Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 136 The Bad Boy Legion About to Fall Apart
"When Luck can score 36 points, 20 rebounds and dish out 10 assists, no one can beat the Sonics.

When Luck had eight rebounds in the first half, I should have realized we needed to work harder on the boards, but I didn't...

The responsibility for the loss lies with me. I didn’t formulate corresponding tactics to target Luck, making it too easy for him to score or grab rebounds..."

The Supersonics came back against the Suns. The reporters thought that Fitzsimmons would curse and show off his defense skills after the game, but at the post-game press conference, Fitzsimmons didn't say a word about the Suns' performance. , Kwa Lufeng from beginning to end.

The reporter was almost confused by him, Lu Feng hadn't reached the time to jump out of the contract, and even if Lu Feng wanted to transfer, no matter how you looked at it, it was impossible to go to that crappy place in Phoenix City.

So what exactly is Fitzsimmons courting?
Fitzsimmons did this because he wanted reporters to focus on himself and not to focus too much on the rest of the Suns.

"Jeff, you scored 32 points in this game, but the team lost the game in the end, do you have any regrets?"

Hornacek was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Of course, when I was facing off against Luck in the first half, I attracted his attention, and I also suppressed him in scoring...but we didn't play well in the second half. After Luck went to play small forward, he not only scored 16 points in the second half, but also grabbed 14 rebounds.

But in my opinion, our biggest problem is that we need to improve our outside shooting ability. We missed too many outside shots in the second half, which is the biggest reason for our failure. "

The reporter was keenly aware of Hornacek's complaints about his teammates. Although Hornacek's shooting had some problems in the last quarter, he was still the most stable one in the Suns.

He said that there was a problem with the team's outside line. He couldn't be talking about himself. He was undoubtedly implying that his teammates didn't play well!

"Jeff, you have not renewed your contract with the team in advance, will you leave the Suns?"

"Next question!"

Hornacek also realized that his speech was inappropriate after the reporter asked a question, so he quickly skipped this topic...

After the Suns press conference was over, the reporters finally got to meet the main character they cared about the most—Supersonic, Lu Feng!

The three interviewed by the Supersonics after the game were Carlisle, Lu Feng and Harper.

Needless to say, Lu Feng and Carlisle, Kemp didn't come because he was too tired and didn't want to participate, so he gave the opportunity to Harper.

The reporters were very excited, and immediately asked the questions they were most concerned about.

"Luck, after you fell behind by 15 points in the first half, you switched to small forward in the second half. What supported your decision?"

Lu Feng smiled, then pointed to Carlisle beside him, and said:
"This is Rick's adjustment. Although Rick is very young compared to other coaches in the league, not much older than us, we have always known his coaching ability. He is definitely an excellent coach!
When we were behind, Rick made some changes in the lineup, and you can see the effect, and we won the game. "

Carlisle has been scolded miserably this season, and even the Sonics fans don't like him. Once the Sonics lose, it is Carlisle's fault.

But Lu Feng knew in his heart that Carlisle was slightly better than KC Jones in terms of training, tactical arrangements, and temporary adjustments, and he would give the opponent a hand whenever he had the opportunity.

And as far as the team's record is concerned, although the Sonics' record was not as good as the same period last season at the beginning of the game, after a few months, the record has improved significantly compared to last season, and the effect is quite obvious.

Carlisle was scolded for two reasons. One is that Jones' prestige among the fans is too high. After all, he is an ancient star from the Russell era. He holds 10 rings, second only to Lord of the Rings Russell.

The second is because Carlisle's qualifications in the basketball circle are too low, and fans scold him without any psychological burden.

The current NBA coaches are generally between 40 and 60 years old, and Carlisle is in his early 30s. No matter who comes, he will feel that he is not reliable.

But just like the Zen master was deified, basketball is all about performance. Even if Carlisle is young, as long as he can win the championship, his status will not be much weaker than the Zen master in his previous life.

The topic was brought to Carlisle by Lu Feng, and then the reporter threw questions to Carlisle, and Carlisle answered several questions in a row.

But just like Lu Feng praised Carlisle, when Carlisle talked about the team, he also praised Lu Feng in the same way...

"What was I thinking when I was down 15 points? Simple, what I was thinking was, I should remind Luck and cheer him up.

This is at our home court. It is not unacceptable to lose at home, but I believe Luck cannot bear too much loss, so I just need to remind him a little bit, he thinks he can go 'crazy'! "

"Of course, I have long expected that Luck can do such a thing. 20 rebounds is not difficult for him. I believe that as long as he wants to, grabbing 25 or even 30 rebounds is not impossible!"

