After winning the opening game, the Bulls were more confident and full of fighting spirit, and then started a new journey against the whole league.

After playing the November game, the Bulls handed in a 10-2 record.

To be able to play such a record under the hostility of the whole league team and the unfavorable target of the referee's whistle, the Bulls in the new season are not strong.

At the same time, the stakeholders behind Doon are also constantly lobbying the league's top management and contacting the league's referees privately, hoping to remove Doon's unfair treatment as soon as possible and help Doon "recover" to his peak state.

So far this season, Doon has averaged only 19.2 points, 7 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game.

Although the three-point shooting rate was 53.3%, 42.9%, and 91.6% respectively, it successfully scored the 180 club.

But for the first person in the league who has just won three consecutive championships and three consecutive FMVPs, this data is absolutely unqualified.

Just looking at the stats, the level that Doon has shown this season seems to be just an ordinary All-Star.

However, the shadow of the famous tree, whether it is the evaluation of Doon by basketball commentators in North America, or the data of games such as 2K and Live, Doon is still in the top ten in the league.

But the problem is that the decline in Doon's data will indeed affect the purchasing power of some fans for Doon's endorsed products.

Here we have to mention the influence brought by the Olympic Games, which made more domestic and foreign audiences aware of Doon.

In the past few months, the number of Doon's fans around the world has skyrocketed, which in turn has caused the sales of Doon's endorsed products to skyrocket, making the corresponding manufacturers make a lot of money.

However, fans don't know enough about Doon, and they don't know enough about it.

When they noticed that Doon's performance in the NBA was relatively mediocre and not as strong as in previous seasons, they also questioned Doon's strength and impact on the game.

After noticing the decline in the purchasing power of Doon fans, brands such as Nike quickly began to send people to investigate the truth of the incident.

waited until I learned that it was because Doon didn't play well enough, causing some fans to lose their fans or still wait and see.

So out of self-interest, he immediately organized manpower to help Doon regain his star treatment as soon as possible and help Doon return to the top.

After all, the United States is a capitalist country, and in recent games, Doon's "state" has been picking up.

In fact, the situation that has recently appeared on Doon and gradually lifted the ban is also mixed with domestic forces.

Domestic audiences tend to like sports that bring them joy and honor.

Basketball was originally one of the three major sports with the widest audience, and some time ago it just won the gold medal in the Olympic Games!

After this happened, domestic basketball became all the rage, and a large number of new fans and basketball enthusiasts poured in.

Originally, sports can strengthen the body and mind, and basketball is a very low learning cost, and it can also bring a certain amount of happiness and honor to the group of students who are growing up.

After the men's basketball team won the Olympic gold medal, some parents easily changed their ideas and no longer stubbornly thought that their children's playing would delay their studies.

"It's better to play basketball than to go to a game hall or an Internet café to play games!"

"Watching a basketball game is always more meaningful than watching a TV series!"

"Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion! Playing basketball can not only win gold medals, but also go abroad to earn American knives! ”

It is also because of the support of parents that more young fans pay attention to NBA games, which has increased the ratings of NBA game-related programs, and even led to the development of related industries in China.

And the domestic official media, because of the gold medal in the Olympics, has added some contact and demand with the NBA official in recent months.

In addition, there are private companies that advertise to NBA teams with Chinese players.

It is precisely because the Chinese market is becoming more and more influential in the NBA and playing an increasingly important role.

Therefore, when everyone pays attention to the infringement of Doon's interests, they will also speak out and contribute in a timely manner to help Doon tide over the difficulties.

After all, the NBA is a business league, and Doon led the men's basketball team to defeat the Dream Eight team in the Olympic finals to win the gold medal, mainly because of face, but it did not offend the interests of too many people.

For the vast majority of NBA team owners, they don't want their stars to play in the Olympics and World Championships.

Now that the Chinese market has become a new growth point for NBA profits, for the sake of profit, everyone can naturally accept Doon's "return to normal".

Of course, some of the referees are angry about this and hate Doon, which is purely a personal matter.

