Chapter 40: The Perfect Team
"Jack, welcome to accept our invitation today, isn't it a very different feeling to be back here now?"
"Hahaha, don't say that I left basketball after I retired, although my main business now is to run my golf equipment store, but I have never forgotten to be here, I often come back"
"In that case, are you interested in returning to the NBA, such as becoming a coach in Seattle, I think you can help a lot of rookies with your ability, and I've heard that your golf shop is losing a lot."
"Hey, don't curse me, I'm already losing money, and now I'm going to go out of business, hahaha"
On November 8, 1993, at 8 p.m. at Seattle Center Coliseum, the Utah Jazz, who have won two consecutive games in the West, will challenge the Tunes away today, and at this time, in the press console, former Seattle Sound's legendary center Jack Hikoma, who accepted the invitation of ABC, is sitting in his commentary box laughing.
Although the opponent Utah Jazz is currently the first in the West, but in the eyes of these music fans, the Jazz's first place in the West is not because of the strength of the Jazz, but because their schedule is too good, if a team plays the Mavericks in the first game and the Timberwolves in the second game, then it is strange that this team cannot get the first.
Therefore, for this revenge and anti-revenge battle between the two teams, these fans on the scene are very open, or they don't think that this year's strength has risen sharply, and the sound that is about to hit the championship will lose to the Jazz.
"Jack, since you've been paying attention to the NBA since you've been retiring, I think you've heard of Lin Han, do you think he's going to continue the madness of the first two games in this game? You know, no one in NBA history has been able to score 1o3 points in their first two games."
"Of course, of course I know very well, he is a crazy genius, and now the whole world is shouting 'Lin Crazy' I can't not know, in fact, I came to this game because of him, you don't want to be able to invite me just because you are ABC, hahaha"
"But as a player in front of the sound, I don't think Lin Crazy can continue to be crazy, I believe in Kendall and Gary more than this crazy rookie, I heard that Gary is going to do it himself in this game, I think this must be interesting"
Looking at the players of the two teams who were still warming up on the court, Jack Hicoma still smiled and said, Lin Han? Of course he knows, and he has also watched his first two games, if Lin Han's number jù is crazy, then the rookie's ability is lacking, almost all the points are back-to-back jumpers, and there are no bright spots on the offensive end, such a player, crazy two games can be, such a player has no chance to shoot against Payton and Kendall Gill.
"Ok, then Jack, Tom is back in this game, will you be jealous? You know, ten years ago you were all heroes of the city, and now you are a businessman, and he continues his career"
"No, I won't be jealous, on the contrary I will feel happy because this guy is atoning for the sins he made in the past, and his current career is a life of atonement"
After Jack Hicoma finished speaking, he deliberately made a prayer gesture, which made the audience in front of the TV all over the United States laugh, of course they knew what Hikoma meant.
The Jazz's new player this year, Tom Chambers, this player became famous in Yin, he entered the All-Star for the first time in Yin ten years ago, Chuyin can be described as full of talent, the legendary coach Wilkens's Yin won the championship in 79, although the results have declined a little, but the team's two All-Star white interior Tom Chambers and Jack Hicoma are powerful.
Especially Tom Chambers, don't look at this guy who was criticized for his incompleteness in the Suns last year, and is considered one of the war criminals who lost the Finals for the Suns, and now he almost has to defend without defense in addition to sneaking and catching the ball and shooting two mid-range shots, and has become a complete role player who can only shoot, but now Chambers is becoming more and more single, but the peak Chambers was one of the most popular players in the NBA that year. This guy was one of the hottest players in the NBA back then, and he can definitely be called 'white people can fly' and fly very well.
So the Jazz veteran's current style of play is compared with the style of the previous peak, almost everyone who knows his past will laugh, it used to be his various tricks to deduct others, and now he is waiting for others to deduct him in various tricks, this can indeed be regarded as a kind of atonement, isn't there a saying that sooner or later you have to pay it back?
