Chapter 255: What does Tang Shuai want to do?!
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"I don't want to say we were treated unfairly in this game, but in the Delta Center, we were victims of the game because of some decisions, it wasn't a normal foul, it should have been done, but they didn't make that decision and left the guy on the court for the whole game!"
At 11 o'clock in the evening on May 3o, 1994, it was close to the early hours of the morning, and the post-game press conference after the game between the Jazz and the Rockets at home, the media room that was originally full of reporters was almost quiet at this time, and Jerry Sloan, the head coach of the Jazz team who was the winner of the game, was a little stunned at this time and looked at the angry Rockets head coach next to him.
The Jazz defeated the Rockets at home again in this game, and this game is a good material for very reporters, although the score of this game is not very intense, but the content of this game is too rich, even rich to be unbelievable, because Lin Han gave his playoff fight show in this game, with Lin Han's current popularity and popularity, with Drexler's popularity and popularity, his conflict with Drexler, It can be compared to Jordan, who entered the finals for the first time that year, if he and the Magic had a conflict, the effect would be the same.
So although the score of this game was not very good, and the final result was not very good, but when Jerry Sloan and Tomjanovic appeared, the group of reporters on the scene were still extremely excited, because they could already imagine the sales of the newspaper tomorrow, as long as they could make the fight between Lin Han and Drexler lively, then they would not worry about not being able to sell the newspaper, so they were really ready to 'torture [interrogation] the two head coaches at this time, so that they could tell more material. It's best for the two to pinch each other on the spot.
It's just that what the reporters who were already very well prepared never expected was that the head coaches of the Rockets, Tom Janovic and Jerry Sloan, had just sat down, and the reporters on the scene had not asked any questions. The head coach of the Rockets was the first to speak angrily, and when the group of reporters on the scene heard what Tomjanovic said. The reporters who were extremely prepared and excited-looking all looked at the head coach of the Rockets in amazement, and of course, Jerry Sloan on the side was similar.
The conflict between Lin Han and Drexler in this game, although Lin Han's behavior and actions are even worse, even in the current NBA, which still advocates the so-called iron-blooded NBA, this is also a foul, comparison. Sitting on the opposing player and pressing the other party, after the opponent stood up, he still chased after the opponent's bench, this kind of arrogance and domineering even the Knicks player Anthony Mason Jr. who likes to chase people on the court the most can't compare, the same, it is difficult to say whether such behavior will be banned, but it is absolutely not an exaggeration to be sent out, so if it is just Lin Han chasing a rocket player to play, Lin Han was not sent off in the end. There's nothing wrong with Tomjanovich saying that.
However, the point is that although Lin Han's actions and behaviors are bad. The behavior of Drexler of the Rockets is not much better, this guy pulled Lin Han's hind legs behind him and finally returned the force, this behavior is the same as the behavior of Malone who elbowed Thomas with a side foul on Thomas, it is a retaliatory action that has lost control of the game, and it is also a bad retaliatory action, but the difference is that after Thomas was elbowed by Malone, the Pistons' ball king was directly stunned and could not play. Lin Han, on the other hand, is more resistant to beatings, and nothing happened. In this case, if Lin Han is sent off. Drexler is also going to be sent off.
Therefore, the whole world can condemn Lin Han's arrogance and domineering on the court, but no one on the Rocket team is qualified to say anything to Lin Han's pursuit of Drexler, because Drexler and the Rockets also take advantage.
Therefore, when Tomjanovic disguised himself as a victim and his team as a victim as soon as he came up, everyone in the scene looked at Tomjanovic as if he were looking at a monster.
Just in the face of these eyes, Tomjanovic, who had entered the state at this time, didn't care at all, but still complained angrily to the referee and Lin Han in this game.
"Lin Han is a very good young man, his strength has reached a very high level, but because of his age, because of his young ambition, many of his actions on the court are very impressive, he should have become a benchmark player, but many of his current practices have slowly gone to another path, his behavior against Clyde in this game reminds me of a lot of his behavior in the regular season, he is now slowly on the verge of losing control!"
