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Glenn Gruward, as the team manager, is not in danger of being laid off for the time being. If someone is responsible for the loss, the team coach is usually the "scapegoat".

The Raptors are at the bottom of the record and are preparing for the No. 1 pick. After the end of this season, Darnell Walker's departure is a foregone conclusion. Whether other members of the coaching staff should stay or not will be considered later.

Glenn is also under a lot of pressure. The old labor agreement is about to expire, and the labor and management will conduct a new round of negotiations next year.

The bosses hope to adjust the league's salary cap system and the player's salary cap. However, the players' union firmly opposes the boss's plan and hopes to increase the salaries of those players with a basic salary.

The salaries of league stars don't even have a ceiling, and if the basic salary is increased, how much will it cost to play for a year? No chance of saying yes unless the bosses are all philanthropists.

Therefore, now the managers and owners of all teams have predicted the impending lockout. The root cause is those overpaid stars, like Jordan, whose total salary is higher than that of most teams. How can this be done?

The Raptors don't care about the record. After all, they are a new team and are groping forward. Glenn's main task is to help the team make money, or at least not lose money.

In the past, the management racked their brains to dig a star to ensure home attendance, fans' sense of belonging, etc., and no one wanted to come.

Now, Glenn has a new idea. If Jerry Young is signed as the head coach, will it increase attendance? Doesn't this game improve?

If this coach is good at arranging offense, allowing the team to score a lot of points, playing well even if he doesn't win, he can attract fans and make money.

In the second half, Ewing, Oakley, Bowen, Houston, and Starks played, and the point difference continued to widen.

The Raptors defensive back shot, Ewing began to single-handedly score, bypassing Camby, he has an advantage against anyone, and Oakley is responsible for fighting for rebounds.

Back on the defensive end, Ewing didn't prevent going out to interfere with the shot, and waited for someone to rush in near the penalty area to block the shot and protect the rebound.

Ewing scored another 12 points in a single quarter, and scored 32 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 blocks in three quarters. The difference between the two sides is only 16 points, and there is still room to play.

In the final quarter, Ewing rested for four minutes before playing again. The Knicks strengthened their defense on outside shots, disrupting the Raptors' offensive rhythm and maintaining the lead.

Ewing was replaced two minutes early, and the data was fixed at 35 points, 14 rebounds, 16 assists and 3 blocks.

What restricts the performance of the veteran is not the decline in technology, but the loss of physical strength. Ewing's efficiency dropped significantly in the second half. Fortunately, the tactics arranged by Yang Rui can also help him brush up the statistics, and his teammates added 4 assists to him as soon as he caught the ball.

The Knicks won 8 consecutive victories 117 to 99.

Raptors manager Glenn was not surprised or depressed when the team lost. After leaving the arena, he told Jimmy: "Let the scouts pay attention to the situation of the Knicks and investigate Jerry Young. I want his Details."

Jimmy understands that this youngest assistant coach in history is in the eyes of the manager. If he is really allowed to take over the position of Raptors coach next year, he will create an even more astonishing record. Finding Yang Rui to coach is an excellent gimmick. The media and fans will definitely focus on the Raptors, no matter what the record is.

At the press conference, Ewing became the target of the media, and his popularity reached the peak of his career.

As a star who is very familiar to fans all over the world, Asian fans know Ewing, because the comic "Slam Dunk" once infringed on his portrait rights, making a Japanese high school student look exactly like him and using his nickname, and he couldn't even win Champions, the situation of lack of personal honor is the same.

Whenever Europeans and Americans see the movie "King Kong", they can't help but think of him. There are rumors that Hollywood is preparing to shoot a movie called "The Battle of the Planet of the Apes", and many fans speculate that it has something to do with him.

He is a sad person, with a career-high 51 points against the Celtics, but lost the game; a maximum of 11 assists against the Hornets,

The game was also lost.

Now he has won the second triple-double of his career and won the ball. Even if the opponent is the underdog Raptors, he is still very eye-catching.

When the record is not good, everyone hates Ewing, who looks like an iron-blooded king, but in the game, he relies on mid-range shots and is a softie who is obsessed with shooting.

After eight consecutive victories, Ewing became the real core. The media began to find reasons for his previous sluggish games, all of which were caused by injuries.

Ewing's small hook on the left side and the bunny jumper on the right side have become a successful transformation performance. His toughness is reflected in the defensive end. The single defense and cooperative defense are top-notch, and the area covered by the penalty area is large enough to support the entire team. The team's defensive system.

In fact, Ewing's personal ability is not as good as before. In 1996, he was able to dunk Mourning and Rodman, but now he is on the floor.

Van Gundy is also very beautiful, and the reporters want him to say a few more words.

"After eight games, the Knicks averaged 106.3 points per game, ranking first in the league. Last season with the same lineup, the Knicks averaged only 95.4 points per game. How did you do all this?"

Johnson, Houston, and Starks played steadily, scoring 15 points, 22 points, and 19 points respectively. There are four stable scoring points in the team, and the role players can score over 100 points as soon as they play casually.

Van Gundy said: "First of all, the team has an excellent assistant coach. Secondly, last season we had many rookies who needed time to adjust. This season they have fully integrated into the team and cooperated more tacitly. I am proud of them. .”

The reporter asked: "Can you briefly comment on Jerry Yang?"

"Genius." Van Gundy said one word, and it really was very simple.

It is the Knicks management staff who feel more deeply about the word "genius", and they know best how Ewing's data comes from. The management has just issued an instruction, and the effect has been seen in this game. What kind of efficiency is this?

Ernie Grunfeld made a point of calling a meeting. "At present, Patrick's data is really likely to reach the level of MVP. Let's discuss, how to promote the team next?"

Some people are surprised. "Isn't it just to promote Ewing?"

"Who doesn't know what Ewing was like before? This season, his average assists per game may hit a career high, and his offensive efficiency has also improved. My idea is to also promote Jerry Young." Ernie smiled and said: "He is Chinese-American, that's a good gimmick."

Assistant general manager Glenn Walsh asked: "If you promote Jerry and help him become famous, it will be more difficult for the team to renew his contract next season?"

"If we don't mention his credit, no team can see the clues? As long as the managers of other teams are not stupid, they will find that the Knicks' offense has changed too much this season. Don't forget, the regular season has just begun. sighed Ernie.

Everyone was silent, Yang Rui showed his sharpness, and couldn't hide it at all.

The team promotes him, at least he can make a good relationship, if he wants to stay in the Knicks in the summer, he will stay. If Van Gundy is to be credited, Yang Ruicai will definitely leave.

Ernie has a lot of experience and he sees things through.

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