NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 43 The Blue Enchantress and the Golden Chelsea
On November 11, the Raptors' last home game of this round will be against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The game is not important, but today is a special day.

Combe's birthday.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Kumbu arrived at the training ground, which was a habit he had developed in the past six months.

The training area only takes effect within 30 meters of Konbu, so Konbu will always appear at eight o'clock regardless of whether the players are present or not.

Fortunately, the Raptors don't have the kind of paranoia that likes to watch the Toronto sun at four o'clock.

"Haven't you had breakfast yet? Here."

"Happy birthday to you."

Thomas Sr. showed up at the training field early in the morning on a rare occasion and handed Comb a sandwich.

"You're going to give this to me for my birthday?"

"Still a vegetarian sandwich."

"With our relationship, how can we get a Rolex gold watch?"

Combe laughed.

Old Thomas was speechless, and a feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.

If I met Kumbu when I was a player, what kind of relationship would they have?
It is absolutely in the same situation, and the beams formed with Jordan may be trivial matters.

"Gold watch? That's something only bumpkins wear. Do you see any other coaches wearing gold watches?"

"I am looking for you this time to inform you of one thing. Your coaching staff has reinforcements."

Kumbu suddenly became curious. The current situation of his coaching staff can be described as shabby.

The coaches of other teams have a talented coaching staff, including offensive coaches, defensive coaches, low-post singles coaches, and coaches who specialize in shooting.

In contrast to the coaching staff in Comb's hands, Newman is not only the chief assistant, he is also the only assistant.

During the offseason, the goal of the Raptors is to reduce expenses in the new season and compete for the No. [-] pick. Of course, the coach's expenses can be saved as much as possible.

"who is it?"

"How old is it?"

Comb is very interested, he really needs help now.

"Ahem, 26 years old."

Old Thomas was embarrassed after he finished speaking.

"26 years old? Are you sure this is a reinforcement?"

"Let me guess, is it the son of one of your friends who wants to come to me to be gilded?"

Kumbu's intuition has always been sharp, and he really hit the spot.

Next, Old Thomas briefly explained the situation, confirming Comb's guess.

It really came to be gilded.

Brendan Malone, who was the chief assistant coach of the Pistons Bad Boys, had a deep friendship with Thomas Sr.

The Raptors have gradually embarked on the road to rise, and now they come to be an assistant coach, and when the Raptors really stand at the top of the league, they can also ascend to heaven.

Old Malone had such an idea, and wanted to send his son Mike Malone to be gilded.

This once again verified Larry Brown's words that the league is really a big network of contacts.

If it were other second-generation ancestors, Kong Bu would definitely not agree. Why should these second-generation ancestors be honored by the country he conquered?
But Mike Malone is different. His coaching ability is very good, far stronger than his father Brendan Malone.

The old Malone has been working as an assistant coach all his life, and the little Malone has been the coach of several teams in the future, and even led the team to the first record in the division.

The most important thing is that his coaching philosophy is consistent with that of Kumbu, who attaches great importance to defense.

"Brendan has never begged anyone in his life. He made such an offer to me. I really can't refuse."

"I've seen that kid before. He's a very well-behaved young man. You should just bring an apprentice by your side. You don't need to pay him anyway."

"Although the age is really ridiculously young, aren't you only 28 years old?"

Combo is happy, cute?
Little Ma Long has nothing to do with being well-behaved. This guy is also a bad-tempered master. He dared to stand on the sidelines and call the referee a coward.

"Okay, I promise you."

Kumbu nodded in agreement.

This is not a bad thing, it is a starting point for him to start cultivating a direct line coach.

……

In the evening, the game against the Bucks began.

McGrady has just played a miraculous performance, and Combe is going to let him strike while the iron is hot, continue to let him start tonight, and give him unlimited firing rights.

In the end, I don't know if he really used up all his luck in his life. McGrady played fairly well tonight, and there were no bright spots.

