Chapter 33: [Ewing is your wife? 】

　　 Two days off after the preseason, the regular season will officially start.
　　This is a busy two days in the uniform group, to sign players, to promote the game to the fans, to determine the tactics, sum up the preseason gains and losses, etc...
　　Unfortunately, the Knicks rookie didn't get much performance opportunities in the preseason. Van Gundy's only reuse was Ben Wallace, who served as the backup center after Ewing came off the court.
　　 Van Gundy was very fond of seeing Chuck Hayes when he was on the Rockets. Let him partner Yao Ming as the starter, who is just a weakened version of the big book. The same brother, big Ben Hayes, who controlled the rebounds, resisted people, blocked shots, etc., van Gundy loved him.
　　Yang Rui felt that if he did not correct Van Gundy's wrong thinking, the Knicks would not be able to do the Bulls even with a team of All-Stars, because Van Gundy liked seven or eight rotations to die, and he could not play the offensive expertise of the players.
Like most Chinese fans, Yang Rui was extremely disappointed with Van Gundy in the Rockets during his previous life. He let Yao Ming gain weight and hit the low post, giving McGrady a chance to pull out a large CIC. Others watched the lively outside, and the Rockets never passed. The first round of the playoffs.
　　 Preseason, many newcomers actually played less than 10 minutes per game, no chance to show. For a player like Bowen, he can't even get the data at this time.
　　 Atkins and Jackson were the worst, averaging less than 5 minutes per game. Van Gundy hates their style and speeds up the offensive rhythm, which will inevitably affect the defensive strength and make mistakes easily.
　　 is defensive, he abandoned it, he ignored the advantages of both.
The most embarrassing thing is that Chris Mills, whose annual salary is 3 million in this era, is already middle-class. He ranks fifth in the Knicks' annual salary, but he wants to share playing time with the three players of Starks, Houston and Johnson. 15 minutes.
　　Since it doesn't matter whether Mills is present or not, what did the management dig him for? !
　　 Before the start of the regular season, the NBA officially announced the first phase of the strength list, the Knicks were obviously not optimistic, only ranked tenth. This is because the Knicks have a luxurious lineup, and the performance in the preseason may be even lower.
Yang Rui was gratified that although Van Gundy gave the veterans a lot of time in the last two games, manager Ernie Grunfeld did not ignore the potential of young people. All five players he selected in the summer league were left. With this impressive performance, he will be more comfortable in management.
　　The five newcomers each have their own strengths, good quality and low price, which are the main reasons why they won the contract.
　　 Ernie and Van Gundy have different ideas. In addition to watching the player's game experience, he also has to consider the salary mix and think about the future of the team.
　　 is also a tall, thin man. Veteran Herb Williams costs $770,000 and Moore only costs $270,000.
　　Although Herber Peak can score 19.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists, that was 12 years ago. He was born in February 1958 and will reach 40 years old during the season. He can't run at all.
　　Jackson's $270,000 price is far better than the experienced and potentialless Anthony Bowie. His advantage is that he can play positions 2, 3, and 4. When he plays a power forward, super mobility can help the team.
　　 Bowie's physical fitness and shooting are not as good as Jackson, and it is reasonable to be eliminated.
　　Ben Wallace is Van Gundy's most admired person. He signed a four-year contract with the team. The first year was 740,000 US dollars, increasing year by year, totaling about 3.4 million.
　　Ernie is very economically minded, especially because he is old. His annual salary is 20.5 million US dollars this season. His status cannot be maintained for a few years. The Knicks currently need most is to train the center successor. Although the big Ben is short, the defense is very tough.
　　 Bowen signed a salary of 330,000 at the end of the year. Because of the defensive desperation, Van Gundy looked at him more pleasingly.
　　 Atkins signed a two-year contract after the summer league. He rarely played in the preseason. If Ernie valued it, he was the easiest to get out of this summer MVP. Van Gundy hardly gave him playing time, let alone tactics.
　　 For this reason, Atkins approached Yang Rui several times, hoping that he would make a good word and convince Van Gundy to send him to the court. Yang Rui can only let him practice three points and wait patiently.
　　The Knicks' 14-season lineup is confirmed in the new season, leaving a vacancy, and can be targeted in the free market when encountering injuries.
　　 Centers: Patrick Ewing, Ben Wallace, Buck Williams.
　　 Power forwards: Charles Oakley, Mickey Moore, Larry Johnson.
　　 Small forwards: Stephen Jackson, Bruce Bowen, Chris Mills.
　　 shooting guards: Alan Houston, John Starks.
　　 point guards: Chris Childs, Charlie Ward, Chucky Atkins.
　　 The coaching staff was not idle, and the four of them gathered in the office to find the root of the preseason loss.
　　Van Gandi believes that the star's poor condition led to the loss. Thibodeau and Salman agreed that they had no idea at all.
　　Yang Rui really wanted to tell Van Gundy that
losing is because you are mentally disabled
, but then the two might fight directly, so he considered for a while and decided to express his thoughts in a more gentle way.
　　 "I think that the root of the Knicks' offensive smoothness is the player's habits. If you want to play well, the top priority is to disrupt the lineup.
　　Fan Gandy frowned, his face unbelief. "What habit?"
Yang Rui quickly drew a tactical picture on the tactical board, made the player numbers, and said: "Larry Johnson should attract defense at the corner, a strong side attack, Ewing's off-position offense, attracting the package can be divided The ball was given to him, but he couldn’t stand it at all, and rushed to the back for a short while. Ewing knew his habit, so he wasn’t active in the air, and he focused on the outside jumper. At this time, the cover didn’t hit.
　　The three older coaches thought about it and could not raise their objections.
Yang Rui went on to say: "Ewing and Houston have no ball-screening power. The other reason is that most of Chelsea's habit of passing the ball directly to Ewing, then formed a heads-up. He ignored Houston's running position and passed the ball. It’s not as good as Jackson’s, so I suggest that the point guard be replaced by Ward.

　　 "But he has better defense." Van Gundy shook his head.
　　 "So we will never take the lead?" Yang Rui rolled his eyes.
　　If Yang Rui is the head coach, the preseason game has already been blasted, and how many times do I say it has been passed to Houston? You don’t understand human language, do you? You can only see Ewing in your eyes, right? Ewing is your wife? !
　　 Then, Childs might be wronged and said: "Who dares to see her if she is a woman?"
　　Chailes is a defensive point guard with poor organization, fair shooting at long range, and instability. Van Gundy actually insisted on making this product a starter for a season, and it was really deserved to be eliminated by the Heat.
　　 Van Gundy frowned and felt powerless, but he didn't want to show it. The management had put pressure on him and must come up with a plan as soon as possible to strengthen the offense.
　　 He didn't do well himself, and he didn't want to listen to Yang Rui's arrangement on the offensive end, so he twitched it.
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