After the game, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Look, this is the advantage of physical fitness. When the opponent can't move, Tie Jun can still play high-quality offense vigorously. This is his strength. It can be said that his Strength, the biggest foundation is physical fitness.”

  Su Qun smiled and nodded again and again: "Why don't you look at physical talent in the NBA draft? Skills can be practiced and experience can be accumulated, but talent can't be practiced or accumulated."

   Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Physical fitness is also a kind of talent, which can be improved through training, but if you want to reach the level of physical fitness of the Iron Army, it is absolutely impossible without talent.

   Like Tie Jun, Jordan, Chamberlain, they are all physical monsters of the same level, and those with abnormal talents. Even if others die, they will not reach this level. "

  Su Qun suddenly said: "I heard that the medicated bath of Lao K is to enhance physical fitness. I wonder if Lao K's physical fitness is so strong, is it because of the medicated bath?"

   "It's possible that Jordan is also using it. If it doesn't work, he can't use it." Zhang Lili nodded.

In the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley exclaimed excitedly: "Old K's physical fitness is too strong, he shot wildly in the distal quarter, full of firepower, made 8 of 11 shots, and the shooting rate was as high as 72.7%, plus 2 of 4 free throws. 18 points a quarter, that's his dominance."

   Bill Walton continued: "What is dominance? The power that can dominate the opponent at the most critical moment is dominance. Old K showed his dominance well in the last quarter."

  …

   "Dominance? Physical fitness?"

  Jordan's house, half lying on the sofa, his eyes fixed on the screen, but his attention was no longer on the TV.

   These two old K's strengths, he knows too well.

  The reason why Old K is so efficient is that he is physically strong first, which allows him to maintain high efficiency in the audience.

Some stars can be efficient when they are physically strong, but they cannot maintain the audience. Once their physical fitness fails, their efficiency will immediately go crazy, which will lower their overall efficiency. Such a star cannot be said to be dominant at all, because the key Sometimes they can't do it. When they need them the most, they are just soft, unable to output, unable to suppress the scene.

  The old K is different. He can maintain high efficiency from start to finish, and he can stand up at critical moments, which allows him to play dominant.

   And physical strength is the key to maintaining dominance.

   He himself is the same, with super physical strength, he can maintain a certain level at the last moment and play dominant.

   Now he is 34 and a half years old, his physical fitness is stronger than that of Pippen, who is more than two years younger than him, and his condition is better, which shows that physical fitness is powerful and crucial.

   "Medicated bath? It seems really good."

   He laughed. Since he started using the medicated bath, he didn't seem to feel the decline in his physical fitness in the past three years. Before, after the age of 30, his physical fitness showed a little sign of decline.

   is a physical monster himself, with the bonus of medicated baths, he might be able to fight until the age of forty and still maintain a considerable state.

  Just, how long can the Bulls play with this lineup?

   There is one year left on the contract. After the next season, will he continue to stay with the Bulls?

  Jerry Krauss has already planned to dismantle this lineup and prepare to rebuild. For this reason, their contradictions are accumulating. Will he leave or stay and be a stepping stone to the new lineup?

   What he didn't know was that at this time, the Bulls owner Reinsdorf was sitting with the general manager Klaus, discussing the Bulls in the private room of a private high-end nightclub.

  This meeting was initiated by Jerry Krause.

  Jerry Krause is very aware of the boss's psychology. In this second round of the series, the boss was a little disappointed. The Bulls' strong lineup was forced into the tiebreaker by the Pacers, so the boss's psychology has changed.

Krause was right. Reinsdorf was indeed a little unwilling. He spent so much money on the Bulls. This season, Jordan alone has earned as much as $30 million, and the team's salary has exceeded as much as $30 million. 58.27 million, the Bulls are the highest-paid team in the league, but the second-round series made him disappointed with the Bulls.

  Jordan is still very strong indeed, the team still made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, but can it get out of the Eastern Conference? Even if you make it to the finals, can you still win the championship?

   So at this time, because of the team's difficult performance in the second round, his mentality changed a bit, and he was at a loss.

  Klaus accurately observed the psychological changes in Reinsdorf and initiated this meeting.

   He wants the Bulls to rebuild. The lineup is too old. The average age is 32 years old. He can't see the future of the Bulls. Once Jordan chooses to leave after the contract ends, what will the Bulls do? He was sure that once Jordan did that, the Bulls wouldn't be able to turn around for five years.

   So will Jordan leave? He wasn't sure.

