NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 209 Yao Sha Showdown
Comb was very satisfied with Reed's crazy three-point performance.

After playing tonight's game, Reed's self-confidence has obviously improved a lot, which will be very good for his future development.

At present, there are not many players available in the hands of Comb, and he does not want to miss any improvement in combat power. Reid can carry the backbone of the outside offensive end, which is undoubtedly a good thing for the 76ers.

In the evening of the next day, Combe sat in his office and checked the 76ers' financial report for this month.

Now that Kumbu is the general manager, of course he has to pay attention to the team's profitability.

The indicator that any team pays most attention to is actually the sales of season tickets. The better the sales of season tickets, the greater the team's profit margin.

When Kumbu first came to the 76ers, the 76ers sold a wave of season tickets, selling a total of [-] sets.

If it were in previous years, it would be good for the 76ers to sell [-] sets.

Not only has the sales skyrocketed, but the price has also increased a lot. Last season's season ticket price was 3500 US dollars, and this season it has been raised to 5000 US dollars. Sales are still booming.

One month after the start of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers had the best record in the league, Yao Ming and others put up horrifying statistics, and season tickets sold out again.

At present, the 76ers have sold more than 1 sets of season tickets, and they are also the third team in NBA history to sell more than [-] season tickets.

The first two are of course the Knicks and the Lakers.

Season ticket revenue alone is as high as more than 5000 million U.S. dollars, and the 76ers are undoubtedly a bloody year this year.

This is the influence of Kumbu. What he can bring to the team is not only the record and glory, but also real dollars.

"Dong dong dong."

Someone knocked on the door outside the office.

Two old men, Meschery and Newman, walked into Combe's office together.

"Kong, Boston called me this morning and asked me if I had any thoughts on becoming their head coach."

Newman spoke first, his old face flushed, he didn't know whether it was because of excitement or shame.

He just jumped out of the fire pit of the Washington Wizards, and it has only been a few days since he returned to Combe's hands.

"Oh? Good thing, what did you say?" Kong Bu didn't mind at all, and asked in surprise.

He wished that each of his teaching assistants could excel.

"I said think about it, but I'm not here to listen to your opinion."

"I'm really afraid to live the same life in Washington again, Kong, do you think I should go?"

Of course, Newman wanted to go, mainly because the contract offered by Lu Kai this time was very generous, with an annual salary of 300 million U.S. dollars, which is a real coach's salary.

But he felt that he was going just like that, and he was very sorry for Kongbu, so he simply asked Kongbu for his opinion.

If Kongbu said he could go, then he would go, and if Kongbu said he could not, then he would reluctantly give up the annual salary of 300 million US dollars.

The annual salary of 300 million is indeed very attractive, but it is hard to say how many years you will be able to do it.

And if he stays with Kongbu, it will cost $80 million a year. As long as Kongbu is in this league for one day, he will not lose his job.

"Then what else is there to consider, of course we will go."

"Boston's current foundation is very weak, but fortunately, their boss is much better than the boss of the Wizards, and they are not the kind of villains who are greedy for profit."

"Even if Pitino led the team to such a ghostly state, he could still serve as general manager and coach for three years. Their boss is already benevolent enough."

"The next few years will be considered draft years, so feel free to go, there will definitely be outstanding rookies."

Kumbu is sincerely happy for Newman. Being able to coach a giant like Lukai is definitely the dream of most coaches.

"Okay, since you said you can go, then I will go."

"I hope that the time I can do this time will be longer." Newman said with a long sigh of relief.

Combe looked at Meschery who came in with Newman again, and asked curiously: "Old man, you won't be poached too, right?"

Meschery who asked this question also blushed and nodded silently.

He felt that the past two years were like a dream. He was just a high school teacher, writing poems and engaging in artistic creation from time to time.

In the end, I didn't know how to do it and became an assistant coach, and now I don't know how to do it, a team invited me to be the coach.

It was like a dream.

"It seems that I really hit the spot, which team is it?"

Combe asked curiously.

"Nuggets, after Fitch left last season, they invited Issel to coach. The situation is not ideal."

