NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 190 Barkley's Last Stand

Group A of the Olympic group stage finally ushered in the focus of this Olympic Games.

The Chinese men's basketball team played against the dream team.

This is not only a battle of focus in China, but also in the United States and the world, because these two teams are regarded as the favorites to win the championship this season.

The Tianchao men's basketball team had influence in the world basketball world before, but not much.

At least not many people paid attention to the Chinese men's basketball team before Kumbu's rise and before Dazhi and Daba were brought to the NBA.

But now it is different, with Kumbu as the coach of the dynasty leading the team, the team has the overlord of the NBA, Da Zhi, and the core power forward of the dynasty.

In addition, there is Yao Ming, the new top scorer, and Ah Lian, who shines in this Olympic Games.

This Chinese men's basketball team has become the focus of attention from all sides.

However, most people still think that the Dream Team is stronger. After all, the Tianchao men's basketball team is stronger in these four points. Compared with the overall lineup, the difference between the Dream Team is too much.

"Kong, why do you scare me every time?"

After seeing Kong Bu, Tang Shuai said this out of nowhere.

The second monk Kong Buzhang couldn't figure out what Tang Shuai was talking about.

"Rudy, I remember that Hakeem's contract has only one season left. What are you going to do when his contract ends?"

Combe asked curiously.

He has infinite affection for Tang Shuai, and he seems to chat casually. If there is something that can help Tang Shuai, Kong Bu doesn't mind lending a hand.

"I don't know, I asked the boss what kind of contract he will give Hakeem after the end of next season."

"In the end, he didn't say anything. Hakeem may want to play for a few more years, but unfortunately he is destined to not be able to get a decent contract in the Rockets."

"After he leaves the Rockets, the Rockets can only rebuild." Tang Shuai sighed.

He has coached the Rockets for quite a few years, and he has had glory and troughs. Seeing the Rockets he built with his own hands will be completely disintegrated, of course he feels very uncomfortable.

Kong Bu nodded, the rocket boss is indeed a stingy master, even if he has a little bit of conscience, he will not let Dameng go far away.

Under normal circumstances, Dameng will leave the Rockets next season and sign a three-year 3 million contract with the Raptors.

Is this contract expensive?In fact, it is not expensive at all, with an average annual salary of 600 million, not to mention that Da Meng still has some combat power, but he has no combat power at all. Considering that he has devoted 17 years of youth to the Rockets, the Rockets should not give Da Meng Dream about this contract.

"By the way, has Charles contacted you recently?"

"Charles? Which Charles?" Combe asked wondering.

"Sir Charles of course, Barkley, he told me he didn't want to end his career like that."

"He still wants to hit the championship one last time."

"But he doesn't want to go to the Raptors, because after going to the Raptors, he can't let Battelle play him as a substitute."

"So I recommend him to go to you."

Tang Shuai said with a smile.

Kong Bu was speechless, what is this called?Barkley hasn't retired yet, and he still wants to win the championship.

In the middle of last season, Barkley suffered a lot of injuries and was directly reimbursed for the season, which also caused the Rockets to not make the playoffs at all.

Everyone thought he was going to retire, but he turned back again.

Kumbu was busy leading the team to play games recently, and some unfamiliar numbers on his mobile phone were not answered at all, and most of them were called by Barkley.

Barkley was indeed strong enough in his peak period, but now after all, it is not what it used to be. At such an age, what do you sign for yourself?
"Rudy, you will really give me trouble." Kongbu said with a wry smile.

Tang Shuai waved his hand, "Actually, I have always felt that you are the most suitable coach to coach Charles."

"So without even thinking about it, I recommended the 76ers you coached to him this time."

"Oh? It's me? How do you say that?"

"Ahem, both of you like to use violence to solve problems, and you both offend others with your poisonous tongue. It would be a pity not to cooperate."

"And you 76ers really need Charles, the Lakers are about to sign Karl Malone, you should know?"

Tang Shuai didn't say much, but the meaning in his words was clear enough.

Whether Malone hates Konbu, of course he hates it to the point of itch. Now that Konbu has left the Raptors, he doesn't have big men like Ben and Bus under his command.

In the game against the Lakers, if Malone has an elbow, Comb really can't do anything about him.

Now that Barkley is here, it's not a bad thing. Since he plays for the 76ers and wants to win the championship, he can't just watch Malone do evil.

In addition, Barkley played for the Philadelphia 76ers for the first eight years of his career. It can be said that the 76ers are his home team. It is a gimmick to bring him back, at least it can attract more fans' attention.

Kumbu is now the general manager of the team. In addition to the record, he also has to consider the team's profitability.

If you want to make a profit, of course the higher the attention, the better.

After contemplating for a moment, Kumbu nodded and said, "Rudy, what you said makes sense."

