NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 406 The power of role models (daily chapter·Part )
On Tuesday, July 2005, 7, the New York media was still reporting the news of Li You winning the ESPYs.

The summer league is coming to an end, and to the disappointment of the public, Artest has actually reverse-evolved and become "four different".

Facts have proved that "combo guard" is also a technical job. Not every player can serve as an organizer and efficiently organize the team's offense.

In the four games that have ended, Artest has averaged five turnovers per game, and his performance when launching pick-and-rolls with David Lee was a disaster.

This made many fans who were watching the fun feel that the tickets were earned and that statistics and game results were not important. Many people mocked him on the spot in the arena and even shouted "MVP" for Artest.

The fun man's shout almost caused Artest to break the defense. In the end, Mike Malone stopped forcing Artest and allowed Artest to return to the role of wing end point, which solved the problem.

After the game against the Pacers ended on the 19th, the Knicks' trip to Minneapolis also ended.

72:77, lost to their opponents again, the Knicks achieved a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the Summer League
This result was beyond everyone's expectations. What about Artest's promised carry to the entire audience?
After the game, Artest could only applaud silently. Mike Malone, who was interviewed, didn't care about the result:

“The lads performed brilliantly and gave it their all in every game.”

"In five games, I witnessed everyone's hard work and found some players who fit the team's requirements."

The oil-headed boss said this calmly, but many football commentators didn't believe it at all. For them, this was just a beautiful peach-picking behavior.

With emotions surging, Artest followed the doctor's instructions and decisively left the crowd, diverting his attention and trying to control his emotions.

The vast majority of fans particularly recognized Van Gundy. With everyone working together and giving their full support, the champion coach was covered in "happiness."

But when he thought about those fun-loving people shouting MVP in 5 games, Artest was so angry that he cursed:
"Shet! Shit game!"

With the full support of the Cavaliers management, Van Gundy took a fancy to the Heat's starting point guard Damon Jones.

"If I wanted to coach the team, maybe I would quit as general manager and fully focus on the game."

In the contract year, he shot 43.2% of his three-pointers. Combined with his previous career data, Van Gundy believes this will be a successful signing.

"I will continue to train with high intensity in the next period of time until I completely recover my physical condition."

"It's hard for me to predict such a result. Li will be 28 years old in the new season. For him, his body is still on the rise."

Compared with his devoted eldest brother, Van Gundy, as a championship coach, is fat and white.

The TNT reporter did not refute, but changed the question and continued:

This question made Van Gundy think for a while, and finally answered seriously:

Jeff Van Gundy has been very active recently. As a championship coach, he also has his own appeal!

Van Gundy remained silent until ESPN asked about Li You and the Knicks.

The young Mike Malone gave him chicken soup when he came up, and he poured out good words for free.

"I'm not worried about Ron's performance. He missed a season and being able to maintain such physical condition speaks volumes about his attitude."

"The Knicks need my help, I know that. In the new season, you will see a brand new Ron Artest!"

"How many more years do you think it will take the Cavaliers to beat the Knicks?"

"Lost in the Eastern Conference Finals, Pat Riley will return to coach the Heat!"

ESPN even reported the relevant news very confidently. Stan Van Gundy, who won 59 games last season, is no longer the head coach of the Heat in the eyes of the sports media.
get out of class was about to end for no apparent reason. Stan Van Gundy felt aggrieved and refused to admit it when interviewed by the local media in Miami:
"I was not notified by the team. I followed Mr. Riley a long time ago and I have nothing but respect for him."

Van Gundy, who has a tendency to be an "Anxi" coach, doesn't care about his image and has been exporting his tactical ideas during interviews at the training center.

Cleveland's sports media naturally supports Van Gundy's choice, and they have followed suit in several recent columns:

The deal has not yet been reached, and the Heat are also interested in renewing the contract, but Stan Van Gundy has been in trouble recently and he seems to be leaving get out of class.
The "Miami Herald" first broke the news that Pat Riley would be more deeply involved in the team's work. Once the news was announced, most football commentators followed suit and predicted:

Regarding his achievements, Van Gundy instinctively boasted:

The Knicks have been a source of joy for many fans in the summer league, and on the contrary, the Cavaliers are doing well.

"I'm still recovering, and my body can't keep up with the reaction when I exert force."

"It's very difficult to win four consecutive championships!"

"Stan has done a great job, everyone trusts him, and there will be no changes to the Heat coaching staff at this time."

"In my opinion, every team in the league has a chance to win the championship. No one can maintain peak physical condition all the time. Michael Jordan can be defeated, and so can Lee. This is the law of basketball."