"And what's even more unbelievable is that because of the league and the fans' love for him, he has escaped a lot of punishments again and again, and the league and the fans' love for him will indirectly ruin him!"
At this time, Tomjanovic has an extremely sense of substitution and incendiary both in his look and tone, if he has not watched this Jazz and Rockets game, he may really believe the accusations of the head coach of the Rockets against Lin Han and the referee, but at this time, the atmosphere on the scene is a little weird.
Because whether it was the fans or Jerry Sloan, the eyes of Tomjanovic were getting more and more strange, although everyone was still silent, not knowing what the Rockets head coach wanted to do at this time, they really didn't know what the Rockets head coach wanted to do at this time.
The people who can sit here are not a fool and an idiot, Jerry Sloan is not, and neither are the reporters on the scene, although many times reporters need to pretend to be idiots and fools, so that it can be convenient for them to spray and brainless black on the players, but it does not mean that they are really idiots, and those who treat them as idiots are idiots.
And at this time, didn't Tomjanovich just take him for an idiot? But the point is, is Tomjanovich an idiot? Of course not, neither Jerry Sloan nor the reporters on the scene thought that Tomjanovich was an idiot, but since he was not an idiot, why did he say such an idiotic thing at this time and behave like an idiot?
"I've seen shamelessness, but I've never seen such shamelessness. Phew! ”
Therefore, when Tomjanovic was still ignoring Lin Han and the referee in this game, some young reporters at the bottom had already scolded in a low voice. It's just that after scolding, I was glared at by the older seniors around me.
It's just that there was such a noise suddenly appeared at the originally quiet press conference, even if the sound was not loud. Tomjanovich was also able to hear it.
And listening to the extremely harsh remarks in the mouths of these reporters, the head coach of the Rockets originally had a trace of helplessness and pain in his angry face and eyes, and if ordinary people did not pay attention, they would not have captured this change in Tomjanovic at all.
Of course, Tomjanovic was constantly spraying, and even some reporters on the scene had already wanted to interrupt him, but there was no chance, and what was even more speechless was that. More than ten minutes after Tomjanovic complained about Lin Han and the referee alone, the Rockets head coach did not give the on-site reporters any opportunity to interview at all, and patted his ass and left after saying it directly, which made the group of reporters at the scene speechless for a while.
And in the end, the only material that these reporters who were put on the side by Tomjanovic could get from the mouth of the Rockets head coach was his 'accusation' against Lin Han and the referee.
At this time, the reporters on the scene had no idea what Tomjanovic wanted to do, but Jerry Sloan frowned at this time, although he couldn't figure out what Tomjanovich wanted to do, but, as the head coach of the Jazz, and a head coach who was extremely cautious in itself. He wouldn't let go of any weird situation, so after the initial stunned, Jerry Sloan was the first to guess what this guy was going to do.
"Does he want to make this thing bigger? Causing public opinion to let the alliance punish Lin Han harshly? ”
Jerry Sloan was a little stunned when he thought of this, but quickly pushed off this idea, because if Lin Han was punished inside, then Drexler would definitely not be let go, although Drexler was completely blown up by Lin Han in this game, but the importance of his Rockets is the same as the importance of Lin Han to the Jazz team, and if this situation is really caused, Drexler's punishment may be heavier than Lin Han's! Without Drexler, Lynham would be able to focus his defensive attention on other players. When the time comes, Team Rocket will really be finished!
"Is he really just a quibble? Looking for scapegoats for the team's failures so that the Rockets' players don't lose confidence in the game? ”
Although the Rockets have lost two in a row on the road. This is very bad, especially these two consecutive defeats are completely different from the two consecutive defeats they faced the Suns in the first round, losing to the Suns, that's because the team's two leading players are in extremely bad shape, they are still adjusting, as long as they adjust well, they can win, and as it was proved later, so O to 2 to the Suns, they really didn't feel that they couldn't win.
But losing two games in a row to the Jazz is different, because the two leading players of their team have been completely strong, but they have also lost, and the more they lose, the more they lose, the worse they are, in this case, even if the Rockets are full of ruffians, it is normal to doubt the strength of their team at this time.
