Chapter 50: Gangsters of New York (Warmly celebrate @嵗月如刀斬天Jiao becoming the first deacon in this book!) )
Warmly celebrate @嵗月如刀斬天jiao becoming the first deacon of this book!
On the 20th, when he returned home, Liu Ming felt that the weather had changed a lot, so he wrapped his clothes and returned home. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Liu Ming returned home, lying on the bed, feeling a little depressed, in this "East and West Strong Team" dialogue, Liu Ming played very badly, of course, no one cared about the performance of a small substitute, and it was Jordan and Pippen who were responsible for the loss of this game.
The "earth-shattering battle" with the Jazz team at the beginning also made Liu Ming have endless memories now, Liu Ming in the fourth quarter of that game can be described as "people block killing, Buddha blocks killing Buddha", and in this game with Houston, Liu Ming was invisible after scoring 2 three-pointers in the second quarter. In the Bulls' eight-man rotation, Liu Ming did not seize the opportunity.
Liu Ming thinks farther, the team now has Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman in front, "the sky falls and there is a tall top", but Liu Ming knows that Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman have all left the Bulls one after another in the year after tomorrow, and there is no "tall person" at this time, and if Liu Ming has not played at that time, he may only appear as a "second master" in the future.
With nearly a year and a half to go, I must hurry up and learn something from Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman.
On the 21st, Liu Ming looked at the next opponent, the New York Knicks, a team that made most players in the league feel apprehensive when he heard it.
The New York Knicks are one of only two teams that haven't moved to a city since the original BAA league (the other being the Boston Celtics). Madison Square Garden has been home to the Knicks since 1968 and has hosted concerts and other major events throughout the year, making it a New York City landmark. (Another MJ, Michael Jackson, Ali, Madonna also left their footprints here)
Entered the stadium, looked at the row of retired jerseys overhead, Frazier, Reed, El Monroe, looked at these jerseys, and thought of these superstars, Liu Ming felt that the quality of these superstars had been laid into the team.
The current Knicks inherited the style of Pat Riley's coaching in 92-93, when Pat Riley got Charles Smith from the Clippers, Doug Rivers (later the coach of the Green Army, now the Clippers' deputy general manager of basketball competition, and coach), Pokin Bull, Rolando Blake, who got from the Mavericks, and Hubert Davis, free agent "X-MAN" Xavier McDaniel, is such a "newcomer" who is mostly new to the team, and Pat Riley will be the "newcomer" in the team It's all made into a whole, and the whole team has a good chemistry, especially defensively. The Knicks are averaging just 95.4 points per game, which is not only the best in the league but also a record. After the game, Pat Riley also defeated Tang Shuai of the Rockets and won the NBA Best Coach.
Despite the fact that in '95, Pat Riley resigned. Don Nelson (also known as Nelson Sr.) took over the coaching whip of the Knicks, and after less than a season, Jeff Van Gundy (Van Gundy Jr.) replaced Nelson Sr. and became the Knicks' 18th head coach.
Tonight's Knicks start Ewing, Chris Childs, "Big Mom" Larry Johnson, "Mid-range King" Alan Houston, "Kickboxing Enthusiast" Charles Oakley.
Seeing Charles Oakley, Liu Ming had a little palpitations, just like seeing the "postman" Carl Malone for the first time.
Although I knew that most of Oakley's shots were because of his teammates, when I remembered that Tilon Hill of the Philadelphia 76ers played away games later, there was no warning, and when the two teams practiced, Oakley slapped Tilon Hill in the past, and Liu Ming's whole person was not very good.
Later, everyone learned that Oakley was there to remind Tyron Hill to pay back the money.
There is also "Big Mom" Larry Johnson, who can single-handedly pick up Mourning, a murderer like Ewing.
Liu Ming has time and is also thinking about how to face such a "murderous person". Sometimes I even complain about a sentence or two about why I didn't travel to the later era when basketball was more civilized, but now in this era when I often fight without saying a word, and sometimes the coach will also play, such as the coach on the bench opposite Liu Ming saw.
Van Gundy Jr., who is too old-fashioned, refuses to trust new players easily, only relies on "old guns", and in addition, he is too poor in on-the-spot command, and often makes wrong judgments at critical moments, causing the team to lose the game. Why have you been able to coach in the league for so many years?
Liu Ming, who was in later generations, also learned about this seemingly "useless" coach because of Yao Ming's relationship.
Seeing today's lineup in New York, combined with the Van Gundy "hugging the thigh" incident that was widely circulated in later generations, and resisting Camby's punch and 12 stitches, Liu Ming suddenly felt a feeling of "death for his confidant", such a coach who defends his players, no one will refuse.
Liu Ming knew that if he wanted to become a superstar in the league, the Knicks had to cross this hurdle. Thinking about Jordan's face of the Pistons' "Bad Boy Army", Liu Ming remembered a sentence from later generations
"Ancient swordsmen and masters met in a narrow way, assuming that this opponent is the number one swordsman in the world, what should you do if you know that you are invincible? Do you turn around and run away or beg for mercy? Of course, you can't back down, or why would you be a swordsman? That's right, knowing that it is a death, you have to unsheath the sword, even if it falls, it will become a mountain, a ridge, this is called a bright sword"
With the mentality of wanting to be injured, but Liu Ming's mentality is better, because Liu Ming has the characteristics of Zhao Yun's career without major injuries, so Liu Ming is still very happy, and secretly likes the card drawn for the first time.
Looking back, Liu Ming looked at such a team that was so united from the inside out, and Liu Ming knew that such a team was not easy to play. (In fact, the Bulls lost 13 games this season, and the game against the Knicks was a 2-2 draw, but the Bulls didn't win more than 2 points once.)
And Rodman's injury has made the Bulls' personnel even more stretched, but fortunately, "Old Chief" Parrish is back tonight. It should be able to resist for a while.
The game started with Ewing "The Gorilla" and Luke Longley jumping the ball. Although Ewing is not the best bounce among the "four centers", compared to Luke Longley's "floor flow", there is no pressure, and he stretches out the ball to his own half court.
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The manuscript fee is out, and it's a little less. It seems that it is imperative to find a part-time job during the summer vacation.
Thanks to @withering, @杀破狼444, for the tip.
When I wrote about Pat Riley today, I had to complain that the Heat gave Wade a contract of only 10 million. In this era of 20 million running all over the ground, it is really too impersonal.
Snail finally found a part-time job and went to a big supermarket to work as a toy shopping guide. When the time comes, take a few back and play it yourself, haha.
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