Chapter 16: Pat Riley, I Don't Like It

Jiang Chao didn't care about Cole's subordinates recommending Riley or anything first......

He had to settle the "housekeeping" first.

For example, D'Antoni, the head coach who has not taken the initiative to find himself and does not seem to be in New York.

He is also one of the most familiar head coaches for Chinese fans in later generations, the mustache D'Antoni, because he has been coaching the traffic team, the Suns, the Knicks, the Lakers, the Rockets....

Like Old Downey, the mustache is also a mark left by the previous boss.

Dolan because he was named the best head coach in Suns '03, dig it up!

Jiang Chao didn't think much about his handling either, but he would definitely not be the head coach anymore, because he liked the kind of brave fight with a simple resume, and D'Antoni was suitable to be the head assistant coach.

There are too many reasons, to put it simply, the mustache has not won a championship once in history.

It's not an accident, is it?

He likes the rotation of seven people and the rotation of eight people, and he is easy to kill superstars, which is not what Jiang Chao wants to see.

His resume is also clearly engraved in Jiang Chao's mind, during the Knicks period, it was the worst period in his coaching history, with three superstars (Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler) in 11 years, but the record is getting worse, and D'Antoni is also facing a dismissal crisis.

Why does Jiang Chao remember it so clearly, because it is written in "The Biography of Jeremy Lin", which was later the birth of Lin Madness, saving the Knicks and the mustache.

There is also a reason why this mustache came to any team with a bookmaker, and the NBA is about human sophistication.

But Jiang Chao is more ruthless, no matter how good you are to Chinese players, if you can't do it, you can't do it.

Taking the essence and removing the dross is his operating philosophy, D'Antoni is not suitable to be a head coach, so he has to be replaced and do what he is good at, and what he is good at depends on whether he can get Harden.

The King of the Magic Orbs.

I can try a few rounds a game with the Knicks.

"Are you sure you don't know?"

"I really don't know! Boss, I'm not a teaching assistant he brought from the sun, I'm a local teaching assistant.... Kentucky out. ”

“..... What are you doing with excitement, I didn't scold you. ”

Jiang Chao looked at him sweating profusely and signaled him to calm down.

"It's okay, boss, actually if you want to change the head coach, I don't think anyone will say anything if you change Pat Riley! He's a champion and my idol! ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

Jiang Chao did not refuse his suggestion, he had naturally heard of the name Riley, and the assistant teacher in front of him was obviously the Riley fan who looked like the godfather of the Black ~ Gang.

RILEY HAS A LONG RESUME, HAVING BEEN A COACH SINCE 1981 AND LEADING THE TEAM TO FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE '80S.

Even in the last century, he was the head coach of the Knicks for 4 years, and built the Knicks' version of the bad boy army to reach the finals, and finally lost to the Rockets of Big Dreams.

The Knicks he led were also the last glory of the Knicks, and they have been with the Heat since then, retiring last year.

"Then do you know why he retired?"

Jiang Chao asked with a smile....

"This...."

The assistant coach stopped talking, because in the 2007-08 season, the Miami Heat broke the NBA's worst record with a record of 15-67, and Riley took the blame for retiring and announced that he would never coach again.

"Don't say it, I don't like it."

Jiang Chao didn't ask any more, what does this prove to be very simple?

No matter how bad the Knicks are, or no matter how bad other teams are, they can't play such a bad record.

There are Magic, Ewing, Wade O'Neal, James Sawebosh, and my grandmother can lead the team to play a good record!

This actually shows that the old-school coach, who later became the ruthless president of the Heat, is not too high!

As soon as the superstar was injured, he was forced to rest directly to the most vegetable stage.

All his achievements are based on superstars to beat him down, saying that he is retired, but in fact, he directly became the president of the Heat this offseason to start his career as president.

Then the president's career is the same as his head coaching career, he likes to engage in a superstar lineup, and directly makes the Heat Big Three in the first year.

Not only the assistant coach in front of him, but many of his staff are recommending this Pat Riley.

Even Heat fans have posted online hoping that Riley will return as head coach.

But as Jiang Chao said, he didn't like it.

It's not capricious.

This person he doesn't cultivate, and the behavior of only engaging in huddles is not his thing.

And... If you want to be ruthless, he and Anji are much more ruthless than him, and they have never suffered losses, and the team's merits are traded when they say they are traded.

If Jiang Chao wanted to trade Wade at that time, he couldn't make such a decision because of his feelings.

Damn, I coached him, brought you a championship, and then took a pay cut or something, and you actually laid off??

This kind of person can't use it.

To put it simply, basketball IQ may be top-notch, but character is definitely not good.

And why did he go to the Knicks to the Heat, that is, he also wanted to ask for the right to operate from Dolan at that time, that is, the coach and the president were almost together, and the players had to be selected by him, and he asked too much, pass!!

It's a pity that the assistant teacher in front of him didn't know that Jiang Chao had thought so much in an instant, he looked aggrieved and unconvinced, his expression was funny, and he had to hold back if he was not convinced!

Psychological estimation complained about Jiang Chao a thousand times.

This young boss insults my idol!

It's really capricious, and a sentence I don't like it can negate an NBA veteran coach.

If it weren't for the new boss's confident speech just now, he would probably have to spray him again.

"So, who does the boss think is the right person to be the manager? I went ahead to understand his tactical philosophy. "This young teaching assistant is also very smart, and he can talk to each other.

"Then I'll have to take care of the current head coach first."

Jiang Chao smiled slightly.

And at this time, there was another knock on the door, it was Downey Jr.

The teaching assistant was stunned for a moment, what's the situation?? Is Downey Scout still there? His dad is sitting on the plane now.

What's going on?

Jiang Chao has been here for a day, and there are still loyal ministers?

Jiang Chao is not very surprised, everyone has their own ambitions, and he is the one who has made the clearest choice.

As soon as Downey Walsh Jr. wanted to speak, Jiang Chao preemptively said:

"Where is D'Antoni, do you know?"

Little Downey hurriedly bowed and said:

"He drew in New Jersey, and we got the eighth pick in the first round and the 40th pick in the second round.

"Eh...," the assistant coach sighed, the Knicks had a 4.9% chance of drawing the top four picks last season, which was really too difficult.

"Oh, okay, you call him and ask him to come back soon."

Jiang Chao doesn't matter, because as in history, if he doesn't make changes, the next thing is to pick Jordan Hill with the eighth pick, and he was bought by the Timberwolves for 1.5 million in the second round.

In this era, draft picks were not as important as in later generations, and then the salary rose too high, cheap rookie contracts were particularly powerful, and every team thought about Taobao using child labor, so they were less likely to trade draft picks.

"Okay boss."

Downey Jr. hurriedly agreed, he neither resigned nor fired, and is still an employee of the Knicks.

Looking at the boss's reaction, it seems that there is a suitable candidate for the eighth sign?

Downey Jr. is now getting more and more unable to see through this new boss.

The NBA Draft is held a month before the lottery ceremony, and this year's lottery was held in New Jersey, and the Clippers drew the top pick.

The draft will be held at Madison Square Garden Arena the week after the Grand Finals, and this year it will be in New York.

Downey Jr. believes in theology a little, is this a stage that God wants to give Jiang Chao to show at the draft meeting?

Make a big deal on your home turf?

（R.I.P）