When Chen Qiang heard the name of the Syracuse National Citizen, he was slightly stunned because he knew that the Syracuse National Citizens was the predecessor of the future Philadelphia 76ers.

Many people in China translate the name of this team as the Syracuse National Team, but in English, the name of this team is plural "nationals". Moreover, as an immigrant country, the United States originally had no national concepts. In the United States, it values ​​race, religion, and the identity of American citizens more, so it should be more appropriate to call it "citizen of the country".

Historically, the Syracuse Nationals were originally an NBL team. When they joined the NBA, the Syracuse Nationals entered the NBA league. In 1962, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia and replaced the Philadelphia Warriors. In order to commemorate the signing and announcement of the US Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, the team was renamed the Philadelphia 76ers and has continued to this day.

In the history of the NBA, the two most successful teams are undoubtedly the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. There should be no objection. Apart from these two teams, if you choose the third successful team, fans may have different opinions, but the Philadelphia 76ers are definitely one of the popular candidates.

In 2019, the Philadelphia 76ers, who were still the Syracuse Nationals, had already won two consecutive NBA titles, and this team has never lacked superstars. In the 1960s, the Philadelphia 76ers ushered in the great Wilt Chamberlain. In the 1970s, they had "Dr. J" Julius Irving. In the 1980s, they introduced super center Moses Malone. In the late 1980s, Buckley led the 76ers to make great progress. In 1996, Iverson took over the tradition of superstars of the 76ers. Today, the 76ers have been playing for many years and finally got together the "Dragon Ball". I just don't know if they can summon the dragon.

Chen Qiang knew that the Syracuse nationals mentioned by Daniel Biasong will be an NBA team that can continue to the future. Even if this team has not been established yet, even if the team is not large after its establishment, Chen Qiang still welcomes such a team to join his new league. What Chen Qiang hopes to absorb is this kind of team that can last for many years and will not be disbanded, so that his NBA league will have greater stability.

"Mr. Biasson, if you want to set up a new team and join my NBA league, I will certainly welcome you with both hands. However, the expense of running a team is relatively high, and the team may not be able to make a profit. I hope Mr. Biasson can be mentally prepared." Chen Qiang said.

Daniel Biasson nodded: "I am a timer, so I know many sports practitioners. I also know that running a team is very complicated, but I still want to try it."

Chen Qiang simply made it clear: "Mr. Biasson, if you need financial support, I can provide you with some investment."

"Mr. Chen, don't you already have a team?" Daniel Biasson asked vigilantly.

"I also hope that there will be more teams to participate in my new league, so I am happy to invest in the team." Chen Qiang smiled slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "Actually, I am selfish in doing this. I plan to modify the basketball rules, including a 24-second offensive violation, so I will ask you to customize the digital timer, but my plan to modify the basketball rules has encountered some resistance. I hope that your team can support me to modify the basketball rules after joining the new league."

"So that's how it is." Daniel Biasson nodded, then lowered his vigilance.

For Chen Qiang, investing in an NBA team that can continue to the future will definitely make a profit, not to mention that this team is the Philadelphia 76ers.

Moreover, Daniel Biasong originally sold timers, so he would of course support the rule of adding 24-second offensive violations. Chen Qiang led Daniel Biasong to the NBA, which was equivalent to an additional supporter.

There are not a thousand or eight hundred public basketball courts in the United States. In addition, hundreds of college basketball courts and thousands of high schools basketball courts are a huge number. If the 24-second offensive violation becomes the new basketball rule and is recognized by the FIBA, then these thousands of basketball courts in the United States need to buy the 24-second countdown timer. For Daniel Biasson, this is an extremely huge business, so Daniel Biasson hopes that 24-second offensive violations can become basketball rules than Chen Qiang, so he can earn more.

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The new league added a team, and the bosses of other teams did not object, but instead expressed their approval.

Each additional team will play four more regular season games, and the team owners can also make more money from two home games, so why not do it! The bosses of each team have no reason to object. Just like the future NBA, 82 regular season games in a season, players say they are tired, but the team owners hope to have a few more home games.

