Del Harris snapped back to reality, looked at Magic, and suddenly understood, responding, "So it was Elvin leading the teammates in training. I was wondering why the content of their practice matched my tactics. Well done, you've improved since you were the head coach two years ago."
Yes, Magic had a brief stint coaching the Lakers during the 94-95 season. As for the record... well, he was rejected by people from other teams at the time, and his coaching career ended abruptly before it even got on track.
On September 10th, Del Harris, Kurt Rambis, and others had already thought through some tactics that seemed usable with the current lineup. Logo Man had his secretary organize them into a booklet, and it seemed he also gave Magic a copy.
In the past ten days, Del Harris, while resting at home, had gotten together with Rambis to discuss details. There weren't many major changes, so practicing the original version directly wasn't an issue.
This saved Del Harris a lot of trouble.
