The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

The conflict between Xu Xiao and Casey broke out completely after the preseason match, reaching the point of irreconcilability.

There is no other reason, that is, Westbrook played really badly.

There are also various bad choices and various inexplicable mistakes in frequent shooting. Casey became more determined after seeing it, but this did not change the team owner Xu Xiao's mind at all.

This is nothing. Compared with Westbrook who went to the Lakers in later generations, these are small scenes. This in itself is Westbrook's shortcoming. Even in the season when he became the mvp, Westbrook still played like this, but what's the matter, As long as Billups' star card is used, these problems are all solved.

But now, Xu Xiao is practicing Westbrook's original ability, psychology and character. Only when he faces his worst failure under high-level competition and survives with strength, then Westbrook can be considered qualified.

Otherwise, even with Billups' ability, he will lose the original Westbrook. The star card will not hinder the player's original growth trajectory, but will only make up for his shortcomings, but the character and temperament are things. will change invisibly.

If he entered the league and showed Billups' calmness, never experienced beatings, and never failed, then in the future, Westbrook may no longer be the eternally passionate young master, and those who climbed out of the trough will be more eager victory.

So even so, Xu Xiao still did not budge.

"If the management's goal for next season is to be poor, then you can directly say, I will ensure that they will be trained and strive for the No. [-] pick. Please don't use the promise of making the playoffs to deceive the audience. "

After a few preseason games, Westbrook averaged 13.5 points, 6.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 turnovers, 43% field goal percentage and 29% three-point field goal percentage. The playing time in the previous game was as high as 33 minutes, and the usage rate was the highest in the Timberwolves. It can only be said to be quite poor.

The fans saw that the Timberwolves selected such a guard with the No. 5 pick in the first round this year, and they couldn't help but feel a little headache. They couldn't understand the preseason games. It seems that this year is another bad year. Let's earn Griffin next year.

In the internal meeting, Casey scolded Xu Xiao angrily, but Xu Xiao did not back down:

"Coach Casey, please put yourself in the right place. If you are complaining because of your lack of ability, then please improve your coaching level, instead of yelling at the boss who pays you here. Call."

"Hmph, I'm not capable enough." Casey snorted coldly

"Yes, I'm really not capable enough. I can't train rookies and hit the playoffs at the same time. Who do you think he is? Even if LeBron comes, he can't do it. You're right. I accept such a task. No, I'm not capable enough, so please come and show us." After speaking, Casey jumped up and slammed the door away.

For Coach Casey, Xu Xiao is still full of respect. Although he has different ideas, he is indeed a dedicated, conscientious and good coach. Although his thinking is a bit old-fashioned and his ability is not very outstanding, he really likes basketball. An admirable coach who worked hard, Xu Xiao would not want to dismiss him if he hadn't really reached the point where he cannot be reconciled.

But when Xu Xiao was looking for a new head coach, Casey directly held a press conference, announcing that he would resign as the head coach of the Timberwolves, and explained the reason for his disagreement with the boss Xu Xiao.

This move directly angered Xu Xiao.

His move not only put the Timberwolves in a difficult position in choosing a new coach, after all, there are still two days before the regular season, and it is difficult to find a temporary coaching change at this time. I don't even want to come to Tang's muddy water. A coach with no strength can't control the locker room. What's more, it completely messed up the morale of the Timberwolves.

After all, the relationship between the player and coach Casey is still good, and his doing so will undoubtedly create a gap between his direct descendants and these newcomers represented by Westbrook, which will cause a series of locker room problems. Annoyed, he does not allow anyone to try to destroy this team from the inside, his team, unity and a good locker room, this is his bottom line, must not let outsiders see the joke.

But now, the team's friendliness and credibility have been dropping, and it has reached 70, which made Xu Xiao aware of the crisis.

Now it is necessary to find someone to stabilize these players immediately, but who is the right one?

The one who can control the locker room is either a particularly capable boss, or someone who can convince these players, and they have to be their acquaintances, which is difficult for Xu Xiao.

The bosses definitely don't want to come to this muddy water, and the team's assistant coaches don't have the ability, not to mention the current situation in the locker room, anyone with a discerning eye can see that even if they want to find someone to take the blame, they all refuse Xu Xiao.

This is really difficult for Xu Xiao. Who can help the players calm down, settle the locker room, and lead the Timberwolves out of this predicament without fear of being blamed?There are only two days left before the regular season, and Xu Xiao doesn't want to be like this, showing up on the field with a team without a head coach and low morale.

Suddenly Xu Xiao had a flash of inspiration, yes, why didn't I think of this, the person who convinced the team members the most.

"Ainz, hold a press conference right away, and I'm going to announce the list of new head coaches."

The team will have a media day before the start of the game. On this day, the media will come to report on the team.

The Timberwolves' media day was just yesterday, and it has already been reported, but if Casey makes such a fuss, there is no way but to work hard for these reporters again.

And these reporters are also tired of the Timberwolves.

In Li Yunlong's words, "Trouble me with these shit all day long."

The traffic is not big, and few people read the reports, few people pay attention, and they are still playing monsters all day long. It is just a coach who resigns, and a statement is enough. As for the conflicts within the team, the Timberwolves are not a traffic team. These things can only be seen in those anti-traffic teams. If they are put in the Timberwolves, who will pay attention?If your grades are not good and you always lose, it will be strange if you are harmonious with your internal energy.

And what do you have to say, can't you finish it in one day?The coach holds a press conference in the morning and announces his resignation, and the boss has another meeting in the afternoon to announce the new head coach. This is also going to be held. Do you really think that reporters are not human?Hitting workers is tough.

