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Chapter 328
get out of class is over!Mike Brown ends his short trip to the Lakers! —Los Angeles Times.

The Lakers have a mediocre record, and the team coach is to blame! — the bleachers.

Who is the new coach of the Lakers?Most professionals point to the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson! — Lakers Nation.

Mike Brown claims innocence!He thought the Lakers would give him more time! — ESPN.

The Lakers are too impatient!Changing coaches before the battle is a big taboo on the court!The Lakers missed the championship this season! — ESPN.

Stupid way!The Lakers management dug a big hole for themselves! — ESPN.

The news came so suddenly that Mike Brown was dismissed by the team without even preparing for it.

And Tang Qian knew that in this "2012-2013 season", the Lakers had given him enough patience. If it was replaced by the "last one", after five games, he would have to pack up and leave.As a giant in the NBA, as a favorite to win the championship this season, everyone from the fans to the management is full of expectations, so it is only a matter of time before Mike Brown commands this kind of record and leaves.

Tang Qian was not surprised by this matter.

As for Phil Jackson...

"We need Phil! If he can come back, it is undoubtedly the best thing! You know me, I still owe him a ring!" Regarding the departure of the coach, Kobe understated his performance.One of these is that he has a long history of sophistication, so he has long been used to the separation and reunion in the league.The second is Mike Brown, who doesn't have the heart of a "Black Mamba" at all. In the playoffs last season, Kobe had completely lost patience with this outsider "bread".

Undoubtedly, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is his first choice for the head coach.

After all, his five championship rings were all obtained under the leadership of "Zen Master".

In a sense, "Zen Master" is equally important to him and Jordan.

And Howard also said that he desperately wants to be coached by Phil Jackson. He has never met a real champion coach until now.

Moreover, Phil Jackson has a nickname called "Thirteenth Lord", which means extremely simple and rude. He has the most championship rings in NBA history, a total of thirteen championship rings in the period of players and coaches.In this regard, Bill Russell, who is known as the "Lord of the Rings", or "Cardinal" Auerbach are not as good as him.Of course, if the option of the general manager is added, the "Cardinal" still has the upper hand, because apart from the 2008 championship, the 16 times in the history of the Celtics team are all related to him.

But unfortunately, the old man passed away in 2006, so "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is one of the most noble people in the NBA today.Besides, this person is particularly good at cooking superstar lineups. He has won 11 championships in his coaching career, the most in the league.Just kidding, the person who can even deal with God Qiao is an ordinary person?Therefore, if "Thirteenth Lord" is willing to come to the Los Angeles Lakers, it is definitely what everyone expects, and no one dares to "make mistakes".

Because even if the thirteen championship rings are removed, he still has the title of "Coach of Thousand Wins". He is also the head coach with the most playoff wins in the history of North American professional sports, and he also has the highest winning percentage of a head coach in NBA history.With so much halo added, let alone the Lakers' "Four Kings", even if the "Old Four Kings" are all at their peak, he can suppress them.

This is the charm of Phil Jackson.

On the 28th, Los Angeles local media reported that "Zen Master" Jackson is considering this matter.

On the 29th, it was revealed that Phil Jackson had already made a decision and only waited for the general manager and owner of the Lakers to call him.

After the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Pacers, they had exactly 3 days to rest, which also gave the Lakers management a breathing space.If the Los Angeles Lakers did not have this 3-day gap between games, if the management side did not have breathing time, then the probability of signing Phil Jackson would exceed 90%.pity……

On the night of the 29th, Mitch Kupchak took a few documents and walked to Old Bath's house. He was about to finalize and negotiate.

"Mr. Bass, this is the plan we discussed. The candidates for the head coach are as follows: Jerry Sloan, Jeff Van Gundy, Mike D'Antoni, and Phil Jackson." Mitch Kupchak held in his hand The document list was handed to Old Bus on the sofa. Old Bus looked at these people, and then pondered: "What are the different requirements? What about the salary?"

Mitch Kupchak responded eloquently: "Jerry Sloan's salary request is $3 million for 1500 years, Jeff Van Gundy is $4 million for 1000 years, Mike D'Antoni is $4 million for 1500 years, Phil. Jackson is... $2 million in 3000 years." "$2 million in 3000 years? He really dares to think about it! It seems that I fed him too much before!" After hearing the price list, Old Bus said, He snorted coldly, but soon recovered, and said quietly: "Which of these four people do you think is the most suitable?"

