Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

The Bulls ended their seven-game losing streak in the Western Conference with a record of 5 wins and 2 losses. After returning to the Eastern Conference, the next step is like a tiger joining a flock of sheep.

Even though there are more strong teams in the East than in the West this season, there are also a lot of weak teams in the East.

Overall, there are still a lot of bonuses to be had against the teams in the Eastern Conference.

Next, the Bulls Youth Army 2.0 gradually revealed the results of their hard training in the summer.

At the same time, Mike Brown also helped the Bulls gradually establish a defensive system.

It is true that some problems will still be exposed on the competition field, but they are not as frequent as before.

Teammates help each other instead of scattered and excessive defense, which also makes the Bulls' defense more coordinated and complete.

Time turned to late December, and the Bulls improved their record to 12 wins and 18 losses at an extremely exaggerated speed, advancing from eighth in the Eastern Conference to fourth in the Eastern Conference.

However, it is quite regrettable that the Bulls are not scheduled to play in the Christmas game despite their rising momentum.

It can only be said that the team's reconstruction decisions will affect the schedule, the number of important games and national live broadcasts.

Since Duan joined the Bulls, that is, this year, the Bulls have decided to completely push for reconstruction, which is why they have not been favored by the league. Even the three major focus games of the NBA regular season, such as the Christmas game, are not available.

However, for the Bulls players, there is nothing wrong with spending Christmas at home.

In the past, I would go home after playing games. Sometimes I would even be too excited to sleep and needed to take some melatonin.

Watching the Christmas War at home this year is indeed a good experience.

One thing to say, in the highlight of this year’s Christmas game, the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant faced the Big Three of the Heat, and the ratings were indeed good.

The next day, ABC and ESPN announced viewership ratings of 810 million and 500 million respectively. The combined viewership of the two exceeded 1310 million, which was comparable to the key battles in the Eastern and Western Conference finals.

This is much higher than the pitiful millions of viewers more than ten years later.

It can only be said that the fans' eyes are sharp. A game with confrontation and star players competing with each other is much better than a game with referees controlling the field and constantly taking free throws...

The next night after the Christmas Day game, the Bulls will also have their own game at home.

Against the Bucks from next door, the Bulls naturally did not waste the Eastern Conference bonus. The main force clocked in for three quarters and easily won the game.

Next, they are all weak teams in the Eastern Conference, and the Nets and Pistons have taken over one after another.

At the same time, the All-Star voting channel is opened.

According to the official All-Star first-round voting results announced in early January, Duan did not retain the All-Star vote lead.

But with 43.8 votes, behind Kobe's 47.5 votes.

The Bulls are a rebuilding team and have finally improved their record to fourth in the Eastern Conference this season.

Perhaps due to his record, it is understandable that Duen is not as good as Kobe, the defending champion's new FMVP.

However, All-Star voting is still going on, and there are still three rounds of voting.

The Bulls' record is constantly improving. With Duane leading a group of rookies to achieve such an outstanding record, he will definitely attract a large number of passerby fans to vote for him.

As for Duan's base, because he has been the All-Star vote king in recent years, he has often been criticized by extreme local NBA fans.

As a result, NBA officials had to weaken the mysterious power from the east, making Duan's advantage in fan voting smaller and smaller.

Fortunately, local voting rights in the NBA are in the hands of fans who spend real money to watch the game. Duen's strength is obvious to all. They understand the game and will not have much prejudice against Duen.

White fans can enter the stadium to watch games for black players, and naturally they can also appreciate stars of other skin colors playing on the court.

As the game progressed, time quickly came to the end of January.

Duane finally overtook Kobe in the All-Star vote count in the fourth round, but his advantage in winning All-Star votes was not huge.

Duan received a total of 247 million votes, while Kobe received 245 million votes. The difference of 2 votes alone cannot explain anything.

It can only be said that the Bulls have been winning more games than others in the past month. The Bulls have attracted the attention of fans across the United States, and some fans who left have come back.

Of course, this All-Star voting can also be regarded as a battle between Nike's big and small kings, and Duan finally won by a narrow margin.

By the time the games in January were completely played, the Bulls had accumulated 34 wins and 14 losses, temporarily leading the Celtics, who were third in the Eastern Conference, by 0.5 games.

The Heat, who are first in the Eastern Conference, are only 2 games ahead of the Bulls.

It's early February, and the league officially announced the list of January's Eastern and Western Player of the Month and Eastern and Western Rookie of the Month.

It just so happens that Bulls are on both lists.

Dunn has won two Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards this season, but this is the first time he has received the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award.

As for the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honor, it was won by George.

Although George is Duan's substitute, the Bulls continue to give George opportunities in order to cultivate George, often playing in two-forward and three-forward lineups.

With Duan's help, it took George more than a month to adapt to the rhythm of NBA games.

And because after two months of muscle building, until January, George's shooting finally stabilized and he was able to hit some shots that he usually grasps.

In addition, when other teams defend the Bulls, they mainly focus on a few starters, and no one cares about how Duan's substitute plays.

After all, I am studying Duen and studying the newspaper. How can I have time to target Duen's substitute! Besides, no matter how good Du En's substitute is, can he be better than Du En?

It is precisely because George has not been studied yet and has not hit the rookie wall. Coupled with the help of Du En and other teammates, he has become more confident and outstanding. Most of the rookies who have performed well this season are concentrated in the Western Conference.

