The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

(The last chapter made a very mentally handicapped oolong, which has been revised. I'm sorry. I was a little absent-minded when I answered the phone. I didn't pay attention when I checked it. Thank you for your reminder.)

Wang Xiao is not particularly famous in China.

On the one hand, compared to players, the work of coaches does not attract the attention of fans very much. Unless it is those famous coaches, few ordinary fans will investigate the identity of a coach.

On the other hand, in 2008, college leagues like the NCAA were not particularly popular in China. In fact, even in 2019, there were not many Huaxia fans who really paid attention to the NCAA league. Although the miracle created by the NCAA has been reported by some domestic media, it has not attracted too many people's attention.

Many people have black question marks on their faces when they see the names of NCAA and Chinese coaches.

Some people even wonder if the NCAA is an academic competition. After all, there are keywords like Harvard.

In 2008, the people of China paid the most attention to the Olympic Games to be held in the capital, and any other sports had to take a detour, and most of the media's main attention was also focused on finding news about the Olympics. Naturally, it is also difficult for the league to occupy large-scale reports on the newspaper territory.

Another reason is that Wang Xiao is a little too low-key.

Many Chinese media want to know about this young Huaxia coach, but they don't even have Wang Xiao's contact information. They can only obtain various information about Wang Xiao through some foreign media reports.

The media that called Wang Xiao took a lot of effort. They even called Harvard University through their relationship, and only then did they get Wang Xiao's phone number.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, I'm glad you can accept our interview."

When the interviewing reporter saw Wang Xiao, although he was mentally prepared, he was still very surprised.

Wang Xiao is too young, his actual age is 30 years old, and Wang Xiao's appearance is relatively small, he looks about 28 years old.

If someone told a reporter that such a young guy could actually be the head coach of an NCAA basketball team, and even once served as a head coach in the NBA, he would never believe it.

However, in order to obtain evidence, the newspaper even specifically investigated the records of the Trail Blazers' official Twitter last year. At that time, there was indeed a statement about the expulsion of the head coach Wang Xiao.

It was precisely because they were curious about what kind of story there was, that they tried their best to find Wang Xiao's contact information.

"Hello." Wang Xiao nodded at the other party.

For some reason, the reporter had the illusion that Wang Xiao looked at him with a trace of gratitude in his eyes, as if he had saved his life.

Of course Wang Xiao was grateful to him, if it wasn't for this reporter, he would be dragged by his mother to go on a blind date again.

"Then let's start the interview now, do you want to order something to eat?"

The reporter waved and signaled the waiter to come and order.

"A cup of coffee is enough." Wang Xiao said, at the same time he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and shook it at the reporter, "Do you mind if I turn on the recording function?"

The reporter who took out the recording pen from the briefcase froze slightly.

"No way, there are a lot of unscrupulous media now, this is an insurance measure to prevent my interview from being taken out of context." Wang Xiao smiled slightly.

As expected, he came back from the United States. He is very spicy!

The reporter clicked his tongue secretly.

Indeed, in fact, in many cases, some interviews do not have much to watch, so in order to attract the attention of the audience, some celebrities' words are taken out of context and misinterpreted as another meaning, which is the usual routine of the media.

For example, when evaluating a person, the original sentence may be "Although he is very mean, everything he does is for my own good."

But when it comes to the media, maybe the headline is XX: "He is very mean."

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, we are a very formal media, and we have always followed the reporting attitude of seeking truth from facts." The reporter smiled, but the smile was somewhat stiff.

...

The interview process lasted for more than an hour.

The reporter's main question is Wang Xiao's experience in the United States in the past few years and his mental journey.

Following Wang Xiao's narration, the reporter's expression became more and more shocked.

To be honest, when I first received this interview task, this reporter was not very happy. Now I only interview athletes from the Olympic national team. Who cares about a story about a basketball coach in the US NCAA?

But Wang Xiao's story shocked him.

A young man who is only 30 years old has such a rich experience of twists and turns?

The stories of Wang Xiao in the past few years are not interesting, they are very boring. It is nothing more than a story of a young man with a dream who has achieved success under the eyes of many people who criticize him.

But in June 2007, that is, when the draft was held last summer, everything was completely different!

Because he thinks another person is better, dare to defy the team owner's order and forcefully select Kevin Durant as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft?

After being fired by the team owner for this reason, looking for a new club, he was humiliated by the legendary coach of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley? Under such circumstances, dare to say harsh words to the other party, yelling that the other party will definitely regret it?

This young guy has a really bad temper!

Then, he went to Harvard University as the head coach. In just one week, he took away all the original main players in the team, and promoted a group of players by himself, and then led these players to achieve a record of complete victory in the league! It wasn't until the NCAA Championship finals that he lost the championship because of an accidental injury to the main insider. For a whole year, the team he led had only one defeat!

As a sports reporter, this was the first time he had met such an interesting person in all these years! And from his point of view, as long as Wang Xiao's story is a little streamlined and edited, it will definitely be very attractive!

"So, what's your plan next?"

"I'm going to rest for a while. After the NBA playoffs are over, I'll see if I can find a job as a head coach in the NBA. If not, Harvard has already sent me an invitation. Maybe I will mix in the NCAA again." One year, take a championship for fun..." Wang Xiao said with a smile.

"Have you ever thought about returning to China to develop? With your resume, it should be easy to find a coaching job in the CBA."

Regarding this question, Wang Xiao did not hesitate at all.

"probably not."

If he wanted to return to China, Wang Xiao had already returned to China when he was almost desperate last summer.

With a system and another capital left over from years of hard work, how could Wang Xiao be willing to return to China with his tail between his legs?

Now in the United States, he led Harvard to a near-miraculous record, and Durant and Oden's performances proved their wisdom all the time.

"Okay, thank you for accepting the interview, I wish you an early return to the NBA stage, like Yao Ming, to show the world the level of our Chinese basketball."

"Thank you for your kind words."