Chapter 355: convince

Mike D'Antoni lives in Manhattan Beach, California, where he and his wife and son have a beautiful ocean view villa. However, after work this summer, he did not choose to stay in Los Angeles for vacation with his family. Instead, he returned to his hometown of Maurers, West Virginia, to spend some time with his old father. At the same time, he also wanted to seek some guidance from his father to spend the most confused period of his coaching career.
D'Antoni's father, D'D'Antoni, is a legendary high school coach in West Virginia and a member of the West Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame. It was he who brought his two sons into the basketball world and eventually guided and helped their two sons become nba The coach, the youngest son, Mike Rongxun, was awarded the best coach of the NBA and he was only one step away from the peak of a basketball coach.
After retiring, he lived in his hometown of Maures. This hard-line old man who loves basketball is more than 90 years old this year. His body is still very healthy and strong. He has a loud voice and clear thinking, just like when he was a coach. Can give people guidance.
The youngest son Mike has always been the pride of the old man. Although he knows that Mike could not become a superstar like Bird and Havlicek in basketball, he has gone out of his own way. Mike was the first American player to play overseas. At that time, it was a shame for American basketball players, because only Ren who couldn't stay at home would go to the other side of the Atlantic to eat.
But the old D'Antoni understood his son. After that, Mike also obtained dual citizenship in the United States and Italy. After starting his coaching career, the old man told D'Antoni not to be bound by the past, not to be bound by those rules and regulations. Own basketball. And his father's words have always been the spiritual pillar of D'Antoni's insistence on his coaching style.
It’s just this summer that D'Antoni got some injuries. Not only did he fall short in front of the Spurs, but the Suns had announced the candidates for the new head coach some time ago. Super coaches Fox Leon, Steve Kerr and three championships Owner Savo made such a decision without even discussing with D'Antoni, which made D'Antoni very hurt.
Now he has received coaching invitations from several teams, all of which are teams in the Eastern Conference such as the Raptors and Knicks, because these Eastern Conference teams feel that D'Antoni can bring the gorgeous offense they want. D'Antoni is still hesitating now. He stayed in Maurers and lived with his father. He severed most of the contact with the outside world. Only the day before yesterday received a text message saying that it was Fox-Leon and he was going to Maurers. Once, interview with D'Antoni.
D'Antoni feels very strange that the boss and the general manager do not come to talk to himself, his competitors and the new head coach want to talk to himself. But for this once magical Boston coach, D'Antoni heard when he led the Suns to play against him. This is a very good negotiation coach. He once flew all over the United States to find members for his assistant coaching staff. The wad of banknotes directly recruited Steve Hess to join the Celtics.
D'Antoni did not refuse this visit. He sent the address of his home and began to wait. He wanted to communicate with this successful young coach in person. D'Antoni wanted to know what he wanted to turn the Sun into. In the Boston Celtics, he forged the hardest shield in history, so that the league had to change the whistle scale and increase the whistle for defensive fouls on the outside to ensure the smooth progress of the game.
D'Antoni still remembers the tragic situation where he faced the Boston Celtics for the first time in 2005 when he brought the V-shaped offense into the sun and set off a solar storm.
Does he want to bring that kind of defense into the Suns? If this is the case, D'Antoni will never stay in the Suns for one more second, maybe that can bring the Suns a championship, but that is not the basketball that D'Antoni loves, it's not the league trend he thinks. Although seeing the San Antonio Spurs successfully swept the Cavaliers to win the championship a few days ago, and seeing that Vitch used his basketball philosophy to finally win a championship ring, the stubborn D'Antoni had envy and unwillingness, more I still hope that I can use my own ideas to get my own championship.
"Which team is suitable for me?" D'Antoni couldn't help thinking like this.
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On the morning of June 21, D'Antoni got up early, but his father got up earlier, and he had already gone for a walk on the nearby hill. The small town of Maures was only established in 1912, and it is a small place with a population of only over a thousand people. The old D'Antoni family can be regarded as the last name in this town, and it is also the pride of this place. The old man will walk around the town every day, reminisce about the past with his old friends, and exercise.
D'Antoni's mother has passed away, and his old father is at home alone. It is also great to be able to be so free. After D'Antoni got up, he fried an egg for himself and heated a glass of milk, thinking that if Fox-Leon does not come again today, he is going to go to New York, where he might have a chance to show his fists.
Just thinking about it, the door of the house opened. Old D'Antoni opened the door and came in. He had come back so early.
Mike felt a little strange. Normally, his father would have to walk for a while on the mountain, and then chat with his friends in the town, and he would not return until noon. Just about to ask, he saw not only Old D'Antoni who came back, but another one behind him. Mike recognized at a glance it was Fox Leon.
Leon took a flight yesterday, slept on the plane, arrived in Richmond in the early morning, then rented a car in Richmond, and drove all the way to Maurers. Fortunately, Fox-Leon’s ability to read maps is superb. Otherwise, there is no GPS navigation in the car. If you drive from Richmond to Maurer, you will be lost if you get lost, because Virginia and West Virginia are mountains.
Because of flying a long distance and then driving again, Leon looked a little tired. In a small town, a tired outsider is always easy to attract people's attention, and the old D'Antoni who has been paying attention to basketball for many years recognized Leon and knew He wanted to see his son, so he took him home.
Mike hurriedly poured a glass of milk for Leon and heated a few slices of bread. Leon was not polite, changed his shoes and sat down, took a few bites of the bread and drank the milk, feeling a lot better.
Mike looked at Leon and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry about it. You came here overnight? I won't fly away, and you are the head coach of the Suns."
After hearing what his son said, Old D'Antoni said: "Don't talk sourly, Mike, I just talked with Fox on the road. He wants you to stay in the sun as an assistant coach and come overnight. That is his sincerity. "
Leon wiped his mouth after eating, and said: "I have received news from New York that there is an intention to invite you to coach the Knicks. I can't let you go to that ghost place to waste your life."
Leon's words made both D'Antoni and his son laugh, although the two laughed for different reasons.
Mike asked: "Do you want me to be an assistant coach? A best coach. I don't care about the title. In fact, it's nothing. Just like you were in Boston, Rick Carlisle didn't become your assistant coach. I I want to know, if I stay, I mean if I can play my value. Or, just to stabilize the army and let the players play at ease, I don’t have to do anything for the rest and sit on the bench every day. Go to sleep."
"I will let you take charge of the Suns offense, all, all to you, and Gentry in charge."
"What?" Mike D'Antoni looked a little distrustful of his ears~EbookFREE.me~, the old D'Antoni said: "Are you as deaf as I am? He said that you should be responsible for all the offense, all! "
Mike glanced at his old father reproachfully, and said, "I'm not deaf, I just want to confirm."
He then asked: "I am in charge of offense, and you are in charge of defense?"
Leon shook his head and said, "No, I am not responsible for defense, we don't need to defend."
D'Antoni thinks he has encountered a fake Fox Leon. He doesn't want to bring defense when he comes to the Suns?
Seeing his son’s face in disbelief, old D'Antoni said:
When you Pat Riley goes to the Knicks, many people also think he will bring New York a gorgeous offense, but he did not expect that he finally made New York a muscle defense. group."
Leon nodded. Obviously the old man's idea is correct, but he still said: "I and Pat Riley are still different. He went to the Knicks and didn't have a championship, and I would have it." Basketball God's Whip