NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 259 The Iron Elbow Tournament of the Western Conference Finals, a passionate inside beast!
"Mr. President, as long as that old guy who likes cigars is in charge of the Celtics for a day, we can't sign the No. [-] pick to the Celtics."

"Yeah, as the management of the Green Army team, his influence on the league structure even surpasses our league management!"

Many NBA executives at the scene complained about the Cardinal, and even complained.

This old fox who has planned strategies and calculated everything is really too dreadful.

Stern also does not want the league to enter the era of Auerbach's dominance again.

But what confuses him is.

What the alliance needs to operate and tout now is all topics related to Lin Hong.

Regarding the hype of the gimmick of Lin Hong's lifelong enemy, Flying Devil Tim Duncan is currently the best candidate.

If the unofficial No. 97 pick in [-] can enter a team that can compete with Lin Hong.

Then the peak confrontation between these two people, the heat alone can last at least ten years!

Even 20 years!

Well, the problem is coming.

Which team is the most antagonistic to the Lakers?
The answer is ready to come out, it must be the mortal enemy Boston Celtics.

The decades-old yellow-green battle between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics is an eternal topic in the NBA that is talked about by fans!
If Duncan goes to the Celtics.

Then every yellow-green battle in the future will directly increase the topic level, and the NBA business league will definitely make a lot of money.

The cp pair Duncan and Lin Hong are completely bound.

Judging from the long-term interests of the league in the next ten or even 20 years, it seems that signing the No. [-] pick to the Celtics is the best solution.

However, Stern is still afraid of the cardinal's ability.

"The big picture matters!"

Stern Chuan tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, squinted his eyes, and finally made a decision:
"I will do what I say. As long as Auerbach is in the management of the Celtics for one day, they will not be able to select the No. [-] pick."

As soon as the voice fell, the meeting room suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and the air seemed to freeze.

Everyone understands that the Celtics and Duncan are destined to miss.

US time, June 5.

When the eyes of the whole world are focused on the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles.

People are looking forward to it, waiting for the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers to stage a Mars-to-Earth-level collision.

At this moment, a piece of news caught everyone's attention.

Another team with a feud with the Los Angeles Lakers held a press conference.

United States, Boston, North Shore Garden Arena.

The famous North Shore Garden Arena.

At the press conference of the Boston Celtics, Auerbach, general manager of the team, attended the conference in person.

"Dear Mr. Arnold, may I ask if the Green Army suddenly held a press conference to announce some important decisions?"

The Boston reporter was very curious about the Celtics' intention to hold a press conference at this inexplicable time.

"Of course, there are major personnel adjustments in the arena management."

Facing the camera, Auerbach pretended to be sad, with an extremely lonely expression:

"Starting today, I will no longer be the general manager of the Boston Celtics."

When the cardinal announced the news full of nostalgia, the media reporters at the press conference were buzzing.

what's the situation?
Retire?

Or is it suspicious? ?
Not to mention the media reporters who have seen the big scene at the scene.

Even the Celtics coach ML Kyle, who attended the press conference with Auerbach, was dumbfounded.

Because, about Auerbach's resignation, the entire Celtics team may only be known by Auerbach himself!

"Hehe, this is not big news. I'm already too old. I'm old enough to retire."

Seeing the bewildered reporters, Auerbach shook his head with a smile and went straight to the showdown:
"To be honest, if we got the damn No. [-] pick last summer, maybe now, I might still have the motivation to play hard."

"However, we missed the No. [-] pick, we missed Lin Hong."

"Since then, I feel that my love for basketball has gradually faded, and I no longer have the same desire as before!"

"Especially this season, the team's record has not changed at all. It has been at the bottom of the league. I know it's time for me to leave. I can't lead the Celtics to revival."

There was a trace of sadness on Auerbach's face, like a dejected ordinary old man.

Only then did the reporter feel that the cardinal really wanted to quit!
Moreover, missing Lin Hong, a super genius, really hit the bishop's self-confidence seriously.

The team's record was pulled up + Lin Hong was missed. Under the double blow, Auerbach chose to retire, which is indeed reasonable.

In fact, this is Auerbach's final contribution to the rise of the Boston Celtics!
After going through the tragic experience of last season's frantic poor performance, but ultimately missed the No. [-] pick, Auerbach suddenly realized that he had completely seen through the malice of the league's top management.

