NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 278 The Training Camp Opens

The Arms Expansion Conference was successfully concluded, and when it was over, Stern left Combe behind.

Jordan also wanted to stay and join in the fun, but unfortunately Stern didn't keep him at all and just took Comb to his office.

"Kong, congratulations. In a sense, I will be working for you from now on. You have become my boss."

Stern joked.

Kongbu couldn't help but laugh. In theory, Stern is indeed a wage earner for the owners of the [-] teams in the league, and he is a professional manager invited by the bosses to manage the league.

But he is a very high-level wage earner, able to handle the bosses of most teams in the league, making Stern unhappy. He has a hundred ways to deal with those bosses.

"David, if you keep me here, you must have more to say than that, right?"

Combe asked with a smile.

Stern nodded, "I'm very happy to see you become the boss of the new army, but I also have some concerns."

"You don't have any problems with your coaching ability, management ability, and private life. It can be said that you will definitely become a perfect boss."

"But this is what worries me the most. You are too perfect. This is definitely not a good thing."

"Charlotte's ball market is not big. I don't know how many years you will stay in Charlotte. If you win the championship every year and come to ten consecutive championships, I think you should know what it means."

"As for the next season, it doesn't matter whether you win the championship in Philadelphia or not."

"Philadelphia is also a big city. After creating a dynasty, it is not a bad thing."

"Try to speed up the construction of the new army, and try to start the debut season in 2003."

Stern talked a lot, mainly expressing his concerns about the dominance of the new army.

He does have the need to worry. If Comb wins ten consecutive championships in Shylock, it will be too fatal for the NBA.

The key is that Stern has been targeting Konbu in private all these years, wanting to end Konbu's consecutive championships, but unfortunately he failed to do so.

In Stern's view, Combe's presence in Charlotte is a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages.

"David, do you mean that I won't win the championship in Charlotte?" Combe asked with his lips curled up.

Stern shook his head quickly, "That's not true, I just hope you don't win the championship too often."

"For this reason, we will also introduce a series of measures. For example, if the team participates in the draft, it can only hold a maximum of three draft picks in a single season."

"For example, the owner cannot also be the head coach of the team."

After Stern finished speaking, he grinned. He felt that the two methods he came up with could effectively prevent Comb from winning consecutive championships in Charlotte.

Kumbu also laughed, "David, the rule that your boss can't also serve as the head coach is really confusing."

"You don't think that the reason why I can win five consecutive championships is because of my strong coaching ability?"

"It doesn't really matter if I'm the head coach or not, as long as I'm in charge of building the squad."

"And as the team owner, can't I go with the team to participate in the game? Sitting on the sidelines and instructing the team's tactics, is it any different from the head coach?"

Comb now understands why the league did not prohibit the boss from concurrently serving as the head coach, because it doesn't make any sense. Even if the boss can't concurrently serve as the head coach, he can still be the behind-the-scenes coach.

"And I don't think the coach union will agree with you to do this." Combe laughed again.

The coaches union is also Comb's private land now. If Stern really restricts the boss from being a coach, Comb will make the coach union sue the league at worst.

Stern was stunned. He knew that what Kumbu said was right. Whether the boss could be the head coach or not, it didn't seem to have any effect on Kumbu.

"As for your saying that a team can only hold a maximum of three draft picks in a single season, I don't care, as long as other teams agree."

Kong Bu spread his hands, still with an indifferent attitude.

He really thinks it doesn't matter, three draft picks are actually enough.

Generally, rookies have a four-year contract. To Kumbu, these rookies are like leeks. They harvest one crop a year, three crops in one crop, and twelve in four years.

After Kumbu takes the helm of the new army, as long as he is given a few years to operate, he can always ensure that the team has twelve high-quality rookies in the roster.

Moreover, the draft is not the only channel for Kumbu to improve the team's combat effectiveness. Free market transactions can also select players with high cost performance.

Stern frowned again. He thought about it, as if the three draft picks a year did not restrict Comb as much as he imagined, but would actually affect other teams.

