Chapter 103: Keep Waiting
"I said before the game, it's going to be us and it's going to be a crushing win."
At the press conference after the game, Qiao Hai was in high spirits.
"I also said that in the next two games, it will be us who will win, and it will be a crushing victory, believe me, it will be fulfilled one by one."
Qiao Hai behaved like a wizard, and Kevinding felt like this, and Qiao Hai kept talking about his predictions.
For this game, Qiao Hai also summed up: "Why did we win? It's actually quite simple, we opened up on the outside, which we haven't been able to do in the first two games, but we did it in this game, so, we won. ”
Qiao Hai simply attributed the reason for the victory to the fact that the outside line opened up the situation, and in fact it was indeed that simple.
Popovich agrees with this, and in the Spurs' post-game press conference, Popovich attributed this loss to bad luck, the Lakers were able to win just too well, and the next game, the Spurs will definitely come back.
Fans and reporters are also looking forward to a fierce and anxious Western Conference Finals, in fact, the first two games of the Western Conference Finals have been very anxious and intense, but this game suddenly the gap is too large.
The reason for this is that Kobe's outburst is the main one.
In the whole game, Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, the highest score for the two teams.
O'Neal also only scored 28 points and 15 rebounds, far below Kobe.
Coupled with Scott Pippen's 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, the Lakers' Big Three combined for 81 points, and the offense exploded completely.
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After playing this game, public opinion turned over, the voice of criticism of Qiao Hai disappeared, and the major media in North America were full of praise and blowing.
For Qiao Hai, he doesn't care about the reversal of public opinion, what he cares about is whether David Falke can find a home for him after the reversal of public opinion.
After the third game of the Western Conference Finals, before the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers have two days of rest, and during these two days, Qiao Hai is ready to determine the next home, and the operation of next season can be prepared now.
With 20 years of basketball knowledge beyond this world, Qiao Hai can form a team as he wants, and he can teach according to his aptitude, but the most critical issue is that the new team must be talented.
Of course, with Qiao Hai's "vision" and forward-looking ability, even if it is a team that is not talented, Qiao Hai can also change talents, provided that he must master the draft power and transfer power of the new team, so that he can build the team according to his own ideas.
The next day, Qiao Hai contacted David Falck to inquire about his next home.
As early as when Qiao Hai signed with David Falke, David Falke released the news that Qiao Hai had become his new employer, and at the current playoffs, some teams that want to contact Qiao Hai will choose to contact David Falke, because they know that even if they call Qiao Hai, Qiao Hai may reply to them: "Please contact my agent." ”
Therefore, Qiao Hai did not receive any phone calls here, whether there was any team to contact Qiao Hai after this wild victory, David Falke must know.
"David, public opinion has turned around, how is the situation now?"
"It's good, there's a team coming in." On the other end of the phone, David Falck's voice was a little tired. "I'm in Chicago right now, and I'm talking to Jerry Kraus, the general manager of the Bulls, and they're interested in making you the next head coach of the Bulls, but Jerry Kraus doesn't want to let go of the transfer power, and I'm still fighting for it."
"What else?"
"No ......"
No, Qiao Hai was a little surprised.
In his opinion, at the end of last season and the beginning of the new season, there are many teams that want to change coaches, and as far as Qiao Hai knows, there are many teams where the previous head coach has left class.
For example, in the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East, former head coach Mike Flatrow was announced to be out of class as early as the end of the regular season.
There is also the Orlando Magic, although they have made the playoffs, coach Chuck Daley has long confirmed that he will retire after the end of the season, so the Magic also need to confirm a new coach.
The Washington Wizards are the same, the mid-season head coach Bernie Bixduff has been dismissed, and the acting head coach Jim Blovili has also led the team to a very bad record, and the Wizards also need to determine the new coach for the new season.
On the Western side, the Nuggets' Mike D'Anthony has also stepped down, and the new coach is yet to be determined.
These are the four teams that have confirmed a change of manager, and there are many more teams that are interested in changing managers.
There are Boston Celtics in the East, and NCAA star Rick Pitino has been in charge of the Celtics for two seasons, but he has not achieved anything, and the Celtics are interested in replacing Rick Pitino, but they are still hesitating.
The Nets also intend to change the coach, John Calyparry, who is also a NCAA coach, left in the middle of the season, and the acting head coach Tang Casey's coaching performance is average, and there are two ideas in the Nets, one is to continue to let Tang Casey coach, and the other is to choose a new coach.
The Bulls are also a member of the intention to change the coach, although David Falke has gone to Chicago to negotiate, but Qiao Hai knows that Tim Floyd has not yet left class, and the Bulls are obviously hesitant to change the coach, mainly because the Bulls' lineup was too poor last season, Michael Jordan retired, Scott Pippen left, and Tim Floyd only carried the black pot for a season, and he is the Bulls' own person, and there are voices within the Bulls, wanting to give Tim Floyd a chance to prove himself.
On the western side, the Phoenix Suns also reported that they wanted to change the coach, and the reason for their change of coach was not the poor record, but the head coach Danny Ainge wanted to spend more time with his family and intended to leave.
The Warriors and Clippers in the lottery are also interested in changing coaches, and they are not very happy with their current head coaches, mainly because the team's record is too poor, but they are both in the hesitant stage.
And Qiao Hai is now leading the team with excellent results, leading the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals and leading 2:1, so many teams are ready to change coaches or intend to change coaches, but there is only one Chicago Bulls invitation? And it seems that David Falke came to the door, which made Qiao Hai lose confidence a little.
Is there no team interested in him?
Qiao Hai was silent here, and David Falke on the other side of the phone smiled: "Don't worry, Joe, I will definitely give you a choice, the Washington Wizards are about to change their coach, I have contacted their boss, they are still thinking about it, and they will give me an answer in the evening." ”
Qiao Hai pondered for a while and replied: "David, don't worry for the time being, if Jerry Kraus doesn't agree to give transfer rights and draft picks, let's give up the Bulls line first." ”
David Falke paused: "Is the transfer right important to you?" ”
Qiao Hai nodded: "Very important." ”
It is really important, Qiao Hai needs to transfer power to realize his value, and Qiao Hai feels that no team will come to him at this stage, but as long as he leads the Lakers to win the championship, he will have many options, so he does not need to be in a hurry now, choosing a team that can realize his value is the most important thing.