NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 58 Oops, Oops, OMG!

After winning the Grizzlies, the Raptors' record of 14 wins and 6 losses is already the same as that of the Pacers and tied for second in the Eastern Conference.

Next, the Raptors will continue to sit at home and face the San Antonio Spurs.

Kumbu has been looking forward to this game, who can resist Deng Daidai's charisma.

After a round of rest, Xiao Ao's health value recovered to 85 points, while McGrady's was only 77 points.

In this game, Ao was released from the rotation list, and McGrady continued to take a rotation. In two days, his health value should also recover to more than 80 points.

Even if McGrady doesn't understand, Combe must do this. He can't risk the health of the players.

If these players are really useless in his own hands, Kumbu will have trouble sleeping and eating for the rest of his life.

And Comb doesn't think McGrady needs to play for the Spurs.

Deng Daida is just a rookie who has played more than ten games, and he has no blessing in the field of training.

The Admiral is old, and the Spurs' perimeter strength is terrible. Comb doesn't think there will be any trouble in tonight's game.

To put it bluntly, Kumbu looked down on the combat power of this Spurs.

Before the game started, Thomas Sr. was standing on the sidelines chatting with Popovich.

From time to time, they would glance at the direction of Kong Bu, and it was obvious that they were chatting about Kong Bu.

The boss, Bitov, also came to the home court tonight. He waved at Duncan, and Duncan even trotted over.

"Tim, he played well. He deserves to be No.1 in the history of our Wake Forest team."

Duncan scratched his head and laughed foolishly, "You Raptors are the ones who beat the Bulls. It's unbelievable that you actually beat the Bulls."

"Hey Kong, long time no see!"

Duncan saw Kumbu, who was in a daze on the bench, and waved hello.

The shock in Kong Bu's heart couldn't be further increased. What's the situation?haven't seen you for a long time?Why does it sound like Duncan's old acquaintance?
And how did the boss Bitov know Duncan? Judging from the relationship between the two, it seems that they are very close.

He tried to search for relevant memories in his mind.

In the end it was found by him.

Bitov is a member of the board of trustees of Wake Forest University, Duncan's alma mater!

Before Comb came to the Raptors, he was a special assistant to the board of Wake Forest University!
After graduating from Wake Forest, Combe stayed at the school directly, step by step, and spent five years becoming a special assistant to the board of directors, responsible for NCAA projects in the school, such as grants, scholarships and other matters.

An influential figure like Duncan in the school will inevitably have some intersections with a senior like Kong Bu.

Kong Bu thought about many things in a flash, no wonder Duncan told himself that he hadn't seen him for a long time.

It's no wonder that when I ran amok at the draft, the boss Bitov didn't say anything.

Dare to feel that I am a direct descendant of Bitov!
"Hey, Kong, don't you forget your old friends after getting rich?"

Seeing that Kumbu was in a daze, Duncan couldn't help joking.

"Tim, it's been a long time. How have you been in the Spurs?"

Kumbu stood up enthusiastically.

He has never used that blank template card, just waiting to be used on Jordan, O'Neal or Duncan.

Jordan probably doesn't need to think about it. If he wins the championship this year, he will retire. When he comes back, unless Combe can persuade Bitov to give Jordan a part of the team's equity, otherwise Jordan cannot come to the Raptors.

If the Raptors are overthrown this year, with Jordan's pride, it is even more impossible for him to play under Comb.

O'Neal is very confident, as long as he has enough chips, he can be bought from the Lakers when he and Kobe get into trouble.

It's a pity that the waiting time is too long, almost seven or eight years.

Originally, Kong Bu had no expectations for Duncan at all, but knowing that he was an old acquaintance of Deng Dadai, as the saying goes, acquaintances are easy to handle, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

"I had a good time, David took good care of me, but the coach's temper was a bit off."

Deng blankly smiled and replied.

Popovich's stinky temper is well known, and even players of Duncan's level are not uncommonly scolded.

