Chapter 812 [Fight to the End, Everyone Will Return]
Griffin was the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft, and Curry was only the seventh pick. Now the media is saying that Curry is better than him. Even Yang Rui said in an interview that he was willing to vote for Curry for MVP, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Griffin admitted that when facing the media, Curry can speak better than him and has higher emotional intelligence. Curry is also more popular than him, but in terms of personal ability, he does not think he is worse than Curry.
Jealousy will affect a person's mentality. Griffin wants to be the boss of the Clippers. He is an All-Star player and a person who won FMVP in the second season of his career. At that time, Curry was only the team's best sixth man. Since he won the MVP honor earlier than Curry, why would he be willing to be the second best player for the rest of his life?
Now, Griffin is also a little dissatisfied with the coaching staff. He feels that the coach did not arrange more tactics for him and use him as the axis, otherwise he could play better.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the relationship between Paul and Griffin was not harmonious. Glenn Davis joined the Clippers in the 14-15 season. After leaving, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the Clippers: "The Clippers do not deserve to have a championship. They are not a whole, not even a team. They form cliques and cliques. Jordan and Griffin are together, while Paul is at odds with them. I have never seen such a bad atmosphere in the game. Team!"
Griffin's friends once broke the news that neither Griffin nor DeAndre Jordan wanted to play with Paul. DeAndre Jordan had a relationship with Paul when he almost joined the Mavericks. Paul, who was extremely eager to win, had a very bad temper and often criticized his teammates in public. , His attitude made the other two stars very dissatisfied.
Although Curry has no temper now, big-name stars are ambitious. Back then, McGrady and Carter parted ways due to core issues. Internal and external stars are more likely to have problems, such as Kobe Bryant and star centers.
This means that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, except James and Wade.
Yang Rui had already seen what Griffin was thinking, but he didn't make it clear, let alone reduce Curry's ball rights, because Curry's three-pointer is more effective in attracting defense than Griffin's two-pointer.
Griffin can't get more ball rights only because he hasn't practiced three-point shooting well. If he can shoot 40% from the outside and average two goals per game, he will definitely be the league's No. 1 power forward.
If there is no internal strife in the locker room, Yang Rui will not talk to Griffin alone to mention these matters. He will observe Griffin to see if he can make greater progress in the future. If he only wants to compete for the top position but has no dominance, Yang Rui will not let him replace Curry and will only consider trading him out for other star players.
Griffin is not irreplaceable. There are many stars in the league who don't have rings, and there are definitely some who want to change teams and join the Clippers. There are many more stars who have talent like that and haven't reached their peak yet, and can easily be exchanged for them.
The next period of the schedule is relatively easy for the Clippers. There is no strong team. Only the Nuggets created a little trouble for the Clippers.
Although the lineup has changed a bit, the Nuggets are very strong. Iguodala, Gallinari, and Ty Lawson form an outside trident.
Wilson Chandler and Nate Robinson are not weak in offense with the bench. The Nuggets lose on defense. JJ Hickson and Mozgov inside have average defensive abilities. Robinson and Ty Lawson at No. 1 lack height and cannot interfere with shooting.
Christmas is coming soon. On this day, Clippers players and fans all got good news. The Clippers will change owners.
Donald Sterling last week issued a 32-page response to the league's accusations against him, and repeatedly declared that no one has the right to force him to sell the team, and if the league uses force, it will fight in the end!
However, the sale of the Clippers is already underway because the owners voted for Sterling to sell the team, and Sterling's family also agreed that his wife, Sherry, would serve as the agent for the sale.
Then, something funny happened. A group of people formed a consortium and headed to Los Angeles in a hurry, wanting to participate in the bidding to buy the Clippers. Sterling then broke a big news. When he signed a contract with Yang Rui, it was clear in the contract between the two It says that Yang Rui and Thomas have the first right to purchase the Clippers shares.
The bidding team was immediately dumbfounded, and the letter of intent to acquire the Clippers was prepared in vain.
Seeing these people eager to take away the Clippers, Sterling was so angry that he was so angry that he became more and more pleased with Yang Rui and Thomas. At least Facebook has never threatened him. The two of them have always been very polite to him, like juniors, and discuss everything with him.
He compared Yang Rui with the old men who formed the consortium, and found that the gap was too big. If those people had the strength of Facebook, they would probably eat them to pieces and not show any mercy. He feels that it is much better to hand over the team to Yang Rui now than to give trouble to these people.
Stern was so savvy that he never thought that Yang Rui would come up with such a clever trick as early as 10 years ago. Without other consortiums bidding, the Clippers might not be able to sell for a particularly high price.
However, the league could not stand up and say that the agreement signed by Yang Rui had no legal effect in order to allow more people to participate.
If it weren't for the attraction of shares, how could Yang Rui join a bad team like the Clippers back then? If Yang Rui didn't join, the Clippers would not be 80% strong now, and the price would be much lower.
Let’s go to court with Facebook and cancel the agreement. Whether we can win the lawsuit or not, I’m sure I’ll offend Facebook. The NBA will definitely not get the good news. They won’t do such stupid things, it’s unprofitable.
As for other consortiums, they will not be the first to question Facebook's contract. Even Steve Ballmer, the former CEO and president of Microsoft, does not like the Clippers to the point of turning against other giants.
Many friends lead to many roads, many enemies lead to many walls. No matter which country's business circles, they all talk about harmony to make money. Once they see that the Clippers are not easy to fight, everyone will stop fighting.
In an interview, Shelly said she had no objection to the Clippers selling to Jerry Young. As long as the price was right, she would start negotiations with Facebook representatives in the near future.
The media predicts that the quotation will definitely exceed US$1 billion. This is based on the premise that Yang Rui will acquire 30% of the shares in 10 years. The Clippers who won two championships are not the same concept as the Clippers who could not enter the Western Conference Finals in the previous life.
Yang Rui and Thomas estimate that the amount they want to negotiate must be more than 1.5 billion US dollars, but the Clippers are not short of stars and popularity now, and they can buy it in one step, and any amount of money is cost-effective.
Fans all like and support Yang Rui as the boss, because he is the "Pope of Basketball", understands the game and various NBA rules, and will definitely run this team well, much better than Sterling.
The players are also very happy, because Yang Rui has money. As long as he plays well with the Clippers, he will definitely not treat them badly in terms of salary.
As the boss, Yang Rui is expected to be the boss.
Sterling is left with a desperate struggle. Even if he sues the league, the possibility of success is very small. Because he has signed the NBA Charter and Regulations, the president's ruling and the owner's vote are arbitration awards implemented in accordance with regulations. Even the U.S. Constitution makes it difficult to challenge the arbitration award.
Yang Rui knew that the old man was angry, so he didn't contact him and asked the Facebook management team to help with the operation. He just led the team to win.
This year, the league has arranged five Christmas games. The Clippers will face the Spurs at home, which is the highlight of the day.
A month later, the players were still wearing clothes to boycott Sterling. They were in a much better mood. They had stabilized their mentality and could play better games. They were all confident of defeating the Spurs on this special day.
The Spurs will not sit still. They currently rank second in the league with 23 wins and 6 losses, second only to the Clippers who have lost three games.
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