NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 243 The Players Union Just Sue Me
The 76ers looked at Mason Jr., which made him shudder, and Kong Bu's half-smile attitude made Mason Jr. feel completely chilled.

Everyone didn't continue to talk nonsense with Little Mason, because they knew very well that now that Little Mason was in their hands, they had the final say on what to do in the future.

Kong Bu asked the generals to go back to rest, and then took Yao Ming to the hospital to visit Iverson.

After seeing Kong Bu and Yao Ming, Iverson looked very embarrassed.

He wanted to stand out for Yao Ming, and wanted to show off his glory as the boss of the championship team, but he didn't show his glory at all, and instead he was seriously injured.

Tomorrow night there will be another back-to-back game against the New Jersey Nets. Kombu asked Yao Ming to go back to rest first, while he stayed in the ward.

Early the next morning, Iverson's wife Tawana arrived with their two children.

In August of this year, that is, two months ago, Iverson and Tawana officially held a wedding. Comb was also invited to the wedding at that time, and also served as Iverson's best man.

Seeing the two of them who are like glue, Kong Bu felt envious, but he also knew that the two would never be able to grow old together.

Both of them have too strong personalities, and they are gluey right now, and they might quarrel in the next second.

But no matter how bad it was, Iverson was luckier than Duncan anyway. At least Tawana didn't put a hat on him, let alone take his money to support the little boy.

Looking at these unfortunate marriages, Kong Bu began to feel a little afraid of marriage. They all said that he knew people but didn't know his heart, and Kong Bu couldn't guarantee whether he would encounter unkind people.

Now that Iverson was taken care of by someone, Kumbu left with peace of mind and returned directly to the team's training ground.

Tonight is a back-to-back game against the Nets.

The Nets have done a big thing this season. They bought Kidd. Coupled with the growth of Kenyon Martin and the maturity of Keith Van Horn, this team has shown signs of rising.

But even if it's back-to-back, even if Iverson can't play, Comb doesn't think the Nets will be their opponent in Philadelphia. There is still a big gap in the hard power of the two teams.

As soon as he arrived at the training ground, Kumbu saw little Mason alone.

He practiced shooting in the corner of the court silently by himself, and no player talked to him, let alone practiced with him.

Even the trainers on the team avoided him like the plague.

Kumbu didn't bother with him, let him be isolated in the team for a period of time, and after his mental breakdown, he was sent to the Development League.

Decentralization is definitely a torture for an NBA player.

The main reason is that the treatment of the Development League is very, very bad. For example, when the 76ers go to play away games, they all stay in five-star luxury hotels, there are also chartered flights, and the food and beverages are all top-notch configurations.

But in the development league, there is no such kind of treatment. You have to fly economy class when you play away games. The hotel is a small hotel, and there may be three people in one room. The food is what you can eat. It’s good to have something to eat .

The annual salary of many Development League players may only be [-] to [-] US dollars.

In the evening, Kumbu called the players and announced the squad for tonight's game. Of course, Mason Jr. was not on the list.

The starting lineup had to make some adjustments because of Iverson's injury and the suspensions of Randolph and Gerrard.

Randolph ran to the court to fight on the bench, and was directly fined by Stern for a five-game suspension. This suspension is quite strong.

And Gerrard was only suspended for one game, making Randolph call Stern an old man and treat him differently.

With Yao Ming, Okur, Kirilenko, Reggie Miller and Parker, there is only Ginobili left on the bench.

After a fight, Comb lost four generals, Iverson didn't know when he could come back, Randolph and Gerrard were suspended, and Dalembert was traded.

It is also fortunate that Combe has selected six rookies in the draft this year, otherwise he will now face the dilemma of no one available.

At 07:30 p.m., Comb sat on the sidelines chatting with lick dog Byron Scott.

"Kong, you don't know yet, do you?"

"Michael is coming back, and he will hold a press conference tomorrow to officially announce his comeback."

"I think he's targeting you because his first game back was against you Sixers."

Scott said mysteriously.

