godfather in black

Chapter 153 157: The Youngest

157: youngest

May 2005, 5 was a good day for Qin Tao.On this day, the league announced the winner of the best coach, Qin Tao from China.He led the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals in one fell swoop, which is a miracle, although it is also a very, very rare miracle in the place where the miracle was born.However, it was a Chinese who created this miracle, 27-year-old Qin Tao, who is the youngest "best coach" in the NBA.Qin Tao, the youngest, is amazing!In just half a year, he has created too many records, "the youngest NBA head coach", "the youngest 'best coach' in the NBA", "the youngest playoff coach", "the youngest division semifinalist" head coach", "the youngest division finals head coach", will he become the "youngest finals coach"?These "youngest" are difficult to be broken, whether it is now or in the future.Compared with the age of many NBA players, Qin Tao is considered very young.

"It's an unbreakable record." - Los Angeles Sun.

"Another Miracle in Los Angeles" - Los Angeles Real Report.

"'Youngest' Carries Thousands of Dollars Here"—New York Reality Report.

In just half a year, Qin Tao has been marked as the "youngest" in the league's records. This is a miracle created by a Chinese.However, Qin Tao doesn't care about these things. All he cares about is the championship. Of course, he also wants to see the best coach trophy. What is the material of that thing?Qin Tao has always been curious, but the trophy representing the best coach will be awarded again on June 6st, Children's Day, when the Los Angeles Lakers play against the San Antonio Spurs at home.

"Mr. Qin, today you defeated Don Anthony to win the best coach, and you are also the youngest 'best coach', how do you feel?" News before the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs At the press conference, a reporter asked.

Qin Tao, wearing Armani sunglasses, showed an inscrutable smile, and the reporters knew that there would be something good after this smile.Sure enough, his answer was beyond many people's expectations, but it was still reasonable, "I knew it was me."

"Oh? Why do you know it must be me?"

"There is no reason, it must be me. Alright, I don't want to dwell on this matter any longer. What is there to hype about something that has already been confirmed?" Qin Tao said indifferently.

"So now that you have won the first honor of your career, what is your vision for this game?"

Hearing the reporter's question, Qin Tao's face darkened suddenly. He thought about the results of the simulated game this afternoon, but at least he didn't have a chance. "I can only say try my best! After all, this year's Spurs are very strong, really strong."

The reporters did not expect that Qin Tao, who is always very conceited in answering questions, would be so low-key this time.Immediately another reporter stood up and asked, "Mr. Qin, what kind of opponent do you think the handsome man next to you is?"

Qin Tao looked back at the silent old man sitting next to him. Compared with Qin Tao, Gregg Popovich was even less liked by reporters.Qin Tao belongs to the type of criticizing reporters. Although his words are not pleasant to listen to, at least he can still speak.But Gregg Popovich and Larry Brown belong entirely to the toilet. The stones in the toilet are smelly and hard. He will naturally say what he wants to say, and he won't say what you don't want to say.

Gregg Popovich remained expressionless, silently watching the reporters off the court. The old man seemed not to have heard the reporter's question nor felt Qin Tao's gaze. "He is a very capable veteran, and he is also a head coach I respect very much. He will give up everything for victory, and he will make the most correct choice for the team."

Qin Tao seemed to be flattering Popovich, but actually he was hurting others.His meaning is obvious, "Popovich can give up offense in order to win, can play ugly defense, and can pass the ball to the most reasonable place before attacking."

The meaning of Qin Tao's words was so straightforward, Popovich seemed to be fine.A discerning reporter immediately asked Popovich a question, "Hello, I am a reporter from the Los Angeles Sun, what do you think of what Mr. Qin said just now, and what kind of opponent do you think he is. "

The wrinkles on Popovich's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "What can I say about other people's opinions? He has the right to control his mouth. In addition, I think he is a young coach with great potential. "

"Is it just a short answer to have potential? He is the youngest person in the NBA to win the title of best coach!" The reporter obviously wanted to get some good words out of Popovich's mouth.

"He has potential," Popovich said a second time.Qin Tao's expression didn't change, but his eyes were wrong. 'The old man of the female horse, a stinky stone, still refuses to take advantage of it. Popovich's words are also very obvious. Qin Tao is just a head coach with potential, but I don't know if he can realize his potential.

Before the game against the Spurs, Qin Tao didn't spit at them, because the Spurs' personality was the same as their team's jerseys, only black and white and no other colors.Monotonous colors, monotonous personalities, and external interference have little effect on them.Even if it can have some effect on their role players, their core has a face like a poker card, a skin like a stone, and its performance is as stable as a Buddha. This kind of core has almost no off-court weakness.

