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Just as Edison expected, ESPN and many other media reported this issue at noon. With the help of Erin Andrews, ESPN was still more inclined to go to the Magic and Edison. It did not determine that Edison was involved in off-site gambling.
, it just means that he controlled the score for tactical purposes during the game.
But some other tabloids are not so rational. They are originally worried about the world being in chaos and rely on all kinds of weird news in exchange for sales. Especially local media like Cleveland, which has had problems with Edison, is even more exaggerated.
It was confirmed that Edison was involved in gambling. If you look at their report, you would have thought that this was the confession obtained by the police after they captured Edison at the scene.
Originally, fans and the public, who had limited access to information, were easily influenced by others and used as guns blazing. Now when various media outlets start a war with each other, they suddenly don’t know who to trust.
Fortunately, David Stern held a press conference in time and announced that after an investigation by the league, although Edison did make some moves to control the direction of the game in the second half, he and the Orlando Magic were not involved in any off-field matters.
There is a conflict of interests, and his behavior on the field is purely for tactical purposes. Therefore, I just criticized him and hope that he will follow the sportsmanship of hard work and improvement when commanding in the future.
No one in the league punished Edison because David Stern knew that if he punished him, someone would definitely start gossiping, and things would get darker and darker.
By this time, the truth of the matter had been determined, but the incident did not end there. Various media began to discuss Edison's behavior on a large scale.
It is said that colleagues in the industry are enemies, especially a young man like Edison who has just won the best coach award and is in the limelight but lacks qualifications. It is easy for someone to trick him.
But at this time, Edison's usually humble style has gained good popularity, including current coaches such as Popovich, McMillan, and Larry Brown, as well as retired coaches such as Hubie Brown, Phil Jackson, and Nelson.
, they all supported Edison with one voice and thought there was nothing wrong with what he did.
Popovich said in the interview, "I completely understand what Edison did, and what he did was completely within the rules of the league. It's like once you take the lead in an ice hockey game, you start to tighten your formation and stop going out to attack.
, it’s just a tactical idea. As long as there are no other things involved, purely from a competitive perspective, I think there is no problem.”
Popovich was relatively polite in his words, but his good friend Nelson was much harsher in answering the reporter's question, "I don't know what the point of you discussing this now. When the league determined that Edison was not involved in gambling,
This matter is over, and there is no point in further discussion. I can tell you that if I were Edison, I would do the same, even more than he did. And if I were Stan Van Gundy, I might give up.
In the second game, Wade was not allowed to play at all to prepare for the game back at home."
Old Nelson liked Edison very much. In addition, he was currently idle at home and said that no one would cause trouble for him. He even dragged himself into the water to support Edison. But then again, for a person who invented the shark-killing tactic, you and
He is really asking for trouble by discussing sportsmanship.
Of course, not all head coaches support Edison. For example, Stan Van Gundy of the Heat was very angry, "No matter what the reason is, players should give full play to their best abilities when they go on the court. And the head coach must also ensure that the team gives its full strength on the court."
Only in this way can we be worthy of the audience who bought tickets to enter the venue. And with the precedent of Edison, I am very worried that someone will use this guise to obtain additional benefits in the future. So I think the league considers both sportsmanship and maintenance.
From the perspective of the purity of the game, Edison should be severely punished to prevent others from following this example in the future.”…
Staffan Gundy acted heartbroken in front of the media, looking like he was worried about the world and selfless. However, according to his brother Jeff Van Gundy later, after this incident happened, Staffan Gundy told him that if he got through this round
, he will do the same when facing the Pistons.
As for the public fans, this view is more complicated. Just as Old Pat expected, there are people who say something, some support it, some criticize it, and quite a few are waiting and watching. But there are two comparisons.
Bright, Orlando and Miami.
People in Orlando unanimously supported Edison, and some extreme fans even said, "Edison has not done enough. He should let the players find opportunities to directly destroy the Heat players."
Miami is the complete opposite. The fans who came out scolded Edison and were nicknamed a gambler by him. The local media in Miami also timely added a cartoon. The painting showed Edison standing on a podium.
On, while taking money out of the slot machine, he told the truth. The connotation of the cartoon is self-evident.
However, the subsequent turmoil of the incident is no longer important to magic. It is like throwing a stone into a pond. Although the ripples will continue for a while, it can no longer hurt the swimmer.
Edison and the players once again put their energy into training and fighting.
But as the saying goes, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Edison wanted to prepare for war in a down-to-earth manner, and various people began to look for him.
That night, Edison was sitting at a Chinese restaurant he often went to thank Erin Andrews. As he was enjoying his meal, Wang Ziqiang suddenly called.
