"Kurt, how about I take command of the next game?"

Qiao Hai pondered for a while and came up with an idea.

Cotlambis, however, was silent, as if hesitating.

Qiao Hai knew what Cortlambis was hesitating about, in fact, Qiao Hai put forward this idea, he already had his own considerations, he knew very well that although Cortlambis had already regarded Qiao Hai as a lifesaver, and relied on Qiao Hai very much in terms of tactical arrangement, he must also have reservations, after all, Cotlambis also had to leave himself a certain head coach authority.

Qiao Hai knew very well that Cortlambis's level was not at that level.

Although later generations remember that Kotlambis led the Lakers to a good record, he missed the playoffs in his two seasons with the Timberwolves and one season with the Knicks.

This shows that the coaching ability of Cotlambises is very average, so Qiao Hai hopes to get more rights from Côtlambis.

But Cortlambis, however, hesitated, and apparently was somewhat reluctant.

In the end, Qiao Hai could only wave his hand helplessly and smiled: "Forget it, it's still like this, you still command, and I will assist you." ”

Cortlambis nodded immediately, and then smiled: "Don't worry, Joe, I thought about it carefully, the next game is not a big problem, we can put on a defensive formation, the last time Del Harris won against the Spurs, it relied on such a lineup." ”

It seems that the command of the game is the bottom line of Cotlambis, Qiao Hai also smiled, nodded, and didn't say anything more, but there was a slight embarrassment in this smile.

……

The day before the game, Old Joe returned from New York, and the two paid their respects to each other, and then Qiao Hai took Old Joe to a Chinese restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley for a meal on the grounds of his promotion and salary increase.

Qiao Hai also called Stamreford over, on the one hand, there were more people, and on the other hand, Qiao Hai was also ready to mention to Stan Lefu about coming to the Lakers as a coach.

"Little Joe, your progress is really fast, half a year ago you were just the coach of the amateur league, and you went to work for the Lakers a few months ago, I didn't expect to sit in the position of chief assistant coach so quickly, yes, it's worth a toast." Old Qiao found a reason to pour Qiao Hai's wine, Qiao Hai took a sip with a smile, and did not toast as he said.

Lao Qiao still wanted to persuade, but Qiao Hai directly refused: "No, Lao Qiao, I still have a game tomorrow." ”

Old Joe was helpless, he knew the importance of the game, so he didn't say anything more, but began to pour Stan Love's wine on the other side.

Stanlefour also raised his glass to Qiao Hai: "Joe, I really didn't expect it, how old are you this year?" You're all sitting in the position of NBA's chief assistant coach, and maybe it won't be long before you're the NBA's head coach......"

In the front, he lamented that Qiao Hai's progress was too fast, and in the back, Stanrefour thought of himself again.

"Think about me, I was quite a coach when I retired, but at that time, neither the Baltimore Bullets, nor the Lakers, nor the San Antonio Spurs in the ABA, gave me that opportunity......"

Stamford was a little melancholy, and it seemed that the reason why he couldn't continue to dominate the coach's bench after retiring like Qiao Hai was that no one wanted to give him a chance.

Qiao Hai smiled, Stan Lefu and Old Joe have the same problem, that is, they like to show off and brag about themselves, but Qiao Hai is not disgusted with these, he will feel that these people are confident people, at least they believe in themselves.

On the contrary, it is Kotlambis, and Qiao Hai now looks down on Kotlambis.

Obviously, Cortlanbis wants to keep his position as head coach, but Cotlambis's confidence in himself is not very good, so he can only rely on Qiao Hai.

But relying entirely on Qiao Hai, Cortlambis felt that he couldn't prove himself, so he didn't want to let go of all his rights, so hesitating, Cotlambis's relationship with Qiao Hai had become a little embarrassing.

Stamleford said that he wanted to be a coach, which was in line with one of the purposes of Qiao Hai's meal.

"Stan, there's a chance now, I don't know if you'd like to."

Stan Lefu paused for a moment, looking at Qiao Hai a little inexplicably.

"The Lakers are short of assistant coaches right now, so I can give you an assistant coach contract here if you want."

As soon as Qiao Hai said this, Stan Lefu hesitated.

"Why, Stan, is it good not to say that? No confidence now? Old Joe laughed.

This sentence, Stanrefour still did not enter the set.

He shook his head, "Give me some time to think about it." ”

Qiao Hai expressed his understanding, he knew that Stan Lorefour needed to go back and discuss with Mrs. Stan Lefour, because if he accepted Qiao Hai's invitation, Stan Lefour would need to quit his original job.

……

Qiao Hai invited Stan Lore, and Stan Lorefour was still thinking about it.

Collambis, however, is moving fast, and the two assistant coaches he has hired have already arrived.

One is Byron Scott, a teammate from the Lakers days at Cortlampis and has just retired from Panathinaikos in Greece.

The other is Jim Eden, a veteran assistant coach who began his coaching career in the NCAA in 1979, and this joining the Lakers is Jim Eden's first time on an NBA team, which can be regarded as a career take-off.

It's been three days since the last match, and a new matchday is here again.

On Feb. 19, the Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs.

Qiao Hai met with Byron Scott and Jim Eden in the home team's locker room, and after greeting each other, Qiao Hai sat down directly in his place.

Cortlambis, who soon arrived, organized the players to sit down in their positions, then glanced at Qiao Hai and beckoned.

Qiao Hai sighed and walked over anyway.

"Joe, in this game, I'm going to start with Derrick Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones, Elden Campbell and Shaq, play positional battles, let Kobe and Shaq play alone, shrink the defense, and don't let the Spurs play inside." Cortambis hurriedly said his thoughts, wanting to seek Qiao Hai's approval.

Byron Scott and Jim Eden also came over, and Qiao Hai frowned: "It's better for Eddie not to start with Kobe, the two of them are too conflicting, and in addition, if Elden Campbell is on the line, the offense of the starter is too bad." ”

As soon as Qiao Hai said this, Cortlambis also began to frown, and while hesitating, Cortlambis still shook his head: "Rick's defense is a little worse, it's better to go to Eddie to strengthen the defense, and if the interior line is not Elden, it must not be able to prevent the Spurs' twin towers, so, let's just start this set, right?" ”

Kortlambis was still facing Qiao Hai in an inquiring tone, but when asked, Qiao Hai's opinion was still not listened to by Kortranbis.

So, Qiao Hai could only shake his head in his heart, and Cortlambis began......

Cortlambis is not confident, but he values his face, so in the face of Qiao Hai's questioning, Kotland Biss can't open his face, he also wants to prove himself, so he wants to stick to his ideas, but he is afraid that he is too wrong, so he asks Qiao Hai again.

Qiao Hai nodded, and did not try to persuade Cortlambis.

Qiao Hai knew very well that if he didn't let Cortlambis's head hit the wall, Cortlambis would not follow what he said.