Making Some Big Moves

Hearing what Dawson said, Su Yang was astonished.

He never expected that discussing the ball-hogging flaw during the interview would upset Francis, especially since it was Chief Assistant Coach Larry Smith who reported the issue, likely telling Francis that Su Yang thought he had psychological issues, which must have been infuriating.

The best rookie, the leader of the Rockets, was criticized by a junior assistant coach, and that rebellious psychology must have soared.

As for Mobley, his relationship with Francis was so close that it was no surprise he joined in.

"So, the team composition at that time will be center Jason Collier, power forward Kenny Thomas, small forward Dan Langhi, shooting guard Mobley, and point guard Francis. You can select trial players according to this list..."

Dawson's words were filled with a sense of schadenfreude, that lineup was half of the Rockets' starting lineup, and the strength would definitely be strong enough to give Su Yang, who had been smooth sailing since joining the team, a hard time. Young talents need setbacks to grow better.

"The reason we let you select and lead this time is to test whether you can find the right players, design the right tactics, arrange reasonable rotations, and respond in time on the field. It's a comprehensive assessment of your abilities. After you complete it, in addition to the summer league head coach, there will be more promotions..." Dawson said, looking at owner Alexander, hinting at a raise.

Su Yang nodded in understanding. Although he is now officially the player development assistant coach, his salary is still the standard of the video analyst assistant. He needs to prove himself through this opportunity to make the stingy Alexander agree to enjoy the assistant coach's treatment.

The various knowledge displayed during the previous interview, the effect of guiding Radmanovic's training, and the perfect prediction of the first battle of the finals were all excellent, but they were not systematic work. This time leading the trial team is a one-stop operation from selecting players to training, to designing tactics and game rotations, and the requirements for abilities are higher.

Don't say a perfect solution, it would be great to be basically qualified.

"This is the list of players who will come for the trial next week. It's not easy to gather them, I hope you don't mess it up."

Dawson casually handed over a list.

Su Yang took a glance and saw Jefferson, Randolph, and Howard, among others. Gerald Wallace, who had previously come for a trial, would also participate, totaling 21 people. On the last day of the trial, the selected team would compete against Francis's team.

The reason so many people could come was mainly because the Rockets had three first-round picks, 13/18/23. Many players knew they couldn't get into the top ten of the draft, but they had a chance to make 18 and 23. After all, it was a small draft year, and the predictions on various platforms were very different.

The potential second round is also possible. The media has already reported that the Rockets are considering trading future draft picks in the second round. The main reason is that there have been many personnel changes in the Rockets. Hakeem Olajuwon is very likely to leave if he doesn't accept a low salary, which will affect many strategies of the Rockets.

"The situation is like this, you go and prepare."

Dawson waved his hand, and Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "For such trials with more than 15 people, it should continue next year. First, the process and items of the Chicago joint trial are too simple to examine the players in detail. Second, our leading in doing this is also a kind of image promotion, which can better show us and facilitate the joining of rookies and big-name free agents..."

The Rockets are located in Houston, with a moderate market size. They have a state tax advantage in signing, but after building the team for so many years, they rarely get big-name players in the off-season. People like Barkley and Pippen joined when they were older and have always been backup options.

The reason for such a miserable situation is mainly due to too little publicity, which makes many players mistakenly believe that local fans in Houston, like the Dallas Mavericks, have serious racial discrimination, and there is a lack of entertainment options in life. As a space city, it is too boring.

"Good idea!"

Dawson was slightly pleased. The joint trial of several players was indeed necessary to continue. The Rockets could not find many people to undertake it alone, but it was no problem to join forces with the Spurs and Mavericks to make it the largest and most professional trial outside the official Chicago trial. It could improve efficiency a lot. The key was just to provide a venue, and the personnel were spontaneously from other teams.

"You always surprise me."

Owner Alexander smiled and thought that this was an unexpected pleasure. He suddenly hired a versatile person, and the key was that he was a local of Houston and so young. Perhaps after Tom and Dawson retired, Su Yang could serve as both the team's head coach and general manager, and perhaps he could only pay one salary. It was a huge profit to make a huge profit. It depends on how he solves the contradiction with Francis.

"This is what I should do..." Su Yang responded with a smile.

"Do you need to call Francis to explain? I can arrange it. I will be the intermediary and explain to him that you have no intention of looking down on him." Head coach Tom thought that Su Yang had just arrived and had conflicts with the team, and it must be resolved to avoid expansion.

After the words fell, Dawson also said it could be arranged.

This is to regard Su Yang as the successor to the head coach. Although it is not certain whether Francis will still be in the team when Su Yang is promoted to the head coach, Su Yang's interesting tactics will definitely need the support of Francis to be implemented.