This kind of thing is not easy for the league officials to manage, and even a small number of people will indulge.

For the most part, though, this is how the Doon affair passed.

And the interests led by Nike even hope to give Doon a unique status and treatment in the NBA.

After all, the better Doon plays in the NBA, the more real money they can make off the court.

They will undoubtedly earn more than they give.

Having said that, as the time enters December, the Bulls' overall performance is getting better and better because Doane is no longer targeted by the referees.

At the same time, the all-star voting channel opened again.

Last year, the Bulls had four All-Stars that season, and this year Ben Gordon signed a big contract and also played the starter.

And Roel Deng and Josh Smith, who have already been selected as All-Stars, feel that they have entered their peak and want to continue to be All-Star players.

Even further, from an All-Star substitute to an All-Star starter!

It is because of this consideration that the competition within the bulls has increased slightly.

However, because of Doon's "return to form", the outstanding performance of the core players has led to the overall development of the team, and at the same time, the continuous wins have suppressed all contradictions, and the Bulls played vigorously and impressively in December.

However, at this time, Josh Smith was suddenly diagnosed with a sports hernia.

It turned out that Josh Smith had a slight discomfort in his groin some time ago, but in order to secure an All-Star spot, Josh Smith was slightly injured and continued to play in pain.

In Josh Smith's opinion, it's just a small illness and a small pain, take some painkillers, pay a little attention to recuperation, and after a while, you will be fine.

Who knows, a minor illness turned into a major illness, and I had to undergo hernia surgery and need to recuperate for six to eight weeks.

In other words, under normal circumstances, you can't return to the team until after All-Star Weekend.

It has to be said that basketball players are prone to groin pain, and usually need to rest for several weeks once they appear.

Of course, it is not impossible for individual players to have different physiques and good and bad groins.

Josh Smith's physical fitness is quite good, but he did not recover automatically by hard support, but because he delayed treatment himself, he harmed others and himself.

Now that the Bulls are missing a starting power forward, the problem of weak interior line has been exposed at once.

Because they renewed four contracts with a maximum salary of 10 million yuan last summer, the Bulls did not renew their contracts with veterans such as Webb in order to reduce the luxury tax as much as possible.

At the same time, Josh Smith and others performed well enough at the beginning of the season, and the Bulls management did not prepare a plan to strengthen the interior veterans in advance.

Josh Smith, who is now in his prime of play, has been injured for up to two months.

In the Bulls power forward position, there is now only one Joe Smith who is almost retiring.

After this incident, Scott Skels consulted with the rest of the coaching staff overnight to come up with a countermeasure.

In the end, Garnett was put back in the power forward position and promoted Milicic to the starting center.

However, the Bulls' lack of personnel on the inside has become more serious.

Garnett, Milicic and Joe Smith need to eat 96 minutes of power forward and center, which is 32 minutes of playing time per person.

Now Joe Smith doesn't have the quality to play 30 minutes a game.

Garnett's usual defensive tasks are also heavier, and if he has been on the inside, especially as a center, he will also have a greater risk of injury.

Therefore, for the sake of today's plan, only Doon, the big leader of the team, stepped forward to help solve the urgent situation.

Garnett and Milicic are still the starting power forwards and starting centers, but Doon will need to play the No. 4 position for some time when he is leading the second lineup.

At the end of a game, it's about 15 minutes.

As a result, Garnett and Milicic played more than 30 minutes per game, and Joe Smith played more than ten minutes at the top.

Of course, in order to deal with other unexpected situations that may arise, the Bulls management immediately got busy.

Bulls management is out and about to reach out to veteran interior players in the market who have been cut or are about to be cut, hoping to complete reinforcements before Josh Smith returns.

However, the roof leak coincided with overnight rain, and Ben Gordon injured his wrist when he fell on the floor while making a layup during a regular season game.

Although he didn't have to take a break for surgery, the wrist injury still affected Ben Gordon's offensive form.

Ben Gordon wants to play better stats and become an All-Star this season.

