Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 17 Lenny Wilkens ([-])

Verus rolled out of the car without stopping like in a spy movie. When he was leaning against the dark corner of the wall and before he straightened up, police cars whizzed by with their lights and horns blaring. A taxi without a license plate rushed into a small alley two or three times and disappeared.

Young Master Veruswei looked a little embarrassed since noon, and he didn't have a drop of water. He checked his watch and found that the time was still a few minutes away. He hurriedly bought some hot dogs and iced coffee from a sausage trolley on the side of the street. Squat down on the edge of the road and feast on it.

After 2 minutes, Verus stood up and burped, threw the bag of paper cups and tissues into the recycling bag on the trolley, and praised loudly, making the peddler behind the trolley smile.

The Barcelona Bar in Atlanta is one of the top ten bars in the United States. Naturally, there is a constant flow of people, but Verus did not enter it through the gate, but walked along a secluded alley to the fire escape at the back door of the bar.

After two vigilant and strong security guards manually verified the information, Verus was allowed to enter the second floor of the bar through the iron ladder at the back door. When the door was opened, it was dark and there was almost no light or music coming out, only being divided into small private rooms There are occasional glimmers of light inside.

Verus quickly entered an unmarked private room, the door was quickly opened and then quickly closed, and Verus stretched out his hand to a person waiting inside.

Verus said softly: "Nice to meet you, Dear Mr. Lenny Wilkens, I am sorry to disturb your rest so late."

The only great legendary star in the NBA who has entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and a coach, Lenny Wilkens stretched out his hand and smiled: "Nice to meet you, Verus, the youngest player in history Mister NBA team general manager, you can just call me Lenny."

In Verus' plan, the team's head coach will be the top priority in the next few years. Although he is not sure whether he can exchange and sign those stars who have been proven by history, the team's On the whole, he won't worry about it, and one or two players can't change anything.

After studying at the club for a long time, Verus finally set his sights on the top 50 coaches of the 19 NBA legends, the NBA's first coach with a thousand victories in the regular season, and the great legend whose No. [-] jersey was retired by the Sonics. Ni Wilkens.

Sixteen-time NBA champion coach Cardinal Reid Auerbach is powerful, but at this time in 2000, the bishop was already in his eighties, and he had not heard of the world for a long time and had no possibility of coming out.

The head coach Popovich of the Spurs with facial paralysis, the emperor, the king of the king, the head coach and the general manager will definitely not be able to poach people. Phil Jackson, the founder of the Bulls Dynasty, will certainly be able to build his Lakers dynasty at this time. Please don't come.

After pondering and pondering, Verus learned from other sources that Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens is very likely to vote for another team next season due to his poor record in the 1999-2000 season and the lack of harmony with the management team. .

Verus, who is a pseudo-fan level, knows that this is a good opportunity for him. At this time in 2000, the famous coaches of later generations Steve Kerr, Mike D’Antoni, and Rick Carlisle were not reliable. Paul is still playing and has not retired, so the two can try to hire them as assistant coaches.

The current Golden State Warriors do not need superstars, and they lack historical background. If there is a legendary and great Hall of Fame coach, Verus has the confidence to fool, no, instigate, it is not right, get it, get it Some strong players.

Verus knew that good words alone would not be able to fool the old and tough old fox in front of him, so he spouted: "Please forgive me, it is not appropriate for you to stay in the NBA at such a great age, and wearing 16 Compared to a cardinal who doesn't have enough rings for two hands, coach Qiansheng only has one ring on his hand, which is a complete joke."

Verus' words were like a dagger deeply inserted into Lenny Wilkens' heart. Wilkens, who has always regarded the Cardinal as his idol and competition target, believes that his coaching ability is not inferior, but unfortunately his fate is not good. In his 20-year coaching career, he only won a championship ring in 1979 when he coached the Seattle SuperSonics.

After playing for so many years as an NBA player and coaching so many teams as a coach, Lenny Wilkens has already received countless honors and money that can be harvested. There is only one thing left, and that is the championship ring.

Many people think it’s just a big shiny ring that’s worthless. It’s more than enough to find a hardware store at a roadside stall and buy the same for a few thousand dollars. It’s not a problem for NBA stars and coaches who are not short of money. Of course, the special editions of Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks and the Warriors, do not count.

But there are so many coaches and players who are wandering and tossing for a championship ring. The players include Barkley Payton and Marlon Durant. Fortunately, Durant hugged his thigh and took the ring. No rings to wear.

The coach representatives include the old Nelson and Sloan. The old Nelson has been in the Celtic dynasty at any rate and mixed with many player rings. Jerry Sloan wiped his tears impressively, which is called a sad and helpless hero.

Lenny Wilkens looked up at Verus, was silent for a while, and said word by word: "You came all the way to Atlanta, didn't you just say these things to me?"

PS: (Phil Jackson has not yet entered the Coaching Hall of Fame in 2000, I remember it was 2007.)
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