Chapter 321: New Shuai
Class! Mike. Brown ends his short Lakers trip! -- Los Angeles Times. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Lakers have a mediocre record, and the team's coach is guilty! -- Bleachers.
Who is the new Lakers coach? Most of the professionals point directly to the "Zen master" Phil. Jackson! -- Lakers Nation.
Mike. Brown claims to be innocent! He thought the Lakers would give him more time! ββespnγ
The Lakers are too impatient! Changing the coach on the spot is a taboo on the court! This season, the Lakers are out of the championship! ββespnγ
Stupid approach! Lakers management dug themselves a big hole! ββespnγ
The news came suddenly, Mike. Brown wasn't even prepared before he was dismissed by the team.
And Tang Qian knows that in this "2012-2013 season", the Lakers have given him enough patience, and if he changes to the "last one", after five games, let him roll up and get out. As a giant in the NBA, as the favorite to win the championship this season, from the fans to the management, all have high expectations. It's only a matter of time before Brown takes command of this kind of record and leaves.
Tang Qian was not surprised by this matter.
As for Phil. Jackson......
"We need Phil! If he can come back, it will be the best thing! You know, I owe him a ring! "Regarding the departure of the coach, Kobe Bryant understated. One of them is that he has been experienced for a long time, so he has long been accustomed to the division and integration in the alliance. The second is Mike. Brown, who is not called the "Black Mamba" at all, in the playoffs last season, Kobe Bryant had completely lost patience with this off-the-top "bread" person.
And undoubtedly, the "Zen Master" Phil. Jackson is his first choice as a head coach.
After all, his five championship rings were all obtained under the leadership of the "Zen Master".
In a sense, "Zen Master" is also of great significance to him and Jordan.
And Howard also said that he desperately wanted to be replaced by Phil. Jackson coached, and he has played until now, and he has not met a champion coach in the real sense.
And Phil. Jackson has a nickname called "Thirteen Masters", which means extremely simple and crude, he has the most championship rings in NBA history, and there are 13 during the player and coach period. At this point, it is Bill, known as the "Lord of the Rings". Russell, or "Cardinal" Auerbach, is inferior to him. Of course, if you add the option of general manager, it is still the "Cardinals" who have the advantage, because in addition to the 2008 championship, the 16 times in the history of the Celtics are all related to him.
But unfortunately, the old man has passed away in 2006, so the "Zen master" Phil. Jackson is one of the most high-ranking people in the NBA today. Besides, this person is particularly good at cooking superstar lineups, and he has won 11 championships in his coaching career, which is the best in the league. Just kidding, the person who can even settle with God Qiao, will it be an ordinary person? Therefore, the "thirteenth master" is willing to come to the Los Angeles Lakers, which is definitely expected, and no one dares to "make a mistake".
Because even without thirteen championship rings, he still has the title of "Coach of a Thousand Wins", he is also the head coach with the most playoff wins in the history of North American professional sports, and he also has the highest head coach win rate in NBA history. With so many halos, not to mention the Lakers' wave of "Four Heavenly Kings", even if the "Old Four Heavenly Kings" are all at their peak, he can suppress them.
That's Phil. The charm of Jackson.
On the 28th, local media in Los Angeles reported that "Zen Master" Jackson was considering the matter.
On the 29th, it was revealed that Phil. Jackson has already made his decision and is just waiting for the Lakers' general manager and owner to call him.
The Los Angeles Lakers had exactly three days to recuperate after losing to the Pacers, which also gave Lakers management a respite. If the Los Angeles Lakers don't have this three-day break, if there's no respite from management, then sign Phil. Jackson, the odds will be over 90%. Pity......
On the night of the 29th, Mickey. Kupchak took a few papers and walked to Old Bass's house, where he was about to make the final final discussions.
"Mr. Bass, this is the plan we discussed, and the head coach is selected by the following people. Sloan, Jeff. Van Gundy, Mike. D'Antoni, Phil. Jackson. "Mickey. Kupchak handed the document sheet in his hand to Old Bass on the sofa, who looked at the people, and then muttered, "What are the requirements for each?" What about salary? β
Mickey. Kupchak replied like a streamer: "Jerry. Sloan's salary requirement is $15 million for 3 years. Van Gundy is 4 years and $10 million, Mike Gundy. D'Antoni is $15 million for four years, and Phil. Jackson is ...... $30 million for 2 years. "$30 million in 2 years? How dare he think about it! Looks like I used to feed him too much! Old Bass listened to this quotation and snorted coldly, but soon, he recovered and said quietly: "Who do you think is the most suitable of these four people?" β
Mickey. Kupchak pretended to hesitate and did not answer immediately.
