NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 17: Head Coach Candidates

The young assistant coach looked embarrassed and took the initiative to contact head coach D'Antoni.

Because this scout who is one level below him actually knows more about the team's affairs than he does, and his professional skills are very good.

This made him want to find a hole to crawl into in front of his new boss.

He knows that he doesn't know, it makes him sick just thinking about it...

A tiger father has no sons. Donnie Walsh Jr. inherited his father's research spirit when he was young, and he still has a few brushes.

Jiang Chao had never been a boss in his previous life, but he had seen too many bosses. Every company must have such a positive and knowledgeable employee.

"Well, go ahead and figure it out more this time."

Jiang Chao's voice was calm, which made the young assistant coach feel a chill behind him, and he quickly picked up his phone to do something.

"What about you, Brother Donnie, what do you want from me?"

And now, Jiang Chao asked Downey Jr. what his purpose was.

Downey Jr. did not sit down, but lowered his head and said:

"Boss, I want to continue working for the Knicks!"

"Aren't you doing it?" Jiang Chao turned his chair and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"But my father..."

"What does your father have to do with you? I should also congratulate him for changing his job."

"You should have listened to what I just said in the arena. If you stay, you will be one of your own and we will work hard together for the Knicks."

Jiang Chao's attitude showed everything. Thinking of what Jiang Chao said in his speech just now, Downey burst into tears again. A man would not shed tears easily. He has been excited too many times today.

He was too scared, afraid that he would be fired.

He can't just look for a job like Old Downey. He has a money-loving girlfriend to support and a mother to take care of. He must keep working!

Bow directly at 90 degrees:

"Thank you boss, I, I will do everything you ask me to do!!!!"

Everything was said without saying anything, and Jiang Chao didn't ask him why he wanted to stay, because he knew in his mind that Old Downey was a New Yorker, which was why he agreed to Dolan to work here last year, otherwise he would be the boss of this status.

Manager, there is no need to come to the Knicks to lie in the mud.

It's no different from family, love, family affection, friendship, or maybe it's the true deep love for the Knicks.

In fact, why are young people willing to stay? The young assistant coach just now told the truth.

This is New York!!

Which young person is willing to leave the Big Apple, a place where opportunities and dangers coexist?

When you are young, you just want to break through!

To be honest, if the boss has no experience, such a team will be the most innovative. With such a boss, one will either fail or thrive, and there is no possibility of mediocrity.

"Um!"

Just as Downey Jr. was excitedly preparing to leave and tell his family the news that he would not be dismissed, Jiang Chao stopped him:

"Your current position is a low-level scout, right?"

"Yes, boss."

"You are now the deputy director of the personnel department, in charge of scouting."

"ah!"

It was not his turn to be surprised and excited. Jiang Chao had already stood up and patted his shoulder:

"Good job."

"Okay, okay!!!!!!"

Instead of falling, it rose. Downey Jr. felt like he was dreaming.

Is this still the cold boss who had a cold confrontation with his father?

Life finally became clear.

He, who has always lived in the shadow of his father, can finally show off his talents alone!

If Jiang Chao hadn't been there, he might have yelled angrily at his boss that he was so wise and so handsome!!

"Don't get excited. My first task is to call this year's rookie Stephen Curry and ask him to be low-key when he comes over. I don't necessarily want him."

"Okay." Although he didn't know what the boss meant, Downey Jr. agreed quickly.

This little guard from a famous family was also one of the candidates his father wanted to choose. He was even more sure that Jiang Chao was hiding something!

I don’t know if my father will be successful in Phoenix, but he has no regrets at all now!

"Then you make a table for me to predict the second-round picks this year. It doesn't need to be very detailed, just the format of the name and position will be enough."

"no problem!"

Jiang Chao knocked the cap of his pen and couldn't help but smile when he saw little Downey Jr.'s energetic steps.

In Chinese idioms:

Keep a line in your life so that we can meet again in the future.

Mainly used for women, it can also be used for basketball operations. He was promoted to his position because of his ability and the fact that the deputy minister has resigned.

The reason why I don't fire him is because he won't accomplish anything.

Later, this incident was reported by the media, and he gained a lot of popularity from passersby.

.......

Ten minutes after Downey Jr. left.

The young assistant teacher walked over with a perplexed look on his face.

"Boss, Coach D'Antoni said that he will be recuperating in New Jersey for a while during the off-season. He said that he can communicate with him on the phone about team matters and will not return to the team for the time being."

"There are not many players in the Knicks. Does the boss have to let him come back?"

The young assistant coach also saw Downey Jr. who was excited to go out just now. They are all people who like to be introverted. He was very annoyed when he saw that he had accomplished something but not completed the task.

Couldn't this head coach just tell him to buy a plane ticket and come back immediately?

So he was afraid that Jiang Chao would scold him for being incompetent.

