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Chapter 429 Old K, wait for me!

After the game, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Look, this is the advantage of physical fitness. When the opponent is unable to move, Tie Jun can still play high-quality offense vigorously. This is his strength. It can be said that the biggest foundation of his strength is physical fitness."

Su Qun nodded with a smile and said, "Why don't we look at physical talent in the NBA draft? Skills can be practiced and experience can be accumulated, but talent can't be trained or accumulated."

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Physical fitness is also a kind of talent, which can be improved through training, but it is impossible to achieve the level of physical fitness of Tiejun without talent.

Like Tie Jun, Jordan, and Chamberlain, they are all physical monsters of the same level, and they are at the perverted level of talent. Even if others practice to death, they will not reach this level. "

Su Qun suddenly said: "It is said that old K's medicated bath is to enhance physical fitness. I don't know if old K's physical strength is so strong, is it because of the medicated bath?"

"It's possible that Jordan is also using it. If it doesn't work, he can't use it." Zhang Lili nodded.

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley shouted excitedly: "Old K's physical strength is too strong. He made crazy shots in the final quarter, with full firepower, 11 of 8 shots, and a shooting percentage of 72.7%. In addition, he made 4 of 2 free throws and scored 18 points in a single quarter. This is his dominance."

Bill Walton went on to say: "What is dominance? The power to dominate the opponent at the most critical moment is dominance. Old K showed his dominance very well in the last quarter."

……

"Dominance? Physical fitness?"

At Jordan's house, half lying on the sofa, he stared at the screen, but his attention was no longer on the TV.

He knew the strengths of these two old K's very well.

The reason why old K is so efficient is first of all his physical strength, which allows him to maintain high efficiency in the audience.

Some stars can play efficiently when their physical fitness is strong, but they can't maintain the whole game. Once their physical fitness fails, their efficiency will immediately drop, which will lower their overall efficiency.

The old K is different, he can maintain high efficiency from beginning to end, and can stand up at critical moments, which allows him to play a dominant role.

And physical strength is the key to maintaining dominance.

The same is true for him himself, with super physical fitness, and he can maintain a certain level at the last moment and play a dominant role.

Now he is 34 and a half years old, and his physical fitness is stronger than that of Pippen, who is more than two years younger than him, and his condition is also better, which shows that his physical fitness is strong and crucial.

"Medicated bath? Seems really good."

He laughed. Since he started using medicated baths, he didn't seem to feel any decline in his physical fitness in the past three years. Before he was 30 years old, his physical condition showed signs of decline.

I am a physical monster myself, with the bonus of medicinal baths, I might be able to fight until I am 40 years old and still maintain a considerable state.

But, how long can the Bulls play with this lineup?
There is still one year left on the contract, after next season, will he continue to stay with the Bulls?
Jerry Krause has already planned to dismantle this lineup and prepare to rebuild it. For this reason, their conflicts have piled up. Should he leave or stay and serve as a stepping stone for the new lineup?

What he didn't know was that at this time, the Bulls owner Reinsdorf was sitting with the general manager Klaus, discussing the Bulls' issue in a private room of a private high-end nightclub.

This meeting was initiated by Jerry Krause.

Jerry Krause is very aware of the boss's psychology. In this second round of the series, the boss is a little disappointed. The Bulls have such a strong lineup, but they were forced into the tiebreaker by the Pacers, so the boss's psychology has changed.

Klaus was right. Reinsdorf was really unwilling. He spent so much money on the Bulls. This season, Jordan’s salary alone was as high as 3000 million US dollars, and the team’s salary exceeded 5827 million. The Bulls are the team with the highest salary in the league.

Jordan is indeed still very strong, and the team still reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but can it get out of the Eastern Conference?Even if they make it to the finals, can they still win the championship?
So at this time, because of the team's difficult performance in the second round, his mentality has changed a little, and he is at a loss.

Klaus had accurately observed Reinsdorf's psychological changes, so he initiated the meeting.

He wants the Bulls to rebuild. The lineup is too old. The average age has reached 32 years old. He can't see the future of this Bulls. Once Jordan chooses to leave after the end of the contract, what will the Bulls do?He is sure that once Jordan does that, the Bulls will not be able to turn around within five years.

So will Jordan leave?He wasn't sure.

It's just that he is the general manager of the Bulls, and he is on the side of the Bulls' interests, not Jordan, so no matter whether Jordan will leave or not, he has to make the best plan.

