the title of Best Head Coach as a rookie coach last season. And this season Thibodeau is even more ambitious, and he wants to complete a coach's highest honor, the title of coach.

In his mind, as Rose grows further, he has the star player Noah by his side. Outstanding players Rohr Deng, Boozer, Gibson, plus new star player Hamilton. There is a good chance that they will go to the East this year, and the biggest opponent is still the Miami Heat.

The Bulls have always been known for their defense, and Thibodeau is also known as the head of the iron blood, with rigorous management of the army, strong leadership, and tactics such as packing, single defense, and team defense are all perfect, but there is really nothing new in the offensive aspect. The Bulls' offense is generally by an outside player holding the ball and cutting inside, and the inside player to do a file dismantling cooperation, if the opportunity comes out, resolutely rush in, if you can't get rid of the defender, choose to share the ball to the teammates who respond outside, the receiver can choose to shoot, or continue to cut inside, just like that, through frequent running, breaking, passing, derive the most appropriate shooting opportunities.

In the past few days, Chen Shu has also been following the team and practicing tactics. As rookie players, Chen Shu and Butler have always been ridiculed and called by veteran players. And Chen Shu didn't pay much attention to it, this is the unspoken rule of the NBA, and the coach will acquiesce. If you overreact, it will give the impression that the strong Thibodeau coach is not easy to manage. As a Chen Shu who has not proven himself, this is very disadvantageous to him.

However, Butler, Chen Shu found that he was very competitive, confident and independent. It has to do with his childhood experience that Jimmy Butler was born in a suburb of Houston called Tomball, and his biological father ran away from home while he was still an infant, leaving him and his mother behind. When Butler was 13 years old, his mother kicked him out of the house. And tell him, "I don't like the way you look, you can go."

And so Jimmy began his wandering life. It wasn't until the summer before Butler's final year of high school that he met Jordan Leslie, an alumnus of Tombal High School, at a summer basketball tournament where they became very good friends, and after learning about Butler's family, Leslie suggested that he live in his own home. Finding his footing, Butler can finally show off his basketball talents.

After learning about Butler's experience, Chen Shuda admired this determined young man in his heart, the two were both rookies, had many common topics, and also competed with each other. The two often go head-to-head, spewing trash talk to each other "Hey, Jimmy, your arms are too short to interfere with my shooting at all" "Chen, stop bragging, you're too skinny, I'll break through you, it's like crossing the street in the morning." Haha".

The two of them became friends who talked about everything, but although the two of them were good, they were abused by the team's boss Ross, and they were not opponents at all. "You two are not bad, but it's still far from it, keep up the good work, when the new season will be useful to you." Ross coolly left a sentence and continued to train his projection. Rose's shooting is relatively average, not as stable as Chen's book. Ross is giving the two of them a dismount, lest the newcomer get fluttering. The two looked at each other and pouted, which means that Lao Tzu will be more awesome than you in the future, of course, he just thinks about it in his heart.

However, the two men were slowly accepted by the team's veterans, and their hard work was recognized by the coaching staff. Especially Chen Shu, his physical fitness has improved a lot compared to before, and with his "defensive sliding step" skills and his own awareness, it is not a problem for the single defense team except for Rose.

As a point guard, Chen Shu is also very good at implementing the tactics of the coaching staff. A good point guard must be able to carry the ball across half court without any problem with only one person defending him. Then, he also has to be able to pass the ball where it should be most of the time: sometimes a gap where he can shoot, sometimes a better guiding position.

In a group matchup drill, Rose was not involved, while the point guards on the red and blue sides were Chen Shu and C.J. Watson, respectively. In this competition, Chen Shu had the upper hand in offense and defense, and he was not inferior to C.J. Watson in terms of organization.

Both are close in height and weight, and both have 3-point ability. Chen Shu's advantage is that his shooting ability is more stable, and with the assistance of defensive skills, under Chen Shu's defense, C. J. Watson is difficult to break through and can only pass or shoot from the outside. Chen, on the other hand, can break through, pass (one-handed straight stops, low turnovers) or shoot from the outside.

Of course, the level coaching staff of the two is also in their eyes, but Chen Shu is a newcomer after all, and he has not experienced NBA games, so whether he can adapt to this intensity is still between the two theories. Therefore, Chen Shu is still the team's third choice for point guards. Just waiting for a chance to soar.

During this time, Chen Shu returned to the room exhausted every day, and John and his wife cared about Chen Shu very much, and kept telling Chen Shu that they should combine work and rest, and occasionally invited Chen Shu back for dinner. Chen Shu also readily agreed, firstly, he always refused a little unsurely, and secondly, he really needed to relax his tense nerves and body.

After a day's training, back at his residence, Chen Shu had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John. The dinner was very rich, just like John said, his wife's craftsmanship was really good, the homemade pizza with meat and vegetables, the bone-in steak was also fried just right, and Chen Shu made a fully cooked one, because Chen Shu was not used to eating raw. It can be said that Mr. and Mrs. John treated Chen Shu like family and cared for him.

In this way, Chen Shu's basketball career in the United States gradually brightened, and he finally found some warmth in this foreign country.