Last night's hangover made Lao Lin a little uncomfortable, but the habit of getting up early still made him wake up naturally after 6 o'clock, and when he heard his son say that the Dragon Basketball Association, he naturally had to follow.

The team and their families and friends were originally scheduled to go to Itsukushima Shrine in the morning, and there was something serious here, so naturally they could only miss for a day first, and they couldn't send Coach Anzai to them.

Lao Lin called Qiuye Tiangong and explained that it was already 8:40 when he accompanied Lin Dong.

Most cafes in Japan are also sweets, but this shop called Higashiya is not a café, but a taste of the beauty of Japanese confectionery......

Before the other party arrived, he ordered some snacks and coffee in the store, and just sat down to taste a few pieces, an old man in a suit and glasses walked in.

To say that it is an old man is a bit exaggerated.

His hair was jet black and he looked like he was in good spirits, but the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes betrayed his age slightly, and he was supposed to be in his early 50s.

Lao Li ......

Lin Dong recognized the other party at a glance.

As the most famous reformer and leader in the history of Dragon Basketball, there is no shortage of photos of him in this period on Baidu Encyclopedia in later generations.

He has single-handedly reformed college basketball, promoted the youth training of the Dragon Country, and created the short-term glory of the 04 and 08 Dragon Country men's basketball team with the Polaris Project, and also said the famous "In the Dragon Country, basketball is the first sport".

Even after his retirement, he still showed great enthusiasm for Dragon Country basketball, and became a pioneer to disclose and denounce many shady scenes of the later basketball association, and properly the upright leaders of the behind-the-scenes combat effectiveness type.

It wasn't until he retired that Dragon Country basketball began to plummet......

History has no shortage of praises for him, a name that will often be mentioned 28 years later.

It is also the main reason why Lin Dong still has great expectations for today's meeting after learning about the current domestic basketball environment.

Lao Li also recognized him, after all, he had watched the video many times, and he had personally watched two games in the past two days, and he admired and liked this handsome young man incomparably.

Lao Li smiled and waved at them.

"I've been waiting for two of you." Lao Li walked over and shook hands with the two.

After a period of meeting etiquette, the old man called the waiter to ask for a glass of white water, and soon said straight to the point: "Some reports from the Japanese media make us very ashamed, the pearl of the Dragon Country basketball world...... Hahaha, it's our job not done well! I didn't know that there was a basketball genius like Lin Dong Xiaoyou in China, so much so that I didn't find out until someone else sent a videotape. ”

"Hey! Don't talk about you, I don't know, this kid used to practice boxing when he was in China, I didn't know he still had basketball talent, hahaha! ”

"Hehe, there are many examples of this in the basketball world." Lao Li said with a smile: "Dameng Olajuwon only started to contact basketball at the age of 15, and Duncan of the Spurs practiced swimming when he was a child, including Nowitzki, who beat our Dragon player Wang Zhizhi in the Dallas Mavericks last year, I heard that he also practiced tennis before." ”

"Sports are the same thing, maybe boxing in the past, the physical fitness, is also the cornerstone of Lin Dong's rapid emergence in the basketball world."

Lin Dong smiled: "You just said that you watched a videotape?" ”

"Sent from overseas." Lao Li nodded: "It was you who played against NBA rookies on the streets of Yokohama, and we all thought that Lin Dong Xiaoyou had the ability to step into professional basketball." ”

Is it Stern? Or Bob?

Lin Dong was a little curious, but it was obviously not appropriate to ask this now.

"I heard that the Japanese Basketball Association has recruited Lin Dong's little friend." Lao Li said with a smile: "Hahahaha, that must have said a lot of bad things about the Dragon Country Basketball Association." ”

Lin Dong was not shy about this, and nodded: "The main thing is that there are some treaties that restrict players, and there are mixed situations in CBA games. ”

I thought that the other party intended to provoke this topic, but it was obvious that he had something to justify.

