I'm really not a brush in basketball

Chapter 146. 145. Return to Memphis

The post-match press conference turned into Mike D'Antoni's execution!

"Has Chris Duhon come to life?"

The first question directly poked D'Antoni's pain.

"Wake up!" Deshuai replied awkwardly.

"Did you ever think about the possibility of players having physical problems before you came to Chicago to play?"

"We have professional physical trainers. The answer I got is that all the players are in good condition. They should have been able to play the whole game..."

D'Antoni is not the first day as a head coach, so he is more tactful when dealing with such sensitive issues.

"But Chris Duhon and Quentin Richardson failed to insist on playing the whole game. Does it prove that the staffing of the Knicks is not professional enough?"

"I just know it was a tough game, the Bulls were aggressive, my guys were trying to win, so..."

D'Antoni shrugged helplessly. He meant that the player's fainting was due to a struggle, not a physical problem.

The New York Knicks can no longer continue to experience strategic attrition.

Otherwise, this game is really impossible to play.

"Is it bold or stupid to take only seven players away?"

D'Antoni was stunned by the reporter, his face couldn't hold back, and he tilted his head and said, "We are going through a difficult moment. There are many injuries in the team. You think I want to take only seven players to the away game. This is neither bold nor stupid. , but helplessness!"

After saying this, D'Antoni took David Lee who was accompanying him to the interview, left the reporter and left the scene angrily.

The tense press conference ended in a farce.

Soon, D'Antoni received a ticket from the league.

$5000 is just a small amount for the former best coach, but the ridicule from all sides made D'Antoni breathless.

There are only applause and boos in the Big Apple, and there is no transition.

The Knicks, who were apparently forced to beat the Big Five, were the ones being booed.

In fact, D'Antoni was unlucky and fell into the hands of team owner James Dolan. If there were not so many junk contracts, the Knicks would not be unavailable.

A big defeat to the New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls rested for a day, and then the team flew to Memphis.

The city is also where Long Chen and Derrick Rose made their name.

The Twins returned to play in Memphis for the first time and were greeted by locals.

It was not until 2001 that it ushered in its own NBA team, so the genes of professional basketball are not strong. On the contrary, the performance of the Memphis Tigers has always affected the hearts of the locals.

In the eyes of people in Memphis, Chen Long and Ross are not traitors, but heroes who led the Tigers to the championship!

"MOP! MOP! MOP!"

The people around spontaneously shouted the title of MOP that Chen Long won in the semi-finals.

Chen Long greeted them with a smile.

Among the crowd, Chen Long and Ross found a familiar figure, it was a white man wearing a neat suit and combing his oily hair.

Gemini took the initiative to walk towards him, and then greeted him with a hug.

"Coach!" Derrick Rose exclaimed excitedly.

"Don't call me coach, you have already left the campus..."

That's right, the speaker was none other than Memphis Tigers head coach John Carlyappa.

After leading the team to win the NCAA gold trophy, Cariapa was proud of himself.

Although there are no strong players like Chen Long and Rose joining this year, at least he has already received the highest salary among college coaches, and he can live a good life.

"John, why are you here?"

"Aaron, is there a problem to welcome my most proud disciple back?" Cariapa smiled and gave Chen Long a light punch with his fist.

Chen Long shook his head, and then brought Cariapa onto the Bulls' bus.

"Hey, Stevens, I've got a good job recommendation for you, right?"

Seeing his Bole John Cariapa, Stevens got up and smiled.

Although their friendship is not very deep, but without Cariapa, Stevens has absolutely no chance to join an NBA team, let alone be the leader of the league!

"John, I really don't know how to thank you." Stevens is very grateful to John Kaliapa for his kindness.

"Hahaha, you give me a good root in the NBA, I am optimistic about you."

John Kaliapa is sure that Stevens will achieve something in the future, so he buried this line in advance so that he can break into the NBA by himself in the future...

Of course, Kaliapa did not expect Chen Long and Rose to grow so fast.

Chen Long seems to have become the top card in the league, and Rose also has an All-Star performance.

If the twin stars can join forces to enter the All-Star Game at the same time in their rookie season, it will definitely become a good story.

Vinidnagro hugged John Cariapa and smiled from ear to ear, because this man helped him train two such excellent disciples.

This year's Pooh has basically locked in the best coach of the year. If he can still lead the team to win the championship, it will only take one season from the transition coach to the par Zen master Phil Jackson.

"John, are you interested in coming to the NBA?" Rose asked casually.

John Cariappa snorted, laughing. "It's not the time yet."

As long as Chen Long and Rose work hard in the NBA, Cariapa believes that one day he will be able to make a name for himself in the MLS.

Venidnagro was a little worried at the beginning that John Cariapa would play emotional cards with Chen Long and Ross to make troubles, but he was relieved to see that he had nothing to desire.

Once the Chicago Bulls lost their twin stars, they broke two sharp horns. Let alone the number one in the league, they didn't even have a chance in the playoffs...

Because the Memphis Tigers and the Grizzlies share an arena, the Geminis are very familiar with the FedEx Arena.

Chen Long and Rose went to the arena together for warm-up training in advance.

Happened to meet the Memphis Grizzlies in-team training.

Head coach Makia Faroni frowned and asked coldly, "Stop, who told you to come in early?"

Chen Long and Ross laughed at Mark Gaffroni's attack.

"I!"

The person who spoke was the manager of the United Express Arena and a fan of the Memphis Tigers. For him, the status of Gemini was much higher than that of Makia Faroni.

"..."

Coach Mark kicked a hard board and had to walk away in despair.

At this time, Quinton Ross, a young player of the Grizzlies, said excitedly wearing Chen Long's Longyi boots, "Aaron, can you sign for me?"

Seeing Quinton Rose, Chen Long suddenly remembered that two years later, the Nets used Alianjia cash compensation to get this swingman.

"Um...it's not impossible."

Quinton Ross took off his shoes excitedly. He still has spare shoes for the game, so after signing, he can put this pair of meaningful shoes in plastic and keep them safe.

Chen Long took the pen and signed his name on the sides of the two shoes.

Quinton Ross happily left with his sneakers in his socks.

Quinton Ross didn't know that Mark Gaffaroni, who was simple and kind on the surface, was actually a grumpy old man. What kind of trouble would this kind of behavior cause him...

(End of this chapter)