Chapter 42: Van Gundy (Part 2)
Knowing that Swift had signed to a record company, those in the music company could only shake their heads helplessly.
But singing at such a big party has an immediate effect.
That night, there were seven or eight TV stations that invited Swift to participate in the program, including "Grand.Ole.Opry" and "Good Morning America" and other large TV programs.
The opportunity that Tang Tian fought for Swift greatly increased her popularity.
It is foreseeable that by the time Swift's record is officially released, there will be a relatively good start.
After the party, Tang Tian appeared in the arena early the next day.
Tonight will be his first day as the team's full head coach, and against a strong Mavericks, he'll have to prepare as much as he can.
As he walked towards the manager's office, he saw a familiar figure just open the door and come out of it.
Jeff Van Gundy, after disappearing for more than a week, reappeared.
Holding a file rack in both hands, it was full of documents, and he should have come to get something.
Tang Tian stretched out his hand to greet him: "Jeff, long time no see." ”
Van Gundy was a little surprised to see that it was Tang Tian, but he still nodded: "Long time no see." ”
"Do you need me to help you take it?" Seeing that Van Gundy had a lot of things in his hands, he spoke.
Van Gundy nodded and didn't refuse.
Tang Tian took half of the documents over, and then helped them walk towards the elevator.
was silent all the way, although there was no contradiction between the two, but because of the relationship between the current and the predecessor, no one spoke first.
After all the documents were moved to the car, Van Gundy took out some documents from the file rack, handed them to Tang Tian and said: "This is a sorting out of the team's defensive system in the past three years, which may be helpful for your subsequent coaching." ”
"There's no way I'm going to coach the Rockets anymore, and it's a pile of waste paper to get back." Afraid that Tang Tian would not answer, he added another sentence.
Van Gundy had all said this, Tang Tian did not refuse again, and took the thick stack of documents.
"What's next for you?" Tang Tian asked.
"I'm going to spend time with my family first, and then I'm going to think about the next step, maybe to be a narrator or something."
"You're not going to look for opportunities on other teams?"
"No, I'm tired of being a manager, it's been almost twenty years, not only don't I have time for my family, but I also have my hair." Van Gundy smiled and touched his bald head.
The serious Van Gundy still had such a humorous side, and Tang Tian was also amused.
"Alright, it's time for me to go." Van Gundy said one last glance at the Toyota Center, and then got into the car.
Tang Tian nodded, although he didn't get along for a long time, and there were disagreements in the middle because of coaching, he really looked at Van Gundy leaving, and he still felt a little emotional in his heart.
"Oh yes, I heard you went to a party last night?" Van Gundy said abruptly as he lowered the window.
"Huh?" Tang Tian was a little puzzled, but he didn't expect that Van Gundy would know about it.
"When you become a manager, you have to pay attention to it, and if the media catches something, it will be entangled." Van Gundy reminded.
Tang Tian nodded.
Van Gundy smiled, lowered the window, and finally drove away from the underground garage.
Tang Tian withdrew his gaze, didn't think about it anymore, and then went back to the office.
Van Gundy's kind reminder finally turned out to be in a word.
As far as Tang Tian was studying tactics in the office, the media reports outside were already overwhelming.
These reporters didn't know how to do it, and took all kinds of photos related to him, some of them were with Hathaway, some were with Lima, and some were even forcibly taken together through the angle of the seat.
Because he has just taken over as the head coach of the Rockets, coupled with his status as a yellow race, he has become the focus of media reports.
"Getting carried away, the Chinese coach of the Rockets lingered before the game to send the team."
"Red wine supermodel, the new coach of the Rockets is bohemian off the court."
"Dawson made the worst decision and the Rockets' prospects for the new season are in jeopardy."
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These reports had some shocks to the Rockets' management, and Dawson also talked to Tang Tian about it.
However, after knowing that Tang Tian was invited by his cousin, he didn't say much except for asking him to pay attention to his off-the-field image.
It was against this backdrop that the Rockets ushered in a game against the Dallas Mavericks.
This past month, the Mavericks had the league's longest 10-game winning streak and were in hot form.
Because they only led the Rockets by 1 win in the winning game, this game for the Mavericks is not only related to whether the winning streak can continue, but also whether the first place in the West will eventually change hands, and the Mavericks are bound to have no reservations in this game.
Toyota Center is packed, such a strong matchup broadcast live in the United States, coupled with the grievances between the two teams in the playoffs, no one will want to miss it.
The commentary for the game was from TNT's Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
Before the game started, Barkley couldn't stop laughing, and Smith dunked in underwear before betting on the Rockets.
"Charles, are you going to go to the toilet and laugh for a few minutes? Isn't it? ”
"Okay, okay." Barkley slapped the commentary seat, holding back a laugh, but just as he could speak, he collapsed again.
It took a while for the players from both teams to start warming up from the dressing room before he gradually recovered.
"Okay, let's not bet this time, let's just make a prediction, do you think the Mavericks who have won ten in a row, or the Rockets, who had a one-time and lavish party last night by the new head coach, have a better chance of winning?" Barkley spoke.
"Team Rocket."
"Team Rocket?" Barkley was surprised, "Hey, man, you shouldn't have been picking it because the Rockets won last time and you were put on that sexy lingerie, right?" ”
"Nope! No! Smith shook his head repeatedly, he used to tease Barkley about kissing the ass of a donkey, and now he can't get over the matter of wearing underwear to dunk.
"The Rockets have a 3-1 record in the past, and the only game they lost was against the Spurs, and they only lost by 4 points, and that game was because the Rockets didn't play well off the bench."
"But man, the Mavericks can make a ten-game winning streak."
"Yes, I know, but I believe in Tang Tian's ability."
"What? The new head coach of the Rockets, you say? Dude, he just went to a raves party yesterday! To be honest, I don't even know if he's awake now. Barkley said with a smile.
"Whatever he did yesterday doesn't affect his ability as a head coach, and I've been watching him since the last time the Rockets won against the Heat." Smith swears.
"Man! You're ...... I bet you that if Team Rocket wins, I won't touch a woman for a month, and I'm serious. Barkley began.