basketball pope

Chapter 44 [Happy Brushes]

"What? Are the tickets for this game sold out?"

Raptors manager Glenn Gruward listened to assistant manager Jimmy Walker's briefing and was so pleasantly surprised that some couldn't believe it was true.

Glenn was a man of few words, with blond hair and blue eyes, with glasses, a little fat, and the image of an ordinary college teacher. After "Assassin" Isaiah Thomas left, he became the successor to the management and was responsible for cleaning up the mess.

Since the start of the game, the Raptors have 0 wins and 6 losses, and they are the same players as last season.

People are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead.

The Raptors' home attendance has dropped by 17% compared to last season. There is no place to attract fans at all, and the offense and defense are very poor.

Stoudamire and Camby are openly dissatisfied with the team's summer operation and hope that the management will trade them out of the team.These two high-ranking rookies were trained as the core of the team, which broke the management's heart.

Especially Camby, he was the second in the 1996 golden generation, a talented player with super physical fitness, and the management did not want to give up.But once the rookie contract is over, it will be very difficult to keep him.

Once he heard the tickets were sold out, Glenn decided it was the Knicks. "Is there a player from the Knicks who is very popular here?"

"Maybe it's not the players. I heard that many Chinese people bought tickets for this game. They may be supporting the assistant coach... I guess." Jimmy was not sure.

Glenn fainted. "Just kidding? What's so good about an assistant coach?"

"He is the first Chinese coach in NBA history, and there are rumors that he made the Knicks' offense stronger this season." Jimmy spread his hands and said with an expression of disbelief.

Yang Rui is not very famous in other places, just a few casual mentions in the news.

Glenn sighed: "The gossip may not be credible. If he is really capable, why did he have no name in the past? It was all because of the discrimination incident, right?"

"He's only 23 years old. How did he become famous before? He joined the Knicks as soon as he got the coaching qualification this year and became the first assistant coach." Jimmy despised Glenn in his heart. As the general manager of the NBA team, he didn't know this.

No wonder Glenn has been scolded by the boss since he took office. All he can think about is how to trade, and he has no time to pay attention to other teams.

This season, his main job is to send Stoudamire away as soon as possible in exchange for someone useful.

"Momong squirrel" arrogantly believes that he is a star of Iverson's type, and the Raptors are sorry for him if they don't find someone to assist him.In fact, in the eyes of the boss, he is just a non-defensive brush.He averaged 40.9 minutes per game last season and scored 20.2 points per game.

Jimmy asked, "Any more instructions?"

"It's alright." Glenn shook his head.The team is rotten this season, and the Grizzlies continue to be brothers and sisters.

Jimmy was about to go out when Glenn stopped him. "Let's go to the game at night to see who the fans support."

Glenn didn't believe that the fans were supporting Yang Rui. He went to the arena at night and saw many Chinese.

He was a little confused. Did he really come to see the assistant coach?

He deliberately found a seat in the front so that he could observe the opponent's bench, and saw Yang Rui sitting on the sidelines, smiling and talking to Ewing.

Many Europeans and Americans have magical talents and skills, that is, they look the same as Asians, and so does Glenn.

However, he was very interested in Yang Rui, because the coaching industry does not rely on face to eat, and it is definitely not an ordinary person to be able to tell Ewing tactics with a tactical board.

Van Gundy knows that he is not as good as Yang Rui in helping the stars to brush the data. If he communicates with Ewing, he has to learn from Yang Rui first, and then convey it. After going around in circles, it is better to let Yang Rui go directly.

On the tactical board, Yang Rui focused on off-ball screening and movement at two points on the left, as well as mid-way screening. "Patrick, you are experienced, I believe you can do a good job of organization, pay attention to the two points on the left side, and the bottom corner on the right side is not running. Every time the ball passes through your hand, if there is a chance of misalignment, play, shoot and You decide what percentage of the ball passes."

"Jerry, thank you, I like this tactic very much, and I'm ready." Ewing laughed horribly, hammering his chest with one hand.

Yang Rui suddenly had the illusion that he was ready to climb up the Empire State Building to make a plane for Van Gundy.

After the players warmed up, Van Gundy emphasized the catch-and-shoot issue again, mainly telling Johnson that he likes to dribble the ball, and the other three generally catch and throw the ball.

Johnson nodded solemnly and did not raise any objections. The only person the Knicks could compete for MVP is Ewing, who is excellent on both ends of offense and defense.

Knicks starting five: Ward, Houston, Bowen, Johnson, Ewing.

Five Raptors: Stoudamire, Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady, Oliver Miller, Marcus Camby.

After the start of the game, Ewing happily brushed up the data. After the middle screen, Ward led away the inside line and became Stoudamire to switch to Ewing.

"Little Flying Squirrel" suffers against Ward's figure, how can he defend against the center?Ewing can easily shoot jumpers in front of him with the ball.

Camby can't do it without switching defenses. Oliver, who is his partner in the interior, is a slow-moving fat man. Any guard can play with him. Ewing only needs to pass the ball to his teammates.

Yang Rui didn't understand that someone like Darnell Walker could be the head coach of an NBA team, and he didn't seem to understand basketball at all.

The Raptors' lineup is actually not bad. Christie, McGrady, and Camby all have potential, but Darnell started with two blue-collar insiders who couldn't shoot, and they couldn't play at all.

The power forward Oliver is 206cm tall and weighs 127kg. He has no effect except to attack the basket with his body.Against a lineup like the Knicks, a small forward who can shoot in the early 4 meters is better than him as a cameo at the [-]th position. At least the offense is much better.

The unfortunate Camby, obviously suitable for the center, has to move the incompetent Oliver. After the opponent screened, he went out to defend the pick-and-roll, and it was difficult to grab rebounds and obtain luxurious statistics.When attacking, Camby also had to pull out to cover, showing his ugly and weird jumper again and again.

It's no wonder Camby doesn't want to stay in the Raptors anymore. He is the second place in the golden generation of 96. The coach doesn't arrange tactics. He has to do the blue-collar work of his useless teammates. The uncle who can't grab the rebound, who can stand this position?
After Ewing made a mid-range shot and scored 8 points in a row, Darnell shouted from the sidelines and asked Oliver to help defend Ewing.

On the side, Houston and Johnson began to show their power again. Ewing attracted defensive points to the perimeter, and the two each made a three-pointer.

14 to 4, the Raptors were forced to request a timeout and only played for a little over 3 minutes. Ewing scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

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