God of NBA point guards

Chapter 416 An All-round Comparison Between Flying Man and Iron Fist

That night, several mainstream media such as NBC and TNT adjusted the chances of the Bulls and Sonics winning in time.

For example, on NBC TV, the Bulls have only a 10% chance of winning, and the Sonics have a 90% chance of winning.

This is still to save face, and there are some who don't save face, such as many Seattle and Detroit media, the probability of the Bulls has directly become a duck's egg, and the probability of the Supersonics winning the championship is as high as [-]%.

At noon on the 9th, David Stern arrived in Chicago with the championship trophy.

That night, TNT had another show in Chicago.

The host was the magic bird group again, and then invited four guests, namely Chamberlain, Bill Russell, George McCann, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The six people are all the proud sons of their respective eras. It can be seen that TNT has invested in this program before the finals.

Among these people, George McCann is the oldest and oldest. He is 72 years old this year.

The NBA's first real superstar, his annual salary reached the highest level in the NBA at that time at his peak, with an annual salary of 35000 US dollars, so he had to work part-time as a lawyer while playing in the NBA.

In that era, wages were too low, and the annual salary of a superstar Hall of Famer like Bob Cousy was only [-] US dollars.

This program is for TNT, and there is only one theme, which is Zhou Quan and Michael Jordan, who is stronger at present.

Compare from all aspects, personal strength, career honor, social status, social influence, wealth, influence on the NBA and so on.

In the hotel, the management booked a bar, and the Supersonic went up and down, including the wives and girlfriends, all watching this show together.

Jordan didn't want to watch this show. He originally wanted to go to the casino to play a few cards, but he still wanted to know who was stronger between him and Zhou Quan among the six people, so he turned on the TV.

But he didn't want to watch the show with his family, so he hid in the smoking room of the villa, lit a cigar, asked his wife to make a pot of coffee for him, and watched the show quietly by himself.

After the opening remarks, Larry Bird went straight to the point and said: "Everyone knows the theme, let's start now. George, why don't you come first?"

George Mikan, who is already aging, also did his part, nodded and said: "This time the finals, the result is basically irreversible, one to three behind, the possibility of the Bulls coming back is too low, Iron Fist will win the championship for the third time, my Who is against this statement?"

Everyone shook their heads, and even Magic Johnson, who supported Michael Jordan the most, had to nod.

"I object."

The whole world agrees with George McCann's words, only Jordan opposes it, and he will not give up at the most desperate time.

George McCann continued: "Then both of them have three crowns, and the Iron Fist will tie Jordan in the most important honor.

As for other honors, I think as long as Tekken's career continues and there are no major injuries that affect his career, he will slowly catch up with Jordan. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "I agree with what George said. In terms of honor, Iron Fist is at least as good as Michael Jordan."

"What about you?" Larry Bird asked with a smile.

Chamberlain said: "We are comparing their present and past today, not the future, so I don't think Tekken has tied Michael in honor."

Magic Johnson echoed: "This is exactly our theme, now, not in the future. Although Iron Fist has won many honors, it is clear that Michael has more hard honors."

Bill Russell finally said: "If you only compare the present, then I also think that Jordan's current honor is more dominant."

"Well, if you want to compare it this way, Iron Fist is slightly inferior." George McCann said helplessly.

Then he continued: "In terms of personal data, in the first four games of this finals, Tekken has surpassed Jordan in all aspects, and it is the same in this regular season. So can we think that Tekken has surpassed Jordan in terms of personal strength?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and finally nodded.

Neither the magician nor Chamberlain objected. After all, the comparison is only now, that is, the data of Iron Fist is better.

George McCann said again: "Personal strength, honor, two people have an advantage, then the rest is social status, influence and wealth, and the impact on the NBA.

Social status, each of them has a trip to the White House personally invited by the president, and often attends yacht clubs in high society. I think they have considerable social status. "

Everyone nodded, and George McCann continued: "Social influence, since Iron Fist won the world champion last year, he has surpassed Michael Jordan and has global social influence."

Having said that, he looked at the crowd again, and after seeing everyone nodding, he said: "As for wealth, Tekken is the number one money-absorbing machine in today's sports world, but Jordan's career is longer, and he earns ahead, so I think On this one, the two are tied."

"Yes, you can think so."

Magic Johnson nodded, and the others did not object.

