The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Representative of the Pistons, team owner Tom Gore said.

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent, and those echoes disappeared.

The media incident that Xiao Hua secretly smeared Tang Tian at the beginning, although it has been so long, the influence has always been there.

There are indeed some problems with Tatum being the president, but Xiao Hua's problems are even bigger!

"I propose a vote to decide whether Mr. Xiao Hua will continue to serve as the president of the league."

Joe Lacob broke the silence.

Many team representatives echoed.

Everyone has a different view of past events in their hearts, and their attitudes have also been different in the past half a year.

No one can convince anyone, so just vote to decide the result.

"That's the same as Tatum back then. Only an approval rate of at least 80% can allow Xiao Hua to continue as president."

Jazz representative, general manager Dennis Lindsay said.

Some people's interests are violated, and some people naturally benefit. Teams such as the Pistons and Jazz all support Tatum.

"I think 50% is enough, we can set up a probationary period."

Jenny Buss continued.

"No, it has to be 80%, that's the rule."

Lindsay's attitude is very firm, they will suffer a great loss when Xiao Hua comes back.

"Yes, it must be 80%."

Dempsey also agreed.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

"I think we should discuss this matter another day. Now all the teams are worrying about the free market. This kind of big thing can't be decided all at once."

The representative of the Cavaliers, owner Gilbert, who had not spoken all the time, suggested.

The representatives of the teams in the conference room looked at each other a few times and nodded in agreement one after another.

Just after voting for Tatum, and then voting for Silver, the probability of the result is between 50% and 80%.

Give each team more time to think, and then the next theory will have a big change in this data.

And this period of time is the time for the bosses of each team to meet and discuss.

The first regular meeting of the league in the new season ended, and the news spread quickly.

Tatum will not be the official president, Xiao Hua is likely to come out again!

After the news came out, it detonated social media, which has a much greater impact than which superstar goes where.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is tantamount to directly negating everything in the league in the past six months.

But that was obviously half a season in which the advantages outweighed the disadvantages!

Tang Tian was also shocked when he saw the news, and he didn't expect such a trouble to happen at this juncture.

ps: Special thanks to Wanshou, who is always young!

Chapter 37 Tang Tian appeared on the TNT show

Tatum is a president who has some minor problems, but it is clear that his merits outweigh his demerits.

This can be seen from the prosperity of the NBA after the president changed.

Just because of the loss of interests for a while, these team owners want to replace them?

All of them are as short-sighted as Xiao Hua, is this a common problem of Americans?

And aside from Tatum, these people want Xiao Hua back? !

Xiao Hua should have been beaten to death long ago for doing that kind of thing.

Just like a vicious criminal, the death penalty should have been executed long ago.

Now more than half a year has passed, but he is told that the death penalty will not be carried out, and a probationary period is equivalent to directly becoming indefinite?

Will it perform well after a period of time, and the indefinite period will change to 20 years, and the 20 years will become early release?

This was completely unacceptable to Tang Tian.

On the second day after the league regular meeting ended, Dempsey and Gail Benson went to Tang Tian's manor together.

The grievances between Xiao Hua, Tang Tian, ​​and the Pelicans are well known. Now that Xiao Hua is going to re-emerge, they must find a way to stop it.

"You have your own way, I have my way, I will let TNT conduct an exclusive interview with me, and I will express my attitude through their voice."

Tang Tian was very clear about the two people's intentions, so he was not prepared to be polite.

He is now No.1 in the league, and his right to speak is not what it used to be. If his attitude is clear, many fans will take it into consideration when making choices.

Tatum resigned, and the news that Xiao Hua wanted to come back caused a lot of noise in the league, and the media also paid special attention.

Especially big-name media such as ESPN and TNT are trying their best to get some important news.

When Tang Tian approached him at this time, they naturally welcomed him very much.

In the latest episode of TNT's program, the Big Three plus Tang Tian's lineup, plus the topic of the league president.

Before the show was broadcast, this episode had already exploded.

The fans were looking forward to Tang Tianhui's attitude on the show, no one was a fool, they all knew the relationship between Tang Tian and Tatum.

The night before the end of the free agency freeze, TNT's show went on as scheduled.

The program was broadcast live, and the ratings immediately reached the top as soon as it started broadcasting.

"Don, now that we all know what's going on in the league, Matt Tatum lost his chance to be the official president. What do you think of this?"

Barkley is no nonsense, the beginning of the show went straight to the point.

"I don't know what's going on here, but I think you have the most say on this point, the changes in the league after Tatum became the interim president, including the participation of fans, the media, and the attention the league has received. "

Tang Tian said.

