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"The first place in the regular season deserves to be ranked first, the Heat should be careful!" - "The New York Times"
"The Orlando Magic easily advanced 4-1, and their youth team is in great shape!" - "Sports Illustrated"
"The Wizards came to an end sadly, but the Magic luckily advanced." - "Washington Times"
"Young people have no limits, and magic has a bright future." - "New York Post"
"Aim for a championship!" - "Orlando Sentinel"
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"This is about the championship, these guys really dare to say that." Edison just glanced at the title and threw a pile of newspapers on the table, then stretched his waist and said to Old Pat, "Williams
Sir, why are you looking for me so early in the morning? If there's nothing else, I'll go down and watch the rookie training."
Old Pat coughed after hearing this, then opened the newspaper and pointed to some subtitles for Edison. Edison followed the position of Old Pat's fingers and looked over, "Oh, this is really interesting. Okay.
I know the purpose of your coming."
"Latest news: Paul Edison and Magic have broken down, and New Yorkers are rushing to intervene."
"Edison was tired of Orlando and was looking forward to the big city."
"Edison met with Staples executives in one day, and the summer battle in Los Angeles started ahead of schedule."
"Inside information: Edison is arbitrary and arbitrary, and there is a lot of dissatisfaction within the team."
"Jenny Buss and Rachel Coffeehouse meet secretly, Lakers find another way to compete."
Edison looked at these things and knew that he had not renewed his contract, and now he had finally caused big trouble. And looking at Old Pat's current posture, he couldn't escape today.
Because Edison himself was in a troubled mood, he never started appointment negotiations with the Magic. But at that time, no one on the Magic team cared about it. After all, everyone could see Edison's character and affection for the team. And the outside world didn't care either.
They all think Edison is waiting for the playoffs to give himself more leverage.
To put it simply, the playoffs can be divided into three levels of coaches: 1. Championship-level coaches, such as Larry Brown and Popovich; 2. Those who can pass the first round, which is more common. 3. Those who cannot pass the first round
There are many coaches like this.
Not to mention the championship level, it has to be the Dragon and Tiger League. The right time, the right place and the right people only produce one every year. Each of them can go sideways in the league, and there is no reference.
But whether it can pass the first round is more of a general discussion.
As I said before, the playoffs are a bit like the cup games in football. The main test is the coach's tactical ability, and the requirements for on-the-spot response are higher. Unlike the regular season, good cards will definitely win, so many regular games in the future
A coach who can perform very well in the game suddenly fails in the playoffs. Therefore, whether a coach can pass the first round is a hard indicator of coaching ability.
The same goes for players. Many players' statistics in the regular season skyrocketed, but as soon as the defensive intensity increased in the playoffs, their true colors immediately showed, and their shooting percentages plummeted.
Now there is speculation that Edison thought he was sure of passing the first round, and then he could raise the price a little more and earn more. This reason is reasonable, but how did they know that Edison actually didn't talk about it at all.
But when the Magic are already leading 3-1, promotion can be said to be a sure thing. The Magic have not yet received news of a contract extension, so they have to think more.
So all kinds of news were flying all over the place. At this time, old Pat began to be unable to sit still. Although he felt that he knew Edison very well, Orlando was a small city after all. Facing the temptations of Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and other big cities, who could
There is no guarantee what choice Edison will make in the end...
So as soon as Edison and the others came back from Washington, Old Pat kept urging Edison, but every time Edison pushed him away on the grounds of preparation for the competition. Now that they have advanced to the first round, you can't still say that you are preparing for the second round.
That would be too unkind.
"Okay, Mr. Williams, bring me the contract you brought. Just give me the rights for this season. The price is negotiable."
"Ha~, of course Paul, your rights remain unchanged at all. Don't worry, as long as I am here, I will always support you." As he spoke, Old Pat waved his hand, and his personal assistant put a stack of information on it.
In front of Edison.
