NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 281 Do you understand the gold content of Philadelphia Mahjong King?
Seeing that the inside combination of Big Ben and Brand was really at a disadvantage, George Karl had no choice but to take them all down and put LaFrentz and McDyess on them.

McDyess is considered a veteran insider star in the league. Although he is not a first-line star, he is still a character.

As for LaFrentz, his presence in the league is not strong.

He ranked fourth in the blocked shots list last season, with an average of 2.6 blocks per game, which looks pretty good, but unfortunately blocked shots are like steals, and more does not necessarily mean good defense.

LaFrentz's defense can only be regarded as mediocre. The reason why he blocks more shots is actually in exchange for the number of fouls in many cases. He even has the feat of averaging four fouls per game in a single season.

George Karl's arrangement is effective, at least the offensive firepower of this pair is much stronger. LaFrentz has a good shooting ability, which can help the team pull out the space inside.

However, the bad defense of the outside lineup is still fatal. Yi Jianlian and Dazhi are playing like ducks in water. Even Lao Hu has played a good offensive performance.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Dream Five team lost by 86:102 by [-] points.

Even though many fans already had a premonition that the Dream Five team was not good and would probably lose to the Tianchao Men's Basketball Team, they still couldn't accept it when the final score was presented in front of them.

There were boos all over the place, and the entire Dream Five team, from coaches to players, was spared.

How did these fans know that the loss to the Tianchao men's basketball team was just the beginning of a nightmare, and the Dream Five team would lose consecutively.

Kumbu looked sympathetically at the desolate old Carl. He had done nothing wrong, but ended up enduring boundless humiliation.

In the following schedule, the Tianchao men's basketball team won consecutive victories all the way, and they couldn't find a decent opponent at all.

The Dream Five team didn't even enter the semi-finals, and in the end, as usual, they only got a No.6 result.

There were only [-] teams participating in the competition, and there were many warm-hearted teams like Angola, the big African brother. As a result, the Dream Five team only took the sixth place. This is simply a nightmare team.

The World Championships schedule ended, and the old American basketball circle was shaken. One after another stood up and criticized the active stars for not being responsible and unwilling to play for the country.

Barkley caught O'Pang and the other three Lakers stars and slammed, bluntly saying that the Lakers are the culprit for the shameful record of the Dream Five team.

Of course, the Lakers do not agree with this statement, because the best stars in the league are not just their Lakers, Duncan of the Spurs, Webber of the Kings, Garnett of the Timberwolves, Iverson of Philadelphia, Carter of the Toronto Raptors, McGrady of the Magic, Pierce of the Green Kai, and Ray Allen of the Bucks, didn't they all participate in the competition?

Why stare at them the Lakers?

Barkley's mouth was completely unreasonable. Seeing that the Lakers dared to fight him hard, he directly scolded the Lakers.

Ewing, one of the four major centers, said with emotion when facing reporters that the era of basketball hegemony belonging to their old beauty has passed.

This is even more unacceptable to the fans. In addition to the players and coaches of the Dream Team [-], the active stars in the league are not spared. Qualified to be selected for the Dream Five Team, all of them were sprayed.

At this moment, Larry Brown, who had been far away from people's sight, suddenly jumped out.

"I think losing is not just a problem with our players and coaches, but also a problem with the internationalization of the NBA."

"We have helped our opponents cultivate too many powerful stars!"

"We trained them, but they pointed their butcher knives at us and defeated us!"

"I hope the league can find a way to change this situation, otherwise we may never win the World Series championship."

Larry Brown didn't mention Kumbu in his words, but every word seemed to be aimed at Kumbu again.

In fact, what he said was not wrong. Not only did the Tianchao men's basketball team beat the Dream Five team, this year the German men's basketball team also won No.4 under the leadership of Nowitzki.

Spain got No.3 under the leadership of Pau Gasol.

Argentina got No.2 under the leadership of Ginobili.

The stars of these teams are said to have been trained by the NBA, and there is really nothing wrong with them.

Larry Brown is a fanatical patriot, which means patriot.

