Chapter 390

The Suns won the first two games of the season, but the fans and the Phoenix local media did not seem particularly satisfied. Some people still think that the Suns lost their previous style.

"The game is not that good."

This is a lot of people's evaluation of the current Suns. Whether it's against the Supersonics or the Lakers, the cyclones that the Suns used to be as fast as they were, and most of them disappeared through the delicate coordination of Nash.

Instead, there are some simple single blocks that make the audience feel a little boring, and the one-on-one strong eating after pulling apart. The offensive speed is obviously slowed down. The most important thing is that Nash seems to be unable to pass those exquisite passes. .

And this is not a question of Nash's ability, but a question of coaching tactics.

After the game against the Lakers, on the training day immediately following the Suns, Nash was asked by reporters this question: "Why did the seven-second offense before the Suns disappeared, why did your butterfly-and-flower-like tandem and fewer assists? ,what is the reason?"

This is the NBA’s regular training day. Players have to be interviewed. Many times players like to speak on the scene and use official language to deal with those annoying sports journalists who can squeeze a bunch of insights from every sentence. After all, they rely on these things to fill the space and feed their families.

But this time Nash thought about it seriously, he looked back at the training ground-in fact, Leon did not participate in the training today, the training is in charge of D'Antoni and the assistant coaching staff, Leon is really a bit of self-release. .

"I think the team is going through an important change, just like when I first arrived in Phoenix in 2005. In the past three years, we have done a lot of hard work. We are always one step away from success, so we have to make a change. I don’t Know whether this change is good or bad, but at least we are winning now, which is our goal. I think you should understand what I mean."

Nash expressed his opinion. There is no doubt that he backed Leon. Of course, not only because of the victory, but also because of the important point. Nash felt that he played more easily on the court. He is 33 years old this year and is about to At the age of 34, he felt that his condition was surprisingly good.

Stoudemire also felt the same way. In the two games, especially the second game, he really felt that he was becoming the tactical core of this team. Although he has a very good relationship with Nash, all kinds of comments about "Stoudemire is nothing if you leave Nash" and "Stoudemire will only dunk" will still trouble him.

He can foresee that he will be very different this year.

Of course, there is another big difference. The Suns players found that it seems that it is not easy to find their own coach. From the end of the game last night to the end of training the next day, Leon did not show up in front of the players.

D'Antoni had to be in full control like last season, so much so that he muttered in his heart, why on earth should I stay as an assistant coach, and how is this different from last year?

Of course Leon is not going to play, let alone busying for his own financial fund, he is busying for the next card in his hand.

This morning, Leon and Steve Kerr took a flight to Dallas together, and they are going to meet a free agent-Grant Hill.

"If it weren't for you, Hill would have been in the team in July this year."

"How can you blame me? You recruited me into the team, and you didn't tell me, Grant Hill would not want to come to Phoenix because of me. If you tell this, then I can consider resigning as the head coach of the Suns now. "

"I'm just kidding Fox, if you need to resign, how can I take you to Dallas."

"I'm joking too. If I resign now, Nash will kill you with one shot, and then Phoenix fans will give you another shot."

"Fu-ck-you!"

On the plane, Cole was bickering with Leon. After becoming a narrator and then the manager of the team, Cole was good at talking, but Fox-Lyon was the same. In the end, Cole had to express his dissatisfaction with a swear word.

Near noon, the two got off the plane and arrived at Dallas Airport, then boarded the car and went to Dallas Grant Hill's home.

This is not the first time Leon has visited someone in order to recruit a player or coach. Whether it is in Boston or Phoenix, no matter how harsh and harsh on the court, he will always put down his body to find the right fit for the team when needed. Candidates.

But the difference this time is that from Steve Kerr, he learned that Grant Hill was reluctant to join the Suns as a free agent because he knew he was going to be the Suns coach. He also refused. Invited by other teams, he has been at home since June last year and he may even consider retiring this year.

The once proud man of heaven has gained a lot on the court, but also lost a lot, especially his health. The basketball battlefield left him scarred.

He just ended his contract with the Orlando Magic this summer. He was looking forward to signing his magic with a big contract, but he only reaped a broken body of a soldier and a broken heart. Hill tried his best, but he couldn't overcome his injury and fate. .

He is thirty-five years old, and many players have already disappeared from the NBA at this age. Although he has not disappeared in the past few years, he is not much different from disappearing.

When Leon led the Boston Celtics to sweep the East, when he met the Orlando Magic, he almost never encountered Hill when he was on the court, so Leon was even more difficult to understand why he became an obstacle to Hill signing with the Suns.

"Because of the style of play you coached in the past, your ultimate defense, and your temper, your fists, and many of your things, he was worried about whether he could live another year in Phoenix."

In the car, Kerr once again explained to Leon that, indeed, Leon is not popular among NBA players. He is by no means the kind of "player's coach". Because of his origin, he is not an NBA player, he has not even played a professional game, and he is not even a basketball player!

More importantly, he used to work in Boston and was a direct disciple of Auerbach. Throughout the NBA, the coaches of the Boston faction are like the Sicilian mafia in the civilized world, coming from a remote, closed and backward trail, using their rigid and stubbornness. Behave, and gnaw off a piece of his own territory out of place-no one will go out, and no one will come in.

So in terms of player appeal, Leon has his own aura of destruction, he is negative, and the fact is the same. After he joined the Suns, in addition to trades, and ingenuity, there is basically no mention of which free agents with a little bit of strength want to join.

This time, Leon did not argue with Cole. He knew his shortcomings, that is, he did not belong to this circle. He used to be a prisoner, a gambler, and finally broke into this world for some inexplicable reasons. The world is making a lot of troubles like Monkey King, winning things that many people can't get in their lives, but still can't get some due respect. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

This is the NBA, an inbreeding, but shiny, strange circle.

Fortunately, Phoenix is ​​an open city, and Nash is an absolute good guy.

"I said Steve, if Grant doesn’t respect me enough in front of me, don’t blame me for being polite." Before arriving at the destination, Leon warned Cole this way. He wanted to tell Cole that he would go and see Hill. It is to resolve some misunderstandings between the two sides, not to bow down and beg him to play in the sun.

As the head coach, Leon really wants Hill to come to the sun. They need an experienced and defensive hometown on the wing. Dudley is too young, and Barry can’t keep up with defense. If Hill can stay healthy, It is definitely a good choice.

Cole understood Leon's meaning and nodded: "I know, Grant is not that kind of rude person, he just has some doubts, we need to let him let go of these doubts."

"It's better. I will have a game tomorrow. I don't know how those guys are training."

(End of this chapter)