"Yes, last year's playoffs off-court topics and ratings hit record highs."

Kenny Smith pulled out a statistic.

"Facts have proved that it is not the small ball era that brought the ratings. The ratings of the NBA in the United States have already reached the bottleneck. On the contrary, the ratings are more affected by the development of information, especially in some overseas countries. Not all countries are as good as the United States. Many countries have only developed information and communication means and tools in recent years.”

Tang Tian's next words attracted Barkley and O'Neill to nod.

Tang Tian is Chinese, and the countries he mentioned must include China, which is correct.

You must know that China is the country with the most basketball fans, and it is also the biggest piece of cake overseas for the NBA.

"So you think Tatum changed the penalty scale and returned to basketball at the beginning of the century is an improvement for the league, not a reverse?"

Barkley continued.

"no doubt."

Tang Tian nodded in agreement.

"As I said before, you know this better than me."

The Big Three of TNT nodded one after another.

"However, many superstars were injured in the playoffs last year, and players also complained about the loose penalty scale, including the decline in income in some big cities. These are also real problems."

Smith continued.

TNT is one of the largest media in the league, so they naturally have a way to learn about the content of the regular meeting of the league.

What Smith said was also raised by the team representative at the meeting.

"Yes, these are the problems. Tatum is not perfect, but no one is perfect. I remember Xiao Hua had a one-year evaluation period when he became the president. Didn't you make mistakes in that year? What he did later Are the series of reforms all having a positive effect?"

Tang Tian asked back.

Barkley and Smith both smiled and shook their heads.

Many of Xiao Hua's reforms are superficial, and only a small part has worked.

Although the reform itself has risks, the results brought about by Xiao Hua's reform do more harm than good.

"No one is perfect. What I can't accept is that they will be so tolerant to Xiao Hua, but they will be so harsh on Tatum."

The Big Three of TNT all smiled with complicated expressions after hearing this sentence, they knew very well that this was a matter of interests.

"There is a saying in China that people's eyes should not only be in front of the eyes, but also in the long run. I appreciate Mr. Stern's vision, because he has a long-term vision. He makes the cake of NBA bigger and bigger. , It is his hard work that makes the NBA what it is today."

Of course Tang Tian also knew the reason, he didn't directly attack the bosses of the teams, but said something very meaningful.

The Big Three of TNT also nodded seriously.

Most people only saw that Xiao Hua negotiated a new TV broadcast contract, but forgot that it was Stern who laid the foundation.

To put it bluntly, if Xiao Hua served as the president of the American CBA League, he might negotiate even a tenth of that small contract?

The answer is obvious.

Xiao Hua has the ability, but the decisive factor is the NBA, not him. The real value is the NBA, not him.

You must know that the new broadcast contract was negotiated in 2014. At that time, the small ball era had not yet come, and Xiao Hua's series of reforms had not yet begun.

"According to what we know, after Tatum leaves office, Silver is likely to re-elect as the president of the league. What do you think of this?"

Barkley continued.

"That's shit!"

When Tang Tian was discussing Tatum earlier, his attitude was relatively friendly, but when Barkley asked this, he immediately changed his expression, and he was obviously angry.

"It's only half a year since that incident happened, and everyone has forgotten it so quickly? How can such a person be qualified to be the president of the league again?"

Tang Tian's next words startled both Barkley and Smith.

Although they already knew Tang Tian's position somewhat from Tatum's question earlier, they were still caught off guard by his direct words.

But O'Neill was there laughing.

As Tang Chui, he naturally knew Tang Tian the most.

To say that Tang Tian is humble and approachable is to the fans. In essence, Tang Tian is still a soft-hearted person.

Chapter 38 The Second Regular Meeting of the Alliance

"Except for that matter, how do you evaluate the alliance during Silver's period? You know, Americans are sometimes very magnanimous, and they will selectively forget when they need it."

Barkley is really digging holes, and he dares to say it with a big mouth.

Those NBA bosses only have money in their eyes. What happened half a year ago was a big deal at the time, but if it involves interests, it is not a big deal when there is a need.

"Charles, you should check social media more."

Tang Tian knew it was a pit, so he didn't jump into it directly. He was angry, but he wouldn't lose his mind.

"Ok?"

Barkley looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

"After the pace of the game is getting faster and the game is more and more controlled by the referee, what fans discuss is no longer the game, but the data."

Tang Tian continued.

Buckley was taken aback for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed.

This sentence directly killed the game.

In the small ball era, the three-point era was really eye-catching for a while, but it was like the emptiness after the climax, which has not been relieved until now.