From his point of view, the failure of the Dream Five team was because the NBA had cultivated too many opponents. Otherwise, even with a lineup like the Dream Five team, it would be enough to sweep any team in the world.

There is definitely nothing wrong with being patriotic. Larry Brown was wrong when he said this because he offended too many people at once.

The core players of many teams in the NBA are international players. Larry Brown's words are tantamount to characterizing the owners of these teams as traitors.

Some fans turned their heads to criticize the team owner again.

Larry Brown was speechless. His original intention was to let the fans complain about Kongbu. After all, he is the biggest threat to the American men's basketball team. The big Zhi, Daba and Yao Ming he trained, as well as Yi Jianlian, who is about to enter the league, are all Seriously.

Who would have thought that the fans would have completely misunderstood the meaning and ran directly to spray those bosses, which is tantamount to further locking Larry Brown's way back to the NBA.

Of course he still wants to return to the NBA. Although the NCAA is good, it doesn't make much money.

It is rumored that the salary of NCAA coaches is comparable to that of NBA coaches. In fact, there is only one NCAA coach who can get this kind of salary, and that is the old coach K of UCLA, the basketball mecca. Most of the salaries of other NCAA coaches are less than 100 million US dollars.

Even if it is Larry Brown, he only has a million or so. Of course, he misses the NBA's annual salary of more than 500 million.

Well now, my lead has set me on fire, how could the team owner hire him.

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The World Championships came to an end, and the Tianchao men's basketball team won the championship and did not bring too much surprise to the Tianchao fans.

A surprise is an unexpected joy. Everyone thought that the Tianchao men's basketball team could win the championship, so naturally there were no surprises.

However, Yi Jianlian's performance is indeed a surprise, not only a surprise for Chinese fans, but also a surprise for NBA fans.

They haven't seen such a special and powerful player in many years.

The reason why Grant Hill was so popular back then was because he was special, his abilities were too comprehensive, and his overall strength was strong, which made him overwhelm Jordan and become the All-Star vote king.

And Yi Jianlian's combat effectiveness in the World Championships is definitely not comparable to that of Grant Hill back then.

At least the physical talents of these two people are not at the same level.

The current label of Ah Lian is comprehensive ability, ability to shoot suddenly, strong organizational ability, high golf quotient, physical fitness comparable to a monster, and violent style of play.

Such a player, even if he is not a Suns fan, will definitely continue to pay attention.

When the time came to late September, Combe called Brian Hill directly and asked him to gather all the players in Philadelphia and take a plane to the magical capital of China.

This year's NBA preseason has two games in China, one is the Philadelphia 76ers against the New York Knicks, and the other is the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Originally, the Raptors were playing against the Lakers, but Stern saw how powerful Yi Jianlian was, so he simply withdrew the Raptors and replaced him with a more attractive Yi Jianlian.

From the perspective of playing style alone, Yi Jianlian's popularity is destined to be dozens of times higher than that of the coach.

Kumbu took his team back home directly from Indiana.

After arriving in Shanghai, Combe summoned all the current Philadelphia 76ers players. Many newcomers have joined the team this year, so they have to meet first.

"Mahjong! Mahjong!"

"I'm going to an authentic mahjong parlor, let them see the strength of Mahjong King in Philadelphia!"

As soon as Iverson saw Kong Bu, he immediately clamored to play mahjong.

"Okay, I'll take you there tonight. If you lose, don't throw your temper at the table."

Yao Ming's hometown is Yao Ming. He took the initiative to be the host and entertain his teammates.

"First of all, I am not a person with a bad brand, and secondly, I can't lose!"

"Do you understand the gold content of Philadelphia Mahjong King?!"

Iverson patted his chest and said confidently.

"Let's go together, let's go together, after a two-month break, I can't find anyone around me who can play mahjong."

Randolph is also very interested.

Kong Bu smiled and waved his hands, calming down the two mahjong madmen.

He set his sights on several rookies who entered the team this year.

The highest pick is Caron Butler, and the most cost-effective is Boozer.

"Caron, Billy King has arranged your mother's work?"

