Almighty Coach

"The players on my list used to be superstars, some were all-stars, some were potential players whose talent has not yet been fulfilled, either because of injury or age, or because of other For reasons that ultimately make it difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA ... "

"What I want to do is to bring these former stars together and let them come to the Clippers. I will let them get back to their former state and let them return to their peak. At that time, our Clippers also Will become an All-Star team, we can not only return to the playoffs, we can even go further in the playoffs ... "

"I named this plan the" Nirvana Plan ". It is like the Phoenix Nirvana, reborn, and these stars who have been eliminated by the NBA will also be reborn in us!"

In the meeting room, Li Dai gushedly introduced his "Nirvana Plan".

"Coach Li, I admire your imagination, but I think this is not feasible at all. The players mentioned in your list do have a glorious past, but now, they are no longer able to adapt to the NBA. In the game, even if you get them back, they will not be able to play again. They simply cannot bear the NBA-level confrontation. "Team manager Johnson was the first to object.

"So this requires my training," Li Dai continued. "Rehabilitation training is what I do best. I have the confidence to get them back. In fact, I have already done similar things in the Olympics."

Johnson shook his head: "Every athlete's injury is different. You can recover the injuries of track and field athletes, but you can't guarantee the rehabilitation of basketball players. Moreover, the injured star players have seen many well-known doctors before. , But still left the NBA, which shows that their injuries are incurable. "

"I can guarantee that they will recover." Li Dai said decisively. His answer fully demonstrated his self-confidence, but it also made Johnson a little speechless. Johnson felt that even if he made sense, he couldn't say it. A bragging man.

Li Dai went on to say: "My Nirvana plan, if successful, will bring great benefits to the team. In fact, we don't need to let every player return to the top. This list, as long as there are Two or three people can recover, we can return to the previous state, we can return to the playoffs. Don't forget that they are all star players! "

"If my plan fails, we won't have any losses. At most, the team's record will be relatively bad. We can just take this opportunity to put it down. Maybe we can get a top pick next year. What's more, these players on the list are all former stars. As long as they come to the Clippers, they can bring benefits. Los Angeles needs stars! "

"Los Angeles needs a star", this statement clearly moved the Clippers management.

The same star player has completely different effects in big cities and small cities, and the benefits to the team are also completely different. For teams in big cities, the arrival of star players can make the team's tickets more expensive, can attract more people to watch the ball, can make the team get more broadcast income, even jerseys Can also sell a little more, the team can rely on a superstar to make money.

Although the players in Li Dai's "Nirvana Plan" want to recruit, although they can no longer be mixed in the NBA, it is undeniable that their reputation is very great, and even there are once superstars, such players in those small In the city, it may just be a "balloon star" who can't play the ball, but in a big city like Los Angeles, they can already play their commercial value and gather popularity.

After all, this is Los Angeles. Los Angeles is not lacking in stars, but Los Angeles also needs stars.

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The team's management finally approved Li Dai's Nirvana Plan.

As Li Dai said, the Clippers have no requirements for results next season, so recruiting famous star players is a matter of earning nothing. If the "Nirvana Plan" succeeds, the Clippers will naturally be able to make great profits, and if the "Nirvana Plan" fails, the Clippers are at best ruined, and they can get a high draft pick next year. This deal is very cost-effective and the team's management is happy to implement it.

Next, Li Dai will personally recruit the players on the list, and it is the team manager Johnson who followed Li Dai.

Johnson naturally had a hundred reluctances. He did not agree with Li Dai ’s plan at all, but the signing of players was the responsibility of the team manager, so Johnson had to pack up his luggage and set off with Li Dai.

"Coach Li, where will we go first?" Johnson asked, his tone full of helplessness.

"When I went to Seattle, that guy was a Seattle native. I heard that he had just accepted the position of a high school basketball coach in Seattle." Li Dai said.

