New York Knicks general manager Scott Layden, head coach Don Cheney, and owner James Dolan sat in the best seats in Madison Garden to watch the game.
Little Dolan was lying in the chair with his legs spread apart, sitting in the middle.
The whole New York City knew that he was a good boy who took drugs, drank alcohol, raced cars, and played with young models. Before his father died, he was already a famous playboy in New York City's upper class.
Now that the huge MSG group is in his hands, everyone hopes that he will not embarrass the Knicks too much.
Sitting to his left is team general manager and club executive president Scott Layden. He is a famous second-generation player... His father is Frank Leden, the former Jazz head coach and general manager. This kind of nepotism is very common in the NBA. It is common for one person to be the head coach and the whole family to receive a salary.
Scott Layden has an impressive resume, starting in 1981 as a Jazz scout and then assistant coach. In this process, he made a "great achievement". He used his unique vision to select John Stockton, who was not well-known in college basketball, in 1984, and then selected Karl Malone the following year. These two helped the Jazz enter the playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons and win the Western Conference championship in 1997 and 1998.
He began to gradually stay away from scouting and assistant coaching work in 1988. He first became the Director of Player Personnel Department of the Jazz, then the Director of Basketball Operations in 1992, and the Vice President of Basketball Operations in 1996. Then in 1999, he came to New York.
His resume looks extensive. However, it does not stand up to scrutiny.
Because his father Frank Layden was replaced in 1988, he left the Jazz's first-line position and became the club's operations staff.
After he arrived in New York, he first gave the madman Sprewell a five-year, $61.9 million contract extension. Sprewell's skills were directly proportional to his temper, and he was a locker room bomb. Then, he gave Kurt Thomas a three-year, $13 million contract, and then traded Patrick Ewing... which broke the hearts of old fans.
Nene was then drafted and traded away for Antonio Davis. Then, he accepted a seven-year, $41 million contract from former Jazz guard Isley, and a six-year, $42 million contract with another former Jazz guard, Shanton Anderson. The most incredible thing is that he gave Alan Houston a six-year contract extension of US$100 million.
The Knicks will be tied to death in the future.
But his reputation has not completely collapsed. Anyway, there will be someone in the future who will take over his mess and use a series of tricks to bring all the trouble to himself.
Despite spending so much money, the annual salary expenditure exceeds 80 million US dollars, far exceeding the NBA luxury line. But they have already begun preparations for the new season... It is only the end of March, and they are certain to miss the playoffs.
Head coach Don Cheney isn't struggling at all, he's open-minded and he's sitting to the right of James Dolan.
Don Cheney's resume is 'richer' than Scott Layden's.
Don Cheney played at the University of Houston in his early years. He was teammates with Hall of Fame player Elvin Hayes and followed Elvin Hayes to gain an outstanding college resume. Selected by the Celtics in 1968. He is famous for his defense. He was selected to the All-Defensive Team five times in his career and helped the Celtics win 2 championships.
His coaching career began with the Clippers, first as an assistant and then as the replacement for Jim Lineham. At that time, he was the 12th black head coach in the NBA, 10 of whom were players, and 5 of whom had played for the Celtics... This shows the complexity of the relationship in the NBA coaching circle.
He coached the Clippers for two seasons without any highlights. In the first full season, he won 32 games, missed the playoffs, and had a fight with rookie Benoit Benjamin. His second full season was a disaster, with a 12-70 record, the second-worst single-season record in NBA history.
After being fired, he went to the Rockets to replace Bill Fitch, who was also fired. With Olajuwon's help, he had a decent record, but never made it past the first round. It is worth mentioning that in his third season of coaching, he had surgery and missed 25 games. Under the leadership of assistant coach Tomjanovich, the Rockets achieved their best record since 1986 and ranked among the top five in the league. This earned him the Coach of the Year award.
Then he returned to coaching in the playoffs and was swept 3-0 by the Lakers. In 1992, he was fired by the intolerable Rockets management. After Tomjanovich took over...the Rockets rose.
