NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Comb was quite satisfied with the deal, he got what he wanted, the only thing he wasn't very satisfied with was the exchange of Pippen.

It is undeniable that Pippen at his peak was indeed very strong. If Jordan had [-] percent of his achievements in the Bulls' Double Dynasty, the Zen Master and the triangle offense combined accounted for [-] percent, and Pippen alone accounted for [-] percent.

However, the current Pippen is far from the combat power of his peak period. He can't even start in a team like the Bulls, let alone the Bobcats who are aspiring to compete for the championship.

After the transaction is completed, the starting lineup in Comb's hands looks too pleasing to the eye.

O'Neill, Bosh, Hill, Gill, Hinrich.

The original backcourt combination of Barbosa and Gasly was replaced by Hinrich and Gil, and the improvement was not a star.

The first is defensive strength, which can almost be said to have been raised from the CBA level to the championship level.

Barbosa's own defense is not very good. Sly's typical IQ is 68, and he laughs every day. His brain can't control his powerful body at all, and his defense is always one or two slow.

And now Coric is the defensive second team in the era of backcourt hegemony. Pat Riley even described Coric as a great defender.

Of course, Pat Riley didn't mean to praise Hinrich so much, but he was forced to bow his head to Colic.

In the 06-07 season, which is the season when Colic won the best defensive second team, he faced Wade in the game against the Heat. Wade injured his hand in that game and the Heat lost the game.

After the game, Riley caught Coric and sprayed him, saying that his defense was dirty and he kept Laverde's hand, causing Wade to be injured.

As a result, Riley's remarks almost made him lose his fortune at the end of the season. Countless players in the league stood up to support Coric. In addition, various media also sprayed Riley with dirty water.

Hinrich's defensive action is very clean, he did have hand contact with Wade, but he did not twist Wade's hand, that is a very normal contact.

When the two parties are stuck in each other's positions, there is hand contact. Isn't that so normal that it can no longer be normal?Not to mention basketball, even football is inevitable.

What really makes fans and the media dissatisfied with Riley is not Riley's dirty water, but his double standards.

Because in 05, the Heat also played against the Bulls. James Posey of the Heat almost threw Hinrich out of the court sideways, and Riley didn't fart at that time.

Seeing that he threw a bomb in the public toilet, Riley aroused public outrage, and quickly ran out again, licking his big face, saying that the outside world misunderstood him, saying that Hinrich was one of the best defenders in the league. A great defender, reminds him of Jerry Sloan in his youth and so on.

It's just plain ugly.

Throughout Riley's entire career, it highlights a bully and a tactful sophistication.

……

Jill's defense is definitely not as good as when he was young, but according to Jordan, Jill's defense has a special way.

Some players rely on their strong physique to defend, such as Big Ben, some players rely on their seasoned experience, such as Clifford Robinson, who is known as Durant's version, and the alternative is to rely on trash talk, Like Reggie Miller.

Jill's defense relies on biochemical weapons. Jordan speculates that Jill may not take a bath for several months after the start of the season, so he relies on the stink to affect the opponent's performance.

Whether it's true or not, Kumbu doesn't know. Anyway, he really didn't make a fool of himself when he thought about this kind of defense.

Black person!

Body Odor Overweight!

I haven't showered for months!

Even if you usually take a shower, you have to spray various deodorants.

Kumbu couldn't even imagine what kind of smell it would be, it was very good.

If I met such an opponent on the field, with greasy dirt all over my body and a pungent smell all over my body, Kong Bu would be disgusted even thinking about it. He usually has 10 points in strength, and maybe even [-] points. Can't play it.

……

The defensive end after the trade has improved significantly compared to before, and even the offensive end has actually improved a lot.

Barbosa's offense was no worse than Hinrich's, but Nethersley was holding back.

In terms of organizational ability, Barbosa's organizational ability is actually not as good as Hinrich's. Anyway, Hinrich has also played point guard in the NBA for several seasons.

……

In the afternoon of the second day, Pippen, Hinrich, and Gill arrived in Charlotte. Because there was a game in the evening, Combe called them to the training ground immediately after they got off the plane, and asked them to play with their teammates. Let's get acquainted first, so we can make an appearance tonight.

