Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 202 might be a bit excessive.
After Tang Sen left, the locker room could never return to its previous joyful atmosphere.

Miles sat down next to Kenyon Dulin, indignant, and muttered, "He's just a trainer. What right does he have to tell us to get lost?"

Kenyon Dulling looked at Miles, who was clearly unconvinced, and sighed, "Dalios, you'd better tone it down. The Knicks spent millions to bring him here just to select a genius from among us."

No one knows Tang Sen's salary, but the media speculates that it must be at least several million, otherwise it would be impossible to hire him.

"If anyone performs poorly, believe me, the team will definitely fire them immediately."

Most importantly, if even Tang Sen couldn't train a player like that, what talent could they possibly have?

Miles's expression changed several times before he said, "So we're not really going to have to get up at five o'clock tomorrow, are we?"

It was five o'clock, and it was still dark.

Du Lin said, "It's not about getting up at five o'clock, it's about starting training at five o'clock."

He was somewhat relieved that he had rented an apartment near the training center, so he wouldn't waste too much time on the road.

Seeing Miles' displeasure, Dulin advised, "He did the same thing with the Magic, and it really worked, so just bear with it. As long as the training is effective and makes us stronger, what does it matter if we get up at five o'clock?"

He's only 22 years old this year, and his rookie contract hasn't even expired yet. He wants a big contract and wants to become a star player admired by millions.

Live in a big villa, drive a luxury car, and marry the most beautiful woman.

To obtain all of this, strength is indispensable.

I had no chance with the Clippers, and the team didn't have time to develop me.

So as long as Tang Sen can help me, I can get up at 4 a.m., let alone 5 a.m.

Miles pouted, still looking unconvinced.

Meanwhile, Tangsen also met with Cheney and his coaching staff.

Steve Clifford.

He's a veteran who follows Van Gundy.

He is now the team's defensive coach.

Then Tom Thibodeau.

Like Clifford, he was also part of Van Gundy's original team.

Cheney too.

It was only because Van Gundy Jr. kept insisting on spending time with his wife and children that he stepped up.

"Tang, thank you for raising Yao to be so strong."

Herb Williams, a well-known NBA veteran, is now the Knicks' interior coach.

He came up to Tang Sen and hugged him warmly, saying, "Thank you for helping Patrick realize his dream."

He and Ewing have been partners for many years and are close friends.

Ewing's championship dream was largely thanks to Townsend.

The last member of the coaching staff is Andy Greer, who is quite young, only 40 years old this year.

He started as a scout and now he's in charge of player development.

After getting to know the group, Tang Sen noticed a problem.

There isn't a single proper coach in charge of offense on this coaching staff.

Don Cheney, a superb supporting player who played alongside Bill Russell, Larry Bird, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was known throughout his career as a defensive stalwart.

Then there's Thibodeau and Clifford, who all followed Van Gundy.

In other words, they all inherited Van Gundy's defense-first philosophy.

On offense, are these guys up to the task?
However, Tang Sen was just thinking about it casually out of curiosity. What he was most concerned about now was how to satisfy the management and the ambitions of the New York fans, and how to cultivate a Garnett, a Jordan, or a Magic Johnson for them.

The group arrived at the media day event.

This is New York, and even though Yao Ming hasn't reported to the team yet, there are still an alarming number of reporters.

And they all surrounded Houston.

One team, and they just don't have any star players anymore.

Although these rookies are touted as being modeled after Garnett and Jordan, the media has already reported on everything they could.

The fans don't care about them either; let's wait until they truly become Garnett.

Upon seeing Tang Sen and the others appear, Houston quickly pointed at Tang Sen and said, "Didn't you want to know how strong I am after my summer training? Go ask Tang, he knows."

A swarm of reporters immediately surrounded Tang Sen.

"Alan?"

Tang Sen thought about it seriously for a moment, then said, "Trust me, he will give everyone a surprise."

Houston made great progress throughout the summer.

I've become physically stronger, or rather, I've regained some of the energy I had when I was younger.

Then a lot of effort was put into improving his shooting ability.

At his age, it's unrealistic to expect him to make significant technical improvements like Kobe or develop new technologies.

What Tang Sen can do is target his strengths, enhance his three-threat shooting with the ball, and his ability to quickly release the ball after receiving it off the ball.

