Chapter 199: The Next Leader
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The Dallas Mavericks, who have been hovering on the edge of the playoffs in recent years and lack big-name stars, have been unusually hot this year's media day after the introduction of Chen Zhi and Barnes, and Chen Zhi and Barnes are naturally the focus of the media. Fastest updates
In previous years, the players have just looked back at last season, introduced their off-season training results, and then looked forward to the next season, which is not an exaggeration.
The players have responded to the usual questions in the media and have clearly prepared the answers to these questions in advance.
However, the first time Chen attended a media day, his inexperienced answer was very straightforward.
"What are your goals for the new season?" A reporter routinely asked.
"The Dallas Mavericks always have one goal, a championship!" After Chen Zhi thought about it, he gave the thoughts in his heart, and after growing from 175 cm to 185 cm, Chen Zhi was indeed full of confidence.
If this answer comes out of Nowitzki's mouth, reporters can still accept it, after all, Nowitzki is a superstar-level figure in the league and the soul of the Dallas Mavericks, which can be seen as a face-saving statement, and no one will take it seriously, let alone form any topics.
But from the mouth of a rookie who has just joined the team and has never played an NBA game, it is worth a good report.
Many reporters continue to conduct interviews, but they are already wondering whether to use the word "self-confidence" in the headline or simply use the word "arrogant".
Relatively speaking, Barnes's answer was more in line with the expectations of the media.
"A lot of people in the team just joined Dallas this summer, and our priority is to grind in the squad, build chemistry as quickly as possible and then try to win as many games as possible."
The Dallas Mavericks are a team that is in the process of rebuilding and wants to challenge for a championship, to put it bluntly, it is simply unknowing.
However, among the people interviewed on today's media day, Chen Zhi was not the only one who said so.
"The Dallas Mavericks have championship blood in their veins, and we have only one goal for each year, and that is to win the championship!"
Mark Cuban, who has always been arrogant, swore to the media.
The Dallas Mavericks probably have arrogant blood in their veins! Hearing Chen Zhi and Kuban say this, the reporters slandered one after another.
After the players were interviewed and their makeup photos were taken, they left the stadium one after another, and the training camp will officially start tomorrow.
Training camp is a process of getting back into play for players who already have contracts, but it is crucial for players who have not yet signed a contract.
The current Dallas Mavericks training camp roster has 20 players, and the NBA league stipulates that each team must have a minimum of 13 and a maximum of 15 players at the start of the regular season, and usually each team will have 15 players, which means that five more players will be eliminated in the end.
After the filming, Chen Zhi and Zhou Jian were about to leave, but they were stopped.
"Chen Dao, don't leave yet!"
When Chen heard this, he saw that it was Carlisle who stopped him, and he was accompanied by a middle-aged black man.
In Chen's memory, it seems that it is the first time he has seen this black man at the American Airlines Center.
"Coach Carlisle, is there anything you want me to do?" Chen Zhi couldn't help but ask when he saw Carlisle coming.
For head coach Carlisle, Chen has not had much contact with him so far, but Chen Zhi has also learned a little about him, with a career coaching win rate of 58%, and he is one of the few active tactical masters in the NBA.
As a rookie coach, he coached the Detroit Pistons in his first year of coaching, and in his first year of coaching, he led the Pistons to turn around last season's 32-50 record to a 50-32 record, ranking second in the East and becoming the best coach of the year, and the same record in the second year.
However, due to Carlisle's conflict with the Pistons owner, he was fired by the Pistons, and he was replaced by Larry Brown, who led the Pistons to defeat in the playoffs.
The civilian Pistons team built by Carlisle won the NBA championship in the following 03-04 season.
He came to Dallas Mavericks after four years as coach with the Indiana Pacers and was the Proud Coach of the Mavericks' 11-year championship.
The Dallas Mavericks, who have led a lack of major generals in the past few days, are not considered to enter the playoffs before the start of the season every year, but every year the Dallas Mavericks have not missed the playoffs in the end.
Mainly due to the coach's arrangement, he played a bunch of small cards with the effect of a straight line, and was known as the only coach in the current service who was in the same gear as ** Vicky.
Although this is a tout, it is enough to prove that Carlisle is not a master tactician, and this guy will also be the president of the NBA Coaching Association.
"I'm going to introduce you to someone," Carlisle said, patting the middle-aged black man next to him, "and you're sure you know this person." ”
Chen Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the middle-aged black man who was wearing sportswear like Carlisle again.
But Chen Zhi was sure that he didn't know this person.
Seeing that Chen was unsure, Carlisle said, "His name is Sam Gauder!" After speaking, he looked at the middle-aged black man next to him who was not amazing-looking and smiled slightly, "I just joined our coaching staff this year, and now I am a player development coach!" ”
"Sam Gold?" When Chen Zhi heard this, he immediately looked at the black man, he really knew this person!
Or this person, he had heard of, because of this person's name, named a basketball dribble shamgod, Sam Gold, that is, Chen Zhizeng's non-dribbler pull ball change direction to break through that move.
In the 90s at Rock Park in New York, he became one of the big four point guards with Stephen Marbury, Ralph Alston and Karim Leder, and his ball control was known for being extremely close to the ground, and many people who wanted to defend him had bled from rubbing their fingers against the floor.
"I know your agent is also your personal strength and conditioning trainer, but he doesn't seem to be fully proficient in basketball training, and after you joined, I specifically invited him to become an assistant coach, and from tomorrow onwards, he will focus on your basketball training, especially dribbling training, and he will help you reduce the dribbling height even further. Also, you're going to come early for tomorrow training! ”
After Chen Zhi nodded in agreement, he and Zhou Jian walked outside the American Airlines Center, even if Carlisle didn't say anything, Chen Zhi planned to come to train earlier.
One is that he is used to getting up early to train, and the other is that he has to lead by example in this new Dallas Mavericks team that has just been assembled, just like he did when he was in Yangda.
"Rick, are you so optimistic about this Chinese player?" Looking at the back of Chen Zhi leaving, Sam Gold, the assistant teacher who had been smiling and not speaking beside him, suddenly said.
Carlisle turned his head to look at him and said, "If he's smart enough and has the right attitude, he'll at least be the leader of Dallas for the next decade." ”
"And what about the other top-paid player?" Sam Gauder asked.
Carlisle raised an eyebrow, and instead of answering directly, he just said, "Barnes? The child's character... In ball control, you have to adjust it well! ”