NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 319 I will guarantee you the handsome position for three years

At the end of October 2003, the Charlotte Bobcats ushered in their first home game in team history.

At the beginning, the fans were still a little apprehensive, feeling that as a new team, the Bobcats’ record in the new season might not be satisfactory, so the season ticket sales of the Bobcats were not particularly high. After all, no one who was taken advantage of would be willing to spend thousands of dollars. To watch the team lose.

And after the first three away games, the Bobcats showed their fangs. This is not a cat, it is obviously a lion and a tiger!
The fans saw the hope of continuing to win, and the sales of season tickets were naturally much higher.

Before the first home game in the history of the Bobcats, Comb learned a piece of good news from Jordan. The Bobcats had sold 4940 season tickets, and the season ticket revenue alone reached 3000 million US dollars.

This is because Kumbu and Jordan did not dare to set the ticket price too high, otherwise, they would definitely earn more.

The season ticket is 3000 million, and individual tourists are definitely indispensable. There must be tens of millions of dollars in income in a season. In addition, there are various team commercials and playoff dividends. The current gross income of the Bobcats has at least reached an astonishing level. of US$[-] million.

What makes other teams in the league even more jealous is that the Bobcats' players have very little salary.

There is only one player in the team with a maximum salary of 1500 million US dollars. The other seven rookies, including Haslem, have a combined salary of less than 1000 million.

The total salary of the Bobcats is only 2400 million US dollars.

The salary expenditure of the New York Knicks this season is 8944 million US dollars, that of the Trail Blazers is 8300 million, and that of the Mavericks is as high as more than 7900 million.

In addition to the bobcats, the bottom one is the Utah Jazz, who also have a full $1000 million more than the bobcats.

The Jazz's salary is just above the poverty threshold. If the Bobcats were not a new army, they would not need to consider the poverty threshold. Their salary would have to pay the poverty tax.

The Jazz's salary is not high, but their profitability is completely incomparable with the Bobcats.

The lynx at present is like a hen that can lay golden eggs. The cost is extremely low and the income is extremely high. Who can not be jealous.

Jordan can't close his legs happily every day. This may be the boss career he has always dreamed of.

Bobcats first home opponent is the Boston Green Kay.

Green Kai can be regarded as a team with a deep relationship with Kongbu. From the beginning when Kong Bu traded Snow to Green Kai, Kong Bu and the management of Green Kai have always cooperated, even if the management of Green Kai changed. For a while, this kind of cooperation has never been broken.

"Kong, long time no see."

Before the start of the game, Green Kai's young coach John Carroll walked up to Combe and said hello.

To say he is young is to compare with those old guys. He is almost ten years older than Kumbu.

"Old John, it's really you who have become the coach of the wealthy Celtics without making a sound."

"I've been busy all this time, so I haven't had time to congratulate you."

Combe hugged Carol and smiled.

He is no stranger to Carroll. When Combe first entered the league, Carroll was in the Grizzlies. He was a scout for the then Grizzlies coach Brian Hill.

Now Hill is mixed up as Kumbu's Wannian assistant coach, and his scout back then became the coach of one side.

In addition, Carroll has also been an assistant coach of the current Philadelphia 76ers coach Carlesimo. Comb has met him dozens of times in the past six years.

"Congratulations, forget it. It's not like you don't know what level I am."

"Seriously, I might be fired tomorrow."

"We water dispenser coaches who are not well-known and have no strength, no one knows when they will be laid off."

"When I get fired, I'll have another drink with you."

Carol said with a wry smile.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. Kong Bu smacked his lips and suddenly remembered something.

As Carroll said, a coach with his qualifications will definitely not be able to stay in Lukai for too long.

Comb clearly remembers that after Carroll was fired, it was Doc Rivers who took over the head coach of the Green Kai. It didn't take long for the Big Four of the Green Kai to form and directly aspire to the championship.

Just like the old saying, with Lukai's Big Four lineup, even if a monkey is tied to the sidelines as a coach, they can lead the team to win the championship.

Comb has always disliked this sentence, because he feels that the Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers lineup he built are the same. They can win the championship with monkeys tied to the sidelines. value.

