warrior godfather

Chapter 358
3 month 16 day.

In the Bay Area in early spring, the chill gradually subsided, and the humid sea breeze blows to the land along with the California warm current, bringing large swaths of mist. As the sun rose, the fog quietly dissipated under the sunlight.

In such a fine weather, Zhang Yu drove his Porsche 911 to the Oracle Center.

At [-]:[-], he parked his car in the parking lot and went directly to the meeting room instead of going to the office.

When he pushed the door and entered, the coaching staff was already waiting for him in the room. Seeing him enter, they all stopped their movements and greeted him.

Zhang Yu responded one by one with a smile, came to his usual sitting position and sat down, adjusted his posture, and said with a smile:
"It's very early... Let's start, have you all watched the video?"

Everyone nodded, Silas said:

"Then let me come first. I watched the replays of the past three games of the Celtics yesterday, but it was not too detailed. After all, we only have one game to play against the Celtics, but I still saw something. thing……"

Silas opened the notebook in front of him and spoke eloquently. The others listened carefully and offered their opinions from time to time. Everyone gradually entered into a focused discussion atmosphere.

Tonight, the Warriors will sit at home and face the Celtics from afar. This is their first game after the road trip. The coaching staff will meet to discuss tactics and prepare for the game as usual.

But as Silas said, the Warriors and the Celtics have only played one game this season, and a few people just glanced at the replays of the Celtics' past few games and made the most basic preparations.

Although this is a live broadcast across the United States, the duel between the veteran Big Three and the emerging youth army is also very eye-catching. In the past two days, the attention of the outside world to this game has soared.

But for the Warriors, this kind of game is the least valuable. They have to play against a strong team in another division, but they will only meet once, and it is not worth preparing for it.

Of course, people’s eyes are all focused on this game. Players have to play under the spotlight. If they lose or perform poorly, it will definitely have an impact on public opinion. For example, the Warriors lost to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Curry lost to the Big Three, and the MVP ranking is too watery, etc. will be rampant.

But these are not things that the coaching staff need to consider. Their goal is to win the most games at the least cost. Since the game against the Celtics is of little value, then naturally there is no need to work hard to prepare .

Soon, the meeting came to an end, and everyone finished speaking one by one. There was only one central idea, that is, I am the main one, and there is no need to
For the Celtics, I deliberately changed my style. If I can win, I win, and it doesn't matter if I lose.

In the end, it was Zhang Yu's turn to make a conclusion. Under the gaze of everyone, he fell into deep thought and did not answer immediately.

The coaching staff only needs to consider the game, but as the team owner, he has to consider the commercial factors of the game.

He pondered for a moment, then said slowly:
"This game is indeed a bit tasteless, but we still have to win, but don't worry too much, just need to adjust it a little bit, we will play like this tonight..."

As he spoke, everyone's eyes changed slightly and became more focused.

"We all know that although the Celtics are sitting on the Big Three, they are now a team with the most offensive team and no absolute strength. Under Rondo's scheduling, the Big Three all have good scoring ability. , and the newly-emerged Brandon Bass, which is very tricky. But correspondingly, the Celtics lack an absolute offensive strength on the offensive end. After all, the Big Three are old. Forcing the Celtics to play singles, let’s see whether the old Big Three have more firepower, or our young strikers have stronger defense!"

Zhang Yu's voice was full of confidence. After scanning around, he continued:
"The Celtics' defense is somewhat similar to ours. After Perkins was traded, Garnett was pushed to the fifth position. His defensive skills needless to say. He can be the same as Drummond. Defense from one to five is the core of the Celtics' defense. Rondo and Ray Allen are also defensive champions... However, their defense is not without flaws. Pierce has never been a good single defender. Now it is getting slower and slower, Brandon Bass' defense can only be said to be mediocre, tonight, we will focus on Pierce and Brandon Bass!"

