Xu Yi frowned, he knew what this group of reporters wanted to ask, it was nothing more than why he beat Stephen Marbury, why he could still find a new job after beating Stephen Marbury, Xu Yi didn't want to be besieged by this group of reporters with other questions, Xu Yi swept around the reporters, found another old reporter, and then clicked on him.

Seeing that it was a reporter from a local media in Toronto who asked the question, several reporters from major North American newspapers cried out in disappointment, but Xu Yi remained silent and looked at the old reporter.

The old reporter obviously understood what Xu Yi meant: "Mr. Xu, so what is your goal this season?" ”

"What's the goal?" Xu Yi didn't expect this reporter from the Toronto Frontline to ask such a question, Xu Yi was a little hesitant suddenly, he had already set himself a goal for the playoffs in his heart, but whether to say it, Xu Yi was still a little hesitant.

However, after hesitating for less than a second, Xu Yi opened his mouth directly: "Target? My goal is the playoffs and I'm going to make the playoffs with my team! ”

"Playoffs?!"

"Huh?! Playoffs? Is he crazy? As soon as Xu Yi's words fell, a reporter in the audience couldn't wait to start mocking. And Judd Pearson, who was sitting next to Xu Yi, was even more stunned.

Immediately, an ESPN reporter stood up without permission and asked, "Mr. Xu, is your goal really the playoffs?" ”

"Of course, why not?" Xu Yi confirmed, and the noise at the scene was louder and booming. Judd Pearson, who was sitting next to Xu Yi, narrowed his eyes, he couldn't believe that Xu Yi actually said the goal of the playoffs in front of the media, but he clearly remembered that Xu Yi still avoided the word playoffs in every possible way yesterday.

However, at this time, Judd Pearson's heart is happy to see this scene, so that after 11 games, he can let this Chinese get out! And the team can change the coach again, Jud Pearson can take advantage of the problem to play, the position of the team's head coach in his own hands, so as to further control the power of the team.

Xu Yi fully confirmed the goal of the playoffs, and the reporters in the audience still didn't want to spare him, the scene was already chaotic, and the reporter from Sports Illustrated stood up directly: "Mr. Xu, as far as I know, the Raptors still have 11 games left, and you and the Celtics, who are currently eighth in the East, have a gap of 4 wins, and you have 4 wins in 11 games, do you still have confidence?" ”

"Is it difficult to chase four wins in 11 games?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically.

"Of course, if it's just chasing 4 wins in 11 games, it's not very difficult, but in these 11 games, the Raptors still have to face the Pacers, Pistons, and Bucks, and with the Raptors' current state, it's normal to lose half of the 11 games, right?"

"No matter what you call it, I said it, my goal is to make the playoffs!"

Xu Yi finally said another sentence, which stunned the reporters in the audience. And Judd Pearson shouted in his heart: "This guy is crazy, right?" actually shouted at reporters like this! ”

Xu Yi smiled slightly, turned around and left the scene of the press conference, he actually ended the press conference without saying hello!

The reporter at the scene stopped: "This guy is too arrogant, right?" ”

"It seems that the Torontonian people really saw the wrong person, and the Raptors will be destroyed under his leadership."

"Haha, only 27 years old, Chinese, arrogant, grumpy, such a person can also be a coach? Or the head coach of an NBA team? ”

Listening to the sarcasm of the reporters in the audience, Judd Pearson's face was very unsightly, he was originally going to watch a good show, but he didn't expect this Chinese Xu to be so arrogant, he actually left the scene without saying hello, which is completely not to put everyone present in his eyes, Jud Pearson snorted secretly, he decided, after 11 games, let this Chinese look good!

After the press conference, Xu Yi went directly to the training hall to preside over the team's morning training.

At this time, it was already 10 o'clock in the morning, and the team's training had already started for 2 hours, but Xu Yi had explained to Kevin O'Neal at the beginning and asked him to help take the players to do tactical running training.

After Xu Yi came to the training hall, he just watched on the sidelines for a while, and then went to the office that the team had just made for himself and cleaned up. At the same time, he began to think about what he should say to his players.

The reason why Xu Yi released the goal of the playoffs at the press conference was not impulsive, he had already reasoned everything the night before, under Xu Yi's reasoning, the Raptors scored the playoffs, at least 2 percent of the chance, 2 percent of the chance, it seems very slim, but Xu Yi feels that if he opens the goal of the playoffs, this 2 percent chance, can still go up!

The point is that Xu Yi wants to give the players confidence.

