NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

After finalizing the deal, Kongbu breathed a sigh of relief. Du Xiaoshuai was acquired, and next season the Nets will have one more Marc Gasol at the fifth position, and the Nets' lineup will become a desperate one. beast.

The SuperSonics are also extremely satisfied with this deal. If this pick is the No. [-] pick, then they may be a little reluctant to part with it.

After all, the No. [-] pick can securely win Emperor Oden. This temptation is too great.

The outside world evaluates Oden as having Duncan's basic skills, Oden's physical talent, and Big Dream's golf intelligence and skills, and the draft template is King of the Rings Russell and Admiral Robinson.

A defense that is enough to bring about a qualitative change in the team, top-notch finishing ability at the basket, and a super talented center that has only been seen in 20 years.

Such a high evaluation is quite rare. Even Duncan did not receive such an enviable evaluation back then.

And for Oden to receive such an evaluation, it is certainly not for nothing. His performance in the NCAA period is indeed unexplainable.

If it weren't for injuries, maybe Oden would have truly become the last center to glory before the small ball era.

Kongbu actually also wants Oden. He has a sense of expectation for Oden's future. If Oden is not injured in his hand, what height can he grow to?
It's a pity that Oden's pick was too high, and Kongbu didn't have the ability to take him down.

If Oden is a rookie with the fifteenth overall pick, then Kongbu will probably find a way to get him.

……

Four days after the lottery, the winner was finally decided between the Cavaliers and Knicks.

The Knicks, a US$1.3 million lineup, defeated the Cavaliers with a score of 4:2 and qualified to join the Nets in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In this round of the series, Howard has been completely suppressed when facing O'Fatty. If Howard can tie with O'Fatty, the winner may be the Cavaliers in the end.

This matchup beat Howard one after another. Of course, O'Fatty had to mock Howard again at the press conference.

"At that time, the Knicks chose to keep me instead of him, and many fans were dissatisfied."

"Now the results are extremely clear. Even if I reach 50 years old, that kid is still no match for me."

"If Howard and I switch teams in this series, the final winner will definitely be the Cavaliers."

"That's why I get the highest salary in the league!"

O'Pang is very proud. Being able to defeat the league's most promising rookie center in his old age gives him a sense of accomplishment.

Howard was ridiculed because the team lost and he couldn't fight back against O'Fatty.

However, Iverson stood up and gave Howard the lead.

"Our lineup has just been running together for less than half a season. Losing to a team worth $1.3 million is not unacceptable."

"I admit that we didn't play well enough in this series, but the Knicks' performance didn't match their salary at all."

"Their next opponent is the Nets. I don't think the Knicks have the possibility of winning even one game."

"After Shaq played six games with us, he now has the physical fitness to face the Nets. It's good to be able to play 15 minutes in a game."

Iverson's words pointed out the most fatal problem for the Knicks at present, which is Ouyang's physical problem.

O'Pang's fighting power is still strong, but after six games, he will not have any rest time and will immediately have to face the Nets.

Iverson said that O'Brien can play 15 minutes in a game, which is good. This is definitely not an exaggeration. Ou's playing time may reach 10 minutes, but the time when he is in good condition on the court is only 15 minutes at most. Time can only be regarded as lingering.

Combs has never taken the Knicks seriously. In his opinion, the more threatening players in the East are the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Suns in the West.

Apart from these two teams, no other team will cause difficulties for the Nets.

Two days later, the Eastern Conference semifinals began.

Because the Bobcats and Philadelphia 76ers had already ended their respective games, their Eastern Conference semifinals started first, and the 76ers won the first game at the Bobcats' home court.

Losing at home made Jordan furious. If he lost by 16 or [-] points, he could still accept it. Now he lost by [-] points. Jordan was so angry that he cursed his mother. He caught all the players on the team and cursed them, except for Ben and Hill. , no one was spared.

Ben didn't get scolded. On the one hand, he was senior enough and had an extremely close relationship with Kongbu. The whole world knew this. Jordan didn't look at monks and Buddhas, so he had to give Ben the respect he deserved.

