Coming September 15th.

The arrival of this day means that the closed training camps of most NBA teams have officially started.

This means a lot...

For Stern, it's time again when he has to rack his brains and come up with various gimmicks to ensure the league's ratings.

For the players, the new season is about to begin again.

For media reporters, they no longer have to write about what a certain star ate today.

For the fans, they finally have games to watch again.

At 7:30 in the morning, Lin Ri was sitting in the car heading to the American West Arena, looking at the scenery outside the window.

With the official selection by the Suns on June 25, it has been more than three months.

Over the past three months, he has changed, the entire team has changed, and the entire city has also changed... Even if he only looked out of the car window he was looking at, his posters could be seen everywhere.

There are some places where posters are posted. There were no posters at first, but now there are posters belonging to him.

Some positions originally had posters of other players, but now there are posters belonging to him.

The person he replaced was none other than Amare Stoudemire, who just appeared at the Nets press conference not long ago.

He left the city, and the city was removing his mark as quickly as possible.

Then open your arms to welcome the new owner of this city.

Lin Ri is the new owner of this city...

This is the change of times.

Most players cannot change, and only Jordan can still see his posters everywhere with his "Jordan".

This may also be the reason why he is called the "God of Basketball".

Next, there are the group of people who leave sculptures in front of the arenas where they played. They can slow down the speed at which the cities where they once played forget them.

Lin Ri is beginning his era now, and his era is destined to end in the future.

The only thing he can do is to leave as much as possible in his time, so that he will not be quickly forgotten like Amar'e Stoudemire, just three or four months after leaving the city

…

…

The Suns' training camp today started at 8 a.m.

Lin Ri arrived in the locker room 15 minutes early, and Steve Nash and Grant Hill were also there. Since they had met several times during the off-season and played together several times, they were not unfamiliar with each other.

I said hello and successfully joined the group chat.

When the time officially reached 8 o'clock, all the players had arrived, including Ariza and Channing Frye, who had recently joined the Suns.

After everyone changed into training clothes, they walked to the training ground, where Gentry was already waiting.

There was also a slightly awkward guy standing beside him.

Gentry glanced at the man several times subconsciously and couldn't help but remind him: "Steve, don't you have anything to do? We're going to start training soon."

"Of course, I'm fine. Today is the first day of our training camp. I can't wait to see those guys!" The sudden person was Steve Kerr, who was training early this morning.

The field is waiting.

Even earlier than Gentry.

"We're going to train soon." Gentry reminded again.

"I know, I'm just watching from the side, you can just train normally." Steve Kerr replied with a smile, as if he didn't understand what he was talking about.

"..." Gentry scratched his cheek, not knowing what to say. He decided to focus on himself.

Today is the first day of training camp. Gentry has arranged for the players to conduct physical tests. Based on the results of the physical tests, he will arrange individual training for the players and training for the entire team.

After listening to his arrangements, the players quickly began taking physical tests one by one.

During their physical test, Steve Kerr, who had been silent for the whole time, suddenly said to Gentry: "Why don't we wait until they finish the physical test and then play a match?"

???

Are you teaching me how to do things?

Gentry glanced at Steve Kerr.

Steve Kerr quickly explained: "I am just a suggestion, you don't have to listen."

"..." Gentry narrowed his eyes slightly, looking somewhat speechless. He suddenly thought of a fat face.

Four hours later…

"Listen, Steve, Richardson, Trevor, The Sun, and Chris are in a group, and the rest are Stephen, Golan, Grant, Robin, and Ben... let's get started!"

After Gentry was divided into groups, he watched the jump ball begin on the court. He subconsciously glanced at Steve Kerr next to him, as if to say, are you satisfied with this arrangement?

Steve Kerr looked at the confrontation on the court with a smile on his face: "I really just suggested it. Oh my, it seems my suggestion is very useful!"

"..." Gentry continued speechless.

But soon, he found that he was speechless.

"Wow, this offense, this coordination, write it down. This can be our common tactic in the new season!"

"OMG, the physical fitness of the sun, who else! Remember to use more tactics to open up the space under the basket for him. I don't believe it. Who can block it when there is no defense?

This guy attacks the inside!"

"Wow wow wow, look at this three-point rain, niice, it's great, you guys!"

During the following confrontation on the court, Steve Kerr's shouts from the sidelines and his interactions with the players and assistant coaches were very much like the head coach.

Gentry felt like something had happened to him and became an assistant coach again.

Until the end of the entire competition, Steve Kerr was still a little unfinished, and even ran to look through the tactical notes recorded by the assistant coach, as if to see if he had remembered them all.

"... Steve, will you come tomorrow?" Gentry couldn't help but ask.

"Come on, why don't you come? The training camp has started, why don't I come?" Steve Kerr took it for granted.

"..."

Oh my God!

O earth!

What on earth is this guy going to do?

When Gentry heard that Steve Kerr said he would come tomorrow, his mentality suddenly collapsed.

He really wants to ask Steve Kerr whether the head coach of the Suns will let him do it in the new season...

But he didn't dare ask.

Just like that, Gentry struggled all night, while Steve Kerr slept happily until dawn. Early the next morning, he did what he said and came to the training ground again.

He still said the same thing: "I'll just watch from the side and you guys train as normal."

Just an hour later, when the Suns players started training according to the training arranged by Gentry.

He added: "Hey, I suddenly want to try the effect of putting The Sun and Stephen in the same lineup."

Gentry looked at him: "..."

I thought in my heart: Steve Kerr’s mouth is a liar!

"Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm just giving you an opinion, it's okay if you don't listen." Steve Kerr waved his hand again.

What a familiar picture this is!

Although it was not yet 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Gentry felt that he was almost "net-suppressed".

…

For two weeks in a row, Steve Kerr came every day and said every day, "I'll just watch from the side and you guys train normally", and then suddenly made a "suggestion".

Gentry was completely reduced to a "tool man".

However, not to mention, under the advice of Steve Kerr, within two weeks, the Suns gradually figured out several lineups with relatively good results.

The entire team's offensive tactics for the new season are gradually taking shape.

Even Gentry had to admit that this was due to Steve Kerr's constant "suggestions".

Anyway, he alone would definitely not be able to think of a method like "summarizing the most suitable offensive tactics for this Suns team through constant group confrontations".

After solving the offensive tactical problem, the remaining defensive tactical coordination problem is not a problem at all for Gentry.

It is a "coincidence" that after solving the problem of offensive tactics, Steve Kerr suddenly became "busy" and gradually stopped coming to the training ground. Even if he came, he would only stay for a dozen or twenty minutes.

Never stay too long.

Gentry realized belatedly that Steve Kerr was helping him!

I knew he couldn't perform well on the offensive end, so I stayed at the training ground every day during this period.
To be continued...