NBA backer king

Chapter 292 Super Giants' Conjectures About the Championship
At this time, Jordan invited Barkley and Dameng to dinner at home.

Jordan said while eating: "Tomorrow the league will announce the best team, do you think you have something to play?"

"Who else is I in the fourth position?" Barkley yelled as he put down his knife and fork.

"That's not necessarily true. The postman's performance is better than yours." Jordan laughed.

Barkley nodded helplessly. The postman was indeed very strong. Last year, he was almost disabled by Old K, but it had no effect on him, and his ability to resist injuries was much better than him.

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

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

Jordan also put down his knife and fork, stared at Dameng with a smile and said, "Hakeem, the best team is more about personal performance, followed by team record and fan influence. Don't you understand?"

Barkley laughed, and he couldn't say anything, for fear that the dream would kill him.

Dameng's face darkened, one level darker than before, and he snorted coldly: "Old K's stats are not much better than mine."

"He just has better statistics than you. If you rob him of the MVP, it's not a loss to give him the best team. Besides, he shouldn't be able to rob you for a team of defense." Jordan said.

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

Jordan was taken aback, thought for a while, and nodded.

Think about it, forget it, the MVP is the most important, this is the first in his career, he is not rare in the double season, he has won it several times.

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

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

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."

Dameng ignored Barkley, but did not object to his words, and said to Jordan: "He slapped you in public, don't you hate him?"

He stared at Dameng, which pot you don't open and which pot you carry, right?Jordan said coldly: "I punched him first, and everyone was even."

Dameng 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 bought at the K Martial Arts Hall is somewhat effective?"

Barkley and Dameng looked at each other, and suddenly realized that this old hooligan's purpose was here.

After pondering for a while, Barkley 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, which is hundreds of thousands of dollars a year."

Jordan hesitated for a moment, leaned over and said, "Why don't you, Charles, help me test Old K's attitude?"

"I can mention it, but the relationship between that old K guy and you is very stiff. I dare not say what his attitude is." Barkley said.

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

"OK."

……

At eight o'clock that night, TNT's show about the finals began.

The host is also the TV commentator of the finals, Kevin Harlan, and groom Albert.

The guests were Magic Johnson, Bird Bird, and the recently retired Moses Malone, as well as Rick Barry.

"Hey, good evening everyone..."

At the beginning of the show, Albert gave an opening speech to the camera, and then Kevin Harlan introduced the four guests. The former then got to the point and said:

"For this year's finals, almost all the media agree that the Suns and Bulls will have a very intense series, because the strengths of the two sides are very close. Everyone should also want to see a finals that are evenly matched, rather than one-sided. So what do you think of this finals?"

Magic Johnson immediately raised his hand and said: "This year's finals will definitely not be overwhelming. Jordan wants to defend the title, and Old K wants to win the championship as the core. Their lineups are also close, so they will definitely fight to the death."

Albert nodded and said: "If the Bulls succeed in defending their title, they will once again attack the dynasty of the three consecutive championships. And if the Suns beat the Bulls again, the management may also pay a huge price to keep the current lineup and strive to defend the title next year."

His words were recognized by the people present, and everyone nodded.

"Defending?"

In one of the hotel bars, the word flashed through Colangelo's mind.

If he wins the championship again this year, he will have to face the choice he made when he won the championship in 93. Should he keep the lineup, or tear down this transitional lineup and continue to rebuild?
Lightning and Thunder's status will continue to decline next season, including Green and Drexler. With this lineup, can they really complete the defense?

In 93, he actually made a wrong decision. He didn't expect Kevin Johnson to be in such a good state. He chose to rebuild and sent Barkley away, wasting the chance to defend the title. This time he needs to think more carefully.

In the TNT studio, Kevin Harlan brought the topic back and said to Larry Bird: "Larry, how do you think the game will go?"

Larry Bird said at this time: "The game will start to strangle from the outside. If the Bulls can complete the suppression of the opponent from the outside, the situation will be in favor of the Bulls.

And if the Bulls can't achieve the goal of outside 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 is too dependent 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 their offensive efficiency is suppressed, the inside line will not get enough support. No matter how strong they are, they will not be able to determine the outcome of the game."

Groom Albert nodded and said, "Moses, you're right. That's how the Bulls killed the Magic. 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 have been paid, so you have to say something."

"Ha ha……"

After everyone laughed, Rick Barry said: "Although the Bulls have an advantage on the perimeter, what I want to remind is that the Suns are not the Magic. The Suns' perimeter is stronger than the Magic. Even Jordan and Pippen cannot completely suppress the Lightning and Glider. Since they cannot completely suppress the Suns' perimeter, there is no way to prevent the old K from being crushed inside. Once the old K plays terrifying efficiency in the low post, it will be very difficult for the Bulls to win."

Everyone couldn't help but nodded.

Albert said at this time: "Why don't we give them some suggestions, you are all superstars, and both of their teams will value your suggestions."

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

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

Larry Bird shrugged and said with a smile, "I admire him very much."

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

"It doesn't explain anything."

Larry Bird directly denied what Moses said, and then said: "The Magic's outside line is not as strong as the Suns' outside line. The Suns' outside line is just not as good as the Bulls' outside line, but they are also top-notch in the league. The Bulls can blow up the Magic's outside line, but they can't beat the Suns' outside line. The result will be different.

