The game was over, and relying on more advanced tactics, the Knicks won the game without any danger.

In the locker room, Chen Qiang was celebrating the victory with the player, but saw a young man standing at the door and looking in. Chen Qiang immediately recognized the other party, which was the head coach of the Washington Congress, "Cardinal" Auerbach.

Chen Qiang naturally knew this legendary basketball coach, but in Chen Qiang's impression, Auerbach was a bald and greasy old man holding a cigar, but now Auerbach is still a vibrant young man. In terms of age, Auerbach is three years younger than Chen Qiang!

Seeing Auerbach, Chen Qiang was slightly stunned. The game was over, but the opponent's head coach came to him. This is quite rare.

So Chen Qiang walked to the door, came to Auerbach, and asked, "Mr. Auerbach, are you doing something?"

"Mr. Chen, I'm here to find you." Auerbach smiled politely, and then said, "I have a few questions about basketball tactics and want to ask you for advice."

"Okay, please sit in there!" Chen Qiang invited Auerbach into the room, and Auerbach took out a small notebook and began to ask questions.

Chen Qiang originally thought that Auerbach was just asking one or two simple questions casually, but Auerbach asked endlessly. Big questions were accompanied by small questions, and old questions led to new problems. In short, Auerbach now seems to have transformed into a curious baby, and the three words he said most are "why".

This is also thanks to the other party being Auerbach. If someone else had asked, Chen Qiang would have been impatient for asking.

With Chen Qiang's understanding of basketball, it is still easy to fool Auerbach. Although Auerbach is a legendary coach of the NBA, he was a man in the 1940s. Due to the limitations of the times, his understanding of basketball is really not as good as Chen Qiang, a university professor who specializes in sports theory.

So Auerbach's answers were not answered by Chen Qiang Songsong, and almost every answer resolved Auerbach's long-accumulated questions, making Auerbach feel suddenly enlightened. At this time, Auerbach only felt that Chen Qiang was simply the guiding light on the basketball road. Talking with Chen Qiang for more than ten minutes was better than Auerbach's basketball that he had studied for more than ten years. If Chen Qiang was willing to accept an apprentice, Auerbach would become a disciple without hesitation.

The main reason why Chen Qiang was willing to chat with patience Auerbach was that the other party was Auerbach.

The name of "Cardinale" is really too famous in the basketball world, and it is really well-known. Chen Qiang has also read Auerbach's resume. He knew that Auerbach was not only the founder of the Celtic dynasty, but also the promoter of the development of basketball. Auerbach's coaching career is a process of the transformation from primitive basketball to modern basketball. It is no exaggeration to say that a coach like Auerbach led basketball from primitive to modern basketball. He can be regarded as one of the founders of modern basketball.

It is precisely for this reason that Chen Qiang is willing to teach his understanding of basketball to Auerbach.

Chen Qiang knew that he could not be a basketball coach for his whole life, nor could he always work in the front-line position of the Knicks. The Knicks and the NBA league have just been established, so Chen Qiang needs to do it himself, such as formulating new rules and training new tactics. Only Chen Qiang does it himself can the Knicks and the NBA league survive. However, after the Knicks and the NBA league have stabilized, Chen Qiang does not need to continue to work on the front line like this. By then, he can retreat to the second line, and then let the Knicks and the NBA league develop according to the normal process.

However, Chen Qiang still hopes that someone can inherit his position and use various methods to promote the development of basketball and the NBA league. Auerbach is obviously a suitable candidate.

As the most successful coach of the NBA, Auerbach's understanding of basketball is obviously the top, and Auerbach's tactical system is also the top at that time. However, Auerbach is still too young now, and his understanding of basketball is relatively one-sided, so Chen Qiang planned to give Auerbach some tips, which is also a way to boost growth. However, Chen Qiang believes that with Auerbach's talent, it is not an exaggeration to boost growth.

In this way, Chen Qiang and Auerbach talked for two hours, but Auerbach still looked unsatisfied. He still had many questions and wanted to get answers from Chen Qiang.

However, the administrator of Yulin Stadium knocked in and signaled that the Stadium was about to clear the venue and close the door.

