At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the score was 86:74, and the Knicks led the Mavericks by 12 points.

Unfortunately, the team's form was so good that the young manager racked his brains and still led by 6 points in the last minute!

Li Wei really wanted to go on the court in person and pass the ball to the opponent so that he could lose. But he promised David Stern that he wouldn't play it himself, so it didn't work.

Sweeping his gaze over all the players, he pointed at Ben Wallace and said, "Big Ben, you go and shoot three points." ”

"Huh? Do I shoot threes? Ben Wallace's eyes widened.

Big Ben and Bo Outlaw are the only two new Knicks signings this summer who don't have to practice three-point shooting, and now they actually have three-point tasks?

"It's okay, you can cast two and have fun." Li Weidao.

Ben Wallace was speechless, but he could only shoot three-pointers as his coach asked.

Unlike Garnett, Jackson and others, Big Ben belongs to the type who doesn't want to practice three-point shooting in this life, and he lives up to his expectations after he plays, and his two shots are three-pointed.

Li Wei nodded, and his eyes were on Bo Outelo again.

"Dabo, you can also shoot two threes!"

is also a lost draft, Bo Ottlow's shooting skills are also difficult brothers with Ben Wallace, and his arm twisted into a strange form of shooting, even Ben Wallace has to sigh to himself!

Bang! Bang!

Another two and three non-sticks, the Mavericks successfully chased the score to 1 point during this period!

Fortunately, this is the home court of the Mavericks, and the Mavericks fans cheered for Li Wei's blind command. If it is changed to the Knicks' home court, it will be strange if you are not booed to death by the fans!

With 5 seconds left, Don Nelson arranged the lore.

Li Wei asked Nash to defend Michael Finley and told him not to follow too closely to avoid fouling.

After the timeout, Finley successfully stunned, and the score was fixed at 107:106, and the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Knicks by 1 point!

The elder Nelson let out a long sigh, his gaze swept over all the Knicks players, and then fell on Li Wei.

He feels that although this Knicks has experienced a long losing streak, the lineup is already very strong after the run-in, otherwise the coach would not have been determined to lose, and it would have been so difficult to lose!

Perhaps, the future Knicks will still be a super team in the Eastern Conference!

Behind Li Wei, Chuck Daly frowned. Nelson Sr. sensed that the team was strong, but he felt that the team was in crisis, and this Knicks seemed to need to change.

December 5 was a very bad day for Li Wei.

It's not because he led the team to tie the Heat's 0-17 record for the worst start in history, and reporters are criticizing it, but because of Da Yao!

After a summer of tossing and a fall, Da Yao only managed to arrive in the United States a few days ago.

During this period, Li Wei once again stretched out his hand and paid the Oriental Club two million training fees.

Of course, of the two million cultivation fees, only one million has receipts, and the other million is unknown in use, and the recipient is unknown, so everyone knows in their hearts.

The high school that Li Wei arranged for Da Yao was Lincoln High School in New York, which is Marbury's alma mater and a strong basketball school in New York State. But as soon as Da Yao reported to the school, he was reported.

In order to ensure the purity of high school and college football games, high schools and colleges in the United States prohibit varsity players from accepting illegal sponsorship. For example, the famous Michigan Five Tigers were revealed to have taken other people's money in college. At that time, the Five Tigers had already left the university, but the University of Michigan had suffered because of it.

That year, the University of Michigan handed over prize money for the 1992 and 1993 seasons, two "FinalFour" flags, and removed the 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1998 finalists, including the 1998 Big Ten League Championship Flag and the 1997 NIT Championship Flag.

In the years that followed, the University of Michigan lost enough good students because of the adverse effects of the incident, and it gradually drifted away from the finals.

After investigation, the New York State High School Basketball League Organizing Committee determined that Da Yao accepted illegal sponsorship, so he was banned from participating in the New York State High School Basketball League!

At the same time, the NBA also gave Li Wei a huge fine. Because of league rules, teams are not allowed to engage with players who have not yet qualified for the draft.

In the face of the reporter's interview, Li Wei said very innocent: "I went home to visit relatives and saw a very talented child who wanted to come to the United States, so I helped him contact a high school, and all his expenses were sponsored by my friend, and I had no financial dealings with him." But for NBA headquarters, it's also illegal, and it's frustrating! ”

Actually, Li Wei doesn't mind being fined, but Da Yao is more heartwarming when he is banned.

He had no choice but to contact Da Yao's parents and said to them: "Please tell Da Yao, it doesn't matter if you can't play in the league, but you must insist on training in the high school team and strive to improve your own level." In April next year, let Da Yao sign up for the draft directly, so that we can reach him. ”

"Okay, Mr. Li, I've bothered you." Yao's father replied on the other end of the phone.

Hanging up the phone, Li Wei found Chuck Daley walking into his office.

"Chuck, please be seated." Li Wei made him a cup of coffee.

Daley picked up the coffee cup and turned it around slightly, then put it down, and said with a serious attitude: "David, I don't think the team can be messed up anymore." ”

Li Wei frowned: "But Chuck, we need to choose a good seedling next year and let him become the core of the team together with Kevin." ”

Chuck Daley said: "To be honest, I'm not optimistic about next year's batch of rookies, and after two months of observation, I think the team's existing rookies can be trained and can play well. ”

Li Wei groaned and did not speak.

Next year, there's Dirk Nowitzki, who is one of the few outstanding team builders in the next two decades, and if you miss it, you won't have one.

Chuck Daley saw Li Wei hesitate and continued: "David, in fact, young people play with enthusiasm, we need to tell them that the court is the battlefield, we must fight for every ball, every point must be fought for, only in this way can we create an iron-blooded lion!"

But what are we doing now? Swing rotten!

If the team is really not good, it will be fine, but we can win many games!

It's like playing Mavericks yesterday, you let Big Ben and Big Bo shoot three points, it's too demoralizing. We lost this kind of game that we could have won, what do you make the young people in the team think? How do you get them to play with the right attitude?

Even the head coach of the team doesn't care about winning or losing, who else cares in the future?

If this continues, next year's draft may not be able to select the core of the team, but the existing young people may be all over! ”

Li Wei raised his eyebrows: "The existing young people, I'm afraid it will be all over?" ”

"yes, I'm not alarmist, the culture of the team is changing every day. If we are rotten like this year, will we be able to get stronger next year? I don't think so. If you want to be strong, you need to start now!

The team needs a winning atmosphere, even if we can't win!

Once the hearts of the people are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team!

Now we've lost 17 games, tying the NBA's worst start record, and that's enough. The next step is to play well and play every game seriously, to stimulate the competitive mentality of young people, and only in this way can they continue to improve! ”

"When people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team?" Li Wei took a sip of coffee, and then said, "You let me think about it." ”