"Zi Qiang, Martin called today and hopes you can provide about 10 tickets for the game against the Heat the day after tomorrow."
"Why does he want so many tickets?" Edison was very surprised. Martin usually focused entirely on Hollywood. He didn't care much about him except for commercial endorsements, and rarely cared about his own affairs in the arena. What happened today? He also suddenly
I want to watch the game.
"That's right, the crew of "The Devil Wears Prada" is currently filming in Miami, so he hopes that everyone can come to the scene to watch the battle that day, so as to pave the way for the release of the film at the end of the year." Wang Ziqiang's voice was as calm as ever, without any trace of it.
vibrato.
"So that's it, okay. I'll ask the team staff to negotiate with the Heat tomorrow. There shouldn't be any problem with the 10 tickets. You can pick them up in Miami the day after tomorrow and give them to Martin and the others."
"Okay, bye."
When Edison heard that Wang Ziqiang hung up the phone, he curled his lips and thought, "This guy is really nimble."
"What's wrong? Is there any trouble again?" Irene put down her chopsticks, put her arms flat on the table, and tilted her head to ask Edison.
"It's not a problem." Edison explained to Andrews what happened on the phone just now with words and gestures.
Andrews supported his chin with both hands, and then looked at Edison silently. Listening to his slightly exaggerated explanation, a faint smile appeared on his face. She was very quiet. She was like two people from her usually lively self.
.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Andrews kept looking at Edison, staring at Edison, which made him feel a little hairy.
"No, I'm just very curious. You seem to know everything. You can do both sports and entertainment. And how on earth did you do it without the support of a professional team behind you?"
Edison listened and thought for a while, "Because I am simple, and the goals I pursue are also simple."
"Simple? Why don't I think the goal you are pursuing is simple?"
"That's because you think too much. It's actually very simple. On the basketball court, I just hope that the Magic can get better and better and win the championship, and I have been working towards this goal. And I
I make no secret of my goals and pursuits in front of the players. They also know that although the team is very young, it aims at the championship. Therefore, everything in the team is required by championship standards. If anyone does not train well, then
Just take him down, because such team players cannot bring us the championship trophy. Because everything is transparent, there are not so many conflicts in our team. Everyone knows that they cannot play because they are not strong enough.
, there is no profit relationship here, so they will be more active in improving themselves during training, thus creating a virtuous circle.”….
"But how can you ensure that players will not be involved in interests in the future, such as contract renewals or anything like that."
"I can't guarantee, I don't want to guarantee, and I don't understand why I should guarantee. In my mind, every player has a more appropriate price based on their strength. If they are satisfied, then we will sign the contract and everyone will be happy.
If he is not satisfied, it is very simple, I will trade him away and let him get a satisfactory contract. I have said this to the players, so they and their agents know very well that I will put pressure on them.
What a mess, it’s useless, the key is to see your strength. And in my opinion, no one in the team is indispensable, so the problem becomes simple all of a sudden. It doesn’t matter if one person leaves, I will find another one
As long as the price is right and the strength is not inferior to him, it will be fine. I am simple to the world, and the world is simple to me."
"And I also hope that my players can leave. For example, we have many talented players in the team now, but each game only has 48 minutes, and the total time is 240 minutes. These more than 200 minutes are divided by more than 10 people.
Not enough. So there must be some people who can only get a little playing time, or even not play at all. So I hope they can adapt to the league, and after laying a solid foundation, they can leave the Magic and carve out a world of their own. Otherwise, I will watch them.
I feel uncomfortable wasting time on the bench."
After hearing what Edison said, Andrews murmured to himself, "I hope the players leave, and then find someone with a suitable price and good quality. It's that simple. Not everyone is as accurate as you in judging people."
But Eileen did not say this out loud, "What about entertainment? It also relies on simplicity."
"Same. I simplify myself. I just like it. I believe that what I like and what I think is good will be liked by everyone, because I am also one of the ordinary people. I have always believed in the saying 'Pursue excellence'
, success will naturally find you. 'Because I am an ordinary person, so I set my attitude lower, which gives me more room for improvement. And I don't regard those things as work. When I thought about it, I suddenly thought
If you do it, then do it. Do whatever you want, don’t force or be demanding, but try your best to do your best. This is the best way. I never think about the effects of what I make, but judging from my current reaction,
The effect is pretty good.”
Edison had been fooling Andrews. Andrews was new to the world and was confused by the bluff. In other words, she didn't want to use her brain to analyze in front of Edison.
After the two people separated, Edison looked at the bright night sky of Orlando at a 45° angle and sighed silently in his heart, "It's actually very simple. As long as you come from 10 years ago, it's easy to do this. Life is like a play.
