NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 292 Bad Brother Tony: As long as I don't do anything, I won't make mistakes

"Congratulations, Dennis."

"As for thanking me, that's unnecessary, even without me, you will become the coach of a certain team."

Combe is sincerely happy for Dennis Johnson.

In fact, under normal circumstances, Dennis took over as the Clippers coach after Gentry was fired this season.

Of course, he didn't last long as the Clippers coach.

Dennis Johnson took office happily, and Combe was a headache for Brian Hill.

The four major assistants he recruited before, Bread Brother and Dennis are gone now, and Hill, the chief assistant, is no one cares about.

"Brian, why don't you send in more resumes?"

"In the blink of an eye, you have been working as a teaching assistant under me for two years."

"How about I recommend it for you? Piston?"

Kumbu asked Hill to ask.

Hill sighed and shook his head, "There is no need for that, I see it now."

"Some people are not naturally suitable to be a head coach or a leader. From now on, I will honestly be an assistant under your hands."

"Actually, it's not bad to be a teaching assistant, especially as your teaching assistant, at least you don't have so many troubles."

"I don't have to worry about the team's record, whether I can make it to the playoffs, or being fired. I still have a salary of $80 a year. There is no better job in the world."

Brian Hill seems to have resigned to his fate and is going to work under Combe until he grows old.

……

After playing the Los Angeles Clippers, Comb continued to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to sit at home against the Boston Celtics.

Rick Pitino, the former head coach of the Celtics, has resigned, and his assistant Jim O'Brien will replace him.

Pitino entered the NBA league almost at the same time as Combe. One is a super coach with a full NCAA name, and the other is a nobody. More and more proud of the spring breeze.

"Kong, long time no see. As a Philadelphian, I am very happy to see the 76ers so strong."

Green Kai's new coach O'Brien greeted Kong Bu very politely after seeing him.

He is a native of Philadelphia, and later he also served as the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers for a period of time.

As far as the coach O'Brien is concerned, he is not a very standard academic coach. He has never had any outstanding results in the coaching industry.

In the 80s, he coached the NCAA Division II team, and led him to only 10 victories in two seasons. With his qualifications, he was actually not eligible to join Pitino's coaching staff.

Let alone being the head coach of an NBA team now.

It looks like a guy who got lucky, but in fact, O'Brien has an amazing background. His father-in-law is Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsey!
Ramsey is very legendary. He is the founder of the Philadelphia 76ers. When the 60ers were founded in the 76s of the last century, Ramsey was the first general manager, and then began to serve as the coach. He led the 76ers to defeat the LOGO. The Lakers of male West, Lord Baylor and coach Chamberlain.

From this point of view, Combe is definitely Ramsey's younger generation.

Later, he coached the Blazers in 1977 and helped the Blazers win the only championship trophy in team history.

Before Zen Master, Riley and Popovich, Ramsey was actually the most successful coach after Cardinal Auerbach.

After retiring from the coaching business, he switched to the commentator business again. He is now a resident commentator for the Philadelphia 76ers, and he is at the game tonight.

In addition, from 96 to 2013, his commentary voice could be heard in all NBA finals.

It seems that it is not difficult for such a hardcore coach to let his son-in-law enter Pitino's coaching staff.

In addition, if you look closely at O'Brien's coaching career trajectory, you will know how much this guy depends on his old man.

After the green card coach was fired, he came to the Philadelphia 76ers to coach for another season, and then went to the Pacers to coach for a while.

It just so happens that these teams are all teams that Ramsey has been at the helm.

The reason why he didn't go to coach the Blazers was because the relationship between Ramsey and the Blazers was very tense, and even the Blazers didn't want to retire Ramsey's jersey if they weren't under the pressure of public opinion.

"Jim, the last time I saw you was at Mr Ramsay's birthday party."

"I didn't expect you to take over from Pitino in a few months."

O'Brien was also full of emotions, "Yes, this alliance really explains what a business is a business."

"Kong, what do you think of our deal with the Bulls?"

"I mean we traded Eric Snow for their No. [-] Jay Williams."

