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Media Day, also known as Media Meeting Day, is a time when players and coaches compulsorily ask the media to take photos for interviews.

Team personnel should accept interviews, let the media take pictures of their team's training, and answer questions raised. Basically, it is a rigid rule. It is a measure of the league to build a good relationship with the media.

After Yang Rui arrived at the arena, he greeted the players.

The five people in the summer league were very close to him. Bowen, Jackson and Atkins all reported to him the results of their training, treating him as a thigh and intending to hug him tightly.

Ewing, Oakley, Johnson and other veterans nodded and even finished, they are all high-paying stars. Although they are players, they don't pay much attention to assistants.

NBA coaches are playing with a group of rich men. It is not easy to convince them.Ewing's salary this season is 200 times that of Yang Rui.

Usually, the focus of the media day is the big-name star and the head coach. This time, with the exception of this time, reporters from multiple media interviewed Yang Rui. The previous racism incidents made his name known throughout the United States.

"Jerry Yang, are you confident to be the team's first assistant coach?" the reporter asked.

"Yes." Yang Rui despised the reporter from his heart. This is nonsense, who would say no?

"A lot of people think that the Knicks played well in the summer league because of the player's strength, not the tactics. What do you think?" the reporter asked.

"Has anyone said that before the summer league?" Yang Rui wanted to be him, none of these five people could get together."Of course, what others think is their business, what I have to do is help the team win, the record will tell everything."

The reporter asked: "What do you think the Knicks will achieve in the new season?"

"I don't know, the opponents are very strong. We will work together to defeat those strong opponents."

The reporter asked: "On the Internet, the coach who graduated with you said that you are introverted and out of gregariousness, causing your relationship to be bad. Do you have anything to say?"

After the discrimination incident occurred, in order to reduce the impact, several coaches were interviewed anonymously in partnership, saying that Yang Rui was not gregarious.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "When I couldn't find a job, many people laughed at me and found a good job, and began to say that I am not gregarious. I want to say, classmates, don’t be jealous. What can you do with the same love? You can't be an NBA coach because you are incapable, not because you don't have a good father."

The reporters were all taken aback, big news, this is obviously verbal abuse without swearing.

It is certain to be out of gregariousness, but if Yang Rui is introverted and no one believes, which introverted person would dare to say that in the media?

Yang Rui dared to take the camera to expose, naturally he didn't mind making up the knife.Is there a way to have a good relationship with those people?When he was down, one by one fell into the pit. Could it be that when he is developed, these bastards will come to their senses and become good ones?

He will not deliberately make enemies, and if he is already an enemy, there is no need to be polite, let alone tell people the truth, goodness and beauty.

Regarding how to look at the players, Yang Rui said all good things, including the five people who have cooperated in the summer league. He also boasted.As an assistant, you can't avoid interacting with the players, and you can't talk nonsense.

The 17-man roster for the Knicks preseason was released.

Centers: Patrick Ewing, Ben Wallace, Chris Dudley, Buck Williams.

Power forwards: Charles Oakley, Mickey Moore, Herb Williams.

Small forwards: Larry Johnson, Bruce Bowen, Anthony Bowie, Chris Mills.

Shooting guards: Alan Houston, Stephen Jackson, John Starks.

Point guards: Chris Childs, Charlie Ward, Chucky Atkins.

The Knicks only have a championship goal this season, and Mills can only play as a substitute to protect Johnson from injury.Yang Rui is confident in preventing the Bulls from defending their title this season. The team has a deep victory over the Bulls and can be called the Super Knicks.

Look at the makeup photos of the core players to know how strong they are. Ewing, Oakley, Johnson, Houston, and Starks took a group photo of five people, all of which are very powerful.

On the 26th, the team opened a training session for the media and fans to visit the stadium, and the stadium was full.

In addition to watching the training game, the audience will also receive a short-sleeved T-shirt with the Knicks logo as a souvenir.Hunter Johnson brought Jill, his childhood sweetheart, and it was a ticket from Yang Rui.

Before the training began, Oakley and Ben Wallace were chatting on the sidelines. Van Gundy asked curiously: "Why, you two know each other?"

"He participated in my training camp when he was in high school, and I recommended this kid to go to college." Oakley smiled and talked about the funny things they knew each other.

At that time, Oakley saw a fierce-looking guy in the training camp. He didn't look like a good thing at all, and his body didn't look like a high school student, so he asked him to practice alone and wanted to teach him a lesson.