So at the press conference at night, many well-known journalists in the industry did not come, and most of the people who came were local media reporters from Minnesota.

"Hi, friends from the media, I'm sorry to disturb your rest time, but I have to clarify some things here." Xu Xiao's opening remarks were still very polite, but these media reporters seemed a little impatient up.

"About the resignation of coach Casey in the morning, I am very sorry about it. He is an excellent coach, a dedicated coach, and he is deeply loved by the players, but because our ideas are different, we can only part ways in the end. , here I also sincerely wish him a bright future." Xu Xiao said politely, although everyone knew it well, but he was very comfortable with this way of expression.

"May I ask Boss Xu Xiao, Coach Casey said that your goal for the next season is to be the top pick. Is this true?"

In fact, it is an unwritten rule of the nba that it is for the sake of next year's draft picks. Said, but the general way of expression is that next season we will mainly focus on training newcomers.

"Of course not. I still remember the promise I made to the Timberwolves fans. This season, I will go all out to hit the playoffs, reach the playoffs within three years, and compete for the championship in five years." Xu Xiao said sternly.

"But Coach Casey said that you have to work hard on this year's rookie and put your energy into cultivating this year's rookie, but judging from the performance in the preseason, the rookie Russell you selected this year is not like LeBron. Mature rookies, since they want to hit the playoffs, how can they ensure the team's record while cultivating newcomers?

And as far as I know, there is a bad atmosphere in the locker room because of the resignation of coach Casey, because most players feel that this is unfair and should not spend a lot of time trying to give young people a try. Wrong and waste the team's precious chance to win. "

The questioner was a female reporter from a young age. It seemed that she had just entered the industry not long ago and was being used as a gun, so she dared to ask some sharp and sensitive questions.

"First of all, I want to say that there is no conflict between cultivating newcomers and striving to win with all our strength. We have already spent a lot of money to select Russell. If we don't cultivate him, then all our efforts will be in vain. Although Russell Searle did not perform well in the preseason. I believe he will not be like this forever. His talent is the best I have ever seen.

As for whether the players will be dissatisfied, I think you are thinking too much. Our team and all the players have experienced such moments. Whether it is Roy or Oden, they have a season of trial and error to adapt to the NBA. If that's unfair, I think it's unfair to Russell, because he only has a dozen games to try and make mistakes. "

An older reporter stood up and asked: "Do you think Russell has a chance to become a historical player, does that mean the same historical performance as Oden?"

Because Xu Xiao said before that Oden is also a player at a historical level, but Oden's performance at the beginning of last season was not satisfactory. Even if he performed well in the second half, it was barely enough. , is still far from a player at the historical level, so Xu Xiao heard the reporter's sarcasm.

"Of course, the two will definitely be at the historical level. I believe their coaches will train them to become historical-level players, the kind that will go down in history. They will win countless championships in the future."

"Oh, so much has been said, who is the new coach of the Timberwolves?"

These words finally brought the topic back, and everyone remembered that the purpose of today's press conference is to announce the new head coach, because each of them basically has some channels, and in their channels and sources, they have not heard any news. One person wants the position of the head coach of the Timberwolves, and Casey announced his resignation temporarily. It must not have been scouted by the Timberwolves in advance, so this coach must have been found temporarily, or the assistant coach took office.

Now these reporters just want to see, who is willing to be this big grievance, take over such a scapegoat, such a mess, originally thought that it might be possible to find an insider of the team to serve as the interim head coach for this season, this matter is not worth it There was a big battle, so the big shots in the industry didn't come. They were either young people who had just entered the industry, or just to watch the fun.

And then, Xu Xiao directly announced a blockbuster.

"The Timberwolves will sign a five-year coaching contract worth 5 yuan with Xu Xiao."

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was silent, and everyone was thinking

"Xu Xiao, sign yourself, or is there someone with the same name and surname?"

Finally, the young girl stood up: "Please explain in detail, are you going to be the head coach of the team yourself?"

"Yes, I will personally serve as the head coach of the team and lead the team out of this predicament." After receiving Xu Xiao's affirmation, the reporters below couldn't sit still anymore, and almost everyone was happy Laughing wildly, as if listening to a big joke.

"May I ask Boss Xu, do you really want to sign yourself, or are you using the basic salary of the coach? Do you want to use the basic salary to prove your worth?" A young-looking reporter suppressed laughter before asking road.

"Of course not. I don't need to prove anything to others. The basic salary of the coach is because the NBA has clear salary rules and regulations. The salary of the coach is also included in the team salary. This has something to do with the salary cap and taxation. I use the basic salary. I want to minimize the cost, but you don’t know this rule.”

Xu Xiao is not a very kind person. Hearing the other party's ridicule, he was naturally a little angry and his tone was not good.

"Oh, then, boss Xu, are you really proficient in team management and NBA tactics? May I ask what tactics you know? Can you tell us in detail the core tactics of the Timberwolves in the future?"

"Which company are you undercover? This is too low-level. You can also inquire about the team's core tactics, but what I can tell you is that last season ended the Lakers' winning streak. That is my tactic."

Xu Xiao didn't give it a good face, but these reporters felt that it was coming. This is a great news. It's not enough for a dude who has never appeared in history to be a boss. He also needs to be a coach. This news is absolutely explosive .

Although the two parties broke up unhappy, they each had their own plans and thoughts.

Xu Xiao wanted to return to the team quickly to rectify the team, while these reporters were happily preparing for tomorrow's headlines.