In particular, Griffin, the No. 09 pick in 10, spent a season recuperating due to injury. This season, he returned to compete with the th draft pick, thus monopolizing all the honors for rookies in the Western Conference.

In the East, George and Wall compete. Although Wall was the No. 1 pick, his offensive methods were too simple and he was studied by coaches across the league. After all, he hit the rookie wall.

After all, not all No. 1 picks are Duncan, and not all No. 1 picks can take a few extra steps to attack the basket.

As a small guard, Wall has limited stature and shortcomings in skills. When there are no stars in the team to share the offensive pressure, it is understandable that he will be guarded.

In fact, Wall's situation has also happened to rookies in the Bulls.

But instead of a first-year rookie coming off the bench, he's a second-year rookie starting the game.

Because of the Bulls' excellent record, they quickly rose to the top four in the Eastern Conference. In addition, the Bulls' dominance of the league in the past few years left a deep impression on other teams.

The Bulls' situation quickly attracted the attention of the entire league.

In order to study how to defeat the Bulls, coaches across the league will naturally start targeting second-year rookies who are easier to target.

In the past month, Curry, Evans, and Ibaka have all had a difficult time.

In order to ensure the team's record, the Bulls chose to avoid their weaknesses and maximize their strengths, reducing the playing time of the three Currys.

In this way, Jeremy Lin, Harden, and George came out of nowhere.

Jeremy Lin has played in college for four years, and his skills have been relatively perfected.

Although he still lacks some physical confrontation and one-on-one defense, Jeremy Lin's athletic ability is good.

In addition, in the Bulls, the game is relatively simple. Whether it is pick-and-roll, breakout, or passing and cutting, Jeremy Lin has a place to use it.

As Curry and Evans were targeted by other teams, their performance declined and their playing time was reduced. Jeremy Lin accordingly got more playing time and opportunities to prove himself.

The situation of Harden and George is similar to that of Jeremy Lin. Plus, players with the same skin color make it easier to play together.

The Bulls give rookies opportunities and teammates cooperate with each other, so they can naturally play better.

"Duane is worthy of being the All-Star vote-winner. The Chicago Bulls are re-emerging at a speed that surprises us!"

"Duane has magical powers. He can make his teammates better and allow rookies to grow quickly."

"The rapid growth of the Chicago Bulls rookies has undoubtedly brought this team back to the championship sequence!"

"Darko Milicic was selected for the Eastern All-Star team as a substitute solely because the Chicago Bulls are the second-best team in the Eastern Conference! I have to admire Duan's energy. He not only makes his teammates better, but also makes his teammates better. Teammates become All-Stars!”

"The Chicago Bulls should have opened a trade, but nothing happened, which means they are not ready to win the championship."

"In order to develop rookies, the Chicago Bulls did not exchange for All-Star players to help Doan win the championship. But if Doan enters the playoffs with these rookies, he will not be able to win the championship."

As time went by, the Bulls' record consolidated into second place in the Eastern Conference.

The media also had to increase the discussion about the Bulls and Duan because the Bulls played so well and so dazzlingly.

The improvement in record, the growth of rookies, and Milicic becoming the Eastern All-Star backup center by chance are all worthy of special mention.

But it wasn't all praise. Some media were arrogant and started to criticize the Bulls - mainly because the Bulls did not make transactions or strengthen before the trade deadline.

Normally speaking, the Bulls do use junk contracts and draft picks to sign All-Stars or quasi-All-Stars, creating a chance for the two giants and the three giants to compete for the championship.

However, as a dynasty team with four consecutive championships and a dynasty management team, everyone knows that winning the championship requires defense and game experience.

In short, we need a group of veterans who dare to fight and fight hard.

And this season, these veterans who dare to fight and fight have early joined the Lakers, Heat, and Celtics, which were promising championship teams at the beginning of the season.

The Bulls are a rebuilding team. Before the arrival of 11, they were not favored by everyone.

Rookies are performing okay now, but in the playoffs, it will be another story.

The Bulls management also took into account that the team lacked enough veterans who could play in the playoffs.

In addition, our rookies still need time and ball rights to develop, so we decided to take it one step at a time.

As for the two junk contracts in the team, they did not choose to use the Alan Houston clause.

After all, there is no luxury tax pressure, and the team also needs Kenyon Martin and Troy Murphy to cover some time.

Anyway, they are all contracts that are about to expire. When the playoffs are over and the maximum salary contract ends, the Bulls will be able to free up more than 20 million in salary space during the offseason.

Unfortunately, there are not many big fish on the free market this summer, and only Duncan is truly worthy of the Bulls' attention.

Although the Bulls have room to sign Duncan, Duncan will probably stick to the Holy City.

The only stars left that can be signed are Kirilenko, Randolph, and Prince.

The Bulls' introduction of stars is actually of little significance. The Bulls do not lack offense, but must implement the concept of defense to win the championship.

Of course, to be healthy and win the championship, it is also necessary to increase the depth of the bench.

With 20 million in space, signing a top-paid striker who can defend is only over 10 million, and the remaining few million can be used to supplement the interior or striker.

Then use the mid-level contract and the Bulls' brand to attract veterans who want to win the championship.

The rest depends on whether the rookie can be relied upon in the playoffs. If it’s reliable, then get the rookie bonus! (End of chapter)