warrior godfather

Chapter 242 The longing for life

In the evening, all Warriors players came to Zhang Yu's home for dinner.

He didn't call the members of the coaching staff, mainly because the age difference between them and the players was a bit big, and they were uncomfortable together.

This dinner party is not an American-style party. With Zhang Yu's financial resources, he can find a professional party service company to hold a luxurious party. As long as the money is enough, the party company can provide any service needed for the party, from food and beverage , Drinks, DJ and atmosphere group, everything is available, allowing employers to dance disco at home.

But Zhang Yu is not interested in this kind of party at all. There may be many veterans who often go to nightclubs and like this kind of exciting party, but they never dare to suggest this to Zhang Yu.

Every Warriors player knows that as long as they don't mess around the day before the game, Zhang Yu doesn't interfere with their private life, and they can play whatever they want during the vacation, as long as they maintain a good body fat rate and physical condition, but he himself is very I don't like American nightclub culture.

And this also makes those veterans very low-key when they go to nightclubs, and rarely ask their teammates to go with them. These players are not stupid. The boss is one thing, but the boss's preferences are another. Give more playing time, and will never deliberately provoke Zhang Yu's values.

So tonight, everyone simply helped Zhang Yu cook a Chinese meal, and Yi Jianlian and Jeremy Lin contributed the most. Yi Jianlian actually didn't know how to cook when he was in China, but after he came to the United States, he couldn't find an authentic Chinese restaurant in Milwaukee In desperation, he could only cook and eat by himself, and Jeremy Lin learned from his mother how to do it.

After a lot of busy work, the meal was finally ready, and in the process, the relationship between everyone became closer.

The players on the NBA team are actually just colleagues. There are many players who cooperate tactically on the court but hardly communicate with each other off the court. On the court, it is difficult to develop personal friendship.

Zhang Yu does not expect the Warriors to become a big family immediately. It is unrealistic for every player to be intimate with each other. He just hopes that the players can become friends, which is also conducive to cultivating their tacit understanding and tactics on the field. more smoothly.

In other teams, it is usually the core players of the team or the leaders of the locker room who do this. For example, James likes to invite his teammates to parties and give them expensive gifts. Kobe used to be so young that he had very limited personal communication with his teammates. , Later, when they matured, they often gave gifts to their teammates. This is a means for them to unite the team.

In the Warriors, there is no real leader of the locker room. Zhang Yu is similar to the players in age, and he is the same in the team. He is the de facto leader of the locker room of the Warriors and can only be done by him.

After his observation, the harvest of this dinner party is very gratifying-first of all, everyone, whether it is sincerely or flatteringly, praises the delicious Chinese food, and judging from their performance of feasting, it should be true lie.

Secondly, that is when Green really became friends with Curry, Clay, Butler and others.

Before, although Green often commanded the defense on the field, he did not have a deep friendship with his teammates. They were willing to listen to Green's command and defense, more because of Zhang Yu's approval. In fact, they did not really think Green was qualified to do so.

What they believed was Zhang Yu, not Green.

Even a humble gentleman like Curry has an average relationship with Green. The two of them grew up in very different environments. Green grew up in a slum with a tough, tough personality and never flinched. Curry had a very good childhood. , his competitiveness is more of his persistence in realizing his dreams, and he is very humble and polite in dealing with others. They represent two completely different people.

In Green's growth career, everything needs to be fought for by himself. As long as he steps on the court, it means that a life-and-death war is about to begin. Green will go all out and show no mercy. He will win any competition , even in training games where no points are counted, as long as his teammates do something wrong, he will point it out unceremoniously.

In order to win, Green can do whatever he can except abide by the most basic moral bottom line. He is the angel of his teammates and the devil of the enemy. In his dictionary, the word humility has never been used. The basketball court is his battlefield. On the battlefield, he is a warrior who is always ready to sacrifice everything in order to win.

Curry does not have such a strong sense of competition. He is also eager to win, but his driving force for playing basketball is his love for basketball. His performance on the court is directly linked to his emotions. It is very challenging. When Curry's desire to win is mobilized, he can score every goal and perform performances that no one can imagine, shocking the world.

