"What is the specific content? Did I say anything before?" Edison was very surprised. So he recalled it carefully, but still didn't expect anything, so he said to Pat Williams with an embarrassed look: "I'm really sorry.
, Mr. Williams, I don’t quite understand what you mean, what thing are you referring to?”
"Oh? Don't you remember? I overheard you talking to others that day. You were in an impassioned state at that time. I thought you had a clear plan and plan? It seems that it was just
It was improvised. Come on, don't stand here, let's talk as we go."
"Okay, Williams. As you know, I was drunk that day, so my head is not very clear now, and my reaction is a bit slow. Can you make it clearer? You know me, I am not the kind of person who speaks without thinking.
As a young man, if I said something, I must have thought about it seriously."
"Of course I know you're not that kind of person, otherwise we wouldn't have chosen you to be Weisbrod's assistant. Come on, let's talk about it when we get to the office."
Along the way, the two people were randomly looking for topics and chatting aimlessly. At this time, Edison took the opportunity to carefully recall his current status.
Paul Edison, born on May 10, 1974, is about to turn 30 years old. He is a native of Orlando. His father is a dentist and his mother works at the airport. Edison has been passionate about basketball since he was a child, especially his understanding of basketball techniques and tactics.
He often went to the neighborhood to play basketball with kids of the same age, and dreamed of becoming a professional player. Unfortunately, after graduating from high school, he was barely 180cm tall, and his body was not strong, and his speed and jumping were average, so he could not become a professional player. Fortunately, Edison's academic performance was very good.
OK. Out of my love for basketball, I was admitted to Duke University, a famous basketball school, and studied in the School of Management. (ps: In fact, Duke University is an extremely excellent university in the United States, belonging to the Ivy League, and the teaching quality is
It is extremely high, and its School of Management ranks 9th in the United States. But unlike other top academic universities, Duke University is very famous for its sports, especially basketball, and is the best basketball school in the United States. Its men's basketball head coach
Due to his outstanding record in the NCAA, Coach K was also hired as the head coach of the US men's basketball team. As a result, Duke was regarded as a sports school by some people in China, which lowered Duke's grade and reputation.
reputation.)
Because he loved basketball, as soon as he entered Duke University, Paul Edison joined the Duke basketball team, not as a player, but as a staff member of the team. At the beginning, he was like a volunteer, just helping out. But Edison did not
He was willing to do this, and because of his talent in statistics, he began to conduct various statistics on various internal players in private. Later, this situation was discovered by the famous Lao K. After some exchanges, Lao K discovered that this person was unusual.
He has a very high basketball IQ and knows every technique and tactic in detail, and it is not just superficial talk; and his set of statistics is very thoughtful, so he was recruited into his coaching staff. That's it.
While studying, Paul Edison helped the school basketball team, and even became an important member of Old K's staff by his senior year. After graduating from college, after being introduced by Old K, Paul Edison returned to Orlando, joined the Magic, and became
He became a staff member of the team and worked as an assistant coach. He also worked as a scout and participated in team management. It sounds powerful, but in fact he was at the bottom, but Edison was very fulfilling. He stayed here for 8 years.
, because he is diligent, capable, proficient in many areas of the team, and has a good relationship with everyone in the Magic team. Therefore, Pat Williams Sr. valued him very much and promoted him to be his assistant.
The boss, Richard DeVos, also had a very good impression of Edison.
Life is always full of opportunities. The Magic's record this season was abysmal, so the previous manager John Gabriel resigned and left. John Weisbrod took over the Magic team in dire straits in March. Weisbrod
Rhodes is not a basketball practitioner. He used to be an ice hockey player. Therefore, for Weisbrod, ice hockey is Weisbrod's favorite than basketball. He once played with the Minnesota Southern Stars in 1987.
Signed with the team, and then played for the St. Joseph Sharks. Later, Weisbrod had to terminate his playing career early due to a shoulder injury, and became an executive officer of the New Jersey Devils, and has since entered the management
.….
