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Chapter 16 Pat Riley, I Don't Like It

Chapter No.16: Pat Riley, I Don't Like It
Jiang Chao didn’t care about Cole or Riley recommended by his staff.
He had to settle the "internal affairs" first.

For example, D'Antoni, the head coach who has not taken the initiative to find himself and does not seem to be in New York.

It is also one of the most familiar head coaches for Chinese fans in later generations, the mustache D'Antoni, because he has been coaching traffic teams, such as the Suns, Knicks, Lakers, and Rockets.
Like Old Downey, the moustache is a relic of the previous owner.

Dolan was named the best head coach for the Suns in 03, let's dig it out!

Jiang Chao didn't think much about how to deal with him, but he would definitely not be the head coach anymore, because he likes the kind of brave and hard-working one with a simple resume, and D'Antoni is suitable to be the chief assistant.

There are too many reasons. To put it simply, Mustache has never won a championship in history.

This is not accidental, is it?

He likes seven people to rotate to eight people, and he tends to fuck superstars to death. This is not what Jiang Chao wants to see.

His resume is also clearly engraved in Jiang Chao's mind. During the Knicks period, it was the worst period in his coaching history. In 11 years, he had three superstars (Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire) Will, Tyson Chandler) but the record is getting worse and worse, and D'Antoni is also facing the crisis of getting out of get out of class.

Why did Jiang Chao remember it so clearly, because it was written in "The Biography of Jeremy Lin", that Lin Crazy was born later, saving the Knicks and the mustache.

There is a reason why this mustache always brings Shuhao to every team he joins. The NBA is all about the world.

But Jiang Chao is more ruthless. No matter how good you are to Chinese players, if you can't do it, you can't.

Taking the best and discarding the dross is his business philosophy. If D'Antoni is not suitable to be a head coach, he must be replaced and do what he is good at, and what he is good at depends on whether he can get Harden.

King of magic balls.

My Knicks can also try a few rounds in a game.

"Are you sure you don't know?"

"I really don't know! Boss, I'm not the assistant he brought from the Suns. I'm a local assistant from Kentucky."

".Why are you so excited? I didn't scold you."

Jiang Chao saw that he was sweating profusely and motioned him to calm down.

"It's okay, boss. In fact, if you want to change the head coach, I don't think anyone will say anything about changing Pat Riley! He is a champion coach and my idol!"

"Oh? Tell me."

Jiang Chao did not reject his suggestion. He had naturally heard of the name Riley, and the teaching assistant in front of him was obviously a fan of Riley who looked like the godfather of the gang.

Riley has a very long resume. He has been a coach since 1981. In the 80s, he created the famous "SHOWTIME" era and led the team to four championships.

Even in the last century, he was the head coach of the Knicks for 4 years, and built the Knicks version of the Bad Boys to reach the finals, and lost to the Rockets of Big Dream in the final tiebreaker.

The Knicks he led was also the last glory of the Knicks. He has been with the Heat since then and retired last year.

"Then do you know why he retired?"

Jiang Chao asked with a smile
"This"

The assistant coach stopped talking, because in the 2007-08 season, the Miami Heat broke the NBA's worst record with a record of 15 wins and 67 losses. Riley took the blame and retired, and announced that he would never be a coach again.

"Stop it, I don't like it."

Jiang Chao didn't ask any more questions, what does this prove is simple?
No matter how bad the Knicks are, or how bad other teams are, they can't have such a bad record.

There are Magician, Ewing, Wade O'Neal, James Sauway Bosh, and my grandma can lead the team to a good record!
This actually shows one point, the real coaching level of this old-school coach who later became the ruthless president of the Heat is not too high!

As soon as the superstar was injured, he would go straight to the last stage.

All his achievements are made by superstars, saying that he is retiring. In fact, he became the president of the Heat this offseason and started his career as president.

Then his career as a president is the same as his career as a head coach. He likes to build a superstar lineup. In the first year, he directly created the Heat's Big Three. With such a lineup, do you have to worry about the results? ?

Not only the assistant coach in front of him, but many people in his staff are recommending this Pat Riley.

Even Heat fans posted on the Internet hoping that Riley would return as the head coach.

But as Jiang Chao said, he doesn't like it.

It's not capricious.

It's not his style that this person doesn't cultivate the behavior of only playing in groups.

And if you want to say that they are ruthless, he and Angie are much more ruthless than him, so they have never suffered a loss. The team's merits are said to be traded.

If Jiang Chao wanted to trade Wade at the time, he couldn't make such a decision due to emotion and reason.

Damn, coached him, brought you a championship, and then cut his salary or something, and you actually laid him off? ?
This kind of person cannot be used.

To put it simply, basketball IQ may be top-notch, but character is definitely not good.

And why did he go to the Heat with the Knicks? He also wanted to get the operating rights from Dolan at that time, that is, the coach and the president were almost at the same time, and he had to choose all the players. Too many demands, pass! ! !

It's a pity that the teaching assistant in front of him didn't know that Jiang Chao had thought so much in a flash. He had a suffocated and dissatisfied expression on his face, and he had to hold back even if he refused!

Psychologically, I complained to Jiang Chao a thousand times.

This young boss insulted my idol!
How capricious, I can deny a veteran NBA coach by saying that I don't like it.

If it weren't for the confident speech made by the new boss just now, he would probably have to blame him for not knowing the game again.

"So, who does the boss think is suitable to be the head coach? I will go to understand his tactical philosophy in advance." This young assistant coach is also very smart and can talk.

"Then I have to deal with the current head coach's affairs first."

Jiang Chao smiled slightly.

At this time, someone knocked on the door again, it was Downey Jr.

The assistant was stunned for a moment, what's the matter? ?Are Downey scouts still around?His dad is sitting on the plane now.

What's the situation?
Jiang Chao has been here for a day, and there are still loyal ministers?
Jiang Chao was not too surprised, everyone has his own ambitions, and he was the one who made the clearest choice.

Just as Donny Walsh Jr. was about to speak, Jiang Chao preempted him:

"Where is D'Antoni, do you know?"

Little Downey quickly bowed and said:
"He was drawing lots in New Jersey. The results of the lottery just came out yesterday. We got the eighth pick in the first round and the 40th pick in the second round."

"Hey" the assistant coach sighed, the Knicks had a 4.9% chance of drawing the top four picks last season, it was really too difficult.

"Oh, okay, you call him and ask him to come back early."

It doesn't matter to Jiang Chao, because just like in history, if he doesn't make any changes, Jordan Hill will be the eighth pick next, and he will be bought by the Timberwolves for 150 million in the second round.

In this era, draft picks are not as important as in later generations. Later, the salary rose too high, and the cheap rookie contracts were particularly powerful. Every team thought about using child labor on Taobao, so they were less likely to trade draft picks.

"Good boss."

Downey Jr. quickly agreed, he neither resigned nor was fired, and he is still an employee of the Knicks.

Judging by the boss's reaction, it seems that there is a suitable candidate for the eighth pick?
Downey Jr. is becoming more and more unable to see through this new boss.

There will be a lottery ceremony one month before the NBA draft. This year the lottery ceremony was held in New Jersey, and the Clippers won the No. [-] pick.

The draft will be held at Madison Square Garden a week after the Finals, and this year it will be in New York.

Downey Jr. is a little theological. Is this God going to give Jiang Chao a stage to show in the draft?
Make a big deal in your home field?

(RIP)

(End of this chapter)