the great gatsby

Chapter 28 Interview
James Dolan looked at Gatsby with interest. Most players would be trembling in front of him. Gatsby was so bold at the age of 19, no wonder he dared to fight Eddie Curry.

"Gatsby, Mike said you wanted to see me?" James Dolan asked.

"Yes, boss." Gatsby nodded.

"Oh? Are you here for the matter with Eddie?" James Dolan stared at Gatsby, the eyes are the windows to the soul, he wanted to understand the mental activities of this teenager through Gatsby's eyes, James Dolan Although he is not an expert in basketball, he is even less expert in watching people!

Donny Walsh and Mike D'Antoni stopped arguing and sat listening to the conversation between Gatsby and James Dolan.

"Oh... that's just a little thing, I guess it's not such a little thing to see you," Gatsby said with a smile.

James Dolan looked different: "Small things?"

Donny Walsh scolded, "Gatsby, you've let me down so much, how could you do such a thing!..."

"Donnie, please don't get excited, let's listen to what Mr. Gatsby has to say." James Dolan stopped Donny Walsh.

Gatsby's face was a bit ashamed: "I'm sorry, Donnie, to embarrass you, Eddie's action was too rough, I couldn't control myself all of a sudden, I will regret it when I calm down, I will find a chance Apologies to Eddie, but I'm not here today to talk about this."

Seeing Gatsby's repentance, Donny Walsh's anger gradually dissipated. Originally, young people made mistakes, and even God would forgive them. Let alone Gatsby, his handsome face made people look at the sky. All anger has to be cut in half.

"...I'm here today to talk to some of you about the team's development." Gatsby said.

"What?!" Donny Walsh was very surprised. "what did you just say?"

James Dolan and Mike D'Antoni also looked at each other.

"I said, I came here to talk to some of you about the team's development." Gatsby said calmly.

"Ridiculous! You, a rookie, are talking to us about team development issues! This is not something you should consider!" Donnie Walsh's anger just after he got off came out again.

Born in 1941, although Donnie Walsh is almost 70 years old, he is still full of energy. His silver-white hair falls back and he wears black silk glasses. He doesn't look like a sportsman, but like a professor. In college, I got a double degree in law!
He originally served as an assistant coach on several college teams, including 12 seasons at the University of South Carolina, working with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks head coach McGuire.

After that, he was selected by the Denver Nuggets to become Larry Brown's assistant.He served as the head coach of the Nuggets for a year and a half in 1979 before Doug Moe replaced him.In 1984, he became an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers.

After that, he became the general manager of the Pacers, and Reggie Miller was selected by him. On April 2008, 4, the New York Knicks announced that Walsh became the team's new president of basketball operations.

As soon as he took office, he immediately started to solve several long-term big contracts of the Knicks. He traded Jamal Crawford for Al Harrington, picked up Marty Collins and Zach Randolph, and exchanged for Cardinal Mobley and Tim Thomas.

Although the exchange of these players is of little help to the team, their contracts expire at the end of the 2010 season, which will save the Knicks $2700 million in total wages, allowing the team to have enough salary space to Signed free agents with expiring contracts:
Including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amar Stoudemire.

As far as Gatsby knows, in the 2010 free market for big-name players, Walsh signed free agent Amare Stoudemire and brought star player Carmelo Anthony Chauncey Billup through multiple transactions. Brought to the Knicks.

Regardless of the subsequent results, Donnie Walsh is definitely a good hand in signings and cleaning up the team's salary. Under his sorting out, the Knicks can be regarded as getting rid of the mess left by Isaiah Thomas.

Such a legendary old man was furious after Gatsby said these words, because in the NBA, players are not allowed to participate in team decision-making-that is usually the treatment of superstars.

What is Gatsby?
A rookie who just finished his first regular season game!

A rookie just ran into the boss's office and uttered nonsense: talk about the team's development!

"Get out! We pretend we didn't hear what you said, and now go back to the arena for training, if you still want to stay with the Knicks." Donny Walsh said with a cold face.

He didn't like Gatsby at the beginning. If James Dolan hadn't insisted on signing Gatsby in order to buy more tickets, he would never have given Gatsby a chance to enter the Knicks.

In his view, James Dolan is also driven crazy by his record, and he thinks it is a life-saving straw if he grabs a random one. How can a rookie with such a thin body reach the upper limit?
Nash?

Ha, if Nash can be tapped or cultivated casually, there is no way for most point guards in the league to survive. Gatsby may become a good point guard, but if he wants to become the core of the team, he must become the Knicks. The cornerstone of Sri Lanka's rise - the probability is not high.

And now Gates displeases him even more than he ran to James Dolan to spout nonsense: this rookie is too self-aware!
So he spoke unceremoniously and directly used words like "get out" to expel Gatsby. You must know that "get out" means get out. Such words are already humiliating.

"Hey, Donnie, I understand your feelings, you must feel in your heart, wow, is this rookie crazy, why doesn't he have any self-knowledge... Yes, I think so myself.

It is not easy for me to enter the NBA. Although Hollywood can make me earn more money, money is not my dream. Basketball is. I know my own position, and I will not judge your work. I am just afraid that I don’t have one. Way to stay.

That's why I begged coach D'Antoni to give me a chance to meet the boss. It's like an interview. I have to let the boss know my strengths. So, Donnie, please forgive my rashness. "Gatsby said with a look of shame on his face.

Donnie Walsh found that his anger had disappeared inexplicably. He was surprised: This rookie is so eloquent. I was obviously furious, but my anger disappeared under his words. That's about it. Come on.

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