This time Weisbrod joined the Magic, it can be said that he became a monk halfway. Because he is not a professional basketball practitioner, although Weisbrod has proven his management ability in the NHL, big bosses such as Charlie DeVos still
Not feeling at ease, he decided to assign him an assistant who was more professional in basketball, so Paul Edison was selected. Weisbrod also accepted this. After several work contacts, he also had a very good impression of Edison.
Okay, it can be said to be appropriate.
While Edison was reminiscing, the two arrived at Pat Williams' office.
"Sit down wherever you want," Pat Williams said to Edison, closing the door tightly. "Actually, I came here today to hear your thoughts on rebuilding the team."
After closing the door, Pat Williams made a please gesture to Edison and sat down behind his desk.
When Paul Edison heard the question, he instantly became solemn. His mind started spinning rapidly.
In fact, Edison was just wondering why Pat Williams, who rarely comes to the team because he is old, arrived at the Amway Center so early today. It turns out that the team's top management has already begun to work on reconstruction issues.
"Paul, you are well aware of the current situation of the team. We have less than 20 wins so far this season, and the team is full of injuries. It is estimated that we will not win many games in the next month. This is how it will be this season.
.Yesterday John (referring to Magic manager Weisbrod) had a phone call with me and Charlie (referring to Magic owner Richard DeVos). He said that he wanted to rebuild the team. He said that since this season has been like this, and
The players in the team also have ideas, and judging from the current record, it is estimated that we can also get the top three picks, so it is better to simply rebuild." At this point, Old Pat lit up a cigar and said,
After a pause, "But, I don't think things are as simple as John said. It seems that there are not many outstanding people in this year's draft, and there is a big gap with last year. I heard you and Otis talking the other day,
Why don't we make a trade and get rid of t-mac. I guess you also think it needs to be rebuilt, and now I want to hear your specific thoughts."
After speaking, Old Pat pointed at Edison with his cigar, and then acted like he was all ears.
After Edison finished listening, his brain immediately ran at full speed. He thought, "It turns out that this owner also planned to trade T-Mac before. It seems that Paul Edison contributed a lot to the shocking deal between Rockets and Magic in his own world. What a pity.
It was a deal where both the Rockets and the Magic were losers in the long run."
Originally, in the summer of 2004, the Magic sent McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyrone Lue, and Ganis to the Rockets in exchange for Francis, Mobley, and Cato. Francis' first year with the Magic was not bad, averaging 21.3 points per game.
, the old cats Mobley and Cato also scored 16 points and 7 points respectively, but the Magic did not reach the playoffs that year. In 2005, as Mobley was traded to the Kings, Francis' state also directly improved.
His average score dropped to 16 points per game and he complained to the team's management. The Magic's poor record for two consecutive years made the Magic boss doubt Weisbrod's ability, and Weisbrod
He also completely lost interest in basketball, so he resigned and left the NBA to continue his hockey career. Then the new manager also traded Francis to the New York Knicks. From then on, Francis followed Marbury's old path, he was capable but just couldn't make it.
The core, so they refused to accept and complained, and then were suppressed and traded, a vicious cycle, and thus completely lost the opportunity to gain a foothold in the NBA. The Magic also stumbled all the way until 5 or 6 years later when Howard grew up and became a strong team in the league.
The Rockets are not much better. The scoring leader Tracy McGrady, who was acquired through the key trade, is also starting high and going low. In the first season of the Rockets, he averaged 25.7 points per game, still ensuring that he is the league's top scorer. He will also be the top scorer in the next few seasons.
An average of 21 points or more, plus Yao Ming's 20 points. The classic inside and outside combination makes people see infinite hope and possibility. In those years, the Rockets were also the younger sisters and were strong contenders for the top four in the Western Conference. But the tragedy was that the Rockets in those years
He just couldn't get past the first round of the playoffs. By 2009, McGrady and Yao Ming began to suffer endless injuries, and the Rockets' record took a sharp turn. In the end, McGrady showed up with the league's highest salary of 23 million, but he pretended to be injured and didn't play.