   It's just that he is the general manager of the Bulls. He is on the side of the Bulls' interests, not Jordan, so whether or not Jordan will leave, he has to make the best plan.

   His best plan is to combine the two situations where the lineup is seriously aging and Jordan may leave the Bulls. The best response is to trade him before the end of Jordan's contract and complete the rebuild in one fell swoop.

   At this point, it is best to choose it after the end of the season. If Jordan is replaced by Tim Duncan, it will be an excellent result.

Now Jordan can still average 30+ per game in the playoffs. He is in good shape, not like a 34-year-old at all, and has an extremely powerful influence. For ordinary teams, as long as they get Jordan, That means that the football market will explode and the operating income will be sustained. Few team owners will refuse, right?

   Today, he will convince the boss Reinsdorf, without the support of the boss, in the case of increasing conflicts between him and Jordan and Phil Jackson, this thing cannot be done.

However, the talks between the two were extremely secret, and they did not dare to let a third person know, otherwise they would be stabbed by the media. At the critical moment of the team's Eastern Conference finals, the general manager and the owner conspired to rebuild the team and trade Jordan, and the Bulls would definitely collapse directly. .

  Mexican Arena, the visiting team's locker room, and the Jazz coaching staff held a small meeting before the press conference to analyze the reasons for the loss of the G1 game.

The reason for    is very simple. Obviously, the first three quarters can be deadlocked, and the last quarter was defeated because the main players were not physically fit.

   Jerry Sloan said with a serious look: "This is my problem, I didn't make more adequate rotations."

  The head coach is willing to take responsibility, the next question is very simple, formulate the tactical strategy of the G2 battle.

   is very simple. The outside line can follow the rhythm of the Suns, but the main players in the inside line should be rotated in time, mainly referring to the fifth position.

  4 postman Malone against Rasheed Wallace, Wallace's physical fitness is average, postman's physical fitness still has a certain advantage, and there is no rotation problem.

   But strengthening the rotation at the 5th position will also have bad consequences, as Jerry Sloan also knows very well.

  Old K belongs to the top physical monster. The Jazz make substitutions. He will definitely strengthen his offense after Campbell is off the court. So how to defend and how to attack during this period must be resolved, otherwise it will be difficult to defeat the Suns.

  The best way is to ask the postman to go over and make a substitution at the 4th position. This is the only way to minimize the impact.

  …

   No. 20, the game day of the Eastern Finals G1 match.

   This morning, in a building in Phoenix, a group of people were having a meeting in a luxurious conference room. They were called by Robert Savor.

  Robert Savor is a well-known real estate developer in Phoenix and a bank executive. The people he called are all wealthy people in Arizona and belong to his contacts.

   For the purpose of convening, he hopes to form a consortium for the acquisition of the Phoenix Suns.

  Yes, he liked the Suns and wanted to be the big boss of this team.

  The market value of the Suns has exploded in recent years, and it has multiplied many times in a few years. He is jealous.

   He believes that as long as the bid meets the psychological expectations of old Colangelo, the acquisition is not impossible.

  The market value of the Suns has exploded. The main reason is because of the old K, who has won two championships in four years. The chance of winning this year is not small. Once they win the championship, it will be three championships in five years, which can be called a quasi-dynasty.

The market value of    has risen so many times, and old Colangelo should also have the idea of ​​cashing out. As a businessman, it is normal for investment to cash out.

   And the Colangelo family is forming an MLB team called Arizona Cobras, there should be capital needs, and it is a good opportunity to launch an acquisition at this time.

   "I heard a piece of news that if the Knicks don't make it to the finals this time, the boss intends to take action." A middle-aged man said at this time.

   "Knicks?" Everyone was startled.

   "The Knicks make more money than the Suns, right?"

   "The No. 1 ball market in the league, that's for sure."

   "Robert? Are we going to keep buying the Suns, or are we going to try the Knicks?"

  Everyone started talking.

After listening for a while, Robert Savor shook his head and said: "Don't think too much, I know this news, but we can't get it. The Knicks are New York's team, New Yorkers are very exclusive, you think they Will it be given to us?"

   "Yes, the rich people in New York are 100 times as rich as ours in Phoenix. How can it be possible for the team to be acquired by outsiders?"

   "Let's continue to acquire the Suns."

   Everyone nodded when they heard it.

Robert Savor added: "And the guy who wants to buy the Knicks is James Dowland, the owner of Madison Square Garden, the owner of New York TV, his family controls American cable TV, and he has more money than we put together. More, definitely not letting us buy the Knicks."