Kumbu was dumbfounded, Jordan came back, he was not surprised at all, what was unexpected was that the time he chose for his comeback happened to come back before the match against the 76ers, doesn't he know how big the difference is between the current Wizards and the 76ers?
It will definitely be a bloody game.

"How did you know this news?" Kong Bu asked curiously.

"Michael and I have been old friends for more than ten years. He will definitely tell me this kind of thing at the first time." Scott was full of pride.

Kumbu was even more speechless. He really didn't believe that Jordan would treat a dog lick as a friend.

"Kong, you are really too impulsive. The value of Dalembert is amazing. You just changed that Mason. What a loss."

"If you trade with us, I'm even willing to take out Richard Jefferson and a draft pick."

"Jefferson is better than Little Mason."

Scott said with regret that their current problems with the Nets are similar to those of the Bucks, and they also lack a decent center.

Right now, this era has completely entered the era of withered centers, but the game concept of each team has not changed, and they still think that positional warfare is the kingly way.

And if you want to fight positional warfare, how can you not use a center forward.

Originally there were few decent centers, and then every team needed them, which made the value of centers even more outrageous.

For a player like Dalembert, if Comb is trained for a while and sold, it is definitely not impossible to get back three first-round picks.

"But I can also understand you, and this is what I admire most about you."

"You are a man who values ​​love and righteousness!"

Licking dog Scott revealed his true nature while talking, and Goosebumps appeared on Kongbu's body when he heard it.

An hour later, the game on the field officially started.

Just at the beginning of the game, the Nets directly gave Kong Bu a slap in the face.

Kidd is so strong!

If you just look at the data, you can't really see Kidd's strength at all. He has not scored very many points. Most of the seasons in his career have been below 15 points, and he has never averaged 20 points per game in any season.

In terms of assist data, it is not too strong to be outrageous. In his 19-year career, he has only scored double figures in assists in 4 seasons.

In terms of defensive statistics, Kidd has never won the steals king.

All in all, compared with those data madmen, the data is simply inconspicuous.

But he is really useful on the court, and he truly interprets what is called a backcourt engine.

Can be worthy of the name of the backcourt engine, Combe thinks that there will not be more than five in the entire NBA history.

Parker was still too young, or he was too eager to express himself like Arenas, and wanted to play tricks in front of Kidd many times after the opening game.

As a result, he was severely educated by Kidd and made two consecutive steals.

Fortunately, the Philadelphia 76ers still have Yao Ming. Even if his teammates' offense is not smooth, he can still grab offensive rebounds under the basket and play a second offense.

When the game ended, the Nets were narrowly defeated, and they only lost to the Philadelphia 76ers by 4 points. Being able to play like this is completely acceptable for their lineup.

Byron Scott has an arrogant face. Although he is a dog licker, he has the ability to coach.

If it wasn't for the fact that Yao Ming was too strong and the Nets didn't have a decent center, he felt that he had every chance of beating the defending champion in this game.

The center of the Nets is Todd Mark Lodge, yes, it is Mark Lodge who was taught by Combe before.

In the previous deal about Reggie Miller, he was packaged to the Pacers and then sold to the Nets.

Mark Lodge didn't even have the qualifications to play Yao Ming's substitute in Philadelphia. After arriving in New Jersey, he directly transformed into the Nets' starting center. From this, we can see the gap between the two sides' inside lineups.

Yao Ming scored 44 points and 21 rebounds tonight, including 10 offensive rebounds. It can be said that Yao Ming is at the top level in history in all aspects except defense.

Parker's performance was actually okay. He contributed 16 points and 8 assists tonight, but there were too many turnovers. There were 6 turnovers in the game. If the 76ers lose tonight, he may be the chief war criminal.

Reggie Miller didn't feel very good tonight, but relying on the high frequency of three-pointers, he made 15 three-pointers, and finally hit five three-pointers, with free throws, and scored a total of 19 points.

Okur's performance was mediocre, and he only scored 7 points and 3 rebounds tonight, which is very poor.

