(Yesterday's monthly pass was just amazing.) Thank you all for your commuter pass support. Fisherman's Thanks)

At two o'clock in the afternoon on February 17, 2002, the office of the chairman of the Boston Celtics, it is not a game day, and it is usually at this time when the team chairman Zhuang Fei and his two assistants have a meeting, but at this time, the Celtics deputy general manager Danny Angie and the Celtics director of operations Carl are not seen in this office, on the contrary, the team's assistant coach Stephen Green, who is usually supposed to train players in the stadium, appears here.

And from the current point of view, the assistant coach of the Boston Celtics looks a little cramped, and he is also a little nervous, and next to the assistant coach is the head coach of the Boston Celtics Zhuang Fei and the leader of those guests who come from afar.

"Xiaozhuang, do you really don't think about it anymore, we will create all the conditions for you, you just need to command the team during the World Championships and the Olympic Games, this will not affect your coaching at the Celtics, we all think you are fully competent" Li Yuanwei looked at the young basketball coach in front of him helplessly and expectantly and said, at this time, the director of the high and powerful position in the Chinese basketball industry is completely without a trace of shelf at this time, if the domestic coaches see it, they will be shocked and can't close their mouths, Is this still the decisive Director Li?

It's just that Director Li's heart is also very bitter at this time, he wants to put on a show in front of Zhuang Fei when he was in China, but at this time he doesn't dare, the head coach in front of him is a figure of the same level as him, the head coach of the Celtics is the honorary chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, and he is the same as the official of the 'main hall', and in addition to this position, the head coach is also the first image ambassador of the Beijing Olympic Games, and he was the face and first spokesperson of the Chinese Olympic bid delegation when Beijing bid for the Olympic Games last year. Now, after Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games, he is the vice chairman of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. Of course, although he doesn't care about anything, he also enjoys the treatment of 'deputy minister'. If you calculate this, the young man in front of him is half a level higher than him, even if in addition to these level things, this coach is a person who can directly talk to the country's leaders. And the directors of the General Administration of Sports are also brothers and sisters with him, and he naturally doesn't dare to have any other ideas for people who don't even dare to offend his own boss, besides, this person also needs an identity of 'national image', which is a guy who can't be touched.

So every time I talk to Zhuang Fei, Director Li feels like he is a head shorter, for example, last year, this young coach proposed to him that it would be enough for Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi to take turns to play Asian games or some low-level national team competitions in the future, and there was no need to go back. Even if Director Li knew that Zhuang Fei, who was the head coach of the Timberwolves at the time, didn't want to let Wang Zhizhi go back, he didn't have any way, and in the end he actually compromised on Zhuang Fei's proposal. For Zhuang Fei, Director Li, he really can't give birth to the slightest idea of going against him.

Although Director Li didn't want to offend Zhuang Fei and didn't want to go against Zhuang Fei, this time he originally thought that Zhuang Fei would agree to be the head coach of the national team, and he came all the way from China. But this time the manager put a pigeon on himself. If the pigeons are released, it doesn't matter, this young coach actually offered to let his assistant coach be the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team part-time. This made Director Li extremely dissatisfied. Therefore, Director Li, who has always played the role of a gas bag in front of Zhuang Fei, has also become tough this time.

"Director Li, I have already said that I have no interest in the national team for the time being, and not only do I not have much interest in the national team, but I am not very interested in international basketball now, so it is impossible for me to be the head coach of the national team" Zhuang Fei smiled and said to this Director Li, after hearing Zhuang Fei's decisive words, Li Yuanwei is also extremely helpless and pity, it can be said that Li Yuanwei has always considered himself a lucky person, and he is the head of Chinese basketball when it is the most golden time. In his opinion, as long as he can integrate the current resources of Chinese basketball and integrate a team with Zhuang Fei, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming, then this Chinese team will definitely be able to create the greatest results in history, and he will not only be promoted but also recorded in the history of Chinese basketball and even Chinese sports. …,

Zhuang Fei is naturally very clear about Director Li's thoughts, but Zhuang Fei, who is familiar with the country, can't jump into the fire pit by himself, even if he can control the domestic situation, he doesn't need to do it, he doesn't need to improve his ability like this now, and he doesn't need to improve his status and influence like this, so the matter of being the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team is a meaningless thing for him.

While it doesn't make sense for Zhuang Fei, it doesn't mean so for Stephen Green, an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics.

After being perfectly defeated by Chuck Daley in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, Stephen Green has been thinking about resigning and then finding a team to exercise his ability, it can be said that for Stephen Green, Zhuang Fei is absolutely reluctant and indispensable, and the Boston Celtics at this time are indispensable for such an assistant coach no matter what, so Zhuang Fei has been considering Stephen Green's requirements. In fact, that night, Green proposed that he wanted to go to the international arena to exercise himself, and Zhuang Fei thought of the position of the head coach of Chinese basketball who had been in contact with him but had been dragged by himself.

This position is a fire pit for many people, Zhuang Fei doesn't want to jump into this fire pit, because it is meaningless, but this does not prevent Zhuang Fei from pushing Green down this fire pit, the fire pit can burn people and also train people, just like Taishang Laojun's gossip furnace, Zhuang Fei also hopes to be able to exercise Green's ability through such an environment.

Green now has no problem in terms of professionalism, if the coach who has reached the A level of ability has a problem, then more than 90% of the NBA's coaches will have problems, and now the main lack of this young coach is experience and control, which is mainly reflected in the immaturity, if this assistant coach can succeed in the furnace of Chinese basketball, then Zhuang Fei absolutely believes that this guy can handle all extremely complex things well and can also adapt to all complex environments.

