NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 298 Basketball and Chicken?Blackie is everywhere
Sam Mitchell simply didn't return to Philadelphia with Comb and the others, but stayed in Salt Lake City directly.

After taking office, Mitchell can't actually do much for the Jazz. The only value he can play now is that when Combe meets the Jazz in the future, he won't be so ruthless.

Comb's assistant coaches are now only Brian Hill and Stan Van Gundy.

A few days later, Brian Hill led a middle-aged black man in a red suit into Combe's office.

"Boss, this is Sidney Lowe."

Hill pointed to the black man in the red suit behind him and introduced.

Kong Bu nodded, the image of the black man in front of him was too exaggerated.

His skin was darker than carbon, but he was wearing a very eye-catching bright red suit, which made people feel uncomfortable.

This is the new assistant Sidney Lowe, who is about to be recruited by Combe, a man who has always puzzled Combe.

He started his playing career relatively early. He entered the league in 83 and played for North Carolina State University before playing in the NBA. He played against Jordan in college and became Jordan's background board.

Then he became the coach of the Timberwolves in 92...

Throughout NBA history, there has never been a player who has played for nine years and then directly became the coach of the first team.

The key is that his player period was very unsuccessful. Over the years, he only played less than 200 games, averaging 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. In addition, his shooting percentage was only 36%, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 11%. %.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for such a player to play in the NBA for so long. This guy Sidney not only played for a long time, but also became the coach of the team soon after retiring. No matter how you look at it, it makes people feel weird.

The key is to be a coach, and he doesn't do very well, maintaining a winning percentage in his early 20s all the year round, so he can still work as a coach for five years!
In other words, this guy's coaching years are actually the same as that of Kumbu, but the games he won in five seasons are actually about the same as Kumbu's one season.

This time he came here to interview for the teaching assistant position, but it was an interview, but it was just a formality, because he was introduced by Hill, and Comb must give Hill some face.

After sitting down and chatting for a while, this Sidney didn't leave a deep impression on Comb, and he didn't seem to have anything special about him. I don't know how he gained a firm foothold in the NBA with his ability.

The next day's daily training, when Kumbu arrived at the stadium, the players and assistant coaches were all there.

Sidney Lowe, who has just been appointed as an assistant coach, changed into a grass-green suit today. I don’t know where he bought so many strange clothes. He is chatting with the team rookie Stoudemire at the moment. Slowly moved over, wanting to hear what the two of them were talking about.

"Son, you have an amazing talent, I dare to swear, if you were ten centimeters shorter, you would be another Michael Jordan!"

"Believe me, I have played against him countless times whether I was in college or after entering the NBA. No one knows Jordan better than me."

"You just need to train according to my training plan, and I guarantee you will become a superstar within two seasons, crushing Wang Zhizhi's superstar."

Xiaosi nodded excitedly when he heard this.

Combe was speechless. This Sidney is a good painter, and his imagination is rich enough to connect Stoudemire with Jordan.

"Coach Lowe, I now feel that my strength has entered a bottleneck period."

"No matter how hard I train, it's hard to improve significantly. What should I do?"

Stoudemire looked distressed, and opened his mouth to consult the new teaching assistant who looked very professional and kind.

He was a little afraid of Kong Bu, even if he had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to tell Kong Bu.

"Son, do you think the difference between a superstar and an ordinary star is skill?"

"No, the gap between them is more reflected on the spiritual level. Superstars have strong fighting spirit and love for the sport of basketball."

"What's your favorite food? Let me guess, fried chicken?"

Sidney Lowe asked.

Stoudemire nodded again and again. He felt that the new assistant teacher in front of him was amazing. He even knew what his favorite food was.

In fact, Sidney is so amazing, he is a black man, he knows better than anyone else how can a black man not like fried chicken...

"Yes, it's fried chicken!"

"Very well, then in the next time, you have to associate basketball with fried chicken. They are the most beloved things in your life. You can't live without them."

"Keep that belief and you won't even need a season to be a superstar!"

Sidney Lowe was like a magic stick, the immature Stoudemire was taken aback for a while.