Therefore, in order not to make the Rockets players really think that they can't win the Jazz no matter what, then they need to find a reason for their team's loss, a reason that can be pointed to, so Tomjanovic is understandable to do this, at least it will give the Rockets players a kind of referee that we lost because of the referee, regardless of whether this statement is tenable or not, but it is finally an outlet.
And this practice is never uncommon in the NBA, many coaches in the league will spray the referee when the team suffers a near-ruly defeat, not because they are really dissatisfied with the referee, but when the team can't find a way to win, they are looking for a reason for the whole team to accept the loss.
But even so, is it necessary for Tomjanovic to be so aggressive? You know, he sprayed Lin Han and the referee like this, it can really cause a sensation, if it is just to find a heart for the team to lose and find the referee, he can blame some other aspects of the referee in this game, there is no need to make himself like an idiot.
And since the Rockets head coach pretends to be an idiot. Naturally, it is impossible to just find a reason for the team to lose.
So, after looking at the back of Tomjanovich leaving, Jerry Sloan thought for a while. I really couldn't think of what this guy was going to do, so I finally gave up.
After all. For him, it was him who won this game, the team was 2-O ahead, even if Tomjanovic had any conspiracy, there would always be something later, he just had to wait on the sidelines.
"We played very well in this game, especially Lin Han, who was very tough defensively in the game. His defensive efficiency is outstanding, and his clash with Drexler? I don't want to say anything more, any player has moments when he's not calm on the pitch, and that's the case with Linham and that's the case with Drexler, so it's not a big deal because there's nothing wrong with both of them."
"Are you thinking about the finals now? This is not good, although the score of 2 to o is very good for us, but let's not forget that the Western Conference Finals are four wins out of seven. And the Rockets are no ordinary team, they beat the Suns in the first round in more difficult circumstances, and in this year's playoffs, for example, the score is 2-o. Even if it's a 3-o scoreline, it's not safe."
After Tomjanovich's unexpected departure, the high-spirited Jerry Sloan has naturally become the protagonist of the press conference recently, and Tom Janovich obviously wants to make the conflict between Linhan and Drexler bigger, and Jerry Sloan obviously wants to downplay the conflict between the two, so almost every question that asks about the conflict between Linhan and Drexler in this game, Jerry Sloan is almost extremely understated.
It's just clear that while Jerry Sloan has been downplaying the conflict that arose in this game, he still underestimated the impact of this game.
The game between the Jazz and the Rockets is known as the Finals that were staged in advance. Since it is a finals staged in advance, even if it is not as high as the real finals, the ratings are high. But because of the playoffs with five superstars, Limham, Malone and Stockton, as well as Olajuwon and Drexler. Can the ratings be low?
, setting a record for the highest ratings for a division finals in NBA history, and at the end of this game, ABC's statistics were still maintained at 12%!
You must know that before Magic and Bird entered the league, the highest rating record for the NBA Finals was 13% of the ratings of Julius Irving, the NBA's No. 1 balloon star war-level center Bill Wharton, so the attention of this game in the United States is really not bad compared to the Finals more than ten years ago.
Coupled with the media's encouragement, the conflict between Lin Han and Drexler in this game between the Jazz and the Rockets should be judged has caused almost the entire NBA to discuss how the penalty should be.
Fans who like Lin Han naturally accuse Drexler of maliciously fouling first, Lin Han is innocent, the referee's penalty to Drexler is too light, and fans who don't like Lin Han Although they will not ignore Drexler, they basically agree that both of them should be punished, not only should they be punished, but they should also be banned.
Not only are fans frantically discussing this matter at this time, but there are many TV shows where fans on both sides spray each other and almost fight, even in the professional field of the NBA.
"It's an obvious foul and both Linhan and Drexler should be sent off, but for the sake of the game, I agree with Bavita's decision to send both Linhan and Drexler off, which is not a decision that anyone would dare to make, because they are the two most popular shooting guards in the league right now."
