Chapter 566 Garnett: I won't allow old K to be presumptuous on my head
"Arrogant guy, does he still think this is his era? He is already in the past. I will beat him next season. The Suns will never be able to pass the Lakers' level because I won't allow it."
After seeing various related news, O'Neal was very angry when interviewed by the media.
Duncan, who had just won the championship and FMVP, also accepted an interview with the media, but said in a very calm manner: "Old K is a generational hegemon, and I hope he has a decent comeback. I have nothing to say about his comeback attitude.
His historical status qualifies him to say so."
As one of the best power forwards in the league, Kevin Garnett also accepted an interview with the media. His attitude was angrier than Duncan, saying: "Old K shouldn't say that, he is a veteran, and he is
A veteran who has returned from a serious injury, his achievements are history. This is no longer his era. For this era, he is just a disruptor. I will not allow him to act arrogantly on me."
"Bang!"
In Los Angeles, in Kobe's mansion, he saw Garnett's interview on the TV news. He angrily smashed the TV remote control in his hand on the TV.
He wasn't angry at what Garnett said. These days, he was still angry with Old K because he didn't want to come back to the Lakers.
"Kobe, you broke at least ten remote controls and five cell phones in the past few days." Vanessa said helplessly and quickly got up to clean up.
Last April, the day after the regular season ended, the two suddenly announced their marriage. Because their marriage was not favored by their families, even Kobe's parents and sisters did not plan to attend.
Kobe's parents looked down on Vanessa, thinking that this girl born in a poor village wanted Kobe's money. Kobe was a very rich man, with his salary plus business income, and he also had a 10% share in Lao K's trading company, which earned him thousands every year.
With an income of 10,000 US dollars, they didn’t want to take Vanessa cheap.
Lao Wang disagreed with the idea of Kobe’s parents. He himself was born in a rural area. During the most difficult time, he lived in sewers in New York, living with rats, wild cats and wild dogs. In his opinion, Kobe and Vanessa have a good relationship, why not?
together?
In the end, he came forward to do ideological work for Kobe and his family respectively, so that the relationship between Kobe and his family did not become the worst, and Kobe's family still attended the wedding ceremony.
Of course, the most important reason is that he asked Kobe to give a large amount of money to his parents and two sisters.
Lao Wang invited a large group of guests to Kobe, such as Barkley, Dream, and Lightning. In addition, he also invited a bunch of Hollywood stars from Beverly Hills, so the wedding was a lively one.
It is precisely because of this that Kobe is more and more grateful to Lao Wang, so he is particularly angry now, because in his view, Lao K is old and has returned from a serious injury. Now is the time for him to lead Lao K to win the championship, but Lao K rejected him.
.
"If O'Neal wants to stop the Suns, I will join forces with him. I want Old K to understand that now only I can lead him to win the championship."
Kobe said paranoidly to Vanessa.
"Okay, I get it. Old K will be back. But my parents and sisters are coming soon. Please clean up and shave. You haven't shaved for three days." Vanessa said quickly.
"Um."
After receiving support from Vanessa, Kobe felt slightly better and got up and went to the bathroom.
But then, Kobe's family arrived.
Now Kobe's parents and sisters still live in Los Angeles. Kobe bought them a large villa. Their relationship is not as good as before, and there are some awkwardness, but overall it's pretty good.
"Kobe, you don't really want old K to return to the Lakers, do you?" Joe Bryant asked as soon as he came in and saw Kobe.
"What?" Kobe didn't understand.
Pam Bryant immediately advised: "Kobe, although you have four championships now, none of them were won by you leading the team, so you need to prove that you can lead the team to win the championship without old K. You can't
Let him come back."
"Mom, old K is old and seriously injured. He returns to the Lakers. Are you worried that he can still steal my core position? As for the position of leader of the locker room, I don't care." Kobe said.
At this point, he said in frustration: "But don't worry, he won't come back. Didn't the Suns already announce it?"
Job Bryant said: "I'm worried that if you say something inappropriate in front of the media, it will cause misunderstanding between you and O'Neal.
The Shark is definitely stronger than Old K now. Only by joining forces with him can you hope to defeat the Trail Blazers."
Pam said: "Although you lost this year, as long as you strengthen your lineup during the offseason, you still have great hope of defeating the Trail Blazers next year."
"I know." Kobe said depressedly.
He doesn't like O'Neal very much. It's not that the stupid fish has no ability, but he doesn't like O'Neal's attitude towards basketball.
…
On June 20, the Capital, CCTV, and the Ministry of Sports held a meeting.
Last season, CCTV's NBA live broadcasts were two times a week, and there were even extra games occasionally. The main broadcast games were of course Nets games, and the Lakers were also part of it.
