The invincible kryptonite of basketball

At this time, it had been more than three hours since the car accident, but the red light over the operating room was still on.

Stevens went over and patted him on the shoulder, and Tang Tian and his teammates also came to comfort him one after another.

But Williams looked at the operating room in a daze, he was always worried about his wife.

It is learned from the communication that Williams' wife was hit by a vehicle going against the road.

A large amount of methamphetamine was detected in the other party's body, and he was suspected of drug driving.

Moreover, when overtaking in the reverse direction, the other party was comforting the puppy on his lap, which eventually led to a car accident.

But it was useless to blame at this time, because the retrograde driver and the puppy had died on the spot.

Williams' four children, who were in the car at the time, were fortunately unharmed, but his wife was seriously injured.

ps: I watched the movie "Green Book" today, it was very good and worth recommending.

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Tang Tian signaled the team members to sit down and wait.

Williams' wife is Ingrid, who also came to the New Orleans Arena. Tang Tian's impression of her is a very gentle woman.

The lights in the rescue room were always red, and in the middle of the night, the team members went back one after another.

Stevens also went back to rest under Tang Tian's persuasion, and Tang Tian, ​​Davis and Holiday stayed with Williams in the end.

Regardless of whether the end result will be the same as in history, Williams needs someone to accompany him now.

The rescue continued until the next morning, and the doctor who rescued him finally came out of the operating room with a solemn expression.

They got up and walked over, and the doctor shook his head helplessly at them.

The rescue failed, and Ingrid had no vital signs.

Williams was in a daze, and Tang Tian and Davis supported him.

The four children also began to cry one after another.

It is a bad news for the Williams family to encounter a change in middle age.

Williams went to the operating room, and when he shot again, his expression became firm, and after comforting his children, he began to deal with the funeral.

Tang Tian and Davis also left after comforting them.

On this day, the news also spread in the league.

Many NBA stars and coaches have expressed condolences.

Williams entered the NBA as an assistant coach in 2005, and it has been 10 years now. His popularity is well-known in the NBA.

In the next week, the players of the Pelicans were not in good condition, losing 4 games in 2 games, and the Warriors narrowed the victory to 1.5 games.

A week later, Ingrid's memorial service was held in a New Orleans church.

In addition to the entire Pelicans team, coaching staff, and management, many well-known figures from the league also came to this day.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, Williams' former head coach, had a game that night, but he was also in New Orleans.

Clippers head coach Rivers, former NBA head coach PJ Carlesimo, Jeff Van Gundy, Avery Johnson and Tom Thibodeau all came to the memorial service.

The former Pelicans assistant coach Borrego, Norris Cole, Gordon, Reggie Evans and others who played for the Pelicans in the past were also present.

Nearly a thousand people attended the church.

After the memorial service, Williams and Benson spoke at length.

After that, he chatted with Stevens, Tang Tian and Davis for a long time.

He will resign as the first assistant coach of the Pelicans to spend time taking care of his four children.

This result is different from that in history, but it can be seen that this is the result of Williams' deliberation.

"Coach, we are always behind you."

Knowing that Williams had made a decision, Tang Tian spoke to him.

"Continue to hit the championship, you can do it."

Williams is most worried about his family now, but he still sent his blessings to Tang Tian and the others.

The day after this, the Pelicans officially announced that Williams had resigned as the first assistant coach of the Pelicans.

But it was also mentioned in the news that although Williams resigned, the Pelicans will still pay his full salary of 4 million for the remaining four years.

This approach has been supported by the league, and the league stated that it will share half of the salary.

The Pelicans have gotten better and better in the past two years, and their market value has continued to increase. Although it is a small city, its influence among fans and the league is also growing.

Benson is a good boss and is willing to invest in the team. It is not difficult to make such a decision.

As for the alliance, Xiao Hua is very sensitive to business. This is a good opportunity to promote the alliance and promote its image. There are no disadvantages for him to do so.

But whatever the reason, such an outcome is the best for Williams.

He can get an income and take care of his family.

The Williams matter came to an end, and the Pelicans refocused on the game.

The team has lost 3 games in a row in the most recent period, only leading the Warriors by 1.5 wins.

With the Warriors also playing an excellent record, if they want to maintain the number one in the league, they must play well in the following games.

The players need to adjust their emotions, and for the management, they also need to recruit a new first assistant.

Demps and Nash have had exchanges, but the latter's idea is still the same as before, hoping to focus on the family and continue to serve as a team consultant.

Under such circumstances, the best choice for the Pelicans is to go to the free market, or to dig another team from another team.

Although Williams resigned, his contribution to creating a team atmosphere is outstanding.

It doesn't look like much in this regard, but without this kind of person, it will be like the Cavaliers. The locker room is always unstable and cannot play 100% of its strength.

Therefore, when recruiting the first teaching assistant, interpersonal skills are still a part of the key consideration.