Oakley didn't expect that this kid would dare to go head-to-head with him. Oakley slammed his lips and he broke Oakley's nose. This kid was Ben Wallace in high school.

Later, Oakley asked Ben Wallace, who was financially disadvantaged, to work in his own car dealership, and taught him to play basketball. He also recommended and subsidized him to go to his alma mater, Virginia Union University, to go to school and play.

Therefore, in the course of Big Ben's growth, Oakley's figure is everywhere, tough, steel-like muscles.

After listening to the introduction, Van Gundy looked at Big Ben more pleasingly, he likes people who can defend."You play well in the preseason. As long as he has 80% defensive skills, the team will sign a long contract with you."

Van Gundy still underestimated him, and now he is stronger than Oakley. He must have won a big prize. His running and jumping ability is amazing, and what he lacks is only experience.Just looking at the protection of rebounds, he will not be worse than Oakley.

The players first ran laps with the fitness division, and then shot to warm up. Van Gundy and Yang Rui chatted on the sidelines.

"We will mix up the players for a while, you and Tom will lead a team, let's play against each other, let me see your skills." Van Gundy proposed.

Yang Rui smiled slightly."I have no problem against it, but if the players mix up, I can't see my ability."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"I'll take the five people in the summer league and pick two more substitutes. As long as Alan Houston has a starter and eight people against you, how about nine?"

Van Gundy frowned."Why, do you think you have a chance to beat me?"

Yang Rui explained with a smile: "No, because the core of my tactics is to attack from the outside in, so I want you to see the effect of such a fight."

This is a nice statement. In fact, Yang Rui asked Houston to come over because Van Gundy would not use it.

Houston was the second leader of the Pistons in the 1995-96 season, averaging 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3 assists in 15.2 shots, 2.3 three-pointers in 5.5 shots, and a 42.7% three-pointer.

In the Knicks, Houston averaged 12.7 shots per game, the data dropped to 14.8 points, 3 rebounds and 2.2 assists, and the three-point percentage dropped to 38.5%.

The team with the most accurate shots only had 12.7 shots and no special tactics.Under Van Gundy, Houston, who was originally the "three-pointer", has simply transformed into the "CIC King", which is a waste of resources.

Yang Rui wants to show Van Gundy what it is like to be the core of the outside line!Van Gundy originally thought that Yang Rui would pick John Starks, the best sixth man in the league, with outstanding strength and good at mid- and long-range shooting.

As a result, Yang Rui only chose last season's backup point guard Charlie Ward, and the 38-year-old veteran who is about to retire, 203CM insider Buck Williams.

Van Gundy's brows furrowed tighter, feeling uneasy in his heart.

What does he mean?Deliberately let me?Do you want a starter, or a role player from last season, and then bring a group of uninfluenced benches to beat my core?

Well, since you want to make a fool of yourself, I will find someone to score and win 30 points to let you know the gap between the NBA team and the summer league!

If you hear Van Gundy's voice, Yang Rui will definitely despise him. As a defensive coach, this buddy thinks that a 30-point win is a big victory, which is ultimately humiliated.

In the 21st century, the pace of competition is very fast, and it is too common to win three or forty points.

Yang Rui walked to Xibodu."Tom, we are going to play against Jeff to call the players."

"Is this also a test? Who is on our team?"

Yang Rui called out eight names loudly on the sidelines."Everyone, put on the red vests, we are a team."

The five summer league players are very happy, gearing up, and eager to try. They have worked with Yang Rui, knowing that the coach will arrange suitable tactics to help them develop their expertise.They are all system players.

Alan Houston's heart was bleak.

What's happening here?Should he play the sixth man with a substitute in the new season?

If not, there is no reason to put him on the same team with these marginal people, but he played very well in the playoffs last season.

Yang Rui walked to Houston and smiled and said: "Alan, the offense will depend on you for a while. I proposed to Jeff that you should arrange offensive tactics for the outside core in the new season. Letting you take the bench here is a test. , It depends on what you can bring these newcomers into."

"Huh?" Houston froze for a while, this was the span of a promotion and salary increase that he thought he was going to be fired.

"Why, you are not confident? I am very optimistic about you."

"No, I was just a little surprised." Houston laughed.He is waiting for this opportunity. Ewing is already old and the team needs a new core.

"Everyone gather." Yang Rui clapped his hands and announced loudly: "Starter Ben Wallace, Charlie Ward, Alan Houston, Buck Williams, Bruce Bowen."

