Chapter 238 Jordan: Old K is the sixth man of our Bulls

   After training until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Tiejun went home after taking a medicated bath and doing medicated oil massage. It was almost 8 o'clock when he got home.

  Although Liu Changfeng is no longer his personal massage therapist, he is the core of the team and the first service object is also him. After he is finished, it is the turn of others.

   went home, turned on the TV, turned on the Wanyan VCD player, and put Forrest Gump in.

   This is what he brought from China this time. It is said that it is the first VCD player in the world, and the audio-visual effect is very good. Now the United States is also imitating this VCD player, and the video tape machine has begun to be eliminated.

Speaking of Forrest Gump, Hollywood has made a lot of good movies this year. In addition to Forrest Gump, there are also Pulp Fiction. The killer is not too cold. True Lies He hasn't seen it yet, but he's got the discs.

   While looking at Forrest Gump, he glanced at the system.

   Now the rewards of the system are basically to get points when you complete some career achievements, there are no more tasks.

   He calculated his total points. He has played 138 regular season games in two seasons. Currently, he has 2982 points, 1501 rebounds, 467 assists and 336 blocks.

   In other words, you can get a reward of 3000 total points in the first game of the new season, no, it seems that only 5000 points are available.

However, you can get a reward of 2,000 total rebounds and a reward of 500 total assists this season. As for total blocks, it is still 164 short of 500. If you count 82 games, it is exactly two blocks in a single game. should be done.

   After watching Forrest Gump, he felt that it was too early, so he watched the 9th Grade Sesame Officer again.

  This is Zhou Xingxing's new film that was released in Xiangcheng in April this year. I think it's not bad, but the disc is a pirated one bought in the capital.

"Ha ha…"

   Seeing Zhou Xingxing's sentence "Close the door, let the dog go", Wu Mengda couldn't help laughing when he was put under the covers to bite Liang Kun.

  …

  With the approach of the new NBA season, the media also began to analyze each team and predict the prospects of each team.

ESPN gave the prediction of the championship ranking for the new season. The Bulls who regained the championship ranked first, with a 60% chance of winning the championship. The second Mosaic was directly cut in half, only 30%, and the third place was the Spurs, with a 25% chance of winning the championship. , the fourth is the Knicks, 20%, the fifth is the Magic, 15%, the sun ranks sixth, the chance of winning the championship is only 10%.

  This probability prediction is like kneeling and licking the Bulls, because at this time last year, ESPN gave the Bulls a 46% chance of winning.

   ESPN gave its own explanation for the championship predictions of each team.

The Bulls, the defending championship team, had the best regular-season record in history last season, swept three rounds in the playoffs, defeated Mosaic 4-1 in the finals, and lost only one game in the four-round series, with a 15-1 record. The playoff record won the championship, and the strength is super.

Although Grant was lost this season, the backup power forward Toni Kukoc was able to rise to the top without any loss of strength, and no team in the East could stop the Bulls at all, even the Knicks and the Magic couldn't stop it from defending the title. , so it is still the only team in the league.

The Mosaic team will face a strong impact from the Spurs and the Suns this season. Just like the last Western Finals, they have been exhausted after the tiebreaker with the Suns. The same situation may occur this season, so the prospect of winning the championship is not good. The possibility of being killed by these two teams also exists.

  The Spurs, although they got Rodman last season, but Rodman did not obey the super center David Robinson, there was no championship competitiveness.

But in the offseason, Sean Elliott, who switched teams with Rodman, did not choose to renew his contract with the Pistons, but returned to the Spurs. The return of the former Spurs' second scoring point will boost the Spurs' recovery. Back in the championship competition, which is why the Spurs ranked third.

The Knicks team built by Pat Riley ranked fourth, which does not seem surprising, but the Bulls are in the East, and they are gearing up for magic, the Knicks may want to kill the East. Possibly smaller.

The fifth Magic has Shaquille O'Neal who is most likely to become the fourth super center, Penny Anfernee Hardaway has also grown up, and Cobra Grant has joined. The Magic of the new season is not the one that was swept in the first round. magic.

   The sixth-placed Suns have a 10% chance of winning the championship, which is 1% lower than last season.

The explanation given by ESPN is that Kevin Johnson, Dan Marley and Danny Ainge are one year older, and the Suns' perimeter strength will have a big decline this season.

As for Danny Manning, who signed a one-year short contract, his state is uncertain and he is prone to injury, so he was abandoned by the Clippers. His joining has improved the Suns' scoring ability in the interior to a certain extent, but his rebounding ability is A weakness, the overall strength of the Suns can not improve the inside, and due to physical reasons, he will be a hidden danger for the Suns, once injured again, will definitely affect the Suns' record.

   At the same time, Thorpe and AC Green are also one year older, and their strength will also decline, but they will enter the bench lineup and will strengthen the strength of the bench lineup. But Thorpe has long proposed a trade, whether the Suns can keep him is a question.

On the whole, from the current point of view, the Suns, which has a certain improvement in the inside and a decline in the outside, can rank sixth. This is the reason why they entered the tiebreaker with Mosaic last season, otherwise they would not even be ranked in the top ten. Enter.

