It illustrates one point, "devil training" has quick results, but it cannot last long, otherwise it may lead to overdraft at best or injury at worst.

Why didn't the Lakers win three consecutive championships in 1989? Could it be that the Lakers of that year couldn't do it? No, the Lakers of that year were almost comparable to the Lakers of 2001. The Western Conference playoffs were overwhelming, and all their opponents were swept out.

Don't be sloppy. So when facing the Pistons, everyone thought that the Lakers were sure to win, and at most they were thinking about winning the championship in the next few games. But at this moment, Riley said "no.zuo.no.die",

Before the finals, he took all the Lakers players to Santa Barbara for a week of closed training. The final result was extremely brilliant. "Magic" Johnson and Byron Scott were injured at the same time, and "Sky Hook"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also suffered a sharp decline due to physical exhaustion, and the Los Angeles Lakers were swept and lost 4-0.

So being able to practice is also a kind of talent. No wonder Pat Riley has expressed his position to the media many times that he wants to coach Kobe and is willing to coach Kobe. Combined with his training methods, it is not difficult to figure it out.

Tang Qian now does not have the physical conditions, so he can only give up temporarily.

…

That night, Tang Qian received a transoceanic call.

"Son, someone who claims to be a basketball administrator and basketball association came to our house today. His name is Chen Xin. Do you know him?" The person who called Tang Qian was none other than his mother, Tang Mu.

Tang Qian was slightly startled when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "Chen Xin? No, I don't know this person."

"That's strange. He said that he came to see you on behalf of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Chinese Basketball Association. I have seen my work permit and ID card. They should not be fake."

"Representing the Chinese Basketball Association and the Chinese Basketball Association?" Tang Qian thought of Li Qiuping in China, and said to Tang's mother, "Mom, I'll go ask first and call you later."

After Tang Qian hung up the phone, he immediately dialed Li Qiuping's mobile phone number.

"Xiao Tang? What do you want from me?" Li Qiuping opened his mouth and asked after getting through.

"Coach Li, I want to ask you something." Tang Qian said.

"What's the matter? Just tell me." Li Qiuping said.

"Coach Li, my mother told me today that someone claiming to be a basketball administrator and basketball association came to our house. No, I just want to ask if this person was sent by you?"

"What? Someone from the Basketball Association and the Basketball Association? What's his name?" Li Qiuping's voice suddenly became nervous and said.

"My mother said it seems to be called Chen Xin." Tang Qian replied.

"Chen Xin??? It's Chen Xin from his office???" Li Qiuping had obviously heard this name, and quickly said to his mobile phone: "Is he here to recruit you?"

"Recruiting me? I'm not sure about that."

"Xiao Tang, listen to me, you can't make any promises to this person, otherwise it will be harmful to your career without any benefit."

"Is this so serious?" Tang Qian heard the other party's serious tone and couldn't help asking more: "Coach Li, who is this Chen Xin?"

"He is a person from above." Li Qiuping said, "And he is one of his confidants."

"Above? How much above?" Tang Qian asked.

Li Qiuping paused and then said: "Basketball... is at the top."

Tang Qian was stunned. His family had always been "common people", so this was the first time in his life that he faced this situation.

"Why do the people at the top come to me?"

"If my guess is correct," Li Qiuping said, "It's to win over you and make you a regular player in the system."

"Established players within the system?"

"Yes, because of this, they can effectively control you." Li Qiuping said: "They will make a lot of promises to you, including your future benefits after retirement, such as deputy director-level treatment, director-level treatment, etc. But in reality

Yes, they just want to use you for their own purposes and become a fuel for their promotion. So you must not agree to this condition, otherwise Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, and Yi Jianlian will serve as a lesson to you."

"I understand. I'm going to tell my parents clearly and tell them not to agree to any of the other party's requests," Tang Qian said.

"Well, I will help you operate it here in China, so you don't have to worry too much." Li Qiuping said.

Neither Tang Qian nor Li Qiuping expected that this matter had just begun.

PS: This paragraph about Pat Riley is a true thing. One of the materials comes from "Shaq Unedited", the autobiography of "Shaq" O'Neal. It says this about Riley: He assigned each of us

All kinds of training and exercises, and then repetition, repetition, repetition. The training sessions in Miami are simply hell. We old guys are exhausted just from training. How can we have any energy left to play well in the game?

So from this passage, we can see how terrible Pat Riley's training is. Even the physical fitness of a super giant is difficult to endure for a long time.
Chapter completed!