Chapter 25: Successfully fooled

　　 Early the next morning, Pitino woke up from his sleep, his head felt a little heavy, and he had been dreaming all night. He dreamed of being humiliated by a cleaner in the Auerbach training camp office the other day. He repeated his tactics verbatim from beginning to end, as if they were all nursery rhymes from elementary school textbooks. He has always dreamed of the same scene in recent days. As the most powerful coach of the NBA team, Pitino has been living under tremendous pressure all the time for three years, especially last year, which is his third season with the Celtics. Reached the culmination. After this season’s continued defeat, Pitino looked a little bit off. The matter is now, especially after bowing to Auerbach, the initiative of the entire Celtics team is no longer in his hands, he can only take a step to see One step is to prepare for the changes that may occur in the future while doing the current work. For Pitino, there is only one last straw, and it is also the golden straw for all NBA coaches-leading the team to continuous victories in the new season. No matter how gorgeous and colorful it is packaged, the core of the success of professional sports is this simple and crude-victory, victory, victory. After getting up, Pitino washed his face with cold water, and went out to the restaurant on the second floor for breakfast. Tomorrow is the day when the rookie training camp starts, but this does not mean that the teams have nothing to do before the training camp officially starts. On the contrary, it is time for a big fuss. Today, Pitino invited several NBA reporters to do a simple training camp interview. This is what NBA coaches often do before the draft, revealing their thoughts to the outside world through the media. And these thoughts are often not their real thoughts, but smoke bombs to confuse other teams and to achieve their true goals. As early as 1997, Pitino did a similar thing. Through the smoke bomb strategy, he succeeded in getting his lover Ron Mosser at the sixth overall. The proud masterpiece of the Celtics. Now, regardless of whether there is a suitable candidate in your mind, let it go and disturb the hearts of the people in the draft venue to fish in troubled waters. When Pitino came to the restaurant, there were not many people. Chris Wallace had already arrived one step ahead of him. He was sitting in a four-seater in a corner, drinking milk and eating sandwiches with the other person opposite. "Hey, Rick, come here, I want to introduce someone to you." Wallace also saw Pitino and greeted him. Pitino took a milk, egg and banana salad and walked towards Wallace’s position, but the closer he got to their seats, the slower his pace, because he looked at the man sitting opposite Wallace. From the back, the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became. "Come here, Rick, look, this is our new scout, Fox Leon. I met him in the restaurant this morning and he saw me and asked if I was Chris Wallace. I asked him How to get to know me, he told me that he is a new scout for the Celtics. I couldn’t believe it, I thought he was playing tricks on me. I didn’t know until he took out the work permit that the team gave him. This guy didn't lie...hey, why not sit down, Rick, sit down and eat." Chris Wallace tweeted, but he found that Pitino's face was not very good. Sitting across from Wallace was Leon who got up early in the morning and went to eat. He is used to getting up at six every morning. "Hello, Mr. Pitino, it's nice to see you again." Leon stood up and greeted Pitino. Pitino didn't stand there, he smiled and greeted Leon as well. At the same time, he sat down with his things, but his face sank again, and he lowered his head to eat breakfast. "You knew each other before?" From the conversation between the two, Wallace heard that they should have met each other, which was far beyond his expectations. "Yes, we met at Auerbach training camp. At the time I was a volunteer in the training camp. Mr. Pitino came to give a speech, and then we had some basketball exchanges, which was very rewarding for me." Leon interjected, giving the listener the feeling that Leon was a member of the basketball circle early in the morning, and he seemed very humble. Leon had no other meaning when he said these words, but the truth, but it sounded a bit harsh in Pitino's ears, as if to ridicule him. Pitino swallowed the sandwich in his mouth and said, "No, on the contrary, I have gained more. I didn't expect that there are such outstanding basketball talents in Boston. It really surprised me." This was a bit of a sneer. But Chris Wallace didn't know the feast of the two, nor did he hear the sting in Pitino's words, thinking that the two were holding each other's feet. Moreover, Pitino, who has always been proud of his personality, took the initiative to praise the new scout, saying that he is an amazingly outstanding basketball talent in Boston, which made Wallace have to take a high look at Leon and feel that Auerbach is parachuting the scout. It is not without reason. "Which school or team did you work for? There are not many scouts as young as you in NBA teams." Wallace asked curiously. Now Leon is full of mysteries. Leon smacked his lips, looked up for a moment and wanted to answer: "I used to do a boxing-related job in Boston. Then I met Mr. Auerbach. He thought it was a good idea for me to be a scout, so he recommended me. Here comes the Celtics." Leon was still a little embarrassed to say that he was a fake boxer, so he claimed that he was doing boxing-related work. Anyway, Pitino didn’t know his true details, so he was fooling for the time being. Passed. The three of them ate breakfast for a while, and soon Vogel and Jim O'Brien both got out of their rooms and went to the dining room for breakfast. This time Leon finally met with the main four of the Celtics scout team. Frank Vogel, a seemingly energetic man, is about the same age as Leon, but his hairline is a little behind, and he feels like an energetic workaholic. Leon looked at his eyes and could guess that this guy must have stayed up late last night to read the information or watch the video, because the bags under the eyes have been treated with eye cream, but there are still slight marks. In contrast, Jim