Only then did Auerbach realize that he had been chatting with Chen Qiang for more than two hours.

Auerbach felt very embarrassed. He remembered that in the past two hours, Chen Qiang was impatient to answer his questions, but he was like an annoying child, constantly asking questions.

What's more, Chen Qiang is not just a basketball coach, he is also the owner of the New York Knicks. He is a millionaire. Auerbach is a shy person who chats with a millionaire and has been chatting for more than two hours. When he meets a bad temper, he gives Auerbach an "eye-sealing hammer" and Auerbach has nothing to say.

Auerbach realized that his behavior was very rude, so he quickly apologized to Chen Qiang: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I didn't notice the time. I was too devoted just now. I'm really sorry..."

"It's okay, I can understand." Chen Qiang shook his head indifferently, and then said, "Mr. Auerbach, it's getting late, and it's time for me to go back and rest, otherwise we'll end up talking today."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'm really sorry for disturbing you for so long." Auerbach paused and continued, "Actually, you can just call me Arnold."

"Okay, Arnold, I'll say goodbye." Chen Qiangzhuan was planning to leave, but after halfway through, he suddenly turned around and continued: "Arnold, if there are any other problems, come to New York to find me!"

...

Leaving Washington, the New York Knicks headed to Philadelphia and began the second away tour.

This time the Knicks' opponent is the Philadelphia Warriors.

When Chen Qiang walked into the Philadelphia Stadium, he suddenly found that the entire stadium was full, and the fans' enthusiasm was no less than that of Madison Square Garden in New York.

This scene surprised Chen Qiang. At least in Washington, he had never felt such a warm atmosphere. More importantly, the Philadelphia Stadium is also a large stadium. Although the scale is not as large as Madison Square Garden, it can still hold more than 10,000 spectators, which is much larger than the Yulin Stadium in Washington.

Considering that Philadelphia has a much smaller population than New York, it is much more difficult to fill the Philadelphia gymnasium than to fill the Madison Square Garden.

"The sports atmosphere in Philadelphia is really strong, there are so many spectators!" Chen Qiang couldn't help but sigh.

"The sports atmosphere in Philadelphia is indeed very good, but there are reasons why so many spectators are here." Edward Ireland next to him continued: "The Philadelphias of the MLB in the Baseball League have been at the bottom for five consecutive years. Philadelphia people have given up on their baseball. Now excellent baseball pitchers have participated in the Army, which has greatly reduced the viewing of baseball. They have always lost the game and the game is not exciting, so no one has watched the Philadelphia baseball. As for football NFL, it is also because many players have participated in the US military, resulting in insufficient number of teams. The Philadelphia Eagles have merged with the Pittsburgh Steelers and called it the Steel Eagles."

"So that's how it is." Chen Qiang nodded. He had just learned that the Philadelphia Eagles, which had a long history, actually had such a history.

The deepest impression of future fans of the Philadelphia Eagles is definitely the 52nd Super Bowl in 2018. This Super Bowl is even considered the most exciting Super Bowl in history, against both sides, officially against the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.

At that time, the Hawks had to send substitute quarterback Falls when the main quarterback Wentz was injured. He was facing the Patriots who had won two championships in three years and the greatest quarterback in history. As a result, the Hawks finally defeated the Patriots under the leadership of Falls, delaying Brady's dream of "six championships" by one year. Countless fans also remembered Falls' wonderful performance in that game.

Unfortunately, after the Eagles' main quarterback Wenz returned from injury, he squeezed Falls to the substitute. Falls also preferred to be a chicken head rather than a phoenix tail, so he left the Philadelphia Hawks and went to the Tigers with a contract of 80 million US dollars.

That wonderful Super Bowl attracted a lot of fans for the Philadelphia Eagles, but these fans certainly didn't know that the Philadelphia Eagles during World War II could not even get all the players on the field, and they needed to merge with the Pittsburgh Steelers to play.

These situations in Philadelphia sports are very common in the United States. Just imagine that even as a big city and a very good sports atmosphere in Philadelphia, baseball and football are very miserable, and there are not enough people playing games. Teams in those small cities can't survive at all. In that era, the professional teams in small cities were almost dead except for the Green Bay Packers.

