God of NBA point guards

Chapter 406 I'm Impulsive Too

In the locker room, Kevin Willis' eyes turned red when he heard Jordan's words.

As Jordan's pick of the same year, the No. 84 pick in the first round in 11, he is also an old veteran, an All-Star, and was selected to the third team of the best team. How can Jordan say that about him?
Pippen is having conflicts with the Bulls this season, and his relationship with Phil Jackson, who is also the general manager, has become sour.

The seven-year long contract he signed was a good contract at the time, otherwise he would not have stubbornly signed it when Jordan persuaded him not to sign, but after Larry Johnson signed the 91 million yuan contract in [-], Just let him regret it.

In 92 and 93, he had a few fights with the former general manager Jerry Krause. In the end, Krause compromised twice and chose to raise his salary. This season, he found Phil Jackson to make trouble twice. , Again asked for a salary increase, but Phil Jackson did not agree.

Phil Jackson believes that the Bulls have no room to raise Pippen's salary at all, and since they choose a long-term contract, they should implement it, otherwise what is the contract?
This angered Pippen. Although it did not explode, the relationship between Pippen and Phil Jackson had deteriorated, and Pippen rarely took the initiative to speak to Phil Jackson.

At this time, after hearing Jordan's words, he said in a nonchalant manner: "If Jerry is still there, he will not trade Will out."

Wilperdo is his friend, but Phil Jackson traded Perdo in order to get Kevin Willis, which is one of the reasons why he is dissatisfied with Phil Jackson.

Kevin Willis glanced at Pippen, and his heart became colder.

Phil Jackson glanced at Jordan and Pippen and felt a lot of pressure, not weaker than when he just lost, and some fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead soon.

He pretended to be calm, pushed the frame, ignored Pippen, and said to Jordan: "Michael, control your emotions, the reporters outside should still be there."

Jordan glanced at the door of the locker room, strode over and slammed it open, with a bang, several reporters squeezed each other, and I squeezed you, making a mess, and two of them fell at Jordan's feet.

"damn it!"

Gritting his teeth to control his temper, Jordan turned around and rushed into the bathroom.

Several reporters were invited out by the staff and forced to leave.

"Hey, Binger, I'm outside the Bulls' locker room. There's news about the strife in the Bulls' locker room. It's related to Jordan, Pippen, Kevin Willis, and Phil Jackson. Do you want two thousand dollars?"

"Is there a recording?"

"Have."

"OK, $200."

"800."

"200, this is the last offer."

"OK, $400."

"You wait for me, I'll be right over."

Soon, internal strife broke out in the Bulls locker room, and Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson had a verbal conflict. The news that Jordan publicly questioned the head coach in the locker room began to spread after a few transactions.

An hour later, a press conference was held.

The first New York Times reporter asked: "Coach Phil Jackson, I got word that Michael Jordan just beat you up in the locker room?"

Phil Jackson's temples twitched, he immediately denied it, and said seriously: "NO, we are just communicating normally."

"That is to say, did you have a verbal conflict?" The reporter asked.

"No, we are just communicating normally." Phil Jackson denied again.

"I have the recording here."

The reporter held a tape in his hand and held it up.

"Damn reporter!"

Phil Jackson, Jordan, and Pippen cursed secretly.

"Can you talk about the specific situation?" The reporter said triumphantly.

Phil Jackson said hesitantly: "There's nothing to say, we're just communicating. I'm sure there's nothing in your tape."

The reporter sneered and said: "Michael Jordan questioned your tactics in the locker room, he thought it was your command that led to the two-game losing streak.

At the same time he also questioned your deal about Kevin Willis, he thinks Wilperdo is better, he thinks you made a bad deal.

Also, Pippen also questioned the deal between Kevin Willis and Wildo. He said that you are not as good as Mr. Jerry Krause, am I right? "

Phil Jackson's face turned black. He didn't expect that those reporters really recorded their conversation in the locker room.

"I emphasize again that we did not have a verbal conflict, we were just communicating." He could only insist.

At this time, the host appeared, confiscated the microphone of the New York Times reporter, and handed it to the Chicago Athletic reporter.

Unexpectedly, after the reporter took the microphone, he continued the topic of the reporter just now and asked: "Michael, Scotty, do you think that the consecutive losses were caused by the coach's command problem? You don't agree with the news about Kevin. Willis deal?"

