"The Cavaliers coach was fired at the beginning of thirteen consecutive losses" - Orlando Sentinel

"Scott's get out of class will become the fastest coach after the get out of class in the new season" - "Full Sports ﹡ Time and Space Basketball"

"The new coach is suspicious, and the Zen master's assistant may settle in Cleveland" - The New York Post

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"Bang", in the office of the Cavaliers general manager, the big boss Dan Gilbert looked angry and threw a stack of newspapers about the team's negative reports on the table.

And as Gilbert vented his anger, the atmosphere in the entire office became extremely depressing.

At this moment, in addition to Gilbert, there are also Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant, several team shareholders and three assistant coaches in this office.

Two of these people are more conspicuous because they both have yellow skin and a pair of black eyes.

One of them is Huang Jianhua, one of the shareholders of the Cavaliers. He successfully acquired 15% of the Cavaliers' shares in 2009, which was last year, becoming the first Chinese boss in the NBA.

The other person is named Fang Chen, who is 25 years old this year and is an assistant coach of the Cavaliers.

The reason why Fang Chen was able to become an assistant coach of the Cavaliers at such a young age was entirely because he met Huang Jianhua.

Fang Chen was also a professional basketball player before, but due to a serious injury, he was forced to end his career as a player.

However, he lived in a slum area since childhood and developed a competitive and tenacious personality, and was unwilling to give up basketball. So Fang Chen entered university, studied professional basketball coaching knowledge, and successfully obtained a coaching certificate.

In this process, Fang Chen made friends with Huang Jianhua in a very accidental situation. Although Fang Chen and Huang Jianhua have a large age difference, they have many personality traits and hobbies, so they quickly became friends who have forgotten their age.

In this process, Huang Jianhua also deeply felt the talent shown by Fang Chen in the coach and his almost crazy persistence in basketball. Therefore, Huang Jianhua, one of the shareholders of the Cavaliers, recommended Fang Chen to come to this team.

It can be said that Fang Chen, who has only theoretical knowledge but has almost no experience in young Fang Chen, was completely due to Huang Jianhua's contribution to becoming the assistant coach of this team.

"Tell me, let's see how the team will operate next. I still don't believe it. If you leave that bastard, this team will not win the ball?" Gilbert's tone was almost a little angry.

The bastard in Dan Gilbert's mouth is undoubtedly LeBron James, who left the Cavaliers and switched to the Miami Heat.

This summer, James became a free agent. Therefore, his new season's whereabouts have become the focus of most people's attention.

In the end, James chose the Heat and formed the Big Three with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, which naturally made the old Cavaliers heartbroken.

At that time, after James announced his decision to join the Heat, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilberto was quite out of control.

Because in order to retain LeBron James, the team even followed his wishes and fired the head coach Mike Brown who was a bit evil with him.

However, James did not stay because of this, but instead announced his joining the Heat on a TV show with high ratings.

After James made this decision, Gilbert was very angry.

For this reason, Gilbert, who was furious, even exposed many scandals to reporters such as James' intentionally giving up the game in the playoffs, and some fans in Cleveland burned all of James' jerseys as soon as possible.

Not only that, his teammates who had a close relationship with James also expressed dissatisfaction with his transfer. Obviously, James, who had previously spoken of his love for Cleveland, broke the hearts of his hometown people.

As the Cavaliers suffered a thirteen-game losing streak at the beginning of the new season, their record was at the end of the league, Dan Gilbert and others were even more angry, and their dissatisfaction with James became even deeper.

"Before, I had already spoken in front of the media that I must win the championship before that bastard. But the situation on the team is very unoptimistic now. Please mention any ideas if you have." Dan Gilbert took a sip of coffee, looked at everyone, and said.

Everyone was silent. At this time, Gilbert was in anger, so they were worried that they would say the wrong thing and add fuel to the fire.

Huang Jianhua glanced at Fang Chen, then lowered his head and closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

"I think the candidate for the coach should be determined at this time. As the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and a team cannot be without a coach for a day." Huang Jianhua thought for a while, and said to Gilbert.

"Who?" Gilbert asked straightforwardly.

Huang Jianhua glanced at Fang Chen with a little hesitant expression.

Just when Huang Jianhua wanted to say the candidate he recommended, a loud voice shocked everyone present.

"Mr. Gilbert, I think I can try it." Fang Chen straightened his chest and said to Gilbert confidently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a serene laughter appeared in the office. Obviously, these laughters were a bit unfriendly.

"I don't think Fang is capable of serving as the team's head coach, and I even have questions about him becoming the team's assistant coach before. It is undeniable that he is very serious in his work. But serious, he is too young and has almost no experience." Michael Malone, another assistant coach of the Cavaliers, denied it arrogantly.

