NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 129: The first battle of the new season! Space Yi, take off!

After a long gap period after the Summer League, the NBA finally ushered in the 2010 preseason. There were eight games in total, not counting players' career data. They were not only for the team to practice, but also for showing off their swords.

One summer has passed, the team has changed, the arena has been renovated, and everything will have a new look to welcome the fans.

Basically all teams' lineups will change, and for a team like the Knicks that has changed all day long, the expectations are even greater.

But it was only the first show, and the tickets booked for the second home game were directly reduced by half.

Although the preseason results are not included in the league database, no team wants to start the regular season after eight consecutive losses. The mentality, psychological advantages, and playing style must be established in the preseason.

Of course, the biggest reason why the league is kind enough to set up preseason games is because there are too many (lazy) civil servants in the NBA. There are too many players who just treat playing as a job and only train and play during work. There are also awesome players who use games as substitutes for training.

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Summer is the time for fishing, drinking and piling. What a waste of training.

Those who are a little more self-disciplined will be rewarded as "hard training". There is no way, here are all talented monsters, and those with talent can do whatever they want.

The role of the preseason is to allow them to quickly get back into shape and then give the fans a better performance when the regular season begins.

certainly.

At this time, the New York Knicks, which has the largest fan market, is naturally the focus of fans' attention. They all come to see Boss Jiang get slapped in the face. Oh no, let's see who among these newbies can take over the position of the King of New York.

From Ewing to Alan Houston to Marbury to now, who can lead the Knicks to the playoffs again?

"The first home game is against the neighboring Nets. Okay, I'll go and watch it."

"Boss, you..."

Liu Yan saw the threats to Liu Yan in the forum, and pursed her lips with some worry.

Jiang Chao touched her lips lovingly and rubbed her fragrant hair:

"Those are just talkers. They have to go through security when entering the stadium. Don't worry."

Indeed, ever since Jiang Chao started his side business, the vicious comments against him on the Internet have doubled. Since ancient times, everyone has been sleazy. They would rather see Jiang Chao in poverty in the casino than see him truly.

Do business.

I'm afraid that the nouveau riche can still work hard to make money, and the only sense of superiority is gone.

So all kinds of Fake Ginger are here again.

Jiang Chao is quite looking forward to the whole audience shouting "Fake Jiang", he has become famous within half a year after taking office.

Jiang Chao did not enter through the main entrance, but directly put on a black belted windbreaker and came to the scene from the players' tunnel to inspect the work.

As soon as I arrived at the arena, I saw my old friends Nets general manager Vandeweghe and vice president Elle sitting behind the Nets bench. I had met several of them in the draft, and had also faced off in the Yi trade. Now one

They both took money and gave each other a friendly greeting on the surface.

When Jiang Chao walked up, the fans who had entered the arena naturally gathered around him.

They are really awesome. They are so powerful online and super brother offline. Every one of them, Boss Jiang, is shouting very enthusiastically, and everyone wants to sign.

The most irritating thing is that a young European fan with yellow hair yelled at the aerial camera when Jiang Chao passed by:

"Boss, love the law."

When he turned around and saw Jiang Chao, he said flatteringly:

"Oh, boss, i-love-you! Can you give me a pair of sneakers?"

Jiang Chao's handsome face looked down at him coldly:

"Say what you just said to my face."

"Jiang... Aimu has...brother!! I was wrong, Brother Chao!"

"Cowardly."

Jiang Chao walked away and motioned to the staff to give him a bucket of popcorn, the kind that would be poured over his head.

After Jiang Chao passed by, their friends came over one after another and said:

"Wow, why don't you scold him! Aren't you giving him the middle finger all the time behind his back?"

"Yes, this boss still has the nerve to come to the scene."

"He has traded all the players on the team, but he still dares to come to watch the game. Aren't he afraid of being scolded to death?"

"Then why didn't you scold me just now?"

"I thought you would scold!"

"Damn it, I thought you would scold him. Didn't you scold him for being a thief when he traded Xiaotuo?"