Currently, the Nets and Lakers each have their own share of domestic basketball fans. A few years have passed, and there are not many Suns fans left.
In terms of domestic individual fans, Dayao's momentum is very strong. He reached his peak when he debuted. His performance in his rookie season was much stronger than when Lao Wang debuted. He won the Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team that year. In the second year of his debut, he
He led the team to the finals, had a good record, and won the love and support of countless fans.
But Lao Wang’s background is still there, and in terms of personal data and honors, no matter how strong Yao is, Lao Wang can still crush him. He is the number one person in the domestic sports world. He has only retired for a year. Although his influence is
It has weakened, but it is still huge, and the honor of being the first man in NBA history has also brought a great sense of pride to domestic fans, which Yao cannot give, so in terms of individual fans, he currently has more fans
.
Today's CCTV meeting will decide on the broadcast schedule for the new season. Because of Wang Tiejun's comeback, there are variables. Now we have to decide how much to give to the Nets, how much to give to the Lakers, and how much to give to the Suns.
Among them, the key factor is the ratings, which is to see who has greater influence and whose game is more popular.
Among them, the Lakers must have the least number of broadcasts. This one does not need to be discussed. Today we will only discuss the Nets and the Suns, that is, between Dayao and Lao K. Who should CCTV choose?
"I don't think Old K's condition will be good after his comeback. With such a serious injury, it would be good for most people to be able to walk. His comeback now will not be of much help to the Suns' record. The Suns were last in the Western Conference last season. If we
Give the Suns too many broadcast games, what if the ratings are not good?"
"But the influence of Old K is still there. His fans account for the majority in China. I can even say which basketball fan in China is not his fan and will not watch his games? He is the reason why the domestic basketball atmosphere is so good now.
He brought him up, and he also trained Dayao. Dayao was at his peak when he debuted. Isn’t he standing on the shoulders of old K? Now that old K has come back after a year of retirement, we don’t give enough broadcasts. Is it unreasonable? His fans
You won’t buy it, right?”
"But we are paying for the copyright. If the Suns have a bad record, the fans won't buy it. If the ratings don't work, will you pay for the loss?"
"There are so many fans in Old K, but no one will watch?"
"There are many Dayao fans now. Old K has retired. Everyone watches Dayao's games. The Nets' record is there. Now it is clear that as long as we broadcast Nets games, we will definitely have high ratings, and the broadcast
In the Suns game, there will be a lot of risk, so if you choose one of the two, of course you have to choose the one that is guaranteed."
There was a lot of noise in the conference room, and Sports Minister Lin Shengming had a headache.
The father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law is right. After repeated consideration, he quieted down the conference room and said: "Let's give the Lakers' games to the Suns, and the Lakers will broadcast one game occasionally."
"Minister Lin, last season we broadcast a total of 48 regular season games. The Lakers had 19 games. Basically one game a week. It would be inappropriate to give them all to the Suns. The risk is very high. I think the number of games for the Lakers cannot be reduced too little.
Lakers games are very popular this season.”
"Old Liu, are you mistaken? The Lakers' ratings are so good because Old K's influence is still there. Now that Old K is back with the Suns, why is he still broadcasting so many Lakers games?"
"Old Chen, what we are talking about now is not feelings. Copyrights have to be bought with money, which is very expensive. I admit that the Lakers' good ratings are because of Old K, but now that a large number of Lakers fans have formed in China, do we have to ignore them?
?”
"Lao Liu, you have ignored more fans of the old K. I just said, how many basketball fans in China are not fans of the old K? Do you think fans in the new season are more willing to watch Lakers games than the old fans?
K’s game? You’re trying to sacrifice one good thing to the last.”
"Old Chen, let's be realistic. Old K is dead, and the Suns are a bad team. They were last in the Western Conference last season. Maybe fans will watch a few games at first because of feelings, but if they keep losing, Old K will always
Are fans still willing to watch it after being beaten? I still recommend broadcasting fewer Suns games. If the Lakers can't do it, then it's better to broadcast more Yao games."
There was another quarrel in the conference room. Lin Shengming knocked on the door helplessly and said loudly: "Quiet, whoever wants to quarrel again can go out and quarrel."
Under the pressure of the minister, everyone calmed down, and Lin Shengming said: "Let's decide. The new season will still be the original 50-game broadcast plan. The Nets will give 30 games, the Suns will give 12 games, and the Lakers will give 8 games. That's it.
It’s decided.
If, if Old K is okay, the ratings of the Suns game are okay, we will discuss with the NBA and make adjustments at that time."
This decision is almost complete, there is a certain degree of flexibility, and both parties have accepted it.
After the matter was decided, Zhang Lili soon learned about it.
