NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 215 The Interaction between Pierce and Garnett
February 2, two days before the All-Star Weekend.

As the All-Star list has been officially released, some players who failed to make the All-Star list are somewhat dissatisfied.

For example, Pierce of the Raptors also averaged 18 points per game, which is similar to Reed's average, but his other statistics are much better than Reed's. If you only look at the data, he must be more eligible for the All-Star selection than Reed.

Even if you refer to the team's record, the Raptors' record is not much worse than that of the 76ers. They are currently ranked third in the Eastern Conference, and they are only four games away from the 76ers.

It's a pity that as a small forward, he needs to compete with too many opponents. Just on the same team, he has to compete with Carter and Bus. Of course he can't compete with these two.

In addition, there is an unshakable Knicks big boss. Anthony Mason Jr. averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game this season, not much worse than Pierce.

In addition, there is Robinson, the big dog who averaged 22 points and 7 rebounds per game.

Anyway, the competition intensity of forwards in the East is quite high, and Pierce was not selected, which is normal.

He is a proud and proud master, and he won two championships with Kongbu, and he is also a member of the real dynasty.

After Kumbu left, he and Carter formed the twin stars of the forward and defensive lines, and their combat effectiveness was extremely powerful.

It's a pity that because Carter's style of play is more gorgeous and the statistics are better, the fans prefer Carter. Pierce has become the green leaves of the twin stars, and Carter is the protagonist.

"I can only say that there are too many stars in the East, and the background is too deep."

"If I'm in the West, I can at least be an All-Star forward in the West. There's no doubt about it."

When Pierce was interviewed by reporters, when faced with the reporter's question of why he was not selected as an All-Star, he said "really" with a microphone.

This is actually completely unreasonable. The two starting forwards in the West are Duncan and Garnett.

Duncan's status is the same as that of the Big Zhi in the Eastern Conference. They are the absolute core of their respective teams, and the team's record is also very outstanding. The Knicks' record ranks second in the Eastern Conference, and the Spurs are second in the Western Conference.

Even if Pierce is really crazy, he can't say that he is more qualified than Duncan to be the starting forward in the Western Conference.

In this way, it is obvious who he is targeting.

In fact, Garnett is also the absolute core of the team. Now he has the highest salary in the league, which is higher than that of Oban, but the record of the Timberwolves is not very good.

He can still make it to the playoffs, but he is stumbling. This year, he has a high probability of entering the playoffs with the eighth goalkeeper score in the Western Conference.

In terms of personal data, Garnett averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.7 blocks per game. Of course, he is much better than Pierce, but he really doesn't score much more than Pierce.

He didn't score much more than himself, and the team's record was far inferior to his own. Pierce felt that he was really qualified to replace Garnett as the starter.

Even if he wasn't a starter, he wouldn't be unable to make the All-Star team if he was placed in the West.

The reason why he said this was not to say that he had any opinions on Garnett, but to rush into the trap of asking questions from reporters.

After this interview hit the news, Garnett became impatient.

He entered the league in 95 and has been playing for so many years. Finally, in the past two years, he has gradually stabilized his position as a super giant in the Western Conference.

As a result, a miscellaneous hair came out of nowhere and questioned himself?If he doesn't respond, how will he be in this alliance in the future?
Throughout Garnett's entire career, he has been looking for various opportunities to show his toughness, and he can't miss this opportunity now.

"Paul Pierce? Is that the guy who averaged three points per game in the playoffs of the Raptors Dynasty?"

"He doesn't really think that the Raptors Dynasty has anything to do with him, does he? Now you break my legs and send them to the Raptors bench last season, and I can win the championship with the team."

"After Kumbu left, he wouldn't think that there is still that kind of pie on his head, right? To be an All-Star? It's more realistic for him to dream."

"To be honest, I still don't know what Kumbu likes in him until now. It seems that he has no characteristics at all. His breakthrough ability is not strong, his shooting is not strong, he has no rebounds, no organizational skills, and he is not good at defense."

"You said that Combe left the Raptors because he felt that the selection of Pierce was a stain on his career, so he just ran away from the Raptors out of sight and out of mind?"

Garnett is definitely the top trash talker, and these words are extremely murderous.

