roccoschili Chapter 124 [The pain of breathing]
Chapter 124 [The pain of breathing]
Chapter 124 [The pain of breathing]
It is recognized that the underdog has won two consecutive victories, and Yang Rui has become the focus of media attention.
This time, reporters brought up the Knicks. "Many people said that the Knicks' offense was good last season because you arranged tactics. The Knicks' offense was weak in the opening game. What do you think?"
"I didn't watch that game, the schedule is so tight, and my team is too busy, so I don't make any comments." Yang Rui perfunctory.
The reporter asked: "How do you feel about the Raptors winning again?"
Yang Rui said with a smile: "The players are so strong that they even made a name for me. Haha."
No one really thinks it's all due to the players, and Yang Rui doesn't mind being humble.
The reporter asked: "You made the Raptors, a team that has been at the bottom of the game for many years, reborn in just two games. What's the secret to winning?"
"There's no secret, really, if you watch the Raptors practice once, I'm just yelling at them from the sidelines: Run! Run! Hurry! It's like 'Forrest Gump'."
The more ordinary Yang Rui said, the less ordinary people thought he was, because when the players were interviewed, they almost praised him.
O'Neal Jr. said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Jerry, and he is also willing to do anything for us. He is such a good coach."
Reporters are curious. "What did Jerry Yang do to make you like him so much? Are you willing to listen to his commands?"
O'Neal thought for a while and replied: "Because he believed in me. In the Blazers, they didn't believe in my ability. This is a completely different feeling. I used to have bad communication with the coach and teammates. Now, between us The relationship is transparent and sincere. I can text him, call him, have dinner with him after practice, talk basketball, do whatever I want. Jerry is so genuine, you get to know him when you approach him Do you really care about you?"
McGrady said: "He knows how to let me play to my advantage. Before the coaches only regarded me as a blue-collar, how could I not like him? He is really a great coach."
Carter said with a smile: "During the draft, a lot of people said that the Raptors made a stupid decision to trade Antoine for me. When it came to the Raptors, Jerry told me that I could chase Jordan. Please, if a rookie actor hears The director said that you will definitely become an Oscar winner in the future, and is willing to help you improve your acting skills, will you not like him?"
The next day, not only the North American media, but also the Chinese media were talking about Yang Rui and the Raptors.
"The Chinese magical coach led the underdog Raptors to start two consecutive victories and scored high scores in a row."
"Jerry Young said he wanted to train Vince Carter to be the next Jordan."
"The Chinese coach has created another miracle, and the Raptors have the possibility of entering the playoffs."
"The Canadian trapeze was born, and the Raptors' gorgeous offense has become a major attraction in the shortened season."
In two consecutive rounds, the Raptors were the most outstanding in the NBA's top five balls of the day. Carter went out of the country 5 times, and the fast-break 360-degree dunk was shocked.McGrady and O'Neal also had two wonderful dunks.Of the ten goals, seven were created by the Raptors.
There are many dunks in the team, and some fans in China suggested that they should be renamed the "Flying Dragon" team.
It was also found that the offensive tactics of the Raptors and the Knicks were different last season, and they cooperated less. Generally, they played a pick-and-roll with the ball and solved problems by the players' individual abilities.
The Raptors' offensive and defensive transition speed is terrifying, with a lot of personal breakthroughs with the ball. The three-pointers mainly come from rush shots on counterattacks, and single-handed shots from the outside.
Different styles of play, the same high score, Yang Rui's coaching ability has been affirmed by fans.
The Raptors returned to Toronto and got two days of rest. Yang Rui announced a day off, and then prepared for the home opener on the 8th against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On the 7th, the Knicks game was broadcast nationally, so Yang Rui and Thomas watched at home together.
This is the focus of this round. The Knicks played against the Heat at home. Both sides fought hard to defend. At the last moment, Ewing and Sprewell repeatedly missed shots and lost again.
79 to 83, the Knicks unexpectedly suffered a two-game losing streak.
After Ewing won the regular season MVP, his mentality changed a lot. In the summer, as the chairman of the players' union, he negotiated with the management. He was not focused on basketball. In the end, he failed to win a high salary for the superstar. He was in a bad mood.During the holiday, Ewing basically rested and relaxed, and didn't practice much.
In the new season, Ewing's state has declined. In this game, he made only 25 of 10 shots, 7 of 4 free throws, and scored 24 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist. The data looks good, but it is actually more like grabbing the ball with Sprewell. Proves his status as the boss, and does a poor job of running the ball.
The ball didn't work, and the players played in a mess. Sprewell made 12 of 2 shots and had only 5 points, 6 rebounds, and no assists.
The audience can see that "Gorilla" and "Madman" are a bit wrong. Van Gundy also let the two of them stay together for a long time. If they don't respond, the Knicks can only focus on defense.
As a result, Mourning made 21 of 7 shots, Hardaway made 15 of 4 shots, and the Heat still won the game on the premise that the core of the Heat was prevented from becoming a blacksmith.
Mashburn scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and Sprewell played for 40 minutes. .
After playing for 40 minutes in such a bad state, those who don't know will think that Sprewell is Van Gundy's own son.
Bruce Bowen, Stephen Jackson, and Chucky Atkins all saw their minutes slashed.If a reporter interviews the three of them, maybe they will sing a song: "Missing is a pain that can breathe, it lives in every corner of my body..."
The media unanimously attacked, and Knicks manager Ernie Grunfeld was depressed. He knew that Yang Rui was very capable, but he did not expect it to be so important.
If he had known that Yang Rui had left, the Knicks' offense would have returned to the old ways, and Ernie would have kept Yang Rui even if he let the management bear the infamy.Now, keeping Van Gundy for the sake of love has become a fatal mistake by management.
Van Gundy is a defensive coach. His character is destined to be unable to adjust as boldly as Yang Rui, and to arrange offensive tactics like an experiment. What's worse, the new assistant coach can't help Van Gundy.
As soon as Yang Rui left, Van Gundy turned the Knicks locker room into a "prison" and started the morale-boosting way of putting pressure on players.
"We have to defend the title this season, we have no way out!"
"Get up and think about what the media will say after the game if you lose!"
Hearing such words, the players all carried the mentality of wanting to win and fear of losing, and the encouragement backfired. It was also related to the fact that the players did not pass the ball much.
After the game, Van Gundy didn't even want to go to the press conference. Facing the media, he was under more pressure than the players because he knew that people would definitely compare him to Yang Rui.
Knowing that Yang Rui joined the Raptors, Van Gundy wanted to wait to see a joke, but he was slapped in the face mercilessly by reality.
(End of this chapter)