   His words were approved by everyone, and then everyone continued to discuss the formation of a consortium and the subsequent acquisition of the Suns.

  …

   At 8 o'clock, the G1 battle of the Eastern Conference Finals is about to start.

  In the visiting team's locker room, O'Neal made all the preparations, and finally took out his mobile phone and made a call.

   "Shark, why are you calling me at this time?" Wang Tiejun's voice sounded over the phone.

   "Old K, you are waiting for me."

  O'Neal only said one sentence and then cut off the phone.

   "Is Fatty going to work hard?"

   Phoenix, Wang Tiejun's home, he murmured.

  The Bulls and the Knicks, in terms of the lineup alone, he can't say who is stronger and who has a better chance of reaching the finals, but in terms of overall quality and strength, he is more optimistic about the Bulls.

  Without him, there is only one reason, the Bulls have Jordan.

Don't underestimate the role of a great leader. He can make the team perform at a super-level, but a bad team leader can't gather everyone's strength. This is the difference between the Bulls and the Knicks, and also Jordan and O'Neal. s difference.

   "He doesn't try his best to pass Michael's level?" said Barkley, who was sitting next to him.

Glider said with a smile: "Jordan led the shooting guard storm and made the position of shooting guard that has never been valued shine brightly. He suppressed the era of the three super centers and made the league play from the traditional center to the outside line. Play transition.

However, the appearance of you and O'Neal, the main one, interrupted this transition. Now that Jordan is also old, will he continue to transition to the outside line and become an era of shooting guards, or return to the era of traditional centers? Look at you and O'Neal. "

  Leigong said with a smile: "I think it is the same as the Jordan era and the era of the three super centers. The overall style continues to shift to the outside line, and the shooting guard continues to shine, but the one who really dominates this era will be the old K."

  Barkley couldn't help but nodded: "Just like Jordan ruled the three super centers, even if the era of shooting guards is in the future, it will be the shooting guards after the rule of old K, which makes them breathless."

  Dameng said angrily: "There is no end to it. If you say Jordan and O'Neal, just say them. Don't talk about the three super centers. There is no era of the three super centers. What kind of **** is this?"

   "He." The glider pointed at Pharaoh and said.

"Ha ha…"

  Pharaoh laughed with Barkley, Lei Gong and others.

  Dameng glared at Pharaoh, changed the subject and said, "I'm still more optimistic about the Bulls, O'Neal is not as good as the old K now, the Knicks' current lineup should not be enough, and needs to be strengthened."

   "The Bulls playing the Knicks is a preview of the finals against the Suns." Glider said.

   They are all monster-type teams, and the traditional style of play combining inside and outside lines, Pharaoh and others couldn't help but nod their heads.

  …

  United Center Arena, under the shouts of nearly 20,000 home fans, the roaring noise seems to be shattering the arena.

   Looking at the dense crowd of crazy Bulls fans, even O'Neal, the giant beast, couldn't help shaking his head and felt great pressure.

Opposite to   , Jordan was interacting with the Bulls fans, making the atmosphere even more hot.

   On the sidelines, Magic Johnson, who was watching the game, was being interviewed, and there was a row of Hollywood stars beside him.

   "Erwin, who are you more optimistic about advancing?" the reporter asked.

   "Bull," Johnson said without hesitation.

   "Why are you not optimistic about the Knicks? O'Neal is another beast besides Old K. Old K's win rate against the Bulls in the playoffs is 100%. Do you think O'Neal is inferior to Old K?" The reporter asked.

  Magic Johnson smiled and said: "From the overall strength of the team, I think the Suns will be better.

   In terms of personal strength, O’Neal is limited by physical fitness. He is indeed not as powerful and versatile as Old K, and his output at the most critical moment is not as absolute as Old K’s.

   In addition, his leadership is not as good as the old K, and he has not been able to become the real leader of the Knicks.

   And the old K is a very strong style. If the old K is in the Knicks, do you think the real leader of this team will still be Charles Oakley? That's impossible. "

   "If that happens, there will be fatalities in the Knicks locker room." The reporter joked.

   "Haha, that won't happen, but someone might get spanked." Magic Johnson laughed.

   "Haha..." The people next to him laughed loudly.

   In the end, O'Neal was disappointed and did not win the game on the road. The Bulls, who had the advantage of home, won their first home victory.

   No. 21, the game day of the Western Finals G2 match.

   At 11 am that day, Wang Tiejun called Lao Hu, and the two drove to the airport to pick up Dayao.

  Georgetown University has a summer vacation, and the semester starts at the end of August, with a three-month vacation.