Zhang Lili has a very good relationship with Dayao. He was the one who brought Dayao into the Iron Army training camp for the first time. He also watched Dayao grow up, but he was still a little uncomfortable with CCTV's decision.
Feel.
"Xiao Su, I only gave the Suns 12 games. CCTV is showing off to the Iron Army!" In anger, he called Su Qun.
Su Qun was also dissatisfied: "Sending a beggar away, the Lakers still had 19 games last season, isn't this too snobbish?"
Lao Zhang said: "No matter what you say, you have to be like Dayao, right? It's too realistic now. But the sports department has left some room. If the ratings are okay, they should make adjustments."
"The Lakers didn't need those 8 games. Last season, Old K didn't come back, and his fans still regarded the Lakers as their home team. Now that he's back with the Suns, his fans will still watch Lakers games? Those people in the sports department
It’s just messing around.” Su Qun said.
…
Time has come to the end of June, the news of Lao Wang's comeback is gradually sinking, and the day of the NBA draft has arrived.
The Suns had the last record in the Western Conference last season, but only received the ninth pick. Colangelo Jr. used this pick to select high school student Amare Stoudemire.
Stoudemire's talent is good, but because he is a high school student, there is a lot of uncertainty. His predicted draft position is at the end of the lottery, and he was selected ninth, which also made him smile. He felt lucky.
feeling.
With the end of the draft, the trade window opens, but there is still a freeze period, and signings cannot be officially signed until late July.
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When Colangelo Jr. returns to Phoenix, the first thing he needs to do is find a head coach for next season.
The head coach of the Suns this season is Frank Johnson, but his quality is not very good. Now that Old K is coming back, he hopes to find a better head coach.
Now he has two applications in hand, both of which are former Suns assistant coaches and head coaches. The first is Mike D'Antoni, and the second is Scott Skiles.
Skelter served as the Suns' head coach on an interim basis in each of these three seasons.
D'Antoni, on the other hand, worked for the Suns in the old K era. He was very capable, but his philosophy didn't match. He returned to Europe and worked as a head coach for a few years, and now he's back. Wherever he has the talent to fall, he will fall.
The feeling of getting up.
In addition, he has another candidate, Larry Bird, who has just left the position of head coach of the Pacers.
In the past few seasons, the Pacers led by Larry Bird have been unable to win the championship. The Knicks led by Jordan and O'Neal before, and the Nets led by Dayao later, have never been able to break out of the Eastern Conference. When his contract expired, he chose to leave the coaching position.
Of these three people, no, plus Frank Johnson, four people, he is more optimistic about Larry Bird and D'Antoni, and among these two, he is more optimistic about Big Bird.
He first contacted Bird, exchanged pleasantries after getting through on the phone, and then invited Larry Bird to coach the Suns.
After Larry Bird heard this, he was silent for a long time and then said: "How much strength does old K still have?"
"Well, his agent Hawksman said that Old K still has at least 70% to 80% of his strength before he was injured last year. I contacted him and he said it was about the same," Colangelo Jr. said.
Larry Bird's face twitched, 70% to 80%, who are you kidding?
Duncan's meniscus was torn, which already prevented him from flying. Old K's heel was torn, it was a rupture. His ability to move, jump, fight, etc., would all be seriously affected, even worse than the meniscus.
The torn injury was ten times more serious, plus there was a comminuted fracture of the ankle joint, so he could have 80% strength? 0.780%? He estimated that it would be good if Old K could walk and play.
"Forget it, the Pacers invited me to be the team's basketball director, so I won't come over." After thinking about it, he rejected the Suns' invitation.
Colangelo Jr. could only continue to contact D'Antoni, and the call was quickly connected.
"Mr. Colangelo, I'm glad to receive your call." D'Antoni's words were very polite.
"Mike, I said it directly, you should know the news that Old K is coming back, right? Do you have any ideas? You should understand what I mean." Colangelo asked directly.
D'Antoni immediately said: "I understand, my basketball philosophy is not in line with old K, but this time I am prepared and I will make changes."
"Oh, let's meet again," Colangelo said.
After making an appointment, the two ended the phone call.
At this time, David Stern convened another high-level meeting to discuss one matter. If old K is coming back, will the K Law be restarted?
"Mr. President, I don't think it's necessary at all. Old K will never go back to the past. His comeback this time will just be a contract for a few years at most."
"I agree. Old K can barely make a comeback. He is also semi-disabled. The injury he suffered is not Duncan's torn meniscus. He is also older than Duncan. There is no need for us to restart K's Law."
"To be honest, if he wasn't very rich, I would definitely suspect that he came back just for money, haha!"
Everyone was talking about it and basically disagreed with restarting K Law. In the end, David Stern made the decision not to restart K Law.