If Carroll can stay in Green Kai for more than two years, then he will definitely be able to catch up with the Big Four to win the championship. After all, Carroll cannot fail to do what Rivers, the essence of human reversal, can do.

If Rivers hadn't cheated Kongbu in the military expansion draft, then Kongbu would definitely not do anything to him. Even if he still joined the Green Kai and caught up with the Big Four, Kongbu would not intentionally sabotage .

But now that Rivers has done this disgusting thing, Combe will definitely not let him go.

Let Rivers go today, tomorrow others will follow suit, who will take Comb seriously.

Originally, Kumbu wanted to destroy the lineup of the Big Four, such as intervening in Garnett's trade, so as not to give Green Kai the chance to get Garnett.

If Green Kai did not have Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen would definitely not be able to win the championship.

After all, the Big Four have to wait for two years. Kong Bu does not believe in the nonsense that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. He prefers to take revenge on the same day.

The best opportunity to rectify Rivers right now is in front of him, let Carroll sit firmly in the position of Green Kai, and prevent Rivers from getting involved in the position of Green Kai.

It sounds like Rivers didn't lose anything, but in fact he lost a lot.

If he doesn't join the Green Kai, Rivers will have no championship in his hands, and he won't be able to get a big contract from the Clippers boss Ballmer.

Maybe after two or three years in the Magic, he gradually became uninterested and stayed at home.

The more Kumbu thought about it, the more excited he became, and he laughed out loud looking at Carol in front of him.

"Old John, I have to say that your luck is really good."

"Don't worry, if nothing else, even if it's for the sake of Carlesimo and Brian Hill, I'll keep you in Lukai's position for a few more years."

Carol's face was ecstatic when he heard this. This is the guarantee given by Kong Bu, which is priceless!
Kumbu said that he would be able to work in the Lukai coach for a few more years. Carol did not doubt this seemingly absurd promise.

He has witnessed Konbu's rise with his own eyes, and he knows how amazing Konbu's energy in this league is.

It's just that he didn't understand why Kumbu helped him like this?It seems that he and Kong Bu can only be regarded as nodding acquaintances.

No, it doesn't even count as nodding acquaintances. I don't even seem to be qualified to nod to Kumbu all the time.

"Kong, is it because of Carlesimo that you help me so much?"

"You should have a good relationship with him, right? It's right to think about it. If you don't have a good relationship with him, he won't be able to take over your class."

"Although you left Philadelphia, the outside world said that you only need one sentence to dismiss 76ers general manager Billy King or coach Carlesimo."

Carol said enviously, as a man, there is no one who does not envy such monstrous power.

Kong Bu was speechless, who spread this nonsense, a word that made people laid off?How could it be that exaggerated!
However, I am sure that Billy King or Carlesimo will be laid off. I still have confidence in this point.

This Philadelphia 76ers team is also full of Konbu's brand everywhere. Among other things, Yao Ming is the most loyal supporter of Konbu.

The value of Yao Ming to the Philadelphia 76ers is self-evident. It is definitely higher than Iverson. Even if you think about it, you can only agree to Yao Ming's forced palace.

It's just that Kongbu didn't want to do this kind of thing, he didn't want Yao Ming to be a bad guy, and Billy King didn't do any evil, so he really couldn't be blamed for the military expansion draft.

As for Carlesimo, he is a hard-core Yao Chuan, and Kumbu felt very relieved to let him coach Yao Ming.

"Okay, let's just listen to the gossip from the outside world."

"Paul, come here."

Combe waved at Paul Pierce, who was warming up.

When Pierce saw Kongbu calling him, his heart was shocked. His feelings for Kongbu were extremely complicated, but seeing Kongbu looking for him, he still didn't dare to delay and ran over quickly.

"Paul, you are the boss of this Green Kais team, why don't I make a deal with you."

Combe said with a smile.

Pierce's body began to tremble. He was very nervous facing Combe, so he misheard Combe's meaning.

He thought Comb was going to trade him to the Charlotte Bobcats.

To Bobcats?He is confident that he will be able to team up with Hill in the first season and lead that group of rookies to win the championship.

But when he returned to Konbu's team again, he was a little uneasy, fearing that Konbu would put him on the bench again.