And when he is depressed or has no interest in the game, the basket is like a cover for Curry. He will repeatedly miss shots, even fail to make an empty basket, and will be very anxious to shoot three-pointers. There will be a lot of low-level mistakes, or just lose the desire to attack, and there is almost no sense of presence on the court.

This is why Curry sometimes pulls his hips when playing against weak teams, and is very good at hitting faces at critical moments. He is an emotionally driven player, like a hot-blooded boy who came out of a comic. He realizes that he shoulders the responsibility of saving the world, and infinite energy bursts out of his body.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, Curry was driven by this energy. He was questioned and ridiculed by the whole world after he played probably the worst first half of his life in G2019 of the Western Conference semifinals in 6. After only 15 minutes of rest , played the best possible second half of his life, and gained praise and worship from all over the world.

Also driven by this kind of energy, after a season of truce, Curry led an extremely broken lineup on the ruins after the collapse of the dynasty, presented the fans with the most gorgeous scoring feast, and played almost all People, even his fans and the faces of the Warriors management.

There is such a huge difference in values ​​between Green and Curry, and the relationship between them will naturally not be good. Curry once said privately to Zhang Yu that he does not like Green's overly tough and emotional attitude, but in order to win, He can understand and tolerate Green's behavior.

Green did not tell Zhang Yu what he thought of Curry, but Zhang Yu had seen Green in an interview and revealed in an interview that when he first met Curry, he didn't have much affection for this "baby face". The behavior of the hippie smiling face was even more disgusting. It was not until later that he really understood Curry's character that he fell in love with Curry. He said bluntly, "Curry is his brother for life, and he is willing to die for Curry."

Now, Zhang Yu is just accelerating this process, allowing the Warriors' core players on both offensive and defensive ends to understand each other and establish a tacit understanding. This is an important step in the Warriors' rise.

Zhang Yu's goal is to be a champion, but not just a champion.

To build a truly great team, the core players must have an unbreakable bond and strong team cohesion.

Not to mention the ancient and ancient times of the NBA, starting from the 90s, Jordan failed in the Eastern Conference playoffs for seven consecutive years before meeting Pippen. The glory of the Bulls Dynasty, he and Pippen are indispensable, regardless of the later At that time, Jordan and Pippen were the most closely related duo in the league.

Later, before O'Neal met Kobe and grew up, he was swept for two consecutive years, and was swept five times in six years in total.

Later, many fans advocated O'Neal's dominance, infinitely deified O'Neal's strength, and infinitely weakened Kobe's role during the Lakers' three consecutive championships. However, throughout O'Neal's 6 trips to the finals, the team has another powerful player The outside stars are "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway, "Peter Pan" No. 8 Kobe and "The Flash" Wade.

O'Neal is indeed very strong, but not as strong as some fans think. The two are indispensable for the creation of the Lakers dynasty. Facts have also proved that after the conflict between the two, the Lakers immediately lost the championship, and the Lakers dynasty quickly collapsed .

There are not only positive examples, but also negative examples. In Zhang Yu’s previous life, James won championships for three different teams, but his team also won two championships in a row at most. There is also a lot of luck in it. If you can win a championship with stud instant combat stars, then the locker room will definitely collapse. Although you still have strong competitiveness, you will become vulnerable on the stage of the finals.

James' team will never be able to create a dynasty.

Zhang Yu spent a lot of effort to gradually grow the Warriors to where they are today. They have initially established an offensive and defensive system and have an extremely bright future. It is not enough to win one or two championships. He wants to accelerate the growth of core players and cultivate their talents. The tacit understanding allows the Warriors to have the capital with the coach of a strong team as soon as possible and enter the ranks of the championship.

A great common goal is the cohesion of a team.

At the party, Zhang Yu deliberately put Green, Curry, Clay, and Butler together. They are the future of the Warriors. Under Zhang Yu's guidance, the four talked more and more.

Green and Clay listened to Curry tell the story between him and Ayesha. Curry also enthusiastically introduced the types of popcorn he likes to eat and interesting facts about his golf.