Michael Malone has been an assistant coach for five seasons with the Cavaliers and is the offensive coach of the Cavaliers. Therefore, his qualifications are quite old.

In addition, Michael Malone's father, Brandon Malone, was an assistant coach of the Orlando Magic and also a head coach of the Cavaliers.

Therefore, when Michael Malone faces young people like Fang Chen, sometimes it makes people feel like they are relying on their seniority. Even in the team's training, he was domineering with Fang Chen and others.

"I agree with Michael's point of view. Fang has rich theoretical knowledge and serious work, but his experience is too lacking. How can such a young man convince the public?" Chris Jantt, the last of the three assistant coaches of the Cavaliers, spoke.

Fang Chen frowned in dissatisfaction when he heard this, and then defended: "It is undeniable that I am very young and have no experience. But I think any experienced coach has grown up from a newcomer like me. Furthermore, after James left, our team has always faced a huge problem - reconstruction. The so-called reconstruction is naturally based on young players as the cornerstone of reconstruction. These young players also have no experience and need to grow. Therefore, I can grow with them in this process and transform with this team. I think that although it is not easy to convince the public with my current qualifications, I should easily get along with these young people. After all, I am close to them and know what they want. I think I should be more likely to integrate into their environment than the two. This is my advantage."

"Although you said something, but..."

"The candidate I recommend is Fang Chen." Michael Malone was interrupted by Huang Jianhua before he finished speaking.

Seeing this, Michael Malone looked a little ugly.

Of course, he and Chris Jante also have the idea of ​​becoming the team's head coach, but they have one concern, that is, the current lineup of this team is too poor, and the team's morale is also very low. If they become the team's head coach, the team's record will not only be a shameful problem, but may be fired by the team, and even lose the job of an assistant coach.

Therefore, Michael Malone and Chris Janter did not seek Dan Gilbert as soon as possible after Byron Scott was fired.

"Would it be really too young?" Dan Gilbert asked uncertainly after listening to the arguments of several people.

Fang Chen is obviously the kind of person who will not give up opportunities easily and is very persistent in dreams.

After hearing Gilbert's question, he continued without any hesitation and said, "I know that many people even have great differences about being the team's assistant coach before. But since I have come here, I naturally hope to gain everyone's trust in me. Mr. Gilbert, everyone here, Fang Chen is willing to make a military order here. If the team can give me this opportunity, I will definitely bring the team to at least five games within ten games. If I can't do it, I will voluntarily resign, including the current assistant coach."

"Fang Chen..."

Huang Jianhua was about to stop Fang Chen, but when he saw his firm gaze, he immediately smiled and sighed.

"Mr. Gilbert, I agree very much that Fang Chen has become the team's head coach. Anyway, the current situation of the team is already like this, so it's better to try it out. I believe Fang Chen and I hope you can trust him." Huang Jianhua said to Gilbert solemnly.

When Chris Jant and Michael Malone were about to stop this decision, which seemed absurd to them, Dan Gilbert suddenly waved his hand.

Gilbert pondered for a moment, then a hint of hesitation flashed across his face. Obviously, he did not trust Fang Chen so much.

But after a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had made an important decision.

"Haha. Okay, since Fang Du has said that, Huang trusts you so much. If I don't agree, I will seem a little petty. Well, I will give you this opportunity. However, after I make this decision, you are just the team's acting head coach. If you can bring at least five games to the team in ten games, then you will become the official head coach of the team. On the contrary, as you said, leave here." Gilbert's hearty laughter lit up Fang Chen's eyes.

Gilbert was so hesitant before, obviously after careful consideration, and there was also a meaning of "taking a dead horse as a living horse" and "seeking medical treatment in a hurry".

"Okay, thank you Mr. Gilbert." Fang Chen stood up and bowed to Dan Gilbert.

Dan Gilbert also stood up, walked to Fang Chen with a smile, patted his shoulder and announced to everyone present: "I announce that Fang is now our acting head coach. As long as Fang is in this position, everyone must cooperate with his work. Chris, Michael, do you understand?"

Chris Jante and Michael Malone's faces were extremely ugly at this moment. They didn't want to listen to the orders of Fang Chen, the young boy.

But due to the boss's order, the two had to nod helplessly.

"Fang, I hope you can bring us hope, I hope you can help me realize the oath I made in front of the media. Please!" Dan Gilbert said three hopes in a row, which shows how much he wants to win and how much he hopes this team will win the championship earlier than James' Heat.

Fang Chen nodded heavily and replied confidently: "Sir, thank you for your trust, I will not let you down."
Chapter completed!