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Chapter 85: Double Steve lineup, helping Max from the air!

Stevens called to learn about the situation in Turkey. To put it simply, Turk Drew is too popular. Now the main competitors are the Raptors and the parent team Magic.

And he himself is still waiting and watching because of the long off-season, and he is also waiting to see the attitude of the Magic management.

Either you throw away Lewis's sky-high contract and replace it with some strong players and continue to compete for the championship next year, or I leave and get a big contract.

"Let's give him a helping hand here."

"I hope it will succeed." Stevens finally got to know the coach he was about to recruit, and he was also an assistant coach with a very tough style. He was considered one of his idols.

"It will definitely succeed. Money can accomplish anything."

Jiang Chao knew that those who were employed were the best to poach. People died for money and birds died for food. The jobs in New York were much better than those in Orlando.

The person they want to recruit is the right-hand man of the Van Gundy brothers. He has learned defense from these two brothers for several years and is currently an assistant coach with the Magic.

-- Steve Clifford.

Messina also raised his hands to welcome him when he heard the name.

This coach is very enthusiastic.

Jiang Chao knows this better than them.

This 48-year-old middle-aged man had a similar resume to Stevens when he was coaching in the NCAA. He coached Adelphi University for four seasons at the beginning of his coaching career, with a total record of 86 wins and 36 losses, winning four consecutive seasons.

Reached 20[4].

He is the first coach in school history to lead his team to 20 wins in two consecutive seasons.

It's a pity that he didn't have Bole at the time, and later went to the Knicks to serve as an assistant coach for a short time. But if he wanted to improve, he kept learning defense from the Van Gundy brothers who went to the Rockets. It was at this time that he established his reputation as a defensive expert.

He not only regarded Van Gundy as his brother, but also regarded him as his mentor. In the five seasons he played for the Magic, he made it to the playoffs in all of them. There were rumors that he was Howard's defensive personal trainer.

Without him, there wouldn't be such a powerful defense capability as Warcraft.

So when Jiang Chao found him, the reason was very simple. You are here to teach our team's new recruits iron-blooded defense.

Jiang Chao also knew about his resume. In 2012, he was poached by the Clippers as an assistant coach.

The first time he was a head coach was when he was hired by Jordan as the head coach of the Bobcats in 2013.

In his first season as coach, Clifford injected his defensive attitude into the team's philosophy, turning it into a top-five defensive team in the league. A year before he took over, the Bobcats were still a team.

A weak team with a defense close to the bottom.

In 2014, in his first season as coach, he led the team to a record of 43 wins and 39 losses and entered the playoffs.

Before he joined the team, the Bobcats had only achieved 28 wins in two seasons. In April 2014, after leading the Bobcats to a 7-1 record and advancing to the playoffs, he was elected as the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month.

And why Jiang Chao said he was ambitious, because he later became the head coach of the Magic, but the Magic wanted to ruin the rebuild, and he publicly refused to rebuild.

In the end, he parted ways with the management forcefully.

As long as he is there, he will never pursue draft picks. He believes that as long as he is a player, he can play through defense!

This is a bit similar to the Knicks' goal this season, which is not to pursue next year's lottery but to win wherever they can.

Clifford has also considered this. Judging from the first-round swap between Jiang Chao and the Pacers, the Knicks will leave no room for themselves next season.

"What do you mean? 1.5 million U.S. dollars in three years. Be our defensive coach. The team's defensive efficiency will be among the top five in the league in a single season. A reward of 100,000 U.S. dollars will be awarded. Come to us."

Jiang Chao's contract is also very simple, just spend money.

Man and money die, and birds die for food. The price offered by the Knicks is really too high, and the Magic have no money to keep him. Jiang Chao will not save money on this kind of defensive coach.

Of course, Van Gundy's salary is too high, and the young coach saved Jiang Chao a lot of money.

Steve Clifford called Van Gundy, and Van Gundy said you go out and get a big contract. In fact, their functions overlap, and the Magic need some offensive tactics assistants, otherwise the tactics will be too single.