So when the new alliance started its second meeting, there was also a Daniel Biasson in the conference room.

In the second meeting, Fort Wayne Pistons owner Fred Zorner did not come. He sent the team's head coach, in addition to the Philadelphia Warriors and the Washington Congress, the team's head coach also sent the team's head coach to attend the meeting.

The head coach of the Philadelphia Warriors is Eddie Gottlieb, who is also a legend in the NBA primitive era. The head coach of the Washington Congress is "Cardinal" Arnold Auerbach.

"Cardinal" Arnold Auerbach is a Russian Jew. His parents opened a dry cleaner in Brooklyn, New York. Auerbach also played in Brooklyn when he was a child. Due to his fiery red hair and hot temper, Auerbach got a "red" nickname. I don't know if this nickname has anything to do with his later "Cardinal".

During the Great Depression, Auerbach, a middle school student, was named "Brooklyn Second Team" by the New York media, and he also received a scholarship from the University of Washington. After graduating from university, Auerbach worked as a basketball coach at St. Albach and Roosevelt High School. Due to his outstanding performance, Auerbach attracted the attention of Miguel Yulin, so he asked him to coach the upcoming Washington Capitol.

Historically, Auerbach led the Washington Congress to win the NBA division championship twice, and his 81.7% winning rate was unmatched in the next twenty years. This is mainly because Auerbach adopted a very novel tactic at the time, which was a quick breakthrough.

In the future, there is nothing strange about quick breakthroughs, but in the basketball sport in the 1940s, Auerbach established a basketball system with quick breakthroughs, which was simply a god block to kill gods, and a Buddha block to kill Buddhas. The terrifying winning rate of 81.7% is enough to prove this.

Chen Qiang naturally had already heard of the name of "Cardinale". He knew that Auerbach was the leader of basketball tactics in this era and an expert who was definitely not easy to fool, so Chen Qiang was ready to have a verbal debate with Auerbach.

Since joining the Syracuse Nationals, Chen Qiang has become more confident. Not to mention that the Syracuse Nationals have Chen Qiang’s investment, Daniel Biasson will support Chen Qiang just by selling digital timers. If this is the case, if the vote is conducted, Chen Qiang will have five votes. If the minority obeys the majority, Chen Qiang has an advantage.

However, what Chen Qiang did not expect was that the first thing to question the new rules was not the Cardinal "Arnold Auerbach, but the Warriors coach Eddie Gottlieb.

Gottlieb was also a "tycoon"-level figure in the early basketball sport. He was a veteran sportsman. He organized a Jewish team, Philadelphia Spass, at the age of 19. This team once won the championship in the ABL league. During the Great Depression, the team encountered an economic crisis and was disbanded.

Gottlieb is the head coach of the Warriors. In the future, he will buy the Warriors and take them to San Francisco. This move has also opened the door for the NBA's expansion to the American West. Gottlieb has made outstanding contributions to the development of the NBA. In the future, the "Eddie Gottlieb Cup" used by the NBA to commend the best rookie is named after him.

Gottlieb led the NBA Rules Committee for 25 years, which means that the NBA Rules before 1975 were basically related to Gottlieb. When the rules for the 24-second offensive violation were proposed in history, Gottlieb was a supporter. With Gottlieb's support, the NBA Rules Committee finally decided to introduce the rules for the 24-second offensive violation.

However, in this time and space where Chen Qiang is located, Gottlieb became the person who questioned the 24-second offensive violation, which really made Chen Qiang feel a sense of irony.

Not only Gottlieb, but also Ferris in history, is also an advocate of the 24-second offensive violation, and now stands on the opposite side of this rule.

This is mainly because Chen Qiang's rules are revised many years ahead of history.

For example, the expansion of the three-second zone was because of the appearance of George McCann, which made the NBA expand the three-second zone to limit George McCann's "basketball overlords". In 1942, George McCann was still in high school, so Gottlieb, the rule master, did not realize the importance of expanding the three-second zone.

For example, the 24-second offensive violation was not available. Since there was no such scoring score in 1942, the team at that time was still quite shameful and would not delay time by constantly passing the ball, so Gottlieb did not realize the necessity of the 24-second offensive.

