The third game, the fourth game, the fifth game... Milicic was still not sent on the field. Although Milicic had already had enough troubles with Brown and the players of the Big Ben faction, when it was time to prepare for substitutions, Brown's eyes
He was still worried when he took aim at the bench, and then heard Brown call out another person's name, and his heart sank to the bottom again. It was only a few games, and Milicic felt like he had spent several years. No wonder he really
Milicic disappeared from everyone after two years of this.
In a big league like the NBA, there are 30 teams, and hundreds of newcomers pour in every year. Don’t say you are a member of the Olympic gold medal team, even if you are a member of the Pistons with a name like Iverson.
He did not perform fully during the season and ended up going to Europe until his retirement. Milicic had already contacted Mark and applied for a transfer to Dumas through Mark.
In Dumars' office, Dumars was not sitting in his boss' chair, but was sitting in the guest chair opposite with Larry Brown. Sitting in the boss's chair was the real owner of the Pistons.
——Davis.
Davis looked at the two of them coldly and said: "I want to know the reason behind this, why the problems of a rookie are handled in this way. Also, Dumas, I want to know why you chose this guy in the first place.
Come on, I don't care about the selection of rookies. I also believe in the ability of your management team, but you selected a waste with the No. 2 pick, and this waste has threatened the unity of the entire team. Do you understand?
I have always trusted you since I was a player. Whether as a player or as a general manager, you have repaid my trust and brought me the championship. But the championship is not the only criterion for measuring the team. I want to see
What we have arrived is a united team. And you, Larry, what do you think of that big man? I want to know what your opinions are on him. You don't use him, and you don't agree to trade him.
, do you want me to give that kid millions of dollars every year?"
Dumas pouted and said: "I have seen Darko's performance. He can even defeat the Dream Team in this Olympics. Doesn't this show his strength? I also want to know why he can't play.
Because he performed so well, because he was drafted by Carlisle or something?"
Larry Brown became stubborn when he heard this. Just after winning the championship, many teams were contacting him. New York even expressed its willingness to pay his contract buyout fee to let him coach. Larry Brown
He has confidence and knows that this team relies on him. From a small point of view, this is the conflict between Milicic and Brown. Dumas hopes that Milicic can play, but from a big perspective, this means that in this
Who has the most say in the team besides the owner. Among these teams in the NBA, only Jerry Sloan of the Jazz can do this, but now Larry Brown hopes that he can also become such a head coach
, otherwise, I would rather go back to New York, earn a high salary, be closer to my family, and stand under more spotlights.
Larry Brown slammed the table and said: "Milicic is not a qualified player. At least in my opinion, he is not qualified to play in the NBA. International competitions are international competitions, and the NBA is the NBA. There is no comparison at all. I don't think so.
My own selfishness, I was thinking about the team, I didn't use him last year, but the facts proved that I was right, I won the championship. If you don't trust me, you can fire me, don't question me about a rookie issue
.”
I have been with the Pistons for about 20 years from player to management. I have never been so angry. How dare a coach do this? He immediately became angry and said: "Basketball can't fucking lie. From his dribbling
, blocking position, shooting posture, I know that kid can play. Even if he is not as good as the main players, he will not play every garbage time. Even if Michael Jordan only plays five minutes per game, he will not become a superstar.
of."
"Can he integrate into the team's tactical system? Are you sure he really won't disrupt the team's reaction? From my decades of experience coaching basketball, I don't think he can play. This is my judgment.
He is not even as disciplined as a college student."
"McDyess can't do it? Delfino can't do it? Why can he? If you don't let him try, how do you know what he can do? Is he really not as good as a college student? Then let's give it a try, let's
Let’s see what kind of strength he has, and also show Davis how this so-called kid who can’t play will perform.”
Davis was persuaded by Dumas to go to the arena to watch Milicic's training. Davis is 81 years old. In recent years, he has gradually faded out of the team's management, only in the appointment and dismissal of key figures and head coaches.
He came forward and left everything else to Dumas. He really hadn't watched Milicic's trial training. The ones who observed Milicic's trial training before were Dumars and the previous Pistons head coach Carlisle.
The arrival of Davidson stunned the Pistons players. He glanced at the energetic players on the field, nodded with satisfaction, was not as angry as before, and said to Dumars: "Where is that kid?
I want to see how he performs."
Dumas looked at Milicic who was practicing his steps under the basket alone and shouted: "Darko! Today I want you to show your performance in the trial training that year."
Milicic knew that Davidson's appearance was an opportunity for him and he didn't dare to slack off.
Left hook, in!
Right hook, in!
Three-point line shot, go in!
Dribbling with the left hand, dribbling with the right hand, dribbling with a cross-crotch step, turning around and shooting a jump shot, score!
Just like what Dumars and Carlisle saw, Milicic is almost omnipotent. Davidson couldn't help but said in surprise: "This kid is a fucking monster. Is he a point guard?"
Dumas smiled with satisfaction and shouted to Milicic: "Darko, that's it! That's it."
In the end, Milicic took the ball to the midline, then rushed towards the basket, and jumped at the free throw line. Although his movements in the air were not as stretched as that of a small man, his strength was stronger and the ball
It hit the basket hard, the ball bounced on the ground until it came to rest, and the basket was still shaking slightly. He showed it during the trial training last year. He took off from the free throw line and dunked. After the dunk, Milisi
Qi roared angrily, looking at Larry Brown in the audience.
Davidson's criticism of Dumars was now completely transferred to Larry Brown, saying: "If he can't play basketball, I'm afraid Jordan will only be at the level of a primary school student in your eyes."
Then Davidson said to Dumas: "This has nothing to do with vision. As long as you have eyes, you can see the strength of this child. He even deserves to be the No. 1 pick."
Larry Brown was not willing to admit defeat like this. He said: "I can make many shots without anyone guarding me. You can ask a player to fight against him. Is it so easy?"
Larry Brown knew that Ben was not a particularly strong player in one-on-one situations and had almost no offensive ability. Rasheed also had a good personal relationship with Milicic, so he chose McDyess.
In a month's time, Milicic will once again have a singles match with McDyess, and this time it will be more decisive than the last time to determine his fate.
