People have a very strange memory behavior, that is, they will always remember the first place. The first place is one level, and the second to last place is another level.
If someone asks "Who is the league's assist leader so far?"
I believe anyone who pays attention to the NBA can give the correct answer, "John Stockton, the legend of the Utah Jazz."
But if you ask, “Who is second?”
Then the answers must be varied. Some people say Magic, some say Kidd, some say Nash, and some even bring out the ancient mythical beast Oscar Robertson.
But these answers are all wrong. The real answer is "Mark Jackson". He is not a member of the Hall of Fame, let alone the top 50. He is just an inconspicuous figure. Even if you search for his personal information on Baidu, it will only be short.
A short page. But such a little-known figure did rank second in league history with 10,215 assists, and was not surpassed by Kidd until 2009.
And Edison's goal when he came to New York was this former assists king.
Mark Jackson announced his retirement after spending the 2003-04 season with the Houston Rockets. Although he retired, he did not leave basketball. Now he works as a full-time NBA commentator for ESPN.
But Edison knew that being a commentator was not Mark Jackson's pursuit. He had always hoped that he could return to the game as a head coach. So he later competed for the head coaching job of an NBA team many times, but because he did not have any
He has no coaching experience, so no team has dared to hire him.
When the Timberwolves were recruiting coaches, Mark Jackson competed for positions with Rockets assistant Turner, Lakers assistant Rambis and others. In the end, the Timberwolves coach was handed over to Rambis. The 76ers had interviewed Jackson, but
In the end they chose Doug Collins.
It was not until 2011 that he was recognized by the Golden State Warriors and became the head of the Warriors' reconstruction, and he led the team with outstanding results.
Edison came to Mark Jackson's home in New York and invited him face to face.
"Mark, I hope you can join my coaching staff. I know you would rather be a head coach, but not every player can be directly and seamlessly transferred to a coach. Even Johnson of the Mavericks has been a half-time coach.
Assistant coach during the season. So I think you should start as an ordinary coach first."
Although Mark Jackson did not answer his words after hearing this, Edison could see from his eyes that he was not opposed to being an ordinary coach.
"I can give you a salary of 150,000 yuan per year, which is definitely not less than what ESPN gives you." Edison helped him eliminate his worries in another way.
Mark Jackson nodded. He was very satisfied with the salary, but he also wanted to know more about Edison's plans.
"Then when I get to your place, what will you arrange for me to do?"
"Technical coach - technical coach on the inside."
"Inside coach? Paul, is this a joke? Today is not April Fool's Day." Mark Jackson had questions in his head after hearing this. He had no idea what Edison was thinking.
"I'm not kidding, I'm the inside coach."
Mark Jackson looked at Edison's serious eyes and knew that this guy was not lying, "What do you think?"
"Actually, it's very simple. I watched your career, and I found that you are very good at cooperating with inside players. Whether you first cooperated with Ewing in the Knicks, or later in the Pacers with Dell Davis and others, you have always been good at cooperating with inside players.
You can do a very good job. The ball you pass to them is very comfortable. I think you have carefully analyzed their receiving and some technical movements."
Mark Jackson nodded after hearing this. In order to pass the ball well to Ewing and others, he spent a lot of time thinking about when to pass the ball, from which angle, how high to pass, and how hard to use. Even to ensure that after passing the ball, he would pass the ball well.
The inside player can turn around better and more smoothly. He studied the technical points of low post play in detail. As a result, he has developed the top post play skills among the league guards...
Coupled with his naturally big butt, he is simply Barkley among defenders. Even the familiar back-up rules are nicknamed "rules".
"Also, it is very common in sports history for players in opposite positions to coach each other." Edison added.
When Mark Jackson thought about it, it was really true. The legendary baseball batsman Tony Guinn, his personal coach was a pitcher to help him analyze the opponent's pitcher.
This situation is even more common in football. Italy's legendary goalkeeper "Steel Gate" Zoff is now a forward coach. After the substitute goalkeeper Unzue in the Rijkaard era of Barcelona retired, he also became Barcelona's offensive coach. In every game
Before the game, Unzue will carefully study the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent's goalkeeper and fully inform the Barcelona forwards. Unzue's actions make the Barcelona forwards understand the opponent's goalkeeper better, which is obviously beneficial to improving offensive efficiency.
Although there are many precedents, Mark Jackson still has no confidence in himself, "Paul, do you really think I can be a good inside coach? What if I can't do it well?"
