Chapter 292 Supergiants' guesses about the championship

   At this time, Jordan invited Barkley and Big Dream to dinner at home.

   Jordan said while eating: "Tomorrow the league will announce the best lineup, do you think you have a play?"

   "Who is number four?" Buckley shouted, putting down his knife and fork.

   "That's not necessarily, the postman is better than you." Jordan laughed.

  Barkley nodded helplessly. The postman is indeed very strong. He was almost maimed by old K last year.

  Da Meng said confidently: "Barkley can't do it, I'm fine. If I can't get the MVP for a while, I can only say that it should be a joke... What are you looking at me for?"

   Speaking of the back, he found that Jordan and Barkley were both staring at him with ridicule in their eyes.

  Jordan also put down his knife and fork, stared at the big dream and smiled: "Hakim, the best lineup is more about personal performance, followed by team record and fan influence, don't you understand?"

  Buckley laughed, he couldn't tell, for fear that the big dream would kill him.

  Dameng's face darkened, one level darker than just now, and snorted coldly: "Old K's data is not much better than mine."

   "The stats are better than yours. You stole his MVP, and it's not a loss to give him the best first round. Besides, he shouldn't be able to rob you of your defense for a while," Jordan said.

Barkley said: "That's not necessarily true. Old K's defense this season is good, averaging 3.1 blocks per game. Not only is his single defense good, but his help defense has also improved a lot. Considering the Suns' record, he won't give him MVP, but give him MVP. He is a double-team player, and the league should consider it. Even if the old K can't make the defensive first team, it's Mutombo's, he's the DPOY this season."

   Jordan was startled, thought about it, and nodded.

   Big dream, forget it, the MVP is the most important, this is the first in his career, he is not uncommon for double-teams, he has won it several times.

   However, Jordan's attitude made him a little puzzled and asked, "Michael, you seem to support old K?"

  Jordan shrugged and said, "Now that he's not a rookie, I don't want to be too stiff with him off the court."

  Barkley immediately said: "Old K is definitely a super giant with great influence now. There is no doubt about this. I support Michael's decision."

  Da Meng ignored Barkley, but he didn't object to his words, and said to Jordan: "He slapped you in public, don't you hate him anymore?"

   glared at Da Meng, which pot can't be opened and lifted, right? Jordan said coldly: "I punched him first, and everyone was even."

  Da Meng looked at Jordan in surprise, is this old hooligan so generous now? Is this shameless?

  The three chatted for a while, and Jordan suddenly coughed twice and said, "Hey, I heard that the VIP service you purchased at K Martial Arts Hall is somewhat effective?"

  Buckley and Da Meng looked at each other, and suddenly realized that the purpose of this old rogue was here.

After pondering for a while, Buckley said: "As an old friend, Michael, I hope you give it a try. Don't you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to maintain your body? This is also a kind of maintenance, and it is dozens of dollars a year. Ten thousand U.S. dollars."

  Jordan hesitated for a moment, then leaned over and said, "How about, Charles, can you help me test out K's attitude?"

   "I can mention it, but the old K's relationship with you is very tense. I don't dare to say what his attitude is." Barkley said.

   "Just mention it, I'll invite you to play golf another day." Jordan said.

   "OK."

  …

   At eight o'clock this evening, TNT's show about the finals started.

The    hosts were also TV commentators for the finale, Kevin Harlan, and groom Albert.

   Guests are Magic Johnson, Bird Bird, and the recently retired Moses Malone, as well as Rick Barry.

   "Hey, good evening everyone..."

   At the beginning of the program, Albert made an opening speech to the camera, and then Kevin Harlan introduced the four guests. The former entered the topic and said:

"For this year's finals, almost all media agree that the Suns and Bulls will have a very intense series, because the strength of the two sides is very close, everyone should also want to see a close finals, not One-sided finals, so what do you think about this finals?"

Magic Johnson raised his hand immediately and said: "This year's finals will never be one-sided, Jordan wants to defend the title, Old K wants to win the championship as the core, and their lineups are also close, so they will definitely fight to the death. "

  Albert nodded and said: "If the Bulls successfully defend their title, they will hit the three-peat dynasty again. If the Suns defeat the Bulls again, the management may also pay a huge price to retain the current lineup and fight for next year's title defense."

   His words were recognized by those present, and everyone nodded.

   "Defending the title?"

  In a bar in the hotel, Colangelo flashed this word in his mind.

  If he wins the championship again this year, he will have to face the choice when he won the championship in 1993. Should he keep the lineup or tear down this transitional lineup and continue to rebuild?

   The status of Lightning and Rai Gong will continue to decline next season, including Green and Drexler. Can this lineup really be defended?

  In 1993, he actually made a wrong decision. He didn't expect Kevin Johnson to be in such a good state. He chose to rebuild, sent Barkley away, and wasted the chance to defend the title. This time he needs to think more carefully.

