The Godfather of Basketball

FOX Sports' article attracted many people to follow suit.

But Tang Tian's supporters felt that it was the same as before, a pile of shit, black and black.

"Before Don went to the Rockets, no one thought that the team would be a championship team. It was Don who changed the team and the Rockets' dynasty came into being. In the first year of the Cavaliers, Don led the team to a championship. Are you ignoring things like this?"

The fans and the media were arguing endlessly, but what will become of the Nets will only be known after Tang Tian officially starts coaching.

On December 24, the last day before Christmas, the Nets held a press conference to announce that Tang Tian was officially appointed as the team's head coach.

He was joined by the team's assistant coaches Lawrence Frank and Roy Rodgers, who also served as an assistant coach in the NBA for many years.

The press conference was full of reporters, such a big event as Tang Tian's return, ESPN, TNT, FOX, New York Sports Times, etc., almost all the well-known sports media in the United States were present.

This battle is comparable to Michael Jordan's first comeback.

"Coach, why did you decide to coach the team again?" A reporter from ESPN was the first to ask questions.

"The main thing is the fans. I've seen a lot of games at the Barkley Center and the attendance there is the worst I've ever been on a team. It's not the fans. It's the team. We let them down. , I don't like this feeling, so I need to change." Tang Tian said bluntly.

"Is it difficult to make that decision? We all know you just became a father of two."

"Yes, it's not easy. Family is more important to me now, and my children need my company, but we always have to face choices and make trade-offs. I just made my choice."

"Just like when you chose the Nets." The reporter said with a smile.

"Yes, I chose the Nets. Now that the team needs me, I will stand up."

His words caused a flash of spotlights from the reporters below, and his serious expression at this moment would be a good picture for the news.

"We all know that the Nets are in a bad situation. What changes will the team make? Tactical system? Rotation? Or trade?" The reporter from TNT asked the second question.

"Yes, now the team needs to change a lot, we need to adjust our tactics, we need to reconsider the rotation, we need to be more competitive, we need to rebuild the team atmosphere, but trading will not be our current option, this team The team has talent, we just haven't played to their strengths yet."

Jones on the side couldn't help but look sideways.

Tang Tian can always say some beautiful words. Now that the team's record is poor and the value of player transactions is at the bottom, it is definitely not appropriate to trade at this time, and such words can stabilize the morale of the army to a large extent.

"You mentioned adjusting tactics, what tactics would that be?" the reporter asked.

"We'll see it in the game." Tang Tian didn't say it directly, keeping it a secret.

"At the beginning of the season, this team's goal was to enter the top four in the East, but now the team is in the fourteenth place in the East. Will the team's goal change?" The third question was a reporter from FOX Sports.

Tang Tian glanced at the reporter, and sure enough, FOX Sports is his deadly enemy.

"Of course it won't change. It's not even halfway through the season. I believe in my coaching staff and my players. They will fight back."

"Then I wish you luck." The reporter said with a smile, his smile clearly tinged with contempt.

Tang Tian didn't care about like reporters, he preferred to speak with facts.

The press conference was very successful, and the message sent by the Nets was positive and positive. Most reporters believed that this team would have a wave of rebound after Christmas.

The press conference is over, and Christmas will follow.

The Nets did not have a Christmas game, and most of the players were going home for a reunion.

However, at noon on Christmas Day, Tang Tian called the team members to have lunch together. All 15 members of the team, including the coaching staff, were invited, and the place was in his manor.

He invited the most famous chef in New York and held a luxurious lunch for everyone.

Many players were flattered. Many of them signed basic salary contracts.

"This is my Christmas present for everyone."

At the luncheon, Tang Tian gave the team members a very special gift, a photo album.

In the photo album are some photos of his winning championships in the past seven years, and he signed his name on the front of each photo album.

Sending watches, suits, earphones, etc. is outdated. Tang Tian hopes to give something meaningful and at the same time can motivate the team members.

Sure enough, all the team members couldn't put it down. Looking at the photos inside, they couldn't hide their yearning and envy in their eyes.

With 7 championships in 7 years, how much they wish they had been a member of these teams.

Only Yi Jianlian's eyes were full of nostalgia. He once won the championship ring with Tang Tian.

"Why are some of the backs empty?" Jokic turned the fastest, and he asked suspiciously at the end of the turn.

"That's for you." Tang Tian replied.

The team members stopped their movements one after another and looked at Tang Tian curiously.

"Don't look at me with such strange eyes." Tang Tian smiled and looked at Jokic, "Don't you want to be a part of it?"

"Of course I would, it's just..." Jokic said in the middle of the sentence.

"Just not confident?" Tang Tian asked with a smile.

Jokic didn't speak, but just nodded silently. He can't even get into the rotation now, and he still talks about championships.

"It's not surprising at all. When I coached the Rockets, they all felt that the championship was far away from them at the beginning, but they all won it in the end. Do you know why?" Tang Tian looked at Jokic , everyone else was looking at Tang Tian.

"Why?"

"Because they didn't give up, they believed in me, and they believed in themselves, one step at a time, from the regular season to the playoffs, and then to the finals. When they really won the game, they were very excited, but they also felt that it was a matter of course. It is." Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Coach, I believe you can lead us to cheer up." Jokic was a little excited.

Not only him, but other team members were also faintly excited.

This gift from Tang Tian was intense in itself, and the experiences he said also inspired them.

During the previous press conference, a reporter from TNT asked him about the changes the team needed. He said a lot, including the need to change the atmosphere of the team. It was not just a sentence or a few words, but a matter of process.

To achieve that goal, the first thing he has to do is to rekindle the confidence of this losing streak team.

"I trust you too." He looked around and said with a smile.