Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 246 If I can't get Tang Sen, secretly learning from him won't work!

Jack Ramsey previously rejected the Knicks' offer, citing his age as the reason.

It's not that he doesn't want to coach the Knicks, but he's genuinely worried about his energy levels.

Being a coach in the NBA is a tough job.

The head coach, in particular, has to take care of everything, both on and off the field.

They don't have a fixed time to leave work, and staying up late is commonplace for them.

Even on non-match days.

That same evening, at the Toyota Center in Los Angeles.

This is not the Rockets' home arena, but an arena built by Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owner of Staples Center, for their own Sacramento Kings team.

The Lakers train here regularly.

There's only one basketball court here, and the office space is very small. So small that employees in departments like marketing and ticketing have to rent office space in the building next door.

In yesterday's game against the Jazz on the 1st, Phil Jackson tried to emulate the Knicks by reducing Shaquille O'Neal's playing time.

Forget about Kobe.

He's a physical monster, and he's incredibly competitive, aiming to become the scoring champion. The mere suggestion of reducing his playing time, even just for two games, is enough to make him vehemently disagree, like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.

Jackson was genuinely curious about how Carlisle managed to get Yao Ming to accept a substitute role.

Houston is one thing, they signed a contract worth hundreds of millions, they could retire there without any problem.

But what about Yao Ming?

He did read the report, which said that Yao Ming was very humble.

What a great player! Just thinking about O'Neal and Jackson gives me a terrible headache.

As it turned out, Jackson found it wouldn't work.

Without O'Neal, the Lakers' weak interior defense simply couldn't stop Karl Malone.

Therefore, they suggested that O'Neal play less and adjust his condition, but he still played for 37 minutes in the end.

Jackson was in a terrible predicament.

He was drooling with envy for the Knicks' roster depth.

So after this game, he had the idea of ​​strengthening the team again.

The main trading deadline is also approaching.

We need to push hard for the playoffs.

Then, with the game on the 6th approaching, Jackson still needs to consider specific tactics.

So Jackson did not leave the arena after today's practice.

He continued working, gathering information on opponents, reviewing scouting reports from scouts, and holding meetings to discuss strategies for the next game against the Pacers.

Still busy.

Jackson even volunteered to work overtime, staying until 9 p.m.

He wants to watch a Knicks documentary.

Actually, I could watch it tomorrow, but tomorrow I have my own work to do.

Lambis didn't leave; he stayed to keep Jackson company and pass the time.

The two heated up a pizza, opened a beer, had a small drink, and propped their legs up on the table in the small conference room, feeling even more comfortable than when they were at home and had to endure their wives' nagging.

Jackson didn't want to go home either.

Jenny Buss wanted too much, and he was a little overwhelmed.

Jackson wasn't particularly interested in the documentary itself.

Although he won his first championship ring with the Knicks and dedicated almost his entire career to New York, he is more proud of his coaching experience.

The Knicks are now making documentaries and talking about the Road to Glory; it's clearly just self-aggrandizement.

That's a bit shameless.

Even Jerry Buss couldn't bring himself to make a documentary about their three-peat.

Of course, they didn't win three consecutive championships.

And Dolan, you haven't even won the championship yet, and you're already making a documentary to commemorate it.

They produced one episode a month, turning it into a TV series.

It's just that someone like James Dolan, a vain and playboy, is capable of doing such things.

Jackson was willing to take time out of his busy schedule to watch this documentary because of Tang Sen.

The documentary focuses on the development of Knicks players, and as the promotional material states, it will release a large number of valuable training videos of the Knicks.

How did these young Knicks players develop so quickly under Townsend's training?

Jackson cared about this.

If I can't get Tang Sen, secretly learning from him won't do.

He was watching ABC.

The epic atmosphere created by the documentary's cinematic quality from the very beginning also caught Jackson's attention.

Putting everything else aside, Spike Lee's skill level is indeed quite good.

But when he heard Layden say "we need a plan," Jackson started to lose his composure.

He couldn't help but suspect that this documentary was a face-saving project orchestrated by Ryden.

After all, he almost lost get out of class along with Donnie.

Then came a series of questionable moves by Redden in the summer, completely dismantling the team and acquiring a bunch of rookies in return.

The editing was professional-grade, including Sprewell's criticism that the Knicks made a mistake by trading him, along with various negative reports and the team's continuous losses in the new season.

20 minutes.

The documentary spent a full 20 minutes depicting the Knicks' predicament and sense of crisis, filled with various arguments, fan insults, and player disappointment.

The camera finally focused on Spike Lee.

Like all Knicks fans, he sat there forlornly, staring blankly ahead.

Tragic, desolate, like a farce.

Jackson watched it with a sneer, thinking, "Making a documentary and making it into a three-act format."

Then the documentary moved into its second act.

Tang Sen appeared on camera.

“They work very hard, and I see their talent; they just lack guidance.”

"Believe me, they will succeed."

In the footage, Tang Sen's tone was full of confidence.

Jackson's eyes lit up, and he sat up straight.

Now we're finally getting to the point.

The camera focused on the training.

After watching for only a short while, Lambis frowned and said, "Phil, a lot of the content has probably been cut out."

Although the footage consisted entirely of training sessions, it was edited in a fragmented manner, making it impossible to discern Tang Sen's complete training plan.

"No no no!"

Jackson shook his finger, staring intently at the screen, and then said, "Watch Bender's interview just now."

The camera followed Bender, simply filming a day in his life.

He said he had to train three times a day. Tang Sen not only set a strict diet plan, but also a rest plan, and even stipulated what time to go to bed each day.

“During the season, even on non-match days, we still have three training sessions a day, which is a very high intensity.”

"But they were able to persevere without any injuries, which I think is largely due to the control of their rest time."