But I didn't expect Lao Li to smile and nodded: "Only these two points are not good for you?" These Japanese are very martial arts, and they are conservative. ”

"Restrictions on players and some overlord contracts do exist, but it is not because of corruption, it is for the overall development of the national system, in order to maintain the normal operation of the basketball association, the basketball association in the past few years was very poor, and now it is just a little bit, and some habits formed by the tail are time to change." He said with a smile: "However, this kind of treaty is basically only used for institutional players, and you are not a player trained by the domestic system, so in this regard, even without my involvement, you don't have to worry too much." ”

"The problem of the CBA strength and weakness fault line is, and I am afraid it is more serious than many outsiders imagine, this problem is caused by many reasons, and it cannot be explained in a few words. At present, the talent and potential of the new generation of basketball players have made the Basketball Association and the General Administration of Sports quite optimistic about this session, so the policy tilt and the overall reform have begun to promote, but if you want to see the effect and make the CBA achieve an overall balanced high-level competition state, I am afraid it will take at least two or three years. ”

"These are the two things that the Japanese say, and there is no exaggeration than I say, right?" Lao Li laughed and made a joke.

"No, you're right."

Lao Li nodded: "But in addition, what is really unfavorable to you is actually the third point, that is, all the focus and strategic resources of the Basketball Association and the General Administration of Sports have been placed on Yao Ming, which is a basketball strategy that has been set, and it is impossible to change it." ”

"At the same time, although I don't think your potential is under Yao's name, you haven't played any decent results in high-level competitions yet, and you are not born in the system, and you have no institutional background...... Don't underestimate this, for the general environment, this is something that many people value very much, so in your situation, it is too difficult and difficult to get the best resources and arrangements that should belong to you immediately after returning to China. ”

Lin Dong opened his mouth when he heard this, and he couldn't cry or laugh a little.

Since answering the phone last night, he has thought about how Lao Li will guarantee him the domestic environment, treatment, resources, etc., with Lao Li's status in the domestic basketball world, even if he has not reached his real peak in 2000, but he is already one of the top of the most pyramid, and he is fully qualified and strong to guarantee these.

However, I really didn't think that Lao Li would actually tell him bad things about the basketball environment of the Dragon Kingdom in turn.

This is...... What do you mean?

Uncle Li, aren't you here to recruit me? Is it appropriate to say this?

Or do you want to suppress your sense of expectation first, and then give you a contract that you can't get in the first place?

If that's the case, you'd be disappointed.

"So?" Lin Dong asked.

"Your talent is no less than Yao Ming, and even I think you have more plasticity than Yao Ming, and teenagers like you are often arrogant, and you haven't experienced some people in the system, you are too young, I don't want you to be disheartened because you are no longer pure basketball after returning to China, and you will be in the big dye vat."

"So when the Basketball Association wanted to send someone to contact you last month, I stopped you with an excuse, because I can't solve the above three problems for the time being." Lao Li smiled and said: "And the Basketball Association has been paying attention to your performance in the Japanese High School Basketball League this time, and I think they should send you a formal invitation in the next few days." ”

"That's why I came to Japan just to meet you." Lao Li smiled and said, "It's also to tell you not to agree to their invitation." ”

Lin Dong was silent for a few seconds before he said slowly: "But I have always been from the Dragon Kingdom. ”

"Hahahaha!!" Lao Li laughed heartily when he heard it, and the affection on his face was already overflowing: "Good boy, with your words, I really didn't come in vain!" ”

"I've got a blueprint for you, would you like to hear it?"

"You say."

"Let's stay in Japan for more than half a year." Lao Li said: "Wait for next year!" ”

"Because of the talent of this generation of young basketball people, under the policy tilt now, many rotten things will definitely be eliminated in this half a year, and when I fight for you for those things that should belong to you, there will be much less resistance."

"At the same time, I will do my best to win a place for you at the Nike Basketball Summit in April next year and the U19 World Cup in July, and I hope you can represent the Dragon Country at that time!"

"As long as you can show your due strength in these two events, at that time, I will definitely be able to convince the Dragon Country basketball world and build you into the second Dragon Country star after Yao Ming!"

"At that point, if the CBA's environment is rapidly improved and you want to go, I'll always give you the green light. And if the CBA is still in the process of change and you don't want to go, I can pave a way for you to go to the NCAA or directly to the NBA...... For the NBA, the Dragon Kingdom is an incomparably huge market, and with the Dragon Kingdom backing you, the advantage will be unimaginable to you now. ”

"Then I will also have the right to give you a player contract with minimal or no restrictions to help you go far on the professional field...... Believe me, kid, the Dragon Kingdom needs you, and for you, it's the best option. ”

This blueprint can be said to be quite sincere.

Lin Dong felt that he had no reason to refuse.