George McCann said again: "In the first five items, Jordan has one advantage, two draws, and two disadvantages. Iron Fist has two advantages, two draws, and one disadvantage. Overall, Iron Fist has the advantage.

The last item is the influence on the alliance.In fact, I think this item should be expanded. Its influence in the entire sports world is more fair to Tekken. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said: "George, I think so too. Since all-round comparisons, their influence in the entire sports world should not be ignored."

Chamberlain said: "But we are all from the NBA, and it is more appropriate to compare the influence of the NBA."

George McCann and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar immediately looked at the magic bird. These two are the hosts and should be decided by them.

Larry Bird didn't ask the magician's opinion, and immediately said: "Whether it is social influence or social status, what we compare is global and in all aspects, so for the last item, I think it is necessary to compare the two. Influence on the entire sports world."

The magician disagreed with this sentence. According to George McCann's comparison, Michael was already at a disadvantage.

But he couldn't object, that position was too biased, so he didn't speak.

Chamberlain was about to speak, but Russell said first, "What you say makes sense, listen to me first."

After everyone nodded, he said: "From the perspective of the NBA, Michael Jordan is undoubtedly a great star with extraordinary influence.

Even before he won the championship, before Iron Fist entered the league, he took the league to a new level with his outstanding personal influence. "

Everyone nodded again, and Russell continued: "If we only compare the influence on the NBA, then no matter how good Tekken is now and how high the ratings are, he will always stand on the side of Michael Jordan and Larry Burton. Germany and magicians on your shoulders."

Seeing that everyone was nodding, especially Magician and Big Bird, their faces were full of smiles, and he also smiled and said: "So just referring to the NBA, Michael's current influence is more than Iron Fist, there is no doubt about it.

As for whether Tekken can take the NBA to a new level in the future, sorry, we are comparing the present with the past tonight. "

"Six events, tied." Magic Johnson said with a smile.

Abdul-Jabbar hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Larry, Irwin, you must have not forgotten the ratings of the Supersonics this season, right?"

Mentioning this, everyone immediately showed envious and shocked expressions on their faces.

Magic Johnson immediately said: "Karim, I know what you mean, but the influence brought by Iron Fist to the Supersonics, this kind of change, currently only appears in the Supersonics game, and the ratings of the entire league are not. What a boost.

I mean, his impact on the league will only be proven if the league's overall ratings go up a notch. "

Larry Bird said: "It's not without improvement. This year's league regular season has increased by 10% year-on-year. This is already a big change. I look forward to continued improvement."

Magic Johnson said: "Compared to the increase in supersonic speed, this range is too small, and it can't even be attributed to the influence brought by Iron Fist. There is also a natural increase."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar frowned and said: "Then you should be the most aware of the ratings of the finals. The G1 game was 3900 million. So far, the average ratings of the four games are as high as 2600 million, which is higher than the 2500 million of last year's finals.

You must know that in 91, Jordan defeated the Lakers to win the championship for the first time. The average ratings of the finals were only 850 million, which was three times that of that year. "

The magician immediately said: "This is indeed very high, which shows that the influence of Michael and Iron Fist is amazing. But I think this influence is declining. You must know that last year's finals G6 game had a ratings of 5600 million, but this time it was only 3900 million.

Karim, so I think the influence brought by this kind of crossover is only temporary, it can't last at all, and it can't fundamentally provide impetus for the development of the alliance. "

Chamberlain also said: "At last year's finals, Iron Fist was not the world champion, and then he became the world champion, but the ratings of this year's finals are not as good as last year, so I agree with Erwin's words, his crossover really affects The power is huge, but it is only a temporary novelty, and many new fans did not stay."

Abdul-Jabbar shook his head and said, "In any case, even if it is not as good as last year's finals, the current ratings are many times higher than before. This is an indisputable fact."

The magician smiled and said: "Well, in a few more seasons, if this kind of ratings can continue, and the ratings of the entire league during the regular season can be greatly improved, then it can prove the influence of Iron Fist on the league.

I think that after Jordan entered the league, it took many seasons to slowly cultivate a large number of loyal fans. The overall ratings of the league have continued to increase significantly. Iron Fist is now only a short-term influence. "

Abdul-Jabbar thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then let's watch it in a few seasons."

