Chapter Eighty-Six: A Man Who Became Stupid for His Ideals

"Here we are, this is my home"

Zhuang Fei got down from Pat Riley's Cadillac, followed Pat Riley, and came to a large villa

Not only does it provide Pat Riley with a high annual salary and huge personnel rights, but also a 10% stake in the team, it can be said that Pat Riley has been up and down in the NBA for decades, and has gone through the two giants of the Lakers and the Knicks

He became the richest head coach in the NBA.

"This is the legendary Riley House" Zhuang Fei and Pat Riley entered the villa together, and were also shocked by the luxury inside, when I used to read the newspaper, some media reported on Pat Riley's mansion.

"It seems that I should also get a villa, I can't always live in the house provided by the club" Zhuang Fei secretly made a decision, and now he is not short of money.

"Come, Zhuang, over here, my family is sleeping now" Pat Riley smiled as he brought Zhuang Fei into his study.

Zhuang Fei walked in and saw that there were two large bookshelves in this study, one was full of books, and the other was full of videotapes.

"You

Look here, here are all the footage of all the games in the last three years in Wake Forest, I didn't lie to you, I have studied every game in Wake Forest, especially your 1998 "Pat Riley pointed casually, Zhuang Fei raised his eyes

Go and see the three-tier catalogue board in the middle of the bookshelf full of videotapes that reads "1996 Wake Forest", "1997 Wake Forest", "1998 Wake Forest", and it's just below the three floors of Wake Forest

The third layer is the bull of the first three companies, and the upper three layers are the bulls of the last three companies.

Zhuang Fei was shocked, looking at Pat Riley's excited appearance, he didn't know what to use to describe his mood.

"Let's have a cup of coffee first," Pat Riley had already brought a cup of coffee to Zhuang Fei when Zhuang Fei was in a daze.

"Mr. Riley, I'm curious, why are you so interested in Wake Forest?" Zhuang Fei took Pat Riley's coffee and asked with a wry smile.

"Sit down here," Pat Riley smiled, and then took Zhuang Fei to sit on the big sofa in the study.

"Research

At the beginning, Wake Forest was because of media reports, and at that time your no-point guard lineup was quite amazing, no point guard, even old Nelson didn't dare to play like this, but I understand your approach very well, because I thought

I've mentioned a similar point-guard theory before, but it hasn't been noticed, and of course, I haven't practiced it myself," Pat Riley said with some nostalgia.

"You're talking about the best team on the blue court in the future, which is a lineup composed of five all-round small forwards with a height of 2.06 meters?" Zhuang Fei asked suspiciously.

"Huh? You know that, too. Pat Riley was a little surprised, he had put forward this theory when he was with the Lakers, but at that time everyone thought it was an idiot, it was the heyday of the center era, who would have believed that the center would decline?

"I've heard a little, but it's not exhaustive" Zhuang Fei nodded affirmatively, as a self-taught head coach in later generations, he knows some very partial tactical information, and the network in later generations is also very developed, and some things are easy to see, but he really doesn't know too much about these things. Because Zhuang Fei saw these things and learned more, he didn't get any benefits.

Pat Riley was a little disappointed after listening to Zhuang Fei's answer, but it quickly flashed away.

"Actually, I didn't say that it was a lineup of five all-round small forwards with a height of 2.06 meters as you said, but a lineup of five all-round players of similar height, of course, these five people are all outside, and the specific position is not necessarily a small forward"

"In

In my opinion, the development trend of basketball is the development from high to fast, of course, there is a difference between the fast I am talking about and the fast of old Nelson, the old Nelson is the pursuit of tactical fast, and I am physically gifted fast and simple

In terms of athletic talent, the athletic talent of future players will get better and better, and these good athletic talents can be reflected in the offensive and defensive rhythm on the court

Foot"

"So, I think in the future, the pace of the NBA game is going to get faster and faster, and this overall fast pace is going to make a lot of traditionally slower centers uncomfortable and disappear, like Olaju, of course

Centers like Won, Tim Duncan, and Shaq O'Neal are not going to be eliminated at any time, and they don't lack athleticism, but how many players like Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, and Shaq O'Neal have only appeared in history? ”

Zhuang Fei nodded, in fact, judging from his later opinions, the NBA will indeed slowly speed up, and the NBA has indeed ended the center era.

