NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 247 Second Grade Bully Li Shengli

The Jordan retirement storm that shocked the league has receded, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Leo Mo's three little bachelors at Villa 2 have parted ways long ago, because before the preseason, each team will have training camps, O'Neal needs to learn magic to train the new kid Hardaway, and Mourning is also going back to the Timberwolves After all, the Timberwolves got the No. 5 pick in this draft, Isiah Ryder, and they also need to be adjusted.

Both of them have younger brothers, but Li Shengli does not. After all, in the Jazz... The bargaining chip for Li Shengli was added to this year's first-round pick.

But even so, there are some new faces on the Jazz's bench, and these newcomers are of course respectful to their three bosses, Li Mars, and dare not make mistakes.

Speaking of which, in addition to the starting main force and important rotation force of each team, the comings and goings on the bench are generally not too concerned, but the center reserve... Coach Jerry Sloan probably felt that he Fucked Li Shengli too hard, so he was arranged for a substitute who could temporarily replace him.

At the center position, Mark Eaton retired, which was confirmed before, and it was difficult for Mike Brown to withstand the defensive pressure of Li Shengli's absence, so he was used as a bargaining chip and the Timberwolves traded for Felton Smith. Spencer is equivalent to swapping a wave of substitutes with Mourning.

If you have to compare Mike Brown and Felton Spencer, the former has a stronger offensive ability, while the latter will be much better defensively. For the Jazz, who has no shortage of firepower, it is obvious that the purpose of the latter to replace Li Shengli is to protect the high ground. Fight for the rest time for Li Shengli.

In this regard, Felton is very happy.

Because he also knew that Li Shengli was squeezed too hard by the huge amount of playing time. Jerry Sloan asked him to be on duty for Li Shengli, so his playing time would not be too little, and he played exactly the defensive work he was good at. , and more importantly...he has a chance to mix rings.

This is no joke.

Although it is very difficult to win the championship every season, if you want to ask who has the greatest chance, it is the Jazz who is in full swing, and the reason why Felton is happy is exactly what Mike Brown is sad about.

As for the flow of other personnel, let alone Malone and Stockton, Li Shengli doesn't care too much. After all, there are so many people coming and going. They still say hello today, and they might say goodbye tomorrow. In the fiercely competitive NBA, there is no People with a little strength really have no status.

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The purpose of the preseason is to warm up. If the regular season record is not included, it is the best opportunity for training. Therefore, Jerry Sloan shortened the appearance time of Lee Marth and let the rookies show their strengths. The rookies are also interesting. Express yourself desperately, and try to make the coach look more often.

until early April.

The regular season of the 93-94 season is finally about to kick off.

After determining the team roster, the opening game is the beginning of the new season, and each team's record starts from 0 wins and 0 losses.

Some are transfer debuts, some are rookie debuts, and some are returning from injury, but looking at a season, it can be called an important game... Except for the playoffs, the Christmas game, and the All-Star Game, that is the season opener.

As the championship champion of last season, the Jazz will naturally not be absent. After all, they will raise the championship banner and wear the championship ring in the first game, and the Timberwolves, the underdog in the West, will be arranged as the Jazz's "flag sacrifice" object.

Although the fans prefer to see the Jazz play the Bulls in the opening game and repeat the finals, no matter who wins or loses, the official obviously has no such plan, which has suffocated everyone's appetite.

The reason is very simple.

No need to say more about the popularity of the opening game. No matter who the Jazz’s opponent is, it will not affect the attention. The popularity has reached the ceiling. But if the Jazz VS Bulls game is played later, there will be another wave of enthusiasm and a second impact Pay attention to the ceiling, there is no need to use the opening game to reproduce the finals.

It is better to maintain a long-term popularity than throw out all the highlights at once. This is probably the simplest explanation of the alliance's operating philosophy.

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11 month 5 number.

The Utah Jazz host the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Of course, there was last season’s championship benefits before the game. Li Shengli received the first championship ring with his name engraved on it. Happy, but not as crazy as the night of the championship.