In addition, what the team needs is a defensive coach, which can help Stevens share part of the work pressure.

After all, Williams was only socializing before, and Stevens still had a lot of work on the team.

The target candidates of the Pelicans management are also very clear, the Warriors' Ron Adams and the Rockets' Bzdelik.

Both assistant coaches perfectly echoed the request of the Pelicans.

However, after Dempsey communicated, both of them declined the invitation.

The Warriors' current record is not much worse than that of the Pelicans, and it is not appropriate to jump halfway to the opponent as the main competitor.

If this is really done, it will be the coach version of turning enemies into friends.

The same is true for Bzdelik.

Although the current performance of the Rockets is not as good as that of the Pelicans and Warriors, he gets along well with the Rockets and has a promising future.

Both target candidates were declined, and the Pelicans could only settle for the next best thing and choose a defensive coach.

After all, with the foundation laid by Williams before, the current team atmosphere of the Pelicans has been well established.

Lionel Hollins, Mike Brown, J丨B Bickerstaff are potential candidates.

Hollins is the former head coach of the Grizzlies, and he single-handedly built the Grizzlies' iron-blooded defense.

He was just dismissed by the Nets this summer and is currently unemployed.

Brown's situation is similar to that of Hollins, the only difference is that he has been out of work for a longer period of time.

As the head coach of James 1.0 period, he was dubbed bread by fans and complained crazily.

But his defensive ability is among the best among the head coaches.

Bickerstaff's situation is not the same as the previous two. He has been an assistant coach since he entered the league in 2004.

He assisted McHale in the Rockets before, and also went to Boston with McHale, and is now an assistant coach of the Celtics.

The Celtics' defensive improvement this season is inseparable from him.

The circumstances of the three are different, but they are all very interested in joining the Pelicans.

It depends on how the Pelicans choose in the end.

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When Dempsey was discussing with Stevens, he brought Tang Tian along.

Tang Tian is the core of the team, and several of his suggestions have worked, and now his voice in the management is getting higher and higher.

Tang Tian was a coach in his previous life, and these coaches are old acquaintances.

Hollins was the first to be ruled out by him.

Hollins is the kind of star player in the player era, he is more arrogant in his bones, and has a strong desire to control the team, but poor interpersonal skills.

In other words, this is a candidate who is more suitable as a head coach than an assistant coach. If he comes, he might quarrel with Stevens every day.

Then came Brown and Bickerstaff.

Tang Tian prefers Bickerstaff.

Bickerstaff is not capable at all as a head coach, but he is excellent as a defensive assistant, and he is young and has potential, and will get along well with Stevens.

Brown's words can be regarded as the type between Hollins and Bickerstaff, and he has nothing to say about his ability from the Spurs.

But after all, he has been the head coach for most of his career, and he is the head coach of James. It is hard to say whether he can convince Stevens, a young coach.

Dempsey asked Stevens after listening to Tang Tian's opinion, and Stevens had no objection.

He flew to Boston the next day for a more in-depth negotiation with Bickerstaff.

But unexpectedly, he ran for nothing this time.

After hearing that the Pelicans were poaching corners again, Ainge and Bickerstaff talked all night and finally succeeded in persuading the latter to stay.

The result was the same as D'Antoni's at the beginning, and the first assistant coach of the Pelicans also flew away.

But at any rate, he had experience in this area before, and Demps did not waste time, and directly transferred to Cleveland to discuss the contract with Brown.

Brown is unemployed at home, and the negotiations on his side went smoothly.

Soon the two sides reached a 2-year 200 million franchise contract.

Brown's situation is quite special. He returned to the Cavaliers as the head coach in 2015, but he was fired before the five-year 5 million contract was completed.

The result of this is that he is still leading the Cavaliers' annual salary of 500 million this year.

So his pursuit of money is not so high now, on the contrary, he urgently needs to go to a place that has exposure and can prove himself.

Because only in that way can he find a job as a head coach in the league again.

The Pelicans are exactly the kind of place he wants to be right now.

After signing the contract, Brown went to New Orleans with Demps.

After arriving in New Orleans, Demps arranged for a meeting between Stevens and Brown, and by the way, called Tang Tian along.

After the three people met, they mainly talked about the team's defensive system.

Brown's understanding is close to that of Stevens', and has some personal insights.

He hopes to add more frontcourt pressing in the defense, which can reduce the time for opponents to launch a positional attack, which will work for teams that are good at playing positions like the Spurs and Clippers.

He also thinks that the Rockets' current defensive system can be used for reference. Let Jokic's defensive end try to hide under the basket to protect him, and it can also give full play to Davis's fast defensive movement and wide coverage.

These two insights caused Tang Tian and Stevens to nod one after another.

As far as defense is concerned, Brown does have a set, and he doesn't seem to be idle in the past few years.

However, these were all expected by Tang Tian. What really surprised him was Brown's communication skills.