This made Green look at Curry with admiration. In fact, he thought Curry was a scumbag at first. After all, he is handsome and a second-generation star. Green has several white teammates like this, and there is never a shortage of women around them.

Butler narrated his tragic upbringing in a flat tone, which made both Green and Clay respect him. They vaguely knew that Butler's childhood was miserable, but they didn't know that his childhood was so miserable.

Green also spoke briefly about his upbringing and the role his mother, Mary Green, played in his upbringing, which resonated with Curry.

Dell was still playing in the league at the time and was often away from home. Curry grew up mainly under the upbringing of his mother. Sonya played a very important role in his growth, which made Curry understand Green's domineering character. The reason is that this is the inevitable result of lack of fatherly love.

In fact, Curry is also very tough in his bones, but the difference in education and family environment prevents his toughness from being shown like Green's. Instead, it is reflected in a struggle against fate and an unremitting struggle to achieve goals. It can be seen from his battles with frequent ankle injuries. Of course, with Zhang Yu's presence, Curry will not go through these hardships again.

As for Clay, there is nothing to say. He is a standard second-generation star who inherited the talents of his parents. He lived a good life since he was a child, and he was not questioned by others like Curry. I have been walking smoothly on the road of professional basketball, entered the NCAA smoothly, and entered the NBA smoothly.

But his kind of humor was quickly shown in front of everyone. In the daily scene of cooking together, Clay made some funny moves from time to time, especially since he had hardly eaten Chinese food before. There were a lot of jokes - using chopsticks together as forks; trying to pick up the noodles that fell on the table with your hands, but you couldn't pick them up, and finally, out of embarrassment, you sucked them up with your mouth, which made everyone laugh laughing out loud.

Curry was out of breath from laughing, and he said to Clay, who had a blank expression amidst the laughter of the crowd:

"Clay, do you know that the funniest thing about you is that you don't know how funny you are! Hahaha..."

The dinner ended in laughter and laughter. Big Z went home to accompany his wife and children, while Chandler went to nightclubs with Whiteside and Matthews, and most of the remaining players stayed at the club. Watching movies, playing games, and watching football games in Zhang Yu's mansion.

Their own residence is far less luxurious than that of Zhang Yu’s house, so it’s natural for them to have a good time here. After Mark Baum bought this house, he built a special game room, a private theater, and added advanced equipment at that time. Even if it is put into the present, it will not be outdated, and it will make everyone enjoy it.

Jeremy Lin took Clay to play games. Their interest in this point was amazingly consistent. The two found a common topic, and their relationship quickly became close. Clay had already agreed to Jeremy Lin's invitation. When the next team vacation, Go to his house as a guest.

And Curry, Butler and Green got together and watched the game between the Bulls and the Trail Blazers, discussing how to deal with the Trail Blazers in the playoffs, and how far the Bulls can go this year. Therefore, the three also made a bet.

Green believes that the Bulls can reach the second round of the playoffs, but not more. Butler is not optimistic about the Bulls, thinking that the Bulls will play in the first round. Curry supports his friend Rose, saying that the Bulls will definitely reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

Their bet was $[-] at the beginning, but later Curry proposed that it was boring and wanted to change it to three hundred three-pointers, but Green and Butler unanimously opposed it, and finally changed the bet to be in the name of the winner. The impoverished communities in Oakland donated a batch of materials, and the three people jointly paid for it.

As for Zhang Yu and Yi Jianlian, they sat at the dining table and chatted about life in China. Yi Jianlian told Zhang Yu a lot about the inside story of the CBA and the affairs of the national team, which gave Zhang Yu a lot of understanding of the domestic basketball circle.

"...Brother Yao took good care of me in the national team. Sometimes I feel naive and (un)fair. A good person like Brother Yao is affected by injuries all day long..."

Zhang Yu listened to Yi Jianlian's narration, looking past Yi Jianlian sitting on a chair, but still showing a tall body, falling on Curry, Butler and Green who were arguing fiercely about the situation of the Bulls on the sofa, and the game room in the distance In the middle, there were bursts of laughter from Clay and Jeremy Lin, with a slight smile on the corners of their mouths.

This is the life he longs for.

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