"Oh, yeah, these rookies on this team are going to be destroyed by the defense."

Stevens hugged this famous assistant coach. This is truly a top talent that is plug-and-play.

Jiang Chao: "Why don't you give Howard a call?"

Clifford smiled and said: "If I call him, I won't be able to leave."

"Haha, it's okay. I'll call him over next year. I'll give him some space."

"I guess you are better at teaching interior defense."

"That's right." Clifford told the truth. The reason why he did not meet the standards of the Van Gundy brothers was because his outside training was not that strong.

"But I don't just train the inside defensively, I can also do offensive training."

"Understand."

Jiang Chao made an OK gesture. In fact, Clifford was very good when he was the head coach of the Magic.

After Vucevic, a player who had no money in the first six years, became an All-Star player averaging 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 40.6% outside shooting after his coaching, the Magic were just too bad.

Once Clifford left, they traded away Vucevic and Gordon. The Magic team is always so magical.

They let O'Neal go last century, and Jiang Chao is already looking forward to letting Howard go next year.

Stevens also talked about his advantages as a head coach, as he is an expert in tactics, and Clifford complemented him immediately.

"Agreed! I'm back with the Knicks!"

Clifford, who had been an assistant coach under Riley for a while, did not expect to come back to where he started, and he also worked with a bunch of young people, making him feel much younger.

"That's enough! Go!"

Messina: "We have two Steves in our team, haha."

Jiang Chao waved his hand and left Orlando. What kind of level is this wave?

Although there are still many good potential assistant coaches, it is enough now.

Since then.

The Knicks coaching staff has been formed.

Jiang Chao considers the most luxurious coaching staff in history!

Head coach Stevens: The best coach, the invincible young coach! The leader of the youth storm.

Chief Assistant Messina: King of Europe, master tactician, and the person who can stop the head coach best.

Assistant coach, shooting coach, analyst Steve Kerr: Triple Crown coach and Coach of the Year winner.

Assistant Coach Tyronn Lue: Champion coach, Master of Duan Shui, Messenger of Peace, the man most needed around superstars.

Defensive coach Steve Clifford: Defensive master, studied under Van Gundy, interior mentor.

Tactical Assistant Mark Jackson: The founder of the Warriors dynasty, an assistant who helps the young coach think about tactics.

Deputy General Manager, Coaching Consultant D'Antoni: The best coach, run-and-gun, magic ball, creator of 8-second fast breaks, and the man who is best at using guards.

Jiang Chao has brought together all the current and future good coaches, and he has received too many honors to count.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the coaching staff is the most luxurious in history.

In addition, if the Knicks' record is lucky enough to be better than that of the Mavericks next year, a legend who won the best coach in 2002 may come over to serve as an assistant. (Carlisle)

Academic style, tactical style, defensive style, shooting, European faction, chicken soup style...it has everything you need.

No wonder Stevens is beaming. The boss has obviously put a lot of thought into setting up a coaching staff. After a business trip, the coaching staff has become visibly stronger.

Everyone performs their own duties and can definitely create different sparks.

And he always felt that there was an invisible boss in the team's coaching staff, and that might be the young boss himself.

He already understands assistant coaches so well, so doesn’t he also understand coaches himself?

On the plane, Jiang Chao and the other three had a brief exchange.

After getting off the plane, I helped Musk from the air and asked Clifford to help lobby Turk Drew.

This is a key part of the Knicks' recruitment this summer. If he can't come, then others won't be able to come either. There will be a butterfly effect.

Clifford was very excited after learning this information: "Well, his defense still needs me to continue to polish it."

"You young people from the Knicks are so good at causing trouble. You've actually recruited him. The efficiency is really fast. It's completely different from what I imagined."

"It's not you, it's us."

Old man Clifford was chatting like a teenager, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window, laughing heartily.

The shadow of the disastrous defeat in the finals also came out a lot:

“Okay, let’s!!”