"Of course it's excitement. No coach would want to coach a player like Luck. His talent, strength and creativity are obvious to all. What I appreciate most about him is his desire to win. Everyone in the Sonics has exploded from him. Contagious passion, including me!"

Harper was dumbfounded. Is Carlisle so good at licking? No wonder the opponent can immediately take over the position of head coach after Jones retired. Being a coach is a delicate job, and it is definitely not good if you have no brains and speech skills.

When it comes to the 30+20+10 he scored, Lu Feng did not take credit for it, and he summed up the reason for the support and help of his teammates and coaches.

"The 20 rebounds are not due to me alone. My teammates have been helping me out, so I can get so many rebounds.

The main reason is because of the coach's arrangement. The Supersonics need such a person to grab rebounds. Others only need to block. This person can be me or someone else, Ron, Sean, Sam... as long as Carlisle is willing , they can do the same thing. "

……

The victory over the Suns boosted the morale of the Sonics, and then they defeated the Lakers and the Suns one after another.

The record of the Lakers this season has come to 19 wins and 33 losses, basically saying goodbye to the playoffs. After Maggie retired, Worthy's performance was disappointing. Obviously, he alone cannot carry the team at all.

Because of his poor record, Worthy has received a lot of doubts this season. The media said that he has shown his true colors since he left Maggie and he can't play. Worthy has no way to refute.

In the original world, Worthy also encountered the same thing as now. After Maggie retired, his team leadership performance and personal performance declined significantly. Because he didn't want to be swept away by the Lakers trade, Worthy chose to retire after a few years of persistence. I don't know if there will be the same development in this life.

The fans were looking forward to the rematch with the Suns before the game, wondering if Lu Feng would switch to the third position again and play another shocking stat.

As a result, the Sonics played steadily and easily won the game without encountering too many difficulties.

霍纳塞克又是打了一场效率极高的比赛，19中12砍下32分4篮板4助攻。

Lu Feng played against the opponent all the way, scoring slightly worse than Hornacek, only 30 points, but still had 5 rebounds and 11 assists, both rebounds and assists were better than Hornacek.

Kevin Johnson has learned a lesson from playing. When he meets again this time, he will never shoot unless he gets into the basket. It is rare to play a very efficient game.

He scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists on 3 of 10 shots. He regarded himself as an ordinary starter, and when he didn't take too many shots, Kevin Johnson's performance was absolutely satisfactory.

This is the case for star players playing blue-collar players. As long as they are hard-hearted enough, the effect they play is definitely above that of ordinary role players.

But if Kevin Johnson doesn't make a shot, the Suns must have someone else stand up and help Hornacek consume the right to shoot.

Fitzsimmons is looking at Marley this time, and thinks that the potential and shooting ability shown by the opponent will not be much weaker than Hornacek. After all, the Suns are second only to Hornacek in shooting, and they are still the same. is a white man.

结果马尔利的表现让凤凰城球迷心碎，全场25投11中，罚球更是只有8投3中，25投仅得26分！
After winning the rematch against the Suns, the Sonics went all out and won the Timberwolves, Jazz, Kings, Cavaliers, Nuggets one after another...

Then he won the third game with the Suns and the Nets, and won a wave of 10 consecutive victories!

But what makes fans upset is that the Supersonics had a record of 2 wins and 10 losses in February, and this month's player of the month is not Lu Feng.

The league awarded the best player of the month to the flower bug Rodman of the 7-7 Pistons!
Rodman's data of 11+21+3 per game is really good. The three-item data is 64%+45%+65%. Except for free throws, the other two are also very good. But the Pistons have lost so many games. Can get the best of the month, isn't this a mess?

But awarding the best of the month to Rodman is really a decision the league has to make. The league doesn't want to give up a market as big as Detroit.

Didn't you see that the Pistons are so rotten now, isn't the home attendance lower than the Bulls?
Although the "Bad Boys" have a bad reputation in the league, Detroit fans really like them. People in Detroit are so poor, and spend a lot of money every year on watching games and buying jerseys. Give them some representation.

Among Joe Dumars and Rodman, the league finally took a fancy to Rodman, mainly because Rodman is better at marketing than Joe Dumars.

There are too many players in the league who know the style of Joe Dumars. Even if the league praises him, fans will not think that Joe Dumars is anything special.

