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Chapter 396 Labor Negotiation (Please subscribe and support)

Author: Fan Xian Xiao Xianxian

Chapter 396 Labor Negotiation (Please subscribe and support)

On the evening of December 16, the Knicks and their team flew to Memphis to prepare for an away game against the Grizzlies.

The two teams interacted frequently last season and each got what they needed. The Knicks brought in Gallinari through a series of operations. He was the team's "third leader" last season and the second-leading scorer in the playoffs. He was also the team's rebuilding team.

An important part of the plan; sending away Randolph also frees up a lot of salary space for operations in the summer free agent market.

The Grizzlies acquired Randolph and Wilson Chandler, and together with Gasol, they directly created a highly combative forward combination; the team also signed a green jersey in the free agent market.

The Army's defensive champion Tony Allen, relying on his strong perimeter defense, "Teacher Tony" even pushed Mayo to the bench.

There is no doubt that the Grizzlies, with their tough style of play, are a big stumbling block for the Knicks to continue their winning streak. They have the top defender Tony Allen to trouble Curry on the outside and Gasol on the inside. For James,

Attacking the frame has great limitations.

On the offensive end, the Grizzlies mainly focus on Randolph. The "bad tofu" who lost himself in New York has rediscovered the feeling of playing in the Grizzlies. Gasol can not only help fill the position on the defensive end,

On the offensive end, he has support, has mid-range jump shots, and can occasionally take advantage of others. He is a perfect fit for Randolph!

As expected, the game was very difficult. The Knicks relied on a deeper bench to gain a weak lead. However, seeing the end of the Knicks' hopes, the Grizzlies really refused to give in and clung to the score. The two sides struggled all the way.

In the fourth quarter, Ke Yan used his "leave Tony Allen" strategy. On the defensive end, he defended five and four, completely leaving Tony Allen on the outside.

This move had a miraculous effect. Under heavy pressure, Tony Allen made 0 of 3 shots from the outside. He was completely unable to absorb the large space given to him by the Knicks. It also made the Knicks' defensive strategy of "strangling" other players even harder.

Be determined! Randolph is the only strong point of the Grizzlies team. This kind of attack is not what they are good at. When they were targeted, they were a little confused.

In the end, the Knicks posted a 28:17 single-quarter net victory in the final quarter, defeating the Grizzlies 104:91, with a 13-point advantage. For the first time in the season, the Knicks were overwhelmed by a 15-point margin.

"I'm very lucky that the Grizzlies are a Western Conference team. If I meet such an opponent in the playoffs, even if I can beat them, I will still have to be skinned." During the post-game interview, Ke Yan said

Received extremely high praise from the Grizzlies.

...

After a fierce battle, the Knicks returned to New York that night. Ke Yan gave the players a day off on the 17th and announced that Curry had "ankle discomfort" the next day and would miss the game against the Pacers.

"..." Curry, who was declared injured, "pretended to be injured" at the airport and let Ayesha, who came to pick him up, help him move around, which also made his teammates laugh.

Curry's character is not like Howard, who always talks about "happiness", but his character is indeed relatively optimistic, and his relationship with his teammates is also very harmonious.

What's rare is that Wang Lifan also came to pick her up today. After Ke Ailin's condition gradually stabilized and she could leave her mother properly, the burden on Wang Lifan's shoulders became a little lighter, and his overall complexion improved a lot.

That was the day that big news broke in the league.

The NBA Players Union began to collect all NBA players' authorization certificates to cancel the union representative qualifications and dissolve the players union, preparing to threaten the bosses to reach a new version of the labor agreement with the players union as soon as possible. This measure was described by the media as a "doomsday weapon."

If authorized by the players, the players union can be dissolved. Dissolving the union will cause the players to lose all union protections. According to U.S. law, the players can use the "Antitrust Monopoly Law" to sue the team owners and challenge the league's various salaries.

restrictions and player trading restrictions.

The progress of the new labor negotiations has not been very smooth. From March 2009 until now, the management representing the owners of each team has repeatedly put pressure on the league president David Stern to adjust the income ratio between labor and management.

Stern also expressed to the players that due to the "financial crisis", the current labor terms will be adjusted after they expire in two years. This was also resisted by the players.

However, before that, fans and the media believed that the "daggers drawn" attitude of both parties was just posturing and would not lead to a "lose-lose" situation. However, after the players' union issued a declaration this time, the relationship between the two parties may become intense.

The global economy has deteriorated, teams have suffered serious losses, and superstars have collectively moved into big cities. This is an important reason for the collective pressure on NBA team owners. Under the financial crisis, the main business operations of many NBA team owners have fallen into trouble.

