Champions Creed

Chapter 42: 042-year-old Roger is not afraid of anyone in the scoring race
This is not the first time that Hardaway has been praised by a famous player. When he defeated Dream Team 1 as a member of the college team, Magic Johnson said: "When I played against Hardaway, it felt like I was playing against myself in the mirror."

This time, Penny was directly chosen by Jordan, and his value has undoubtedly appreciated further.

In fact, if you think about it, you will know that Jordan would not choose Roger as his successor. Not to mention that in Jordan's mind, Roger is Krause's man. Even if Roger is not, Jordan would not praise a Reebok spokesperson.

Roger was very angry. He was the winner, but the old bastard insisted on acting superior and confusing right and wrong. And because of Jordan's support, many media also felt that Roger's victory was due to Pippen.

Krause was equally furious. Now the Bulls' attendance depended entirely on Roger - no one really thought that people paid to come to the United Center to watch the pretentious Scott Pippen who never knew when he would have a migraine?
People come to watch the game just to see the performance of Roger, Jordan's successor.

As a result, Jordan's actions were equivalent to telling the world: "The Bulls' successor is not authentic."

Krause didn't expect Jordan to praise Roger, but he could at least keep quiet.

He could have just said, "I don't think about who my successor is."

But he just mentioned Anfernee Hardaway by name.

Krause thought Jordan was a psychopath. Why was he fussing over a rookie? If he wasn't fussing over Roger, then why was he fussing over me?
What’s even more annoying now is that Pippen is injured.

Krause wasn't sure the team could keep up the momentum without Pippen.

Most importantly, he wasn't sure if Pippen could make it to the game against the Warriors.

Since Jordan had already chosen Penny, if Roger, without Pippen, lost, the title of "Jordan's successor" would be completely snatched away by Penny, and this successor in Chicago would be left out in the cold.

It's not that Krause doesn't trust Roger, but it would be foolish for anyone to underestimate Pippen's role in this team.

If a top-notch second-in-command like Pippen is on the court, the team's winning rate will obviously be higher.

A restless Krause entered the locker room of the Beto Center without permission this afternoon. The players did not welcome his sudden visit.

I don't know about other teams, but in the Bulls, Krause and the players are never on the same side. In the eyes of the Bulls players, he belongs to the boss, and he is the one who can report you to the boss at any time and send you away.

Such people will naturally appear on the opposite side of the players.

So to the players, Klaus' sudden entry into the locker room was as uncomfortable as a yellow-haired person entering their house.

The Zen Master stood up and wanted to ask Klaus to leave.

"You shouldn't be here!" Phil Jackson whispered in Krause's ear.

Klaus kept smiling. "Don't be nervous guys, I just came to see Scott. Scott, can we talk in private?"

Pippen raised his head in astonishment, and his teammates around him also looked at him.

Pippen felt very uncomfortable about this. Krause suddenly rushed in to find him, which could easily lead his teammates to misunderstand the relationship between the two. If Pippen was also considered the boss's man, his teammates would immediately start to alienate him.

So Pippen refused: "Just say it here, Jerry."

Klaus narrowed his eyes hypocritically and said, "I just want to check on your injury."

"It's a muscle strain. I should be back in about ten days, no more than half a month." Pippen answered coldly. He didn't believe that the fat guy really cared about him.

"Uh does a muscle strain take that long? Phil, is there any chance Scott could play against the Warriors?"

Krause asked an extremely stupid question, which completely angered Pippen.

Because when he asked this question, Pippen heard it as: "It's just a minor injury, so you have to rest for so long? Hey, Scott, can you be tougher?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a water bottle hit Klaus on the top of his head. "Get out, you bastard! Do you think I don't want to play? Do you think I'm taking paid leave on purpose? Fuck you, I'm more eager to fight than anyone in this locker room, and you, a bastard, insulted me!"

Pippen was already feeling very depressed during this period. He had only been the team leader for a few days when he changed to having two people in charge. He also had to admit in front of the media that he supported Roger starting.

At this time, Krause was still looking for trouble, and Pippen could no longer hold it.

Wonderful, really wonderful.

Roger began to admire Jordan a little.

This lousy team quarrels every other day, yet they still won six championships.

Danzi is mighty.

Danzi is also stupid.

If he knew a little bit about brotherly basketball, the locker room wouldn't be so messy.

In the past, when Roger and Pippen were arguing, the good guy Cartwright would stand up and try to stop them.

But this time, no one cared about Klaus.

He was not popular in the locker room.

Roger and Kukoc? They don't have any hostility towards Krause, but they don't have much affection for him either.

Klaus clenched his fists. If he had the same fighting ability as Roger, he would definitely rush up and fight Pippen to the death.

But with his body that was out of breath after running every two steps, he could only endure it: "Scott, honey, you know I love you, but your behavior makes me disappointed!" After saying that, Klaus slammed the door and walked out.

He swore that if Pippen crossed the line again, he would trade the bastard away!

After Klaus left, the Zen Master covered his forehead with his hands and asked, "Does this fat guy think my locker room is not messy enough?"
At this time, Pippen was very angry, so after the commotion he sat back in his seat in silence.

