i am legend

Chapter 559 Young Stag

After defeating the Timberwolves, because of the schedule, the Warriors flew directly to Milwaukee, where a struggling team was waiting for them!

Since the Bucks lost Ray Allen and Gary Payton, this team has quickly entered the rebuilding process.

Back then, they traded Mike Reed's draft rights back from Bruce, which became an important bargaining chip for Larry Harris to completely become the general manager of the team!

In 2000, Reid finally entered the Bucks controlled by Ray Allen with the 14th overall pick in the second round, although he did not show the same performance as in his previous life due to injuries in his first season. Hot, but his talent really made Larry Harris look forward to it!
Since the second season, Reid has quickly become the rookie king of the Bucks step by step, especially his impressive shooting ability, which makes Larry Harris proudly show everyone the occasional reception. Tell me about some of your favorite things about people!

In Milwaukee's international airport, the very conspicuous special plane of the Warriors slowly landed in this airport!
"Guys, are you ready to have a big fight?" Bruce stood at the boarding gate with a smile, looking at the Warriors players who had washed up and were in good spirits, he couldn't help shouting One sentence!
"Of course, boss!!"

As the players agreed one after another, they all raised their salutes and walked out of the plane with great fighting spirit!

Taking the bus dispatched by the NBA, along the way, the players of the Warriors did not appear to be very excited, but chatted very easily!
"Gary, it's back here again, how do you feel?"

Ginobili rolled a newspaper into the shape of a microphone, and stabbed it to Payton's mouth with a smile on his face!
"Come on, buddy, I don't want to go back to this "cold" place in my life!!" Peyton laughed and pushed Ginobili's "microphone" away, a memory flashed in his eyes!
Back then, after being traded to the Bucks by the Supersonics, Payton always wanted to leave this place where the ball market was quite small and the fans were very cold!

When his contract was about to expire, although the Bucks had some in-depth contact with him, even a very good contract would not change Payton's final thoughts at all!
Now, he has returned to this city again, and is about to return to play in that arena. Although his mood is a bit complicated, Payton feels really comfortable now, not as silent and depressed as before!
After taking the bus into the hotel, the Warriors had a decent lunch here under the arrangement of the league staff!

Later, because of the needs of the team, Wilkens simply arranged some tactics for the players in the conference room of the hotel, and then they all returned to their rooms. After a short rest, they will go directly to Milwaukee's home court. Head out for a short practice session before an evening game!
Back in his room, Bruce looked out the window at the pedestrians with the local rhythm of Milwaukee, he couldn't help smiling!

At 8 o'clock in the evening, as the Warriors took the bus back to Milwaukee's home court again, the game between the two sides will start in half an hour!
In the locker room, the atmosphere of the Warriors is quite relaxed. Coming here to play is like a pretty good vacation, and everyone looks very relaxed!

"Hey, guys, although the current Bucks team is no longer the strong team it used to be, but if we slack off, this young Bucks will definitely use their immature horns to overthrow us!!" Bruce suddenly opened his mouth and said to the players with a serious expression. After seeing them looking at him one after another, he reminded again: "As a professional player in a professional team, I hope you can maintain your attitude at all times, of course , just like this game against the underdogs, I will not object to you relaxing while maintaining the lead!"

After listening to Bruce's words, although his tone seemed a little too formal, after the last game against Timberwolves, their attitude has changed.

So, after hearing Bruce's words, they all nodded their heads and tightened their previously relaxed mind!
"boom!!"

As a staff member pushed the door in, the Warriors, led by Bruce, walked out of the locker room one after another!

In the arena, Sidney Moncrief, the legendary star of the Bucks in the 80s, smiled and looked at the fans around him who had been away for many years, and watched some fans in the stands waving posters of their No. 4 jersey in their hands. Cliff couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion!
As the core player established by the Bucks in the 80s, Sidney Moncrief, a guard with a height of 1 meters, really caused headaches for attacking guards of that era!

Although Moncrief's offensive ability can only be described as average, his defense and comprehensive skills really make those players who are playing against him very depressed!
As Jordan said in an interview: "When you face Sidney Moncrief, you have to realize that you will be tired all night, no matter where you go, he will follow you, even if It's the two extreme ends of the pitch, and you can imagine the bad picture."

