73. You've been stabbed
With the current state of the 76ers, it is really difficult to pose a threat to the Pistons.
Today's Philadelphia is in turmoil, and the staffing is very unreasonable. They have only one Snow at No. 1, a good No. 2 with the best Iverson in the league, former No. 3 Glenn Robinson at No. 3, Thomas at No. 4, and two rookies available as substitutes in this position. The No. 5 slot is barely eye-catching, with Coleman and Mark Johnson. In addition, they have a sixth man to be proud of, Aaron McGee, who was once the best sixth man of the Brown era.
The Pistons are also not properly configured, they are seriously lacking in talent on the bench, and the depth may not even match the 76ers, perhaps this is where Ayes believes the confidence to beat the Pistons lies.
However, looking at the starters alone, the Pistons now have five men that have terrified all teams in the league.
The center Huaben is now able to be inside and outside, good at attacking and defending, and full of domineering. Power forward Rasheed Wallace, even in the West where there is a lot of interior talent, has his presence that makes opponents shudder. Small forward Prince, an outside defensive finisher, and a selfless playmaker. Billups, a playmaker who has grown to an All-Star caliber and is recognized as the No. 1 team brain in the league. Scoring guard Hamilton, the successor to killer Miller, is always a cold-blooded assassin with a blank face.
When the Pistons' starting five came onto the court, Ranbir and Dumas in the commentator box laughed, and they saw the Pistons in the 80s in these people. It has nothing to do with attack power and defensive level, it is self-confidence, a kind of strong self-confidence that only workers have.
After singing the national anthem, Iverson clapped the ball over to greet Brown. Despite their unpleasant spells during their tenure, there's no doubt that Brown is the most successful coach in directing Iverson, and he's taken the AI to the closest thing to his dream in the Finals, something no coach has ever done.
Among NBA players, Iverson's loyalty is most appreciated, which is directly reflected in the fact that whether it is Kobe, Maddy, Carter, or even Jordan, the teammates of these outside bigwigs have expressed disdain for their behavior at different times and on different occasions, but none of Iverson's teammates have said anything like this.
Mutombo, who was paired with Iverson, later came to the Rockets, and once in an interview, a reporter asked him what he thought of the league players, and at that time he said that Yao Ming was the most humble star and Iverson was the best teammate he had ever met. He said that in the 76ers, AI is the boss who is the unstoppable, this boss is not what he wants to come, but recognized by his teammates, in the 76ers, no matter which player he is, as long as he suffers a grievance, Iverson will definitely help him get back on the court. No matter which friend it is, as long as Iverson is in trouble and Iverson can help, he will do his best.
Such people are very good at eating no matter where they are, and by the way, Iverson and Kobe are good friends in the NBA, and AI is one of the few people who has flown in Kobe's private helicopter.
"Larry, you've been doing awesome lately, I'm envious." Iverson hugged Brown deeply and said sincerely, "You brought out a great team in Detroit, and you scared the whole league." But we're not bad either, and today I'm going to beat you with what you've taught me, and I hope you won't be angry then. ”
Brown's usual serious expression softened unusually as he patted Iverson on the shoulder and said, "Don't care what people say, Allen, go after your favorite way of playing, your team is being pulled to hell, go pull him back, you're the boss, you have to do it." ”
Iverson laughed happily, and Wabeon went up and bumped his fist into him and walked away, but he didn't hear the two say anything after that.
Brown and Iverson, once considered the most successful coach-player duo in the league, are now in tatters.
Brown has a deep understanding of the opponent who still has his imprint, and he has deployed in the locker room, and today he played the inside line, with Wajben, Rashid, Mirisic, Oku, and Campbell taking turns playing.
After chatting with Brown for a while, Iverson came over to greet the Pistons players, and when he walked up to Huaben, Iverson suddenly laughed, he touched Huaben's shoulder and said, "I heard that you were kissed by a guy here?" It must be cool, right? Ben, can you still put your arms up to cover us today? ”
Hua Ben said seriously: "No, Aaron, it's all slander from the paparazzi, I don't have any problems at all, I'm normal." ”
Iverson didn't argue with Warburn, he patted Warben on the ass and said, "Man, if you come to Philadelphia, I can guarantee that no one will touch you, no matter what you do." I can guarantee that no one will yell at you in the locker room or on the court when you come to Philadelphia. ”
Hua Ben smiled and stopped talking, he heard the meaning of Iverson's later sentence, that the AI was promising him that if he went to the 76ers, he was willing to share the position of boss with him.
Iverson was too eager to help, especially from the inside. He took the team to the finals when a Mutombo helped him, and if Huaben, who was faster and more attacking than Mutombo, was willing to be with him, he believed he could get the coveted ring.
