Korean entertainment, I am crazy

At the end of the game, 106 to 83, the Knicks won the summer league championship.

The players walked into the court to shake hands.Players who played well and role players had completely different moods, so a weird scene occurred. Many people smiled bitterly and did not seem to celebrate the championship.

The organizer carried out a simple award ceremony, and both the champion and the MVP had trophies.

Yang Rui took the trophy, took a look at it, and handed it to Sibodu. Sibodu was very happy. Guess the two will have a lot of bonuses back.This victory will allow them to gain a foothold directly in the coaching staff.

Thibodeau is old and needs a stable job. He doesn't want to live a life of ups and downs. The Knicks are a good choice.

He couldn't help raising the trophy and yelled twice, and found that Yang Rui had no response, and the embarrassment had committed again.

Why do you look more like a young man?!

Chucky Atkins was elected the summer league MVP, averaging 24.5 points, 2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. As the team's top scorer, his statistics are very beautiful.

But if Yang Rui chooses, he will give the MVP to Ben Wallace, averaging 9.2 points, 19.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 5 blocks and 6 fouls per game. This data is even more amazing.

Because the summer league rule is that 10 fouls will be sent off, Big Ben has played magical data. According to the standard of the regular season, he will be sent off per game. This is probably the reason why he was not selected.

He showed fierce defense and was at the level of the playoffs. He hit opponents stumbling, and many balls NBA won't blow.Join the Knicks, the big book is more useful.

Sports reporters who know how to play also think so. A reporter from "The Ring World" interviewed Daben."You played well in the league this time. It is the defensive pillar of the team. What do you think about winning the championship?"

Daben said excitedly: "Defense is my job. I feel great. I can run freely on the court, block shots and rebound. I want to thank the coach for his trust in me."

The reporter asked: "Do you think you will get a contract with the Knicks? Will your height become some kind of obstacle?"

"I hope so. I'm fully prepared. I don't think height is a hindrance. Charles Oakley is not tall. It is more important to be brave inside. I have watched many Charles games. He is a great defender. I Always trying to learn something from him."

Big Ben and Oakley have known each other for a long time and regard Oakley as his big brother, which is why he especially wants to join the Knicks.He didn't want to say this in front of the media unless he became famous one day.

Yang Rui took a photo with the players and was about to return to the locker room when he was stopped by a blonde reporter.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Sports Channel, can I take you some time?"

"Of course." Yang Rui smiled.

The cameraman pointed the camera at him, and Yang Rui was a little nervous.Facing the camera alone is different from sitting on the sidelines and coaching.

"How old are you this year? What's your name?"

"23 years old, Jerry Yang."

The female reporter was taken aback and asked in surprise: "You became an assistant coach for the Knicks at the age of 23 and led the team to achieve good results. How did you do it? Is there any secret?"

"Tom Thibodeau and I went to an interview with the management to discuss basketball tactics, and then we stayed together. This is not the secret, but the strength." Yang Rui smiled and said very simple.

The female reporter felt that he was extremely high profile and extremely confident.

"For the Knicks, do you have anything to say?"

"When he joined the Knicks, Jeff Van Gundy was a young coach. Now he continues the Knicks' tradition of valuing people's talents and not looking at age. I am very grateful to him and the management for giving me the opportunity to prove myself."

The female reporter asked: "How many points did you give yourself this summer league?"

"Full score." Yang Rui smiled.

If humble is too hypocritical, he scores himself low, what about the coaches who lost to the Knicks?Can only be expelled?

The reporter asked: "Where do you think you will go in the future? After the NBA regular season starts, are you confident to help the team achieve good results?"

"Of course, I will work with my colleagues in the coaching staff to assist Jeff and arrange the best tactics for the stars."

The interview was over quickly. Assistant coaches were rarely interviewed. Only Yang Rui, a Chinese-American, or a future Spurs female coach would have the opportunity to be exposed.

Yang Rui is satisfied. The Los Angeles Sports Channel should have a lot of viewers. This will increase his popularity. There are only a handful of people who have this honor at the beginning of his career.

Now the most shocking is not the fans, but the two classmates and friends of Thomas Bentley.In the past, "Jerry", who they loved to answer, led the Knicks to the summer championship, and reporters interviewed after the game.

