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Chapter 436 Cousins ​​Transformation Plan

The team's 14-man roster was confirmed, Su Yang was free, and flew to Las Vegas as planned to watch the Summer League game.

When it was time to start, I casually checked the news, and suddenly saw TMZ report that Cousins ​​was in the field and had an altercation with others. I immediately decided to adjust the schedule and start the "Cousins ​​Transformation Plan" that was originally planned for the start of the training camp for the new season.

The main two things happened that were not within Su Yang's plan. The first is to publicly praise Antetokounmpo for becoming the MVP and the best defensive player. It is all about taking Antetokounmpo as the core of the future, which may make the sensitive Cousin Si thinks too much.

The second thing is to get Gay in the trade and send Patrick Patterson away ahead of schedule. He was Cousins’ Kentucky alumnus during his college days. A person to confide in difficult times.

Anyway, Cousins' character is prone to cranky thoughts.

"Book a private flight for me, and prepare some things Cousins ​​likes on it, such as food or magazines. You don't need to make too much, just put it in a more obvious place, and contact the reporter to go to the airport to shoot me. Get on the plane with Cousins, and when the time comes, copy those photos and post them on the King's official Twitter and official website, trying to let more people know..."

Su Yang thought for a moment to make an arrangement, and the assistant hurried to contact him, and he opened the address book to find Cousins' number.

The first time I called, no one answered.

Patiently waited until the busy signal was prompted, and continued to call a second time, but no one answered, but the personal status in the team chat group showed that Cousins ​​was online and had sent a message half a minute ago, so it was impossible for such a coincidence to suddenly Put down the phone and leave.

Su Yang didn't bother to guess what Cousins ​​was thinking, but just continued to call for the third time, and finally connected after a long time.

"Hey, Boogie, let's go to Las Vegas to watch the game, I've booked a private flight..."

"No, it's boring."

"Summer league is a bit low, but we're just in time for the finals. I think this is your moment to show your leadership as a team. I talked to Giannis last night. They hope that the team will have more people supporting them. , including the general manager..."

On the other end of the phone, Cousins ​​fell silent.

Su Yang guessed that he was a little confused when he heard the words 'team leader'. After all, Tyreke Evans was unstoppable to the king's boss before. President Jeff Petri, or the two coaches Paul Westphal and Keith Smart, have never said that Cousins ​​​​will become the team leader.

Su Yang didn't rush to reply, thinking that Cousins ​​was sensitive and suspicious, and any words would be easily confused. It was a bit like a single-threaded CPU with insufficient computing power. It was best to process one command after another. explode.

"Well, when..."

After a long silence, Cousins ​​finally responded, like a three-year-old child, and finally confirmed that the adults were not kidding him.

"Gather at the airport at two o'clock in the afternoon. We fly there just in time for the game. Do you want me to arrange a driver to pick you up?"

"I can drive!"

Su Yangxin said, well, it seems that Cousins ​​yelled at the former Kings physical coach Shapiro, and even almost made a move. It should be the same illogical reason: Cousins ​​said he was not feeling well, and Shapiro said that he didn’t seem to have any. What's the problem, it's blown up!
Knowing that Cousins' thinking is different from ordinary people, there is no need to be entangled.

In the twinkling of an eye at two o'clock in the afternoon, Su Yang saw Cousins ​​arrived at the airport ahead of schedule, and saw a smile on his face, which was completely different from the a little unkind image on the phone. Carry more stuff.

Su Yang took it easy, and instead stood side by side with Cousins ​​on his arm, so that the reporters could take more handsome photos.

Get on the plane and sit face to face. The relatively compact space will virtually shorten the distance between the two and reduce some barriers.

Su Yang asked for two glasses of red wine to the stewardess who specializes in serving private passengers, and asked casually: "I cleaned up the files left by Jeff Petry a few days ago, and I happened to see the video of your trial training for the king, three points 95-for-80 from the line, some [-]-pointers, great rebounding, good sequence of moves, but I heard you didn't have much time to learn basketball, did you?"

