Chapter 106: A Trip to Miami (3)
There is no doubt that even if the Miami Heat finally started to fight back, after all, the 76ers' strength is stronger than the Heat, and in the end the 76ers still won the final victory.
Although the Heat lost, Riley felt that it was nothing, he was the head coach of Qiansheng a long time ago, and now he is no longer a coach, but a general manager who is more comfortable with him, and he is used to this kind of failure. He was more concerned with how to build a division of kings and create a dynasty, rather than just a victory. Originally, Riley wanted to trade Alonzo Mourning as the core, and Marshburn and PJ Brown as the core to compete for the championship, but the fact is that if they don't meet the Bulls and Knicks, and the unbeatable Pacers, the Heat may have entered the Finals early.
But when Alonzo Mourning developed kidney disease, Riley realized that it was almost impossible to win the Finals now, so he made a drastic change, trading away Mashburn and PJ Brown for a decent shooting guard, and Bruce Bowen to play as a starting small forward. The Heat began to rebuild.
Riley knew very well how to build a dynasty, otherwise he would not have led the Lakers to create the "showtime" era in the 80s and lead the team to the Finals in his first year in charge of the Knicks. As head coach, Riley has led his team to 16 regular season division championships, eight league championships and five NBA championships. He was voted NBA Coach of the Year three times and is the only head coach in NBA history to win the award on three different teams. In addition, Riley holds the league record of being named NBA Coach of the Month nine times, and his astonishing 19 consecutive seasons (1982-2001) led the team to the playoffs is also the highest in the league, which is one more than the personal record of legendary NBA coach "Cardinal" Reed Auerbach. Riley, meanwhile, has also played in the All-Star Game nine times as a head coach. Riley currently holds the record for the most regular-season and playoff wins in the Heat's history and the second-most regular-season and playoff wins in Lakers history.
To create a dynasty, you have to have a core player who has a lot of potential, a lot of performance, a lot of leadership qualities, whether it's a center, a striker, or a defender. And then you also need a group of very capable players to be the helpers of the core players, Americans are well aware of the Chinese proverb "one fence three piles, one hero three gangs", and use the substance, so when forming a dynasty, they generally choose the "bigthree" way. In addition to ensuring that the bench players are very important, they are no worse than the starters, and they have the role of spoiling the game when the starters are in a stalemate with the enemy. It is also necessary to prepare the logistics, including not deducting the players' wages, ensuring their food supply, supervising their training, and the team doctor to ensure that injuries do not disturb the players in order for the team to win.
And the rookie in front of him fits the standard of this kind of core player in his heart, making him seem to see a combination of James Worthy and Magic Johnson. This kind of player is the foundation of rebuilding a team, and it's hard to come by. Riley wanted him.
After the game, the coaches shook hands, and Riley specifically mentioned Luke to Larry: "You're a good player. ”
"Of course." Larry looked a little proud.
"How about trading him to us? We're willing to trade a lot of players. Riley offered what was on his mind.
"It's impossible that he's the cornerstone of our team, the team's not for sale." Larry refused.
"Don't be funny," Riley waved his hand, "You and I both know that there are players for sale, as long as the profit is enough, any player can be traded." Besides, you should know why he only signed a one-year contract. Riley said with a smile.
"I know, of course I do, but you know what? We have a good chance of winning the championship this year, at least for a few years, and I'm sure we will keep Luke after we win the championship! Larry said.
"Hehe, you've imagined something too good, Larry." Riley struck. "You and I both know what kind of person Ed Schneider is, his stinginess is not much better than that of Donald Sterling, but now that Allen can make money for him, he used money to smash such a lineup, once you win the championship, he will definitely not spend any more money."
"Yes, that may be the case, but nothing at the moment will allow us to trade Luke, because he has a helper." Larry replied.
"Who?" Riley was a little curious.
"Allen, Allen will never let the team trade Luke, you know Allen's ability." Larry said confidently.
"That's right." Riley nodded, "Okay, this time it's a lesson, we'll see you next time." Riley held out his hand.
"See you next time." Larry shook Riley's hand, and the clash between the two Thousand Wins coaches ended.
Riley saw that Larry had just left, so he called the uniformed team, "Go contact Luke Wharton's agent immediately!" Let him arrange for us to meet. ”
Larry turned around and began muttering, "It's time for the uniforms to see how Luke's contract is going." ”
The men on both sides immediately began to act nervously, but the real owner of the incident was in the locker room listening to his teammates frolicking.
Everyone changed their clothes and watched where Reed was.
"That woman has such big breasts and such buttocks, which suits my taste." Reed said spitting stars flying.
"The waist won't be so thick." Luke gestured.
"Oh......" Aaron followed in time, "I see, I see, I understand." It turns out that you like this taste, it's really hard...... Rest assured, we won't discriminate against you. ”
"Hey, Luke, don't talk nonsense!" Reid was in a hurry.
"If it's not a fat woman, what is it? This is the three-dimensional era, you have watched too many two-dimensional movies. Luke rolled his eyes.
"Hahahaha......" laughed in the locker room. Suddenly, Luke's cell phone rang.
"Then you say, I'm going to answer the phone." Luke took out his mobile phone and walked out, saying as he walked: "Don't laugh, listen carefully to Michael, maybe there will be more strange things!" ”
"Hahaha......"
"Get out!" Reid threw his jersey over, and Luke dodged it just in time to run out of the locker room.
"Really, who's calling at this time," Luke muttered. "Hey, I'm Luke, who are you?"
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