Chapter 390 The Smiling Assassin Gets Out of Class
After leaving the restaurant, Lin Yu reluctantly got the promise he wanted.
First, before Lin Yu's deal is completely completed, the Knicks will announce that Isiah Thomas will step down as head coach and only serve as the team's general manager. The reason is that the coaching record for most of the season proves that Isiah Thomas is not suitable.
Serve as the team coach.
In fact, after James Dolan has confirmed that Donnie Walsh will join next season, Isiah Thomas, who is still sitting as the general manager, has also lost the actual power of the general manager.
Second, after Isiah Thomas steps down as head coach, he will confirm the new coach, and the Knicks will contact the candidates proposed by Lin Yu in turn.
Third, after the new coach takes office, the Knicks will make further transactions in accordance with Lin Yu's requirements.
Regarding the trade, Lin Yu requested players at two positions, a center who focuses on defense, and a point guard who better meets Lin Yu's needs.
The defensive center can form a new double-bear combination with Zach Randolph, and with the new coach and Lin Yu plus Wilson Chandler on the wing, it should be okay to temporarily raise the Knicks' defense to the level of a strong team.
question.
As for a point guard that better meets Lin Yu's needs, it's entirely because the Knicks' current point guard style is so weird.
The Knicks' current main point guard is little potato Nate Robinson. This guy's style is characterized by strong impact and outstanding scoring ability in chaotic battles, but he is not good at organizing passes and only has about average defense...
If a bad team is playing poorly, he is a good choice as the main point guard, because Xiaotuo will dunk from time to time, and his style of play is very popular.
If he only comes on as a substitute to score points against the opponent's substitute lineup, he is considered qualified.
But if it is a team aiming for the playoffs, he must be replaced.
Therefore, when Lin Yu proposed a trade for a point guard that met his needs, his real purpose was to replace Xiaotuodou.
In the 2007/08 season, the era of point guard explosion is just around the corner, but before it breaks out, the league is still lacking in qualified point guards. Most teams, such as the Cavaliers and Lakers, are just making do with their main point guards.
Rockets and other teams.
Lin Yu asked for a new point guard at this time, and it was quite difficult to find a suitable one. Lin Yu knew this, so he planned to provide several candidates himself.
Because the deal was about to be concluded, Lin Yu, who was already in New York, was not ready to return to Cleveland. He called his cousin Lin Shenshi and asked Lin Shenshi to help him check out the villa in Cleveland and pick up the things that needed to be moved out.
and luggage, moved to New York.
In New York, Lin Yu didn't have any free time.
He wants to find himself a new place to live, and after the Knicks have completed the power changes within the Knicks, he will go to the Knicks headquarters and meet with Steve Mills, the Knicks' assistant general manager.
When Isiah Thomas lost the actual power of the general manager and Donnie Walsh had not yet taken office, James Dolan decided to temporarily let the team's assistant general manager Steve Mills be in charge of operations.
Next season, Donnie Walsh will become the Knicks' president of operations, and Steve Mills will also be promoted to the team's general manager.
Therefore, even next season, Steve Mills will be the Knicks' real power figure.
The matter of finding a new residence was not left to Amanda Gray, but to Anderson Investment and Financial Management. When Spencer Strasmore heard that Lin Yu was looking for a new residence in New York, he immediately came from Miami.
Came here.
At this time, it was only the second day that Lin Yu appeared in New York.
"Regarding the new residence, do you want to buy it directly or rent it temporarily?"
Spencer Strasmore did not persuade Lin Yu to give up buying a house and mainly rent a house like when he faced other athletes, because Lin Yu was different from other athletes.
First of all, Lin Yu has almost no industries like real estate, which is not healthy in the United States today. Secondly, real estate in New York is different from real estate in other regions. Even if it encounters the subprime mortgage crisis, it will be difficult to affect the real estate in the core areas of big cities.
Property prices.
This time, if everything goes well, Lin Yu will stay in New York for many years, so he is inclined to buy a house, but before making a real decision, he still wants to listen to Spencer Strasmore's opinion.
This can also be regarded as an inspection of Anderson Investment and Financial Management. The subprime mortgage crisis has not yet fully erupted. Did Anderson Investment and Financial Management foresee the collapse of the U.S. housing market in the next few months?
"What do you think, Spencer?"
"My suggestion is that if you buy a house, you can only choose one in the core area of Manhattan. If you rent a house, it's very casual."
“Why can you only buy a home in Manhattan?”
"Since the second half of last year, the U.S. economy has obviously cooled down, which has affected the performance of the housing market. Housing prices have fallen to varying degrees in various places. Buying a house at this time is not a wise choice, but housing prices in the core area of Manhattan will not be affected. Housing prices
It's been steady throughout and has been rising slightly, so if you want to buy a house, you can only buy it in the core area of Manhattan."
There are almost no problems with Spencer Strasmore's analysis, and Lin Yu is also very satisfied. He is also thinking about the choice of buying a house.
It is obviously unwise to buy a house now, because the subprime mortgage crisis has not completely broken out, and the real sharp drop in housing prices has not yet come.
If Lin Yu's memory is correct, in more than half a year it will be a good opportunity to buy at the bottom of the real estate market.
But in the United States, you can’t just buy the bottom of the real estate market anywhere, because the real estate in many areas already has huge bubbles, otherwise it would not burst and trigger the subprime mortgage crisis.
Lin Yu deepened this memory and prepared to purchase several luxury homes in New York and Los Angeles more than half a year later as an investment.
Now, he agreed with Spencer's suggestion and made an immediate decision: "Then let's look for suitable housing in the core area of Manhattan."
"Do you have any requirements regarding the specific area, type of house, and budget?"
Do you want a request? Lin Yu tilted his head and thought for a while: "The specific area to buy a house is best near Chinatown in Manhattan. If there is no suitable one near Chinatown, look for it near Madison Square Garden. The type of house is the best.
There is an indoor basketball court. If not, then look for a house that can be converted into a basketball court room. There is no limit to the budget."
When Lin Yu said that there was no limit to the budget, Lin Yu suddenly felt that he was also a landlord, and his tone of voice was different.
Indeed, after renewing his contract with the Cavaliers and signing a sky-high star contract with Nike, he is not short of money when he has no further goals.
After leaving the task of finding a new residence to Spencer Strasmore, Lin Yu and Amanda Gray waited for news from the Knicks.
James Dolan didn't let Lin Yu wait too long. On the afternoon of Lin Yu's second day in New York, the Knicks officially announced that Isiah Thomas was dismissed from get out of class, and the team's assistant coach Dav Hopla was temporarily appointed as the head coach.
In the official announcement of the dismissal of the head coach position, the Knicks said this: "Due to the poor record in the past two seasons, the team believes that Isiah Thomas is not suitable to continue coaching the team, and he will leave the head coach position to focus on
To manage and operate the team.”
No matter where you look, you can't find anything wrong with the official dismissal announcement. Isiah Thomas is dismissed from the class.
"Okay, Amanda, it's time for us to go."
James Dolan fulfilled the first promise, and then it was time for Lin Yu and Steve Mills to meet and let each other fulfill the next two promises.