By asking questions like that, Su Yang mainly planned to introduce the topic into Cousins' childhood and youth experience, and was going to peel off the cocoons.

The main character traits of many people are basically the experience of childhood, and the proportion of professional players is higher.

Chamberlain was too ugly when he was a teenager, and no girl wanted to date him. After he became famous, he slept crazy with women to make up for it.

Karl Malone has a mother who doesn't allow him to cry, making Malone the strongest man in NBA history.

When Jordan was in high school, he felt that his ears were too big and his hairline was too high, so he couldn't date girls. After he became famous, he dressed up crazily and got involved in scandals.

When Larry Bird grew up, he was afraid of poverty. Until he earned $300 million a year, he still felt that $7 beer was too expensive.

Iverson's mother has done countless jobs, but she didn't ask his father to make Iverson a very stubborn player.

Wade played street basketball with his stepfather and several stepbrothers since he was a child. He believed in 'the jumper is a softie. No matter what happens when he breaks through, he will never ask for a foul'. So he entered the league and faced the Pistons. Seven crazy bursts.

"Yes, I first learned how to play football. I wanted to be an NFL player. Unfortunately, my height grew too fast, and my knees couldn't bear the impact. I had to switch to basketball. I learned all the technical moves very well. quick…"

Between the words, Cousins ​​put down his guard and slowly explained his childhood experience. Su Yang listened patiently and nodded frequently in response.

As a child with four older sisters and a younger brother without a father, Cousins' childhood memories are of his mother working two jobs to support the family, and his daily quarrels with his sisters just to find love in the tiny house. A little space of your own.

Later, he changed to basketball. Although Cousins ​​is talented and fast, there are always opponents he cannot beat. In order to quickly defeat his opponents, he will use the method of ramming opponents or elbowing opponents, which becomes easier and easier over time. Lost patience.

The most typical case is that against Griffin, he was very upset when he heard others praise Griffin, so he frantically defended in hand-to-hand combat, which made Griffin only score 8 points in the half of the fourth quarter, but he got 6 fouls and was forced to After the rest, he stared blankly at Griffin hitting three jumpers in a row, defeating the Kings in one wave and taking away the victory. He was so angry that he called Griffin an actor.

In short, many years of experience and various factors have made Cousins ​​​​becoming skilled and sharp, but he is also inferior and self-closing. Attract attention with evil deeds.

Anyway, no matter how you say it, Cousins ​​is not the kind of truly destructive youth. He did not drink and smoke marijuana at speed like Beasley. Instead, he would watch charity theater performances on crutches. He needs praise from others, and it is sincere praise.

Of course, Cousins ​​does have some attention deficit problems. He used to take medicine to stay focused in high school, and it was hard to stop because of too many tricks on the court. He was nicknamed boogie by his Kentucky alumnus Steckland in college.

Su Yang is very confident. Since Mike Malone can make Cousins ​​trust and play seriously, of course he can too.

While Cousins ​​was chatting happily, Su Yang said seriously: "Boogie, our goal next season is to reach the playoffs, we need you to carry the team on both offense and defense, set an example to lead everyone to defeat Some formidable opponents..."

For some reason, Cousins ​​suddenly turned his head and pouted: "I think it should be the responsibility of the MVP and the best defensive player."

Su Yang wanted to laugh when he heard the words, but he still suppressed and said: "In my eyes, you are a historical power forward in the NBA. I will treat you like Duncan to deploy tactics. You can give full play to the fourth and fifth positions, but the premise is that you have to become Be more patient, that way you don't waste your talent, the media says you're the next Derrick Coleman, I don't think that, you have to prove those guys wrong..."

"Then let me try..." Cousins ​​replied in a low voice, obviously not as confident as before, and his inferiority complex had the upper hand.

"You have to believe in yourself. I'm ready for you to renew your contract in advance. Unless you want to leave, you will stay in Sacramento. Maybe there won't be many championships, but you can definitely become a city hero like Karl Malone. ..."

"OK, I'm ready!"

　Ask for tickets, veterans, recommend it!
　　


(End of this chapter)