NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 329 Deal deal deal!

Hearing that Combe praised him, Old Nelson shook his head and sighed.

"This lineup is still far from perfect, and the defensive strength is too low."

"In theory, if Yi Jianlian of the Suns can shoot better, he should be considered the most perfect player."

"Give me five players like Yi Jianlian and I can rule the world."

Old Nelson laughed as he talked, one Yi Jianlian was enshrined by the Suns as an ancestor, so where to find five.

Comb nodded again and again, he approved of what old Nelson said.

Yi Jianlian is currently an Antetokounmpo with shooting ability. Whether it is physical hardware or athletic ability, Antetokounmpo is all at the historical level. He can score, defend and pass. It is very suitable for the old Nelson's future lineup that only exists in fantasy. theory.

"In any case, Mr. Nelson, your lineup has also given other coaches a lot of ideas and inspiration."

"If I hadn't gotten Shaq, I might have followed your example."

"In a sense, you are the pioneer of the next era."

Combe praised from the bottom of his heart, the achievements of old Nelson's coaching career are not too many, at least not as good as those of Kongbu, Zen Master or Auerbach, but in terms of influence on the development of basketball, Combe and others combined are not as good as old Nelson. nelson.

Generally, when it comes to the pioneer of the small ball era, many fans will think that it is D'Antoni who coached the Suns to play a seven-second offense.

In fact, D'Antoni's tactical concept was also obtained from the old Nelson.

Before the old Nelson, no coach of any team dared to launch an extremely alternative starting lineup like the Mavericks.

Old Nelson was stupefied by Kumbu's boast. Is he really as great as Konbu said?

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After returning to the locker room, Kumbu saw Ao Pang sitting on the bench, looking unhappy.

"What's wrong, Shaq?"

"I didn't play well tonight. I scored 44 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks."

"You and Chris scored 80 points and 30 rebounds and performed perfectly. Why do you look unhappy?"

Kong Bu stepped forward and patted Ao Pang on the shoulder, wondering.

"Kong, I'm worried."

"Playing against a team like the Mavericks, we actually won by a few points."

"There are so many powerful teams here in the Eastern Conference. If I say that I failed to make it to the finals this season, I will definitely attract endless ridicule."

"After all, I have reached the finals four times in seven years with the Lakers, and I have reached the finals consecutively in the first three years."

Ao Pang said with a sad face.

Everyone knows that Ao Pang is an extremely face-saving player. His face is almost everything to him. He washed the Clippers in blood at the beginning, and it was only because the Clippers didn't give him tickets, which made him lose face in front of his relatives and friends.

When I was in the Lakers, I made it to the finals for three consecutive years. If I came to the Bobcats, I would not be able to make it to the finals. I felt that I would be ridiculed by everyone.

Kong Bu was at a loss for words, how could this fat man be so sensitive?
"Shaq, don't worry, there are still three or four months before the door of the trading market closes."

"You don't think this is our final lineup, do you?"

"Don't you believe in my abilities?"

Ao Pang only smiled on his face after hearing what Kumbu said.

Kong Bu sighed secretly in his heart, big words are easy to say, but hard to do.

Now that the Bobcats have been hollowed out, of course Kumbu also wants to trade, but what can he trade with?
Future picks?Everyone knows that the Bobcats' record is not bad, and the draft pick is definitely not high. Such a draft pick cannot be exchanged for decent players.

The only thing Kumbu can do now is to trade players in the team.

After playing against the Dallas Mavericks, Comb led his team to Minnesota to play away.

After several seasons of precipitation, the Timberwolves have now become the top three teams in the Western Conference.

The Lakers have already collapsed because of O'Pang's departure. The Spurs were cut off by Kumbu and left half dead. Even if they get Korver, their overall combat power is not far from winning the championship.

The three strongest teams in the West are the Suns, Timberwolves and Kings.

After arriving in Minnesota, Combe was warmly received by Timberwolves coach Saunders Sr., and brought his son Saunders Jr. along the way.

