the great gatsby

Chapter 244 The Alliance Shocks!

Gatsby did not refuse James Dolan's kindness, he smiled: "Okay, if I have time, I will borrow your cruise ship to relax, but there is still some work to be done, such as recruiting Amare. "

James Dolan smiled a little embarrassedly to express his acquiescence.

Gatsby took out his cell phone directly, and asked, "Donny, what is Amare's cell phone number, let me talk to him."

Donnie Walsh did not hesitate, and directly reported the number. Now it is no longer a matter of whether there is credit, but a matter of whether he can stay.

Gatsby turned on speakerphone directly.

"Hello. Who is this?"

"Amale, I'm Gatsby, how are you doing?" Gatsby said with a smile.

"Ha, it's Gatsby. I'm fine. It's a pity for the Knicks this year, but you guys have played well enough." Stoudemire laughed.

"But we can play better, Amare, come to the Knicks to win the championship, we need you!" Gatsby said.

Stoudemire laughed on the other end of the phone: "Gatsby, I was a little hesitant at first, but your invitation reassured me. I am very interested. Please tell Mr. Donny Walsh that you can be my agent." People are in touch to arrange the next thing.”

Gatsby laughed: "Amare, I think we won't be limited to just one championship, but two, three, four, or even more.

There was a hearty laugh on the phone: "I hope so, then see you in New York!"

Gatsby put down the phone with a smile, and was quite happy to be able to contribute to the process of attracting Stoudemire, because it was of great help to the cooperation between him and Stoudemire.

The relationship between the core is particularly important to the team's locker room atmosphere. This is why James chose to go to Miami after not receiving a call from Gatsby. He thought Gatsby would not welcome him, so he would rather go to the slightly smaller Heat. The ball market is unwilling to get involved in locker room issues.

If he insists on coming, what will happen even if he wins the battle? If there is no harmony in the locker room, it will be difficult for the team to talk about combat effectiveness. It is even more stupid to drive Gatsby away, so James simply goes to the Heat and befriends his good brother. Wade fought together.

After James announced that he would bring his talents to Miami, the Miami Heat also announced that they had signed free agent Chris Bosh!

Now the entire league was shocked, and the Big Three reappeared in the East!
This time the Big Three are not like the Boston Celtics who came together to fight for the championship at the end of their careers. James Wade and the others took the initiative to hold together when they were at their peak, which simply aroused public outrage.

Barkley said in a radio interview: "This is the worst era of the NBA. I have never seen the NBA be as bad as it is today. It makes me very frustrated because I want to watch real competitive basketball."

When Popovich heard the news, he yelled: "Is it possible to be so brazen for the championship now?..."

Duncan pulled Popovich behind: "We are also the Big Three..."

Popovich raged at Duncan: "Can it be the same? Can it be the same? We were drafted by ourselves, not together at the peak. They are shameless!"

Duncan quickly dragged Popovich back.

ESPN columnist Stephen-A-Smith wrote: "It is said that Miami has formed the Big Three. I couldn't believe it when I heard the news for the first time, because it is too unbelievable. Some people say that the Big Three of the Heat are not the first. A group of teams, the first is the Boston Celtics, which is actually different, the Big Three gathered in the Celtics, in which Ray Allen has been reduced to a pure shooter, Garnett and Pierce It has also come to the end of the peak period, and these three formed a team when they are about to bid farewell to the peak period. They just want to fight one last time, which I think is understandable.

But now the Big Three of the Heat, let's take a look at their ages: James is 25 years old, Wade is 28 years old, and Bosh is 26 years old. overlord.I don't know how many championships they can win, but it is definitely not one, and it may not be two, but it may be three, four or even five!

This is simply terrible. They are breaking the balance of the league. With the example of LeBron, the whole world knows: as long as a superstar is willing, he can leave without saying hello after the contract expires, so instead of being unable to keep him, he can It's better to sign and exchange to get some chips.

In the future, this kind of routine of "make enough room and wait until a certain year to sign people together" will become more and more popular, and small teams will no longer lose their fortunes to keep superstars, because they know they can't keep them, and teams in big cities will even lose money. Make space wantonly, and prepare to sign people on a large scale to become superstars.In the future, the celebrity group will only become more enthusiastic.

If this continues, it will only lead to a situation where the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker, which will do too much harm to the alliance! "Stephen-A-Smith's article is very pessimistic about this trend of grouping, and it is actually the same. Afterwards, Anthony, Deron, Paul, Howard, Thick Eyebrows, Paul George, Leonard are the influence of this grouping, superstars As long as they want, they can leave without saying hello after the contract expires, so instead of being unable to keep the team, it is better to sign and exchange to get some chips.

Many celebrities came out to criticize the Heat, but Gatsby was indifferent. The Heat of the Big Three are certainly strong, but they are not invincible. If they were invincible, they would not only win two championships in four years. History, signing Stoudemire and then trading Anthony and Billups, then in Gatsby's eyes, this lineup is no worse than the Heat's lineup, and it is not impossible to beat the Heat. What has become a fact has lost its demeanor.

The Big Three of the Heat shocked the league, and even Stoudemire's announcement to join the Knicks became an unremarkable thing, but some people with discerning eyes were praising the Knicks' reinforcements, which was guided by Yang Yi from China.

He said: "People have attracted a lot of attention to the composition of the Heat's Big Three, but they have not seen a giant rising in the East. The Knicks kept the lineup that reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Chris Duhon and others were all retained by contract extensions. The key is that they introduced Amare Stoudemire from the former Phoenix Suns.

The little bully Stoudemire can make up for most of the Knicks' shortcomings. The Knicks have another core. In the new season, there will no longer be a situation where Gatsby can only launch the offense alone. The rotation lineup also has a core to lead on the court. The team has two cores, Stoudemire and Gatsby, one inside and one outside. Together with the Knicks' top insiders, the Knicks have a bright future this season. Even if the Heat form the Big Three, who will win and who will lose really It’s hard to say, I’ll wait and see! "

(End of this chapter)