This is what Larry Bird, the ABC commentator of this game, said in an interview, although Larry Bird is considered a brainless honey of Lin Han, seemingly neutral, in fact, he is affirming the penalty.
"This is not the first time for Lynham, he is a butcher, and since David Stern has always advocated for a more civilized game environment for NBA teams, now is a great opportunity to show David Stern's determination."
This is the answer of Barkley, who is on vacation in Las Vegas, after being caught by reporters, the disdain for Lin Han and the dissatisfaction with the league in his tone are almost obvious, the league sentenced them because the All-Star West group of bigwigs refused to play, if they shoot this time, it really can't be said, and for the Suns. Whether it's Lin Han's Jazz or the Rockets who eliminated them, it's best for the two teams to eat the dog, and it's best for him to watch the excitement next to him.
Of course. This time, regarding the punishment of Lin Han and Drexler, most professionals still prefer the option of lighter for both sides, but it is a bit surprising. Bill Lanbill, the former NBA No. 1 butcher of the Pistons, who has just retired this season and has a grudge against the Jazz, actually stood up to support Lin Han.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with Lin Han's behavior, you can ask Karl Malone, what did we do when he fouled Isaiah in the first place, in the face of such a provocation, you need to go up and do it head-on, I watched this game, I appreciate Lin Han's behavior very much, Drexler is a sissy. He ended up coercing, so the Rockets lost the game."
"Is Cheng Dù's foul a foul in this way, and is it necessary to argue like this? Did Drexler break his hand or leg? ”
And what is even more surprising is that Rodman, a Spurs player who is also on vacation in Las Vegas, has a completely different answer from Barkley when facing this question, and it is really unthinkable that this Spurs player who has a grudge against Lin Han and has been 'ruthless' with Lin Han more than once in the game will actually support Lin Han.
Of course, for most people, if neither side has any opinion on this decision, even if they hype it up no matter how fierce it is, the league can pretend not to see it and ignore it. But what makes people speechless is that Tomjanovich's words in the post-match press conference can be described as 'shameless' at all.
In this case, although it is contemptible to say that Tomjanovich's remarks are very contemptible. But the Rockets are not satisfied with the penalty in the game, and the league can't be regarded as a non-existent Zài, since it can't be regarded as a non-existent Zài, David Stern, who has been shouting civilized NBA, and the league naturally have to make a gesture.
Soon, such a gesture came out.
Drexler was fined $35,000 and banned for one official game because he made inappropriate moves during the game, although he did not cause injury to the players, but the actions were dangerous.
Lin Han, on the other hand, was because of inappropriate excesses on the field, although he also did not cause harm to his opponent. But because the excesses caused harm to the NBA itself, Lin Han was fined $25,000. and a one-game ban for official matches.
As for Rockets head coach Tomjanovic for arguing about referees and slandering the league's reputation, the Rockets head coach was not suspended. However, he was fined $10,000.
And when this judgment came out, the already noisy league became even more noisy, although the league made a judgment on Lin Han, the popular fried chicken, and it didn't seem to be light, it seemed that it was really very determined to purify the NBA arena, but everyone could see that the league's punishment of Lin Han was picked up and put down gently, and even the words of the judgment were understated, what is called excesses? Inappropriate behavior? It's too vague, people who didn't watch the game didn't know what Lin Han did and was punished, judging from the results of the penalty, there was indeed a suspicion of defending Lin Han.
However, the league has punished all the leading players this season, which is better than the conflict between Jordan and Reggie Miller, obviously Jordan's fault, but the league severely punished Reggie Miller, which can be regarded as a reflection of the league and David Stern's determination to clean up the game.
What really caused controversy was not that Linhan's penalty was light or Drexler's penalty was heavy, there was no problem with the penalty of these two, the key was Tomjanovich's $100,000.
In the current NBA, generally speaking, the blame referee is basically more than 5ooo and less than 10,000, and the strict zhòng like Tomjanovic this time, generally speaking, 20,005 is fine, but really no one can think that the league is so black, it is 100,000 when it comes up, and it is not just to blame the referee, it seems that most of the penalties are punishments for Tomjanovich's 'nonsense'.
