NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 216: No holidays!

But in fact, Jiang Chao ignored the role of Downey Jr., and Sean Marks did not take it all. He said that his scouting work was so smooth, and Downey Jr. had half of the credit.

After all, he has been following the old-school general manager Downey for so long. Downey has taught him everything he is good at. He basically knows all four-star and above players in high school and college, which shows his scouting skills.

Before Jiang Chao was promoted, he had been traveling around.

In fact, Sean Marks didn't move around much when he was with the Spurs. The current cooperation between him and Downey Jr. is just perfect.

"So that's it, is there a scouting report on Kyle Anderson from Downey Jr.?"

"Of course." Sean Marks saw that Downey Jr.'s efforts were seen by the boss. He was happy for him and at the same time picked up the scouting report and turned to one of the pages.

Downey Jr.’s handwritten review of Kyle Anderson:

Speaking of Kyle Anderson, many people like to call him "slow-mo".

Kyle Anderson himself doesn’t have much objection to such a name.

"It's a creative nickname," Kyle Anderson said.

"I don't think I play slow on the court, it's just a nickname. People may think I'm slow, but I don't think I play slow."

Hahahahaha!!

Seeing this, Jiang Chao and Sean Marks looked at each other and smiled. This kid is a bit funny. As for fans who have watched Kyle Anderson play, no one would think that he is fast.

In his previous life, Jiang Chao got to know this player because he saw a video of him playing Durant twice in a row and not knowing how to defend. In the highlights, he is his own rhythm superman.

aka the king of up-and-down steps, the essence of human squirming, the man who was already guarding Durant when he shot the ball!

Moreover, he has a strong team vision ability, which is equivalent to the inside version of young Turk Drew. He will never take a three-pointer unless there is no one 5 meters away. This unique style has amazed everyone in the NBA and successfully made him

There are always teams in the NBA that want him.

In Chinese words:

Young and old.

"Liu Yan, see if Downey Jr. is in his office. Call him over."

5 minutes later, Downey Jr. appeared first. Liu Yan was really a good wife. She didn’t bother her at all. She silently put the freshly brewed coffee aside and waited. Men who work hard are the most handsome.

When Downey Jr. heard Jiang Chao calling him, he thought at first that Jiang Chao and the others were asking him to analyze the reasons for today's defeat. In the past five minutes, he had thought about a lot of difficulties the team was encountering, but after two

People actually asked an 18-year-old player who had nothing to do with the game.

"Anderson, he's pretty good. He's a weirdo in high school. You can say he's not talented, but you can't say he's unstable. He's tall, has long arms, and has brains, but isn't he too young?"

"Boss, general manager, why did you suddenly mention him?"

Sean Marks laughed:

"Are you looking for a reason for not losing?"

Now Downey Jr. was working hard again. He first talked about the reflections of the coaching staff during the meeting just now. One is that the opponent's lineup is indeed strong and has basically no absolute weaknesses. The triangle offense is also somewhat unsolvable. To put it harshly, the Lakers only use it on one side.

Odom's sister-in-law Kobe Bryant's triangle offense can kill the Knicks.

After all, the Knicks have no absolute strength on the defensive end.

The second point is also that the team's shooting percentage today is too low. The team's shooting percentage is 23%. To win the game in the first place? There are not many tactics, and the game is very chaotic.

This chaos may also be the reason for the plummeting shooting percentage.

After all, there was no mention at all of the lineup issue that Jiang Chao and Sean Marks had been chatting about for a long time.

Obviously, the coaching staff and analysts like them will not attribute the loss to the lineup problems arranged by the owner and general manager. They will only find the reasons within themselves.

Such a coach is a good coach. He will play whatever cards he has in hand, and even have the ability to turn waste into treasure. Even a civilian team must try its best to play with the courage to make use of it.

Downey Jr.:

"Boss, don't worry. Next time we meet the Lakers, we will stick to our half-court tactics. It's too difficult to win in a chaotic battle with the Lakers. We will slowly grind against them next time!"

Jiang Chao and Sean Marks looked at each other after hearing this sentence, as if to say:

What about the people who are grinding the ground?

They say it is polished, but it cannot be polished by shooting at the end.

However, they all tacitly agreed not to directly state their goals. To beat the Lakers, you do need to sharpen your position, but you also need people who can sharpen your position.

Such as Howard, such as Yao Ming, such as the young and mature rookie Kyle Anderson.

If Downey Jr. knew that the management was determined to strengthen the lineup, he would carry it and would not want to create tactics for the current lineup. He would also give himself a reason to be lazy and wait until the lineup is completely determined before deciding on team tactics.

Jiang Chao's attitude is naturally to hope that the analysts represented by Downey Jr. and the coaching staff represented by the young coach will become stronger and stronger.