"So, what does the autograph book in your hand mean? Now you are licking your face to ask for his signature?"

"Ahem... Let me tell you the truth, he is really handsome!"

"Boss, wait, don't leave!!!fxxk-you!"

Then as soon as he raised his middle finger, he was showered with popcorn by the staff:

"A gift from your boss."

…

Jiang Chao has long known the psychology of trolls. Trolls want the people they want to troll to break their defenses and do stupid things.

It just feels good on the lips, and if they really confront each other, they won't be able to let it out.

As long as he has enough mental endurance and is sure that he is going in the right direction, then they are just the ultimate manifestation of acidity.

Everything he does as the Knicks' arrowhead is for the team. In order to make big money, he must let people all over the world know about his brand.

If you want to spray, please spray it on Chaoshen (Hupu) forum!

The more people trolling him, it means that he actually has the same number of fans.

With his operations again and again, his boss has more and more fans, and everyone knows that fans who are not obtained through personality marketing are die-hard fans.

People like Daddario and Scarlett really liked Jiang Chao's bold actions this time. Daddario just entered the stadium and saw Jiang Chao looking for him frantically when he appeared on the big screen.

When she came to her seat, she was holding the season ticket that Scarlett lent her.

Because Daddario is a fan of hers and Scarlett is not in New York recently, she was asked to show her face in the front row.

Since this little movie fan with a very good figure also wants to pursue a career in film and television, he must show his face in the front row of the Garden Arena.

box.

The private rooms are in a row under the surrounding LED light strips. The high-end mirrors reflect the sense of luxury. There are large and small rooms. There are toilets and shower rooms, and there are even ones where you can play billiards...

The empty box Jiang Chao went to looked like the guest room lobby of a five-star hotel. It had snacks and a special large-screen TV. You could also sit in front of the glass and watch the scene. This kind of glass prevents people from outside from seeing what's going on inside.

Yes, privacy is very good.

Liu Yan put on an Anta sportswear and came over to make a cup of Longjing for Jiang Chao. The Knicks' senior management took a collective vacation today just to cheer for the first preseason show.

As the players came to the scene to warm up, there were more and more fans in the arena, and the seats were occupied like ants.

"There are so many people at the beginning of the preseason, and there shouldn't be more in the regular season."

"Yes, even though you are criticized a lot, the number of fans who come is not less at all. There are even more fans than at this time last year."

This is all money that will go into Jiang Chao's pocket. Jiang Chao stood in front of the glass and took a sip of tea and smiled slightly.

This is the holy land of basketball.

It's his territory!

wrong.

After working hard to make money and buy this arena, it is completely his territory, and now he still has to pay the venue fee.

Liu Yan gracefully held the cup with both hands, bowed slightly, and drank a cup herself:

"It's a shame there aren't enough Knicks fans."

"Yes, colorful."

Jiang Supernatural saw that this was not what he imagined when playing 2K or watching the playoffs, full of home color jerseys. There were not enough orange and blue jerseys, T-shirts and fans holding signs supporting the players.

It's not that Dolan didn't send out enough jerseys in the past few years, and there was always time for Cannon to give out T-shirts during the timeout of every game, but that many fans wore the jerseys of their favorite stars.

McGrady red, Zijinke, dark red James, Bai Ai, and many Green Army jerseys. There are so many Green Army fans in the East.

There are also Jazz jerseys and Magic jerseys, all here to support the Turkish duo. I heard that Turks bought 5% of the tickets for this game.

There was also an area that was all Chinese red, filled with Yi Jianlian fans and Chinese fans. The Chinese national team jerseys were still cool, and those people shouted "Come on" for a while.

Jiang Chao sighed:

"No matter what period of time, star fans are bigger than team fans. It will be great when our team also has stars."

Liu Yan also looked forward to it: "Well, our team is all new, and we can't keep many friends from the old team. It just depends on how many people turn to fans."

"After this season, New York fans should all become Curry Harden fans, so look forward to it."