Old Bass looked at him with a picky eye and said lightly: "It's okay, you just tell the truth." β
After hearing old Bass say this, Mickey. Kupchak nodded and said, "The Lakers are now a superstar lineup, Jeff. Van Gundy is the least capable and can be largely ignored. Jerry. Sloan's tactics are classic two-man tactics, and I'm afraid they don't fit well in this Lakers team. "Then only Mike is left. D'Antoni and Phil. Jackson? That's what you mean, right? Old Bass asked slowly.
"Well, yes, and in these two, let's be honest, Phil. Jackson's coaching ability and technical and tactical level are undoubtedly higher than Mike's. D'Antoni was a big one, but ...... "See Mickey. Kupchak was about to stop again, and Old Bass asked, "Just what?" Let's put it bluntly. β
"Okay." Mickey. Kupchak replied: "It's just Fill. Jackson's asking price was too much. β
"He is the thirteenth master of the NBA, and even Auerbach has been compared to 11 coaching career championships, and the asking price is a little outrageous, which is normal. What is the salary of the top manager? It's not like our Lakers haven't given him a ...... before" Seeing that old Buss is about to make a decision, Mitch. Kupchak inserted at the right time. Finish. One mouth said: "It's not just that, 30 million in these 2 years is just a basic offer, Phil. Jackson also demanded a 5% stake in the Lakers. β
"What??? He also wants equity??? This moment the elder Buss was furious, he has always regarded the Lakers as his personal property, family business, so for many years, there has been no plan to recruit new minority shareholders. In this regard, the Bass family is different from most NBA teams, and they have real feelings for the Los Angeles Lakers. Therefore, the hand of the "Zen master" can be regarded as completely touching the bottom line of the old Bass.
You want money, no problem.
The highest-paid head coach in the NBA, that's OK, anyway, the Lakers also used 3 years and 30 million US dollars to sign Phil. Jackson.
But only the equity of this Lakers team, the old Buss can't tolerate it.
Don't say 5%! Even if it's 1%! He couldn't say yes!
And Mickey. Kupchak expected this, so he waited for the right time to come to such a mouthful.
Because from the bottom of his heart, he dislikes Phil terribly. Jackson's.
This person is not a person who keeps to himself, once he becomes the head coach, then the scope of intervention is definitely not only the head coach. After all, he had this kind of precedent before, using Jenny. The identity of Buss's boyfriend attempted to infiltrate the Buss family remotely and manipulate the management of the Los Angeles Lakers.
This, too, he doesn't like Phil. Jackson's top cause.
Otherwise, it's all done according to your intentions, so what am I, the general manager of the team, used for?
Do you want to see it?
This is especially important for the power-hungry Mickey. Kupchak is a very intolerable thing.
So he figured out the psychological bottom line of old Bass and began to deliberately exaggerate, the purpose of which was to make Phil. Jackson joined the Lakers and ended in failure.
He knew that when he said this, the elder Buss would be angry, because no one in Los Angeles knew that the Lakers were his ban.
Besides, as the helmsman of the Bass family, he also has his own major considerations in the next century.
For now, the only suitable successor for the Lakers is Jenny. Buzz and Jim. Bath two. In terms of ability, the former is undoubtedly going to overpower the latter, but the elder Buss is not willing to let her control the Lakers. The idea of preference for sons over daughters may have disappeared completely in ordinary Americans, but in wealthy families, it is still a big problem. To use an analogy, in 1996 the head of the Elwin Company, St. John. Nitz announced his daughter Corey. When Gray became the new heir, the company's stock price fell by 7.5% in an instant! What is the concept of 7.5%? It's a disaster! So don't "take it for granted" that the United States is completely "equal between men and women", at least among the wealthy and aristocracy, this article does not apply.
Jenny. Bass is currently in charge of the team's domestic market, Jim. Bath is responsible for the team's overseas market, and the difference between the two is not difficult for discerning people to see. At one point, Jim. Buss is already out of the Lakers' "Win the Throne". Ke Jenny. Bas and the "Zen Master" Phil. Jackson's love affair gave the situation another chance to turn around.
Obviously, the old Buss doesn't want the Lakers to end up in the hands of an outsider.
And Phil. In his opinion, Jackson has never been a person without ambition, and if Jenny is put in charge, it is extremely unpredictable what the future of the Lakers will be. Jenny. Although Buzz is also extremely capable, the old Buzz still thinks that she can't fight Phil. Jackson. With this intention in mind, the Lakers gave up re-signing Phil in 2011. Jackson has become an external factor. Because old Bass began to step in.