Issel is also Dan Issel. His No. 44 jersey was retired by the Nuggets and he is a super star in the history of the Nuggets.

A good player does not necessarily have to be a good coach, and Issel really interpreted this sentence.

The foundation of the Nuggets is very good. Even if Wu Sheng leaves, they still have a lot of strong players such as Camby and Duron in the team. Unfortunately, under the leadership of Issel, the Nuggets only played in the Western Conference for a month after the start of the new season. Ninth record.

The team's record is so embarrassing, not to mention the famous players in the history of the team, even the boss's own father is useless, and he has to pack up and get out of class.

Meschery entered the Nuggets' vision at this time.

In terms of qualifications, Meschery's qualifications are actually not much worse than Issel's. The two are stars of the same era, but Issel is a super giant, and Meschery is an ordinary star.

In addition, the relationship between Meschery and Combe is also the main reason why they want to hire Meschery.

The reason why the Nuggets have been able to rise in the past two years is not because of the friendship between the old Fitch and Kongbu, which made Kongbu lend a helping hand.

Now that old Fitch has retired, this relationship is almost broken.

Of course, the Nuggets didn't want to stop, so they simply dug Meschery over. Anyway, no matter how bad his coaching ability is, he won't be worse than Denzel.

It was actually the same reason that Lukai wanted to hire Newman.

The teams that have been involved with Konbu in these years have more or less gained some benefits, especially the Green Kai's record is extremely poor. Their next draft pick is very high, and they need Konbu's help.

"The Nuggets are good, and they can be regarded as old friends."

"They have a good foundation, and with a little adjustment, their record will definitely not be much worse."

"Old man, don't worry, you can contact me at any time if you have anything to do."

Combe knew that Meschery was not confident, so he spoke to reassure him.

The three chatted in the office for a long time, and Kong Bu felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. Now the two are going to coach the Green Kai and the Nuggets. In this way, there are already four coaches in the league belonging to his faction.

The Warriors' Ma Long, the Grizzlies' Ma Hong, the Nuggets' Meschery and the Green Kai's Newman.

In the future, Adelman Jr. and Saunders Jr. of the Timberwolves will also step onto the stage of the coach sooner or later.

"Two more left. It seems that we really need to recruit a few assistant coaches." Originally, his coaching staff was small, but now two more left, making the situation worse.

Little Adelman became the only soldier under Comb.

It is still unknown when the old Adelman will call his son back.

……

In the next half month, the 76ers played seven games and lost three of them.

The reason why the winning rate has dropped so sharply is that Kombu rested Yao Ming in these three games.

Since Yao Ming entered the league, Kongbu has actually been paying attention to the health value in his attribute panel.

After the [-]-year-old game, Yao Ming's health dropped a bit, and he was only in his early [-]s, probably because he played too much that night.

After playing two more games, Yao Ming's health value continued to decline, until it dropped to only 73 points.

The health value of 73 points is still within the safety line, and the risk of injury is not very great, but Kumbu definitely did not dare to take risks, so he took Yao Ming to rest.

When Yao Ming was unable to play, the 76ers' combat power dropped by more than two levels.

First of all, because Iverson didn't respond to the inside, he became the lonely hero of the previous seasons.

The second is that the team's rebounds cannot be guaranteed. After all, Barkley and Oakley are old, and Ratliff himself is not good at rebounding.

Finally, there is a lack of endpoints inside, and the team's overall offensive efficiency has dropped a lot.

From the three games lost, one can clearly feel the importance of Yao Ming to the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers with Yao Ming are the league's superpowers, without which they can only be regarded as a second-rate team.

In addition to not wanting Yao Ming to get injured, the reason why Kumbu had to rest in rotation was because he wanted Yao Ming to recharge his batteries and prepare for the next game against the Lakers.

This game may be the most important game of the regular season for the 76ers so far this season.

If the 76ers can reach the finals, then their opponent has at least an [-]% probability of being the Lakers.

And the Yao-shark duel also made Kong Bu full of expectations.

"I've been waiting for this game for at least two months. Now that the league has issued rules restricting shark-slashing tactics, Comb has nothing to do with me."

"I'm going to score 50 points on Kumbu, no, 60 points!"