Ylf Rosenberg’s eyes stared out, like Roger Rabbit who was framed.The game was broadcast live in Los Angeles, Thomas called to let them watch.

His girlfriend Hannah McFallin, who is also a student at Columbia University, asked: "Am I dreaming? That humble guy actually became an NBA coach, and his age broke the record?"

Ylf is in a daze, and I don't know what to say. Yang Rui's way of rising is more difficult than winning the lottery.Thomas let them watch TV, just like slap them in the face with action, don't look down on others in the future, it is too shameless.

At this time, the phone rang.

Hannah picked it up. Thomas called.

"Hey, tell you, now I am going to New York to develop with Jerry, you won't persuade me?" Thomas proudly showed off on the phone.

"He is a coach, you are a finance, even in New York, you can't cooperate, why do you insist?" Hannah smiled bitterly.

"You are my good friends. I have known each other for more than 4 years. I have known Jerry for 23 years. I have been a family since I can remember. Will you leave your only family in New York and go to Los Angeles?"

Hannah is silent. She has no reason to be dissatisfied. In the past, she only felt that Jerry was dragging his feet, which made Thomas' quality of life deteriorate. Now the other party is an NBA coach. What can you say as a friend?It certainly doesn't hurt to know such a great person.

Ylf beckoned and answered the phone."Tom, go to New York if you want to. When you come to Los Angeles in the future, ask Jerry to play with you. Don't forget us if you develop."

"Of course I can't forget."

"You must be cautious when investing, and if you have any difficulties, call." Ylf asked.

"I won't be polite to you." Thomaston said with a smile, "Don't make the atmosphere so heavy, maybe we will have the opportunity to do something together, I will definitely start a company if I have money."

"Do you think I like to work for people? It's not necessarily who started the company first." Ylf snorted.

Thomas finished his internship the day before yesterday, talked a few words and hung up the phone, ready to fly back to New York with Yang Rui.When checking out the hotel, Yang Rui deliberately chatted with five people he chose, and formulated a summer training plan for them.

In addition to Ben Wallace, the other four are all shots.Bowen only cares about the bottom corner on the right, the sides and the middle of the others, the farther the range is, the better.

Flew back to New York that night. Early the next morning, Yang Rui and Thibodeau went to the manager's office to meet Ernie Grenfeld.

"Congratulations, you did a great job this time." Ernie and the two shook hands firmly."Please sit down."

After a few greetings, Ernie started talking about business."The bonus of 5,000 per person has already been credited to the account."

Sibodu was excited, and Yang Rui was very happy. Money is the most realistic reward. Now they are not rich.The Knicks are notoriously rich and powerful, as long as they do well, the bonus is absolutely indispensable.

"Have you encountered any difficulties this time? You can also mention which player is impressed."

Xibodu had something to say, but he resisted looking at Yang Rui and motioned him to speak first.After this summer league, he completely abandoned the idea of ​​competing for the first assistant coach.

Regardless of offensive layout or on-the-spot resilience, Yang Rui clearly beats Thibodeau. Van Gundy is a defensive expert. There is not much that Thibodeau can do. He needs to keep a low profile.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "My cooperation with Tom is very tacit, one offense and one defense, there is no difficulty. In terms of players, we unanimously recommend the team’s five starting players. They all have specialties and can help the team. Tom, what do you think? Supplement?"

"The summer league is gone, it's all about tactics, we just wait to communicate with Jeff." Thibodeau continued.

"It's September to discuss basketball. You should enjoy your vacation now, and attend the celebration party at the Blues Club the next night, and you can bring your family." Ernie laughed.

The celebration is not a big fanfare. The venue is in a private club near Madison Square Garden. It belongs to the Dolan family and often hosts parties.

Ernie asked: "Jerry, the reporter of Cable Sports will conduct an exclusive interview with you tomorrow. They will contact you by phone. You can decide where to interview. Try to talk about hot topics and don't be cautious. Many fans know you."

Yang Rui thought to himself that if he were to be interviewed in the apartment, it would be a hot spot. Two people living in 8 square meters would not be as good as the student dormitory, but he and Thomas were ready to move out.

Thibodeau is very envious, the bonuses are the same, the actual management is more optimistic about Yang Rui, ready to use the team's resources to promote him.