In fact, there were signs of this as early as 2010, "Mind Confrontation: Phil. Roland Brown, author of Jackson's Long Bizarre Journey. Larsen once gave an interview to a reporter from Orange County News, and he claimed that the Bass family has begun to make some subtle changes, and this subtle change will lead to Phil. Jackson eventually left the Los Angeles Lakers. At that time, the Lakers naturally vigorously refuted the rumors, but everyone saw the facts.
Rowland. Larsen wasn't lying.
It was also from that year that Jim. Buzz returned to the ranks of heirs, and in just half a year, he had and Jenny. Bath has the same power and status. If there was no covert support from the old Bass behind all this, how could there be such a situation of confrontation within 6 months? And this, by Mickey. Kupchak keenly caught it.
Of course he couldn't have taken refuge in Jenny. Buzz because of him and Jenny. Bath's boyfriend has not been able to deal with it very much.
And with the ambition of a "Zen master", it is not impossible to transform into the general manager of the Lakers team in the future. Mickey. How could Kupchak sit still? So as soon as he noticed this sign, he immediately took refuge in Jim, who had little roots. Bath, because charcoal in the snow, is far more effective than icing on the cake.
He wants to have more power space with the Lakers in the future, not to help Jim. Bass can't be on top, so Phil. As soon as Jackson left, he couldn't wait to find Mike. Brown. Although he also knew in his heart that Mike. Brown's coaching ability, and Phil. Jackson is 108,000 miles away! But for his own personal interests, he had to pit the team like this, anyway, the Lakers are a giant team, and they don't have to worry about the ability to recruit in the future, so they "pit" for the time being, he thinks it's no big deal.
The war of family heirs is currently the "top priority" of the Lakers.
So he's actually the most reluctant to let Phil right now. Jackson is back with people.
However, as the general manager of the Lakers, he can't be so "ungenerous", so he came up with such a sophisticated trick to make Phil. Jackson completely ruled out the possibility of returning to the Lakers.
And to do that, you have to be old Bass.
"Mickey, you go back for the time being, and I'll give you an answer early tomorrow morning." Although old Bass was annoyed, he was not a fool, and after a little thought, he understood that Mickey. Kupchak's intentions. However, he didn't break it, because as the top leader of the Lakers, he knew the pitfalls and tunnels in it.
"All four candidates have arranged a place to live, right? Early tomorrow morning, the new coach will be signed. β
"Well, I see, Mr. Bass." Mickey. Kupchak did not dare to hold up in front of Old Bass, and replied respectfully.
"Okay, you go first." Old Bass said in a flat tone.
On the 30th, the Lakers were training at the Toyota Sports Center, but the pending position of the "new coach" still made the training atmosphere of the whole team "extremely intense".
"It's hot, Phil is coming back soon, and now the Lakers are saved!" Ci Shiping said with a smile: "Don't you know, that old man's ability is not small, with him, we have hope for our rise this year!" Then he turned to Paul. Gasol teased: "Paul, you should be the happiest person, right?" Phil is back and your tactical position won't be the same as Mike's. Brown era like this, so. Eggs! "As a player with the Lakers, I believe in the team's ability to play a role. Mr. Brown isn't as bad as you say. The Spaniard's mouth was saying that, but his facial expression betrayed him. There is no one on the Lakers team who craves Phil more than him. Jackson's return. Because in Phil. In Jackson's hands, he can exert his maximum energy, which is something that any professional player can only dream of.
"Don't worry, didn't Kobe Bryant say it? It was only Phil's expedient measure before, and he would return to the Lakers as soon as he had the opportunity. β
"yes, I know." The Spaniard's training mood in the past few days is obviously much better than some time ago.
Listening to all kinds of talk from the Lakers players, Tang Qian didn't interject, because in his memory, Phil. Jackson returns to Lakers...... It's bankrupt. It's not that he doesn't want to come back, but the management of the Lakers and even the Buss family has changed. And it was this kind of change that hindered the return of the "Zen master".
But these are the words he can't say now.
Of course, even if he did, no one would believe him.
What he has to do now is to seize the opportunity, an opportunity for the Lakers to change coaches.
The new official takes office with three fires, as long as he grasps it, then the status of the team can be immediately improved.
Otherwise, if you want to stand out in the star-studded Lakers, it's useless to boil your hair white.
ps: This is the first shift, there is another one in the early hours of the evening, and it is said that it will break out in 10,000 words, and Xiaozi will never break his promise!! (To be continued.) )