  TNT studio, Kevin Harlan pulled the topic back and said to Larry Bird: "Larry, how do you think the game will play out?"

   Larry Bird said at this time: "The game will start to strangle on the outside, and if the Bulls can complete the suppression of the opponent on the outside, the situation will be favorable for the Bulls.

   And if the Bulls cannot achieve the goal of perimeter suppression, then the Suns will have an absolute crushing advantage in the low post, and the Bulls will pay a huge price. "

   Moses Malone continued: "As a center, I'm actually more optimistic about the Bulls."

   "Why?" Kevin Harlan asked.

Moses Malone said: "Because the inside line relies too much on the support of the outside line, even if the Bulls cannot completely suppress the Suns' outside line, they will definitely reduce their efficiency. Once the Suns' organizational function is greatly damaged and the offensive efficiency is suppressed, the inside line will be destroyed. There will be insufficient support, and no matter how strong it is, it will not determine the outcome of the game.”

  The groom Albert nodded and said, "Moses, you're right. That's how the Bulls killed the Magic, and they're likely to kill the Suns as well."

   At this time, Kevin Harlan said to Rick Barry: "Rick, don't you want to say something? You've been paid and you have to say something."

"Ha ha…"

After everyone laughed, Rick Barry said: "Although the Bulls are dominant on the outside, I want to remind that the Suns are not the Magic. The Suns' outside is stronger than the Magic. Even Jordan and Pippen cannot completely suppress the Lightning and the Magic. Glider, since he can't completely suppress the sun's outside line, there is no way to avoid the inside line being crushed by the old K. Once the old K plays terrifying efficiency in the low post, it will be difficult for the Bulls to win."

   Everyone nodded involuntarily.

  Albert said at this time: "Let's give them some advice. You are all superstars, and both of their teams will value your advice."

  Larry Bird said immediately: "I am optimistic about the Suns. As long as the Suns hoist the ball in, the old K can solve all problems."

   "Larry, I didn't expect you to be a fan of Old K?" Moses Malone said in surprise.

  Larry Bird shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I admire him very much."

  Moses Malone said: "But Magic also has a giant beast. The Bulls eliminated Magic with a big score of 4 to 1. What does that mean?"

   "It doesn't explain anything."

Larry Bird directly denied Moses' words, and then said: "The Magic's perimeter is not as strong as the Suns' perimeter. The Suns' perimeter is only inferior to the Bulls' perimeter, but it is also first-class in the league, and the Bulls can blast the Magic's perimeter. , but definitely can't break the Suns' perimeter, and the result will be different.

   And even O'Neal performed very well in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls had poor interior defense and could not limit him, and even the Bulls could not cut off the connection between the Magic and O'Neal on the outside.

  The reason why the Magic lost the game was not because the Bulls limited the connection between the inside and the outside through perimeter defense, but limited the Magic's perimeter offense. They had a greater advantage on the perimeter, but they had nothing to do with O'Neal.

In the same situation, the Bulls must not be able to cut off the Suns' internal and external connections, and they can't really suppress the Suns' outside attack, so the factors that determine the outcome are the Suns' advantage in the low post and the Bulls' advantage on the outside. Whoever is bigger wins. "

  Albert nodded and said, "I agree with Larry, so what about the rest of you?"

  Barry nodded and said, "Actually, as long as the lightning and the glider are a certain distance away, it will be difficult for the bulls to double-team them.

   One-on-one, even Jordan and Pippen, I don't think they can really block the Chargers' pass to Old K, it's impossible.

Jordan and Pippen's defense is really good, but as long as the Lightning and the Glider reduce their offense and pass the ball to Old K with all their strength, they won't make many mistakes. The Bulls' perimeter defense is not that good, and that high How long can a strong defense last? "

  Magic Johnson said: "I also support Larry's statement that once the Bulls can't cut off the Suns' internal and external connections, then the old K will rule the game.

   In fact, the Bulls are naturally restrained in the lineup against the Suns. When they cannot completely overwhelm the Taifang team on the outside and cannot establish a sufficient advantage, the inside is fatal.

I don't know if you have noticed that when O'Neal gained 140kg, his physical condition was not as good as that of Old K. That is to say, Old K could shoot more crazily than O'Neal under the weak inside defense of the Bulls. Play more high-efficiency low-post offense to make up for the disadvantage on the perimeter. "

Rick Barry nodded and said: "I also agree with this statement, it is likely to appear. Old K's physical fitness is indeed stronger than O'Neal. This season, he has invested significantly more on the defensive end and rebounding than O'Neal. Once the Bulls are in the low post against He's not applying enough defensive energy, he's absolutely capable of dominating the game with a terrifying low post, I'm sure of that."

  Bulls headquarters, Phil Jackson sat in his head coach's office, staring at the TV screen, thoughtfully.

