Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 563 Jordan’s secret, Seth’s expectation!
It was not easy for Jordan to rely on the reputation he had built up in the past, and it was not until the playoffs this season that his offensive skills were felt to have problems.

In fact, even now, no one in the league thinks that there is a problem with Jordan's offense.

I just think that Jordan has a psychological weakness, and this weakness is actually understandable to everyone.

Everyone has a very soft spot in their heart.

There is no doubt that the softest spot in Jordan's heart is his father.

This is not the first time that Jordan has broken down because of his father. The 1996 Finals between the Bulls and the Supersonics is considered by many to be a classic in the NBA. The most classic scene was when Jordan lay on the locker room floor after winning the championship, tears streaming down his face, almost collapsing.

That day happened to be Father's Day, and it was also Jordan's first championship since his father James Jordan was killed in 1993.

After the game, in an interview with reporters, Jordan said emotionally: "I know where he is, I know he is watching me play, I want to dedicate this championship to my father."

Jordan has a very good relationship with his father. It can be said that Jordan's father is the guide of Jordan's basketball career. He has given Jordan the greatest support not only in terms of emotions, but also in career.

Old Jordan is the kind of American father whose personality best fits the values ​​of an old father, and he can be called the perfect father.

In 1991, after Jordan won his first championship, he took a photo with his father. Jordan considered that photo to be his favorite photo of his life. Jordan specifically told the cameraman that he wanted to develop an enlarged version and hang it somewhere so that he could admire it at any time.

Jordan cherishes the father-son relationship between them very much.

Even Jordan's habit of sticking out his tongue during games was imitated from his father. This was a habit of Jordan Sr. Whenever he was fully committed to his work, he would often stick out his tongue involuntarily.

Every time Jordan received an honor in the NBA, he would give the commemorative edition of these honors to his father as a gift.

Jordan has always felt lucky and happy to have Jordan Sr. as his father.

Jordan Sr. feels very proud and excited to have a son like Jordan.

Among so many fathers and sons in the NBA, Jordan and his son are definitely models of father-son relationship.

Well, comparing Koko and his father, the Jordans are like something out of a dream.

In fact, this was Jordan's dream.

Until July 1993, Jordan Sr. was robbed and killed in an accident.

The murder of old Jordan almost brought Jordan to the brink of collapse.

He locked himself in his house for several days, and fell into deep self-blame: "Aren't you omnipotent? Why can't you even protect your own father?"

Because of this accident, media across the United States followed the report like crazy and dug up all of Jordan's privacy, many of which were things Jordan didn't want the public to know. This made Jordan, who was already devastated, exhausted both physically and mentally, and then he retired for the first time.

After winning three consecutive championships in the finals that year, Dan boasted to Jordan, "Dad, I am invincible in the NBA. No one can challenge me on the basketball court anymore."

Then Jordan jokingly challenged Danzi: "You can retire from the NBA and play baseball."

Because the first ball sport that Jordan's father introduced him to was baseball, and Dan often played baseball with his father when he was a child. Baseball is the first love of their father-son relationship, and baseball means a lot to Jordan and his son.

But even so, when Jordan Sr. asked Jordan to retire and play baseball, it was just a joke. Jordan didn't take it seriously at the time, and neither did Jordan Sr.

However, eventually old Jordan had an accident, and this joke became old Jordan's last wish, a wish that Danzi had to fulfill. If he didn't fulfill it, he would never get over it in his life. You are so awesome, why can't you protect your father? You are so rich, and the security in the United States is so bad, why don't you hire a bodyguard to protect you 24 hours a day?

"I think baseball gave me a chance to revisit the time I spent with my father. Whenever I think back and recall everything he taught me, I understand that he played a role in every achievement I made. I don't regret my decision to retire and play baseball. It was a healing process for me."

Playing baseball is actually Jordan's self-salvation, a redemption for his failure to protect his father.

However, the redemption failed.

The God of Basketball must not be the God of Baseball.