After hearing this, Edison shook his head helplessly, then pointed his finger at the sky and said, "Mark, I'm not worried. What are you worried about? This way, you really can't do it. When you get to Orlando, you will only be responsible for your sitting and turning around."
Just leave the post-up skills to the big guys on the team."
Edison was very confident in Mark Jackson. Later Mark's inside offense in the Warriors was very smooth and smooth. Under his guidance, David Lee and Landry became more and more comprehensive in technology, able to face the basket and carry the basket.
Very efficient and practical.
After hearing what Edison said, Mark Jackson also calmed down and said, "Okay, I'll join your coaching staff."
"Great, my visit to New York this time was not in vain. I'll give you this business card. When you arrive in Orlando, contact the club. The team's staff will help you make some simple living arrangements."
After getting rid of Mark Jackson, Edison was in a good mood.
The loss last season made Edison determined to strengthen the team's inside offense this season, so he formulated the "Inside Completion Plan". This plan mainly consists of three people, one player and two coaches.
Players refer to active players who are good at inside offense, such as Duncan, Garnett, and O'Neal. However, those who can play in isolation are the main players of each team. You can't get them just by asking.
, it depends on character.
However, it was obvious that Edison's character was explosive, and the Timberwolves actually planned to trade Garnett, so he quickly climbed up the ladder, contacted the Timberwolves, and spent all his money to get Garnett.
In addition to the players, the two coaches are Coach Sikma and Mark Jackson.
Last season, Edison hired Ewing based on his later experience and asked him to be the team's center coach. The result cannot be said to be bad. Howard and Varejao did quickly adapt to the rhythm and intensity of NBA games, and they
Also give them some little tips and tricks.
But when it comes to things like singles, Ewing is indeed relatively weak. After one season, only Josh Smith has developed a bunny hop like a nerve knife, and the others have not made any progress.
But this can't be entirely blamed on Ewing. The Gorilla's main offensive method back then was mid-range shooting. His own back hook shot was not very good, and now he naturally has nothing to give to Howard.
Speaking of Ewing's back beating, let me tell you a little story. New York fans are the strangest group of people in the world. Although they usually scold Ewing and say he is not good, when others question Ewing, they
Instead, they united to defend Ewing.
Once again, a reporter randomly interviewed New York fans, "You always say that Ewing is so good, why does he always make mid-range shots and not attack when he doesn't go to the basket?"...
The New York fans, without even thinking, said, "That's because Ewing is too good. If he gets to the basket, others will stop playing. They will definitely not be able to beat him, and the game will be meaningless. In order to increase the number of games,
The confrontation and suspense were there, so he made a mid-range shot instead of going to the basket."
This explanation is perfect. I suggest the Chinese Football Association also follow the prescription and take medicine.
Okay, back to the story. Since Ewing was unreliable, he had to find someone else. Edison quickly targeted Sigma and Mark Jackson based on his later memories and reactions from various aspects in reality.
Both of these people later became famous inside coaches. When they were players, they were both good at post-up play. Later, when they became coaches, they also coached famous inside players in the league. And now the two are in a tepid relationship.
The state, like the Magic's current team doctor Nelson and technical coach Eton LaVine, is not taken seriously by others. Therefore, Edison was given the opportunity to poach people, and now it seems that the results are impressive, and the two people were easily acquired by him.
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The current coaching staff of the Magic is: head coach Edison, assistant coach Thibodeau, tactical coach Joe Rogowski, physical coach Nelson, technical coach Eton LaVine, Ewing and Sikma are center coaches, and Mark Jackson is
Inside coach, plus several young assistant coaches.
Why do you say there is no outside coach? With Nash, Hill, and Hardaway, what kind of outside coach do we need? It would be more practical if we have Payton. If you find an outside coach, isn't he just giving the players games with these few people?
Let the players go back and watch the video themselves to analyze how Nash passes the ball, how Hill and Hardaway break through, and how Payton defends. It's no longer necessary now. You can watch it live on the Magic team, so there is no need for a perimeter coach at all.
Helping the current insiders, in Edison's plan, one Garnett teaches by words and deeds, leading by example. He practices back hitting honestly, how can others not follow suit, while Sikma and Mark Jackson teach carefully?
Give these players your bottom-of-the-box skills, and give them some on-field experience under Ewing's guidance.
"The trinity of internal connections is perfect." Edison became happier and happier as he thought about it, with snot bubbles coming out of his nose. However, a phone call disrupted his good mood.
"Paul, something happened." Thibodeau's anxious voice came from the phone.
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I wish you all a Happy New Year.
That’s it for today, but tomorrow’s chapter will be very sci-fi, especially sci-fi.
