NBA: Fusion of two talents to dominate the entire league

At the American Airlines Center,

After a detailed examination by the hospital and the team doctor,

Carter was finally told that he could return to the team. It had been nearly a week since the concussion.

He could no longer bear to watch his teammates work hard in front of the TV while he could only watch helplessly.

So on the second day of the Nets training game after returning to New Jersey,

Carter came to the stadium early.

"Hey, Vince, my old man, you look really good!"

Kidd thought he was the first to arrive at the stadium until he walked into the stadium from the player tunnel.

Inside the venue, Carter was wearing a training suit and sweating profusely while doing shooting training.

Kidd said hello, and Carter also put down the basketball in his hand.

The two walked together, laughed and hugged each other.

"I'm glad you're back. You are an indispensable person for the team."

Kid laughed happily. Carter was not affected, so the next game was more confident.

"Jason, I watched the last game at home. You know how uncomfortable it felt.

The team clearly needed me, but I couldn't play. I was so depressed when I saw you playing so hard.

Fortunately, there was no danger. Your performance was really great. It was unbelievable. I can't wait to fight side by side with you. "

Carter and Kidd chatted,

Other players also came to the court one after another, and a group of people gathered around Carter to chat,

Seeing that Carter could still dunk vigorously and his shooting accuracy was no problem,

Everyone was very happy,

When Roy and McGinnis came to the court together,

Carter pushed through the crowd and gave Roy a big bear hug,

Only after experiencing the helplessness of trying one's best but still unable to win in the playoffs,

will you understand how difficult it was for Roy to bring the Nets back to New Jersey safely from the quagmire in the last game,

and to get that victory in Miami.

The return of a complete team is always exciting.

The players were very enthusiastic about training. Before the team coach came, everyone was warming up under Kidd's leadership.

Soon, the team manager Drosthorn and the coach Frank appeared on the court hand in hand.

Coach Frank stopped the training and signaled the players to gather together.

The players didn't understand what was going on and put down their training.

Gathered around.

The team manager Drosthorn met the players:

"Guys, I just received an explosive news from a friend in Miami. It's about our opponent. The media should expose it at noon."

The Nets players looked at each other.

Explosive news? O'Neal was injured? Wade was in trouble?

The players were talking to each other.

Manager Drosorn did not whet everyone's appetite:

"According to accurate information, Heat manager Pat Riley found Stan Van Gundy after yesterday's loss. The two had a big fight and finally parted unhappily. This morning, the Heat has made the decision to fire Stan Van Gundy. The new head coach of the Heat is Pat Riley himself."

"Wow~!"

Teammate talked about it. This melon is really a bit big. It's hard to eat it in one bite.

Roy fell into deep thought because his butterfly Wade, who was supposed to be injured in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Pistons, is still alive and well.

The original Heat eventually lost to the Pistons 3-4 without Wade.

Head coach Stan Van Gundy has been acting as a puppet.

It will not be until next season that Pat Riley will step out from behind the scenes to become the head coach of the Heat.

Unexpectedly, Van Gundy's on-the-spot response is not enough to deal with the Nets.

Pat Riley, who was in the background, could not sit still in advance and could not wait to fire Van Gundy and take over.

It is a taboo to change the coach at the last minute.

But for the Heat, this problem obviously does not exist.

The real coach Riley just stepped out from behind the scenes.

Besides, with his qualifications, he can completely suppress all the players, even O'Neal is no exception.

"The God of Calculation" Pat Riley is not as easy to deal with as Stan Van Gundy.

In terms of qualifications, he has led the Lakers to four championships. In terms of experience, he is already one of the top coaches in the league.

He has three best coach trophies in his resume.

At this time, his qualifications are second only to "Red Auerbach" and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson.

Even Popovich cannot be compared with him in this era.

The Nets players are still excited, as if the Heat have been demoralized and eliminated by themselves.

Roy intends to pour cold water on them:

"Man, let's not be happy too early. That's Pat Riley, who has 4 championships and 3 best coaches. Do you think he is worse than Stan Van Gundy? I think we are in big trouble in the next game. "

The coach and the manager were surprised at Roy's calmness.

He was the only player who was not overwhelmed by the news.

What Roy wanted to say was exactly what the manager was worried about. Now it seems that his worry was unnecessary. There are still people who understand the team.

After listening to Roy's analysis, everyone couldn't laugh.

Things were not as simple as Roy expected.

After the evening training game, in the team locker room,

When the news media broadcast the official announcement of the Heat's decision to dismiss Stan Van Gundy,

Stan Van Gundy was supposed to leave the get out of class silently without leaving any trace,

Then the news was broadcasted somewhere, Stan Van Gundy himself was interviewed.

From the picture, we can see that he seems to have drunk a lot of wine and looks quite angry.

He even cursed Pat Riley, saying that he was a liar.

He tricked him into coaching, but he ended up being his puppet.

Every tactic had to be approved by him, and he became a completely marginal figure.

Even during the halftime break, he would go directly to the locker room to arrange tactics.

He completely ignored Stan Van Gundy himself.

The news was very exciting, and ESPN TV station was also watching the excitement.

Stan Van Gundy's interview and complaints ended with a curse, and it was broadcast directly without any editing.

The whole country was in an uproar.

The TV station finally interviewed the Heat players.

The Heat players should have received a gag warning from the team in advance.

Several of them were interviewed, and they all expressed respect for the team's decision. The rest were unwilling to say more.

But the matter is done. Even if Stan Van Gundy is angry,

The Heat has made a decision. He can only accept this result no matter how reluctant he is.

To put it bluntly, the NBA is a business, and this is even more true within the team.

In the eyes of the team owner, how can a head coach be as important as Pat Riley, who is also the team manager and part-time coach?

The boss's choice is understandable.

Pat Riley is suspected of picking peaches. Many NBA coaches Lian scoffed at this,

But this can't change anything,

Pat Riley's appointment is just a process issue,

It was soon diluted by other news,

Especially the Western Conference Finals,

The Spurs won at home today, leading by a big score of 3-0,

It became the biggest news today,

The Heat's last-minute coaching change was quickly drowned out by the discussion of whether the Suns are a pseudo-strong team,

The record of 60 wins and 22 losses in the Western Conference Finals is about to be swept out,

This makes the trident of Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion, who are full of vigor and vitality, questionable,

And the Spurs are getting stronger and stronger, and have become the biggest favorite to win the championship this season.