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Chapter 54 The King of Europe is here!fiery manu
Chapter 54: The king of Europe is here!hot manu
"OK!"

"No problem, let's go and try!"

Neither flinched, because that was what they were supposed to do.

Preparing for the management, digging out players, digging out superstars, these are the few things in the off-season.

And as a new army, they should quickly form a core team.

Sean Marks obviously knows who the assistant coach of the king of Europe that Jiang Chao said is, and he also knows that it is difficult to find, because he is one of the powerful "relationship households" of the Spurs.

Stevens also knows, because he is one of the famous head coaches of FIFA in the international basketball world. In the NBA in recent years, their coaching circles know it.

Jiang Chao naturally also knew what they were waiting for:
"Well, the position given to him is the chief assistant coach, and the salary is twice that of the Spurs. If the double is not enough, it will be three times."

"Okay!"

Sean Marks is waiting for Jiang Chao's words. With these superior conditions as their confidence, it will be much easier for them to poach people.

"Chief assistant! I don't think Ettore will refuse."

Stevens is also full of confidence. The coach of the European faction is very compatible with his egalitarian style of play, and he is a reasonable person.

"Okay, see you tonight then."

Jiang Chao left first, this was the first test for the two high-level officials.

And he took a boat around the holy city on the riverside walk all afternoon.

This is the route for the Spurs' championship parade. Jiang Chao wore sunglasses to eat some afternoon tea, picked up the notebook he carried with him, let the boat drift with the wind, wrote songs and looked at the Mexican-style architecture. It was very pleasant.

It feels really cool to let go of the shopkeeper.

……

That night.

When we met again in the Sean Marks dormitory, there was already an extra song in Jiang Chao's notebook.

And they also brought a man in his 50s with short black hair and sunken eyes as promised.

It is the chief assistant that Jiang Chao wants——

Ettore Messina.

He was also Manu Ginobili's mentor before coming to the NBA.

Jiang Chao learned that he was because of Manu, because no one dislikes the way the Pampas Condors play.

And why the two of Max knew who the king of Europe was when they heard it.

It is because in the coaching circle, this coach is invincible in Europe.

The Italian basketball coach has coached European clubs such as Bologna, Treviso, CSKA Moscow, and Real Madrid, and led different teams to win the UEFA Champions League four times (1998, 2001, 2006, 2008).

Nine league championships!

Elected European Coach of the Year once (1998).

Among them, from 1999 to 2002, Manu Ginobili, who penetrated Europe, was Ettore Messina's favorite player.

The master and apprentice worked together to help the team win the Serie A championship in the 00-01 and 01-02 seasons, and Ginobili won the league MVP twice.

He was elected as the best coach of the UEFA Champions League twice (2006, 2008). In 2008, he was named one of the top 10 head coaches in the history of the UEFA Champions League.

So if it is said that Manu as a player has killed the Quartet in Europe.

As a coach, Messina is a legendary level in Europe.

So last year he decisively looked for a higher stage to learn and improve. Last year, through the introduction of the middleman Manu, he entered the Spurs coaching staff as the fourth assistant coach.

In front of him was the famous Spurs chief assistant Mike Budenholzer, who was also the champion coach who later led the Bucks to the championship.

There is also James Borrego, the 33-year-old second assistant coach who is more inspirational. It took 7 years to become an assistant coach from a video coordinator. Later, he was taken away by Jordan along with Parker and became the head coach of the Hornets.

In the end, it was also produced by the Spurs. Monty Williams, who was selected by the Knicks as a player, is now a coach consultant.

For the head coach who will lead the sun to rise in later generations, Jiang Chao is actually not too cold personally.

Because he was not good at coaching weak teams before, Jiang Chao always felt that it was Paul Booker who led him, not him as the head coach.

These three were later taken away as head coaches, which also shows how serious the Spurs' wool is plundered, and the Spurs' head coaches are blooming everywhere.

But Jiang Chao doesn't know if it's because Americans don't want to see European basketball or because of the way European basketball is coached.

In the history of the NBA, there has never been a coach who was born in Europe and played the role of a coach in an NBA game.

And Messina has never changed jobs to become the head coach of any NBA team.

The first time Popovich got a T penalty five or six years later, Messina's interim head coach broke this record.

Moreover, as the top assistant coach of the Spurs, Messina never found a job in the NBA, and he couldn't survive the day when Popo abdicated.

So Messina's experience in the NBA is actually not too dazzling, which means that he has been suppressed by Popovich as the chief assistant for ten years.

But Jiang Chao doesn't care about these, he only knows that this is an absolutely good seed. After becoming the chief assistant of the Spurs in a few years, he won all the games without the old man, and taught the Spurs players a lot of European basketball concepts.

Confrontation, running the ball, open shots, and zone defense are all things that European coaches are best at.

It is also what Jiang Chao wants the players to learn.

Stevens also boasted in the same way, saying that if Messina is the head coach, his achievements will not be worse than Carlisle. *(There are some personal factors to it.)
He also expressed his local academic basketball concept + European basketball concept, joining forces to create the future or something...

Of course, Sean Marks is the main force.

The words he recruited hit Messina's heart.

One is that Popovich will not dismiss get out of class easily if he is strong and strong. At least he has to coach for 10 years to strive for the rhythm of the coach with the first record in history. It is impossible for you to become a regular in the Spurs.

The second is that the Spurs are too strong, so strong that everyone ignores the role of the coaching staff. He, including the top shooting coach Chip, is ignored by fans and insiders. Only the Spurs and Jiang Chao know how much they hang.

So when you are the third assistant coach in the Spurs, you are basically an invisible person, and you will be taken away sooner or later.

Jiang Chao actually wanted to recruit Chip, a shooting coach that ordinary teams would not find, but thinking about the players in the team in the future, forget it, they are all the ones who have a high shooting percentage.

If you have the opportunity to find a retired player to teach, it will be cheaper.

The third is the guarantee Jiang Chao gave him.

Max said that you will be taken away sooner or later, so you might as well come with me and go to the big ball market to show your strengths. Everyone knows the Knicks' record. If the record improves, your value as the chief assistant coach will also double.

He was given double salary and promoted to chief assistant, the conditions have been fulfilled!
"The coach of the Spurs department, our boss said that one must come, and you are the only one."

Sean Marks is also very good at talking. He didn't directly say that Jiang Chao must want him, because he was afraid that he would sit on the ground and raise the price. He meant that the Messina he recommended could also be replaced by Budenholzer or Borrego. A faint threat.

If you don't agree, I can find someone else!

So Messina agreed to come and see the boss and make a final decision.

Jiang Chao said a chicken soup to him:
"Grandpa, your resume lacks an NBA championship. Let's take it together."

These words directly moved Messina's heart.

For the 60-year-old king of Europe, he has not much time to wait. No one in the world does not like fame and fortune.

As a coach, he also wants to write the words NBA championship on his resume.

So facing the three young people in front of him, he seemed to be 3 years younger, with high fighting spirit! !
The Spurs are getting older, and following these three young people, maybe they can really break through the sky! ! !

But in fact, Jiang Chao just said that, following the Spurs has actually been in the championship ranks.

"Signature or handprint?"

"It's fine if you draw a sketch."

Jiang Chao laughed. As expected of a person from the birthplace of the Renaissance, his words are so artistic.

The art is, BLAST!
"It's burning, Knicks!!"

(End of this chapter)