Chapter 8 The Way of the Other
What happened in the locker room after leaving the locker room, Richard didn't know, he didn't ask, anyway, in the second half, after Richard's scolding, the Warriors woke up.
At least Antoine Jamison's group of young players woke up, they knew to work hard, offense and defense in each round, they knew to do their best, although the game was still lost, but in the second half, the Warriors who lacked major generals won the Bulls by 16 points, and finally lost by only 4 points when they trailed by 20 points in the first half.
After the game, Richard personally went to the scene of the press conference and announced that Dave Cowens would leave class immediately, and the coaching staff left by Dave Cowens stayed because Richard could not find a replacement in a short time, but Richard knew that even if it was this group of coaches, it could not be kept, Dave Cowens was responsible, was this group of coaches not responsible?
Such a coach who eats and waits for death, Richard will not keep a single one!
However, the new head coach is a little difficult to find, it is the middle of the season, the regular season is in full swing, most of the coaches have their own jobs, and the excellent coaches in Richard's memory are all working in the NBA or even the NCAA team, either as a head coach or as an assistant coach, and it is not ordinarily difficult to poach in the middle of the season.
And in the case that Richard is unwilling to find a random coach, it is obviously impossible for the Warriors, who are at the bottom of the West, to find a coach that Richard agrees with.
So, for a while, the Warriors became a team without a coach, the game was going on one after another, in order not to let the team have problems because there was no head coach, Richard had no choice but to dig the potential internally again, the Warriors roster has a familiar name - Vinny Del Negro, if Richard remembers correctly, this guy is the head coach of the Bulls and Clippers, although the ability is average, but compared to others, it is still much better.
After all, Negro was also the head coach who made the playoffs.
Del Nigro has been training with the team for the time being as an assistant coach, but Richard still hasn't had time to find a new head coach because of the transfer matter.
The trade negotiations between the Warriors and the Lakers have been completed, and the Lakers did not hesitate to agree to the offer of Devin George proposed by the Warriors, after all, like Medvedenko, Devin George is also a player at the end of the bench, and it is the same for which one to replace.
Finally, before the All-Star Game began, the Warriors and the Lakers announced that they would trade the team's main point guard, Murkey Blaylock, for Devin George and a Lakers' 2002 first-round pick.
The Lakers' first-round pick is worthless, and in the case of having an OK combination, no matter how bad the Lakers are, they can't fall below the playoffs, so this pick must be a draft pick at the end of the first round, but for Richard, who has the memory of future generations, even if it is a draft pick at the end of the first round, it is priceless.
And the arrival of Devin George has given the Warriors a new starting small forward, and they don't need to continue to use the aging Chris Mills.
As for the deal with the Rockets, it has reached an impasse, although the chips taken out by the Warriors are good enough, but the Rockets have always been proud of being greedy and cheap under the helm of Dawson, and in this negotiation, Dawson always asks the Warriors to make concessions on the grounds of this dissatisfaction, that loss, etc., so Chris Mullin, who negotiated this deal with the Rockets, has no patience.
Chris Mullin directly shelved negotiations with the Rockets, and instead during this time, the deal for Adonar Foyle was negotiated.
Adonalfoyle received the attention of the Bucks, Timberwolves and Suns, and it took Chris Mullin only two days to negotiate the deal, and although Chris Mullin rejected the Timberwolves' offer to trade Adonalfoyle for Chauncey Billups, Richard was still happy with Chris Mullin's final deal.
Because Chris Mullin traded an Adonalfoyle from the Bucks for Michael Reed and Ralph Alston, plus a second-round pick from the 2001 Bucks!
Judging from the trade itself, the Warriors don't make money, after all, Adonar Foyle looks like a center with starting strength and a young interior player with unlimited potential.
But if you look at Richard, this deal is simply a big deal, although Michael Reed does not have a glorious history, but Richard knows that this is an underrated shooter, if it weren't for the injury, maybe Michael Reed could have achieved the same achievements as Ray Allen.
Not to mention Ralph Alstom, who later played for the Rockets, is obviously also a good starting point guard. Add a second-round pick, and Richard might be able to find a treasure, so that the Warriors could be counted as trading an Adonalfoyle for three future starters!
After the deal was negotiated, Chris Mullin returned to San Francisco to meet with Richard, who reluctantly complained to Richard about the rogue behavior of the Rockets' management.
"That Carol Dawson is a vampire, and our initial trade proposal was to trade three players for their two first-round picks plus Kelvin Cato and Shanton Anderson, and he actually got a Kelvin Cato straight back with Anthony Miller and Kenny Thomas, which is really ......" Chris Mullin was speechless.
Richard is also speechless, Kenny Thomas is okay, at least he is still a good substitute player, Anthony Miller is a pure addition, if Richard remembers correctly, although Anthony Miller has played for the Rockets, he has not even played a game! Such a player actually replaced a first-round pick! It's no wonder Chris Mullin is helpless.
"And what's next?" Richard asked, wanting to know the whole process of negotiating a deal before he knew how to resolve it.
"Then we just swapped out the 2001 first-round pick and added Kenny Thomas, which was a small concession." Chris Mulling couldn't stop spreading his hands to express helplessness. "But Carol Dawson didn't play his cards according to common sense at all, he just got off the donkey, removed the 2002 first-round pick, and directly traded Kelvin Cato and Kenny Thomas!"
Richard is really helpless this time, such a negotiation, no wonder the Rockets have always been unable to enter the playoffs in recent years! The second offer is even worse than the first offer, how can people talk to the rocket? It's no wonder Chris Mullin shelved the negotiations.
Richard listened to the whole process of trade negotiations, he knew what to do, raised his hand to comfort Chris Mullin, and said: "Okay, Chris, it's nothing, this deal, we will definitely succeed, but we need a helper, you wait, after the All-Star, this deal, it will definitely be negotiated, and I will make the Rockets bleed." ”
Chris Mullin nodded helplessly, he couldn't talk about this deal with the rocket, and now he could only hand it over to Richard.
After sending Chris Mullin away, Richard thought about it and took out his phone to make a call to Google CEO Larry Page.
"Hey, Larry? I'm Richard, help me look up a company, an operational data company in Chicago, yes, that's right, the boss is called Darryl Morey, yes, good ......"
After making this call, Richard smiled and muttered: "The way of the other, the other is the way to heal!" ”