Chapter 91: Bad News Suddenly
With Francis, Miller, and Jefferson in hand, he walked to Rappers' office. According to the previous notice, the coaching staff will meet today to discuss the recruitment goals for the new season, and as the head coach, Rappers must have been sitting in his office for a long time, which is also his usual conscientious and meticulous style.
But when Chang Wei was about to push the door open, he found that the door of Rappers's office was not moving, and he didn't think much about it, it was normal for Rappers to go temporarily, or he just went to the toilet. However, when there were still ten minutes before the meeting time, Lappers still did not come back, Chang Wei felt very strange, locking the door and going out on an important day, this is not Rappers's style, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart......
Seeing that the scheduled meeting time was approaching, Chang Wei had to trot to the conference room. When he walked into the conference room, he found that almost all the members of the coaching staff had arrived, but the main seat was still empty, and Rappers still did not come. Chang Wei looked at everyone's expressions again and found that everyone was at a loss, obviously not knowing what was going on. He shrugged his shoulders and sat down in a random place, boringly flipping through the player profiles in front of him, but his mood became heavier and heavier.
Suddenly, the door to the conference room was pushed open, but it was not Lappers who walked in, but Davis, Villanova University's vice president for athletics. He looked around and said with a sad face: "Coach Lappers was diagnosed with high blood pressure and heart disease, and the doctor decided that he was no longer suitable for the position of head coach of the team, so the school approved his resignation." Now that everything is on hold, we will find a new coach to take over as soon as possible......"
Everyone was stunned, and Richardson stammered and asked, "Mr. Davis...... It's not April Fool's Day...... This one...... The joke...... It's not funny...... but everyone knows that this is definitely not a joke, and even the vice principal in charge of the team has come forward, which only proves that Rappers has really left the team.
Chang Wei's eyes were a little sour, and after experiencing the rejection of the old K, he was full of gratitude to Rappers. Although Rappers gave him a test at first, it was also a matter of course, and no one would rashly choose to trust a rookie trainer. Moreover, after Chang Wei proved his strength, Lappers also gave him great support, and attached great importance to his advice, regardless of whether it was a training problem or not, such a coach is very rare at any time.
But he left so suddenly, after winning the first title of his coaching career. Despite having a system that surpasses the current civilization, Chang Wei never felt that he was the most important person in the team, on the contrary, he always respected Lappers, whose departure was undoubtedly a great loss for Villanova.
Davis left after the announcement, and the meeting naturally couldn't be held, and the members of the coaching staff who stayed in the conference room stared widely, and it took a while for someone to sigh and start packing up their things to leave. Chang Wei returned to his office to put away the materials, and without hesitation, he picked up the microphone and dialed the phone at Rappers's home.
The person who answered the phone was Lappers's wife, who had met with everyone at the team dinner some time ago. The strong woman's voice was obviously pretending to be calm, and if she looked closely, she could hear some nasal voices, and after learning Chang Wei's identity and the intention of making the call, she readily informed the hospital where her husband was.
After arriving at the hospital, Chang Wei successfully found the ward in Rappers. Perhaps because he had just led the team to win the championship, the hospital arranged a decent single room for him, and the doctors and nurses had a good attitude. But Chang Wei wanted to cry a little, Lappers, who had always been high-spirited, looked like he was twenty years old, his thick black hair was mixed with a little silver thread, his originally ruddy cheeks had also lost a lot of weight, and the whole person looked a little listless.
But when he saw Chang Wei, his eyes instantly lit up, as if he had come back to life. He patted the edge of the bed lightly, motioned for Chang Wei to sit down, and said slowly, "Chang, is the team okay now?" I remember today is the day of the meeting, but if I wasn't there, I guess there would be no one to organize the meeting, right? ”
Chang Wei nodded: "Mr. Davis came to give us a notice, and we couldn't believe it when he said that you resigned due to illness." By the way, why did you suddenly get checked out for this disease? Didn't feel it at all before? ”
Rappers smiled wryly, "Actually, I've been feeling sick for a while, at least since the division finals against Arizona. Sometimes I felt a little tightness in my chest when I was directing from the sidelines, but the game was so intense that I resisted it myself in order to keep the morale of the army stable. When I was on vacation, I had more and more difficulty breathing, and when Martha saw me like this, she forcibly pulled me to the hospital for a check-up, and then ......"
Perhaps thinking the topic was too heavy, Rappers paused for a moment and said: "I don't know which coach the school will find to be in charge of the team, if it is not a famous coach, it will be very stressful, after all, we have just won a championship." ”
"There's no news yet, but the outlook for the team this season is not very promising, after all, it is a troublesome time for the new manager to change the manager, and the new manager needs to be familiar with the team, develop tactics and, crucially, determine the list of signings for the offseason. To be honest, the quality of this year's high school stars is not high, and I only found three after I went through the player information given by the scouts...... In that case, we will be lucky to be in the tournament next year. ”
Rappers suddenly looked at Chang Wei with blazing eyes, and said seriously: "Chang, do you have any ideas about being the head coach of the team?" I just heard your analysis feel very professional, if you are willing to take over, I can make a suggestion to the school board. ”
Chang Wei waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't fool me, don't I know my own character and strength?" I prefer to hide behind my back and be a trainer and watch those players get stronger under my training, what a rewarding thing! If you change to a head coach, it will be free, I don't have such a high level of tactical literacy, and I don't want to be under so much pressure, I feel good to be a trainer now, don't put a burden on me! ”
Looking at Chang Wei with a lazy face, Rappers didn't know what to say, so he could only wave his hand depressedly and follow him.