Of course, for a lot of people, especially Linhan's fans, Tomjanovic deserves to be punished for his nonsense, no matter what his purpose is.
However, there are still many people who think that it is too much, after all, the annual salary of the top head coach in the NBA is only 1oo0,000 US dollars, and it is one-tenth of the salary of the head coach of the Rockets all of a sudden, and if it is calculated according to the after-tax, it is one-fifth of the salary is gone, which is really miserable, and with the poor net worth of the owner of the Rockets. The team is unlikely to score a penalty for Tang Shuai.
Although Tomjanovich was retaliated against by the very upset David Stern, as if to warn him not to talk nonsense in the future, but for some people. Even so, I was still very dissatisfied.
For example, Lin Han!
June 1, 1994. When Lin Han and the team came to Houston, he looked at the newspaper in his hand in the hotel about the league's punishment for this conflict, he was very dissatisfied, not dissatisfied that he was punished, in Lin Han's heart, David Stern has always been a good person and takes good care of him, although he was punished this time, he also admitted it. After all, he started beating people.
It's just that Lin Han is really angry at Tomjanovich, the head coach of the Rockets, especially when he sees his nonsense at the post-game press conference, Lin Han is even more angry.
"This guy should be fined for bankruptcy, $1o million is cheap for him!"
After Lin Han threw the newspaper in his hand to the ground, he said angrily.
Seeing Lin Han like this, Carl Malone on the side smiled at this time, and even his eyes narrowed.
"Alright, Lin, don't be angry. Isn't it just a one-game ban, and you can just watch from the sidelines see how we do in this game."
Lin Han, who had come back to his senses a little at this time, looked at Ma Long's expression at this time, and he was also stunned.
Since entering the playoffs, Malone has never shown such a happy expression. In fact, after entering the playoffs, he has been the focus of other teams, the target of the Trail Blazers' three interior lines is mainly him, not to mention the old Nelson of the Warriors, as for the face of the Rockets, the first two games are naturally the most concerned Lin Han, Lin Han in the first game 3o+2o by the way 5x5 god level jù, even now there are many media and fans talking.
And he, the boss of the team, seems to have forgotten his MVP in the regular season. In this case, although every time the interview is made. Malone has always said that as long as the team wins, he doesn't care. But with Malone's character, can he do it doesn't matter? If it really doesn't matter, then his MVP speech won't be eager to come out and build momentum before the second round of the playoffs begins.
There is no doubt that this year's playoffs are not just for the championship, he is also eyeing the honor of the Finals MVP, and he wants to complete the Grand Slam this season!
And now, Lin Han's ban does give him a chance!
Although Malone wants a Grand Slam, he is not a fool, without Linhan, he and Stockton would not have been able to defeat the Rockets led by Olajuwon and Drexler, so when the team did not beat the Rockets, he really didn't care about Linhan stealing his limelight.
And now, when the team is leading 2-o, Drexler is also gone, and the Rockets are restrained by the Jazz's pressing tactics again, which makes Malone, who was originally a little cowardly in the face of Olajuwon, less cowardly at this time.
At least in his opinion, he has been able to lead the team to defeat the Rockets without Lin Han!
And he is ready to rebuild his status as the team's leader in the third game with the Rockets, so that those who shout that the Jazz team wins the championship and Lin Han is the biggest hero can see how strong his sense of existence is!
Therefore, for Lin Han and Drexler to be both banned, the happiest thing will definitely not be the head coaches of both sides and the fans of both sides, but the big boss of the Jazz team, Malone!
Therefore, when the league's penalty came out, Malone almost always had a smile on his face, although as a teammate he knew that this was wrong, but he still couldn't help the excitement in his heart.
Thinking that he would soon be able to prove that the team could beat Olajuwon without Lin Han and his team, he was excited, and he began to imagine that after he led the team to win this game, those players who said that Lin Han was an indispensable sin for the Jazz began to change their words, and also began to imagine that when Lin Han saw that he could beat Olajuwon, Lin Han would be completely subdued by him and assist him in the team with peace of mind, you know, Lin Han couldn't win Olajuwon when he led the team!