Lao Li actually didn't say some things thoroughly, but from 28 years later, Lin Dong knows very well what Lao Li's peak period in the Basketball Association was, probably after 01 and 02 years before he was qualified to say anything.

Therefore, let yourself wait until next year, not only to wait for the right time and place, but also to wait for Lao Li's people.

Of course, the atmosphere is all set to this point, and if he doesn't get some 'benefits' for himself in advance, Lin Dong feels sorry for Lao Li's hard work.

"Trainer?" Lao Li was slightly stunned, and then laughed.

"At this stage, except for some professional teams in the CBA who pay money from abroad, the level of most trainers in China is actually about the same as in Japan, and I just happen to know that there is a good place in Japan." Lao Li said: "Do you know Lloyd? Earl Lloyd. ”

Lin Dong was slightly stunned, feeling that this name was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was, and it took two or three seconds to finally react.

"The first black star in history to land in the NBA?"

"Yes, that's him." "He is not only the first black player in NBA history, but also the first black coach in NBA history, he served as the head coach of the Pistons in the 71-72 season, although the record is not good...... But it was a matter of tactical thinking and the Pistons' own staffing back then, and the old gentleman actually knew how to tune a player very well. ”

"He's in Japan?" Lin Dong was a little surprised.

"Lloyd has been retired for many years, and when I visited Asia a few years ago, I wanted to ask him to be the national youth coach, but I was rejected by the higher-ups because although he is good at coaching players, his basketball philosophy is still a bit outdated compared to modern basketball...... So he came to Japan and opened a private basketball school on the island of Kyushu, and he was relatively short of money. ”

"Actually, it's a basketball training class," Lao Li said with a smile: "I also visited him once last year, and this year I also recommended several Dragon Country players to receive special training from him, and the level is as high as ever, if you want to find a high-level trainer, I think there is no more suitable than him in Asia." ”

"And such a school?" Lin Dong was a little surprised: "I've been paying attention to Japanese basketball weeklies and magazines these days, and I've never seen similar reports. ”

"Hehehe, that's a certain problem with his school itself."

"He is very famous among black basketball players in the United States, and his character is also very good, so some black basketball players who can't get along in the United States will go to him, which strengthens his private basketball school, but the personal qualities of these black people are mixed, and they actually cause him a lot of trouble, you know, the Japanese don't actually welcome black people, and those coaches and trainers under him often stab him, resulting in him not mixing well on Kyushu Island, and he can't get the support and promotion of the local government in Japan. His outdated aesthetic of violent basketball is not recognized by mainstream basketball, and only some insiders who want to develop the individual abilities of players will find him. ”

"If you're going, the good ones are certainly worth learning, but you also have to learn to recognize some bad habits, which in itself is part of growing up."

"I'll give you an address, and a phone number." Lao Li took out a pen and paper and wrote down the address and phone number for Lin Dong, and asked again: "By the way, how is your English level?" ”

"There is nothing wrong with daily oral communication."

"Not bad." Lao Li nodded, handed him the paper, and then looked at Lin Tianhai, who didn't know how to pretend to understand the whole process and could only nod his head there, and said with a smile: "It's more expensive, in addition to his own money, his school also has a lot of black people...... Of course, I mean a private order like yours, after all, if you take his regular course, it doesn't mean much to your current level. ”

"However, our basketball association often cooperates with his school, and in the past two months, there are several rookies who are quite optimistic about the domestic basketball association on his side, if you go, you should be able to meet, it is better to deal with it first, maybe you will be teammates of the national team in the future."

"So...... I was able to get an internal discounted price, which usually costs between 2 million and 3 million yen for two months of special training, including food and lodging...... If you want to go, just mention my name and I'll greet him in advance. ”

Lao Li, out of fear of harmony, will not mention his real name, and he will be called Lao Li in the future.

Those who are familiar with the domestic basketball association and the basketball reform process should be able to guess his name, or look up the Polaris program.

The men's basketball team of 04 and 08 can be brilliant, Chinese college basketball can develop, and even Da Yao can later change the agreement, all of which have a great relationship with Lao Li, no matter what Chinese basketball becomes in the end, Lao Li is a leader and pioneer worthy of respect.

Preview in advance: The next chapter is driving, the number of words is not much, a more casual chapter, brothers who don't like similar plots can not subscribe, except for explaining the female protagonist, it does not affect the development of other main plots.

Today is still two watches, and strive to restore three watches tomorrow.

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