Play in God's jersey

Chapter 260 Stevens is still Budenholzer

After Stoudemire left, Gentry looked at Cole, not knowing what to say for a while.

In the end, it was Gentry who spoke first, "Would it be a little hasty to do this? Qian Duoduo hasn't grown up yet. We don't know how far he can grow in the end. We have to give the core of our team to him." Trade it? This has too much impact on the team, do you want to think about it again?"

"I don't want to make such a decision, but just now you saw Stoudemire's attitude, we can only choose one of them.

We have seen Stoudemire's limit, but we still can't see the limit of Qian Duoduo. As far as what he has shown now, I think the sky is his limit.

And after Stoudemire suffered such a serious knee injury, whether he can maintain a peak state for a long time after the operation, even our team medical team cannot guarantee.

After his comeback, although his state has not declined much, his explosive power is not as good as before. We all know this.

Since he is now making such a trade request, we can just trade him out when he is performing well in order to strive for greater trade value.

After we selected Qianduoduo, we had a plan and idea. As long as Qianduoduo played well, even if Stoudemire announced that he would step out of the contract next year and become a free agent next year, we would not go with him for the maximum salary. Renew.

And once we don't provide him with a maximum salary extension contract, with Stoudemire's character, I believe he will not sign with us.He definitely wants to seek a long-term maximum salary contract.But we have no confidence in his knees, and the five-year maximum-salary contract is likely to turn into a garbage contract in our hands in the end. "

Cole told Gentry the reasons for his decision-making. Gentry thought for a while and nodded slowly, thinking that what he said made sense.

"I have no objection. If you want to trade, complete the transaction as soon as possible. The longer it is delayed, the more troublesome it will be."

After finishing speaking, Gentry got up and wanted to leave and return to the training hall to continue today's training content.

"Wait a minute, I want to talk to you about the team's new coach." Cole stopped him.

Gentry heard this talk about his own job, sat back on the chair, and straightened his back on the chair, waiting for Cole's next words.

"I believe you have also seen a lot of media reports about the selection of the head coach of the team. Which of these candidates do you think is the most suitable head coach for our team? Johnson, Thibodeau, Budenholzer and Shi Stevens."

Gentry was startled. Could it be that the news spread by these media is true?Someone in the management is contacting these guys and plans to choose one of them as the team's head coach?If it is true, what should I do?But there is no my name, why is there no candidate for me?

Gentry was a little disappointed that he was not listed as one of the candidates for the head coach by the management!

He has been an assistant coach for the Suns since 2003. After being an assistant coach for so many years, he naturally thought that one day he would become the head coach of an NBA team.Just as a soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier, an assistant coach who doesn't want to be a head coach isn't a good assistant coach.

However, it is not easy to become the head coach of a team. Many people may not be able to get the position of head coach after a lifetime.

The dismissal of Terry Porter this time was originally a good opportunity for Gentry to become a full-time leader, but from what Cole said, he did not seem to be listed as a candidate for consideration, which made him a little distracted, but as a conscientious player for a long time As an assistant coach, he still gave his own answer to Cole's question. After all, he has thought about this question countless times in his mind.

"I think from the perspective of experience, Johnson is more suitable. He has led the Mavericks to the league's best record in the regular season, and his coaching ability has been tested in actual combat.

Thibodeau should not be suitable for our current team structure. He started from defense. If he comes to lead the team, the result is likely to be the same as Terry Porter again, which will make the team struggle again. "

Gentry paused and continued, "Budenholzer, who has been with the Spurs for a long time, has been with Popovich, his ability is beyond doubt, but he has never coached a team. , whether he can lead the team alone is hard to say. But I think he will be a good candidate.

As for Stevens, this person has never been in the NBA. He just worked as an assistant coach in the NCAA for a long time. He just became the head coach of the University of Bartra not long ago. Whether it is in terms of experience or coaching ability Look, I feel like he's not as good as Johnson or Budenhall. "

Cole listened to him quietly, "I am very familiar with Budenholzer. When I was playing for the Spurs, he was the team's assistant coach. He is indeed very capable. But the time he spent with the Spurs It's too long, more than ten years, if he comes out, he will definitely copy the Spurs' style. I don't think our team's current lineup is suitable for the Spurs' style of play, unless it is overthrown and completely rebuilt, selected or traded We can get the right players, but the rebuilding process is too long and we can't afford it.

Stevens is a good coach. I went to watch him direct and talked with Todd, the former coach of the Butler University team. Todd said that Stevens is an out-and-out tactician and a A self-taught basketball genius, he is very well prepared before the game, and his on-the-spot command ability is also very good. He dares to employ people and can knead some seemingly unremarkable players together to form a good team force. "

Has the investigation of Stevens reached this point?It seems that Cole is interested in Stevens?

The feeling in Gentry's heart is even colder. I am afraid that the position of the Suns coach is getting farther and farther away from him.

"Actually, we can continue to play the run-and-gun tactics. Our player team was originally built according to the run-and-gun tactics. If we continue to play this set, we should be able to achieve good results." Gentry still intends to guide , fight for it.

"It's just running and bombing. At most, it can only get us to the Western Conference Finals. If we want to move forward, it will be very difficult." Cole said in a deep voice, and he heard what Gentry meant. I considered letting you become the coach to lead the team, but we need a new change, a change that can lead to success. There is no way for us to go further on the road of shelling."

Kerr noticed the disappointed expression on Gentry's face and continued, "Even if a new coach comes, we will let you join the new coaching staff and become the first assistant coach. You can rest assured. My thinking is, no. I hope to completely abandon the running and bombing style of play, and instead integrate it into the new style of play to form another new style of play, which may be the right path for us to take."

Gentry nodded, "Well! I understand the team's choice. Stevens may really be a good choice. But I reserve my opinion. It really needs to be between Budenholzer and Stevens. If I had to choose between them, I would still lean towards Budenholzer, which would be a little safer."

"Well, let's take a look." Cole ended the conversation between the two.

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