Played 33 minutes, took 21 shots, scored 9, made 6 of 4 free throws, and scored a total of 24 points.

It's not bad to say it's bad, and it's not good to say it's good.

Let Wu Sheng or Mashburn take 21 shots, and they can at least get 24 points.

In the first half, the Raptors beat the Bucks. In the second half, Ray Allen broke out suddenly and scored 28 points in the half, which almost overturned the Raptors.

The Bucks' three-pointers have a saying. The first three-pointer made in NBA history was made by the current Bucks coach Chris Ford.

Comb is very envious of Ray Allen's three-person ability, which is what the Raptors currently lack.

After the game against the Bulls, Combe has been wondering where the gap between the two sides is.

After thinking about it, except for Jordan's absolute strength, most of the gap is reflected in the team's three-pointers.

The Raptors are short of a three-pointer who can stably maintain a three-point shooting rate of more than [-]%.

There may be more than one missing.

McGrady, Wu Sheng and Mashburn, these three are the core of the Raptors' offensive end, but unfortunately their three-pointers are not stable.

At least not as stable as Cole.

Wu Sheng and Marsh were able to shoot 5-pointers, but they were not stable. Maybe 4 of 5 0-pointers in this game, and [-] of [-] in the next game.
McGrady's three-pointers are top-notch in the fans' impression. In fact, if you look at the shooting percentage, he is the worst of the four shooting guards.

After a while, if there is a chance to buy Billups, it can make up for the shortcomings of the three-point end.

After the game, Combe chatted with Ray Allen after shaking hands with Chris Ford.

No matter how you say it, let's get acquainted first, and there may be a chance to accept Ray Allen in the future.

After defeating the Bucks, the Raptors' record came to 10 wins and 2 losses, firmly sitting at the top of the league's record list.

According to this winning rate, the Raptors can win at least 65 games this year.

This record is no longer a question of whether it is good or bad. The Raptors have less than [-] wins in the previous two seasons combined.

At noon the next day, Comb flew to New York with a group of people. The first away game of the fourth consecutive game was against the New York Knicks.

On the plane, Dapo led the crowd to surround Kong Bu.

"Coach, there was a game yesterday, so I can't celebrate your birthday."

"But we all prepared presents."

"This is a gift from President Thomas, and he asked me to pass it on to you."

After all, Da Ben handed over an exquisite gift box the size of a palm.

Kong Bu opened it and saw that there was a Rolex Daytona gold watch in the gift box, which was covered with golden light and looked very valuable.

"Daytona, at least thirty thousand dollars!"

"It's so beautiful, it's a work of art."

"As expected of a Rolex!"

Da Ben and the others' eyes lit up, and they exclaimed.

As blacks, their genes naturally have no resistance to Rolex and Cadillac.

Kong Bu's heart warmed, even though old Thomas wanted to strangle himself to death every day, he was not at all ambiguous when it was time to make a move.

Yesterday morning, he joked that he wanted a gold Rolex watch, and he immediately bought one.

"Coach, this is my gift."

"I'm not as rich as President Thomas, and I can't afford such expensive gifts."

"But this is also what I ordered from a designer, and it is definitely not a cheap product on the roadside."

Big Ben took out his present from behind, a sapphire blue suit.

Kongbu was dumbfounded, the blue enchantress? !

This color is too pure, it is definitely the blue enchantress Ben Ji.

"Perfect!"

"I bought the coach a pair of cool Beatles shoes, which were perfect for the suit."

"Tomorrow's game at Madison Square Garden will be broadcast live across the United States. If the coach wears this suit, he will definitely blow up the audience."

After all, Wu Sheng also took out his gift.

A pair of golden leather shoes inlaid with colorful gemstones, the golden light looks brighter than a Rolex gold watch.

Kong Bu almost vomited blood, as expected, where there is a blue enchantress, there must be a golden Chelsea.

What Beatles shoes, isn't this the golden Chelsea?

PS: Ask for some recommendation tickets...

(End of this chapter)