Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 341 Where the value lies...

"...The Houston Rockets ended their crazy 34-game winning streak in Dallas...their next stop is to go to Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers and Lakers..."

"For the Los Angeles people, beating the Rockets is the top priority...Because during the 34-game winning streak, this brought them a lot of confusion...4000 million won 1 million...The helplessness in it cannot be measured by normal mathematical operations..."

"...Of course the Clippers can't do this, but they also made Houston suffer a lot under the leadership of Griffin. The key is the second game of the back-to-back...Even Kobe will play this game as the finals..."

"...the final whistle blows! Kobe raises his arms and nods to everyone... Shaquille O'Neal's signature move at Staples - 'can-you-feel-it?' Oh, he's here to be cute today..."

espn: "Houston has entered their normal track... Yes, they can beat some teams that are completely bad and some teams in the middle and lower reaches, but they can't easily solve opponents with playoff strength like they did during the winning streak... And we often talk about the intense stage of fighting for the playoffs. Composed of veterans and rookies, they may have a 34-game winning streak. Unfortunately, they are finally blocked in the highly competitive Western Conference quarterfinals..."

"...Yeah, they don't work that way...the Detroit Pistons used it a few years ago, and they had all the stars in their prime at that time..."

...

The Rockets will still beat some opponents by a big score, and there may be a few small winning streaks during the period...

When they crushed Boston, or suffered humiliation in Miami, no one will talk about the glory of 34 consecutive victories, the fantasy of Houston's first championship hope...

"...Uh, they are a good team...but in the final analysis, they are just a team with less than 4000 million...Basketball is still directly proportional to the investment of the team owner during the offseason...This Ron, he will never be able to subvert...Yes."

"...First decline and then rise and then decline...This will not bring more votes to his streak (referring to the manager of the year)...Even though he led the team to a 34-game winning streak, media reporters are more willing to vote for Adelman's best coach instead of streak...No one can easily streak...On American social networks, everyone loves the new and dislikes the old..."

"...Riley is more deserving of this honor than Ron...The reason is simple, because the Heat have a lot of hope to get their hands on the championship...The Rockets don't...That's the reality..."

The regular season has finally come to a close...

In the end, the Houstonians also relied on some selective abandonment in the later stage to win most of the games against the underdogs...

With a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, they ranked sixth in the Western Conference, and their opponents were none other than...

It was last year's defending champion Lakers...

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Lakers, Lakers again, Lakers...

A lot of people are already worried before the playoffs...

Even if Yao Ming really comes back, he must have time to run in with the team, right?
But it's okay if it's just for other people...

Just because that opponent is still the Lakers who knows everything...

...

Ron has locked himself in the office these days, deflated for a few days...

He didn't even see Bright and Olajuwon...

He just quietly flipped through the pages of photos of himself, when he was a player... when he was a manager...

The phone next to me keeps ringing...

Bringing his thoughts back to reality...

Drinking plenty of water is just a sign of uneasiness. When he answered the phone, he obviously felt a little turbulent...

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Brooklyn...2 days before playoffs kick off...

He sat in a suit and leather shoes on the stretched Lincoln driving to Brooklyn, New York, looking at the densely packed interview drafts by heart...

do you remember?His initial considerations were Houston and Brooklyn...

This all goes back to the past two years ago...

The car slowly stopped at the Barclays Center, in front of the management entrance of the Continental Airlines Center Gymnasium. He was stunned by the extravagant, luxurious and brilliant Gothic buildings...

New arena, new team, new environment, and new local tyrants who are willing to spend money like water...

"Go up, the boss has been waiting for you for a long time, Mr. Ron..."

He smiled subtly and nodded...

This debt of favor dates back to the period when Teodosic brought a gun from CSKA Moscow to shoot. It can be said that Houston's 34 consecutive victories this season have an inseparable relationship with Prokhorov...

Along the way, it was either glittering with gold or antique porcelain. Ron often thought humorously, maybe some of the decorations here are enough to buy the entire Toyota Center...

Walking into the renovated Brooklyn Coliseum from the player tunnel for the first time, how spectacular is that scene?
The basketball hall, which can accommodate more than [-] people, is surprisingly large...it is comparable to the majesty of a football field...