Kumbu slapped his head, it was a bad thing, he casually talked to the Bulls about some team building ideas before, but he didn't expect to indirectly hurt Jim O'Brien in front of him.

Isn't it a blood loss for Snow to replace Jay?

However, Kong Bu was too embarrassed to tell O'Brien directly, so he could only clear his throat and laughed: "Snow is a veteran after all, and his technical characteristics have not small limitations. There are endless possibilities for another future." Sounds like a good deal."

Jay Williams really has endless possibilities. Who would have thought that he could cripple himself on a motorcycle after his rookie season?

"With your words, I am completely relieved."

"Kong, let's have a drink together after the game. You are a busy person now, and it is not easy to ask you out."

"It's time to call Jack, we won't go home tonight until we're drunk."

The Jack in O'Brien's mouth is actually his father-in-law, Jack Ramsey.

……

Not long after, the game on the field is about to begin.

Kumbu couldn't bear it when he saw Lu Kai walking into the starting lineup.

"Dayao, come here."

Calling Yao Ming, who was about to play, to his side, Kong Bu asked him to bend down, and he had something to say.

"Remember the three-pointers that made you shoot a few games before?"

Kumbu laughed mysteriously.

Yao Ming nodded, "Of course I remember, that feeling will never be forgotten in this life."

"Isn't it possible to vote again tonight?!"

"Good guy, then I have to shoot well, I have to make at least 20 three-pointers tonight!"

Yao Ming is still obsessed with those three-pointers. As a center who is too traditional, he has the opportunity to shoot three-pointers recklessly on the court, which is a different kind of fun.

"If you really want to vote, talk about it in a few days."

"There are more important things tonight. I have a hunch that you have a good chance of winning a quadruple-double tonight. You have to grasp it."

Kung Bu said in a godlike manner, like a magic stick.

Yao Ming was dumbfounded, could this thing be predicted?

"What's the basis? Coach, isn't your premonition a bit too much?"

"Of course there is a basis. Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"

"See the player you're facing tonight? Tony Batty, what's his nickname? Big Brother!"

"Playing against a player like him, even if you block shots vigorously, you will definitely get ten blocks!"

Kong Bu opened his mouth and came, directly arranging a nickname for Batty, the bully brother.

But if it’s true, Tony Batty really has the essence of Ba Ge. As long as I don’t do anything, I won’t make mistakes, and it’s not wrong to call him Ba Di.

As the No. 97 pick in 1, Batty has also played in the league for many years. He has always averaged five or six points and five or six rebounds per game, and his defensive data is less than 0.5 block and [-] steals per game.

From the data point of view, he really didn't do anything. None of the offense and defense and rebounds can be achieved.

But he can still start in various teams, and he is still a stable starter, of course it is not without reason.

The most important reason is his turnover rate. His average turnover per game is less than one!
As a center player and a regular starter, it is really rare to average less than one turnover per game.

Normally, for a super insider like O'Pang, his number of turnovers is between 2.5 and 3, while Yao Ming's is slightly more than three, and Karl Malone's average turnover per game in many seasons can reach [-].

And Badi is outrageous. He doesn't do much on the court, he can't shoot well in offense, defense or rebounding, but he doesn't make mistakes, which is very popular with the coach.

Yao Ming's data is definitely not far behind against an insider like a bully brother.

However, it is obviously impossible to make up for Batty to get double figures in blocked shots. Kong Bu mentioned Batty to Yao Ming just now, and he just said it casually.

Whether Yao Ming can seal double figures tonight depends not on Barty, but on Barty's inside partner Fat Toutuo Walker.

Walker and Batty are two completely different extremes.

Walker can do everything on the court, but he makes a lot of turnovers, easily averaging more than four turnovers per game.

Yao Ming used Manute Ball's one-day experience card tonight. As long as Walker plays normally, Yao Ming has a good chance of winning a quadruple-double.

The moment Yao Ming stepped onto the court, Kongbu used the experience card he had just obtained on Yao Ming.

Just like using template cards in the past, the attributes of the players themselves that are higher than the template players have not changed, only the attributes that are lower than the template players have changed.

