Chapter 018: Misfortune and blessings depend on it. Our ancestors said, "Misfortune and blessings depend on it." It seems that this is really a bumpy and unbreakable truth. On the first day of training camp, the Knicks started with a bloody start.
The general fell, and McDyess' knee was severely torn, and it was still based on the original injury, so that the entire season was canceled. All of this was thanks to Liang Xiao. The Knicks held a press conference that afternoon
, announced the painful news. Knicks general manager Scott Layden said to the media reporters with a depressed face, "We have lost the best power forward in the league. Antonio's knee injury may require him to rest for the entire season.
, This is what we don’t want to see, but it is a fact and we have to accept it.” Van Gundy also told the media with great regret: “We lost a general before our battle even started. I also feel for Antonio.
It’s a pity, but on the way to the championship, we still have Alan Houston and Sprewell, and I believe we can make a breakthrough if we work together.”
Although Van Gundy had a tough tone at the press conference, he could not change the embarrassing situation of the Knicks' incomplete lineup, sharply reduced firepower, and lack of stamina. Last season, although Marcus Camby only played 29 games due to injuries,
He also averaged 11.1 rebounds and 11.1 points per game, but now he has lost everything. He has lost not only a good guard but also a high-quality power forward. It can be said that the gain outweighs the gain.
After the press conference, Scott Layden returned to the office with a depressed look on his face. Van Gundy followed him and kept telling him about the power of reality, as if asking the already harried general manager to immediately find someone like McDyess.
A power forward to supplement the team's firepower.
"What, you want me to give that Asian a three-year contract, Jeff, don't you think we're being sarcastic enough? You just said that this kid crippled our power forward, and now you're actually telling me that you want to
I'm going to give him a big contract, do you think I will listen to you?" Scott Layden yelled at Van Gundy, his face flushed, his hair stood up, and his big mouth seemed to swallow Van Gundy's little bald head.
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"Scott, now is not the time to be arrogant. You know better than anyone the difficulties the team is facing now. They are a bunch of old and weak soldiers. Do you expect them to lead the Knicks further? Even if we enter the playoffs, they will
Do we still have the physical strength to fight against those teams that continue to introduce big names? I don’t want to repeat the mistakes of last year, not to mention that we have lost a defensive hero like Marcus. If we don’t strengthen our player reserves now
, the road ahead will only be more difficult for us." Van Gundy saw Scott Layden yelling at him, and he was extremely unhappy. Who told you to introduce players who are so vulnerable? Now it's me.
Yelling in front of me.
Scott picked up the water glass on the table and drank the whole glass of water in one go. Only then did his rapidly heaving chest slowly calm down. "Jeff, is that Chinese guy you mentioned really that good? I don't believe it."
How much achievements can Asians achieve in basketball? If you hadn't recommended that kid with great talent, I wouldn't have given him a trial contract. Let's talk about a guy who didn't even participate in the draft, we don't want him either.
Too much faith in how talented they are."
"Scott, do you think Ben Wallace has participated in the draft? Do you think his winning the best defensive award this year proves his genius?"
"Can this be compared? Ben Wallace is a black player. Even if he is not drafted, he still has a strong body. But what can be compared with the Chinese player you mentioned?"
"Yes, they can't be compared, but you have to see that Liang also has excellent jumping and soft touch. At the same time, he also has a temperament that many players don't have."
"Temperament, what kind of temperament? Could it be that the fact that he broke Antonio's knee is temperament?" Scott finally lost his temper after listening to Van Gundy's words. He lost a player on the first day of training camp.
He also brought up the topic of temperament, and couldn't help but ridicule Van Gundy's words.
"Okay, if I say that he has a temperament of not giving up and not admitting defeat, Scott, you can do it." Van Gundy looked at Scott, spread his hands and said, as if to say, if you don't sign this player,
I'll just spend it with you.
Van Gundy said these words, and the whole office fell silent for a while. Scott lit a cigar, kept hesitating, and kept thinking in his heart.
"Jeff, if you insist on signing him, I will give him a one-year contract at most with a basic salary. You know the basic salary, but I won't make any more concessions."
Seeing Van Gundy walk out of the office, Scott kept wondering in his heart, "Is this Chinese guy so good? Jeff, I hope you won't disappoint me!"
No one knew about the scene in Scott's office. Liang Xiao spent the entire afternoon training improving his physical fitness and shooting, but his heart was as nervous as fifteen buckets of water. He saw Van Gundy who had not returned in the morning.
, I wonder if this guy really has a grudge against me, but I didn’t mean it. Now I’m thinking about why McDyess can’t be stronger. If the big guys in the Knicks don’t like me, then
It’s really a shame for Dafa. The contract during the trial training period is one thousand dollars a day. I estimate that I will be able to fly home by then. Thinking of this, Liang Xiao wishes he could have better opportunities if he could go back a little longer. He also
Stop working so hard to prove yourself.
"It's all the fault of this talent system. It cripples others the first time it's turned on. What if it gets better and better in the future? Your sister's system, your sister's McDyess, your sister...
..." Liang Xiao thought to himself while throwing the ball in his hand.
"Hey, smile, what are you thinking about?"
"Tralil, can't you just walk and make some noise? Do you think you are Spider-Man?" Looking at Sprewell who came to him quietly, he couldn't help but be startled.
"Spider-Man, oh, smile, you also like comics. I like Spider-Man very much."
"Go away you black spider, I'm not in the mood to talk to you."
"Smile, what if I told you that the head coach is waiting for you in the office now, would you be in the mood to talk to me?" Sprewell looked at Liang Xiao slyly.
"Wait for me, you probably want me to pack up and go home, and I'm even more in the mood to talk to you?" Liang Xiao dropped the basketball in his hand and pushed Sprewell.
"Hey, can't you think better of it? Maybe you'll replace McDyess?"
"Thank you for your kind words." Liang Xiao shook his head with his hands and walked towards Van Gundy's office without looking back.
"Liang Xiao, are you ready?"
Hearing Van Gundy's first words, Liang Xiao's hands kept rubbing back and forth on his knees, and his heart suddenly fell to the bottom, "To be honest, Mr. Van Gundy, am I really not ready?"
"Oh, how can you get ready?"
"I really didn't know that my trip to the United States would end like this. I have a dream and hope that I can slowly take root in this land, but..."
"Oh, it's over? You mean it's over? Oh, wait, wait, Liang, I mean are you ready to play on the NBA court?"
"Ah, don't you want to drive me away?"
"Who said I would drive you away?"
"I thought, oh, it's so good, so good." When Liang Xiao heard that he was not going to rush back to his hometown, he suddenly stood up from the chair, hugged Van Gundy's bald head and kissed him fiercely. At this moment, he felt that this
The bald head was like the sun, dispersing the gloom in Liang Xiao's heart.
After finally calming down his excitement, Liang Xiao took a pen and wrote his name on the 630,000 basic salary contract. He watched Van Gundy wipe the saliva on his head with a handkerchief and kept smiling.
The honey-like joy blossomed.
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