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After the game, the Chinese journalists accompanying the team conducted an exclusive interview with Zhang Bin. After confirming that Yang Rui is of Chinese descent, everyone was a little excited. No matter what nationality he is, anyone who can speak Mandarin is his own.

With a group of unknown players playing against the national team, Yang Rui proved his strength, and his picture was published in many Chinese newspapers the next day.

There are more and more fans watching the NBA in China. Yang Rui became a coach at the age of 23, and he is a godly man.

In the United States, Yang Rui has no reporters to interview. Unlike in the 21st century, the summer league doesn't pay that much attention, and the reporters can at most pay attention to those potential rookies. The Knicks have no big names, except for Stephen Jackson, they are a bunch of losers.

The Knicks' management dispelled their doubts. Even if they can't win a complete victory in the end, Yang Rui deserves praise for this game.

In the second game, the Knicks' opponent was the Lakers.

After a season of tempering, Kobe has entered a stable rotation lineup. The coaching staff does not need him to participate in the summer league. This time the Lakers sent all marginal players, led by a second-round rookie, 183CM point guard DeJuan Witt .

A group of low-level players faced off against the five players selected by Yang Rui, and the outcome was not surprising. The Lakers were blown up at halftime.

114 to 74, the Knicks won by 40 points.

Six of the team scored in double figures, and the two blue-collars tried their best to show their defensive talents, and the offense had nothing to do with them.

Yang Rui clearly told Bowen that he would only practice three-pointers from the right corner, and he would not even need to practice on the left, focusing on the defensive end. Do these things well to ensure that he can stay in the Knicks in the new season.

Ben Wallace's mission is equally simple. On the offensive end, you don't have to worry about anything except picking up leaks at the basket, control rebounds, resist people in the low post, and help defend and block shots!

Both of them have big heads when they mention offense, and they don't know how to play if they don't defend. Even if they lead by a big score, they will concentrate on defense. In this way, the opponent will be unlucky. Now that these two are placed in the NBA, the defensive end is also at a high level.

Wallace played 31 minutes, 12 points, 22 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks, including 10 offensive rebounds, which are abnormal statistics.

Bowen had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and played 26 minutes. The opponent's swing made him want to cry.

The strongest offense is still Jackson and Atkins, who scored 26 and 24 points respectively.

After getting the battle report, manager Ernie Grunfeld called a meeting of management personnel and announced the good news. "The Lakers beat the Lakers in the second game. It seems that we have to prepare a party to celebrate. The boss will definitely be willing to pay the money. Glenn, do you think Jerry can lead the team to victory?"

"I now think this kid is a monster. A team of fringe people can play this kind of game. It's really..." Glenn Walsh was stuck, unable to find a suitable word to describe it.

"It can't be explained, right? Jeff, what do you think?" Ernie asked with a smile.

Van Gundy was so curious that he couldn't sit still, and wanted to go to Long Beach to watch the game. But no, if he goes, I don't know what the news will say about him.

He said seriously: "I think Jerry is rehearsing the Knicks' offensive tactics for the new season. Moore is like Ewing, responsible for air cuts and mid-range shots after a screen, and Wallace is like Oakley, responsible for defense and rebounding. Atkins is like Houston, responsible for running, catching and shooting. Jackson is suitable for chaos and can pass the ball. As for Bowen, he should be outstanding defensively."

Scott Maguire asked: "Is this the starting line-up for the team?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Van Gundy asked back.

Scott swallowed, and smiled wryly: "This is the list Jerry reported to me before. He only selected five people, and these five..."

hiss. In the conference room, everyone gasped.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, if Yang Rui was optimistic about these five people before fighting, how could he explain it? Natural insight? If he played well because of tactical reasons, he really can only be described as "monster".

In the summer league, not many teams are willing to choose blue-collar players. The standard for each team's selection is to find good data, so this kind of game is usually strong in offense and weak in defense. Yang Ruijian took a slant and chose two blue-collar workers, but it played a big role.

"Anyway, I don't have a problem with this kid." Yang Rui, who was approved by Glenn. "Hey, don't look at me like that. It's just that he's too young, so I suspect he's not capable. Now I'm the first to agree with him as a teaching assistant."

Ernie laughed and said, "I hope he can bring more surprises."

In Game 3, the Knicks beat the Warriors 106-88.

Stephen Jackson showed off, scoring 38 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. When the players had hot hands, the Warriors put a small man on the main defense. Jackson shot all the way and made 7 of 11 three-pointers.

Shooting three-pointers is not his strong suit, and it would be unreasonable to have a convulsion.

In Game 4, the Knicks beat the Suns 110-103.

The point difference was not big, because Yang Rui changed his style of play, Bowen and Wallace had a truce, and the two sides fought hard to attack. Many people will not get the chance to play in the preseason, and Yang Rui gave them time to perform.

Facts have proved that black players with low golf quotient have no future, and there are stars in disrupted games. How can it be possible for marginal players who do not defend to go up? In addition to the five future strongmen picked out by Yang Rui, only Brad Jones performed well. He has a high golf quotient, accurate shooting, and poor confrontation.

Facing the poor Suns, the Knicks almost lost. Jackson was completely different from the game, making 6 of 21 shots, missing all 7 three-pointers, and scoring only 14 points with free throws.

After the game, Jackson took the initiative to bow his head and apologize to Yang Rui, for fear of losing the opportunity to play for the Knicks in the preseason.

Yang Rui graciously forgave him. "I can understand why you want to show off, because the sun has given up on you, but next time, you have to do it in a smarter way."

In the last game, the Knicks played against the 76ers.

The 76ers have three rookies who participated in the preseason, 7 power forward Tim Thomas in the first round, Anthony Parker, the 21st swingman, and Eric Snow, the 14th point guard in the second round. Marc Blanco, the fringe center of the team, is very strong and aims at the summer league championship.

The performance of the Knicks is eye-catching. At the beginning of the game, relying on strict defense, they firmly controlled the situation.

The blue-collars play an obvious role. Parker, the main outside attack point of Bowen's defense, has no touch. No matter how bad his offense is, he can't be unshakable in the starting position. His average playing time per game is second in the team, second only to Ben Wallace.

Big Ben is stronger, grabs rebounds one by one, and dominates the basket.

Jackson also performed well, playing as a power forward to defend the No. 7 pick Thomas in the second half.

Atkins and Moore guaranteed offensive firepower. With 3 minutes left in the game, the Knicks led by 20 points and the victory was sealed.

Yang Rui asked Brad to sit beside him and talk to him alone. "Your shooting is very good, averaging 15.3 points per game, 44% three-point shooting, eye-catching statistics, but your defense and organization are too poor, and you suffer from confrontation. In order not to delay your job search, I will give you a letter now. You definitely won't have a chance to play in the preseason with the Knicks, unfortunately."

Brad was immediately disappointed. "I see."

"Don't give up, you are still very young, I have a suggestion for you, if you don't mind leaving home, you can go to the Chinese CBA League to try, I think you will become a star there."

Yang Rui knows that there is no confrontation in the CBA at this time, and the shooting is superhuman.

"..." Brad bit his lip and said "Thank you" in embarrassment.

At the age of 24, he heard a 23-year-old say "you are still very young", how awkward!

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