NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 247 Parker's Evil Fate

The team lost. Although the generals didn't feel anything in their hearts, after all, this was a very special game. Yao Ming was rested well. Obviously, Kongbu had his own ideas.

But even if you don't feel anything, you are still losing, and the generals have to pretend to be unhappy even if they pretend.

Only Parker was different, this guy bared his teeth and winked at a tall female fan on the sidelines.

Kumbu looked intently, and he was familiar with the blond female fan. If nothing else, it should be Becky Harmon.

Now Becky Harmon is also a player, playing for the WNBA New York Liberty, and it is normal for her to appear in Madison Square Garden.

In the future, Becky Harmon will be well-known as the Spurs assistant coach, who is also the first female assistant coach in NBA history, and the second is the relationship between him and Parker.

In fact, Becky Harmon in the WNBA is almost equal to the existence of Magic Johnson. He is the 15th superstar in WNBA history, with various best lineups and assists.

If it weren't for such a glamorous resume, she is unlikely to become the first female assistant coach in the NBA.

What Kumbu was curious about was where Becky Harmon got the money to buy the front row seats. You must know that this is Madison Square Garden, and the front row seats cost thousands of dollars.

And the salary of WNBA female players, even at the level of Becky Harmon, is only about [-] yuan per year. Thinking about it, it is impossible to be willing to buy such expensive tickets.

Presumably it was Parker who asked for the tickets for the game. In order to win the favor of the beauty, this guy can really do anything.

"not perfect!"

"It's a pity, it would be nice if you both won."

Old Thomas walked up to Combe after the game and muttered in a low voice.

"Aren't you happy to win? You old guy may be crazy." Kong Bu said angrily.

"It's not the Eastern Conference finals. What's the use of winning? If you win, then tomorrow's news headline will be Kwame Brown's 35+20 slash, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a bloodbath at Madison Square Garden."

"Guess if Michael sees such news, will he vomit blood?"

"It's a pity, but it's not bad. Michael may be thinking in his heart now, whether this deal will be tricked by you."

The more old Thomas talked, the happier he was, and he could make his old enemy Jordan feel uncomfortable. He felt sweeter than eating honey.

"By the way, have any players from our team asked you for a ticket?" Kumbu asked curiously.

"Yes, that boy Parker in your team."

"It's not the ticket you asked for? I thought it was you and gave him a good seat, worth at least three thousand dollars!"

Kong Bu shook his head, "You're really willing, I dare say it's not your money."

"Am I not willing to give up? Who knows what kind of idea you have, Shaq asked for the Clippers tickets before, but the Clippers didn't give them, and everyone knows what will happen."

"If I don't give it to you, the devil knows what you will do."

Old Thomas looked at Combe with disgust and said.

Kong Bu smiled wryly and waved his hands. It seems that he needs to improve his image. What happened is that he has now become a villain of the alliance.

Comb didn't care much about Parker asking for a ticket. It was a trivial matter.

The reason why he asked Lao Deng to inquire was purely out of curiosity.

If it wasn't for bad luck, even though Combe had changed the trajectory of Parker's life, he still hooked up with Becky Harmon.

What's interesting is that I don't know what the Hall of Fame judges think. It's full of viciousness. The 2023 Hall of Fame Parker and Becky Harmon were selected at the same time, which makes people daydream.

The two sides shook hands, and Kong Bu chatted with Da Zhi and Lao Hu.

Lao Hu is now playing as a substitute for Houston, and the average playing time per game is very little. Houston usually plays 38 minutes in a game, and Lao Hu's appearance time is only a few minutes, which is completely soy sauce.

Fortunately, Lao Hu doesn’t pursue so much anymore. It’s not bad to earn more money in the Knicks and go back to retire. Isn’t this a proper way to earn foreign exchange?

"Director Kong, next year's World Championships will be played in Indiana, so why don't we just go there for training, so we don't have to run back and forth." Old Hu asked with a smile.

Next year is the 2002 World Championships, which will be held in the old American state of Indiana.

For this year's match at home, Lao Mei sent the Dream Five team.

Just looking at the book lineup, this Dream Five team is actually not bad, Big Ben, Jr., Reggie Miller, Beard Davis, Hacker Marion, Finley, etc., but they only won the World Championships in the end. When I got a No.6 result, it became a joke directly.

The leading coach is Combe's old friend George Karl, and this incident has become a stain on his entire coaching career.