Combe first chatted with Caron Butler.

Butler nodded. He actually understood why Combe had to arrange for his mother to come to Philadelphia.

"It's been arranged, coach."

"Don't worry, I have grown up, and I will definitely not do those stupid things again."

Kong Bu smiled with satisfaction: "It's good when you grow up. You are destined to become a billionaire in the future. It's better to avoid those things on the street."

"After all, you don't want to earn so much money and then spend it dead, do you?"

"Even if it's not for yourself, think about your mother more."

Caron Butler nodded again and again. His mother was the hero in his heart. Even if Combe didn't say anything, he had already decided to change his mind.

"Tyshaun, stand a step forward, don't shrink in the corner."

"You are the kind of player I really admire, practical, low-key, hard-working, and I look forward to the day you become an All-Star."

"I think that day may not be too long, because I am going to make you the starting shooting guard of our team!"

Kong Bu waved at the little prince Prince who was huddled in the corner.

Prince looks a little timid and cowardly, which doesn't match his defensive style on the court.

Hearing that Prince will be the team's starting No. [-], Iverson was stunned.

"Boss, what about Michael? You're not going to put him on the bench, are you?"

"God, I swear he's going to go crazy, and he's going to curse everyone out there!"

When Iverson learned that Jordan would become his teammate, he was very conflicted.

On the one hand, he respects Jordan very much. After all, Jordan is the God in the guard position. On the other hand, after he scolded Jordan once, he felt very unhappy with Jordan.

But this is Comb's decision. Even though Iverson was upset, he didn't express any opinions. He was even ready to give Jordan the right to share the ball.

"he?"

"You can just pretend that he doesn't exist. He joined Philadelphia for other reasons, and it can't be said that he came to play."

Kong Bu waved his hand to signal everyone to rest assured.

In this preseason, Jordan didn't come either. He is currently busy building a team in Charlotte.

Establishing a new army is not something that can be done with a single word, there are countless tasks to be dealt with.

Take the recruitment of those staff as an example, it will definitely fail within a month or two.

Kongbu didn't worry about these things, but let Jordan take full responsibility. After all, he only took [-]% of the equity after paying [-] million US dollars. It should make people find the pleasure of being a boss.

The key is that Kong Bu has been busy all the time, so he has no time to deal with these trivial matters.

The original plan was for the new army to be officially established in 2004, but according to Stern, this time point may be advanced, and it is likely to be advanced to 2003.

Of course, it also depends on whether Jordan's progress is fast. If it has been in an impasse, it may really have to wait until 2004.

Hearing that Jordan was not here to play, Iverson was completely relieved.

But he felt a little disappointed in his heart. In fact, he still wanted to prove himself in front of Jordan, wanted to impress Jordan with his dazzling performance, and uttered words of praise from him.

"What a lucky kid, the 20th overall pick, he became the starting shooting guard of the Dynasty team as soon as he came up."

"You guys are so lucky, come with us to the mahjong parlor later."

Randolph joked with a smile, blushing at what Prince said.

"Carlos, you won't be able to start. You can only play as a substitute for Zach in the new season."

"As well as Matt, Haslem and Reggie, you will also be substitutes in the new season."

"But don't worry, I will try my best to give you a chance to show off your worth."

"In my team, you never have to worry about your future."

Kong Bu passionately assured the newcomers that when he saw the bearded Davis, his original pride immediately extinguished.

Seeing the bearded Davis, Combe was filled with guilt.

If it wasn't for him, Beard would have already been selected as an All-Star by now.

"Baron, during the two years in the Raptors, I really treated you a little bit badly."

"But don't worry, I will definitely give you enough opportunities this season."

"In addition, you may also become the only double dynasty player in today's league and even in the entire history of the NBA!"

Combe pulled the bearded Davis to his side and said softly.

Davis never felt that Combe was indebted to him, and he did not know why Combe had such an idea.

Now that he is back under Kongbu's command, he is full of expectations for the future.

Even with Iverson on his head, the bearded man is sure that Kumbu will be able to properly arrange his playing time in the next season.

(End of this chapter)