Therefore, returning to the NBA and winning the championship for the fourth time, which happened to be on Father's Day, gave Jordan an illusion of fate, which was...

"I know where he is. I know he's in heaven watching me play."

From that day on, Jordan developed a new psychological suggestion that his father did not need him to go to the baseball field to redeem himself, and basketball was his destination.

From that day on, Jordan started his second three consecutive championships, and finally, he became the god of basketball.

The legendary story between Jordan and his son has once again returned to the attention of audiences around the world because of the farce that everyone wants to be Jordan's father.

"So this is why Jordan was so upset by 'I'm Your Dad'!"

"If I were Jordan, I would also collapse, it's so sad!"

"Jordan has never gotten over the shadow of the accidental death of old Jordan!"

"Fuck! It turns out that the God of Basketball also has a weakness. The God of Basketball's weakness is the priest!!!"

"If Jimmy Butler accidentally turned on the switch, Charles Barkley summarized this accident for everyone and found the highlight. Charles Barkley is indeed Jordan's best friend. I didn't expect that the best person in the world to defend Jordan is the retired Charles Barkley!!!"

"Why do I feel that it is inhumane for NBA players to do this to Jordan on the court?"

"There is no such thing as humanity or inhumanity. Once you step onto the court, you must be prepared to be attacked from all sides by your opponent. Jordan also spoke a lot of trash!"

"Jordan didn't say I was your dad on the court!"

"Jordan said, be careful about how you talk to God in the future. To many people, this is more hurtful than saying I am your father, right?"

Jordan's secrets were one of the most popular news topics among fans after the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The fact that the five Celtics star players were vying to be Jordan's father made this hot topic even more popular.

Many people are looking forward to whether Jordan will play unlimited one-on-ones in the Eastern Conference Finals, taking turns to play one-on-one against the Celtics' five star players.

Many experts are also predicting whether Jordan will win in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Jordan was very excited when he challenged Jimmy Butler for a crazy one-on-one in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In the end, thanks to O'Neal and Duncan, the Bobcats were able to defeat the Heat 4-0.

Even though the overall score was 4-0, every game was actually very tense.

If Jordan continues to play like the Heat, it will be very difficult for the Bobcats to beat the Celtics.

The whole world knows that the Celtics are afraid of the Lakers, but they are natural nemesis of the Bobcats.

The Bobcats have not been able to crack James's forward-pushing style of play so far.

Therefore, with the addition of the buff that has affected Jordan's mentality, the expert support for the Bobcats and Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals has dropped to 30%, and 70% of the experts believe that the Celtics will win.

Of course, in terms of fan support, the Bobcats still have a terrifying 95%.

If we talk about NBA teams that can compare with the Bobcats in popularity this season, there really isn't one.

However, in the NBA, not every popular team will necessarily win the championship.

The Lakers are still the favorite to win the NBA championship.

The Lakers' current odds of winning the championship are an astonishing 1 to 1.2. In fact, based on this odds, we can already stop betting on the NBA championship this season.

After the Lakers, the Celtics and Bobcats ranked second.

The odds of both teams winning the championship are very high. If you sell your house in Charlotte and bet all in on the Bobcats, you can buy a house of the same level in Los Angeles.

Sell ​​the house in Boston, bet all in on the Celtics to win the championship, and then you can buy a villa in New York.

The key is whether you are a die-hard fan of the Bobcats and Celtics.

It is precisely because the Lakers are so strong that many people feel that the Western Conference semifinals should be very easy.

When the Lakers play against the Timberwolves, aren't they in a dominant position? They can easily sweep them 4-0, right?

The Warriors playing against the Thunder is also easy, right? Although the Thunder has many stars, the system is immature, and Anthony has just arrived and is not used to the team, and is not as mature as the Warriors.

So many people think that the Lakers and Warriors will quickly advance to the Western Conference Finals.

On the other hand, in the Eastern Conference, the Bobcats vs. Heat and the Cavaliers vs. Celtics were very tense.