If it was put in the previous few years, it would be impossible for Kumbu to let him play on the same day for this kind of player who had just been traded, and he should let him rest for a night.

It's a pity that no one is really available for the Bobcats now. Pippen is easy to say. If Hinrich and Jill don't play, Comb can't even make up the starting five.

Pippen looked like he hadn't rested well and looked listless. At his age, his energy was far inferior to that of a young man in his twenties. It's no wonder he was in good spirits after taking such a long flight.

Kongbu looked at Jill intently. He was no stranger to Jill. After all, Jill entered the league earlier than Kongbu. In the past six years, Kongbu and Jill have played against Jill many times.

However, Combe didn't pay much attention to Jill before, because Jill has been playing for the Nets, and this team does not deserve too much attention from Combe.

After taking a closer look at Jill, Kong Bu found that this guy was really young. He was in his 30s, but he had a face in his early twenties.

When he walked to Jill's side, Combe held his breath deliberately, he was afraid of being suffocated to death by Jill's biochemical weapon.

As a result, at the moment when his nose was relaxed, Kong Bu didn't smell anything strange, but a faint scent of perfume.

Kumbu smacked his lips, Jordan was probably playing with himself, and it seemed that this old hooligan was not as calm as he appeared.

Then there is Hinrich, who gives Kong Bu the feeling of a big boy next door, with a thin and thin body, and his appearance is not the same as the common Germans in Laomei. At first glance, he looks a bit like a newcomer. It is hard to believe this The white kid is going to be a great defensive player.

There are only a few hours left before the night's game, and it doesn't make any sense to play the training game now.

Bobcats game tonight is against the Kings of the Western Conference.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Bobcats lost, this time by a similar margin of 13 points.

Playing against a team like the Kings, which can be said to have almost no shortcomings, the loss did not exceed Kumbu's expectations.

Look at the king's lineup, there are Brad Miller, Divac plus Webber inside, small forward Peja Stojakovic, the backcourt is the perimeter defensive gate Doug Christie and White Devil Bibby , this lineup really has what it wants.

Under normal circumstances, this year's Western Conference Finals would be the Timberwolves playing the Lakers, and the Western Conference Semifinals would be the Kings playing the Timberwolves. It's too eye-catching, and it's not difficult for the king to kill the Timberwolves.

As a well-known sharpshooter, Peja averaged 35% of his field goals in these seven games, and it is not wrong to pull out and shoot for 3 minutes.

It was precisely because of Peja's poor performance at such a critical moment that the king lost confidence in him, and later wanted to trade him out.

In fact, the old Adelman has always known that Peja can't handle the big scene, otherwise he would not have wanted to trade Peja with Kumbu before.

……

After returning to the locker room, Ao Pang sat down on the bench angrily.

"Coach, you should let me play a little longer tonight. I can still play for 10 minutes with ease."

"I played 32 minutes tonight. If I could play 8 more minutes, why would the Kings beat us?"

Ao Pang said to Kong Bu.

Hill on the side also nodded again and again, "Boss, I know you are doing it for our own good, and you don't want us to take the risk of getting hurt."

"But since I have chosen to become a professional player, there is no way that I will not get injured at all. I feel very good now, allowing me to play more on the court. Even if I average 10 minutes per game, it is not a big problem for me."

As soon as the two finished speaking, Jordan walked into the locker room angrily.

"God, Kong, is this what you call a super defensive gate on the outside? He made Bibby score 37 points tonight!"

"I miss Barbosa now. Even if he let Bibby score 37 points, he can at least get 35 points himself."

"On the other hand, the kid you introduced, he only scored 6 points tonight!"

Jordan didn't know what medicine he had taken wrongly, so he ran to play with Combe, a good cop and a bad cop.

Kong Bu clapped his hands at everyone, indicating that he had something to say.

"Michael, I said that Hinrich will become the gate of the perimeter, and he will definitely become the gate of the perimeter. Even if God comes, this cannot be changed."

"I admit that his performance tonight is really not very good, but you have to know that he has just come into my hands, you should give me a time to train him."

