Upon hearing Edison's words, old Dunleavy quickly thought in his mind, "Trade, Magic is looking for us to trade? What does he want to do, and who does he want to trade?" But with so many things going on, old Dunleavy couldn't grasp the key point for a while.
, so he replied calmly, "Okay, tell me your trading plan and listen to it."
Edison coughed, and then said calmly, "I hope to get Elton Brand."
"This is impossible. Brand is not for sale. I can't let him leave the team." Old Dunleavy became anxious when he heard this. He thought, "This is not poaching, it's just poaching a pillar." So he quit.
.
Edison had already expected the performance of old Dunleavy. After all, Brand had been his number one general in the past two years. It would be impossible for anyone to exchange smiles with each other. What is "can we still be friends after separation?"
"It's all nonsense.
So Edison said something calmly and killed old Dunleavy instantly.
"You can't let Brand leave the Clippers, but that doesn't mean Mr. Sterling won't let Brand leave the Clippers."
After listening to Edison's words, old Dunleavy was like a bucket of cold water showering his head. His heart suddenly felt cold. He swallowed, calmed down his mood, and then said, "You have already communicated with Mr. Sterling.
Did he agree?"
Although Old Dunleavy had tried very hard to keep his calm, his voice was obviously trembling.
After hearing Old Dunleavy's question, Edison sneered twice, and then flatly replied, "No."
When old Dunleavy heard this, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood and thought, "Why did he do it without you mentioning it? You are just teasing me."
All this was planned by Edison, and just as he expected, after a round of verbal confrontation, old Dunleavy's mentality is now messed up, and he is also at a disadvantage in terms of momentum. He is no longer on an equal footing with Edison as he was at the beginning.
status. In negotiations, if you lose momentum, you have already lost half. According to David Falk, "If you are not prepared to fight to the death, don't go to the negotiating table, because you definitely can't
A good contract was reached.”
So at this moment Edison had the upper hand, and he immediately struck while the iron was hot, further tearing open old Dunleavy's psychological defense.
"Although I haven't talked to him, I think in his heart there is no one who cannot be traded, even Brand, the core of the current team. Are you right?" Edison said very calmly, but every word was punishing.
Heart.
Old Dunleavy closed his eyes in pain, and then let out a long breath, "You are right, in his eyes, anyone can leave except money."
"So, you should be prepared for the worst at this time. Then can we discuss the details of the transaction and how to maximize your interests."
"Okay. Tell me your plan and how you plan to trade."
Under Edison's careful planning, Old Dunleavy took the bait. What Edison was most worried about was that Old Dunleavy would not listen to him at all and would not agree to the transaction. Or he would put himself out of the matter and view the transaction from the perspective of a third party. Even if
The deal is done, and the price for Edison's comeback will certainly be high.
So the first thing Edison had to do was to let old Dunleavy be involved in the matter and think about how to trade.
Some people have said that even if old Dunleavy has thought about it now and followed Edison's ideas, he is still an old man. When he reflects on it, it will be in vain if he regrets it.
Yes, this is indeed a possibility, so this is why Edison specially emphasized that old Dunleavy should be "prepared for the worst".
There were three major discoveries in Western social culture in the 20th century, namely "Murphy's Law", "Parkinson's Law" and "Peter's Principle"...
The original words of "Murphy's Law" are as follows: eone_will_do_it. That is: if there are two or more ways to do something, and one of the choices will lead to disaster, then someone will definitely make a decision.
This choice.
For example, you have two keys in your pocket, one for your room and one for the cabinet. If you want to take out the cabinet key now, what will happen? Yes, you often take out the room key. It's extreme
The statement is: If something bad is possible, no matter how small the possibility is, it will happen and cause the greatest possible damage.
The person who discovered this law was not a philosopher, priest, writer or scientist, but an engineer, Edward Murphy. He participated in the mx981 experiment conducted by the U.S. Air Force in 1949. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the human response to acceleration.
The endurance limit. One of the experimental projects was to suspend 16 rocket accelerometers above the subjects. At that time, there were two methods to fix the accelerometers on the brackets. What is incredible is that someone methodically placed 16 rocket accelerometers on the bracket.
The accelerometers were all in the wrong places. So Murphy made this famous assertion, which was quoted by the subject at a press conference a few days later.
Murphy's theorem is not a probabilistic theorem that emphasizes human error, but describes a kind of inevitability in accidents. Let's give another example: you have a hundred dollars in your pocket, for fear of others knowing and fear of losing it, so
Every once in a while, you will touch your pocket to check if the money is still there, so your regular movements attract the attention of the thief, and eventually the thief will steal it away. Even if it is not stolen by the thief, it will always be stolen by the thief.