Xiao Si looked ecstatic, "Basketball? Chicken? Basketball and chicken? I understand!"

Kumbu not far away is dumbfounded, basketball and chicken?Little Heizi is really everywhere.

Now he can almost understand why this guy Sidney can continue to hang out in this circle even though he has no skills.

He has a clever mouth, he can say anything, and he is good at drawing big cakes, so he can win the trust of the stupid players in the team.

"Cough cough."

Combe coughed lightly, interrupting the chat between Sidney and Stoudemire.

Stoudemire saw Kongbu like a mouse seeing a cat, "Boss, you're here, I'm going to train."

Run away after speaking.

Sidney calmly smiled at Combe, "Boss, the talents of these young people really make God envy."

"I used to be a star player of North Carolina State University, and later entered the league to participate in the draft, and the pick was not bad, but compared with these young people under your hand, my performance at that time was too poor."

Stan Van Gundy came over at some point, "Sidney, if I remember correctly, you are obviously only a second-round pick. Can you describe this pick well?"

"There's never a word of truth out of your mouth."

Stan doesn't seem to have a problem with Sidney.

He felt as if Sidney had come to reap the fruits of his own victory.

Most of the outside world now knows that Combe will leave Philadelphia next season. Who will take over as the Philadelphia coach?

Brian Hill is naturally the most qualified, he is the team's chief assistant.

But Stan is very clear that Hill is not interested in the position of coach, and he will 100% go with Combe at that time.

Apart from Hill, Comb only has Stan as an assistant coach. The possibility of Stan taking over as the coach of Philadelphia is quite high, almost reaching more than [-]%!

It's a pity that now suddenly there is an eloquent Sidney, Stan feels that this will at least reduce his chances of succeeding as the Philadelphia coach by [-]%.

Naturally, he didn't take kindly to Sidney.

Hearing the malice in Stan's tone, Sidney didn't care at all. He still smiled and chatted with Combe.

Kong Bu admired secretly, this guy in front of him is really not simple, his skin is as thick as a city wall, if it were someone else, he might have already started talking to Stan.

After practice, Combe called Stan Van Gundy into his office.

"Stan, be nice to your new colleagues."

"You don't have to be so hostile to him. After I leave, the position of Philadelphia coach will definitely be yours. No one can change this."

"I can say this, even if the boss wants to use someone else as the head coach, this position can only be yours."

Combe comforted Stan, he didn't want to have internal strife in his last time in Philadelphia.

What he said was extremely arrogant, but now he really has the confidence to say such a thing.

If nothing else happens, I will give the Philadelphia 76ers a dynasty, and I will become the most influential figure in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Before I left, I held a press conference and directly passed the position to Stan, so the team owner couldn't change the coach candidate. After all, the owner also had to consider the feelings of the fans.

In addition, the players in this team were all brought out by Kumbu, especially the boss Iverson and Yao Ming. If they don't nod, no coach can stay in Philadelphia.

"Really? God, I'm relieved then."

"Boss, Jerry Sloan invited me to be the head coach of the Jazz a few days ago. What I thought at the time was that I could take over in Philadelphia, and only fools would go to the Jazz."

"Sam is still too young to resist the temptation!"

Stan Van Gundy laughed out loud.

Comb can't laugh or cry, many times Stan Van Gundy is like the funny little fat guy next door, and his bitter brother who looks like a vampire is completely different in character.

……

Time soon came to the end of 2002, this year's Christmas game is the Philadelphia 76ers away game against the New York Knicks.

Combe is definitely an old actor in the Christmas war, and he has to fight New York every year.

Leading the team arrived in New York two days in advance, Combe accepted the old Thomas's invitation to go to his house for a light meal.

I have known Lao Deng for so many years, and I am no stranger to his family.

"Kong, let me tell you that it's time for you to find a lover. You should be 33 years old this year, right?"

"Yes, Mrs. Thomas, soon to be thirty-four."

"It's really time to get married. If you are a player, I will definitely not rush you."

"You are a coach, family and coaching do not conflict at all."

