God of NBA point guards

Chapter 103 The first generation of Tekken goes public (the number of chapters is wrong)

At this time, New York, the Knicks headquarters, Pat Riley and other coaching staff called Ewing and other players and were holding a meeting.

The content is to summarize the situation of the regular season, and then talk about the situation of the playoffs.

In the game against the Pistons on November 11th last year, Oakley and Anthony Mason were injured by Zhou Quan due to on-court conflicts and off-court singles, which affected the Knicks' record and led to only the sixth record in the Eastern Conference this season. , with the Knicks lineup, the sixth position does not match their strength.

The coach spoke loudly above, and Oakley spoke softly below, bitterly saying: "This first-round match against the Pistons is exactly what I want, and I want to teach that rookie a lesson."

Mason turned his body and whispered: "Boss, my neck is thicker than before, and yours seems to be still the same. I think you should stop messing with him. Let me do it. You don't have to beat me. If you get hit by him again One punch KO, how can I be my boss in the future?"

"bang"

Oakley backhanded an elbow and hit Mason in the chest.

But Mason smiled nonchalantly, saying nothing happened.

"What are you two doing?" Pat Riley put on a straight face, showing a cold look.

Oakley swallowed his throat. He was a little afraid of Coach Riley, and hurriedly said: "No, coach, I didn't do anything, I was just joking."

The gentlemanly Pat Riley stared at Oakley coldly for a few seconds, with a very strong aura, until the big villain lowered his head before letting him go, saying:

"In the first round we played against the Pistons, their defense was stronger than ours, I hope you guys pay attention to this, otherwise our offense will be greatly affected.

They averaged 96.6 points per game this season, we are 97.7, they are first in the East and first in the league, we are second in the East and second in the league.In terms of scoring average, we are two points higher than them.

From the analysis of points scored and points lost, our strengths are about the same. Although we have two wins and three losses in the five regular season games, I don’t think this is a comparison of the real strengths of the two sides. The real contest is the playoffs, and I think you are too. Do you think so? "

"Yes, coach." Oakley took the lead and shouted.

Patrick Ewing was the core of the team, but he groaned for a long time before mingling with the others.

"This is very good. I hope you will treat the first round of the series with caution. If we are eliminated in the first round, some of you will be traded, and even some of you will lose your job opportunities completely."

Pat Riley's cold voice sounded, and as soon as his voice came out, the conference room immediately fell silent, leaving only his voice.

"I would also like to remind you, be careful of Iron Fist. He is a very cunning person. You also know his other identity, the ice hockey executioner. He is good at causing conflicts under unfavorable circumstances, thus attacking our core and main force... ..."

"In terms of defensive tactics, I ask you to put up the highest defensive intensity from the first round of the series. Facing the Pistons, we are not qualified to keep our hands.

Focus on defense, first, Iron Fist's breakthrough, you must be careful about his distribution, but I also want to remind you that he is good at passing the ball to his teammates in front, and his ability to observe the open space behind him is very weak. This is something you can pay attention to.

Second, Joe Dumars' personal offense, as the scoring leader of the Pistons, restrained his offense, and we can win.

Third, insiders must be careful of Ulrich’s inside cuts. This role player cooperates very well with Iron Fist. His cut-in dunks can damage our morale, and insiders must severely crack down on his dunks.

But the above is not the real point, the real point of defense, we have to make good use of their weakness of not attacking the inside line, Patrick and Charles must block the penalty area, so that their outside line cannot enter, understand? "

"clear."

The Knicks cheered up.

"In terms of offense, our inside line is undoubtedly stronger, so Patrick, you have to stand up and use your offense to crush their inside line. I believe you have this strength."

"As for the substitute lineup, be careful of the Assassin. After the Battle of Auburn Hills, although his condition plummeted, we don't know if he has retained it. Perhaps he has been saving his strength for the playoffs."

……

At one o'clock at noon, the special plane arrived in Detroit. After returning to the headquarters, Chuck Daly announced that they would gather tomorrow. The first round of the Pistons will start on the 23rd.

