After seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi in the newspaper, Takemichi did not disrupt his training rhythm because of this, and after sitting on the sidelines and resting for a while, Takemichi stood up and prepared to return to the court to continue his training.

During the regular season, the team's game tasks are quite heavy, and the players are either preparing for the game or on their way to the field.

Coach Philip and Chris saw that Martial Arts had rested so quickly, and seeing that Martial Arts was actually preparing to enter the court to continue training, Chris couldn't help but stop Martial Arts and asked a little puzzled:

"Wait, Boss!"

"You're just going to go to training?"

"When you see your old teammates from high school coming to the United States, why don't you call him and say hello?"

"Didn't this kid have a good relationship with you back then?"

Hearing Chris's words, Wu Dao turned around and said with a smile: "The relationship is not good? Nothing. ”

"It's just that between me and him, I probably don't need this kind of shhh

"Everybody has everybody's life, everybody has everybody's adventure."

"Now I need to focus on what's in front of me."

"As for the phone call, I'll just ask Coach Smith to get a brief understanding of the situation."

As he spoke, Takemichi turned around and walked towards the middle of the court.

The intensity of the training in the afternoon was relaxed, and with the cooperation of the training, Wudao left the stadium early after some training combining people and balls.

Martial arts who left the stadium and returned to the villa he rented near the stadium.

Although he is a newcomer, his draft rank is relatively high, and the salary of martial arts is quite high for the vast majority of ordinary people, even if you don't talk about the so-called family situation, the moment martial arts becomes an NBA player, he is a rich man.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have much time to look at the house this year, with the current economic conditions of Wudao, there would be no problem at all in buying a villa by himself.

Although Martial Arts is a relatively pure and focused person, he will not mind if his living conditions can improve "slightly".

When he got home, it was already evening, Wu Dao took a shower, came to the living room in his pajamas, and found a number book from under the coffee table on the sofa, and Wu Dao dialed Coach Smith's phone.

"Hey!"

"It's really rare! You kid actually called me, what's wrong? Isn't this time busy? ”

"I don't think you're going to fight the Cavaliers tomorrow, are you? If you don't prepare well, do you still have time to call? ”

As soon as the phone was connected, Coach Smith's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Wu Dao and Coach Smith don't talk too much, he is also busy, and Wu Dao is also busy, unless there is really something, or it is some communication during the New Year's holidays.

It's not that martial arts are unkind, and the coach who led him into an American high school is separated.

It's just that the big society is like this, the urbanization speed of Laomei is very fast, and in the 90s, this trend of weakening people-to-people interaction has been very obvious.

The people who live here often intersect with neighbors, colleagues, friends who are separated from each other, and the elders are sometimes not as close as the neighbors.

"Haha, don't be so sarcastic about me, it's busy, but it's not a game day, so it's okay to make a phone call."

Hearing Smith's words, Wu Dao snorted slightly embarrassed and said with a smile

"Tell me, what's the matter with the call?"

"You're a big NBA rookie, so if you don't have anything to do, you shouldn't call me, right?"

Coach Smith has also been busy at this time, with the team losing streak, and he is now thinking about how to change the current situation of the team.

The red-haired Asian guy was very talented, but for some reason, he had some problems with the development of that kid's talent, and he couldn't get that kid to play the effect that Smith had in mind.

"Coach Smith, I've heard that Oak Hill has hired an Asian player."

"I guess I found it from Xiangbei High School where I used to be, right?"

"Sakuragi Hanamichi, right?"

Speaking of Sakuragi Hanamichi, on the other end of the phone, Coach Smith's face showed a little surprise, and he couldn't help but smile:

"You're so well-informed, huh?"

"I didn't tell anyone about it."

"Few of the members of the Oak Mountain team know about your relationship with him."

"You know, the country here is different from Asia, and everyone is a high school student, and if someone knows about your relationship with him, some people will say something in private."

"It's not good for the development of young players."

"My advice is, don't ask!"

When Coach Smith heard the name Sakuragi Hanamichi from Martial Arts, he immediately guessed what Martial Arts was doing by calling him today.

Coach Smith has encountered too many similar things, and he is nothing more than asking him to help "take care of it".