And even O'Neal's performance in the Eastern Conference Finals was very good. The Bulls' inside defense was poor and could not limit him. Even the Bulls could not cut off the connection between the Magic's outside line and O'Neal.

The reason why the Magic lost the game was not because the Bulls restricted the connection between the inside and outside through the perimeter defense, but because they 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 internal and external connections of the Suns, and they cannot really suppress the Suns' external offense. The factors that determine the outcome are the advantage of the Suns in the low post and the advantage of the Bulls in the perimeter. Whoever is bigger will win. "

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

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

One-on-one, even if it is Jordan and Pippen, I don't think they can really block the pass from the Lightning to the old K. This is impossible.

Jordan and Pippen's defense is really good, but as long as the Lightning and Glider reduce their offense and pass the ball to Old K with all their strength, they will definitely not make too many mistakes. The Bulls' perimeter defense is not that good, and how long can that high-intensity defense be maintained? "

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

In fact, when the Bulls faced the Suns, they were naturally restrained in the lineup. When they couldn't completely crush the defense team's outside line on the outside and couldn't establish enough advantages, the inside line was fatal.

I don’t know if you have noticed that when O’Neal gained weight to 140 kg, his physical condition was no longer as good as that of the old K. That is to say, under the weak interior defense of the Bulls, the old K can shoot more crazily than O’Neal and play more efficient low-post offenses to make up for the disadvantages of the outside. "

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, his investment in defense and rebounding is obviously greater than that of O'Neal. Once the Bulls do not exert enough defensive energy on him in the low post, he can completely dominate the game with a terrifying low-post attack. I am sure of this."

At the Bulls headquarters, Phil Jackson was sitting in his head coach's office, staring at the TV screen, thinking.

He has been busy for a day, in fact, he has not had a good rest these days, and is fully preparing for the finals.

Regarding Larry Bird's statement, he felt that he should pay more attention to it, and the old K could not be allowed to rule the low position.

He has also watched the Western Conference Finals. Without a game, the Mosaic team's tactics are to imitate the Bulls' tactics. He is also very clear about the purpose of the open tactics, and he knows even more what the results of the Western Conference Finals mean.

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

One advantage over Mosaic's stretching tactics is that Clifford Robinson has a three-pointer, and his stretching ability is stronger than Dameng.

In this way, after the old K is pulled out, the difficulty of returning to defense has also increased, and his control of backcourt rebounds has also weakened.

Equipped with the breakthrough tactics of going to the perimeter, the Bulls can not only play an efficient offense at the basket, but also grab more offensive rebounds and play a high-quality second offense.

So he has not lost confidence in the inside tactic, and with the Bulls' lineup, this is the only inside tactic he can play.

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

Westphal first said: "In order to cope with the Bulls' widening tactics on the inside, the outside defense must be fast. We need to save old K's energy as much as possible to ensure that he has sufficient energy to play more low-post offenses."

Kevin Johnson said: "The rotation can be increased appropriately."

Assistant coach Lewis said: "Yes, outside physical fitness is also a problem. Now that it is the finals, everyone's physical fitness is at the end, and the substitute players have to 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 has no habit of playing the main force unless necessary.

In particular, the rookie substitute Wes Riposen at the second position performed well in the playoffs, even better than the regular season, and his offensive firepower is a little stronger than Dan Marley's. He is making great use of his ideas.

……

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

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

1. Basic skills:

Shooting level 80, ball handling level 80, passing and receiving level 95.

2. Attack:
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 for low-post confrontation, level 92 for low-post footwork, level 94 for low-post play, level 90 for low-post baskets, level 35 for turnaround jump shots, level 95 for hooks, level 90 for throwing shots, level 58 for hitting the board, level 66 for jump shots, level 91 for layups, level 70 for organization, level 85 for screen support, level 85 for receiving points, and level 95 for launching fast breaks.

3. Defense: single defense level 94, assist defense level 88, block level 92, rebound level 98, steal level 56.

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

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

In addition, the low turn jump shot is 35, the board is 58, and the jump shot is 66. These three items have not reached level 90, so let's improve these three items now.

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

"Yes, start the exchange."

In the next ten minutes, he successively completed the optimization of the three technologies, raised their levels, and improved his overall offensive ability at the same time.

The jump shot has been raised to level 75, the kick shot has been raised to level 90, and the turn jump shot has been raised to level 60.

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

"I X!"

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

How high can such a level of jump shots and turnaround jump shots be in the finals?One out of ten shots?
In fact, his basic shooting skill is only level 80, and his jump shot can be raised to level 75. The optimization card is already very powerful.

However, the skill of hitting the board has been raised to the first-class level in an instant, which surprised him. It seems that this skill is not too affected by the basic shooting skills.

I browsed the technical information again, and found that there are a few technologies above level 90. If I want to improve them in the future, I have to either improve my physical fitness, which may be difficult, or improve these finishing skills by improving the basic skills such as low-level steps. Finally, there is another way to exchange 1000 points and 2000 points for a skill synthesis card and a resource integration card.

(End of this chapter)