At this moment, Pierce's mental activity was very intense, and his face turned blue and red.

"what happened?"

"The content of my transaction is that you help me keep Carroll as the head coach for three years. During these three years, I will trade you at the lowest price for at least two All-Star-level players from Green Cay."

"Paul, what do you think?"

Kong Bu smiled and said the content of the transaction.

That's right, Combe just wanted to use Pierce's hand to keep Carroll's coaching position for three years.

Pierce was paralyzed and quarreled for a long time. Combe didn't want to take himself to Charlotte at all, just to add so much drama for nothing.

But when he heard that Combe was willing to get him two All-Star teammates, Pierce immediately agreed without thinking about it.

Are you kidding me, those are two All-Star teammates, and what kind of head coach is not as effective as the two All-Star teammates.

Not to mention that Carroll's coaching ability is not bad, even if he is really just a monkey, Pierce will be sure.

"Okay, I promise you, within three years, as long as I'm in Boston for one day, Carol will never be fired."

Pierce agreed very simply.

In fact, there is no need to think about this matter. Pierce knows very well that there is no need for Kong Bu to even talk to himself. He can go directly to the boss of Lukai.

The boss is not an idiot, if this kind of big pie is delivered to the door, even if it is free to raise Carol for three years, so what.

……

In fact, Carol didn't leave. He just stood beside Combe and Pierce. Hearing the conversation between Combe and Pierce, he was stunned.

Are you so precious?Can it be worth two All-Star players?
You, Kong Bu, said it earlier. If you said it earlier, if you don’t stay in Lukay, and take the two All-Stars to any team, your salary will have to be doubled anyway.

……

Two hours later, the first home game in Charlotte Bobcats history was over.

I won, but it seems like I didn't win again.

In the last 15 seconds, Lukai was still leading by one point. If Hill hadn't made two free throws at the last moment and made two free throws, the Bobcats might have lost their first home game. bitter fruit.

Hill's two free throws are a bit controversial. It can be said that they are the home whistle given by the referee.

So if you win, it seems like you didn't win.

If they played against other teams, Carroll or Pierce would definitely yell at such a whistle that completely changed the result.

But now they are extremely calm, a regular season is nothing, when the two All-Stars promised by Kumbu are in place, they are going to compete for the championship.

Kumbu doesn't care much about this narrow victory, even if the team loses, he doesn't think it's a big deal.

He has coached for more than six years, including the regular season and playoffs, and he has coached more than 500 games. He has never experienced any outrageous wins and losses.

The reason why this game was played so anxiously tonight is entirely because the players feel bad.

Barbosa even missed an empty layup once, making 14 of 4 in the game, and only scored 11 points in the end. This efficiency is a bit eye-catching.

Both Kapono and Korver, who came off the bench, didn't hit anything, and their shooting percentages were both low.

And Lukai's lineup is actually not bad. It is normal for Pierce to bring a bunch of capable veterans to push the Bobcats into desperation.

Kumbu never believed that there was really anything invincible in this world. Even the Raptors and 76ers he built with all his strength have never completed the feat of winning a season. How can we talk about the half-water Bobcats?
"I'm sorry, coach, I was in a terrible state tonight."

After the game, Barbosa apologized to Kumbu with a sullen head.

Kong Bu smiled and shook his head, "Did you go to a nightclub last night to have fun? Did you fight all night? Did you drink or do drugs?"

Barbosa quickly shook his head frantically, "Absolutely not, coach, I swear on my life, I absolutely did not!"

Kong Bu laughed even more, "Since there are none, then why do you have to apologize."

"Isn't it normal for a player to be in a bad state? Even Michael hit dozens of irons in a game."

"How can there be a player who can always be in full form? If there is such a player, then he should be taken to the laboratory for sectioning."

Kumbu's words made Barbosa relax, and he felt more and more lucky to meet a coach like Kumbu.

It is indeed a blessing. He is a foreign player with the bottom pick in the first round. Regardless of which team he is in, there is a high probability that he will be a water fountain watcher.

But in the hands of Konbu, not only let him start, but also gave him a lot of shooting rights, and his personal scoring exploded. How could Barbosa not be grateful to Konbu.

(End of this chapter)