This kind of thing, in fact, doesn't need to be said by martial arts, Coach Smith also knows, after all, he brought Sakuragi to the United States, and he is also Sakuragi's coach, take care of it, shouldn't it be?

"Coach Smith, I think you misunderstood me, I didn't mean to ask."

"Sakuragi Hanamichi is my junior, this kid, is a very talented player."

"His family conditions are relatively average, even if you provide him with a full scholarship, I think he has some expenses, and it is difficult to afford it."

'I didn't have any other advice when I called, you know a lot more about the training of the players than I do.

"I'm just thinking about life, if that kid has any burden, you can tell me, and I'll solve it."

Wu Dao still has a lot of trust in Coach Smith's character, and Coach Smith is different from many NBA coaches, he is a college coach, and this kind of coach has a characteristic, that is, when teaching players, he will pay a lot of attention to the mentality of adolescent players.

Sakuragi looks like a big grin, but he is actually a person with a lot of inner drama.

Martial Arts didn't want family conditions to become a shackle to Sakuragi's growth.

"Huh?"

"That's what you're calling?"

"Then I think you can rest assured, that kid's life is very clean, and he just spends a little more on eating outside at school."

"The scholarship is more than enough to cover his expenses."

"And this kid is also quite sensible, he usually trains very hard and is very obedient, you don't have to worry."

"That's it."

At the end of the day, Coach Smith hesitated.

"What's it?" Wu Dao heard the "yes" on the phone and immediately asked.

"It's just that we don't understand the language, and the leader of our team is a Japanese-speaking person, but his Japanese is very average."

"He's not very efficient at communicating with the rest of the team."

"I think he needs to go to a language course."

"Otherwise, it's going to be a big problem."

Hearing this, Wu Dao also frowned and nodded slightly.

Language, this is a problem that all players who come to play in the United States need to overcome.

Wu Dao vaguely remembers that when Yi Di came to the United States to play, communication with his teammates was a big problem, and he himself had a relatively rough personality and didn't like to talk to strangers very much, which also led to his failure to play his own style for a long time when he first entered the NBA.

He doesn't know his teammates and his teammates don't know him well, which is a big problem indeed.

In fact, Da Yao had the same problem with Yi Di in the early days of the NBA league, and the language barrier was a relatively big obstacle for Da Yao.

But fortunately, Da Yao's personality is not the kind of "boring" person, his language skills are also very strong, and he learns English very quickly, plus Francis, the boss of the Rockets at that time, trusted Da Yao very much and took care of him, which made Da Yao's integration into the American professional basketball team much smoother.

Sakuragi's language problem is indeed something that needs to be overcome.

"Coach, if you think you need a translator, just ask for one, and in terms of cost, I will pay for it."

"In normal times, I also ask a translator to help teach him English, of course, you can add money to this part of teaching, which is not a problem."

"Sakuragi Hanamichi, this kid has a strong self-esteem, and the threshold for resistance to stress is also relatively high."

"When you usually train, you can practice how you want, no matter how basic the training, he should not have complaints, the training is good, and your appropriate encouragement will make him more motivated."

"When you get to the ring, you just have to set up an opponent for him to beat."

"That's what motivates him to train."

"It's best to have a very famous, very dazzling, arrow-type player."

"His bounce is not bad, I think even in the United States, he is not weaker than others, you can let him start with rebounding first, and build up his confidence on the court little by little."

For Sakuragi Hanamichi, Martial Arts still knows quite well, and taking this opportunity, Martial Arts also told Coach Smith some of his thoughts.

Smith listened attentively, nodding slightly as he listened.

Sakuragi Hanamichi has a solid foundation, and although he hasn't been playing basketball for a long time, Coach Anzai has done a great job in this area.

And Sakuragi's athletic talent has entered the end of its physical development as it has begun to be fully revealed, and what Martial Arts said just now, there is still something wrong with what he said, Sakuragi's current bounce, not only is it not weaker than others? He jumped higher than most of the 3.4 high school students!

When you jump with all your might, you can even kiss the basket with your mouth, so I ask you if you're afraid!

"Regarding his personality and temperament, I have learned more or less about him through this period of contact."

"This kid is now 211cm tall and weighs 101kg, I think his height is almost finalized."