In short, as long as he works in the Celtics management for even one day, Stern will never sign the No. 1 pick to the Celtics.

After all, he knows the nature of the NBA league too well.

This is a business alliance, and the business alliance only cares about benefits, constantly hyping traffic and gimmicks.

There is nothing more eye-catching than the yellow-green war in the new era.

In particular, Jordan is about to retire, and the Lakers supernova Lin Hong is at the peak of his debut, showing the potential to dominate the league.

In order to force Stern a hand, Auerbach decided to retreat and draw salary from the bottom.

Not only said that he would resign, but also stated that he would never return to the management of the Green Army, don't care about world affairs, and retire with peace of mind.

Even when the reporter asked who would be the general manager of the Celtics, Auerbach gave the answer: there is no suitable candidate for the time being.

what does this mean?
This means that the Celtics are likely to complete the draft lottery and draft conference without a general manager.

According to gossip, it is inferred that the general manager candidate favored by the Celtics management is likely to be NCAA coach Rick Pitino.

What is the origin of this guy?
He is a famous NCAA coach and has served as the head coach of the Knicks, but he has never served as the general manager.

Auerbach also resigned not only as the general manager, but also as the team president and chairman.

This also means that if Pitino takes over, he will not only be the general manager of the rookie, but also the executive president and chairman of the rookie.

This also means that the era of the Celtic Cardinals has come to an end.

In this case, it doesn't seem so scary to give them a No. [-] lottery? !
Of course, who will be the final candidate for the Celtics general manager position?

Maybe only two people in the world know about it.

Pitino's smoke bomb was also released by Auerbach through various channels.

Taking a key step in the great revival of the Celtics, the Cardinal returned to the office and lit the cigar of victory again.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

He has done everything he can, and the rest is up to God.

Soon, the blockbuster news of Auerbach retiring from his old age and returning to his hometown instantly blasted the entire basketball circle.

Lin Hong, who was preparing for the Western Conference Finals at the Great Western Forum Arena, was a little surprised.

In his memory, Auerbach's departure was indeed in the summer of 97.

But the reason why the bishop originally resigned was because the team failed to win Tim Duncan, and he was frustrated and finally resigned angrily.

And now, judging from Auerbach's words, the reason for resignation is because the team failed to win the No. [-] pick last year and select Lin Hong?

People sit at home, and the pot comes from the sky.

This is outrageous!
There is a hint of weirdness in the ordinary!

Although in memory, it was Pitino, who was hotly discussed by the outside world, who succeeded Auerbach.

As the head coach of the University of Kentucky, Pitino's resume in the NCAA is indeed gorgeous, and the "barrel theory" is even more eye-catching.

However, the Kentucky he led was finally cut through by Lin Hong abruptly.

More importantly, Lin Hong remembered that Auerbach was more optimistic about Bird.

But the Celtics management was more inclined to Pitino, which annoyed Bird and caused Bird to go to the Pacers.

Bird, who went to the Pacers, not only won the best coach, but also became the general manager of the Pacers many years later, winning the league's best general manager honor.

On the other hand, the Celtics under the leadership of Capitino, the team's record has not improved, and it is still a bad team.

Pitino has been in charge of the Celtics for nearly four seasons, with a total record of 102 wins and 146 losses, without making the playoffs once.

All in all, Pitino is a smart guy!
Therefore, if Pitino succeeds the bishop, then the Celtics have no threat.

Still not right!

According to the original timeline, Bird Bird should have taken over as the Pacers coach.

The head coach of the Pacers is still vacant, and there is no news about Bird Bird.

Is there any variable in this matter?
Combined with Auerbach's actions, Lin Hong was suddenly a little uncertain about the direction the future plot would develop.

What are you thinking about.

Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, he is just a player, why bother so much.

The most important thing is to get rid of the current opponent first and advance to the finals!

Lin Hong continued to warm up and focused on his opponent.

coincidentally.

Postman Malone also looked at the Lakers' warm-up half.

Lin Hong and the postman looked at each other across the air, sparks sparked.

Immediately afterwards, Ma Long smiled and showed Lin Hong his strong unicorn arms.

Obviously, this is a demonstration!

I don't know if you can withstand the unicorn arm that has been honed for more than 30 years!

Of course Lin Hong understood Ma Long's meaning.

Immediately shrugged at the postman who showed his muscles, stretched out his hand with a sneer, and made a gesture of hooking his fingers towards the other party.

