"What? Coach Norman had a falling out with the team management? When did it happen?"
"Just during the offseason...Coach Norman submitted a resignation application to the team management a week ago due to his age. Now the team management has approved his request. During this period of games It’s all run by the teaching assistant team…”
"What are you doing? Coach Norman was personally appointed by Mr. Philip to be the head coach of the team! He has only been there for less than a year, are they planning to go against Mr. Philip's wishes?"
"Zhao, a lot of things happened while you were away from the team... There are some inside stories that you don't know... Anyway, the team management has found a candidate for the new coach, you know who it is. ?"
"who?"
"Tom Thibodeau."
When he heard the name on the phone, Zhao Feiyang was obviously stunned for a moment.
He has heard about Coach Thibodeau for a long time. He is also one of the famous coaches in the league. He has always been famous for his iron-blooded defense and high-intensity training. He has very strict requirements for players, whether you are a star or an ordinary player. In short, if you can't If you meet his tactical system and defensive standards, you will be frozen or your playing time will be reduced.
Coach Thibodeau had been coaching with the Chicago Bulls before, and Zhao Feiyang couldn't imagine why he suddenly came to the Timberwolves!
"Zhao, do you understand what I mean? Derek has performed very well recently, and now the new head coach of the team is Derek's former head coach...I mean, if you delay your return any longer, , if Derek continues to perform well, I'm afraid he will threaten your team's status..."
Agent David Stock said on the other end of the phone.
Regarding his concerns, Zhao Feiyang did not take his concerns seriously, but instead persuaded the other party, "David, don't worry, the Timberwolves are the team I led, and many people in the team support me...Delhi It is definitely a good thing for us that Grams plays better, even if Coach Thibodeau was his coach, I believe this will not change..."
"No. Zhao, do you understand? The current management is no longer the previous management! The team has won the championship that they hoped for, and now it is not what it was when Mr. Philip was here... At that time, no matter what happened, he would stand behind you and support you..."
The agent's words indeed silenced Zhao Feiyang.
He didn't expect so many things to happen during his time away from the team. I thought Derek's arrival would be a good thing for the team, but it seems that the management changes are a little uncertain, especially the arrival of new head coach Thibodeau, which makes the Timberwolves' new NBA season gradually become a little confusing.
After hanging up the phone with his agent David, Zhao Feiyang didn't take the matter to heart.
He has already helped the Bayi team reach the finals, so no matter what, he can only finish the finals before leaving. Even if something happens to the Timberwolves, he has no way to deal with it.
On the CBA side, after the Bayi team advanced to the finals, the third battle between the Beijing Control Team and the Shougang Team finally arrived.
The venue for this game is Wukesong Arena.
The Beikong team, which lost 0-2 to Shougang before the game, seemed to have low morale. As a star player, Stephon Marbury was interviewed by reporters during training. When reporters asked him about his confidence in today's game, Marbury's performance was far less confident than before.
"No matter what, I will give my best, and so will the teammates behind me... We all have a common goal, there is no doubt about it..."
Marbury answered reporters.
The reporter didn’t know what to think. He seemed to be dissatisfied with Marbury’s cliche answer and asked again, “As we all know, you have reached the age of retiring. If the team cannot win the championship this season, what will you do? What’s the new plan?”
"Should you continue to stay in China or go back to the United States?"
After the reporter asked this question, Marbury stared at the other person as if he were a fool. If swearing wasn't allowed, he would have uttered a few curse words.
Angry, he could only wave his hands and refuse to answer such questions.
Compared with the frustration of everyone on the Beikong team, the Shougang team is a lot more excited. Before the game starts, many capital sports media are already making predictions about the finals.
Yes, they directly ignored the Beikong team, which was still in the third battle with Shougang. To a certain extent, they believed that it was impossible for the Beikong team to defeat Shougang, so they set their sights on the upcoming finals. .
And their prediction is also very interesting. Shougang team will defeat Bayi team with a score of 4 to 2.
The CBA finals are different from the playoffs. The competition format has changed from a best-of-five game system to a best-of-seven game system, which also means that the two teams have more opportunities for error.
In the capital sports media, with the strength of the Shougang team and the blessing of Dwyane Wade, they will definitely have no problem winning the Bayi team. The only problem is how many games they can use.
Considering that Zhao Feiyang is indeed very strong, they only gave two answers.
As for whether the Bayi team can achieve a score of 3 to 4? The sports media in the capital simply did not believe that such a scene would occur.
The media wrote many opinions in the article, among which the most eye-catching and most recognized by Shougang fans is that the Bayi team only has Zhao Feiyang.
Just this is enough for the Shougang team to defeat the Bayi team!
The incident at the scene did not affect the rest of the game. Soon, the game between the two sides officially started. Shougang fans looked very excited. Many of them held signs to cheer for the team, and one of them even wrote words like "4 championships in 6 years" on the signs.
You know, because of the help of Stephon Marbury, Shougang Club won three championships in four years. Putting aside the failure to win last season, if Wade can help the team win the championship this time, then Shougang Club has won 4 championships in 6 years.
As a result, it is quite explosive in the entire CBA, and I am afraid that only the Guangdong team can compare with it.
call out.
Amidst the referee's whistle, the match between Shougang Team and Beijing Control Team officially started.
This much-anticipated CBA semifinal has also become the focus of fans' attention.
Wade uncharacteristically started the game in the first quarter. Previously, he only came out in the second quarter. This time, perhaps in order to successfully defeat the North Control team in one battle, he was directly assigned by the team's head coach to mark Marbury.
Two figures who were once all-powerful in the NBA finally found an opportunity to compete directly on the court again!