……

After the coaching staff meeting, everyone left the meeting room and went to the training ground to preside over today's training.

After the long road trip, Zhang Yu gave the whole team a day off. Training started at 09:30 this morning. The meeting of the coaching staff lasted for an hour, and there are still 15 minutes before the training will start.

On the way, Zhang Yu and Silas walked at the end together, discussing the attack at night, Silas said in a low voice:
"Ronan, we must get up and fight tonight. Age is our greatest advantage... Wait a minute, I'll answer the call."

Suddenly, Silas' cell phone rang. He apologized, then stepped aside and answered the phone.

"Hi, this is Stephen Silas...Petri, you know, I still have a game tonight..."

Zhang Yu heard the voice faintly in his ears, his heart moved, his pace slowed down, and he waited for Silas.

After a while, Silas finished the call, walked towards Zhang Yu, and explained:

"It's Geoff Petri's call. He came to the Bay Area today and wanted to invite me to dinner, but I refused."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu smiled and said:
"He still wants you to be the head coach of the Kings?"

Geoff Petri is the general manager of the Kings. Not long after the start of this season, he fired Paul Westphal and made Keith Smart the interim head coach of the Kings. Now he can't hold back .

Silas nodded:
"That's right, but I've told him before that I won't think about it until the end of the season."

Zhang Yu thought for a while and said;

"It should be that Petri is under too much pressure. After Keith Smart took office, the King's record is still as bad as ever, and the Maruf brothers seem to have lost patience and want to sell the team. The King is very turbulent. His president The life of the manager is very difficult, even if he is just pretending, he has to meet with you a few more times, otherwise he will look like a dead man, and the position of general manager may not be kept."

Silas listened carefully to Zhang Yu's words, nodding his head from time to time to express his agreement. After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he said very sincerely:
"Ronan, I understand what you mean. Although the opportunity to be the head coach is rare, the Kings are indeed a mess. The management is turbulent, the coaching staff is incompetent, and there are many rookies in the team. Management is also very difficult. It's not easy to make a result, I will consider it carefully - at least until the end of this season, I will not make a decision."

Zhang Yu smiled slightly, since Silas heard his hidden meaning, that's all right, he patted Silas on the shoulder, and walked forward with him:
"Think about it slowly, there are still more than three months, and it's too late. However, there are very few opportunities to be the head coach, and you can't let it go easily. Come on, I have confidence in you."

In the NBA, an assistant coach is a very fluid position. It is very common for an assistant coach of one team to apply for the head coach of another team. The team's playoff status.

Because of this, Zhang Yu was not only not dissatisfied with Silas' invitation from the Kings, but was very happy. He also sent an invitation to Cole in advance, making complete preparations for Silas's departure.

Silas heard the encouragement in Zhang Yu's words and nodded heavily, not feeling awkward at all because of the age gap between the two.

At work, no matter how old he is, he is also an assistant coach, and no matter how young Zhang Yu is, he is also the head coach, and his coaching achievements are outstanding. Silas has nothing but respect for Zhang Yu.

However, after the two walked for a while, Silas suddenly said:

"Ronan, you said just now that there are still three months left. What do you mean, we can fight till June?"

"Otherwise? I said I want to compete for the championship this year, so I will compete for the championship!"

……

The training in the morning came to an end soon. The second half of the regular season has already progressed, and the players are exhausted. Zhang Yu has also appropriately reduced the training intensity. As the season progresses, the training intensity will be further reduced. The role of maintaining state.

After saying goodbye to the players and assistant coaches, Zhang Yu came to the rest area for lunch with Butler, Green, Leonard and others who were not going home.

The training hall has a very complete rest area for the players, coaching staff, and trainers to eat and rest. Zhang Yu doesn't want to run back and forth at noon, so he will stay in the Oracle Center, like Butler, Green, Leonard, etc. Young players who are single and have no interest in cooking by themselves take a nap in the lounge every day at noon.