The point is that he didn't talk nonsense. The Raptors replaced Pierce with a disabled person, which is actually the same dynasty.

And Pierce's personal characteristics are not wrong to use Garnett's words to describe them. Pierce's characteristics are that he has no characteristics at all. He really doesn't seem to be particularly good at anything.

But he is different from those players who can't do anything and have nothing to eat. Although he has no specialties, he is good in all aspects.

So it depends on how you say it. It can be said that Pierce has no specialties, or that Pierce is an all-around fighter.

Pierce is currently most proud of the two achievements, one is to create the Raptors dynasty with the team, the other is being selected by Combe.

As one of the dynasty players, this is naturally an unparalleled honor, but Pierce pays more attention to being selected by Kumbu.

Being selected by Kumbu, and it was still selected by the lottery, it means that the future is promising and he will become a first-line star in the future.

Now that Garnett has belittled his two achievements, Pierce must be impatient.

"Huh? He, a player who hasn't even made it to the second round of the playoffs, deserves to say how many points I scored in the finals?"

"Even if I only scored one point in seven finals, is it still higher than him? And I don't think he has a chance to enter the finals in this life, let alone win the championship."

"As for becoming a dynasty player, heh, maybe he can't even dream of it."

"You say I'm a blemish on Konbu's draft? At least Konbu is willing to use the lottery to draft me, what about you? You're a piece of trash that Konbu doesn't even bother to look at!"

"That's right, Kevin Garnett is rubbish. He doesn't even have the qualifications to play as a substitute in our Raptors. No, he doesn't even have the qualifications to be sent to the Development League."

"You yelled and yelled during the game, what kind of tough guy are you pretending to be? Last season, when you beat the Raptors, you were glared at by Big Ben. You didn't even dare to fart. Is it you? Kevin Garnett."

Pierce is also a master of trash talking, and he also directly exposed Garnett. His words are more vicious than Garnett.

"Kumbu didn't choose me? I entered the league in 95. At that time, Kongbu hadn't even become a coach, not even an assistant!"

"I don't want to conflict with Da Ben, it's because I respect Combe!"

Garnett defended from afar.

"Even if you entered the league earlier than Comb, Comb has made many trades in the past few years, including Payton and other famous stars. Why didn't Comb trade you? It's not because Comb despised you!"

"Is it because you respect Kongbu that you don't conflict with Da Ben? Isn't it because you are afraid of being beaten into a pig's head by Da Ben?"

"Do you dare to bet with me? Under your leadership, the Timberwolves will definitely be in the first round of the playoffs this year?"

Pierce moved out of Combe's trade for Payton a few years ago and continued to belittle Garnett.

Garnett was going crazy, he found that he couldn't beat Pierce at all.

He also clearly knows why he can't beat Pierce. The main reason is that his team's record is too rubbish.

If he also has a championship in his hands, he will definitely not be so passive now. He is far higher than Pierce in terms of statistics and team status, and Pierce, who can definitely spray, is speechless.

"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with such a nobody. I just know that if I entered the league with him, Comb would definitely draft me instead of a player like him who has no characteristics at all."

Garnett will definitely not be stupid enough to really gamble with Pierce, because they are likely to enter the playoffs with the eighth record in the Western Conference this year, and they will encounter a strong Lakers in the first round. There is the slightest possibility of black eight Lakers.

"Dream, you have been playing for so many years now, Kumbu doesn't even want you, so let's talk about you when you were young."

"Isn't the 76ers just short of a top four? Why didn't you see Kongbu trade you?"

Pierce didn't give Garnett any face at all.

The mutual criticism between the two had nothing to do with Kongbu. After all, Kongbu had left the Raptors a long time ago, and everything that happened in the Raptors now has nothing to do with him.

However, when the two men were talking about each other, the name Kongbu appeared very frequently, which also made Kongbu the target of the reporters.

Reporters and fans want to know now, if, as Garnett said, he and Pierce participated in the draft together, who would Combe choose?
On February 2st, the night of the All-Star Game.

After the All-Stars of both sides played, Kong Bu and Zen Master also followed suit.

When Kong Bu entered the arena, he had just finished shaking hands with the Zen master when he was immediately surrounded by reporters rushing up.

