The Whip of the God of Basketball

After Leon and Nash said this, they said nothing more and continued to carefully watch the progress of the training camp on the field. Nash asked no more questions. He had heard about Fox-Leon's style for a long time. He was not the kind of coach who liked to talk and drink chicken soup. He was calm and almost cold, and he had a high IQ brain and super computing power. He is different from ordinary coaches. He started as a scout and can often provide crucial opinions on drafts and transactions. It is said that behind Boston's super big deal, it is Fox-Leon's work that leads the way.

He single-handedly restored the glory of the Boston dynasty and led Boston to rebuild the Third Reich. However, at the peak of his career, he retired and became a coach in college. Now he has come back again, but he is in an unknown city in Las Vegas. In the rubbish training camp, I watched it with gusto, but Nash really couldn't understand it, not at all.

After about fifteen minutes, Leon finally turned around and said to Nash: "Do you know the biggest problem the Phoenix Suns have faced in the past three years?"

Nash shook his head. Obviously he wanted to hear it and leaned over. In the past three years, Nash has achieved unparalleled brilliance. From an All-Star point guard to an MVP-level superstar, he can be described as a late bloomer. But the Suns are always one step away from the championship. Not only the championship, they are always one step away from the finals, with the Spurs and Mavericks standing in front of them.

The Cavaliers and Mavericks have dominated the Western Conference for three years. The Spurs and Mavericks have both entered the finals. The Spurs are currently leading 2:0 in the finals. Not surprisingly, the Cleveland Cavaliers will not be the opponent of the old Spurs. They have a chance to win. Boston regained its title after the dynasty. The Suns, on the other hand, couldn't even fight until the seventh game.

"Your first problem is that the offense is not strong enough." Leon said.

This answer surprised Nash. He had heard a lot of criticisms and opinions about the Suns. Most of them were clichés such as "no defense", "no inside line", "too few rotation personnel", etc., but Leon said that they If the Suns' offense is not strong enough, isn't the Suns' offense strong enough? Since 2005, they have always maintained the strongest offensive firepower and the most points in the league. After creating a dazzling seven-second V-shaped offense that took the NBA by storm for a while, Leon actually said that their offense was not strong enough?

Leon continued without too much explanation: "In terms of development, your team does not pay attention to the use of draft picks, wastes opportunities to create new blood, ignores the basic structure, and always spins in place. Three years. Time, you know, can change a lot."

Nash agrees with this. Because the regular season record is very good and the Suns' first- and second-round draft picks are not high, the team management does not pay attention to them and often trades them with other teams for cash. There are other draft picks, and they don't seriously train rookies. Everything serves the Nash system and everything is for bombardment. In fact, shelling does not train players' technical and tactical abilities.

After Leon said these two points, he pointed to the court and said: "Look, here are some ordinary, mediocre players, without too much talent, at most a second-round pick. But I decided After returning to the NBA, the first thing I do is to come here and watch these players play. I hope to find value from them, and here I can find the feeling of working at the beginning."

Leon's first job was as a scout, and he often came into contact with those on the fringes of the NBA. For him, picking up treasures from the trash was an interesting and useful job.

"So have you found any outstanding people?" Nash asked.

Leon shook his head and said: "No, there is not much that I like in this year's draft. But my informant in Europe told me that he may have something that I am interested in."

"When will the Suns announce their inauguration?" Nash asked again. So far, Leon's return from the Suns only exists in theory. He has not signed a contract and has not officially announced it in front of the media.

"Now." Leon said.

After saying that, Leon jumped off the stands, walked to the sidelines, and stood in a conspicuous position. Soon a sharp-eyed scout spotted him, and then a reporter rushed over and took pictures of him. There were very few reporters here today. The one who came was a young reporter from an unknown sports newspaper. He was going to take a few photos and upload them to the Internet to write something about the assignment. Anyway, no one would watch this kind of small training camp. news.

Unexpectedly, he saw Fox Leon on the sidelines, this ace coach who had disappeared from the NBA for more than a year. But what surprised him even more was that he soon discovered that there was a person standing behind Leon. Take a closer look, It's Steve Nash!

The young reporter slapped the two of them fiercely, and had already thought about what kind of news he would make up tonight. By the way, it would be called "Championship coach Fox Leon and Nash met in Las Vegas. Maybe they are in Discuss who will win the next championship.”