In a few years, George McCann won the ball at the basket. Once the NBA team took the lead, they began to pass the ball and delay the pace. These situations appeared one by one, which made Gottlieb realize the necessity of reform and he also became a supporter of reform.

Fortunately, Daniel Biasson, who sold the timer, supported Chen Qiang. In history, the person who proposed a 24-second offensive violation in the 1950s was Daniel Biasson. But it was normal to think about it. He sold the timer, so he naturally hoped that NBA would set such time-related rules.

So, Chen Qiang had to fight Eddie Gotleyb.

Eddie Gottlieb was able to hold power in the NBA Rules Committee for 25 years, and her understanding of basketball rules is definitely greater than that of other coaches. If it were someone else, Eddie Gottlieb might have been speechless. Fortunately, Chen Qiang is also a professional sports person. He has been engaged in sports research for decades in the future and has been leading the sports philosophy for more than 70 years, so he did not have a disadvantage in the debate with Eddie Gottlieb.

Eddie Gottlieb was also surprised by Chen Qiang's performance. Chen Qiang put forward many unique insights on basketball, which sounded very reasonable. Eddie Gottlieb could feel that Chen Qiang's understanding of basketball is very profound, and perhaps not inferior to himself.

The two sides debated and roughly explained their own reasons, and they all made a lot of sense. Next, it depends on which side everyone present is on.

The Boston Celtics, the Rochester Royals, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Syracuse Nationals must support Chen Qiang. They will not disagree with the team's lead singer. In addition, Chen Qiang's own New York Knicks, five teams have already stood on Chen Qiang's side.

Eddie Gottlieb's Philadelphia Warriors will definitely not agree with Chen Qiang, so the next step is to see the attitudes of the Fort Wayne Pistons, the Buffalo Bison and the Washington Capitol.

Fort Wayne Pistons are also a strong team in the NBL league. In history, Fort Wayne Pistons won the NBL championship twice in 2019. In this regard, Fort Wayne Pistons are the beneficiary of the current set of rules, so of course they chose to oppose the modification of the rules.

The bigger the vested interests, the more they oppose the amendment of the rules, which is true in all walks of life. Therefore, reform is always a very difficult thing, because the people who get the most worry that their interests will be damaged by reform and often choose to obstruct reform. Even if everyone understands that if they do not reform, everyone will die, but those vested interests would rather live a frantically before they die than carry out reforms and turn themselves into paupers.

This is what the Fort Wayne Pistons are like now. Under the current rules, their performance is very good and their team is very strong, so they think there is no need to modify the rules at all.

Ferris, general manager of Buffalo Bisons, still showed an opposition. His point of view is still the same. Chen Qiang's rules are all about strengthening defense, which will make the offense of the game more unsmooth.

After Fort Wayne Pistons and Buffalo Bisons made their statements one after another, everyone's eyes looked at the Washington Congress and the future "Cardinal" Auerbach.

Auerbach was still very young in 1942 and could be regarded as one of the many coaches who were a little slight, so he never spoke much in the conference room.

Now Auerbach has become the focus of everyone's attention, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

Auerbach coughed dryly and said, "I also think basketball really needs innovation. So I agree with Mr. Chen's plan to modify the rules."

Chen Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't expect Auerbach to support him.

It is true that this Cardinal, as a pioneer of modern basketball, was not a conservative person. If he were the conservative school, he would not have become a pioneer of modern basketball.

The first person to introduce black players to the NBA was Auerbach. You should know that that happened in 1950. At that time, racial discrimination in the United States was very serious. Auerbach brought black players to the NBA and allowed blacks to play on the same game as whites. This challenged the nerves of countless whites. He was ahead of three to zero in the finals, and then was reversed by his opponent and lost the championship. In comparison, just modifying a few basketball rules is really not a shocking event.

Among the nine teams, six supporters and three oppose them. Supporters have already occupied the majority. The overall situation has been decided. It is imperative for the new league to modify basketball rules.

The new alliance will adopt new rules!
Chapter completed!