Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 99 Farewell to Martin
"Manager!" Lisa hurried over, looking at her beaming face and the ticket sales report in her hand, no need to think about it, it must be full of cheers!

"It's... so unbelievable!" Lisa covered her mouth and started to sob...

Olajuwon snatched it from behind, he blinked, and suddenly looked at Ron in relief.

"From the first time I saw you, I knew that you would be the hero of our city!" Although it was flattering, the content really whetted Ron's appetite.

Straight up!Ron flipped through it in surprise. Except for a few unpopular teams, the tickets for the last few home games were sold out, and even the season tickets, which had not been improving for a while, had temporarily recovered...

In short, although there is no profit yet, the daily expenses of the entire Toyota Center have been paid back.

He took a deep breath, the team's record or something, if you can't guarantee to win the championship, in fact, in the eyes of the boss, the profit is more important...

It cannot be denied that this is a good start, but season tickets are the fundamental factor that determines whether a team is profitable.

Season tickets are also a means of promotion. Holders of NBA season tickets are like members, at least they enjoy many benefits than other people.For example: the price is discounted, and the seats are usually better.

With such benefits, Houston fans still prefer temporary tickets.

It seems that in order to truly solve the problem of season tickets, we have to wait for Yao Ming to come back...

However, season tickets will depreciate as the game ends...

or! ?Can a new All-Star break the ice?

Ron has a plan...

It is always up to people to make things happen, and God to make things happen. Of course, it depends on the guy who plays the leading role to live up to his expectations.

He has the quota to participate in the All-Star voting. In fact, these objective factors and the environment are easy to handle.

These two games at the moment, facing the best players in the world, will be his best touchstone, and can also be used as the best reference for league experts to evaluate him in the future.

His performance can not only affect the future competitive style of the entire team, but also indirectly affect the entire Houston market.

Whether it is the first battle to confer the gods, or encounter the rookie wall in advance, we will wait and see!

...

At four o'clock in the afternoon, in the last training session before the game, because of Ron's arrival, everyone started to play very actively.

The main team led by OJ-Mayo fought against the second team team led by Kevin Martin. The two sides practiced very hard.

Mr. Adelman was still thinking about something in a puzzled manner, and his blackboard was densely filled with countless symbols.

Although Ron couldn't read it, he was still a little confused...

It's just that he didn't know how many tactics were laid out around Kevin Martin on the big blackboard, but he began to hesitate about the upcoming transaction.

"What are we still hesitating about? My dear Mr. Ron?" Olajuwon suddenly brought Ron back to reality with a kind reminder.

"I..." Resolutely just now, when I actually got in front of Martin, Ron began to feel a little unbearable.

He suddenly remembered Martin's self-recommendation, and he also remembered how gentle this guy was, his humility and low-key, and his hard work made it hard for him not to like such a player.

Now that you have made this decision, you must execute it ruthlessly.Ron kept talking to himself, but still couldn't make up his mind.Just like his miraculous talent, he can see through a player's humanity, but because of this, he cannot easily get rid of his emotional entanglement with this player, and this is his only weakness.

Maybe everyone knows the story of Mao Sui's self-recommendation, but everyone doesn't know Mao Sui's final fate.In the second year of Mao Sui's self-recommendation, King Pingyuan strongly recommended Mao Sui to lead the army to defend against the enemy. As a result, he was defeated in the battle of Qamdo, and Mao Sui, full of shame and anger, drew his sword and killed himself.

Obviously, if this drags on, history is about to repeat itself, but the dream pulls back Ron, who is gradually going the wrong way, in time.

"Remember? You once told me that you told me to keep you awake all the time, hey! Dude! Even just now you dragged me over abruptly, why are you hesitating now?" Olajuwon said very sincerely, he subconsciously looked at the clock on the wall, and said anxiously: "Hurry up, you know the game is about to start, at worst I will sing a bad face!"

"Listen, sometimes in order to win..." Dameng walked to the sidelines and said quite seriously: "You have to be prepared to sacrifice everything... Some people may do their part for the team, but please don't forget that this is what he should do! As an excellent workplace manager, sometimes you have to be cold-blooded! This is an excellent team manager!"

"Hi! Martin!" Hashem Olajuwon in the locker room slightly raised his hand to Martin who was really preparing for the game. He himself sneered at Ron's indifference...

And Ron looked at the old man with respect, this guy could always push him on the right track.

He finally walked to his office, and broadcast the number that he had been thinking silently for a long time.

"Hey, is this His Excellency Michael Jordan? Let's start trading!"

"You are very sensible, I thought you changed your mind temporarily? The Warriors and Pistons are waiting and watching. Maybe they can provide me with the players I need. However, I, Jordan, always keep my word..."

...

When the transaction was completed, it was less than an hour before the start of the game.