"Are we going to find Nathan Hall? The former" Huang Mamba "! Unfortunately, the meniscus of his two knees has been removed, and I heard that he has done double knees to return to the court. Mirror repair surgery, implanted artificial meniscus, but still does not help, he still can not adapt to the NBA confrontation, so he can only retired. "Johnson said with sympathy.

Li Dai nodded: "Yes, we will go to him. There have been cases in the NBA where meniscus removal can continue to play, so I think I can restore Nathan Hall."

"I really don't know where you came from." Johnson shook his head disdainfully. Li Dai's tenacious and steady look made John Jie feel that Li Dai was bragging again.

In fact, when removing the meniscus, Li Dai was the most reliable, and athlete patches can easily solve this problem. With the help of athlete patches, Philip ’s disabled person with no feet can run faster than a normal person. Then, just without a meniscus, it is even easier to return to the previous state.

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Nathan Hall is a shooting guard. In fact, he is relatively young, playing only seven seasons in the NBA, including the absence of injury for a season, and only five games after the injury came back. So if he is full, he has only played five full seasons.

But in these five seasons, he won the NBA Rookie of the Year, entered the NBA All-Star team three times in a row, and once entered the NBA All-NBA team. People also gave him a nickname of "Huang Mamba", also implying that he would become the successor of the "Black Mamba" at the time of the league.

However, the knee injury ruined him, showing that arthritis was limited to playing time, and then the knee swelled frequently, from time to time to extract water, and need to continue to take arthritis medication, and finally had to accept double arthroscopy Surgery, but surgery did not cure his arthritis. The meniscus continued to wear and tear, leaving fewer and fewer parts left. In the end, the small meniscus was no longer buffering, but became a foreign body of joint plum. , He had to remove the meniscus of both joints. After each operation, he will return in a very short family.

The loss of the meniscus also ruined his career, so that every time he played, every step of the run, every jump, every physical confrontation, his knees would bear unbearable pain. Even if he later installed an artificial meniscus, he still could not withstand the NBA's physical confrontation and game rhythm.

So he can only choose to retire, when he was only 25 years old.

25 years old, not even the peak guard age. A player who had made three All-Stars before the age of 25 was supposed to be a superstar, but eventually fell to a knee injury.

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Li Dai and Johnson came to Seattle.

"Are we going to the high school where Nathan Hall works? Now that the school is still on summer vacation, we may not be able to find him in the school." Johnson said.

"Of course we can't go to the school to find him." Li Dai continued: "You think about it, what are we doing here? Hall is now the high school coach, and we are here to rob him, how can we Go to the place where he works, and dig people in a magnificent way! I have already made an appointment with Hall, and met in the reception room of the hotel. So we will go to the hotel to take a break first, and then have afternoon tea with Hall.

A few hours later, Li Dai met Nathan Hall in the hotel reception room.

"Coach Li, I really didn't expect you to come to Seattle in person, let alone you will come to me." Hall obviously knew Li Dai. Although he has left the NBA, he still cares about the NBA situation. The team also knows. Of course, Li Dai is the candidate for the coach of the year, Hall recognizes it.

Hall went on to say: "Are you interested in any of our high school players? But to be honest, I just became the team's head coach this summer, so I am not familiar with the players. I'm afraid I can't introduce you to the players. Details."

Li Dai shook his head: "If the NBA allowed high school students to directly participate in the draft a few years ago, I might really go to the high school basketball league to find potential players. But now the NBA has banned high school players from directly participating in the NBA. Draft, if I want to find potential players, I should go to college. "

"Same thing, then why did you come to me?" Hall asked.

"I want to invite you to join my team." Li Dai said.

"Do you want me to join your coaching staff?" Hall showed a flattered expression. Entering the NBA coaching staff is obviously better than being a head coach in a high school.

Li Dai shook his head again: "Nathan, you misunderstood what I meant. I hope you come to my team to play. We are missing a shooting guard."

"You asked me to play in the Clippers!" Nathan Hoy exclaimed, his face unbelievable, and said: "Coach Li, aren't you kidding me?"