Unexpectedly, the eastern part was completely swept.

In the Western Conference, all games advanced to Game 7.

In the Western Conference semifinals series between the Lakers and the Timberwolves, Garnett, who had been pretending to be dead for a whole season, almost made the Lakers' inside players unable to take care of themselves.

The ubiquitous smash pass is really a nightmare for big centers.

Yao Ming and Jokic are really strong in offense. In fact, Yao Ming is also very, very strong in defense. Anyone who goes to the basket to challenge Yao Ming is looking for death.

However, Yao Ming had never seen Garnett pass the ball like this! Hitting the rim, hitting the ground, Garnett's bumper-like passing method was fast and accurate.

When hitting behind the big center, every shot is accurate.

Yao Ming and Jokic didn't dare to follow out at all.

However, Garnett's jump shot and three-pointer are really stable now!
Throughout the series, Garnett averaged a triple-double, and an average of 25+ points per game, against the Lakers.

In this series, Garnett played the greatest series of his career.

LaVine, Wiggins, Rubio, Harrison Barnes and other young players are around him, and they are inspired by him to perform well.

Regardless of whether the Lakers are giving their all or not, regardless of whether Popovich is training his players or resting his veterans, in short, the Timberwolves played really well in this series.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that in order to fight for this series, the Timberwolves' young players have been playing an average of 45 minutes per game, and even the strongest players cannot withstand this.

So, in Game 7, in Los Angeles, Popovich brought out all the Lakers starters.

When veteran leaders such as Yao Ming, Ebanks, Kobe, McGrady, Roy and others all started, the Timberwolves really had no choice.

Well, it’s mainly because Rubio’s lethality is too small.

If it were Rose, Popovich would never dare to let Roy start as a point guard.

This also proves that Popovich did have the intention of training his players in the first six games.

Although he knows the Timberwolves' weaknesses, Popovich would not want to train them to the point of a Game 7, only five or six games at most.

After all, the Timberwolves have Garnett and the Warriors have Yi. The Timberwolves' style of play is very similar to that of the Warriors. Both are very versatile at the four and five positions, and can attack and run in other positions, as if they are young men who can't stop running.

Popovich still has lingering fears about leading the Lakers to play against the Warriors in the playoffs last season. He was almost defeated by his apprentice Kerr when leading the Lakers last season. Fortunately, at the last moment, Coach D stood up and the Lakers finally defeated the Warriors to win the championship.

It can be said that in Popovich's mind, the Warriors are the only opponent in the West.

However, the Warriors, who are considered by Popovich to be the biggest opponent, are now in real trouble!
The Warriors and Thunder also reached a Game 7. This Game 7 between the Warriors and the Thunder was not because the Warriors were careless.

In this series, the Warriors even fell behind 1-3 at the beginning!

In the previous four games, the Warriors' inside rebounds were dominated by the Thunder!
Adams, Ibaka, Anthony, Durant, Carter, Westbrook, each of them can run, jump, defend, and grab offensive rebounds. With their arms spread out, the entire Thunder team's restricted area is covered in darkness.

In the first four games, the Thunder grabbed an average of 15 more rebounds than the Warriors. G4 was the most classic, with the Thunder grabbing 16 offensive rebounds throughout the game, overwhelming the Warriors' Falk basketball and five-small lineup.

Seeing that he was already trailing 1-3, Kerr was no longer stubborn. Even Coach D had given up on playing basketball, but it was unreasonable for him to still play basketball.

So, he immediately changed to his own forward-pressing tactics!

Good guy!
It turns out that the Warriors also have a forward-pushing tactic!
I don't know whether he was preparing to sneak attack or he saw that the Lakers were too restrained in pressing the forward and didn't dare to use it.

However, when playing against the Thunder, the Warriors were forced into a desperate situation and took it out.

There is no way. If he doesn't play Falk basketball, he doesn't dare to play the twin towers. It's not that he doesn't want to play Yi and Love at the same time.

In this series, Love was singled out by Durant, Anthony, and Carter.