It is precisely because of the attributes of Chambers now, Chambers, who was a big weak team in the previous two games, is unable to play this game, no defense, and too slow, and the forward trio of Shangyin is about to be beaten up.
The strength of the sound is not just talking, the team's center today is Sam Perkins, last season's playoffs actually opened a three-point shooting ability guide zhì He has become the league's perhaps strongest floating three-point center on the outside, last season's playoffs can contribute nearly 15 points per game, big forward Sean Kemp, not to mention, this team is now focusing on cultivating the leading player, NBA new All-Star, last season and Jazz playoffs This young man pit Malone, Small forward German Detreve-Schramf, this all-round forward who can be inside and outside, his style of play is as versatile as his position, he can shoot, can break through, and can also respond with his back and various cuts, there is almost nothing he will not do on the offensive end, of course, the weakness is naturally a common problem of white people, that is, the defense is soft, but no matter how soft the defense is, he is also an All-Star player.
As for the team's two guards, it goes without saying that they were banned in the playoffs last season. The new title of the glove, now known as Payton who is the best defensive player on the league organization guard, and in addition to Payton, another guard Kendall Gill, this young guard is a famous defensive player in the league's second position, especially the elusive steal, if Lin Han dares to play passing now, it is estimated that Jill will be very willing to see it, and this guy is not only excellent defensively, but also excellent offensively, and he can average more than 2o points per game in the second year of his career, but because he has not been able to find a clear position in the team recently, he has not got many offensive opportunities, but with his strength, even if there are not many offensive opportunities, and still be able to average more than 15 points per game in all categories.
For many teams in the NBA, it is almost a luxury for a team to have five players who average more than 15 points per game, and if these players are basically both offensive and defensive, then it is a luxury among extravagant expectations, but Yin is such a team that people envy and hate.
And this team is not only excellent, but also good off the bench, two-time NBA Sixth Man Ricky Pearce, the NBA's All-Star of the year who was able to contribute more than 18 points per game last season, the point guard McMillan who was blown out by Van Axel in the last game, he was the voice point guard before Payton came, if he is given the opportunity, he can play in half of the NBA teams, in addition to interior players like Michael Cage are also strong players in the NBA.
This tone can almost be said to be a team with no weaknesses, and in the face of such a team, Jerry Sloan naturally can't play whatever the team does against the Timberwolves and Mavericks.
In this game, the Jazz changed two at once.
The point guard and power forward are still Stockton and Malone, but the scoring guard has become Lin Han, and the center has become Felton Spencer, although the No. 6 pick in 9o is really not very good offensively, but he can't stand tall and strong, and he is definitely a basket Optimus Prime, and he is more suitable for facing strong teams than Chambers.
Of course, in addition to these changes, the other biggest change is naturally the team's small forward position, Lin Han has always been in this position before, and this time Lin Han replaced Jeff Malone's scoring guard position, but Jeff Malone was not able to get the small forward position, but was put on the bench by Sloan, and it was not the team's small forward Bennott last season who replaced Jeff Malone, but Brian Russell, who is also a rookie this year, the little brother of Lin Han in the team.
When this came out, Sloan's meaning was already obvious, Spencer on the inside of this game wiped Mallon's ass, and Russell also wiped Lin Han's ass, and in the entire Jazz, except for Russell, who was willing to wipe Lin Han's ass, no one else was willing.
Sloan actually threw the team's three leaders to the bench for Lin Han, so the atmosphere on the Jazz bench at this time was a little wrong, at least the team's division Malone and small forward Bennaught were very unhappy last season.
It is naturally a good thing to be valued by the head coach, but the pressure is also not small, Lin Han can already think that if this harmony game cannot be good, I am afraid that he will not only face the pressure of the Mesozoic generation in the team, such as the team veteran Jeff Malone will not let him go.
What a pit manager.
Thinking of this, Lin Han looked at Stockton and Karl Malone next to him, who were also practicing but no longer smiling at him, and Lin Han felt a little cheated.
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