But Downey Jr. is really smart. When he heard the leaders ask Kyle Anderson just now, he knew that they seemed to be interested in signing a high school graduate. But he didn't see that Jiang Chao was already anxious to recruit a high school graduate this year.

Kyle Anderson was hired directly...

Because in Jiang Chao's view, you will be the 30th pick in the first round in your junior year three years later, so if you participate in the draft now, will you directly become an undrafted player?

The best thing is to sign an undrafted player, right?

Then Downey Jr. mentioned Kyle Anderson's shortcomings under Max's inquiry, that is, although the defense is good, defending against fast breaks is nothing.

Although his offense is good, his dribbling is slow and he is easily intercepted by double teams. Of course, his biggest disadvantage is that his rhythm is too slow, which may affect the rhythm of his teammates. If you post up, your teammates may run out of position.

Two rounds.

"I predict that he should have been a second-round pick in college. Strikers like this are not as strong and muscular as they are popular. His best template may be Lamar Odom, who is opposite him tonight."

"No, his template is himself."

Jiang Chao's only worry may be that Kyle Anderson is too young now. At 18 years old, he doesn't know if he can quickly find his own special way to gain a foothold in the league when he turns 19 next year.

But fortunately, he is only 18 years old and has plenty of time to cultivate.

Jiang Chao has six young guards to train, but there are no new players on the front line. Chandler, who can be trained best, was traded away by himself first.

Gallinelli didn't need to be trained at all. When he came here, his game was almost finalized. When European players entered the NBA, their talents were already set, and the next step was technical progress.

What Jiang Chao didn't say was that he would bring this striker who was so popular with Chinese fans to the team both in public and in private. He was considered a semi-tragic figure in the Spurs. When he came to the Spurs, the Spurs' peak had just passed, and then there were other players in the team.

Lenner, he has always been a substitute forward and his playing time is very sporadic.

When the Spurs were about to rebuild, he was no longer young and was abandoned, and the Chinese Basketball Association has been reluctant to sign him. You know, he himself is very concerned about the Chinese team's games.

Therefore, Jiang Chao is likely to use these two aspects to threaten this human creeping essence who also has a slow personality.

Either the Chinese national team plays with the Knicks, or neither plays at all!

Does Jiang Chao know how tragic it will be for the Chinese men's basketball team without Yao Yao in the next 10 years? They lost three times to the provincial team. They haven't won the Olympics since 2008. They can only win one World Championships by relying on the warmth of their African brothers. They also won against Japan and South Korea.

Playing until the last few minutes... the world ranking plummeted.

Even if the fans don't know his efforts, even if Jiang Chao himself doesn't want the Chinese men's basketball team to be in such an embarrassment, it will be completely different if there is Li Kai. This kid is slow in the NBA, but in the international arena he is very good.

He is definitely a killer. He can control, shoot and play in the paint. The rhythm monster is much more popular in the International Blue League than the speed monsters in the United States.

It's just that Kyle Anderson will never be able to join the American men's basketball team once in his life, so he might as well give up the secret and turn to the bright side.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chao also had the idea of ​​​​recruiting himself. There were some things that he did not personally promise, so what Downey Jr. said was of no use.

"Okay, Downey Jr., I'll give you a task during the All-Star Weekend. Go to Kyle Lee's house to check on his situation, have a chat with him, and explore the way for me first."

Jiang Supernatural will not make a move now, and the same goes for Sean Marks. This kind of player is too far away from them. Understanding him relies purely on data and highlights, so it is necessary for the former senior Knicks scout to make a special trip

A leg.

"No, boss! It's hard to have a week off!"

Downey Jr. looked like he was about to cry during his performance. The All-Star Weekend vacation that I couldn't wait for is gone???

No way!

Do bosses exploit workers like this?

In fact, it is very upright to speak out, because from what Jiang Chao meant, it meant that he wanted to personally investigate??

The last time he personally inspected it, he was inspecting Tyronn Lue to be the coach. Is it true?

Does Kyle Anderson have such a big position in Jiang Chao's heart?

As a scout, he will naturally not investigate whether Kyle Anderson's family background is related to China. Besides, who knows before this thing becomes famous. Only after entering the NBA will reporters go to his home to chat and find news.

Only then will news like this appear.

Therefore, he has a hundred questions in his mind. With so many rookies this year, he has not yet inspected an 18-year-old striker with mediocre talent?

Sean Marks glared at him and started acting:

"You have to work hard for the team, day and night, you know! Learn more from your dad!"

"There is plenty of time to play in the offseason, but not now!"

Downey Jr. smiled and said: "I'll take a break, okay? Your two direct superiors gave me a death order. What can I do? I'm also very desperate!"

