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Chapter 419: Brother Li falls out of the starting lineup, and Peak Medical Insurance Card continues to go crazy [Please subscribe!]

But actually it wasn't, it was a call from Young Coach assistant coach Mark Jackson, but it was also related to Brother Li.

The first time Max saw Jiang Chao look regretful when he answered the phone, he thought something had happened.

In the end, Jiang Chao directly called him to come and listen together. It was not a big deal at all...

After listening, Jiang Chao and Sean Marks looked at each other and smiled bitterly:

"It turns out that a strong army also has so many worries."

To put it simply, Ibaka exploded again this time, and after his explosive performance against the Twin Towers team, David Lee really couldn't sit still, but he definitely wouldn't just call and ignore the team for a month.

The boss called the coaching staff instead.

This means that he is now healed from his injury and can return.

Players all know that if Ibaka continues to play like this if he doesn't come back, won't his contract year in which he wants to do big things be ruined?

If Ibaka's performance continues, let alone his starting forward position, Howard's first defense, best defensive player and block leader will not be named, and his blocks and steals are too exaggerated.

The young coach is taking comprehensive considerations into account. He doesn't care about your contract year or your retirement age. He only cares about the team playing comfortably and well. Therefore, after receiving David Li Ke's application to come back, he just held a meeting to express whether he should

Try to continue to let Ibaka start after David Lee returns.

It happened that today I heard that the general manager and the boss were watching at the scene, so he immediately asked Mark Jackson to ask the senior management if they could train Ibaka, who is already in his fourth year and is in his contract year?

Or let David Lee continue to be a stable starter, Ibaka be a bench gangster, and compete for the best sixth man.

Because David Lee's starting position does not mean he is bad or bad. On the contrary, his skills and pick-and-roll are also very needed by the team. If he were really good, the team would not have the best record in the league. I just say that Ibaka has been too crazy recently.

It's so crazy that the team's coaches want to see him continue to be a starter.

Who doesn't want to see the team's most exciting lineup take off from the get-go?

After such a comparison, David Lee, who plays mediocrely and whose talents such as jumping and wingspan are not as good as Ibaka, is naturally at a disadvantage.

In fact, this is even more true from Max's business perspective. Brother Li is a double-double monster and a loach type inside player. This type is also what the audience likes to see. He is a stocky rebounder monster.

But audiences like Ibaka like it even more. What can trigger the most cheers on the basketball court?

One is a dunk, and the other is a block. Who doesn't like blocks that fly into the sky and escape to the ground?

Howard has so many fans, half because of his block highlights, and half because of his alley-oop highlights.

A strong power forward like Ibaka can easily gain the appreciation of hardcore fans. He is black, thick and tough + flying and escaping! Everyone likes to watch it.

"You let the young commander make his own decision, let the fittest survive and compete freely. We will not interfere."

Jiang Chao's last reply to Mark Jackson just now was also very simple. They would not say that they would force someone to continue to start or guarantee a certain amount of time because of human connections, connections, or commercial factors. It was not written in the contract between the two.

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What the two of them can do next in the Knicks depends on their respective performances. The specific playing time and method will depend on the arrangements of the coaching staff. Jiang Chao is only responsible for bringing good players over. How exactly will they play?

Well, the coaching staff has enough time to slowly adjust things like interpersonal relationships and ball control.

One week later.

When Jiang Chao watched the Knicks vs. Bobcats home game again, Brother Li did not call Jiang Chao, but went directly to Jiang Chao's office.

The thing is, after defeating the Pacers a week ago, David Lee made a quick comeback in the next game, but he was really put on the bench and came on as a substitute.

It didn't matter in the first game. Many superstars came back from injury and came on the bench. But then they also came on the bench in the second game. In the second game, David Lee showed recovery, with 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block and 2 steals, but he was beaten.

17 minutes.

And Ibaka is almost averaging 30 minutes per game, which makes David Lee instantly feel like he is being marginalized. His playing time is not as good as last year when Okur and Agent were both there.

What the hell!

Although there is no conflict with the young coach and Ibaka, if an injury occurs and such a situation occurs, everyone will have a psychological gap.

So when he came to the office, it was a classic reappearance. He wanted to apply to Jiang Chao for a first start, but it took so long:

"I can prove myself!"

Brother Li, who has always been relatively Buddhist, also seemed a little anxious. This made Jiang Chao dumbfounded. First, he personally made a cup of tea for David Li to relax his mood. This kind of situation is actually impossible to happen in a bad team, just like in the system.

You take a wedding leave, come back a few months later, and nothing has changed.

But if you take a marriage leave in any company, everything will change the day after you come back. What you have done has been done by others, and the position you are about to be promoted to has also been taken by others. This is why women are naturally at a disadvantage in the workplace.

, many female executives are afraid to have children.

In fact, the same goes for the NBA. How many people in the world want to join the 400-plus people?