Originally, Qin Tao wanted to take advantage of the press conference to smear Popovich and take advantage of his mouth.However, Popovich sprayed Qin Tao's face without showing any signs of dew, which made Qin Tao unhappy.But it's okay to be unhappy, Qin Tao can't do anything to Popovich, he will mobilize the locker room!Try to earn face back on the field.

"Bang!" The sound and strength of closing the door fully expressed the owner's mood. "The boss seems to be in a bad mood!" Caron Butler, who was lying on the carpet listening to music, whispered to Barnes who was lying next to him.

Barnes shrugged. His status in the team is really not high, and he just played the role of cannon fodder for a foul.In fact, Qin Tao wanted to reuse him, but this kid was a thorn in his face, with tattoos all over his body, which made Qin Tao dislike him very much.But whether Qin Taoxi likes him or not is not important, the important thing is that Butler has a good relationship with him.As for the management of the locker room, Qin Tao still adopts the rule of doing nothing, as long as he doesn't bring marijuana or the like into the locker room, everything else doesn't matter.

"Cough!" Qin Tao coughed, making the players who were doing their own work concentrate. "The old man outside is very arrogant. You guys will give me a good lesson on the field later. I said everything I needed to say last night. Besides, you all know what kind of game is waiting for us when we cross this opponent! "

"Woman, kill that old man." Odom is always the most energetic one in the Lakers locker room, but everyone can see it.Qin Tao must have suffered at the press conference just now. Those who make the boss suffer are our enemies!This is probably what most people in the Lakers think!With just one sentence, the momentum of the team was stirred up.

Qin Tao nodded in satisfaction, and Brown Shaw was secretly dumbfounded. Perhaps Qin Tao's most powerful thing is to arouse the players' emotions!

The game started soon, Qin Tao's performance today was not as calm as expected, he stood on the sidelines from the first minute of the game, and he didn't sit down until the end of the first half.But even if he stood on the sidelines to cheer for the team, the Lakers still trailed the Spurs by 1 points at the end of the first half.It's not that the Lakers didn't perform well, it can only be said that the Spurs are too strong.They completely restricted the Lakers' scoring points, and Kobe and Butler were completely trapped in the Spurs' defensive quagmire.

"Too strong!" This was the first time Qin Tao felt a sense of powerlessness in a game.Not to mention that he won the best coach today, but he is really far behind Popovich.So far, he has racked his brains, but there has never been a way to deal with the Spurs in his mind, not even an immature way.

"Brown, what do you think we should do?" Qin Tao asked on the way back to the locker room.

Brown Shaw was silent, and in terms of tactical equipment, his ability is not very strong. "Hey! Let's take a step and see!" Qin Tao shook his head.At this time, all he can rely on is the player's personal strength, but it is really too difficult to rely on the player's outbreak to change the result of the controller.

In the second half, Qin Tao tried several times to disrupt the Spurs' defense by changing formations, but the Spurs' defensive layering was too strong, and the Lakers didn't have the feeling of mastering the rhythm at all.A few times, the Lakers counterattacked beautifully, but the Lakers counterattacked very few times from the beginning of the game to the present.Qin Tao was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

"The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be stuck in a quagmire, their offensive axis is being restrained, and they are completely in a state of being alone. If it weren't for Kobe Bryant and Chris Webber who played well today, the Lakers are already very good now. It's dangerous." In the 8th minute of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed 66 to 75.

"Today is the day when Qin Tao became the youngest 'best coach', but from this 'youngest' we can also see that his experience is indeed somewhat lacking. Maybe he will become the NBA's most famous person in the future Famous coaches, but not yet. Obviously, Popovich brought his Spurs to present to Qin Tao."

When the timer reset to zero and the score was fixed at 88-97, Qin Tao punched the coach seat.Everything has not changed from the simulated game of the controller, and the Lakers are under the control of the Spurs throughout the game.This feeling of being controlled by others is too uncomfortable... Qin Tao left in silence, Kobe, who scored 31 points, also left in silence, and Chris, who contributed 20 points and 14 rebounds in a large double-double -Webber also left in silence...all the Lakers players left in silence, leaving only the fans at home celebrating the home team's first Western Conference Finals victory.

"The Lakers are very silent, but they don't know whether behind their silence is a more powerful explosion or just die silently..."

(End of this chapter)