basketball court controller

Chapter 109

Zhang Chen's final domineering answer can be said to have hit the G-spot of the reporters, and everyone enjoyed themselves.

"The fluke success made him lost, and Zhang Chen uttered wild words."

"Will the Warriors be a championship contender? Laughed out the teeth of countless people."

"From the most valuable player in the finals to a lunatic, only because of 6600 million."

The next day, the major media used their mocking skills one after another. Even the few media who supported Zhang Chen did not dare to take Zhang Chen's words seriously. Zhang Chen is powerful, but no matter how powerful he is, he can't turn a bad team into A strong contender for the championship.

The most optimistic view is to help the Warriors return to the playoffs, but this is only a very small view, especially when seeing the Warriors' subsequent petty operations.

The Warriors originally took a fancy to Bob Sura of the Cavaliers. Now that Zhang Chen is signed, Sura can of course not. The Jazz not only made room for Jamison, but also saved money. It can be said that they spent a lot of money to sign Zhang Chen. Now besides Zhang Chen, Dampier's salary of [-] million or so is the most.

Marshall is gone, and they should have found another insider. They were very interested in the Celtics' Danny Fortson before, but in order to save money, they recruited Mark Jackson, who was selected by them in 1997 and has been playing in Europe. He came back and gave a second-round rookie contract.

This summer, apart from getting Zhang Chen with a maximum salary, they seem to be saving money for the rest of the time, and they haven't done much in terms of reinforcement. They just signed the former Warriors star Chris Mullin back to the veteran with a basic salary.

Therefore, Zhang Chen's sonorous and powerful speech was completely regarded as a joke.

How do you look at it, the Warriors don't look like a team that wants to compete for a championship.

In fact, the owner of the team, Chris Cohan, is not a very stingy person, otherwise he would not have applied for an increase in starting salary for Zhang Chen, but this is indeed not a wealthy big boss.

The team's new coach has also been confirmed. It's not a famous coach. Dave Cowens was very hardworking as a player and was selected as one of the NBA's 50 superstars. As for the coach, Zhang Chen doesn't know who he is anyway.

Anyway, in another time and space, the Warriors have been miserable, and it wasn't until the current owner sold the team that they regained their composure.

But Zhang Chen is not very worried. The Warriors' configuration is not particularly bad at all. He said that the team has a lot of talented young people. He is not completely nonsense. He also knows that the Warriors will pick up Arenas in the second round next year. , but that's for later.

The current Warriors are also very good.

There is Mucci-Blaylock at the back, and the old stealer is still strong. Larry Hughes, Zhang Chen's class is good, and the defense is also very good. After trading from the 76ers to the Warriors last season, It can also be 20+5+5, so it goes without saying that Zhang Chen is a swingman.

On the front line, Antawn Jamison was close to 20+10 last season.

Just based on the three of them in the 98th class, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the Big Three, but they are younger and their strength is absolutely unquestionable. This is where Zhang Chen's confidence lies.

In addition, on the front line, Chris Mills is also a quasi-starter of 10+7. Inside Eric Dampier and Adonal Foyle are also good blue-collar players. When Jamison is the main attacker inside, it can be regarded as a blue-collar inside. It is a popular combination in the league now, besides, Mark Jackson, who is about to be recalled, is an insider with low post skills.

Coupled with other substitutes on the forward and defensive lines, it can be said that there is no shortage of people.

Therefore, the Warriors look bad, but as long as these young people show their combat power, they can definitely scare the entire league.

Among the people who will fight together next season, Zhang Chen first saw the team's new head coach Dave Cowens. This old man is in good shape and seems to be a very self-disciplined person.

After some exchanges between the two, they still feel good. Dave Cowens is a very tenacious guy as a player, so his basketball philosophy is somewhat similar to that of Zhang Chen.

"You want the Warriors to be a championship contender, are you serious?"

"Coach Cowens, if you just pass by on the court and don't have any pursuit, I might as well get rid of other things, at least don't worry about injuries."

"Haha, I have more pursuits than when I was young. When I dribbled the ball, I only thought about not being beaten too badly by those monster-like guys, so I have to work extra hard. Now as a coach, I find that it is more important than playing myself. Difficulties, let's work together, I appreciate your ruthlessness on the court."

Accompanying Zhang Xiaomeng to inspect several cities and participated in several Nike promotional activities, the days of the offseason passed quickly.

By the time the Warriors reported, he wasn't among the first batch. Like rookie Chris Porter, who had just been signed after the summer league, he had always been on the team's side.

