In the past, Lamar would specifically fight back, but now Lamar is too lazy to say anything. No matter how much Kenny Anderson attacked him, Lamar was all like a donkey fart and ignored it.

Most of the outside media began to sing the Knicks' throats, believing that this emerging league leader would definitely fall after a brilliant season like the San Antonio Spurs before him.

And at this time, the Knicks were also faced with a difficult choice internally.

In the last game, Jeff Van Gundy's shortcomings of relying too much on Lamar, slow reflexes and lack of decisiveness have been fully exposed. The Knicks can't rely solely on a star like Lamar if they want to go further, and they have to make a choice between continuing to trust Jeff Van Gundy and waiting for him to change himself and gradually grow into a qualified championship coach, or change to a more suitable person.

"Lamar, I know it's hard, you're friends with Jeff, and so am I! I admire him, or I wouldn't have given him the position of head coach for more than a decade! Now we have to make a choice, whether to continue to believe in him or to find someone more suitable, it's not a matter between you and me, it's about the future of the New York Knicks!"

At today's Knicks executive meeting, Jeff Van Gundy was not present. James Dolan called Lamar alone, and his intention to do so was already very clear, and he wanted to remove Jeff Van Gundy from the managerial position and replace him with someone he thought would be a better fit.

Lamar also knew that Mr. Dolan had a point, and if it weren't for his appearance, Van Gundy would have been the head coach of the Houston Rockets by now, and then Van Gundy's coaching career would have ended as the Yao Mai combination failed to reach the expected heights.

But no matter what, Lamar just couldn't make up his mind.

Changing the head coach is completely different from trading an important member of the team, Jeff Van Gundy is his friend and his good partner, and he can't bear to let Jeff Van Gundy leave his beloved coaching position.

"Maybe it's not as bad as we think!" Van Gundy has all these shortcomings, but Lamar stubbornly believes that no one is perfect, and how many managers in the league are perfect?

Lamar wanted to say a few nice words for Jeff Van Gundy, but Dolan quickly interrupted him: "No! we don't have time to wait any longer, do we have to wait until the end of the season to make a choice? Lamar, all we have to do now is break the wrist of the strong man. ”

Looking at a resolute Mr. Dolan, Lamar knew he really needed to make a choice. Of course, if he insists and gives a guarantee, Mr. Dolan can only compromise with him, but how long can such a compromise last? After all, Lamar is still a player after all!

Lamar doesn't want Jeff Van Gundy to leave, at least not now Jeff Van Gundy as a loser. That would be very unfair to a head coach like Jeff Van Gundy who brought the Knicks to a championship position.

Of course, everyone knows how much of a role Jeff Van Gundy played in the Knicks' championship last season.

But the glittering O'Brien Cup is not fake, and the champion coach is the champion coach. A champion coach should enjoy all the treatment of a champion coach, not be driven away.

But he also knows that Jeff Van Gundy's ability can no longer control the current Knicks. What the Knicks need now is a driver who can handle the Knicks' supersonic fighter, not a sports car driver who can drive an F1 car skillfully.

Jeff Van Gundy's sluggish reflexes when the team faced a difficult situation in the last game and the poor command afterwards have been a huge headache for Lamar until now.

As simple as a tactical arrangement to contain the opponent's best player, or the Knicks' counter-attacking tactics, or a purposeless substitution strategy, this is not the demeanor of a championship coach. But just because of the blanket rejection of Jeff Van Gundy's words in just one game, Lamar still feels that it is very unfair to Jeff Van Gundy.

But looking at Mr. Dolan's resolute attitude, Lamar knew that even if he kept Jeff Van Gundy now, Dolan would let Jeff Van Gundy leave for the same reason in the future, and it would not be a matter of compromise at that time.

Originally, Lamar could not decide who the head coach of the team should be, and one of the things that Mr. Dolan asked him for now was nothing more than respect for the team's core players. As the leader of the team, Lamar is also just a pawn in the hands of a team owner like Mr. Dolan, and this identity makes Lamar very annoyed, but this is the truth, and no one can change it!

"I wonder what Jeff is going to do if he changes the manager, is he going to sweep him out of the house?"

