Chapter 1045 Beasley's Provocation (Part 1)
"Who can make him stop? This is really a good question, and I want to know too." Spoelstra shrugged, swallowed the French fries in his mouth, and put down the newspaper in his hand.
That's right, Mr. Spoelstra is the new head coach of the Lakers' next opponent, the Heat.
In April 2008, Spoelstra was appointed as the successor of the fortune teller Riley as the head coach of the Miami Heat, and became the first Filipino mixed-race head coach in NBA history. The first head coach of Filipino descent.
This decision was considered a crazy gamble in the first few months, and the whole of Miami was shocked by this decision, and even fans held banners to protest at the entrance of the Heat Arena.
There was even a irascible old man who threatened that as long as he came, he would refund the ticket, saying that the Heat would fall into the abyss because of this Filipino descendant.
It's not the fans' fault. If the team you support suddenly replaces the famous Riley with the unknown Spoelstra, I don't think you will be able to bear the blow, especially after a failed season. You may even feel that this team will run away if they don't want to do it.
Because before this, very few people knew this Mr. Spoelstra. There was nothing to say about his basketball career. He belonged to a guy with dreams but no talent. The data will only make people laugh.
After graduating from university, he chose to go to a professional team in Germany, but don't get me wrong, what he did there was not to become a professional player, but to be a player and coach, and judging by the number of times he played, It's hard to call him a pro.
The most embarrassing thing is that although Spoelstra did join the Heat very early, he has actually been working as a scout, which is the job that James did before. I have to say that he is quite talented. Points, at least better than the original James, after becoming a scout in 1999, he became the scout director of the Heat in 2004, and won the trust of Riley, and made him an assistant coach of the team.
It stands to reason that at his age of 37, he should work as an assistant coach for a few years, or go to a professional team to accumulate some coaching experience. He might have the opportunity to coach the NBA in the future, because he wants to be the head coach of the NBA. It is definitely not an easy task. All the elites in the basketball coaching industry gather here. If you lead the team alone without enough experience, you will definitely be spoiled.
However, only 7 years later, he was selected as Riley's successor and became the head coach of the Heat. With this speed of promotion, someone will definitely buy a book. This is the NBA version of Du Lala's promotion!
But let’s not say, after he took office, his performance was not bad. After the initial pain period, he is now leading the Heat to rise again. He is currently ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 8 wins and 12 losses. Well, That's right, you don't need to have a winning percentage of 50% to have a place in the East, but compared with the Heat last season, this Heat is of course an improvement.
However, this does not make the fans buy it. The fans attribute the credit to Wade's recovery. This season, Wade finally got rid of the injuries in the previous two seasons. The second place Beasley and the new MOP Chalmers, as well as the veterans Haslem and Marion, many fans think that their achievements are more than that.
More importantly, the Heat have lost all their records against the strong teams in the East and West, that is, the top four teams. Except for the Lakers and Hornets, they played 6 games against the top four teams in the East and West. None of them were able to win.
In the last game, they were 130-129 in overtime, a one-point disadvantage and were taken away by the Warriors, a fringe team in the Western Conference playoffs. The key is that they had an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. After replacing Wade, the result was dragged into overtime, and Crawford completed the quasi-lore in overtime, and Keliu scored 40 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds at their home court.
This defeat also put Spoelstra on the cusp. The mysterious substitution in the last quarter was criticized crazily, so Spoelstra's life was not easy, and the call for Riley to be replaced reached its peak.
Under such circumstances, the hot bar arrived in Los Angeles, and they will face the Lakers away...
Seeing such a schedule, Sipo felt that God was just joking with him...
20 consecutive victories, 20 consecutive 30+ games, the invincible Ji Feng, the lonely Lakers, the crazy Staples Arena...
Moreover, this game is another battle for Ji Feng's breakthrough. Before the game, everyone is warming up for Ji Feng to surpass Chamberlain!
Therefore, no matter what Spoel thought, he felt that this game was more ominous than good.
However, as a coach with dreams, he still has ambitions in his heart, that is, he is very eager to win this away game!
Beat a strong team.
This is the life-saving straw for all coaches in critical moments. Today's Lakers are in full swing. The media constantly touts them as the strongest team in history and their unstoppable winning streak. He has the opportunity to touch the incredible 33 consecutive victories. He thinks Ji Feng will have a chance to become the youngest MVP winner in NBA history…
And the Lakers are indeed very strong. There are many strong teams falling in front of them. At present, Ji Feng single-handedly dominates the scoring list, assists list and steals list. After the end, Ji Feng's unprecedented 1.01 million votes showed Ji Feng's terrifying popularity in the world.
Think about it, if the Heat can defeat such a team under the leadership of Spoelstra, then his crisis will definitely be resolved, the Heat's media and fans will definitely applaud him, and he will become famous in the first battle.
But Spoelstra naturally knows the difficulties involved. According to their current lineup, it is really very difficult to beat the Lakers.
"Low-key, low-key, do you want to praise them?" Spoelstra muttered to himself. He had studied the Lakers. It is only when the car is used that it may overturn, so Spoel wondered if he should use it too.
"Well, just do it! You still need to tell those guys not to talk nonsense in front of the media, especially that Beasley, FUCK, the team will choose this guy!"
Spoelstra was originally full of hope for Beasley, this is a guy with extraordinary talent, and the reason why he chose him was because he saw the ability of the combination of 2 and 3 positions like JK, but he did not expect that Beasley Talented is really talented, but he refuses to be disciplined, has a bad temper, and has a very bad relationship with the players in the team.
He dared to smoke marijuana in the rookie training camp. Although he restrained himself after being fined 50,000 yuan, he still couldn't change his eating shit. He just turned a blind eye and closed his eyes. In November, he was also charged with speeding However, when the police summoned him, it was still the Heat who came forward to settle the matter.
This guy is simply a troublemaker, and he is too independent to play on the court. He dared to challenge Wade's authority. He really regarded himself as the boss.
Spoelstra fell into Beasley's complaints.