Chapter 3 Using Strength to Change Prejudice
Tang Hao didn't care, and he wasn't ready to rely on his relationship to get to the top.
"Waiting for your good news." After Maddie chatted a few words, she patted Tang Hao's chest and left.
Tang Hao entered the Toyota Center.
The interview was held in Van Gundy's head coach's office, and there were only 6 people interviewed outside plus Tang Hao.
The Rockets are among the giants in the West, but the previous assistant coach has just taken the blame, and Van Gundy is also unstable.
However, Tang Hao still found two old acquaintances in it.
Paul Silas, a coach in his 60s who spent a long time as head coach at both the Hornets and the Cavaliers, was just fired by the Cavaliers last season.
Tom Thibodeau, a well-known future NBA head coach, was still an assistant coach for the Rockets at this time, and was previously an assistant coach in charge of player development.
Two big bosses, this interview is not a small challenge.
Seeing Tang Hao's appearance, the five people, including Xibodeo, all cast strange glances at him.
Obviously, it is quite strange for a young yellow man to appear on such an occasion.
Paul Hellas, Tom, Don...... Hao, you can go in. A staff member came out to call someone, and when they saw Tang Hao, their expressions were obviously stunned.
Hellas and Thibodeau looked at each other almost in unison, Tang Hao, a yellow man, was obviously cannon fodder, and the two of them seemed to be going to talk directly.
The other three coaches also looked extremely surprised, they thought that Tang Hao was a staff member.
Tang Hao didn't pay attention to the eyes of these people, and followed Xibodu into the office.
When Van Gundy saw them come in, he motioned for them to sit down.
"I've seen your resumes." Van Gundy glanced at Hellas and Thibodeau as he spoke, and automatically ignored Tang Hao, and could see that he didn't expect anything from Tang Hao.
"Today's interview is mainly two questions, the first question is how the Rockets should play offense next season." Van Gundy then gets straight to the point.
Van Gundy is a great defensive coach in his own right, and his first assistant is certainly the best in charge of offense if possible.
"I think Maddy's playing time should be reduced appropriately, his back injury is too serious, and if you can, it would be a good option to trade him for other All-Star players." Hellas spoke.
"Ahem!" Van Gundy coughed and almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood.
He wanted to reduce Maddy's playing time, but without Maddy, the Rockets couldn't win the ball at all, and as for the trade, how could an All-Star who had just experienced a major injury be exchanged for someone else.
This Hellas said a bunch of nonsense, and it was not on topic, and Van Gundy's favor for him disappeared in an instant.
He then looked at Thibodeau.
"I think Yao Ming should be given more weight and his lethality and number of shots in the low post, which will help the team's offense a lot." Thibodeau went on to say that as the old man of the Rockets, he is most familiar with the team.
Van Gundy nodded with satisfaction, this is Yao Ming's fourth season, and he has already shown the potential of the first center, it's time to increase his tactical position, so that he can also share some defensive pressure for Maddie, Thibodeau thinks about the same as him.
"Tang Hao, do you have any opinions?" Van Gundy finally looked at Tang Hao and said lightly, if it weren't for Maddie's repeated insistence that this was his brother, he wouldn't even have the desire to ask.
"I think what Coach Thibodeau said is very reasonable, increase Yao Ming's tactical position and reduce the offensive pressure on Maddie."
After listening to Tang Hao's first sentence, Van Gundy nodded, although he only said some echoing words, but at least he knew how to judge.
"But ......"
But what surprised both Van Gundy and Thibodeau was that Tang Hao took a turn.
"I don't think it's a suitable choice to give Yao Ming weight."
"What's wrong with that?" Thibodeau was a little upset at once.
Van Gundy also frowned and looked at Tang Hao, knowing that he and Thibodeau had similar thoughts.
"Yao Ming's height is there, and if he gains weight, it can easily lead to a knee injury, and we just experienced the loss of Maddie last season and can no longer afford to lose Yao Ming." Tang Hao opened his mouth and said, in his memory, Van Gundy gave Yao Ming weight gain, although he grew rapidly, but the result was that his knees could not bear it, which was one of the important reasons for Yao Ming's early retirement.
After Tang Hao finished speaking, Van Gundy's brows furrowed even deeper, this is indeed a big hidden danger.
"Do you have a better way?" Thibodeau went on to say that who wouldn't just ask questions.
"Yes." To Thibodeau's surprise, Tang Hao answered very simply.
Van Gundy also looked at Tang Hao expectantly at this time, it was a matter of not having hope before, if Tang Hao could really put forward some useful suggestions, his thoughts would also change.
"Increasing the tactical position is not just about adding weight, we can have Yao Ming more at the free throw line, his mid-range and ability to play the ball, which has been demonstrated in the past few seasons, and he can also attack from the free throw line, and his footwork can support him to do that."
Van Gundy listened to it and thought that this was indeed a good idea.
"This kind of offensive efficiency is far less efficient than in the low post." Thibodeau retorted.
"Not necessarily." Tang Hao is not stage frightened at all.
"Asking for the ball in the low post, not to mention whether the defender can hand the ball in at the first time, is to hand it in, the defensive pressure encountered is also very large, joint defense, packing, and even small steals, and there is a point I just said, which will greatly increase Yao Ming's injury risk, I don't object to the need for hand-to-hand combat on the inside, but if the whole game is hand-to-hand combat on the inside...... There is also the last point, Yao Ming is too deep, and retreat will also become a big problem. ”
Tang Hao talked eloquently, Thibodeau didn't know how to refute after listening to it, and Van Gundy's eyes lit up.
Tang Hao's words completely changed his prejudice.
It seems that Maddie is not bragging, and the yellow man in front of him is indeed a very good coach.