Chapter 81: Chain Reaction
In Los Angeles, Clippers owner Donald? Raheem Sterling was also furious, and the Clippers were also bothered by point guard and were infinitely close to Zhou Xuan.
Byron from the Warriors to the Clippers? Davis didn't have a good time, the team started the game with two consecutive defeats, and the defeat was not tempered at all. To make matters worse, Davis went off injured after only playing one quarter in Game 2.
Raheem Sterling put manager Elgin? Baylor called a scolding in his office, he didn't care that "Lord Baylor" was an NBA legend, both of them didn't need the etiquette of respecting the old and loving the young, and sprayed directly.
There are countless glorious deeds of this boss, and he once boasted that he wanted to fire David? Stern, who was sued by prostitutes and fans, let players play with injuries, took his girlfriend into the locker room to watch the players take a shower, etc., in short, it is ridiculous and troublesome. The reason for his anger is simple, the money was spent in vain!
"More than 60 million people have been crippled and a future star has been released, and you can explain to me what it is all about? Didn't Summer say that the point guard reinforcement should look for the Chinese? Why don't you want to get a Mike when you want to trade for the rocket? Taylor, what does that guy do? Sterling growled.
Baylor felt that he should change his surname to "Gatling", and he could spray a spit star across the table, which was literally a humanoid machine gun.
"We tried out with Zhou Xuan in the summer, and the scout in charge said that he was not capable, and later recommended Taylor."
Sterling scolded: "Let that stupid pig get out of here, don't have to go to work again, what kind of scout is a stupid donkey?" Hurry up and let him die for me! Die! ”
"......" Baylor couldn't say anything, since the boss had spoken, Scout Foye was decided.
In the summer, Foye received a little benefit from Taylor, and saw that Zhou Xuan didn't say anything from there, so he recommended Taylor. He could never have imagined that he would lose his job because of a few unspoken rules, and it would be a devastating blow. The industry is well-informed, as long as he is expelled because he said that Zhou Xuan is not good, that is, his vision is not good, and no one will ask him to be a scout again, so he can only change jobs.
The regular season continues, and the Warriors' next opponent is Yi Jianlian's New Jersey Nets.
New Jersey is quite meaningful to Zhou Xuan. When he was admitted to Rutgers University, he couldn't sleep at night. But after just over a month of enrollment, this place has become the biggest sadness in his life. From heaven to hell, from joy to sorrow, he has experienced all kinds of tastes here.
Since Zhou Xuan joined the Warriors, he has put Rutgers University in the limelight. His outstanding strength became beaten Mike? The best defense of the Rice affair. A person who is strong enough to play as a starter in the NBA is actually pressed by the coach on the bench of college basketball in every way to make things difficult, what kind of bullshit coach is this?
The impact was beyond the university's imagination, with many people transferring over the summer, and some basketball talent in high school turning down offers from Rutgers, and they were sure to be out of the game this season if they wanted to make it to the NCAA.
Public opinion reached its peak yesterday when ESPN radio broadcast a video in which Rice, who was hosting a training session, kept pushing, pulling, and occasionally hitting people with the ball, and used insulting language against the players.
The video was secretly filmed by Rutgers University insiders and used as evidence to be handed over to the media to accuse him. At this point, Rutgers University immediately announced the dismissal of men's basketball head coach Rice for mistreating players during training.
Speaking to the media, Rice expressed his apologies to the players, saying: "I'm not going to make any excuses, I let a lot of people down, including my players, my management, Rutgers and the fans. ”
Just as the Warriors arrived in New Jersey, Zhou Xuan was interviewed by reporters at the hotel and expressed his opinion on Lesdow's apology.
He said unceremoniously: "Apologize? Why didn't he apologize when I went to the detention center? Why doesn't Rutgers apologize? At that time, I was determined that I was a bad person, but now that it has been exposed, there is really no way, in order to save the reputation of the school as much as possible, is it interesting to come back to this set? I advise those who love basketball to keep their eyes open when choosing a school and not bury their talents. Also, that racist scum should go to jail, why do you want the police to apologize if it's useful? Just insult the Chinese for him, and I will not forgive him in this life. Send him a Chinese saying, 'Good will be rewarded, evil will be rewarded, it is not that there is no retribution, the time has not come.' Now is his retribution! ”
At this time, if you greet each other with a smile, it seems that Zhou Xuan is also at fault. He's not the kind of big-hearted person who gives Rice and Rutgers the worst reviews.
Lance, president of Rutgers University, also began to regret his decision to support Rice. Of course, he didn't feel guilty for sacrificing the interests of students, but regretted that he looked down on Zhou Xuan. Now that the school's reputation has deteriorated, everything is no longer working. The school board is discussing the punishment of him, and even if he is not expelled, the head of the branch school will not be able to do it.
Seeing that the enemy was unlucky, Zhou Xuan was in an extremely happy mood.