In the second season, they delivered an almost perfect answer. Relying on the new players, the Cavaliers finally stopped in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Artest only feels that he can't live up to his reputation. He can still lose in a game that abuses food. He really shouldn't:

"Jeff, do you think the current Knicks team has a chance to win four consecutive championships again?"

"If there is a change, I believe he will inform me as soon as possible. Now I have not received a notification. The first priority is still to complete the training."

"Champions need to accumulate. The Heat are now on the right path. They should remain patient and not rush to destroy their neighbors."

The eldest brother is about to finish class, and Jeff Van Gundy, who is still in Cleveland, naturally wants to help his family:

"The league is too impetuous now, and coaches should be given more time in many cases."

The new Jack's style of play is very sophisticated and fits Thibodeau's requirements very well. Although he failed to win the championship, Cleveland fans are very satisfied with the results of this year's draft.

Faced with the embarrassing news from the media, Artest tried hard to control his emotions, but he still felt that the people in front of him were suppressing laughter and seemed to be watching his joke.

As the only championship coach in modern basketball to achieve four consecutive championships, Van Gundy's words are very credible.

There were more and more rumors, and Pat Riley had to come forward to clarify:

"Add a quality shooter and the Cavaliers will be unstoppable in the new season!"

"You must know that all teams in the league are studying for the championship. Not only the desire of the players, but also the tactics of the coaches are very important."

"When opponents figure out the system, it will be very difficult to make more targeted adjustments."

"Coach D'Antoni is excellent, but he also has limitations. Maybe Lee can't limit it, but we can limit his teammates."

"Basketball continues to improve, and it will be difficult to repeat four consecutive championships."

Van Gundy said a lot in front of the media. In fact, what he emphasized was that "my tactics helped the team win the championship."

Naturally, sports reporters will not refute. Everyone just wants to go back to editing news, and there is a high probability that they will have fun watching it again this weekend!

On July 7, Li You, who has returned to Manhattan, has been accompanying the girls to check their health these days.

After entering a state of peace of mind to raise his baby, Li You rarely goes out. When Manchester United completes its delisting, he will leave for the UK.

That night, NBC's Late Night Show invited D'Antoni.

In the 23:30 program, the only person watching TV with Li You was Kristen Ritter.

Sitting on the sofa, showing off his long legs, the little follower teased Li You from time to time. When he saw the show starting to gossip about the team's internal news, he also laughed: "Is it really difficult to win the championship?"

Li You knew that the little girl in his arms was teasing him for practicing too much at night, so he slapped his plump area and said seriously:
"Listen to the coach, he won't lie. In addition to strength, you also need luck. I completely agree with this sentence."

Kristen Little, who snorted, felt that Li You was not telling the truth, and she was not stupid. A normal basketball player could not live such a chic life.

Newspapers in New York will also report news about opponents. The young followers were shocked when they saw the news about training at 4 a.m.:
"This is life-threatening."

D'Antoni smiled happily during the show. The host Jay Leno did his homework and kept up with current events, and suddenly asked seriously:

"Mike, we all know that the former head coach of the Knicks, Mr. Van Gundy, performed miracles and won the O'Brien Trophy four consecutive years."

"Now, you also have the opportunity to achieve such an achievement. I think Knicks fans are very concerned about, can we defend the title next season?"

D'Antoni was also aware of the news of the past two days, but he was really unsure and could only say modestly on the show:

"The game of basketball is simple sometimes, and like I said, when you coach a player like Lee, you can solve most of the problems on the court."

"The tactics will definitely be cracked and every team will study us, but what I know for sure is that as long as I keep giving the ball to Lee, the Knicks have a chance to do wonders."

"Leave the game to the players, that's my basketball philosophy."

"Many times I believe in the instincts of excellent players. In a rapidly changing game, they can make the most correct choices."

"As for continuing to defend the title, I think we need some luck."

"God prefers those who work hard. Lee has given everything to basketball and may lead the team to create miracles again."

"And what I have to do is keep the team healthy and make reasonable suggestions."

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The translation of D'Antoni's words means that the coaching staff will do their best, they will take care of the whole process, and winning the championship depends entirely on their thighs.

Jeff Van Gundy, who also watched the show, was very angry by these remarks. This is obviously reducing the prestige of the championship coach!

After listening for a while, Van Gundy finally took the remote control and changed the channel directly. He did not expect that the old guy who succeeded him was so good at boasting:
"You should respect me! There are no more miracles!"

On Friday, July 7, Players Association President Billy Hunter revealed that union lawyers will finalize a new labor agreement with the league next week.

