Chapter 10 Be Your Own Coach
On the field, the black child got the ball, facing a strong man who was a head taller than himself, but the black child was not nervous at all, and the dribbling was very stable, while his opponent was a little flustered, which made Richard more and more interested.
Suddenly, the black child took an arrow step, and the strong man was so frightened that he suddenly stumbled, and his body was directly unstable, and the black child took the opportunity to rush into the three-point line, and the speed was like lightning!
“Oh! What a speed this is! Richard suddenly exclaimed, this speed is almost boundless! Even if it was Steve Nash, he might not be able to outrun this kid.
And when the black child rushed into the forbidden area, someone on the opponent's side finally reacted to make up for the defense, directly blocking the black child's inevitable path.
Just when Richard thought that the big black man on the opposite side would block the black child's breakthrough, and the black child had to divide the ball, the black child suddenly changed direction! There was an uproar, and a huge unison of exclamations on the sidelines has shown how rebellious this change of direction is!
As a professional basketball fan, Richard is even more aware of the degree of this change of direction, this kind of vertical change of direction in a state of rapid progress is not something that ordinary people can do, even in the NBA, there are few people who can make this kind of technical action, and those who can do this change of direction are all star players in the NBA, such as Steve Nash!
Richard immediately wanted to know, who is this black child, can make such a change, this black child is obviously not an unknown person in the future, if there is no accident, the future will appear in the NBA, that is for sure, maybe, Richard will know this black child.
Richard squeezed forward in the crowd, causing the surrounding onlookers to scold and scold, but Richard didn't care, squeezed to the front, Richard was stunned, this is a very familiar face, a bit like Stephen Marbury, but unlike Stephen Marbury, this black child's face is bigger and longer, so Derrick Rose appeared in front of Richard.
That's right, it's Derek Rose, the later Son of the Wind, and now the pride of Inglewood!
Richard didn't expect that he could meet Dereck Ross after a casual stroll, since it was Derek Ross, it was not surprising that he had such a lightning speed and a change of direction against the sky, and after Richard looked at it again, he smiled and left.
He didn't find Derrick Rose like the plot in some football novels, although Derrick Rose is indeed a little demon, but this is basketball after all, NBA teams don't have academy, even if Richard and Derrick Rose are familiar with each other, it's useless, because Richard knows that Derrick Rose was given to the Bulls by the league later, no matter what, the Warriors can't get Derrick Rose, he is destined to be the son of Windy City!
Leaving the Black Rose Stadium, Richard had an afternoon tea in Chicago, and Morey's reply came, although he promised a day to think about it, but Morey only took half a day for him to think it through.
Disbanded his data analysis company, Darryl Morey signed a contract with the Warriors in a Chicago restaurant, and at this point, the Warriors' management is considered to have been reorganized, and the last high-level position, the transfer manager - is held by Darryl Morey!
And the newly appointed Morey got his first chance to prove himself, and the transfer negotiations with the Rockets were all handed over by Richard to Darryl Morey, with less than a week left before the February 16 trade deadline, Morey's time was very tight, and he had to convince Richard's old boss Carol Dawson in his previous life to get the 2002 first-round pick from the Rockets.
And after solving Morey's problem, Richard rushed to Washington, the last day of the All-Star, that is, the day of the All-Star Game, Richard didn't expect that he could catch up, although he was not interested, but the most exciting All-Star Game in history, it was still very good to be able to watch it live, so Richard rushed over.
An All-Star Game that gathered NBA old, middle-aged and young superstars began in Washington, and there was no Michael Jordan on the court, Richard knew that Michael Jordan had not decided to come back, and he would not choose to come back until next season, that is, in September 2001, and of course he may also have a certain stake in the Wizards with Michael Jordan, anyway, now, Michael Jordan, who is the general manager of the Wizards, has not chosen to come back.
And this All-Star Game is also because of the lack of Michael Jordan, there are fewer politeness, after a wonderful All-Star Game, Richard has to worry about the head coach of the team, compared to inviting out Darryl Morey, it is too difficult to find a suitable head coach, after returning to Golden State, Richard racked his brain, rummaged through his memory, and did not think of even a suitable candidate.
Lionel Hollins? This future iron coach is now the assistant coach of the Grizzlies, and he is mixing well with Jerry West, so why should he come to the troubled waters of the Warriors? There is also Tom Thibodeau, who is now the assistant coach of the Rockets, and there is no need to join a big bad team like the Warriors, as for an old coach like Doug Collins, although he is not working now, it is obvious that they will not self-destruct themselves to join the Warriors.