Mitch Kupchak feigned hesitation and did not answer immediately.

Old Bass glanced at him, and said lightly: "It's okay, just tell the truth."

After hearing what Old Buss said, Mitch Kupchak just nodded and said: "The Lakers are now a superstar lineup, and Jeff Van Gundy is the worst. Basically, it can be ignored. Jerry Sloan's tactics are classics. The two-player strategy might not fit well in this Lakers team." "Then only Mike D'Antoni and Phil Jackson are left? Is that what you mean?" Old Buss asked slowly. .

"Well, yes, among these two, to be honest, Phil Jackson's coaching ability and technical and tactical level are undoubtedly much higher than that of Mike D'Antoni, but..." Seeing Mitch Kupcher Ke was hesitant to say anything, but Old Buss asked, "Just what? Just say it."

"Okay." Mitch Kupchak replied, "It's just Phil Jackson's asking price, which is too much."

"He is the thirteenth master of the NBA. With 11 coaching career championships, even Auerbach has been compared. The asking price is a bit outrageous, which is normal. Is it the highest coach salary? Our Lakers have not given him before. ..." Seeing that Old Buss wanted to make a decision, Mitch Kupchak stepped in at the right time and said, "It's more than that. The 2 million for two years is just the basic offer. Phil Jackson also asked the Lakers 3000% stake."

"What??? He still wants equity???" All of a sudden, Old Buss was furious. He always regarded the Lakers as his private property and family business, so for many years, he had no plans to recruit new minority shareholders. .In this regard, the Bass family is different from most NBA teams. They have real feelings for the Los Angeles Lakers.Therefore, the move of "Zen Master" can be regarded as completely touching the bottom line of old Bath.

You want money, no problem.

The highest-paid head coach in the NBA, that's OK. Anyway, the Lakers also signed Phil Jackson for 3 years and 3000 million US dollars.

But only the equity of the Lakers, the old Buss can't tolerate it.

Don't say 5%!Even if it is 1%!He also decided that it was impossible to agree!

And Mitch Kupchak had expected this, so he waited for the right time to make such a mouthful.

Because from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't like Phil Jackson very much.

This person is not a law-abiding person. Once he becomes the head coach, the scope of intervention must not only be the head coach.After all, he had this kind of precedent before, using the identity of Jenny Buss' boyfriend to attempt to remotely infiltrate the Buss family and control the management of the Los Angeles Lakers.

This is also the main reason why he doesn't like Phil Jackson.

Otherwise, it's all done according to your ideas, so what do I do as the general manager of the team?

Are you showing off?

For Mitch Kupchak, who has a strong desire for power, this is a very intolerable thing.

So he grasped the psychological bottom line of old Buss, and began to deliberately exaggerate, the purpose is to get Phil Jackson to join the Lakers, and finally ended in failure.

He knew that when he said this, Old Buss would definitely get angry, because no one in Los Angeles knew that the Lakers were his possession.

Besides, as the helm of the Bass family, he also has his own major considerations in a hundred years.

From the current point of view, the only suitable successors for the Lakers are Jenny Buss and Jim Buss.Among them, in terms of ability, the former will undoubtedly overwhelm the latter, but Old Buss is not willing to let her take control of the Lakers.The idea of ​​patriarchy among ordinary Americans may have disappeared completely, but it is still a big problem among wealthy families.To use an analogy, in 1996, when St. John Nitz, the head of Irwin Company, announced that his daughter Corey Gray was the new heir, the company's stock price instantly fell by 7.5%! What is the concept of 7.5%?It was a disaster!So don't "take it for granted" that the United States is completely "equality between men and women", at least among the rich and nobles, this rule does not apply yet.

Jenny Buss is currently in charge of the team's domestic market, while Jim Buss is in charge of the team's overseas market. The difference between the two is not difficult for a discerning eye to see.At one point, Jim Buss was already out of the Lakers' "seizure".But the love affair between Jenny Buss and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson gave the situation another opportunity to turn around.

Obviously, Old Buss didn't want the Lakers to end up in the hands of an outsider.

In his opinion, Phil Jackson has never been a man without ambitions. If Jenny is allowed to take power, the future of the Lakers will be extremely unpredictable.Although Jenny Buss is also very capable, but the old Buss still thinks that she can't compete with Phil Jackson.Under this plan, the Lakers gave up re-signing Phil Jackson in 2011, which became an external factor.Because old Buzz got involved.

