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

After training until [-] o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Tiejun returned home after soaking in medicinal baths and massage with medicated oil. It was almost [-] o'clock when he got home.

Although Liu Changfeng is no longer his personal masseuse, he is the core of the team, and he is also the first client. After he finishes, it will be the turn of others.

When I got home, I turned on the TV, turned on the Wanyan brand VCD player, and put A-Gump in it.

This is what he brought over from China this time. It is said to be the first VCD player in the world, and the audio-visual effect is very good. Now the United States is imitating this kind of VCD player, and the video tape players have already begun to be phased out.

Speaking of Forrest Gump, Hollywood produced a lot of good movies this year, besides Forrest Gump, there are also pulp fiction, this killer is not too cold, True Lies, Speed ​​of Life and Death, Days of Passion, Stranger in Mask, Visiting the Vampire, etc. He hasn't watched these movies yet, but he has already bought the discs.

While looking at A-Gump, he checked the system for a while.

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

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

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

However, he can get 2000 total rebounds and 500 total assists this season. As for the total blocks, he is still 500 short of 164. Based on 82 games, there are exactly two blocks in a single game. This should also be possible.

After watching Forrest Gump, he felt that it was still early, so he watched Nine Pin Zhima Official again.

This is Zhou Xingxing's new film released in Xiangcheng in April this year. I think it is not bad, but the disc is a pirated disc bought in the capital. It is cheap, only five yuan.

"Ha ha……"

Seeing Zhou Xingxing's words "Close the door and let the dogs go", Wu Mengda couldn't help laughing when he was being harnessed to bite Liang Kun.

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As the new NBA season approaches, the media has also begun to analyze each team and predict the prospects of each team.

ESPN gave a ranking prediction for the new season. The Bulls, who regained the championship, ranked first, with a 60% chance of winning. The second Mosaic directly halved, with only 30%. No. 3 was the Spurs, with a 25% chance of winning.

This probability prediction is simply kneeling and licking the Bulls, because at this time last year, ESPN gave the Bulls a 46% chance of winning the championship. This time it is directly 60%, almost directly replacing the NBA and giving the Bulls a championship.

For each team's championship predictions, ESPN gave its own explanation.

The Bulls, the defending championship team, had the best record in the regular season last season, swept three rounds of the playoffs, defeated Mosaic 15-1 in the finals, lost only one game in the four-round series, and won the championship with a record of [-] wins and [-] loss in the playoffs.

Although Grant was lost this season, substitute power forward Toni Kukoc was able to stand up without any loss in strength, and no team in the East could stop the Bulls at all, even the Knicks and Magic could not stop them from defending their title, so they are still the only team in the league.

The Mosaic team will face the strong impact of the Spurs and the Suns this season. Just like the last Western Conference 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. There is also the possibility of being killed by these two teams inadvertently.

Although the Spurs got Rodman last season, Rodman didn't obey super center David Robinson, and he didn't have any 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' return. Returning to the ranks of the championship competition, this is the reason why the Spurs rank third.

The Knicks, the iron-blooded team built by Pat Riley, ranks fourth. It doesn't seem surprising, but the Bulls are in the East and there are magic gearing up.

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 joined. The Magic in the new season is no longer the Magic that was swept in the first round.

The sixth Sun has only a 10% chance of winning, 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' outside strength will have a big decline this season.

As for Danny Manning, who signed a one-year short contract, his status is uncertain and he is prone to injury, so he was abandoned by the Clippers. His joining has improved the scoring ability of the Suns inside to a certain extent, but his rebounding ability is a weakness.

At the same time, Thorpe and AC Green are also one year older, and their strength will also decline, but their entry into the bench will strengthen the strength of the bench.But Thorpe has already proposed a deal, and it is a question whether the Suns can keep him.

Overall, at present, the Suns, which have improved internally and declined externally, can rank No.6. This is due to the fact that they entered the tiebreaker with Mosaic last season, otherwise they would not even be ranked in the top ten.

For example, the Supersonics, the No. 9 team in the Western Conference last season, have disappeared from ESPN's top six championships, ranking only seventh, and are still behind the Suns, with only a [-]% chance of winning.

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

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

The Jazz is ranked eighth. ESPN's reason is that this season, Old K may find trouble with the postman again, and the postman is likely to be injured again. Ranking eighth is already 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 sliced ​​steaks in the steamed buns, spread tomato sauce and peanut butter, added a little lettuce, and made two Chinese and Western burgers.

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

"Nimma, only 10%?"

ESPN does this every year, and he doesn't bother to complain.

But now he really understands how difficult it is for a team to strengthen and 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 reinforce?Of course I want to, but why can't I win the championship after so many years?Because reinforcement is too difficult.

For example, the Eagles, the second-best player in the Eastern Conference last season, rebuilt if they said they were rebuilding. Not only did they lose Wilkins, the team's top scoring point, but they also lost their protected first-round pick for the next two years. However, Danny Manning, who got it, ran away after playing more than [-] games. The last time this blood loss happened, the Eagles didn't collapse directly.

The Suns sold Barkley, and Thorpe was not the main force in exchange, that is to say, he did not get immediate combat power. 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 Suns' reconstruction. I hope to select two usable guards, but it takes time and luck. Maybe the few picks in hand are worthless.

