God of NBA point guards

Chapter 450: Shark joins forces with postman?
After the press conference, Dameng called Barkley to his room.

"Charles, after the season is over, are you going to stay and renew your contract, or are you going to leave?" Dameng asked straightforwardly.

"What about you? Your contract is over too."

Buckley glanced at Da Meng and asked.

Dameng didn't think about it at all and said directly: "I want to leave. What about you?"

Barkley also said: "To be honest, Hakeem, my body is not very good anymore. I have been injured for 29 games this season. I can't bear it anymore."

"Brother, you don't want to retire, do you?" Dameng said in surprise.

Barkley smiled bitterly and said: "This is my 13th season. Starting from the second season, I have performed at 20+10, 20+10 for eleven consecutive seasons. This season is gone and I am very struggling. I really don’t want to hold on anymore.”

"Do you really want to retire?"

Dameng was stunned for a moment, and then advised: "Don't be like this, Charles, we don't have a single crown in our hands. It would be too shameless to retire like this."

"You still want to go to Bulls?"

Buckley asked, looking at Da Meng.

Dameng shook his head and said: "It's impossible. They have Mutombo, and it's impossible for me to get the basic salary."

Barkley said in a mocking tone: "At least you have already received tens of millions of dollars in annual salary this season, so it is no problem to get a one-year base salary for the championship. My highest annual salary is only US$476 million, and I have no money and no championship." "

"Damn it, you earn more from endorsements than I do, so you make a lot of money." Dameng scolded.

Buckley shook his head and said: "Okay, let's not talk about money. Hakeem, what do you think? Honestly, don't lie to me."

Dameng sighed and shook his head: "I don't want to go to the Bulls. They have no space at all. Do you want them to trade away Mutombo, who they just brought in? How is that possible?"

"I can do that." Buckley suddenly smiled.

Dameng was startled and said in surprise: "You boy, do you really want to join Michael with a minimum salary?"

Barkley said disgustedly: "What are you talking about? I'm going to play brother basketball."

"Damn it, why don't you hug your thighs?"

Dameng cursed and suddenly said: "If you go to Bull, I will join forces with the postman."

"What?"

Buckley was taken aback.

Dameng analyzed: "The postman was making a deal last year, and Mr. Dawson was going to trade you for him..."

"what?"

Barkley's eyes widened. I was selling tickets to the team with a low salary of several million, and you actually traded me for a postman. Is your conscience being eaten by a dog?
This time, he was more determined to leave.

Dameng continued: "The Jazz were swept by the Sonics in the second round last year, and this time they were swept by the Sonics in the second round. How can the postman still be angry?
His current state should also be at the end of his peak. He is 34 years old. If he doesn't leave, he will be useless with the Jazz and be suppressed by the iron fist. "

At this point, he and Barkley looked at each other with unlucky eyes.

Because the Jazz were swept again, and their strength is at most the same as the Jazz, it is really possible that they will be swept by the SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals again.

Of course they thought about winning, but they knew how big the chance was.

The postman is suppressed in the West by an iron fist, so why are they not?
Dameng added: "If he and I go to a weak team in the Eastern Conference that can accommodate our contracts, we will definitely be directly promoted to a championship-level team. Then there is hope."

"How many contracts does the Postman have left?" Buckley asked.

"1100 million for two years, the contract is not big, and the annual salary is about the same as yours." Dameng said.

"If you go to the same team, you don't need the Eastern Conference. Even in the Western Conference, you can beat the SuperSonics. For example, the Trail Blazers, they are not short of money." Barkley said.

"Pioneer?" Dameng was really tempted.

"The Lakers are fine too," Barkley added.

"The Lakers?"

Da Meng is tempted again.

……

"Karl, come to the Lakers. If you and O'Neal join forces, you will be absolutely invincible."

At this time, in Salt Lake City, Karl Malone welcomed Lakers general manager Jerry West to visit him at his farm.

"what?"

As soon as he sat down, West's first words impressed Karl Malone.

"What are you trading me for?" he couldn't help asking.

"We're going to trade you for Eddie Jones, and if that doesn't work out, add Van Exel," West said.

"Then who is left on the outside for the Lakers? The opponent on the outside is Iron Fist, which is more important than the inside lineup." Karl Malone calmed down.

"We will trade, and we will develop our own guards. Kobe Bryant is very talented, and he needs more playing time."

West was full of confidence in Kobe, which is why he used Eddie Jones as a bargaining chip, because he wanted to make room for Kobe.

The postman was silent for a moment. He had to leave the Jazz anyway, and it would be good to go to the Lakers.