Turning his head, he saw the Russian tycoon, Prokhorov, who was quietly looking at the cleaning staff on site...

"I don't mean to belittle the uh... gymnasium, but it's a basketball court..."

"Yes, It'is..." He spread his hands, revealing the sharp eyes of a polar bear...

The eyes of the strong...

Prokhorov smiled presumptuously, he touched his stomach: "I'm a little hungry, I want to have lunch, why don't I ask someone to bring it up..."

Seeing Ron lower his head in thought, he was happy: "Forgive my eccentricity, I'm used to eating in my own place, which has a kind of overlooking everything... a kind of belief... yes... hello, Dennis? Two coffees, yes..."

...

The VIP room in Brooklyn is different from the atmosphere of the whole room, but inside is a whole row of tables facing the stadium...

"...when I'm watching the game, I want everyone to be equal...there is no distinction between high and low...and this can also be used as a temporary seat in case of emergency...who knows in the future..." he explained to Ron.

"Thank you..." Ron took the coffee from the secretary, nodded politely, but actually couldn't calm down in his heart...

The Russians used Ron's usual tricks in his transactions. He knocked from the side. From the beginning to now, he kept talking about some irrelevant things. His purpose, of course, was to force Ron to speak first...

"Did you know? The woman who walked past you 5 seconds ago, today is her birthday... He has been serving me for many years, I have to buy her a gift...but usually she buys gifts for me, so...do you have any good ideas?"

Ron said patiently, "The scarf..."

He glanced at Ron and became serious: "You mean the wool kind?"

"...No...No...I mean women use it for decoration...You know, this...(He wants to show his cards, but finally gives a bitter smile)"

"Oh, oh, where can I buy this thing?"

(finally couldn't bear the temper)

"Mr. Prokhorov, please forgive me for being rude. We are preparing to start the playoffs, and our opponent is the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. No one is optimistic about us. Give her the clock! I don't care!"

"...(laughs) well..."

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"Well...Alexander told me that he has prepared a formal general manager contract for you...will this make you work hard for that damn fast-paced city for the next few years?"

Ron nodded implicitly, gritted his teeth again: "Yes..."

"Then why did you return my call?"

Ron put down his coffee and laughed: "Because this is New York...and it's different from Madison's rich Brooklyn area! Because I always believe that science can better help a team with rich background; because..."

"Because I heard that you have also hired a large number of outstanding economics students..."

Prokhorov blinked, obviously a little uneasy...

"...You know, I really can't figure out why it took so long for him to officially hire you, and you would be so foolish as to be willing to stay there...and no boss has secretly expressed the idea of ​​poaching a job..."

"...Because the whole league hates me..." Ron laughed...

"Well, it seems that you know your reason... Yes, building a team at a low cost... This has touched the interests of many owners... Some of them are of course heading for the championship, and most of the people I know are more concerned about getting benefits through trading between players besides the championship... Of course, except for that crazy Cuban..."

Prokhorov got up and went suddenly to the window...

"...The basketball world can hate you... But the advantage of money is that you can buy all kinds of things... One of the benefits is that you can ignore what the basketball world likes and dislikes... How those 'so-called' rich people think, not how they think... (Ron has started to smirk) It seems that this league is indeed corrupted to the extreme... It's time for a 'rich' shot, to ridicule those idiots who pretend to think that the luxury tax is nothing on weekdays and scold their managers behind their backs..."

"I think you are no less than Putin when you make complaints...haha...sounds good..." Ron finished his last sip of coffee, stretched himself and stood up: "what-ever... I am very grateful for your invitation..."

"Are you grateful?"

"Yes!" Ron laughed, "To put it bluntly, I'm just a loser, and you are already at the top of the food chain..."

Prokhorov glared at him contemptuously.

"...Look, you build a team with 4000 million salary, you lose OJ Mayo, you lose Dragic, you lose Tyson Chandler, you lose Trevor Ariza, you lose Kyle Lowry, etc... But you lose them, you win more games this season... 52 wins is 6th because of the 18-game losing streak and because you are in the West. Yes: Your number of wins is almost the same as that of the Lakers...but the Lakers need to spend 240 million for each win, and you only need 46...and this is where your value lies!"

(End of this chapter)