"That said, I have to thank you, you are farther than I thought."

"After tonight's game, I'll give Charles a call."

Tang Shuai waved his hand, "You're welcome, buddy, we've known each other for so many years, and I have to thank you for never being rude to me."

This sounded like an old couple chatting, the old woman was grateful that the old man didn't domestically abuse her.

During the warm-up of the players on both sides, Kumbu sat on the sidelines and chatted with the players from time to time.

Kumbu is certainly no stranger to the players of the dream team, and Carter is his disciple.

As for young players like Ray Allen and Raheem, the relationship with Combe has always been good.

The real relationship is not good, I am afraid it is the Heat's internal and external partners, that is, Mourning and Tim Hardaway.

Big Zhi is chatting with his teammate Houston, who is the king of the field. Houston has a good personality and has always gotten along well with Big Zhi.

"Boss, after the next season, do you think Mr. Glenn will renew my contract or Pierce?"

Carter sat beside Combe and asked with a sad face.

The Raptors can renew two max-salary contracts after the end of next season, but the contracts of four players expire. The bus must occupy a spot. It has nothing to do with whether he is from the Chinese dynasty, mainly because he is an insider.

Next, Pierce and Carter can only renew one contract.

"Then I don't know. I can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing and affect Glenn's judgment." Combe didn't want to get involved in the current affairs of the Raptors. He didn't want to make it difficult for Lun.

Although Comb left the Raptors, the Raptors team has already been deeply branded by him. If he tells the Raptors to renew Pierce or Carter, Sharon can only do so, and it is impossible to follow Combe did the opposite.

It is precisely because of this that Kongbu didn't want to talk nonsense, after all, he is now the coach of the 76ers.

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After a while, the game on the court officially started.

Tang Shuai looked a little anxious, pacing back and forth on the sidelines, probably worried about losing.

Tonight is only a group match, but even if it is a group match, it can be seen whether it is a mule or a horse. If the dream team loses to the Tianchao team tonight, and they meet in the final later, the Tianchao team will occupy their minds advantage, which is bad for the Dream Team.

Before going on the field, Kong Bu did not forget to give the generals a good shot.

"Dayao, you are playing against Mourning tonight, don't think too much, he is not as scary as you think."

"As long as you can display your normal strength, he is not your opponent."

Kumbu is most worried about Yao Ming, which is actually the key to winning the Dream Team.

As long as the inside can play an advantage, then everything is easy to say.

Yao Ming nodded solemnly, with a solemn expression, and he also knew that he would meet the strongest opponent in his life next.

Mourning's reputation and status are not as good as those of O'Pang, but he is also well-known. The fifth center out of the four major centers, even has the feat of overpowering O'Pang to be selected for the first team. No one should underestimate such an opponent.

"Boss, you may have to face Garnett most of the time tonight. You have played against him many times and know the characteristics of the opponent."

"Anyway, try to squeeze him out as far as possible from the basket."

"Dazhi, I won't tell you too much. You have a lot of experience and know what to do on the field."

"Old Hu, try to use the pick-and-rolls of Big Zhi or Ah Lian on the court. Their tall pick-and-rolls are absolutely wasteful if they are not used well."

Kumbu didn't exaggerate. Why are tall perimeter players such a headache? In addition to their ability to form a dislocation advantage in shooting, their tall stature also has miraculous effects in pick-and-rolls.

Lao Hu is now enjoying the pick-and-roll of two big players, Big Zhi and A Lian. He may be the happiest outside shooter in history.

"A Lian, let's go to the basket tonight, shoot if you can, and pass the ball to Dayao or the bus if you can't."

"If the two of them don't have space to catch the ball, then you can pass the ball to Da Zhi or Lao Hu on the outside."

"You're the backcourt engine of this team, the big V8."

Kong Bu gave instructions to each of the five tiger generals of the Celestial Dynasty.

After playing, Da Zhi succeeded in jumping the ball, and the Tianchao team started to attack.

Bearing in mind Kumbu's words, Ah Lian started to speed up at the midfield line and rushed towards the penalty area.

Kidd is the starter of Dream Team tonight. His defensive habit is to stand outside the three-point line and wait for the opponent. He did the same tonight. What madman?The midfield line started to rush?
As Ah Lian rushed towards the penalty area, Da Zhi followed closely behind and ran towards the penalty area.

Ah Lian, who was in possession of the ball, had just reached the free throw line and was about to shoot a jumper.

It's a pity that the ball failed to make a shot. Dazhi under the basket took the rebound first and Garnett.

After the rebound was taken down, Da Zhi raised the ball high and hit it directly, raising the ball above his head and throwing a mid-range shot.

It failed again.

Ah Lian used the impact of his body to take off the rebound again before Mourning, and then took advantage of the opportunity when Mourning had just landed, jumped directly and completed a dunk on Mourning's head.