"It doesn't need to be too long, half a month is enough, and you'd better be ready to apologize to Hinrich when the time comes."

"Shaq, and Grant, you are all veterans who have played in the league for ten years, why are you as impatient as the new melon egg."

"What is our goal this season? A championship!"

"Is the regular season record important to us? It doesn't matter at all. Even if we enter the playoffs with the eighth record in the Eastern Conference, as long as we stay healthy, we still have a chance to win the championship."

"Eighth in the East, win the championship. If we really do it, will this be the most topical championship in the entire NBA history?"

Kong Bu said to everyone.

Ao Pang was stunned by what he said. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that what Kung Bu said is very reasonable.

If you lose in the regular season, you lose. Will it affect the Bobcats' playoffs?It doesn't seem to have any impact at all, as long as you don't lose too much, you can enter the playoffs.

This is like the Rockets' three veterans in previous years. Regardless of their regular season record, they only seek a playoff spot. With this spot, they can go for the championship.

Because if you want to win the championship, you have to kill those opponents one by one sooner or later. Even if the Bobcats are the number one in the Eastern Conference, they still have to face the Philadelphia 76ers or the New York Knicks in the playoffs.

Take tonight's game against the Kings as an example. If Comb really gets tough and lets O'Pang and Hill play him for more than 40 minutes, the Bobcats really have a chance to win.

But what's the point of that? What does winning the Kings in the regular season mean?The Kings wouldn't even make it to the Finals under normal circumstances.

"Boss, you're right, we really don't need to prove anything."

"The only thing we need is a championship. Maintaining fitness and health during the regular season is a very wise decision."

Hill recalled his dark days in the Magic, so he naturally supported Kumbu.

Ao Pang could only sigh helplessly. What Kumbu said was so reasonable, but what if he really wanted to play eighth in the Eastern Conference, and then face the Philadelphia 76ers or New York Knicks, who are the number one in the Eastern Conference, and were defeated in the first round of the playoffs? People eliminated?It would be a shame to throw it at grandma's house.

In the next half month, the Bobcats played seven more games, winning four and losing three.

So far this season, the Bobcats have played a total of 19 games, with a record of 11 wins and 8 losses. Of course, it can't be said that it is bad. Anyway, it has a winning percentage of more than [-]%, and it is currently ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

This is because there are too many powerful people in the east. If it were placed in the west, this record would rank fifth.

As a new team, it is enough to be proud of such a record in the first season of the establishment of the team. Unfortunately, Bobcats fans and some admirers of Combe are not satisfied with this record.

Who is Combe?In the past six years of his coaching, he has always been at least the top two in the Eastern Conference, ranking first in the Eastern Conference for five years, and second in the Eastern Conference only one year.

When the Philadelphia 76ers were taken over by Comb, the team was not bad. There was Iverson and Yao Ming who could pick the No. [-] pick.

And when the Toronto Raptors were taken over by Comb, they were poor and useless. Why did the Raptors have the best record in the Eastern Conference at that time, but the Bobcats couldn't?

Some experts have jumped out to point out the situation, criticizing Kong Bu’s coaching style for being too rigid, lacking in personal characteristics, and employing too conservative personnel. For some games that could have been won by playing just a few minutes longer, Kong Bu just refused to let O’Pang beat.

Kumbu has coached for more than six years, and this is the first time he has encountered such a big voice of doubt.

Even some die-hard fans of Kombu began to fall into suspicion, whether they had over-mythologized Kombu.

For these doubts, Kumbu didn't take it to heart at all, and he is now actively preparing for the next opponent.

Philadelphia 76ers!
The ultra-luxury Galaxy Battleship team created by Kumbu!
There were various reasons for the previous loss. Now that Hinrich has gradually entered the peak period in the field of training, Combe feels that the life of the Bobcats will gradually improve.

In the next game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Combe didn't have the slightest chance of winning, but he had an unusual desire for victory in this game.

Because the system had released the task early before the game.

"Mission Title: The Fall of a Dynasty"

"Mission Objective: Win the Philadelphia 76ers"

"Task Reward: Unknown"

A mission statement that couldn't be more concise, the more unknown the reward, the more addictive it is. (end of this chapter)