Chapter 46

Glenn Gruward is not in danger of being laid off as a team manager for the time being, and if anyone is responsible for the loss, it is usually the team coach who is the "scapegoat". Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The Raptors are at the bottom of the list and preparing for the No. 1 pick, and after this season, the departure of Darnell Walker is a foregone conclusion, and the rest of the coaching staff should think about whether to stay.

There is also a lot of pressure on Glenn, with the old collective bargaining agreement coming to an end and a new round of negotiations between the two sides next year.

The bosses want to adjust the league's salary cap system and the salary cap for players, but the players' union is adamantly opposed to the owners' plan and wants to increase the salaries of those who are on the base salary.

The salary of the league star is not even a top, and if the base salary is increased, how much does it cost to play for a year? Unless the bosses are philanthropists, it is impossible to say yes.

So, now the managers and owners of the teams have predicted the upcoming shutdown, and the root cause is that those stars who are overpaid, like Jordan, are more than the total salary of most teams, how can this be played?

The Raptors don't care about the record, after all, they are a new team and are groping their way forward. Glenn's main task is to help the team make money, at least without losing money.

In the past, the management racked their brains to poach a star to ensure home attendance, a sense of belonging to the fans, etc., but no one wanted to come.

Now, Glenn has a new idea, if he signs Jerry Young as head coach, will it increase attendance? Isn't this game improving?

If this coach is good at arranging offense, making the team score a lot of points, playing beautifully, even if he doesn't win, he can attract fans and make money.

In the second half, Ewing, Oakley, Bowen, Houston, and Starks played, and the difference continued to widen.

The Raptors guard shoots, Ewing starts to score heads-up, bypassing Camby, he has an advantage in playing everyone, and Oakley is responsible for fighting for rebounds.

Back on the defensive end, Ewing also didn't go out to interfere with the shot, and waited for people near the box to burst in to block and protect the rebound.

Ewing scored another 12 points in a single quarter, and scored 32 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 blocks in the third quarter, and the difference between the two sides was only 16 points.

Ewing rested for four minutes in the final quarter before coming on the court, and the Knicks tightened their defense of outside shooting, disrupting the Raptors' offensive rhythm and maintaining the lead.

Ewing was replaced two minutes early, and his stats were fixed at 35 points, 14 rebounds, 16 assists and 3 blocks.

It is not the decline in skill that restricts the performance of the veterans, but the loss of physical strength, and the efficiency of Ewing in the second half has dropped significantly. Fortunately, the tactics arranged by Yang Rui can also help him brush up his data, and his teammates took a shot after receiving the ball and added him 4 more assists.

The Knicks are on an eight-game winning streak 117-99.

The team lost, Raptors manager Glenn was not surprised at all, nor depressed, after leaving the arena, he instructed Jimmy: "Next, let the scouts pay attention to the situation of the Knicks, investigate Jerry Young, and I want his details." ā€

Jimmy understands that the youngest assistant coach in history has been in the manager's eyes, and if he is really taken over as the Raptors head coach next year, he will set an even more amazing record. Finding Yang Rui to coach is an excellent gimmick, and the media and fans will definitely focus on the Raptors, regardless of the record.

At the press conference, Ewing became the target of media pursuit, and his popularity reached the peak of his career.

As a star that fans all over the world are very familiar with, Asian fans know Ewing because the comic "Slam Dunk" once violated his portrait rights, making a Japanese high school student look like him, and using his nickname, even unable to win the championship, lack of personal honor.

Whenever Europeans and Americans see the movie "King Kong", they can't help but think of him. There are rumors that Hollywood is preparing to shoot a movie called "Battle of the Planet of the Apes", and many fans speculate that it has something to do with him.

He was a miserable man, scoring a career-high 51 points against the Celtics, only to lose the game; A high of 11 assists against the Hornets, the game was also lost.

Now he's got his second career triple-double and won, even against the underdog Raptors, which is still eye-catching.

When the record is not good, everyone is black Ewing, looking like an iron-blooded King Kong, but the game relies on mid-range shooting, obsessed with shooting soft eggs.

After eight consecutive wins in the opening game, Ewing became the real core, and the media began to find reasons for his previous sluggish games, which were all caused by injuries.

Ewing's small hook on the left side and the rabbit jumping back on the right side became a successful performance of transformation, and his toughness was reflected in the defensive end, the individual defense and co-defense were top-notch, and the area covered by the box was large enough to support the defensive system of the whole team.

In fact, Ewing's personal ability is not as good as before, and in 96 he was still able to dunk Mourning and ride Rodman, and now he is a floor streamer.

Van Gundy was also very beautiful, and the reporters wanted him to say more.

"After eight games, the Knicks averaged 106.3 points per game, ranking first in the league, and last season the Knicks also averaged 95.4 points per game, how did you do all this?"

Johnson, Houston, and Starks played steadily, scoring 15, 22 and 19 points respectively, and the team has four consistent scoring points.

Van Gundy said: "First of all, we have a great assistant coach in the team, and secondly, we had a lot of new players last season and it took time to get used to it, but this season they are fully integrated into the team and work together more closely and I am proud of them. ā€

The reporter asked: "Can you briefly comment on Jerry Young?" ā€

"Genius." Van Gundy said one word, and it was very simple.

The word "genius" is felt more deeply by Knicks executives, who know best how Ewing's numbers come from. The management has just given instructions, and this time we have seen the effect, what kind of efficiency is this?

Ernie Grenfeld specially called the staff for a meeting. "At the moment, Patrick's stats are really likely to reach the level of MVP, let's discuss, how to promote the team next?"

Someone wondered. "Isn't it propaganda Ewing?"

"Who doesn't know what Ewing was like before? He may be averaging a career-high number of assists per game this season, and his offensive efficiency has improved. My idea is to promote Jerry Young as well. Ernie smiled: "He's Chinese-American, it's a good gimmick." ā€

Assistant manager Glenn Walsh asked, "If you promote Jerry and help him make a name for himself, it will be harder for the team to renew his contract next season, right?" ā€

"If we don't mention his credit, no team can see the clues? As long as the managers of other teams are not stupid, they will find that the Knicks' offense has changed too much this season, and don't forget, the regular season has only just begun. Ernie sighed.

Everyone was silent, Yang Rui was sharp, and he couldn't hide it at all.

The team advertised him as at least a good match, and if he wanted to stay with the Knicks in the summer, he would stay. If all the credit is given to Van Gundy, Yang Ruicai is really bound to go.

Ernie has a lot of experience, and he sees things through.

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