NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Another month passed in the blink of an eye, and it was late December.

This month, the Bobcats played 16 games, only lost three games.

One of them was because O'Pang's free throws were too outrageous and was targeted by the opponent. In the other two games, it was because the opponent's shots were too touchy and hard to guard against.

This kind of loss is completely acceptable to Kumbu.

On the eve of the Christmas game, a trade broke out between the Pistons and the Heat.

Big Ben, who had just come back from a suspension, was traded by the Pistons to the Heat.

The Pistons made a big single cost, getting Eddie Jones, Damon House, Laettner and the 2005 first-round pick from the Heat plus the right to swap the 2006 first-round pick.

There are a lot of bargaining chips in the deal, and it seems that the piston is making money, but after careful analysis of this pile of chips, the price paid by the Heat is actually not as high as imagined, at least it is not hurting them.

Eddie Jones is getting old, and he is no longer the omnipotent offensive and defensive star. Damon House is undrafted, and the upper limit of his strength is there, so he can only play a qualified substitute.

Laettner is an ancient fossil player who entered the league at the same time as Ao Pang, and is much older than Ao Pang.

He is still a white man, and a white insider at this age has long since lost his combat effectiveness.

The draft pick in 05, after the Heat got the big book, their combat effectiveness can be improved a lot, and they may become the goalkeeper level of the Eastern Conference playoffs, so this pick is not even a lottery pick.

As for the draft pick swap rights in 2006, it is completely meaningless. Without the Pistons, they almost lost the seat of the Eastern Diablo Five. Their record may not be much better than the Heat.

In Combe's view, old Dumas, who has always been very shrewd, has been fooled this time, by Pat Riley's devils.

But if you want to say that Riley has earned blood, that's not enough. Whether Daben fits with the Heat, or more precisely, whether he fits with Wade is still a big question.

What kind of perimeter is suitable for players like Big Ben and Howard?That's certainly the pitcher type.

During Howard's heyday in the Magic, he was partnered with a bunch of pitchers.

In the heyday of the Pistons, Ben was actually a bunch of shooters. Rasheed was a big shooter, Prince was a shooter, Hamilton was the king of small mid-range shots, and Billups' main offensive method was also shooting.

And what about Wade?He is a standard Iverson style of play, especially at the beginning of his career, he is better than Iverson.

In the first three years of Wade's career, the average shot distance from the basket was about 8 yards.

What about Iverson?He is a size 12!
Just looking at Wade's average shooting distance, those who don't know think he is a center, because many centers have a longer shooting distance than Wade.

Yao Ming is considered a pure traditional center, and his shot distance is 7 yards.

Duncan averaged 8 yards throughout his career, which means that Wade's early shots in his career are almost exactly the same as Duncan's.

As far as Wade's style of play is concerned, of course it is extremely enjoyable to watch. How could fans not like to watch the small man hold the ball and charge inside and fight against the big players.

But his style of play will make Ben appear to be very dull. Ben, who has been sticking to the basket all the time, sees Wade rushing over with the ball, what can he do?
Give up the restricted area to make room for Wade to take off?Then how will he grab rebounds in the future.

And even if he leaves the penalty area, the opposing center may not necessarily leave the penalty area with him, because Ben has no offensive ability, and there is no need to chase and defend him. The opposing center can still wait for Wade at the basket.

The key is that Ben is still too short, and he can't do a low pick-and-roll for Wade under the basket. Even if he does, the effect will definitely not be as good as O'Pang.

So Big Ben doesn't fit Wade's style of play very well, and this deal may not be profitable for the Heat.

Big Ben called Kumbu and came over to complain.

He really didn't want to leave the Pistons. After all, he had played in Detroit for many years, and he already had feelings for this city.

"So why on earth did you get traded? Aren't the Pistons in good shape all the time?"

Combe asked curiously.

"It's not that damn Flip Saunders, he thinks I'm dragging down the overall defensive rhythm of the team."

"In the game against Philadelphia a few days ago, we let Yao Ming score 49 points alone. After the game, he accused me of not being in time."

