Chapter 720: Find a way out for Rahim

In the past few days when the trading market has just opened, the Pirates have taken turns in various lineups, which has made fans from all walks of life a lot more lively and more talkative.
Then the two powerhouses in the east fired their respective head coaches, and caused a lot of discussion.
Green Kai fired their head coach Doug Reeves, and Danny Angie played himself...
The Detroit Pistons fired the new coach Michael Curry, who just took office last season, and has yet to announce a new head coach.
The days of the Pistons are getting more and more sad. If nothing else, they may even fall out of the top three in the East this season.
Billups' departure made Yao Ming uncomfortable on the court. After all, without Billups' top point guard, Yao Ming's difficulty in taking the ball inside increased a lot.
When Yao Ming had a headache, he called Richard. He wanted to hear Richard's suggestion.
In view of the current situation of the Pistons, they are not particularly eager for the championship, but just hope that they will not fall so early, at least they must keep the top three positions in the east.
"Coach, are there any more reliable traditional point guards in the league now? You should be very clear about the current situation of our Pistons." Yao Ming said painfully.
Richard nodded. He naturally knew what the Pistons were doing, but to say that reliable traditional point guards, there must be some in the league right now.
Nash, Chris Paul, Rondo, De Chubby, Kidd and the Blazers' bearded Davis are all extremely reliable top traditional point guards, but the key is that the Pistons cannot get these players.
These players all play extremely important roles in their respective teams and cannot be sold to the Pistons...
If they sell it to the Pistons, they still can't hit the ball.
Therefore, these people, the Pistons certainly can not get their hands, only greedy, Yao Ming is now looking for Richard to ask for advice, certainly for this reason.
After a long moment of pondering, Richard spoke.
"There are individuals, although they are not as good as those of Paul, but given him some time, he can still play at the All-Star level, which means that the defense is a bit poor."
Yao Ming was pleasantly surprised, and the defense almost came close. As long as he has the offensive ability and excellent organizational ability, it is perfectly acceptable.
"Who? Who is it? Do we have a chance to get it?" Yao Ming asked in surprise.
"Dragic!" Richard said with a smile.
Yao Ming was stunned. He must know Dragic, but he was not very impressed. He only knew that he was the third point guard of the Pirates last season...
Last season, Rondo played the Indian control, and Curry was the chief backup point guard. He got a lot of playing time. When Rondo took the rest, Curry was the starter.
As for Dragic, there is no chance for the Pirates to show up. The average playing time last season was less than 8 minutes. This is still the case when Rondo does not take a lot of rounds. If Rondo does not take a rest, he averages The playing time may have to be cut in half, about four minutes.
Such playing time is actually a marginal player in the NBA...
Yao Ming didn't expect Richard to give Dragic such a high evaluation. He even said that this edge player can play at the All-Star level? !
How terrible is the depth of the Pirates' bench lineup? Their third point guard has all-star strength...
Thinking of this, Yao Ming's staring boss was completely frightened by the depth of the Pirates' lineup.
This is really too scary. The third point guard of others has cultivated all-star level slightly. What does his own piston use to compete with the Pirates? !
Yao Ming did not doubt Richard's statement at all. He was extremely convinced of Richard. Since Richard said that Dragic is good, it must be good.
Seeing that Yao Ming did not speak, Richard thought that Yao Ming did not believe in Dragic's potential and continued to speak.
"Don't look at me before giving Ingram White to the Blazers. Ingram's potential is totally incomparable to Dragic, including Sun Yue..."
"Sun Yue, Ingram and Dragic are three of our marginal players, but Dragic's potential is much higher than those two..."
"Coach, I know. In this draft, you have taken so many backcourt players. Are you planning to sell Dragic?" Yao Ming asked with a smile.
"Yes, there is indeed such a plan right now. If you Pistons want to reinforce the No. 1, I really can't think of anyone in this league who is more suitable than Dragic."
In this regard, Richard is not lying at all. The current Pistons have the opportunity to get the contract, and they can afford the contract, and the traditional point guard with good strength and potential is only one Dragic, no one else!