"Do you think the general manager of the team and I flew from Los Angeles to Seattle, just to make fun of you?" Li Dai said with a smile.

Nathan Hall's expression suddenly became solemn. He realized that Li Dai was really inviting him to join the Clippers. Then he asked, "Why did you choose me?"

"Why not choose you?" Li Dai asked rhetorically.

"I mean, I have announced my retirement, why would you still come to me?" Hall then asked.

"For a basketball player, you are still very young, and you shouldn't have reached the age of retirement." Li Dai replied.

"But my knee was so badly injured that I couldn't adapt to the level of confrontation in the NBA." Hall shook his head, then said; "I still remember the last season I played in the NBA, I only played After five games, every time I sprinted and jumped, my knees caused unbearable pain. In the end, I could n’t stick to the game, so I chose to retire. ”

"What you need is not retirement, but a top rehabilitation trainer in the world." Li Dai said, took out the brochure of the fitness training center, handed it to Hall, and then said: "Look at this Well, all the athletes inside have suffered very serious injuries, and then they all returned to the top, relying on my rehabilitation training. "

Hall took the brochure and read it page by page. When he saw the real cases, he was obviously moved.

"Nathan, I know you removed the meniscus on both knees, but in history, there have been cases where athletes can still play after removing the meniscus. This is also the reason why I came to you, I think after my training , You can return to the stadium. "Li Dai said.

Hall hesitated for a long time, then sighed. He closed the brochure and handed it back to Li Dai. He shook his head and said, "Even if I can return to the court, I can't play like I used to. By the way, without the meniscus, my knee is equivalent to being abolished. I can't accelerate the sprint, I can't hold the ball to change direction, I can't jump, and I can't do the technical moves that I could easily complete before. "

"This is the second thing I want to say, I will help you to return to the peak, or make you stronger than before!" Li Dai stared at Hall and continued: "When is your peak? ? 22 years old? Or 23 years old? Probably the period when you entered the All-Star three years in a row. However, for a shooting guard, the age of the early 20s is the beginning of his career. In fact, you have not yet At the peak, you have retired. If there are no injuries, you could have become stronger. "

After hearing Li Dai's words, Nathan Hall lowered his head, as if to hide the unwillingness in his eyes.

"Nathan, you are still young, don't waste your time. Your career should not end there. You can work hard again and play hard as a player instead of teaching high school students to play!" Li Dai persuaded.

Nathan Hall took a deep breath: "Coach Li, give me some time, can I think about it?"

"No problem." Li Dai handed his business card to Hall, and then said: "This is my contact information, I look forward to your reply. By the way, I almost forgot to tell you, if you come to Clippers, you can get A fully guaranteed contract, this is the minimum guarantee I can give you at present. "

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Nathan Hall collected Li Dai's business card and left the hotel.

"Will he agree?" Johnson asked.

"Yes ~ www.readwn.com ~ definitely will." Li Dai replied.

"Why did you give such a positive judgment?" Johnson asked puzzled.

"Because of his love for basketball." Li Dai turned to look at Johnson, and then said: "For professional basketball players, some people just play basketball as a job, and some people have an unparalleled love for basketball. . They will regard basketball as their second life, and they will not be able to leave basketball in their entire lives. "

"Nathan Hall is such a person. He loves basketball. His knee is always injured, but he always stays on the basketball court; every time he is injured and after surgery, he ca n’t wait to return. To the court; even if he eventually lost his knee meniscus, he hoped to continue playing; when he had to leave the NBA, he did not leave basketball, but came to Seattle as a basketball coach instead of like Like other retired players, enjoy a prosperous life. "

"Hall has no bad habits, and he has made tens of millions of dollars in his career, so he is not short of money. The reason why he will go to a high school as a basketball coach is because he can't bear basketball. I can I feel that he really loves basketball, and he ca n’t leave the court forever. It is because of this love for basketball that I firmly believe that he will definitely agree! "