NBA Tyrant

Nov. 6, 4 p.m., Toyota Center Arena.

At the invitation of the head coach, Da Yao and his agent Zhang Mingji came to the office of head coach Van Gundy Jr. again.

"Da Yao, is there really going to be a showdown now, put it on the bright side?" head coach Van Gundy Jr. looked at Da Yao worriedly.

"Of course, I'm pretty sure, I know what I'm doing, head coach, you can help me contact the boss and the general manager!" Da Yao's eyes were firm, with an unquestioning tone.

"You know, if you do this, it means that you are forcing the palace and putting pressure on the team, which will have a very bad impact on your reputation!"

"It's okay, I've thought about it a long time ago, head coach, please!" Da Yao shook his head, still insisting on his decision.

Da Yao has been chatting with the head coach for nearly an hour, and several people have frankly expressed their thoughts and requirements about Da Yao's status in the team, ball possession, playing time, etc.

In the end, Da Yao saw that the head coach could not make decisions on behalf of the team about his own requirements, so he asked the head coach to contact the general manager and the boss to discuss his requirements with them in person.

Therefore, there was a scene where little Van Gundy dissuaded Da Yao just now.

"Okay!" Little Van Gundy was helpless, took out his mobile phone and dialed the general manager.

"Hello, General Manager, I'm Van Gundy!" "I know, what's wrong? Van Gundy, what's

the matter with me?" a calm voice came from the phone.

"Hmm... That's it, well... Da Yao for his current position in the team, well... I have some ideas, I want to talk to you and the boss!" Little Van Gundy racked his brains to force Da Yao to force the palace to put pressure, and tried to express himself tactfully.

Van Gundy Jr. doesn't want Da Yao to have a stalemate with the team at that time.

In Van Gundy Jr.'s heart, he prefers to coach an inside player like Da Yao, and he also likes Da Yao's easy-going personality, unlike the new Maddie, who is conceited and conceited, like an uncle, and needs someone to provide for him, compared with the previous Francis.

"Oh, did Da Yao say anything to you?" head coach Dawson thought of what Maddie said at the post-game press conference before, and reacted in his heart, it should be that Da Yao has an opinion.

"No, not yet, now in my office, he wants to find a time to sit down with you and your boss! Seeing

Da Yao writing today on the paper, he immediately added that it was today.

"Okay, okay! I'll ask the boss to take a look!" Dawson, the general manager of the Rockets, said and hung up the phone.

"Coach, thank you!" Da Yao looked at little Van Gundy with a happy smile.

"Alas, don't thank me, this thing is done, I will also help you fight for it later, Da Yao, I support you as the only absolute core!"

After a while, the general manager called and asked Xiao Van Gundy and Da Yao to wait, and the boss would come to the arena after finishing his work.

For Da Yao's cash cow, the rocket boss still attaches great importance to it, and when he heard that Da Yao was looking for himself, he didn't put up any shelf, so he immediately replied that he would come over to meet and talk.

Since there was still a game tonight, everyone simply sat down in the general manager's office, and Da Yao directly said the request he discussed with his agent.

After hearing this, the boss frowned and looked at General Manager Dawson and Head Coach Van Gundy Jr.

"Da Yao, I know, your request is not unreasonable, on the contrary, I think it is very reasonable, originally we traded to Maddie, just to let him and you form an OK combination similar to Kobe and O'Neal, since it makes you feel uncomfortable now, then let Maddie come over, we will make this contradiction clear in person and solve it!".

In fact, Da Yao's request is very simple, that is, seeing Howard's current absolute core position in the Magic team, he hopes that the team can also give Da Yao the same status, arrange tactics suitable for Da Yao, and play the level that Da Yao should have.

Soon, Maddie, who was training in the stadium, walked into the general manager's office and was surprised to see Da Yao and a few others, guessing what they had discussed together, but the surface was still very calm.

"Boss, general manager, do you have anything to do with me?" Maddie sat down with sleepy eyes.

"Maddie, since you came to the team, we have respected you very much, and we have given you a lot of support, hoping to let you integrate into our big family as soon as possible! I think you should be able to feel our kindness!"

"Yes, I'm glad to be here!" Maddie nodded in agreement.

"We traded you because we wanted you and Da Yao to form an OK combination, a dominant duo, but at present, the situation seems to be very unsatisfactory, in the first three games, the two of you did not have a tacit understanding, but made Da Yao very constrained in the game now, where the problem is, I know, you may also know it in your heart!"

"So, let's talk! Since we are sitting here, we will spread out and say it bluntly." General Manager Dawson spread his hands and motioned for everyone to speak freely.

