Chapter 30: The Rough Pirlo
The curious reporter turned his target to Jiang Dongbing again.
Generally, the media are not very interested in the training of players. After all, the training is extremely boring and there is no topic at all.
Which player does not train? Even those players who are considered lazy, their training intensity is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Take Arenas, who is nicknamed No. 0, for example, as a typical representative of unself-discipline in the minds of fans, but his training volume is also extremely amazing.
Now, according to Jackson and Davis, Jiang Dongbing's training effect is extremely outstanding, which makes the reporters have a strong interest. If Jiang Dongbing's training method is extremely weird, it is a good news.
"Coach Jiang, can you tell us about your training method?" a reporter asked.
Jiang Dongbing was extremely satisfied with Jackson and Davis. The two kids did not forget to give up their own skills. The outstanding tactics and magical training methods benefited a lot from Jiang Dongbing. There must be countless people paying attention to him, a coach who does not have much presence at the moment.
However, Jiang Dongbing was not prepared to really disclose his training methods. The main reason is that there is nothing to disclose, so it is better to keep it mysterious.
"Sorry, there is nothing special about our training, so there is nothing to disclose." Jiang Dongbing said half-true.
The reporters were extremely disappointed, but they became more and more curious.
Next, the reporter asked some questions that were not painful, and the press conference was over successfully.
Jiang Dongbing and the reporters were very satisfied with the press conference. Jiang Dongbing and the other two showed their faces, and the reporters got the news they wanted.
That night, Jiang Dongbing brought the generals back to Pittsburgh City. There was less than a week before the start of the new season. They had to race against time to continue to improve their strength.
"Coach Jiang, can you come to my office to chat? I want to talk to you about some things."
The next afternoon, Jiang Dongbing was working on several powerful teams in the Great Eastern League in the office, and Pirlo called.
After a while, Jiang Dongbing knocked on the door of Pirlo's office.
"Congratulations, Coach Jiang, this victory over North Carolina has made you and the Panthers show their popularity."
"Look, this is the largest newspaper in Pennsylvania. You have made headlines and praised you very much in the reports." Pirlo was overjoyed and praised after seeing Jiang Dongbing.
There is definitely no suspense about being on the headlines. Jiang Dongbing is happy that the news describes himself as a young coach with extremely strong coaching skills.
"Thank you, Mr. Pirlo." Jiang Dongbing thanked.
"I came to you today, but I actually have a happy event to discuss with you." Pirlo said mysteriously.
Jiang Dongbing guessed in his heart, and as the new season was about to begin, what good things could be done?
"Coach Jiang, that's right. We're going to sign a new contract with you." Seeing that Jiang Dongbing didn't say anything, Pirlo simply said it directly.
Jiang Dongbing frowned and signed the contract again? What kind of joy can this be considered a happy event?
Now my contract is only one year, and my salary is pitifully small, only a mere $200,000. Compared with the salary of head coaches of other top prestigious schools, it is not worth mentioning.
But Jiang Dongbing didn't think this was a bad thing. He did not intend to stay in the Panthers for a long time. When he was confident that he would enter the NBA, he would be able to flash people directly.
So the contract signed this year is very consistent with Jiang Dongbing's wishes. As for the poor annual salary, Jiang Dongbing didn't care even more. He knew that there were a lot of dollars waiting for him in the future.
As a time traveler, it is not easy to make money.
Seeing Jiang Dongbing's frowning expression, Pirlo was stunned. Now, after hearing what he said, shouldn't Jiang Dongbing look very grateful?
How could he look extremely reluctant, as if he was going to send him to Syria as cannon fodder?
Pirlo was puzzled. Pittsburgh Black Panther is also a well-known school. If anyone else heard that Black Panther was going to sign a contract with him for many years, he would probably be so happy.
"Are you worried that your salary is too low?" Pirlo thought silently.
"Coach Jiang, don't worry, we will provide you with an annual salary of at least $500,000 next, which is definitely much richer than your current contract."
What he didn't expect was that Jiang Dongbing still looked reluctant.
"Mr. Pirlo, you may have misunderstood. I don't have any high demands on salary, at least there are no high demands now."
"I think a one-year contract is very suitable for me. To be honest, I don't plan to stay in NCAA for too long." Jiang Dongbing said with a wry smile.
These words directly scared Pirlo. He had no intention of staying in NCAA for too long. Is this young man in front of him going to march into NBA?!
"God, Coach Jiang, let's dispel your unrealistic ideas. How old are you now? Twenty-eight? Twenty-nine?"
"God, your idea is so crazy. Guess what the average age of NBA coach is now? 54 years old! twice your age!" Pirlo wished he could open Jiang Dongbing's head and see what was inside.
He is an old fry in basketball. During this period, he was surprised to see Jiang Dongbing train the Black Panthers. He had already developed a love for talent in his heart. He didn't want the young man he liked to do something stupid.
"Mr. Pirlo, as far as I know, there are many people who have been in the head coach position before they were thirty years old in NBA history, at least five or six."
"They can do it, I think I can do it too." Jiang Dongbing said confidently.
Pirlo was even more speechless, "Hao Lixie, don't you look at what age those people are? All of them are ancient times! Don't talk about you, I may not have been born at that time!"
Because Jiang Dongbing's thoughts were too crazy, Pirlo could no longer help but start to get into a big mess.
He is right. In NBA history, there is indeed something about Jiang Dongbing taking office as head coach at such an age, and some people are younger than Jiang Dongbing.
But all these records happened in ancient times. The basketball system was not sound at that time, so no matter whether the coach was young or not, many players were very amateur.
To this day, NBA has developed quite professionally. In the past 30 years, there has never been a head coach under the age of 40, or even under the age of 45.
"I really don't understand why you want to go to NBA. You don't think you make more money there, right?"
"Stay in NCAA, as long as you can achieve outstanding team-leading results, just like old coach K, you can earn countless US dollars, and NCAA coach is more stable. Have you seen a few NBA coaches who can last for a long time?" Pirlo began to persuade him earnestly.
This is not a problem. Many of the head coaches of NCAA have been working for decades without substitution, and there are only a handful of coaches who can persist in a team.
Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "If a person has no dreams, what's the difference between him and a walking corpse? My dream is to enter the NBA and become the head coach."
"I can't do it!" Pirlo said firmly.
"Can't be it?"
"I can't do it!" Pirlo reiterated his attitude in a firm tone again.
"I led the Panthers to win the championship this year. Can I be the one?" Jiang Dongbing asked.
Pirlo still shook his head, "I can be a teacher, but I am an assistant."
"I won the championship with a complete victory. At least two players in the team guaranteed the top three picks. Can I be the one?"
"Can..." Pirlo had nothing to say.
If Jiang Dongbing could really accomplish such a feat, it would not be impossible to enter the NBA at his age and get a head coaching position in a weak team.
Many NBA teams can be said to be very fast to change coaches, and some teams may have to change three head coaches in a season.
Chapter completed!