Sanders Jr. had been an assistant coach under Comb for more than a year before. After being gilded as a champion assistant coach, he returned to the Timberwolves and became an assistant coach under his father.

With the efforts of McHale and old Sanders, this Timberwolves lineup looks quite upscale, with the record ranking first in the Western Conference, even one more win than the Suns.

The center position is Erwin Johnson with a big bald head. The translation of his Chinese name is actually not accurate. His name is different from Magic Johnson. The correct translation should be Owen Johnson.

The backup center is the parallel import champion Olowokandi.

Parallel imports belong to parallel imports. Olowokandi just can't match the status of the No. [-] pick. He still has some strength. It is more than enough to play a starting center in a weak team, and he is also fully qualified to play a backup center in a strong team.

Garnett at the power forward position has a madman Sprewell and a marksman Szczerbiak at the second and third positions, and the point guard is the alien Kassel.

The Timberwolves' lineup of three wolves has been fully formed.

Many fans in China began to pay attention to the NBA because Yao Ming participated in the draft in 2002, and the Timberwolves at this node are very strong and their style of play is entertaining, so many old fans in China like this Timberwolves very much.

When meeting Konbu in the past, Garnett liked to come and chat with Konbu. He has always wanted to join Konbu's team.

But this time when he met Kumbu, he didn't mean that at all. Maybe he felt that his chances of staying in the Timberwolves to win the championship were higher than going to the Bobcats.

This is indeed the case. Under normal circumstances, this year's Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals.

They met the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and were beaten 2:4 by the OK team. If the Lakers were not too strong, Garnett might not have to leave the Timberwolves to join the Green Kai.

After the start of the game on the court, Kumbu's expression was pretty good at first. He felt that even though the current Bobcats were far from perfect, the Timberwolves should be [-]-[-].

But this is not the case. The super insider that Kumbu is proud of did not have a decent advantage in front of the Timberwolves.

Ao Pang played extremely hard. Even if he held the ball at the basket, he didn't dare to shoot rashly, because there was always a Garnett who was watching him not far away, and he was always ready to defend.

If you really want to say that someone in the history of the league can limit O'Fang who holds the ball at the basket, Garnett may be the only candidate.

The record of the two men's fights speaks for itself.

The two played a total of 18 games in the playoffs. In these 18 games, Ao Pang averaged only 20.9 points per game, which was far from Ao Pang's true level.

And Garnett averaged 23.2 points per game against O'Pang.

The positions of these two players are different, so it is not considered a direct confrontation, but it is because they are not directly confronted that the restrictions on Ao Pang are even greater.

If the two were directly facing each other, it would be impossible for Garnett to prevent O'Pang.

Now the Timberwolves' style of play is that the blue-collar Owen Johnson under the basket is responsible for blocking O'Pang, and Garnett waits for the opportunity to block the defense.

Ao Pang is very face-saving, being blocked by someone is worse than killing him. Garnett's style of play made him dare not make unscrupulous shots.

On the other hand, Bosh has the bravery of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Facing Garnett, Bosh played very well, and his overall performance was not even much worse than Garnett.

Bosh, who has been specially trained by Kumbu, has also entered his peak period.

Bosh at his peak was even selected to the best second team in 07, while Garnett was only the best third team.

Of course, this does not mean that Bosh is stronger than Garnett. In Combe's view, Bosh may be a weakened version of Garnett, and his strength may be about [-]% of Garnett's.

Even if it's only [-]%, considering that Bosh is just a rookie right now, his ability to play back and forth with Garnett is enough to shock everyone.

There is no obvious advantage in the inside line, and the outside line advantage is not obvious. When Konbu made a substitution, in just three to four minutes, the situation on the court was defeated, and the forest directly made a close to 4 points. Points difference.

Kumbu was helpless, his bench was really bad, and he couldn't really let players like O'Pang and Hill play the whole game.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Timberwolves scored 106:91 at home, beating Comb by 15 points.

Kumbu has already forgotten when was the last time he was won by 15 points.

This game sounded the wake-up call for Combe, who knew he had to do something as soon as possible to improve the Bobcats' lineup.

