NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 16 The old guy's housekeeping methods
Chuck Daly couldn't stop smiling when he watched his proud disciple Thomas Sr. fight with Combe.

In a daze, the piston time more than ten years ago appeared in front of his eyes.

Although the Pistons were criticized by the outside world, the atmosphere within the team was quite harmonious and united.

Even Rodman, the super thorn, is also a brother and friend in the team.

Originally, the father thought that Kong Bu would ask for advice on how to arrange troops, or when to call a timeout, such coaching issues.

In the end, he asked such a puzzling question.

"What a funny kid, with ability and character."

"Isaiah, you have a good eye, and you have found an impressive talent this time."

Dad said with a smile.

"Interesting? Dad, you don't know how bad this kid is!"

"Because Lambiel is not here, I can assure you that this kid is worse than Lambiel."

"The level of shamelessness far surpasses... Well, I can't think of anyone who can match this kid in shamelessness."

"But you are right. My vision is indeed good. This kid has some ability."

Old Thomas smiled wryly. He suspected that he owed a large debt to Combe in his previous life, and he came to him to collect the debt in this life.

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After more than half an hour, players from both sides began to enter the field.

Still the home of the Raptors.

It's just that there were no more boos tonight. In just one game, Kumbu shut up the little black boys.

"Coach, don't worry."

"Even if Camby and Stephen are suspended, as long as we play normally tonight, we can still abuse the Magic for at least [-] points."

"I'll crush their insiders!"

Big Ben patted his chest and bang bang, full of confidence.

In the past two years, the Magic had extremely strong combat power because of O'Neal and pennies who were not injured.

But now it is not what it used to be. Not only O'Neill ran away, but even Penny was injured one after another.

Penny was placed on the injured list for tonight's game and did not play at all.

Such a magic team is not much stronger than the Grizzlies. Of course, Big Ben has the confidence to beat the opponent.

Kong Bu quickly shook his head, "Ben, calm down."

"This game doesn't need to be so bloody. Let's play it on the field first. If the advantage is not big, we can play normally."

"If the advantage is too great, put a little water in it and give Papa Chuck a little respect."

Big Ben nodded solemnly, "Okay, everything is up to the coach."

Kong Bu didn't want his father to lose too badly, mainly because he felt a bit invincible.

This magic team has been full of disasters, and my father just took over this season. If he is tortured by the new Raptors, his face will not be good.

(Brian Hill:?, look at what you said is human)
"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

The starters of both sides began to appear on the stage.

The Raptors have suspended two people, but Combe can still come up with a good starting lineup.

Center Jones, power forward Big Ben, small forward monster Mashburn, shooting guard McGrady and point guard Christie.

The Magic's starting lineup looks a bit shabby.

Center Dancer Ronnie Secali, power forward Cobra Horace Grant, small forward Beau Outlaw, shooting guard Nick Anderson and point guard Mark Price.

It is not shabby to say that it is shabby. If these players are all at their peak, they will definitely be a super team.

The dancer Sekali, from his nickname, knows that he is a super low-post turn master. In terms of footsteps at the basket, he may be second only to the big dream Olajuwon.

The rebounding strength is strong, and the record of 34 rebounds in a single game in the history of the Heat is maintained by Sekali.

It's a pity that he was seriously injured a few years ago, and now Sekali's strength is not as good as before.

Especially his rebounding ability is now almost at the same level as old Thorpe.

Cobra Horace Grant at the fourth position is the third head of the Bulls' first dynasty. He also has outstanding rebounding ability and can easily contribute more than 4 offensive rebounds per game.

This is the level of big books at their peak.

It's a pity that after arriving in the Magic, I don't know if it's a matter of age, or he slacked off after taking a big contract, and his strength has also shrunk.

Outlaw at the third position is a nobody, not worth mentioning, but shooting guard Anderson has something to say.

Before Penny entered the Magic, he was the most stable scorer around O'Neal, averaging about 20 points per game.

Strength must have two brushes, but there are not many hairs on the brushes, and even the hairs will all fall off in the playoffs.

Finally, there is Mark Price at the No. [-] position. This is one of the best players in the history of the Cavaliers.

At his peak, Price was one of the top five super point guards in the league.

It's a pity that he is getting older now. Under normal circumstances, he will retire directly after finishing this season.

It can be seen that the Magic's lineup is too old. Facing the new force, the Raptors, they have suffered a lot in terms of physical fitness.

In the first offensive round, the Raptors got the ball.

Mashburn received a pass from Christie from the outside, and directly rushed towards the inside against his opponent.

Near the free throw line, Mashburn provoked his opponent with a fake move, then jumped up to make a mid-range shot and made an easy hit.

This physical quality is really nothing to say, it is worthy of the name of a monster.

The style of play seems to be a bit like the melon Anthony of later generations. No wonder Anthony's draft template is Mashburn.

Then came the Magic's offensive round, and the old point guard Price accurately hoisted the ball to Sekali under the basket.

The old point guards who entered the league in the 80s can do nothing else, the only thing is that they cannot lack the ability to lob the ball to the basketball. This is a must-have skill for point guards in the inside era.

Of course, Price is no exception. With his ability to lob the ball, he must definitely beat Christie.

After Sekali received the ball, Jones immediately stepped forward for a physical confrontation, trying to squeeze him out of the penalty area.

As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and Sekali really exemplifies this.

A tentative step at the basket, and then gracefully turned around, easily swayed Jones, and hit the board.

The whole attack seemed to flow smoothly, worthy of the name of the dancer.

Even Kumbu nodded secretly. These old centers who are proud of the league really have a bit of housekeeping.

In the era when there were so many super centers, if there was no real thing, it really couldn't survive.

Even if the dancer is old now, it is more than enough to play a Jones.

Then the two sides entered the offensive and defensive rounds.

The Magic are obviously aware of Jones' shortcoming, and Price has been lobbing the ball to Seikali for singles at the basket.

Although the success rate of this kind of singles may not be very high, at least it can stabilize the situation and tighten the score between the two sides.

It's not that Comb didn't think about letting Big Ben and Jones switch defenses, but he knew very well that such a defense switch would even be counterproductive.

Because Big Ben is now in charge of Cobra Horace, and with Jones' defensive strength, he can't defend against Cobra even more.

(End of this chapter)