I really just want to strike

Stackhouse nodded, "Well, it's good that you have such a mentality."

Su Feng: "???"

Su Feng suspected that Stackhouse didn't understand his eyes, so he stepped up his efforts and hinted: "But it is indeed something to be happy about being able to score five best goals."

Stackhouse spread his hands.

"I also scored five best goals a few times last year. To be honest, don't take it too seriously. The most important thing is to play well in the next game."

Although he knew that Stackhouse was telling the truth, after failing to hear the answer he wanted twice in a row, Su Feng suddenly became serious.

"Come to the bullfight, Jerry!"

"..."

Stackhouse's mentality collapsed.

He wanted to refuse.

But is it possible?

On the field, after hearing that Su Feng and Stackhouse were going to have a bullfight, the teammates started betting again.

"Maybe, this is life?" Stackhouse thought silently.

……

In Philadelphia, just as the 76ers were training, the Bulls players who flew to Philadelphia overnight after the game last night also woke up one after another.

There is an unwritten rule in the NBA that the coaching staff of the team will never wake the players up early in the morning after they finish playing the game.

The 82 regular season games tested not only strength, but also perseverance.

Of course, such unspoken rules are also to take care of some "night owls".

After all, Harden just inherited the fine traditions of his predecessors.

In fact, one of the great pleasures of many NBA players playing is to experience the different nightclub cultures in various places and to help local women who have lost their way improve their happiness index.

Like the "Rain Man" Kemp who was good at playing during this period, after a few years, even he himself doesn't know how many illegitimate children he has.

There's a joke in the NBA that if you see Kemp on another basketball show, he can't pay his high child support.

After the team flew to Philadelphia, Phil Jackson did not make an appointment with the 76ers for pre-game training.

Because unlike the outside world that the Bulls will copy and paste last year's success, Phil Jackson, who has endorsed KFC for many years, has been keenly aware of the problems within the team.

After last year's record-breaking success, the Bulls' momentum has dropped.

Like Rodman, in order to prove himself last year, he played off the court, and he will still be obedient during the game.

But this year is different.

In the summer, Rodman was busy making movies and doing reality TV shows, and his mind had gradually drifted outside the basketball court.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the 96/97 season, Pippen and Jordan even wanted to kick Rodman out.

The reason is that in a game against the Timberwolves in 1997, Rodman, who was fighting Garnett at the time, flew off the court to save a rebound.

As a result, Rodman, who was tripped by the camera and fell to the ground, was so angry that he got up and kicked the photographer in the crotch.

During the period when Rodman was absent due to suspension, the Bulls' record was not bad, so many Bulls players believed that they could win without Rodman.

And what's different from the first three games is that in the last three games, the entire Bulls lineup is "aging" extremely seriously.

On February 2 next year, Jordan will celebrate his 17th birthday.

Rodman is 35 years old, and the main players such as Pippen and Harper are also 30+...

In addition, in the summer, in order to retain the championship framework, the total salary of the Bulls team exceeded 5800 million US dollars, setting a record high in NBA history.

Of course, a large part of this is paid to Jordan personally.

In the summer, Jordan's agent Falk originally proposed a two-year offer of $5000 million to Bulls owner Leinsdorf, but Leinsdorf was only willing to sign for one year, but in the end he offered Jordan $3000 million. sky-high annual salary.

A year later, the "really fragrant" Leinsdorf will give Jordan an annual salary of 3300 million US dollars. (Note ①)

The total value of two years is 6300 million U.S. dollars. Reinsdorf's "magic operation" has made the Bulls pay far more than Farke's $5000 million two-year offer that year.

And behind Jordan's sky-high contract extension is Pippen's growing "jealousy".

In Pippen's view, Jordan paid a lot for the Bulls, and getting $3000 million is a matter of course.

But like Rodman, he also got $900 million a year, but he...

Well, this Pippen really can't blame others.

Because before Pippen signed the 7-year $2000 million contract with the Bulls, everyone around him was persuading him that NBA wages would definitely increase in the future, so don't sign for such a long time.

However, Pippen firmly believed at the time that those who persuaded him must be hurting him.

So, he signed, and within two years, looking at the salaries of his teammates, he cried...

In the 96/97 season, Pippen's annual salary was only $225 million.

As the second head of the Bulls, his annual salary can only rank sixth in the team.

Pippen's "jealousy" will completely erupt in the 97/98 season.

At that time, in order to ask for a high-salary renewal and to retaliate against the management, Pippen played two charity games before the start of the season with a foot injury, and then he was injured for nearly half a season in exchange.

If you look at it from a higher perspective, the last three consecutive championships of the Bulls, especially the last two championships, each championship is at stake, and each championship is extremely difficult and dangerous.

In fact, they are no longer invulnerable.

It is precisely because of this that Phil Jackson never stopped Jordan from training rookies in the last three consecutive games, and sometimes he even jokingly commented on some rookies in front of Michael Jordan.

Because Phil Jackson needs Jordan to have more motivation.

Just like Jordan said "he only played for Phil Jackson" in the summer of 1997 in order to promote the Bulls to renew the contract with Phil Jackson, the only person Phil Jackson really trusts in this Bulls team is Michael Jordan.

Now, two more rookies have successfully triggered Jordan's "serious BUFF".