In fact, this is no wonder for Okur, the main reason is that his style is a bit too special, and it doesn't match Yao Ming.

As we all know, Okur is an inside player with outstanding outside firepower. His three-pointers are very lethal, and he can even hit more than 44% in his peak season.

But his perimeter defense is not good, which makes him unable to follow up and defend those flexible space fours, such as Big Zhi and Van Horn.

The embarrassing thing is that Okur's low-post defense is very good, but his low-post offense is not good, which makes him unable to stay at the basket on the offensive end and be the end point of the team.

Anyway, it's a bit nondescript, he has to be stationed at the basket on the defensive end, and he has to float outside on the offensive end.

Comb plans to wait for Randolph's suspension to end, let Randolph play the starting [-] position, and let Okur serve as Yao Ming's backup, so that he can play more flexibly during his playing time.

……

The next morning, Comb saw Jordan's comeback press conference on TV.

This news is as sensational in the league as the Raptors created a dynasty. Even after retiring for several years, Jordan's influence is still extremely amazing.

That afternoon, Combe received a call from Jordan.

"Kong, are you surprised? Are you surprised? I'm back again." Jordan said cheerfully.

I have been in contact with Kongbu for a long time, and many people have been influenced by Kongbu, and I have learned the mantra that Kongbu knows very well.

"There are no surprises or accidents. When you retired last time, I knew you would definitely come back."

"It's just that you chose a bad time. Aren't you afraid that the 76ers will ruin your comeback night? In the first game of your comeback, being tortured for [-] points is not a glorious thing. "

These words directly silenced Jordan.

"Just kidding, by the way, won't your Wizards' equity be sold back to the Wizards owner?" Kong Bu asked curiously.

"No, you didn't talk to me about this before. I still trust you. Since you said it, there is always a reason."

"I sold the stake to my friend and it can be taken back anytime."

Kong Bu nodded, and he had done a good deed.

By the evening of the second day, Combe got a call from Michael Curry.

As the head of the players union, he called Comb, probably because of Mason.

"Kong, we received a report that you abused players."

"Ahem, I just made a call to inquire about the situation, don't think too much about it."

Michael Curry coughed lightly. If it wasn't his duty, he definitely didn't want to make this call.

Doesn't he know if he abused the players?That must be abusive, otherwise why would Combe trade Mason Jr. with Dalembert, who is so valuable.

It can't be because Little Mason has any special potential.

"Abuse? Who reported it?" Kongbu asked with a sneer.

"It's an anonymous report, and we don't know who it is."

"The target of the abuse is Desmond Mason, who trains with your team for more than eight hours a day, and his teammates isolate and exclude him, and he is not given the food provided by the team."

"In addition, there are teammates and team management who verbally attacked and abused him."

Michael Curry told Comb about the report.

Kong Bu laughed when he heard that, "That's it?"

"Training for more than eight hours is called abuse? He is the weakest chicken in my team. He doesn't work harder than others. Why should he get his million-dollar annual salary?"

"If this is considered abuse, why don't you sue the Lakers, their Kobe training time must be more than 8 hours a day, yes, sue Phil Jackson!"

Zen Master, who was far away in Los Angeles, never dreamed that he would be used as a shield by Kumbu.

"Teammates are crowded out and isolated, so is it possible that he doesn't fit in? He's new here, so it's impossible for everyone to revolve around him, right?"

"If you don't provide food, he, a millionaire with an annual salary of one million, can't even afford food?"

"Verbal attacks, you are also a player. Haven't you experienced the trash talk on the training ground? If this is a problem, you should arrest Jordan. He not only verbal attacks, but even used fists to his teammates. "

Jordan, who was far away in Washington, did not expect that he also became a shield for Comb.

Michael Curry was speechless, and he had actually expected this result. If he wanted to reason with Comb, he would have to go to further studies for at least ten or eight years.

The key is that there is nothing wrong with Combu's words, and Michael Curry has nothing to refute.

"How about this, if you players union think this is abuse, go ahead and sue me."

After finishing speaking, Kumbu hung up the phone directly.

(End of this chapter)