"Iron Fist, the league has announced the start of the rookie selection this morning, three candidates, you, Larry Johnson, Mutombo.

The selection results will be announced on the 23rd. I wish you the best rookie award. You should be the best rookie of last year. "

"Thank you! Do you have his data, give me a copy."

"Ok."

Zhou Quan got Larry Johnson's data at the headquarters and compared it with his own.

出战82场，首发77场，场均37.2分钟，15.3投7.5中，命中率49%，19.2分11篮板3.6助攻1抢断0.6盖帽2失误2.7犯规。

The statistics are similar to his. The only thing Larry Johnson is better than him is rebounding. He has a double-double and looks more beautiful.

But he is not bragging, his data is not worse than the opponent, and his performance is better on the defensive end that can be used for comparison.

Next, he is going to continue to do emergency stop jump shot training. The playoffs are approaching, and the strength training has been stopped before.

In the last round, he calculated that it should probably be completed on the 26th or 27th, but it depends on the physical consumption of the playoffs.

When he was free, he flipped through the phone book and saw Barkley's name. He picked up the phone and dialed it. After dialing, he said, "Hey, Charles, are you okay?"

"Iron Fist, do you mean what you say?" Barkley's tone was frustrated.

"Haha, Charles, is Philadelphia willing to trade you? As long as you come to us, we can blow up the bulls." He laughed.

Hearing this sentence, Barkley was really moved.

Philadelphia did not even make the playoffs this season, and his ability to lead the team has been greatly questioned. Whether it is the management or the Philadelphia fans, they have criticized him, and the Philadelphia media have more opinions on him. .

Before the All-Star break, the team had already decided to give him up, but unfortunately the deal with the Lakers was not completed, otherwise he would be in Los Angeles now.

"never mind."

But thinking of the Pistons lineup, he shook his head.

"Why?" Zhou Quan didn't understand.

Barkley said angrily: "Do you have bargaining chips? Even if the transaction is successful, what else is left in your lineup?"

Zhou Quan was stunned. This is true. In order to select him last year, the team used this year's first round pick to trade the No. 17 pick with the Warriors. If Barkley is traded, either Joe Dumars will become a bargaining chip, or he, or even a package. In exchange for Barkley, anyway, the management will no longer use future draft picks as bargaining chips.

After thinking it over clearly, he quickly said, "Forget it. In fact, we have big bugs. We don't lack power forwards at all. It's useless for you to come. What we really lack is the center forward."

"Okay, Iron Fist, you're too fickle, aren't you? You used to say you want me to be the boss." Barkley was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he was so affectionate just now.

"Haha, Charles, I let you be the boss, is that boss really the boss?"

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Why don't you go to the Blazers, they are No. [-] in the Western Conference this year and No. [-] in the league. If you go, you might win the championship next year."

"Pioneer? Well, how can I decide this?"

Barkley lamented that he would have preferred to join the Bulls, but is that possible?Maybe Stern won't get through.

The two chatted for a while before ending the call.

"Hey, senior..."

Zhou Quan hung up another call to Reggie Miller, congratulating him on making it to the playoffs.

Reggie Miller said excitedly: "Iron Fist, if you hadn't injured Oakley and Mason, which greatly affected the Knicks, it would have been difficult for us to climb to fifth.

This time I played against the Green team in the first round. If I can pass it, I will play against the Bulls in the second round. Jordan and I have never played against each other in the playoffs. This time is an opportunity. "

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "Reggie, if you play the green team, even if Larry Bird doesn't play, you probably don't have much hope."

"That's not necessarily true." Reggie Miller refused to admit defeat.

"Come on, senior, I'm optimistic that you will eliminate the green team, reach the second round, and help us get rid of Jordan." Zhou Quan immediately changed his words.

"You boy, your position is not firm at all." Miller scolded with a smile.

……

"Zhou, I'm very tired."

In the evening, Catherine called, feeling a little out of sorts.

"Catherine, there is no chance now?" Zhou Quan asked.

