After the Rockets defeated the Hornets, the Rockets, who returned to Houston, began to enjoy a two-day New Year's holiday.

This is a good time for the Rockets players who have been playing abroad all year round, adjust their mentality, and stabilize their emotions.

It's still important for future games.

Although, the players were able to rest, but Tiger, Dawson and head coach Tomjanovic did not.

Riding on Tiger's private jet, he went directly to Vancouver to discuss the transfer.

At Vancouver Airport, Grizzlies' current general manager, Stu Jackson, personally led the manager of the transfer department to greet him.

looked at Tiger who stepped off the private jet and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Stu Jackson, 40, officially became the Grizzlies' general manager on July 22, '94.

Stu Jackson didn't play in the NBA, but that didn't stop him from understanding basketball, and his real involvement in the NBA dates back to the 1989-90 season, when New York Knicks coach Rick Pitino left as his main assistant, and the 33-year-old Stu Jackson was tasked with taking over the New York coach.

In the early 90s of last century, the New York Knicks were not the weak team they are today, when the team was full of first-line stars such as Ewing and Mark Jackson, and although the record in the East was not yet at the peak, it was also a strong level. The young Stu Jackson had so many stars under his command, but he commanded a 45-37 record in the 1989-90 season, but the "Bad Boy Army" led by "Assassin" Thomas was defeated 1-4 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Of course, this record can not satisfy the brutal New York fans, you know, New York has always been regarded as the first basketball city in the East, and the fans are also picky people with eyes on their foreheads, in New York's view, as long as Madison Square Garden has not welcomed the championship trophy home, the head coach is difficult to compete, plus there are some unclean rumors within the team, so the young Stu Jackson coached the Knicks for 15 games in the 1990-91 season and then "retired to the mountains".

Although Stu Jackson has not been at the helm of the Knicks for a long time, and his 52-45 record before and after is not the peak, during this time, he has already laid a strong popularity base for him, in this short season or so, he coached Ewing, sang against the "Bad Boy Army" of "Smiling Assassin" Thomas, and his assistant coach also included the later popular Jeff Van Gundy, and he took over the Knicks after he left the famous John McLeod in the late 70s of the last century. This series of karmic encounters has made Stu Jackson remembered by fans in just over a year as NBA head coach, and his harsh requirements for the team to execute the coach's intentions have been widely praised

Leaving this brief habitat in New York, on March 25, 1992, Stu Jackson quickly found his place in the NCAA, and the University of Wisconsin had his eye on it.

It's true that NCAA basketball is far from the NBA, but in Stu Jackson's opinion, it's even more enjoyable. Asked which job he finds most rewarding during his long basketball career, Stu Jackson doesn't see the NCAA head coach job as tedious and perfunctory, laughing and saying, "I'm not running away from problems, every role I've had fun in, and I've been lucky enough to find a career in a sport I love." Moreover, Stu Jackson also released a set of basketball technical videos called "Individual Skill Improvement".

The University of Wisconsin was different due to the arrival of Stu Jackson, who not only emphasized overall tactics or individual skills, but also regarded team cohesion as the foundation of impact in his coaching philosophy, and under his iron and blood coaching, Wisconsin, which had not been on the rise since 1947, advanced to the NCAA round of 64 for the first time in the history of the university, defeating NCAA powerhouse University of Cincinnati 80-72.

In the history of UW basketball, Stu Jackson has been a heavyweight sensation, and the best player on the team during his years at the helm of the team was Michael Finley. Stu Jackson was a great player in Finley's development, and Finley was recruited by the Phoenix Suns with the 21st pick in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft and made a name for himself in the NBA for the first time in the history of University of Wisconsin basketball since the 80s.

Stu Jackson is not a man who is willing to be lonely, and since he made waves in the NCAA, NBA teams have begun to pay attention to Jackson's every move. On July 22, 1994, the Vancouver Grizzlies, a new team in the league, recalled Stu Jackson from the NCAA to the NBA, but this time, the business card given was not the head coach, but the general manager, which was also the first general manager in the history of the Grizzlies team.

And Tiger knows that this very handsome middle-aged man later became the vice president of law enforcement of the alliance, and if he can get along with him now, then it will be of great help to the rocket in the future.

Seeing Stu Jackson come forward to greet him, Tiger also hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Jackson, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Stu Jackson also hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "I'm honored to meet you, Mr. Tiger." Stu Jackson is well aware of the energy of this young man, and he has many friends in the business community who tell him that he is not sure about the most capable boss in the league right now. But if you want to say the richest, it must be the owner of the Rockets, Tiger Jones, this super-rich man with a secret net worth No one can know how much his wealth is, but some people speculate that if anyone can afford to buy the entire league, then only this young man who is less than 30 years old.

In the United States, having such a huge wealth in such a grade can only prove how inherently forward-looking and creative this person's mind and vision are, and the energy and influence of people with such wealth are extraordinary.

With this in mind, Stu Jackson was very enthusiastic about Tiger and his party.