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According to the financial reports produced by Ernst & Young for each NBA team, if the growth of market value is not taken into account among the 30 NBA teams, only 9 teams are currently profitable, less than one-third;

Finally, as James, Bosh, Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, and Boozer all flow into big cities, teams that lose their stars will only have a worse market, and their operations will definitely be in greater trouble.

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Yao Ming, who had already made up his mind to retire in 2011, could just avoid this whirlpool, but after all, he had plans to cooperate with Ke Yan and buy a new team. Yao Ming still had a conversation with Ke Yan to discuss investing in the team.

prospect.

"With our financial resources, we can only buy at low prices at this time. If the NBA really turns into a business where even a pig can make money, do you think the league will let us two enter the game?" Ke Yan asked rhetorically.

It's like two people buying a team, and the one they will take over will definitely be a team that is poorly managed, has been losing money for years, cannot make ends meet, and is weak. It's impossible. Dolan will just sell the Knicks, the rooster that lays golden eggs, to them.

Bar?

As for the problem of this labor negotiation, in fact, the root cause is not the share ratio, but less was signed in the last broadcast contract, and the market was not bigger. When the new broadcast contract takes effect in 2016, everything will be different. Players

If the salary can be raised, the boss can make money. Only O'Neal was left in the commentary box and said aggrievedly: "I have paid 200 million for my entire career, and Gobert only gets 200 million for one contract!"

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On November 18, the Knicks, who had won their first nine consecutive victories, faced the Eastern Conference's small powerhouse Pacers at home. Curry, who was "injured at the airport," sat on the sidelines and ate popcorn with Ayesha on the sidelines.

Wang Lifan, who had not appeared in Madison for a long time, also appeared on the sidelines and witnessed James lead the team to victory with his first 40+ points of the season.

In the 2010 draft, the Pacers selected George, who is tall, long-armed and has excellent defense. The addition of George greatly improved the defensive strength of the Pacers' wings, coupled with Al Jefferson and Hibernian inside.

Especially, the Pacers' lineup is actually quite good. If they grow to their peak, they will even be able to "restrain" James.

But right now, George can't stand it, Hibbert can't stop it, and Al Jefferson is an inside colander, the Pacers are almost being washed away by James!

Korver, who replaced Curry as the starter, was the Knicks' second contributor in this game. In the whole game, he made 5 of 10 shots from the outside and 3 of 3 on the serve, scoring 18 points. He supported James's firepower from the outside.

At the same time, it also opened up space for James to break through.

Coming to the Knicks, James works with two truly top shooters in Curry and Korver. It feels much better than working with Mo Bu and Szczerbiak in the Cavaliers! The only regret is that his data

It is not as beautiful as before, which has a negative impact on his pursuit of three consecutive MVPs. But the Knicks have won 10 consecutive games, and 9 of them were big wins against their opponents! If they can make a big breakthrough in the regular season record, plus their own

With strong public relations power, he still has a good chance of completing three consecutive MVP awards that even Jordan has never accomplished.

Since the Knicks will face the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers at home on November 20th, Curry's absence from the game on the 18th inevitably makes fans worried that Curry is really injured and will miss this focus game.

And Curry, who is addicted to drama, actually pretended to be injured in front of the media: "After the game against the Grizzlies, I found that my ankle was a little sore. I am not sure whether I can catch up with the game the day after tomorrow.

Subjectively, I hope to be able to compete by then.”

Is this a "smoke bomb" or a fan mentality?

Unlike the Knicks' 10-game winning streak at the start of the season, the defending champion Lakers have loosened their dominance this season. They "only" achieved 7 wins and 3 losses at the start of the season.

The team's biggest problem is "slowness". Fisher, Kobe, and Artest are all heavy tanks in their respective positions! With their footwork, how can they defend a small, fast defender like Curry?

But before the game, Phil Jackson took the initiative to challenge Ke Yan: "We are ready to put a damper on the Knicks' championship plan!"

Ke Yan and Phil Jackson have always had a bad relationship, but this is the first time Phil Jackson has publicly provoked him. He was more or less shocked by the "joint alliance" between Ke Yan and James.

After all, the lineup disadvantage of this strongest enemy will no longer exist.

Ke Yan's reply was even stronger: "Phil Jackson knows that when the lineup is basically equal, he will definitely not be able to beat me."

The two met in the 2008 finals, and the Eagles won at that time, so there was no problem with Ke Yan's words. It's still the same sentence, "You have been beaten by a monkey!"

During pre-game training, Madison booed Kobe when he was shooting. Last season, everyone deliberately respected Kobe; but this season, James is here, and Madison strongly supports James, so naturally he has to draw a clear line with his opponents. Including...

Limited to Kobe, Durant, Howard, etc.

(The lag has been very serious these days, so the number of words in the update is a bit small, please forgive me)

(End of chapter)