Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 172 Looking forward to the future
If you are a die-hard basketball fan, you will definitely be very happy. You can watch NBA games every day starting in autumn, but as a player, coach and manager, you may not be comfortable.

Verus went to Salt Lake City with the team to challenge the postman Malone and Stockton's two old Jazz. The Warriors, who mainly played small three-pointers, were in extremely poor form this time. They lost 114:125 without any temper.

The Warriors made 50% of their two-pointers and 27.8% of their three-pointers were appalling. They could only make 10 out of 2 three-pointers.

A team like the Jazz with an extremely tough style of play, even the thriving leader Joe and his Bull Dynasty, would have a toothache, let alone the Warriors who are dominated by rookies in the NBA.

Every rebound and every point should not be easily obtained from the Jazz at home. Iron-blooded Sloan has ruled the army for many years, and the referees will more or less favor the crazy home fans.

The most fanatical and devout fans in the United States are basically in Salt Lake City. The Mormons are the home base of Salt Lake City. At the same time, they also have the advantage of the plateau. The Jazz leads the entire league in home wins all year round.

The jazz team also has one set of off-the-market moves. Salt Lake City is lonely and remote. Anyone who comes is sent to a high-end hotel on the outskirts of the city. The hotel is good, but the distance to and from the arena is not close. Not stupid at all.

Coupled with the steep and towering fan seats, just like Barcelona's home court, the cheers and cheers can be gathered together and bombarded in the ears of the visiting team players. Generally, the timid visiting team players are not bad if their legs are not soft.

Roaring Marshal Desloan is very peaceful today. His team has a big lead, and the opponent is the Warriors. He doesn't need to provoke those referees. After all, it's all drama, but the fans and fans don't know the tricks inside.

Verus watched the Jazz win at home with cold eyes. The iron man Karl Malone, the boss of this team, will defect to Salt Lake City for the championship ring in two years. It is also a sad thing to think about.

Returning to the San Francisco home court, the Warriors ushered in the Portland Trail Blazers at home, and the Warriors narrowly beat their opponents 101:103.

The Trail Blazers are a team that Verus pays close attention to. Everyone is fighting for the playoffs, and the results between each other will often determine the final ranking.

The powerful Spurs, Lakers, and Kings in the Western Conference are basically locked in the top three this year. According to the analysis of artificial intelligence Afagou, the Mavericks and Jazz will also win more than the Warriors. Then compete with the Warriors for the remaining playoff spots Yes, the Suns, Trail Blazers, and Timberwolves.

The weakest of these is Garnett's Timberwolves. As long as the Warriors can maintain a 50% winning rate, they can basically grab a playoff spot in the top 8 in the Western Conference.

But ranking sixth, seventh or eighth is very particular. This year, Verus is optimistic about the Spurs leading the regular season. This team with facial paralysis that has no shortcomings and plays team basketball is the most difficult to deal with. Almost no one can restrain them.

Then if the Warriors are eighth, they will go to the Spurs.

Verus hopes to be ranked sixth and play the Kings. If he plays the Lakers seventh, it is not impossible. It is actually difficult to beat the Mavericks Jazz. There is no easy opponent in the playoffs.

Of course, if this season is second-hand, Verus will not blame the players and coaches. He still understands the pain and cost of growing up.

Joe's leader was also rubbed on the floor by the Pistons and Celtics for many years before he finally made his own sky.

Shaquille O'Neal teamed up with Penny Hardaway in the Magic back then, and was also taught by Rockets dreamer Hajim Olajuwon in the finals, and was swept out 0:4.

Where your strength lies, it should be yours and you can't run away. Many of these players are carefully selected by Verus, and other teams don't want them, but such players are the most terrifying.

There is an old Chinese saying, "Be brave after knowing your shame, the overlord of Western Chu fought all over the world with invincible opponents, but in the end he hated Wujiang. Han Xin, who was humiliated by his crotch, was stimulated and became angry instead.

The Blazers are very strong, Yao Ming's idol Sabonis, Roaring God Rasheed Wallace, Little Flying Mouse Damon Stoudemire, second gang leader Scottie Pippen, Steve Smith, Bang Kee Wells, Sean Kemp, Dale Davis, these names sound like reputable names.

If the above-mentioned stars are all at the peak of their careers, Verus is not sure whether his peak Warriors can deal with the Blazers, but now the Blazers are nursing homes, and the stars at the end of their careers still have a dozen.

After 22 regular season games, the Warriors have 11 wins and 11 losses, with a winning percentage of 50%, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.

The NBA's schedule is terribly dense, and professional leagues in certain countries may only have so many games a year, but for the NBA, this is the beginning of the warm-up period.

天尊华莱士29分11个篮板，萨博尼斯15分4个篮板，小飞鼠斯塔德迈尔13分6篮板9助攻，别看人矮抢篮板很有一套。

The rest of the Blazers' veterans and rookies played mediocre under the strict defense of the Warriors. Kemp is no longer the Seattle Rainman, and Pippen is no longer the man next to the gang leader.

麦迪25投11中砍下30分15篮板4助攻，帮助球队有惊无险拿下开拓者，中锋马克·杰克逊上场39分钟，手感火热15投11中拿下27分7篮板。

Verus is very satisfied with Mark Jackson's performance. Such a good rookie will definitely be salivated by the team. For example, a certain Eastern team that is extremely lacking in insiders has the No. [-] pick in his hand.

It's still early, and Verus didn't tell anyone. He always smiles and trains with the team every day. When he finds a high place to watch the game, he rarely makes personal remarks. He looks like I'm just the team manager.

Lenny Wilkens felt the deepest in his heart. He had stayed in so many clubs in the past and dealt with countless general managers, presidents and bosses. This was the first time he had seen a team talker like Verus.

Every nba club has its own secrets, they are always swinging between the record and the ball market, in order to create greater profits and better results, players and coaches are just pawns in their hands, but these pawns are relatively expensive That's all.

Signing a long-term contract with every new player like Verus actually takes a lot of risk. With a guaranteed long-term contract, even if the player is injured or unable to play in poor condition, the salary will still have to be paid.

Even if you buy out the player's contract for the next few years, you have to negotiate a price that the player can accept, and the annual salary of most NBA players is several million dollars. One can imagine the risk of signing a long-term contract.

(End of this chapter)