The Whip of the God of Basketball

Danny Angie’s appointment in Boston was silent. After Pitino ended class last year, the Celtics experienced a coaching change and Auerbach’s return. At that time, the media was occupied by green, but everyone His main focus is on the bishop's return to the Celtics, but Angie, a former Green Army veteran, has taken up the position of Celtics president.

　　 After all, Auerbach is too radiant, which also gave Angie a good cover, he was able to carry out his work in the Celtics quietly. Especially in terms of non-basketball affairs, he rearranged personnel and devoted his energy to team publicity. In addition, adjustments have been made to the personnel in medical care and transportation schedules to increase investment in this area. A group of young and powerful experts with a reputation in the field have been recruited to join the team.

At the same time, he also did some significant political work, such as sending a 1981 Celtics championship ring to Wayne Clay Crowe, a player who played briefly for the Celtics in the 1981 season. To commemorate their 20th anniversary of winning the championship in 1981, Clay Crowe was grateful for it, and the media was also praised.

These actions that are not easy to attract attention have gradually reversed the negative effects of the Celtics in recent years due to the unfavorable record, the tossing of the boss and the poor management of Pitino. The media has less satirized the Celtics. The rumors from the beginning of the season disappeared with the steady improvement of the team's record. Players and team workers have a quiet and stable working environment, which is often overlooked for the construction of a team.

　　 There are always people who think that a few big stars can be traded to win immediately, but they don't know that the stable, efficient, and mindless performance of the players requires strong logistical support, and this is what Angie has been doing this season.

　　 But Angie will not always do these tasks. He knows that the strong core strength of a team is still in the players, and his best area is to discover players and trade. He has been a star in American sports since high school, not only in basketball. In his early years, he was more famous in baseball and was selected by major league teams to play. Finally, under Auerbach's persuasion, he gave up baseball and came to the Celtics and started his basketball career.

　　 In his career, he has experienced the Celtics, Trail Blazers, Suns and Kings four teams, in addition to the Kings in the other three teams he entered the finals with the team, and played a very important role in the team. He has a smart personality and a good reputation. He was the microphone of Bird and McHale during the Celtic era. These characteristics laid the foundation for him to become the coach of the Suns.

　　 But the experience of coaching with the Suns did not make Angie happy, especially after the Suns traded for the Mavericks' top guard Jason Kidd, Angie, who was also a point guard, had feuds with this surly top star. In the 2000 season, Kidd publicly expressed his unwillingness to play for Angie, and Angie soon announced that he would resign from the position of coach of the Suns for family reasons.

　　 After returning to Boston, Auerbach repeatedly persuaded Angie to come to the Celtics as president, just as he persuaded Angie to give up baseball and engage in basketball. At the beginning, Angie never agreed. Although Angie has feelings for the Celtics, such a mess can't be answered by feelings.

　　 The turning point appeared at the training camp in Marshfield. Angie met Leon. Like Auerbach, he saw the magic of Leon, but

　　 He didn't expect Auerbach to start scouting so soon and in fact recognize him as his successor.

Danny Angie never prepared for Auerbach’s successor, especially when Auerbach was alive. He didn’t want to put such a burden on his head, just as people were keen to designate Jordan’s successor after Jordan retired. That way, people tend to get tired of fame.

Leon’s appearance just provided cover for Angie. Finally, in September, he found Auerbach for an in-depth conversation and agreed to be the president of the Celtics. This was also Auerbach’s decision to take action in advance and forcing Pitino. The last straw for class.

　　In this way, Pitino's original position was divided by Angie, O'Brien, and Wallace. The Celtics ended the dictatorship that began in 1997 and entered a wonderful triangular democratic period. No one is in control of the highest authority in the operation of the team, including Auerbach. After he became the vice president of the team, his main focus was on cultivating Leon, and he did not participate in specific matters.

　　 After cleaning the corners and corners for a season, Angie finally focused his work on draft operations and player transactions as the 2001 draft was approaching. Before the Boston coaching staff flew to Chicago, the management trio had held numerous meetings on the strategy of the draft and related transactions. Obviously all Bostonians knew that this might be a one-year draft that could change the fate of the team.

　　 The three rookies are undoubtedly too much for the Celtics, and a deal is almost imperative.

　　 After the coaching staff arrived in Chicago, Fox-Leon’s scout reports and draft quotation reports continued to fly to the Celtics headquarters like snow flakes. While processing these reports, Angie called the general managers of each team one by one. This is a routine job as a team president, and you must keep in touch with other teams.

　　 NBA is not exactly a transaction. The role of human relations is beyond many people's imagination. Some well-connected teams will often trade for mutual benefit, while some teams will never contact each other or even tear down each other.

Although Angie resigned from the Suns, he played there for three years and also served as a coach for three years. The general manager and president of the Suns, Brian Kolangeru, served as general manager in 1995. Angie also became the Suns that season. The head coach, the two have worked together for many years and have a good relationship, so Angie's first call was made to Kolanger Road.

The main goal of the Suns in this draft is to get a good backcourt, but their picks have been sold to the Boston Celtics. They are also willing to trade them back, or the Celtics choose them. The desired player then trades.

　　 But feelings belong to feelings, and business belongs to business. The Sun doesn't have the bargaining chips the Celtics want. The initial contact between the two parties is also stranded and needs to continue to wait. Then Angie turned his attention to the teams in the Atlantic area. Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey all have deep friendships with the Celtics. Although historically they couldn’t make contact with each other, they worked well together during the offseason. partner.

However, the 76ers are the defending champions of the Eastern Conference. The focus of the offseason is to maintain a stable and appropriately weak lineup. Trades that hurt muscles and bones are generally not made. The great success of Iverson's leadership of the 76ers has made the Phillies to be The season is full of hope~www.NovelMTL.com~ After Ainge has looked for Philadelphia manager Billy King a few times, apart from chatting and chatting, he couldn't find the slightest way to deal.

As for the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets, the Twin Cities brothers are both interested in the Celtics' draft picks, but they all said that they will decide what kind of exchange they want after the dust settles in the draft. Before this, they will not make any promises. It seems that they will not see the rabbits or scatter the eagle.

But Angie, who has been in the NBA for many years, knows that he must be patient under any circumstances. In the past two years, the Celtics have suffered too much from the loss of the day-to-day reforms and the sudden illness. Angie spent about two weeks. I roughly figured out the drafting direction of each team, and expressed affirmation for Leon's strategy of taking Arenas at the 21st overall. Judging from the current market situation, there is almost no risk to get Arenas at this position. The risk is that it may irritate this proud young man.

After staying in Boston for a week, when the Chicago rookie training camp was over, Angie bought a ticket to Tennessee. When there were three days before the draft, he was going to the hometown of Elvis Presley and returning to the Fox-Leon confluence. Let's talk about a deal with the Grizzlies.

After deciding that the main goal is to knock the San Antonio Spurs, the Celtics have been looking for an accomplice, so that the Celtics can further fight for greater benefits without wasting the draft rights. This is achieved. Leon, Angie, and Auerbach agree. Only Chris Wallace was a little bit unbearable, but he was also sent to Memphis. As the initiator of the transaction, the Celtics must show a little sincerity~www.NovelMTL.com~Book friends are welcome to visit and read. , The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~www.NovelMTL.com~ mobile phone users, please go to read.