"Coach, what price should we pay in exchange for Dragic, we don't have any high draft picks..." Yao Ming was irritated by Richard and asked involuntarily.
According to Richard, even if Dragic is not as good as Billups, the gap will not be particularly large. If you can get it, the Pistons will definitely be able to keep the top three positions in the east.
"You don't need any good chips. You look at it, even if you only give it a second round, I can accept it." Richard said with a smile.
Yao Ming flustered for a second round? This sale is just to send warmth!
Admittedly, with Dragic's performance at this time, in fact, it is only worth a second round sign, and it must be a second round sign that is quite late in the ranking...
But Yao Ming knows that this is a future All-Star player, Richard will not lie to himself, then this deal Pistons made a big profit.
"Coach, you can't do this. You have suffered too much. Let me talk to the boss..." Yao Ming was a little ashamed.
In his view, Richard's warm-up behavior is entirely about taking care of himself, and he is embarrassed to make Richard lose. He is going to discuss with the boss to see if he can come up with a first-round sign to exchange Dragic.
Even if it is a first-round pick, it is actually not worth much. The Pistons' first-round picks are generally 25th overall, and in terms of value, they are actually not as high as the top five in the second round.
"Dao Yao, don't worry, I have other conditions..."
"Dragic can give you half, but you Pistons have to promise me a condition and give Rahim a chance to coach."
"In just one year, if you are not satisfied with Rahim's coaching performance after a year of coaching, you can completely dismiss him."
Yao Ming was stunned again. He didn't expect Richard to propose such rather strange conditions.
For the first time, I heard that a team is adding such ancillary conditions in the transaction.
However, Yao Ming also understood the purpose of Richard's addition of this ancillary condition.
Rahim is the veteran of Lafayette players, Richard's purpose in doing so is definitely thinking of a way out for Rahim.
If he can secure the position of head coach in the Pistons, Rahim will definitely be able to go very far in the future.
Thinking of this, Yao Ming could not help but have a higher respect for Richard.
Richard's self-discipline for his disciples was just a matter of heart. Now, in order to find a way out for Rahim, he gave up a lot of benefits.
Thinking that he had also received a lot of care from Richard before, Yao Ming decided that this must be done for Richard.
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The Pistons just fired the new head coach Michael Curry. Although the candidate for the new head coach has not been announced, Yao Ming already knows that the new coach candidate is basically determined, named John Scott.
This coach was born in the NCAA and does not have any NBA coaching experience. Even in the NCAA, there is no particularly outstanding coaching resume.
What is the difference between using such a coach and using Rahim as the head coach? !
Other Yao Ming can't guarantee that at least with Rahim, the team atmosphere will be quite harmonious. After all, everyone from the West Lafayette team will be born and will certainly not do things that are not in harmony with the generals.
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Yao Ming did not tell the Richards Pistons that there is a new head coach. In his opinion, there is no need to tell Richards about this.
Even if there is a new head coach now, can't you be the star and the first center in the league to let the team change its mind? !
Generally speaking, the team leader must have a certain amount of advice when the team chooses the head coach.
I can’t say that I have the right to make a decision, but at least I can suggest what kind of head coach the team chooses...
Because of his humble nature, Yao Ming has never used such a right since Richard left. No matter whether the team invites Sanders to coach or the newcomer Michael Curry, Yao Ming is obedient to the team. Arrangements, no comments.
And now he feels it's time to say a few words...
In this matter, he has a full grasp. As the first center in the league, the team must give him the respect he deserves, and the most important thing is that although Richard is not a teenager, he is the top three in the Pistons. The stars are all West Lafayette players.
The big head Yao Ming, the second head singles Joe, and the third head Prince, if these three put pressure on the team, the team cannot fail.
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After hanging up the phone, Yao Ming did not come to the boss to talk about it, but asked Prince to talk to Dumas first.
Dumas is naturally quite convinced by Richard's vision, and feels that Dragic has at least 80% possibility, which is really a pimple.