Ginger Shrimp and Pork Heart:

"By the way, bring me the latest video clip of "Game of Thrones" when the time comes, so that the online transmission will not be leaked."

"Tae! Dream back to six months ago..."

Downey Jr. has become a slave to capital. This is how Jiang Chao used him to run errands for Chaoshen Sports six months ago. Everything is reincarnation...

"Add money."

"Okay! I guarantee your satisfaction!"

…

After the game, Jiang Chao from the Knicks was still so tough:

"You lose, I'll be honest. It's a fact that shoes don't work. When I come to Madison again next year, I'll prove myself again and jump a little higher."

It was insinuated that Kobe's blacksmithing was related to sneakers. In fact, Kobe himself had doubts. In addition, Jiang Chao, a professional shoe maker, said this, and he diverted the joy of winning into the issue of sneakers.

Did Nike really cut corners on his signature boots? Otherwise, why is he becoming more and more tough this year?

So he really didn't respond much. The most annoying thing was that Artest, who was scolded by his father, just wanted world peace at this time, and he acted like he didn't win when he won.

He said something that shocked the reporters:

"The Knicks are playing very well. They have hope of making the playoffs. I look forward to their future performance."

A bunch of venomous reporters were dumbfounded. Is this definitely Artest??

Why do you speak so peacefully?

Making knitting!

It wasn't until a New York reporter revealed that Artest's father's team was hired by Jiang Chao to serve as security for the Knicks and Super God Group that everything became clear.

The interviewer is so sophisticated, even though he is as strong as Artest, he bows his head in front of capital.

So this game became boring after the game.

Jiang Chao has always only targeted Nike. Tieke, who had terrible statistics in this game, didn’t have the face to mock the Knicks. After all, he felt like he was winning today, so he also targeted Nike Sports...

In addition, Artest said this during the interview in the locker room. Lao Yu and others thought that Artest was threatened by Jiang Chao through some channels, so the NBA players who cherished their lives naturally did not say more.

The relationship in New York is complicated. The seemingly prosperous city actually has two words written underneath it: Gotham...

Maybe this boss Jiang really has some underground power, otherwise how could he be so stable?

So the ultimate beneficiary is the Knicks, who were beaten before the All-Star break.

This game against the defending champion made them truly realize the gap in all aspects. Just keep working hard and that's it. Keep practicing during the All-Star Weekend!

Except for the players who went to Dallas to participate in the All-Star Game, the coaching staff and other players did not give themselves a day off, and they started training as usual from 9 to 5!!!

This is the Knicks!!

A new iron army that is willing to work overtime and has strict discipline!

It smells bad!

…

However, Jiang Chao became popular again at the beginning of the All-Star Weekend.

Because before the rookie game, ESPN hyped up the team that participated in the rookie game the most.

It's the Knicks!

The NBA league will still create hype. Knowing that Jiang Chao is popular, it will make him even more popular!

"The Knicks have 3 exclusive seats!! The league selects three Knicks rookies to play in the rookie game!"

"Is this still the amateur boss we criticized last year?"

The content is that among the 24 players on the Rookie Challenge roster, the Knicks selected Harden, Curry and Ibaka.

Kuha is on the first-year team, and Medica is on the second-year team.

Don’t underestimate these 3 quotas. There are 30 teams in the league, 30 first-round picks and 30 second-year first-round picks. Add in the amazing players from the last round. Basically, there are more than 100 rookies and only 24 can play.

Rookie game, and the Knicks have three rookies selected from one team!

You must know that many rookies from the lottery teams have very good statistics. With this kind of competition, three Kuhajs were selected, which is really awesome!

This was not chosen by Jiang Chao himself, it was all voted by fans and the league.

ESPN also praised him by name, which shows that none of Jiang Chao's picks were lost. When the rookie back line is so crowded this year, two lottery picks suddenly made it!

Jiang Chao, who just landed in Dallas, said modestly:

"Friends, if one is picked No. 3 and the other is No. 6, it would be weird if they don't make it, right?"

In Jiang Chao's view, Ibaka still hasn't made it. He was able to score because the Knicks had few insiders, and his playing time is good. His data is that he blocked the most shots in the rookie game and ranked third in rebounds!

Moreover, the jumping man big man played well in the rookie game and became a preview for the slam dunk contest. Instead, he became the brightest kid among the Knicks rookies.

Everyone wants to see the Knicks kill each other, and a scene like Ibaka's bloody cap on Harden will be great to watch!

Harden was speechless:

"Why do you want to see me being blocked? Don't you want to see Curry being blocked?"

Media & Fans:

"If you can dunk, a cap dunk is the most handsome thing."

Curry:

"You won't stop until you offend us all, right?"