On the other hand, Ben didn't play much time. He was at a disadvantage against Yao Ming. Coach Frank trusted the Polish Hammers more.

The Bobcats' inside lineup has four players, including the Hammers, Bosh, Big Ben and David Lee. Four first-line players are absolutely powerful.

But facing the unsolvable Super Celestial Twin Towers, these four people were completely inadequate.

The Hammers are a standard seven-foot center. Facing Yao Ming, at least his height disadvantage is not great, but he does not have the defense and strength of Big Ben, so how can he guard Yao Ming.

Ben and David Lee are both short, and Yao Ming and Dazhi are both well over seven feet tall. It is absolutely difficult for them to face Yao Ming and Dazhi.

The inside lineup was originally the Bobcats' advantage, and they had an advantage against most teams during the regular season, but now it has become their shortcoming, being beaten repeatedly by the Super Twin Towers.

姚明大郅两人这场比赛联手砍下了72分36篮板7盖帽2抢断，山猫那边四个人加在一起才只有44分21篮板，根本没法比。

However, the Bobcats can play some advantages on the outside. Chris Paul is not a vegetarian after all. The double-gun lineup he and Granger formed in the backcourt is also extremely lethal.

If Paul and Granger weren't in such bad shape, the Bobcats wouldn't have lost by more than ten points tonight.

The first game between the Nets and the Knicks begins.

As soon as O'Brien came on the court, he was so powerful that he beat Garnett miserable, but he only held on for a while. After the first quarter, Garnett gradually recovered.

Roy is like a god of death, and his freezing step has been perfected.

Although he has just understood the freezing step, he has been specially trained in Kongbu's training field, and now his freezing step has reached an advanced level.

McGrady's current offensive level is very good, but his defensive level is still online. Unfortunately, even he is unable to do anything in the face of Roy's freezing step.

After the first game, the Nets won a resounding victory. Roy scored 39 points and led the team to an easy victory over the Knicks.

In this game, it can almost be said that Roy alone destroyed the Knicks' $1.3 million lineup.

In the next second game, the situation was also very different. O'Pang was still very powerful in front, but he withered after a short time of playing. Then Roy's efficient output from the outside led the team to win.

He scored 39 points in the first game and 36 points in the second game. The key is that the offensive efficiency is still very high. Such an amazing playoff performance reminded many fans of Jordan.The same is true for Jordan. He was a killer in the playoffs, averaging 35 points per game with ease and a high shooting percentage.

Many people have already called Roy the real successor to Jordan.

In the second game between the Bobcats and the Philadelphia 76ers, the Bobcats did win, but the victory was extremely thrilling. If Yao Ming hadn't left the game with six fouls, it would have been difficult for the Bobcats to win by 3 points.

Yao Ming's six fouls had nothing to do with Stern or the referees. They were completely negligent.

The Bobcats have won three consecutive championships. Stern hopes that the Bobcats can't even make the playoffs this year, so how can he help them.

After finally saving a home court, Jordan was relieved. If they had lost the previous two home games, it would not be impossible for the Bobcats to be swept by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Bobcats were still a dynasty team last season. Before Kongbu left, he left Jordan with an extremely rich family background. This season, the power was in Jordan's hands. After giving him a lot of trouble, he was swept in the Eastern Conference semifinals. There will be one more stain on Jordan.

In fact, it is not the main reason why Jordan's messing up makes the Bobcats' current lineup uncompetitive.

Even if Jordan didn't mess around, he maintained the original Kongbu lineup. Compared to now, there are only a few more players like Iguodala, Lu Wei, Xiaotuo and the Nine-Finger God Beggar.

These few people are facing a team of the 76ers' level. The last three have no ability to change the direction of the game. Iguodala is definitely useful, but he alone cannot make up for the gap between the two sides.

In the final analysis, the reason is actually the previous four-party deal, which messed up the Eastern Conference and allowed the Philadelphia 76ers to form a terrifying super twin towers.

If Kongbu faced the current 76ers lineup last season, he would not have the slightest certainty of winning.