The matter in the locker room was exposed, and Jordan's face was very bad.

He is now very clear that at this time, Phil Jackson must not be publicly accused, otherwise there will be no need to play in the finals.

But now that the reporter has the recording in his hand, he can't simply deny it, so after thinking about it, he shook his head and said:
"What I said in the locker room was because I lost the game and I was in a bad mood. I didn't think much about it. In fact, there are all kinds of problems in losing the game, not a simple tactical command problem.

As for Kevin's trade, you know, I never pick on my teammates, and what I said in the locker room was also impulsive. "

Hearing Jordan's words, Phil Jackson immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Pippen continued: "I was also impulsive. I didn't expect that the reporters outside hadn't left yet."

There was a silence in the conference hall, and there was a puff, and many reporters burst out laughing.

Jordan glared at Pippen, you idiot!

Pippen turned his head and curled his lips. He has also achieved the status of a superstar now, and Jordan has also been crushed by an iron fist. It is not as good as before. He is not very afraid of Jordan now, and his relationship is normal. Except for training games, he does not How to contact Jordan.

Another news hall, the Supersonic's press conference is also going on.

"Iron Fist, I heard that the Bulls are fighting internally. Jordan and Pippen blamed Phil Jackson's tactical command for the two-game losing streak. At the same time, they blamed the Kevin Willis deal. How do you evaluate their internal problems?" A reporter asked.

"Oh!"

Some reporters didn't know yet, and suddenly they exclaimed.

"Why are you in conflict again?" Zhou Quan blurted out.

"Haha..." Many reporters burst into laughter.

Zhou Quan was also a little helpless. The Bulls had infighting during the finals last year, and this year it was like this again. Can't they fight after finishing the finals?
He thought for a while and shook his head and said, "I have nothing to say about the Bulls' problems."

"Tekken, do you think the Bulls will disintegrate?" the reporter asked.

"Didn't it disintegrate after the infighting last year? Jordan just signed a big contract last year, shouldn't he?" Zhou Quan analyzed.

The reporter said: "The conflict was resolved last year because of Jerry Krause's resignation."

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "So you mean, coach Phil Jackson's resignation can save the Bulls from disintegration?"

"Haha, Iron Fist, that's what you said, not me." The reporter laughed loudly.

"You are very cunning."

Zhou Quan said something with a smile, and stopped talking about this topic.

On the 5th, the issue of strife in the Bulls locker room was heated up, and a lot of topics were derived from it.

For example, will the Bulls disintegrate and rebuild?Will Phil Jackson resign automatically like his predecessor Jerry Krause?
For example, will Jordan leave the Bulls?Which team will Jordan's next home be?If Jordan stays in the Bulls, will he recruit stronger inside helpers, such as Barkley or Dameng?
For example, Iron Fist said that as long as Phil Jackson resigns, the Bulls can solve the infighting problem.

These news even suppressed the heat of the Sonics' two-game winning streak.

At 10 a.m., the Bulls announced that Ron Harper was out for three days with a sprained right ankle.

At noon, Zhou Quan drove to the headquarters.

Zeng Li is not planning to take the team's special plane this time, but will act with the wives' group of relatives and friends, Zhou Jun is also among them.

"Iron Fist, do you think the internal problems of the Bulls can be solved if Phil Jackson resigns?"

"That's not what I said, the Bulls issue is none of my business, I'm not going to offer any opinion."

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"No comment."

"Tekken, have you decided on your defending opponent yet?"

"It will be announced after the finals."

There were many media outside the headquarters, Zhou Quan simply answered three questions, and then entered the headquarters with the help of security.

Upon meeting, George Karl asked, "Iron Fist, how did you sleep last night?"

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Okay, George, don't ask me this question again, it will interfere with your work and preparations.

My state has always been very stable. Whether I sleep well or not depends only on whether I can explode, but even if I sleep well, I may not be able to play explosively.

So George, you can just do things according to your work procedures, and don't expect to win the game on the possibility of whether I can break out. "

George Karl smiled wryly, "That's what you said."

At three o'clock that afternoon, the supersonics arrived in Chicago.

"Tiequan, please pay attention. The news of the Bulls' infighting is a bit troublesome now. Some media are directing the topic to you." Philip called Zhou Quan and reminded him.

