NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 307 The Disadvantages of Having a Powerful Center Forward

At 25 am on the 10th, the league announced the heaviest individual regular season honor, Zhao Dong, the regular season MVP winner of the 98/99 season.

Because Zhao Dong's stats are too eye-catching, there is no suspense at all, so the alliance doesn't plan to hide it anymore, and it will be announced after the second round.

This is also his second and first consecutive MVP honor.

There is an NVP, and he is basically in the Hall of Fame. He won the MVP this time, and he will be in the Hall of Fame in the future.

In the history of the league, there are some people who have won the MVP consecutively. Jordan has won the MVP twice. If you want to surpass Jordan, there is also a chance to win the honor of MVP, that is, to win the MVP three times in a row.

In the history of the league, only three people have won the MVP for three consecutive seasons. The first and second are the ancient Russell and Chamberlain, and the third is Larry Bird. Jordan has not won the MVP for three consecutive years.

At noon on the 26th, the Bulls arrived in New York, and the Eastern Conference finals were about to begin.

"Michael, you have played against the Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals for three consecutive seasons. How confident are you this time?" In the hotel, the Bulls held a press conference, and a local New York reporter asked.

Jordan said confidently: "As big as my heart is, so is my confidence."

The reporter was "surprised" and said: "A human heart is only as big as a fist, Michael, is your confidence so small?"

Jordan's face turned dark instantly, and he glared at the reporter angrily. Do you really not understand what I said about pretending to be 13?
"Michael, how will the Bulls deal with the Dragon's high-efficiency offense?" The next question was a New York Times reporter.

This question made Jordan's expression serious, and he said seriously: "This is a problem we have been facing for three seasons. What kind of defense should we pass to really limit the flying dragons. We have some methods now. We didn't have them in the regular season. I’ve done it, I’m going to try it this time in the Eastern Conference finals, I hope it will be useful.”

"Michael, what is the solution?" the reporter asked excitedly.

"Do you think I'll say it now?" Jordan asked rhetorically.

Two hours later, the Knicks also held a press conference at headquarters.

"Flying Dragon, Jordan said that the Bulls have developed a new defensive tactic that can effectively limit you. Do you think it is true or not?" A reporter asked.

"Maybe yes, it's not important, what matters is our own performance, as long as we burst out with our due energy, no one in this alliance can stop us from defending the dynasty." Zhao Dong said.

That night, the NBA's 1999 draft lottery was held in a business hotel in New York, and all teams that did not enter the playoffs were called for a lottery draw, which was broadcast live on ESPN.

The general managers and owners of several teams with the lowest regular season records are very nervous. These teams are the Jazz at the bottom, the Grizzlies at the second, the Nets at the third, the Hornets at the fourth, and the Fast Ship, the sixth Raptors, has a very small chance of winning the No. [-] lottery.

According to the scout reports of each team, this year's draft is undoubtedly a small year, but there are also good rookies in the small year, and this year has it.

Elton Brand, touted by the media, is the most likely No. [-] pick and the best draft prospect.

Yao Ming, who is very low-key but always hangs around Zhao Dong, has no less attention than Brand, and the voice of the champion is also endless.

Defender Ferrancisco also has the title of champion.

Jazz owner Larry Miller sat with general manager Ham, both nervous.

They have three first-round picks and three second-round picks this year, and of course the No. [-] pick is what they want most.

And if they don't get the No. [-] lottery, they have already decided to trade up with the lottery in their hands, and it is best to get the No. [-] lottery.

They are very optimistic about Duke center Yao Min and want to draft him.

"Mr. Miller, according to media reports, Feilong said that if you wash your hands with a child's urine, you will have good luck." Ham suddenly whispered.

"what?"

Larry Miller turned around and looked at Ham with an incredulous expression on his face. You wouldn't let me wash my hands with urine, would you?
"Why don't you, boss, try to rebuild it?" Ham said a little embarrassedly.