So, for his own selfishness, Ben Gordon, as the starting point guard, took the ball more and attacked, and then scored inefficiently, not to mention, it also affected the overall chemistry of the Bulls.

The team's main players have suffered injuries one after another, and some people have acted recklessly on the court for personal reasons, which will undoubtedly affect the overall record of the Bulls.

Although the team's record has declined, the Bulls will inevitably expose some problems, and the complaints, arguments, and noises in the locker room have become more and more numerous.

Doon didn't pay much attention to it at first, after all, when they usually get along, everyone is not amiable.

Instead, they will quarrel and play for various reasons, because of some details of the game, because of private matters such as off-the-field gambling and fighting, it is normal to bump and bump.

However, everyone's thinking is different.

At different stages, there will be more changes and differences in everyone's thinking.

It can only be said that people do not perish for themselves!

Three consecutive championships and big contracts, the interweaving of fame and fortune, so that the relationship between the players has also undergone some changes, becoming different from before.

Ball possession and data are cake! Everyone wants more, so who wants to sacrifice? Who wants to suffer?

Perhaps from the very beginning, the relationship between us was just colleagues.

There are intimate colleagues, some strangers, and even those who hate each other because of competition.

Just like for Doon, in this NBA, the best relationship is Anthony, who used to play together in college and had a purer friendship.

There is no conflict of interest, and the relationship has always been very good.

"The hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead!"

Time quickly entered 2009, as the contradictions within the team intensified, the newly recruited veterans were still in the run-in period, the team's performance declined rapidly, and Doon was more hesitant.

In the end, it is to forcibly suppress the contradictions within the team, unite the vast majority of players, and lead everyone to continue to attack the four consecutive championships?

Or do you want to fix the problem ahead of time and ask management to make a trade to trade the selfish players to other teams in exchange for a certain number of draft picks, and then start rebuilding and wait for the next championship window?

The rookie class of 09 is a class that has been looked down upon, and at first glance there is really no outstanding rookie, but after another ten years, it is found that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is by no means a draft year.

It is also because the outside world is looking down on this rookie, and it will be easier for the Bulls to hoard draft picks, and the price they need to pay will be lower.

In the long run, the Bulls going into a rebuilding period ahead of schedule will definitely have more pros than cons.

However, it is difficult for Doon to make such a choice.

People are selfish, and it is impossible for Doon to give up his peak and deliberately cultivate some rookies, and take the rookies to level up for two or three years before re-attacking the championship.

The Bulls do have such and such problems this year, but the lineup configuration is definitely not bad, and it is one of the best in the league.

If the Bulls are not the public enemies of the league with three consecutive championships, the Bulls can completely recuperate in the regular season, wait until the playoffs to exert their strength, and then surprise everyone and win the championship.

It's a pity that the bull is too famous, and the three consecutive championships have attracted too much hatred.

Now that teams and players across the league are paying attention to the Bulls' every move, it has become extremely difficult for the Bulls to continue to win championships and achieve four consecutive championships.

Still, Doon wanted to take on the challenge.

After all, in sports, challenging the high level of difficulty is the real fun!

"If I take the initiative to reduce the difficulty, doesn't it seem that I am on the same level as others?"

Doon felt that the previous championship had come too easily!

Doon has yet to play a tiebreaker in the playoffs, and Doon has yet to meet an opponent who can push him to the brink and must press the god's button to win.

To put it bluntly, the championship is numb, and now Doon wants some freshness, wants to find some excitement.

For Doon, it is certainly more interesting to take a team with internal contradictions and challenge for a championship than to win a championship with a united team.

Doon also wanted to experience Jordan's Last Dance.

Besides, Doon is looking for a draft pick in Class '09, and the Bulls management is definitely willing to help Doane get it.

Taking a step back, even if they lose four consecutive championships this year, the Bulls will still have plenty of chips to trade by the summer.

What's more, the most promising potential stock in the class of '09 will almost be traded by his parent team due to injury, and the Bulls can wait two years to take over.

So, instead of being intimidated, Doon became more interested in how far he could go this season.

(End of chapter)