But letting Rahim coach the Pistons made Dumas frown.
John is the head coach of the new season decided by the boss, and he nodded and agreed...
In the end, boss Goers nodded.
What turned out to be embarrassing for Dumas was that Goers preferred to give Richard a first-round sign rather than change the head coach...
Dumas did not know exactly where this John attracted Goles, because in his view, his practical John still uses Rahim, and there is not much difference.
And maybe Rahim is better. After all, Rahim’s network in this league is quite extensive, and he also has experience in coaching the NBA, which is more suitable than John.
If nothing else, if Rahim is in charge of the Pistons, if it really meets the point of life and death, can Richard wait and see? !
Therefore, Dumas tends to use Rahim as the team's new season coach.
But the boss did not agree, and he had no choice but to tell Prince the news again and let him contact Richard to see if he could remove the condition of Rahim.
As a result, in the evening of the next day, Yao Ming and his two younger brothers came to Dumas's office. Boss Gores was also invited.
"BOSS, I and both of them felt that Rahim would be the best candidate for the head coach." Yao Ming didn't turn around and directly expressed the opinions of the three of them.
The tone is certainly not tough, but Goles can also hear a persistence from Yao Ming's tone.
"Yao, John is an NCAA senior coach with rich experience in coaching, but it is not comparable to Raheem."
"Our goal now is to win the championship. Do you think that using Rahim to coach can win the championship? He is a disciple of Richard's disciples. I'm afraid that everything he knows will be left over from Richard's play..." Goles wrinkled Said with a frown.
Before Yao Ming spoke, the singles Joe on the side spoke directly.
"BOSS, I think it's unrealistic that our current goal is to win the championship."
"Although every team should set the goal of the season to win the championship, but when you face a team that even the third point guard is an All-Star team, the idea of ​​having such a championship will only hit you. Myself."
"Furthermore, Richard is only asking for a year, and it is not an excessive request."
"I think we should promise Richard. This is no harm to us. It's almost Bai Bai picking up an All-Star traditional point guard."
"Everyone in this room should not doubt Dragic's potential. Since Richard said that, he will definitely be at the All-Star level in the future."
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The two sides talked for about half an hour, and they were still quite sane, and there was no situation of noisy and noisy. In the end, Goles could no longer help but nod.
The three heads of the team came together, and they all asked Rahim to coach the Pistons, and Richard’s chip offer was indeed good. It only took Rahim to coach for one year, and the conditions were not too excessive. .
In this case, Gores would not want to agree.
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That night, Richard received a call from Yao Ming, and things were done.
Richard smiled on his face and breathed a sigh of relief.
This matter is actually very important for Richard.
The first is that Richard does not want to continue to waste Dragic's time. With Harden joining, maybe Dragic will be in the state of marginal players next season.
You know, Harden can also play point guard, and he played well...
In the new season, Curry will play as the starting point guard and Harden will play as the backup point guard, which Richard had already planned.
In this case, Dragic continues to stay in the team, Richard is wasting Dragic's time...
Secondly, Richard also wanted to find a way out for Rahim. He was the first of Richard's disciples to take the coaching route. Richard should naturally help him.
Richard is very envious of Popovich's future, so he is also spared no effort to train his coaching staff.
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Again, Richard has another purpose ~ EbookFREE.me ~ that is this year's All-Star qualification.
Even if Richard led his team to the first place in the league this year, he did not have the qualification to lead the team. He can only rely on others to transfer his qualifications to lead the All-Star team.
Will Green Kay's new head coach Danny Angie give it to himself? impossible!
If the Pistons had a new coach and had nothing to do with Richard, it would not be possible to give Richard.
It means that no matter who of these two teams has obtained the qualification to lead the All-Star team, Richard has no play...
Now Rahim is going to coach the Pistons, at least there is hope.
At present, Richard has seven super-giant kit parts on hand. If we can get another one this year, it will be eight parts. It is only one step away from getting it together!
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For these three reasons, Richard must have asked the Pistons to talk about such a deal.