He sighed, thinking about it, he found that he really seemed to have nothing to do with Kumbu.

"Don't sigh, I'm not as crazy as you think."

"After all, I also eat this bowl of rice. It is impossible to blame the alliance. I will definitely not do anything that is not good for the alliance."

"You don't need to worry about things like ten consecutive championships, even if you are a dynasty, you don't need to worry too much. There will be no dynasty in the new army within five years."

Seeing Stern's worried look, Kumbu couldn't help laughing.

After getting this guarantee from Combe, Stern was completely relieved.

Seeing that it was already evening, Stern decided to stay with Kongbu for dinner. The two chatted a lot during the dinner, and Stern imparted a lot of experience in dealing with the Z government.

After all, Comb needs to negotiate with the Charlotte City Z government next. If he wants to build the team within a year, he needs to speed up the negotiation process.

After eating until after eight o'clock in the evening, Kong Bu and Stern separated.

……

After the draft, Comb did not return to Philadelphia, but flew directly to Indiana to start the off-season training camp.

The training camp this time is very special. On the one hand, it is the training camp of the Tianchao men's basketball team, and on the other hand, it is the paid training camp for Kongbu.

Yao Ming, Dazhi, Daba and Alian have all entered the training camp, and some other members of the Tianchao men's basketball team have also successfully arrived in Indiana.

Kong Bu called all the generals of the Chinese men's basketball team for a meeting.

The roster for this World Championships is similar to that of the previous Olympics, but the style of play is definitely different from the Olympics.

The United Arab Emirates has grown up completely, and Kongbu decided to let him be the main attack point this time.

Before the critical moment, there is no need for the three Great Walls to use their full strength, just for the UAE to practice how to become the leader of a team.

"A Lian, first of all congratulations on your election as the No. [-] scholar!"

Kong Bu nodded and smiled at Yi Jianlian.

Yao Ming and others clapped and booed, and asked Ah Lian to treat them to a big meal.

Ah Lian smiled shyly, his personality is actually more introverted than Yao Ming.

"Secondly, I plan to appoint you as the captain of the men's basketball team in this World Championship!" Kong Bu said again.

Ah Lian was frightened and shook his head in horror.

"I'm just a rookie, how can I be the captain, Dayao and the others are more qualified to be the captain than me."

Kumbu shook his head, "Of course they are more qualified to be captains than you, but they have all worked hard in the league for many years. Even if they are not the first leaders in their respective teams, they are still players with great team status."

"You are different. After joining the Suns, you must quickly show your leadership and dominance."

"Otherwise you gradually become a role player who just waits for your teammates to pass you the ball."

"This World Championships let you be the captain, so that you can learn how to control the initiative on the court and learn how to let your teammates take you as the core."

Kumbu's words are actually a bit alarmist. The Suns can't make Ah Lian a role player anyway.

Right now the inside and outside core of the Suns are Nash and boxing champion Tyson Chandler.

Chandler is a blue-collar center, and it happens that after Alian joins the team, he can be a complete partner with him.

As long as the UAE is strong enough, the Suns will definitely treat him like an ancestor.

However, in order for the UAE to have a more dazzling rookie season, Kumbu decided to let the UAE play "selfishly" and strive to get better data.

Chandler is a blue-collar player, and Nash mainly passes the ball. Even if the Arab League is a little selfish, there is actually no problem.

"This World Championships, I hope everyone can relax a bit. Although the schedule is the same, the opponents are not strong." Kong Bu said to the generals again.

"What about the dream team? Are they not strong?" Bus asked curiously.

"Not strong. The top stars in the league have all given up the game, saying they want to conserve their energy and stop the dynasty of Dayao and Iverson."

"It's really difficult for this group of people. They can find any reason." Da Zhi is in New York, and the news is very well-informed.

Yao Ming was dumbfounded, he never expected such a reason for abandoning the game.

Kong Bu took out a piece of A4 paper, which listed the list of members of the Dream Five team, and handed it to Yao Ming and others.

Guards: Marbury, ATM Andre Miller, Michael Finley, Cat Mobley and this year's No. [-] Jay Williams.

