basketball pope

Chapter 54 [Chinese Interview]

On the 22nd, the Knicks beat the Mavericks 109-71 at home and entered garbage time in less than three quarters.

Ewing played 25 minutes, made 10 of 9 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Facing the 206cm tall insider AC Green and the short point guard, Ewing's turnaround jumper is almost unsolvable, and his jumper ability is historical among centers.

On the defensive end, he can cover the penalty area in a wide range. As long as he is not dealing with a breakthrough defender, he is excellent in single defense and help defense.

The healthy and energetic Ewing is definitely an insider superstar.

Alan Houston also played like a duck to water in the new tactical system, playing 24 minutes, 18 of 12 shots, 11 of 7 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 35 points.

He is not the "CIC King" of Yang Rui's previous life. He is more like the Warriors' Klay Thompson. He usually holds the ball for no more than two seconds.

In 2016, Thompson played 29 minutes against the Pacers, made 33 of 21 shots, 14 of 8 three-pointers, 11 of 10 free throws, and scored 60 points in three quarters, becoming the player with the least 60+ points in history.

Thompson's 60 points wasn't just the shortest time on the court, but his time on the court was terrifyingly short.According to statistics, Thompson only dribbled the ball 21 times in the process of hitting these 11 sports goals, and the average time he held the ball in his hand was only 1.5 seconds.

In addition, according to reports from NBA reporters, Thompson touched the ball 46 times in the whole game, and the total time he held the ball was only 90 seconds.

During training, Yang Rui asked Houston to catch and throw the ball, or pass the ball when he got it. He hardly needed the ball and became Ewing's golden partner.His data is not much more beautiful than his previous life, and his efficiency is much higher.

The Mavericks had only 7 players in the game, and no one was available. Even if they fell behind by a large score, the core Michael Finley also played the whole game.

As Yang Rui planned, the Knicks won a rare four-day rest period before facing the underdog Raptors at home on the evening of the 27th.

Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, considering the victory against the Raptors was a freebie.

On the 23rd, Yang Rui received a call in the morning. The Chinese-language media in New York wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with him. The location was in his apartment. The Chinese in New York were curious about his living conditions. It was a gimmick.

At Yang Rui's house, Chinese female reporter Li Rong brought peach pie as a gift.

Yang Rui greeted him in a pair of ugly orangutan cotton slippers, as if he had two Ewings on his feet.He wasn't nervous when he saw the camera, and said he didn't mind being photographed.

After a few chats, the interview began.

Li Rong said to the camera: "This season, a story about dreams and perseverance happened in New York. The protagonist behind it is not an NBA star who is over-consumed by the media and symbolized by fans, but a person with the same stature as an ordinary person. Big boy, we can empathize with many of the things he has experienced, and he is the object of our interview today."

The so-called empathy is the invisible discrimination that Chinese people encounter when applying for jobs. The fact that Yang Rui went to hundreds of schools without finding a job has long been exposed.

Yang Rui waved at the camera and said in Chinese, "Hello everyone, I'm Jerry Yang, the Knicks assistant, and my Chinese name is Yang Rui."

Li Rong asked with a smile, "Jerry, what do you think is the secret to your success?"

"Ability." Yang Rui smiled and said, "Because I am only 23 years old, if I want to get this job, I must have extraordinary ability."

It's a bit uncooperative for him to say this, it seems that he is not a big boy like other Chinese.But it's not pride, it's fact.

It is true that there are many people buried in this world, but those who have achieved amazing results are generally not ordinary people.

The first question, Yang Rui showed great self-confidence, Li Rong's eyes changed when she saw Yang Rui, most women like confident men, except for "self-proclaimed".

Li Rong asked, "So what is the most important thing in life for you?"

"Family, brother." Yang Rui replied.

The most important thing is not basketball?This was different from what Li Rong had guessed, and it seemed more human.

She looked at Thomas Bentley on the side. The fact that Yang Rui was an orphan has long been made public. The family and brothers he mentioned are the one in front of him, who is quite handsome.

Li Rong asked, "Do you have any religion you believe in?"

"No." Yang Rui smiled.

In fact, he believed that the world belonged to South Korea. When he arrived at his future crossing point, he planned to hoard a batch of mobile phones, and when he was old, he would try it out at home.

Li Rong asked: "Now that you are famous, what do your former friends think?"

"Then you have to interview Tom. He was the only friend who knew me before. No doubt, I used to be so miserable. Before joining the Knicks, I worked in a snack bar near the arena, and I had almost no money. cents."

Yang Rui was still smiling, but Li Rong was shocked. It was such a powerful psychological quality to be able to tell her tragic past so easily.

This contrast will make people feel that Yang Rui is amazing.Who would have thought that for him, he was not talking about himself?
In the last interview, he only stated a few figures in general, but did not elaborate on the process of hard work.Just because he doesn't have a sense of substitution, even if he has memory, he doesn't think he did it.

Li Rong asked, "Has anyone asked you for an autograph?"

"Yes, very rarely. I am only an assistant coach after all, which is normal. If I become the head coach in the future, I believe more people will ask me to sign." Yang Rui replied.

"Are you confident that you will be the head coach in the future?"

"Of course, but I'm probably leaving the Knicks by then. Jeff Van Gundy is a very good coach. We are still very good friends. Can't we take his job? If other teams are willing to give me a chance to coach, I will I will definitely not let them down." Yang Rui took the opportunity to advertise for himself.

Although it is a Chinese-language TV station, other media may also provide translations.

Yang Rui praised Van Gundy on the one hand, and said that he could not take his job. The implied lines were "I'm not worse than Van Gundy" or "I'm better than Van Gundy".

The phrase "we are very good friends" was to appease Van Gundy, and Lao Fan couldn't get angry when he saw it, otherwise he wouldn't be enough friends.

The questions that follow are all about basketball, and the work Yang Rui has done with the Knicks, how he participates in discussions, helps players complete tactics, and so on.

There is nothing special about these things. He is proficient with an academic coach. When Jerry's memory comes in handy before, Yang Rui can say a bunch of theories when he opens his mouth, making fans not aware of it.

To put it bluntly, "academic coaches" are those coaches who are very good at basketball, have no player career, and are trained in sports academies, training camps and other places. These people generally have stronger theoretical instructions and are invincible.

Yang Rui answered every question very well, and the interview ended successfully.

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