Compared with the Heat, the Warriors are very young. Except for Mullin and Blaylock, they are all young people. Starting from Dampier in 96, players from 97, 98, 99 and 2000 formed this team. warriors.

The Warriors also made several transactions last season, and with the operation in the summer, it can be said that at least half of the members of the team have changed. The start of the training camp is also the beginning of the players getting to know each other.

And now the main lineup has not been decided. Except for Zhang Chen and Jamison who are the main players, the other positions have not been determined. Of course, if Blalock has no physical problems, he will definitely occupy a main position.

For Larry Hughes, they want to see if he and Zhang Chen are compatible, because if he plays the main force, Zhang Chen will definitely play the third position, so it has not been decided.

As for the center position, Dampier, Foyle and Mark - Jackson have their own advantages, but also depends on running.

In fact, Zhang Chen and Jamison are the core, and the others mainly look at who is more compatible with the two players.

To be honest, Larry Hughes was a little unhappy. In 76, he was traded because of a conflict with Iverson's position. Unexpectedly, the Warriors had just played a few good games, and Zhang Chen came over again. He doesn't want to continue playing in someone else's shadow.

After a few days of training camp, Zhang Chen understood that the Warriors team just doesn't have a real core, and it's easy to play separately on the court, and it's impossible to form a whole.

Now that he is the most expensive player, something needs to be done.

This kind of thing will not happen in the Heat. With Pat Riley in charge, there will be no problem. In addition, with Mourning, there will be no trouble. Now, the new head coach lacks prestige, and he needs to stand up is.

For this kind of thing, Zhang Chen is not inexperienced, but those experiences are not particularly good ones. This time, he needs to be smarter, and he can't just rely on his current reputation in the league to ask other people.

Now there is a good breakthrough, he just needs to unite the two taciturn men in front of him, and it will be much easier to unite the entire Warriors.

That's why he asked Hughes and Jamison separately. Their three 98-year-old players are definitely the strongest three in this Warriors team. As long as they reach an agreement, things will be easy to handle.

It's just that these two people don't like to talk very much, and they are more silent than they are on the court. He doesn't know them very well.

In this case, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I said, it's fate that several of our players from the same class gather on the same team."

"Zhang, what are you looking for us to do?" Jamieson asked in confusion.

"Yeah, I'll go back if it's okay." Larry Hughes said word by word, feeling that he was not very happy with Zhang Chen.

Seeing that neither of them intended to talk politely, Zhang Chen became serious, "Then I'll cut to the chase, what do you two think about the Warriors this time?"

His serious tone also made the two of them stunned for a while.

"You can still look at it like this, and play every game seriously."

Jamison said with some confusion, but Hughes remained silent.

Zhang Chen sighed, "Forget it, let me explain more clearly, what do you think of what I said at the press conference."

This time it was Jamison's turn to be silent, and Hughes laughed mockingly.

"Why, you don't talk, you don't dare to think about it, right? You are considered high-ranking rookies, so I didn't expect to be so cowardly." Seeing that the two of them didn't speak again, Zhang Chen was also a little angry.

"What did you say?" Hughes slapped the table and said angrily.

"But excited, we are all teammates now." Jamison quickly persuaded, he didn't mean anything else by not speaking, but he thought the goal was very difficult, and he couldn't talk about Zhang Chen, which had something to do with his personality. Some are polite.

Hughes' silence is because he thinks that Zhang Chen is a lucky guy who has never experienced any setbacks. He doesn't understand his underappreciated mood. He has ideas in his heart, but he doesn't like to communicate with people very much.

He and Jamison don't like to talk very much, but their personalities are different.

"Larry, let me ask you something, do you want to be the core of the team's tactics, become a superstar, get a maximum salary, do things that others can't do, gain honors, and win respect?"

"Hmph." The other party snorted coldly.

"If it's a man, just say it."

"What's the use of saying it, can it be done by saying it, you will soon recognize the reality."

"If you think you can't do it, you really won't do it. Do you two know why I dare to say that in front of reporters? Don't say that I used to be in a strong team. The Heat didn't even play in the Eastern Conference Finals before I went. The bragging in front of the media has succeeded every time, because I can not only brag, but also do..."

"It's not a compliment to say that the two of you are talented. I really think so. You don't think you are bad, Antoine. Your pick is still ahead of Carter. Before you both entered the league I don’t know how many times better than me, but in all fairness, have you tried your best?”

"The reason why I said that the Warriors can become a championship team is because I think the Warriors have three players who can be called the Big Three. Antoine and Larry, what do you think, do you want to fight?"

(End of this chapter)