As a player who is eager to succeed, Malone hopes that he has a very good and excellent teammate, and Lin Han is very much in line with his requirements, but in recent times, especially after the playoffs, Lin Han has been a little too showy, which is a bit too much. So he desperately needs a chance to rebuild his status as a team, not just externally but internally.
Although Lin Han's IQ is not very good, he is not a player who has been sold to the number of people. Malone is also not a player with the same IQ as Stockton, and this guy pouts his ass. The whole Jazz team knew what he wanted to do.
Seeing Ma Long's smile that he could barely hide, it would be strange if Lin Han didn't know what this guy was thinking!
And when he thought of this, Lin Han, who was originally a little angry with Tomjanovich, calmed down at this time.
"Yes, then I'll congratulate you on this game on the court."
After adjusting his expression slightly, after taking a deep look at Ma Long, Lin Han also said with a smile, and seeing Lin Han actually say this, Ma Long was even more happy. even hugged Lin Han's shoulders and walked out of the door, ready to go to breakfast with Lin Han, and at this time, Stockton, another core player of the Jazz team who had been in the room without speaking, looked at the backs of Lin Han and Ma Long, his face changed a little unnaturally, and at the same time, when he saw Ma Long, who was walking in front, excitedly told him to hurry up, Stockton also sighed and stood up and went up
Game 3 between the Rockets and Jazz was made extremely special without Lynham and Drexler, and it wasn't a good thing for either team.
No matter how out of place Drexler is, he's the second most important player for the Rockets. There are many tactics that simply can't be played without Drexler, especially when the Jazz are pressing all over the court, although Drexler can't beat Linhan. But he can still control the ball, and the Jazz can't press the whole game, so Drexler's role is still great, if there is no such an important point of possession as Drexler, who will the Rockets look for? Straight to Sam Kassel, a rookie?
Cassel can do control and pass and attack, but will the rookie be better against pressing than Drexler is against Linhan?
The best news for the Rockets' suspension is that the Jazz have lost an important offensive point, but without Lysham, Elliott's contribution on the offensive end will not be much worse. After all, the Jazz won the last game, and Lin Han's performance on the offensive end was very limited except for the first half of the first quarter. Most of the energy is on defense.
So, even if Lin Han is out. The Rockets are not optimistic, but just as Lin Han's absence Malone has a chance to prove that he is the boss, Drexler's absence has given Kassel, who has attracted much attention in recent times, a reasonable opportunity to get on the position, after all, Drexler is gone, and Smith and Maxwell have proved that they can't do it, so there is no obstacle to Kassel's position.
Therefore, when this game started, watching the Rockets' lineup Cassel replace Drexler in this game, and the Rockets played a double point guard strategy, Jerry Sloan's face on the sidelines changed, as if he thought of something, and looked at Tomjanovic on the side with an incredible face, and at this time Tomjanovic was still expressionless.
Of course, Jerry Sloan on the sidelines seemed to sense that something was wrong at this time, and the Jazz players on the court didn't think so much about it at this time.
After all, the team's big victory over the opponent in the first two games proves that the team's tactics are successful, although Lin Han is gone, but Drexler is also gone, Lin Han's most important tactical role in this round of the series is to contain Drexler, so Lin Han's absence is actually nothing.
Especially at this time, Malone, the big boss of the Jazz team, was even excited to jump up and down in front of Robert Hawley when he stood on the court, if it wasn't for the lack of confidence in his jump ball to beat Olajuwon, Malone even thought about jumping up and jumping the ball himself!
With the absence of Lynham and Drexler, the game was an uncertain game for both teams, and when the referee on duty, Javi, threw the basketball into the air and the game officially began.
When the game started, the process of this game stunned everyone, not only the players on both sides, but even the fans of the Rockets on the sidelines were stunned, and even Lin Han, who was sitting on the sidelines in a suit in this game, looked complicated and unbelievable at this time! (To be continued)
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