Has the game started, Jeff?"
At the Knicks headquarters, the general manager of the team, who had returned from a busy day, walked into the head coach's office. He planned to spend the rest of his time watching the team's first summer league game.
It wasn't because of anything else but to see Yang Ming's performance.
In the draft more than ten days ago, they had also picked John Wallace, Walter Mecati, and Dotard Jones with the 18th, 19th, and 21st picks, respectively. Logically speaking, Greenfield should be paying more attention to these three people, not just one of them.
However, the three people they had chosen were not as talented as the best in this year's draft, but they were better than the worst. They were the only choices they had because they could not get ahead in the draft.
If they had known that there was a monster like Yang Ming, they would have chosen him even if they had to trade up.
However, after ten days, the situation was completely different. The team owners only knew how to pursue Michael Jordan and did not care much about anything else. They also mainly set their target on Jordan. No matter how talented a draft pick was, he could only stand aside.
Of course, after seeing Yang Ming, Greenfield and Van Gundy had quietly changed their minds.
Next, it was time to see Yang Ming's performance in the summer league.
"It has begun, Ernie."
Van Gundy stared at the television on the table in front of him and replied without looking up.
It was as if the competition inside was more important than looking up at the general manager.
At this time, computers were already commonplace in North America, but it was not the Internet age, let alone watching the game online. They could only watch the summer league through the sports channel.
Greenfield didn't mind Van Gundy's attitude. He took a chair and sat next to him, his eyes never leaving the TV screen.
The match inside had already begun, and the players from both sides were on the field.
Just like the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers 'summer league lineup was also made up of this year's rookies and draft picks, free agents, and fringe players from last season.
In addition to Allen Iverson, the 183cm player, there were also Mark Hendkson and Jameel Faik, who were selected in the second round. The last two were the 206cm fourth and the 206cm fifth.
The remaining two players were the free agents they had signed, the 208cm white center, Mark Blanc, and the 190cm guard, Doug O'Wharton.
However, the two teams had terrible lineups. Other than a proud son like Iverson, the others either disappeared from the league after a season or wandered for a few seasons and took a few years of basic salary before disappearing from the league. There was nothing to compare.
Everyone's attention was on Iverson.
As for Yang Ming, only the Knicks coaching staff and Greenfield paid attention to him. Not to mention status, the attention Yang Ming received could not be compared to Iverson.
However, both of them had received special arrangements from the leading coach. They were both core players at the beginning of the game and had absolute control over the ball.
Iverson did not disappoint. He broke through Anthony Tucker's defense on the first shot and scored a layup under the basket.
With his absolute speed and excellent ball control skills, it was extremely easy for him to shake off Tucker. He didn't even need to use his famous skill, the Butterfly Steps, to change direction and knock Tucker out.
It made sense for the Knicks not to renew Tucker's contract. Van Gundy was under the tutelage of Patrick Riley. After being the latter's assistant coach for several years, he successfully took over from last season's successor, the offensive madman coach, Don Nelson, and followed Riley's iron-blooded defensive tactics.
Riley played showtime with the Laker, and his offense was gorgeous. When he arrived at the New York Knicks, the New York fans also hoped that he could replicate the way the Los Angeles Clippers played and play a gorgeous offense.
After all, they thought of themselves as gentlemen and loved to watch such things.
But this old man was very bad.
After Riley arrived in New York, he played a game of iron-blooded defense. Every game was a fight of flesh and blood, and his elbows flew together. The process was extremely ugly, making the New York fans call him a fool, and then criticize him in both words and writing.
However, these fans and media people did not think about it. Riley's success in the Laker team was due to the existence of Magic John Xun. The individual offensive ability of the Laker players was also excellent.
What did the New York Knicks have at that time?
There was only one Patrick Ewing, and he was a center who only knew how to flip and jump shots. The others were just rough men. Wanting to turn the Knicks into a showtime combination was simply a fantasy.
As a result, Riley had a target and played defense. After Van Gundy became his assistant for a few years, various defensive tactics were integrated into his blood.
Obviously, they looked down on a player like Tucker who did not attack or defend.
Back on the offensive end, Yang Ming followed suit. With a pull and a pull, he changed his direction greatly and broke through Doug O'Wharton's defense. He charged into the basket to score points. His speed didn't seem to be slower than Iverson's. In fact, he seemed to be faster than Iverson. Ohorton was stunned and couldn't react for a long time.
Interesting.
Iverson looked at Yang Ming in surprise, and his eyes became sharp.
For his second attack, he still chose to break through. Crossing Tucker was like crossing the road in the morning. It was unimpeded and he reached the penalty area in a few moves.
John Wallace quickly filled in, but he only paused for a moment before suddenly speeding up. He slipped into the basket from the former's side and made a layup. His gorgeous dribbling skills and unparalleled speed caused the audience to exclaim.
It was the first time they had seen such a fast player.
Yang Ming did not want to be outdone. He changed his direction back and forth. After he once again attacked Owharton, Shan Bing charged into the inside line and attacked Blanc from mid-range.
"Swoosh!"
Seeing him hit the ball cleanly, Greenfield couldn't help but smile." These two kids are going at each other's throats. They're both fighting!"”
Van Gundy did not respond to him directly. Instead, he exclaimed,""Yang looks more threatening than the opponent's number 3.”
"Don't look at the same offensive style, but in terms of talent and all-round offense, Young is better.”
"Yes!"
Greenfield nodded in agreement and looked at the TV more seriously.
(Evaluation!)
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