Chapter 14 The founder of the Warriors Dynasty, Mark Jackson!
After making the call, Shen Fei quickly expressed his intention to become the Rockets coach.
Mark Jackson was very surprised by this, after all, he did not have any coaching experience.
But he did not refuse, but said tentatively:
"In the past few years since I retired, I have been studying coaching-related content and have developed my own knowledge system."
"If you sincerely invite us, we can have a chat."
The two hit it off immediately and agreed to meet at a high-end restaurant in Houston at noon tomorrow to discuss it in detail.
The next day, Shen Fei drove to the agreed place.
After entering the restaurant, he found that Mark Jackson was already waiting at their reserved seat.
Before coming here, Shen Fei did a lot of homework.
Mark Jackson retired from the NBA in 2004. As a player, he served as a point guard.
As the fourth player in the history of assists, Jackson has excellent overall perspective and organizational skills.
These are the foundation and advantages for his transformation into a coach.
It is worth mentioning that Mark Jackson spent the last year of his playing career with the Houston Rockets.
In other words, he has already cooperated with Yao Ming once.
"Hey, Mark."
Shen Fei said hello while walking towards the dining table.
Mark Jackson stood up immediately after hearing this and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"You are young and you are promising, you are young and you are promising"
He patted Shen Fei's shoulder enthusiastically and said with a smile.
"Excuse me. I grew up watching you play when I was a kid. When I see you today, you look just as good as you did back then."
Shen Fei responded with a smile.
The two exchanged business blows and then started talking about business.
"I still want to know, what do you like about me?"
Mark Jackson wondered.
Although he has no coaching experience, he is a person who has high demands on himself.
If Shen Fei just wants to find a transitional coach, then he doesn't want to take over the position of Rockets coach.
In his mind, coaching is a sacred profession.
If he takes over a team, he hopes to grow with the team.
Instead of acting as a firefighter, coaching for a few games and then hastily.
"Mark, what I say next may surprise you, but please believe that I am telling the truth."
"I want to lead this Rockets team to win a championship this season."
Shen Fei's tone was calm, as if he was saying something completely normal.
But this sentence was like a thunder, which almost frightened Mark Jackson and knocked him down.
"Win the championship? And win it this season?"
Mark Jackson looked surprised.
"Manager, although the Rockets had 7 fierce battles with the championship Lakers last year, I have to say that there was an element of the Lakers underestimating their opponent."
"If they approach the series with the Rockets with the same attitude towards the finals, I think the Rockets will win 1 to 2 games at most."
Jackson analyzed objectively.
Shen Fei's words made him a little worried.
Does the Asian young man in front of me not know much about the world of basketball?
Could he just watch last year's series and feel that the Rockets only lost one game to the Lakers and were also a championship-level team?
"No, you misunderstood, Mark."
"I know very well that if the Rockets continue to have the same lineup and style of play as last year, it will be impossible for the Rockets to win the championship."
"Since I dare to say that I will win the championship this season, there will definitely be a lot of adjustments and enhancements."
Shen Fei said solemnly.
Mark Jackson felt a little more at ease now.
"Okay, I understand, what does the team need from me?"
he asked again.
"I have watched a lot of your games and I think you are a player who has an excellent overall view and knows how to win games. This is something that most coaches in the league do not possess."
"In addition, your consistent defense for many years in your career is also something I value."
"So, I hope you will bring defense to the Rockets and create an iron-blooded defense."
Shen Fei said slowly.
Mark Jackson nodded after hearing this.
Defense is indeed what he is good at.
After retiring, most of his research on tactics focused on defense.
He is confident that after taking over a team, he can quickly build a defensive system and maximize the defensive capabilities of the players on the team.
"At the same time, I have a complete offensive system."
"In the future, I hope you will follow this idea to transform the team's offense."
Shen Fei continued.
In the previous life, under the coaching of Mark Jackson, the Golden State Warriors' defense jumped to the forefront of the league, but offense has always been their problem.
Although the Splash Brothers were still young at that time, their firepower was already very fierce.
It's a pity that Mark Jackson did not give full play to their offensive talent, which caused the Warriors to stop in the Western Conference semifinals.
Shen Fei's idea is very simple.
Put Steve Coe's passing system and small ball tactics under Mark Jackson's defensive system.
By combining the two, a new rocket with both offense and defense is formed.
"What kind of offensive system is it?"
Mark Jackson asked again.
To be honest, so far, he still doesn't quite trust the Asian young man in front of him.
He was afraid that the other party would talk arrogantly again and come up with some strange and impossible offensive tactics.
Shen Fei knew many people, and he could immediately see the other person's suspicion from his micro-expressions.
But he didn't take it seriously and began to explain the tactical system of "Cosmic Brave".
In his previous life, Shen Fei was a senior football fan.
One of his favorite things to do after work is to analyze the strengths of popular teams.
Shen Fei carefully studied the Warriors team that had entered the finals for five consecutive years.
Now, he shares his research results with Mark Jackson.
When Jackson first heard about the three-point play style, he was still a little confused.
But the more he heard about it, the more shocked he became!
Elevator door tactics; inside players reaching the top of the key to organize offense; and various passing and cutting tactics...
Mark Jackson listened with rapt attention. He couldn't help but take out the notebook he had prepared and recorded what Shen Fei said word for word.
After a long time, the Asian young man finally finished speaking.
But Mark Jackson hadn't recovered yet, he just stared blankly at his notebook.
After a long time, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Shen Fei and said seriously: "I'm sorry, I just offended you!"
Mark Jackson feels a little ashamed now.
Previously, he had been listening to what Shen Fei said with suspicion and scrutiny.
But at the end, Jackson realized that the other party was definitely a basketball genius!
The tactics he mentioned are completely different from the current mainstream style of play in the NBA.
This shows that Shen Fei obtained these strategies through his own thinking.
To be able to come up with such an exquisite tactical system must be someone who has done in-depth research on modern basketball!
"So what do you think of these tactics?"
Shen Fei looked at the excited Mark Jackson and asked knowingly.
"good, very good!"
"You understand basketball better than I do, you are a great talent!"
Mark Jackson praised.
His tone was sincere, without any hint of bragging.
"In addition to these tactics, I will also provide you with everything you need to win the championship, including players, assistant coaches, etc."
"If you want to create great achievements in your coaching career, you might as well try our Rockets team."