Chapter Seventy-Six: It's going to be the toughest game

When Jazz coach Sloan walked into the booth of Stamps' postgame press conference with a look of frustration, he had never had a moment of such frustration. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info When he sat down, he stared at the reporters in the audience for a long time...... There are a lot of his old friends below, many of whom have even been familiar with him since he first took over the jazz position, among which the reporter of the Utah Documentary is still a rookie who entered the work at the same time as him.

"Now... Robert also has gray hair. ”

He whispered in his heart.

Then, smiling, he said: "A new era has arrived, the role of superstars is becoming more and more important, and the league is going to the other extreme. I'm very old, I don't know how long I'll be able to fight, but I'll gather all the strength in my veins, in my marrow, and I'll make one last stand. ”

Sloan was very sincere.

He was a die-hard supporter of team basketball, and he was more stubborn than anyone else, even all the players, including Karl Malone, his proud protégé, said that he was sometimes unapproachable, and another protégé, Stockton, even said that he was extremely good at polishing the player's personality.

Now, however, he has finally acknowledged that a new era has arrived.

What Michael Jordan didn't do, Little Tiger did with Black Mamba.

The old stubborn attitude has loosened.

It's a sad story, as if Don Quixote suddenly announced that he would no longer challenge the windmills...... The world always needs some stereotyped and stubborn people, and although they are not cute in themselves, their presence will make the world very cute.

A reporter from the Orange County Chronicle stood up and asked him how he felt about the Little Tiger teaming up with the Black Mamba to score 68 points.

"What else can I do?" Sloane shrugged.

There was endless desolation in the helpless tone.

He hoarded a bunch of 75- to 80-point players for the Jazz. But... On the opposite side stood a black mamba with a score of 99, and a tiger cub who was able to suddenly increase to a score of 90 at some point.

"The barrel theory doesn't work on the pitch at all. ”

Coach Sloan concludes with this intriguing remark.

ESPN reporters speculated in a press release...... Coach Sloan is abandoning his 20-year-old civilian team strategy, throwing away the idea of team basketball and starting anew, and Salt Lake City is ending its long period without superstars.

For a moment, Deron Williams' momentum was bullish.

Of the three major point guards in 05 years, Chris Paul is already the queen bee. Little Tiger was also the master of the Rose Garden Arena before, but now he is the giant Lakers, and the Purple and Gold Army is above 10,000 people. Only DeLong has always lived in the system, and even in the first season, he was not adapted, and in the second season, he was full of style, but he was still said to have benefited from the pick-and-roll bonus.

"The Purple and Gold will continue to move forward. ”

Kobe Bryant told reporters: "It's a long journey with no finish line, and both Tiger and I will give our all. ”

No finish line?

Such remarks have made the outside world curious.

In fact, Kobe Bryant told Little Tiger like this: "We're not just going to have one championship, not two, we're going to put rings on all our fingers." ”

"Magic and Kupchak are in contact with Jerry and we will have reinforcements soon. ”

Black Mamba told the Little Tigers: "Lamar is also discussing with the Trail Blazers the possibility of a buyout contract. The Portlanders are unwilling to pay him another 10 million annual salary, and they believe that Greg Oden and the young Aldridge can easily dominate all interior lines in the league. ”

"So how about we buy Zach?" said Little Tiger excitedly, thinking that Zach would be a very good filler. He's a thick blocker, a super big forward who can attack from beyond the three-point line, a frontcourt rebounder in the restricted area, and even has a back-to-back singles skill that is coveted by the league's interior today.

"If he defensively has a better attitude, if he doesn't have so much messy news, of course he's the best option. Kupchak replied to Little Tiger: "The management still has concerns. He's our Plan B. ”

Phil Jackson said frankly: "We need an interior player who can pass the ball and can respond. ”

These things... Randolph doesn't have it.

"But I really want him to join the Purple and Gold. ”

Little Tiger said sincerely.

This matter was dragged into the discussion level by the management, but what Little Tiger didn't know was that it was quickly vetoed. The Lakers management was not willing to go all out to pursue Zach Randolph, they treated Randolph with a pick-and-grab mentality, and even felt that Randolph's contract was too big...... Of course, the most important reason is that they want to cultivate Andrew Bynum with all their might. Management is very confident in Bynum's growth and believes that he can put down roots on the inside.

In their plan, once Kobe Bryant retires, the Little Tigers and Bynum will form a new OK combination that can continue to sweep the league.

So, getting a power forward who can play, who is good at passing, and who can attack from the front of the frame becomes their first choice.

While the Purple and Gold's playoff journey isn't over yet, their plans for the future are already underway...... That's how the big teams work, and they're extremely good at seizing opportunities and planning ahead.

In fact, the summer of '07 has quietly arrived, and a huge storm is brewing.

Next season, it's bound to be a sea change.

May 11th.

The fourth game between the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers kicked off at Staples Arena.

Lakers fans prepared their broomsticks early, and they walked into the arena waving broomsticks and shouting their pleas.

The whole audience was shouting a 4-0 sweep.

This is something that no one dares to imagine before the playoffs begin.

At the time, everyone thought that the Lakers would be shaved off by the strong Dallas Mavericks, but now the result is that the Lakers, who finished eighth in the regular season, not only killed the regular season champions, but also smashed the Devils' home court, and now the fierce Salt Lake City has been cornered by them.

At the start of the game, Deron Williams really took the initiative, and he attacked the restricted area like lightning to add the first point to the Jazz...... Bynum, who mentioned the starter, not only lost to the Turk on a jump ball, but also paid a stupid foul on Delon.

Thankfully, the little fat man only hit one free throw.

"This guy is too tender. The Black Mamba shook his head, his face unhappy.

The little tiger patted him on the shoulder: "Be patient!"

The Black Mamba still looked unkind, his eyes already scanned like a viper.

Johnson, the magician on the commentary stand, sweated and told the audience in front of the television: "It's going to be the toughest battle of the series." ”

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