The news was a bit sudden.
Rick Carlisle has done very well in the past two years with the Pistons.
No, that's not right!
It should be said that he did a very good job!
In particular, the decision to establish Ben Wallace as the Pistons' defensive core is the biggest reason why the Pistons completed their reconstruction and returned to the Eastern Conference finals.
However, after Woody heard the reason for Rick Carlisle's dismissal, he felt that the news was not sudden.
because……
"Joe feels that with our first record in the Eastern Conference, we shouldn't have such a difficult time in the playoffs!"
As the number one team in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons completed a great comeback in the first round of this year's playoffs, but from another perspective, they were almost defeated. In the second round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they played another 6 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, and then the winner was determined with difficulty. In the Eastern Conference finals, they were swept 4-0 by the Nets!
But the Pistons' system has been ranked among the top two in the Eastern Conference since 2000. This season and last season, it is ranked first in the Eastern Conference!
This shows that the overall strength of the team's lineup is definitely not bad. Since the players are fine and there has been no greater breakthrough, the blame will naturally fall on the head coach.
It just so happened that there was such a highly respected coach on the market who resigned from his original team. The most important thing was that his ability to coach defense was ranked first in the entire industry, and no one dared to call him second. Needless to say, his status in the world is not to mention. The Spurs' current "championship coach" Gregg Popovich was also the one who followed behind him and carried the tactical board. And he also pulled the Philadelphia 76ers into the Finals in 2001, and gave the Lakers their only loss in the playoffs that year...
He is the famous Larry Brown!
No matter which general manager he is, he will be moved by this.
Rick Carlisle doesn't have much of a problem, it's just that the Pistons have entered the next stage, and his current abilities can't keep up with the Pistons' continued progress.
Ben Wallace is not worried about his team status. He is very consistent with Larry Brown's coaching philosophy. His core position in defensive tactics cannot be shaken. But the problem is that he has a good relationship with Rick Carlisle. , in front of him, Big Ben can have his own opinions, even if it is a matter of choosing a newcomer. In addition, Billups and Hamilton help him with the "pillow wind", and he is selected with the second overall pick in the first round. It’s really a matter of time before Woody gets rid of him!
But now that the "new coach" has arrived, he is still such a respected industry veteran. I am afraid that even general manager Joe Dumas has to choose the new man according to his requirements, and his opinions are of no use at all.
That is to say...
"Woody, you're on your own!"
This is what he is worried about!
Woody laughed: "Man, I don't have the momentum I have now just because of the media's praise! Don't worry, as long as the trial training goes on normally, I think my performance can impress him!"
He was so confident that Ben Wallace really couldn't say anything to refute him.
Because what Woody said is true, even if this year's draft is a big year, Woody is definitely one of the most dazzling people. He was so anxious, and thinking about it now, the more reason might be that he couldn't provide help to Woody.
"Then good luck to you, I'm looking forward to us becoming teammates!"
After Ben Wallace hung up the phone, Woody received another call from Johnson, who also learned the news through his channels.
"Man, I think Detroit is not suitable for us anymore!" This was Johnson's first sentence after telling the news.
Woody was stunned for a moment. He said nothing, waiting for Johnson to continue.
"He's a very old-school guy. There are a lot of head coaches in this league who are bigots, like Pat Riley, but trust me man, no one is more bigoted than Larry Brown, an old pervert. He's definitely a He is a control freak, and he likes to suppress rookies very much. If a player does something he doesn't like on the court, he will immediately get angry at the player. In short, you can imagine all the problems of the old-school head coach in him. You can see it! It’s just that the media likes him, the industry respects him, these things are covered up, we can’t choose Detroit, even if there is Ben Wallace there!”
Johnson felt Ben Wallace couldn't protect Woody.
Woody became more and more stunned as he listened to Johnson's evaluation of Larry Brown.
He doesn’t know much about Larry Brown, and most of it comes from the media. It was under his hands that the Philadelphia 76ers returned to the Finals, and Allen Iverson moved from the No. 1 position to the No. 2 position. The arrangement of the seats was also made by him.
From these aspects, the head coach's ability should still be acceptable. I didn’t expect Johnson’s evaluation of him to be so...
poor!
On June 10, the NBA Finals ended. The San Antonio Spurs swept the Nets, who had swept their opponents in the Eastern Conference for two consecutive rounds, with a score of 4-0.
The alliance pattern of "the weak in the east and strong in the west" has reached its peak on this year's stage!
Tim Duncan won the second championship trophy of his career and the second Finals MVP trophy.
Next to him, David Robinson announced that he will officially retire at the end of this season.
The "Big Four Center" of the 1990s finally ended his career with a championship trophy, leaving San Antonio with a Tim Duncan who had entered his prime. What is left to this league is a good story about the "inheritance between the Spurs Twin Towers".
As soon as Tim Duncan entered the league, he took the initiative to give up his core position and became Tim Duncan's "little brother". As a result, after only two years of cooperation, he won the entire league under the leadership of Tim Duncan. I have been pursuing the championship trophy for so long in my career but have never been able to get it!
Of course, without his willing assistance, it would be difficult for Tim Duncan to become the championship MVP in the second year of his career!
This is a story of mutual achievement...
The day after the Finals, the Pistons management called and wanted to invite Woody to try out in Detroit.
General manager Joe Dumars and newly appointed head coach Larry Brown were present that day.
Under the watchful eyes of the two bosses, Woody completed the trial training with quality and quantity.
After the trial training, Joe Dumas's face was full of satisfaction. Larry Brown had a straight face with no expression. Woody looked at him like this and became even more convinced that what Johnson said was true. Larry Brown is indeed an old pervert.
In his hands, no matter how good the fight is, it is all due to him and it is all his credit!
Such a team cannot last long.
After interacting with him, Woody felt much better about Pat Riley!
It's not that Woody is satisfied.
But he agrees with what Johnson said. This Larry Brown is indeed a more paranoid paranoid than Pat Riley!
After finishing the Pistons' trial training.
Woody's entire trial training has also ended. It is now June 15th, and there are only 10 days left before the draft.
Various gossips from the outside world are also getting more and more intense.
Woody can change 8 picks in one day!
The Pistons tried out another international player in the past two days, named Milicic. It's just that Johnson didn't find out what the Pistons management and Larry Brown thought about this guy. Instead, a lot of news came from within the Pistons about their tendency to choose Woody, which made Woody feel a little upset. Eight times.
On June 18, Adidas officially announced that Woody would join Adidas and become an Adidas spokesperson.
When I heard that Woody's signing amount was similar to that of LeBron James, and if the amount of incentives was included, it exceeded LeBron James's, Woody's name suddenly reached the highest point.
Became the most popular rookie three days before the draft!
Finally, after a long wait, June 25th arrived, and the 2003 draft, known as the "draft year", officially arrived...
