the great gatsby

Chapter 324 Suffering is also a blessing!
D'Antoni returned to New York and had no time to rest. He went directly to James Dolan's office, where a meeting was waiting for him. As well as coach D'Antoni and several assistant coaches were present, the theme of the meeting was how to solve the recent public opinion and losing streak encountered by the Knicks.

For the fans, this is not a big problem. For the people who run the team, this is not a small problem. Any factors that will affect the future of the team are worthy of study and research for them.

The person who presided over the meeting was Donnie Walsh. James Dolan mostly listened in during the meeting and only asked when he needed to know something. After all, Donnie Walsh was the general manager of the team.

"The recent public opinion is not good for us. The impact is mainly in two aspects. One is that the fans will misunderstand us, which may affect the support rate of the team, but this is not the most important thing. The most feared thing is to let these public opinions It affects our players. Once these rumors spread to our locker room, it will affect our championship.

Today's meeting is to hope that everyone can come up with some solutions to solve this problem as soon as possible. Let's ask questions one by one. The first is the use of Chauncey and Gatsby. What are your opinions? "

Donnie Walsh didn't say any nonsense and went straight to the point. This was not a regular meeting of the team's uniform team, but a temporary meeting dedicated to solving problems. Many processes were unnecessary, such as asking the assistant coach to report on the players' training status. Mental state or something.

This question is not easy to answer. After Donnie Walsh asked, coach D'Antoni thought for a while before saying: "The best thing is to let Chauncey play as a substitute. Gatsby is the leader of the team who focuses on training. But I can't figure out how to deal with it now.

Letting Chauncey play as a substitute will inevitably lead to his dissatisfaction. I am afraid that this will make the atmosphere of the team tense. Even if he is not in our plan, I do not recommend forcing him to play as a substitute. "

Donnie Walsh nodded: "You must keep what I'm about to say a secret. My plan with the boss is to buy out Chauncey next season to free up space to renew Gatsby's contract. You should know how. Did it work?"

D'Antoni frowned. This was the first time he had heard of this plan. He felt displeased. In his mind, Billups was Gatsby's best substitute. It was true that the entire league wanted to find such a capable veteran. Not easy to find, but considering Billups' salary and Gatsby's future, he admitted that the boss's decision was right.

D'Antoni nodded and said: "I understand, but I still insist on my opinion. I can't force Chauncey, but I will work with him. If it doesn't work, then let him be a fake starter and lead the team in the rotation. For the team, although this method is worse than letting him directly serve as a substitute, the improvement to the substitute lineup is still considerable."

James Doland said: "I agree with Mike's proposal. The key for us now is to be warm. We already have the strength to win the championship. We really need to be more cautious in personnel adjustments. Stability is the overall situation!"

Donnie Walsh said with a smile: "Well, I also agree. Next, we need to discuss the core issues. The season is halfway through now, and Cameron, Amare and others have also integrated into the team. Yes, we have done a good job in all aspects of coordination, but now the core is not clear at the critical moment. In the last two games at the critical moment, we have too many shot choices, which makes the players not decisive. Gatsby and Anthony , Amare and the others are condescending to each other, causing the delay of the fighter plane, I think it is necessary to determine the core."

D'Antoni nodded. This is indeed necessary. The determination of a player's attack affects the shooting rate. If he is not determined enough, he will hesitate to make a shot, and he will want to find out if there is a better opportunity. But when it comes to the key At that time, the time is fleeting. At that time, the single-core team tends to kill the game, because at that time it is not reasonable to play, but who plays more resolutely.

The unanimous decision of the uniform team made Gatsby the last ball holder, but when D'Antoni told Gatsby the decision, Gatsby objected.

Gatsby's idea is very simple. It is more important to have a physical advantage when making a shot at the most critical moment. Now I am not yet at the time to crush my opponent with physical fitness, but Anthony has an advantage in this regard, just like After Durant arrived in the Warriors, he basically played the key balls. Curry suffered from his body, but no one would deny that the Warriors are Curry's team.

Gatsby knows Anthony's character. If he lets him give up the key ball like this, he will probably feel that he is not taken seriously. He is a player who relies on his emotions. If his emotions are wrong, it will definitely have a great impact on his performance. Influence.

And Gatesby thinks more about not needing to play key shots. In fact, there are only a few games that need to play key shots this season. Once the Knicks make adjustments to their personnel, let Billups bring a substitute. Sometimes, Gatsby didn't feel the need to hit key shots at all.

Gatsby said with a smile: "I suggest to let Cameron play the last key shot. This is not because I am humble, but because of many reasons. The key ball will not have an easy shot, and he is more used to strong shots. On the one hand, the key is the stability of the team, I can accept that I am not the one to take the shot, but Cameron may not be able to accept it, so let him do it.”

What Gatsby said was actually somewhat true, but he and D'Antoni did have a close friendship. For D'Antoni, Gatsby meant something different to him. This was the first time he had started from scratch. A star he has trained since the beginning is like his own child. Gatsby also trusts D'Antoni. This coach's character is very good and worthy of trust.

D'Antoni nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go talk to him, Gatsby, thank you."

Gatsby smiled and said, "Coach, why are you thanking me? It's not because of your support that I'm here today. Now I can not make things difficult for you. I'm already very happy."

D'Antoni smiled happily, patted Gatsby on the shoulder and turned away.

Gatsby also laughed. He was very satisfied with the development of the matter. Although he gave up the key ball, he was also recognized. The team paid more attention to him than Anthony, and ensuring the core position of the team also made him He is very happy. As for key goals, there will not be a few in a season.

Really strong teams don't have a few opportunities to play key goals in a season. Like the Warriors later, most of them were stuck in the third quarter, so where did the key goals come from.

The current Knicks are stronger than the 73-win Warriors. The Warriors' configuration is not as luxurious as the current Knicks. As long as they can maintain stability, Gatsby is confident to create a dynasty with this lineup!
(End of this chapter)