Damn it, Love was even depressed. In a defensive round, Durant called out Love. Durant just took the shot and the ball didn't even go in, but Love was already holding his head in frustration.

It's not that Love didn't try hard on defense, it's that he just couldn't defend against the crazy attacks from Durant, Carter, Anthony and others.

Using the forward-forcing tactic is really a last resort.

It belongs to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Then, Jedi actually succeeded in surviving!
Iguodala's forward-forcing tactics against Durant were very successful.

In Game 5, Durant, whose mentality was broken by Iguodala, made a huge offensive move and was fouled out, and the Warriors escaped.

In Game 6, Durant was full of resentment and wanted to take revenge on Iguodala. The Thunder gave up the tactic of frantically pointing out the Warriors' defensive weaknesses. Relying on Durant's undercover and Klay Thompson's 6 three-pointers in Game 11, they won a thrilling victory and escaped once again.

In these two games, Durant shot 30 of 10 in one game and 32 of 11 in another game, forcing the forwards to play, which drove the all-around forward Durant crazy.

It can only be said that Durant and Beasley are not ruthless enough, their playing style is clean and gentle, and they are all-around forwards who don't know how to roll around in the mud. They are really afraid of the forward-pressing tactics!
Durant, who was a god in the first four games, was a ghost in two consecutive games.

But in G7, more people are still optimistic about the Thunder.

It's impossible for Durant to be a ghost in every game, he can always make some adjustments. It's also impossible for Klay to be a god in every game.

The point is, in this series, Curry and Love were really driven crazy by the Thunder.

The two players' energy was consumed crazily on the defensive end.

No one expected that in this series, Durant and Curry, the two teams' outside players, would have to prove themselves in the seventh game.

"Coach, in this series, can Stephen stand up? Can he defeat himself?"

"Seth, what do you think?"

Seth Curry looked at the smile on Du Kang's face and frowned.

"I hope he can, but... it feels difficult..."

Thunder head coach Donovan is really crazy. He really tortured Stephen to death!

The league encourages confrontation. In this series, the Warriors used the forward-pushing tactics and Durant was the victim.

At the same time, Donovan used Westbrook to force Curry, and Stephen was the bigger victim!
You want my Durant dead.

Then don't blame me for letting your Curry die.

Westbrook is forcing Curry, which is much more ruthless than Iguodala and Durant.

The forward-forcing tactic makes James stronger to a historic level!

Westbrook is like a god of war in the forced Curry tactic.

Durant was able to lose two games in a row and the Thunder almost won because Westbrook pushed Curry too hard.

The sisters-in-law on the sidelines saw Curry being defeated by Westbrook again and again on the court, and they all wiped their tears.

Du Kang is actually quite curious about what attitude Durant and Curry will take in facing G7.

Defeating yourself is not just talk.

Curry was treated like that by Westbrook and was very frustrated after every game.

Durant was messed with by Iguodala. On the court, you can see that Durant was very frustrated.
Even in frustration, I still want to prove myself madly. The harder I am, the harder I fight. The harder I fight, the harder I become. It's a vicious cycle.

Auckland.

The player tunnel at Oracle Ball.

"KD."

Ok?
Durant looked at Westbrook in surprise who was waiting for him at the corner.

"Russell?"

"KD, don't listen to Donovan. In this game, continue to be yourself. This team will always be yours."

Ok?
Durant stared at Westbrook with wide eyes.

After two games, Donovan made it clear that he wanted to make Westbrook the starting player.

Donovan thinks Westbrook is the boss of this Thunder team.

In the NBA, no player can resist such temptation.

but……

"Donovan is not familiar with you, but I am very familiar with you, because, in the past, you were my greatest support."

“Russell…”

"KD, now, I'm glad that I can be your support. For you, I will do everything to come back!"

Thanks James!
Thanks for the forced library tactic!

"KD, I'm really happy that I can finally help you on the court. Go ahead and become the best player in NBA history!"

(End of this chapter)