In Jordan's evaluation, Moncrief's defense has reached such a superb level!

Now, returning to this arena again, Moncrief is the guest commentator of this game, and he is explaining with a local announcer from the Bucks.

Among them, because of the poor record and reconstruction of the Bucks, they will not receive special care from the league at all. During the entire season, their national live broadcast is only once, and the rest can only rely on state TV stations and local TV stations. Some TV ratings to ensure their exposure!

"This game, for the young Bucks, is a game of great training!" Moncrief said with a bit of embarrassment in his eyes, with a strange tone!

Even if the current Bucks are indeed as he said, it is really embarrassing to say it from the mouth of a legend of the team at that time!
"Hehe, I think our boys will definitely go all out for this game!"

Sitting next to him, the Bucks announcer was extremely optimistic about these young people!
"Bill, if we can grow rapidly in the past two years, I will definitely agree with you!" Moncrief's eyes flashed a trace of helplessness, and he finally expressed his feelings truthfully!

"Yes, they will definitely!!"

Looking at the announcer named Bill next to him, especially the resume of the other party who has worked for the Bucks for nearly 20 years, this can't help but make Moncrief hesitate for a while. He really doesn't know whether this game is fair. Explanation!

However, when he was in a tangle, as the two teams walked out of the player tunnel, the fans in the stands only expressed their welcome with the most usual applause, which was not as enthusiastic as some hot home games!

After entering the rest area, Payton couldn't help but looked towards the Bucks side. When he saw Mike Reed, who had become the Bucks' emphasis on training, a strong smile flashed in his eyes!

"Gary, this kid's progress is simply astonishing!!" Payton's friend, Karl Malone, noticed the look on Payton's face, and saw Reid who looked a little silent at a glance!
"Yeah, he was only a second-round pick at the time, and the team's substitute!" Payton couldn't help smiling when he thought of the friendship between the Bucks and Reed before, "If he can play again Be aggressive and he will be one of the top scorers in the future!"

"Wow, it seems that your evaluation is really high!" Malone exclaimed in surprise, and then looked at Reed who had just stood up from his seat!

"drop!"

A moment later, as the referee's whistle blew, the two sides walked towards the court one after another, but Payton walked straight to the smiling Reid!

"puff!"

The two hugged vigorously, and Peyton hammered Reed's chest excitedly: "Man, you are much stronger!!"

"Of course, I'm not the skinny guy I was back then!" Reid said with a smile, and glanced at the "starlight" lineup of the Warriors, a trace of loneliness flashed in Reid's eyes!
"Hehe, everything will be fine!!" Peyton said solemnly to Reid, and then the two hugged again, and they all returned to their own half!

Afterwards, at the referee's whistle again, as the main players of both sides returned to the field, the game between the two teams kicked off!
In the first quarter, under Reed's super high shooting percentage, the Bucks were only three points behind the Warriors at the end of the first quarter even though the performance of others was not very satisfactory!
And as the two sides replaced the substitute players one after another in the second quarter, the embarrassing period for the Bucks came slowly!

"Oh, the team's bench lineup is really weak!" Moncrief shook his head regretfully, looking at the Bucks players who looked like a group of amateur players on the court, he couldn't help feeling sad!
In the 80s, including the early and mid-90s, the Bucks have always been one of the strong teams in the NBA. If Ray Allen and "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson were not in decline, I am afraid they are still the team that makes people watch One of the teams!

However, now that the old men of the team have left one by one, even though the Bucks have found their core, the pain of rebuilding has really caused Moncrief a headache!

On the court, with Karl Malone's explosion inside and Ginobili's sharp breakthrough outside, the Warriors still had 4 minutes left in the second quarter, even though the Bucks sent their main force, they still tied the score. Widen the gap to ten!
"drop!!"

When the whistle sounded for the second quarter, the desolation in the arena and the Bucks players lowered their heads and walked to the player channel dully, which made Bruce frown when he saw this scene!
(End of this chapter)