The Whip of the God of Basketball

The long summer is finally coming to an end. In mid-September, the entire league began to operate again in preparation for the start of the 2003-2004 season. In October, the preseason will officially begin. Before that, each team will start their training camp to lay a solid foundation for the new season.

The Celtics' rookie training camp has lasted for two weeks, and the five newcomers have just made up a lineup. During the two weeks of training, Leon discovered that these five people all have potential and are worth exploring. In this regard, he also admires Anji's vision and signs players who are very cost-effective.

Of course, because of the talk show that night, Angie was still sulking at Leon. His title as the number one contributor to the formation of the Boston Legion had been unknowingly taken away by Leon.

Of course Leon doesn't mind this. Now he is thinking about one thing - after the training camp starts, let this team of newcomers give the starting team a head start.

It is natural for Leon to have such an idea. The Boston Celtics were indeed too successful this summer, especially in the weak Eastern Conference. When everyone was still an iron-clad steamship, they built an aircraft carrier overnight. Even in the foreseeable five years, on paper, the Celtics will have no rivals in the Eastern Conference, just like the show-time battleship Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. In people's expectations, they should be like the Lakers at that time. The same rule of the division for ten years.

But Leon knows that dangers are often hidden in optimism, and storms are always brewed in tranquility. The 2003-2004 season will be a crucial year for the Celtics. If they fail to win the championship, The building will collapse overnight.

First of all, Kevin Garnett is in the final year of his contract and he can become an unrestricted free agent next year. Secondly, Arenas, Dalembert, and Anderson are all about to reach their contract year, and Reid is already in his contract year. They can choose not to stay in Boston next year.

Once the building collapses, the Celtics will face a situation where the trees fall and the animals are scattered, and Leon's hard work of more than three years will be ruined.

Now, core Celtics players such as Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce frequently appear in the media, talking about friendship, basketball, and championships. They are not at all as low-key and calm as last summer.

This is a worrying state. Perhaps after the start of the regular season, relying on the cooperation of Leon and Carlisle can completely adjust the team's state, but this is not what Leon wants. He has always been cautious and calm, pursuing a 120% success rate, and he cannot tolerate himself becoming a star's puppet. As a Celtics head coach, no star can be above him.

To this end, he carefully trained this five-man group, and after the start of the training camp, he wanted to show some color to the other Celtic players who were proud of themselves.

On September 18th, the Boston Celtics' training camp for the 2003-2004 season officially opened at the renovated Boston Sports Training Center in Waltham. A large hydrotherapy pool, sports rehabilitation center, multimedia high-definition video room, and updated strength training equipment were added in the summer.

Everything smells fresh like this Celtics team. The only thing that hasn't changed is the parquet floor in the training hall and the slogan on the wall, "What's-hurt-more, the-pain-of-hard-work, or-the-pain-of-regret." What makes you more painful is the sweat of training or the tears of regret.)

As usual, Leon arrived at the training facility around nine o'clock. He saw Reid, Arenas, Garnett, Pierce, Anderson, Wang Zhizhi, Brown, and Daleham. Porter, saw Malik Seely...

And of course the coaches, Siegfried, Cowens, Hess, and the new member, Rick Carlisle. No matter what worries and doubts I had in my mind before, and I was thinking about how to run the army, but in one summer, I was able to see them in this field again, see these familiar faces, and see them in a relaxed atmosphere. Training, chatting and playing around here, Leon's mood suddenly improved.

The previous pressures and worries in his heart have been put behind him as the team is basically in order. Everything has just begun. He is confident to lead this new and more powerful Celtics to the championship!

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On the first day of training, Leon did not increase the intensity of the players, but conducted restorative training and shooting exercises. In one morning, Siegfried took the players to shoot and videotape while practicing, so as to Analyze players' shooting postures.

Kevin Garnett seemed very relaxed during the training. He kept talking and laughing with Pierce. During the shooting training, he also received praise from Siegfried. Although his shooting posture was not standard because of his size. Too tall, his arms are too long, and his shot is a little crooked, but his accuracy, strength, and posture are very good, and his rhythm is top-notch. No matter how Siegfried interferes with a foam stick next to him, Garnett can do it. Keep your hands in good shape and throw the ball into the basket like a programmed machine.

Other players also maintained a relaxed state, especially the main players. It was originally the first day of training. The Celtics trained a week earlier than other teams. Now there is another superstar in the team. Last season They can all make it to the finals. Not to mention the championship this season, the finals are a sure thing.

This emotion permeated the Celtics and lasted until the afternoon training was about to end. Leon suddenly proposed to play a match. He said that the players had not played a good game all summer, and they should play in a match. A confrontation before the start of the preseason. Moreover, there are many new players in the team, and he wants to see the players' level in actual combat.

This proposal was immediately approved by the players, and a group of people thought of dividing themselves into groups and forming teams to compete. Leon proposed that he divide the team into two groups, one is the main group and the other is the substitute group.

The main group consists of Kevin Garnett, PJ Brown, Pierce, Reid and Arenas. This should be the Celtics' starting lineup next season. The substitute group is composed of several newcomers from the Celtics, which is the lineup of last week's rookie training camp, Diaw, Bell, Posey, Alston and Daniels.

The others were randomly assigned to two groups. This arrangement made the main group shake their heads. The upright Arenas bluntly said that even if he didn't take action, they could win this match.

Arenas's wild words undoubtedly aroused the competitiveness of the rookie players. They have just joined the team and are not big-name stars. They are very eager to prove themselves in training and games. Players like Alston, Bell, and Posey are very eager to prove themselves in training and games. If they want to get a long-term contract, players like Diaw and Daniels must strive to gain a foothold in the team and get a spot in the rotation.

Before the start of the match, Leon set the last rule, telling both sides that in order to ensure fairness to a certain extent, the main team will not have the guidance of the head coach, and it will be up to the players to decide how to play. The substitute group will be personally guided by Leon, and now the main group is no longer so confident.

"Don't worry, even if we don't have a coach, we can beat the opponent to pieces even if we work together!" Kevin Garnett is full of fighting spirit. The opponent doesn't even have a decent center. He doesn't think that teaming up with Pierce will defeat the opponent. , even if the opponent is personally coached by Leon and the main team has a dog as a coach, they can definitely win.

"I don't think so, man, be careful. Haven't you seen the machinations of our coach?" Pierce was not so optimistic at all. He knew that the ghosts and thoughts in Leon's belly were more powerful than his offensive tricks. More.