After initial communication with Suns manager Brian Colangelo.
Edison felt it was time to form the coaching staff for the new season, so he picked up the phone again.
"Hello, Patrit, I'm Paul from Magic."
"Hello, Paul, congratulations on winning the No. 1 pick. What do you need from me? If you are talking about McGrady's trade, you should call Dawson." Patrick Ewing was very surprised when Edison called.
, I have been away from the Magic for 2 years. Although I can’t say that I have completely broken off the relationship, I basically have no contact with him.
"No, no, no, I'm not looking for Dawson, I'm looking for you. That's it, Patrick, I want you to be our center coach. We got the No. 1 pick and plan to select Howard from high school, and we need someone to be him
The guide."
"Paul, I'd love to be a center coach. That's what I'm doing now. But I think it's good to be with the Rockets now, and I feel a sense of accomplishment coaching Yao Ming. I don't plan to change places."
"Patrick, actually you know very well that Yao Ming is already a mature player. His low post offensive skills have developed into a system of their own and are very proficient. Now you say you are the center coach in the Rockets, but in fact you are just Yao Ming's sparring partner.
.And Yao Ming and you have completely different styles, both in terms of physical conditions and offensive and defensive choices. Even if Yao Ming succeeds in the future, to be honest, no one will say that you played a big role in it. But Howard's difference
It's the same, his body is a copy of yours. Although his height is not enough now, he is still a high school student and can grow longer in the future. The most important thing is that Howard is still a blank sheet of paper. His current offense and defense are still
It all relies on your own extraordinary talent, so you can paint him as much as you want, mold him into another you, and then try to challenge for the championship again."
Ewing was moved after hearing this. Edison was right. Yao Ming and he were indeed incompatible. Howard might really be a good choice, and Ewing also had his own ambitions. He hoped to become the head coach, and then rely on his own
Ability to win a championship on the court, instead of wearing a ring as a member of the team like now. The Magic are in turmoil now. If the record next season is not good, Edison will definitely be fired, and then he may fish in troubled waters and win in one fell swoop.
Become the head coach of the Magic.
So Ewing happily gave Edison a reply.
"Very good, then Paul, I will talk to the Rockets management. After all, my contract has not expired yet."
"Well, I'm waiting for your news. You have to reply to me as soon as possible. I hope that as soon as the summer training camp starts, someone will come to coach Howard."
"I will as soon as possible."
Edison hung up the phone and made a mental calculation.
In fact, judging from the development of later generations, Ewing is not a good center coach. As a player, Ewing must be described as great. He was a great member of that era of great centers. But just because he can play well does not mean that he can
Teaching others to play well, and being a good player yourself does not mean that you will be a good coach in the future. The same is true for Ewing. Although he is experienced and full of theory, he lacks one of the most critical qualities as a coach, that is, he
He didn't have the energy to study. Ewing was so lazy that his old partner Oakley later accused him of not teaching Howard wholeheartedly. In fact, although Howard later became the league's top center, his style
It's completely different from Ewing. Ewing can attack and defend, can attack hard and shoot jumpers, but Howard is a master who relies on his extraordinary physical talent to kill the bad guys. That is to say, the center has declined since then. If it were left in the 1990s, he
I don’t know how I died...
Since Ewing is not a good center coach and cannot hand over all his abilities to Howard, why does Edison want him to be Howard's center coach?
Because although Ewing's coaching ability is not good, he is very good as a guide for new centers to adapt to the league. By analogy, everyone can understand that a coach is like a teacher. Ewing cannot be a teacher. He cannot teach students well, but he
He is a good senior, and he can lead the new juniors to understand and become familiar with NBA campus life as quickly as possible. So as soon as he arrived in the Magic, Howard immediately started to explode. Although Howard was a rebounding maniac in the past, he obviously did not adapt to the league.
, often in a state of confusion. And Yao Ming, too, stumbled in the first season, but quickly entered his role in the second season and became the backbone of the Rockets. Of course there are reasons for the head coach's tactical arrangements, but there are also special reasons.
Because of some merit.
Although the two of them each had their own secrets, they finally reached a unity and everyone was happy.
After getting rid of Ewing, Edison began to make crooked ideas again. Didn't he say before that Edison would form his own coaching staff? It's really a so-called three gangs. Nowadays, society pays attention to unity and cooperation, and it is no longer possible to go alone.
As the advertisement says "the game is for five people", the coaching staff is not for one person either.