Once the new agreement takes effect, the Knicks' salary will expand dramatically under the "Li You Clause".

Pau Gasol is destined to sign a max-salary contract, and combined with Hill's remaining salary, the three will account for most of the salary cap.

The new labor agreement also means that the Knicks' salary bonus has completely disappeared. As Li You's salary continues to rise in the future, other teams will have greater and greater chances of winning the championship.

James Dolan doesn’t seem to be worried about this. In his own show, he once again gave New York fans reassurance:

"As the rules allow, we will build a championship-winning lineup around Lee every year."

"Just like I promised, the Knicks will always be in the Finals."

"The luxury tax cannot stop my love for basketball, and Lee will eventually end his career with the Knicks."

Boss Curly helped Li You borrow the "One Person, One City Award" in advance. New York fans were naturally happy to hear about this, since all the money spent was the Dolan family's money!
If you want to win the championship, it is crucial to receive salary bonuses. Currently, the Heat and Cavaliers have good salary situations. Ball commentators believe that both teams have a chance to win the championship before the end of their rookie contracts.

Wade, who returned to Miami, has encountered trouble recently. The sports media are reporting wildly that Pat Riley will replace Stan Van Gundy.

Without finding a breakthrough with the two parties involved, Wade returned to Miami and became "Yuan Fang."

In order to spend a quiet weekend, Wade had to be interviewed by the Miami Herald at training camp.

After hearing the other party directly ask the head coach a question, Wade explained helplessly:
"I have not received any notification from the team. Now, Mr. Van Gundy is still our head coach."

"As a player, I don't pay much attention to these, but I support coach Van Gundy. After all, we won 59 games last season and entered the conference finals."

"I am confident that I will lead the team to achieve better results in the new season. You know, as long as we can break out of the Eastern Conference, no one in the Western Conference can be our opponent."

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Wade is still participating in the team training camp honestly, but O'Neal has already started his fishing trip.

Miami is also a gathering place for fishing enthusiasts. Shark drives his own yacht to enjoy life. As for the change of head coach, he doesn't care at all.

Steals leader Larry Hughes has recently been linked to trade rumors with the Cavaliers, and LeBron James is enjoying extra attention.

Larry Hughes, who is in his contract year, has very good statistics, but only he knows whether he is qualified or not.

Averaged 2.9 steals per game, has good movement control skills, and can attack with the ball to digest the ball. In terms of basic statistics, Larry Hughes can attack and defend.

LeBron James also watched the "Tonight Show" two days ago, and he felt that D'Antoni's tactical philosophy also suited him very well.

After the summer league training camp, when leaving the training center, James took the initiative to express his wishes to the media reporters:
“We drafted a quality No. 1 in this year’s draft.”

"Larry performed very well last season. He was the steal leader. He met our tactical requirements on both offense and defense."

"I hope to be able to play the third position in the new season. I need to use my physical advantages to score on the wings and take over the organizational tasks in the new stage."

The power of examples is endless. Goodwin once told James that Li You can lead the Knicks' transaction.

Although he fired his agent, James felt that he should also expand his influence in the team. He also wanted to be "Manager James."

The Cleveland sports media didn't think much of it, and everyone thought the Chosen One's words made sense.

In addition, the steal leader is also what Van Gundy likes, and excellent defense is the core of the team. Everyone is optimistic about this signing.

Thibodeau does not have a strong presence in the Cavaliers, and the media does not pay attention to his thoughts.

While everyone is optimistic about this deal, Thibodeau feels that the data in the contract year is watery, and he does not like players who take risks to steal.

Before getting off work, Thibodeau took the initiative to communicate with Van Gundy, but it didn't have much effect. The championship coach showed his conceited side:
"We need ball handlers. Don't worry, Tom, the team will not offer a premium contract."

Looking at Van Gundy's chubby side face, Thibodeau suddenly felt that his hair had turned white. He could sense that his old partner had changed:
"Maybe I made the wrong choice."

Over the weekend, across the ocean, Sina Sports broke the news that Manchester United will play a friendly match with Beijing Hyundai on the 26th.

Chinese fans who follow the Premier League are naturally happy to see the stars of Manchester United at their home stadium.

The news of Manchester United delisting from the London Stock Exchange attracted little attention.

Li You had already left on Sunday, and soon he would fly to Manchester to meet the loyal Manchester United fans.

Although he is carrying a lot of debt, Li You feels that he will not affect the development of the club:
"In a few years, Manchester fans will be filled with awe when they hear about the red football capital!"

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(End of this chapter)