Kumbu actually couldn't figure out why this lineup only got sixth, which was a bit outrageous.

After careful consideration, the reason may lie in the point of the center. The center of the Dream Five team is Big Ben and Brand, both of whom are too short.

There is no three-second violation at the basket in FIBA ​​games, and the super heavy center can stand under the basket, and these small men will suffer.

In addition, underestimating the enemy may also be a very important reason. After all, these people are all famous figures in the NBA, and it is normal to look down on players from other national teams.

Then there is the poor hand feel. There is not a player with top breakthrough ability in the team, and it is easy to be frustrated when the shooting feel is not good.

Thinking about the lineup that Kumbu has painstakingly built, it doesn't mean that he has always been invincible. He often has tie-breaks in the playoffs.

"Okay, let's discuss a training time in May and June next year."

"By the way, Dazhi, how's the kid Ah Lian practicing recently?"

Kong Bu suddenly remembered that he was still cultivating Ah Lian in China, which was bound to the Antetokounmpo template.

In 2003, the UAE was eligible to participate in the draft, but Kumbu has not yet decided whether he should participate in the draft so early.

"I heard from my father that this kid is a little too strong."

"He said that his strength may not be inferior to me now, but I don't believe it anyway."

"However, he has a good personality and is very sensible. Many NBA team scouts invited him to dinner, and some sports manufacturers asked him to speak for him, but he refused."

"If you want me to say, let him participate in the 2003 draft. Anyway, the strength is there. Even if he can't play in other teams, we can take him over at any time."

"I think even if he is not the No. [-] pick, he must at least be in the top three."

Big Zhi obviously has a good impression of the United Arab Emirates.

Kong Bu nodded, "Let's talk about it, there are still two years left."

"Let your father supervise the training more often. When you are old, you will have to count on him to carry the banner."

After the handshake was over, Kong Bu led the generals back to the locker room.

Everyone congratulated Kwame Brown one after another, although they also knew that Kwame Brown's strength was not very good. Apart from those players who made up the numbers on the roster, he might be the weakest one in the rotation, but after all, it was a Kumbu trade. For the players who came over, they must look at Kwame Brown differently.

Kumbu specifically checked Kwame Brown's attributes. He wanted to see how much Kwame Brown's fighting spirit attributes had improved.

Kwame Brown's fighting spirit was only 3 points when he first came into the hands of Comb. Even after playing for the Philadelphia 76ers for a month, his fighting spirit grew extremely slowly. Before playing tonight, his fighting spirit was only 21 points.

There's no way, it's too hard to be suppressed by the old hooligan.

"Huh? What the hell is this?" Kong Bu couldn't believe it after seeing Kwame Brown's attributes.

His fighting spirit has directly skyrocketed by 95 points. This is definitely a state of high fighting spirit. If he goes to the battlefield, he can use his body to block the gun.

It is not surprising that Kwame Brown's other attributes have also improved a lot.

Originally, Kwame Brown's peak rebounding attribute was 82 points, but now it has become 89 points.

Inside defense also changed from 78 points to 85 points.

Low offensive ability also reached 80 points.

This is the first time that Kumbu has encountered such a situation. The improvement of self-confidence has actually improved the attributes of a player so much.

Although the attributes are not top-notch, but overall, his strength has become good. He is not at the All-Star level, and he can be regarded as a qualified starting center. The team can play a stable starting center position.

If you run into a team with him as the core, you can average at least 16 points and 9 rebounds per game.

In fact, in the third season of Kwame Brown's career, the statistics have improved. He averaged 30 minutes per game and scored 11 points and 7.4 rebounds.

You must know that even in the third season, he is just a 20-year-old young man.

It's a pity that this performance still didn't meet the psychological expectations of the Wizards management, so they simply gave up on him, and he completely lost his chance to rise.

From this point of view, Xiao Ao's luck is actually considered good. At least after he was abandoned by the Blazers, some teams were willing to cultivate him and give him a chance.

Kwame Brown was standing among the generals at the moment, with a shy smile on his face. He was not used to this kind of scene of being praised.

He looked at Kong Bu with grateful eyes, wondering if he also wanted to hear Kong Bu's praise.

"Son, you played well tonight."

"I will arrange a few more games for you to start this month. You should thank Yao well."

"The core centers of other teams are not so easy to talk to. If you think about it, if Yao is Shaq, would he be willing to play you as a substitute." Kumbu joked.

