From the Start, I Snatch Curry

What the owner wants is market share and profits. What kind of results does a rebuilding team crave? Why insist on signing performance-based agreements? Couldn't the owner just give you a short-term contract? The coach can play anytime anyway; he might just be using you as a temporary replacement. What did the Thunder achieve in their rebuilding years? Their owner is so stingy, but they had a youth revolution, a market, and spent those years developing young talent.

I think a large part of the stars in the small-ball era benefited from the rules. Including Curry.

You're releasing a new book without any fanfare or promotion; that won't do. At least announce it in your social circle.

The contract the author signed with the team is too... A gamble on short-term results, which inherently blocks the path to developing future stars. Time is the most crucial factor!!! This limits the draft to either directly selecting players who can quickly adapt to the league's competitive environment, meaning your draft picks need to adapt rapidly.

High-quality basketball novels were generally written starting in the early 21st century; those written after that time were mostly mediocre.

The writing style isn't very good, and the plot is too dry. After reading dozens of chapters, I almost forgot that the system even existed.

It feels like watching a news flash... Or rather, a news flash without any commentary...

Those who say how great and awesome small ball is, look at the basketball atmosphere now, it's incomparable to the basketball atmosphere in the early 2000s. My personal understanding is that the reason is the utter disappointment of a generation of older fans like us.

Putting everything else aside, this is what coaching writing should look like, with in-game communication and discussions between defensive coaches, instead of just a wooden post that only has eyes for vision.

The protagonist is a rookie with no coaching experience, and the Timberwolves sign him to a four-year contract?