After arriving in Philadelphia, Jordan didn't go anywhere.

He locked himself in a hotel.

In addition to finding the 76ers' game video, Iverson's college video and Su Feng's high school video, he also watched the five best shots being broadcast on TV.

After some careful thinking, Jordan found Pippen.

It is worth mentioning that in the last three games of the Bulls, in order to appease Pippen's emotions, Jordan was rarely full of emotional intelligence, and often praised Pippen in public.

To put it bluntly, Jordan was never a god.

He is also a person who can give up everything in order to win the championship.

Otherwise, which "god" have you seen playing more happily off the court than Jordan?

hiss......

It seems that there really is a god named Zeus who likes to play around...

Cough, far away.

Let's talk business.

"Tomorrow, I want to defend that kid named 'The.King' by me." Looking at Pippen, Jordan said.

Pippen nodded. He knew Jordan's hobby of playing with newcomers all too well.

It's just that Pippen is also weird. It seems that the 76ers had a kid named Stackhouse last year, but it turned out to be the 76ers this year?

"Also, I want you to guard against that guy called 'Answer'." Jordan said to Pippen.

"..."

After a long time, Pippen looked at Jordan seriously, "You're not kidding me, are you?"

Jordan shrugged, "I want to bet with you."

MD again?

It's not the first time that Pippen has been dragged by Jordan to bet against him, and just for this bet, he was once cheated by Jordan!

As we all know, when the Bulls play at home, the big screen will show the video of the bulls running. Therefore, Jordan, who likes to bet on everything, found Pippen and bet with him which color bull will win.

Since the video was recorded in advance, after quietly asking the management to find out which Bull will pass the finish line first, Jordan cheated Pippen for a whole season...

"Don't worry, this bet is absolutely fair, open, and just." Jordan patted his conscience and swore with his conscience.

Pippen rolled his eyes. In Pippen's eyes, Jordan's conscience had been given away for charity along with his banknotes when he gambled in Las Vegas.

But being able to assist Jordan for many years, Pippen is not stupid, but he looked at Jordan curiously, "This time, what do you want to bet?"

"Tomorrow's game, let's see who of us can defend those two little guys worse. Bet 5000 dollars." Jordan said with a smirk.

"Of course, I can't let you suffer, so how about that 'Answer', every time he misses a shot in front of you, I will raise you $500?" Jordan added.

Pippen pondered for a while, although it is more difficult to defend against Allen Iverson, but this raise...

Um......

Ah!

Anyway, where did Jordan go to do charity?

In Pippen's view, instead of being taken away by those evil capitalists, it is better to use those banknotes to help himself, the "poor man".

So Pippen readily agreed.

"That's it, I'll go to Phil to discuss it."

Seeing Pippen agreeing to himself, Jordan was extremely happy at this moment, and he felt that his "serious mode" had switched to the second gear.

Don't ask, asking is a lot of fun to abuse newcomers.

……

On the 3rd, Su Feng woke up from a nightmare.

He dreamed that in the game against the Lakers, just when he was about to dunk Kobe, O'Neal's body suddenly became countless times bigger, and then he slapped himself and fell unconscious on the ground.

"Hey, it turned out to be a dream."

Regarding the playing time of Kobe's rookie season, Su Feng even suspected that he would never be able to beat Kobe this season.

Hey, my opponent is already Michael Jordan, little Kobe.

Originally, Su Feng refused to be dragged to slaughter the dragon as soon as he left Novice Village.

But every time he thinks of Kobe's envious and jealous expression, Su Feng feels that his mood is so carefree.

No way, men's fun is just so boring sometimes.

"By the way, according to the time, he should have almost drunk the sports drink sent to Kobe before, and I will send another batch to him in a few days." After being awakened by the nightmare, Su Feng opened the refrigerator and thought silently road.

Because today is the game day against the Bulls, the whole Philadelphia is as lively as a festival.

NBC will televise the Bulls' game in Philadelphia, so this is also the first live broadcast of the "Golden Guns" in the United States.

In addition, NBC decided to broadcast an exclusive interview with Su Feng during the intermission.

It has to be said that these media in the United States really know how to catch hot spots in order to attract the audience's attention.

After he staged a slam dunk in the first show, although Su Feng's name is not well known to everyone, his popularity has already been fired.

Many North American Chinese fans regard Su Feng as their idol. After all, watching a group of blacks and whites fight each other every day, who can have a sense of substitution?

Nike and Adi couldn't sit still anymore, the two giants both saw the potential in Su Feng.

But Adidas and Nike couldn't sit still, and Bill Duffy had something to say.

Duffy provided Su Feng with two plans. One was to immediately start negotiating with the two big giants for sneaker endorsements, and then make a decision based on the quotation.

And the other is, wait a minute.

After discussing with Duffy, Su Feng and Duffy chose to wait.

The reason is very simple. Giants like Nike and Adidas are not fools. Su Feng's sneaker endorsement contract will start at least five years.

And such a long-term contract must be cautious.

Su Feng is willing to wait another half a year because he knows that based on the opportunities he currently has with the 76ers, if he waits another half a year, his stats will be better and the contract he will sign will be even bigger.

And once the negotiation starts, there is not so much room for bargaining.

Su Feng usually doesn't go to any "Golden Club". His happiness is playing basketball, that's all.