This kind of reconstruction, even if you are lucky, it will take several seasons to select the desired person, because rookies also need to be cultivated, and there must be a long growth period.

What's more likely is that due to bad luck, the desired person was not selected, and the reconstruction failed.

The situation of the Suns rebuilding 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 rebuilding 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 murmured.

He really doesn't want to wait for the team to slowly strengthen. He doesn't want to be like the three super centers who have almost passed the peak of their careers and haven't had a championship yet.

He didn't dare to bet on the success of the team's reconstruction, what if the reconstruction 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 Thorp and Green leave, so what?
Now his physical fitness has reached level 99, which should be enough for him to toss. This season, let's fight hard, and take advantage of Lightning and Thunder, they are not completely old, and fight for another season or two.

"Ha ha……"

He looked down again, saw ESPN's evaluation of the Jazz, couldn't help laughing out loud, almost choked on the food in his mouth, and laughed and cursed: "Unprofessional ESPN, the postman doesn't say that he wants to trouble me, and I can go to trouble him when I'm full? Is this trying to provoke the relationship between me and the postman? It's too stupid. You don't need to provoke my relationship with him at all."

He was really right. The postman was sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper at the moment. When he saw the part of ESPN against the Jazz, he was annoyed and laughed and tore up the newspaper.

As for the hatred for Wang Tiejun, it is like water pouring 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 crippled. If it weren't for his good physical condition, it would be hard to say whether he could recover. He can't wait to eat the flesh of Old K.

But, from the bottom of his heart, he no longer wanted to have any off-court conflicts with Old K. He really couldn't beat him.

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

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Under the blitz of the media, the Bulls shouted the call to defend the title.

On the 30th, the Bulls held a media meeting day for the new season, and Jordan led the team to accept interviews from the media.

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

"Michael, do you have the confidence to create a three-peat dynasty?" The next reporter asked excitedly.

Hearing the words dynasty and three consecutive championships, Jordan's eyes flashed obviously. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "It is undeniable, and I don't want to deny it, that is our pursuit."

"What are you trying to say about Grant's departure?" another reporter asked.

After hesitating for a while, Jordan said: "Everyone has their own reasons for their choice. I regret his departure. After all, he was my partner for three championships."

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

Jordan glanced at the reporter's name tag, Shet, this is a reporter from Phoenix, what the hell do you want to ask?
He said unhappily: "Of course it has nothing to do with me. I have already said that 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 praising Hakeem. If he can play the horror performance in the Western Conference Finals in the last finals, we will not win so easily.

So here I want to thank Old K, who promised me at the All-Star Weekend that he would help us get rid of the Mosaic team. He did it. He is the real sixth man of our Bulls. "

This sentence gave Pharaoh another nickname, the sixth man of the Bulls.

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

Facing the media, Dameng expressed his dream of chasing the finals, saying: "No matter who our opponent is, we will overcome all difficulties to win the championship. That is our only goal."

Barkley expressed his support for Dameng and expressed his willingness to help Dameng strive for the championship with all his strength.

"Hakeem, which team do you think will become the strongest competitor of the Mosaic team in the Western Conference this season?" the reporter asked.

Dameng didn't hesitate, he had already considered these things, and said: "The Spurs and the Suns are both very 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 offensive and defensive, and rebounds are also guaranteed. Sean Elliott returns at the third position, and the more mature general Avery Johnson also returns to the Spurs. Their lineup is stronger than the Suns." The reporter asked.

Dameng shook his head and said: "The Spurs' locker room has problems. Last season, the media broke out the problems between the general and the big bug many times. It's no secret that their combat power cannot be pinched together.

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. "

"Hakeem, what do you think of Old K? Do you think he's a real superstar?" asked the next reporter.

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

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

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

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On this day, Zhang Lili and a group of CCTV people rushed to Phoenix.

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

The Suns where Wang Tiejun is located can be regarded as the home team of domestic NBA fans, and will be the main team broadcast live by CCTV, followed by the Bulls.

"Why is your station so generous all of a sudden?" Lao Wang was a little surprised when he heard that CCTV had one show a week.

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.

"I see."

Su Qun asked at this time: "Old K, is there any hope of making an impact on 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: "It's no wonder Mr. Colangelo sold Barkley last year. It seems that he really has a vision. It is said that 96 was a big draft year. You have two first-round picks in your hands. I hope you can gain something."

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

It is really not easy for the Suns to maintain the strength of the championship and complete the reconstruction at the same time!If you choose to play poorly, you may still get a good lottery. "

Old Wang laughed and said: "It's impossible to be 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. If you don’t fight, you will have no chance. If you fight hard, if you are lucky, you may get a good result.

If luck is good and the opponent has problems, such as injuries and the like, isn't our luck coming? "

"Haha..." Several people laughed loudly.

Old Wang said again: "Although our lineup is aging, it is not deteriorating rapidly, and our strength is still there.

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

Hearing what he said, Zhang Lili's brain immediately started to move. This analysis still feels true. He said: "You can keep Thorpe, do a good job for Green, and let them contribute to the bench lineup. You are really better than Mosaic inside. They are not as good as you as a substitute inside. But can you keep Thorpe? Is Green willing to play as a substitute?"

Old Wang smiled and said, "I don't know about that, but if the deal doesn't go through, it's impossible for them to leave."

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(End of this chapter)