Larry Miller raised his hands to look at it, then looked at Ham, and suddenly asked, "Does it really work?"

"Uh, I don't know, maybe it's useful?" Ham said.

Larry Miller was silent for three seconds, then suddenly nodded and said, "Go get ready."

As soon as Ham stayed, he just had this idea temporarily, where should he go to find a boy to pee right now?
"This is a hotel, maybe there are children, go and try it." Larry Miller immediately reminded Ham when he saw Ham's embarrassed face.

Ham regretted bringing up this stupid idea, but now he could only bite the bullet and stand up.

"Ham, find the little guy, don't get fakes." When he was about to leave, Larry Miller urged again.

Three and 10 minutes later, Larry Miller quietly left the scene after receiving a call from Ham.

"You are this?"

When he saw Ham outside the bathroom, there was a clear slap mark on Ham's face, and Miller was a little taken aback.

Ham said embarrassingly: "Boss, I found a child, but his mother didn't want to, so he slapped me."

Larry Miller sighed, patted Ham on the shoulder and said, "I've wronged you, Ham, I'll give you two days off later."

Ham nodded, again hesitant to speak.

"Ham, what do you want to say?" Miller asked who was about to go back.

Ham summoned up his courage and said, "Boss, for the sake of the team, I have to say, don't laugh at me."

"Of course not, tell me." Out of curiosity, Larry Miller encouraged.

"Actually, actually, I am the boy Feilong said, and my urine is fine." Ham stammered.

"Cough cough..."

Larry Miller wanted to laugh but couldn't, it made him cough and his face was bleeding.

"Boss, I'm not lying, I promise God, I'm really a boy." Ham, who is in his 40s, raised his right hand and swore.

"you?"

"Boss, to be honest, I, I was kicked by a mule when I was a child, so..." Ham said sadly.

"Oh, come on, Ham, it's God's will, no no no, I mean your contribution will be great for Sir, yes, I believe you..."

Larry Miller looked sad, but in fact, he was almost suffocated, and his stomach was throbbing.

Ten minutes later, the two returned to the lottery scene in a ghostly manner.

Larry Miller sat back in his seat, raised his hands washed by boy's urine on his chest, far away from his nose, like a surgeon in the operating room.

But his appearance did not attract too much attention from others, because there were several people who looked similar to him.

The general manager of the Grizzlies also held his hands up, tilted his head and glanced at Larry Miller, and muttered in a low voice, "Damn it, Larry Miller won't be baptized with that too, right?"

Nets owner Lewis Katz and general manager Bill Remingway both raised their hands. It seems that both of them have been baptized with holy water, which shows that the mood is the most sincere among all teams.

"What's going on today, the owners and general managers of the top teams in the lottery look like this?" Stern shook his head doubtfully.

"Okay, gentlemen, it's time to start this year's lottery." Next, he announced that the lottery had begun.

The first lottery is of course the No. [-] lottery.

There are a total of fourteen table tennis balls, and 1 balls are drawn from numbers 14 to 4, so there are 1001 combinations in total, and then the combinations 11, 12, 13, and 14 are removed, leaving 1000 combinations.

The Jazz is No.1 from the bottom of the regular season, and has 250 combinations. That is to say, if the four balls drawn (not in order) form a combination among the 250 combinations of the Jazz, it means that the Jazz has won. No. 25 lottery.The Jazz have a [-]% chance, which is still a good chance.

In fact, although there are so many people here, there is no need for them to go up to draw lots, it is the machine that draws lots.

At this time, the number one lottery was drawn, and fourteen ping-pong balls jumped up in the container.

Larry Miller's heart was bouncing like those ping pong balls, and he had to swallow a nitroglycerin impromptu.

After swallowing it, he realized that his hands had just been washed by the boy's urine.

This made him feel so sick that he almost vomited, but well, for the sake of the No. [-] lottery, it's okay, bear with it.

Ten seconds later, four ping pong balls came out.

