Chapter 213: The 'Black Eight Miracle' That Made History
After the Nuggets stopped in the Western Finals, because of some things, Chi Liang decided to stay in the United States and put an end to the idea of leaving.
In Chi Liang's opinion, returning to China is not interesting, but it will be very tiring. There is no way, with his current reputation, as long as he returns to China, he will have to deal with a large number of reporters and officials, and I am afraid that he will not even have time for training.
What's more, in his opinion, in addition to the Olympic Games, including the World Championships, he is not interested in other basketball games, mainly because of the gold content.
At the same time, he didn't want to waste a precious offseason.
This is his first year in the NBA, and in order to become a superstar, he wants to step up his training in the offseason, preferably offensively.
The NBA offseason refers to the period between the end of one season and the beginning of another, usually the period between the end of the Finals of the season and the beginning of the next season, that is, the period from late June to the end of October.
During the offseason, the big stars and main players in the league have enough time to recuperate, and they can not participate in the team's collective training, so that the tired body caused by a season can be well rested and adjusted.
Of course, in order to put themselves in an advantageous position in the competition, some players with strong discipline will train specifically in the off-season to improve their strength and prepare for next season.
The most important thing is that Ji Liang has already promised Olajuwon that he will go to his newly opened training camp after a while to get special guidance from Olajuwon.
What he promised, Chi Liang naturally would not go against it, not to mention that he was really greedy for Olajuwon's dream dance steps.
has the opportunity to comprehend the dream dance steps, how can Chi Liang easily miss it, not to mention that Olajuwon has just established the training volume, and before the fame comes out, there must not be many students.
Every offseason, some retired or soon-to-be-retired celebrities run training camps, which is their main income.
After retiring, the livelihood of many basketball players has become a problem, which naturally includes some celebrities.
When they were players, many players were used to spending lavishly, and if they did not rein in after retiring, they would soon lose all their wealth and even file for bankruptcy.
For these celebrities, it is natural why not run a player training camp and teach the players while also bringing a lot of income to themselves.
However, in order to open a player training camp, two conditions must be met.
1. Fame!
The more famous the star, the easier it is to attract attention to the training camp held.
Second, ball skills!
In the NBA, there are many players who play purely on the body, and the basketball skill content is low, including some stars and even superstars, mainly interior players.
If you don't have the skills to do it, it's hard to attract attention because most of the people who want to participate in the training camp are professional players or rookies who are about to embark on it, and they have an in-depth understanding of this aspect.
After satisfying these two conditions, if you still have exclusive skills, you will undoubtedly be more attractive.
There is no doubt that Olajuwon ticks all the boxes, and his fantastic moves are his unique skills. With enough fame, experience and even ball skills, it is no wonder that his training classes will be in full swing in the future and become the NO1 of many training camps!
According to Olajuwon, he decided to wait until after the league finals before opening a training camp, which is scheduled for July.
Before that, Ji Liang decided to stay at home, while recuperating from his injury, he would rest at home, and occasionally go to the training camp, but the intensity was not great.
After the Spurs advanced, the fans' attention was all on the Eastern Conference finals.
On the night of June 9, the Pacers sat at home to meet the challenge of the Knicks.
In the first quarter of the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pacers played well, they were extremely efficient, and obviously limited the Knicks' play, and won the advantage with a score of 28:14.
In the second quarter, the Knicks' 'madman' Sprewell began to explode, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, and limited the play of the Pacers, and finally the Knicks equalized.
In the third quarter, the two sides went back and forth, and neither could help the other, among which the Pacers were more efficient and had a slight advantage.
However, in the fourth quarter, the situation changed abruptly, and the Knicks completely broke out, they felt very hot, almost how to shoot, and scored 36 points in a single quarter, and finally won the battle of Tianwang Mountain with a total score of 101:94.
After losing the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pacers were clearly hit, especially their core Reggie Miller, who played extremely poorly in Game 6 soon after, scoring 8 points on just 3-of-18 shooting, even with free throws, and ultimately causing the Pacers to lose their last chance.
As a result, the Knicks finally qualified for the Finals with a total score of 4:2 and the Spurs.
In this month, the Knicks first defeated the Heat, who were the first in the East, and then they swept the Atlanta Hawks 4:0, and defeated the Pacers 4:2 in the Eastern Conference Finals to win the Eastern Conference Championship and successfully entered the Finals.
But all the way through, but also made them pay a huge price, the Knicks have long been scarred, and because of the 'gorilla' Ewing heel injury can not play, resulting in an imbalance in the power of the two sides in the restricted area, which naturally gives the Spurs an overwhelming huge advantage.
Because of this, the media is obviously more optimistic about the Spurs, believing that they will win the championship without any suspense.
Due to the shrinking season, the league has lost credibility, and its influence is naturally not as good as before, and the suspense of the finals is not large, resulting in a very low level of attention to the finals.
For this situation, Stern felt a lot of headaches, but he didn't have much to do, even if he arranged for the referee to give the Knicks some convenience, but with the Spurs' interior advantage, I am afraid that it will not increase much suspense.
After the decline of the Bulls, today's league has gradually become strong in the west and weak in the east, which naturally does not meet Stern's vision.
"There are still too many strong teams and superstars in the western region, and some must be diverted to the eastern region to strengthen the strength of the eastern team!"
In the office of the president of the alliance, David Stern and several vice presidents consulted and finally set the tone.
If there is an imbalance in the strength of the East and West, the competition will naturally not be fierce enough, and the attention can be imagined, especially the Finals and All-Star Game, which will definitely be greatly affected.
To put it simply, the goal of the NBA's top brass is nothing more than to increase the competition and thus attract more attention, thereby increasing the influence of the league.
In addition to this, they are also screening teams, hoping that a certain team can become a dynasty and use the formation of the dynasty to increase its influence.