Because the two games were two games in two days, the Raptors did not schedule a practice session the next morning and gave the players a half-day off.

However, Xu Yi still came to the stadium early, because early in the morning, the team's staff informed Xu Yi that there would be a media reporter from China to do an exclusive interview with him in the morning.

When he first became the assistant coach of the Raptors three years ago, a group of domestic media came to give him an interview, and Xu Yi also specially asked someone from China to find a press release sent by those reporters back to China after the interview, what is the first NBA Chinese coach, what is one of the two cores of the rise of Chinese basketball. (The other core is a few Chinese players who have already entered the NBA.) Anyway, it's just a lot of touting, and it's almost like blowing Xu Yi into a coach like Phil Jackson.

And this time, Xu Yi knew that this group of reporters must be blowing themselves up again, and it was funny to think about it, the media in North America are doing everything possible to slander themselves here, and the media of the motherland are going to praise themselves in every possible way, and the difference in treatment is also a bit big.

Xu Yi slowly went up the stairs to the second floor, entered the reception room, and when he opened the door, he saw four people of the same skin color as Xu Yi sitting in the reception room, all of them were black hair and yellow skin.

"Xu Yixu guides, right? Hello, I am the director of CCTV's five sets of Chinese basketball programs, my name is Zhong Dajun. One of the four people who was obviously in the lead stood up, greeted Xu Yi, and stretched out his hand towards Xu Yi.

Xu Yi also stretched out his hand, the two shook hands, Xu Yi heard the word teacher, he wanted to laugh, this is actually Chinese characteristics, in China, there are guidance from Zhang, Gong and so on, as well as teachers such as Teacher Su and Teacher Yang, in fact, they are not teachers.

The visiting CCTV five column groups are a special set of NBA basketball programs, Zhong Dajun is their choreographer, and the other three, a young man is a translator, another middle-aged man is a cameraman, and finally the only woman, the girl who makes Xu Yi feel bright is the host of their program, called Liu Yuxi. These four people formed this CCTV interview team.

"Coach Xu, you see we just learned that you became the acting head coach of the Raptors, and then immediately organized personnel to conduct an interview, it may be a little late, but this is just the right time to give us a time to get to know you, I heard that the Raptors have been doing well recently, and they have been winning in a row!" Zhong Dajun had a smile on his face and said some flattering words.

Obviously, in the hearts of these basketball journalists, Xu Yi, a coach who works in the NBA, is tantamount to their leader, and the flattery on his face does not look like a small leader of CCTV at all.

Xu Yi is also not surprised, he knows that there is a not very good atmosphere in China now, they will think that the moon outside is particularly round, like Xu Yi, a coach who can make a career in the NBA, these media people from China are too late!

This made Xu Yi sigh, he still thought of his past life, when he returned from the United States in a gloomy manner, the domestic reporter said in a regretful tone: I said a long time ago, this person is too angry, and sooner or later he can't get along outside, and now, these reporters should not say these things anymore, because they have no chance.

Just like Yao Ming later, even if Yao Ming did not win the championship in his entire NBA career, and finally retired and returned to China due to injury, no media dared to speak ill of Yao Ming, because Yao Ming is already a god-like figure for Chinese basketball.

Although the current Xu Yi has not yet reached this level, next season, as long as Xu Yi becomes a regular, he can do this step and become a god-like figure in Chinese basketball.

Under Zhong Dajun's compliment, the interview can be regarded as the beginning, the beautiful host Liu Yuxi, who made Xu Yi's eyes shine, was responsible for the task of asking questions in this interview, but the questions raised in this form of interview are much easier to deal with, Xu Yi only needs to tell his growth experience 1510, and at the same time cooperate with these media people to blow a wave of their own achievements, and the whole interview is OK.

At the end of the interview, it was already noon, Xu Yi raised his hand, looked at the time, and at 11 o'clock, he said: "It's noon, why don't I do it, let's go out and rub it?" ”

Several people hurriedly shirked it, Xu Yi refused to say anything, and if he was in a hurry, he had to pay out of his own pocket, but this time Xu Yi didn't agree, and the five of them entangled for a while, and finally at Xu Yi's suggestion, they went to the players' restaurant for lunch, saying that by the way, they would see the diet of NBA players.

At this time, many Raptors players in the restaurant rushed to the arena for lunch, and by the way, they were preparing for the afternoon training. This group of people naturally met the bus, and several people are obviously familiar with the bus, after all, they are all specialized in reporting NBA programs.

After lunch, Xu Yi asked the staff to send this group of CCTV media people out of the stadium, and the team had to train in the afternoon, Xu Yi obviously wouldn't waste time on these people, but Xu Yi reached a verbal agreement with the choreographer Zhong Dajun, that is, once Xu Yi returned to China, he would go to CCTV to record a special program for their program.

After sending away this group of hometown people, the Raptors' afternoon training began, because tomorrow is the game with the Pistons, so their training tasks are still very heavy, especially Xu Yi is ready to make big changes in the game with the Pistons.

Although the Pistons are only third in the East, in Xu Yi's mind, the strength of the Pistons is no worse than that of the Pacers, and even more threatening than the Pacers, because the Pistons have Chauncey Billups in the team! Since the Raptors switched to run-and-gun tactics, they haven't met a team with a rhythm master, but in this game, they are about to meet! Chauncey Billups is precisely that rhythm master.

What does it mean to meet a team with a master of rhythm? It means that the Raptors' run-and-gun tactics are likely to be ruined in the hands of Chauncey Billups, which is complete, unless the Raptors have another rhythm master in the team, but the Raptors don't, and Rodstrickland is just a point guard who is good at passing, and he is not good at controlling the tempo.

So after thinking about it, Xu Yi was ready to completely give up the run-and-bomb tactics, and he was ready to use other tactics to deal with the Pistons, so the training task in the afternoon was very heavy, and Xu Yi arranged several individual tactics for the team, some of which had been practiced before, and some of which appeared for the first time, such as Xu Yi designed a Dirknowitzki-style three-point tactic for Don Yell Marshall.

In short, in the game with the Pistons, Xu Yi's idea is very simple, he can use it if he can use it, and if he can't use it, he will win this extremely important game through personal cooperation, plus Xu Yi's state plug-in.