Chapter 40: The Strategy of Surrendering the Thorn
The next morning, Jonny went to Michael Leon Carl's office. He did not hide at all. Derek Coleman, who was absent-minded in the stadium, also noticed that he just curled his lips. Of course, he was as clear as a mirror about what Jonny did in the office. ¢£ But Derek Coleman was not worried at all. He still believed that even if he was banned by Jonny and banned by the Celtics, he could get a big contract after the contract expired.
But Jonny would not think so. What kind of state is Derek Coleman now? It can be said that Derek Coleman has exhausted his talents. If he can't play in the next season, with Derek Coleman's training attitude, it can be said that Derek Coleman can leave the NBA next season, and no team will ask him for it.
This is also the reason why Joni is confident that he can tame this thorn. Derek Coleman is a typical Brazilian patient. The so-called Brazilian disease means that some poor athletes will fall into depravity when they make a lot of money. Derek Coleman is obviously a representative figure among this type of players. But the problem is that Derek Coleman did not make much money at all. If it were put in the previous two years, Derek Coleman made a lot of money from the NBA, but after several consecutive contracts of tens of millions of dollars appeared in the summer transfer market in 1996, the money earned by Derek Coleman was not considered money.
Derek Coleman, who is about to retire, naturally hopes to get a super contract before retirement to raise enough funds for his life after retirement.
Joni entered the office, and Carl had been waiting here for a long time. Carl naturally knew what happened in the game yesterday, and now, he was also worried about how to deal with Derek Coleman.
As soon as Jonny entered the door, Carl went up to meet him. Jonny knew what Carl was upset now, so Jonny didn't talk nonsense. She looked at Carl, then looked at Rick Pitino sitting aside, and said directly: "Mr. Carl, Coach Rick. I think so, give Derek Coleman a three-game suspension, the reason is not to defend, and we will watch it after three games."
When Joni proposed this idea, Carl seemed very surprised, and Rick Pitino breathed a sigh of relief. At least in these few games, they didn't have to worry about Derek Coleman's problem.
For Joni, banning Derek Coleman for three games is just the first step. Next, he will tell Derek Coleman with facts that if he doesn't work hard to defend in the game, he will lose his job in the NBA and eventually retire with the millions he earned throughout his career. With the NBA's salary soaring, he can only look at the tens of millions of contracts and be jealous.
After temporarily dealing with the matter of Derek Coleman, the Celtics had not yet emerged from the shadow of losing to the Bulls. They met another Eastern Conference strong team, the Miami Heat. At the beginning of the season, the Celtics defeated the Heat without Alonzo Mourning. Now, they met the Heat after Alonzo Mourning's return, which is obviously different again.
Perhaps this is another replica of the second game of the Celtics against the Bulls. With the re-owner Alonzo Mourning, the Heat is the same as the Bulls who have Scott Pippen again. They are all different teams. With the re-owner Scott Pippen again, the Bulls who have Scott Pippen again have better off offense than before, while the Heat who has re-owner Alonzo Mourning is better at defense than before.
Because the last two days ended in the last game, Joni fought for another 45 minutes and was so tired that he was already exhausted. In the continuous battle, Joni did not have much playing time in this game. He did not get much playing time. In this game, the Celtics also lost, and they lost very simply. The Celtics had never thought of winning.
In the last game, the team's main players almost fought for more than 40 minutes, and the physical strength of this game was a bit insufficient, and the Celtics chose to give up this game selectively. For the Celtics, their strength is not certain to be able to enter the playoffs, so it is very important for the Celtics to selectively give up certain games.
After losing the game against the Heat, the Celtics lost two consecutive losses, but the main players of the Celtics also got enough rest time in the past few days. They did not lose all the time. Three days later, they won the Miwolki Bucks at home, and then they won a winning streak, winning the Washington Wizards 97:88. After two consecutive victories, the atmosphere in the Celtics became solemn again.
Before the game against the Heat, Rick Pitino announced that the team would suspend Derek Coleman for three games, and seeing that the three games had passed, Derek Coleman made a comeback again.
In this game, the Celtics' opponent is the Detroit Pistons, a team with Grant Hill and Jerry Starkhouse, and Derek Coleman will also meet his old teammates in this game. However, Jerry Starkhouse was absent due to injury in this game, which is good news for the Celtics.
Although the news was good and the situation was very beneficial to the Celtics, the final result of the game disappointed the Celtics and they lost again. This time they also lost on Derek Coleman's defense. Although the Pistons did not deliberately attack Derek Coleman, the power forward of the Pistons Bissendler still scored 31 points in this game, plus 15 rebounds, and directly defeated Derek Coleman, and the Celtics also lost the game.
Derek Coleman still doesn't defend and doesn't care about the threat of the team's ban, but this has always been in Joni's expectation. If the thorns are really so easy to tame, Derek Coleman wouldn't have no one to ask for it.
After the game with the Pistons, Rick Pitino announced another ban on Derek Coleman. This time the ban has increased. Derek Coleman will be suspended for five games due to his inaction on the defensive end!
After the suspension was announced, no one in the Celtics took care of Derek Coleman. But Joni, he felt that he had to talk to Derek Coleman, so that his second step would be a decisive step to truly implement it and truly make Derek Coleman surrender.
After the game with the Pistons, the Celtics got another two days of rest. When the day's training was about to end, Jonny chose to leave the court early and went to the physiotherapy room. He worked with Derek Coleman for almost two weeks, and Jonny also figured out Derek Coleman's habits. At this time, Derek Coleman would use the excuse of physical therapy to escape the last period of training.
No one in the Celtics will be like him. It can be said that Derek Coleman's attitude is extremely poor, whether in the game or in training.
Chapter completed!