Everyone was also happy, and Kwame Brown scratched his head with a silly smile.

"Keep going, I am very satisfied with this deal with the Wizards!"

Kumbu is very satisfied with Kwame Brown's performance since joining the team. Even if he is not as good as Okur, his attributes have skyrocketed a lot now, and he will not be much worse than Okur in the future.

The key is that in this deal, Combe also got a 2003 first-round pick.

The Wizards have a good record this year. If they can make it to the playoffs, it will be difficult to say next season. If they are unlucky, they may be at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. By then, the first-round pick in Kong Bushou's hands will be priceless.

That was the lottery pick of the 2003 Platinum Generation!

Even if it is not a lottery pick, there are many cost-effective players in the first round, such as David West, Barbosa, Josh Howard, etc. In the second round, there is also a super cost-effective sharpshooter Korver.

Over the next month, Combe started four more games with Kwame Brown.

He scored more than 20 points and 10 rebounds in all four starting games, allowing Kumbu to successfully complete the task.

After receiving the task reward "Essence of Potential Enhancement", Kong Bu suddenly found that he didn't have any suitable players at hand.

Kumbu is not willing to use it for Kwame Brown. He has done enough for Kwame Brown, and there is really no need to pay more.

Kong Bu is willing to use it for Yao Ming, but after all, this thing is too random. What Yao Ming lacks now is the ability to defend in the low position. With so many attributes, it is difficult to be random in the low position.

Therefore, it is not suitable for Yao Ming, and the price/performance ratio is too low.

In terms of the most suitable use target, it should be an all-round rookie with very average talent. The attributes of all aspects are only about 70 points at the peak period. After using the essence, the attributes will be randomly increased by 10 to 20 points. There is no small chance Make him an All-Star player.

This is the most cost-effective way to use it.

Originally, Ah Lian was a good target to use, but now that he has the template of Brother Antetokounmpo, he doesn't need to continue to improve his potential.

Kongbu could only keep the essence in his hand for the time being, and wait until he met a suitable target to use it in the future.

On December 12, before Christmas, Combe led the team to Detroit for an away game.

During the offseason, the old Dumars was able to fly in various operations, which really made him pull the Pistons up.

Signed free agents Big Ben and Rasheed, and then traded Stackhouse for Mask Man Hamilton.

It was just short of Billups and Prince, and he had to gather the five generals from the grassroots.

But even if the five tigers are not assembled, the Pistons also have Clifford Robinson, who is known as the poor man's version of Durant, at the third position. This is a player that Combe admires very much.

It's a pity that I am a bit old, and I may not have the opportunity to cooperate with Kongbu in the future.

The four positions are all top. The real shortcoming of the Pistons is the No. 1.8 position. Their point guard is Chucky Atkins, a 11-meter-tall undrafted pick. He played for 11 years, but he changed eight teams in these [-] years.

If the Pistons can strengthen the No. 76 position, then the team's combat power will be quite strong. Even if it is not as good as the Philadelphia [-]ers, it can at least compete with the Knicks or the Raptors.

Kong Bu hadn't seen Da Ben for several days, and he couldn't help but sigh when they met again. The relationship between the two could not be described as close as brothers.

"Both Rashid and I are going to cut salary next year to free up some salary space for the team and strive to allow the team to introduce a decent point guard."

"When you sold Arenas back then, when Dumas heard the news, I swear his eyes were red, and he wanted to pack himself up and find you to trade Arenas."

"He's desperate for a decent point guard."

Big Ben and Combe ate and chatted in a small restaurant.

Although Elgin Baylor has done a lot of stupid things, he is right in one sentence. In the traditional basketball era, the two most important positions are center and point guard.

It's not just the Pistons. In fact, many teams are eager for a top point guard.

This is why Comb was so excited when he traded Arenas to Bird Bird.

"I can't reveal too much. Anyway, don't pin your hopes on next year's draft. There is not a decent point guard in this draft."

"What I mean by decent is qualifying as a starter on an average team. You can't find a point guard like that in this draft."

Comb couldn't help but remind the Pistons. He knows that when the Pistons become stronger, they will pose a certain threat to the Philadelphia 76ers.

But as the saying goes, if there are too many lice, it doesn't itch, and the east is as powerful as a cloud, and there are not many pistons.

Big Ben nodded quickly. This information is very valuable. There is no decent point guard in the draft, so they can only strengthen the No. [-] position through the free agent market.

(End of this chapter)