Lamar felt a little disappointed by Mr. Dolan's resolute attitude, and his tone became a little more indifferent. But in his heart, why didn't Lamar feel despicable? Didn't he just exonerate himself all the time? Jeff Van Gundy was responsible for the defeat in that game, but the greater responsibility was on his own.

James Dolan is an old man, and of course he can hear Lamar's tone not good. He knows very well that the revival of the New York Knicks is absolutely inseparable from Lamar, who is the most crucial figure, and he doesn't want Lamar to feel impersonal. So Dolan quickly explained: "For Jeff's use, Lamar, you can rest assured. He just left the position of head coach and I think the position of vice president and advisor of the team is also a good option for him. Of course, if he wants to, it's not bad to make a cameo appearance at Madison once in a while, and I will never forget his contribution to the Knicks!"

James Dolan is not perfunctory when he says this, if it were not for Jeff Van Gundy, Lamar would not have been able to join smoothly. Merit is merit, and fault is fault, and as a successful rich man, Dolan is still very clearly divided.

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Lamar laughed wryly when he heard this, and he knew that Jeff Van Gundy was also a proud and stubborn man. He has just led the team to last season's championship, and the team has been removed from the position of head coach at the beginning of the new season, so what face does he have to continue to stay in the team?

"Do you have any suggestions for the selection of the new coach, Lamar?" James Dolan saw that Lamar stopped talking, and hurriedly slapped the snake with a stick, and asked with a smile: "Lamar, you are a famous golden eye in the league, and you have a good set of player selection, I believe that you will definitely be able to choose the most suitable person for the Knicks." ”

Lamar shook his head and refused without even thinking about it: "I'm sorry, boss! I don't think I can help you in this matter, and if you have to ask me, I can only tell you that the most suitable head coach for the Knicks is Jeff Van Gundy." But all of us know that this is not true!"

James Dolan nodded, "Okay, I see, Lamar. ”

For Lamar's nostalgic and emotional character, James Dolan still appreciates it very much. At least this can ensure that Lamar, the hope of the Knicks' revival, will not voluntarily leave until he has not done something sorry for Lamar.

Just before Lamar was about to leave the door, Dolan told him again: "Lamar, I'm 。。。。。。 I hope to get an assurance, and hopefully you don't bring your emotions towards Jeff into the game when the new coach comes. ”

Lamar glanced back at Mr. Dolan and said solemnly, "I'm a professional footballer!"

Sure enough, just as Lamar thought, on the same day he received a farewell call from Jeff Van Gundy. The proud Jeff Van Gundy did not choose to leave immediately after being dismissed as the team's head coach, in order to maintain his dignity.

It has to be said that Van Gundy is a great defensive coach and he works very hard, but talent and character determine his ceiling.

Lamar had to sigh that the corrective power of history is too powerful!

Although Jeff Van Gundy did not fall into the Houston quagmire due to the influence of his little butterfly, he finally suffered the waterloo of his coaching career at the New York Knicks.

Although Jeff Van Gundy began to try to change himself after Lamar joined the Knicks, and even developed a number of offensive tactics suitable for the Knicks at one point, character flaws eventually led to the end of his coaching career.

Perhaps, like in his previous life, the narrator was the most suitable destination for Van Gundy.

The Knicks held a press conference that night to announce the departure of the team's head coach Jeff Van Gundy.

At the press conference, the Knicks official also gave Jeff Van Gundy enough face, not only thanking Van Gundy for his contributions to the Knicks over the years, expressing his blessings for Jeff Van Gundy's future, but also specially making a video highlight of his time with the Knicks.

Although many expert fans have been counting down Jeff Van Gundy's departure from the Knicks before, no one expected this day to come so quickly. Before the fans could react, Jeff Van Gundy had already been pulled off from his position as head coach of the Knicks.

Jeff Van Gundy's mood is obviously not high, he had predicted this outcome before, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. He didn't even get a chance to turn the tables before he was kicked away.

Van Gundy didn't want to blame anyone, because he knew that it was indeed a problem of his own ability, and even if he was given a chance to turn the tables, those problems in his bones would still pop up. He is now glad that the Lakers collapsed early in the finals last season, and if his bosses made a mistake at a critical moment and lost the championship for this, he may blame himself for the rest of his life.

Well, after so many years of coaching in New York, his coaching career is not perfect, but at least it is not empty-handed. 2k reading web