In 1993, Don Cheney went to coach the Pistons. At that time, he ambitiously said that he would bring Detroit back to the Finals. However, it didn't take long for civil unrest to break out in the locker room he controlled. Isaiah Thomas and Laimbeer got into a fight, with Thomas suffering a broken hand and Laimbeer retiring. The team went on a losing streak one after another, ending up with just 20 wins that season, and Isaiah Thomas retired. In the second season, the Pistons won 28 games. The Pistons couldn't bear it and fired him.
Last season, he finally found a job as an assistant head coach with the New York Knicks under Jeff Van Gundy. Luck struck him on December 10, 2001, when Jeff Van Gundy resigned, citing lack of concentration as the reason. Don Cheney takes over. When Jeff Van Gundy left, the team was 10-9. Under Don Cheney's active coaching, the final result was 30 wins and 53 losses. Creatively won an 18-game losing streak and missed the playoffs for the first time in fifteen years.
But just like that, Don Cheney is still sitting next to James Dolan, still serving as the team's head coach, and starting preparations for next season before this season is over.
James Dolan has such a wonderful assistant, and his mood is still not affected. It can be seen that the damage caused to his brain by drug abuse in his early years is irreversible.
Today, they came together to inspect Carmelo Anthony.
Wolongfengchu firmly believes that the Knicks have a great chance of getting the top three picks. Carmelo Anthony from Syracuse University in New York State will quickly become a box office star and save the Knicks from misery.
Although James Dolan has some irreversible brain damage and is easy to trust others, he is not very stupid. He said: "Even if we let five pigs run on the field, Madison Garden will be packed every night. The box office is what we should worry about Of?"
Old Dolan opened a bank in his early years. He may have known that his son was a prodigal and useless, and the bank would go bankrupt sooner or later if he was given a chance. Therefore, in the second half of my life, I converted all my property into fixed assets, including Madison Garden Arena, the New York Knicks, and some hotels and TV stations. In these industries, you can make a lot of money just by sitting there collecting rent and selling tickets.
Parents love their children and have far-reaching plans.
Since the start of the game, Wolong and Fengchu have been promoting Anthony.
"Look, what a wonderful jumper Anthony made."
"This triple threat is definitely master level."
"Wow, this turnaround jump shot is amazing..."
"We should select him. We are about to usher in a new era. He will become the Ewing of the new era and lead us to a better future."
"..."
They've always instilled that in James Dolan.
This is how they bewitched James Dolan before. James Dolan, a rich second generation, can impress anyone by saying nice things. He doesn't want to really bend down and take charge of the team's affairs.
Therefore, Wolong and Phoenix were given space.
However, James Dolan looked bored tonight, and he wasn't all that fond of Carmelo Anthony. He said: "If Anthony is as good as you say, why is Syracuse still lagging behind?"
"We don't have room to accommodate him at all. Didn't you say before that we have Alan Houston and Sprewell, and there are not enough swingmen in the entire league for us?"
"This McNabara isn't that good either."
"Who is Susie the Sheep? Why are they all calling this strange name?"
James Dolan asked a lot of rhetorical questions.
This caught Wolong Fengchu off guard.
Then, McNabarra got injured and Soucy came on.
When Su Xi guarded Killingsworth, James Dolan, who was still reclining on the chair, was shocked. He stood up: What a goal!
"The point guard is a giant inside, I like it." James Dolan said: "Do you think this guy deserves a lottery pick? Our fans like him very much, he is more like a savior than Anthony!"
kindness? ? ?
Wolong Fengchu was shocked. They were afraid that the boss would do whatever he wanted. Scott Layden quickly said: "Boss, this newcomer is very ordinary. I have known him before. He was brought to Syracuse University by Reggie Weems. His high school career was unremarkable..."
"Then how can he withstand the inside? Who did you say just now? Reggie Weems?" James Dolan thought of a distant name. "I know Reggie Weems well. Is he the one who got into the car accident? I like him very much...since he is the player he recommended, there is no need to say anything."
James Dolan watched the Syracuse University game last year, which was also the quarterfinals and also started at Madison Garden Arena. James Dolan and his crouching dragon and phoenix chicks sit where they are today.