He would like to go to the Bulls, but the Bulls will definitely not be able to come up with the right bargaining chip, otherwise last year's big dream would be gone and he would not stay in Houston and waste another year.

West said: "Karl, don't worry, as long as you go, the Lakers will immediately become a championship-level team.

And if you look at the SuperSonics lineup, how serious their injuries are this season, they will definitely rebuild in the offseason, and our chance will come next season. "

"Yes!"

Thinking of the several 30-year-old veterans in the Sonics, Karl Malone became a little excited.

"Mr. West, do you think the Sonics can win three consecutive championships this time?" he asked with a rather complicated mood.

When he thought that he had never even played in the finals, and Tekken had already won three championships, and had a better chance of completing the dynasty this time, he felt ups and downs in his heart, lamenting his bad luck.

Jerry West's mood is actually more complicated than that of the postman, because now whenever he thinks about the time when the first team Iron Fist tried out was the Lakers, he regrets it so much that he wants to slap himself in the face.

Tekken was born in UCLA, and is recognized by Los Angeles people as half-Los Angeles. The first trial team chose the Lakers. Of course, he hoped that the Lakers would choose him. Unfortunately, he was wrong at the time. He only thought that Tekken could fight and had average playing talent. Take a fancy to him.

Later, Tekken was forced to leave the Pistons, and the Lakers participated in the transaction, and even found Magic and Skyhook to build relationships, but Tekken went to the SuperSonics. In his opinion, there was probably some reason for dissatisfaction with the Lakers.

Soon after, Jerry West left the farm happily.

This time he came to see the postman directly instead of meeting his agent, just to win over the postman directly, and now he achieved his goal.

As for the Jazz management, if the postman wants to leave, as long as he has the right chips, the possibility of a transaction is still very high.

……

On the 19th, the Western Conference Finals begins.

Regarding the Western Conference Finals, the media are now generally optimistic about the SuperSonics' promotion, because Mosaic's substitute lineup is still very bad.

During the regular season, some media were optimistic that Mosaic could make it out of the Western Conference this season. However, after entering the playoffs, the SuperSonics had a well-organized lineup and Zhou Quan played a highly efficient state. The powerful Jazz were swept. There is no media that is optimistic about Mosaic.

The focus of the media's current discussion of the Western Conference Finals is not who loses or wins, but whether the Sonics can sweep the Mosaic like they did last year.At eight o'clock, the substitute players came out to warm up, and both sides announced the starting lineup.

Mosaic: Olajuwon, Barkley, Sam Mack, Mario Eli, Tim Hardaway

SuperSonics: Laettner, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan

NBC broadcast the series nationally, with commentators James Worthy and John Moore.

At this time, Moore said: "The starting lineup has not changed. Mosaic still has to rely on the two veterans, Dameng and Feizhu, to fight for the top and help the bench lineup fill holes."

James Worthy nodded and said: "The two teams are opposite. Mosaic is the main force filling the holes for the substitutes. The main force has a huge burden, while the SuperSonics' substitute lineup can even fill the holes for the main lineup and reduce the burden on the main force.

During the regular season, Rodman and Schrempf were injured, and the bench lineup stepped up. Otherwise, the Sonics would not have been able to win 67 games, the second-best record in the league. "

Moore nodded and said: "Little Tim Hardaway can beat other people, but when it comes to an iron fist, I don't think he can be counted on."

詹姆斯沃西说道：“四场常规赛中，铁拳面对小虫，场均30.5分12.5助攻5.5抢断2.5盖帽2失误2.5犯规，投篮命中率52.1%，而小虫是13分5.5助攻5.8失误4.5犯规，命中率36.5%，差别太大了。”

"As Xiaochong gets older, he has lost his speed advantage in front of Iron Fist." Moore said.

At this time, in the player tunnel, the starting lineups of both sides met.

"Hey, Dameng, Feizhu, hello. By the way, your contract is about to end. Are you really not planning to come to Seattle?"

After meeting, Zhou Quan greeted.

Dameng didn't bother to pay attention. The Sonics didn't even want Mutombo, so how could they have room for him?It is absolutely impossible for him to get a low salary. He wants a championship and a big contract.

Barkley was very tough-mouthed when he was not in front of Zhou Quan. He kept saying that he would never come to the SuperSonics. But in front of Zhou Quan, he was a little hesitant and couldn't say his refusal. He was very open to the public during the game with Zhou Quan last season. Same reaction when soliciting.

This actually represents his heart. Although he doesn't want to hug Zhou Quan, he doesn't want to give up any chance of winning the championship.

Of course, this doesn't mean that he will really come to the Sonics, because he really can't lose face.

"Iron Fist, don't even think about sweeping us." Dameng stared at Zhou Quan and said.