If you don't play, there will naturally be someone who can step up. Rookies are also waiting to be trained. Veterans can only be slowly eliminated. There are also many who retire directly after being injured... Although Brother Li is not a veteran at all, he is even at his peak.

The year of fighting.

It's just that this time David Li stepped over the hierarchy to come to him, Jiang Chao wouldn't say that he would give him a chance because of his "miserable performance".

Opportunities are earned by oneself on the court, rather than forcing the head coach to give so-and-so minutes of playing time by giving orders.

So he said very tactfully:

"The NBA is a place of survival of the fittest. You have just returned from injury, so you can take it back."

"I think the coaching staff has been biased. How can I get back my playing time if I don't have any playing time?" David Lee also spoke out of anger. He has been so uncomfortable these days, mainly because of some comments from fans, who said he was worthless.

But it’s okay.

Jiang Supernatural would not say "let" him. Although he was sighing in his heart, he still said seriously on the surface:

"If you feel that your playing time is too little, you can compete within the team, or even compete with Ibaka countless times, instead of talking to me here, and I will not force anything."

David Li put his head in his hands and left the office irritably. It seemed that it was useless for him to call anyone now.

Because it’s not like he hasn’t played against Ibaka in an intra-team match, there really seems to be nothing he can do about it. His best bullet speed is of little use against a shot-blocking monster like Ibaka. In confrontation and other aspects,

The disadvantage is that you can only defeat Ibaka a few times with experience when playing the whole game.

It is really not that simple to get his playing time and starting position back from him. The only possibility is to use his identity as a veteran just like before.

Obviously this approach won't work for a young team like the Knicks.

Thinking of this, David Lee felt a lot relieved. Indeed, if Boss Jiang was the boss based on seniority, the Knicks would not have achieved what they have today.

But he was relieved, but the agent was not!

Brother Li is a rich second generation, but he is not!!

He depends on David Lee's future contract and future endorsement income sharing. If David Lee has no data in the contract year, the next contract will definitely not be high. Even if David Lee continues to emo, he might just retire and go back.

When he becomes the second generation rich, he will lose a cash cow!

So he immediately became angry and knocked on the door to find Jiang Chao after David Lee left, and pointed it out directly.

"The reason why we stay with the team for 8 million for one year is to continue to rush for the championship and get good data in the starting lineup. Otherwise, we would not accept such a low renewal price. How about asking the boss to reinstate David Lee as our starting lineup?"

Jiang Chao was quite confused, but without him taking action, Sean Marks, who happened to come to report, directly rebuked:

"If you think you need data, I can swap your players to weak teams, okay?"

Jiang Chao also smiled at the agent and said:

"Yes, I won't force you to stay, you should think about it yourself."

This basin of cold water shocked the agent, and he did not dare to say another word for more than a month...

And Sean Marks also roughly knew Jiang Chao's attitude.

David Lee can stay amicably if he wants to stay, or break up peacefully if he doesn't want to stay. It's very simple.

The David and Goliath nature of the NBA is evident in a championship-level team like the Knicks.

Either accept your status as a substitute for the second or third team, or it doesn't matter if you apply for a trade. I will find a new home for you and exchange for what you want.

"Hello? Brother Li, are you there? Let me analyze it!"

"Hey, Brother Li! What should I do?"

"Brother Li, I can't protect myself!"

“Brother Li’s phone joke, haha.”

It seems that the Li Ge meme is also here in this life. The news that David Li rushed to the boss's office to cry after the game spread like wildfire. Before Jiang Chao could share this anecdote with the girls in the villa, they started chatting themselves,

Forums are all about this.

"It's appropriate to be funny, haha." Jiang Chao rubbed Wendy's hair and motioned for her to eat quickly and stop playing with her mobile phone.

For NBA players, injury is naturally the last thing they want to see. However, due to intense physical contact and intensive schedule, physical strain will inevitably occur, and injuries are inevitable.

A minor injury may not matter to the overall situation, but if you encounter a major injury that will stop you for nearly a season, it is common for the player to be replaced not only in terms of his condition, but also in his position in the team.

The reason why this joke about Brother Li is so popular is because no matter in his previous life or in his future life, the opportunity for him to get hurt was too good...it was too good for the "mistress" to take over.

The true core "Big Mouth" Green of the future Warriors took advantage of David Lee's injury to take over.

David Lee, who is good at low-post offense, can cause great damage to the opponent on the offensive end, and Green, who lacks offensive methods, is also the leader on the defensive end. The two of them attack and defend in completely different ways, but they can also achieve positional connection.

, fans also had to lament Cole's courage and determination at that time, and later he really didn't give David Lee a single start.

But in fact, David Lee was Curry's mentor. In later generations, Curry was still accompanied by someone when he grew up. That person was David Lee, an underestimated big man. If it weren't for the Warriors' finals, few people would think of him.

will win the championship, but he played a huge role next to Curry.

This is also the reason why when Jiang Chao faced David Li, he asked him to work hard as a friend, and he only said harsh words to his agent, because Brother Li is actually quite inspirational.