Jackson's personal abilities are good. After all, he is only 18 years old. The summer league has exposed many problems.He tends to get feverish, and Atkins has the same problem.The two of them can take the bench to grab points, and they need experienced people to start.

Yang Rui’s tactics are the same as in the summer league. The perimeter responsible for screens has become veteran Williams, and the main runner is Houston. Ward’s steady passing has been verified last season. The center holds the ball and organizes the two blue-collar tasks. It is defensive, the offensive end position is fixed.

It's just a side screen without the ball. It's very simple. Everyone understands that if you are not a fool, you can perform it.

Good coaches are actually good at arranging simple and effective tactics, such as Popovich and Phil Jackson, who use proficient and simple cooperation to defeat opponents, so there are not many timeouts, and players often make adjustments on the court.

Incompetent coaches will make the tactics very complicated, constantly testing the players’ quotient, and regardless of whether this group of people can understand or can do it, they spend time on running-in, but ignore the player’s own expertise. .

This kind of coach is actually not much different from a veteran football fan. Hell if he can win.

Yang Rui is a smart man and he understands the future prospects of the players. Therefore, the main goal of his tactics is to give play to the players' specialties.

Bowen doesn't need to cut the bottom line, and the big book doesn't need to be pulled out. Ward reduces the number of shots. Based on their personal ability, the coach is arranging tactics so that they can run out of the field of roses, and they can't score a few points.

Yang Rui emphasized: "If you can shoot three-pointers, don't shoot two-pointers. If you make a mistake, you can jump in. Buck doesn't need to enter the penalty area. He is active in the low post. He is responsible for grabbing the offensive rebound.

"After grabbing the rebound, hold on, fight in position and hand it over to Alan. Don't worry about the newcomers, you are capable and strong! Buck, Patrick will hand it over to you for single defense, come on!"

Williams is 203cm tall, and he suffers a lot. But he and Ewing know each other and know each other better than Moore. This is why Yang Rui wants him.

On the other hand, Van Gundy arranged the main tactics of last season. Ewing pulled to the horn to receive the ball heads-up, Johnson made a side cut, and the others looked for opportunities outside.

There are two advantages to playing this way. One is that it is not easy to be messy. It opens up a heads-up. After passing to Ewing, you can stand on the outside line and wait for the return.

Second, while the core data is very beautiful, everyone has saved energy and can stay on the defensive end desperately.

To put it bluntly, the Knicks have no offensive tactics and rely on the star's personal ability to solve the problem.Stars playing under Van Gundy are easy to get statistics, and they must be mentally prepared for exhaustion and training.

This is why Yang Rui must hold Houston on top.In his previous life, Ewing suffered a serious injury in the regular season. Without the gorilla, it was more difficult to kill the Bulls in the playoffs.

The five members of the white team: Childs, Mills, Johnson, Oakley, Ewing.

For the four starters of last season, Mills arrived for the first time, and his strength is equally impressive. The new season will definitely be an important rotation player.

In the audience, Hunter's position was very high, but it was still difficult to get an autograph. He could only shout cheer to Houston.

Jill asked: "How did Houston go to the red team? Isn't that a substitute?"

"I don't know, maybe the red team will win." Hunter laughed.When the game is over, he will be able to get a signed jersey, and he is in a particularly good mood.

The two sides stood on the court, the trainer Chris Georg came to the referee, sparring to record the score, and the other assistant, Billy Salman, was beside Van Gundy to help out.

This game was very formal. Van Gundy felt that Yang Rui was capable, but his personality was too arrogant, and his achievements were easy to swell. He planned to teach him a lesson.

It's just that there is nothing to be proud of in the summer league victory. He wants to let Yang Rui know that NBA coaches are not spiritual, but smart.

The basketball was thrown into the air, and the rookie immediately surprised people.

Ben Wallace's official body side data is terrifying, with a 218CM wingspan and a maximum bounce of 105CM, which makes up for the lack of height.He flew up like a spring, the jump ball beat Ewing and moved to the side Houston.

Houston dribbled in quickly, and suddenly stopped a jumper on the left with one step away from the three-point line.Mills withdrew too far, and the line of defense was not firmly established. This is a good opportunity.

Houston jumped high, shot higher, textbook-like graceful posture, the ball drew a perfect arc, hollow into the net!3 to 0.

"Cool!" Hunter shouted, standing up and applauding with many fans.

Van Gundy shook his heart for a while, this was simply giving him power.