In Houston, the live broadcast of the away game against the Heat ended, and after another loss, Qiao Hai himself got up and turned off the TV.

"Well, we've lost, six in a row, and it's time for a change." Qiao Hai took this for granted.

Leslie Alexander is still hesitant because Rudy Tomjanovic is the team's meritorious service.

Darryl Morey quickly nodded in agreement with Qiao Hai: "9-14, Rudy has failed, for the sake of our season, we should really change the coach." ”

Carol Dawson, the old manager who attended the meeting, also nodded and said: "The record is one thing, and Rudy's condition, he has bladder cancer, maybe he can't put all his energy into coaching the team now, so let's call him and let him resign voluntarily......"

Carol Dawson spoke, and Leslie Alexander could only nod in agreement.

As a result, Rudy Tomjanovic's dismissal was decided, but externally, the Rockets will announce that Tang Shuai left the team because of bladder cancer.

……

As the meeting was about to end, Carol Dawson was about to dial Tang Shuai's phone, but at this moment, Qiao Hai stretched out his hand: "Carol, don't call." ”

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at Qiao Hai with puzzled eyes.

Qiao Hai quickly pointed to the laptop in front of him: "Hoop Sports news, Rudy has announced his resignation. ”

“……”

At that moment, the conference room was silent for a moment.

Leslie Alexander sighed, but then, he said, "It's a good thing for Rudy to rest, he really should retire and recuperate." ”

Qiao Hai nodded, he thought so too.

"So, the team's new manager, Joe, what do you think?" Leslie Alexander quickly looked at Qiao Hai.

In fact, at this time, Qiao Hai was also a little hesitant about whether to take over the position of head coach of the Rockets, because soon, his participation in the expansion bid will be officially announced.

Once the official announcement is made, and the bid is successful, Qiao Hai will be the small owner of the other team, which can be regarded as Leslie Alexander's opponent.

In this case, if Qiao Hai is so straightforward to become the head coach of the Rockets, he can hardly guarantee that after the bid is officially announced, Alexander will not have other ideas.

So, Qiao Hai thought about it for a while and decided to talk to Alexander one-on-one and tell the truth.

"Leslie, I'd like to say a few words to you alone."

In the conference room, Leslie Alexander quickly understood what Qiao Hai meant, and he followed Qiao Hai out of the conference room together.

Outside the door of the conference room, there is a long passageway, and the lights are dim.

"Leslie, I know, you want me to take over as head coach." Qiao Hai whispered, and Leslie Alexander nodded.

After Tang Shuai got out of class, Leslie Alexander naturally wanted to see Qiao Hai take over as head coach.

Qiao Hai continued, adding a but: "But there is one thing I must tell you in advance, I joined Robert Johnson's consortium and participated in the bid to expand the team, and if successful, I may have to leave the Rockets next season." ”

"And by then, I'll be your rival, Leslie."

Leslie Alexander really showed a surprised expression, and Qiao Hai finally said: "So, Leslie, in this case, I don't know if I should take over as head coach." ”

"Of course, from my heart's point of view, I want to take over, Yao is my compatriot, the Rockets are a young team, and I want to use two seasons to help the Rockets grow into championship contenders."

Leslie Alexander was silent for a while, and finally said slowly: "Joe, you really surprised me, if I remember correctly, you have not been in this alliance for a few years, right?" ”

"That's right, I joined the league in '98-99."

Leslie Alexander began to think: "From '98 to 2002, in four years, you went from a coach to a team owner? ”

"It's the little boss." Qiao Hai corrected.

"A small boss is also a boss, you are great, you have achieved a lot, so, I believe that a coach who has been successful, although he will be my opponent in the future, at least for now, we are not opponents, so I still hope that you can take over as head coach."

This was Leslie Alexander's final answer.

Qiao Hai smiled and nodded, he didn't refuse, because this was exactly what he wanted.

……

……

The Rockets' away game against the Heat, whether in terms of the records of both sides or the spectacle of this game, this game should be a game of rookies pecking each other.

But it was this rookie pecking game that became the focus of the second day of the game.

In TNT's special, Kenny Smith takes a donkey and names it Kenny, and Charles Barkley cashes in on his bet and kisses the ass of the donkey named Kenny in front of the cameras and countless viewers.

All of a sudden, Charles Barkley became the talk of the town and the laughing stock of everyone.

And the time of Yao Ming's counterattack has finally arrived.

In addition, Rudy Tomjanovic announced his resignation after the game, which also detonated the North American basketball world.

ESPN posted: "Tang Shuai's resignation, is it due to physical reasons, or is it a poor record? ”

Sports Illustrated speculated from another angle: "The resignation of the two champions, the Rockets ushered in a new round of reshuffle? ”

The Houston Documentary reported that it was written: "Tang Shuai resigned, Qiao Hai may take the position, for the Rockets, is this good or bad?" ”

Hoop Sports has made a special edition, on the one hand, it reviews Tang Shuai's coaching career in the Rockets, gives an evaluation of the godfather of the Rockets, and on the other hand, analyzes the possibility of Qiao Hai becoming the owner, and the changes that Qiao Hai will bring to the Rockets after he becomes the owner.

Hoop Sports believes that the biggest change should be in Yao Ming: "Tang Shuai obviously did not reuse Yao Ming, the regular season has been played for a month and a half, China's Yao has only played 22.7 minutes, only one start, and it is obvious that Tang Shuai did not assign Yao special offensive tactics, if Qiao Hai takes office, it is foreseeable that he will definitely reuse Yao Ming, who just cut 34 points and 16 rebounds!" ”

"Whether the rocket can break free from the quagmire of the lotto area depends on what Yao Ming can contribute after being reused."

……

Soon, 24 hours after Tang Shuai announced his resignation, the Rockets officially announced: "Thank you Rudy for his contribution to the Rockets in the past 23 years (since he was a player), and I sincerely wish Rudy a speedy recovery!" ”

And: "Rudy resigned, the position of head coach of the team is vacant, and after discussion with the team's senior management, the team's general manager, Mr. Qiao Hai, will become the new head coach of the Rockets and lead the team to continue the 2002-2003 season!" ”