Chapter 136: Towards the Playoffs! Forward (I)

After the Rockets defeated the Bulls on their home court, the Rockets' morale was greatly boosted.

Moreover, in the end, there are 7 games left before the end of the regular season, and the only strong team in these 7 games is the SuperSonics.

However, with the current momentum of the rocket, it is difficult for supersonic speed to have any impact on the rocket.

It seems that no one can stop the progress of the rocket, which is like a tiger out of the cage, wreaking havoc on the whole league.

Now the momentum of the Rockets is similar to the temperament of the Bull sweeping the world back then, and the momentum of swallowing the world and sweeping thousands of troops is even more terrifying than the Bull who created the best record in the regular season back then.

After beating the Bulls to make a 14-game winning streak, it has ushered in four consecutive road games.

First, they challenged the Denver Nuggets on the road, and at the Nuggets' McNichols Arena, the Rockets beat the Nuggets 104-87 to make it 15 wins in a row.

After the game, the Nuggets' head coach, Beal? Hanzlick, who gave his opinion, said: This Rockets team is unbeatable, their defense, their offense, their mental state are at their peak, and watching them play is already a pleasure.

They can change their rhythm at any time, adjust their style, and arrange for their opponents, they have super centers, they have the best quality power forwards, their small forwards can defend, they can shoot threes, and when it matters most, small forwards can also strike on the inside, their scoring guards are experienced, they can break through and shoot from afar, that is called Thunder? Allen's young people will definitely be the new generation of killers in the league, they have the best playmakers in the organization guards, they can be fast or slow, they can play the most varied tactics, their bench has the deepest bench bandits, in fact, there can no longer be bench bandits to describe them, the strength of these bench players, has been able to compete with the main force of many league teams, looking at the Rockets so strong, I am very pessimistic in my heart, in the next year, in the year after, who can stop the Rockets, stop the Rockets' furious offense.

Bill? Hanzlick's remarks caused a huge storm in the media, and many people who had certain ideas about rockets began to stir up again.

The fanning of some media outlets pushed the rocket to the crater for a while.

In the Rocket's office, Dawson, the general manager of Tiger Rocket, was chatting on this topic, and Dawson said to Tiger: "Boss, the wind direction has changed a little now, I don't know who is fanning the flames behind it." At this time, Dawson seemed very worried.

Tiger smiled very freely and said: "Dawson, this mouth grows on people's bodies, people can say whatever they want, I don't care, if they want to play any crooked ways, then I will accompany them to the end, what we are doing now is why our players offer a contract that they can be satisfied with, and we can also be satisfied, this is your problem Dawson." ”

Dawson said with a slightly wry smile: "Now the negotiation with the players' agents is a critical moment, Mark's contract is going well, he has basically accepted our contract, and Rudy also suggested that I give Mark a coaching contract in the future, Rudy called me yesterday and said that Mark has a talent to be a head coach." ”

Tiger also smiled when he heard this, and said: "Rudy, now I will find myself a successor, I still think too far, then do what they think, in fact, I am also very optimistic about Mark, and the Brooks who used to play in the Rockets, if he wants, it is best to sign him." ”

Dawson recalled it for a moment and said, "Okay, I see, and there's the contract issue between Kevin and Ray." ”

Tiger was stunned for a moment and said, "What, is there anything wrong with the contract between the two of them?" ”

Dawson said with some bitterness: "Yes, now there are many teams, secretly looking for their agents, you know the boss, such a good young player is a hot commodity, they are free agents since this year, why don't you renew the contract of these two people last year, and now there is so much trouble." ”

Tiger also smiled a little bitterly and didn't say anything, but said secretly in his heart: Didn't I want to keep these two people for an extra year, hey, I didn't expect to do so much, you know, I signed it directly last year.

Dawson continued: "However, these two people are still very willing to stay with the Rockets, looking at the current state, momentum and staffing of the Rockets, there is still a lot of hope for the success of the dynasty, and if they can be given a contract that satisfies them, they will be very satisfied." ”

Tiger frowned and said, "This is what Kevin and Ray said, or their agent said." ”

Dawson said: "It was their economic man who said it. ”

Tiger, who had already wrung his eyebrows together, slowly loosened his brows, Tiger said: "I thought it was the two of them who said so, if this is the case, it will really be a little greedy, we are ready to give them the maximum salary, and there is a lot of sponsorship in the Rockets, in other teams, their sponsorship will be reduced by at least 30%, which is almost half of their annual salary, I know they eat youth, but will I watch the heroes of the Rockets live a poor life, what a joke, You go and talk to their agent, and if they're still in there, just say what I said, and I'll suggest Kevin and Ray swap out their agent. ”

As soon as Dawson heard this, he knew that his boss was a little reluctant. In fact, he also knows Kevin and Ray very well, so they can't say it, they can only say it by their agent, the purpose is to put pressure on the club and fight for greater benefits for themselves.

