What 'Act First, Report Later' Means

By 5 PM, it was time to head home, driving back to Katy.

After having dinner in Asia City, Su Yang returned to his home in Greenwood neighborhood and, as usual, checked the R forum for related content.

The first thing he saw was a post discussing himself.

Out of curiosity, he took a closer look.

The poster wrote: Su Yang can discover the most suitable strategy for defending Iverson without actual combat, even earlier than the legendary coach Phil Jackson. Does he have the talent to become a head coach? Especially considering that on the day he joined the Rockets, he was promoted from video analyst assistant to player development assistant coach, is it possible for him to become the youngest head coach in NBA history?

Netizen 'Dawn Star' replied: First, let's not consider whether Su Yang has the talent to become a head coach. The youngest head coach on record in the NBA is Dave DeBusschere, who was appointed as the head coach by the Pistons at just 24 years old in the 64-65 season, but the circumstances were special. Dave DeBusschere was both a player and head coach, while Su Yang's publicly available information shows he is currently 22 years old. Considering that Coach Rudy Tomjanovich is currently in good health and full of fighting spirit, with no intention of retiring, I believe the probability of Su Yang becoming a head coach in two years is very small, so it is difficult to break the record for the youngest...

Netizen 'Reinhardt' replied: Su Yang indeed shows some coaching talent, but there is still a long way to go to become a head coach. A head coach needs to manage team relationships and lead a team of 8 to 20 people, which is obviously not something a newly graduated student can handle. Even a genius like Jeff Van Gundy, who comes from a coaching family and grew up observing and guiding actual combat in legendary coaches' training camps like Bobby Knight, had to wait eight years from the age of 28 when he started as an assistant coach to become a head coach. Su Yang becoming a head coach soon would make many people feel resentful.

Netizen 'McCray' wrote: Theory is a long way from actual combat. Look at the legendary coach Rick Pitino who just left the Celtics. He first served as a college coach, then as the head coach of the Knicks, then returned to college to lead the team to win the March Madness championship, and then became the head coach of the Celtics. However, with two stars like Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, he failed to make the playoffs for four consecutive years. He often writes books on how to coach,

So if Su Yang wants to become a head coach, he at least needs to have actual combat achievements first, at least during the summer league and regular season fill-ins, he needs to seize the opportunity to show his actual combat leadership ability, otherwise, apart from the Rockets, other teams will find it hard to understand him.

Netizen 'Lucio' replied: From the posts above, I thought of a possibility. If Su Yang can strive for the opportunity to lead the team in the summer league, he can get more people to report on him, like the previous TNT nationwide live broadcast phone connection, to let more people notice him. Perhaps it can make teams outside the Rockets, especially those willing to take risks, dare to try him.

After reading 'Lucio's' post, Su Yang had a sudden inspiration.

Right, this time leading the trial players to battle against half of the Rockets' starting lineup is a typical underdog versus the giant.

Westerners love this kind of story where the little guy challenges the giant or even the gods. The players' agents will definitely be there to watch, and more media can be invited to cover the event, trying to achieve a large-scale communication effect, even with some exaggeration.

The idea emerged, and he continued to ponder.

How to notify those media about this match?

How to attract those media to come and cover it?

Just the local Houston or Texas media is definitely not enough; at least one from NBC, ESPN, and TNT is needed. The most hopeful is TNT, after all, there has been cooperation before, just let TNT follow the Rockets reporter for coverage.

It would be best to have some contrast in the story.

Use the previous life Jimmy Butler's promotional start, saying leading a group of water boys to defeat the starting lineup, and then make a memorable quote, like 'Who is the most talented player? It's Towns; Who is the most favored player by God? It's Wiggins; Who is the hardest-working player? It's me', to create a story-filled communication effect and cause a heated discussion in the basketball circle.

Having made up his mind, he took out the phone number of the producer who had previously contacted him from TNT, and after some communication, he got the phone number of the TNT reporter following the Rockets, called and notified that there would be a very watchable training match next Wednesday, and it would be best to bring a camera to record and collect materials.

After sorting out the reporter, he also posted on the R forum, saying that there would be a trial player challenge against the Rockets' main lineup next Wednesday, and welcomed local fans in Texas to come to the Compaq Center to watch. The ticket price is only half of the average season price, and he will demonstrate his actual combat leadership ability, let those who doubt him shut up and watch the performance, and it would be better if they brought a camera to record proof for himself.

After the post was finished in less than two minutes, the number of replies was as high as 99+, and the R forum administrator adjusted it to the top essence post.

In his excitement, he began to think about potential negative impacts.

First, the public training match is a matter of acting first and reporting later. The words have been released, and it is definitely impossible to announce the cancellation again. It is necessary to find a way to let Alexander, or at least Dawson, agree. As for the players' agents, they don't need to be managed, they can't help it.

Second, after going public, if he leads the trial team to defeat the main team, from his own perspective, it is very face-slapping for the main team, and it is likely to make his relationship with Francis even more rigid. At that time, even if there is no butterfly effect, and head coach Tom leaves early due to bladder cancer, the team's core Francis does not support him to be the head coach, and the situation will be very awkward.

But after thinking about it over and over again,

The public promotion is more beneficial than detrimental.

Even if the relationship with Francis becomes rigid, he can also look for opportunities in other teams. If there is no butterfly effect, next season the Western Conference will have the Nuggets, Warriors, and Suns changing head coaches halfway, and the Eastern Conference will have the Knicks, Bulls, Wizards, and Cavaliers changing head coaches. In the next 02-03 season, there will be even more teams changing head coaches.

There are definitely plenty of opportunities.

Not necessarily staying with the Rockets.

In theory, at the fastest, he can take over Dan Issel at the end of the year to become the interim head coach of the Denver Nuggets.

If that's really the case, it will definitely fail the Rockets' great and rapid cultivation, and there is no need to find an excuse for himself. Just find a way to compensate, after all, it is the Rockets that let him change from the outside to the inside, and the initial attention is full, three days is more than several years of others.