Chapter 122 Team turmoil, Alexander's helplessness!
Jose Calderon, a famous Spanish point guard, has been playing in the NBA for many years.
Unfortunately, due to limited physical fitness, his performance in the NBA cannot be compared with that in the international arena.
To put it simply, when a team has sufficient firepower and only needs simple organization for the point guard and can stably score some point guard balls, Calderon can do the job.
But once he is asked to attack with the ball or play tough on the defensive end, there is nothing Calderon can do to help.
Against such a defender, Jeremy Lin's physical advantage becomes more and more obvious.
In the first round, Brother Hao pretended to ask his teammates to step forward to cover. However, taking advantage of Calderon's distraction, he accelerated to the basket and hit an underhand layup.
Not long after, the scholar made a comeback.
This time, he used a beautiful crossover to pass Calderon cleanly, and made an emergency stop shot.
In just one minute, the Spanish defender who just came on the field was hit twice.
This also made Triano, the Raptors coach who had high hopes for him, speechless.
"Forget it, Jack can't defend him anyway, just give me a clearer idea of the attack."
He comforted himself and then continued to observe the situation on the field.
Soon, Calderon passed the half court with the ball and organized the attack at the top of the key.
As a traditional defender, his basic skills are very solid, he does not stick to the ball, and can accurately hand the ball to his teammates in the first time, making very few mistakes.
But everything has two sides, and Calderon's steady-state style of play also means a lack of creativity.
The Raptors lacked strong points on the offensive end (the only useful player, DeRozan, was limited by Tony Allen), and others could not get any good opportunities at all.
Calderon waited left and right at the top of the arc, but failed to find an opportunity to pass the ball, while the attack time passed by second by second.
In desperation, he could only make dangerous moves and try the ball-holding offense that he was least good at.
Calderon first made a few crotch dribbles, then made a decent in&out feint with his right hand, and then accelerated to try to break through.
"Bang~"
With a muffled sound, Calderon bumped into Shuhao's chest.
The latter fell backwards.
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded, the Raptors committed an offensive foul!
Shu Hao lay on the ground and celebrated passionately. Several opponents stepped forward and pulled him up together.
"Good defense. It's a bit like me."
Tony Allen said with a smile.
Shuhao heard this and shook his head, saying that he was still far away.
Calderon's movements were all done fine, but his explosive power was too poor, resulting in a lack of deception.
What Brother Hao has to do is to move to the front in advance when he is about to accelerate.
This successful defense not only boosted the Rockets' morale, but also caused the opponent's mentality to completely collapse.
[Isn’t this Asian rookie their weakness on the defensive end? How can they defend so well? How else can we attack?]
Such thoughts appeared in the minds of many Raptors players invariably.
And an army that has lost confidence cannot stop the enemy.
The Rockets pursue the victory and continue to expand their lead!
............
At the same time, Shen Fei, who was sitting in the manager's office, silently turned off the TV.
For him, the game has lost its suspense at this point.
"If I remember correctly, in the original time and space, the Raptors ended up second to last in the Eastern Conference this season. No wonder they can't help but fight..."
Shen Fei muttered to himself.
As usual, he originally planned to go to Toyota Center to watch the game today.
But early this morning, the boss Alexander gave a short notice to convene a shareholders' meeting to discuss some urgent matters.
As the general manager of the Rockets, Shen Fei naturally cannot miss such a meeting.
Alexander is a "multiple" businessman who has his own teams in basketball, rugby, ice hockey and other fields.
At the meeting, he showed the recent financial statements of many teams in his hands.
Among them, except for the Houston Rockets, all other teams are in a state of loss that cannot make ends meet.
"Come on, except Shen Fei, the other general managers tell me one by one why the revenue situation is so bad?!"
Alexander rarely lost his composure and questioned everyone present in a voice that was almost roaring.
Shen Fei observed silently from the side.
It had only been half a month since I last saw Alexander. This old man, who seemed to have infinite energy, actually had a lot of gray hair.
[It seems that he really encountered a big problem in the business world.]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
"Boss, the economy across the country is in recession this year. Fans have no money left to watch the game, and there's nothing we can do about it!"
"Yes, I tried to use price reduction promotions last week to stimulate fans' enthusiasm for watching the game. It didn't work. Every game venue was empty."
"Boss, it's not like you don't know that the fans in Houston are incomparable to those in other places. How can a group of scientific researchers have any enthusiasm for watching football?"
...
Several general managers said something to each other, which can be summed up in one sentence - I will not take the blame!
"Stop, stop, stop!" Alexander raised his right hand, stopped everyone's speech, and asked: "You all say that the fans are not enthusiastic, why is the attendance rate of Rockets games so high? Huh?"
This sentence stunned everyone present.
They all looked at Shen Fei and cast angry glances at this "black sheep".
"If we had so many stars, the attendance would not be bad. But the key is, who wants to come to a place like Houston? Big cities like Los Angeles and New York are where stars like to go."
A strange voice sounded.
After hearing this, Shen Fei couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"why are you laughing?"
the man asked dissatisfiedly.
"Laughing at some people who are incompetent and like to make excuses."
The Asian young man looked directly into the other person's eyes and said solemnly.
"you?!"
The man was furious and his eyes were as wide as bells.
"Why don't you resign and hand over the position of general manager to me. Although I don't know much about ice hockey, if I know a little bit about it, I should be able to do better than you."
Shen Fei said with a smile.
He is in a good mood recently and is happy to chat with others.
As soon as these words came out, the man was so angry that he stood up and opened his mouth but was speechless.
After all, in competitive sports, results speak for themselves.
"alright!"
Alexander interrupted the conversation between the two.
"If you all are as visionary as Shen Fei, you won't have to worry about no stars joining us."
"But now that things have happened, we have to find a way to reverse the situation."
"Otherwise... I'm afraid I can't guarantee that you can continue to work in your current position... Alas, in fact, I can't even protect myself."
Alexander sighed and said.
At this moment, everyone present was shocked.
They didn't expect the situation to be so serious.
“Is it because of the recent stock market crash?”
a manager asked.
Alexander nodded.
In fact, this week alone, he has already lost 100 million in the stock market.
If this continues, Alexander's cash flow will soon break.
"Let's see again. If it doesn't work, I can only find you a new boss."
The old man said with a wry smile.
This is equivalent to saying that he already has plans to sell the team.
"The Rockets, is it possible to sell them too?"
Shen Fei asked.
"The most valuable thing I have now is your Rockets."
Alexander sighed again.
The Rockets' morale is now at a high level. Selling the team at this moment is tantamount to stopping before dawn, and no one will be willing to accept it.
But...if the capital chain is really broken, Alexander will have no choice but to give up his love.
Shen Fei nodded after hearing this.
In his previous life, he had been involved in the business world and knew how difficult it was.
But at the same time, the Asian youth is also a little uneasy - if the boss really changes, will it affect his plan to win the championship?