Two days later, at the Cleveland Cavaliers training facility, around 7 a.m., Lin Yu drove his Ferrari F430 and parked in the parking lot.
When he got out of the car, he saw James who was also parking the car.
"Good morning, Lin."
Lin Yu replied hello. He was a little surprised that James came so early. Of course, he didn't ask any questions and followed James' footsteps into the training hall.
"There is a back door in the parking lot. Push it open and turn a small corner, and you can directly reach the locker room." James introduced the structure of the training hall to Lin Yu.
"This back door is usually not closed. It can be opened even if you come in the middle of the night."
"I understand, I will come over when you need more practice."
What Lin Yu and James mean is that if Lin Yu wants to practice more in the future, he can directly choose the Cavaliers' training gym, even if it is midnight.
Entering the locker room, Lin Yu quickly found his locker, which was the second one from the right in the center of the locker room. This reflected his team status to a certain extent.
He also noticed that the cabinet in the center on the right was James's cabinet, while the cabinet on the left was Drew Gooden's cabinet.
There are several jerseys and training clothes hanging in Lin Yu's cabinet, and his sneakers and equipment are also placed in the backpack on his back.
After changing into training clothes, sneakers, and equipment, Lin Yu was going to the training ground to practice shooting before his teammates arrived. At this time, James also revealed the reason why he came so early.
"Turn left and walk two steps to the training ground. I won't accompany you. I have to go find my physical therapist and get a massage first."
James has his own personal training team in the Cavaliers, with trainers and physical therapists brought by himself. This is also the best treatment a superstar can have.
Lin Yu could only express his envy and work hard to reach James' level as soon as possible.
After practicing shooting for a while, new teammates from the new team arrived one after another.
Mike Brown also waited in the locker room early. He held his watch and everyone arrived on time.
Lin Yu learned from Drew Gooden that Mike Brown is a coach who is very sensitive to time.
On the Cavaliers' training days, no one dares to be late, but in normal games, Mike Brown requires you to end the offense within a few seconds, so you have to end the offense...
"Okay, guys, the pre-season training camp for the 2006/07 season starts from this moment. Next, we will conduct a half-month training camp. I hope everyone here can complete the training assigned by the coaching staff."
After a brief lecture, Mike Brown turned to Phil Handy: "Phil, distribute everyone's training plan."
Training plan?
Lin Yu was a little confused, but he quickly got a thick training plan from Phil Handy. It said that in the new season, Lin Yu also completed a certain training a few months ago.
Then starting from what month and day, we will conduct special training on a certain skill...
"It's very complete, and the Cavaliers' coaching staff is quite professional."
Lin Yu secretly compared, in comparison, the Celtics coaching staff is not so professional.
What Lin Yu didn't know was that the Celtics also made drastic changes to their coaching staff before the start of the new season. The addition of Tom Thibodeau directly made the Celtics' coaching staff more professional.
It can only be said that a coaching staff whose goal is to win a championship is not at the same level as a coaching staff whose goal is just the playoffs.
After getting the training plan, Lin Yu scanned it around. Just as Phil Handy said at the party two days ago, the Cavaliers arranged a lot of special training without the ball for Lin Yu, plus some special training with the ball.
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From the perspective of the training plan itself, Phil Handy is very professional, he is different from Robert Lowell of the Celtics.
Lowell's special training without the ball is basically some fixed movement routines.
Phil Handy's special off-ball training set some specific scenarios for Lin Yu, and then allowed Lin Yu to perform freely under specific scenarios.
In other words, Phil Handy pays more attention to actual combat rather than routine things.
"Okay, everyone, it's time for the pre-season physical test. I need to know your physical condition."
There is no need to worry about Lin Yu, who has not stopped special training during the pre-season physical test during the offseason.
But someone within the Cavaliers needs to worry about this.
"Larry, tell me why you weigh 5 kilograms more than you did at the end of last season? Are you training to gain weight?"
Larry Hughes stood in the middle of the training ground with an innocent face, and then surprisingly nodded: "Yes, Mike, I am gaining weight."
Mike Brown got angry instantly: "Don't be ridiculous, the coaching staff never asked you to gain weight!"
"Mike, I just think I should gain weight and strengthen my resistance."
Larry Hughes started to quibble, and Mike Brown took action directly. He picked up Larry Hughes' jersey and said: "Look at the fat on your belly. You have gained weight? Shouldn't it be muscles that gain weight?"
?Why do I only see fat?"
"I haven't had time to turn fat into muscle."
Larry Hughes was still quibbling, but Mike Brown became calm at this moment. He glanced at Hughes with indifferent eyes: "Okay, then I will help you, Phil, turn up the pull-up ratio."
With the training intensity, I want to help him gain weight."
Larry Hughes twitched his lips, regretting that he played too crazy in the summer.
Lin Yu silently watched the entire argument between Mike Brown and Larry Hughes. He recalled the time and space in his previous life. After Hughes signed a big contract, in just two or three seasons, he became...
A garbage contract that was quickly dealt with by the Cavaliers.
Undoubtedly, the scene before him shows that there is a problem with Larry Hughes' professional attitude.
Lin Yu kept looking at Larry Hughes in the center of the court. Larry Hughes seemed to notice this and turned his head to glare at Lin Yu with an indifferent look.
Lin Yu instantly looked away. For the time being, he didn't want to conflict with Larry Hughes.
In fact, the same goes for Larry Hughes. After playing crazy for a summer, he has no confidence to compete with Lin Yu. Now he is like a stone with no appearance. He always seems to be cruel to Lin Yu, but in fact he is a
Bundle of cotton.
Hughes knows very well that if he cannot regain his form within a month, he will lose his starting position.
There will be a physical test in the morning and an open day for the media in the afternoon.
All the Cavaliers took a group photo. Lin Yu also wore the Cavaliers' No. 0 jersey, took several individual photos, and even took a photo with James.
The Fox Sports reporter who took the photo had already thought of a title for the photo, "Cleveland's New Combination."
After the makeup photos were taken, it was time for interviews with the media.
There were quite a few media focusing on Lin Yu on the sidelines. Reporters from ESPN, Fox Sports, and Yahoo all gathered in front of Lin Yu and asked him questions one after another.
A reporter asked about the goal for the new season. This is a common question. Lin Yu repeatedly answered: "Obviously, the goal for the new season should be the playoffs. Last season, I was in the playoffs with the Celtics."
It was a failure, eliminated in one round, and the Cavaliers are only in the second round. In the new season, I hope that my joining can help the Cavaliers go further."
Then, another reporter asked about the feeling of joining a new team. Lin Yu's answer was: "There is no special feeling. It's just a change of place to play. I just hope that I can play better in Cleveland in the new season."
A reporter asked about Lin Yu's jersey number: "No. 0 because I was traded. In Cleveland, I wanted to start everything from scratch, so I chose No. 0."
Finally, the media asked questions related to the Celtics.
"As for Danny Ainge, I can only say that I have never hated him, but the way he traded is not comfortable. I said, I will make him regret it."
"As for the Celtics in the new season, indeed, they form the Big Three and are very strong, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are not weak either. We have a chance to win."
"LeBron has no chance of winning against the Big Three, Cleveland? I think you underestimate me. Well, let's see how I perform in the new season. I will surprise you!"
"This is not a harsh word, uh... it's just stating the fact that in the new season, I will break out and surprise all of you, becoming the Most Improved Player? It's not impossible!"