Ball, a player, can almost be said to be a typical example of a trick that is eaten all over the world.

He averaged 2.6 points, 3.3 blocks, 4.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game in his career. He is the only player with more blocks than points in NBA history.

The key is that the average of 3.3 blocks in this game was played in an average of 18.7 minutes per game, which is terrible.

If it were the normal 36 minutes of playing time, he would get 6.5 blocks!

It's a pity that his physical fitness can't support such a long playing time. He is 231 centimeters taller than Yao Ming, but his weight is only 91 kilograms, which looks like paper.

After the experience card was used up, Kongbu checked Yao Ming's personal attributes.

The shot blocking attribute was originally only 82 points, a level that is neither high nor low, not bad at all, and not top-notch at all.

But after using the experience card, the points soared from 82 to 99 points, which made Kongbu look stupid.

Ball's blocking ability is indeed against the sky. With a blocking attribute of 99 points, I'm afraid it can be called the first in NBA history.

For a moment, Kongbu was full of confidence in Yao Ming's quadruple-double tonight.

"Dude, do you know our coach well?"

After his debut, Yao Ming asked Batty curiously before jumping the ball.

Batty shook his head. Although he entered the NBA in the same year as Kumbu, how could he be very familiar with Kumbu in his status.

"That's weird, our coach even gave you a nickname."

"Bad brother, how do you translate it in English? Domineering brother?"

Yao Ming scratched his head and didn't know how to translate Badi to Batty.

Batty looked ecstatic, what else?Is he so important in Kong Bu's mind?He even gave himself such a resounding nickname?
He even started to fantasize for a moment. After tonight's game, Kumbu directly traded Boozer, who has performed well recently, or Stoudemire, a potential stock, with Green Kai, leaving himself directly in Philadelphia.

Then I will become Yao Ming's inside partner. I play the center position in Lukai, but my best is actually a power forward, which happens to be very suitable for Yao Ming.

And then there is a skyrocketing data. Waiting for the All-Star Weekend next year, I will directly become the starting power forward of the Eastern All-Stars!
The more Batty thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

It's not to blame Batty for thinking too much, but players in this league have already reached a consensus that being favored by Kumbu is almost equivalent to becoming an All-Star player.

Comb entered the league in 97, and it has only been more than five seasons so far. How many All-Star players has he produced?There must be at least twenty of them!

And how many stars are there in the league?The stars brought out by Kumbu alone occupy at least half of the league.

Although Batty is a resident starting center, he can only be regarded as a middle- and lower-level player in this league. If Kumbu really takes a fancy to him, that is his chance to soar into the sky.

Thinking of this, Batty felt that he had to perform well tonight to leave a deeper impression on Kumbu.

The game officially started, and Yao Ming failed to jump the ball to win.

Batty's athletic ability is still good, otherwise he would not have been selected with the fifth overall pick that year.

Green Kai's starting lineup tonight: Jay Williams, Eric Williams, Pierce, Walker and Batty.

Jay controlled the ball, and he didn't intend to pass the ball after reaching the frontcourt. He directly changed direction and wanted to pass the beard and then shot alone.

It's a pity that the bearded man is not used to his stink. With his strong body and rich defensive experience, he directly blocked all of Jay's breakthrough routes, and then caught the turtle in his urn and broke the ball from Jay's hands.

After getting the ball, the bearded man was not in a hurry to attack, and just waited for Yao Ming to walk slowly to the frontcourt.

After Yao Ming was in position, he directly hit Jay with his back. Although he failed to score in the mid-range shot, Yao Ming grabbed the offensive rebound, and then he played a second attack at the basket.

It was Green Kai's offensive round again, this time Jay didn't dare to make another mistake in front of the bearded man, and honestly passed the ball to Walker.

Walker first paced with the ball on the outside, and then used his speed advantage to pass the opposing Boozer and go straight to the basket.

Two seconds later, there was a loud explosion under the basket, and Yao Ming slapped Walker's shot back to the midfield line with a big cap.

After the shot was successfully blocked, Yao Ming couldn't believe it. The shot was a bit too cruel.

(End of this chapter)