NBA: I'm really just an ordinary coach

June 21, 2002.

I have to say that Americans are very efficient.

This is true for both Pritchard and Bob.

Pritchard, who just arrived in Portland yesterday afternoon, did not rest at all and worked all night.

Bob was the same, giving people the feeling that I don’t want to stay here any longer.

After initially completing the handover with Pritchard, Bob asked Pritchard to tell Tang Feng a message, and then left the Rose Garden Arena without looking back.

Head coach's office.

Like Bob and Pritchard, Tang Feng was also"busy" all night.

To put it bluntly, he was insomniac.

As a time traveler, this was not Tang Feng's first night here, but after getting what he had dreamed of for a long time, that is, coaching an NBA team, Tang Feng suffered from insomnia again.

After two consecutive nights of insomnia, Tang Feng hadn't closed his eyes for about forty hours. To be exact, he hadn't closed his eyes since he crossed over. However, Tang Feng didn't feel the slightest bit tired, and from the outside, he looked very energetic.

Unlike Tang Feng, Pritchard, who had seen Bob off, came to Tang Feng's office. Although he looked very excited, the bloodshot eyes still showed some clues.

"Don, Bob is gone. He asked me to tell you that in three years at most, he will give you a Super Bowl championship ring, provided that you are still..."

When he said this, Pritchard paused, and there was a bit of hesitation on his face.

He knew without thinking that the next words would not be good words. Tang Feng was too lazy to ask again, and smiled calmly:"He is gone, and it is time to clean up the mess he left behind."

Hearing this, Pritchard's face became serious and said:"Tang, I was just thinking about this issue with you. What do you think about the future construction of the team?"

"Kevin, although you were just a scout before, I firmly believe that you are fully capable of being the general manager of any team, which is why I asked you to succeed Bob.

In addition, there is another very important reason, that is, I am a domineering person, and I hope to build a team of my own according to my own ideas.

In other words, compared with the general managers of other teams, your power as the general manager will be much smaller."

After a slight pause, Tang Feng changed the subject and said:"However, if you do well in the coming days, I will recommend you to Mr. Allen to serve as the temporary chairman of the team."

Hearing this, Pritchard was slightly startled, and then revealed a touch of ecstasy.

Although he did not know what the relationship between this young Chinese man and the team owner Paul Allen was, there was one thing he could be sure of, that is, the young man's words were not bragging, he had the ability.

"As for the team's next construction, it's very simple, tear it down and rebuild!"

Tear it down and rebuild!"

These four simple words made Pritchard, who was in ecstasy, tremble. The ecstasy in his eyes was replaced by shock.

As for the current situation of the Trail Blazers, tearing down and rebuilding is simple to say, but it is quite tricky to do it.

There is pressure from within the team, pressure from fans, pressure from public opinion, and so on.

All these pressures added together, even many senior general managers may not be able to bear it, let alone a young man who has just arrived. At this age, with such a face, appearing in the NBA, and being the head coach of a team, he has to bear far more pressure than ordinary people.

"Tang, have you really thought about it? Do you want to tear it down and rebuild it?"

After a slight pause,

Pritchard said in a tactful tone:"Actually, now..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tang Feng.

"Kevin, you don't need to persuade me. I just want to ask you one question, do you want to do it or not?"

Hearing Tang Feng's firm voice, and looking at Tang Feng with a serious face, Pritchard took a deep breath, nodded heavily and said,"Tang, in this case, I will accompany you to do it!"

Tang Feng nodded with satisfaction and said,"Very good, then let's get straight to the point. In the team's current lineup, except for Rashid and Zach, the rest of the people can be put on the shelf." Pritchard did not respond immediately, but thought for a while, and said slowly:"Rashid is a very good player, he is at his peak. Except for his hot temper, he has almost no shortcomings. However, letting a peak star accompany the team to rebuild, I am afraid that Rashid will be emotional.

And next year is the year of the draft. Instead of forcing Rashid to stay, we might as well put Rashid on the shelf and trade a few draft picks, or young people with potential."

Hearing this, Tang Feng smiled without comment.

Pritchard's suggestion is not unreasonable.

In the NBA, when a team decides to rebuild, most of the time, this is what they do.

Use the team's peak stars to trade some potential rookies and draft picks, and add the high draft picks obtained from the team's poor performance during the reconstruction process.

If you are lucky, it will only take three to five years to return to the playoffs.

Of course, if you are lucky, you can get abnormal rookies like O'Neal and Duncan, then in three to five years, you will be hitting the championship, or you will have won the championship.

However, if he follows Pritchard's team building ideas, then he will waste the biggest advantage of the time traveler.

"Kevin, tearing down and rebuilding does not mean playing badly. My team will never choose to play badly at any time."Tang Feng said bluntly:"I have a list here. Your task is to help me bring them to the Trail Blazers."

After the voice fell, Tang Feng stood up, walked to his desk, picked up the list on the table, and handed it to Pritchard.

A strange color flashed in Pritchard's eyes.

At this moment, he was a little curious about who was on the Chinese man's roster, so that he was confident enough to say that tearing down and rebuilding does not mean playing badly.

Take the list.

When he saw the top line of words, Pritchard was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Manu Ginobili!

Perhaps, scouts or general managers of other teams, seeing this name, still need to think about who this is?

However, as a Spurs scout, I dare not say how familiar with this name, but at least it is not unfamiliar.

At the draft three years ago, the Spurs selected Manu Ginobili with the 57th pick. The Argentine named Manu Ginobili was chosen.

However, the young man did not enter the NBA that year, but continued to stay in the Italian league to continue his training.

Three years is too long, long enough for many people to forget that there was such a young man in the draft three years ago. Unexpectedly, Tang Feng knew Manu, and put Manu at the top of the list.

He knew clearly that this summer, Manu would leave Italy and officially enter the NBA, and Greg also thought highly of Manu, thinking of training Manu into a bench bandit.

He had just agreed to become the manager of the Trail Blazers, and before he even had time to hand over to the Spurs, Tang Feng asked him to poach people from the Spurs!

At this moment, Pritchard's face showed a helpless smile.