Chapter 492: Rookie Garnett
Whether it is the addition of points or the selection of badges, Wang Feng is all about targeting Jordan, no way, who will let the whole league be ruled by Jordan and his Bulls in the next three years?
The team won the championship next season with a 72-10 record, a 69-13 record in the 96-97 season, and the team's aging roster in the 97-98 season declined, but it still won the first record in the league with a 62-20 record and won the championship for the third consecutive year.
In Wang Feng's view, the league in this period is dominated by the Bulls, and Jordan is also the only true god in the league, so it is understandable to invest a little more in him.
The bounce of 99 allows Wang Feng not to be too far behind Jordan in terms of bounce and stagnation, and the combination of the back defense master badge and the lock defender's dominance skill can also limit Jordan's lethality on the offensive end, especially the back under the basket.
It is worth mentioning that the remaining 1 elite enhancement point was finally used by Wang Feng on ball-holding defense, strengthening the original 92 ball-holding defense to 93 to further enhance the defensive ability.
Wang Feng is ready to welcome the new season, which can be called the strongest 72-win Bulls in history!
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Wang Feng was prepared, but the Warriors management was clearly not mentally prepared.
In anyone's eyes, the current Warriors are a new army, a new team core Wang Feng, a new future focus on developing player Garnett, and a new team head coach Adelman.
In such a situation, it is already very difficult for the team to return to the playoffs.
And Wang Feng's declaration of competing for the championship has made the Warriors anxious, and the new main core may not have figured out the current situation.
For this reason, general manager Bob had to make an appointment to meet Wang Feng in the office, along with the head coach Rick, who had just signed with the team. Adelman.
"What kind of player is this Wang Feng? Is it easy to touch?"
For Wang Feng, Adelman was very curious.
He just stepped down from the Trail Blazers last season and gave himself a long vacation, but during the vacation, he didn't give up on the NBA, and even because of the departure of the Trail Blazers head coach, he has more energy to focus on the league as a whole.
Wang Feng's rise is also under him, to be honest, he was like most people at the beginning, he didn't expect Wang Feng to have such a strong personal ability, so strong that he could help the Knicks eliminate the Bulls, Magic, Rockets and other top teams to win the championship, and even crushed.
Adelman was curious about where Wang Feng came from, with top-notch physical fitness, outrageously accurate three-point shots, and comprehensive basketball skills.
It is indeed a bit unreasonable that such a top-level player should appear in the league at the age of thirty.
He didn't expect that he would deal with Wang Feng so quickly, and coaching the Golden State Warriors was a completely unexpected decision.
As a head coach who has been famous for many years, he knows very well that the relationship between the coach and the core of the team must get along well, otherwise the team will not be able to go long-term.
To be honest, Adelman is quite worried that Wang Feng is the kind of prickly player who does not obey discipline, after all, there are a lot of strong and arrogant players in the league. ….
With all sorts of complicated thoughts, Adelman completed his first meeting with Wang Feng in the general manager's office.
Dozens of minutes later, watching Wang Feng walk out of the office, General Manager Bob breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of coffee on the table, and looked at Adelman.
"Rick, how's it going?"
Adelman shook his head slightly, he knew what Bob was asking.
"This is a very confident player, most of the players in the league are like this, but his confidence is a bit beyond the ordinary, I originally thought that he said in an interview that the goal was to compete for the championship just to attract attention, but ......
Adelman's eyes were full of incredulity.
"Wang Feng seems to really think so, he thinks
To be able to lead this Warriors team to participate in the championship is a confidence that few people in the entire league can match."
"It's a pity." Adelman couldn't help but shake his head again. "The Warriors do have a lot of shortcomings in their current roster, and if they can keep Tim. Hardaway, or trade him for an All-Star of his playing year, and the Warriors may have a real chance of winning a championship."
"I haven't had a chance to tell you about this before." Bob smiled wryly. "You just arrived, you may not know that we gave up the No. 1 pick to select Garnett, and traded Tim to free up salary space instead of trading others, in fact, Wang Feng requested, which is the default condition for the team to sign him."
"What?"
Adelman was really shocked.
The Warriors' previous series of controversial trades were all requested by Wang Feng?
An NBA team that actually obeys the arrangement of a player? If Wang Feng is Jordan, it would be fine, but Wang Feng has only played half a season in the league, is it worth the Warriors' bet?
"Whether it's worth it or not depends on what happens after the start of the new season." Bob smiled helplessly.
"Richie, no matter what kind of performance the team has in the new season, we have certain psychological expectations, you don't need to have too much pressure, just do your best."
Don't have too much pressure, how can there be no pressure.
Hearing this, Adelman only felt a lot of pressure.
The pressure from the outside world, the pressure from the team, and the pressure from Wang Feng.
He knows very well that if he can't produce a good enough record with the Warriors, he will be swept away soon.
Adelman was right.
In his original history, he coached the Warriors for a total of two seasons, the first season was 36-46, and the second season was 30-52, and then the Warriors chose to fire Adelman, who moved to the Kings, where he carried forward the Princeton tactics and played a flamboyant style of play that was unique to the era, thus reviving the second spring of his coaching career.
