unfinished glory

Chapter 170
The next morning, the team started formal training, and the coaching staff also inspected 8 players outside the lineup to decide who could stay on the team.

Head coach Rick Carlisle also played five seasons in the NBA. He was always a bench player during his player period, and he also won a championship ring with Bird in the Celtics.

Although he retired early and devoted himself to the coaching career, his career as a head coach is not long, only 6 seasons.In these six seasons, he also won the best head coach in the 2001~2002 season.

After Li Chongxiao learned that the team had signed Carlisle, he still inquired a little bit.

This head coach is a typical academic, focusing on techniques and tactics, and emphasizing tactical execution.In the experience of coaching the Pistons and Pacers, it can be seen that he pays great attention to defense.

Carlisle is good at cultivating players and spares no effort in tapping the potential of players.In terms of character, he is not as strong as Popovich, but is gentler and respects players very much.

As for the disadvantages, it is insufficient adaptability and slow on-the-spot response.But Li Chongxiao is not worried about this. He is known as one of the most critical players in the league, and he can make up for this shortcoming of the head coach.

At certain critical moments, whether to listen to the coach or let the players play has always been a very controversial issue.To solve this problem, we must either rely on the running-in and coordination of the two parties, or leave one party.

The specific method to be adopted is actually related to the thinking of the team managers.

If the coach is too strong, let the players go, such as Popovich and Li Chongxiao; if the player is strong, let the coach go, such as Marbury and Larry Brown.

Cutting the mess with a sharp knife may bring about labor pains or sinking, no one can guarantee it.

The Grizzlies invited Carlisle to coach, on the one hand, because of his ability to develop players, and on the other hand, because of his gentle temper.

Today, the many reasons why Li Chongxiao left the Spurs are no longer a secret, and the disagreement with Popovich's coaching philosophy is a very important one.

The owner, Michael Heisley, is a very successful investor, and he knows that people with strength will have character.For a player who can add more than 5000 million to his team's market value and a large number of sponsors, it is not too much to indulge.

What's more, the Li Chongxiao he came into contact with is a very easy-going player. Outside of the court, he has never heard of any troubles.

On the court, no matter how the Spurs owner Holt slanders him, 328 regular-season games in four seasons, two championships and one FMVP can prove that Li Chongxiao is a very dedicated player.

So even though Li Chongxiao did not interfere with the team's selection of the head coach, Heisley still instructed the team to put ability second and get along well with the players first.

As strong as Kobe, if there is no "Grandpa KFC" to reconcile in the team, it is impossible to win the championship again.

Based on this concept, West chose "Jim Carrey" who has a good personality and certain abilities.

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In the first few days, Carlisle only carried out simple drills. He had to observe the players' abilities while observing the player's state to determine the main tactics and lineup in the future.

As the absolute core, Li Chongxiao's performance surprised Carlisle very much.He had coached the Pistons before, and he had seen Billups's high-level players, and Li Chongxiao was not bad at all, or even surpassed.

Every tactic that Carlisle explained, Li Chongxiao was able to understand immediately, and quickly reflected it on the court.This kind of player is exactly the coach's favorite, so don't worry too much.

Unlike some players who can only have three tactics in their minds, how many brain cells are forced out of the head coach.

And what made Carlisle very relieved was that this player was not arrogant at all, and he did not have the thorny performance of Lao Tzu's number one in the world, which made a lot of his preparation work useless.

It took a lot of effort to coach the thorns of the Pistons and Pacers back then.After coming to the Grizzlies, I feel that everything has changed. The boss Li Chongxiao is easy to talk, the second brother Gasol is also good-natured, the captain Shane Battier is famously disciplined, and other players dare not blow their hair.

Within days of being here, Carlisle fell in love with the team and the players.

After getting acquainted with Li Chongxiao and feeling that the other party would not be angry with some problems, Carlisle took advantage of Li Chongxiao's shooting rest after practicing and was alone, so he couldn't help asking: "Your tactical quality is very high, it seems that you have made a mistake." A lot of work!"

"After all, he is from Duke and has been with the Spurs for four seasons." Li Chongxiao said with a smile while drinking water: "At that time, we often had a whole day of tactical lessons, and then kept practicing on the court. .”

"If you make a wrong move, you will be scolded," he continued: "You know, the old coach K and Popovich are very strict people, and I was scolded."

When Li Chongxiao mentioned Popovich, there was no hatred in his tone. Carlisle was very curious, and opened his mouth, but he was not ashamed to ask.

Li Chongxiao knew that because of his departure, the market value of the Spurs dropped by tens of millions, and a number of sponsors also ran away, so Spurs owner Holt said a lot of bad things about him.

One of them is that he does not respect the head coach and often does not play according to Popovich's tactics, which leads to growing conflicts between the two sides.

This is probably what Carlisle wants to ask now.Li Chongxiao's this is not a personal privacy, and speaking out will help get along with him later, so it satisfies his curiosity:
"There may be other conflicts between me and Popovich, but the main part is the understanding of the game. He believes that the team is first, the tactical priority, and I pay more attention to individuals."

"I also play tactics, and I am willing to obey his arrangements. But when the tactics fail and the team is in trouble, I am more willing to believe in myself."

Seeing that Carlisle disagreed with this point, Li Chongxiao also understood the thoughts of these academy coaches.He continued: "Do you know why this disagreement arises?"

Anticipating Carlisle's shaking of his head, Li Chongxiao picked up a basketball, dribbled to the hoop, changed hands with a crotch, and then returned to Carlisle, spreading his hands to the coach.

Seeing that Carlisle was still thoughtful but still a little puzzled, Li Chongxiao made a further explanation: "When you were young players, Popovich had never had NBA experience. But coach, be better, and play After a few seasons, but has always been a substitute or even a water cooler player."

Li Chongxiao picked up the ball and tossed it: "Although you have seen superstars play, you can also imagine how superstars play, but you can't fully appreciate how easy it is for superstars to put the ball into the basket."

"If I were the coach and you were my player, and I saw that you ran three laps but couldn't find an open space, and the ball still couldn't be shot, guess what I would say?"

"I'll tell you: Why do you put in so much effort? Just take the ball and just shoot it?"

Carlisle probably knew what the other party meant, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Sometimes why do I have to go against the coach's tactics?" Li Chongxiao said, and he threw a super long ball outside the court. He didn't even look at the trajectory of the ball after the shot, and turned to Carlisle who saw the ball scored. :
"Because, I can!"

(End of this chapter)