NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

After the game, Millsap looked at his hands in disbelief. As a rookie player, he performed a miracle comparable to McGrady's moment.

"Good boy, 28 seconds and 12 minutes, a magical record that I never dreamed of."

"Magic Millsap moment, after tonight, you're going to be next to McGrady and Reggie Miller."

Garnett patted Millsap on the shoulder and praised him.

He finally knows now. When Kombu recruited him, he told him that the team would have a top dual-purpose forward who was not weaker than Raheem. Garnett was convinced that Kombu was talking about Mirza. general.

And Garnett is convinced that Millsap seems to have much greater potential than Raheem.

"Thank you, Kevin. Without your help, I definitely wouldn't have scored those 12 points tonight."

Millsap did score a point for Garnett's medal. Without Garnett's long pass and the final high pick-and-roll, Millsap would not have scored these 12 points.

Garnett waved his hand, "Why are you thanking me? I'm just executing the coach's tactical arrangements."

"I really envy you kids, you can play under Kongbu when you first enter the league."

"It is no exaggeration to say that if I had been selected by Kongbu in the draft back then, I would have had at least ten championships in my hands now. Jordan, Russell Kareem, Magic, they can only be regarded as in front of me. A next-level star.”

"Of course, the premise is that Kongbu has to enter the league two years early. When I participated in the draft, Kongbu didn't even know where he was, and Kongbu couldn't run away every three years. He had to coach me all the time before I could get it. Ten championships.”

Garnett was in a great mood and talked more.

"Of course, Kevin, even if you don't have so many championships, in my mind you are still the most versatile player in the history of this league, bar none."

"I just can't think of anything on the court that you can't do."

Millsap is a genius and took this opportunity to flatter Garnett and bring the relationship closer.

Garnett grinned widely.

"Doug, I'm sorry, it seems God is more willing to help our Nets."

Combs pulled Rivers and laughed after the game.

Rivers felt very aggrieved. The game was about to be won, but suddenly something like the Millsap moment happened once in ten years. They lost so unjustly.

"Kong, as far as I know you don't believe in God at all. Maybe some devils helped you win this game."

"Make a deal with the devil, and there's a price to pay."

Rivers said slowly.

Kongbu frowned, "Huh? Are you cursing me?"

"Doug, if I really made a deal with the devil, do you believe that the next deal will make you unemployed forever?"

Rivers shook his head quickly, "Kong, this is just a joke, can't you hear it?"

"A joke! It's definitely a joke."

After saying that, Rivers quickly led the players back to the locker room. He didn't want to stand with Kongbu for a second.

Tonight's game was extremely thrilling, but it made Combe and the players more happy than a big victory. Let them lose in this way at the Knicks' home court. Think about how depressed the Knicks players must be. Qu.

When Kongbu returned to the locker room, Thomas Sr. was also in the locker room.

He arrived in New York two days ago to attend a meeting on behalf of the New Jersey Nets. When the meeting ended in the evening, Thomas had nowhere to go, so he simply ran to the team's locker room and waited to return with the Nets generals. New Jersey.

"Old man, what did you say in the meeting? Did you mention the relocation of our Nets?"

Combe asked curiously.

He originally wanted to attend this meeting, but unfortunately he had to lead the team in a game and couldn't get away.

"There is nothing about our Nets. This meeting is about handcheck. Maybe next season we will say goodbye to handcheck forever."

"The league has voted to ban this kind of defensive action starting from next season. I think spring for defenders has finally come."

"Damn it, why didn't handchecking be banned in my era? Then I could have won a few more championships."

Old Thomas complained crazily.

Kongbu was stunned. Everyone else could say this, but Thomas Sr. complained about handcheck, as if he was a bit like scolding the cook when he was full. Thomas Sr. could win those two championships because handcheck made a huge contribution.

Handcheck, as the name suggests, hand retrieval means that you can use hand movements to search the opponent's body when defending. After canceling it, you will not be able to use it in the next team confrontation.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the league banned handchecks in 2004, but now it is already the 2006-2007 season. It will only be implemented in 2007, which is three years too late.