Rashid and Iverson are both thorns and have a good relationship, and when the two stand together, Iverson begins to complain about why this guy didn't go to Philadelphia and came to his rival Pistons. Rashid glanced at Warben weakly, and whispered to himself that he came to the Pistons to be the boss.
Huaben heard this, and then punched the sea arm guard that Oku was wearing on his arm, knocking him upside down, and then Rashid quickly shut his mouth.
"Who the did I mess with?" Oku looked around blankly.
Iverson laughed and walked back to the 76ers' bench, Ayes came over and wanted to say something to him, but he ignored it and walked directly to Robinson, the big dog, and the two pointed to the Pistons' half of the court and began to laugh and laugh, leaving Ayes himself with angry pale.
At 7:30 a.m. ET, the Pistons played the 76ers at home.
The starting lineup of the 76ers is Coleman at 6-foot-10 at center, Kenny Thomas at 6-foot-7 at power forward, Robinson the big dog at the small forward position, Snow at playmaking guard, and Iverson at shooting guard.
The Pistons changed their starting lineup, and after a week of running-in, Rashid made it to the starting lineup. That's the center, Walben, the power forward, Rashid, the small forward, the playmaker, Billups, and the scoring guard, Hamilton.
Rashid lazily stood on the middle line and prepared to jump the ball, standing opposite Coleman, who was not tall but very old, Hua Ben saw that the camera was facing him throughout the whole process, probably observing his own state, to see if he was injured in the field, so he waved his hand to signal Rashid to get out of the way, and he stood on the jump line himself.
Seeing this scene, Coleman was decisively angry, he stared at Huaben and said, "Boy, are you despising me?" ”
Coleman wanted to see Waben humbly say that it was a reassuring that the coach had asked for, but Waburn replied honestly: "Yes." "Not even willing to waste a word.
Coleman turned red with anger and tried to teach Warburn a lesson, but the referee threw the ball vertically, and he crouched down and jumped.
Waben flew up with a swish, his middle finger on the ball a little, and slapped the ball to Billups in the back.
Iverson and Snow turned and ran to the front court of the Pistons in tacit understanding, as if they had long known that Coleman would not get the ball.
Billups whistled when he got the ball, and Rashid saw him raise his thumb and look overjoyed, and rushed to the basket with all his might, according to his memory, this is Billups saying that he wants to play inside.
But he doesn't remember perfectly, Billups raised his thumb to play the inside, but he bent his knuckles a little later and pointed at Huaben, which means to hit the inside, the captain comes.
Wabben got the ball, and in the face of Thomas, who was almost the same height as himself, he slammed back, turned and jumped on the spot, and scored a one-handed dunk.
"Be tough, Kenny!" Iverson yelled at Thomas, the team's interior line breaking his heart.
After the slam dunk, Warben wanted to roar twice, but Snow received the ball and ran silently to the basket, Billups barely chased Iverson, and shouted at the same time: "Go and get inside!" ”
Iverson is in the prime of life, his speed is really fast, and Billups is explosive enough, but when Iverson is fast at all speed, he can only follow behind people's butts.
Snow ran to the midfielder Iverson had already entered the three-point line, he hurriedly passed the ball, and when he got the ball, Iverson's knee twisted and the figure of rushing forward suddenly stopped, and Billups was caught off guard and was shaken in front of him.
Gritting his teeth, Billups also twisted his knee to force himself to stand, and as soon as he stood firm, Iverson slapped the ball quickly, strode out, and threw Billups behind him like lightning, directly to the basket. Billups was too late to start and could only watch Iverson make a layup.
"Shit, when did the AI get so fast?" Wabben exclaimed in surprise, he felt like he was blinking, Iverson had already made a layup, and he remembered that this guy didn't come so soon at the All-Star Game.
Rashid rolled his eyes and pouted, "Ben, are you kidding?" Fuck two years ago Aaron was fucking faster, and Lao Tzu was the last thing he wanted to meet with his team. ”
Billups turned and threw the ball to Prince on Iverson's defense, and the big dog immediately stuck to it, and a pair of paws were stuffed into the little prince's arms, digging and scratching.
"I'm not a rookie anymore, your trick won't work for me." Prince said impatiently, because he was thin, and many old birds liked to use this little trick against him last season.
"After only a few hairs, you dare to say that you are not a rookie?" Robinson said in a big way, with the gesture that Lao Tzu was a man who had come over, "Pass the ball or give it to me, birdie... ”
Prince used his speed to take a stride parallel to Robinson's body, then jumped up quickly and threw a shot.
"Huh." Hit.
"Lao Tzu's bird is full of hair, do you want to see it?" Prince shouted.
The big dog smiled absently and squeezed his eyes at Snow, who made a look of surprise.