Of course, if Kongbu was still with the Nets, he wouldn't have been able to let the 76ers build this kind of twin towers. The Nets have a super solid family foundation, and Kongbu can easily get Da Zhi under his command.

In the West, the Spurs face the Lakers, and the Suns face the Jazz.

Combs never expected that the Jazz would be able to finish fourth in the Western Conference this year. The era of Utah's double disaster had only passed a few years ago, and then the Jazz, under the leadership of Jerry Sloan, actually successfully rebuilt.

Even if he didn't like Sloan, Kongbu had to admit that Sloan's ability was a bit amazing and he was worthy of being a super coach.

Combs didn't pay much attention to the game between the Spurs and the Lakers, because he knew that the two teams would probably play a lot of games. The strength of the two teams was relatively close, and it was not unusual to reach a tiebreaker.

Although the Jazz's reconstruction has been successful, and the current lineup includes Boozer, De Xiaopang, Kirilenko and Okur, there is still a gap between the overall strength and the Suns.

De Xiaopang is a powerful point guard. After all, he eats, sleeps, and beats Paul. He can face Paul head-on without losing any of his strength. How can he be weak?

Logically speaking, De Xiaopang can deal with Paul, so it seems reasonable to suppress Nash.

However, De Xiaopang on the court couldn't deal with Nash at all, allowing Nash to play extremely high offensive efficiency, and De Xiaopang's own offensive efficiency was a bit eye-catching. Even if his scoring average was two points higher than Nash, he was still essentially beaten by Nash. Exploded.

Boozer was responsible for facing off against Yi Jianlian in this series. This was beyond his ability, and he was disgraced by Yi Jianlian's offense on the court.

The Suns won all the previous two games, and they won very easily.

The Spurs and Lakers each had one victory, and the two sides tied.

……

In the third game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Nets won again. Roy played an average game with only 22 points, but Millsap exploded.

Millsap is essentially a talented player. He is usually a very ordinary quasi-All-Star player, but at some point, if he suddenly breaks out, he will become a top superstar.

Millsap didn't take many shots in this game, only 16, and he scored 12, including four three-pointers. He even made 6 of 6 free throws. He only took 16 shots in the game, and then Scored 34 points.

This kind of offensive efficiency almost made James Dolan faint on the spot. He thought that now that the Knicks were at home, they should be able to win at home.

However, God didn't seem to help them at all and continued to side with Millsap, allowing him to play with despairing efficiency.

Knicks fans were also angry. They didn't have the demeanor of big-city people. At least one-third of the fans cursed at Millsap after the game.

"Hillbilly!"

“Damn New Jersey rednecks!”

Not to mention, Millsap's appearance is indeed not that fashionable.

When Millsap was scolded like this, he was not angry but happy. Maybe he thought his opponent's curse was a recognition of his strength.

But when the newspaper published the next day that New Jersey Hillbilly had become Millsap's nickname, he stopped laughing completely.

Which player doesn't want that kind of domineering nickname, such as emperor, emperor, god, at least he must be a "brother" level.

"Boss, I heard that we are moving to New York?"

"When are we moving? Can it be faster? I really don't want to be called a New Jersey bumpkin."

Millsap complained to Combs on the second training day.

Kongbu rolled his eyes, didn't want to be called a New Jersey bumpkin?It sounds like a New York bumpkin.

In addition, Millsap will be traded to Seattle soon.

Maybe his nickname will be Seattle Hillbilly in the future.

"Don't worry, man, I'm sure no one will call you a New Jersey bumpkin next season."

Combs patted Millsap on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Maybe they will call you Seattle bumpkin." Kongbu added secretly in his heart.

After winning three consecutive games against the Knicks, the Nets have already won the match point.

The fourth game was still at the Knicks' home court. Roy, who had an average performance in the third game, broke out again in this game. He took 31 shots and scored 46 points. Even Kong Bu watched with excitement.

He hasn't had such an amazing outside player for a long time.

The perimeter players that Kombu has owned in recent years, such as Hill, Iguodala, Granger, Artest and others, are certainly not bad, but they have no offensive explosiveness.

Granger is a bit explosive, but unfortunately he can't compare with Roy. (End of chapter)