And Mourning, who led the Timberwolves, stared at Li Shengli.

What expression do you have on your horse? !

You are not very happy to give you a ring, if you don't want to give it to me?

And with a hint of inexplicable resentment, this game is about to start.

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The Jazz's first game at home.

Starting lineup: center Li Shengli, power forward Malone, small forward David Benoit, shooting guard Crotty, point guard Stockton.

The original starting regular Tyrone Corbin was taken down. In the final analysis, his performance did not satisfy Jerry Sloan, and this kind of thing was all decided by the old man Sloan alone, and no one else could intervene.

As for the Timberwolves starting lineup: center Mourning, power forward Brian Davis, small forward Zach Posen, shooting guard Isiah Ryder, point guard Mitchell Williams.

The Timberwolves' lineup has undergone some changes compared to last season.

The first to bear the brunt was the injury of the team's veteran and No. [-] scorer Doug West. Fortunately, it was not a serious injury. He returned a few weeks later, and Isiah Ryder, who was picked in this draft, successfully replaced him. Doug's starting spot.

Speaking of it, this Isiah Ryder's performance in the preseason was quite eye-catching, and he even scored 35 points in a single game. Although everyone was not so serious in the preseason, we can also see the offensive nature of this person .

Compared with O'Neal on the Magic side, Mourning can be regarded as a boost!

But... the NBA is a big melting pot, everyone here only considers the strength on the field, not the moral character of the individual, but this Ryder has a little strength and is very jumping!

This kid is very jumpy? !

At least that's what Mourning said. When he first came to the team, he came in late and left early. He didn't respect the boss. What's more... How dare this guy confront Mourning? !

The NBA has never lacked this kind of stunned youth. Mourning is inconvenient to make a shot. Li Shengli thinks he can warn Ryder that only Mourning is the boss of the Timberwolves.

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"Crotty, lock him up in a moment, I don't want to see him make a move!" Li Shengli pointed to Ryder on the Timberwolves' side and said that he could not block the outside line, but Crotty was his most capable assistant, and he might not be able to do so in terms of offense. A little bit, but when it comes to defense, Crotty's one-handed death coil is also very sad.

"Okay!" Crotty never questioned Li Shengli's instructions. After all, as the main starter to win the championship, he had already gained too much from Li Shengli.

On the other hand, Malone and Stockton were a little surprised.

"Li, this is the opening match, you don't want to do something, do you?"

"Oh my god, suppressing rookies?! You are going to suppress the first-year children just after the second grade. Isn't that too much? Or... that kid Mourning asked you to do it?"

The two brothers knew about Mourning's joining the gang, and for the two of them... except for Li Shengli, O'Neill and Mourning were just two kids. Although they played well, they were not yet qualified to be side by side with them.

"Do you need my help? Boss Li, to be honest, I can kill this kid as long as you ask." Benoit started the opening game, feeling very happy. Maybe he wanted to lick the boss and integrate into the main team. So take the initiative to ask for help!

"Go away, what's the matter with you!"

Ma Long gave Benoit a blank look, and said jokingly, but Benoit really didn't dare to talk back, but Li Shengli said, "The more the better, focus on this Ryder and don't let him score."

bully!

What a fucking bully!

Why are you so bad!

Ma Dazhuo and Si Taocrot once felt that Li Shengli was a bit 'bad' than them, you know... This is his rookie debut after all, and he smashed his field when he came up, which is purely to kill people.

"Okay, cheer up!"

"Don't be lazy for a while. Everyone line up and go up one by one to warm up your hands. Li, me and John will take care of everyone!"

Malone and Stockton also spoke to cheer up the team.

Regardless of any other purpose attached to this game, its significance is unusual, because this is the first game of the Jazz who is enthroned as the king, and it also starts the journey of the new season. The first object to sacrifice the flag is obviously the Minnesota Timberwolves .

(End of this chapter)