Just as the atmosphere in the locker room dropped to freezing point again, Roger stood up and clapped his hands:
"Okay guys, I believe that under the leadership of the great leader Michael, you are all used to this kind of thing. Could this be more serious than not letting teammates eat on the plane?"

At this point, there was a laugh in the locker room, remembering poor Horace Grant.

To be honest, what Jordan did was not human on the basketball court, and even less human outside the basketball court.

As soon as he was mentioned, everyone suddenly felt that the conflict just now was nothing.

Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed, Roger continued to speak: "So, it's no big deal. We just need to keep winning, we are good players, and we will be respected by the fans. As for other things, screw it. Don't you think so, Scott?"

This is what it's like when there are two people in charge. If something happens to one of them, the other can still hold on.

Since the Zen Master personally gave Roger such an identity, Roger didn't want to waste it.

Pippen looked at Roger and nodded: "Yes, I believe you will continue to win. And as long as the doctor says I'm fine, I will come back immediately. Don't worry about these things."

The Zen Master couldn't help but smile. He had heard that Roger was more talented than Pippen in terms of physical size, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

But he is sure that Roger is much more talented than Pippen in being a leader.

Klaus walked back to the office calmly, but after closing the door, his face instantly twisted like a pervert in a horror movie, and he angrily smashed the cup to the ground: "Damn bastards! You all want to follow Michael's example, right?"

Krause was really fed up with this group of players who had no respect for him at all. The worst thing was that the one who took the lead in disrespecting him was his top star!
But no matter how angry he is, Krause can't change one fact now - Pippen will definitely not be able to play in the next matchup with the Warriors.

The only person the Bulls can rely on is Roger.

The Bulls had some wins and some losses in the few games after Pippen was absent.

Against the Trail Blazers, Roger outperformed Drexler, scoring 21 points while the latter only scored 18 points.

But the Bulls lost the game, because the Trail Blazers not only had the glider, they also had excellent defense. They couldn't completely lock Roger, but they could control Roger's scoring to the extent that he couldn't directly kill the game.

The Bulls' worst defense after losing Pippen was defense. Although the glider only scored 18 points, Clifford Robinson's 22 points and Terry Porter's 21 points still helped the Trail Blazers win the game.

Fortunately, Chicago fans didn't feel sad for too long.

Two days later, Roger led his team to defeat the Kings with 26 points in a single game. Richmond, the last guard recognized by Jordan and recognized by Jordan as "the best guard in the NBA besides me", lost in this battle and only scored 20 points.

In the end, the Bulls only beat the Kings by 6 points.

ESPN's "Sports Center" program commented: "Roger's Chicago Bulls are not afraid of any offensive team. He has the ability to compete with everyone without losing the upper hand. He dares to fence with everyone. Although he lost Scott, this team is still strong in terms of offense."

This is indeed the case. Now the Bulls have no defense, but they are not afraid to attack others.

If no one defends, the Bulls will often be the ones who have the last laugh.

In the next two games against the Rockets and Hornets respectively, the Bulls won 1 and lost 1, which further verified this statement.

Facing the Rockets with strong defense, Roger scored less than 20 points in a single game for the second time in his career.

It is true that the Rockets do not have a defensive-level perimeter player, but you cannot ignore Olajuwon's defensive radiation range, which is more abnormal than an intercontinental missile.

No matter where Roger shot today, Olajuwon's face would appear in front of him on time. He began to understand why the DPOY trophy would be named after Olajuwon in the future.

Facing the Hornets with poor defense, Roger once again led the team to victory.

After losing both MJ and Pippen, the record of 2 wins and 2 losses has satisfied most Chicago fans.

It's not just Chicago, most media outlets can't find fault with it.

Although Roger's assists in these four games were 0, 1, 2, and 0 respectively, he still won two games with his scoring ability amidst all the criticism.

18-year-old Roger is not afraid of anyone when it comes to scoring!

Pippen felt something was wrong. Roger had won prestige by calming the awkward atmosphere in the locker room before. And now, everyone was looking forward to this game without him.

It is hard to imagine that Roger, at the age of 18, already has such outstanding leadership ability. Even without Scott, the Chicago Bulls will still be a playoff team. - Chicago Post

He is the most talented shooting guard I have ever seen. Yes, we have all seen how terrible the scoring ability of the Bulls' No. 23 is, but maybe Roger will be even more terrible in the future. After all, this is the first time that I let an 18-year-old kid score 18 points on my head. - Hakeem Olajuwon talks about Roger.

The world condemned Roger's dictatorship, claiming that he needed to play more as a team, but during the time when Pippen was away, Roger used his personal ability to hold up the team that was about to sink. As we all know, offensive teams have no way to deal with the Chicago Bulls, and Roger's Bulls are not afraid to attack any team. And the next Golden State Warriors is exactly an offensive team! The last person chosen by Jordan, Richmond, has died under Roger's butcher knife. Even if Penny is good at passing the ball, his fate is probably not good. If he loses again this time, Penny will no longer have an excuse. Michael, he chose the wrong person. - "The Washington Post"

Roger looked at the news in the newspaper and laughed happily.

Michael, has he ever picked the right person?

That old bastard wants the penny to appreciate, so I'm going to make it depreciate!
(End of this chapter)