269: Coaches and Role Players(1/3)
Li Ang sat on the plane flying to Phoenix, saying goodbye to his teammates in Detroit and heading towards a new starting point.
This morning, all members of the Pistons Five went to the airport to see off Li Ang.
For the first time, Li Ang felt that he would be so reluctant to say goodbye to men.
But that's how professional basketball is. Those who don't change teams are only a small group of people after all.
At least Li Ang didn't leave any regrets in the Pistons. He did everything he had to do and sat down.
Now, it's time to move towards new goals!
Arriving in Phoenix, a city in the center of the desert, Li Ang was warmly welcomed by the local media and fans as soon as he got off the plane.
Fans cheered wildly outside the human wall built by security personnel. For Phoenix fans, they are undoubtedly the happiest group of people this summer.
FMVP came to the Suns by air, and the Suns didn't pay a single player for it.
How many people dare not even think about such a thing.
Some fans even held up banners with the Chinese characters "Welcome Li Ang to Phoenix" written on them.
It can be said that it is quite attentive.
Li Ang then walked to the edge and signed autographs for the fans.
Good guy, the screams at the scene almost lifted the roof of the airport.
Fortunately, Lao Ma is no longer here, otherwise he would have died of soreness.
They both played in Phoenix, so why is there such a huge gap in popularity?
While signing, Li Ang found a few female fans with half of their faces exposed and yelled: "Li Ang, sign here, sign here!"
"Uh..." Li Ang was stunned at that time. The female fans here are so passionate.
However, Li Ang just smiled at the female fans and did not actually sign it.
Who do you think I am!?
I play basketball, not calligraphy! It’s so soft, how can I write on it?
You should raise your butts!
Li Ang continued to sign autographs for fans while walking, and then met several more people holding boxing gloves to sign autographs for Li Ang...
This is a true fan!
They all know that Li Ang's fist can solve all problems.
No serious person can watch Li Ang play basketball.
It’s like, if you are reading online novels, who is reading the text?
Li Ang happily signed the boxing gloves for the fans, then walked out of the airport to warm cheers and was surrounded by reporters.
So, don’t look at it, the big villain Li Ang usually gets hacked quite badly.
But once you really have him... everyone will feel so good immediately!
"Li, how does it feel to come to Phoenix City?"
"I like the sunshine here and the fans who are as enthusiastic as the sun." Li Ang smiled at the reporter's camera without any pretense.
"A new starting point, a new goal. After winning the championship last season, what is your goal for next season?"
"Defending the title."
"Ah?" The reporter was confused. You have come to Phoenix, why are you here to defend your title?
"What? Defending FMVP is not defending the title?" Li Ang smiled, and then got into a car waiting at the airport gate... Cadillac?
No...it would be inappropriate to go for maintenance right after arriving~
After getting in the car, Colangelo smiled and shook hands with Leon.
"Welcome to Arizona, I won't introduce myself too much. Meet this, our chief team physician, Dr. Thomas Carter."
After Colangelo finished speaking, a friendly-looking white man next to him shook hands with Leon.
Li Ang was speechless. This is probably the characteristic of the Suns.
When you go to other teams, the first people you usually meet are the general manager and head coach, or the general manager and owner.
Damn it would be a good idea for the Suns to just bring the chief team doctor out to see someone.
There is no way, after all, the Sun Miracle Doctor is the famous Liu Bie. Their medical team is shared with NASA.
It is no exaggeration to say that all the highest medical skills and technologies in the United States are gathered in this medical team.
So the Suns team doctors are not just sports medicine doctors, they can take care of any incurable diseases you have.
This is why no one in the Suns team can use this thing, otherwise the Suns' medical team can even show off some of their breakthroughs in the field of regaining their glory.
Even those who don't have it, they can make you high and hard.
And Thomas Carter is the technician with the best skills in this medical team, and everyone who orders him says he is good.
"Li, when you get to the Suns, just play with peace of mind. We will protect your health throughout the entire process!"
Li Ang laughed awkwardly the whole time, what the hell...why did he feel like he was hospitalized?
Sure enough, the first stop Colangelo took Li Ang to visit was the Suns' rehabilitation center.
Here are the world's top medical equipment.
For this, we have to thank Aaron Nelson, another god from the Sun Medical Group besides Thomas Carter.
As the team's chief rehabilitation trainer, he deducts some money from the Suns owners every year to upgrade the team's various medical equipment.
No, the new boss didn't let it go either. He just deducted hundreds of thousands just a few days ago.
Thomas Carter and Aaron Nelson, the two mysterious elders, are the soul of this medical team.
Li Ang looked at these instruments. Don't tell me, although he has played in the NBA for four seasons, this is the first time for Li Ang to see many machines.
There are a lot of things that other teams really don’t have.
Also, if a boss like Davidson only buys three bottles of champagne, can you expect him to spend tens or even millions on upgrading medical equipment?
There is everything in the dream.
From this point of view, O'Neal, who died due to injuries in the original history, might be able to change his destiny here.
However, as advanced as he is advanced, Li Ang still hopes that he will never have to use these gadgets in his life.
After finishing the rehabilitation center at the restaurant, Colangelo took Leon to lunch and also talked about the selection of the head coach.
As the core of the team, Li Ang definitely has some say.
However, there are currently not many coaches to choose from, and the most likely one is Mike D'Antoni, who was an assistant coach with the Trail Blazers last season.
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Jackson originally wanted to leave after losing in the finals last season, but the damn Lakers launched an F4, so Jackson wanted to stay and see what sparks he could create with these superstars.
After Malone left, many people originally thought that Coach Sloan would retire or find another job.
However, Coach Sloan is truly a Jazz man and Jazz soul. He would rather rebuild with the Jazz than go elsewhere.
Nelson's reason is similar to that of Zen Master. The Mavericks have such a luxurious lineup, it would be a pity not to take advantage of it.
As a mad scientist, Nelson was so happy to have so much experimental material.
Therefore, Colangelo's poaching plan did not go smoothly.
Li Ang didn't want the sun to fall into Mustache's hands again.
It’s not that Li Ang has any prejudice against Mustache, Mustache’s offense is undoubtedly strong, and he is also the only person in the world who holds Nash’s instruction manual. Moreover, if D’Antoni coaches you, your personal data will definitely have a hit
Soaring.
Averaging more than 20 points per game is just like playing.
Although Mustache has many advantages, he is really not a championship coach, you know.
Mustache can only cook one dish. If all the ingredients match his recipe, he can make a good dish and become a top chef.
Otherwise he is nothing.
Moreover, this guy has a very strong taste in cooking. He likes to add more spicy food, which makes the scene extremely hot.
But the disadvantage is that this dish can't taste anything except spicy. It's only offense and no defense.
To say that D'Antoni has no defense does not mean that he does not pay attention to defense or is not good at coaching defense.
This guy simply chose to give up defense!
In the original history, Stoudemire said something shocking after he moved to the Knicks: "I have never been taught how to defend in my entire career, so now I have someone like this who teaches me how to defend.
A head coach who knows how to adjust his positioning and defensive strategies when faced with different styles of play is very helpful to me."
That's right, when D'Antoni coached the Suns, he didn't practice defense at all!
D'Antoni: Don't talk to me about zone defense, switching defenses, helping to defend this and that, I have one purpose, do it within 7 seconds of getting the ball!
To be continued...