Chapter 31: [Please dance with me for the last dance]


   For a few days, the Knicks players began to adapt to the new tactics, practice covering the running position, catching the ball and shooting, the effect was obvious.
  Since the player on one side does not run, this is just a simplified version of Princeton, and the veterans will learn it as soon as they learn it.
  Yang Rui's headache is that this team can't play fast breaks. Last season's players are used to position battles and like slow pace. Especially Ewing, Oakley, Johnson, just like the Celtics Big Three in 2008, by reducing the number of rounds to ensure efficiency to win, the play is really unpleasant.
   In order to speed up the pace, Yang Rui proposed to let Oakley come off the bench. Johnson topped the No. 4 position and was unanimously rejected by the coaching staff. Not only did Van Gundy feel unreliable, but other teaching assistants also did not support it.
   In 1997, all the strong teams were defensive, slow-paced, and believed in defending to win the championship. Yang Rui wanted to test the Sun's future tactics of running and bombing.
   People who are too far-sighted are difficult to understand. For example, if someone now proposes to make a smart phone that is ultra-thin and beautiful and can be connected to the Internet, then he will not be called a genius, but only as a neuropathy.
   Now even if you make a Meituxiu software, it is possible to apologize for the racial discrimination of the defendant because the black PS became white.
In the end, Van Gundy set the tactics. Ewing and Houston were the main points of attack inside and outside. The central point guard was responsible for organizing the pass and opening the opportunity to shoot. Johnson and Oakley cut at any time. Starks continued to take the bench to ensure that The second quarter offensive firepower.
   Okay, there is more side cover than last season.
   The good news is that Yang Rui followed training and fitness, and soon became familiar with the players. His age has become an advantage. There is no majesty of other coaches. The young players are the same age as him. The veterans treat him as a younger brother. He doesn’t talk at all, but no one asks him to help him with bags.
At noon, Yang Rui usually eats on the team, and the working meal is more abundant than he imagined.
  The Knicks are currently the NBA's first giants, and they are rich and rich. In this era, they have been equipped with professional nutritionists. Auston Perkins specializes in eating and drinking in the training hall. Every day, he prepares good breakfast and lunch for the players. The meat that the team purchases is sour meat. Do not eat meat fed by feed. On the oil, There is absolutely no vegetable oil.
   is relatively simple, but it is more sophisticated in terms of ingredients, it tastes good, and the amount is large.
  Yang Rui's off-site life is also fulfilling~EbookFREE.me~ to study and accept a younger brother.
  When Yang Rui handed the signed jersey to Hunter Johnson, the boy immediately said that Yang Rui would be his elder brother in the future. He is a thief. He recognizes that Yang Rui is good and harmless, and he is always invited to dinner.
  Yang Rui also developed the habit of writing, recording some important events of the previous life, using Chinese, and writing cursive script, in order to prevent Thomas Bentley from understanding.
  Not to mention Thomas, even looking for Chinese people, it is difficult to understand Yang Rui's unique scribbles. He can only understand half of it for a long time. It is enough to remember what happened.
   This must be done. He does not have superior memory. After 20 years, maybe many major events will not be remembered.
   In addition, Yang Rui reads the newspaper every day, pays attention to current affairs news, makes plans for the future, and prepares.
   what excites him is that there is some inertia in historical development. The big events are no different from his previous life, and his memory can definitely come in handy.
   For example, on July 15, the famous fashion designer Versace was killed in Miami.
   For another example, on August 31, Princess Diana was killed in a car accident.
  As long as Yang Rui does not participate in the incident, it will not cause a large and large butterfly effect, and the NBA will do the same.
   Before the start of this season, the Bulls suffered a series of blows, team infighting, star injury, defending the situation is not good. The root of all misfortunes began with this year's draft.
   Considering Pippen's age and injuries, the Bulls tried to trade him for the Raptors rookie Tracy McGrady. In the end, the deal was not done because of Jordan's veto.
  If it really changes, although the Bulls can get a future potential star, but certainly can not complete three consecutive championships, McGrady is only 18 years old, graduated from high school to join the NBA, no matter how talented, Jordan can not provide too much help.
The Bulls management did not send Pippen away, and reluctantly retained the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson with the highest annual salary of 6 million US dollars from the league coach, and then renewed the contract with Jordan with a sky-high annual salary of 33 million US dollars. The team's core lineup.
   In addition, Rodman renewed a contract containing various incentive clauses, the total value is also close to 10 million, the three people alone, it is 49 million US dollars.
  Ron Harper 5 million, Kukoch 4 million, Pippen 3 million, not counting the bench, the annual salary of the Bulls coach and core team exceeds 60 million.
In the new season, the average annual salary of players is 2.45 million US dollars, the salary cap is 26.9 million US dollars, Jordan's salary is higher than the entire team of 20 teams, a regular season salary is higher than some players a year.
As a rebirth, Yang Rui felt horrified at Jordan’s salary. At this time, the US dollar had not depreciated yet. In terms of salary cap, it was equivalent to an astronomical figure between US$ 73.7 and US$ 80.40 million in 20 years. Affordable, it is not clear.
   Watching everyone else sign a high-value contract, and he was almost sent away, Pippen was angry. This is not just a question of money, but also the team's respect for players~EbookFREE.me~ He is a star in the dream team, and is one of the top 50 superstars in the history of the NBA official selection.
  Pippen decided to do something to express his dissatisfaction and anger.
During the 1997 Finals, his foot was injured, but after the season, he did not operate. Not only did he not operate, Pippen also ran to play two charity games, causing General Manager Claus to repeat A fax was sent to warn him to stop this behavior immediately.
   Until the new season is approaching, Pippen did not treat his foot injury. He just wanted the boss Rainsdorf and manager Klaus to see: In order to retaliate, he did not hesitate to take his own health and the opportunities of his teammates to take risks.
   Now, because of a foot injury, Pippen was unable to play at the beginning of the 1997-98 season, and the team doctor said that he may be absent for half a season.
   Such a non-ethical approach, so that Pippen and the management completely separated, and next season is set.
  Phil Jackson is convinced that the 1997-98 season, whether winning or losing, will be the last year for this group of people to work together. On the first day of the pre-season training camp, at the first team meeting, he sent a tactical manual to everyone, and the cover read: "The Last Dance."
  On the surface, the Bulls are an old and weak team. Jordan will be 35 years old, Pippen is 32 years old, Rodman is 36 years old, and Harper is 34 years old. Although Kukoc is young, he still has not proved that he can play a high level steadily. As for the people on the bench, they are smart, but lack talent.
  Yang Rui knows that this season is the best chance for the Knicks to win the championship. Thank God for sending him to this wonderful era, he will surely have his destiny in his hands.
   Bull, please dance with me at the last dance.
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