Even if the starting lineup does not improve, at least they have to find a way to strengthen the bench.

That night, Combe was alone in the hotel room and asked Brian Hill Sr. to find him the rosters of the remaining 29 teams in the league and began to study them carefully.

At present, there are not many teams with trading value in Comb's hands. O'Pang must not be sold, and neither is Hill. The only ones who can be sold are Bosh, Barbosa and Haslem. Among them, Haslem Hum's trade value is not high, he is a second-year player, he has played for more than a year, and his performance is not bad, but everyone knows that he has no potential to become a star.

Carefully and repeatedly studying the rosters of other teams, Combe finally locked his target on Jordan's old team, the Bulls.

Early the next morning, Combe called Jordan, who was stationed in Charlotte, with dark circles under his eyes.

"What? You're trading with the bulls?"

"But what bargaining chip can we offer? There are not many decent players in the Bulls team, at least I can't look down on any of them."

Jordan was taken aback when he heard that Combe was going to trade with the Bulls.

In his opinion, this Bulls team is rotten to the bone, and there is no player in the team that is worth trading for the Bobcats.

Combe sighed and said: "Michael, our current situation does not mean that we lack top stars, but that we lack those bench champions who can play."

"It just so happens that Klaus, the general manager of the Bulls, is out of class. You should contact the Bulls now. Given your status in the Bulls, it shouldn't be difficult to find out."

"Let's test the waters with Barbossa first."

When Jordan heard that Kumbu was going to sell his "successor" Barbosa, he felt a little upset. Even though he didn't give Barbosa any good looks, he really liked Barbosa in his heart.

"Kong, stop thinking about it. Barbosa is so young. Given him a few more years, he will definitely become a guard who can't lose to Kobe and Tracy McGrady."

"Selling him to the Bulls now, I really can't think of what kind of chips I can get back from the Bulls."

Jordan discouraged.

"Michael, let me tell you the truth, the Barbosa you see now is already a complete Barbosa, and he has reached the upper limit of his potential."

"It is impossible for him to have any further improvement in strength."

"Let's not talk about Kobe, McGrady and others, Barbosa's upper limit is not even as good as Michael Reed or Finley."

"Before the outside world sees the clues, the longer you wait, the lower the value of Barbosa's transaction."

Jordan didn't doubt Comb's evaluation of any player at all. When he heard that Barbosa's upper limit was here, he was a little disappointed.

"Okay, then which players of the Bulls do you want, I will help you find out."

"Hinrich! They just got Hinrich in the draft!"

"Also let them add another Kendall Gill."

Kumbu told Jordan the result of his deliberation last night.

Jordan was shocked, "What? Hinrich? Jill?"

"The combined value of the two of them is less than half of Barbosa's. Barbosa is a backcourt with an average of 18 points per game. The combined scores of those two are not as much as Barbossa's."

"I don't see any potential to become a top defender in Hinrich. As for Jill, I don't know what you like in him."

"It looks like he's old? Looks like he doesn't take a shower? When I play with this guy, I can always smell a smell of fish from him."

Gill is a veteran player who entered the league in 90 and played shooting guard. He has played against Jordan countless times, and Jordan is naturally no stranger to him.

"Hinrich has great defensive potential. With a height of 193 centimeters, he can play a point guard. He will become one of the best defensive point guards in the league. His offensive three-point ability is no worse than that of Barbosa."

"Actually, Barbosa traded for Hinrich alone, and we all earned blood."

If it were someone else, Kongbu naturally didn't need to explain his trading purpose, but Jordan is his partner after all, so Kongbu needs to explain.

Jordan laughed, "Kong, what are you kidding?"

"A white player, one of the best defensive point guards? Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

It's not that Jordan is prejudiced against white players. He has always had a good relationship with Bird Bird, but that white players have never had a good defensive backcourt since ancient times.

Kirilenko defends well, but he is a frontcourt player after all.

From this point of view, Hinrich is really something, he can be selected to the best defensive second team when Kidd, Kobe and others are at their peak.

(End of this chapter)