Grandson, come here!
"The duel between the giant of the Celestial Dynasty and the postman is about to begin. It's really exciting who can beat the other."

Seeing that the core swords of the two sides are full of gunpowder, the two commentators at the scene feel that today's game is definitely a battle between dragons and tigers.

Lin Hong's iron elbow strength was once called by the All-Mi fans: Mastering the postman Ma Long.

The postman sneered more than once, and made it clear that his invincible iron elbow could easily educate Lin Hong.

The two only played one game in the regular season.

This is the second duel of the Elbow King!

The warm-up before the game ended quickly, and the two sides started to stand on the court.

Utah Jazz starting five tigers:

"Soul of Ball Control" Stockton + "Death Gun" Hornacek + Byron Russell + "Postman" Malone + "Big Pyrenees" Greg Ostertag!

Stockton and Malone, the black and white pair, don't need too much introduction.

"Dead Light Gun" Hornacek, although he has won the All-Star Three-Point Contest twice, is best known as his future national father-in-law.

why?
Because Abby Hornacek is indeed a beauty.

It's just that Abby Hornacek is still a little girl now.

Don't be in a hurry, Lin Hong has plenty of time.

As for small forward Byron Russell, that's a big deal!

This buddy once challenged the Bulls in the game. The young and frivolous Russell went straight to Jordan, who had retired and sat on the sidelines to watch the game, and uttered the classic sarcasm:

"Why did you retire? Because you know I can guard you, if you let me see you in sports shorts, hmph, I will blow you up!"

Jordan clearly remembers the scene at that time, and there are not many trash words that he can remember, and Russell is definitely on the list.

A year later, with the famous "I am back", the trapeze came back.

In 1996, he met Russell in a Jazz jersey at the United Center in Chicago.

Then, the Jazz striker clamoring to blow up Jordan became the saddest background emperor in history.

Yes.

In the G1998 game of the 6 Finals, Michael Jordan slammed Byron Russell and made the winning shot!
This shocking fall bound Russell and Jordan's honor forever.

As for the big white bear Ostertag, this heavy center forward is the trump card that old Sloan specially prepared to deal with Big Dream.

But yes, Dameng was eliminated in advance, but Ostertag can also play a very good role in restricting Lin Hong.

Therefore, this big man who was originally prepared to deal with Dameng, now logically became a big man to deal with Lin Hong!

It is worth mentioning that, if Lin Hong remembers correctly.

Great Pyrenees Ostertag is the biggest contributor to restricting the big sharks!
The Jazz's starting five tigers are indeed not to be underestimated.

The Lakers' starting lineup hasn't changed in any way.

Still Kobe + Bowen + Horry + Big Ben
+ Lin Hong.

Both sides are in place.

Lin Hong and Jazz center Ostertag waited for the jump ball in the middle circle.

The big white bear Ostertag glanced at Lin Hong, who was about the same height as himself, and didn't know what it felt like.

He couldn't say he was panicking, but his sixth sense told him that the big man in front of him was indeed very vicious.

As if sensing the other party's gaze, Lin Hong also raised his head and glanced at the big white bear.

To be honest, with a height of 218 cm and a weight of 127 kg, Ostertag is indeed a heavy center that eats his body.

But in Lin Hong's view, confronting such a rough guy is actually very simple.

After all, he is not afraid whether it is physical fitness or skill!
"Long time no see, Greg!"

Lin Hong shrugged his shoulders, showed his big white teeth that he thought he had good intentions, and stretched out a big friendly hand, while the big white bear's face turned livid in an instant.

haven't seen you for a long time?

I don't know you well! !
What a pompous kid, you're starting to taunt before the game?

"Fack, idiot, who do you think you are?"

Ostertag slapped Lin Hong's friendly hand away.

Lin Hong was stunned for a moment, and the referee who walked over holding the ball was also stunned.

What do you mean?
The game hasn't been played yet, so you're ready to fight?

"Dude, have you misunderstood?!" Lin Hong was a little embarrassed, and stretched out his hand again.

"Go away, you bastard!"

The big white bear Ostertag shook off Lin Hong's big hand again, stepped back half a step cautiously, and complained loudly: "Referee, did you see that this bastard harassed me!"

The referee was in a cold sweat immediately, and an intriguing smile flashed on the corner of his mouth.

What the hell happened to today's game?
The big centers on both sides, what the hell does this look like?

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(End of this chapter)