O'Brien looks older, has a more back hairline, a wide forehead, and a pair of small sharp eyes. O'Brien seemed to have a more kind personality, and was obviously more enthusiastic than Vogel when introducing each other. They all asked Wallace the same question, and Leon used the same answer perfunctorily. Only Pitino didn’t say a word and sneered in his heart, thinking that no matter how smart Leon was, he would be a layman for basketball. . To become a scout, memory is not enough. Experience is more important than written knowledge. Therefore, many scouts are professionals who have been engaged in basketball coaching or video analysis for many years. They have a deep understanding and rich knowledge of basketball itself. experience. Pitino felt that Leon was nothing more than a shit-chucking stick sent by Auerbach, a nail inserted in the coaching staff. Although Pitino relies on Auerbach's current support for him, he doesn't like having such a person in his team, especially since he has humiliated himself. "Fox, the training camp will start tomorrow. Let me talk about your views on this year's rookies. You know, the quality of this year's rookies is very average. We have been discussing it for a long time, and now we need some fresh opinions." After finishing the milk in the glass, Pitino challenged Leon and directly asked him what he thought of this rookie. This is a big problem for Leon. You must know that Leon was cleaning the glass at Auerbach training camp three days ago. Three days later, he will be sitting in an NBA professional team to publish his views on this rookie. It's like a late student who was still in the high school class the day before yesterday, and today is going to give an academic lecture in the university class. Vogel, O'Brien and Wallace are all staring at Leon, waiting for the new scout to have any ideas. Leon quickly ate the hot dog in his mouth, took a sip of orange juice, and said: "As Mr. Pitino said, the quality of this rookie is not too high. This is the consensus of everyone, but Among them, there are still newcomers worth paying attention to. For example, Kenyon Martin from Cincinnati, a 6-9 forward, excellent physical fitness, aggressive style, a good sense of smell and enthusiasm on the defensive end, although restricted by his body It is difficult to become a defensive pillar player, but one-on-one defense will cause most of the inside troubles; that is, the offensive end does not show much potential, the shooting is stiff, and the footwork feels average, so scoring means in college is not considered Rich, but very good at using his body." "There is also Darius Miles, a high school player, a striker with excellent physical fitness, but he is very weak compared to Martin, but he is a small forward. . Having all the conditions for a good third position, in addition to the lack of sufficient stability in shooting. However, his biggest problem is the attitude of the defensive end. Without his college training, defense will be a huge problem. "Chris Mihm, an excellent center at the University of Texas, has all the advantages of a white center. He has comprehensive skills, can shoot, has mid-range, has low offense, and his defensive skills have been honed by the university. He has the potential to become an outstanding center. It’s just that the NBA hasn’t had a local outstanding white center for nearly 20 years. He lacks some of the spirituality required for the position of center. If he works diligently, it is worth looking forward to. "Mike Miller, a white forward, almost every white forward has to compare with Larry Bird, but there is only one Larry Bird in the NBA. Miller also has comprehensive skills in the NBA. If a white player doesn’t have comprehensive skills, don’t even want to enter the goal. What makes him compelling is not only comprehensiveness, but also that he is better than everyone around him in everything: scoring, rebounding, assists, his size and technique Let him have the potential to become a versatile player; of course, in higher-level leagues, omnipotent is likely to become all-powerful. This is something to worry about..." Leon sitting at the table talked endlessly. The basic evaluations of the most interesting rookies of this year are all told. Although his content is not unique, and does not differ much from other mainstream evaluations, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, but to take the characteristics of these players one by one, without doing a lot of effort, the most At least look at the player information carefully, it is absolutely impossible to tell. These newcomers are not like the superstars of the NBA. The ball blind can also learn one, two or three from others. Apart from scouts, no one will surround them every day. While talking, Wallace and O'Brien also began to insert topics and exchange their opinions, especially Wallace is responsible for the excavation of overseas rookies, and he has a great say in some overseas rookies. After a while, Vogel also began to express his views. His views were more technical, which was obviously in line with the professional characteristics of his video analyst. Only Pitino remained silent. He originally wanted to embarrass Leon, but he did not expect Leon to win the approval of others. They all felt that Leon was a scout. And Pitino was embarrassed to jump out and pointed out that Leon is just a clean volunteer without any basketball foundation. What he said must be based on memory to forcibly memorize the information others handed him. Leon asked for another cup of coffee and sat in his seat silently listening to other people talking about the draft topic. Now he is more important to listen than talk. At the same time, he looked at Pitino who could not speak, and couldn't help but snickered, thinking: "It seems that there is nothing wrong with the information provided by Auerbach, especially for Pitino." The one in the drawer last night In a personal profile about the Celtics coaching staff, Auerbach personally wrote down his evaluation of Pitino: arrogance, arrogance, and excessive self-esteem not only make him successful, but also make him suffer. Good for this, when you need to meet him, or stimulate him, this will let you take the initiative. "
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