  For example, the SuperSonics, the top team in the Western Conference last season, has disappeared in ESPN's top six championships, ranking seventh, and after the Suns, the chance of winning the championship is only 9%.

   In fact, the Supersonic's strength in the new season has not weakened, but because of Payton's growth, the strength should be improved.

  ESPN's view of the Sonics is that their playing style is too average, and they may have a good record in the regular season, but in the playoffs dominated by superstars, their combat power is not enough, so they can only rank seventh.

   And the Jazz is ranked eighth. ESPN's reason is that this season, the old K may find trouble with the postman again, and the postman is likely to be injured again. The eighth is enough face.

For breakfast, Wang Tiejun fried a large portion of steak, mixed some noodles, steamed a few big white and fat steamed buns, put the steak slices in the steamed buns, smeared with tomato sauce and peanut butter, and added a little lettuce. Two Chinese and Western burgers.

   While eating, he spread out the newspaper and read it.

   "Nima, only 10%?"

  ESPN does this every year, and he is too lazy to complain.

   But now he really understands how hard it is for a team to strengthen to become a finals-level team, let alone rebuild.

   Don't the three super centers want to win the championship? Doesn't their team want to strengthen? Of course, but why can't I win the championship after so many years? Because it is not easy to strengthen.

For example, the Eagles, who were second in the Eastern Conference last season, said they were rebuilding. They not only threw away the team's first scoring point, Wilkins, but also lost the protected first-round draft pick for the next two years. Nimanning, after playing more than 20 games, ran away. The last time such a blood loss came, the Eagles did not collapse directly. It is considered a good foundation. If the other team is not good, it will collapse directly.

  The Suns sold Barkley, and the Thorpe in exchange was not the main force, that is to say, it did not exchange for immediate combat power, and the decline in strength is predictable and understandable.

However, there are still two future first-round draft picks of the Mosaic team in hand. This is the foundation of the reconstruction of the Suns. I hope to select two useful guards, but it takes time and luck. Maybe those in the hand It is also possible that the signing position has no value.

   This kind of reconstruction, even if you are lucky enough to pick the person you want, it will take several seasons, because rookies also need to be cultivated and have a long growth period.

   And more likely, bad luck, did not choose the person you want, and the reconstruction failed.

  The reconstruction of the Suns is actually quite good. They can continue to be among the first-tier teams and maintain their impact on the championship. This is unimaginable for other reconstruction teams.

   "You can't give up even with a 10% chance. You still have to fight. If you don't fight, you won't have a 1% chance." He muttered.

   He really doesn't want to wait for the team to gradually strengthen, and he doesn't want to be like the three super centers, the peak of his career is almost over, and there is no championship yet.

   He didn't dare to bet on the success of the team's rebuilding. What if the rebuilding failed?

  Although he has a championship in his hands, it is a championship with Barkley and Kevin Johnson as the core, and he is just an ordinary main member.

   The championship he wants is a championship with him as the core, and he wants to win the FMVP.

   Even if Thorpe and Green leave, so what?

   Now that his stamina has reached level 99, it should be enough for him to toss. This season, let's fight it out. Take advantage of Lightning and Lei Gong, they are not completely old, and they will fight for another season or two.

"Ha ha…"

He looked down again and saw ESPN's evaluation of the Jazz. He couldn't help laughing out loud, almost choking on the food in his mouth, and scolded with laughter: "Unprofessional ESPN, the postman doesn't say anything about asking me for trouble, I'm full. Can I find trouble with him? Is this trying to provoke my relationship with the postman? It's too stupid, I don't need you to provoke my relationship with him at all."

   He was really right. The postman was sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper. When he saw ESPN's episode against the Jazz, he was so angry that he tore up the newspaper.

   To speak of hatred for Wang Tiejun, it is the water that pours into the Pacific Ocean, and it cannot be washed away.

   He was injured by Old K for two consecutive seasons, especially last season when he was almost defeated. If it weren't for his physical fitness, it would be hard to say whether he could recover. He could not wait to eat Old K's meat.

   But, from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't want to have another off-court conflict with Old King. He really can't beat him. If he can beat him, he will kill Old King early.

This is his 10th season with the Jazz. After so many years of construction, the lineup barely has a certain degree of competitiveness. Now he will put all his energy on the court, and the contradictions and grievances with the old K will also be resolved on the court. .

  …

  Under the hype of the media, the Bulls shouted the call for defending the title.

  On the 30th, the Bulls held the media meeting day of the new season, and Jordan led the team to accept the media interview.

   In the interview, he very strongly announced the goal of the Bulls this season, saying firmly: "We have only one goal, and that is to defend the title."

   "Michael, do you have the confidence to build a dynasty with three consecutive championships?" the next reporter asked excitedly.

   Hearing the words of dynasty and three consecutive championships, Jordan's eyes flashed obviously. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "There is no denying it, and I don't want to deny it. That is our pursuit."

   "What do you want to say about Grant's departure?" another reporter asked.

  Jordan hesitated and said: "Everyone's choice has their own reasons. I regret his departure. After all, he is my partner for three championships."