He was already a good shooter, and with the added boost all summer, his accuracy improved dramatically.

Sure enough, the reporters couldn't resist asking Garnett all sorts of questions about him being the next Jordan.

"I have already met with them."

Tang Sen glanced at Darius Miles not far away and smiled, "They are very talented, a group of promising young talents. I think if given the opportunity, they will definitely have the potential to realize their potential."

Surprisingly, one of the reporters was from the Los Angeles Times.

He squeezed to the front and asked about Kobe, how much Kobe had improved over the summer, and how much progress he had made.

Kobe's hard work goes without saying.

During the summer training camp, I felt he improved the most.

Tang Sen joked, "All I can say is that I probably won't ruin my reputation."

Last season, Kobe was already able to put up top-tier player stats of 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.

After a summer of hard training, including post-up moves and fadeaway jumpers, he has more weapons at his disposal. Tang Sen is also quite looking forward to seeing if his stats will explode this season.

Don't worry about much, just an increase of three to four points per game would be very impressive.

After dealing with the reporters and happily taking their official photos and group pictures, the players went home, but the uniform team's work was far from over.

Tang Sen first held a brief meeting with his team to get acquainted.

The Knicks originally had three trainers, two physical therapists, and one professional nutritionist.

They all stayed.

With the addition of Tang Sen's five people, the entire training team now comprises 11 people.

This is definitely the largest scale in the league.

The only management job Tang Sen ever did was during his university years, when he was responsible for collecting basketballs and managing the keys to the equipment room after team practice.

For this reason, Tang Sen even consulted his older sister.

My older sister's answer was simple: just manage the people who can manage others.

That is, Brittenham and Tederski.

They used to be chief trainers, managing the team, but now it's perfect, two teams, one person per team.

Brittenham is 39 years old.

Although he lost his position as chief trainer, he didn't have much of a grudge.

First, they admire Tang Sen's achievements in his field and have self-awareness.

Secondly, being able to stay and work alongside Tang Sen would also be an opportunity for me to learn from him.

Otherwise, would Tedsky have come to New York with them?

So after a brief exchange of pleasantries, he pulled Tang Sen aside and asked him something.

"Tang, I saw in the media that you use a breathing training method in your core training. Is that true?"

He focuses on physical training, and core training is indispensable for him.

Tang Sen nodded and briefly explained the principle that breathing drives the diaphragm, and then the diaphragm drives the core deep muscle groups.

"We'll discuss the specific breathing techniques later."

"And this core tightening."

Tangsen gestured for Brittenham to stand up, then gently punched him in the stomach. "Did you feel your core tighten?" Tangsen asked.

Previously, I had McGrady practice getting punched in the abdomen to find the feeling of core engagement.

Brittenham punched himself in the stomach, a sudden realization dawning on him. "Don," he said, "your method of finding and tightening the core is very intuitive."

He also trains players to find the feeling of core engagement.

But usually they are made to do exercises like sit-ups.

Tang Sen nodded. Sit-ups are indeed a core-tightening process, but it is a formal exercise.

“I would have them coordinate their breathing, then put on boxing gloves and take the hits. This way, it wouldn’t take too much strain on their bodies, and they could quickly find the feeling of core engagement.”

Find the core to tighten, and then there are many training methods.

However, finding a way to practice anytime, anywhere without putting too much strain on the body is not easy.

Brittenham suddenly realized and understood.

He had read media reports that said Tang Sen would use many seemingly unorthodox training methods.

For example, the famous elementary school training program.

"Tang, did Changxi really complete that kind of training?" he asked curiously.

Billups himself revealed that he completed elementary school training and won the game.

But nobody believed it, especially Kidd, who expressed strong skepticism.

Those who have practiced it know how difficult it is.

"It was indeed completed. I was there at the scene, but it was only that one time. There was a bit of luck involved."

Tangsen got up and led him and Tedsky to a meeting with Cheney and the others.

"That's terrifying."

Brittenham gave a thumbs up.

During that period, this training method became popular in the league, and the Knicks even had elementary school students try it out.

The result was disastrous.

So Brittenham really understands how difficult this kind of training is to complete.

Come to the conference room.

I met with Cheney and the others for a meeting, mainly to discuss the work of the training camp.

For example, the arrangement of time.

"Don, we won't have to start training at five o'clock from now on, will we?" Cheney asked nervously.

