roccoschili Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Jeff Van Gundy was disappointed and angry about the "defection" of his disciples.
Disappointed in their short-sightedness, not seeing that the Knicks already have a dynastic vein.Angry at the incompetence of the uniform team, unexpectedly unable to persuade any of them to change their minds!
But at the press conference, he still tried his best to control his emotions, and he couldn't let these children go away with their names on their backs. They are all great contributors to winning the championship!
The well-meaning Jeff Van Gundy made a final defense for the disciples who "defected":
"As we all know, thanks to the strong working ability of Mr. Isaiah Thomas, the best general manager of the year, the New York Knicks have an unprecedentedly strong lineup this season, so we swept the opponent in the finals even when the scoring leader Zhao Ke did not give full play."
"Because in our current lineup, especially the six sitting next to me, all have All-Star strength and potential, which is what we rely on to sweep the Lakers. Maybe in the near future, they will realize their talents and become the all-powerful superstars in the league."
"But in the course of last season, for the team's unity and record, the coaching staff had to wrong them and sacrifice their ball rights and statistics. If they had enough playing time and ball rights, they could do better. For example, Ben could win the blocks and rebounds. Chauncey could win the assists. Rasheed might be able to get 20+10. Ron has enough ability to double all the data. Gerrard and Corey are fully capable of becoming qualified starters. The possession and time of the ball have been squeezed, and the statistics have become ugly."
"These six young men are all capable of becoming the cornerstone of any team. This is the reason they left the Knicks and the reason we are willing to let go. I hope to see them shine in their future careers. At that time, some people will be jealous and say that Van Gundy, that lucky guy, actually coached the All-Star team for a whole season in the 2001-2002 season!"
Jeff Van Gundy's speech made the six "future All-Stars" present grateful.And like Jeff Van Gundy, good coaches who stab themselves twice for the growth and future of their disciples are really rare.
Everyone said that Jeff Van Gundy is their "life coach", their soul mentor, and the lighthouse in their lives.They will put Jeff Van Gundy's five-inch black-and-white photo into a plain photo frame, and place it in the center of the table against the wall at home, worshiping in the morning and evening...
At the end of the press conference, Isaiah Thomas announced: The New York Knicks have renewed their contract with the new scoring champion Zhao Ke with a maximum salary of 5 years and $6200 million, which is much lower than Zhao Ke's expectations.
Before the start of the finals, Zhao Ke and Isaiah Thomas boasted that they would sign a seven-year 7 million contract.
As a result, in actual operation, Zhao Ke was slapped in the face.
First of all, Zhao Ke has only two years of golf experience and cannot trigger the seven-year long contract provided by the "Larry Bird Clause".
Secondly, there is still the issue of playing age. Zhao Ke’s maximum salary area is delineated in the range of 0-6 years, and the maximum salary contract within this range can only get 25% of the salary cap in the first year.
The salary cap for the 2002-2003 season was US$4027 million. Calculated, Zhao Ke could only earn US$1006 million in the first year at most. According to the annual increase of 10.5%, the salary cap in the second year was 1112 million, the third year was 1229 million, the fourth year was 1358 million, and the fifth year was 1500 million. After calculation, it is 5 million US dollars in 6200 years!
James Dolan wanted to sign a contract of [-] million yuan with Zhao Ke, so that he could not only keep Zhao Ke, but also gain popularity.
It's a pity that the league disagreed, and it was all due to the labor agreement re-signed in 1998.
If it was before 1998, it would not be as many years as you want to sign, and how much money you want to pay!
Like the magician's 25-year super-long contract, like "Auntie"'s 12-year contract, and Garnett's 6-year 1.26 million, Dora!
Isaiah Thomas can be regarded as an honest and credible young man. He suggested that Zhao Ke sign for 5 years, so that in the fourth year, the Knicks can renew the contract with Zhao Ke who triggered the "Larry Bird Clause" with a seven-year maximum salary.
Isaiah Thomas announced the news of the contract extension at the press conference, originally trying to calm the anger of the fans-
In just two days, the Knicks' 15-man championship team was defeated by only three people: Zhao Ke, Chris Anderson, and Kurt Thomas.
Isaiah Thomas felt that if he could not renew the contract with Zhao Ke as soon as possible, the fans should hit him with rotten eggs and rotten tomatoes.
However, with Jeff Van Gundy's "heartfelt words" ahead, the news of Zhao Ke's salary renewal is dazzling no matter how you look at it!
Zhao Ke was innocently lying on the gun, the so-called watching TV at home, a disaster fell from the sky without reason!
Fans don't understand why the team should rebuild with Zhao Ke as the core. Isn't it better to rebuild with Rasheed Wallace as the core? Isn't it better for those who win inside?
Besides, if you want to renew your contract, you must first find the MVP of the finals. Like Zhao Ke, a "soft-legged shrimp in the playoffs", what's the use of renewing the contract!
Soon, "informed sources" broke the news in the media that they discovered the root cause of Finals MVP Rasheed Wallace and insider Ben Wallace leaving the team: In the last 14 regular season games of last season, Jeff Van Gundy actually suspended Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace for 14 games in order to help Zhao Ke win the scoring and blocking champions.
At the beginning of the season, the video of Zhao Ke's bullfight with Rasheed Wallace and Artest was also exposed by "informed sources", commenting that Zhao Ke, a great scourge, planted a minefield for the Knicks at the beginning of the season.
Immediately afterwards, a certain "Knowledge of the Ball" analyzed the game in which the Knicks met the Spurs for the second time. Zhao Ke didn't make a single shot in the game, as many as 26 shots, but Billups didn't even get a single assist.Which point guard is not crazy when he encounters this kind of shooting guard partner in the backcourt?
Under the deliberate guidance of some fans of "Bang Jing", Zhao Ke's black materials sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
Even the close relationship between Zhao Ke and the Lakers physiotherapist was dug out and interpreted deeply by the "knowledge of the ball", thinking that Zhao Ke had surrendered to the enemy before the finals, so he did not perform well in the finals!
The "barbarians" didn't like Zhao Ke in the first place, but now only Zhao Ke is left in the Knicks, what should we do?
Get rid of him, just like how you got rid of Patrick Ewing!
(End of this chapter)