All the people were staring at the four balls, but they couldn't see clearly and couldn't run up to them, so they suppressed their nervousness and waited for Stern's verdict.

At this time, Stern looked at the four balls and declared with a smile: "No. 1, No. 6, No. 9, No. 11, then I want to congratulate..."

"Yeah yeah..."

"Boy urine is indeed holy water."

But before Stern finished speaking, New Jersey Nets owner Lewis Katz and general manager Bill Lemingway cheered excitedly with their fists raised.

"Damn it, got drawn by the Nets."

"Why not us?"

"Oh, they both used holy water, no wonder they were so lucky!"

The Grizzlies and the Clippers and several other teams that were at the top of the lottery cried out in annoyance.

The boss of the Jazz, Larry Miller, was extremely disappointed. He looked at the general manager Ham in a daze, and said, "Ham, the boy urine you have held back for 40 years, isn't it fake?"

"Boss, I'm sorry, I should also be baptized."

Ham wants to cry, and I wish it was fake, but it is true.

The postman Karl Malone, who was eliminated by Zhao Dong, has returned to his own farm in Utah, and is currently arranging his fishing rods while watching the lottery ceremony.

He was as disappointed as Larry Miller when he saw that the Jazz didn't win the No. [-] pick.

At this time the phone rang, and it was his agent, Philier.

"Carl, what should I do now? I have received contact from many teams. Where do you want to go? You are a free agent now, and you can join any team you want. The league can no longer stop you."

"Let me think," said the postman.

In addition to the championship, of course he still wants to get a big contract very much, and he hasn't won a big contract yet.

The past season was $600 million, the highest he had ever earned, but the season shrunk and he only got $400 million.

After playing for more than a dozen seasons, he only received a total of more than 3000 million US dollars, only half of it after tax deduction, and now there are only a few million US dollars left on hand.

So he has to pick a championship-level team that can give him a big contract.

Half an hour later, the draft ended. Although the Jazz held 250 combinations, the [-] combinations hurt the Jazz. In the end, they only got the No. [-] pick, which was a bit unlucky.

The second is the Grizzlies, the fourth is the Clippers, the fifth is the Hornets and so on.

After the lottery, the Nets, who won the No. [-] pick, accepted a live TV interview with ESPN.

"Mr. Katz, Mr. Lei Mingwei, I heard that you all used the thing Feilong said?" The reporter Jack asked with great interest.

The two smiled awkwardly and did not answer the question.

"Well, can you tell me now, which rookie are you most interested in?" Jack asked again with a smile.

The two looked at each other, the former nodded slightly, and the latter said excitedly: "We hope to have a big center, and we are very interested in Duke's main center, Yao."

After saying this, the general managers and owners of the next few picks immediately became frustrated. It seems that they also want to choose Dayao.

Especially the Jazz's Larry Miller and Ham, they made rumors early on and raised Brand's draft prospects, but looking at it now, their plan has not been successful.

At the same time, in a hotel in New York, Yao Min in front of the TV also laughed excitedly when he heard the Nets' answer.

Next to him were his parents and manager Zhang Mingji, all very happy and from ear to ear.

Some people are happy, others are disappointed. The one who is disappointed is Dayao's teammate Brand.

During this period of time, many media frantically beat him up. He thought that the No. [-] pick must be his, but now it seems that he was fooled by the media.

"The first must-have artifact in the draft lottery, boy urine is well-deserved."

"The Nets won the No. [-] lottery, and the boy's urine should take the lead."

"The Jazz have shown favor to the Duke center, the No. [-] pick has been booked, and the league will have the first Asian and Chinese No. [-] pick."

The next day, countless media rushed to report the news of the lottery, even suppressing the upcoming Eastern Conference finals.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, Zhao Dong was about to go to the fitness room at the back for some exercise, when he received a call from Dayao.

"Brother Dong, the Nets called Zhang Mingji just now, and they invited me to try out, do you think I will?" Dayao said.

