NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 239 Trash Talk Still Depends on Miller

After the game, John Lucas specially invited Combe to have a supper.

On the one hand, it is to thank Comb for taking care of his son in the training camp. His full name is actually Lucas II, and his son is Lucas III.

On the other hand, I want to ask Kumbu about how to adjust the lineup. This game is the first game of the new season for the Cavaliers, and the result is a bit ugly.

Although the opponent is the defending champion Philadelphia 76ers, it is normal to lose, but the Cavaliers did not show any bright spots throughout the game.

Generally weak teams either have bad defense and passable offense, or have bad offense and passable defense. The offense and defense like the Cavaliers are rubbish, which is relatively rare.

"What's wrong with the Cavaliers' lineup? Old man, when you were in Philadelphia, you had a deep understanding of lineup construction. Why did you lose yourself a bit after you came to the Cavaliers?"

"There is an old saying in our celestial dynasty that those who know the current affairs..."

"Wrong, the authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders are clear."

"It's normal that you don't see the knight's problem now."

Combe chewed a steak, and said to John Lucas, who looked like he was asking for advice.

"Actually, there is no solution to the knight's problem at all, and it cannot be solved by anyone else."

"The defensive end is too soft. Now that the new season has just started, I can conclude that you have conceded at least 110 points per game this season."

"There is no absolute end point on the offensive end. All you can do is shoot, even the center is no exception. Winning or losing depends on the touch."

"Unless you change all five starters now, the Cavaliers have already booked the bottom three in the Eastern Conference this season."

Kong Bu said vaguely.

Lucas sighed. Comb's words had almost declared the Cavaliers' death sentence. At the same time, what good could happen to him as the head coach?It is very likely that next season will have to pack up and leave.

He is now starting to regret choosing the path of basketball.

When he entered the University of Maryland, he was a well-known basketball and tennis star in the United States. However, tennis made less money at that time, and it was not as stable as basketball. As long as he could enter the NBA, he would be able to get a stable guarantee contract, so he chose The way of basketball.

Who would have thought that decades later, the money earned by top tennis stars is even more than that of ordinary NBA stars.

……

After playing the Cavaliers, Combe led the generals to continue to sit at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.

As one of the teams with the lowest market value in the league, the Bucks have spent a lot of money on the lineup in recent years, and the lineup is not bad. Unfortunately, there are too many strong players in the Eastern Conference, which makes them seem less conspicuous.

In the east side, Comb has been messed up. The 76ers, Knicks and Raptors are all three teams that can definitely be called powerful teams. In some eras of general strength, they all have a chance Create a dynasty level.

With such three Eastern teams suppressing, how can the Bucks look strong.

After chatting with his old friend George Karl for more than an hour, the game officially started, and Combe sent a very strange lineup with a smile.

Center Dalembert, the two forwards are Yao Ming and Kirilenko, and the two guards are Miller and Iverson.

Yao Ming was really placed on the outside by Kong Bu.

George Carl was shocked. He didn't know what Combe was going to do. He only knew that there must be monsters when things go wrong. Combe's weird arrangement must have his own reasons.

Iverson and Reggie Miller also heard that Yao Ming was going to try a three-pointer tonight, and they were all full of anticipation at the moment.

They also knew that three-pointers could never be Yao Ming's regular offensive weapon, and this game was more of an entertainment nature.

Even if it was for entertainment, Yao Ming was still a little nervous. He was afraid that if he really missed shots one after another, and the team lost again, he would have to take the blame.

The Philadelphia 76ers really don't care if they win or lose in the regular season, but Yao Ming doesn't want to become a war criminal who loses.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

The starters from both sides were on the field, and Combe glanced at the Bucks' starting lineup.

Compared with last season, there is almost no change. The backcourt is still a trident lineup, namely the alien Cassel, the gentleman sword Ray Allen and the big dog Robinson.

For the frontcourt, there are some changes. The fourth position is the old New York ghost Anthony Mason Jr., and the fifth position is the white center Joel Pulzbila selected by the Bucks in the 2000 draft.

This white center left a deep impression on Kumbu. He looks fair and clean, and his face looks like an honest child.