   "Is his departure related to you?" the reporter asked.

  Jordan glanced at the reporter's nameplate, Shet, this is a Phoenix reporter, what do you want to ask?

   He said unhappily: "Of course it has nothing to do with me, I have already said it, it is his own choice."

   "Michael, who do you think will be the Bulls' strongest opponent in the new season?" the next reporter asked.

   "Mosaic."

   Jordan said: "Actually, I'm not complimenting Hakim, if he can play the horror performance of the Western Conference in the last finals, we will not win so easily.

   So here I would like to thank old K. He promised me at All-Star Weekend that he would help us kill the Mosaic team. He did it. He is the real sixth man of our Bulls. "

   This sentence gave Pharaoh a nickname, the sixth man of the bull.

   On this day, the Mosaic team also held a media meeting day for the new season.

  Da Meng faced the media and expressed his dream of chasing the finals, saying: "No matter who our opponent is, we will overcome all difficulties and win the championship. That is our only purpose."

  Barkley expressed his support for the big dream and expressed his willingness to help the big dream to fight for the championship.

   "Hakim, which team do you think will be the Mosaic's strongest competitor in the Western Conference this season?" the reporter asked.

  Dameng didn't hesitate, he had considered these things for a long time, and said: "The Spurs and the Suns are both strong, but I think the Suns will still be our strongest opponent."

"Why not the Spurs? From the perspective of the lineup, the Spurs have generals and big bugs inside, both offense and defense, and rebounds are also guaranteed. Sean Elliott is back at the 3rd position, and the more mature junior general Avery Johnson also returns. With the Spurs, their lineup is stronger than the Suns." The reporter asked.

  Dameng shook his head and said: "There is a problem with the Spurs' locker room. Last season, the media broke out the problems between the general and the big bug many times. This is no secret. Their fighting strength cannot be combined.

  The Suns are different. Their locker room is very stable. Although the lineup is aging, the old K should be more mature. I believe they can bring us a greater threat than the Spurs. "

   "Hakim, what do you think of old K? Do you think he is a real superstar?" the next reporter asked.

  Dameng hesitated for a moment and said: "It depends on how you define a superstar. If you only count the offensive end and his performance in two seasons, he can be regarded as a real offensive superstar center.

   But if you want to count on the defensive end, his single defense is actually okay, but his help defense is not good. He must not be regarded as a superstar with both offense and defense. Defense lowered his evaluation.

   Anyway, on both ends of the offense and defense, he is also a first-class center. "

  …

   On this day, Zhang Heli and a group of people from CCTV arrived in Phoenix.

   CCTV has a lot of funds this season, and it has increased the number of live broadcasts, and the rate is very large, one per week.

   The Suns, where Wang Tiejun belongs, is considered the home team of domestic NBA fans, and will be the main team for CCTV live broadcast, followed by the Bulls.

   "Why are you so generous all of a sudden?" Pharaoh was a little surprised when he heard that CCTV had a weekly show.

Zhang Lili introduced the domestic situation. It turns out that a large amount of international funds have flowed into the country in the past few months, and the foreign exchange situation has improved immediately. The confidence is once a week.

"I see."

  Suqun asked at this time: "Old K, is there any hope of attacking the championship this season?"

   Zhang Lili said: "Tie Jun, I have analyzed it. Your current lineup is further aging, and it is aging in multiple positions. It is almost impossible to win the championship."

  Su Qun said: "No wonder Mr. Colangelo sold Barkley last year. It seems that he has a vision. It is said that 1996 is a big year for the draft. You have two first-round picks in your hands. I hope you can gain something."

   Zhang Li said: "Unless the Mosaic team collapsed in the 95/96 season, its first-round pick is also the last pick, and the value will not be too great, unless it is traded upwards.

   The Suns want to maintain the strength of the championship, and at the same time want to complete the reconstruction, it is really not easy! If you choose to play badly, some may win a good deal. "

   Lao Wang smiled and said, "I won't be bad if I'm bad, I will never be bad in my life, if the Suns choose to be bad, I will definitely choose to leave.

   I still have the same attitude as last year. Let’s fight. If you don’t fight, you won’t have any chance. If you fight, if you are lucky, you may get a good result.

  If we are lucky and the opponent has problems, such as injuries and other problems, won’t our luck come? "

   "Haha..." Several people laughed.

   Pharaoh added: "Although our lineup is aging, it is not degrading rapidly, and the strength is still there.

   As long as the management stabilizes the current lineup, we have an advantage in the interior. Even in the face of Mosaic, we also have a certain advantage in the interior. We are not weaker than them on the outside. We are actually very strong this season. "

Hearing what he said, Zhang Lili's mind immediately moved, and this analysis felt true. He said: "You can keep Thorpe, do Green's work well, and let them contribute to the bench. You guys are really better than Mosaic in the inside line. They are not as good as you in the inside line. But can you keep Thorpe? Is Green willing to come off the bench?"

   Lao Wang smiled and said, "I don't know about that, but if the transaction didn't work out, it's impossible for them to leave."

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   (end of this chapter)