Chapter 208: He's a Puppet Doll
After the pre-war mobilization, Li Wei went to get a drink, and happened to meet Pat Riley who was also walking this way.
So he snorted, "Hello, Mr. Riley! ”
Pat Leigh glanced at Li Wei out of the corner of his eye, remembering that the other party had said that he was inferior to Phil many times, he smiled and turned his head.
"I'll go, the shelf is so big!" Li Wei scolded secretly.
The MSG reporter on the sidelines keenly noticed the smell of gunpowder and immediately interviewed forward: "Coach Li, you greeted Coach Riley, but he ignored him, is it because you said a few days ago that he was the fourth active coach, and he was angry?" ”
Li Wei said: "How is it possible, I believe that Mr. Riley will not have a small belly and chicken intestines, and go to hate others and tell the truth!" ”
The reporter couldn't help but chuckle.
Riley is obviously the greatest coach in the game, and he can be as short as Phil Jackson, and you rank him fourth, so that's the truth?
Coach Li's mouth is still as poisonous as ever!
"Then Coach Li, why do you think he ignored you?"
Li Wei said: "The fans at the Knicks' home court are accusing Coach Riley of being garbage, and I think he must be worried that the team will not be able to hang up after losing, so he is so preoccupied that he has no time to say hello to others!" ”
"Do you think the Knicks can win?"
Li Weidao: "Look at the audience, which one doesn't think the Knicks can win?" I have to win for the 20,000 fans in the stadium! ”
After the reporter interviewed Li Wei, he happily went to interview Pat Riley, and he already had a premonition that there was big news today!
"Coach Riley, you didn't say hello to Coach Lee, are you worried that the Heat will lose?"
Riley was stunned: "How can you have such a peculiar cognition?" Could our Heat lose to the Knicks? ”
"This sentence was said by Coach Li just now, what kind of opponent do you think Coach Li is?"
Pat Riley frowned: "In the financial field, he is a successful person, and if I want to buy stocks, I may consult him." ”
The reporter smiled: "Then what do you think of his coaching ability?" Can you lead the team to win against the Heat? ”
Pat Riley snorted coldly, "I can't judge a layman. ”
"Layman? You say Coach Lee is a layman? ”
Riley said: "I think you media, the head coach of BA, have either played in the league for more than ten years, have the words and deeds of old coaches, and have accumulated rich experience, or in college, NC+ has made a name for themselves and has an amazing record, or you have been an assistant coach for more than ten years and have been affirmed by the entire industry!"
Have you ever seen someone who can become a head coach after just one or two years as an assistant coach? No, in the entire NBA, there is not a single coach like this, and there will never be one in the future. No stupid general manager would interview such a person!
To be a head coach in the NBA, you need at least 10 years of relevant experience, otherwise your tactical literacy will not be able to be used at all. ”
The reporter said: "But Coach Riley, who has only been an assistant coach for one or two years in the NBA, has not even been an assistant coach, and there are many direct head coaches, such as Larry Bird, who has never been an assistant coach." ”
Riley said: "Note, as I said earlier, it's 10 years of relevant experience, not 10 years of teaching assistants. Larry Bird has been in this league for more than 10 years, and Auerbach's team has brought him out by hand, will the tactical literacy be poor? Even if he picks up the whip immediately after retiring, he knows how to win better than most coaches in the league!
But what about Coach Lee? Has he ever played in this league? Well, he's been playing in the league this season, but in terms of coaching experience, he's a newcomer who doesn't know anything. Maybe he went to a professional training class in college, has some tactical knowledge, and can coach a high school team, or even a college team, but in the NBA, save it!
If he wants to be a real NBA head coach, then he will have a say in the league for ten years! ”
The reporter asked: "Then what do you think of Coach Li's 20-game winning streak?" If he doesn't understand anything, how can he win 20 games in a row? ”
Riley said: "I think you are mistaken, the previous 21 consecutive defeats are probably his true level." Don't forget, there is a real god sitting on the Knicks' assistant chair, and only he can achieve a real 20-game winning streak! ”
The reporter said, "Are you talking about Chuck Daley?" But this season, Coach Lee has always been in charge of the sidelines, and the Knicks' style is also different from Coach Daley's old style! ”
Riley said: "Chuck was retired for a long time before he coached the Knicks, and I wouldn't be surprised if he had a lot of ideas, after all, he was one of the greatest opponents I had ever faced!" ”
After a pause, Riley said again: "Two months ago, Chuck personally led the team, and our Heat still won two games and two wins, and this time it was replaced by a puppet doll command, I believe the effect will be even worse!" ”
"Puppet dolls?" The reporter chuckled.
On the other side of the court, Li Wei also smiled when he heard the puppet doll's words.
Frankly speaking, he agrees with Pat Riley's statement that he has sharpened his sword for 10 years.
After the 90s, the NBA has entered the modern era, and the requirements for relevant practitioners are getting higher and higher, and the crucial position of head coach basically has more than 10 years of relevant experience.
Let's take a few young coaches who once caused a sensation, Brad Stevens, the head coach of the Celtics in the future, became an assistant coach in 01, became the head coach of Butler University in 07, and the winning rate of coaching was as high as 77.2%, leading the weak Butler University to the NC+ Finals twice.
In 2013, at the age of 37, Stevens signed with the Celtics and became a famous young coach, 12 years after he first became an assistant coach.
For a person outside the NBA, Stevens is amazing to be able to coach the NBA at the age of 37 with his dazzling performance in NC+, with only 12 years of experience!
It's easier for someone inside the NBA to become a head coach than it is outside the circle, but it's not much easier.
For example, another well-known young coach Luke Wharton, entered the NBA in 03 and followed many famous coaches such as Phil Jackson, Tomjanovich, Mike Brown, Byron Scott, etc., and his ability was fully affirmed, so he joined the Warriors coaching staff after retiring.
In 2016, Luke Wharton, who was only 36 years old, became the coach of the Lakers, causing a sensation again!
At the age of 36, he became the head coach of the NBA at the age of 36!
At that time, Luke Wharton was also the youngest coach in the big four leagues in North America!
Like Luke Wharton, who has played in the NBA for 10 years, followed many famous coaches, and after retiring, he worked as an assistant coach under championship coach Kerr for two years, proving his ability, plus he has a good father named Bill Wharton, who is young and rising, everyone can understand and recognize his ability!
But Li Wei, needless to say, has more than 10 years of experience, not even 1 year, and his official age is an astonishing 22 years old.
If you follow the normal route, a young person with this kind of qualifications who applies for the secretary of an assistant coach, or an assistant to a scout, will be kicked out directly by the security guards, let alone become a head coach!
There are a lot of things that you can't understand if you haven't been in this industry for 10 years!
So Pat Riley has every reason to believe that Li Wei is just a puppet doll!