Strongest defender

Chapter 018 Misfortunes and blessings rely on Our ancestors said, "Fortunately, misfortune lies in disasters, and blessings depend on." It seems that this is really an unbreakable truth.On the first day of the training camp, the Knicks saw blood at the door, a general fell, and McDyess's knee was severely torn, and it was still on the basis of the original old injury, so that he was reimbursed for the entire season. Thanks to Liang Xiao.The Knicks held a press conference that afternoon to announce the painful news.Knicks general manager Scott Layden said to the media reporters with a depressed face, "We lost the best power forward in the league, and Antonio's knee injury may have to rest for the entire season. This is something we don't want to see. , But this is a fact, and we have to accept it." Van Gundy also said to the media with great regret: "We lost a general before the battle started, and I feel sorry for Antonio, but on the way to the championship, We also have Alan Houston, and Sprewell, and I believe we can make a breakthrough as a team."

Although Van Gundy spoke tough at the press conference, he couldn't change the embarrassing situation of the Knicks' incomplete lineup, sharply reduced firepower, and lack of stamina.Although Marcus Camby played only 29 games last season due to injuries, he was able to average 11.1 rebounds and 11.1 points per game, but now he has lost a good defender At the same time, he also lost a high-quality power forward, which is not worth the loss.

After the press conference, Scott Layden returned to the office with a depressed expression on his face. Van Gundy followed behind him and kept telling the truth about the reality, as if he was telling the exhausted general manager to find someone like McDyess immediately. Power forwards to supplement the team's firepower.

"What, you want me to give that Asian a three-year contract, Jeff, don't you think we are not ironic enough? Just now you said that this kid crippled our power forward, and now you are telling me to I'm going to give him a big contract, do you think I'll listen to you?" Scott Layden yelled at Van Gundy, flushed, hair bristling, mouth wide open as if to swallow Van Gundy's tiny bald head .

"Scott, now is not the time to be impulsive. You know better than anyone the predicament the team is facing now. A bunch of old and weak soldiers. Do you expect them to lead the Knicks further? Even if we enter the playoffs, they Do you still have the stamina to fight against teams that continue to bring in big names? I don't want to repeat the mistakes of last year, let alone we have already lost a defensive champion like Marcus. If we don't strengthen the player reserve now , the road ahead will only be more difficult for us.” Van Gundy was also extremely upset when he saw Scott Layden yelling at him. Yelling in front of you.

Scott picked up the water glass on the table and poured down the whole glass of water in one go, and his heaving chest slowly calmed down. "Jeff, the Chinese boy you mentioned is really that good. I don't believe that any Asian can achieve much in basketball. If you didn't strongly recommend that boy with great talent, I would have tried one at a time." No training contract will be given to him. Let’s talk about a person who didn’t even participate in the draft, we shouldn’t believe too much about how talented they are.”

"Scott, did you say that Ben Wallace has ever participated in the draft, and you said that he won the best defense award this year, does it prove his talent?"

"Can this be compared? Ben Wallace is a black player. Even if he is not drafted, he still has a strong body, but what can be compared with the Chinese you mentioned?"

"Yes, they can't be compared, but you have to see that Liang also has excellent jumping, soft touch, and at the same time he has a temperament that many players don't have."

"Temperament, what kind of temperament, is it temperament because he broke Antonio's knee?" Scott finally became angry after hearing Van Gundy's words. He lost a player on the first day of training camp. Also related to the theory of temperament, I can't help but sneer at Van Gundy's words.

"Okay, if I say that he has a temperament of not giving up and not admitting defeat, Scott, you can figure it out." Van Gundy looked at Scott, spread his hands and said, as if saying, if you don't sign this player, I will spend with you.

After Van Gundy said these words, the entire office fell silent for a while.Scott lit a cigar and kept puffing it out, thinking about it in his heart.

"Jeff, if you have to sign him, I'll give him a one-year contract at most, with a basic salary, you know the basic salary, I won't make any more concessions."

Seeing Van Gundy walk out of the office, Scott kept wondering in his heart, "Is this Chinese kid so good? Jeff, I hope you don't let me down!"

The scene in Scott's office, no one knows.Liang Xiao spent the whole afternoon training to strengthen his physical fitness and shooting, but his heart was like fifteen buckets fetching water, going up and down.Seeing Van Gundy who hadn't come back in the morning, I wondered if this guy really hated me, but he didn't mean it. Now I'm thinking why McDyess can't be stronger, if the Knicks These bigwigs look down on me, but it’s really a shame. The contract during the trial period is [-] US dollars per day. I guess it will be enough for me to take a plane home by then.Thinking of these Liang Xiao wishing he could have a better chance if he went back a little longer, he stopped trying so hard to prove himself.

"It's all caused by this talent system. It cripples others when it's opened for the first time. If it becomes more and more powerful in the future, what should I do? Your sister's system, your sister's McDyess, your sister... ..." Liang Xiao threw the ball in his hand while thinking about it.

"Hey smile, what are you reading?"

"Tralier, can't you make some noise when you walk? Do you think you are Spider-Man?" Looking at Sprewell who came to him quietly, he couldn't help being startled.

"Spider-Man, oh, smile, you still like comics, but I like Spider-Man very much."

"Go away you black spider, I'm not in the mood to talk to you."

"Smile, if I tell you that the head coach is waiting for you in the office, would you be in the mood to talk to me?" Sprewell looked at Liang and smiled slyly.

"Wait for me, I guess I'm going to pack and go home, so I'm not in the mood to talk to you?" Liang Xiao dropped the basketball in his hand and pushed Sprewell.

"Hey, can't you think better, maybe you just replaced McDyess?"

"Thank you for your kind words." Liang Xiao stretched out his hands and shook his head, and walked towards Van Gundy's office without looking back.

"Liang Xiao, are you ready?"

Hearing Van Gundy's first words, Liang Xiao kept rubbing his hands back and forth on his knees, and his heart sank to the bottom, "To be honest, Mr. Van Gundy, I'm really not ready?"

"Oh, so how do you get ready?"

"I really didn't know that my trip to the United States would end like this. I had a dream and hoped that I could slowly take root in this land, but..."

"Oh, it's over? You mean it's over? Oh, wait a minute, Liang, I mean are you ready to play in the NBA?"

"Ah, don't you want to drive me away?"

"Who said they were going to drive you away?"

"I thought, oh, it's really great, it's great." When Liang Xiao heard that he was going to drive him back to his hometown, he suddenly stood up from his chair, hugged Van Gundy's bald head and kissed fiercely. At this moment, he felt this The bald head dispelled the haze in Liang Xiao's heart like the sun.

After finally calming down his excited mood, Liang Xiao took a pen and wrote his name on the 63 basic salary contract. Watching Van Gundy wipe the saliva on his head with a handkerchief, and kept smiling, his heart felt as if he had been poured out. Happiness blossomed like honey.

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