870: 289: Let him form the groin!
(Requesting monthly tickets) 870: 289: Let him form the groin!
(Requesting monthly tickets) Roger introduced Eric Fleisher to Yao Ming, and if no accident occurs, Yao Ming will become Fleisher’s second major client in China.
Why give business opportunities to someone like Bill Duffy, who has mediocre skills?
Roger has played professional basketball for eight years, and he simply cannot imagine what kind of agent would forget to respond to a team’s offer on behalf of a player, causing the player to sign for the minimum salary, or else have no team to play for.
And such things happen to Bill Duffy.
For an agent, such mistakes are not permissible.
Moreover, being a “good person” is the least needed trait for an agent.
Almost every owner across the League hates David Falk, thinking he’s a bastard who should go to hell.
There is certainly no team owner or general manager who would say David Falk is a good person.
And this is precisely because he always manages to secure the most benefits for the players.
Sometimes, if you’re not the bad guy, you won’t get any benefits.
Roger really doesn’t want to see Yao Ming fall into the hands of such an unreliable agent who uses being a good person as a selling point.
Of course, how Eric Fleisher will operate for Yao Ming next is his own business.
Roger can provide some help, but he doesn’t have the time to personally act as a nanny for every Chinese player entering or about to enter the NBA.
After participating in a series of commercial activities in China, Roger hurried back to the Beacon of Freedom on Earth.
The moment he drove into downtown, Roger took off his mask.
The air here was filled with the familiar smell of urine, which appeared particularly luxurious.
This is the scent of freedom, long time no see.
The reason for hurrying back is because Roger needs to have a four-way meeting with Lenny Wilkens, Mike D’Antoni, and Pete Babcock.
This matter cannot be delayed; if the team still cannot determine the strategy for next season, the reinforcement work will also be completely stagnant.
Lenny Wilkens thought he would never meet that utter lunatic Mike D’Antoni again in his lifetime, but Roger strongly demanded they have another talk.
“Your communication didn’t touch the key point; it’s like having ineffective sex without a climax, so of course, it has to be done again,” Roger gave Lenny Wilkens a vivid and elegant metaphor over the phone.
Out of respect and trust for Roger, Lenny Wilkens agreed to meet D’Antoni again.
The four agreed to meet in Pete Babcock’s office this afternoon to determine the general direction of next season’s strategy, so Roger must hurry back today.
As soon as Roger entered the office, Lenny Wilkens started to complain: “You absolutely don’t know how crazy that Little Moustache bastard is!
With his strategy, we’re barely making it to the finals, let alone defending the championship!”
Pete Babcock next to him chuckled: “Lenny, remember the way you were when you first met Roger four years ago?
You said back then that relying on a short inside wouldn’t win a championship.”
Lenny Wilkens certainly remembers the afternoon when he first met Roger.
He can never forget Roger calmly saying while sipping coffee: “Who says you must have a tall center to play good defense?
To be honest, I fucking hate tall centers, especially those who are tall and fat.”
Roger’s ideas at the time were also highly disruptive because every team needing a big man was common knowledge.
Even the most fanatical wing trap player in the 90s, George Karl, would have a few big guys in his SuperSonics lineup.
It was the Hawks’ record of three championships in four years that changed everything, changing the common knowledge of basketball games, so much so that now even teams like the Toronto Raptors are beginning to imitate the Hawks’ “no big man lineup.”
But back then, no one knew if Roger’s words were right, no one knew if the “no big man lineup” would lead the Hawks to self-destruction.
Even so, Lenny Wilkens did not refute Roger at that time because he was very clear that Roger was not challenging authority, he was authority itself!
Where did the authority come from?
Four years ago, when Roger arrived in Atlanta, he wore three rings and had a brilliant Orlando Dynasty.
As a winner, whatever he says is correct.
But what about Mike D’Antoni?
Lenny Wilkens waved a hand at Babcock:
“Yes, Roger’s proposal back then was also very inconsistent with common sense, but this is different!
Four years ago, at the start of the season, I could see the potential in Ben Wallace and Kurt Thomas.
But now, I see no feasibility in Little Moustache’s tactical ideas.
Moreover, the most unacceptable thing about that Little Moustache is not not playing half-court games, nor overemphasizing threes, but that he is willing to completely forego defense for speed!
Defense wins championships is not just a slogan; it’s the truth confirmed by fifty-plus years of NBA championships!
Among so many NBA championships, not every team had outstanding offense, but every team’s defense was definitely good enough!
And you all overlooked one point: Mike hasn’t lacked opportunities to coach a team, nor opportunities to showcase his so-called talent.
In 1999, he was the head coach there in Denver.