"It seems like there are fewer Nets fans..."

Liu Yan looked around and saw few New Jersey Nets jerseys.

"They don't have a single All-Star anymore. They have to rebuild their lives after Carter left."

Historically, the New Jersey Nets disbanded next year. After being acquired by the richest man in Russia, they were reincarnated into Brooklyn and the Knicks and became a Derby team, officially starting the post-Yi Jianlian era.

This is enough to prove that the ball market in New York is big enough to accommodate two NBA teams making money together!

Unlike the previous Vancouver Grizzlies, Canada couldn't afford two NBA teams in one country and was forced to move to Memphis.

This is why Dolan regretted more and more after the economic crisis. The New York Knicks' market will never collapse! What will collapse is only the lineup he built himself.

But Jiang Chao can be sure of one thing, as long as he is in the Knicks, the Knicks will always be the real boss in New York!

It was also the first time for Jiang Chao to watch an NBA game at his home court. The two of them moved two chairs, drank tea and cracked melon seeds and sat in front of the glass. It was like watching the opening ceremony of 2K. The refraction of the glass made them feel

A first-person perspective game feel.

The preseason ceremony was a bit less, and the commentary was about to start after the warm-up. The commentator and DJ remained the same. When the familiar arena sounds Broadway music played, the spectacular crowd at the scene made the atmosphere completely boiling.

"Our team also welcomed the youngest new owner in history, jiang!"

The scene was booed, but Jiang Chao and Liu Yan both laughed because it was so fun.

There’s so much inner flavor!!

Dolan, who was a guest on the TV station, said that he was used to this kind of booing, and Jiang Chao would have to get used to it too.

Jiang Chao has nothing to explain. It is true that he basically dismantled the team when he took office. Those who like the old Knicks will definitely criticize him. He needs time to prove himself.

Anyway, he has to choose, or he can lie down and continue to fight for a few years with the troops left behind by Dolan. He may not be criticized, but he will definitely be criticized for being incompetent.

Then he must choose the most enjoyable path.

because.

Curry is here!

The first one to introduce is Curry. Since it is a preseason game, Curry will start directly!

He appeared on the field wearing a home white and orange jersey and shouted loudly.

Next, Harden rushed out and collided with Curry, and even blew a kiss to the fans. It was obvious that he was in good condition.

These two people are considered handsome among black people, and coupled with their cute and silly image, a lot of fans of their appearance and personality cheered for them.

Since ancient times, there have been more fans for defenders than for insiders. There is nothing we can do about it.

When the small forwards and power forwards came out, their voices were loud. Turk Drew and Yi Jianlian were representative players from two countries. Fans from these two countries or surrounding countries stood up and cheered wildly.

I heard a lot indoors:

"Yi Jianlian, awesome!"

"Yi Jianlian, come on!" shouted in Chinese.

When center Okur came out, the Chinese students shouted less... It was so uncomfortable to watch the Rockets beat the Jazz a few years ago. It was difficult to like this center. For the time being, I still had a headache when I saw him.

However, Jiang Chao discovered that people wearing other jerseys were also shouting, everyone bought tickets and came in. Even if the opposite was not a large traffic team, they actually wanted to see the Knicks’ Youth Storm:

"Everyone of them speaks out and is upright. They are obviously looking forward to the day when they can put on a Knicks star jersey, haha."

Jiang Chao was very happy after hearing these cheers. Aren't there a lot of people criticizing his poor lineup? Then what is the situation with these shouts?

The shouts that are almost reaching the ceiling are not fake, are they? It seems that these young people have also ignited a youthful storm in the hearts of fans.

"You speak out against your integrity? What do you mean?"

After Liu Yan sat down, her shorts seemed to be disappearing, and only her legs were visible.

"Just like you last night, your mouth said no, but your body was very honest."

"You...watch the game!"

Liu Yan blushed, remembering last night when Jiang Chao and she were both excited for today's game and got up to "camp" in the middle of the night...