"Okay, but I still have to look at the amount. If it's too little, I won't do it. 20 million in 4 years?! This~" Edison was surprised when he saw the final amount of the contract. He had originally expected his new salary to be
The contract is only around 3.5 million. I didn’t expect Old Pat to give such a big contract. You must know that Popovich’s contract is only 4 million now. The only people in front of Edison are Adelman, Larry Brown, etc. 2 or 3
people.
"This is a bit too much. Are you going to do this..." Edison looked at Old Pat in shock and hesitated to speak.
"It doesn't matter, you don't have to worry about the pressure I will put on giving you this contract. With your performance this season, no one can say anything about giving you this contract, and you actually did a lot of things under this contract.
For the team manager's job, 5 million for two jobs combined is not much." Old Pat knew Edison's thoughts very well, and gave Edison reassurance with a wave of his hand.
"Then I have no more questions. I will hold a press conference this afternoon and the contract is finalized." Edison was very free and easy. No one would have trouble with money. Since Old Pat said there was no problem, what more could he have?
Where is the mouth?
"I feel relieved now." Old Pat also understood that, aside from his coaching ability, the Magic's current lineup will only get better and better in at least four years, so Edison's contract is absolutely
It won't be criticized.
Besides, Edison is not an ordinary coach now, he is also an entertainment star. Now the arena has received new advertising contracts and team sponsorship contracts. Because of Edison’s existence, the price has obviously increased a lot. In the contract terms of many companies
It is clearly written that what would happen if there was no Edison, so if it is really counted, it is still a small amount for Edison.
Not only Old Pat saw that Edison was a cash cow, but also business executives Dave and Charlie DeVos, so when Old Pat proposed this contract, neither of them stood in the way, and even Mr. Charlie's psychological bottom price
You can get another 500,000 more every year. And Dev also hoped to take the opportunity to get all the rights to Edison's image, but old Pat refused. Edison is not a fool. If he goes too far, what if he really leaves?
what to do.
After seeing off Old Pat, Edison changed into sportswear and came to the training ground to watch the performances of the invited rookies.
The NCAA has been over for a long time. Players who want to participate in the draft have already started to go out and search for holes. It is too late for the Magic. Many of their players have traveled to several cities.
More than 10 young men who were confirmed to participate in this year's draft came to the training hall of the Water House Center. Under the guidance of Thibodeau and others, they played a 5v5 match. The remaining few were followed by Aaron Nelson for physical tests.
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The Magic players were doing simple shooting training in the court next to them, and then watching the fierce competition on this side, all of them had old-fashioned expressions on their faces, instead of pointing fingers.
As soon as Edison entered the training ground, the group of young men became more energetic, and the "squeaking" sound of their sneakers rubbing against the floor became more frequent.
The Magic currently have two picks in their hands, namely New York's No. 8 pick and the Kings' No. 21 pick. There is also a Bobcats pick that I don't know if they can get, so now they include Chris Paul and Raymond Fee.
Popular draft picks like Burton have also come to Orlando...
Edison came over to say hello to Thibodeau and asked him what he thought.
"What do you think, what do you think?"
"I think Felton is very good, his style of play is simple, he is strong, his speed is not slow, and he is very smart. I think he can be used as a substitute for Nash, wait 2 or 3 years and then replace Nash." Thibodeau
After listening to Edison's question, he very excitedly began to recommend players he was optimistic about. In his eyes, Felton was simply a perfect point guard.
"That's enough Tom, I know Felton is very good, but we may not be able to choose him, understand?"
"We can trade up the draft picks." Thibodeau was very excited. In his basketball tactics, point guards like Felton are the best choice.
"Okay, let's not mention Felton now. How about the young man on my list?" Edison interrupted Thibodeau's unrealistic thoughts.
After listening to Edison's question, Thibodeau's face suddenly darkened, "It's terrible. I have to shoot but not shoot. The organization is not particularly reasonable. The choice of passing is very problematic. Look at that stupid guy.
