NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 44 Pressure from the Media

On November 1996, 11, after two days of fermentation, the popularity of Li You, who frequently appeared on TV, skyrocketed
The New York paper media once again dug into Li You's story. 96 was also an era of looking at faces. "Superstar standard childhood" plus a handsome face, the gorilla Ewing was left behind by New York fans who loved the new and hated the old.

Li You really caught up with a good time. At the beginning of April 96, Yahoo was listed on NASDAQ. On the same day, Yahoo's share price climbed to US$4 from US$13!

"Chief" Yang Zhiyuan suddenly entered the ranks of Wall Street billionaires.

Li You, who is also young, has received an American education and has excellent grades, and has played some famous tricks in the NBA. He barely caught up with this wave of enthusiasm and was also labeled as a genius.
After waking up with a hangover, Li You was tired of reading articles praising the system in mainstream newspapers.

ABC may think this is paradise, but for Li You, the difficult experience in Albuquerque as a child reminds him that this is a society that eats people.

Near noon, manager Mark Bartelstein treated guests to dinner, and the two chatted while eating at a nearby French restaurant:

"This is New York, as long as you can perform well, you can become the target of the media!"

"With these records, even if you are a substitute, the New York fans will not forget you, so don't worry, we have succeeded!"

Mark Bartelstein was worried that Li You would be coerced by the media, and that he would perform poorly under pressure, so he flew to New York specially to give him a psychological massage.

Li You was showing off the French-style beef and spinach in front of him. He was so hungry at the party last night that he was hungry all morning, and he finally recovered after eating a few mouthfuls:

"I don't care what the media reports at all. These articles are quite boring. What's more, the regular season has just started, and these records and statistics can't explain too much."

Seeing that Li You seemed to be really unaffected, Mark Bartelstein also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Bucks have been equally good since the start of the game and currently have a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, but the team has received a lot less attention.

雷-阿伦前两天在和太阳队的比赛中19中9，三分线外5中1，拿到23分8篮板3助攻2抢断2失误，数据非常不错，却没受到太多赞赏。

"Why don't you choose to sign a sneaker contract at this time, the offer I received is not bad!"

Hearing what Mark Bartelstein said, Li You responded briskly:

"The number of years is too long, the price is too low, I have more opportunities to be exposed, and I also know my ability. In less than a year, these sneaker manufacturers will make new offers."

6 million US dollars in 1200 years, Mark Bartelstein thinks Adidas' offer is very sincere, but he also agrees with Li You's point of view:
"Play with peace of mind, don't care about Jeff Van Gundy's attitude, he is not Pat Riley, sooner or later he will compromise with the media."

Mark Bartelstein didn't explain what he said, but Li You knew that this man had to work hard, and the US knife can sometimes determine the trend of public opinion..
Thinking of the attributes of New York fans and the media, Li You felt that Jeff Van Gundy would be bald sooner or later!
It's not just about getting good grades, it's about playing beautifully, and the New York crowd is perhaps the most discerning in the league.
The Knicks have only three games this week, and they are still at home for three consecutive games.

On the evening of the 14th, the Raptors were a guest at Madison Square Garden, and the two sides played against each other again.

The newcomer Marcus Camby also secured his starting position after a few games. He performed very well that night, scoring 14 of 9 and scoring a team-high 29 points!
Although the Knicks won the game, the fans who watched the game felt like they had eaten a piece of chocolate
节奏太慢，失误太多，帕特里克-尤因16中9，拿到了25分9篮板3盖帽6失误的数据。

The gorilla wanted to teach the opponent Meng Xin how to be a human being, but the state of the game that night was really mediocre.

96:102, the Knicks stumbled to win the game.

After resting for more than a day, the Minnesota Timberwolves played again on the night of the 16th.

In this game, in the face of the Timberwolves' tall insiders, Jeff Van Gundy continued to insist on low-post tactics. Ewing did not live up to the coach's trust this time and played dominant again.

出场44分钟，17中9，26分15篮板2助攻2盖帽3失误，尤因打爆了森林狼队的内线。

After Kevin Garnett was knocked down on the floor by Charles Oakley, he felt nothing. He played honestly throughout the whole process, not daring to say a word of trash, showing a new attitude:

"Just call me Xiaojia."

出场40分钟，加内特17中4，命中率不足三成，只拿到12分9篮板2助攻的数据。

80:86, in this hand-to-hand battle, the Knicks finally won the game.

Despite the record of 8 wins and 1 loss, the New York media still did not give Jeff Van Gundy a good face. In the post-match press conference, Patrick Ewing was also questioned:

"Pat, we have better guards now, why don't we play more pick-and-rolls?"

The reporter of the New York Post did not give Ewing face, and directly pointed the finger at the "King of New York".

Patrick Ewing didn't like the media who often belittled him at all, with an impatient expression on his face, he said in an unfriendly tone:
"Victory is the pursuit of the team, we win the game, this is the most important thing!"

"I don't want to explain to you how to play basketball. I believe you all saw that I dominated the inside tonight."

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Jeff Van Gundy did compromise with the media, increased Li You's playing time, and no longer cut the time into pieces.

This is indeed what New York fans want to see, but as Ewing's playing time also increases, Li You, who can play freely on the bench, is also restricted.

Some possessions are forced to slow down, give the ball more inside, and take more open shots.

When the opponent strengthened the defense against Li You, the score remained stable, and the number of assists increased by a little bit, and the statistics were impeccable.

New York fans saw it in their eyes, and after these two games, they pointed the finger at Jeff Van Gundy and Ewing
Fortunately, the Knicks have three more away games next, and Jeff Van Gundy, who started to lose his hair, was also relieved, and finally got rid of the difficult New York media.

On the night of the 19th, at 96:88, the Knicks defeated the Magic without Finney Hardaway, flew to Charlotte after the game, and then lost back to back to the Hornets.

After losing the game, Larry Johnson, who returned to the locker room, looked ugly.

"Big Mom" ​​scored 5 out of 4 tonight, only 9 points were recorded.
"Damn the pace of the game, can we go slower? Damn Falk, I'm fed up with this game!"

Larry Johnson kicked the ice bucket, Falk continued, and the number of rounds in several consecutive games was 68. After venting his emotions, "Auntie" returned to his seat and glared at Charlie Ward.

The cute newcomer was so scared that he didn't dare to speak in his seat. He just played according to the coach's request.

Alan Houston took the initiative to take the blame at this time, and said loudly with a serious expression:

"It's my problem. I made too many mistakes, and I was beaten back and forth by the opponent."

The new aid Chris Childs, who came back from injury, didn't dare to look at Larry Johnson when he heard about the turnovers. He made 3 turnovers after his debut.
Charles Oakley didn't speak, just looked straight at Larry Johnson with a sullen face.

After Li You entered the locker room, he didn't care about the tense atmosphere. He returned to his seat, smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Larry, I promise I will pass you more balls next time I play against the Hornets, but you have to convince the coaching staff to change your tactics first."

"Dangerous! Tired of logging! Don't get angry at your family!"

Hearing Li You's words, Larry Johnson took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, and stopped glaring at everyone, and cursed severely:

"Shet! I knew the rookie coach was unreliable!"

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