(This is the official statement given by the Rockets at the time. I am not a McGrady fan, but I will not make up nonsense to criticize him.) The Rockets couldn't bear to trade him. Coincidentally, the New York Knicks also traded McGrady, just like Francis.
.Then the generation of scoring champions began to worry about playing ball, and became a rotation role player who worked odd jobs here and there with a veteran contract, which made people sigh...
Thinking of this, Edison suddenly had the idea that this situation could not happen and magic could not go down the road of no return. Edison was shocked and wondered how such a strange idea could come up. Then he took a deep breath and calmed down.
After a while, he said, "This should be the sequelae of time travel. It should be the subconscious reaction of the owner's body. It seems that this owner really loves the Magic Team sincerely. In this case, I will help you fulfill this wish."
"Don't be nervous, just say whatever you want. Tell us your true thoughts. We will discuss it later. Being timid is not your usual style, Paul." Old Pat saw Edison's unnatural expression and thought he had
What scruples.
Of course, Edison couldn't tell Old Pat, "No, I don't have any concerns, and I don't dare to say anything. The reason I lost my temper just now is because I am a time traveler, and I was frightened by the emotion that came out of my body."
I had no choice but to use this step to go down: "Okay, then I will say it directly. These are just some of my personal opinions. I want to think about where to start... Before I say my opinion, I want to confirm one thing first.
Question?" After saying that, Edison raised his eyes and looked at Old Pat.
Old Pat, with his palms upward, made a question-asking gesture.
"I heard that T-Mac said that after the end of next season, he will jump out of the contract and will not fulfill the contract for the next three years. I even heard that he does not plan to sign with the team anymore and plans to switch to another team. This
Is this true?"
McGrady signed a seven-year, $93 million maximum salary contract with the Magic in 2001, with a player option after the fourth year. In reality, the Magic traded McGrady because McGrady planned to fulfill the player option and opt out of the contract. To this end, he and Wei Wei
Weisbrod fell out, accusing the Magic of never really retaining him. Weisbrod privately expressed this: "We have come to the conclusion that if McGrady leaves the Magic, it will be a big deal for us.
It’s the best news.”
Old Pat listened, smoked a cigar, and answered in a leisurely manner.
The life information of Paul Edison and other information are all made up by me for the development of the novel. Any similarities in real life are purely coincidental.
As for some people questioning whether it is unreliable that Edison became the assistant manager of a team at the age of 30. I can only say that our country attaches so much importance to the mysterious thing of qualifications. Of course, every country attaches great importance to experience, but
This situation in our country must be overcome, otherwise it is too exaggerated to not be able to convince the public. Of course, with the reform and progress of the country, this situation is now being broken, and many second-generation officials are often promoted out of the norm, becoming a beautiful scenery.
Going back to Edison, as an analogy, the current Rockets manager Morey was born in 1972. In 2003, he became the senior vice president of the Celtics Operations and Information Department, responsible for including the improvement of analytical methods, related drafts, and transactions.
, the enhancement of free transfer judgment technology, and advanced inspection of opposing coaches. On April 3, 2006, he came to the Rockets and was elected as the Rockets' assistant general manager, and then successfully took over as Karl-
Dawson became the manager of the Rockets. You can calculate how old he is. And there is another key factor here, that is, Morey is not a basketball professional. He has never been a player, coach, or scout. He just relied on
For his data analysis work, he was selected by the Celtics and Rockets to become the top management of the two teams.
As for the Paul Edison I set, he followed Old K in college, and then worked as a coach and a scout. He also has a set of data analysis, and he is a native of Orlando. Combined with these points, he was able to reach the top a few years earlier than Morey.
