The Godfather of Basketball

"Hello, I'm Li Yuanwei, the director of the China Basketball Center." The middle-aged man introduced himself with a smile.

His attitude is very polite, and he took the initiative to come over and extend his hand during the introduction, making people feel that he is a very ordinary person.

Tang Tian was the coach of the college basketball league in his previous life, and he knew a little about the director of the basketball management center. People at this level are all high-ranking and powerful.

But he has traveled through time, and now he is an American citizen, no matter how awesome the other party is, it has nothing to do with him.

Knowing the identity of the other party, he still has such a polite attitude, so he has no reason to put on airs.

"Hello." Tang Tian got up and shook hands with Li Yuanwei, then motioned him to sit down.

"You talk, I'll go out first?" Yao Ming said and glanced at Li Yuanwei.

Li Yuanwei nodded, and Yao Ming turned around and left the office, closing the door behind him.

"You're looking for me because of Yao's affairs?" Tang Tian said, before Yao Ming didn't participate in competitions other than international competitions because of his request, and now Yao Ming brought him, he can guess, probably That's it.

"No, it's not Dayao. It's like this. You know this year is the Olympic year. China is the host country. Everyone hopes that the national men's basketball team will perform well in the Olympic Games. But you also know the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team. There is no suitable team. If you have a good tactical system, you will be very lucky if you can enter the quarterfinals."

After Li Yuanwei finished speaking with a smile, Tang Tian finally understood what he meant.

"You want me to be the coach of the national team?" Tang Tian said.

"It's the head coach." Li Yuanwei nodded emphatically.

"Aren't you joking?" Tang Tian was a little unbelievable. Although he doesn't know much about Chinese basketball now, he also knows that the current head coach of the national team is the well-known Jonas, and if the Rockets reach the finals, then The time has been pushed to June, let alone the draft after that, when he is vacuumed up, at least it will be July, and the Olympic Games will start in August.

A head coach, who led the team one month before the game, said that he was being polite when he said that it was a joke. This is simply a fantasy.

"Coach Tang was joking." Li Yuanwei still had a smile on his face.

Tang Tian paused. Thinking about it, it seems to be the case. Li Yuanwei is also the director of the basketball management center, so he should not be able to wander around.

"It's like this. I've brought over the team's roster. If you agree, you can choose people now. For the training later, if you have any opinions, you can directly mention them. Others are in charge of completing it, and as for you joining the team in July, everything will be up to you then.”

After hearing what Li Yuanwei said, Tang Tian knew he was serious.

And these conditions are really unheard of. This is probably the head coach with the highest degree of freedom in history.

"I don't quite understand, isn't Jonas pretty good?" Tang Tian still has a little impression of the Chinese Olympic team in his previous life in 2008. At that time, Yao Ming came back, and the team's morale was strong and they reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, tying the historical record. .

"Yes, Jonas is an excellent coach, but you can't compare with Coach Tang."

"Ahem." Tang Tian's face was a little embarrassed, and this Director Li was actually flattering.

"What I said is all the truth. I watched all the Rockets' playoff games last year and this year. Every time the team has difficulties, it is you, the coach, who solve them."

After Li Yuanwei finished speaking, he saw that Tang Tian's expression was not very good, so he began to change the topic.

"Actually, there is another reason because Sun Yue and Yao Ming are both in the Rockets and have played well. They must be the main force of the men's basketball team. If you are here, they can play 100% of their strength, and you are It is also convenient for Chinese people to communicate with the team members.”

After listening to Li Yuanwei's words, Tang Tian's face softened a little.

This is a plausible reason.

The former head coaches of the national team were either domestic coaches who were not strong enough, or foreign teachers who had communication difficulties.

"Let me think about it." Tang Tian didn't agree, nor refused.

As a Chinese, even though he is a time traveler, it must be a good thing if he has a chance, especially in the Olympics, to lead the men's basketball team to win glory for the country, especially when he encountered black whistle in his previous life and was unable to fulfill his ambitions.

But he has some understanding of the complex situation of the men's basketball faction, including the negative public opinion pressure that the game may encounter, and the problem of short-term running-in and so on.

"Of course, but at this time...you know the selection will be..." Li Yuanwei hesitated to speak.

"Two days, before the Western Conference finals against the Lakers." Tang Tian is not a procrastination person.

"Okay!" Li Yuanwei looked excited, he probably didn't expect Tang Tian to say it so simply.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Tang Tian then sent Li Yuanwei out of the office.

Looking at the big paper list left by Li Yuanwei, looking at the familiar names on it, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Zhu Fangyu...

Memories flood the brain uncontrollably.

Lost to Spain, tied with the US team by one quarter, won the German team, reached the quarterfinals but was bloodbathed by Lithuania.

As a member of Chinese basketball fans, no one is not impressed by the performance of the men's basketball team in that Olympic Games.

After a few minutes, he put away his thoughts, and then began to search for Li Yuanwei.

If he really wanted to be the head coach, he had to get to know Li Yuanwei first. In his previous life, the director named Xin Lancheng was still fresh in his memory. If he was that kind of person, he would definitely not do it.

He had climbed over the wall because of the incident on the forum before, and he is also familiar with the domestic websites at this time.

After searching for things related to Li Yuanwei, Tang Tian smiled slowly.

Reform of the competition system, investment promotion plan, league packaging, five-year plan of the University of Memphis...

From the point of view, Li Yuanwei can be regarded as a very good director of the basketball team. Although there are some flaws such as not paying attention to youth training, in general, he is many times better than the Xinlancheng he knew before.

Thinking about Li Yuanwei's attitude towards him today, he can also feel that this is a person who really wants to do practical things for Chinese basketball. Otherwise, a senior cadre would never be so humble to him.

Just think it is for Chinese basketball.

After all, the blood of the Chinese people flowed in Tang Tian's bones.

"I've made a decision." Early the next morning, Tang Tian called Li Yuanwei's phone number.

Li Yuanwei was probably having breakfast, and there was a rustling sound after hearing Tang Tian's call, he must have gone to find a place to answer the phone.

ps: Eggplant is working hard to write, and more than 60,000 words have been updated in 5 days. It is estimated that there are very few authors who work so hard during the Chinese New Year. Maybe I am tired. I almost had an accident while driving home today, alas! I don’t dare to ask for extravagance, I just hope that brothers who don’t read books on the Qidian Chinese website can come here to support the genuine version, life is not easy, and the liver is also desperate, thank you brothers.