Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 9 The Strong Mouth King

"Dallas Mavericks? Don't be funny, they have no chance of winning even a game in the next playoffs, want to bet? If the Lakers can't sweep the Mavericks to advance to the Western Conference Finals, I would like to kiss Mark Cuban's ass .”

In the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, at the pre-game press conference where the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks at home, Jim kept a low profile as usual, sparing the Mavericks from owner Mark Cuban down.

"Yes, you heard me right, why? Listen, no team that wants to win a championship will have Juwan Howard in the lineup with a contract of [-] million. Let's see how much the Spurs gave Tim. Money, oh my god, it's less than [-] million, I can't believe that Mark will make this deal, is he secretly in debt to the owner of the Wizards? Let's see who the boss of the Mavericks is, oh yeah Michael Finley. With all due respect, with Michael Finley as the core of the team, it is impossible to win the championship. Mark, don’t be stupid. Do you really think that everyone named Michael is Jordan? The most like MJ in the league who unfortunately happens to be in Los Angeles."

Faced with such a powerful speech, the reporters wanted to put the microphone in Jim's mouth.

"Of course, the Mavericks are not useless. For example, Steve, he has a salary of about [-] million US dollars, doing a job with twice the salary. I think if the environment is changed, he can do more. In some ways Saying he's even better than John Stockton. And Dirk, I'll be disappointed if Mark doesn't get a max salary after his rookie deal ends."

The press conference quickly aroused the reaction of the Mavericks, and the boss Cuban naturally couldn't bear it.

"Jim Bass? The guy with the pacifier his daddy gave him? How can he tell me what to do? He knows a lot! Listen, the Mavericks will beat the Lakers this year, or else... ..."

"You just kiss his ass?" A reporter below blurted out.

"Okay! Just bet, Jim Ass, do you dare?"

The next day, Jim and Cuban were each fined $[-] by the league for making inappropriate remarks in front of the media.

"Phil, I'll be the villain. I'll leave the rest of the work to you. I don't want to kiss Mark Cuban's ass. That scene will definitely scare the kids."

"If nothing else, he's going to kiss your ass, which doesn't seem much better."

"Phil, you know, I'm already thinking about our opponent in the finals. I think you should think of a way to deal with Allen Iverson. By the way, Brad, you should think about it too. Look at your opponent. What is the difference between the thinking of the league and the top coaches in the league." Jim laughed and left the training ground.

On the court, it is routine for players to talk trash to each other and to stimulate each other with words such as salary and team status. Maybe a guy with a delicate mind and an emotional sensitivity will be stung.But these words are usually not spoken out in front of the media openly, which is easy to offend people. After all, everyone is a colleague, and they may play on the same team one day.It's rare to see Jim on full fire.

But Finley was unfortunately recruited. His statistics this season have been completely suppressed by the young Nowitzki, and the status of the team leader is also in jeopardy. The team owner Cuban has shown his love for the Germans on various occasions.

As for Howard, since he played two good seasons with the Bullets and signed a big contract with Dongfeng at that time, he started his own health-preserving basketball journey.Dirty work?nonexistent.

In the tense atmosphere on both sides, the first game of the Western Conference semifinals kicked off.

Mavericks center Sean Bradley is the tallest in the league, but facing O'Neal, who is the weightiest in the league, is like a candle in the wind. , the rest can only pray that he doesn't go too far.

Finley seems to want to prove that compared with Kobe Bryant, he is the one who is closer to Jordan. Under his frequent singles, both Nash and Nowitzki have become advanced pitchers, only responsible for three-pointers Create space outside the line.

In the first half alone, Finley made [-] crazy shots, but only hit [-] of them and scored [-] points. Nowitzki and Nash felt cold because of too many back and forth runs. Nash made [-] of [-] shots and failed to score. Contributing only [-] assists, Nowitzki also made only [-] of [-] shots and scored a total of [-] points by free throws.Howard still played his Buddhist basketball, and also scored [-] points and [-] rebounds by relying on half-stops and stealing chickens from the basket.

For the Lakers, O'Neal had everything he wanted at the basket, making [-] of [-] shots and [-] of [-] free throws. He had already scored a double-double with [-] points and [-] rebounds, including a dunk that made Bradley exit the baseline without dignity.Facing Finley, Bryant put more energy on the defensive end. On the offensive side, he scored [-] points on [-] of [-] shots with high efficiency, and contributed [-] steals and [-] blocks at the same time.

In the first half, the Lakers led [-]-[-].

"Brad, what do you think the Mavericks will do next?" Jim tied his hair into a ponytail, dressed like a rock and roll youth, with a shirt and trousers on his side, wearing a meticulous Brad.

"If I were Mr. Nelson, I would remove Bradley, put Nowitzki at center, reduce Finley's one-on-one offensively, and Nash would push the ball more, because Shaq defends inside. The deterrence at the end is also very strong, so we have to rely on Nowitzki's projection to open up space and create opportunities."

"That makes sense, what about the defensive end? You can't expect Dirk to guard Shaq, can you?"

"I remember that Mr. Nelson has a shark slashing tactic. I think we should see it soon, but I guess Mr. Nelson will be disappointed because Shaq has practiced free throws these days and said he will show him some color. Look." Brad laughed.

The second half didn't last long, and under the oppressive and aggressive defense of the Mavericks, the number of fouls and free throws arrived quickly.

Old Nelson waved his hand, replaced Calvin Booth, and started the shark-killing tactic.

"Shaq made two free throws. This is not very common. Let's see what happens later."

"Dirk shot a [-]-pointer from a distance. It was a beautiful goal. Oh, Calvin fouled again, and Shaq continued to make free throws... and made two more free throws!"

"Michael shoots the ball, Kobe's defending well, Dennis grabs the rebound, his kick is still high... Calvin keeps fouling... God, did we see a fake Shaq today?"

O'Neal made [-] free throws in a row, and Calvin Booth didn't even dare to foul. Old Nelson sighed and stopped hacking the shark.

In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks just struggled a bit, then gave up resistance, and the Lakers won by a big score of [-] to [-].

"Mark, I suggest that you better rinse your mouth every day from now on, because I love cleanliness!"

(End of this chapter)