"Okay, then I'll be blunt, Da Yao, I'm honored to partner with you, but I think the duo must have a core support, and I think I'm more suitable to be the core, you as the support!"

Maddie's sleepy eyes, combined with his tone, made people think he was too conceited.

"No, I think you should be like Kobe Bryant assisted O'Neal, assisting Da Yao, because relatively speaking, the offensive success rate of the interior is higher, and our Da Yao has the dominance of the inside line that is not inferior to O'Neal! I think he will lead the team to win the game and achieve a good record for the team!" Head

coach Van Gundy Jr. took the first step to deny Maddy's words before Da Yao spoke, and expressed his position on Da Yao's side.

"Yes, I can, just give me enough ball possession and time, and I will give you a satisfactory performance! Just like Howard of the Magic team, not only the statistics are good, but also on the premise of winning!" Da Yao saw that the head coach supported him, and his heart was more confident.

"Yes, I don't know where you got your confidence, but you don't seem to have played any phenomenal performance since you entered the NBA!" Maddie frowned, sleepy-eyed and squinted.

"I said, as long as I give me enough ball control and playing time, I can do it!" Da Yao and Maddie looked at each other.

The atmosphere has become a little stagnant, the core battle, the ownership of the ball, as long as the player wants to be the boss of the team, he will not easily hand over these two.

"Hehe, don't be so tense! Relax! Since Da Yao wants the ball, then tonight's game, Van Gundy," the boss named the head coach and continued: "You can arrange more tactics suitable for Da Yao, give full play to Da Yao's strength, and give Da Yao a chance to prove himself!"

"Okay, boss!" Head coach Van Gundy Jr. happily responded.

"Da Yao, I'll give you a chance to prove yourself, I hope you don't disappoint me, Maddie, I also gave you three chances, with you as the core, but the team only won 1 win and 2 losses, and the only game won was the victory with the Grizzlies, a 10,000-year-old weak team, if Da Yao proved that he can be a core player tonight, and at the same time perform well and lead the team to victory, then, the core of the team in the future will be Da Yao, what do you think?"

After the Rockets owner finished speaking, he took out a cigar and lit it.

"Yes, I'm okay!" Maddie doesn't think that Da Yao can lead the team better than herself, so she doesn't care about the core position of the game.

"Very good, then let's settle it first, we have an argument off the court, we must have one heart on the court! Support each other! You two know what I mean!" General Manager Dawson stood up and patted Maddie and Da Yao on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, general manager, I still have this bit of professional ethics! I won't deliberately stumble on Da Yao!" Maddie rolled her eyes in her heart, her tone disdainful.

"Yes, we will trust each other and support each other in the competition!" Da Yao initially achieved his goal, and he was a little excited in his heart.

As long as we prove ourselves tonight, then the team will definitely focus on ourselves and create a tactical style of play in the future.

The Magic team also has a game tonight, Howard seems to be in the same position with the same leader, I heard that this list is good, I want to see, Howard can still perform so amazingly, tonight I am the core, I must play no weaker than Howard's performance, the Suns' Stoudemire has grown up with the help of Nash, and he must not fall behind as a champion.

......

Los Angeles is also staging a big drama of forcing the palace.

Kobe Bryant sat in front of Kupchak again, compared with the cold eyes last time, this time Kobe Bryant's eyes were not only cold, but also with a majestic anger.

"Kupchak, are you hiring the right players, why can't I hear any teams trading players?" Kobe Bryant slapped the table and stared fiercely at Kupchak in front of the table.

Normally, there should be a lot of trade rumors for teams seeking trades, and Los Angeles, a city flooded with media, should have more rumors about the Lakers, but now, sporadic trade reports, few trade rumors, these can only show one point, the Lakers have no action!

"Kobe, calm down!" Kupchak frowned and motioned for Kobe to sit down.

"Let's be honest! At the beginning, the team promised you to build a lineup, but the boss just wanted to keep you. Kupchak propped his chin in his hands and smiled helplessly.

The last time Kobe Bryant came to put pressure, Kupchak reacted to the owner Bath, and the owner Bas asked Kupchak to come forward and tell Kobe the truth directly, and the provincial Kobe Bryant has been pressuring the team.

"Hehe, I'm being tricked, right?" Kobe Bryant grimaced and glared at Kupchak fiercely.

"Hmm... The team is still centered on you, and everyone revolves around you to develop tactical plays! You are the only core!" Kupchak tried his best to comfort Kobe Bryant in front of him, he didn't want to be bitten by a poisonous snake.

