Legendary Basketball Tycoon

After eating, Bruce sat down on the sofa in the study and "Ge You lay down".

By the way, should I call Rick Carlisle and tell him about the supersonics. As the team's chief assistant, Rick Carlisle has never received a call from Bruce's private person!

When Bruce was full, he lay on the sofa and dialed Rick Carlisle.

On the other side, Rick Carlisle, who looks like Canadian comedy star Jim Carrey, looked dumbfounded when he saw the caller ID. He had Prince Prince’s phone number on his phone, but Prince Prince never called him. , Is this because the prince is looking for something to do with himself? !

Rick Carlisle answered Bruce's phone with a sense of anxiety.

"Hello, Rick, I'm Bruce, hello!" Bruce said casually.

"Oh, good evening, prince, do you have anything to do with me?!"

Could it be that the prince came to me because of a contract issue? !

Oh, by the way, it seems that his contract is about to expire, right? Does the prince want to renew himself? !

Because the head coach Paul Westphal made his debut in the Han Chinese from the beginning, and he did not have his own team or anything. Instead, Rick Carlisle was one of the successful assistants that Bruce applied for personally, so Paul Wei Stefal was still lonely and had no direct lineage in the teaching assistant of the Han.

This situation has led to the fact that even if Paul Westphal wants to leave, not many assistants will follow him, unless the relationship has been very good over the past few years.

"It's really something, Rick, your teaching assistant contract is about to expire, right?!"

Those assistants’ contracts are usually made by the team’s general manager Mitch Kupchak, and only Mitch Kupchak knows when these assistants will expire. Bruce would be lazy to call and ask about the ball. There is a problem with the team's teaching assistant contract, so it's not good to say it directly!

"Oh, yes, my contract expires next year."

Rick Carlisle is still very indifferent to the contract issue. What he mainly cares about is the promise that Bruce gave him back then that he can be the head coach of the Han people. That is the most important thing.

"Then what are your plans?!"

Bruce wants to know what Rick Carlisle thinks, so that he can prescribe the right medicine.

"Well, I have no plans, but continue to learn from Coach Paul." Rick Carlisle answered honestly.

At this time, Rick Carlisle is still in a very young state. Since joining the Han Chinese teaching assistant in 1994, he has become Paul Westphal's right-hand man. He has been working for three seasons.

"Do you want to be the head coach of another team?!" Bruce asked tentatively.

"Prince, what do you mean, didn't you promise to let me be the head coach of the Han Chinese when you interviewed me?! You are not planning to renew my contract?!"

Rick Carlisle would be a little angry now. He didn't expect that the prince's words would not count. He had promised himself but now he was about to change his mind. What is that! Fudge people are not like this, right.

In the past few years, there have been many high-level executives from other teams who have come to dig him to become the chief assistant, and even promised that if the head coach leads the team poorly, he, the chief assistant, can turn into a regular season, but he is foolish Waiting for an imaginary promise is to refuse to go.

The reason why he has not left is that he knows that the prince is a very good boss. It is impossible to find such a good boss in the future. This is because the prince ignores the coach Paul Westphal to lead the team. The results can be known. Even if Paul Westphal led the team with poor results, the prince never scolded Paul Westphal. This is a good boss who does not look at the results and only values ​​the players. That's it. The boss can't find it with his lantern, who wants to leave!

Besides, I am a native of New York. If I leave New York again, it means I have to live a life of wandering. Who can bear it? Who can work in one place until I want to change jobs?

In fact, this is what Rick Carlisle thinks in his heart. There are few coaches who want to lead the team and want more honors. When Rick Carlisle is like Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, they chase fame and fortune. Of people!

Learn from Popovich, doesn’t the previous league have a team to dig the corner of the Spurs, but Popovich still persists when the boss is the least asset in the league, and he has not been tempted by big cities. Sometimes it is necessary for the boss to be loyal to the team and want to live a stable life.

"Rick, calm down, when did I say that you would not be the head coach of the team!" Bruce tried his best to appease Rick Carlisle, who was also quite excited.

I don't seem to have said it before, yes, I haven't said this sentence.

"Then prince, what do you mean?!" Rick Carlisle was confused by Bruce, and now he doesn't know what to say.

"In fact, this is me. I plan to let you and Li Qiuping transfer to the supersonic study together. At that time, your expenses in Seattle, including living wages, will be paid by me!"

This small amount of money is nothing, as long as Li Qiuping takes care of Yao Ming properly, here Rick Carlisle learns Larry Brown's more coaching experience, then it is completely worth the money.

"No, why did the prince let me go to Seattle to study with Li?!" Rick Carlisle was still a little dazed.

It was the first time that he heard that the chief assistant could go to another team to study. From now on, it will be regarded as a coach of the Han people or a coach of the Supersonics. The prince really wanted to come out every time. This external transfer study is simply unheard of!

Rick Carlisle must understand this. Otherwise, he won’t be able to eat well or sleep well, and he will be transferred to supersonic learning. After that, will he listen to supersonics or listen to Han Chinese? !

"What I said next to Rick I hope you remain calm, will you be expressing your opinion after I finish talking?!"

Bruce generally doesn't want others to interrupt his speech, which is very impolite. He also believes that Rick Carlisle will not interrupt his words suddenly under normal circumstances, but the next thing is unusual!

"Okay, I promise not to disturb your conversation with the prince." Rick Carlisle eagerly wanted to know why, and immediately promised.

"That's the case, isn't Coach Paul expiring this year's contract? Coach Paul has paid a lot for the Han people in the past 5 years. I am positive about Coach Paul's coaching ability, but I am not going to be with him. The contract has been renewed. As for the reason, it is definitely not because of the performance, but because of the future needs of the team. The future of the Han people cannot always be bombarded. In the next few years, the team will have a Chinese player who will come to the team to play. I also know that I am a Chinese, and I have to help my compatriots, right? He must be the mainstay at that time. Because of the physical and speed reasons, the Chinese player must not be able to attack, so he can only play positions. In other tactics, if Coach Paul leads the team until you take over the team, I am afraid that this habit of bombardment will flow in the blood of everyone on the team. This is also the reason why I decided not to renew Coach Paul."