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Chapter 40: Can Heywood be brought in?

Jiang Chao walked out of the conference room happily with his hands behind his back.

Sitting in the audience watching Butler University team training and waiting for Stevens.

The teaching assistants winked at the students quickly.

This is a top-level, top-level super scout watching from the sidelines, why don't you hurry up and express your opinion?

Everyone practiced their basic skills rigorously, dribbling and shooting meticulously, completely unlike the flying Rex Rabbit and Jaylen Brown that the young coach later coached.

Obviously, if players with average talent want to reach higher heights, they have to hone their basics to death.

The NBA is a paradise for talented people. The Butler University basketball team, which dominated the NCAA, only Haywood entered the NBA within a few years.

It can be seen that Stevens is so talented, leading a bunch of untalented players to reach the finals in a row.

Jiang Chao applauded Haywood's flat-rim dunk.

Others are too weak.

Now it is a matter of time before Coach Stevens signs the contract. No young coach will refuse the head coaching contract offered by the boss himself.

The first fire was finally set off.

He had known since Downey's phone call that the news had spread all over the Internet through the players' mobile phones. It didn't matter, as long as he knew he wouldn't regret it.

So what if we brought him to the NBA three years early? It would just make up for his shortcomings.

Otherwise, if he were to achieve NCAA honors, he would not change some of his tactical systems.

Although the young coach is energetic and has ato tactics (tactics after a timeout) that even Popovich copied, he also has shortcomings.

One is that Ato's little cleverness basically became ineffective after the team studied him thoroughly.

Legendary Spurs coach Popovich admitted that he "stole" a lot of plays from Stevens because they were so good.

The same is true for fans like Jiang Chao.

After almost every timeout, the Celtics successfully scored.

And when the game reaches the final critical moment, Stevens' command can often bring a direct victory for the Green Army.

In the following seasons, he was too clever but was mistaken for his cleverness.

He has come to dislike timeouts. He always likes to leave timeouts until the end. He may not leave them until the end. After all, players will not always be so calm on the court. When a timeout needs to be called, it must be called.

Of course, it doesn't matter. The main reason is that he followed the university's coaching method, which is egalitarianism and weakens the role of star players.

This is a bit similar to the Spurs, but the Spurs have not weakened the effect, but some effects are not reflected in the data, and the data does not look like a super giant.

After Irving arrived, the young coach did not allow Irving to be the absolute leader. He wanted to win more games while honing his skills as a two-pronged player. Irving received very few passes at the last moment, which made the boss Wen very dissatisfied. He turned around and left after the contract period expired.

But Jiang Chao knows that egalitarianism is not suitable for the NBA. The NBA arena is about using stars to resolve battles.

If one isn’t enough, get a few more!

Of course, there are still many shortcomings. Jiang Chao watched the comments from the fans on the sidelines for a while, and all of them were irritating.

It's almost like criticizing one's own comments.

That is.

Too young.

Stevens, who is only in his thirties, is younger than some veterans in the league. Moreover, he has a weak personality and rarely yells on the court. He is not a hawk.

This can easily make the locker room difficult to control. Smart was revealed to have been furious about playoff issues in the locker room many times, and Stevens did not stop him.

When Smart gets hot, Stevens doesn't roar like Cole or Fizdale later, but always makes a gesture to calm his mood.

Of course, these Jiang Chao will make the entire coaching staff full of blind spots by selecting assistant coaches.

The Harden, Curry, and some backcourt players he wants are all Stevens is good at training. He has already produced two top picks, but is he still worried that Curry can't produce them under him?

Just do it and it's done.

Overall, as Jiang Chao said to him, young people have more flexible thinking and more reasonable driving directions. Choosing a young coach as the head coach is what he needs. I am afraid that some old coaches may not understand his philosophy.

&……

After the training here, Heywood excitedly handed a bottle of water to Boss Jiang and sat down next to him.

"Boss! Does our coach agree?"

"That's almost it. You won't have a young commander next year, so you have to live up to your expectations."

If it weren't for Jiang Chao's recruitment, next year Haywood would actually be leading the charge to reach the conference finals under the leadership of the young coach, and compete with Golden Bomber Singler to be the No. 1 white small forward in the NCAA.

This is why the only white forward who can guard James alone in the future will become a lottery pick next year.

If the registration for this year's draft had not ended, Jiang Chao might have asked Haywood, who was just a freshman, to directly register for the draft. Maybe he could still find a fortune. After all, if he participated in the draft this year, his pick would not be too high.

But registration is now closed, which is a pity.

Otherwise, the Knicks are in short supply of impact forwards like Haywood. Although Gallinelli can occasionally be tough, in most cases he still likes to float outside and shoot uncontested shots.

(Note: American players need to submit their own registration. Overseas players automatically participate in the NBA draft at the age of 21.)

"You have to lose weight, you are too thin now." Jiang Chao clinked the mineral water bottles with him.

"No problem, I need to eat more meat."

"Are you playing League of Legends? A new game."

"Ah?? I've heard of it. Isn't it still in the development stage? I'm playing StarCraft now. Boss, are you playing too?"

"I don't have time. Call me when you play League of Legends and I will take you to the highest rank."

Jiang Chao chatted with him for a few words about why Heywood kept getting big contracts in later generations. The first reason was that he was in the striker era, and the second reason was that his attribute bonus for a handsome white guy was too great. In addition, he was still a homely and warm-hearted guy with a good personality.

Laman.

If this kind of player is really in the Knicks, or becomes the spokesperson of Jiang Chao's investment company in the future, the effect will be very powerful.

Moreover, he is very good at playing video games, earning diamonds every year, and has a lot of fans in the gaming circle.

I don’t know if Butler University can reach Crazy 3 next year because of the departure of Stevens. If Haywood is involved, he should have more fans if he is not with the Jazz in the early stages of his career.

Of course, if he still wants to play under the young coach, he will not try out with any team next year, and the Knicks will have no problem drafting him at a low pick.

Jiang Chao, the high-ranking draft pick, is on target.

"Okay, boss, thank you for your trust in our head coach and treat you to a burger!"

"You're starting to please me now, young man?"

"Why don't you go and fight two Star Wars? I'll take you flying!"

"Go away, I'm starving."

(Trivia: Hayward participated in the "StarCraft 2" Professional Masters during the NBA lockout, becoming the first NBA player in history to participate in SC2.)