Coach Lee

Chapter 610 I'm on the verge of moving (24)

Li Nan is very busy now. In fact, he is not only busy with training and taking care of his baby, but also with other things of the team.

Since the league changed the rules in the summer, D'Antoni has been eager to move.

D'Antoni has always advocated offense, especially D'Antoni, who advocates running and bombing. Seeing this change in the league's rules, he really saw hope.At that time, D'Antoni was excited and his eyes were sharp, as if his spring had arrived.

Before the preseason, D'Antoni held a team work meeting.

There are several main players, management, and coaching staff participating.

At the meeting, D'Antoni also directly stated the purpose at the beginning:

"Everyone can see that the league has now shortened the halftime, legalized the zone defense, and added three seconds of defense. This is a signal for the league to encourage offense. Our audience has long been tired of the slow defensive confrontation game, they What I want to see is offensive basketball. Offensive basketball, this is the basketball that most meets the requirements of the times. And run and gun is the most suitable choice! Offensive! We want more crazy offense! We want to revive the Nuggets' offensive tradition ! We want to carry forward the Nuggets offensive tradition!"

The tone of D'Antoni's speech became more and more excited, but the reaction of everyone at the meeting was not as enthusiastic as expected.

D'Antoni's tone suddenly weakened.

"Well, those who agree with us to beat the bomb, can you please raise your hands?"

The response to D'Antoni was, Jing.

There is no one!
There were nearly 20 people in the audience, and even D'Antoni's most trusted assistants, none of them raised their hands.

Embarrassing!
D'Antoni just stood there alone, admiring himself.

In the end, General Manager Vince took the lead.

"Mike, we're not going to try to change without a successful experiment in front of everyone."

Yes, the Nuggets will not try without a successful experiment in front of everyone.After all, in the past two seasons, the Nuggets have proven that they are successful.Why change?

No one here is a fool.What are we playing for?Isn't it for the championship?This reform or something is too risky and completely unnecessary.

D'Antoni doesn't want to give up just for once, he is still fighting for it.

"However, the league is changing the rules now. This is to bring the NBA into a new era. We must be at the forefront of the trend of the league's era. Running and gunning is the most advanced style of play. As long as we play running and bombing, I believe we will definitely Will play the best season, and we will definitely lead an era that belongs to our Denver Nuggets!"

D'Antoni looked at the crowd longingly, with smiles on their faces, but no one stood up to support him.

On the contrary, Manager Vince hurt D'Antoni again, "Mike, that's the same sentence, we won't try without a successful experiment. Moreover, the Mavericks have failed in the playoffs for so many seasons. But it’s a lesson learned from the past!”

That's right, the old Nelson who has been running and bombing for so many years has not succeeded. Why should our Nuggets succeed?Are you a coach who has just been in the NBA for a few years?Besides, now that the Nuggets are already the top strength in the league, why should they change?Isn't this superfluous?

D'Antoni was still thinking about what to say.

A lot of words came to his mind.

For example, how do you know it won't work without experimenting?If everyone doesn't experiment, how can this alliance grow?I'm really very confident, because we have Li, I believe we will be successful!

However, D'Antoni didn't say anything.

Because, he can see that these old guys are too conservative, and these people don't want to give up the success they have achieved before.

Turning his head to look at Li Nan, a young man who did not express his opinion, D'Antoni suddenly asked.

"Lee, what do you think?"

When in doubt, ask Lee.

It's something D'Antoni learned as an assistant coach.

In fact, Li Nan didn't say anything because he didn't want to hurt D'Antoni. Now that he asked about himself, Li Nan had to talk about it.

"Coach, I think our Nuggets need to attack as well as defend. Adhere to the dynamic offensive theory, and then use the zone defense system left by old Jim. This season, we still have the top strength in the league. The biggest favorite in the league. The offense wins the audience, the defense wins the championship, and we Nuggets want it all. You say run and gun, just as a weapon for us."

Hearing Li Nan say the same thing, everyone also echoed:

"Yes, that's what we want, we all want it!"

This is the appetite of a championship team.Spectators, championships, money, we want it all.

Our current system can do this, so what else should we change?
But D'Antoni sat down helplessly.

Powerless.

D'Antoni felt a deep sense of powerlessness for the first time since his tenure as head coach of the Nuggets.

In the Nuggets, as the head coach, he does not have the absolute right to speak like Old Jim.

He even felt that Li Nan had more say than him!
At this time, D'Antoni realized that he had no confidants in the Nuggets, and his assistants were all left by the old Jim at that time.

D'Antoni, who was about to move, could only suppress the flame in his heart in the end.

However, this flame is only suppressed temporarily. As long as there is a chance, D'Antoni will definitely let him burn.
After that working meeting, D'Antoni was a little confused and depressed all day long.He often sat alone on the sidelines, staring blankly at the players practicing the zone defense that he didn't like.

D'Antoni is not happy, but the assistant coaches in the team are quite happy.

D'Antoni does not agree with the management's philosophy. In everyone's eyes, this is an opportunity.

If something happens to D'Antoni one day, then their chance will come.

.

"Coach, I understand how you feel."

A bottle of Gatorade was offered, and D'Antoni raised his hand and refused.D'Antoni, an old man, does not drink energy drinks like Gatorade.

D'Antoni didn't turn his head, he still stared blankly at the court, "Do you really understand?"

Li Nan's answer was very straightforward, "Of course."

D'Antoni turned his head at this moment, "Then why don't you support me?"

D'Antoni's question made something wrong.

Do I have to support you if I understand you?

Smiling, Li Nan also gave an irrelevant answer, "Coach, I actually know that you already have a better candidate in your mind, don't you?"

D'Antoni was startled suddenly, then smiled and shook his head, then he patted Li Nan's shoulder and sighed, "Li, I understand."

"So, how about we work together for another season?"

Li Nan extended his hand to D'Antoni.

D'Antoni held the corner of his mouth crookedly,

"Of course no problem, I have been coveting the championship for a long time! Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)