After Tiger loosened his brows, he continued to ask Daosen, and said, "Dawson, what about the other people's contracts, how did you negotiate." ”

Dawson flipped through the information in his hand and continued: "Our salary pressure this year is still relatively large, Daben's salary should be able to control between 3 million and 4 million, and someone in the bus has already quoted 5.5 million, Marrick? Rose's contract is also close to 3.5 million, and Saulius's contract may also be controlled between 3 million and 4 million, and Horry still does not need to consider it during the contract period. The rest of us are either under contract or on rookie contracts, and our total salary next year is around 60 million, so it's a lot of pressure. ”

Tiger smiled and said: "How much did I think, it turned out to be only about 60 million, what is this money, Dawson You should know, if our new stadium is built, how much income will there be, these are small things, as long as the players play well, then we will not be short of that salary." After all, their bosses are poor and only have money left. Tiger was very open-minded and made a joke of himself.

Dawson also smiled and said: "Boss, to be honest, in the entire league, our Rockets can be said to be the least short of money, I may not be able to compare with others, just in terms of money, the Rockets' financial resources are the first." ”

Tiger laughed and said, "Dawson, are you sarcastic about me, according to your meaning, I am the number one outburst in the league." ”

Dawson also smiled and said: "I didn't mean that, boss, you are a miracle of Wall Street, how can you be an explosive household, I didn't say this, boss, don't wronged me." ”

Tiger smiled and waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, everyone's just kidding." Now that the Rockets' playoffs are about to begin, and after the season is over, the new year's draft will begin. ”

Immediately, Tiger handed over the 98 draft materials to Dawson.

Dawson took it and put it aside, and said with a smile: "Boss, do you want to test me, or do you forget that I am the general manager of the rocket, can I do without such information." ”

Tiger was stunned for a moment, and then said with a bitter face: "Hey, Dawson, I'm blind, I've been thinking about this question all this time, and I'm already a little nervous." Still, I suggest you take a look at my advice above. ”

Dawson was also stunned, then picked up the information folder, opened it and saw the Rockets scouting department's proposal for the Rockets' 98 draft, and sure enough, there was a large description on it.

Moreover, an asterisk is drawn next to the key player as an important reminder.

The more Dawson looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the young man in front of him had extraordinary foresight, and if there was one word to describe the person in front of him, it was demon.

The players who watched him mark the key points all had a lot of notes and analysis.

Dawson quickly immersed himself in this report, and after about half an hour, Dawson let out a long breath, and then said: "Boss, you are really a genius, in fact, genius is already underestimating you, if you are using a more in-depth word to describe you, it is a demon." ”

Tiger was sipping tea, and as soon as a sentence came out, Tiger squirted out the tea leaves, and after swallowing it reluctantly, Tiger said helplessly: "Dawson, are you complimenting me, or sarcastic about me." ”

Dawson said with a sincere face: "Boss, this is not sarcasm, this is a compliment, you are really a rare wisdom, I always thought that your success was luck, but I can say that it is not, do you know?" Your annotation and analysis of this material is worth at least a million dollars on the outside, and without discounts, your analysis can completely overshadow all the general managers in the league. ”

Tiger looked at Dawson, who was already speaking with honorifics, and said with a sneer: "Okay, Dawson, if I continue, I will become a prophet, how do you feel about my analysis?" Also, don't you, I sound awkward, okay? My general manager. ”

Dawson looked at Tiger with a sincere face, and could only nod.

While Tiger and Dawson were discussing the '98 draft, the Rockets quietly won 16 straight games.

On April 10, the Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors again 103:89 on the road.

In this battle, the Rockets' benches are in full swing, Malik? Rose had 15 points and 10 rebounds, the bus had 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists, Daniels had 10 points and seven assists, and the old Rockets guy was off the court for half the court.

The Rockets are making great strides towards the playoffs, who can stop them!

(To be continued)