The fans at the scene gasped, the Tianchao team understood the FIBA ​​rules.

Some players in the NBA are killing all sides in the league, but once they enter the FIBA ​​arena, their combat power immediately declines rapidly. The main reason is that the rules are too different.

FIBA's three-second zone is smaller than the NBA, and there is no three-second defense, which leads to extremely crowded inside. Yao Ming and the bus can stay in the penalty area without moving, without even thinking about three-second defense.

And A Lian and Dazhi can also rush to the basket at any time to participate in rebounding or offense.

It is equivalent to saying that the Tianchao team has four insiders and two insiders in the dream team, and there is a short insider like Mourning.

Generally speaking, playing FIBA ​​games is beneficial to those outside shooters, such as Ray Allen, because the inside is too crowded and they don't have to squeeze inside.

It is cruel to those outside players who rely on breakthroughs to make a living. For example, Iverson is so crowded inside. Defensive goal.

This is why Combe thinks that Kidd doesn't have much effect on FIBA, at least he doesn't have much effect on the offensive end.

This is true for outside players, but the same is true for inside players. FIBA ​​rules are conducive to insiders with baskets like Yao Ming and Da Zhi, and are also conducive to insiders like Lao Sa and Miller who can pass the ball, but not conducive to Howard and Mourning. This kind of beastly center is even more unfavorable to players such as Dampier who can only rely on eating cakes to attack.

In one-on-one situations, the Beast players are really powerful, using their physical fitness to crush their opponents.

But there are a lot of people under the basket, he can push one, but can't push two, not to mention that the Tianchao team is not two, but four.

In addition, there are too many people at the basket, no matter how top point guards are, it is impossible to accurately pass the ball to players like Dampier.

Mourning was already dizzy in this offensive round just now, he didn't know who to defend at all.

It's the offensive turn of the Dream Team.

Carter received Kidd's pass and looked embarrassed.

He played the third position on the court, directly facing Big Zhi.

I feel that with my own speed and flexibility, I am completely able to pass Big Zhi and then rush to the basket.

But at the basket, Yao Ming and the bus were standing there, and he was not a god, so he could dunk on the heads of these two.

And if he doesn't hit the basket, he shoots in front of Da Zhi?This is another outrageous thing.

Comb has already made arrangements. When he played the Philadelphia 76ers, in order to limit Iverson, he used defensive tactics to prevent penetration and not prevent shots.

Tonight is just the opposite, anti-shot not anti-burst.

If these outside stars of the dream team can rush to the basket and score points on Yao Ming or the head of the bus, Kumbu will not feel wronged even if he loses.

Carter moved slowly outside the three-point line with the ball. When Ray Allen gradually approached, he suddenly accelerated, trying to use Ray Allen's pick-and-roll to make a three-point shot.

It's a pity that he still underestimated Da Zhi's speed.

Due to his height, Dazhi is not good at turning and moving laterally, but he has no pressure to defend against this sudden speed increase with the help of a small player's pick-and-roll shot.

The moment Carter shot, Da Zhi also jumped up.

It didn't block the shot, but it was only a slight difference. The distance between the fingertip and the basketball may be less than one centimeter.

"boom!"

Carter's shot failed to score.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew his whistle and blew the whistle directly to Mourning, who made a defensive foul at the basket.

Mourning looked confused, foul?When did you commit a foul?

If it weren't for the Olympic Games he is playing now, he would start to suspect that he had encountered the home whistle.

I'm just a normal physical confrontation, can this also be whistled?
In fact, this is why it is difficult for brutalist centers to rule in FIBA. In the NBA, they can rely on their strength to find physical confrontations everywhere, without worrying about referees calling fouls.

In FIBA, physical confrontation is rejected. Mourning is used to playing in the NBA, and looking for physical confrontation has become a conditioned reflex.

It's time for the Tianchao team to have the ball again. This time it's still the engine. Ah Lian rushed forward from the midfield line, but this time when he rushed near the three-point line, he found that Da Zhi was in a good position, so he jumped up and passed the ball Big Zhi.

After receiving the ball, Dazhi didn't rush to make a shot, and let Ah Lian continue to take two steps toward the penalty area without the ball before he made a three-pointer in front of Carter.

FIBA's three-point line is half a meter shorter than the NBA's. Dazhi is good at long-range shooting, and he is still very sure of this position.

Even if they failed to score, Ah Lian had already rushed to the basket. At this time, a 3V2 situation was formed under the basket. It must be that the Tianchao team has the advantage in rebounding.

"Shh!"

Accurate three-point hit.

Tang Shuai's face turned green, things were troublesome, and the Tianchao team was even more difficult to deal with than he thought.

(End of this chapter)