"Damn it, do you listen to what people say? The whole world knows that against Yao Ming, you have to use a forward defense. You can't expect me to stand behind Yao Ming's ass to block his shots, right?"

"I just quarreled with him, and then he wanted to trade me. I didn't say much, just trade, who is afraid of whom?"

Big Ben has always had a good temper, but this time he was trying to annoy Old Sanders.

The outside world can criticize Daben for his failure in any aspect, but the only thing that cannot be said is that his defense is not good. This is the foundation of his standing in the NBA.

If Big Ben's defense is not good, why should he become an All-Star and count on that rebounding ability?Sorry, there are many blue-collar players with outstanding rebounding ability in the league, such as Reggie Evans, his rebounding is no worse than Daben.

The old Sanders has been coaching Garnett since he entered the NBA. Garnett's height was lied to, he must be at least about 216 centimeters.

With such a height and amazing physical talent, when he defends Yao Ming, he saves a lot of trouble than Big Ben, and he doesn't need to deliberately go around to defend.

You are honey, that is arsenic. This is basically the same reasoning. The big book that Combe values ​​​​and appreciates may be arsenic in the eyes of old Sanders.

"Coach, I really don't want to go to Miami, can you find a way to get me to Charlotte?"

"I don't want to play for that old Pat Riley guy."

Daben has been with Comb for many years, and he has a very bad impression of Pat Riley. In his mind, Pat Riley is a mercenary villain. Daben is absolutely unwilling to let himself play this kind of role.

Kumbu pondered.

In a flash, I have been separated from Daben for four and a half years, and Daben's immediate combat power is still very strong now. If I can get Daben, the Bobcats' combat power can be raised to a higher level.

"Big Ben, I have to think about this matter, but I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

Kumbu didn't use Jordan as a shield this time, and it's not like there were no players who asked Konbu to make similar requests before, wanting to play under Konbu.

For example, Garnett, he mentioned it to Kumbu more than once.

But Kongbu didn't pay much attention to it. This kind of thing was completely random. In fact, the other party mentioned it too many times, so Kongbu used Jordan as a shield.

Of course, Ben is different from others. He is Kong Bu’s favorite player, and he is also his first disciple. When Kong Bu traveled here, the first transaction made in the draft was about Ben.

After so many years, even if Ben didn't play for him, the relationship between Kombu and Daben is still inseparable. Of course, Kombu wants to get Daben to his team.

After hanging up the phone, Combe first consulted with Jordan.

"Trading Ben Wallace? That's a good thing. I just feel that our inside strength needs to be further improved. Er Fatty is gone, so we should add an inside."

"A team must have at least four insiders as standard, right? We only have three now."

"But Ben's price is probably not cheap, right? And I don't know what kind of sparks will collide with Shaq's free throws."

Jordan said with a sad face.

As a traditional player of the older generation, he must appreciate players like Daben very much.

In particular, Jordan is still a guard, a blue-collar center who only knows how to rebound and defend, and he is definitely a dream teammate.

So for the big deal, Jordan is in favor of it.

However, he also has his own worries. Daben now belongs to Pat Riley, so can the old guy sell Daben cheaply?
And Daben's free throws are too bad, even slightly worse than Ao Pang, that is to say, Daben doesn't have the dominance of Ao Pang at the basket, so he doesn't get hacked too many times.

When it comes to the critical moment, Big Ben's free throw will definitely become a point for opponents to take advantage of.

"Why don't you go to Pat Riley to negotiate? See what the other party thinks?" Comb wanted Jordan to come forward, after all, the relationship between him and Riley was not good.

"Should I go? Forget it, I don't want to deal with that kind of old fox, how many brain cells will die."

"Let that guy Ewing go, spend so much money, you can't raise him for nothing."

Jordan quickly waved his hand.

Kong Bu thought about it too, and it seemed more appropriate for Ewing to come forward.

He found Ewing, and asked Ewing to call Riley on the speakerphone in front of his face.

After the call was connected, Riley's attitude was not good, because there were also irreconcilable conflicts between him and Ewing.

