Chapter 114: Resigning due to family reasons, the Heat figure out that the championship is within reach!
After the game, reporters surrounded Stan Van Gundy, and Stan Van Gundy responded generously.
"For the sake of my family, I decided to resign as head coach of the Heat. I believe that without me, the Heat's goal would still be just one..."
"Then do you feel any pity?
With the strength of the Heat, with O'Neal's comeback, they will definitely get back on track and remain the biggest favorite to win the championship.
Your decision will probably result in you missing out on the first championship in your coaching career. Are you really willing to do that?"
"After I resign, I will still work for the Heat and be a member of the team. There is nothing to regret. Everything is for the betterment of the team and the betterment of my family..."
"Then will Pat Riley be the next head coach of the Heat?"
“No comment!!”
"..."
"Shaq, what do you think about Coach Stan resigning?"
"Family is the most important thing, and he made the best decision."
"Dwyane, Coach Stan is your first head coach in the NBA career. What do you think of this?"
"I respect all decisions made by the head coach and the team. The only thing I can do is continue to work hard..."
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"Stan Van Gundy resigns as head coach of the Heat due to family reasons? Pat Riley will take over seamlessly!"
The next day, even though he had already received news that Stan Van Gundy would be leaving after his home farewell game, Su Bei couldn't help but gossip in the morning and bought a copy of the USA Today newspaper and read it.
"There is nothing wrong with the saying that one day is a teacher and a lifetime is a father. Not to mention coach Stan Van Gundy's statement. As for the United States, this reason is still very fresh and refined...
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To be fair, Stan Van Gundy's resignation is still the general trend and what the people want is to be blamed. He can only be blamed for his ineffectiveness. He does not know how to coach a superstar team and his ability is still too young.
This season, for the Heat, can be said to be the biggest opportunity to win the first championship in team history, but it cannot be wasted by Stan Van Gundy.
In the Western Theater Conference, the Rockets' Tracy McGrady is disabled, and the Suns' Stoudemire is also injured.
Webb was sent away from the Kings, Stojakovic was publicly sold, Phil Jackson just took over the Lakers, and Kobe didn't have outstanding helpers around him.
The Western Conference is powerful, and the only ones left to fight are the Spurs and the Mavericks.
The Mavericks spend money like water, have a strong reputation, and have a luxurious lineup. They can definitely win, but they have many flaws.
For example, as the head coach, Nelson left and is now coached by young general Avery Johnson.
If there is no coaching change, the Heat's head coach Stan Van Gundy and the Mavericks' head coach are evenly matched. It's really hard to say who will win and who will lose.
Lai Li ascends to the position, but he can crush the Mavericks head coach position in the head coach position.
The Spurs are poor compared to the Mavericks.
In a small city team, even though there is no shortage of core players, there will still be internal struggles for status. In addition, the boss has little money, so the core players have to take turns taking salary cuts and taking turns raising salaries.
Only by means can we maintain a certain salary level.
After winning the championship last season, conflicts arose and it took a year to negotiate and resolve these internal issues.
In addition, the NBA does not want a small city with no market to win consecutive championships. If it encounters the Spurs, the advantage will be with the Heat.
But if Stan Van Gundy continues to coach and encounters Popovich, it is very likely that he will be chewed up to the last bit.
During the regular season, the Heat were suffocated and had no power to fight back.
If Laili were the head coach, at least the loss wouldn't be too ugly.
O'Neal and Duncan offset, Wade and Ginobili offset, the Heat's bench strength is stronger, and with the support of the league's whistle, the Heat still have a great chance of winning even if they lose their home court advantage.
Next is the Eastern Theater District. Looking up, the only opponents are the Pistons and the Pacers.
The Pacers' destiny to win the championship was robbed due to the Auburn Hills Palace incident. If they cannot suppress it internally, they may self-destruct and face the possibility of reconstruction.
The Pistons have five tigers, but they are all five tigers who have been thoroughly studied. The Pistons were suppressed by the Heat last season. If Wade is not injured, the Heat may be the one to break through from the Eastern Conference. I feel that I have an advantage.
Coupled with the fact that Larry Brown took away the "correct basketball" style of play, the current "New Bad Boys" are on the verge of collapse.