What's more, there are still two monsters in the league, Lu Feng and Jordan.

Rodman is different. Rodman is the only one, and he can't find a second player with a similar style in the league.

Plus his own personality...

Bad boy, rebellious, miserable childhood, mental abnormality... With such a good "potential", who would the alliance not praise him for?
But what the league didn't expect was that the Pistons management has long been unhappy with Rodman, because Rodman is the most determined Pistons coach Chuck Daly in the Pistons.

After the Pistons won two consecutive championships, their fighting spirit remained undiminished. The so-called "greedy syndrome" did not appear on them, but the accumulated injuries destroyed them, and they still fell from the peak.

If there is anyone in the Pistons who suffers from greed, Chuck Daly is the only one. After winning the championship in 90, Chuck Daly proposed to join the Pistons management to gain more internal power.

The request given by the Pistons is: to win another championship.

The result is that when Thomas asked to continue playing with a lame leg, Chuck Daly had the opportunity to stop him, but he didn't do it, which led to Thomas being completely destroyed after one season.

As Detroit's totem-level star, Thomas' influence in Detroit is self-evident. The long-term loss caused by his fall to the Pistons made the Pistons very painful.

For every year Thomas misses playing, the Pistons lose an unknown amount of dollars.

Although Lambiel's influence is not as great as Thomas, but he is also suffering from injuries and makes the Pistons uncomfortable. I am afraid that both of them will retire after a few years...

The ball market has just started, and the two are about to retire. Rationality made the Pistons management understand that Chuck Daly's tactics are not suitable for the long-term development of the team.

Since being swept by the Bulls last season, the Pistons have not renewed their contract with Chuck Daly in advance this season. people pay attention.

The attitude of the Pistons management this season is very clear, that is, not to renew Chuck Daly's contract and let him leave by himself.

But what they didn't expect was that Thomas and Lambiel had no objections, and Rodman jumped out and challenged the Pistons management directly.

Although Rodman's tactical status in the Pistons has increased dramatically in the past two seasons and he has achieved results because he took the initiative to speak out for the coach, but the Pistons management still doesn't like him. A player who can't even tell who is the boss, ask which team? Will the team's management like it?
Because Rodman came out, and by the way, the Pistons management's tolerance for Chuck Daly decreased again and again. Obviously, there is such a potential stock in his team, but Chuck Daly didn't know how to give it to him. What kind of ecstasy soup did Rodman drink, so that Rodman almost regarded Chuck Daly as his own father and wanted to be tough on the team management.

Lu Feng knew about the Pistons, but he didn't intend to recruit Rodman after the "Bad Boys" fell apart. There are two main reasons.

One is that he is afraid that he will not be able to control Rodman after he has completely released himself, and as for Rodman, although he admires him, he does not want to get in touch with him too much.

Think about Pi Er's attitude towards Jordan and Rodman's attitude towards Jordan... With such a "flower" bug by his side, Lu Feng shivered unconsciously.

Rodman was criticized by the media in the original world for scribbling in his autobiography, but from Lu Feng's point of view, isn't this LGBTQ?
And compared to those minority groups in the future who don't know whether it is true or not, Rodman dared to do this in the 90s under pressure. The purity is absolutely fidelity. It can only be said that it was born in the wrong era.

But compared to these, Lu Feng cared more about another thing.

公牛因为在1月和2月破防翻车，战绩已经来到了50胜12负，超音速则有46胜15负……

If it looks like this, the Supersonics still have a chance to compete with the Bulls for the first place in the league. With the Bulls' rollover frequency, maybe the Supersonics really have a chance to complete the corner overtaking!

In Lu Feng's view, if the Supersonics can really reach the finals, the home field advantage will become the key to who can have the last laugh between the two teams!

Although the idea is very good, it is definitely not easy for the Supersonics to contrast the Bulls.

And regardless of whether they can't surpass the Bulls, the most important thing for the Sonics now is not to surpass the Bulls, but to keep their No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

46 wins and 15 losses do not allow the Sonics to secure the No. [-] spot in the Western Conference. The intensity of competition shown in the Western Conference has surpassed that of the Eastern Conference in several seasons.

The Sonics ranked first with 46 wins and 15 losses, followed by the Warriors with 44 wins and 15 losses.

After that is the opponent of the Supersonics in the next game: the Trail Blazers, ranked third in the West, with 42 wins and 18 losses!
(End of this chapter)