Of course, in addition to the general environment of Chinese basketball, the strength of Chinese basketball is also a factor that Zhuang Fei mainly considers. For Green now, the strength of the team can't be too bad. Too bad hurts self-esteem and morale, and it also can't be too strong, and a team that is too strong can't look down on Green. Even if you can look at Green, it is impossible to let Green work part-time, and even if you can let Green continue to work part-time in the NBA, there is not much exercise value.

All things considered, the Chinese men's basketball team is the most suitable place to train Green, and it is also the place for Green to continue to stay.

"Zhuang. Even if you really don't have the right way to be the head coach of the national team, there's no need to throw this stupid big man to me," Director Li said with a sigh after glancing at Zhuang Fei, while speaking, this Director Li didn't forget to glare at the big man standing next to Zhuang Fei fiercely, this 2.06 meter 06 big man who looks a little honest is indeed a little dumbfounded. It's just that at this time, Director Li and Zhuang Fei spoke Chinese, and Green didn't understand very well.

However, whether Green understands or not, Director Li really doesn't look down on Zhuang Fei's assistant coach, if Zhuang Fei is unwilling to coach the Chinese team, then he has some other options, such as Lithuanian head coach Younas and former Lakers head coach Silver Fox Harris. These people are not a little stronger than Green, why should he let this rookie take on this heavy responsibility? What's more, according to Zhuang Fei's request, the assistant coach is only part-time, not full-time, as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, which makes Director Li even more dissatisfied.

It's just that Director Li is extremely helpless. Even if he rejected Zhuang Fei's proposal. But the Chinese coach kept looking at him with a smile on his face, and in the smile of this young coach, Director Li was a little unbearable. …,

It was only then that he knew that he should never have come to the United States this time. The young man in front of him seemed to have eaten himself, and he did owe a lot of favors to the young man in front of him, he was able to successfully correct Zhuang Fei when he was changed last year, which gave him a lot of help, and Director Li also remembered Zhuang Fei's affection for this point, which is why he has always been absolutely short of Zhuang Fei.

Finally, looking at the expectant and firm eyes of the world-class marshal in front of him, this Director Li finally couldn't bear it, and then shook his head helplessly.

"Xiao Zhuang, I only give him one year, if he can lead the Chinese team to the quarterfinals in this year's World Championships, then I will officially consider hiring him as the head coach of the Chinese team" Finally, Director Li glared at Green again and sighed at Zhuang Fei and said, but at this time Green didn't know why this guest of his coach always glared at him.

"No problem, let's do it" Zhuang Fei didn't force this Director Li anymore after getting Li Yuanwei's answer, he still understood the backfire. That's a good result.

"Zhuang, I want to remind you that the quarterfinals of the World Championships are more difficult to enter than the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games" Seeing Zhuang Fei's look, Director Li also looked at him deeply and said, the World Championships is 24 teams and 16 enter the knockout round, and to enter the quarterfinals, you need to win a knockout round, and the Olympics is 12 teams, as long as you can qualify for the group stage, don't look at the difference between just a knockout round, it is impossible for the current Chinese team to win a knockout round in the world competition.

"I know, but I have confidence in him" Zhuang Fei also smiled and nodded, which made Director Li a little surprised, could it be that this stupid big man in front of him really has such a strong ability? At this time, Director Li also looked at the young man standing next to him, except for growing taller and looking stupid, there were no other characteristics, and finally Director Li also put away his thoughts.

Although the final result is not the most ideal result, Zhuang Fei is still very successful in solving the contradiction that Green wants to exercise and does not want to leave the Celtics, which is an extremely good thing for both Zhuang Fei and the Celtics, of course, the same is true for Green.

Although it is good news in this regard, but on the other hand, Zhuang Fei did not get the good news he wanted, now the Boston Celtics are 43-9 and ranked first in the East, and now although the Celtics players are not in a very good condition, they have been maintaining the victory, but they are also maintaining the victory, the Grizzlies have won 19 consecutive games after winning the 43rd game of the season.

It can be said that the current state of this grizzly bear is almost to the point where God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha, and in this case, the Grizzly Bear has equaled the Celtics' record, which makes many people think with their toes that this Celtic is estimated to be dragged down by the Grizzlies. The main thing is that the Grizzlies chased too hard. The Celtics, on the other hand, are slowly showing a hint of fatigue.

Obviously, in this tug-of-war for the first place in the East, everyone is not very optimistic about the Celtics led by Zhuang Fei. In fact, this is also inevitable, after all, whether it is the strength of the players or other schedules, the Boston Celtics are completely at a disadvantage.

On February 19, 2002, the Celtics hosted the Dallas Mavericks, a Western Conference powerhouse, who had just given the Grizzlies their 43rd win yesterday, and the Boston Celtics had a three-day rest at home, and the Celtics had the advantage in terms of fitness.

The joint defensive tactics that Nelson Sr. played in the Mavericks this season are no longer so mysterious, after all, after most of this season, these excellent head coaches in the NBA also have a certain understanding of the regular defensive tactics on the international stage. At least Zhuang Fei will not be overwhelmed by a simple 2-3 joint defense of the Mavericks like in the last game, and finally lost the game, but in today's game, Zhuang Fei has been very well prepared. And after such days of training, Maddie, who played outrageously outside the three-point line in the game against the Mavericks, now has a three-point shooting rate back to 35%, and it can be said that the Celtics are now capable of breaking the Mavericks' joint defense, just like the Mavericks were killed by the Grizzlies in the last game by three three-pointers at two 45-degree angles.