Everyone present looked at Tang Sen.

Like Jordan's Breakfast Club, Townsend's Five Point Club was also famous in the league.

It was described by the media as a key factor in the Magic's championship victory.

"Don't worry, except for tomorrow when I'll be testing all the players, we'll continue with normal training," Tang Sen said.

Everyone visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheney was born in 46 and is 56 this year. The others are generally in their forties or fifties, with families to support. Getting up at four o'clock every day is really exhausting.

They discussed the specific arrangements for the training camp.

Tang Sen tried his best to cooperate with the coaching staff in this regard, but still suggested that the training volume should be increased.

If possible, practice three times a day.

Cheney and his team had no objections to this; in fact, they were very supportive.

They're all rookies; if they don't train hard, how can they achieve results?

Then comes the last step.

"Don, I know this might be a bit much, so just try your best to finish it." Cheney handed over a few sheets of paper.

Following the same approach as Ryden's plan, train players according to the team's needs, just like they trained Sather.

So these few sheets of paper contain the requirements that Cheney and his team came up with after their discussion.

Too much?

Tang Sen shook his head inwardly, then took a look.

Well, that was indeed a bit too much.

For example, the requirement for Yao Ming is that he can improve his playmaking and pick-and-roll abilities.

It seems that Cheney hopes Yao Ming will suggest playing some pick-and-roll tactics in the future.

Then, the goal is to improve Yao Ming's ability to pass the ball after drawing defenders.

We also hope to improve his shooting range so that his three-pointers can be more accurate.

It seems that Cheney feels Yao Ming's low-post offensive ability is sufficient, and now he hopes that Yao Ming will not become a Shaq, but rather a well-rounded Olajuwon.

There are requirements for each player below.

Tyson Chandler, hopefully he can gain weight, improve his interior defense, and develop a reliable low-post offensive weapon.

He will be Yao Ming's main backup, so he can't just be a defender; he needs to be able to score.

The requirements were lowered when it came to Gazuric.

Hopefully, he can improve his defense, especially his shot-blocking ability, and become a shot-blocking expert in the paint, capable of playing both the power forward and center positions, like Mutombo.

Tang Sen remained silent and continued watching.

At the power forward position, unsurprisingly, the requirement for both Garnetts is to fully emulate Garnett's style.

Hopefully, they will have consistent mid-range and low-post offense, as well as the ability to provide wide-ranging help defense.

Hopefully, Swift, the second overall pick with explosive athleticism, can become the next Kemp, possessing a strong ability to score goals.

Tang Sen didn't look at it carefully anymore, and quickly glanced at all the requirements.

Clearly, this is what Cheney and his team made based on the players' draft reports and physical advantages, and then they put forward a bunch of demands.

The key point is that this is only the basics.

At the end, Cheney also mentioned some types of players he wanted.

Or rather, it's about the player abilities he desires within his envisioned tactical system.

For example, perimeter defensive specialists, or three-point shooters on the wings.

There's also the power forward who can roll to the basket after a pick-and-roll.

It requires a player on the perimeter to have the ability to shoot high-scoring shots from the outside.

We need a player who can relieve Yao Ming's rebounding pressure and has top-notch rebounding ability.

Of course, you need a reliable one-on-one player on the outside.

And defense is indispensable.

This is the Knicks, they have a defensive DNA.

Perhaps unsure of how to bring it up, they simply suggested that they hoped every player would have sufficient defensive capabilities.

Ideally, one should have both fish and bear's paw.

After reading it, Tang Sen, meeting Cheney's awkward yet expectant gaze, handed it directly to Brittenham next to him.

“Greg, what are your thoughts?” Tang Sen asked.

Brittenham quickly finished reading it, handed it to Tedsky first, and then said, "Don, let's resign."

He had heard about Ryden's insane plan and knew of Sather's precedent.

But he was really curious about how much salary Dolan had offered Tangsen that would make Tangsen willing to stay and complete such a team-building plan.

Anyway, if it were him, there would be no question, he would have to resign.

Tedsky also finished reading it, and his silence had already made his stance clear.

I must resign.

"see that."

Tang Sen rushed to Cheney.

Cheney looked embarrassed and cursed Rhodes inwardly.

No wonder you left with an excuse; it's obvious you knew how difficult this was.

(End of this chapter)