Coach, without you, there would be no me!

"Mike, I'm going back to the old system. I'm the boss of the Cleveland Cavaliers!"

LeBron James was very concerned about what the fans were saying, and he immediately went to find Mike Brown.

Mike Brown acted as if he already knew LeBron James would come looking for him.

So he patted LeBron James on the shoulder and said, "LeBron, you don't need to pay attention to what others say. They might be spies sent by other teams, deliberately saying that."

Huh?

LeBron James looked at Mike Brown with half-belief.

Mike Brown continued, "Haven't we been winning these past few games easily? That shows we're on the path to the championship.

Also, LeBron, do you know how Basketball God Jordan played before he won a championship?

He relied on himself for everything, and as a result, he never won a title.

It wasn't until Zen Master Phil Jackson arrived that he told Jordan, 'You just focus on scoring, leave the rest to your teammates,' and then Jordan won his first championship.

It's the same with us. In my view, you're all-around. You shouldn't give up your versatility just to score; you need to unleash your all-around game."

Hearing Mike Brown, LeBron James nodded inexplicably—he was all-around!

Seeing this, Mike Brown struck while the iron was hot: "LeBron, don't you want to win a championship? In my opinion, you're the strongest from the '03 draft, but it's a pity the first player from the '03 draft to win a championship was Wade."

LeBron James: "..."

"The second player to win a championship will definitely be me!"

LeBron James said decisively.

"Of course, I think so too. If you still feel something's off, LeBron, then let's give it a try."

Mike Brown tried to give LeBron James a way out.

LeBron James looked at Mike Brown with expectant eyes, as if saying: What are we trying?

"In the game on the 2nd, we'll go back to the old system. You give it a try. Compare which system makes it easier to win. How about that?"

Mike Brown suggested.

"Alright, Mike!"

LeBron James agreed without surprise.

Mike Brown's mouth curled up slightly.

In Mike Brown's view, this was the best method—let him try it himself and see whether he wanted stats or victory!

If LeBron James ended up choosing stats, then he'd have nothing to say.

Then he'd just have to let Su Yi bear the burden and play along.

After all, LeBron James was the core of the Cleveland Cavaliers!

From the owner down to the employees, everyone doted on him.

But no one expected that one day he'd be spoiled rotten, then abandon them and leave.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was December 2nd. The Toyota Center Arena in Houston was about to host the Houston Rockets hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"Shaking hands! Yao and Su are shaking hands!"

At CCTV Sports in China, commentator Yu Jia said with slight excitement.

The camera cut back to the Toyota Center Arena.

Yao Ming took the initiative to walk over to Su Yi, who had recently scored 30+ points in five consecutive games, and greeted him: "Yi, it's better to meet once than hear a hundred times. Not only are you great at playing ball, but your looks are no worse than a celebrity's."

Yao Ming came up to Su Yi, looked at his features, and couldn't help praising him.

"You're exaggerating, Yao. But you really are tall—my neck is starting to ache."

Su Yi replied with a smile.

"Then I can't make my legs ache, so I'll have to make your neck ache."

Yao Ming replied humorously.

"Hahahaha."

It made Su Yi laugh heartily.

Then the two chatted amiably about interesting stories from playing in the NBA. Su Yi was even curious about how Yao Ming was "hazed" as a rookie back in the day.

Yao Ming listed one by one the things he'd been "hazed" as a rookie.

Then, for every one Yao Ming mentioned, Su Yi would say: "I've done that too."

Fellow sufferers!

The two hugged again spontaneously.

Seeing that the game was about to start, Yao Ming took his leave.

Before leaving, Yao Ming laid down a challenge: "Yi, I won't go easy on you later."

With that, he turned and walked toward his team's warm-up half of the court.

Su Yi watched Yao Ming's towering figure, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

This game had nothing to do with me.

Before the game, Mike Brown had specifically sought out Su Yi to explain the situation.

Su Yi expressed full understanding and said he would follow Mike Brown's arrangement.

After all, without Mike Brown, he wouldn't have established authority on the team so quickly, let alone gained so many fans.

For Su Yi, Mike Brown was truly his Bole.

A swift horse is common, but a Bole is rare.

Especially in the big melting pot of the NBA league—who among them isn't talented?

But meeting a good coach makes all the difference.

Take Darko Miličić, for example. In the 2003 draft class, he surpassed Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and others to become the second overall pick—and he was ruined!

In his three consecutive years with the Detroit Pistons, his total playing time probably didn't even match Su Yi's minutes from this month alone.

Even if you have all the skill in the world, without playing time, you simply can't show it!

In his past life, Su Yi remembered an interview after Carmelo Anthony's retirement where Anthony said he had no idea why Darko Miličić was drafted ahead of him.

Su Yi really didn't know how Carmelo Anthony could say that. He figured if Anthony had gone to the Detroit Pistons, his situation would probably have been similar to Miličić's.

Even if he hadn't been completely ruined, he would have wasted at least three years.

After all, the head coach of the Detroit Pistons was Larry Brown.

Larry Brown was known for being strict and conservative, rarely giving rookies playing time.

Basically, rookies spent their debut seasons as spectators.

Carmelo Anthony should count himself lucky he went to the Denver Nuggets, where he was developed as a core player from his rookie season.

Anthony didn't let the team down either, leading them to the Western Conference playoffs in his very first year.

And over those three years, his stats steadily improved each season.

Su Yi withdrew his gaze and threw himself into warm-ups.

After more than ten minutes of warm-ups, the starting players from both sides took off their jackets and walked onto the court.

When the fans watching live or on TV saw the Cleveland Cavaliers' starting lineup, they were stunned.

The guy who had scored 30+ points in five straight games, leading the team to five consecutive wins—Su Yi?

There was no sign of Su Yi in the Cleveland Cavaliers' starting lineup.

The Cavaliers had reverted to their old starting five: Eric Snow, Larry Hughes, LeBron James, Drew Gooden, and Big Z.

If this were at the Quick Loan Center Arena, the home crowd would probably be cursing Mike Brown's head off, but at the Toyota Center Arena, it wasn't so bad.

Still, quite a few local Chinese fans had come specifically to see Su Yi, and seeing him come off the bench was a huge disappointment.

On the Cleveland Cavaliers' bench:

"Su, I'm sorry to put you through this."

Mike Brown couldn't help patting Su Yi on the shoulder, his guilt maxed out.

"Coach, without you, there'd be no me. Whatever you arrange, I'll follow."

Su Yi's words struck a chord with Mike Brown.

Mike Brown's heart had completely tilted toward Su Yi.

Su Yi gave him the satisfaction of truly being a head coach.

As for LeBron James...