NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 179: Employee Benefits, James Harden in March Madness
But in fact, even without Larry Miller telling him, Jiang Ming would also go and watch March Madness.

The NCAA Championship, commonly known as March Madness, is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball championship. It was established in 1939 and is one of the largest national sporting events in the United States.

Because most of the NCAA tournament games are held in March, it is commonly known as March Madness.

I didn’t go to watch the NCAA in the two years before coming to the NBA. It was mainly because I had work to do and I couldn’t take leave for these entertainment matters.

But now it’s different. I can watch the most down-to-earth and lively college basketball league in the United States with pay. It’s legitimate and I can finally feel the atmosphere of the college basketball league.

As for the inspection, isn't that just a side job?

Moreover, this is a preliminary assessment, because the final assessment must be after the end of the season, like the end of last season. Only after the playoffs, which truly demonstrate the team's strength, can we know where the team has failed to fill in the gaps.

Now, just like a scout, he takes a small notebook to record the good players, and then writes down a preliminary impression of each player and his physical and defensive attributes, etc. This is what Jiang Ming has to do.

I heard that this year is a big year for talent shows, and there are many exciting newcomers, so Jiang Ming has to visit those universities to have some fun.

Who doesn’t miss college life? College life is so great. Looking at those youthful faces makes you feel younger.

Moreover, Jiang Ming really needs to go on a business trip. The clinic needs publicity tomorrow, and college students are the most suitable publicity target. Anything above that will be unacceptable.

At that time, show them your skills in taking pulses with a hanging thread or through a handkerchief, and then give them a truthful description of their physical conditions, including who is pregnant and who has her period. They will be fooled.

Then the task is given to other team doctors, which is basically to take good care of the players and make sure nothing goes wrong at the last minute.

At this time, Thomas Reese also took the opportunity of this meeting to propose that the Trail Blazers' team doctors also switch to using Weiyang Pharmaceutical's products.
The reason is that I believe in the results of Jiang Ming's 8-day rigorous selection in the Celestial Empire.

"I'm totally OK with that." Larry Miller thought it didn't matter which company he chose. He didn't understand anything anyway. Maybe he could do Jiang Ming a favor by choosing Weiyang Pharmaceutical.

Bert and McGowan also nodded:
"I agree too."

Jiang Ming felt it was quite sudden. They changed the supplier right away?
But he didn't care. Originally, all the medicinal materials for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of the team's medical team were purchased from Liyang, which meant that half of the supply was provided by Weiyang Pharmaceutical.

"That's fine with me. Choosing this company can save us money. It's very cost-effective. They should open a branch in Portland after this season."

Jiang Ming also nodded in agreement. Using Weiyang Pharmaceutical can only be said to be beneficial and harmless.

Perhaps the only drawback is that Jiang Ming will be criticized for "nepotism"?
But it’s actually not that bad. No one in the US cares about this. Besides, the money is paid by the boss.

And I am the boss's savior, which means that when Paul Allen signed the proposal, he probably wouldn't even blink an eye. If he refused, would he still want to come back for a follow-up visit?
Thomas Reese quickly took out the draft proposal and asked everyone present to sign it first.

The original pharmaceutical company must be crying. You know, even if you just sell ice packs to an NBA team, you can make a lot of money in a year.

This matter was done so smoothly with the promotion of Thomas Reese. Jiang Ming wondered if Liyang would be able to teach him a queen-like split or something after knowing it. He was really obsessed with her in her little villa for those two days.

Jiang Muyan and Fang Xiaotong may both be the reserved type, while the young ladies in the bar outside are too unrestrained and too purposeful.

Rio is just right, sometimes she takes the initiative to serve and sometimes she is a little domineering and S, it's a lot of fun.

While Jiang Ming was happily meditating, the meeting came to another topic concerning him.

That is one benefit proposed by management:
Tomorrow all clinic staff will enjoy a 20% discount on tickets by presenting their ID.

Larry Miller: "Because tomorrow's clinic is the private clinic of our vice president and medical director, there will be many people from our team medical department and familiar doctors and nurses, so it can be regarded as a small benefit for them to watch the game. Do you agree with this?"

"I definitely agree with this." Jiang Ming raised his hands and feet in agreement.

The Chinese interns we recruited and the new employees, including the medical staff recruited from the United States, often ask if the clinic has the benefit of watching football games. Now the president has proposed it.

Although I was the reason for attracting these new employees to work in the clinic, it was definitely only one of the reasons. I was also famous for being a pioneer.

So many of the staff at the clinic tomorrow are basketball fans, and there are also many young local Portland doctors. How could they not be die-hard Trail Blazers fans?

Not to mention the employees from China, who gave up their stable jobs in China and came all the way here just to follow him?
Jiang Ming himself doesn't believe it. He is not an idol and doesn't have a fan club. He can only say that he has provided his colleagues in China with a better channel for employment in the United States.