This lineup of defenders is quite outrageous. Although all five of them are well-known figures, none of the five can be found to be decent defensively.

Marbury, Miller and Finley are all ATMs in their respective positions, and both Mobley and Williams are super short guys at the second position.

The frontcourt is Big Ben, Brand, LaFrentz, Antonio Davis, Nick Collison and Marion.

This frontcourt lineup is also quite outrageous, it is too short, too short, Ben and Brand are both ground guns, because the NBA has a three-second violation at the basket, they have no problem, but on the FIBA ​​stage , Their height is too disadvantageous.

It’s not that there are tall ones. LaFrentz and Collison are both tall, but these two white guys are not even third-rate stars. Destroy these two people.

This lineup is not a big problem to play in the NBA. It has everything it should have. Although it is definitely impossible to win the championship, it can be regarded as a powerful team.

But if you play FIBA, it's too outrageous.

Originally, the Dream Five team actually included Davis the Beard and Reggie Miller, but it was a pity that the Beard had just been traded to Philadelphia and he also forfeited the game.

The reason given is of course not to resist the Philadelphia dynasty, but to not want to be a shortcoming of the Philadelphia dynasty.

He gave quite a good reason for this.

As for Reggie Miller, there is no way for him to abandon the game. After all, the previous injuries have not healed, and he still played with injuries in the finals.

Kumbu feels sorry for George Karl. He is definitely a real unlucky guy. Coaching the Dream Team should have been an easy job, but for him, it has directly become hell.

After seeing the roster of the Dream Team Five, Dayao and the others all relaxed. It seems that such a lineup does not require much effort from them to win.

……

After making arrangements for the Tianchao men's basketball team, Kongbu went to his fee-paying training camp again.

This training camp is quite special. In addition to some second-generation football coaches, there are more than a dozen active young players in the NBA among the applicants.

These include this year's No. [-] pick Dunleavy Jr. and the Grizzlies' No. [-] pick Drew Gooden and other high-ranking rookies.

The registration fees for these people are all 50 US dollars, and all of them are paid by the team.

The team's idea is very simple. Spending $50 to let these high-ranking rookies train with Kongbu for two months is definitely not a loss.

You need to know that to find those top trainers, it will cost 80 million US dollars. For example, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, after he retired, often worked as a trainer for some young centers, and he was often charged on a weekly basis, which cost hundreds of thousands a week. dollars.

These top trainers charge extremely expensive fees, but the effect is not necessarily good. For example, Howard, under the special training of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has not gained much, and he is still a rough guy who is looked down upon by Oban.

In Kumbu's training camp, at least it can be guaranteed to be effective. For example, some NCAA players in Kumbu's training camp last season, all of them have skyrocketed in strength after returning.

The team spent 50 U.S. dollars to improve the strength of the high-ranking rookies they selected, which is definitely not a loss.

As for those low-ranking rookies, there must be no such treatment.

It is not uncommon for newcomers to sign up for the training camp. Kong Bu had expected this situation before, but what Kong Bu never expected was that an unexpected visitor came to this training camp.

O fat!

That's right, this league's No. [-] center without a championship ring actually came to sign up for the training camp.

Originally, Kumbu thought that Ao Pang was joking to find a sense of presence, but he actually paid 50 US dollars, and then honestly lived in the collective dormitory of the training camp.

This news directly spread the pot in the NBA circles, causing Zen Master Jackson and the Lakers owner to sleep well for several nights.

O'Fat went to Kumbu's training camp, which was just too weird.

They couldn't help but wonder if Kong Bu had hooked up with O'Pang. You must know that O'Pang's contract is not long left. Will O'Pang directly go to Kong Bu after the end of the contract? !

In fact, Ao Pang really has such thoughts, but the main purpose of his participation in the training camp this time is to appear on a reality show. In the reality show last offseason, he never missed an episode, so he made up his mind at that time. Be sure to come to this reality show.

Never doubt Ao Pang's determination to be in the limelight, for the sake of being in the limelight, he really can do anything.

(End of this chapter)