Even the tattoos on his body are very kawaii, with cartoon versions of little people, giving people the feeling of a big boy next door.

But this guy was really ruthless when he went crazy. He boxed boxing champion Tyson Chandler on the field in the future and fined the league. It was a real fight. An old punch stunned Chandler.

It's a pity that being able to play is indeed able to play, but the strength is too weak. Except for the defensive end, there are almost no bright spots in other aspects.

Dalembert succeeded in jumping the ball, and Iverson started to organize the offense after grabbing the ball.

After reaching the frontcourt, Yao Ming stood outside the three-point line, which made George Karl's heart flutter even more. Yao Ming's position was obviously very strange.

The big dog stepped forward and looked at Yao Ming's height, feeling extremely painful.

He looked at his teammate Anthony Mason Jr. After all, he is the fourth position, but he also thought about the height of Mason Jr., which is 201 cm like his own, so what is the difference between him and Mason Jr. when switching defenses.

Yao Ming took a deep breath, and directly threw a three-pointer in front of the big dog.

The big dog has already jumped up and tried to block the shot, but unfortunately the height gap between the two sides is no longer a simple dislocation advantage.

After he jumped up, he looked like a crazy monkey trying to climb a tree.

"Shh!"

Yao Ming's first three-point attempt went straight into it.

This is the first three-pointer he made in his NBA career and the first three-pointer he made.

"Pretty!"

"Perfect three points!"

"Yes, it turns out that our Dayao is also a great pitcher."

The teammates on the field encouraged him one after another. Because Yao Ming is very gentle, the teammates didn't usually make nasty jokes with him, and they always focused on encouragement.

George Karl stood on the sidelines and his eyeballs were about to pop out. What did he see?
Seeing a super-tall, super-heavy center at seven-foot-six, go outside and shoot a [-]?And put it in?

This feeling is even more absurd than O'Pang running to the three-point line and shooting a three-pointer.

He originally thought that Yao Ming was on the perimeter to do a pick-and-roll, and wondered what new tactics Comb wanted to try.

As a result, there was no tactics to speak of on the court, that is, Iverson controlled the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Yao Ming to shoot a three-pointer.

George Karl hurriedly called a timeout. He was impatient and couldn't wait a few more minutes to observe the situation on the field.

After returning from the timeout, he took Mason Jr. down and replaced him with Mason Jr.

That's right, there are two little Masons in the Bucks.

One is Anthony Mason Jr., and the other is Desmond Mason, who was in the same class as Yao Ming. Because he is younger than the other Mason, he is also called Mason Jr.

The former is an old ghost from New York, he behaves like a member of a gangster on the court, and the latter is also a well-known brutalist player. He even hugged and threw Yao Ming on the court, which was also the biggest loss Yao Ming suffered in his NBA career.

The main reason why Karl made this arrangement is that Anthony Mason Jr. is more like a blue collar. His ability on the offensive end is far inferior to that of Desmond Mason. forward.

As an experienced coach, Carl Sr. quickly realized the disadvantage of Yao Ming's striker, that is, his pace was too slow and he couldn't keep up with the opponent's offensive pace.

Since it is difficult to defend against Yao Ming's three-pointer, then simply use offense to defeat the opponent.

"Shh!"

Yao Ming has already made two of three three-pointers in the opening game. At this time, his face is full of happy smiles. This way of scoring is too easy.

Take three shots at random and earn six points.

If it is placed under the basket, if he wants to get the six points, he may have to use all his energy.

Almost every round of offense at the basket has to fight crazy hand-to-hand with the opponent. It is not easy to score goals.

However, Yao Ming's side scored easily, and Carl's arrangement also had a very good effect. After Mason came on the court, he scored four points in a row. How could Yao Ming keep up with the footsteps of this authentic beastly small forward.

The situation on the court is almost a tie.

Kumbu didn't care either. Seeing Yao Ming's happy face, he asked him to play for the first half. If he really didn't want to lose, he played normally in the second half.

With the lineup of the Philadelphia 76ers, if they played normally, even if they trailed by [-] points in the first half, they would definitely have a great chance to turn defeat into victory in the second half.

Halfway through the first quarter, Combe called a timeout.

