Chapter 249: Final assist

After finishing the bear hunting tour in Karting Hill, in Boston, on an unremarkable morning in late July, Dick Hart was in a small media meeting room at the Boston headquarters in front of two or three invited Boston journalists. Accompanied by Fox Leon and Danny Angie, he announced that he would withdraw from basketball, no longer hold any coaching positions, and will not serve as any team consultant. A novel ≥≯﹤≦≦＜﹤＜＜≤＜≦≤＜＜≦﹤
Hart is 73 years old this year. He has experienced more than 30 years of ups and downs in the basketball court, and spent more than 20 years in nBa, but he has not had a championship in the league.
Although following the Celtics this year, he will have a great chance to win a championship, the only championship in his coaching career. However, he decided to give up. This stubborn old man who emphasized never giving up in defense chose to leave at this time.
After the news, the fans who were not familiar with Hart did not respond much, and Hart’s old friends, the league’s top management, and team coaches such as Larry Bird and David Stern , Weiqi, all called to condolences.
Most of them asked why Hart had to leave before this great situation, and the answers they got were the same-"I just think it's time to leave. The championship is my dream, but it's not the only one. I still have me. Life, and it won’t be too long, I want to cherish it."
Hart's departure was very sudden, suddenly like a bear emerging from behind a big rock, this time even Leon didn't think about how to deal with it. In the plan for the new season, Hart is a very important part. His defensive attainments will maximize Garnett’s defensive value, while Leon can devote himself to the team’s offensive and chemical reactions. go with.
Although Hart told Leon that in terms of defensive attainments, Leon, who has strong learning ability, does not lose Hart in theory. As long as he practiced in the new season, with the current lineup of the Celtics, he can create a first-class defense system. . But Leon is not three-headed and six-armed after all. Next season, the Celtics have a strong lineup, but there will be more things to worry about.
Last season Leon could be single-mindedly responsible for building the offense, and part of his energy in the battle of public opinion and team building, to throw the important defense to Hart, if next season even the defense will have him grabbed, Leon is optimistic about his own season After the end, let Khomeinis take his ashes to the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
However, Hart's heart is determined. Whether it is Angie's painstaking persuasion, Leon's use of championship temptation, or some senior Boston fans writing letters to retain, the old man's determination is just like the defense he has created for the team. ,indestructible.
In the end everyone had to give up the idea of ​​persuading Hart and instead wished the stubborn old man that he could live a healthy and comfortable life without basketball.
In contrast, the good days that Leon has just lasted for a few days are over, and he has to invest in the battle of finding a suitable assistant coach for himself. Of course, Danny Angie has several candidates in his hands, such as Carroll, Paul Conmil, and Leicester Connor. These are assistant coaches who have friendship with Angie and can be trusted.
But Leon didn't want any of them. He told Angie bluntly that if you just send me an assistant coach, then you might as well turn me into an assistant coach. Faced with Leon’s insistence, Angie did not oppose or stop him. He just said to Leon: "If you have the ability to let him be the assistant coach of the team, it doesn’t seem to be too much to turn you into an assistant coach. Bad choice."
Angie said he was the former Celtics player and Pistons coach, Rick Carlisle, who was at home at this time.
As early as more than two months ago, at the end of the Eastern Conference semifinals, after the Pistons were eliminated by the Celtics, the conflict between Carlisle and the Pistons boss and senior management completely broke. Under the direction of Pistons owner Davis, Dumars had to decide to dismiss the coach who had just won the best coach last season and led the Pistons to the best record in the East.
On the day of the cancellation of the contract, the scene was ridiculous. Carlisle didn't need to attend this news conference that might embarrass him. He was on vacation in South Carolina at the time, but after hearing about the news conference, Carlisle decided to attend.
Carlisle not only came, but also brought his wife, dressed in elegant clothes to participate in the cloth meeting. Carlisle did not give Dumas any face at the cloth meeting. Although Dumas was embarrassed and said some scenes from time to time to ease the atmosphere, Carlisle ignored Dumas’ words and directly indicated that he would live in the days to come. Very happy.
Of course, Carlisle also knew that it was not Dumars' decision to fire himself. He still said two words for Dumars, stating that Dumars was not a messenger behind his back, but it was hard to violate. But in the end, Carlisle did not forget to add that his house in Birmingham two hours ago was ready for sale, and he wanted to buy from...
This conference can be said to have lost the face of the Pistons management, but when Dumars dug Larry Brown from the Philadelphia 76ers for the Pistons, most people felt that the dismissal might also be meaningful. Judging from this year's Eastern Conference Finals, Rick Carlisle has no chance of winning in front of Fox Leon, and although Larry Brown has also lost, when he is under the Pistons, everything may be different.
During the offseason, Carlisle was naturally invited by the head coaches of several teams, including the Indiana Pacers under Larry Bird. He used to be an assistant coach for the Pacers and is also a good friend of Bird. o In 1 year, Bird wanted Carlisle to coach the Pacers, but in the end the boss chose Thomas, who is more famous.
Facts have proved that in the coaching profession, the reputation and strength of the player period are proportional to no one except Larry Bird. The boss still does not listen to Bird. As a result, the Pacers have a good reputation in the regular season and the playoff rounds. He was counterattacked by a subordinate, and Thomas was dismissed as a result.
Now Bird is working hard to get Carlisle to accept the Pacers’ advice, but Carlisle is still hesitant. He must admit that going to Pacers is a good choice. The lineup, coaching environment, and fans are all very good.
At that time, deep in Carlisle's heart, he still had a glimmer of hope that he would return to Boston. The guy Fox-Leon talked about Garnett for two years, and finally he succeeded. He also talked about Carlisle as an assistant coach for two years. Carlisle didn’t think he would
condescend
to become an assistant coach again, but He is indeed very interested in the current Celtics.
But Dick Hart's sudden retirement made him less interested, so that two days later, when Leon called Carlisle to replace Hart in Boston, Carlisle refused without hesitation.
He said: "In my heart, I hope to go to Boston and work with Hart, UU read www.uukanshu.com instead of replacing Hart."
Now Leon was a little confused. He was thinking that Carlisle would miss the good time with Hart in Indiana, and chose to come to Boston to achieve the championship dream with Hart. He didn’t expect old Hart to insist on retiring. , Carlisle didn't want to come this time either.
Leon can be described as scratching his head in Boston. In this matter, his scouting network and media relations can't be used at all. Last year his coaching staff was basically Auerbach helping him piece together. This year Auerbach Has completely shaken his hand, and will not care about his affairs anymore.
Just when Leon wanted to break his brain and even came up with some weird tricks, Dick Hart, who had already returned to his hometown in Pennsylvania, called Leon.
"You must be very distressed now. I heard that Rick doesn't want to come. This kid... He has always been stiff. Well, I happen to have a way to solve this problem and help you defensively. I A letter of introduction has been mailed to you, and you will know when you receive it." Hart said on the phone.
This will be the last assist of the old Hart to the Boston Celtics and Leon. (To be continued.)