Edison quickly began to recall the league's outstanding assistant coaches, especially those who were proficient in defense. There are many mottos on the basketball court, one of which is "Offense depends on talent, defense depends on tactics." This sentence is cruel and very realistic. In fact, it is not only in basketball
On the field, all team competition events are applicable.
When attacking, a person can make a difference by relying on his talent. If he has excellent physical condition, strong strength, fast speed, high jump, and is proficient in various skills, then this person can defeat the person who is defending him and then put him to death.
The opponent's defense is all messed up. For example, Tracy McGrady, Kobe, and James don't need to design any offensive routines, pick-and-rolls, or high-post support. They can still score more than 20 points in a game. Those tactics just let
They score more easily. So talent is very important when attacking. Even a tactical master like Sloan relies on Malone's strength and Stockton's wisdom when attacking. If you give him two garbage, he will be the same.
Can't play the classic pick-and-roll.
But defense is not enough. Defense relies on the whole. Although individual defensive experts play a great role in the team's defensive ability, the game relies more on the team, complementing each other's positions, and timely double-teaming. These are the key factors.
A key factor in the quality of a team's defense. For example, Italy on the football field relies on chain defense. Even now that Maldini, Nesta and others have retired, there are no top defensive players.
It is still the best defensive team in the world, bar none. The same is true on the basketball court. Of course, because there are fewer people on the basketball court, individual defensive abilities are required to be higher, but defensive tactics are still important. I also said that everyone is familiar with them.
, the Bulls in the past two years, if you take out every player, whether it is Rose, Noah, Luol Deng, etc., they are not top defensive players, but now the Bulls are indeed the team with the fewest points in the league.
What relies here is the league's top defensive tactics. On the other hand, the team with the best defensive players does not necessarily lose very low points, but the overall defense is not in place.
Edison quickly determined the candidate, who is still related to the Rockets and is now the Rockets' assistant coach Tom Thibodeau.
Tom Thibodeau was born in 1958. He began his assistant coaching career in 1989 as an assistant to Timberwolves head coach Musselman. Thibodeau successively worked for the SuperSonics, Spurs, 76ers, Knicks, Rockets, and Celtics.
Among them, he has been following Jeff Van Gundy since 1996. After the latter dismissed get out of class, he switched to the Celtics. It was not until 2010 that he became the head coach of the Bulls. In these 22 years, there has been no
How many people have heard of Thibodeau's name, even local fans, but every time he goes to a new place, the team's defense can undergo qualitative changes...
Thibodeau is so great mainly because of his obsession with basketball. How obsessed? In other words, the "Chicago Tribune" once launched a survey: Besides basketball, what else can impress Bulls coach Thibodeau? Then Thibodeau himself felt that this survey
It was too embarrassing, so he came forward to explain, "Of course I have my own hobbies, collecting some precious stamps, oil paintings, and, oh, listening to Mozart's music." But the result was that no one who worked with him believed what he said.
. His long-time partner Van Gundy even directly said "unless his parents put stamps in his books." This is a slap in the face.
But there is no doubt about his ability. In 2010, he became the head coach of the Bulls and immediately led the Bulls to a great turnaround. He even won the Coach of the Year. And Edison valued his ability.
Edison found Thibodeau's phone number through a series of connections, but he was not in a hurry to call because he had not thought of how to persuade Thibodeau.
Thibodeau is different from Ewing. Ewing doesn't have much ambition in the Rockets. Coaching Yao Ming is just showing off. Howard is enough to attract people. Of course, Edison doesn't know Ewing's intention to usurp the throne. But
Thibodeau is different. He has been with Van Gundy for eight years. It can be said that the two of them are a perfect match. He is not that easy to kidnap.
Edison thought over and over again and finally made up his mind to make the call.
"Hello, is this Thibodeau? I'm Paul Edison, the head coach of the Magic." Edison tried to make his voice more friendly and enthusiastic, and tried his best to convey this feeling to the other side through the phone line.
"Hello, what's the matter with me?" Thibodeau obviously didn't like this and answered coldly.
"Uh, that's it. I hope to ask you to be the assistant coach of the Magic team." Although he was rejected, Edison still maintained his enthusiasm.
"I'm not interested. I'm doing well with the Rockets now and I'm very satisfied. If there's nothing else, that's it." Thibodeau's reply was crisp and clear, but this reply was already expected by Edison.
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