NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 80 It's too useless to win this ball

Checking the health status of the players has become one of Comb's daily tasks.

As long as the player's health value is below [-] points, Combe will take a rest.

In the more than two months since the start of the game, the work done by Comb has not been in vain. Except for fighting or being raped, the Raptors have not suffered any injuries.

It's a pity that there was an accident in tonight's game against the Mavericks.

Just three minutes into the game, McGrady on the field clutched his waist, and asked for a timeout at the technical table with a painful expression on his face.

Kong Bu was so scared that the three souls came out of his body. Before the opening, McGrady's health value was 81 points. How could he be injured?

He couldn't help thinking of McGrady's congenital curvature of the spine. Some experts even predicted that his career would not be longer than five years.

This is also the main reason why McGrady's peak period was so short.

McGrady's exit has little impact on the situation, and the Raptors still have a considerable advantage.

The advantages are mainly reflected in the outside line group. In terms of inside line, the Raptors' Benbi combination tonight, facing the big bamboo pole Sean Bradley and the iron man AC Green, did not take advantage of it at all.

On the one hand, Big Ben defends the big bamboo pole, and the disadvantage is too great.

Dazhugan is 229 centimeters tall, almost [-] centimeters taller than Daben. Such a gap cannot be made up by any means.

Xiao Ao went to defend against the big bamboo pole, but the effect was not very good.

This is not the most deadly, what really makes Combe feel uncomfortable is that the old Nelson resorted to the shark-killing tactic.

Because it is used on the big itself, it is more appropriate to call this tactic.

Shark hacking is applicable to any player with a poor free throw, whether he is a blue-collar or an offensive player, whether he is inside or outside.

In terms of poor free throws, O'Neal is a bad brother in front of Da Ben.

After the Raptors ran out of fouls in the first quarter, Nelson immediately sent Big Ben to the free throw line one after another.

2 free throws.

2 free throws.

2 free throws.

In a few minutes, Big Ben made only three free throws out of ten.

It was Galen who spoke softly, silent and broke his defense.

Ten free throws cost the Raptors five offensive rounds, which means that the Raptors only scored three points in five rounds.

In desperation, Kumbu had no choice but to replace Daben and keep him on the court. Not only would the team's offensive efficiency be greatly reduced, but it would also easily stimulate Daben.

In the future, the league issued a rule to limit the tactics of hacking sharks, and fouls on players without the ball are not allowed in the last 2 minutes of each quarter.

Right now this rule has not yet been issued, and only in the last 2 minutes of the game can no foul be committed against players without the ball.

Kumbu is now afraid that if the old Nelson does something like this, other teams will follow suit and all come to target Daben, and Daben will have a hard time.

The shark-cutting tactic was not invented by Nelson. It was used as early as Chamberlain's time, but it was just carried forward by Nelson.

He often used this tactic when playing against the Bulls. Later, Popovich, who followed him for two years, used this tactic to kill O'Neal from time to time when he was playing against the Lakers.

By the time of the second quarter, Bowen had to play tonight because McGrady was injured.

What left Kumbu speechless was that the old Nelson began to use chopping tactics against Bowen again.

As an outside player, Bowen has averaged more than [-]% of his three-pointers per game in many seasons in his career.

But the hell is, his free throw percentage has been more than [-]% and less than [-]% for several seasons.

Even in the Spurs, there was a season of 44% three-pointers and 40% free throws.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of iron strikes came one after another, and Bowen made 8 of 3 free throws.

Kumbu grinned, this game was really uncomfortable and aggrieved.

The lineups of the two sides are not at the same level at all. The Mavericks have to play as substitutes when the Raptors are in charge.

But Old Nelson obviously came prepared, fully grasped the weakness of the Raptors, and used the weakness as much as possible to narrow the gap between the two sides.

Kumbu had to accept that the old Nelson's name as a tactical master was well-deserved.

Big Ben and Bowen sat on the bench with a dull expression, and they also realized that the situation was not good.

The old Nelson can do this, and other teams can do the same. It will be difficult for the two of them in the future.

Fortunately, Bowen said that he is a substitute after all, and it would be a big deal not to play if Bao was cut off. Big Ben can't do it. He is the Zhengyin center of the Raptors. Without him on the court, the team's strength will be greatly affected.

After the game ended, the Raptors won the Mavericks 101:96, and the five-point difference was considered a narrow victory.

Kumbu was not happy at all when the team won.

It was too useless to win this ball.

But the rewards are not without. The old Nelson thoroughly demonstrated the use of the shark-killing tactic for Kombucher.

As an ashes fan in his previous life, Kong Bu is certainly no stranger to Shark Shark.

But chopping sharks also needs to pay attention to timing, it doesn't mean that you come up with a bang, bang, bang, or a chop.