Another meaning of this sentence is that Kobe Bryant can be made casually, and among players, including coaches, Kobe Bryant can be a one-word existence.

"I'm going to your core! I want more than this, I want a championship, a championship!

"I'm just doing what I'm told, Kobe, it's useless for you to yell at me, let's think about what to do this season!" Kupchak spread his hands, leaving aside that playing Kobe had nothing to do with him Kupchak.

"Then there's nothing to talk about!" Bryant turned to leave.

Back at home, Kobe Bryant's brain calmed down, rubbing the bridge of his nose, the matter has come to this point, no matter how angry it is, it's better to analyze and analyze the current Lakers lineup.

Now the Lakers can not worry about their departure because they signed a contract, and owners Buss and Kupchak have seized on this and unscrupulously tore up their promises to themselves.

Alas, it would be great if we could get Howard of the Magic team, one inside and one outside, our cooperation is definitely expected to hit the championship, by the way, it seems that there is his game tonight, I heard that he will compete with the same leaderboard, pay attention at night.

......

In the evening, San Antonio, Popovich sat in his living room, quietly watching the news.

Regarding what Magic head coach Johnny said in his post-game press conference yesterday, Mr. Popovich didn't believe a word.

With the results of the Magic team now, the tactical system of the Magic team is by no means simple, and if you have time, you must get the video replay and take a good look at their game.

In the absence of overtime, the average is close to 120 points per game, which is simply not too fierce. Well, tonight has their game, you can take a look at the characteristics of the style of play, but why every time I hear the news of the Magic team, it always makes me feel a little uncomfortable

? The three words of the Magic team always seem to make me have a bad premonition, what is going on?

Old man Popovich is thinking wildly in his head, but the old man must not have imagined that according to historical development, this 04-05 season is the season when the Spurs won the championship.

Now that Howard has appeared, the overall strength of the Magic team has undergone a qualitative mutation, and it is very likely that it will bring big trouble to the Spurs in the final game.

......

Sitting at his desk in the league's president's office

, Stern watched the media coverage of the Magic and Bobcats tonight, and felt relieved.

Unexpectedly, the kid who shook hands with himself at the draft scene and said big things about dominating the league and expanding the influence of the NBA has now made a little famous.

"Sean, temporarily add a national live broadcast, a game between the Magic and the Bobcats!" Sean

, the vice president who sat at the bottom, nodded directly without any extra questions, and got up to arrange.

Now Stern, arguably the real 'emperor' of the NBA, no one can disobey him and shake his authority.

......

"Howard, I'm Pelinka, are you going to answer the phone right now

?" "Sure, Pelinka, what's the matter?" Howard was putting his things down in front of the locker closet in the locker room.

"That's right, in the past two days, several brands have paid attention to you, they have found me and want to ask you to be an endorsement, but the price they give is not high, I am not very satisfied, but I still want to tell you, after all, you are the one who makes the decision!"

At present, there are three brands that want to find you for the endorsement of sneakers, Adidas offers 15 million for 3 years, Nike 20 million for 5 years, and Puma 18 million for 3 years.

There are also two car brands, Mercedes-Benz and Hummer, Mercedes-Benz 8 million for 2 years, Hummer 10 million for 3 years, this car endorsement can be considered to sign directly, after all, no matter how famous the star is, the endorsement fee is not too much, it depends on which one you choose. "

Okay, Pelinka, you send me the endorsement contract first, I'll see it when I'm free and I'll get back to you!" Howard didn't expect that just two NBA games were played, and an endorsement came up, and he was suddenly a little excited, after all, someone wanted to send white silver, who doesn't love it!

......

O'Neal sat in the locker room in the locker room, ignoring no one, and kept flipping through the TV channels in the locker room, and found that the sports news was basically reporting on the upcoming game of the '04 champion and the leaderboard.

And the game between the Heat and the Wizards was not even mentioned on other channels except for local media reports in Washington.

O'Neill was lying on the chair depressed, the hateful Orlando boy, dare to steal the limelight of my big shark, when it comes to beating your magic team, Uncle Ben must make you look good.

......

"Oh yes, I did notice Howard of the Magic, I think he's great, his debut is very impressive!As for whether you can impact my status, it's a bit early to talk about it, Howard is just starting his career, he still has a long way to go, I think it would be better to wait at least until the year he retires, and then talk about his status!".

In an interview, Jordan responded to a reporter's question about the official NBA saying that Howard was going to impact his position.

"I'll go and watch them play live tonight!" and see Howard's prowess with my own eyes!"

Jordan picked up his sunglasses and walked into the Time Warner Center, the Charlotte Bobcats' arena.