"No, I don't even have the chance to interview. Zhou, what do you think I should do now?" Catherine asked in frustration.

He comforted: "Take it easy."

He asked again: "Since there is no work, do you want to watch the game? By the way, you can relax, and there is no need to let yourself fall into an anxious mood."

"No, now I have some jobs as song and dance actors, and I have to support myself," Catherine said.

"Catherine, if you have trouble with your hands, you can tell me."

"Zhou, I can rely on myself."

"Ok."

……

On the 21st, the Pistons regrouped.

In the morning, a tactical meeting was held to discuss how to deal with the Knicks.

"A mortal enemy! We and the Knicks are also mortal enemies!"

At the beginning of the meeting, Chuck Daly said with a serious expression: "After Iron Fist beat Oakley, we are sworn enemies, so this first round of the series, everyone must make all the psychological preparations.

Pat Riley is a man who will do whatever it takes to win. Once we have an advantage in the series and he is cornered, he is likely to make crooked moves. "

The so-called crooked tricks are nothing more than deliberately causing conflicts on the field, and then using role players to exchange for the opponent's main players or even core players.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "On the ice hockey rink, I am the one who executes this kind of tactics. I am a professional in this matter."

"Ha ha……"

There was laughter in the conference room.

Chuck Daly also laughed and said: "But we still have to be careful. Once they make trouble on the court, we must control the situation as soon as possible. Their plan cannot be successful or expanded. Substitute players must not play..."

He continued: "Tactically, Pat Riley with the Knicks completely changed the style of coaching with the Lakers, and he built a defensive-first team in New York, and I think that's influenced by us.

In fact, due to the influence of the Bad Boys, the league's defensive style has gradually risen since the mid-to-late 80s. I think this trend should continue. "

"Chuck is old too."

McCloskey, who was sitting next to him, shook his head secretly.

It is a hallmark of old people to dwell on past successes.

At this time, Chuck Daly said: "We also need to be careful about injuries. Isiah's current situation is okay, but Dennis' recent injuries are a bit troublesome, which may affect his playing time. Everyone must be mentally prepared. .”

Zhou Quan was a little helpless, Rodman is also 31 years old and has many injuries, I hope the impact will not be too great.

Daly said with a serious expression at this time: "We played five games against them in the regular season and won three games, but that doesn't mean they are weak.

In fact, we can't pull out the inside line. As long as Ewing and Oakley stick to the penalty area, it will cause us great trouble. "

Everyone nodded when they heard this. The two losses in the regular season were like this. There was no offense inside, and the outside line couldn't penetrate. The offensive efficiency was low, and the rebounds were also out of control.

As for the three wins, in the first game the Knicks played away, they didn't have all their strength, so they lost. In the second game, the Knicks played at home, but Oakley was injured by Zhou Quan, so they lost, and Oakley was injured later. During the period, the Knicks lost another game, so although the Pistons won three games, the gold content is not great.

Daly said: "We must be based on fighting, fighting with them on defense, rebounding, and offense to have a chance to win."

He has no good ideas on how to solve the breakout problem.

Because this is a blemish on the lineup, John Sely and Rodman just can't attack, just can't pull out, Ewing and Oakley can stay in the paint area, and it can't be solved tactically.

This problem is also the biggest weakness of the Pistons facing the Knicks.

He said to Zhou Quan: "Zhou, you have to break through more, you have the ability to penetrate the gap, you will be our most powerful weapon against the Knicks' intensive defense in the penalty area."

"clear."

Zhou Quan nodded.

He is under a lot of pressure. Ewing and Oakley are both defensive champions. It is dangerous for him to rush in and will face the strongest defense.

At this time, Daly said again: "John, Dennis, you two should pay attention when you break through the outside line, and immediately pull out to use the outside line as a pick-and-roll. First, it will be used as an offensive cover, and second, it can release part of the penalty area, which is beneficial to teammates. breakthrough."

"Yes."

Rodman and Sely nodded at the same time.

At the end of the meeting, Chuck Daly announced the 12-man roster for the playoffs. The injured backup center Bedford returned earlier and entered the roster.