"Mr. Tiger, you have just arrived, I think so, you have a night's rest, and we will start discussing the transfer tomorrow, okay?" Stu Jackson was very enthusiastic in arranging the trip of the Rockets.

"Well, we'll do whatever you want, and listen to your arrangement." Tiger smiled and agreed to Stu Jackson's arrangement.

Accompanied by Stu Jackson and others, Tiger and his party were sent to the hotel for accommodation.

After the Grizzlies left their entourage, the Rockets' three-person core team continued to work on their own trade plan together.

"Boss, I carefully studied the Grizzlies' roster, they have Brian Rivers, the No. 6 rookie in '95, and Abdul Rahim, the No. 3 rookie in '96, if O'Sella comes, it's just the main bench on the inside." Dawson said as he looked at the information that had been sent back in the past few days.

"Hehe, Rudy, do you think a player like Rahim, who has been called the most well-rounded power forward of the new era, is missing something? It's the spirit, including what the Grizzlies team lacks is a tenacious spirit, you have to know that if you want to become a strong team, such a spirit is indispensable, the Grizzlies are a new army, they just lack such a spirit, I am not elevating our Rockets, as long as the players who have been in the Rockets for more than a year, then they definitely do not lack such spirit. Tiger said confidently.

"Boss, you mean to say that the Grizzlies want to inject some toughness and iron-blooded factors into their team, and the very cheap Harrington is their first choice, and for Harrington, in such a team, it is completely possible for him to play statistics and get an excellent contract, but in the Rockets such things will basically not happen, which is a win-win situation for the Grizzlies and Harrington, and we can get the main point guard for the next 5-8 years, and the price is still very cheap, which is good for all parties." Dawson thought for a moment and nodded.

"Rudy, what's wrong, don't you think I'm breaking up your team and it's uncomfortable." Looking at the somewhat taciturn old soup, Tiger took the initiative to come forward and chat with him.

After a moment of silence, Lao Tang spoke.

"Seriously, boss, I don't want to break up our team at this time, although O'Celera, Shanton and Anthony are all fringe players of the team, but they are all instant combat power, very familiar with the team's tactical system, and then new players, we still need new adaptation and run-in, which is not conducive to our pursuit of the championship this year." Old Tang said what was in his heart.

"I know what you're thinking, Rudy, but we have to do it, if we don't make a gesture of it, we're going to be the public enemy of the whole league, you look at the players we have, Kevin and Ray are players destined to enter the Hall of Fame, Dejan I dare to conclude that the World Championships in '98 will definitely be his own stage, Big Ben has shown the talent of a top defender, Sboga is excellent as a game's outside defender and turret, Horry is a notoriously big heart, Hakeem and Clyde are both top players, although they are older, but the occasional outburst is also fatal, Mark is a consistent player, Vaughn can also provide quality defense, Malik and Daba are our main bench players now, such a lineup is enough for us to impact the championship this year. So, it's not impossible to trade Osera, Shanton and Anthony, and we've turned down transfer requests from teams like Celtic, SuperSonics, Mavericks and Bullets, and if I don't agree to some of them, then we're really going to be the league's enemy. With these words, there is nothing to say about the old soup.

He's just a manager, just think about the players and the results.

The boss can't, he thinks about the future development and trajectory of the rocket in an all-round way.

Lao Tang Youwei was silent for a moment and said: "I support your decision, if the player has any work that needs to be done by me, just tell me directly." ”

"Rudy, don't worry, when I informed you, I already informed the brokers and myself of these players, and all three of them agreed to the transfer, they really didn't play many games in the Rockets, and they also wanted to change the environment." Tiger patted the coffee table and said.

"Alright, boss, let's rest early, we'll have to deal with the Grizzlies tomorrow." Lao Tang was a little tired, so he suggested.

"Okay, Dawson, Rudy, good night, we'll see you tomorrow." With that, Tiger stretched, got up and went back to his room to sleep.

Dawson and Rudy also went back to their rooms to rest.

Back in the room, I called Amy Adams.

After an hour of talking on the phone, the two of them said goodnight to each other and rested.

Tiger stood at the window of the hotel and muttered to himself: "The era of boring development has passed, and the alliance after next year is about to enter an era of rapid development, whether the rocket can take this opportunity to achieve great development depends on the past few years, Stern, you'd better honestly not touch my rocket, if you reach out, I definitely don't mind cutting off this hand." ”

In fact, the transfer incident against the Rockets that has disturbed this time is just a small temptation, and some players' sponsors are also teasing the transfer of players, although they have put themselves down, but more and more teams have entered the ranks of robbing Rocket players, and there is no league behind the wind and rain, that is, he doesn't believe it.

However, this does not mean that Tiger will not fight back, some of the sponsors who teased the transfer of Rockets players have seen a significant price reduction in the stock within a few days of contact, and there is a shadow of Tiger in it, and those sponsors have quietly stopped their activities after learning about the power of Tiger's three major venture speculative funds, and they know that such a big tiger is not something they can deal with.

The Rockets are making their mark in every corner.

And such influence must be the driving force for the rocket to continue to move forward.

The rocket is moving forward.

;