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Heart of a Champion

Posted on June 15, 2016 at 07:14 PM.

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I awoke to the sound of the phone ringing in my ears, something I had grown quite accustomed to after nearly 4 years as a Basketball Operations member of the Houston Rockets. I expected it to be my boss, General Manager Daryl Morey. However I was instead greeted by the deep New Jersey accent of team owner Les Alexander.

"Ronnie?" His voice echoed in my ear.

"Yes Mr. Alexander? What is it?"

"Well, as of now we no longer have a General Manager."

"What?"

"Daryl was in with us late last night making all sorts of demands. He vehemently opposed the hiring of Mike D'Antoni. He said it's the final straw for him, and he's out of here."

"Really? I'll be honest with you Mr Alexander, I'm not suprised. He's been sounding off on this one for a few days now. The timing is unusual though. We only have 2 weeks before the draft."

"It's very disappointing. He wasn't willling to listen to my thinking on this despite Mike's excellent interviews. He's resigning his post tomorrow."

"So what did you say to Mike?"

"Well I haven't let Mike know yet. I really want Mike to have a good run at this and show him he has the organisations full backing. Maybe Daryl leaving saved me from firing him."

"I suppose it might be for the best, so what does this mean for Monte, Ian, Matt and I?"

"Daryl told me to pick up the phone and give you all a call. He said you in particular had the same thought process as me. "

" Me? (I paused for a few seconds to compose myself) Yes certainly Mr Alexander. I have a lot of great ideas for what we can do to shape the roster for Mike. I have my notebook somewhere. I was going to Daryl with them tomorrow."

"Excellent, you can bring them to me at 9am my office. I will be meeting the others shortly after that. By the way, this is an interview for GM. See you then Ronnie."

"Th.... Thanks Mr Alexander."

" Call me Les. Good night."

It was unbelievable, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Is this an interview for General Manager?! After all the work I put in, after all my dedication to my studies and this team, my years with Basketball Ireland it might finally be my time, but did Alexander really think I was ready for all that responsibility? More importantly, did I think I was ready?

The phone clicked, as the dial tone rang in my ear. I was still in shock. After all the time taking notes and running errands as an intern, making all the phone calls, taking minutes as a member of the basketball operations team, I now have an interview for the Head of the department. The General Manager!