277 The Coming Year Is Still The Little Emperor (2/5)
Chapter 277: In the coming year, he will still be a little emperor (25)
Some people are happy and some are sad.
While the Spurs celebrated the championship, the Heat quietly packed their things in the locker room.
Except for the Big Three who were going to attend the press conference, the other players left the arena one after another.
Most people's emotions are relatively normal.
For them, although they failed to win the championship, the impact was not great.
They don't take much money, and most of them sign multi-year contracts.
Now that the season is over, it is time for them to return to their lives and enjoy this rare offseason.
In the end, the Big Three are left.
James turned around and looked at Bosh on the side, with a complicated look on his face.
In this game, Bosh only scored 9 points and 5 rebounds, showing a dismal performance.
In the summer of 2010, after the Heat recruited James, the last giant needed to choose between Stoudemire and Bosh.
The situation at that time was somewhat similar to Tang Tian's draft. Riley privately consulted James, and James chose Bosh without hesitation.
Bosh was in his class, younger and a better fit for him.
But now looking at the help Bosh brought, was his original choice really right?
Seeing James' state, Wade got up and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.
James nodded.
Fizdale came over to call them, and they went to the press conference together.
The reporters in the audience were dark and dense.
There are many reporters. If this is normal, they will definitely feel happy.
But now, each of them is like a debt collector in their eyes.
In addition to the Big Three, team president Pat Riley and head coach Spoelstra were all present.
"This is the second season for the team to form the Big Three, and it is also the second consecutive year for the team to lose in the finals. Is this a failed lineup?"
The first questioner was a reporter from ESPN, and the question was extremely sharp.
This is also expected. When you have the league's first small forward, second shooting guard, and top ten forwards, but still can't win the championship, it is impossible not to be questioned.
"No, of course not. All we need to do is to continue to strengthen the team in the summer. In fact, reaching the finals for two consecutive years is enough to show the problem. They are very close to the championship."
Riley was calm. He had coached "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "Magic" Johnson, "Gorilla" Ewing and many other historical giants, and he had seen countless big scenes.
"Will you be the coach of the team next season?"
The reporter then asked.
As an Asian, Spoelstra has coached the Big Three and failed to win the championship for two years, and he has a lot of doubts.
Although the reporter didn't say it very directly, what he said was actually asking whether the team would change the head coach.
After asking this question, James couldn't help turning his head at this time.
When he came to Miami, he asked Riley if he would come out again, but Riley refused.
Now the team has failed again. If Riley can come out, it will definitely be the biggest encouragement for the Heat.
"No, I said last year that my coaching career is over."
Riley's answer was straightforward.
He is a fortune teller, and his coaching career is already perfect, even if he coaches the Heat to win another championship, it will not do much good.
Not to mention the possibility of failure, if he fails, then his reputation will be ruined for a lifetime.
It is impossible for him to do such a low-return and high-risk thing.
"Eric is good, he is the best coach for this team, I have said that all we need to do is add some role players in the summer."
What Riley said was accurate, James could only turn his head slightly disappointed.
"LeBron, why did we fall behind 0 to 3 at the beginning, if it weren't for that, we might have a better chance of winning the championship."
Then he pointed the finger at James again.
In fact, everyone can see that the Heat's problem lies in the role players, but the role players will not appear here.
"It's my problem. I failed to lead this team well. I will continue to improve my skills in the summer. I will also sit down and discuss with Dwyane and Chris. We will find a way to win."
James said while thinking.
"Yeah, we've actually got some ideas, we've won two games, we're not clueless."
After James finished speaking, Wade quickly added a sentence.
The curtain fell on the finals, but the discussion of fans on social media reached a new climax this night.
"Use the most low-key way to accomplish the most high-profile things, Don, the Spurs rookie who is not low-key, Tian!"
"Yes, Duncan is the one in the spotlight, but the godfather is as radiant as he is, and he hits key goals in three of four games!"
"Yes, the Heat and the Spurs are too close in strength, 6 games and 5 games until the last moment, without Tang, the Spurs would not be able to win the championship."
"If FMVP can be shared, he must be the best candidate."
"Remember what I said, steal James lore to win the championship? ㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ"
"Although it's not a tiebreaker, and even though it's a free throw game, but brother, you're pretty close to God's prediction!"
"Next season we can ask you to predict again!"
"Actually, it's nothing to lose the finals. The Heat are just out of luck. As Riley said, adding some role players, the Heat are still worth looking forward to next year!"
"The coming year will still be the little emperor!"
"My emperor is mighty, the Heat will win!"
"Where did the fans come from? With the current space of the Heat, who else can be strengthened! You really believe Riley, a big fool!"
"I don't like Riley + 1. I used to be a close friend. You don't know that Mourning retired early because Riley asked for minor injuries when he was coaching. As a result, he has been taking painkillers for the game!"
"Hey, a senior lake honey can tell you that Magic Johnson was also abolished by Riley in training. Riley also said that Johnson did it himself."
"That's right, and Kareem was forced by Riley to stay in the sauna for three hours. He almost killed Sky Sports on the spot. After the incident got serious, he called it weight loss."
"Do you know why O'Neal had a fight with Riley and couldn't stay in the Heat? He was forced by Riley to turn back and run in public! O'Neal hates training the most, but Riley took him down!"
"Haha, are you in a crooked way? Riley is doing a good job in the Heat at least for now. He has recruited the Big Three."
"And the Big Three are still young. Once they enter the championship mode, there is a high probability that they will establish a dynasty."
"Yes, Riley still did a good job in the Heat. He developed Wade, found LeBron and Bosh, which is great."
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