Jiang Chao pinched her leg:

"You might as well be wearing a jersey like this, since you can't see what you're wearing on your lower body anyway..."

"I don't want to. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it if you wear the jersey."

"Can I bear it if you do this?" Jiang Chao rolled his eyes.

He looked at the lineup that appeared on the big screen. He didn't expect that Yi Jianlian would now replace David Lee in the starting position. Did Brother Li's phone call get through so quickly... Or is this the young coach's call in the preseason?

A cover-up? After all, Larry Hughes didn't start either.

However, he was interrupted by the shouts from the scene. David Lee, Danny Green, Ibaka, and Gallinari also looked like male models, and they gave them enough face in their first home appearance.

When the coaching staff came out from the back, they cheered loudly.

As expected, they are all good-looking people.

In fact, the young marshal has been scolded a lot, but he is handsome, and he is still a handsome white man. He is dressed in a suit and his image is straightened out.

Cole, Messina who followed behind, including the deputy general manager Mustache who was on the court in advance, are all personable people. Isn’t the male model team boasting well?

The most arrogant thing was when Jerome James came out to introduce the opposing players, there were boos and applause. Jerome himself was the most arrogant, making a donut gesture and roaring:

"You are like donuts in front of me! Waiting to be eaten by me."

Goodbye is already an enemy, and he is determined to prove himself!

Perhaps the young marshal sent Yi Jianlian in the starting lineup because he wanted to face this old acquaintance of Xia Lian and let Yi Jianlian get out of his psychological "shadow"?

The referee appears, the lights are on, and the game is about to begin.

Jiang Chao saw that the sponsor in the upper right corner of the jersey was a local software company in New York. After asking Liu Yan, Liu Yan said that this company got it after the team sold the 2.5-inch x 2.5-inch advertising space in the upper left corner of the jersey this year.

Right of representation.

"How much did Sean get for it?"

"8 million a year."

"Good guy."

Jiang Chao gave Sean Marks a thumbs up, saying it was okay to earn him eight million. He also asked Liu Yan about the most expensive ones, the Lakers, which earn 12 million a year, and the Bucks, which are endorsed by Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

The endorsement fee is extremely expensive, 10 million a year.

The Knicks are considered mid-to-lower.

"Okay, I will try to print our legendary group's jersey advertisement next year."

"I think so too, so I suggest that General Manager Sean sign a one-year contract. Chaoshen Group will definitely rise, okay?"

"As expected of the boss's good secretary, you understand me better and better."

Jiang Chao pulled her on the cheek and kissed her, and the game was about to begin.

Sure enough, the five people introduced first were the starters. After the official game started, the young coach officially took charge of the coach in every game. Some fans booed, and some shouted "Big Q" and "David Lee".

After all, it is quite outrageous that Larry Hughes, Big Q, and David Lee are sitting on the bench. These are three people who are fully capable of starting.

But Stevens is such a coach. He will not start with the strongest person without thinking. He will always have pseudo-starters in his lineup, and there will always be a killer on the bench who can play the last five minutes.

Jiang Chao's gossip according to Downey Jr. is that Stevens personally prefers Big Q and Beverley on the bench. Sure enough, he came from college basketball and likes these two troublemakers.

Jiang Chao looked at the TV. Now he could see some details of the scene more clearly when watching a large-screen TV.

ESPN reporter Sager, wearing a colorful tie, commented on the spot:

"It is a very bold decision to put two lottery picks into the starting lineup. It also reflects the Knicks' determination to make a youth storm this year. One of the two lottery picks must be trained!"

On the contrary, the live broadcast room explains the yin and yang weirdness:

"Yes, this is the supernova that was exchanged for Harrington, Nate and Chandler."

"I'm an old hermaphrodite."

Jiang Chao is familiar with ESPN's style. It is precisely because of their style that they are often slapped in the face, and fans cannot leave this channel.

There was no analysis of any tactics before the game, they were just talking about the grudge game, Jerome's hatred of the Knicks, a few old teammates and so on.

