The China Power of NBA

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lao Fu and Marquis Jackson stood in the player's aisle, watching the players running on the court. The players on the court were divided into two groups, and they were engaged in an intra-team match. " and the voices of players shouting tactics can be heard endlessly.

A short black point guard obviously saw Lao Fu and motioned for other players to replace him, then he approached Lao Fu, held out his hand, and said, "Hi, you are the team's new Chinese manager, right? My name is Chris Paul, nice to meet you."

Old Fu held out his hand, and Paul shook it.

Paul's face is no different from that of ordinary black youths on the street, with curly head, wide forehead, high nose bridge, thick lips, and frighteningly white teeth, but these two dark eyes are special, they are very bright, just like two Pearl-like, and like a stream flowing through a mountain stream, it is crystal clear. Paul is only 25 years old this year, but he is very experienced in speaking, with a feeling of youth and maturity.

"Hi, my name is Fu Ming, nice to meet you,"

Old Fu continued,

"I heard from other staff that you are the leader of this team, and the team's record this year depends largely on you. I hope you can always maintain the motivation to move forward."

"Victory is everyone's credit, failure is my responsibility,"

Paul smiled and said,

"There is a strong enemy coming tonight. The players are taking all the time to train again, so I didn't go to congratulate you at the first time. I originally wanted to go tomorrow, but I didn't want you to come now. You are a good manager. .”

"Strong enemy? Is it...?" Old Fu asked.

"At [-]:[-] tonight, our team will play against the Houston Rockets at home."

Jackson said,
"Today is your first home game, I hope you can come to the scene."

"Don't worry, as the general manager of the team, I will definitely go," Old Fu nodded lightly. Because of Yao Ming, the current Rockets team is too familiar to Chinese fans, just like the 13 billion Chinese fans. People's home teams are average, even in China, not only superstars have nicknames, but even role players have nicknames. This is a unique team in the history of the NBA!At this time, McGrady was traded to the New York Knicks and then to the Detroit Pistons. In addition to the little giant Yao Ming, the team also had crooked machine gun Kevin Martin, little black bean Aaron Brooks, and Argentine diamond Luis Scotch. Rah, hotshot Kevin Lowry, boss Chuck Hayes and Batman Shane Battier, everyone here has special skills, it's really a tough team .

Old Fu nodded lightly and said,

"In the face of a strong enemy, the only way to win is to unite as one."

It can be seen that the young Paul is a very competitive player. After chatting with the old Fu, he went back to training.

Old Fu turned to Jackson and said,
"Send the red envelopes to everyone, don't take down the cleaning and caddy, all the staff must get it."

Jackson nodded.

To be honest, the change of the team owner has much less impact on the players than the senior leaders of the team. This is about the operating mode of the NBA. The NBA we often talk about is actually composed of two leagues. Yes, one is the NBA league, including team owners, team executives, and even the team's head coach and assistant coaches, while the other is the players union, including all players registered to play in the NBA. The NBA league and the players union are The relationship between the employer and the employer, the former hires the latter to work (play) and pays the salary, while the former gets a variety of benefits including jersey sales, mascot sales, ticket sales, team cultural industry chain, TV broadcast agreement, etc. income.

Therefore, the team's top executives work hard and do not dare to make mistakes, for fear of losing their jobs if they do not do well, but the players are different. As long as the contract is signed, they just wait to collect the money. Pay your salary for what you pay for.

The team's home stadium, the New Orleans Arena, is just opposite the Simon Commercial Center. It takes only 10 minutes to walk. When Lao Fu returned to the office, he did not expect that the head coach Monty Williams had been waiting for a long time.

"Hello."

Old Fu and Williams shook hands.

"I just went to the arena. The players are full of fighting spirit and passion. Tonight against the Rockets, I think the team will definitely beat them under your leadership,"

Old Fu sat behind the desk and said,

"The regular season has started three games, and the record is two wins and one loss, which is still acceptable, but I want to know the team's record goal for this year."

"God bless," Williams said, smiling, showing his large porcelain teeth.

"Last year's record was 37 wins and 45 losses, with a winning rate of 45.1%. Under my leadership this year, I hope that the number of wins and losses can be reversed, with 45 wins and 37 losses, and a winning rate of 54.8%. Playoffs."

"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Old Fu obviously heard something in Williams' words.

"Look at the stats." Williams took out a piece of paper from the accompanying bag and handed it to Fu. Fu looked at it. It was the average data of the players in the previous three games.

"Any questions?"

Williams also has one in his hand, looking at it himself, as if talking to himself,
"As far as these three games are concerned, West, Paul, Ariza, and Okafor in the starting lineup all played relatively well. The backup shooting guard Thornton played well. He averaged 23 minutes per game and was able to score 17 points. points, shooting 54.7% from the field, and 50.0% from the three-point range, but the starting shooting guard Belinelli, who averaged 27 minutes per game, scored 11.7 minutes per game, shot 42.8% from the field, and only 25% from the three-point range. , can you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, I've noticed this problem for a long time,"

Old Fu looked at the data carefully and said,

"Thornton's playing style is more suitable for playing as a substitute, but Pelineri's ability as a starter cannot meet the requirements of a starter."

"Yes, since the start of the game, the team's record has been two wins and one loss, winning the Bucks and the Nuggets, but in the game on November 79, the team lost 103-11 to the San Antonio Spurs, and the Spurs played their best. One of the two players was the starting shooting guard Richard Jefferson, who made 8 of 20 shots and scored 14 points. The second best player was the backup shooting guard, Manu Ginobili, who made 9 of 24 shots. Scored 8 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 11 steals, while our starting shooting guard Belinelli made 4 of 8 shots and only scored 9 points. Thornton made 2 of 7 shots and scored 44 points. The plus-minus value of the two is minus [-], so a qualified starting second position is our most urgent need at present."

"You tell me this, then you must be the solution."

Old Fu put those pale data aside, looked at Williams, and said,
"Speak and listen."

"Since the start of the game, Thornton has played well in general. At this time, his transaction value is also the greatest. Besides, this year is his last year of contract. It is not certain which team he will play next year. The contract amount is only With less than 100 million, Peja has not played well this year. He averaged only 23 points in 3.4 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was only 29.8%. But his contract still has more than 500 million. There is a lot of temptation for the team, I think, we can pack the two and trade a better starting shooting guard."

"Then who are the candidates in your mind?" Old Fu asked.

"I'm just making a suggestion, the real decision is still you,"

Williams looked at Old Fu and said,

"If you don't want to trade, you can also sign a free agent."

"Who do you think is the most suitable free agent?"

"Currently there are hundreds of free agents in the NBA, but there is only one who is really capable of playing the starting second position."

"Who?"

"Allen Iverson!"