Shan said that he worked hard to stay in the Knicks three years ago and led the new team with Jiang Chao. Now he has become the only legacy of the old Knicks. It has not been easy for him along the way.

David Lee's career started inconspicuously. As a white interior center with a low draft pick, almost no one thought he would succeed.

The place where his career started was the Knicks. After winning the championship last season, he still refused to leave. Indeed, he became a mentor and helpful friend to Curry Harden and others early in this life.

When he was drafted into the Knicks in 2005, his first season was ordinary.

But in the second season, he began to show his offensive level and often scored double-doubles in games, so he was also called a double-double monster.

The person who was elected MVP in the 2007 Rookie Challenge is now being made funny in the Knicks, but Jiang Chao doesn't smile that much.

You can't ignore a person's efforts just because of a phone call from Brother Li.

Later, he was selected to the All-Star reserve team twice in 2010 and 2013; he was selected to the All-NBA third team in the 2012-13 season; he won the NBA championship with the Warriors in the 2014-15 season. The most famous thing is that he scored 37+20+

A triple-double of 10. If Love hadn't broken this statistic later, David Lee would probably be the number one player in the league.

When he was with the Warriors, David Lee always had the trust of head coach Kerr.

David Lee played for the Warriors for five seasons. Over the past five years, David Lee's performance has been remarkable, especially in the year 2011-2012. He averaged 20.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game and was an All-Star.

A level player, he also made the All-Stars during this period, breaking the Warriors' embarrassing record of no player making the All-Stars in 15 years.

To a certain extent, David Lee witnessed Curry's growth and was his life mentor.

Later, he retired quietly, feeling a bit like a hero in his twilight years.

This has something to do with Brother Li's character. After three years of getting along, Jiang Chao also discovered that unless there was a situation like this month where he really couldn't help it, most of the time David Li was in the role of a counselor, that is, he never thought about fighting.

With such achievements as Howard and Dayao, you must know that he can also take over Dayao's class, but he has always felt that he can just start the forward and play well.

Sean Marks also mentioned that he clearly felt that his leadership ability was not strong. And his role was only to assist Curry's growth.

To be honest, when David Lee came to the Warriors in his previous life, Jiang Chao always thought that David Lee was the future core of the Warriors, but later he discovered that he was just like Rudy Gay and had no desire to be the boss.

More like Barnes, although his statistics are good, he is not a qualified leader.

But how can I put it, this kind of player is suitable as a "stepping stone" and can easily create a superstar.

Just talk about the pick-and-roll with Curry, he is the most conscientious.

The rise of Green in later generations was also based on David Lee. After returning from injury, he found that his starting position was no longer available. His first reaction was to ask the management. This matter must not have been resolved. In the end, everyone should be unhappy. David

Li just left.

Ibaka and David Lee have been teammates since 2009. Naturally, they will not have as little communication as Green, who was chasing the dream at that time. Ibaka also strives for success, and he really showed it this year.

In his previous life, this year was also a violent year for Ibaka, so Jiang Chao can only say good luck to David Lee. He will not force him to stay or trade. This is the trouble of happiness.

Forcing Wang Bode to send him a message specifically at this time:

"Trade David Lee to us and I'll be a first-round pick, haha!"

Jiang Chao:

"screw you."

If Paul George wasn't in the Knicks now, the Pacers would be in a more serious situation.

In his previous life, Granger was still an All-Star the season before, but his form plummeted after recovering from injury. Not only did he indirectly promote Paul George to become the boss of the team, he was never able to regain his former glory.

It is worth mentioning that the departure of Granger, the boss of the locker room, caused chaos in the Pacers locker room.

Stephenson, George, and Hibbert had quarrels one after another, and Granger's departure was the beginning of the Pacers' disintegration.

But speaking of this "call Brother Li" type of player, there is another player on my team, and that is Hayward. Compared with the other two, Hayward is lucky.

After making a name for himself with the Jazz, he came to Boston, but was injured in his first game with the Celtics.

Fortunately, his condition has not diminished since he returned from injury, and he has gradually reached a level that matches his annual salary.

At least, he has a high salary of 128 million US dollars in four years. He has returned to the starting position this season after several hiatus after injury, and the chemistry within the team is not bad.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chao felt relieved, just don't let Hayward's classic reappear, he couldn't bear it...

The next day.

Knicks VS Thunder.

Ibaka didn't give any face to Brother Li. He scored 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks when public opinion was so explosive. Westbrook, who blocked the block, called him mother!!

Iron head, right?

Let me show you the consequences of abandoning me!!

The brutal blood cap makes Thunder fans wonder whether they should buy a medical insurance card for Young Master Dewey first...

Thomas Jr.’s garbage time battle with his predecessor, the Knicks, at 175 also became a classic, and Thomas Jr. won completely...

After the game, Thunder general manager Pu said in an interview:

"It's not that Brother Li can't do it, it's that the 15 Knicks are all devils!!!"

(End of chapter)