Maddie returned to training, and the Vancouver Business Daily reported the incident with the front page headline the next day, and the Vancouver fan community was immediately jubilant.

There is another piece of news reported at the same time......

"New Jersey Nets have a poor record, Don Casey is out of class, new coach may be Grizzlies chief assistant coach Byron Scott......"

When Joe Hai saw the news, Byron Scott had already arrived.

He pushed open the heavy door of Qiao Hai's office, and then saw the newspaper in Qiao Hai's hand.

"You got it?"

"Byron, is this true?"

The two spoke almost simultaneously, and then there was silence for a moment......

Byron Scott nodded, "It's true." ”

"And how did you decide?"

"I want to take over ......"

Qiao Hai nodded silently, in fact, he could understand Byron Scott's thoughts, after all, the Nets team's lineup was not bad, and they definitely had the strength to achieve Byron Scott's goal.

The point guard position is Stephen Marbury, the power forward is Keith Van Horn, the center is 2.06 meters Kenyon Martin, and there are also John Newman and Aaron Williams on the bench, plus Lucios Harris and Kendall Gill.

The Nets' lineup is definitely not bad, with superstars and powerhouses, and players available on the bench.

It's just that the record is too bad, currently 11-25, Eastern Lotto.

"Is it negotiated?"

Byron Scott nodded again: "It's basically almost, if there are no accidents, it can be officially announced on January 20th." ”

"Then I can only congratulate you, Byron, and hopefully you can usher in an era with the Nets."

Qiao Hai congratulated him twice.

Byron Scott smiled helplessly: "Joe, I'm really sorry. ”

Qiao Hai raised his hand directly: "No, Byron, I understand you very well, this is indeed a good opportunity for you, but Byron, I have to give you a few suggestions." ”

Byron Scot nodded: "This is exactly what I need." ”

"The Nets are a good team, they have a strong roster on paper, but if you want to improve your record significantly, you have to do one thing first."

Byron Scott looked puzzled.

Qiao Hai continued: "Trade Stephen Marbury. ”

"Why?"

Stephen Marbury is the star of the Nets, but Qiao Hai asked Byron Scott to trade Stephen Marbury, which he can't understand.

"Stephen Marbury's stats are beautiful, averaging 24+8 per game, scoring is comparable to some of the top scoring guards, and the ability to organize assists can also be compared to those of Jason Kidd, but with such a statistic, the Nets still can't make the playoffs ......"

"And in his entire career, Stephen Marbury has only played in the playoffs for two years, and he was still with the Timberwolves, and when he was paired with Kevin Garnett, he led the team alone, and he never proved his ability to lead the team."

"Byron, by now you should understand why the Timberwolves are willing to give Kevin Garnett a super contract instead of Stephen Marbury a salary cap."

Byron Scott frowned, Qiao Hai's words, he sounded very reasonable, but he couldn't be sure if Qiao Hai was right.

So, he was hesitant.

"Trade Stephen Marbury for Jason Kidd and the Nets will take off, trust me."

Qiao Hai finally gave an ultimate suggestion, and it didn't matter if Byron Scott listened or not, he said what he had to say anyway, and time will tell.

……

……

Byron Scott is gone, for Qiao Hai, this is the first coach in Qiao Hai's department to go away and fly high, Qiao Hai still sincerely hopes that Byron Scott can be successful.

At the same time, because of the departure of Byron Scott, there is a vacancy in the coaching staff, and Qiao Hai also needs to readjust the coaching staff.

The position of chief assistant coach and outside player development coach is vacant, and Qiao Hai has decided to promote Stamrefour to be the team's new head assistant coach.

At the same time, regular assistant coach Lloyot was promoted to the team's new interior development coach.

Then Dave Jogle, who served as a video editor, was adjusted to become an outside player development coach.

After some promotion and adjustment, the coaching staff is basically filled, and there is only one video editor left.

So, Joe asked Stu Jackson to type out a job posting for a new video editor.

In the first game without Byron Scott, the Grizzlies faced off against the Cavaliers.

This season, the Cavaliers' record is quite upward, 17-17, 50% win rate, ranking in the top eight in the East, because last year's rookie Andre Miller has improved significantly, and this season's average data has increased to 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

The Cavaliers played all-soldier basketball, and under the organization of Andre Miller, including Miller himself, as many as seven players on the team scored in double figures.

But against the Grizzlies, the culmination of an all-man offensive play, the Cavaliers still lost.

The score was 119-107, with the Grizzlies winning by 12 points.

For the Cavaliers, Chris Gatlin had a team-high 27 points and seven rebounds, Ramon Murray also had 23 points and eight rebounds, Andre Miller had 17 points and 10 assists, Jim Jackson had 14 points, and Clarence Witherspoon also had 10 points and five rebounds.

On the Grizzlies side, Manuginobili had a game-high 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Mike Bibby had 20 points and 6 assists.

Raheem had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Patrick Ewing had 13 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks.

Chauncey Billups had 12 points, three rebounds and 10 assists, and Sean Marion had 11 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, as well as roughly 10 points and five rebounds.

In contrast, the Grizzlies scored in double figures with seven players, which is obviously more of a national soldier.

Relying on two more players scoring in double figures, the Grizzlies won the game and snapped their sixth straight win in January.

After playing this game, the Grizzlies rested for two days, and then welcomed the challenge of the Nuggets at home.

In this game, the Grizzlies were not in good shape, trailing by 5 points after three quarters.

Fortunately, in the fourth quarter, Qiao Hai put out the strongest lineup of the current Grizzlies, with three guards and two insides, a wave of 14:5 in the final quarter, and directly turned the tables and won the game.

Seven wins in a row!

But a day later, in back-to-back battles, the Grizzlies took a big break and finally lost to the Heat 97-86 to end the winning streak.

After this back-to-back battle, the Grizzlies rested for 4 days in a row before ushering in the next game, and even Qiao Hai couldn't help but complain about such a schedule.

"The schedule in the league is terrible, four days ago, we were exhausted and played back-to-backs, then we had to take a big break, we lost a game, and then we didn't play for four days! What is this concept? ”

"I don't understand why the league can't make the schedule more relaxed and protect the health of the players!"

After complaining, the Grizzlies lost a 20-point lead in the third quarter in the subsequent game, and defeated the Timberwolves 124-96 at the end of the game, refusing to lose in a row!