Chapter 8: The Collapsed Dynasty

Many times, greatness rises and sometimes falls overnight. www.biquge.info There is no doubt that the Bull Dynasty, which was so powerful back then, was invincible in the world because of the appearance of a person, and went directly into the abyss of destruction because of the departure of a person. After the helper left, it was really overnight, the whole bull fell apart, the heroes went away, the red dynasty of the year did not even have an heir, of course, it can't be said that there was no, and there was a Tony Kukoczy, although the helper did not want to see him, but with the support of the management, he still became the cornerstone of the Bulls' rebuild.

So since we mention the cornerstone, we have to complain, what is the "cornerstone"? In layman's terms, it is the person who is taken out when the team will fall into the endless abyss of declining performance for a long time to come. So, just like that, the Bulls got the champion sign, the 1999 top pick.

From our perspective today, although the rookies of 1999 did not have that kind of superstar, many of these people were famous championship puzzle pieces, such as Ramar Odom, Richard Hamilton, Jason Terry, Sean Marion, Ginobili, James Posey, and many other people we are familiar with, such as Boss F. Fur, Bearded Captain Davis, Ci Shiping, Poor Assist King Andre Miller, AK47 and Bayi's Brother Zhi. So, what am I going to say with all that word count? That is, the 1999 Bulls had two first-round picks, Elton Brand as the top pick and the 16th pick and now named Ron Artas, and it seemed like a talented roster.

The Chicago Bulls vs. the New York Knicks, a classic matchup from a few years ago, will be the time to test its success, but unfortunately none of the main players at the time are on the lineup.

To tell the truth, after that phone call with Ewing, Mo Xi began to find the feeling he had when he played in the past, but it seemed that he was looking for a little too much, and Mo Xi was rarely a little nervous, after all, in the next game, he was going to directly face this year's champion, Elton Brand. In the past few years, the champions have played very well, among which Iverson and Duncan are the most, and Olovo Candipo has not yet shown his parallel demeanor at this time, and at this time, Mo Xi brought in other champions, which made him feel under a lot of pressure.

After getting Elton Brand's information from Van Gundy, Mo Xi was even more upset. Mo Xi asked Johnson, "Larry, how heavy were you when you first entered the league?" ”

Johnson wondered why he asked, but replied, "About 220 pounds." Johnson, who is 6 feet 6 inches long, is a recognized strength expert in the league, and even the "big shark" of Journey to the West can only be counted as a rivalry in this regard.

Mo Xi handed the information sheet in his hand to Johnson, who looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but exclaim: "My good girl, 250 pounds, isn't this about the same weight as I am now?" ”

Although Elton Brand is only 6 feet 8 inches (two meters and three) tall, he has already weighed 250 pounds, you know, the current league, despite having a large number of strong interior lines, but there are only a few who weigh more than 250 pounds, many of them are still because of height or some fat after old age, Brand has such a high weight as a rookie, in the eyes of the Knicks, this may be another "shark-like" figure.

Mo Xi was a little sad, but he seemed to think of something, and said to Johnson: "So, it should be you and him, the Bulls also have a new Pkins." ”

Johnson, who was going to mock him, was dumbfounded on the spot, as if this was really the case. Johnson was a little unhappy, and hurriedly planned to go out to find Van Gundy, how could this kind of tiring work be handed over to an old man like him to do, Mo Xi, Camby so many young lads don't need to let it go. But in view of the fact that Johnson took someone to the Spurs locker room to "get acquainted" in the Finals a few months ago, the Knicks staff didn't dare to let him out like that, and the entire away locker room instantly fell into laughter.

Although it's the regular season, it's clear that the Knicks don't seem to have this game in their eyes, even though it's the Union Center and it's the Bulls. There's nothing wrong with the Knicks having suffered a lot of defeats here, but there's one thing that the Knicks have only lost here to one person who has never lost here since that guy left. Of course, there are also reasons why today's bulls are too weak.

Away games are a long and boring experience, not to mention back-to-back games, although it is the beginning of the season, and the physical strength may not be so stretched, but the fatigue is definitely there. The Knicks were bored in the away locker room, and when it was finally time to play, they actually got to see Elton Brand, the 1999 No. 1 pick who had just become a favorite in the Knicks' locker room.

"From the Duke Blue Devils, 6'8", 250 pounds, Chicago Bulls No. 42, Elton Brand ~~~~~" A new phrase came out of the microphone that shouted "No. 23 from North Carolina", and the high-profile champion Elton Brand made his official debut at the United Center in Chicago.

Brand's appearance is very in line with the characteristics of black people, square head, slender limbs, looks strong and powerful, young Brand has a childish face, he is just twenty years old this year, he really looks like a child, and there is a sense of hairy boy jumping off his body.

It's his debut as a top pick and the pressure may be there, especially after the excellent performances of Odom and Marion yesterday. But judging from the situation when he warmed up, he didn't seem to be so nervous when he was grinning all the time.

When it was time to jump the ball, Mo Xi really took a picture with the champion who was pinned on by the bull, and the two stood face to face, Mo Xi was a head taller than him, so he almost looked down at each other.

In order to prevent his momentum from losing, Brand still forcibly looked straight ahead, and said in an exaggerated tone: "You are the ink in New York?" It doesn't seem like a big deal, you must not know who I am yet, after all, a small character like you can't reach my level, I am the man who will inherit the throne of the gang leader, and I will lead the Bull revival. "Brand is very imposing, in fact, since the gang leader retired almost every young man who came to Chicago with the idea that the Bulls dynasty would be restored in my hands, but in fact, no one but my family Rose really did anything.

Brand enjoyed the moment, and at this point, he was the center of attention, you see, even his own teammates were looking at him intently, not to mention the cheering fans, but Mo Xi didn't seem to care, as if he didn't see him, turned his head to the side and looked at the referee.

The referee also looked at Mo Xi seriously, and in Brand's opinion, the referee also had eyes to accuse this yellow-skinned boy of daring to ignore the first person in the future league.

Eventually, his family couldn't stand it anymore, and Dick Simpkins dragged Brand back by tugging at his clothes, which was a lot of effort for the weight of both. Simpkins said, "Is this all the, rookie? When that's done, let me jump the ball. ”

Fortunately, Brand's face was dark enough not to make people think that he suddenly changed into the Bulls' away jersey.

After a farce together, the jump ball finally began, and Mo Xi, who had the absolute upper hand in terms of height, arm span and bounce, easily won the ball, and the second game of the Knicks began.