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The weather in New York is not hot in June, and it rains a few times almost every week.

Every year at this time, summer cultural performances begin. There are concerts in Central Park, operas and dances near Lincoln Center. The programs are dazzling and colorful. It is the best time to learn about the local customs of New York.

However, Yang Rui is not in the mood to play, especially when all his belongings are down to single digits. He is thinking about which route is the cheapest from the Upper West Side to New Jersey.

Searching his memory, he found that New Jersey is only a river away from Manhattan, two kilometers away in a straight line, so he walked there.

His goal is the Nets, he is such a bold person.

In his previous life, holding a junior college diploma from a third-rate university, he dared to apply for a white-collar position in a large company, and he succeeded, and was regarded as a god by his classmates. If his parents hadn't passed away early, he must be proud of him.

He wore a dark blue tracksuit and shaved his beard. Although he looked more like a player than a coach, the outfit at least gave him a clean, polished look that would make a good impression.

Going out early in the morning, at around 10 o'clock in the morning, he arrived at the Luhang Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

He is full of confidence. Jerry has a lot of knowledge about basketball coaches in his memory, and he has a solid foundation, and he also understands the NBA's future popular tactical concepts. It can be called a combination of two swords.

The reason why he chose the Nets first was because the Nets were bad enough. The 1995-96 season was only 30 wins and 52 losses. In 96-97, John Calipari, the coach of the University of Massachusetts, was in charge of the team. The result was even worse, 26 56 wins.

If Calipari doesn't produce any results next season, he will not be far from getting out of class. Calipari is a disciple of Larry Brown. He is good at building a defensive system, but his offense is terrible. Yang Rui believes that his offensive philosophy can impress him.

Yang Rui also knew that this year the Nets would trade for No. 2 pick Van Horn from the 76ers. The tactical effect was obvious. After the first half of the season, they started to exert their strength in the second half and returned to the playoffs.

The team played poorly in the early stage, so as long as Calipari is given a strong laxative in the mid-term, he will have the opportunity to be ordered in the face of defeat and crisis, to rise strongly and turn the tide.

Wait, it's all an illusion...

Yang Rui shook his head. It was obvious that Jerry was thinking about such an unrighteous thing. Fortunately, he passed through, and there was another good person in the world.

After the regular season, two assistant coaches of the Nets were fired. Calipari needed a new assistant and stayed in the arena to discuss work with the management.

Yang Rui came at a good time and successfully submitted his resume. Calipari and everyone in the management team were surprised. First, he got the coaching qualification at such a young age; Interviewing for an NBA team? !

"You have never coached in school, so you come to apply for an assistant coach of an NBA team?" Manager Ed Stefanski looked at Yang Rui in disbelief.

Anyone who joins the NBA at the age of 23 is a step up to the sky. There has never been such a precedent in NBA history.

As the world's highest-level basketball league, not everyone can do it even as an assistant, so Ed suspects that Yang Rui is out of his mind and crazy.

"Yes." Yang Rui nodded with a smile.

"Why should we hire you? In the United States, there are countless coaches with coaching experience." Ed showed disdain.

Faced with the other party's questioning, Yang Rui remained calm, and his mental age was much older. Thinking in another way, he is the team manager, and he also thinks that young people are unreliable.

This is not discrimination, but human nature.

"Because I have the ability to let the Nets attack to a higher level. Can I do it? Mr. Calipari will test me and I will know? Ability cannot be faked." Yang Rui looked at Calipari who was sitting on the sofa .

Calipari sat on the sofa without raising his head, and hummed: "Wait until you have played games with students for a few years before you think about the NBA.

I don't have time to waste time with you. "

"So, if you don't try, you will refuse?" Yang Rui's eyes changed, evil spirits surged up.

It is his way of life to treat friends as warm as spring and enemies as cruel and ruthless as severe winter.

"That's right, you have time to play tricks, why don't you go to the middle school team to try your luck. People must be self-aware." Calipari snorted.

Yang Rui looked straight at Calipari and said with a smile: "I think the dribble breakthrough tactic should be called 'AASAA', which means 'I hit, I hit, I burst, I hit, I hit again' Mr. Calipari, you have carried forward this tactic and given it a new name DDM. Among them, the defender's ability to hold the ball and break through is its key, am I right?"

"What do you mean?" Calipari's face became gloomy when he heard the young man suddenly arrange his favorite tactics.

This is a guard-oriented offensive routine. The guard constantly rushes, penetrates, hits the basket or gives a shot back from outside the three-point line in the offensive half. The core is the outside line, and the inside line only needs a blue-collar rebounder, so the Nets responded to Calipari's request and traded for Van Horn.

Yang Rui went on to say: "My meaning is very simple. If the opponent is stuck with the core guard, without a good point guard, you can't win at all."

"Heh, are you teaching me? I've never seen a young man crazier than you." Calipari glared at Yang Rui, but found that the other party was still calm, showing a chill down the spine smile.

"You misunderstood, I was just stating a fact, predicting your failed and sad future in the NBA."

Since he won't stay, Yang Rui won't be polite. He knows very well that Calipari can't prove himself in the NBA.

"I think with the depth of the lineup, you can reach the playoffs with the Nets alone. And your tactics are easy to be studied by the opponents. At the latest in the 98-99 season, the team's record will decline sharply. I The boss will definitely lay you off, maybe you are not willing to leave like this, and you will find a team to be an assistant coach in order to turn around, but it is useless, and in the end you will only go back to college and implement the set of 'I hit me hit' tactics."

Hearing the curse-like words, Calipari was furious. "What are you? The Chinese don't even have anyone who can play in the NBA, and they don't know basketball at all. Are you worthy of judging me?"

"Not worthy of evaluation? People must be self-aware. In the future, when you are scolded by fans and cut off by the Nets, you will regret it very much. If you are not so arrogant, you may have a completely different life." After finishing speaking, Yang Rui He got up and walked out of the office slowly.

Nets, go to hell, the brainless team that has never won an NBA championship.

At this moment, Yang Rui deeply realized what it means to "underappreciate your talents". Obviously you are very capable, the most difficult thing is not to do a good job, but to let those who have no ability but have the right to speak believe you.

The manager Ed and Calipa looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't expect such a young man. Is this the attitude they should have when applying for a job? They never said such things as failing to apply for a job and belittling the head coach.

Ed wondered why Yang Rui had the confidence to do this. Could it be that this Chinese person is really capable? There are only a handful of people who have obtained the coaching qualification at the age of 23, and the certificate of the five-star training camp is genuine.

"Damn it, I don't believe any team would want someone like him," Calipari said angrily.

He didn't pay attention to Yang Rui, he thought Yang Rui was young as a player.

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