As long as the biggest flaw in the Heat's head coaching position is solved and Lai Li is the coach, as long as the Heat's two core players are not seriously injured and unable to play, under Lai Li's iron abacus, the championship is almost within reach.
the point.
Day, one day after the coaching change.
Orlando, TD Waterhouse Arena.
At this time, the home court of the Magic was about to host a regular season game against the Heat. The lights were bright and there was a huge flow of people.
The Heat are led by the newly appointed head coach Pat Riley. The coach was changed during the schedule. Naturally, there was not much time to adjust, so he was directly on the court.
Returning to his hometown, O'Neal did not find his former teammates in the Magic. After all, it had been almost 10 years since he left the Magic.
Fortunately, he didn't have nothing to talk about. He could chat with Hill and Howard about a few cents.
During the warm-up, the lineups of both teams for tonight's match were also displayed on the big screen in the arena.
Magic 5 Tigers, Howard, Tony Batty, Hill, DeShawn Steventy, Francis.
Not to mention, the Magic's current record is mediocre, but the players are still very famous.
Su Bei continues to sit on the bench, with a new coach and a new atmosphere. It is a good time to see what kind of tactics Laili will arrange.
After the coaching change was announced, I originally thought that a Heat player would come to Lee for special training, but in the end, he didn't even attend the daily training and just asked the assists coach to do it for him.
The game has begun.
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When the whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball in his hand into the sky. Howard defeated O'Neal and scored the first attack for the Magic.
This game will be broadcast live on TNT radio, with Barkley and Kenny Smith as commentary partners.
"Francis controlled the ball to the frontcourt and handed the basketball to Hill to play. Let's see how much skill Hill still has after playing intermittently..."
Putting on the three offensive threats, Hill took a step forward, changed direction in front of his body, took a step forward, hit his right hand with his left hand, and accelerated to break through inside. Posey turned around to chase. Hill seemed to be waiting, anticipating Posey's move.
Normally, a two-point jump shot comes with a sudden stop...
Swish——!
Grant Hill has comprehensive offensive skills and can do anything, but with the continuous injuries, he prefers to use jump shots to solve opponents.
0 to 2!!
The Magic took the lead in opening the scoring account.
On the court, during the Heat's offensive round, Payton controlled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately distributed the ball to Wade, with Stevenson defending.
"O'Neal pulled out and played a pick-and-roll tactic with Wade. Wade threw away Stevenson, rushed into the penalty area, made a small throw, and with a bang, he easily scored two points..."
2 to 2!!
When the Magic attacked, Francis stepped down and dribbled forward continuously. Payton took his time and maintained a certain level, crossing in front of Francis.
Suddenly, Francis got up with the ball, raised his hand and made a three-point pull-up jump shot...
Payton guessed wrong. He was guarding against breakouts but not shots. He didn't expect that Francis would be so decisive in shooting three-pointers.
Bang-dang——!
The slap in the face was also quick, Francis' three-pointer missed the target.
"Under the basket, Howard took consecutive penalty kicks, jumped suddenly, grabbed the rebound, turned around and layup, and was fouled by O'Neal in advance..."
It was just a sideline ball, but Howard was still careless. The score that was so close to his eyes turned into a re-serve.
Of course, O'Neal also got a foul.
"Tony Barty served the ball to Hill, lifted the ball, feinted a shot, passed Posey, and drove the ball to the basket. Facing O'Neal who was rushing towards him, he passed the ball to Howard, jumped up, and made an alley-oop
, Howard blasted the basketball into the basket..."
2 to 4!
As the game progressed, the Magic's offensive style was slowly revealed. The Magic, with its star players, played team basketball.
Whoever has the opportunity will take action, and the action will be relatively even.
Who can believe that at this moment, Howard is only ranked fourth in terms of offensive shot order. Many of them are rebounds he grabbed and converted into offense.
The Magic have no core tactics, but they can still play well with the Heat, and the gap between the two sides is not big.
After the first quarter, the Heat only had a one-point lead.
In the second quarter, the lineup was rotated, with Walker, Su Bei and Mourning playing.
Wade and Payton stayed on the court.
For the Magic, Howard and Stevenson stayed on the court, replaced by Jameer Nelson, Ariza and Hido Turkoglu who had just transferred.
Su Bei faced Tie Zha again, with a look of "I'm not happy anymore" on his face.