basketball pope

Chapter 769 [The lower limit of IQ, break the record again]

Previously, the best record in the NBA regular season was the Lakers' 75 wins and 7 losses, and the winning streak was the Lakers' 39-game winning streak.

The Clippers have broken their all-time winning streak and are just one step away from their best record. At the end of March, the Clippers won 3 wins and 71 losses, and they only need to guarantee half the winning rate in the remaining 3 games to tie the record.

At this time, Clippers owner Donald Sterling came out to show the lower limit of IQ again.

Sterling hurried to the office to chat with Yang Rui, and actually hoped that he would reduce Curry's playing time, and let Griffin fight even if he wanted to fight for MVP.The reason is that Curry is a contract year, and Griffin has renewed his contract, which is a clear sign of not wanting to give Curry a max salary.

In Yang Rui's previous life, a "Ross Clause" was added to the 11-year labor-management agreement. In this life, Ross was unsatisfactory with the Bulls, but the clause still appeared, and the name became the "Super Rookie Clause" to reward those who performed well. young player.

The terms are as follows: After a player has executed his rookie contract, he can receive a maximum salary contract that accounts for 30% of the team's salary cap (a 5% increase from the old contract) when he signs his second contract of his career.However, there are strict entry barriers to this clause: MVP four years before his rookie contract, or two All-Star starters, or two All-NBA selections.

Last season, Griffin was selected to the All-Star starting lineup for the second consecutive year, which activated the "super rookie clause" in his contract and signed a high-paying long-term contract.

If Curry wins the regular season MVP this year, he will also meet that standard and earn a super high salary.

Sterling doesn't want two of these high-paid players on the team, instead of being happy with two young stars on the team.

Yang Rui first asked Sterling to sit down for tea, and then chatted with him calmly. He would not be angry for such a trivial matter, and wanted to kick this short-sighted guy out of the office.

One of the ways to prevent being assimilated by stupid X is to always remind yourself: you can't hide things when you meet people, you can't hold your breath when things happen, and you can't get angry when you are angry, and they are called the three core characteristics of stupid people.

For Yang Rui, anything less than $10 billion is considered a trivial matter. After seeing the war between three women, it is impossible for him to be angry with ordinary complaints. He is now a saint-level temper, plus an expert-level peacemaker. guy.

As long as a person has a good temper, everything will be fine.

"Donald, even if Stephen triggers the clause, he will get about 1000 million more than other top-salary players. The economic value brought by the talented balloon star to the team is far more than ten times this figure. If the Clippers want to become the most profitable team in the league, they should give some benefits to the star, right?"

"But it's two people."

Yang Rui explained unhurriedly: "The total salary is 1000 million more, and the average is about 200 million more per year. Two people are 400 million per year. It's just an extra mini-middle class. It won't affect the team's signings, championship competition, and luxury tax. It doesn't affect anything. But spending an extra 400 million will get the star's sense of belonging to the team.

After Sterling listened to it, he also felt that his request was a bit stupid. The star endorsed any product casually, and the annual advertising fee is more than 400 million. If there is a conflict for this amount of money, it is not worth it.

The value of a superstar is difficult to measure in monetary terms, and they can be a symbol of a team and attract other good players to join.

For example, Yao Ming joined the Nets, and the Nets immediately had the capital to compete with the Knicks for the market. Before that, the Nets were difficult to make profits, and no big-name players were willing to join.With Yao Ming as a signboard, they quickly formed the Big Three.

Curry and Griffin are very young, and it is not a problem to be strong for another ten years. They are more promising than Yao Ming, who has started to decline. Even if Yao Ming has many honors, they certainly deserve the maximum salary.

Yang Rui chatted with Sterling for a while about other things and cared about his life before sending the old man away.

Although Sterling often makes some stupid actions and brainless remarks, Yang Rui can understand it. After all, he is 77 years old and his brain is not as bright as when he was young.

And in January, Sterling was greatly stimulated when his 1-year-old son Scott Sterling died of drug addiction in his home.According to media reports, Sterling often whipped his son when he was a child, which led to his eccentric temperament and eventually the vice of drug use.

Sterling's eldest daughter, Joanna, and son-in-law Eric Miller also have a very poor relationship with him, and rarely walk around.As director of operations for the Clippers, Eric has seen Yang Rui more times than Sterling, which is ironic.

On April 4, the Clippers beat the Rockets at home, completing the regular season sweep.

Before changing the defense, the Rockets could not win the championship. Not only Harden opened the wheel eye, but Hawes and Delfino also defended the wheel eye, and they were stunned when they encountered a pick-and-roll.

On April 4, the Clippers lost to the Pacers 3-107 at home.

The Pacers with a neat lineup are very powerful, starting with George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, Roy Hibbert, the whole team except Hibbert is a meat shield and must be in They can only play near the restricted area, and the other four are good at preventing pick-and-rolls.

The bench is led by DJ Augustin, Jamal Crawford, Danny Granger, Tyler Hansbrough, Ian Mahinmi, and the offense and defense are balanced.

Granger's characteristics are like Gay, scoring mainly depends on shooting. After the injury, George and Stephenson have grown up. After the comeback, he has insufficient possession of the ball and does not have enough shots to find his touch. A person who relies on shooting has no touch, and his state fluctuates. Especially great.

However, in this game, Granger played well, scoring 10 of 6 shots, 6 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 16 points.

The Pacers did not have a particularly high scorer, and they blossomed more, with six scoring in double figures.

After defeating the three underdogs, the Kings, Hornets, and Grizzlies, the Clippers have already set a record. Even if they lose all three games left, they will only lose 7 games.

This is obviously impossible for the mighty Clippers.

On the 13th, the Clippers lost their fifth game away to the Pistons.

The piston is not a fuel-efficient lamp this year, it is much stronger than Yang Rui's previous life.First released Landon Wright, DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Singler, Greg Monroe, Andre Drummond.

DeRozan became the core of the Pistons, averaging 20.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Substitutes Rodney Stuckey, Wayne Ellington, Jerebko, Villanueva also have good attacking power.

After that, the Clippers easily won the Blazers and Kings, and the record was finally fixed at 77 wins and 5 losses, and the record was improved by two games.

Basketball fans around the world were shocked.Back then, the Lakers had a 39-game winning streak and a 75-win record. Everyone said that was an impossible record to break, because it was difficult for other teams to put together a "drug combination", Rasheed Wallace, Lamar Odom, Iguodala is such a super lineup.The Lakers took a huge advantage from the Knicks to get to that point.

As a result, the Lakers record has only been maintained for a few years. The core of the year was still in the league, and the more powerful Clippers appeared. They broke the record when a star was injured and missed more than a month.

When Yang Rui first arrived, the Clippers players were not well-known except for Paul and Griffin, but they became another invincible division.The news commented on the performance of the Clippers, and almost everyone believed that Yang Rui had the greatest contribution. He has the superpower of turning a stone into gold.

The major awards will not be selected until the middle of the second round, but Yang Rui is almost certain to win the Best Coach Award again.

(End of this chapter)