Kongbu's time travel actually affects the historical progress of the league in various aspects, and handcheck is just one of them.

The purpose of banning handchecks is to encourage offense, make the offensive rhythm smoother, and make the game on the field more enjoyable.

This is not a bad thing. After all, the NBA is a company that needs to make a profit. The more watched games are, the more they will attract fans and create greater benefits for the NBA.

The main reason why this rule was implemented in 2004 under normal circumstances is that there were too few decent centers at that time and the commercial value of the center position was too low.

The outside line is different. The commercial value of all center players combined is not as good as that of Kobe Bryant.

After banning handchecks, first-class perimeter players such as Kobe, Wade, and James have greatly improved their offensive viewing ability and can make more money for the NBA. The NBA has also officially kicked off the perimeter era, and this can also be regarded as small ball. The starting point of the era.

Because of this, some fans think that the cancellation of handcheck has caused traditional centers to disappear from history. In fact, this is not the case. What really made traditional centers eliminated by history was the Hibbert Law in 2014.

This rule limits the defense of traditional centers who stand under the basket. They can no longer guard the basket as before. They block whoever rushes in. In addition, due to their poor shooting ability, traditional centers have been swept into the garbage heap of history. .

It can be said that after 2014, there has never been any traditional center in the NBA. The centers produced such as Bunyama and the like, it is difficult to say that they are serious insiders.

Hearing that the handcheck was going to be banned, Kongbu felt sad. He knew that his favorite iron-blooded era was almost over, and the NBA was about to usher in a new era.

"By the way, which team made this proposal? Why haven't I heard about it before?"

Combe asked curiously.

Old Thomas smiled mysteriously: "Who else, of course, the Knicks, Heat and Lakers, led several teams to make proposals, and then other teams saw that there was no harm in it, so they simply passed it." It can increase game viewing and make more money, which team would refuse?"

Kongbu couldn't laugh or cry. It makes perfect sense that these three teams want to ban handchecks.

"Didn't the meeting say anything else?"

"No, there is only this rule, Kong, will this have a big impact on us?" Old Thomas asked worriedly.

Kongbu nodded, "Of course the impact is there, but it's not so big that it's unbearable."

"Our outsiders are not vegetarian. At most, Artest's value will shrink a bit. We also have Millsap, so we don't need to worry too much."

Combs has Roy in his hands, and he is also a beneficiary of this rule. James of the Knicks, Wade of the Heat, and Kobe of the Lakers have benefited, and Roy is not far behind.

Rondo really didn't get any benefit at all and suffered a total loss, but Kongbu also had the little steel cannon Lowry in his hands, and his offensive ability could also be released.

"That's good, we must win the championship this year."

"Even if we can't win the championship, we definitely can't let the Knicks win the championship."

Thomas Sr. was probably angry at Dolan in today's meeting, and now he is even more gnashing his teeth at the Knicks.

……

Time flies by and the All-Star Weekend is over.

This All-Star Weekend, because Kongbu left for the Nets, even though he led the team to play in the All-Star Weekend last season, he is still the coach of the team in this All-Star Game.

The Nets have not many All-Stars selected this year, only Garnett and Roy. This may be the fewest since Kongbu passed through.

There is no way, there are too many stars in the Eastern Conference. Kongbu has been guarding the Eastern Conference for nearly ten years and has won too many players for the Eastern Conference in the draft.

The competition for the forward position has become so fierce that it makes people desperate. Even though Ade performed extremely well, he still failed to qualify for the All-Stars.

Roy was lucky to be selected, but it was because McGrady was injured and he stepped in to fill in.

Otherwise, only Garnett will be selected as an All-Star for the Nets this year, which is quite miserable.

Although the Nets only have Garnett and Roy, most of the All-Star lineup in the Eastern Conference are still disciples of Combs. Iverson once again won an AMVP after many years.