……

On the evening of the 21st, ESPN TV station put on a program to predict the probability of winning the championship for [-] playoff teams.

The Bulls with the No. 100 record in the regular season, the defending championship team, the league's No. 35 perimeter defense, Michael Jordan, the most powerful offensive shooting guard in the active league, and the triangle tactics of champion coach Phil Jackson, plus Jordan and With Pippen and Grant's Iron Triangle strength bonus, [-]% of them reach the Eastern Conference finals, and the probability of winning is [-]%.

The Trail Blazers, who are number one in the regular season in the Western Conference, have the highest probability of reaching the Western Conference Finals, with a 15% chance of winning.

The Jazz have more than a 14% chance of reaching the Western Conference finals, but the black and white duo are not capable of finishing at critical moments, and the probability of winning is [-]%.

The Suns are weak inside, but they have a chance to reach the Western Conference Finals, with a 13% chance of winning.

The Cavaliers are second in the regular season in the East, but they are weaker than the Bulls in terms of offense, defense and rebounding. The chances of eliminating the Bulls and reaching the finals are very small, with a 9% chance of winning.

The Celtics, with an aging lineup and serious injury problems, have a 7% chance of winning.

The injury problems of the Pistons, Isiah Thomas and Rodman, the performance of the team's new core Iron Fist in the first playoffs, and the strength of the first-round opponent Knicks will make this team's playoffs The road is very difficult, and even the possibility of advancing to the first round is less than 50%, and the probability of winning the championship is 6%.

The remaining 9 teams add up to 1%.

As one of the largest sports media, ESPN's professionalism is unquestionable. As soon as this championship probability prediction came out, it was recognized by many media and reproduced one by one.

But Zhou Quan didn't think so. The Pistons only had 6%, which was too low. According to their record in the regular season, the Pistons had a chance to win even if it was the Bulls.

He feels that his performance in the playoffs may not necessarily be bad. He has a level 99 mental attribute. Of course, it is not ruled out that his performance may not be as good as the regular season due to the problem of defensive strength, but it should not be too bad. .

However, ESPN is right in two points. The Knicks are very strong, not even weaker than the Pistons, and the injury problem is very troublesome. These two points are likely to affect the playoffs.

……

On the 22nd, no training was arranged in the morning, and he specially invited the whole team to participate in the launching ceremony of his brand sneakers.

The ceremony was not arranged in a hotel, but in the flagship store of the brand shoe.

His brand of shoes is called the Iron Fist basketball shoes, directly using the influence of his nickname, and now released is the Iron Fist generation.

In Detroit, there are a total of six stores, with one store in every major neighborhood.

The ceremony started at 08:30, and at eight o'clock, he and his manager came outside the flagship store.

"Not bad, Detroit is very face-saving."

Seeing the long queue, Philip said excitedly.

"Look, Iron Fist is coming."

Seeing him getting out of the car, the fans who lined up shouted.

"Hey, hello."

Zhou Quan hurriedly waved his hand in greeting.

"Hey, Isiah."

"Hey Iron Fist, congratulations."

"Thank you!"

After a while, the assassin arrived in his Ferrari. His fan base in Detroit far surpassed Zhou Quan, and the scene suddenly became lively.

"Crack clap..."

The specially invited media began to take pictures.

Soon, Joe Dumas and the others also arrived.

At 08:30, the ceremony was held. Skechers’ general manager in Detroit, Buck Wilke, and Zhou Quan each spoke a few words, completed the ceremony, and then began to sell shoes.

Zhou Quan's task is to sign, keep signing, and continue to sign until noon, and there is no time for lunch.

But he is very happy that the people of Detroit still support him. If he can't sell $800 million by this time next year, he won't be able to get the $600 million contract for the next three years.

He signed until one o'clock at noon before finishing the signing. After bidding farewell to the fans, he left the scene. At this time, his hands were already numb.

At this time, the New York Knicks arrived in Detroit.

Two hours later, the Knicks held a press conference at the hotel.

(End of this chapter)