basketball pope

Chapter 32 [BAD]

On October 10th, the Knicks preseason started, defeating the Chicago Bulls 7-89 in the first game.

The Bulls without Pippen are not a top team. Jordan was surrounded and suppressed, and his shooting percentage was less than 19%. He scored only [-] points, which gave the team a bad start to the new season.

At this time, not only manager Jerry Krause, but also Bulls fans began to hate Pippen.

Pippen's contract is indeed too small now, but when he signed 7 years and 2000 million, Jordan's contract was only 7 years and 2500 million.

Due to rumors at the time that the broadcast rights would be sold and players' wages would rise, Jordan and the manager both persuaded Pippen to sign a short-term contract, but Pippen didn't believe it and couldn't stop him, because he was afraid that he would be injured and his future would not be guaranteed.

It's a pity that the NBA is not like football, and Pippen was upset when he left without paying the liquidated damages.No matter how upset he is, he shouldn't threaten the team with delayed treatment of injuries. If the Bulls can't win the championship in the end, he will be a sinner.

Yang Rui felt that the Knicks played badly as well. There was no cooperation on the offensive end, and they started a one-on-one duel. In addition, there was no fast break, and they were not as flexible as in the summer league.

Van Gundy can't wait to do all the work alone, and he's a good leader for people who mess around.But when he calls a timeout, he arranges defense, shrinks, double-teams, and transposes, and doesn't care about offense at all.

In the future, Van Gundy can bring the starting lineup of Sulla, Wesley, McGrady, Huo Ershu, and Yao Ming to play the top three defenses in the league. He is really good at arranging the defense system.

Thibodeau was holding a notebook on the sidelines, recording tactics like a three-good student, and studying hard.For Yang Rui, who likes to attack, the game is a torment.

In 1997, Van Gundy was already a defensive paranoid, and Yang Rui had been thinking about how to bring his path straight.This style of play does not show Yang Rui's ability, and it is possible to use Ewing in the middle of the season.

After thinking about it, Yang Rui decided to watch more and do less for the time being, listen more and talk less, let Van Gundy stubbornly finish the preseason, and then pick on his faults, lure him with profit, move him with affection, and understand him with reason. Guide it, and finally bring it to justice. (What the hell do you want to do?)

Van Gundy has always disappointed fans, so he did not disappoint Yang Rui.

The opportunity came quickly. The Knicks lost two games in a row to the Nets. The players played the way Van Gundy did, and the offense was a mess.

Chris Gatlin and Jason Williams defended well, preventing the Knicks from getting into the paint.

Point guard Sam Cassell blasted Charlie Ward and Chris Childs.

榜眼范霍恩在篮网主场也有出色发挥，拿下了26分5篮板2助攻，三分球6投4中。

After the second game between the two sides, the coaches greeted him, and Nets head coach John Calipari took the opportunity to ridicule Yang Rui.

When Yang Rui went to the Nets to try their luck, the two had an unpleasant friction. Calipari had forgotten about it. Anyway, the disparity in status made it difficult to meet again.As a result, in the summer, he saw the news that Yang Rui became the assistant coach of the Knicks, and also led the summer league team to win the championship.

He was suddenly a little upset. The Knicks signed Yang Rui, who was actually the first assistant coach. It seemed that he didn't know people well.

He is not a broad-minded person, so he couldn't swallow this breath, and finally made up his mind to make trouble with Yang Rui.

"Mr. Van Gundy, I don't know what you think, you are already young enough, but you are looking for someone younger than the player to be an assistant coach, only getting paid and not working, how can the Knicks play well? ?"

Calipari glanced at Yang Rui deliberately contemptuously, and finished the provocation.

He thought to himself: Come on, fight back and let Van Gundy know how arrogant and unqualified you are. Let's see how you will get along in the management in the future?
If Yang Rui doesn't fight back, Van Gundy doesn't justify it, just like acquiescing that Yang Rui is incompetent, and it's equally embarrassing.Once the seeds of "doubt" are planted, if Yang Rui does not have any real materials, he will easily be eliminated by the coaching staff.

Calipari still doesn't believe that Yang Rui is capable because he is too young.

Fan Gundy was in a bad mood after his losing streak. Just as he was about to speak, Yang Rui grabbed in front of him, with no anger on his face.

Yang Rui first looked at Van Gundy, then at Calipari, with a puzzled look, blinking his eyes with a confused expression: "This old man, although I don't know what happened between you and Jeff, but you shouldn't say such a sarcasm. People? Yes, we're both young, but how can you say we don't work? You say it's okay with me, but Jeff, he's the first to come and the last to go every day, how can you talk nonsense Woolen cloth?"

Van Gundy's face was even more ugly, and he said coldly: "Mr. Calipari, this is about the Knicks, you can't control it. Don't think that if you win two preseason games, the Nets will beat the Knicks, don't forget you. Last season was just the bottom bad team, see you in the regular season."

Calipari was stunned, unable to react. Is this script wrong?
Yang Rui said "Grandpa" and said that he was stunned. Although his temples were gray and his forehead had many lines, he was only showing his old age. He was only three years older than Van Gundy!

Yang Rui's later words made him even more dumbfounded. It was clearly a misfortune, and he pretended not to know him, as if he was specifically targeting Van Gundy today.

But he couldn't explain it yet. The first explanation was to bully children, to be careful, and to appear more SB.It's just that no one except him and the Nets manager knew that Yang Rui had gone to the Nets to find a job.

Van Gundy angrily walked to the tunnel without looking back.

Yang Rui suddenly imitated Michael Jackson, turned a circle in place, raised his arms and swung, pointed at Calipari lightly with Jackson's signature movement, and walked backwards smoothly with his body step. After a few steps, he smiled at Calipari, waved his hand as if saying goodbye, and made another dashing circle before stepping into the player tunnel.

Calipari was dumbfounded, and he didn't breathe for a minute.

This man is so bad!
The players have all left, and Yang Ruiluo dared to play like this at the end.If people see it, it seems a little disrespectful to the seniors. The 1997 preseason was not broadcast live, not even on local stations. Who would know?
After two days of rest, the Knicks lost to the Heat and suffered a three-game losing streak. Ewing was still looking for a touch.

Houston performed well, but shot too few shots, 9 of 7 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and only had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Knicks defeated the underdog Rockets 85 to 81, ending the losing streak, but more fans expressed dissatisfaction with them. The offense was too ugly, and it was all positional warfare.

After that, the Knicks lost to the Suns and Lakers by a large margin. Ewing and Houston reduced their playing time. Van Gundy examined the veterans in the team, and the Knicks would not play.

It's amazing, Van Gundy really inspected the veterans and let Buck Williams, Chris Dudley, Bowie and others play for a long time, and the effect was terrible.

The league's second-highest-paid team has a 2-5 record in the preseason.

PS
(End of this chapter)