Because his current salary is not high, and the internship salary will not be too high. Only when the employee becomes a regular employee and truly stable will the salary be gradually increased.

China is where the real hidden talents come from. The commissions of many private hospitals are terrifying. Even if they don't go to private hospitals, the doctors recruited by Jiang Ming are all talented and potential stocks. If they go to any hospital, they will be able to achieve success and get a lot of red envelopes.

In fact, there are very few famous doctors in the world who would leave their hometowns to live and work. It is so great to be a doctor in your hometown. You are like a local tyrant and everyone has to support you.

80% of the people who come here to work are like me, they want to have both work and entertainment, and be closer to the NBA and their favorite stars. If their favorite stars like Kobe, Duncan, and Anthony come to Portland to play, they have to go and see them.

Jiang Ming has only invited everyone to watch a game between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers at home, but he can't invite everyone every day. This season, the Trail Blazers' tickets are average in the league, and are still quite expensive except for the stands.

Therefore, Larry Miller has helped the dean Jiang Ming to provide an employee benefit. Now he can go to watch any game he wants, as he can get a 20% discount with his employee ID.

What Larry Miller meant was that tomorrow the clinic would be truly one of their own.

You have to know that this is the case when the Tomorrow Clinic does not provide any benefits, conveniences, sponsorship, etc. to the Trail Blazers staff.

An NBA team is so generous to give such good benefits to a private clinic.

Jiang Ming knew that the 20% discount on tickets was already a big enough discount, and the degree was just right. Any further discount would cause a series of problems. Other family members, friends, or sponsors and partners who enjoy the benefits would definitely have opinions, and the most they could get was an 20% discount.

And the most important thing is that if the discount is further reduced, it may breed incidents of clinic employees acting as scalpers for profit, which is something Jiang Ming does not want to see. Human hearts cannot be controlled, so Larry's "degree" is just right.

Because there are only paper tickets now and no real-name system, if the discount is 30%, 40% or even 50%, they can just buy the tickets first and then sell them at a price slightly lower than the original price to make a profit.

It's true, this kind of thing will definitely happen with the 20% discount now, but it won't be too common. After all, the difference in profit from the 20% discount is just that. Moreover, Jiang Ming has also inquired and found that there are very few people in his clinic who are not Trail Blazers fans.

This goes against the ideas of the Trail Blazers management and Jiang Ming.

Their original intention was to allow the clinic's employees to happily watch the game at a cheaper price tomorrow, which would be considered a welfare benefit for Jiang Ming's employees.

So after the meeting, Jiang Ming also said hello to Mary, the administrative director of Tomorrow Clinic, and asked her to give his name to Bert if someone bought the tickets and sold them to other people. Bert could then put this person on the team's ticketing blacklist system, and he would not be able to buy tickets in the future.

If there are too many people, it is better to buy tickets for your employees selectively, just as a team-building activity, and book a box to watch the game together, which is also quite nice.

However, Mei Li's words dispelled Jiang Ming's temporary doubts:
"Don't worry too much, Dean. Our employees here have relatively high salaries. Also, I think they are all Trail Blazers fans. They won't abandon their reputation for such a small benefit."

"Okay, I guess that's just my overthinking. Tell everyone the good news. The playoffs are coming up soon. Get ready to watch the exciting games live. I'll also give everyone a treat. I'll give everyone an authentic player-edition jersey."

"Dean Jiang is the best in the world!" Meili and the administrative assistants next to her cheered.

This is much better than the previous dean’s benefits!

Soon, taking advantage of the Trail Blazers' three consecutive away games, Jiang Ming also sat in the clinic for a week and saw all the patients who had registered for him.

Because he was informed in advance this time, he was able to see a large number of patients who had long admired him.

Most of these patients are from local states, and some have come here because of Jiang Ming's reputation and have stayed in Portland for several weeks but have not been able to get an appointment with Jiang Ming. This time, they are all solved together.

In fact, Jiang Ming can see patients very quickly because he usually brings three trainee Chinese medicine practitioners with him every time.

Then he would be much more efficient. He would have to just speak to prescribe medicine and the interns would quickly write down the prescription. Someone would also bring the physical therapy tools immediately. And while the assistant was writing the examination form, he could call the next person to come in.

In other words, Jiang Ming only needs to communicate with patients, which is similar to the treatment of his parents, chief physicians in the department, except that they are usually served by their students.

The doctors serving Jiang Ming are all those who have obtained medical licenses in the country. They are more professional and efficient.

After seeing almost 300 patients, Jiang Ming didn't feel much of a sense of accomplishment, but his sense of guilt was much reduced. He had seen too few outpatients before, and this time he made up for it.

Therefore, a week later on the first day of March, Jiang Ming was able to put on a few sets of casual clothes and head straight to March Madness!

Because the draft lottery has not started yet and the rankings of each team will be known after the regular season, the Trail Blazers currently do not know their draft pick position.