At the time, James Dolan was impressed by Reggie Weems. In fact, Wolong Fengchu also likes Reggie Weems very much. If Reggie had not been in a car accident, the Knicks would have a high probability of trading him up with the seventh pick. It might be difficult to trade for the Rockets' first pick, but to trade for the Bulls' second pick... it would be very maneuverable.
In this way, the Knicks will not choose Brazilian Nene, let alone trade him for Antonio Davis... Now there is no need to prepare in advance for next season.
"This guy is useless except for his strength."
Don Cheney said: "With all my years of experience, it's very likely that he doesn't even know how to connect the ball normally."
Wolong Fengchu was afraid that James Dolan, the prodigal son, would get hot and do something crazy. What if James Dolan really used the lottery to select this little sheep Susie. Something happened and it became a parallel import. The boss was fine, but they were the ones to take the blame.
So, they persuaded like crazy.
At this moment, Carmelo Anthony completed the technical foul free throw and sent the ball to Su Xi.
Susie got the basketball, and tall Auburn point guard Stephen Levine came up to him.
He spreads his arms to form a huge defensive barrier.
However, Su Xi rushed forward. Su Xi was not fast, but her footsteps were firm and her strength was very strong... When he pushed forward, Levin kept retreating.
Su Xi pushed him into the three-point line, and then suddenly stopped suddenly. Levin quickly stepped forward to press, but just when he stepped forward with his front leg... bang!
Su Xi quickly changed direction, and his majestic explosive power completed the fierce cutting. The explosive power supported him to complete the transformation from left to right in an instant... Levin was still in place, and Su Xi had already entered the penalty area.
Killingsworth quickly came up to help defend, and he took a stance to knock Su Xi over. Su Xi suddenly made a pass inward, and Auburn University's defense quickly shrank...but Su Xi passed the basketball to the weak side in an instant.
Carmelo Anthony is absolutely open, and his defender has to cover Hakeem inside.
Anthony takes a shot from an open position... Whoa! hit.
The 5-point difference is only 1 point.
Su Xi changed the situation when he came on the court.
Coach Jim's eyes dimmed originally, but now they are filled with new vitality. He realized his stupidity again: Why did I just push Jack to the bench? Why do I have to stop him from going to the NBA? He didn't say he had to go to the NBA.
When Jim was excited and painful inside.
James Dolan clapped his hands, his eyes were shining, and he said to Don Cheney: "With this passing level, you actually said that he can't connect in series? Jason Kidd is no more than that. No-look-pass, I can see it all.”
Forehead….
Don Cheney was unexpected. He didn't expect Su Xi to have such passing skills.
It made it difficult for him to get off the tiger.
Feng Chu on the side quickly added: "This kind of passing is just a basic operation, boss. It can be passed in the NCAA, but not in the NBA. The NBA is a monster with explosive physical fitness. Anyone who is put in the NCAA will be killed indiscriminately. . I think the real problem for this guy is defense. His ability to withstand the inside shows that he has excellent strength. But... the main job of a defender is to defend the defender."
"How scary NBA guards are."
Feng Chu said.
James Dolan put away some of his excitement and frowned: "Is this really the case?"
kindness!
Crouching dragon and phoenix chick nodded in unison. They want to stop this 'stupid' boss from making decisions without permission, and they don't want to take the blame that doesn't belong to them. Using the lottery pick to select this yellow-skinned guard is crazy. Neither Michael Jordan nor Elgin Baylor was that blind.
At this time, the frontcourt matchup is formed again.
When Syracuse University was defending the zone, Auburn University's main scorer Daniels caught the ball on the wing. He passed Duany in one step. Suhi quickly moved up and blocked his breakthrough route immediately.
Daniels stopped and began to change direction in front of Su Xi. His technical movements were very detailed.
He is good at fooling his opponents, and his talent level is not low. At the NCAA level, he can reach the advanced level in every aspect.
Now, he faced this little sheep Su Xi who was cheered by the fans in the audience.
He suddenly became interested. He wanted to defeat this Syracuse University substitute player who had high hopes.
Killing him means destroying Syracuse University's confidence in resistance.
We must not let them think that they still have a chance to make a comeback!
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