"Go ahead, they're going to pick you, you're the No. [-] pick, and you'll be the main center of the Nets," Zhao Dong said.

In the evening, at Madison Square Garden, the two most watched teams in the league faced off. The two signature stars of the league gathered for a game, and their attention exploded.

In addition to these points of view, there are many points of interest, which are also places that attract attention.

For example, the Knicks are likely to defend their dynasty this season, which is a concern.

For example, Zhao Dong successfully sniped Jordan's second dynasty, so can Jordan successfully snipe Zhao Dong's first dynasty?

For example, Zhao Dong was once a player given up by the Bulls, and then Zhao Dong became a nightmare for the Bulls. This season, the Bulls once again gave up a Chinese player who could not get playing time in the Bulls. Has a good performance, so will something happen in this Eastern Conference Finals?

For example, among the Bulls' insiders, Oakley, the main player, and Ewing, who was the substitute, used to be the Knicks' main insider combination. In this Eastern Conference finals, can they help the new team fight back against the old team?

For another example, Zhao Dong blocked the trade of McGrady. In this Eastern Conference finals, can McGrady help the Bulls snipe Zhao Dong's first dynasty like Zhao Dong killed the Bulls?
Also, the rookie Mobley performed well in the Bulls as Jordan's substitute. What role will he have in this Eastern Conference Finals?

All these points of view are very attractive.

Before the game started, the ratings had already exploded, reaching 3000 million.

This season's Eastern Conference Finals will be broadcast live on ABC and TNT will broadcast the Western Conference Finals.

Hubie Brown said in the live broadcast: "There are still 10 minutes before the start of the game. I can bet that our ratings tonight will definitely break the NBA's highest ratings of 500 million."

Partner Cook said with a smile: "Maybe it can break through 5000 million? This is our next expectation for the historical record of ratings. Well, now that the starting lists of both parties have been announced, let's see."

Hubie Brown read: "The visiting Bulls have Oakley and Rasheed Wallace inside, Tracy McGrady at the front, Jordan and Kidd at the guards.

The Knicks' starting combination of insiders is Ben Wallace and Danny Fortson, the striker is the Flying Dragon, and the guard combination is the madman Latril Sprewell and Billups. "

Cook laughed: "The Knicks won Barkley's starter, will this disappoint him?"

Hubie Brown smiled and said: "Yes, this should disappoint him. After all, there is a big difference between winning the championship as a main player and winning the championship as a substitute."

Cook analyzed: "The Knicks' starting lineup lacks offensive power inside. When Ben Wallace and Fortson are both in the paint, it will seriously hinder the dragon's breakthrough.

In the second round, Feilong has been playing low-post offense. I actually think that the Knicks should trade Ben Wallace, because his existence has largely hindered Feilong's breakthrough. "

Hubie Brown nodded and said: "Actually, when the team has a strong center, there are some disadvantages. Or when it has a defensive center, the outside breakthrough will definitely be affected.

A strong center needs space around the basket because he will be the main force of the offense.The defensive center cannot be pulled out, and like a powerful center, it will occupy space under the basket.Therefore, these two types of centers will hinder breakthroughs and cuts from the outside. "

Cook said: "Fortson is a little bit better, he has some mid-range shots, but it's useless. The Knicks have never used his mid-range shots because the efficiency is too low. If he uses his mid-range shots, the overall offensive efficiency of the Knicks will be lower." lower.

So he can't pull away, he can only stay in there with Ben Wallace, plus the defender, the paint will be crowded tonight.

According to this analysis, Feilong should continue to play low-post offense. "

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Reasonable’s analysis was similar to that of Cook, and he also believed that Zhao Dong’s offensive position tonight should be in the low post. He said: “It’s not bad to play in the low post. It doesn’t have that much impact, but it’s very efficient. But be careful. , Rasheed Wallace's help defense is fast, faster than Leo Ratliff's help defense speed in Philadelphia."

(End of this chapter)