Therefore, for a while, Richard couldn't find a replacement head coach at all!
This made Richard a little helpless, he didn't want to let Del Nigro take the position directly, but after returning to Oakland, Richard observed the team's training for a few days, and he found that the current Del Nigro is not even as good as the average assistant coach, at most he can only rely on his reputation among the players and manage the team's training, at least the Warriors' training is carried out in an orderly manner, but the training game is still a mess, and there is no tactics at all.
Richard couldn't look at it, so he could only give a few pointers, and personally went into battle to design a few sets of singles tactics for Jamison, and the effect was not bad.
In the Warriors' training base, a practice game started again, Richard watched Jamison play the single tactics designed by Richard, Jamison's shot after the mid-range single block, or Larry Hughes's breakthrough after the outside block, which made Richard suddenly have a scary idea.
Be this head coach yourself? Richard himself was taken aback by this idea, he was a little hesitant, in his previous life, he had also read some football and basketball coach novels, which contained the plot of becoming the owner and coach after acquiring a team, but Richard was not sure that he would be able to do a good job in this coaching position, after all, he was just a basketball fan, although he knew some tactics, but he was still a lot worse than those famous head coaches.
On the sidelines of the training hall, Richard began to hesitate, and looking at Del Niccol's lame command, Richard was a little speechless, he felt that he was at least better than Del Niccol, so Richard, who had hesitated for a long time, suddenly became ruthless, and did it himself!
"Chris, how do you think I should be the head coach myself?" Back in the office, Richard suddenly asked, and Chris Mullin, who followed Richard in, was stunned.
What do you mean? Is your boss still playing? Want to be the head coach of your team? Chris Mullin had such an idea all of a sudden, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that it was really okay for his boss to be the head coach! After all, Richard has designed several sets of tactics for the team in the past few days, although they are all only single tactics, but they can be regarded as solving the embarrassment of not having a strategy for the Warriors, isn't it?
The fact that his own boss can design these single tactics, and they all seem to be very creative blocking and dismantling tactics, which shows that his own boss is really strong, and maybe it is not impossible to make a cameo appearance as the head coach.
"I think you can, Mr. Cohan, you can try it first, anyway, this season, we're just working on the young players, maybe you can also discover your coaching talent." Chris Mullin made a small joke, but the first half of what he said made Richard find a reason.
Oh, yes! Anyway, this season, the team can't make the playoffs, anyway, we're just training the young players, so why can't I try it! Richard immediately decided: "Okay, Chris, help me arrange, I'm going to announce the team's new head coach!" ”
The NBA's head coach appointment process is simple, team officials report to the league and you can take the position, and if you want to be more formal, hold a press conference to announce the new head coach to the media and fans.
And Richard prepares for these two processes to carry out a lot, reporting to the league is very simple, basketball is not like football, basketball does not need any coaching license, Richard with the identity of Bai Ding, just report, and the day of the press conference is also quickly determined, after the All-Star Game, the second game of the Warriors, they will face the Grizzlies at home, Richard decided to officially take office in that game!
As for the previous away game against the Suns, Richard decided to hand it over to Del Nigrolo. After all, it was a game that was going on tonight, and the time was so tight that there was no time to report to the league.
However, Richard went to the arena and announced to the Warriors that he had decided that starting tomorrow, the team's training would be his own responsibility.
In the Warriors' training gym, Richard went and returned, he had made up his mind, and after gathering all the players, Richard announced loudly: "After a long thought, I declare - I! That's right! I'm Richard Cohan! He will also be the team's new head coach! ”
"Wow!" ……
Richard's words immediately aroused the surprise and suspicion of the players on the scene, although no one spoke, but the shock was not faked, Richard didn't care, this reaction was normal, he continued: "Del will continue to lead the team to play tonight's game as the team's assistant coach, and from tomorrow, the team's training will be in charge of me, and the game against the Grizzlies on February 15 will also be commanded by me!" ”
After the announcement, Richard ignored the reaction of the players and left the stadium, leaving only a group of players who were talking.
Del Nigro didn't have other thoughts because he couldn't turn positive, he knew that he couldn't turn positive, but he didn't expect that the new head coach would be his boss, after a moment of surprise, Del Nigro clapped his hands and reorganized the training.