Russell nodded and said: "This is only our evaluation of the influence on the NBA. If we expand the scope to the entire world, the entire sports world, then Iron Fist will undoubtedly have the upper hand. So now TNT will decide the result. This is yours. things."

Everyone shrugged and looked at the producer Tom Michelson who was sitting outside the camera.

Michaelson also shrugged, stood up and said: "We mean to evaluate and compare the world and the entire sports world. And you all have to express your opinions, not George alone.

In addition, I want to remind you that the influence on the sports world refers to the real contributions they make and the changes they bring to the sports world, not just a name, what achievements and honors they have achieved, or what kind of money they have earned. How much.

For example, Michael Jordan, he raised the NBA to a new height and brought him to the third place in the four major North American professional sports leagues. This is the real influence, and he changed the status of this league. "

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said with a smile: "That said, although Iron Fist has won the title of world boxing champion, he really hasn't changed the influence of this sport."

Tom Michelson nodded: "So our comparison and evaluation must be stricter."

In the hotel bar, Zhou Quan didn't pay much attention to this show anymore, and felt that it was not interesting.

Because he feels that he and Jordan are not in the same era. He is nine years younger than Jordan. He is now in his peak period, and Jordan has begun to go down. Comparing them together is not fair to Jordan, nor is it fair to him.

Over there, Jordan even turned off the TV directly.

No matter how you compare, he can't win against Iron Fist, at most he can get a tie.

And what he wants most now is a comeback.

This program lasted for an hour, and in the end everyone talked about their own opinions, but they didn't agree on a result. In the end, it was nothing, and the fans watched a lively scene.

On the 10th, the day of the finals G5 game, it is also the last home court for the Bulls.

In the evening, the star-studded arena in the United Center and the super high ratings attracted celebrities from all walks of life.

The championship trophy is placed at the exit of the player tunnel, David Stern is sitting on the sidelines, Jerry Reinsdorf is on the left, and Ballmer is on the right.

He was very satisfied with the finals this time. The average ratings broke through 2600 million, which was higher than last year's finals.

The highest game reached 3900 million. Although it is not as good as last year's finals, he believes that this is the figure after precipitation.

This data makes him more happy than last year's finals data. Last year it was a sudden surge and there was too much moisture. This year's data shows that a large number of new fans have become real NBA fans.

The two powers are fighting each other, this is the influence of Iron Fist + Flying Man, which makes him very proud of the situation of black and yellow fighting for hegemony created by himself.

This kind of ratings was unimaginable a few years ago. Even in 91, Jordan defeated the Magician 1000-850 to win the championship. The highest rating was only more than 3 million. In a few years, it directly tripled.

He also watched the TNT program last night. Regarding the influence of Jordan and Iron Fist on the NBA, he certainly thinks that Jordan has more influence.

But now Tekken is also affecting the development of the league. Last year's finals and this season's ratings are the best proof. As long as this influence lasts for a few seasons, Tekken's influence on the NBA can catch up with Jordan.

Moreover, Iron Fist's influence is affecting the promotion of the NBA around the world. In fact, the NBA has made a lot of money from the copyrights purchased by TV stations all over the world in the playoffs, which is also extremely important.

He hopes that this influence will continue. Iron Fist's peak period has just begun, and he hopes that his prime period can last as long as possible.

But a good star also needs to meet a good opponent. The current lineup of Jordan and the Bulls is not bad. He doesn't want to see the Bulls disintegrate and rebuild now.

"Jerry, if you need to strengthen, you must strengthen. The league hopes to see the Bulls continue to appear in the finals." He said to Reinsdorf.

What else could Reinsdorf say? He nodded and said, "David, I will try to keep the lineup stable. I also hope that both Jordan and Pippen will stay in Chicago."

Stern nodded, turned around and said to Ballmer: "Steve, your investment in the Supersonics is great. I was worried that the Supersonics' market in Seattle would be squeezed out by the other three major leagues. Now... ..."

"It's them who should be worried now, haha!" Ballmer said triumphantly.

David Stern turned into a flower with a smile on his face, and said: "In the first two games of the finals, the ratings in the Seattle area exceeded [-]%. This is really great!"

"The new stadium is almost done, and it is undergoing renovation. After it is put into use in 97, I think the Supersonics will become even better." Ballmer said confidently.

(End of this chapter)