Chapter Eighty-Three: Paxson's Decision
At this time, Gu Fei was lying on the bed with wide eyes, as if he was recalling the game that had just ended, and he didn't know that he had already been used as a bargaining chip by Paxson to negotiate with Larry Bird once, although it was not successful for the time being. WwW is worth your collection. LWXS520。 COM
The Bulls have a three-day break after the Celtics, and the Bulls' next game is at home to face the challenge from the SuperSonics, and this game is in the spotlight because Durant will face Gu Fei.
Because of the injury of the champion Oden, these two are known as the two best rookies in this class, and these two also occupy the top two on the current rookie list, and followed by the Hawks' Al Horford, in the few games when Gu Fei was injured, he had a good performance in the few games when Gu Fei was injured, and it was only one or two games at most, and the Rockets' Louis Scola and the Clippers' Al Thorton were ranked four or five.
A game that had attracted much attention was lost because of Gu Fei's injury, and the league had been promoting the showdown between the two, but in fact, Gu Fei had absolutely nothing to do with it, but Durant had been very unconvinced.
Originally, his strength was very strong, and he was pressed by Oden in the draft, but Durant also knew that he was indeed inferior to Oden in terms of college performance, but now that Oden is injured, the league actually launched a person who has never played basketball or even participated in the draft to compare with him, and he is already the core of this team, and Gu Fei is still a substitute who wants to compete with others for playing time, the league and the media's publicity has always made him unconvinced, and he has always hoped to beat him in the fight with Gu Fei, But Gu Fei's injury this time made him lose this opportunity, but in an interview before the game, he still revealed his disdain for Gu Fei.
"May I ask Mr. Durant, the outside world has always said that you and Gu Fei are the two best rookies in this class, what do you think about this?"
"Judging by the current rookie list, it looks like this"
The reporter who heard Durant say this was a little excited, he heard that Durant seemed to be a little disdainful of this statement, of course he would not be disdainful of him as the best rookie, he could only be disdainful of Gu Fei, he hoped that Durant would be able to break some fierce news next.
"Then what do you think of Gu Fei?" The reporter suppressed his excitement and asked the answer he wanted to know.
"Gu Fei is a very good three-point player, he can be an important championship puzzle piece for a team, I think if I am on the same team with him there is a lot of hope to win the championship."
"Sure enough, Durant disdains Gu Fei, he said that Gu Fei is a puzzle, but he said that if he is with him, he will win the championship, what he means is that he can lead Gu Fei to win the championship, Gu Fei can only be his little brother, how to write tomorrow's title?"
"Okay, Mr. Durant, thank you for accepting my interview" After getting what he wanted, the reporter ended the interview, and now he needs to go back and think about what to use for the headline of tomorrow's report, which is related to his bonus this month!
The strength of the supersonic is not strong, although they have super rookies, but in the game with the Bulls, the supersonic actually completely suppressed the Bulls, of course, this is not the real strength of the supersonic but Durant broke out, although there was no Gu Fei in this game, but in the face of Gu Fei's team, Durant still played 200% of his strength, cutting down 47 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists of dominating data.
The SuperSonics easily won the game with Durant's outburst, while the Bulls lost another game.
The day after the game against the SuperSonics, Scott came to Paxson's office with a copy of the papers.
"John, here are some of the right people I picked according to your request, take a look!"
"Okay, I'll take a look, I'm going to talk to you about it! We've been losing games lately, so we need to improve our game! After saying that, regardless of Scott's reaction, he lowered his head to look at the information Scott gave him.
The first name, Paxson, saw O'Neal Jr., who contacted the Pacers that Bird wanted, followed by the Clippers Elton Brand and Chris Carman, Zach Randolph and David Lee, Australian champion Boggart, and then the Timberwolves' new wolf king Al Jefferson and Bear king Paul Gasol, of course, there are not only names but also details of these people.
Looking at such information, Paxson knew that Scott went down with his heart, and the list given was very much in line with his heart, in fact, Paxson was not only dissatisfied with the team's plastic surgery, he was not very satisfied with Scott, the head coach, but he had not found a suitable candidate to replace the position of the head coach, so he has not moved Scott, but this time Scott gave the list, Paxson is very satisfied, so Paxson is ready to give him another time, of course, these Scotts are impossible to know.
"John, what do you think?" After Paxson looked at it for a while, Scott asked.
"These people are good insiders, so who do you prefer?"
"Judging from their current data, out of Carman David Lee thinks that the others are close to the level of 20+10, and these two have also reached the level of 10+10, if they are given more playing time and shots, the data will definitely rise."
"But we have to take into account other factors, such as Jermaine Carman and Boggart, all three of them have been affected by some injuries, and they are certainly not as good as others in terms of consistency and career length, and David Lee is not growing enough to be of great help to the team in a short period of time, and Zach has always been a cancer of the team in the Knicks, and I am afraid that he will mess up the atmosphere of our team."
After a pause, Scott continued, "So I'm most bullish on Elton, Jefferson and Paul, and they're the best of all." ”
"There are three people, we only need one!" Paxson's tone was a little embarrassed, obviously a little tangled.
"Actually, in my opinion, the most suitable for us is Paul, who has the strongest ability to play the ball in the high post, and ours can make up for our lack of point guard to a certain extent."
"Then I'll think about it, and these teams can be talked about, not that we say the trader will trade us."
"I know, then I'll go talk to them about tonight's game."
"Alright then, I'll take a look at this again!"
With Scott leaving, Paxson picked up the papers on the table again and found Pau Gasol, Pau Gasol: the quintessential European interior lineman, accurate mid-range shot, tall and long-arm low-post scorer, extremely agile, and 18-foot range. The ball quotient is high, and the overall situation is good.
Solid footwork under the basket and tough rebounding. Offensively, it mostly relies on the main offensive methods such as jump shots in the left and right corners and small hook hand layups under the back single basket. The disadvantage is that the interior confrontation force is at a disadvantage, so he suffers more when he is one-on-one single-defense power-type inside.
He then looked at what he had to say about Jefferson: a low-post scorer on the left with huge hands. The pass improves quickly. Good rebounding. Offensive weapons include a 12-foot jump hook, realistic shooting feints, and lethal step-back jumpers. The defense was poor and the reaction was too slow. The defense of the power forward is too slow, and the defense center is too short.
Then I read the comments of Brand and O'Neal: although he is slightly short in height at the power forward position, Brand is still one of the most traditional power forwards in the league. Brand's excellent low-post footwork and accurate mid-range jumper are Brand's killer features, and on the defensive end, Brand is also aggressive, with his strong body and exceptional arms that can easily pick up multiple rebounds per game. lack of athletic ability; Accurate mid-range jumper and rarely offensive with the ball; The defense is smart and willing to fight, and it is difficult to interfere with the tall inside.
Jermaine O'Neal, a strong low-post defender and blocker. The team defended well. It can make a collision. Good rebounding. Low offensive shooting percentage. Able to shoot a jump shot with a flat arc. In the decline of athleticism, he is completely unable to score on the inside. Injuries are frequent.
It's all relatively simple ones, and from the fact that they are all about the same, or that Gasol is superior, Paxson is in a tangle.
After thinking about it for a while, he decided to contact each team first to see who was willing to trade, and who to trade with would have a greater benefit. >