Let's not even mention players like O'Neal; other players are the same. Without games and training, they indulge themselves in all sorts of ways.

Otherwise, why would you earn so much money?

Even someone as dedicated to training as Kobe Bryant often made time to be with his family.

When he arrived at the Knicks, the players were all young men in their early twenties, almost all of them single, without women around them, and they trained and rested at fixed times every day.

Like a sophisticated machine. Their training intensity is high, but they also get enough rest.

Such high-intensity training will naturally produce training results.

"Rest time is very important."

Jackson made a very insightful observation.

Rambis nodded thoughtfully, but couldn't help being curious about how Tangsen managed to control these players and strictly enforce his training plan.

They're so obedient!

"And there are sparring partners, Kurt, have you noticed? They've hired sparring partners for every player, and they rarely have team training sessions. Instead, they focus on individual skills training tailored to each player's strengths."

Jackson discovered another spot and looked excited.

The camera panned across the room, capturing one or two sparring partners next to each player.

In addition, Stevenson casually mentioned the role of sparring partners in his interview.

"That's a good idea."

In a league like the Lakers, it's impossible to provide a practice partner for every player.

For fringe players, at most we'll give you a training plan, and you can just follow it yourself.

Many players seem to come to training every day, but more often than not, they arrive only to be ignored and quietly complete their training in a corner.

Whether it's done well or not, it's unlikely anyone will even notice.

Or you can train together with the main group.

However, everyone's situation is different, and the focus of training is also different, so it is impossible to cover everything.

There's just no one around.

The trainer team only has a few people; the main trainers can't even take care of everyone.

The Knicks are doing something else. Townsend's training team alone consists of 11 people, and each player has one or two practice partners. It's a team of nearly 40 people responsible for the players' training.

They truly took care of every single player.

No wonder the Knicks' bench is constantly producing players; they've genuinely received training and improved.

"There's also sparring."

Jackson added that he could only glean the secrets of Tangsen's training from these few words.

He pointed to the screen and said, "Look, Harvey said that his biggest takeaway from training with Townsend is the competition."

Xavi talked about the competition within the team during the interview.

It's said that there's competition all the time, with players in the same position competing. Whoever performs better in training will get playing time.

"This should explain the Knicks' strange rotation at the beginning."

"But have you noticed that they rarely conduct intra-team scrimmages? They focus more on improving the individual players' skills and using competition to select the best players for each position."

With the Lakers, the most frequent activity during the season is various scrimmages.

This is a completely different training direction from Tang Sen's.

Lambis said, "Phil, you're not going to do what they do, are you? They're all newbies, we're different."

Jackson crossed his arms and shook his head.

That's definitely not possible now, but the Lakers still need to develop rookies.

These are all successful experiences.

He felt he had made a great deal by taking the time to watch the documentary today.

And not only do I have to watch it today, but I also have to watch the remaining episodes, and I have to watch them second by second with a magnifying glass.

He felt that Tang Sen's specific training plan was deliberately edited out in the final cut, but the training philosophy conveyed in those few words was just as valuable.

Jackson became more and more excited as he watched.

Then he noticed something else.

"Record!"

Harvey mentioned the video in an interview.

They said everyone received a video specially made by Tang Sen.

Then, during that period, he spent all his private time watching videos.

I watched it over and over again, to the point that I even dreamed about Rodman.

He was joking, but Jackson's eyes lit up.

"I remember Tang also showed Kwame the video before?"

That's how he remembered it.

Now, Tang Sen is using the same method, making everyone watch the video.

Bender also mentioned in an interview that Townsend would let him watch the video.

What kind of video?

The moment Jackson had this question in his mind, Harvey provided the answer.

It involves showing clips of Rodman grabbing rebounds in games, which Tang Sen then explains.

He held up his fingers, showing the camera his intertwined fingers.

He said it was a tough journey, and every night the pain was so bad he couldn't even hold a spoon.

Jackson immediately crossed his arms and began to think.

Every team has to go through the video review process.

After some games, the team will show the players video footage to analyze the reasons for the loss and who played poorly.

But there really isn't anyone like Tang Sen who learns techniques by watching videos.

While thinking it over, Jackson quickly realized an advantage to doing so.

"time!"

Jackson said, "Tang did this in a very convenient way, making use of the players' private time."

"It's like doing problems in college."

Jackson came up with a suitable analogy, saying, "Besides going to class, you also need to do exercises and practice thinking in your spare time."

"The video produced by Tang is like a set of study notes, allowing you to study on your own in private."

"This method is excellent."

Jackson looked delighted and said, "Most importantly, it reduces our workload. We only need to make one corresponding video."

With that in mind, Jackson silently made a decision.

This video needs to be watched, and watched a lot more.

He remembered that Bender had said before that Townsend had also shown him videos to learn how to play like Garnett from all angles.

Tang Sen then edited together Garnett's technical characteristics and added detailed instructions.

If you watch the video repeatedly, you'll definitely gain some insights.

It's been exactly 20 minutes since we arrived here.

The second act of the plot's development and growth has ended; what follows should be the climax of the final act.

But Jackson seemed somewhat disinterested.

He could easily guess what would happen next; it would be a story of a group of role players rising to prominence, especially Xavi, who went from being a benchwarmer to a starter and redeemed himself.

This kind of thing excites the audience, but he has absolutely no interest in it.

On television, the program first laid the groundwork by introducing Bender's family situation.

He was also introduced to Billy Hobley, whom he regarded as a father, who unfortunately passed away. As if drawing strength from this, Bender erupted.

Jackson wasn't really into this kind of plot.

He was more interested in the content of the training; he wanted to learn.

"Ugh."

Jackson looked up and sighed, "Why doesn't Don come to Los Angeles?"

I invited them twice, but I couldn't get them to come.

(End of this chapter)