The Zen master next to him was neither standing nor walking, with an embarrassed expression on his face, which became the background board.

"Kong, you should have heard about the conflict between Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett a few days ago?"

"Everyone is curious, if these two entered the draft together, who would you choose?"

A reporter asked at the top of his voice.

Of course, Kumbu is more inclined to Pierce emotionally, after all, he is his disciple.

But tonight Garnett is on the scene. He is standing not far away, stretching his neck on his feet and looking this way. Comb is also embarrassed to hit him.

Apparently, the two of them have already lost their faces. If Combe said that he would choose Pierce tonight, then Garnett would probably hate Combe to death, and even have the idea of ​​killing Combe.

Now Comb is much calmer than in the past few years, and Garnett has not offended himself, so there is really no need to push people to death.

Kong Bu couldn't help but burst out laughing when he thought about how these two people would be like glue in the future, and seeing how incompatible they are now.

In fact, Kumbu has not figured out until now why two players with such flamboyant personalities can get together. It may really be that the temptation of the championship is too great, so they have to smooth their edges and corners.

"If both of them participate in the draft? Then I will definitely select both."

Kong Bu said very bachelor, he did not fall into the trap of the reporter at all.

"What if you only have one draft pick?"

"There's only one draft pick? Then I guess the pick is not high. Both of them have high predicted picks. At least they are lottery picks. I can't pick any of them."

"What if your draft pick is the No. [-] pick?"

"Is it the No. [-] lottery? Then I will definitely pick the No. [-] pick. Can't I choose Shaq or Yao Ming?"

"This is the 1998 draft, and the No. [-] pick is Olowokandi."

"Oh? Then I'll choose Mike Bibby. My team must be lacking a point guard. Of course I want to choose a point guard."

"Your team has no shortage of point guards. You have Nash, Kidd, Payton, Iverson and all types of top point guards."

"Is it like this? Then I still don't choose anyone. I have so many super point guards in my hand. I just take a few and trade them. There are mature stars to use. Why should I use new players?"

"No, these point guards can't be traded, you can only use rookies."

"Hey, you're an interesting reporter, did Stern send you here?"

Kong Bu raised his eyebrows and asked the reporter in front of him.

The reporter nearly drove Combe crazy. He swore he had never had such a painful interview in his life.

After asking questions for a long time, I found nothing useful.

Kong Bu looked at the reporter with a livid face and chuckled in his heart. If there was a sloppy eye event in the Olympic Games, he would definitely be the world champion. You little reporter, you want to get rid of me too?

Seeing this posture, the other reporters also thought of knocking on the side to dig out some information from Kong Bu, but unfortunately they all came back in vain. How could Kong Bu let them succeed.

No way, the reporters can only ask some innocuous questions.

For example, ask who has the best chance to win the MVP of this All-Star Game, or who can win the game in the East and West.

There is nothing to hide about this kind of problem. Kumbu simply said that Iverson or Yao Ming have the greatest chance of winning the MVP.

After a while, the reporters left angrily.

Garnett let out a long sigh of relief. Looking at the expressions of the reporters, he must have not asked anything.

What he is most afraid of is that Comb is biased towards his disciple Pierce, telling reporters that he will choose Pierce instead of Garnett, and then he will be completely disgraced. It is estimated that Pierce will seize this opportunity and spray him for more than ten years. .

Now Comb didn't say anything, and Garnett felt infinite gratitude to Comb in his heart.

Although he didn't have a bad feeling for Combo before, he didn't have a good opinion of him either. Arrogant people don't like people who are more arrogant than themselves. In Garnett's eyes, Combe is an extremely arrogant person.

After what happened just now, Garnett couldn't help fantasizing in his heart.

If I was not a high school draft pick, but played in the NCAA for two years, and then participated in the draft in 1997, if I was really selected by Kumbu, how terrible would my current achievements be?
A member of the dynasty, with three championship rings in his hand, can at least win one MVP, one FMVP, one AMVP, and various other honors. How dare a young man like Pierce jump out and humiliate himself? !

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and he even wondered whether he should have a good contact with Kong Bu, in case he really had the opportunity to play under him in the future?
(End of this chapter)