Now that the Warriors have two wins, and the Nets are likely to win three in a row, Nelson Sr. is also very happy. He won't be in the coaching position for a few years, and if he is asked what his goal is, it is to win a championship and retire as a coach with a ring to end his basketball career.
The Warriors' current roster is a victory in the playoffs, and there is no possibility of winning the championship, so the old Nelson still wants to trade, and there happens to be someone on the team who wants to be traded.
After the preseason, Harrington's agent, Dan? Fagan had approached Warriors management and met with the team's vice president, Chris? Mullin, reiterating Harrington's frustration with head coach Nelson Sr. and his desire to be traded away.
Harrington was a man who didn't like to be scolded, and he always felt like he wasn't being taken seriously enough. This time, after defeating the Raptors, Harrington, who got a double-double, publicly expressed his thoughts in an interview. "If you ask me if I want to be traded, then I can tell you that I've wanted to leave since the end of last season. However I didn't make it, so all summer plus training camp, I was hoping to settle things with Nelson Sr., but now nothing. ”
Harrington then added, "Facts are facts, and it happened." If I was asked if I could still work with Nelson Sr., my answer was no, and that's what I thought. ”
Harrington has never hidden his displeasure with Nelson Sr.'s tactics. Nelson Sr.'s contract was about to end, but the Warriors announced a two-year extension for him in the summer, which made Harrington feel like there was no way out. Harrington scored a double-double against the Raptors and hit six three-pointers, and Nelson Sr. still questioned his style of play at halftime, which exacerbated the conflict between the two.
Monta? Ellis is still very unhappy with the $3 million fine and 30-game suspension, and now Harrington has revealed a trade request, for the sake of harmony in the team's locker room, it is really impossible not to trade.
To complicate matters further, the Warriors still have a headache to deal with Brandon when considering a move to Harrington with other teams. Wright and Marco? With Belinelli's contract, the Warriors have until Friday to decide whether to exercise Wright and Belinelli's third-year team option or trade them for better players in the Harrington trade, so that the team will have better options. Either way, everything will be clear before the February trading deadline. But old Nelson can't wait now.
The Nets and Warriors have been in contact since the summer, and the Nets are aiming to get Harrington. However, the Warriors' offer is too high, and the Nets have not agreed to the request, and they don't want to take a player that the Warriors want as part of the trade, and that is the No. 10 rookie Brooke? Lopez. Nelson Sr. liked the big man, and for Lopez's sake, he was willing to send other players to add to the head and eat a bad contract with the Nets. The Warriors lack an interior player who can attack in the low post, and Lopez is an option worth developing and having potential.
If the Nets bring in Harrington, Yi Jianlian's position will inevitably be affected, once Harrington joins, he will be much stronger than Yi Jianlian in terms of experience, speed and medium and long-distance shooting, so Yi Jianlian is the player who has been hit the most, and his starting position will also be worried. The Nets didn't agree, but saved Yi Jianlian.
It is obviously impossible for a big man like Harrington who can only shoot to be the core, and the ideal interior line in Nelson Sr.'s mind is to rely on his height advantage on the periphery to shoot after blocking and dismantling, and he can also score goals in the low post.
Without the strong attack on the inside as a guarantee, it is the first round of the playoffs, and in the year of the Black Eight Miracle, the outside configuration of the Warriors was already top-notch. Not to mention Jackson and Margety, the Lakers with Kobe Bryant can't escape this law after losing O'Neal and before Gasol's arrival. The Cavaliers also need interior support to enter the finals, it seems that they are not very good inside, in fact, Ilgoskas, Vallejo, and Gooden will also shoot and can withdraw the inside line, and Ilgoskas also has a height advantage.
Harrington's salary for the season is $9.2 million, and he will have a player option next summer, where he can choose to become a free agent or fulfill his salary of $10 million in the final season. Even if he doesn't jump out of his contract next year, he will become a full free agent in 2010. There were a lot of big fish in the free market that year, and James, Wade, Bosh and others had super appeal. From the point of freeing up salary space to help the team rebuild, Harrington has a high trade value.
In addition to the Nets, the New York Knicks are also a potential trade buyer for Harrington, according to Knicks vice president Glenn Brown. Glenward revealed that they have been keeping an eye on Harrington, implying that the Knicks will follow up if the Warriors make an offer. In the summer, the Warriors wanted to trade Harrington for young interior David Lee, but the Knicks refused, preferring to send outside players such as two-way guard Jamal? Crawford.
If the Warriors hadn't brought in Zhou Xuan, they would likely be interested in Crawford and trade him to bolster the vulnerable perimeter, which is not possible now. Although Crawford is not a playmaker either, he prefers to be a shooting guard.
After lunch at the hotel, Nelson Sr. called Biedlins, Jackson, and Zhou Xuan into his room, saying that he had something to discuss with them, not about the tactics of the next game, but about a deal.