For basketball, this is a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity!

Just like the ban on game consoles was issued in 2000. Since then, online games have emerged rapidly and gradually become mainstream culture. As for game consoles, they have gradually been forgotten by people. Even today's game consoles can be connected to the Internet, but young people are the few who play game consoles with controllers. If there is no ban on game consoles, perhaps there may be no fewer people who shake the controller than those who press the keyboard.

The same is true for American sports today. Baseball is not good-looking and football is not good-looking. Then go and have a look at basketball!

Judging from the number of fans at the Philadelphia Stadium, basketball is still very popular.

"How about the ice hockey in Philadelphia?" Chen Qiang asked again.

"Boss, have you forgotten that the Philadelphia ice hockey team also belongs to Peter Tyrell." Edward Ireland introduced.

Peter Tyrell is the owner of the Philadelphia Stadium, the owner of the local Philadelphia ice hockey team, and his colleague is also the owner of the Philadelphia Warriors.

Chen Qiang nodded: "If you don't remind me, I will forget this matter!"

The previous Madison Square Garden was similar to the Philadelphia Stadium. At that time, Madison Square Garden belonged to the Ricard family, and the New York ice hockey team, the New York Rangers, also belonged to the Ricard family. Later, Mrs. Ricard sold Madison Square Garden to Chen Qiang, and the New York Rangers rented Madison Square Garden directly to the game, which saved a lot of money for the Ricard family.

In 1946, when the predecessor of NBA, Baa, was born, there were 11 teams. The bosses behind these 11 teams were either the owner of the ice hockey team or the owner of the gymnasium. The reason why Baa was established was to prevent the gymnasium from being idle and unhappy during the time outside of the ice hockey game. In other words, the basketball game at that time was equivalent to a gift for the ice hockey game. Just like selling a mobile phone now and giving away a film, the early NBA league was the film.

The NBA League in later generations has surpassed the NHL of ice hockey and the mlb of baseball, and has become the second-ranked existence among the four major leagues in the United States. The NHL of ice hockey has always been the fourth in ten thousand years. No matter how much mlb becomes, it will not be surpassed by ice hockey.

The gift from that year finally turned over and became the owner!

...

Philadelphia coach Eddie Gottlieb looked at the Knicks' bench and then saw Chen Qiang wearing player's costume.

"It's interesting. The boss came out to play in person. This is the first time I've seen such a new thing! This is not what a millionaire should do. It seems that he is also the coach of the Knicks! I heard that the Knicks have won three consecutive games. It seems that this Chinese has some skills in coaching! But it's normal to think about it. He proposed the new rules, so he will naturally have ways to deal with them. It's natural to arrange some tactics that are more adaptable to the new rules."

Gottlieb looked at his side again, his eyes resting on Joe Falkes, and then the smile on his face became stronger.

"You have the tactics to adapt to the new rules, and I also have players who adapt to the new rules. I have a big pitcher here. You would never have thought that he could shoot from a long distance! This guy can get 30 points in a game!" Gottlieb thought confidently. He felt that with Joe Falkers there, Philadelphia would win this game.

On the other side, Chen Qiang also saw Joe Folkes opposite.

"It's really that Joe Folkes! He is the first scoring champion in NBA history, but that happened in 1946. Now he has started playing basketball in 1942! It seems that the establishment of NBA early has also changed history!" Chen Qiang said in his heart.

At this time, Chen Qiang finally met an NBA star who he knew his name.

Chen Qiang still has a certain understanding of basketball stars who get up early in the NBA. However, the Baa League in history was established in 1946. The first generation of NBA stars were active after 1950. In 1942, those basketball stars were probably in elementary school or junior high school, so Chen Qiang never met a star with his familiar name.

But Joe Falkes is different. He is older. He was born in 1921 and was 21 years old. He has already begun to be the peak of basketball players.

"If I remember correctly, Joe Folkes is the first person in the NBA to shoot with one-handed shots, and he has turned on the scoring mode of the big man's mid-range shooting. It seems that today is interesting. I have to compare him later to see if this scoring champion is accurate in shooting!"

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang was ready to compete with the most authentic pitchers of this era.
Chapter completed!