"It's amazing, Yao, you've scored 4 three-pointers in half a quarter. You are definitely the center with the best three-point ability."

"Yes, it seems that among the centers over seven feet tall, no one is more accurate than you on three-pointers."

"I saw the boy defending Yao Ming, his face was full of despair, and I was also desperate. The difference in height is more than 20 centimeters. How can I defend against it?"

All the generals praised Yao Ming one after another.

Yao Ming quickly waved his hands, "It's just for fun, it's not as exaggerated as you said."

"Big three-point shooters, there are too many players better than me. There are several in the league, such as the Knicks' Big Zhi, and the Mavericks' Dirk."

"However, the feeling of making three-pointers is really exciting. It's just that I can't keep up with that kid defensively, and I keep getting scored by him. I'm a little uncomfortable."

The kid Yao Ming was talking about was Desmond Mason.

Reggie Miller laughed loudly, "Yao, you need to use your brain to play, no, you need to use your mouth."

"Do you want the other party to stop running and confront you head-on? Then move your mouth more."

"Let me teach you a few words of rubbish. I guarantee that after you tell that kid, he will definitely fight you with red eyes."

After all, the old troll Miller actually lay down next to Yao Ming's ear and began to whisper.

It seems that his trash talking is some kind of martial arts secret book, and he doesn't want outsiders to learn it secretly, but he still whispers about this kind of thing.

"Reggie, tell us to listen to it together? Let us learn too."

"It happens that we have a lot of newcomers in the team, and we need you to train them."

Little Adelman smiled at Miller.

Trash talk is part of the game, and a player with a lot of trash talk may have to improve his defensive effect by another 20.00%.

There are almost no players known for their defense who are not good at trash talking. Of course, there are exceptions. Gerrard in the 76ers and the robot Leonard of later generations are not very good at trash talking.

"Okay, since you guys want to hear it, I'll simply impart a little experience."

"Ordinary trash talk usually belittles the opponent's strength. This kind of trash talk has almost no lethality, and the opponent doesn't care at all."

Everyone nodded, that was indeed the case.

"The more ruthless trash talk is to talk about the other party's hometown, no matter whose hometown it is, there is always something to say." Miller continued to teach.

Kong Bu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he was an old troll after all, a thief playing in the local gangsters.

This seems to be the case in Laomei, such as inbreeding in Alabama and domestic violence in Arkansas. The law of this state stipulates that it is not illegal for a man to beat his wife once a month. Of course, no more.

Los Angeles looks down on New York upstarts, New York looks down on New Jersey dicks, Texans look down on people from any state in the old America, and people in other states think Texans are bumpkins.

"For example, if he is from Philadelphia, you can say that he was born in the open air on Kensington High Street." Old Miller said, smacking his lips.

Fatty Lan shrank his head, this is too poisonous.

"But after all, this is dirty trash talking, and it is only used for those dirty players."

"Really high-level trash talk is something that the other party is proud of, and it is worthless."

"Guess why Michael was called anxious by me? That's because I said that Pippen helped him win all his championships. Without Pippen, he couldn't even lead the team into the playoffs."

"What's so proud of the kid you're playing against? I remember he seemed to be the All-Star dunk leader last season?"

"Well, the slam dunk king with the least sense of presence, he doesn't even have the qualifications to carry shoes for Carter and Kobe."

Miller started to raise his head as he spoke, his face full of pride, which is the essence of his more than ten years of professional career.

"Papa papa!" Standing beside him, Kong Bu immediately applauded. The trash talk must be Miller.

Little Mason is indeed the slam dunk king, and this is almost his only honor, but it seems that there are not many fans in the future who know his identity.

But his painting ability is more well-known, and his paintings were even bought by Stern and hung in the NBA headquarters.

Of course, the one who made him most famous is actually hugging Yao Ming.

Generally, if this kind of situation occurs on the court, it means that he is impatient to be abused, so he can do this kind of thing. Otherwise, the player who has been slapping and torturing his opponent on the court will only do this kind of thing when he is full.

Yao Ming nodded with a smile. He decided to use Miller's technique as soon as he was on the court.

(End of this chapter)