He couldn't help thinking about the game against the Lakers a few days later, just in time to test what he learned tonight on O'Neal.

In addition, Dazhi played well tonight, with the three inside attributes raised to 85 points, and with the advantage of his height, he scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists tonight.

Fortunately, the Iron Man Green he is facing is not good at offense, and the deficiencies on the defensive end are not obvious.

"Mr. Nelson, the game was really impressive."

"As expected of a true tactical master."

After the game, Combe walked onto the field, shook hands with Nelson with a wry smile.

Old Nelson laughed loudly, he was overjoyed to be able to beat Konbu, who was in the limelight, with bitterness on his face.

"Dude, you're young, when I was your age..."

"Well, like I was still playing in Boston."

"Your players are very good. I think you have a good chance of winning the championship this season."

The more other people's players looked better, the more their own players looked worse. Old Nelson sighed secretly while feeling refreshed.

The player gap is simply too great.

If he had the lineup of Kumbu in his hands, he would be [-]% sure of winning the championship.

The two chatted for a while, and the old Nelson had a good impression of Combe, at least not as bad as Pat Riley said.

Three days later, the aggrieved Raptors will arrive in Los Angeles, and they will next face the Clippers and Lakers back-to-back.

Old Fitch invited Combe to dinner as a landlord.

Kong Bu was full of admiration for this old man, and came to the banquet without saying a word.

"The information you gave me last time was very valuable. It's a pity that the Grizzlies looked down on our players and failed to reach a deal."

Old Fitch had a bitter expression on his face. The Clippers' foundation was so bad that they couldn't grasp the opportunity even if it was presented to them.

"Inviting you to dinner this time may also be the last time we meet."

"I'm going to retire after the season."

"Kong, you are the most outstanding young man I have ever seen, and I look forward to seeing you shine on this stage."

The old Fitch seemed to be completely heartbroken by the Clippers, and he was about to bid farewell to the basketball world.

Kumbu felt a little sad. Without the old Fitch, this intriguing alliance would lose a lot of human touch.

"Mr. Fitch, you are likely to get the No. [-] lottery this year, why don't you stay for another year, don't you want to be the coach of Qiansheng?"

"No need, I have paid attention to this year's NCAA rookies, and there is no player who can change the pattern."

"Even if I can get the No. [-] lottery, I'm already old and I don't have time to wait for the No. [-] pick to grow."

"As for coach Qiansheng, how can there be no regrets in life."

The old Fitch sighed and said that he has won 931 games so far, which is a short distance away from a thousand victories.

Under normal circumstances, he would retire at the end of this season and win 944 wins in his coaching career, which means that as long as he can get 56 wins next season, he can become a coach with a thousand wins.

Many fans of later generations have never heard of Fitch, and the main reason is that he failed to become the coach of Qiansheng.

Kumbu took a deep breath, feeling that he had to do something to keep old Fitch.

"No, you can't have any regrets in life."

"How about this, if you get the No. [-] lottery, you can come and trade with us, and I can decide to sell you two core players."

These words directly rekindled hope in old Fitch's eyes, but this hope was shattered in an instant.

"We just hope to get the No. [-] lottery, not necessarily."

"It doesn't matter, you are guaranteed to be the top four picks, and my promise will not change."

"Really?" Old Fitch breathed heavily.

He doesn't have stars in his eyes, but it doesn't mean he's really stupid enough to think that stars are as good as ordinary players.

The two core players of the Raptors, one can be the boss of most teams, two?Fitch is confident of bringing the Clippers back to life.

"Really, but this matter must be kept secret. I am afraid that Thomas will strangle me if he finds out."

Comb had his own considerations for making such a promise that could almost piss Thomas off.

Retaining the gentleman old Fitch is one of the reasons, and another reason is that he knows that the Clippers will get the No. [-] lottery.

In the 98 draft, the Clippers used the No. [-] pick to win the well-known parallel import No. [-] pick Olowokandi.

If there is no accident, the Clippers will still draw the No. 98 pick like the official history. Comb can use this pick to select any rookie he likes in [-].

The Raptors currently have a lot of draft picks. They have three first-round picks, but all of them are outside the [-]th pick. The players Comb wants most are lottery picks.

In addition, next year is Wu Sheng's contract year, and it is impossible for the Raptors to give Wu Sheng a big contract. Even if there is no trade, the Raptors will not be able to keep Wu Sheng.

Staying in the Raptors only has a salary of no more than 500 million, and going to other teams can earn more than [-] million a year. Even if Wu Sheng wants to stay, Kumbu will let him go and sign a big contract.

If it is traded to the Clippers, it happens that they have salary space to renew Wu Sheng.

(End of this chapter)