"I see." Zhou Quan said.

At 05:30, the team held a press conference at the hotel.

"Iron Fist, the media said it was you who said that as long as Phil Jackson resigns, the internal problems of the Bulls can be resolved. You hope that the Bulls will disintegrate and reduce the most powerful opponent for the Supersonics? Can you answer my question directly? ?” asked a Chicago Daily reporter.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I have nothing to do with the Bulls' internal problems. It's boring. I don't have any interest in whether it disintegrates, so if the Bulls lose the finals, it will only be due to their strength. Don't take it Blame it on me, okay?"

"But the media said?" the reporter said again.

Zhou Quan interrupted the reporter and said: "The media also said that Jordan and Pippen accused Phil Jackson of tactical guidance and trading. It seems true?"

"Of course not true." The reporter said angrily.

"Uh?"

Zhou Quan smiled and asked in a sarcastic tone: "So you are using me to divert the topic for them? It seems that the news about Jordan and Pippen that the media said is true, otherwise you, a Chicago reporter, would be needed Do I create topics and public opinion on me?"

"you?"

Zhou Quan's words were too straightforward, and the reporter was at a loss for words.

In the evening, Whithit arranged for several staff members to guard outside the elevator and the exit of the fire exit, in case some extreme fans disturbed the players' rest.

This is a common practice, because there have been many incidents in the league where fans entered the hotel to harass the stars. Now it is the finals, he is very cautious, and he even reserved this floor.

In addition, he asked the players to unplug the telephone line in the room so as not to be harassed by the phone.

But this still couldn't stop the plans of some extreme fans. They sent batch after batch to storm the floors where the Supersonics stayed, and they were driven away batch after batch.

It also included a group of Japanese and Korean beauties they recruited at a large price to attack Zhou Quan's room.

The room number was obtained from the hotel waiter, and even the room numbers of Zhou Jun and Zeng Li were obtained, and neither of them escaped the harassment.

In the end, the players didn't sleep very well. They were woken up many times throughout the night, and then the tactical meeting in the morning was canceled, and they arranged to catch up on sleep, and went to bed after breakfast.

At 6 a.m. on the 10th, a tactical meeting was held at the Bulls' headquarters, and owner Jerry Reinsdorf and a group of management also participated.

And Ron Harper also attended the meeting, and there seemed to be no problem.

Jerry Reinsdorf knows that the internal problems of the Bulls are a bit serious. The main reason is that Jordan's trust in Phil Jackson has decreased due to the two-game losing streak and the poor record against the Iron Fist team in the past. The accumulated contradictions exploded.

This made him very annoyed. Jerry Krause was fired last year because Jordan supported Phil Jackson. Now, the situation has changed in a blink of an eye. What did he do?
With the current situation of the Bulls, he has no good solution for a while. He can only appease Jordan and let him finish the finals first.

Phil Jackson stayed up all night, thinking about how to play against the Sonics and how to win.

Jordan accused him of two points. In fact, he only recognized one point. Kevin Willis did not achieve the effect he expected. After the injury last season, he fell too much and lost the strong confrontation at the basket.

But in terms of tactics, he doesn't think there is a big problem.

He thought there was a chance in the G2 game, but Ron Harper's sudden injury in the first quarter weakened the perimeter defense, increased Jordan's physical consumption, and eventually led to a collapse in the last few minutes of the final quarter.

After the meeting started, the boss first said a few words, to the effect of appeasing the players, and then Phil Jackson arranged the tactics for tonight.

Jordan looked serious, staring at Phil Jackson.

The two-game losing streak in the away game has reduced his patience a lot, and his trust in Phil Jackson has also declined again.

Phil Jackson said: "Tonight we still have the tactics of the G2 battle, but we need to be more flexible. The double-team tactics against Iron Fist must be adjusted in time according to his style of play.

I once said that when he feels good, he mainly focuses on jump shots, and when he feels average, he mainly relies on breakthroughs to score.

But in the last game, he had a good touch, but he changed his style of play, putting equal emphasis on jump shots and breakthroughs, which really caused us some confusion.

Our players did not do well on the court, so we have to pay attention to this game. When he makes a jumper or breaks through the offense, we must form a double team near the three-point line and the edge of the penalty area in time. "

(End of this chapter)