At 9 a.m. on September 26, 2003, Liu Xiu came to the Rose Garden Arena.

Liu Xiu came to his parking space under the guidance of the security guard. While parking, another car drove into the parking lot and parked the car in a familiar manner.

After parking the car, Liu Xiu got out of the car, thanked the security guard, and gave three one-dollar bills as a tip.

Liu Xiu looked at the fat man getting out of the car that had just arrived...

"Oh, Jess, what a coincidence, the first teammate I met when I came back was you!"

"Zach, I didn't expect you to come to report. Didn't someone say you didn't return to Portland yesterday?"

"I didn't get off the plane until 9 o'clock last night. I didn't dare to miss the meeting arranged by Maurice Cheeks."

"Are you actually afraid of the coach?"

"Who am I afraid of?...Ahem, that's not the reason. Jess, in our team, you can offend anyone. You don't have to give the boss the face. The worst is that you will be traded, but if the head coach arranges things, then It’s best to do as you’re told.”

The rough painting style of Morris Cheeks came to Liu Xiu's mind.

He is unkempt, loves to be lazy, is a bit vulgar when he smiles too much, and talks carelessly... He does not look like a good person, but...

"Zach, does our head coach have any special background?"

"Special background? No, no. At most, like me, he knows some people on the Tao, but he is not really a member of the Tao."

"?"

Seeing Liu Xiu's confusion, Randolph explained: "Jess, although the coach seems unreliable, he is very tough when coaching. If he and the boss have different views on a player, he will not

Listen to what the boss wants to do. If he wants to use it, he can use it. If he doesn't want to use it, he can use it.

And when he uses players, he only looks at their performance and their role in the game..."

Liu Xiu originally thought that everything about Maurice Cheeks, the head coach, was rough and sloppy. After listening to Randolph's words, he had a new understanding...

…

"I knew it……"

Liu Xiu and Randolph chatted and walked slowly from the staff passage to the training ground.

Liu Xiu was no longer in a hurry when he saw Randolph. Sure enough, when he slowly walked to the training ground, no teammates passed them from behind. When they arrived at the training ground, it was not far from the 10 o'clock meeting time set by the coaching staff.

There is still more than half an hour, but the training ground is already in full swing.

The assistant coaches and trainers are helping the players train, and the players are all performing themselves very actively.

Not surprisingly, it has something to do with what Randolph said about Maurice Cheeks' coaching style that only values ​​performance.

This summer, the Trail Blazers have had many player changes. Pippen's contract has expired and he has returned to the Bulls. Sabonis and Chris Dudley, two veterans who are nearly 40 years old, have retired. Bunchy Wells has been traded away. Charles-

Smith was laid off...

There are currently 20 people in the training ground, including official players + training camp contract players, and the number of players in the training camp is standard.

The Trail Blazers have many new players this year, but Liu Xiu is the only one who acts like a lone ranger in the offseason.

The two rookies, Travis Outlaw and Matt Carroll, have been training in the Rose Garden Arena early. The other newcomers, whether they are players with official contracts or training camp contracts, are not rookies.

He has some social experience and is very active in understanding the various affairs of the new team.

Things that villain players like Randolph attach great importance to must be easy to understand.

As soon as Liu Xiu and Randolph entered the training ground, they attracted the attention of their teammates, and most of them looked at them immediately.

Travis Outlaw, Matt Carroll, and Ruben Bontje put down their training and walked towards the two men.

"Jace, you're too late. We've been training for more than an hour." Travis Outlaw was really complaining this time, but in a caring way.

However, as soon as Travis Outlaw said the words, he regretted it... He saw the corners of Liu Xiu's mouth raised!

"What's the use of coming early? Can you get the attention of the team if you come early? Can you become stronger? Can you become the main force? Everything depends on daily accumulation."
Chapter completed!