That's another story.
The first time he met Adelman in the general manager's office, Wang Feng was also a little surprised.
This conversation mainly revolved around Wang Feng and the general manager, and the topic was Bob's hope that Wang Feng could be as low-key as possible in front of the media and not put too much pressure on the other players in the team.
But in the process of talking, Wang Feng also had a simple understanding of Adelman's character. ….
Unlike the Knicks' strong and sinister old fox Pat. Riley, who is about to become the new head coach of the Knicks, is also different from Van Gundy, who has a hot temper and advocates iron-blooded defense.
Adelman looks like Princeton, his best tactic, and doesn't belong to the kind of coach who has a tough and aggressive coaching style.
Coincidentally, Wang Feng likes this kind of coach.
In a sense, Wang Feng's current playing style is somewhat similar to James's, with super individual scoring ability, supplemented by accurate and efficient passing assists, and the two badges of the organizational core and the defensive core, making him also a self-contained player.
The coach doesn't need to create complicated tactics at all, he only needs to carry out a simple passing and cutting tactical arrangement around Wang Feng as the core, and rely on Wang Feng's personal ability to play an excellent effect.
In that regard, in fact, the Cavaliers' championship coach Tyronn. Lu is the most suitable coach for Wang Feng.
Everyone laughs at Taryn. Lu, who knows Taryn. How comfortable was Lou's life?
When the game is in a backward state, there is no need to think about what tactics can turn the tide of the game, just replace James or Wang Feng on the court, and then repeat the sentence "James (Wang Feng) think of a way." The problem is solved.
Jokes aside, Wang Feng thinks that he should be able to get along with Adelman, or that this kind of personality is soft, and not very strong coaches can cooperate with him.
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The meeting with the general manager and head coach was just a small episode for Wang Feng, and in the days that followed, Wang Feng followed
Continue to soak in the training gym every day to train.
During this time, he met with rookie Kevin Brown, who had returned from the Salt Lake City Summer League. Garnett.
At this time, Garnett was still very immature, after all, he was just a 19-year-old young man, not the old fritter wolf king who fought and retreated in the future.
When he saw Wang Feng in the training hall, Garnett's eyes immediately lit up, as if he had seen an idol.
"You're Wang Feng, aren't you? See you at last! I'm a fan of yours, and I've seen the footage of your game against Ross Barkley last season countless times! You're amazing!"
Wang Feng didn't expect that he would become the idol of the famous wolf king.
"I've heard from my agent that the Warriors will choose me because you want to play with me, and I'm ready to play alongside you this season!"
Although Garnett is not very old now, he is very confident.
As a high school rookie, it is only natural that the Warriors, who were selected with the third overall pick and have the No. 1 pick, gave up the No. 1 pick to choose him.
And in the recently concluded Salt Lake City Summer League, Garnett's performance was very good, and his amazing talent amazed many scouts.
One thing to say, if it weren't for the information blockage in the 90s, Garnett's identity as a high school student limited the thinking of many scouts, and the NBA champion in '95 would not have Joe at all. Smith what's the matter.
Even if you're worried that Garnett won't be able to play, his talent and potential alone are enough for any team in the league to gamble with the top pick.
Facing the admiring gaze of this little brother, Wang Feng showed a kind smile. ….
"Boy, are you interested in having a game?"
"Okay!" When Garnett heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he didn't think he had the strength to defeat Wang Feng, but he also wanted to know how strong Wang Feng, a top player in the NBA, was.
And then he knew.
11:0。
A complete hanging.
Wang Feng probably has a little impression that Garnett when he was a rookie, and his overall ability value should be around 78.
This value is quite high for a 19-year-old young man, and many teams in the league @
Yes, although he later showed extraordinary talent in basketball, making it much easier for him to make money than ordinary people, but he still did not have the luxury of hiring a trainer, and he used to train with the assistance of the coach of the varsity team, and after joining the NBA, he could only train alone before the start of the season.
Don't look at Garnett joining the NBA with the third pick, the starting salary of his rookie contract is $1.99 million, but he can't get this money immediately, so he is still a poor egg.
And money is only one aspect, he can train with a top player like Wang Feng in the league, he must be able to learn a lot, this is the most important thing!
Most of the league's top players will start classes after they retire, but their class fees are only affordable for the top superstars in their playing years.
For example, after Olajuwon retired in the future, he taught him the stunt of fantasy footsteps more than once, Kobe, James, Howard, Da Yao and others are his students.
To have such an opportunity, Garnett is naturally unwanted.
As for Wang Feng, his purpose is to hope that Garnett can grow up as soon as possible.
He has already thought that he will assist Garnett in training according to Garnett's template at the peak of his future life, so that he can form his own style and gain combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
Although this will affect Wang Feng's own training plan, Wang Feng, whose full attributes have reached such an exaggerated level, can bring little improvement from daily training, but the benefits of guiding Garnett are greater.
Sheng Bo