Zhou Quan smiled hoarsely and said in surprise: "Dameng, you never thought of winning against us?"

"Yeah, did we really want to win?"

Dameng was startled, and looked at each other with Buckley, both of them with blank eyes.

Zhou Quan chuckled and comforted: "Actually, I don't blame you for being unmotivated. It's because you have never defeated me. You are used to losing to me. In your heart, you already think that you can't beat me."

"damn it!"

Dameng and Barkley were so angry that they gritted their teeth.

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Quan and Rodman laughed, and Schrempf and the other three also laughed implicitly.

At 08:30, the game begins.

Jump ball, mosaic attack.

Tomjanovich arranged a pick-and-roll tactic for the back line to allow the ball carrier to escape Zhou Quan's defense.

He knew very well that even Jordan had to use this tactic to get rid of Zhou Quan, and Xiaochong had to do the same. This was the only method available.

If Zhou Quan does not change defense, then Xiaochong must play the ball as soon as possible and must not hold the ball too much in front of Zhou Quan. It is too dangerous.

Xiaochong ran to catch the ball in the backcourt, then took the initiative to bypass Mario Eli, used his teammate's body to get rid of Zhou Quan, and then accelerated forward.

Zhou Quan bypassed Eli and accelerated to catch up, catching up near the center line and blocking the bug when he was outside the three-point line on the right wing.

After Xiaochong made an emergency stop, he passed the ball to Mario Elie at the top of the arc in the middle.

Barkley came up from the right low post to ask for the ball. Elie passed the ball. After receiving the ball, Laettner got behind him and he started to play with his back.

Leitner's center of gravity was higher, his tonnage and strength were smaller, and he couldn't push back. He used some small moves, but he couldn't block Barkley's big butt.

Barkley reached one step outside of his right waist, then turned over and shot a jumper. Laettner took a step forward to block the shot.

"boom!"

The basketball hits the hoop and rises.

Under the basket, Rodman and Dameng competed for position. In the end, Rodman was in a better position and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"The defensive end is misplaced. Mosaic's rebounding is very good. George Karl definitely wants rebounds." Zhang Liang said.

"The strength of Olajuwon and Barkley has continued to decline a bit compared to last year, but their rebounding is still very good. Dameng averaged 9.2 rebounds per game this season, and Barkley is even better, averaging 13.5 rebounds per game. ." Xu Jicheng said.

Dameng failed to grab the offensive rebound and immediately defended on the spot, preventing Rodman's fast pass and stifling the SuperSonics' fast break.

Zhou Quan ran down to catch the ball and immediately pushed forward at full speed.

As soon as Dameng saw it, he had no choice but to run to the backcourt with all his strength.

"squeak!"

At the top of the arc, Zhou Quan stopped and completed his takeoff before the bug in front could catch up.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Emergency jump shot? Hit! Zhou Quan hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc!" Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.

"This ball was thrown so crisply!" Zhang Lili praised.

Xu Jicheng said: "Zhou Quan strengthened his outside jump shots in the first two rounds of the series. He shot 62.5% in the first round and 56.2% in the second round. Coach Zhang, does this mean that his touch is completely back?"

"Of course, if the touch doesn't come back, he will definitely focus on breakthrough points and not make random shots from outside." Zhang Li said with a smile.

On the court, during the transition between offense and defense, Zhou Quan and Hawkins pressed in the backcourt, forcing Mosaic to speed up the advance.

One very important point in the Western Conference Finals tactics formulated by George Karl is to use the fast-paced offense and defense of Supersonic Beam to consume the physical energy of Dameng and Barkley.

Mosaic's substitute lineup is not good to begin with, and the lineup is too thin. This tactic will further target the weaknesses of this lineup.

The Bulls are very strong this season. The SuperSonics were beaten by the Bulls at home and away. George Karl believes that the Western Conference Finals should end as soon as possible and gain a physical advantage in order to better cope with the Bulls in the finals.

Under this tactic, at the 7th minute of the first quarter, Barkley could no longer hold on and could no longer quickly return to defense.

Dameng's return speed also slowed down, and the Sonics formed a situation in the frontcourt where they were playing more and less.

"brush!"

Zhou Quan played a fast break and assisted Hawkins for a layup.

"11:17, just after the half quarter, the SuperSonics are already leading by 6 points at home." Zhang Lili said happily.

徐计成说道：“周权3投2中，全部是外线跳投，2罚2中，得到7分1篮板3助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Among his three assists, two were assists in fast breaks, and only one was a breakthrough assist in a positional battle. 3 of the Sonics' 17 points were directly related to him. "

(End of this chapter)