Chapter 678 The Pelicans Are About to Change Coaches (Second Update!)

Williams' coaching style is Rivers' type, but his tactical level is much worse than Rivers'.

Strictly speaking, he should be a bit like former Warriors head coach Mark Jackson.

In the two years since Tang Tian took over, he has led the team to rise, and he has been close to the best head coach twice.

Generally speaking, he and this Pelicans team are still very compatible with Tang Tian.

This is also similar to the situation with Mark Jackson in the Warriors.

But just like not winning the best head coach, Williams' performance is difficult to satisfy the management due to his limited tactical level.

Especially in this year's playoffs, the Pelicans were counterattacked by opponents several times, and the timeout was called slowly.

If it weren't for Tang Tian's 63-point game, the Pelicans would have stopped in the Western Conference semifinals.

And it's a bit like the original Warriors. The core lineup of Tang Tian, ​​Davis, and Jokic is full of offensive talents, but the Pelicans have no offensive system and average points per game are not high.

What Dempsey said now was what Benson meant.

With the lessons learned from the Warriors here, the management hopes to change to a capable head coach.

Tang Tian understood all these situations.

But Williams has been of great help to the players in the Pelicans in the past two years. Emotionally speaking, he doesn't want to give his opinion on this kind of matter.

It is good to say that Dempsey is willing to listen to his suggestions, but sometimes he is not good at choosing.

It is inappropriate to talk about coaching changes with him like when Cole was traded back then.

"Mr. Benson has decided to change the head coach. This cannot be changed by others, and you don't have to worry too much about Monty's market. He played so well in the Pelicans for two years. Finding a new job is not a big deal. Disaster."

Seeing that Tang Tian hadn't spoken, Dempsey added.

He said the previous sentence was to tell Tang Tian that a coaching change was imperative, and the latter was to let Tang Tian get through the test in his heart.

Tang Tian nodded.

He is not a cold-blooded animal without emotion, but he also knows when and what to say and what not to say.

Now that the management has made a decision, it is useless for him to insist.

Like Curry, who initially expressed displeasure at Mark Jackson being fired, it didn't do anything.

"If Monty doesn't get a head coaching job elsewhere, I think it would be nice to bring him back as a lead assistant coach if he wants to. He's at the top of the league in terms of developing players and building morale."

Tang Tian said after thinking for a while.

Firing the head coach and letting him go as an assistant coach is a seemingly unacceptable thing.

So Tang Tian said a premise, if Williams did not go to other teams as the head coach.

After all, there are only 30 head coach positions in the NBA. If Popovich and Carlisle are excluded, there are actually not many opportunities.

After Mark Jackson was fired by the Warriors, no one wanted him, so he could only return to TNT and continue to be a commentator.

Dempsey nodded.

Williams is a very charismatic coach, and they get along very well.

If that were the case and Williams wanted to come back, he would definitely do it.

"Does management have a target candidate?"

Having reached this point, Tang Tian asked along the way.

"Mike D'Antoni."

Dempsey gave Tang Tian the answer.

"D'Antoni's coaching in New York and Los Angeles was not smooth, but this cannot conceal his excellent offensive system. Mr. Benson admires him very much and hopes that he can do the same thing as Steve Kerr."

Tang Tian nodded after listening.

Benson seems to like the Warriors a lot.

But this is also human nature. The Warriors have gone from second-rate to champion in one season. This kind of drastic change must be eye-catching.

Now the situation of the Pelicans looks a bit like the Warriors a year ago.

Now choose a D'Antoni who is also good at offense.

This is completely understandable.

Moreover, in D'Antoni's history, he went to the Rockets to liberate Harden and started playing magic ball, which also made the Rockets the favorite to win the championship.

Now the Pelicans Tang Tian holds the ball, Ariza, Holiday, Morrow is a kind of shooter, plus Davis and Jokic, this is also very suitable for magic ball.

It is indeed good to let him coach the Pelicans.

As for the issue of defense, it would be good to hire an assistant coach who is good at defense.

The Rockets hired Jeff Bzdelik.

"Are there any other candidates for consideration?"

Tang Tian asked one more question.

"George Karl, Rick Adelman, Avery Johnson."

Demps said several other backup candidates for management.

Tang Tian probably understood after listening.

These are all offensive coaches, the same type as D'Antoni.

The Pelicans management is determined to improve the team's offensive capabilities.

"How about Stevens?"

Tang Tian said.

A little different from history, perhaps because of the butterfly effect brought about by his time travel, when Stevens entered the NBA, he signed a two-year short contract with the Celtics.

His contract expired this summer and is also in the renewal stage.

Last season, the Pelicans played a triple overtime with the Celtics, and the Celtics finally won.

Tang Tian was very impressed in that game, and he drank coffee with Stevens after the game and chatted about some tactical issues.

Stevens' ability is definitely there, and he's as young as he is.

If the coach is also capable, his current strength is already in the second tier, behind Popovich and Carlisle in the first tier.

As for the future, no one can say for sure.

So Tang Tian mentioned him.

"Brad Stevens?"

Dempsey confirmed.

Tang Tian nodded.

"He's so young, only two years coaching experience, and that's what he coached in Boston."

Demps doesn't seem too impressed with Stevens.

"Before Steve Kerr went to the Warriors, he had no coaching experience. The Celtics were average, but they also made the playoffs last season and won two games. Like Povich, he is a coach who knows how to teach according to his aptitude."

Tang Tian replied.

Dempsey heard appreciation from Tang Tian's words.

"Looks like the Celtics beat us once in three overtimes last season."

he said to himself.

He nodded after speaking.

"If the opportunity is right, I will recommend Coach Stevens to Mr. Benson and the management."

Dempsey finally said.

Tang Tian nodded.

He also knows that Demps has Lausha, the management, and Benson on top of Dempsey. He can't decide this kind of coaching change alone.

But being able to push Stevens up as one of the candidates is enough.

After all, the choice of the team and the coach is two-way. The Pelicans are interested in D'Antoni, and the Rockets are also interested. It will depend on how D'Antoni chooses.

In case D'Antoni chooses to go to the Rockets, the Pelicans will have to choose from among the candidates.

ps: I went to have my wisdom teeth pulled out today, and my wife had a fever again at night, and I can't bear it anymore, so let's do two more updates, update normally tomorrow, and go to bed first.

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