Perhaps many people have already received the rumors of the transaction in advance, and it is impossible for Martin to be kept in the dark. Ron announced the news of the transaction in advance at the regular meeting.

When he first heard the rumors, Martin didn't complain. Perhaps he would comfort himself in his heart, "Yes, this is all business."

It's just that when it actually happened, he was still warming up on the court, preparing for the game...

When he returned to the locker room and found out that he had been traded, he was stunned for a moment, seeing that his respected senior Rockets didn't mean to make fun of him, so he could only change into a suit and leave the arena sadly.

The media, who were waiting for the game, learned of all this at the first time. They poured into the Toyota Center and began to capture first-hand information.

Before leaving, Martin accepted interviews with several Rockets reporters in a very gentlemanly manner, expressing his love for the Rockets between the lines, "The experience of playing here is great, and the fans here support me very enthusiastically. If the Rockets consider asking me to come back in the future, I will consider it."

At this time, the old man Adelman, who was doing the general mobilization before the game, expressed his indignation at Martin being traded: "You know, we are more disappointed than surprised. He was traded. I am very indignant, because after you know it, I don't even know about it..."

When asked what he thought of Martin, the old man said: "He is very happy to coach. I think every coach will have the opportunity to coach someone like him. He is one of the most humble people I have ever coached. He has a really good personality. Any team that wants to form a good boy army, he is a suitable puzzle. At least, he will go to a team that can start. They will love him. Everyone should be disappointed, but this is the business league."

After the old man accepted the interview, he looked sadly at the tactical board behind him and pondered over the strategy of defeating the enemy all night. Obviously, Ron didn't know that all of these were tactics developed around the second team led by Martin. He gritted his teeth and wiped it all away...

"No, I don't know!" OJ-Mayo refused all interview requests. Surrounded by all the media tirelessly, he simply walked to the locker room. Someone behind him scolded him for acting aggressively, but he turned around and asked seriously: "Excuse me, if one day, the brother who has always lived with you suddenly wants to move to another place, will you feel better?"

...

In the locker room, everyone's eyes were dull. The old man was about to carry out the final mobilization before the game. The press officer locked the door of the locker room with a bang, and no one was allowed to take a step beyond the threshold.

Luo, this time... you really made a bad move!

Lisa, who was preparing for public relations matters, thought.

Outside the back door of Toyota Center, under the waiting of many media, the two most luxurious buses finally drove slowly.

All media reporters swarmed the car that belonged to the players, but the focus of the Rockets public relations staff was in another car.

The car door opened, and when she saw the familiar alluring woman who was the first to get out of the car, Lisa's friendly smile suddenly appeared on her face in embarrassment.

"Rebecca!" she exclaimed in feigned surprise.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, you misidentified the person. My name is Lisa! The secretary of the general manager of the Houston Rockets!" Lisa quickly recovered her friendly and enthusiastic smile.

"Uh!" Jenny Buss smiled strangely, and looked at the office on the highest floor of the Toyota Center, her eyes were full of charm...

...

"Nice job... Luo!" After the transaction happened, Alexander called Ron immediately.

Usually, only the boss will stand up and express support for this kind of transaction of exchanging immediate combat power for banknotes.But Ron didn't feel that there was anything to be happy about.

"However, I have other plans for the 400 million..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Heh... Ron laughed dryly and closed the phone.

"What a sad side..." Barkley expressed his dissatisfaction sincerely on the national live broadcast of TNT radio: "Look, this guy just showed his good touch in training..."

The screen was played side by side, Martin was wearing a jersey, shooting brightly, and finally leaving the field wearing a suit in a slightly bleak manner.

When he left, he pretended to smile and waved to all the staff one by one...

Kenny Smith: "I generally classify this as a business, but it is unbelievable that the manager from the East traded the best shooter in his team before the game... This is probably a signal that they intend to give up the game. After all, after the Houston second team lost Kevin Martin, the only point that could change the trend of the game no longer exists..."

Barkley: "Look at the three game-winning points given by the Houstonians themselves! [-]. Limit Kobe as much as possible... [-]. Cut off the connection between the two towers... [-]. Drag the Lakers into a fast-playing whirlwind..."

Kenny: "That's right, but they obviously lost the capital to fight against the defending champions... This season, in the games where the Zijin Army rarely loses, it is either the kind of young guard who is not afraid of tigers and has unlimited talents; or has a super deep bench and an old coach. But unfortunately, the Rockets are not..."

Barkley: "Even with such a team, there is no guarantee that they can take the lead every game, because they have Kobe...the best player in the world..."

beep…

The cell phone in Ron's arms started to ring.

Standing on the window sill of the office and looking at the bustling fans entering the arena, the slender, gentle man in a suit seems to have drifted away...

Take a short rest, it can be regarded as my farewell to you!Ron thought.

But the name displayed on the phone screen made him frown.

Jenny Buss…

(End of this chapter)