How to give them confidence? Of course, determining a goal is the first step, and then Xu Yi has to analyze the feasibility of this playoff for the players. Of course, you can't talk too much, Xu Yi also has to describe the difficulties in this process, so that the players can draw their attention and work hard to move forward for the goal of the playoffs.

Xu Yi thought about it, typed the draft first, and saw that the time was almost up, it was almost lunch time, and Xu Yi went downstairs.

Asked the players to stop training and line up on the sidelines, and then began his "inaugural speech".

"The big guy should have heard the news, I have become your head coach, although I am acting, but that is also your head coach."

"First of all, I think you all know me, and some of you know me very well, so I won't introduce myself. But after thinking about it, there are some things that I still have to say to you. ”

Xu Yi didn't look at the players' reactions, and said directly according to the draft he had made before: "Just now, the team held a press conference for me, maybe you don't know, I set a playoff goal for the team at the press conference!" I told those reporters that I was going to take the Raptors to the playoffs this season! ”

"What?! Playoffs? ”

"Xu, you're not kidding, are you?" The players looked at Xu Yi in surprise, no matter whether the relationship with Xu Yi was good or bad, all the players couldn't believe that Xu Yi would actually set such a goal! Among them, there were several players who were not very optimistic about Xu Yi, and looked at Xu Yi with a pair of suspicious eyes.

Xu Yi was very calm: "I'm not kidding, the playoffs are our goal!" Could it be that a team with Vince Carter, Jalen Rose, and Chris Bosh can't make the playoffs? Will you be willing? ”

Xu Yi directly asked a rhetorical question, leaving the players speechless, but it could still be noticed that a few players pursed the corners of their mouths or muttered something in their mouths.

Xu Yi knows that he still has to give these players who have lost confidence a detailed analysis of the hope of the playoffs: "We still have 11 games to play, and the Celtics, who are eighth in the East, are 4 wins away from us, and 4 wins in 11 games, is it difficult?" ”

Xu Yi spread his hands and continued: "Maybe you think that we will face playoff powerhouses such as the New York Knicks, Pacers, and Pistons next, but I don't think these teams are unbeatable, our lineup is also very strong, we just took a nap, and now that we are awake, why can't we beat these teams?" ”

"And as long as we beat them, the playoffs are not a luxury, are they?"

After Xu Yi finished speaking, he felt that it was almost over, and he didn't observe the players' reactions anymore, he waved his hand directly: "Okay, let's go eat first, after eating, we will continue to practice tactics, as long as we practice the run-and-bomb tactics well, we will not be afraid of teams like the Knicks and the Pacers." ”

Xu Yi brought the Knicks everywhere, he knew that his mouth alone could not make these players rise with absolute confidence, and naturally facts were needed to confirm these, so Xu Yi thought of the Knicks, and led the team to win the New York Knicks, which are currently seventh in the East, and won the Knicks with an absolute advantage, so don't you have confidence?

The players will feel that we can beat the Knicks by 20 points, so against the Pacers, winning by 2 points is not a problem, right? At least the team still has a hard time, and as long as it fights, won't the playoffs be there?

As long as the players have this idea, the confidence will naturally be there, and with confidence, the team's sluggish state will be far away from them.

Xu Yi made a good calculation, but Kevin O'Neal didn't know that after leaving the position of head coach, he also let go of the great pressure before. But at this time, he was a little worried about Xu Yi, the playoffs? That's so easy, the Raptors now only have theoretical playoff hopes, maybe with Phil Jackson, they can't say that they can take the Raptors to the playoffs, right?

Kevin O'Neal pulled a few assistant coaches of the team and went to the restaurant with Xu Yi to eat, and several other people talked and laughed along the way, only Kevin O'Neal was silent. Several assistant coaches felt that Kevin O'Neal was sullen because of the loss of his position as head coach and didn't take it to heart, and only Xu Yi knew that Kevin O'Neal was worried about the goal of the playoffs.

The Raptors now have seven assistant coaches left on their coaching staff, with Kevin O'Neal as the lead assistant coach, as well as an offensive coach, two defensive coaches, two trainers, and a tactical coach. With 7 assistant coaches, the Raptors' coaching staff is obviously a little weak, but considering that Xu Yi is the acting head coach, it is obviously impossible for the coaching staff to supplement the new coach.

The group went to the restaurant, Xu Yi hid at the back of the road, and whispered beside Kevin O'Neill: "Don't worry, Kevin, I never do anything that I am not sure of." ”

Xu Yi said this, Kevin O'Neal was still a little worried, but Xu Yi didn't care anymore, he knew that as long as he won the game with the Knicks by a big score, all these doubts and worries would disappear.