Build a Dream Dynasty

The media industry in the United States is highly developed, and Jiang Mingliang and his Nets are the latest focus. In the days when there are no games, it is inevitable that his actions will be closely watched by the media.  "Stephens, the new head coach of the Nets", ESPN took the lead in exposing the news of Jiang Mingliang's meeting with Stephens, and broke the news in advance before Jiang Mingliang and Stephens had officially signed a contract.

I knew from my previous life that these media have their own sources in each club, what about WOJ, shams often break out violent news before the official website has announced it. Didn't expect this to happen to him.

Brad Stevens began to serve as the head coach of Butler University in 2007. In just three years, he led the underrated Butler University to become the biggest dark horse in the NCAA, and he went all the way to the NCAA. In the final, because Hayward missed the last hit, he narrowly lost to the traditional giants Duke University led by the old coach K, and ranked runner-up. Although he only won the runner-up in the end, for Butler University, which has never made a breakthrough in the NCAA in school history, this year's experience is enough to go down in history, and the 34-year-old Stevens has also become a well-known player in the college basketball world. rising star.

Once the news that Jiang Mingliang used this young coach as the head coach was exposed, it caused an uproar.

young! This is the first impression of the media and fans. It describes both Jiang Mingliang and Stevens.

Far away in China, the young and handsome Jiang Mingliang was dubbed the "Young Master" by the Nets fans as early as after the press conference, and after the news of Stevens taking office was exposed, the fans also gave him a nickname, "" Baby handsome".

Young coach is not enough to describe Stevens, his age is not as old as some active players!

Fortunately, the United States does not pay much attention to seniority, and no one is pessimistic about the prospects of the Nets because of the age of Jiang Mingliang and Stevens. In the final analysis, results are the last word.

And far away in China, the fans matched the pair of young "monarchs" and "military advisers" with a pair of monarchs and ministers who were like brothers in history, calling Jiang Mingliang "Sun Ce" and Stevens "Zhou Yu".

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What do the protagonists in other novels who travel to the NBA rely most on to build their teams? Of course it's the draft! However, Jiang Mingliang is quite sad. The year 2010 he took over was between 2009 and 2011, when there were a lot of talents. The quality of the draft can only be said to be quite satisfactory. Fortunately, the Nets have three picks with the 3rd pick, 28th pick, and 31st pick this year. The number of picks is relatively sufficient, and they can still make some fuss.

"In my basketball concept, the distinction between positions will be more blurred. It can be roughly divided into one core guard, three wings, and one frame protector. Using the gap in the shooting space of the traditional power forward on the wing, Enhance the offensive space. On the defensive end, it is heavy pressure and multiple rotations."

"At the third overall spot, I'm personally looking at Paul George. He's a great shooter, whether it's a catch-and-shoot; he can make shots in difficult situations; and he's good at taking advantage of the His physical advantage to make steals. Definitely a wing player for any basketball system."

The overall quality of the 2010 rookie class can only be said to be mediocre. The only player who can reach the standard of a superstar is Paul George.

George's current draft prospects are roughly between 10 and 12. If he is a brave son of the plane, he may choose to trade the No. 3 pick for the No. 6 or No. 7 pick, and earn him another first round. But Jiang Mingliang didn't dare to do that. First of all, this year's rookies, in terms of strength, can be regarded as the cornerstone of cultivation are Wall, George, Cousins, and Hayward at most. Wall is scheduled to be the No. 1 pick, but the Nets can't pick him. Cousins ​​has a weird personality and overlaps with Lopez in the position. Choosing him is a waste of resources. As for Gordon Hayward, Stevens' favorite player at Butler University, it took the Jazz three or four years to train him in his previous life. For Jiang Mingliang, the effect was a bit slow.

Although Paul George was selected as an All-Star in 13 years, it is largely because the Pacers have a Granger with a similar style of play, and his training is gradual. The Nets are currently waiting to be done, and they can give him more ball rights to exercise in the early stage, which will catalyze George's growth to a certain extent.

Choose George firmly, let's talk about the rest.

"Paul George does have a great talent. I have no problem choosing him with the third overall pick." Compared with talent, Stevens values ​​George's supplement to the team's weak forward position. If the team's draft pick is after the sixth place, he may be more inclined to his favorite player Hayward, and he can better understand his tactical intentions. But the top three picks are all used to gamble on talent, and George's hardware conditions are better than Hayward's with the naked eye.

Fortunately, Jiang Mingliang reached a consensus with Stevens. He was really a little afraid that Stevens would have to choose his favorite general, Hayward. There were differences in the first cooperation, which was definitely not a good sign.

Fortunately, Stephens is still very sensible.

Regarding the choice of the third overall pick, Jiang Mingliang and Stevens had little disagreement. But how to choose between the 28th and 31st picks is more difficult to say.

In addition to the above four, there are still many good role players in this draft, such as Larry Sanders, Eric Bledsoe, Avery Bradley, Players such as Hassan Whiteside and Lance Stephenson have performed well in the league and won contracts that exceeded expectations. Especially the latter two, according to the process of the previous life, the Nets' draft picks can intercept two people. Jiang Mingliang naturally also set his sights on Whiteside and Stephenson.

A point guard, a power forward with shooting ability. Stevens brought up his needs beyond George.

After carefully studying the game video of the Nets last season, Stevens is a little dissatisfied with Devin Harris, the starting point guard, especially on the defensive end.

"Coach, in terms of shooting ability alone, Yi Jianlian should be able to meet your needs." Hearing Stevens emphasizing shooting ability, Jiang Mingliang reminded.

Shooting is one of the selling points of Yi Jianlian's foothold in the NBA.

Shaking his head, Stevens was not satisfied with Yi Jianlian: "I need a power forward who can provide more accurate shooting and tougher defense."

"Such players may be difficult to find in the draft. Let's go to the free agent market to see." Shooting plus defense, Jiang Mingliang thought of some names, but they were not in this draft.