Knicks owner James Dolan is a legend. He has been drinking and taking drugs, and is considered unstable. In 1993, he was sent to a drug rehabilitation center for treatment.In his spare time, Dolan likes music very much. He has performed as a singer.At the same time, he is also a philanthropist and has a wide range of friends.

Dolan is the chairman of Madison Square Garden, president and CEO of American Cable Systems, and is also responsible for overseeing the New York Knicks, NHL New York Rangers, WNBA New York Libertys, and the Connecticut Moby Dick of the American Hockey League .

His own cable sports channel is open to the United States. It’s a matter of one word that Dolan wants to advertise. The Knicks didn’t announce Yang Rui as an assistant before. He wanted to spend some time investigating. If his summer league performance is bad, Dolan doesn’t Mind dismissing him with a liquidated damage, and then find an experienced teaching assistant.

Now, Yang Rui has truly become a member of the Knicks.

Yang Rui thinks crying poorly in front of the camera is very bad, and asks: "Manager, what do you mean by the hot spot? Can you give me an example?"

Ernie thought for a while and laughed: "It's a topic that attracts people's attention. You can say that you have a difficult process of getting a coaching qualification. It doesn't matter if you have encountered racial discrimination, but don't forget to point out that our team does not have this. Kind of thing."

In the United States, racial discrimination always has the most "hot spots", and it often makes headlines. Every year, there are countless lawsuits against such matters.

Yang Rui understands the team’s thinking and uses his Chinese identity to hype. Now China has more and more people watching the NBA. The economy is developing rapidly, and it is a huge potential market. Under the premise that each team does not have Chinese players, the assistant coach is The Chinese gimmick is good.

The Knicks have always been very profitable, even in the previous life of Yang Rui, during the 2014-15 season, the Knicks had the worst record in team history of 17 wins and 65 losses. In one year, they still created nearly 300 million US dollars in income. It is so amazing. .

After coming out of the arena, Yang Rui took a walk home as usual and exercised by the way.He has been thinking about the interview all the way, and he doesn't think there will be any hot spots.

If it was the original Jerry, he would have told of his hardships since childhood, crying with tears.Yang Rui is different. He just accepts the memories. He is like a bystander of those tragic experiences. He doesn't have a deep understanding and a sense of substitution.

Even if I really feel miserable, there is no evidence of how the coaches satirized him at the same time. If the other party does not admit it in an interview, he will appear to be a careful person.

It's really a headache, can't he accept the interview and say generously, "Am I a genius?" Whatever you say, people will see the results in the future.

Back to the apartment, Thomas who went out to find a job has not yet returned.

Yang Rui began to consider moving. Now there is more than 10,000 US dollars in his bank card. After the new season starts, he will have more income and he can rent a better apartment.

When the phone rang, Yang Rui reached out and picked up the microphone."Hello there."

On the other end of the phone was a male voice with a voice of alcohol and tobacco."Hi, little mouse, we have a party tomorrow night, are you coming?"

Hearing this London sound, Jerry's soul, which Yang Rui thought had disappeared, began to agitate, and many memories flooded his mind uncontrollably.

This person is named Archie Strachan, in his early thirties, British descent, and a coach who graduated from a five-star basketball training camp at the same time as Jerry.

Jerry worked and studied. In addition to attending classes, he also worked as a waiter in a nearby restaurant. It happened that Archie frequented that shop and deliberately asked Jerry for service. He paid the normal amount of tips as if he was a gift from God, and he sneered at every turn. , The sense of superiority breaks through the horizon.

In China, many people like to promote the British gentlemanly demeanor, but in Jerry's memory, the British people he met were both cheap and arrogant, and always wanted to bully, which was all bad in their bones.

Jerry was humiliated at the last gathering, which caused Yang Rui to pass through. This time, Archie wanted to find superiority from him, and had a perverted hobby that trampled on the dignity of others.

"Why don't you speak? It's not that you haven't found a job yet, so embarrassed to come? Dinner is free." Archie asked triumphantly: "Or... We persuaded you last time, were you angry?"

"No, I don't want to miss the free dinner." Yang Rui sneered at the corner of his mouth."How can I be angry? I am a man with a broad mind and no overnight hatred."

Archer only felt that "Jerry" had a thick face, and it was a weird thing that he would rather be laughed at for the sake of a meal.

Yang Rui's goal is not to get rid of food, but to find a "hot spot" in the news, a shortcut to fame.