New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 295 The Tragic Veteran
Once upon a time, Salt Lake City was the most popular gathering place for fans in the Northwest Division.Especially when the F4 team entered the Jazz, they naively thought that the league would enter the era of the Jazz...

Tommy and Tanguy can always use Stockton's level when they are tied together.Although Jim is much worse than Malone back then, but because of the addition of Adams, everyone feels that the former Utah Shuangsha can dominate the game again!
The reality then slapped the Salt Lake City fans in the face. They didn't rule the West, let alone the championship.These four have not fulfilled everyone's expectations from the beginning to today. Although the players cannot be blamed for not working hard, a person with an annual salary of tens of millions is easy to let people down.

The direct result was a rare stadium defection, with few people supporting the home team, and even a majority of the audience wearing Lakers jerseys.

If Zhang Yi hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe that he could see countless fans wearing his No. [-] jersey on the road to support him.

It's just that this is Utah's special situation after all. Once the Jazz play a game that meets expectations, everyone will support the home team again.

"Damn it, is a team that has always been a rookie worthy of such support?" Tommy said with a displeased face. He didn't even know that he had offended his parents.

Even if the annual salary is tens of millions, so what, if he continues to die like this, it is impossible to be prosperous for a long time.Not to mention whether Tommy can prove himself in the new team after being sold cheaply by the Jazz.Even if it is possible, it is impossible for his worth to return to the maximum salary, because the experience here has been written into people's impressions.

Just finished a poison contract and then change teams will continue to jump into the pit?Obviously dreaming.People have seen Tommy's upper limit, so correspondingly, they all know that whoever touches the upper limit will soon fall.

The only reason he is willing to exchange the rotation and draft picks is because he is too short of shooting guards. Otherwise, Tommy's current market can be summed up in two words, cold...

The same is true for Jim, who has an injured palm. He originally had a good future, but his data has not stabilized at 20+, and he actually got injured while playing wild ball.

Moreover, after the agent's brain-dead suggestion, in order to immediately grab the shift and seize power, he even asked the head coach to trade Adams to completely strengthen his position as the main insider.

This was of course opposed by the head coach, since Adams had been a mentor to Jim since he entered the league.In addition to teaching him a lot of low-post offense, he also developed his lame offense.

In this way, Jim's cold-blooded words, which were supposed to be both teachers and friends, quickly reached Adams' ears.

So even if there is no deal now, they don't talk anymore.No one is to blame, it can only be blamed that Jim, who just got the maximum salary contract, overestimated his ability.

And he also has a bastard agent who is more active than anyone else when asking for money. Now that Jim is injured, he even blocks the team from contacting his own players.

Not only did he not accept the treatment of the team doctor, but he took him to New York, which seemed to have better medical conditions.But the contractual spirit of being a player was left behind.

He acted as if the players who obediently let the team see a doctor were idiots.Jim, of course, immediately attracted countless infamy in the basketball world.

Traitors are what people hate the most, not to mention that the Jazz have trained Jim and clearly intend to let him succeed Adams.The latter is 33 years old, not to mention retiring, he has already entered the end of his career.It will take a year or two to give up, but that's it, Jim can't wait, which shows how low his EQ is...

The original most valuable player ruined his market, and the head coach of the Jazz secretly cursed Jim as an idiot every day.

Even if he recovers from his injury, it is impossible for Jim to get the same treatment as before. His debut is likely to be the peak, and there are not only one or two players who can't finish the first maximum salary contract.

Jim's ability is still good, although it's a pity, but who made himself guilty...

The game officially started, and Adams, who has an advantage in height and wingspan, easily won the ball for the Jazz.His jumping ability is obviously not as good as before, and last year he averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks per game, but entering this season, the data has shown a cliff-like decline.

All Utah fans are very clear that Adams has no ability to start now. If Jim has not played his mind, the Jazz may become his team now.

It's a pity that if there is no if, the old Adams is still the team's reliance.Especially when Tommy's performance is getting more and more watery.Last year, four players from a team were selected to the All-Star at the same time, and the grand occasion will never happen again.

The speed of the Jazz's ball circulation is not slow, which shows that Tang Ji's strength and overall situation are acceptable.Even compared to Oscar, his passing is more spiritual, but his teammates don't cooperate, which is very embarrassing.

After a quick pass to the inside, although Adams' footwork was not working well, fortunately, he had a good rhythm and easily scored the first goal of the game by shaking Wally.

Adams was also a super scorer with close to 30 points at his peak, and even competed for the scoring champion of the year. Although there were not many hard honors in his career, this did not affect his entry into the Hall of Fame after retiring.

Because the opponent has a high center and the speed is not fast, the Lakers of course still have a normal fast offense.After serving the ball from the backcourt, their pass control speed was very fast. Before Adams returned to the defense, Zhang Yi received a fast pass from Robert to the basket and then made a layup with no one marking him.

This is the speed of conversion. The Lakers lineup is completely equipped with the top five minors. If there are three points, there are three points. To deal with this traditional formation team, it is almost one-on-one.

Adams just returned to his side of the basket, and immediately turned around to participate in the attack.The matchup attack is not terrible, this kind of running back and forth is definitely a torment for a veteran, because he will soon feel that it is a mistake for him to stay on the court.

Once a player's self-confidence is frustrated, it is impossible for him to display his strength.The head coach of the Jazz scratched his head anxiously. After all, Jim wasn't there, and there was no need to fight for the ball, but if Adams couldn't play, wouldn't it become Tommy's solo show? !
For a player who is about to be sold cheaply, will the head coach give him the opportunity to perform like this?of course not!So the Jazz would rather be chased by the Lakers every round than replace Adams...

Adams didn't know what the coach was thinking, but he was already out of breath after half a quarter, and he thought that he should be in the rotation at this time, what's going on this time, tired idiot? !

(End of this chapter)