Chapter 22 Lin Ri's Charm
After the game, Fagan went directly to a camera store and copied the video recorded by his camera today. Then he asked a friend to edit the video, leaving only the wonderful scenes of Lin Ri at both ends of the offense and defense. At the same time, he
He found the highlights of Lin Rizai's game with the University of Memphis that Calipari sent to him, and sent them to general manager Steve Kerr's mailbox along with the latest paragraph.
Then he dialed Cole's number.
He wanted Steve Kerr to watch these two videos immediately, and then happily ask him where Lin Ri was from!
He believed that Lin Ri would definitely have such charm.
Even though he knew that Steve Kerr had always had a soft spot for Davidson University's talented shooter Stephen Curry.
But in his opinion, Lin Ri would be the better one!
It was so good that they should prepare in advance to get Lin Ri.
It's just that no one answered his call the first time, but he didn't give up and chose to continue calling the office. When he called for the third time, the call finally got through, and Steve Co. came on the phone.
Your voice just sounds like this guy is not in a good mood.
"Hey, Danny? I hope I can hear good news from your mouth, at least news that makes me feel that there is hope for the future. Otherwise, I will really feel that everything is terrible!"
Fagan said: "This is of course good news. Listen, Steve, I found a new inside player, a great new inside player. I have sent the highlights of his performance in the last two games to your email.
I’m sure this will make you feel better!”
"Hopefully, this might be good news!"
Upon hearing that Fagan just said that he had found a great new insider, Steve Kerr's face instantly flashed with a look that he didn't want to listen anymore. He was not a person who disrespected his colleagues, but he just learned about a new insider.
Bad news: Amar'e Stoudemire was accidentally injured by teammate Diaw during a team training game and is expected to miss 3 to 4 preseason games.
This made him feel very depressed from just now until now.
You must know that the Suns have just undergone a lineup change this summer. This is also Cole's first big move since entering the Suns management and becoming the general manager in 2007. He used Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to "
Shaquille O'Neal was acquired from the Heat in exchange for Phoenix.
This deal caused Steve Kerr to encounter a lot of doubts.
Because no one thought that O'Neal, who was completely out of shape, could adapt to the Suns' running and gunning style. This was absolutely impossible.
But if we want to cater to Shaquille O'Neal and play positional warfare, there is a huge question mark as to what kind of performance "Little Overlord" and "Son of the Wind" can perform!
Although Steve Nash is another point guard player who won back-to-back regular season MVPs after "Magic" Johnson, his ability should not be questioned, but judging from Nash's entire career, the "run and gun" tactic is not good for
He has personal bonuses. As far as his performance with the Mavericks is concerned, although he can be regarded as a first-tier player in the league, he will definitely not reach the level of regular season MVP!
Not to mention Amar'e Stoudemire. Since this guy entered the league in 2002, what he has played most is "run and gun". Positional warfare requires him to dig in the low post one by one. In such a game, he can still
I have never fought...
These three guys were originally unrelated, but they were suddenly brought together by Cole. It would be strange if they could be favored!
Kerr is not without ideas. The reason why he made such a transaction is so that the Suns can alternate between two formations in the new season, that is to say, both positional tactics and run-and-gun tactics.
This is why he chose Robin Lopez, a rebounding beast who is good at running and gunning at first sight, this summer, so that when the time comes for running and gunning, he can push Amare Stoudemire to the fifth position.
Let newcomer Robin Lopez play the fourth position, and when playing positional battles, O'Neal and Stoudemire are the main players in the paint...
It has to be said that Steve Kerr is a "sexy" person. I can probably count on one hand the number of people in the league who dare to have this idea, but he is probably the only one who dares to implement this idea.
But this idea was finally implemented. Cole himself was murmuring in his heart. He originally thought that he could use the preseason to see the effect of the three people on the court together. If it was not ideal, he could make up for it through trading. Now it's okay.
, Stoudemire was injured and couldn't play most of the preseason. The future of the Suns' core lineup in the new season is uncertain. It's strange that he is in a good mood!
At this moment, he was even more annoyed when he heard that what Fagan wanted to tell him urgently was to find a new insider who he thought was great!
OMG, these scouts don't know what they want to do all day long.
He has already told them the general direction of next year's draft. Stephen Curry is the target they must strive for. If the record is not good, the high first-round pick they finally get will be used to select him.
If the results are good and Curry cannot be grabbed with the pick, he will try to use trade to obtain a high pick in the first round of next year, and then select Stephen Curry. In short, there is definitely a plan in next year's draft.
, but all the plans are centered around grabbing Stephen Curry.
As for the selection of new power forwards that the Suns are currently in urgent need of, they should also be ranked behind this matter. After grabbing Stephen Curry, what are the remaining picks? Then consider choosing a suitable power forward candidate.