"In the past few months, it has grown by 1cm."

"Now this kid is playing the No. 5 position, and I'm going to let him play the No. 4, what do you think?"

Coach Smith felt that some of the opinions of the martial arts had some effect on him, and now there was a person who knew the ball to discuss with him, and Coach Smith also said that he had been thinking about the problem during this time.

Yes, Sakuragi is now over 210cm tall, and before entering Oak Hill High School, he was always playing the No. 5 position in Neon.

After entering Oak Mountain, Sakuragi has also been responsible for the important task of the core of the interior attack.

When he was neon, Sakuragi was able to call the wind and rain with his physique, and he was even able to suppress another star of the "Xiangbei Twin Stars", Rukawa Kaede, in terms of average points per game.

But in Meigao, Sakuragi's style of play is a little unworkable.

"Did you always play the number five position?"

"He can play in the No. 5 position in the American high school, but his advantages can't be reflected."

"This kid's agility should be maintained quite well, and I think it's okay to play the number four position."

"If you don't change your position and continue to play five, you need to make some small adjustments around him on the offensive end."

"He has a talent for shooting, he can practice shooting, he can play a spatial interior line, and he can pull the opponent's interior player."

"Of course, if you change it to four, my suggestion is to let him start defense."

"In terms of defense and rebounding, he is quite talented, single defense, assistant defense, should be able to practice."

For Sakuragi Hanamichi's talent in defense, martial arts are still more respected, Sakuragi belongs to that kind of fauvism, the defensive sense of smell is very sensitive, and the style is also very strong.

This kind of person is very suitable for basketball in this era.

"Coach Smith, when the team is free, just let me know in advance, and I invite you to come to the target center to watch the game."

The call between Martial Arts and Coach Smith lasted for more than half an hour, and the two discussed a lot about the training of Sakuragi Hanamichi and the positioning of the court.

Martial Arts also has some understanding of the current situation of Sakuragi.

This kid lives in the school, three o'clock a day, dormitory, stadium, canteen, and the cost is very economical.

Martial Arts also felt very relieved after learning about these situations, Sakuragi already has his own dedication and his own pursuit in basketball, which is very good.

It wasn't until Coach Smith's wife called Coach Smith to eat that Wu Dao and Smith hung up the phone.

After the call, Takemichi and Takako Fujima talked on the phone for half an hour before going to the room to rest.

November 21.

The Timberwolves play at home against the Cavaliers, who have come from afar.

Tickets for the tournament were sold out before the 20th. Now the Timberwolves' home stadium tickets are very popular, and you may not believe it, but a small ball market like Minnesota has been able to feed scalpers.

At the entrance of the target center arena, the spectators who came to watch the game entered one after another, many of them were Timberwolves fans, and many of them were holding the support reports of the Wolves players in their hands, all of which were self-made things, although the workmanship was average, but full of heart.

As the spectators entered, the Timberwolves and Cavaliers were in two large conference rooms for pregame interviews.

Coach Phillip led Garnett and Marbury to the media.

At the venue, a reporter from the Los Angeles media mentioned the "Who is the wolf king" incident that has been making a lot of noise in the past few days.

At the post-game press conference between the Timberwolves and the Lakers, the "violent theory" of martial arts gradually set off some waves after a period of fermentation.

At Minnesota's home level, the feeling is even deeper.

Garnett and Marbury are both players with a certain number of fans, and they are young starting cores, and the Los Angeles reporter's question is to dig into the real thoughts of other Timberwolves players.

They don't mind provoking the timberwolves into infighting if they can.

The outside world doesn't know what happened in the Timberwolves locker room the day before yesterday, and now they're all ready to watch the Timberwolves play.

"Kevin, Stephen, who do you think is the boss of the Timberwolves?"

"Some people call your Timberwolves' rookie martial arts the wolf king, you two veterans, do you recognize?"

When the reporter asked this question, there was no need for Coach Philip to say anything, Garnett pinched the microphone with a natural expression, and said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter if we recognize it or not."

"Basketball is a team sport and every player is equally important."

"But if you have to say that the team needs a boss, then there is no doubt that the strongest person, the one who can lead the team to win, is the boss!"

"Judge this kind of thing, leave it to the fans!"

(End of chapter)