However, judging from the current team rankings, the probability is that the first round pick will be 20th or later, and the second round pick will be around 50th.

That is to say, there is no need to look at Blake Griffin of the University of Oklahoma and Hasheem Thabeet of the University of Connecticut.

Both of them are popular top 3 picks.

Although there were several hot rookies that he didn't need to watch, Jiang Ming still couldn't help but go to the game between Arizona State and Memphis to watch it.

Just enough time to examine two rookies in one game.

Both are super guards with explosive playing styles. One is called the lower limit Ginobili, the left-handed Kobe, and the other is the template James
They are James Harden and Tyreke Evans. Jiang Ming was really envious after watching them flying and jumping on the ground. He felt that they played even more vigorously than Roy.

This James Harden is a rare left-handed dunker. He does have the feeling of Ginobili, but not much and needs to be polished.

And Evans was really killing it in college, with all kinds of dribbling three-pointers and one-step slam dunks.

Jiang Ming was stunned. Is this a college league?
Are they all so fierce?
To be honest, if he were the president, he would really have the urge to sell some people to select Harden or Evans.

The main feeling is that both of them can play point guard, and they can control the ball and make a few Ks!

But the senior scout of the Trail Blazers next to him reminded Jiang Ming and made him sober up a little:

"Director, this is just NCAA. It's very likely that when they get to the NBA, facing Paul, Kobe, or our team's Maggette's biting defense, they won't be able to dribble, let alone control and shoot. Everything has to adapt to the NBA."

"That's unexplainable. None of these rookies have played in the NBA." Jiang Ming said with a smile.

“No, I mean they are strong enough, otherwise they wouldn’t be in the top three, but they might not be that strong in the NBA.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be players like Kobe and James who haven't caught up with them for so many years."

"Yeah, yeah, I understand what you mean.

I think they are too young and their skills and tactics are not mature yet. They are all obsessed with one-on-one play. The NBA is not short of players who can play well. "

"Yes, that's right, but if we can choose them, we will definitely choose them, haha."

Jiang Ming thought, you can just say that it’s awesome that they can bully weak players of different levels, but they can’t play so coolly in the world’s coolest NBA stadium. They need to practice in the NBA for a while to be able to play like that.

Jiang Ming found that he didn't like watching pure point guards, such as Flynn from Syracuse University and Rubio from Spain. He had no intention of observing them at all.

Because he always felt that traditional point guards were a bit outdated. These point guards were too short and their shooting was not outstanding. They were just good at basketball IQ and assists.
The Trail Blazers have three such point guards.

In fact, he has watched all the games that the Trail Blazers lost this season to some extent, and even if he didn't watch them, he has looked at the statistics and watched the highlights.

I found that most of the losses were caused by being eliminated by one player, such as Derrick Rose, Wade, Paul and James who had explosive shooting skills, or Westbrook who had a very accurate shooting and could break through with one step.

Simply put, the back line was blown up.

Among the entire backcourt, the only point guard who can make a slight impact is Dragic in the third lineup.

As defender Roy is responsible for both offense and defense, his defense will naturally fall behind. Rudy Fernandez is also strong in offense but weak in defense. The main reason is that this Spanish shooting guard has no weight and is too thin.

The solution to this kind of loss is to either defend this group of scoring backcourt players known as "combination guards" or "forward-guard swingmen", like Ariza of the Lakers, who plays this role.

Or you can compete with them in scoring, to see who scores more points. For example, the Kings' playing style during the White Chocolate period was purely offensive.

So Jiang Ming's eyes light up when he sees guards like Harden and Evans who are strong, good at defense, can control the court and can explode alone.

Of course, they may not be so defensive in the NBA. After all, they appear to have big muscles in the college league, but there are many guys in the NBA who are just as big or even stronger than them.

For example, if the current Roy appeared on the sidelines of this game, the visual effect would be even more exaggerated, the kind that can be easily abused.

However, when Jiang Ming saw Thunder President Prosti in the opposite audience seats, he gave up the idea of ​​selecting these two people.

The Thunder have been in a slump again this year and are now second to last in the Western Conference, but they still have a high chance of drawing the No. 1 pick, so the player that President Putin has his eyes on will definitely be available to him this year.

It won't be like last year when Ibaka was intercepted by himself.

Then look at other people.

I learned from the scout next to me that
In fact, the team's vice president and scouting director McGowan really likes Rubio, the guard of the Spanish national team. Rubio is 191cm tall and plays as a point guard. He has proved himself to be a child prodigy in the Olympics and the league. He is also a fellow countryman of Rudy, so it is easy for them to hit it off.

Therefore, the scout also suggested that Jiang Ming either go to Spain to watch Rubio's game?
"Forget it. Instead of going all the way to see him, why not take a look at the three-point shooter from Davidson College first? Isn't he also a 1-meter point guard?"

(End of this chapter)