Anyway, there is only one potential rookie with star looks at the fourth position in next year's draft. He is one of the top three favorites, and they can't grab it at all. There is only one potential rookie at the fifth position, and the pick is also high enough for this Suns team to grab it.
Not to the point.
The rest of the inside players are really similar, there is no difference. To put it bluntly, choosing them is like "short ones out of the tall ones"!
In other words, does Steve Kerr really have to worry about this?
You must know that the new insider selected next year is only used to prevent O'Neal or Stoudemire from sudden injuries and to replace the tool man for a period of time.
It’s really not an important position!
"OK, Danny, I will watch it. Find a time and I will watch it." However, Cole did not have an attack in the end. No matter how impatient he was, he would not show it. He wanted others to see his side.
He is always smiling.
It's like everything is under his control.
However, Fagan heard the perfunctoriness in his words, and before he hung up the phone, he spoke again: "Calipari, the head coach of the University of Memphis, described this guy as a combination of Amare and Dennis, but I watched it today
After the game, I came to the conclusion that this is a high-end version of Amare Stoudemire! Steve Kerr, general manager, believe me, if you don’t watch those two videos, wait until you see the news about him
, you will definitely regret it!”
At the end of Fagan's words, his tone was full of determination. This resolute tone also made Steve Kerr finally surrender and said: "In half an hour, I will tell you how I feel!"
"I believe your tone will change by then!" Fagan said firmly.
"...Then let's wait and see!"
Fagan's firm attitude made Steve Kerr finally have a little curiosity about the great inside rookie he said. He wanted to know what it was when the entire draft market for next year was basically determined.
What kind of guy can get his scouts so excited!
The same scene also happened between Bundy and Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh. Unlike Steve Kerr, Donnie Walsh heard that Bundy said that this was a very good new inside player.
, this guy immediately showed a strong interest, but after hearing that this guy was a player from China, the strong interest on his face immediately disappeared.
"Bundy, you should know what a long time it has been for New York fans over the past few years. It has been so bad that we are eager to be reborn. This is a very critical juncture. I have emphasized it many times,
We need a hero to stimulate the ball market and allow New York fans to once again enjoy every night with the Knicks home games, which will help us regain our team culture..."
Bondi interjected: "I guarantee that the sun is such a player!"
"No, no, no, you didn't understand what I meant!"
Although Bundy couldn't see Donnie Walsh's expression, he knew that this guy must be shaking his head like a rattle at this moment, and the fat on his face was shaking. This made Bundy grit his teeth. This was not what he expected.
reaction.
"We need a hero, but you are using the team's hard work for a season to bet whether this guy is Yao or Yi. This is not an appropriate thing. We can't make any more mistakes. We need some good changes immediately, even if
These changes may seem conservative, you know what I'm talking about, Bundy!"
"You should at least take a look, Mr. Donny Walsh, it won't take you much time, it will change your mind, I promise!" Like Fagan, Bundy wanted to use his firm tone to make Donny Walsh
Ersh knew his attitude.
But what he got in response was a busy signal from Donny Walsh hanging up the phone.
"Damn it, this guy is old too, so old that his brain is starting to get confused! I really don't know where he got the courage to choose Reggie Miller. This is actually something this guy can do, fxxk!"
After hanging up the phone, Bundy cursed Donnie Walsh loudly.
In the 1987 draft, Donnie Walsh, who was the general manager of the Pacers at the time, made a very controversial move. He ended up using the Pacers' first-round pick to select Reggie Miller instead of the much-popular choice at the time.
High Indiana native hero Steve Alford.
Just hearing the names of these two players tells you how this story turned out.
Donnie Walsh became famous with this selection, because he selected the greatest guy in the Pacers' history for the Pacers.
In April of this year, when Bundy learned that this guy had become his new immediate boss, he thought the Knicks' spring was really coming.
This guy knows how to choose people!
But judging from the current situation, people change, and Donnie Walsh is no longer the Donnie Walsh he used to be.
At the same time that Donnie Walsh hung up the phone on Bundy, Fagan, who was sitting in the coffee shop and had not yet finished his cup of coffee, received a call from Steve Kerr.
"Here, who is this guy? Is he a newcomer this year? Which school is he from? Stop, you don't have to say it. I will give you 3 minutes to send all the information you have collected about this guy.
Come to my mailbox, come on, man, I want to apologize to you, this is indeed a great new insider!"
When the call was connected again, Steve Kerr's tone could no longer be described as excited. This guy had completely lost his composure!
"Okay, Mr. General Manager, you will receive the information you want soon!" Fagan was not surprised by Steve Kerr's reaction. In his opinion, Lin Ri has such charm!
Chapter completed!