His best plan is to combine the serious aging of the lineup and the possibility of Jordan leaving the Bulls. The best response is to trade him before the end of Jordan's contract and complete the reconstruction in one fell swoop.

At this time point, it is best to choose after the end of this season. If Jordan is replaced by Tim Duncan, it would be an excellent result.

Now Jordan can still average 30+ per game in the playoffs. He is in such a good state that he does not look like a 34-year-old at all, and he has an extremely powerful influence. For ordinary teams, as long as they get Jordan, it means that the ball market will explode, and the operating income will be enough. Few team owners will refuse, right?
Today, he is going to convince his boss Reinsdorf that without the support of the boss, it is impossible to complete this matter under the circumstances that the conflicts between him and Jordan and Phil Jackson are increasing day by day.

However, the meeting between the two is extremely secretive, and they dare not let a third person know, otherwise they will be exposed by the media. At the critical moment of the team's Eastern Conference finals, the general manager and the owner conspired to rebuild the team and trade Jordan, and the Bulls would definitely collapse directly.

The U.S. West Arena, the visiting team's locker room, and the Jazz's coaching staff held a small meeting before the press conference to analyze the reasons for the defeat in the G1 game.

The reason is very simple, it is obvious that the first three quarters can be stalemate, and the last quarter is defeated because of the lack of physical fitness of the main players.

Jerry Sloan said with a serious look: "This is my problem. I didn't make a more adequate rotation."

The head coach is willing to take responsibility, and the next question is very simple, to formulate a tactical strategy for the G2 battle.

Very simple, the outside line can follow the rhythm of the Suns for rotation, but the main players inside must be rotated in time, mainly referring to the fifth position.

Postman Malone at the fourth position is facing Rasheed Wallace. Wallace's physical fitness is average, and the postman's physical fitness still has a certain advantage, so there is no rotation problem.

But strengthening the rotation at the fifth position will also have bad consequences, and Jerry Sloan is also very clear about this.

Old K belongs to the top-level physical monster. The Jazz will definitely strengthen his offense after Campbell is off the court. Then how to defend and attack during this period must be resolved, otherwise it will be difficult to beat the Suns.

The best way is to ask the postman to go over and replace the number four.This is the only way to minimize the impact.

……

On the 20th, the Eastern Conference Finals G1 match day.

This morning, in a building in Phoenix, a group of people were having a meeting in a luxurious conference room. They were summoned by Robert Savoy.

Robert Savoy is a well-known real estate agent in Phoenix and also a bank executive. The people he summoned are all rich people in Arizona and belong to his network.

For the purpose of convening, he hopes to form a consortium for the acquisition of the Phoenix Suns.

Yes, he took a fancy to the Suns and wanted to be the team's big boss.

The market value of the Suns has exploded in the past few years, and it has doubled many times in a few years. He is jealous.

He believes that as long as the bid meets the psychological expectations of the old Colangelo, the acquisition is not impossible.

The market value of the Suns exploded. The main reason is that old K won two championships in four years, and the chance of winning this year is not small. Once he wins the championship, he will have three championships in five years.

The market value has risen so many times, and the old Colangelo should also have the idea of ​​cashing out. As a businessman, it is normal to invest in cashing out.

Moreover, the Colangelo family is forming an MLB team called the Arizona Cobras, and there should be a need for funds. It is a good opportunity to initiate an acquisition at this time.

"I heard a piece of news that if the Knicks don't make it to the finals this time, the boss intends to make a move." A middle-aged man said at this time.

"Nix?" Everyone was startled.

"The Knicks make more money than the Suns, right?"

"The league's first ball market, that's for sure."

"Robert? Should we continue to acquire the Suns, or should we try the Knicks?"

The crowd chatted.

After listening for a while, Robert Savor shook his head and said, "Don't think too much, I know the news, but we can't get it. The Knicks are a New York team, and New Yorkers are very xenophobic. Do you think they will give it to us?"

"That's right, the rich people in New York are a hundred times that of our Phoenix. How could it be possible for the team to be acquired by outsiders?"

"Let's go ahead and buy the Suns."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nodded.

Robert Savor said again: "And the person who is interested in buying the Knicks is James Dowland, the owner of Madison Square Garden and the owner of New York Television Station. His family controls American Cable TV. His financial resources are more than ours combined. He will definitely not let us buy the Knicks."

His words were agreed by everyone, and then everyone continued to discuss the formation of a consortium and the subsequent acquisition of the Suns.