Mrs. Thomas is a mild-tempered black aunt. In the past two years, every time she sees Comb, she is always urging her to get married.

"Who would like this kid?"

"This kid is really bad. If anyone marries this kid, he will definitely not be happy."

Lao Deng showed off the chicken and said vaguely.

Kong Bu was so angry that he vomited blood, and Lao Deng kicked his nose on his face without cleaning up all day.

Seeing Lao Deng take off his gold Rolex watch and put it on the table, Kong Bu directly grabbed the gold watch and put it on his wrist.

"Hey, what a beautiful gold watch."

Kumbu stroked his watch and exclaimed.

"Huh? What are you doing with my watch?" Lao Deng stretched out his hand to snatch it back.

How could Kong Bu let him get what he wanted, "This is yours? Then you call it, will it agree?"

"It's just a watch, how can you agree?!" Lao Deng felt a little bit in his heart, already realizing that he was going to lose his money.

"If you don't agree, this watch will be mine!"

"But this watch has my name engraved on it!" Lao Deng was in a hurry. This watch was not cheap. It cost him about [-] to [-] U.S. dollars to engrave the words Isaiah Thomas on it.

"Why do you want to engrave your name on my watch?"

"Old man, are you being unreasonable?"

Kong Bu has been dealing with Lao Deng for so many years, and he has already developed a good ability to mess around.

Lao Deng was about to cry, he wanted to slap himself twice, why did he say those two words so cheaply just now, now it's all right, those two words cost him tens of thousands of dollars.

By the time of the Christmas battle two days later, Lao Deng was still full of anger, and felt uncomfortable when he thought of that watch.

After the game ended, he felt even more uncomfortable, because the Knicks lost a bit badly.

Two months into the season, the Philadelphia 76ers currently rank first in the league with 28 wins and 3 losses, and their Knicks record is actually not bad, with a record of 25 wins and 7 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference , but also the second in the league.

Such a record, logically speaking, should be able to break the wrist with the Philadelphia 76ers.

It's a pity that that's not the case at all on the scene. The Knicks' lineup is very powerful when they abuse food. When they encounter a team like the Philadelphia 76ers, they immediately show their true colors.

The inside twin towers sent by Lao Deng tonight are Big Zhi and super rebounder Reggie Evans.

This twin-tower lineup has played perfectly in previous games.

On the offensive end, Big Zhi can perfectly involve opponents. Evans grabs rebounds in the interior, and as long as he grabs an offensive rebound, he passes it to Big Zhi, allowing him to play a second offense.

In this way, Dazhi can play very comfortably, hello, hello, hello everyone.

But tonight's Philadelphia Twin Towers is not the inside line of the weak chicken team they encountered before.

Yao Ming's rebounding strength is definitely not weaker than Evans', and Evans' small forward height, how can he prevent Yao Ming's offense under the basket.

So tonight Yao Ming's shooting percentage at the basket was as high as [-]%.

Stoudemire is facing off against Da Zhi. After special training in the field of training, Stoudemire has entered the peak period. Even if he can't completely lock Da Zhi, he can still have a good restrictive effect on Da Zhi's offense. , after all, Stoudemire's athletic talent is quite strong.

In the past, when Big Zhi played against Philadelphia, he could play comfortably against fat and short fours like Randolph or Boozer. Now facing Stoudemire, it is difficult for him to play the stats that dominate the game.

In the backcourt, Wu Sheng couldn't play the slightest advantage against Gerrard.

Payton, who had always had an advantage in the No. [-] position, is one year older. Now he still needs to face the old man tactics after the bearded Davis came on the field, which consumes a lot of energy.

Anyway, after this game, Big Zhi's face became ugly. Judging from this posture, they may have no chance to win the championship this year.

It's really that the gap with Philadelphia on the court is too big, and it has reached the kind of gap that cannot be made up with tactics.

Big Zhi has no shortage of championships, but since he joined New York, he has never won a championship, and he has always wanted to prove himself in New York.

Unfortunately, this year is obviously not possible.

(End of this chapter)