What the doctor ordered

"How many games we've won this year?'s Right, 54. Hopefully next season is obsessed with 60 victories. Need only to continue the job. At least our goal is no longer limited to the first round of the playoffs. So we will continue to build a team. We want to excel in the division and reach the Eastern Conference finals " , - Iman Shumpert , a defender of the "New York". process has started.
Hear how players praising the strongest league in the world by his own team and predicting them great success in the next season, about the same "unusual" is like walking through the snow in January. Nor does it surprise us that these prophecies come true more often than not. Defeat 60 victories? Well, this season, given the excellent game, "Knicks" during most of the "regular season", we would not be shocked by this outcome. But in the following? Let's take a look at the simple math. At the moment, "New York" has contracts with seven basketball players in the $ 70 million "green." No need to be a master of economics to understand that even in such a rich club room for maneuver in the transfer market, to put it mildly. And this despite the fact that the skin gets used to a free agent Smith, a coach went Kidd, going back to Europe Pridzhioni ... Well, it's not so rosy as predicted by Mr. Shumpert. Especially when you consider that the club and the competitors of the Big Apple still is not worth it. "Never said I wanted at all costs to leave the" Boston. "It's wrong. I'm not so" , - Doc Rivers , the new chief coach, "Clippers." Now the saga with the transition Rivers under the banner of the "Clippers" is officially over. By and large, the details of the transaction were known a few days ago. The case was for the small - only needed to agree with the coach on the terms of the contract and wait for the approval of the league. Today formalities are settled - and Doku can start mentally prepare to work with a new team. That way it will appear in the fall, to a large extent depends on the decision of Chris Paul. However, at the moment there is no good reason why one of the best playmakers league would cost to leave the City of Angels. With Paul as a mentor and experienced, able to put the defense squad, Californians, I think, be able to perform much better than this season. "I wanted to dock a long time was our coach. We even talked about the fact that he has an analog Gregg Popovich Jerry Sloan, named Red Auerbach . Besides, would beat the record for the most wins last as a coach, "Celtics." So I never really thought about the day in which Rivers may leave the team. Considering that the season had just ended, until recently did not believe in it coming up " , - Danny Ainge, president of the "Boston" of basketball operations. Well, time - not a pillar to stand still. And it moves, alas, only in one direction. It would not have wanted us to bring back some seconds, hours, months, years - will not work. So Danny Ainge can only put up with the situation. After all, it is clear that Rivers can not coach, "Celtics" forever - especially if encountered in collective disputes. Not to mention the fact that the coach himself is unlikely to liking incipient alteration in the coming years. After all, he already worked a lot with the club in Massachusetts, giving the squad once nine years of life. The active coaches only diehard Gregg Popovich directs a team longer. "Think about what would go into the locker room to hold another training session, once again fly on a plane or take a ride on the bus with these 15 guys.'s the whole thing - in summer you miss your teammates. know that my family is unlikely to want to hear this, but it's true " , - LeBron James , forward, "Miami."

Who has not been in a team that does not understand ... Of course, this writer does not know what it is: be side by side with his comrades every day for most of the year, to share with them the joy of victory and the bitterness of defeat. Why, yours truly is not even listed as a professional sports team. However, even those whose athletic "career" limited stay in the section, will not allow to lie - if the team is really good, instinctively perceive it as a big Swedish family. Composition of which, alas, is not as stable as the yuan in recent years. - Jerry, I know it's hard. But we have to go through this. - I think the tank is nothing left. I think it's time for me to finish. - Jerry, come on! - No, I'm serious. I ran out of gas. " , - dialogue Greg Miller and Jerry Sloan, general manager and former coach, "Utah", respectively. Over time, many secret documents made ​​public. Over time, many of the details of the events that previously held back, finally, give the public. So happened to the sensational story with the departure of Jerry Sloan as head coach, "Utah." As you remember, the decision of the master influenced conflict with Deron Williams . However, exactly how events unfolded, we were unaware. Right up until the moment when Greg Miller decided to still shed light to the incident. As a result, here is the picture: after Deron refused to play by the combination of the Commander in Chief, Sloan turned to Miller. then began a dialogue, a fragment of which we are led. Later Miller also tried to convince the coach at least finish the season with the team . However, when Jerry several times repeated the phrase, "I ran out of gas," abandoned the idea. "I respect your decision. If you want to go, then so be it, "- eventually gave up the general manager. More than two years have passed since those events, and" Jazz "still can not find a coach who could build teamwork at the proper level.