……

At eight o'clock, the G1 game of the Eastern Conference Finals is about to begin. The substitutes of both sides have already played to warm up, and they will also play at home.

In the locker room of the visiting team, O'Neal made all the preparations, and finally took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"Shark, why are you calling me at this time?" Wang Tiejun's voice sounded from the phone.

"Old K, you wait for me."

O'Neill only said a word, and then hung up the phone.

"Is the fat man going to work hard?"

Phoenix, Wang Tiejun's home, he murmured.

For the Bulls and the Knicks, in terms of lineup alone, he can't say who is stronger and who has a better chance of reaching the finals, but in terms of overall quality and strength, he is more optimistic about the Bulls.

Without him, there is only one reason, the Bulls have Jordan.

Don't underestimate the role of a great leader. He can make the team perform at a super level, while a poor team leader can't gather everyone's strength at all. This is the difference between the Bulls and the Knicks, and also the difference between Jordan and O'Neal.

"He didn't try his best to pass Michael's level?" Barkley, who was sitting next to him, said.

Glider said with a smile: "Jordan led the shooting guard storm, making the position of shooting guard, which has never been valued by people, shine brightly. He suppressed the era of the three super centers and made the league transition from traditional center play to outside play.

However, the appearance of old K, you and O'Neal, mainly because of you, interrupted this transition. Now that Jordan is old, he will continue to transition to the outside and become an era of shooting guard, or return to the era of traditional center. It depends on you and O'Neal. "

Lei Gong said with a smile: "I think it is the same as the Jordan era and the era of the three super centers. The overall style continues to shift to the outside, and the shooting guard continues to shine. But the real ruler of this era will be the old K."

Barkley couldn't help but nodded and said: "Just like Jordan ruled the three super centers, even if it is the era of shooting guards in the future, it will be the shooting guards after the old K ruled, overwhelming them."

Dameng said angrily: "There is no end to it. If you talk about Jordan and O'Neal, just talk about them. Don't talk about the three super centers. There is no such thing as the era of the three super centers. Who is talking about this?"

"He." Said the glider, pointing at Pharaoh.

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang, Barkley, Lei Gong and others laughed.

Dameng glared at Lao Wang, changed the subject and said, "I'm still more optimistic about the Bulls. O'Neal is not as good as Old K. The Knicks' current lineup should still be insufficient, and they still need reinforcements."

"The Bulls' fight against the Knicks is a rehearsal of the Finals against the Suns," Glider said.

They are all behemoth-type teams, with a traditional style of play that combines inside and outside, Lao Wang and others can't help but nod.

……

In the United Center arena, under the cheers of almost [-] home fans, the rumbling noise seemed to smash the arena.

Looking at the dense crowd of crazy Bulls fans, even O'Neill, a giant beast, couldn't help shaking his head and feeling great pressure.

On the opposite side, Jordan was interacting with Bulls fans, making the atmosphere even more exciting.

On the sidelines, Magic Johnson, who was watching the game, was being interviewed, and there were a bunch of Hollywood stars beside him.

"Erwin, who do you prefer to advance?" the reporter asked.

"Bull," Johnson said without hesitation.

"Why are you not optimistic about the Knicks? O'Neal is another monster besides Old K. Old K has a [-]% winning percentage against the Bulls in the playoffs. Do you think O'Neal is inferior to Old K?" the reporter asked.

Magic Johnson smiled and said: "From the overall strength of the team, I think the Suns will be better.

In terms of personal strength, O'Neill is limited by physical fitness. He is indeed not as strong and versatile as old K, and his output at the most critical moment is not as absolute as old K.

In addition, his leadership is not as good as old K, and he has not been able to become the real leader of the Knicks so far. This is a pity. If he can't do it, then the team should help him through trade in time.

The old K has a very strong style. If the old K is in the Knicks, do you think the real leader of this team will still be Charles Oakley?That's impossible. "

"If that's the case, there will be a murder in the Knicks locker room." The reporter said jokingly.

"Haha, that's not going to happen, but someone might get spanked." Magic Johnson laughed.

"Haha..." The people next to him burst into laughter.

In the end, O'Neal was still disappointed. He didn't win the away game, and the Bulls, who had the home advantage, won their first home victory.

On the 21th, the Western Conference Finals G2 match day.

At 11 a.m. that day, Wang Tiejun called Lao Hu, and the two drove to the airport to pick up Dayao.

Georgetown University has a summer vacation, starting at the end of August, with a three-month vacation.

(End of this chapter)