Ao Pang has suffered a lot from Kong Bu in recent years, at least he feels so.

During the offseason, Stern issued a rule to limit the tactics of hacking sharks. Like later generations, he cannot foul players without the ball in the last 2 minutes of each game.

This is the confidence that Ao Pang dared to speak out.

"That fat guy likes to talk big. When I was 37 years old, I met him in the playoffs and scored 24 points and 14 rebounds per game on his head."

"Of course Yao Ming is much better than when I was 37 years old. I have a hunch that Yao Ming can at least score 60 points and 30 rebounds on that fat man tonight."

Barkley can't beat Malone in his career, but he has almost no disadvantages against O'Neal.

In 99, he was in the Rockets and encountered the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

虽说火箭最后被湖人3:1淘汰了，可巴克利的表现堪称惊艳，36岁的年纪还能场均轰下24分14篮板。

However, Dameng and Pippen are a bit behind.

Pippen shot the highest in the team, with a shooting percentage of 32%. He staged embarrassing performances of 7-for-0 and 23-for-6. Dameng's shooting percentage was acceptable, averaging 42% per game, which is not particularly bad, but he averaged only 7 rebounds, as many rebounds as Kobe Bryant, the old dream was abused by the sharks.

If the two of them fought normally, it might not be Ao Pang who had the last laugh.

Right now, the 76ers are strong and strong, at least in Barkley's mind, they are much stronger than the Rockets in 99. He didn't take the Lakers seriously at all.

The game has not yet started, and the two big speakers in the two teams have already started talking.

"Should I also say a few words? Shout out to that fat man?"

At the pre-match press conference, seeing Barkley talking so happily, Kumbu asked Yao Ming beside him in a low voice in Mandarin.

"No, I can't call out."

"I'm not so worried about that fat man, but about Malone."

"As the old saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't bark. Malone has hardly been interviewed since he went to the Lakers. Who knows if he is holding back bad water."

Yao Ming also chatted with Kong Bu in Mandarin.

Anyway, Barkley's mouth is like a repeater, and no one else can get in his mouth.

"That's right, dogs that bite people don't bark, but you don't have to worry too much. He is a greasy and wretched person. He was suspended by Stern for almost an entire season last time. This time he will not be too blatant."

"We just need to play our own ball well, and pay a little attention on the court."

Combe said softly.

Yao Ming nodded, since Kong Bu said he was fine, he was relieved.

He was elbowed by Artest before and felt uncomfortable for several days. This was only Artest's elbow, and it was not at the same level as Malone's elbow.

If Ma Long elbowed him, Yao Ming felt that he might have to be sent to the ICU like Da Zhi.

……

At 07:30 in the evening, players from both sides warmed up on the field.

Malone acted calmly, showing that this was just an ordinary regular season, but unfortunately, he still betrayed his true thoughts by glancing at Combe from time to time.

He hated Kongbu so much that he gritted his teeth. If killing people was not illegal, he might really shoot Kongbu with a gun.

In the previous finals, he was beaten to death by Kumbu.

Later, his parent team, the Jazz, was blackmailed by Combe.

Now that he is joining the Lakers, it doesn't matter to him whether he is a champion or not. What he really wants is to prevent Comb from winning the championship.

"Phil, my old buddy."

"There shouldn't be any unpleasant conflicts on the field tonight, right?"

Kong Bu approached the Zen master and asked with a smile on his face.

The corner of Zen Master's mouth twitched, how should he answer this question?His control over the Lakers players is not that strong. Whether there will be conflicts on the court, he, the coach, can't control it at all.

"Kong, as long as you don't mess around, I don't think there should be conflicts." The Zen master said with a frown.

"That's good, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"If something happens to my players, even if I try my best not to make the playoffs this season, I will definitely drag you Lakers into the water."

"Believe me, I have a lot of ways to make you Lakers feel overwhelmed."

Kong Bu's voice was not loud, but it made the hairs on the Zen master's back stand on end.

Having dealt with Kong Bu for so many years, Zen Master knew Kong Bu very well. This man is a lunatic. If he really misses him, he will definitely end badly.

(End of this chapter)