Chapter 011 It turned out to be him "Oh, Liang, you are really great. When our head coach comes back, I will definitely introduce you to him. I believe you will find your own advantages in our Knicks and give full play to your talents."
Powerful." Liang Xiao listened to Doug calling himself "Liang", but without the standard pronunciation, it became "Mother". It sounded extremely awkward, but it did not prevent Liang Xiao from feeling excited, and he was even closer to his own thoughts.
Taking a step further. "Liang, you go over there and do some warm-up exercises first. Just wait for a while. Coach Jeff will be here." Doug pointed to a cabin next to the court, and then chatted with Bob again.
, it seems that the relationship between Bob and the Knicks leaders is really unusual.
Liang Xiao walked into the training room, found the most commonly used warm-up bicycle and started riding. He didn't care about what the people around him thought of him, and calmly waited for the arrival of the head coach. After all, the head coach of a team has the majority of his voice.
After about half an hour, the sweater on his body was full of heat, and the sweat on his head was constantly flowing down. Feeling almost ready, Liang Xiao got off the bicycle and walked to the sidelines to get a bottle of drink. "It's really different here.
Everything is fully equipped.”
At this time, a slightly thin middle-aged man walked into the arena. He had deep-set eyes and a tall nose. The most impressive thing was that there was not much hair on his slender face. The baldness did not make this man look old.
On the contrary, it made him look more imposing. When the players in the stadium saw this person walking in, the frequency of the basketball hitting the floor was obviously accelerated, and their steps were faster. Especially the players who were new here worked harder.
Suddenly, I heard an assistant coach enter the room where Liang Xiao was warming up and said that the head coach had arrived, so he hurriedly got up and left.
When he walked to the door and saw a man talking to assistant coach Doug and scout Bob, Liang Xiao couldn't help shouting in his heart, "It turns out to be him, Jeff Van Gundy, how could it be possible?" Seeing this future generation constantly on the sidelines.
The yelling coach turned out to be the coach of the New York Knicks. Because in Liang Xiao's memory, this person was imprinted in his mind just like Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. When Yao played for the Rockets, Tianchao TV barely missed any Rockets games.
It was broadcast, so Van Gundy will never forget it.
"No, it seems that my fate is not guaranteed yet. This guy doesn't like new players very much. The later European MVP Spanoulis is proof of this!" Liang smiled when he saw that Van Gundy was the coach of the Knicks.
I couldn't help but beat a drum in my heart.
What Liang Xiao didn’t know was that Van Gundy coached the Knicks for six seasons. Van Gundy studied under Nelson. Nelson left the Knicks in the 1995-96 season. As an assistant coach, Van Gundy took over as head coach. Knicks veterans,
Under the leadership of Bald Fan, he made it to the playoffs every season, but he never reached the championship position. The only time he went the farthest was the Eastern Conference championship. What Liang Xiao didn't even know was that,
In the later 2002-03 season, Van Gundy was fired by the Knicks after starting the season with 10 wins and 9 losses. Although Van Gundy did not win a championship in his six seasons with the Knicks, I have to say that he is definitely an outstanding player.
Coach, he is the fourth coach in the history of the Knicks to win more than 200 games. Although his overly conservative tactical philosophy is criticized, his offensive strategy does not have many advantages, and he is not good at winning by surprise, but he is the best defensive player in the league.
One of the coaches. In the season that just ended, the Knicks, under the leadership of Bald Fan, reached the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season, setting a team's historical record. Among these seasons, the 2001-02 season
The Knicks only allowed their opponents to score a league-low 86.1 points and a shooting percentage of 41.7%. In the 33 consecutive games from November 11 to January 21, their opponents failed to score 100 points, which also set a league record.
Moreover, the Knicks' free throw shooting rate of 79.6% is also the highest in the league. It must be said that under the leadership of Bald Fan, the Knicks have played the league's iron-blooded defense.
"Liang, come here." Bob waved to Liang Xiao who was standing far away. Liang Xiao, who was stunned for a moment, reacted and ran to them in three steps and two steps.
"Liang, this is our head coach of the Knicks, Jeff Van Gundy. Jeff, this is the Chinese guy with amazing jumping I told you, Liang Xiao." Doug introduced Liang Xiao to Bald Fan, "Oh
, your Chinese is really difficult." Doug waved his hands and complained after saying Liang Xiao's name awkwardly.
"Hello, I'm so happy to see you. I see you often and I'm so excited." Liang Xiao said a little incoherently while holding Van Gundy's hand.
"You often see me, do you always come to watch the Knicks?" Van Gundy was a little puzzled when he heard Liang Xiao's words.
"Oh, no, this is my first time in America, I mean I always see you on TV."
"Really? Are Knicks games often broadcast in China?" In Van Gundy's mind, only two things in China, the giant panda and the Great Wall, impressed him most. Hearing Liang Xiao's words, he wondered if the Knicks were in China.
So popular.
"Yes, yes..." If he had said a few words, Liang Xiao would definitely reveal his secret. I can't say that I always saw you shouting loudly on the sidelines of the Rockets before. In fact, before Dayao entered the NBA, the NBA
The ratings in China are definitely not as amazing as those later, let alone the Knicks, who knows where they are.
Seeing Liang Xiao with a smile on his face, Van Gundy touched his big nose and said, "Okay, let's put other things aside for now. Let's see what kind of surprise you can bring us."
After saying this, he asked Liang Xiao to put on a dark gray training uniform.
After a while, Van Gundy clapped his hands a few times and said to the players on the court: "Hey, guys, stop what you are doing and come here."
There were about twenty people from the Knicks, wearing orange and dark gray training uniforms. They all stopped what they were doing and walked to stand in front of the head coach.
"Liang, come up." Van Gundy called Liang Xiao in front of everyone, "Guys, let me introduce to you, this is a young man from far away China. There are only two weeks left, the preseason is about to start, I
I hope everyone can bring out their own strengths. Liang, tell everyone about yourself."
Liang Xiao looked at the white man and black man in front of him. He was still a little uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't help but calm down, "Never mind it, who knows who? These black men all look the same." "Hello everyone, my name is Liang Xiao, from China.
, here, I am not guarding the water fountain, nor am I here to make soy sauce, I just want to stand in Madison Square Garden and hear the fans shouting my name."
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