In fact, this matter started as early as 2010. Roland Larson, the author of "Psychic Confrontation: Phil Jackson's Long and Strange Journey", once accepted an interview with a reporter from the Orange County News. He claimed that the Bass family had Some subtle changes have begun to take place, and this subtle change will lead to Phil Jackson's eventual departure from the Los Angeles Lakers.At that time, the Lakers naturally vigorously refuted the rumors about his remarks, but everyone has seen the results.

Roland Larsen didn't actually lie.

It was also from that year that Jim Buss returned to the ranks of successors, and in just half a year, he had the same power and status as Jenny Buss.If there is no secret support of old Bass behind all this, how could such a situation of rivalry appear within 6 months?And this point was keenly captured by Mitch Kupchak.

Of course, it was impossible for him to seek refuge with Jenny Buss, because he and Jenny Buss' boyfriend had never dealt with each other very well.

And with the ambition of "Zen Master", it is not impossible to change in the future and become the general manager of the Lakers team.How could Mitch Kupchak sit still?So as soon as he discovered this sign, he immediately took refuge in Jim Bass, who had a relatively shallow foundation, because giving charcoal in the snow was far more effective than icing on the cake.

If he wants to have more power space in the Lakers in the future, he has to help Jim Buss take the position, so as soon as Phil Jackson left, he couldn't wait to find Mike Brown.Although he knew in his heart that Mike Brown's coaching ability was far behind Phil Jackson's!But for his own personal benefit, he had to cheat the team like this. Anyway, the Lakers are a wealthy team, and they will not worry about signings in the future, so it is no big deal to "get cheated" for the time being.

The battle for family heirs is currently the "top priority" of the Lakers.

So now, he is actually the person who is least willing to let Phil Jackson return.

However, as the general manager of the Lakers, he couldn't be so "outrageous". That's why he came up with such a sophisticated trick to completely eliminate the possibility of Phil Jackson returning to the Lakers.

And to do this, old Bass is the only one.

"Mitch, you should go back for now. I'll give you an answer early tomorrow morning." Old Buss was angry, but he was not a fool. After thinking about it for a while, he understood Mitch Kupchak's intentions.But he didn't point it out, because as the top leader of the Lakers, he understands the pitfalls.

"Have the four candidates arranged their accommodation? Tomorrow morning, let the new coach sign and take office."

"Well, I see, Mr. Bass." Mitch Kupchak didn't dare to be arrogant in front of old Bass, and replied respectfully.

"Okay, you go first." Old Bath said in a flat tone.

On the 30th, the Lakers were training in the Toyota Sports Center, but regarding the unresolved "new coach" position, the training atmosphere of the entire team was "extremely intense".

"Hot, Phil is coming back soon, and now the Lakers are saved!" Ci Shiping said with a smile: "You don't know, that old man is very capable. With him, we will rise this year." Hope!" After finishing speaking, he teased Paul Gasol again: "Paul, you should be the happiest person, right? Phil is back, and your tactical status will not be the same as that of Mike Gasol. It’s like this in the Brown era, so fuck it!” “As a player of the Lakers, I believe in the team’s management ability, and Mr. Mike Brown is actually not as bad as you said.” Although the Spaniard said so Said, but his facial expression had given him away.In the Lakers, no one is more eager for Phil Jackson's return than him.Because in the hands of Phil Jackson, he can exert the greatest energy, which is the dream of any professional player.

"Don't worry, didn't Kobe say it? It was just a stopgap measure for Phil before. He will return to the Lakers as soon as he has the opportunity."

"Well, I know." The Spaniard's training mood in the past few days is obviously much better than before.

Listening to the various discussions of the Lakers players, Tang Qian didn't interrupt, because in his memory, Phil Jackson returned to the Lakers...and went bankrupt.It's not that he doesn't want to come back, but that the management of the Lakers and even the Bass family have changed.And it was this change that hindered the return of the "Zen Master".

But these words, he can't say now.

Of course, even if he said it, no one would believe him.

What he has to do now is to seize the opportunity, an opportunity for the Lakers to change coaches.

As long as the new official has three fires to take office, as long as he grasps them, the status of the team can be instantly improved by leaps and bounds.

Otherwise, if you want to get ahead in the star-studded Lakers team, it's useless to turn your hair gray.

PS: This is the first update, and there will be another update in the early morning of the evening. It is agreed to explode [-]D, and Xiaozi will never break her promise! ! !

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