Just as he was thinking about it, Leon waved to the reporter and asked him to come over. The reporter came over with some worry, because he knew that Fox-Leon's iron fist was as famous in the league as his coaching ability.

"Hey, have you thought about the news you want to make up tonight?" Leon asked the reporter.

The reporter shook his head and nodded, shrinking his head back, fearing that Leon would come over and blow his head off with his fist.

"Then you don't have to make it up. Let me tell you, Fox Leon is coming back today and joining the Phoenix Suns. I will cooperate with Steve Nash. He is behind me now." Leon told this reporter, After saying that, he turned around and left.

At this time, not only this little reporter, but also other people around him swarmed around, trying to hold Leon and Nash back to ask more questions.

Leon shouted to the two bodyguards who had been following him: "Hey, what don't you two do? Help me stop them!"

Two bodyguards rushed forward to help Leon and Nash hold back the crowd, and then the two people left the sports center.

"Hey, aren't we here to be bodyguards?" a security guard said suddenly.

"Yes, we are here to keep an eye on Fox Leon."

But at this time, Leon and Nash no longer knew where they were.

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"Tomorrow I will go to Phoenix to meet the boss and Steve Kerr and talk to them about team construction, transactions and draft issues." Leon and Nash drove two bodyguards The car was driving on the Las Vegas Strip, and they were going to the Venetian Hotel.

"I don't know what changes Cole will bring. I am looking forward to the combination of you and him." Nash said.

"No, to tell you the truth, Cole is a fool. In order to prove himself, he will definitely make drastic changes to the Suns lineup. But I bet this guy definitely wants to strengthen the team's defense and then get a strong inside man to deal with Ti. M-Duncan. This guy is so simple-minded now, I want to change his mind." Leon was disapproving of Cole.

"I don't understand why you still say that our offense is not strong enough. I think our offense is good enough." Nash mentioned this problem that troubled him again, why Leon said that the Suns' first problem is the offensive problem.

"Because without you, the sun is rubbish." Leon said.

After saying this, Nash didn't know whether Leon was praising himself or scolding the Suns. Indeed, Nash is so important to the Suns. Without Nash, the Suns will be like a different team.

"It is almost a common problem for a team with the point guard as its absolute core to be overly dependent on the point guard. So the Detroiters had a group of bad boys and the Lakers had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. If the Suns decide to build a team with you as the core, they should Give you more support,” Leon explained.

"Also, it would be great if D'Antoni's tactics and tactics were as many as his beard. You often play too monotonously because you are the only one with a brain." Leon added.

"Don't we have two brains now?" Nash said with a smile.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and happened to have driven to the Venetian Hotel.

After arriving at the hotel and getting off the car, Leon said to the parking boy: "This is your hotel's car, give it back to you."

The car boy recognized that this was a Focus Leon, and this car indeed belonged to the security department of the hotel. I heard before that two security personnel were sent to keep an eye on Leon. I don’t know how this car was driven back by Leon. .

The Venetian Hotel is a famous comprehensive casino hotel in Las Vegas. The decoration inside imitates the style of Venice, Italy, with artificial rivers, bridges and waterside buildings, making people feel as if they have arrived in the water city of Venice.

As soon as a hotel security guard saw Fox-Leon coming in, he immediately went up to him and said, "Hello Mr. Fox-Leon, your room has been prepared for you. It's upstairs. Please come with me."

Leon nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will leave tomorrow. I am not planning to gamble here. I have serious business."

The security guard breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good...Oh no, that's such a pity. I will report it to the boss."

Nash followed and asked, "Do I need to register?"

Leon said: "No need, I've always been in Las Vegas. They want me to stay in the hotel room every day without getting out, otherwise they will have to pay rent for me again."

"pay rent?"

Seeing that Nash was a little strange, Leon explained to Nash. Because his salary income is basically handed over to his wife Khomeini for safekeeping, he does not have much pocket money. Every time he wants to use money, he goes to Las Vegas to gamble. He himself calls it "collection". rent". Of course, the casino owner is afraid of Leon collecting rent, so he usually sends security guards to keep an eye on him and alert the casino in time if he wants to gamble. But this time, the two bodyguards assigned to the Venetian Hotel were not very smart.