After lunch, Zhang Yu said goodbye to everyone and returned to his office to rest.

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

But as soon as he sat down, there was a knock on the door, and Zhang Yu shouted:
"Please come in!"

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The door of the office was pushed open, Rick Wertz pushed the door open, came across Zhang Yu, pulled out the chair and sat down, and put a folder in his hand on the table.

Zhang Yu shook his neck, relaxed his stiff neck, and asked:

"Rick, what's the matter? I didn't see you when I was eating just now, and you haven't eaten yet?"

Rick Wertz looked a little tired, he nodded:

"You know, the 12-acre piece of land in Mission Bay is in the hands of the cloud computing giant Salesforce. They have been idle and have not been developed. I went to Salesforce's headquarters this morning and proposed to acquire this land. I got a deal with them. line, the progress is going smoothly, just finished talking, and rushed back from the bridge."

"Thanks for your hard work, Rick, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them, and I will help you solve them," Zhang Yu said.

Rick Wertz nodded, and said along the way:

"This matter really requires you to come forward. Marc Benioff, the chairman of Salesforce, proposed to meet with you and talk about this land."

Zhang Yu said in surprise:
"See me? Didn't you tell him that you have decision-making power in this matter, can you decide this matter with full authority?"

Rick Wertz spread his hands and smiled wryly:
"I said it, but he insisted on seeing you, saying that he wanted to introduce you to a friend and talk about the land by the way, so I can only agree."

"Friend?" Zhang Yu repeated with some doubts, and asked, "Did he specifically say who it is?"

"No." Rick Wertz shook his head.

"What about the time?"

"Benioff is also a Warriors fan. He knows that our season schedule is very tight, especially in the second half of the regular season, so he said that we can talk when you have time, as long as you inform him one day in advance."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, apparently thinking about Marc Benioff's intentions. After a while, he exhaled, rubbed his forehead, and said a little tiredly:

"Well then, I'll treat him to dinner tomorrow. I can take a day off after beating the Celtics. Afterwards, the schedule will be tighter, so I might run out of time. And get the land early to avoid long nights and dreams."

"I see. Then I'll call Benioff in the afternoon." Rick Wertz agreed.

He paused, then said again:

"One more thing, your assistant recruitment is over, there are three final candidates, you need to confirm."

As he spoke, he handed the folder in his hand to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu raised his hand to take it, and flipped through it casually:
"Didn't I tell you the requirements, you just choose one."

"Ronan, this is your assistant after all, so of course it has to meet your wishes." Rick Wertz smiled.

He could feel that what Zhang Yu said was not a lie, but that he really trusted him, but because of this, he couldn't do it for him in order to maintain this trust.

Zhang Yu opened the folder, and there were three resumes in it. He quickly glanced at them. They were a Chinese girl, a white young man, and a Latino girl. He chose the most pleasing one among them:
"Just her, Emma Lee, she is actually a Chinese and can speak Chinese, you have a heart."

He handed the folder back to Rick Wertz, who took it and said in surprise:
"Would you stop looking at it?"

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"I've made the requirements very clear before. Since they all passed, I can choose anyone. Emma Li can speak Chinese, so let's choose her."

Seeing that Zhang Yu had made a decision, Rick Wertz didn't ask any more questions, but explained:
"There are a lot of immigrants in the Bay Area, and there are a lot of Chinese in the applicants this time. Emma Li's resume can only be said to be good, not top-notch, but he can speak Chinese and understand Chinese culture better. Will put her on the final list."

Zhang Yu was stunned, no wonder he found Emma Lee's resume very pleasing to the eye, it turned out that Rick Wertz did it specially.

At this time, a feeling of exhaustion surged up, and Zhang Yu quickly put this matter behind him:

"Then go get busy. I'll rest for a while. Tonight, we still have a tough battle to fight."

　I wish all the book friends participating in the college entrance examination all the best!
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(End of this chapter)