January 20, morning, Clippers training center.
A simple but important interview will take place here.
Min Congda's sudden resignation left the Clippers head coach position vacant.
After the end of the back-to-back Devils schedule, the Clippers team got a precious two days of rest.
Min Congda will use these two days to select a new navigator for the team and try to lead the team out of the pit.
Those considered for selection include Mark Jackson, Nigro, Clippers assistant coach Kim Hughes and Steve Kerr.
Of course, in Min Congda's mind, Kim Hughes and Cole were just running around to make up for the loss.
The real candidate is likely to be between Mark Jackson and Nigro.
In the morning, there was an interview. The candidates had to explain their team leadership concepts and answer some questions from the interviewer.
The interviewers consisted of five people, Min Congda, Jeff Ball, Olshey, Rosser and Rob Richley.
The content of the problem is not limited to basketball tactics, but also includes psychology, interpersonal relationships, team culture construction and other aspects.
After the interview, the five people will conduct the first vote to select the two people they think are the most suitable to enter the afternoon session.
Although it is a five-person vote, Min Congda has the final decision, and at the same time, operating officer Jeff Ball has veto power.
In other words, if he is not satisfied with the results of the five-person vote, Min Congda can propose his own candidates.
At the same time, Jeff Ball felt that Min Congda's decision was not good, and he could veto Min Congda's candidate.
After being rejected, the five people discussed and voted again until they came up with the best candidate.
Such a rigorous interview process was proposed by Min Congda.
He hopes that this selection can carry out his own will and not choose the best one.
At the same time, he was afraid that he would have problems with his operation and choose someone who was very suitable for the Clippers, so he asked Jeff Ball to veto him at critical moments.
In his opinion, this wave is double insurance, and he will definitely be able to select the ideal head coach!
The interview went smoothly, and both Jackson and Nigro, who were recommended, were fully prepared.
The two respectively elaborated on their respective team building concepts and what kind of tactical system they will lead the Clippers to play this season.
Nigro is young and passionate. His team building philosophy is somewhat similar to Min Congda's, which is to give full play to the potential of the bench and follow the team basketball route.
He believes that the Clippers team has huge potential that can be tapped. Min Congda's victory in the first six games has proved that the Clippers may become the best team in the league.
I don’t know if Nigro proposed such a team-building strategy to please Min Congda. In short, his idea of keeping the Clippers tactics consistent is a flattery.
From beginning to end, Min Congda did not ask Nigro a question. He had already voted veto for Nigro in his heart.
Rosser and Olshey are quite satisfied with Nigro.
They feel that as Nigro is the head coach, the team can continue to rotate and maintain its current state.
The next interview was with Mark Jackson, who is much more famous than Negro.
A very distinctive point guard during his playing days, he was known as the NBA athlete with the "worst physical fitness".
Since he has the worst physical fitness, he can still survive in the league for so many years and get more than 10,000 assists, which is enough to show that his basketball IQ is good enough.
Mark Jackson proposed a completely different team building plan from Nigro during the interview.
He said that he would build the team completely around Harden and Curry, making the two defenders the absolute core of the tactics.
Randolph, Gasol and others are just supporting roles and tactical supplements.
At the same time, the team must change the previous pass-and-cut system to a pick-and-roll system, while slowing down the pace and strengthening defense.
Min Congda is somewhat interested in Mark Jackson's plan.
He took the initiative to ask Jackson, "Why should Curry and Harden be the absolute core?"
Jackson said: "Because they are young, they will grow into superstars in the league in the future! Randolph and Gasol are only All-Stars. Especially Curry, I think he will be an MVP-level star in the future."
Min Congda doesn't like hearing this. What do you mean? You mean the two guards I carefully selected, one MVP and one superstar?
Especially Curry, who is an MVP-level superstar. Why can’t I see that?
If Curry really becomes an MVP-level superstar, Min Congda's face will really have no room for relief.
Why is he so unlucky? Could it be that his first choice at the beginning of the mission laid the foundation for his disaster?
But whether he likes it or not, Min Congda still appreciates Mark Jackson's plan.
Because he is different from the current Clippers system, if the team wants to make changes because of this, it will definitely damage the team's chemical reaction.
Also, Mark Jackson is smart and capable, but he is said to be quite selfish and has low emotional intelligence.
In his 17-season career, he changed 7 teams and was traded many times. He also played for the Clippers for two years.
He always changes teams because he doesn't get along well with other members of the team and always has conflicts with teammates and coaches.
For the sake of stability in the locker room, the team often sends him away to ensure stability in the locker room.
Employees and colleagues with strong abilities and unpleasant personalities are quite common in life.
Taken individually, one can make a contribution, but when put into a team, it can easily have a negative impact over time.
This is what Min Congda appreciated, so he voted for Mark Jackson.
Later, in Min Congda's view, Kim Hughes and Steve Kerr were just making up the numbers.
Lao Jin never had the idea or talent to be a head coach, so he felt quite comfortable being an assistant coach.
He just wanted to make up the number of people, so he gave it a try. He simply said that there was no highlight and he would definitely be eliminated.
Steve Kerr has given the most comprehensive and complete team building plan, and he has already begun preparations.
The passing and cutting system was originally perfected by him, and he further proposed a variety of tactical possibilities and combination strategies.
It can be said that he took out everything that was kept at the bottom of the box. His interviews were the richest in content and the most effective.
Basically, except for Min Chongda, everyone else voted for Steve Kerr.
One round of interviews is over and the results are out. If the voting is followed, Cole and Nigro enter the second round, which is the afternoon interview.
However, Min Congda was not satisfied with Nigro. He had already taken a fancy to Mark Jackson, so he exercised his right of suggestion and moved Mark Jackson to the second round for the afternoon test.
Rosser and others only followed Min Chongda's lead, so they naturally would not object. The only person with the right to object was the former Hornets manager and Min Chongda's cub Jeff Ball.
Ball pondered for a while and said: "Smart, I want to veto your proposal. I think Mark Jackson is not suitable to enter the next round."
Min Congda said: "Do you think Nigro is more suitable?"
Ball shook his head: "Jackson is too selfish, and Nigro lacks some of the qualities of a good head coach. In fact, I have another candidate. I wonder if I can let him try?"
Min Congda became interested immediately. It seemed that neither Jackson nor Nigro could satisfy Ball. Who else could catch his eye?
"Who is it? You might as well ask him to give it a try."
"It's Celtics assistant coach, Tyronn Lue."
(End of chapter)