"No, I understand."

Jiang Chao groaned.

Won't come back?

The smog in New Jersey is very heavy, so be patient!

If you think about it with your toes, you will know that Mustache is trying to find a way out for himself while the executives of the other 29 teams in the draw are present.

The facts are almost the same. After the news about Jiang Chao reached D'Antoni's ears at noon, he immediately canceled his flight and went to the hotel to have a long chat with the general manager, owner or star who came to draw the lottery.

"I don't know if his heart is still here."

Jiang Chao signaled the young coach in front of him to leave and rubbed his temples.

To be honest, I really want to fire this mustache out of anger.

But reason told him that it was normal for people to find a way out for themselves when they saw that the old managers were gone.

And it was impossible for Jiang Chao to take the initiative to call him.

Because the moment he takes the initiative to fight, it means that he is in need and is at a disadvantage.

And there are so many coaching resources in his mind.

I really want him to take the initiative to resign like Old Downey, but I feel a little reluctant to do so.

After all, I came here watching the games he coached, and coupled with Harden's affection, there is no problem in staying as an assistant coach or consultant.

It just depends on whether he is willing to lower himself a level.

Anyway, he was willing in his previous life and switched from head coach to coaching consultant several times.

"Let's wait until after the draft."

Jiang Chao decided to wait.

This is related to the long-term plan that he thought about all night last night.

Compared to Downey, coach D'Antoni is really suitable for the current Knicks lineup.

The trading market will not be closed until next season's playoffs, so it is destined to be a protracted battle.

If we want to trade directly now, how much value can the team's Duhon and Jeffries, and the current strongest 175 Nate Robinson have? Wilcox, Big Q, Larry Hughes, Chandler... are all

It was Jiang Chao who gave him a headache just looking at it.

There are also Tim Thomas, Eddy Curry and Jerome James, Luo Ye, these three serious injuries. The gaming circle jokingly calls the NBA 2009 in 2009. The Knicks' lineup is like a dog!

The whole world knows that the Knicks have trade value now, and they don't need Jiang Chao to operate it. That is Al Harrington and two white rookies, David Lee and Gallinelli.

Others can’t get enough data before leaving??

Now that the Knicks don't have a heavy inside man, D'Antoni's 8-second fast break is just right, and it can generate good data and sell it for money. Americans don't have that much time to watch every game, they only look at the data.

Rome was not built in a day, and Jiang Chao would not do it recklessly.

He will play a protracted game in a long-term manner. It is a good choice to first perform a 8-second ultra-quick attack to increase the transaction value of those who want to trade.

Otherwise, the current transaction value and trading space are limited.

Unless he has the strength of the richest man in Ross to pay the luxury tax without thinking, it will be difficult for him to achieve the desired lineup.

And in the long run.

D'Antoni is also very good at training defenders. When he was a player, he was known as the gentleman thief point guard. He won many championships in the Italian League and was elected as the assists, points, and steals leader.

In his career, he also trained Zonzi, Jeremy Lin, and later Harden well. Again, the magic ball and run-and-gun tactics can be used as surprise moves for a few rounds or even an entire quarter.

I don’t know if Curry under his training will be even crazier.

The Magic Ball almost defeated the Five-Star Warriors and entered the finals. This mustache is very good at guarding.

This year's draft is almost all guards. Even if Harden, his future disciple, cannot be selected, other guards can still be trained by him.

The running and gunning magic ball starts from the defender. The tactical concept of letting him specially train the defender is Jiang Chao's current idea. Let's take the essence!

He is definitely not competent as a head coach. On-the-spot tactics, no more tactics, and beating superstars to death are all what he lacks. There are many more suitable head coaches than him in this era.

Jiang Chao doesn't want to find someone with a stellar resume who is always the best coach of the year.

He plans to find someone with no resume, so that they can both innovate and take risks, and more importantly, they can trust their boss's requirements for them.

Think about it, if a young man is suddenly promoted to the head coach, doesn’t he regard his boss as his reborn parent???

There are only 30 NBA head coaches in the world. The moment you become the head coach, your character will be completely different, right?

Steve Kerr was one that came to mind before.

Captain Stevens hasn't shown his talent yet.

And the Spurs coaching staff has a bunch of wool waiting for him to pick it up, chief assistant coach Budenholzer...King of Europe Messina...

So it's okay if D'Antoni never comes back.

I know a little bit about the eight-second fast break. When Jiang Chao thought of this, he immediately drew a few tactics in his tactical book to play around with.

........

The next morning.

When Jiang Chao was ready to receive a fax of resignation letter similar to Donnie Walsh's.

A man with short gray hair and a white mustache suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Chao's office.

Jiang Chao stopped the pen he was signing in surprise:

"Coach D'Antoni, did your beard turn gray overnight?"