Kongbu previously made the decision to trade Iverson to the Cavaliers. This transaction can be said to have helped the Cavaliers a lot. After Iverson was acquired, the Cavaliers' record skyrocketed. Before the All-Star Weekend, they had even reached the sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Location.

You must know that the Eastern Conference is a real group of heroes. Even if the Raptors have fallen, it is still the pattern of the five dark kings. The strength of the four teams of the Bobcats, Knicks, Nets, and Philadelphia 76ers, no matter who enters In the finals, they all have greater hopes of winning than the Western Conference.

Even the fifth-ranked Detroit Pistons have a good lineup.

The season is not over yet, and there is still one-third of the schedule. It is not impossible for the Cavaliers to charge at the last moment and replace the Pistons in fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

Iverson plays the role of savior in the current Cavaliers lineup.

Before Iverson went to the Cavaliers, Howard played very hard. He had the ability to finish at the basket, but there were no players in the Cavaliers lineup who could pass the ball to him. This led to him playing a few games. The average score is only 13 points, which is simply terrible.

After Iverson left, he immediately became the savior of the Cavaliers and Howard. Iverson still focuses on breakthrough play. He now also likes to share the ball with the center, and can often perform good performances of assisting the center with the ball.

Howard's scoring data has skyrocketed, averaging 21 points per game.

This scoring average has already surpassed O'Brien, who only averaged 17 points per game in the Knicks this year.

Iverson is now full of energy, as if he has returned to his youth, and his statistics have also skyrocketed. When he was with the Magic, he averaged only 19 points per game in the first month of the season.

Now Iverson's data has risen to 26 points and 11 assists per game, and he is still the king of the Philadelphia dynasty.

After the game, Iverson led Howard to chat with Combs for half an hour.

Howard was obviously a little brother next to Iverson. He was very honest and didn't dare to say a few words.

"Boss, our knights recently wanted to make a deal while the trading market is still closed. Can you give me some advice?"

Iverson was embarrassed to speak at first, but in order to continue to improve the Cavaliers' strength, he still spoke.

Kongbu nodded, "Tell me about it."

"Our No. [-] position is too weak. Audis Smith has talked to me and Howard. They currently have two trading plans."

"One is to use Haslem and a first-round pick to trade Josh Howard with the Mavericks."

"The other is to trade Larry Hughes and a first-round pick for Hedo Turkoglu."

"Boss, which plan do you think is more suitable for us?"

After hearing this, Kongbu was shocked and sighed to himself that Smith really has something. No wonder he can always hold the position of general manager at the age of forty.

The first trade plan shocked Kongbu, because Kongbu couldn't think of the reason why the Mavericks did this. Josh Howard, who is currently in his prime, averages about 18 points and 7 rebounds per game. He has a basket and is not bad at defense. Not a first-line star, but at least a top ten small forward in the league.

In the end, the Mavericks were willing to trade for mid-level Haslem and a first-round pick?No matter how you look at it, it’s a loss.

The second trade involved Hughes and a first-round pick in exchange for Turkoglu. In fact, it was the Cavaliers who lost. The value of the chips they gave was higher than that of Turkoglu.

But Turkoglu and Howard are a perfect match, a perfect match with a bond. The combat effectiveness of the two together is one plus one is greater than two. Smith's vision is what shocked Kongbu the most.

"I have to admit that both transactions are perfect. No matter which transaction is made, it will improve the strength of your team."

Of course, Kongbu had no need to hide it from Iverson. He also wanted the Cavaliers to be stronger, which might cause some trouble for Kongbu's old rivals.

"Both trading plans are perfect? ​​Otis is so discerning?" Iverson was also shocked. He didn't expect that the guy he looked down on had such ability.

After the two finished chatting, Iverson led Howard away.

In the evening of the next day, the Cavaliers issued trade announcements one after another. They traded Josh Howard and Turkoglu one after another, and actually implemented both plans.

If this is done, it will be Kongbu's turn to be speechless. The Cavaliers' combat power has directly improved a lot. At least now the Pistons will probably be beaten when they meet the Cavaliers. (End of chapter)