   He has been busy all day, in fact, he has not rested well these days, and is preparing for the finals with all his strength.

   Regarding Larry Bird’s statement, he felt that it should be taken seriously, and the old K should not be allowed to rule the low position.

   He has also seen the Western Conference Finals. In a non-pull, the Mosaic team's tactics are to imitate the Bulls' tactics. He is also very clear about the purpose of the pulling tactics.

   But he still has to play this tactic, because Clifford Robertson's low post attack ability is poor, and his confrontation ability is even worse, and he can't play low post in front of old K.

The advantage of    than Mosaic's pulling tactics is that Clifford Robinson has three points, and the pulling ability is stronger than Da Meng.

   After the old K was pulled out like this, the difficulty of returning to defense has also increased, and the control of rebounding in the backcourt has also weakened.

   With the breakthrough tactics on the perimeter, the Bulls can not only play a high-efficiency basket attack, but also grab more offensive rebounds and play a high-quality secondary attack.

   So he has not lost confidence in the inside tactics, and with the Bulls' lineup, only this inside tactics can be played.

  In the hotel, a large group of people including the Suns and their families watched the TNT program in the bar, and then everyone discussed it.

   Westphal first said: "In order to cope with the bulls' opening tactics on the inside, the outside defense must be fast. We need to try to save the old K's physical strength to ensure that he has enough physical energy to play more low-post attacks."

  Kevin Johnson said: "It can be appropriate to increase the rotation intensity."

  Assistant Coach Lewis said: "Yes, physical fitness on the outside is also a problem. Now in the finals, everyone's physical fitness is at the end, and the substitute players have to stand up and stand up."

   Westphal also nodded in approval of this suggestion. He is not a head coach who does not give opportunities to substitute players. As a player, he does not have the habit of playing the main force unless necessary.

  Especially the rookie backup at No. 2, Wes Liposen, who performed well in the playoffs, even better than the regular season, and his offensive firepower is a bit stronger than that of Dan Marley. He is using the idea.

  …

   In the middle of the night, Wang Tiejun was lying on the bed alone, turning on the system and looking at his information.

   He now has 1900 points in his hand, enough to exchange for three 500-point technical optimization cards. The finals are coming soon, and he intends to improve his technical level.

  1, basic skills:

   80 for shooting, 80 for ball control, 95 for passing and receiving.

  2, Offensive:

   Basket attack level 97 (comprehensive ability, cannot be directly upgraded), close range attack level 89 (comprehensive ability, cannot be directly upgraded), mid-range attack level 72, long-range attack level 50

Level 94 in low post, level 92 in low post, level 94 in post post, level 90 in low post, level 35 in turnaround jumper, level 95 in hook, level 90 in throw, level 58 in rebound, level 66 in jump shot, level 91 in layup , Level 70 for organization, level 85 for cover and response, level 85 for collusion and scoring, and level 95 for fast break.

  3, Defense: 94 single defense, 88 assist defense, 92 blocks, 98 rebounds, 56 steals.

   This is the information on all his current skills, and of course the one he intends to improve is offense.

After taking a few glances at my offensive skills, I suddenly found that something was wrong. Several low-post skills have been upgraded. Low-post confrontation, low-post pace, and low-post back play have each been improved by one level. Others have not changed. This should be with the accumulation of game experience. obtained improvement.

   In addition, the low-post turnaround jumper is level 35, the board shot is level 58, and the jumper is level 66, so these three items have not reached level 90, so now improve these three items.

   "System, exchange me for three skill optimization cards. I want to optimize the three skills of turning jump shot, hitting the board, and jumping."

   "Yes, start exchanging."

   In the next ten minutes, he completed the optimization of three technologies one after another, improving their standards, and at the same time improving his comprehensive offensive ability.

The    jump shot was raised to level 75, the board shot was raised to level 90, and the turnaround jump shot was raised to level 60.

   In terms of comprehensive offensive ability, the basket attack has been raised to 98, the close-range attack has been raised to 92, the mid-range attack has been raised to 73, and the long-range attack has been raised to 60.

   "I X!"

   He regretted it. He shouldn't have improved his jump shot and turnaround jump shot. He was only level 75 and 60, and the actual combat ability was not strong at all, so he couldn't use it at all.

   With this level of jumpers and turnaround jumpers, how high can the hit rate be in the finals? One out of ten?

   In fact, his basic shooting skills are only level 80, and his jump shot can be upgraded to level 75. The optimization card is already very powerful.

   On the contrary, the skill of hitting the board has been improved to a first-class level, which surprised him. It seems that this skill is not too affected by the basic skills of shooting.

I browsed the technical information again, and if you want to improve some skills above level 90, you can either improve your physical fitness, which is probably difficult, or you can improve these finishing skills by improving basic skills such as low-level steps. Finally, there is another way. , exchange 1000 points and 2000 points for a skill synthesis card and resource integration card.

   (end of this chapter)