, Paul, I really don’t know why you fall in love with him.”
Edison looked in the direction of Thibodeau's finger, and a very familiar figure appeared in his eyes. This man's body proportions were extremely uncoordinated, he was thin, but his shoulders were very broad, but the most eye-catching thing was his pair of
His long arms, his fingers faintly touched his knees, and his palms were huge. Coupled with his dark skin, he looked like a long-armed chimpanzee from a distance.
Although the Magic's Eton LaVine once told himself that the Magic would draft him this year, Rondo is still uneasy. Especially after coming to the Magic's training camp, this uneasiness has reached the extreme, facing the same scene
Compared with Chris Paul and Felton, who are also point guards, he is no match for him. Apart from his height, he is not as good as them in terms of skills and awareness.
Therefore, Rondo became less and less confident in the Magic's original commitment. He even felt that it was a terrible idea for him to hastily agree to the Magic's request to participate in the draft. "What if they go back on their word?" Whenever no one
, Rondo always asked himself this.
Because of his lack of concentration, Rondo's performance in the training camp became worse and worse, and the disgusted expressions of Thibodeau and others only aggravated his original suspicion, creating a vicious cycle.
Edison looked at Rondo's performance and frowned, "He seems to be a little too nervous."
"I don't know. If he is really nervous, then his mental endurance is also very flawed." Thibodeau then added insult to injury and tried to change Edison's mind.
Edison knew exactly what Thibodeau was thinking, smiled, ignored him, and walked to the pile of players.
"So, what do you think of these rookies?"
Howard heard the first reply, "That big guy looks really good, tall and strong, but I don't know how it will be in a fight."
"It's easy, just call Bibi and you'll find out." As he said this, Edison paused the rookie's game and called out the big man Howard was talking about.
When Bynum heard Edison calling him, he was very excited and ran over quickly, "Sir, what do you want me to do?"
"Go over there with him and play a few balls." Edison said and pointed at Howard.
Bynum looked across his neck at Howard, who was a bit shorter than him, and followed him without saying anything, and then the two men started fighting hand to hand on the other side.
Edison watched with great interest for a while, and then said to Nash beside him, "Believe it or not, these two people will become lifelong rivals in the future."
Nash nodded after hearing this, "Indeed, Jason vs. Frandy."….
"This metaphor is quite appropriate. They are all monsters. But this guy should not enter the draft so early. He should hone his skills in college."
At this time, Aaron Nelson handed the players' physical test data to Edison. Edison looked through it and was secretly speechless. Sure enough, there are so many old black beasts.
Edison suddenly stopped while flipping through the pages, then pointed to a person's information and said, "This person had a knee injury at the beginning of the year. I heard that he has not recovered to his best condition. He plans to have surgery in the summer. Do you have any specific instructions?
examine?"
Nelson came over to take a look and replied, "No, just some regular tests today."
"Then you and Carter will study it carefully later. I want to make sure there is no problem with his knee."
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Let me tell you a few things. First, today is the chapter. My pet dog that I have raised at home for 14 years has died. My mother is crying now, so I have been staying with her just now. It is expected to be similar tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so I will update it.
Maybe less.
Second: I recommend two books. They are both coaching articles, one is "Dynasty Godfather" and the other is "Ace Godfather". They are both in the rhythm of classic online articles, much smoother than mine. You can read them and enjoy them. Especially
"The Godfather" seems to be on the list of newcomers, so please give him more votes for recommendation.
Third: Regarding the fact that many people think that Howard has been abolished now, let me explain briefly. I don’t intend to encourage Howard’s growth. His explosive period will be in 2 years, that is, after his height reaches 210+. Now he is a
The young version of the boxing champion. And I dug a hole before, which I will fill next season, for insiders like Howard Josh.
Fourth: Someone’s current team building method is wrong. I will explain this in this year’s draft.