The pocket you fumbled around eventually got worn out, and the money might have fallen out and been lost.
This explains why the more you are afraid of something happening, the more likely it will happen. Why? Because you are afraid of happening, you will be very concerned about it. The more focused you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.
And now what Edison is doing is to implant the worst-case scenario, that is, "Stirling will definitely agree to the deal", into old Dunleavy's belief. Then the more he thinks about it in the future, the more likely it will be that once
Once he was certain that this would happen, he would fall into another of Edison's traps.
"We will sell Marion and use Marion as the subject of the transaction. You see, both of them are All-Stars and have similar salary standards. The data are also similar. Brand is stable at 20+10, and Marion can also
Make it 20+9." Edison said and paused for a moment. Just as old Dunleavy was about to speak, Edison spoke again.
"In addition to Marion, we will also send Tony Allen. Although this player played very little time last season, his efficiency was not low. His physical fitness is well-known, he is active in defense, and he is good at making quick plays. He definitely has development potential, and
Your team currently lacks outside players. What do you think?"
Old Dunleavy thought for a moment and said, "No, it's unacceptable. There is no problem with using Marion as the subject of the transaction, but just adding Tony Allen as an addition is not enough. There are many players like him in the league."
"Then I'm adding a future first-round pick."
"That's useless. With the strength of your team, the record must be among the best in the league. We can't select any good players even with a 20-plus draft pick."
"Who said that? Look at the current Martin and Varejao on our team. They are both players at the end of the first round of the draft. But they are all playing very well and have the ability to make the best rookie team." Edison suddenly said
A rebuttal was given.
After hearing this, old Dunleavy almost spat out another mouthful of blood and thought, "Brother, who can compare with you? Your draft last season was simply possessed by Auerbach. It can't be fake any more."
Old Dunleavy took out a bottle of nitroglycerin tablets from his arms and stuffed one into his mouth. He was afraid that he would not be able to bear the stimulation for a while and his heart would die. Then he said tremblingly, "That won't work either. Tony Arenga's draft rights are still there.
It’s not enough, you have to add something else if you want to trade.”….
"This won't work, that won't work, what do you want?" Edison on the other end of the phone was a little impatient.
Old Dunleavy was stunned when he heard this, "Yeah, what do I want?" If he was given half a minute or ten seconds, he might have realized, "I don't want anything, I don't want to trade Brand."
But Edison was so shrewd. He had already planned it and interrupted old Dunleavy's train of thought before he could think about it.
"Well, Mr. Dunleavy, what do you think your team is lacking now and why your team's record is not good?"
Old Dunleavy has been thinking about this question for a season. When Edison asked him, he subconsciously answered, "Now the Clippers have one less organizer."
"Then I will give you an organizer, an 'excellent' 'organizer'. What do you think of our team's Boris Diaw?" Edison emphasized the words excellent and organizer.
"Boris Diaw." Old Dunleavy muttered.
"That's right, Boris Diaw. Last season in the regular season, this guy was able to contribute close to 6 assists per game, and he also scored 14 points. He could attack on his own, and he could also organize the team, and he got this data while playing.
When the time was less than 30 minutes. After we changed the lineup in the playoffs, his assist data even mentioned more than 8 assists per game. This is definitely the top in the league, and this is even when we have Nash.
What do you think of him?"
Old Dunleavy thought about it, let alone say it, this is really the case. As the saying goes, an expert will know when he makes a move. People like Dunleavy who have been in the NBA for most of their lives have already concluded through the games last season.
Diaw has excellent organizational skills and is the kind of player who can control the entire team's offense by himself. What the Clippers lack now is indeed such a player. If he can come to the Clippers...
"That's not right." Old Dunleavy didn't think about it further. He suddenly felt that something was wrong. "It seems that the previously rumored deal between the Magic and the Timberwolves was like this. The Magic produced Marion and Diaw, and the Timberwolves produced Garnett."
Old Dunleavy figured it out, smiled, and then said to the phone, "Paul, it turns out that this is your real plan. Tony Allen and draft picks were just tests before. You made good plans from the beginning."
Lyon and Diaw are ready to trade for Brand."
The old Dunleavy, who has been suppressed for a long time, finally seizes the opportunity and strikes back. How will Edison respond? Should he surrender or continue to argue? Can a deal between the Magic and the Clippers be concluded?
If you want to know what happens next, please watch "Magic Coach" at the same time tomorrow. Bang!
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There are really a lot of things going on these days. I didn’t write a single word yesterday, and all the original manuscripts were lost in an instant.