"Its

Actually, I don't disagree with traditional basketball advocating that a team that can dominate the basket can dominate the game, but I think it doesn't have to be a center to dominate the basket, and I also admit that height has a huge impact on the basketball game, so that's why you have Gang

The sentence I just mentioned, 5 all-around small forwards around 2.06 meters, because in my opinion, 2.06 meters is the best height for a basketball player, at this height to both show excellent athletic talent and keep passing

As long as there are five such players, they will suffer in the highest height, but they will not suffer in the average height."

In a sense, Zhuang Fei agrees with Pat Riley's point of view, but there is a very big problem here, all of Pat Riley's speculations and predictions are not wrong, but he ignores something.

"Mr. Riley, I understand what you mean, for example, there are 29 teams in the league now, and more than 20 of them will play the positional attack launched by the inside, maybe in the future, there may be less than 9 teams in the league of 29 teams to play the positional attack launched by the inside, this is the general trend, you are right, the league will get faster and faster, this is the irreversible general trend"

"But, Mr. Riley, you have overlooked a problem, as long as there is an O'Neal, no matter at any time, he can dominate the league, even if at that time, the 29 teams in the league have already played fast break, but as long as O'Neal appears, I think these 29 teams will be willing to choose to slow down and play position"

"I think the reason Mr. Riley is so concerned about me is because I succeeded in college with a theory similar to yours, but I want to say that I don't quite agree with your point of view, maybe the trend of the NBA will change, but the core value of basketball will not change, Mr. Riley, compared to your 5 2.06 meters, I prefer one medium and four small, one center and four small forwards"

"And, Mr. Riley, I don't think your five 2.06m will come true." Zhuang Fei finally smiled slightly.

Pat Riley was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"You're right, I almost lost the traditional values of the NBA, and I chose to forget that Wake Forest was at its strongest or when Duncan was leading, but I really wanted to test this theory, even though I knew it wasn't possible."

How is it impossible for a smart person like Pat Riley not to know that the theory he put forward is just a fantasy, just like people would say that women become stupid for love, and men will be stupid for dreams, knowing that it is impossible and still desperate to put a moth to the fire.

And Pat Riley's affection for Zhuang Fei is like he has faked Zhuang Fei as a person who can realize his dreams for him, which is an unreasonable good feeling.

think

At this point, Zhuang Fei couldn't help but admire Pat Riley, so the discussion between Zhuang Fei and Pat Riley was very warm, Zhuang Fei came from the future, and many bold ideas and theories made Pat Riley, who claimed to be a madman, also dumbfounded

Stay, and Pat Riley's tactical knowledge and understanding of basketball are not comparable to Zhuang Fei, who is a halfway monk, it can be said that this is a night talk that has benefited both of them a lot, and the two have a "date" until Pat Riley's family gets up in the morning

It's over.

When Zhuang Fei left Miami, Pat Riley also went to the airport to see off Zhuang Fei: "Zhuang, let's find a time to talk about it next time."

This made Zhuang Fei almost faint, once is enough, it is enough to talk with an old man at night, and if you have more, you won't be able to stand it.

No

Pat Riley did give Zhuang Fei a lot of shock, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson are very famous among fans, and they are also recognized as the two most successful business coaches in the United States, but in the professional coaching circle in the United States, these two people

has always been a person who is not so popular, just like the film industry does not have a distinction between commercial films and literary films. Of course, it can't be said that these two people are lacking in talent and thick thighs like some extreme people, but it can also be seen in professional knowledge

These two are indeed not top enough, maybe Pat Riley is a little better than Phil Jackson, but, even so, Zhuang Fei can feel that he is too far behind Pat Riley in terms of expertise, let alone legend

There will be 100,000 sets of tactical changes compared to the old Nelson.

There are still fewer books, Zhuang Fei couldn't help but sigh on the plane, Zhuang Fei, who has gained a firm foothold in the United States, also has a greater pursuit, and it still takes a lot of effort to gain everyone's respect.