Chapter 202: The Great New York Crisis
As the end of June approaches, the league-wide draft is about to begin. 03 is a big year for drafts, even ten years later, twenty years later, this year's players are also a group of high gold content, among them are phenomenal superstars, there are also historical top players, first-class players, powerful role players abound, and only according to the scouting report of the year, this year, is enough to be compared with 96. Just from the pattern in the league at this time, we can see what kind of existence the class of 96 is, and the comparison of the two is enough to prove people's recognition of the 03 rookies, so the tricks against this rookie have also begun to be staged.
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A burst of violent insults came from the general manager's office at the New York Knicks.
In the room, a furious Thomas rudely ripped off his tie and threw it aside, he could hardly imagine such a brazen person.
"What a David, what a David, what a Jew, dare to play this trick with me, and immediately find someone to abolish him for me!" The style from the streets makes the godfather style of the Knicks head explode at this moment.
The Knicks scouts on the side bowed their heads and were silent, although everyone felt that the league's manipulation of the draft was a bit of a dark operation, but this year has not seriously determined that such a situation has occurred.
The Knicks' draft pick was out, and they traded for the fourth first-round pick, and the recognized top three picks in this batch of drafts were LeBron James, Dack Milicic and New York-born Carmelo Anthony. Although there is a Dwyane Wade in addition to the top three, the No. 2 player who breaks through is not what New York needs, Isaiah originally set for the Knicks to pick Anthony to ensure the psychological needs of New York fans, although such a Knicks seem to be a little strong offensive and weak, but at least the offensive firepower is strong enough, especially under the leadership of George Carr.
And now, with the interference of certain Isaiah Thomas leagues, the Knicks are on the verge of losing Anthony.
However, the blessings are not unique, and the troubles in New York are not the only one, and soon, Isaiah Thomas's assistants bring him bad news one after another.
"Rasheed Wallace has been in contact with someone from the Pistons, the details are unknown, but it doesn't seem to be a good sign, Wallace doesn't want to renew his contract."
"Somebody was sneaking in with Arenas, he was a second-round pick, and we didn't sign him on a three-year contract......"
The most critical is another shocking news.
"Sprewell's agent and the Timberwolves' guy made contact"
Isaiah Thomas immediately realized that something was wrong, how could he not know the significance of Sprewell in this team as a champion point guard, if this team wants to rebuild, Mo Xi will definitely not be able to move, in addition, the person who needs to stay the most is not even New York captain Houston, but defensive snag Sprewell, who is the guy who props up the Knicks' outside offensive and defensive ends.
Isaiah Thomas's resolute side was on full display, and he ordered his assistants: "Call the boss, the coaching staff, and the senior management immediately, and the Knicks will hold an internal secret meeting to get Houston and Murphy back too, within twenty-four hours." ā
In an instant, the super machine named Nix kicked in.
In just 24 hours, the people mentioned by Isaiah Thomas, whether at home or abroad, quietly rushed back to New York from all directions with the help of the huge influence of James Dolan's consortium, and the Knicks instantly gathered the entire decision-making level and even the team's representatives in a secret conference room in one day and one night, quietly, even the paparazzi with the most sensitive sense of smell in New York were not aware of it.
"That's the way it is, we definitely can't keep all these people in the current situation, we need to find the most suitable people for us, and try our best to keep them, this is the first obstacle of our dynasty." Isaiah Thomas gave a brief debriefing and set the stage for the entire meeting.
When Isaiah Thomas's phrase "our dynasty" was spoken, everyone present straightened their backs, the New York dynasty, the people here are already very close to this name, and no one wants to give up halfway, especially at this moment. Those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and every step of the Knicks must be well coordinated.
When it comes to the question of Isaiah Thomas, it is certainly George Carr who has the most say.
George Carr thought about it again and said: "The first place is definitely Sprewell, his defense including his passion on the court is what the Knicks need, followed by Arenas, he is not very talented, but he will eventually become a superstar, if possible, Rasheed Wallace and Carmelo Anthony I hope we can at least have one." ā
After listening to the advice of the coaching staff, James Dolan also had some thoughts and asked: "What's going on with Sprewell, he can be said to be the veteran of the Knicks, why did he choose to leave at this juncture?" ā
Isaiah Thomas said: "No, Sprewell is still hesitating, he is also thinking about this, I think the key to his hesitation is his current stats, his position on the court and the status of the team, he was originally the top scorer at the second position, after coming to the Knicks, at first in order to win playing time, he began to turn to organization, and then he became a defensive knife, no one likes to score, and his shots have been declining, this season, especially in the playoffs, he has not even taken as many shots as Arenas, He's a very proud man, and I think he's hesitating about that, and the Timberwolves are likely to have something to offer on this that will satisfy him. ā
George Carr couldn't help frowning a little when he heard this, the offensive talent of this Knicks was off the charts, and Sprewell's shots were indeed falling again and again, and before that, the Knicks still had Ewing, Larry Johnson and others, and they were part of the shots, as a coach, he understood Sprewell's hesitation, but how to solve this problem?
Around this issue, everyone began a tense and heated discussion.
Mo Xi and Houston listened on the side, but did not rashly express their opinions, but faintly, a plan began to take shape in Mo Xi's heart.
Because he is in New York, Mo Xi is probably the star of the team with the least influence on the management, but when Mo Xi really expressed his opinion strongly, it was a different scene.
"Ahem" Mo Xi coughed a few times, interrupting the discussion in full swing, and Mo Xi expressed his thoughts.
"Why don't we take this opportunity to directly strengthen the lineup, this time against the Spurs in the finals, my most intuitive understanding is that we are very strong, but our bench lineup is the strongest, why don't we just put the No. 4 and No. 1 positions on the functional players, and put Arenas and other people with excellent offensive ability with the ball on the second lineup, and the playing time is about the same as the starter, this can also play their ability, can't it?"
Mo Xi's opinion seems a little whimsical, and it seems to have little to do with the problem being solved, and some people are about to refute it, but George Carr suddenly gets to the point.
George Carr said to himself, as if to explain to others: "Turning the starting lineup into three offensive points, of which Sprewell is also in charge of defense at the same time, and the other two points are dedicated to defense, organization and rebounding, and arranging firepower on the bench lineup, and opening up the score in the rotation phase, this can solve a large part of the conflict of ability of players on the court, and I do have this idea after the Finals, but with Arenas, we can't let him be the bench all the time." ā
Which player doesn't want to be a starter is another key question.
Mo Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "He's there, I'll talk about it." ā
George Carr added: "If it succeeds, then it's the No. 4 position, if Rasheed Wallace leaves, we need a blue-collar player to fill in, Dale Davis can barely handle it, but he's not too young, is there anyone in the rookie who can handle the task, Matt Barnes is motivated, but he still needs time, so look at it, do we still have a chance to get Carmelo Anthony?" Let him play with Arenas with the second lineup. ā
Isaiah Thomas gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to touch this thing, and I'll do it as much as I can." ā
The Knicks' secret meeting is over, everything has come to an end, but there is no result, and they have to wait for the final results.
While everyone else was enjoying the holidays and the upcoming draft, the Knicks were already up and running.