"I'm going back first, Kong, remember to call me."

After Duncan left, Bitov sighed and said, "The Spurs are really lucky, but unfortunately we didn't get the No. [-] lottery."

"He's a player who can change the landscape of the league."

Kumbu nodded. Bitov has good eyesight. This idiot has really changed the structure of the league.

After a while, the game on the field began.

There is a reason why Combe looks down on the Spurs' combat power.

When Duncan faced Big Ben, his offensive efficiency would drop significantly, which was fully reflected in the 05 Finals.

When the Spurs won the championship in 03, Duncan averaged 49.5% of his shots per game. Their opponent was the Nets.

When facing the Pistons in 05, Duncan's shooting percentage was only 41% under the defense of Big Ben!

Although in the end Duncan still led the team to win the championship and won the FMVP, but his shooting rate is very abnormal.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Big Ben can lock Duncan by himself, he also needs his partner Rashid.

And now that Combe has Camby and Jermaine O'Neill, no matter which one of Ben's partner, the defensive efficiency will not be lower than the double Wallace combination.

This is why Combe looks down on the Spurs.

After playing the game for a few minutes, Kumbu's expression changed, and he realized that he was wrong, very wrong, outrageously wrong.

The combination of Big Ben and Jermaine Jr. on the field can indeed restrain Duncan, but Admiral Robinson broke out.

Comb has never taken Robinson seriously, only thinking that he is a veteran like Thorpe.

This kind of arrogant thought was soon completely slapped in the face by the admiral.

You must know that Robinson was just 32 years old at this time, just at the end of a player's golden period.

Whether it is immediate combat power, physical fitness, or experience, it is still in its heyday.

Kumbu was hurt by his own impression flow. He only remembered that after Duncan entered the Spurs, the general gradually retreated to the second line.

It never occurred to me that retiring to the second line would take a process, and the current season's general is still the Spurs' pinnacle.

Duncan was double-teamed, and the general was in no man's land under the basket, shooting with dunks and scoring crazy points.

Not only was there no solution on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, because he knew Daben had no offensive ability, the admiral teamed up with Deng Dadai to pinch Xiao Ao ruthlessly, making the 19-year-old kid look ashamed.

If it weren't for the Raptors' outside advantage, this game might enter garbage time at halftime.

It's not that Comb didn't think about giving up double-teaming Duncan and letting the players defend against each other.

The results did not improve at all.

Daben can't defend against the 216cm general at all. The opponent wants to shoot, and Daben has nothing to do with him. He can only defend Duncan solo.

Xiao Ao was even worse. The defense against Duncan couldn't handle it, and the defense general was called two defensive fouls in a row.

A sense of powerlessness suddenly appeared in Kong Bu's heart. Should the Spurs twin towers be so invincible?

The Spurs twin towers in the 97-98 season, the number one power forward in history and one of the four major centers that are still at their peak, are likely to be the strongest pair of insiders in NBA history, none of them!

If it weren't for the low level of outside players, pairing the Spurs with an outside lineup like the Raptors, they can hammer any team in NBA history, and the Bulls have nothing to do with the championship.

Combe was pacing anxiously on the sidelines, the first time since he coached the Raptors that he showed such a restless look.

Even if he lost to the Supersonics before, he could take it lightly, because he knew that the Supersonics were definitely not their opponents in the series.

The situation is different now. Combe is really not sure that he can win the Spurs in the series.

Seeing Kong Bu's anxious look, old Thomas was so excited, isn't this kid good at magic?It's not the same headache when you encounter this situation.

"Oops, oops, OMG!"

"Why is the magic broken?"

Old Thomas snorted at Combe.

Losing to the Spurs doesn't matter to him, since the playoffs won't happen anyway.

If the Bulls were so oppressive on the field, Thomas wouldn't be in the mood to tease Comb.

Kumbu's teeth were tickled by the mean old Thomas, and he wanted to hit him on the head with the drink bucket next to him.

(End of this chapter)