When Ewing played for the Knicks, Riley coached him. Later, Riley was squeezed out. With his big toe, he knew that Ewing must be the leader.

Later, Riley went to the Heat and fought against the Knicks many times. In addition to the grievances between Mourning and Aunt, there were also reasons why Riley wanted to get revenge on the Knicks and Ewing.

"Pat, I heard you traded with the Pistons for Ben Wallace."

"Are you interested in selling Ben Wallace to us? I know you haven't officially signed the deal yet, why don't you count us in and make a three-party deal."

Seeing Riley's poor attitude, Ewing suppressed his anger and said.

If Comb hadn't been around, he might have caught Riley yelling.

"No formal signing? We have already officially announced the news, why didn't we formally sign the contract?"

"You made this call, didn't Kong Bu ask you to make it?"

"If you want a big book, yes, you can exchange it with Shaq, otherwise it's out of the question!"

Riley couldn't do it anymore, and Ewing's face turned green with anger.

"Pat, you should know that Big Ben's value is far less than Shaq's. This is not an equal deal."

Ewing continued to speak patiently.

"Of course I know, but who made Big Ben Comb's favorite player?"

"It seems that the whole world knows that Combe's favorite player is Big Ben. You don't know this, do you?"

"I still say the same thing, if you want a big money, then trade it with Shaq, and you don't have to worry about the salary balance."

"Patrick, I never thought that you would go to work for Combe. It seems that your image of a tough guy in New York is all faked? Where did your glory days go?"

Riley mocked Ewing as much as he could, avenging his revenge ten years ago.

He left the Knicks in the 94-95 season, exactly ten years ago.

Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. For a villain like Riley, after waiting for ten years, he finally had the opportunity to humiliate Ewing.

Ewing dropped the phone to the ground with a snap, panting heavily.

Kong Bu frowned, and he was also angry.

He hasn't had much trouble with Riley in the past two years. He didn't expect Riley to push his nose a little bit, thinking that he can handle Kumbu after winning the big ben.

"Kong, can you do something about this old guy, he's really damned."

"To be honest, if I want to persuade people in my life, I will only convince you. You are really ruthless. I am afraid that you are the only one who can cure people like Riley."

Ewing looked at Kong Bu with expectant eyes.

Kong Bu nodded after pondering for a moment, "Leave it to me, you go back to the office and wait for my news."

Seeing Kong Bu's attitude, Ewing immediately felt a sense of revenge. Kong Bu was going to make a move, so Riley could still have something good to eat?

He got up quickly, knowing that Kumbu was definitely going to start shaking people, and he didn't want to let himself hear it.

After Ewing left, Kong Bu took out his mobile phone and made a call.

The call was naturally made to Stern. The only person in this alliance who can really rectify Riley is Stern.

"Hey, David, it's been a long time. Someone gave me a bottle of good wine recently. When I go to New York for an away game, I'll bring it to you."

Kong Bu greeted with a smile.

When Stern heard Kong Bu's attitude, he immediately became alert.

"Kong, damn it, did you kill someone?"

"God, I can't help you with this kind of scandal. You'd better hire the best legal team. No, the legal team doesn't work. You run away and leave the United States!"

In Stern's view, it must be a big deal for Comb to treat him so flatteringly.

Kong Bu's lawless temperament can be called a major event, and I am afraid that he can only kill people.

"David, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"I want to ask, the trade between the Pistons and the Heat about Big Ben, your NBA headquarters hasn't passed the trade application yet, right?"

Kong Bu was speechless, how could he be so vicious in Stern's mind?

"The transaction application has been approved. It is a very normal transaction. There is no problem with the bargaining chips of both parties. Why can't we pass the application?"

Stern replied curiously that he didn't understand what Combe was going to do.

"Passed? Shouldn't there be a written notice?" Kumbu continued to ask.

"Written notice? That's not true, and the written notice is meaningless, it's just a formality."

"What are you going to do? Kong, who are you trying to kill?"

Stern couldn't figure out why Combe paid so much attention to the deal between the Pistons and the Heat, and he didn't even hesitate to "bribe" himself.