Just like the European and American teams in LoL later, if they weren't good at making jokes, the S-game would be half as interesting.

As the whistle blew, Jiang Chao stood up to watch. He stopped playing and playing with Liu Yan. Both of them leaned against the window with their hands and looked down.

Have they become stronger after the off-season?

Especially the 2009 duo, are they following their Xia League arrangements?

The game begins!

Jiang Chao's heart began to boil with the rhythm of Broadway.

Nets rookie Lopez jumped high into the hands of guard Devin Harris.

Facing Curry's defense, Harris broke through in an instant, stopped for a jumper and tried a mid-range shot. Curry blocked it with all his strength, and the ball hit the back frame. Jerome was in a favorable position and was fired by the passionate Yi Jianlian.

Remove the board from the back.

After taking off the board, he gave it directly to the organization forward Turk Drew who stayed in the half court waiting for the ball!

It's not Summer League now, everything is playing normally, and as expected, the ball is in the hands of the reliable veteran first.

When Turk Drew took the ball and slowly moved it to the frontcourt, the 09 double irons were already crossing the two bottom corners crazily.

It was his old teammate Courtney Lee who was guarding him. Everyone was on his own terms again, e-on!

At this time, Okur came up from the top arc to set up a Turkish pick-and-roll. Turk Drew's special rhythm prevented Courtney Lee from getting in, and Okurka paused.

Turk Drew made a decisive and iconic mid-range shot with a half-volume shot. Courtney Lee, who is a head shorter than him, directly watched the ball enter the basket steadily!

Veteran character!

Star-Moon God of War is online!

stable!

The first round of the opening round made everyone in the audience want to applaud. These two Turkish star players are quite strong!

Sure enough, it's different when our own people cooperate.

The Nets' offense was too simple. Jerome got stuck inside and wanted the ball. Yi Jianlian took the initiative to defend Jerome with his back. At this time, he was not the decadent man who hadn't eaten dinner.

The moment Roma turned over and hooked, he seemed to fly into space, and slapped the ball away!

"The Great Wall of China!!! The big hat rejected the attack of former Knicks center Jerome!"

The Nets coaching staff are all dumbfounded. Didn’t Jerome beat Yi Jianlian one by one in Summer League? Why is it like this now?

The fact is that Yi Jianlian is indeed not as physically strong as Jerome, and Jerome also uses his strength, but Yi Jianlian is so active now, taking a step back and directly killing such a low and short center with his height and bullet speed.

This is not over yet.

The big hat was slapped towards his own half. Wearing the Harden-generation Harden horse with long boots, he used his body to push Alston away before Alston, and then strode forward to get the ball.

Go forward.

Devin Harris is indeed the fastest man in the NBA. He rushed up like a gust of wind to help defend.

James Harden, who remembered to feed his teammates more in the early stage, secretly shook his little left hand when he started to speed up.

The ball hit the ground to the power forward Yi Jianlian who followed up very quickly.

Yi Jian connected with the ball and took off smoothly. He could use both hands but never had one. He hung the frame with both hands and dunked successfully!!

When Harris saw the 2.11-meter inside line flying into the sky, he had already moved out of the way. He didn't want to be used as a backdrop.

Even though Lopez was younger than him, he couldn't catch up!!

"Space Easy! Take off!"

"Wow!! The young people fought back by storm!"

Jiang Chao was so wet by this scene that the whole room cheered.

He also didn't expect that Turk Drew and A-Lian would play first. The rim was hanging by both hands, and the flat-headed yi.

This is a block and a counterattack dunk.

Youth is back!!!

cntv5 commentator Yu Jia:

"Under the Chinese boss, Ah Lian is no longer depressed, he has found his destination!!!"

Morgan, the agent of the United Arab Emirates, roared happily: "Bucks, this-is-for-you!"

(ps: This chapter dubs the home music ~ The shoe size of the youth edition in the previous chapter was changed to size 44. Forgive my shallowness, haha. If you have any questions, please share them together~~)