NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"Paul, tell me the address and the route! I'm going out now!"

The caller was none other than the absolute core of the Celtics today: Paul Pierce!

This guy is also a top player among the new generation of players. There is no nightclub in Boston that he has not visited or played in. Boston, a city with extremely serious racial discrimination, is actually played by him all the time!
Pierce on the phone quickly gave an address, and then said to Lin Tian: "Hurry up! There will be a program tonight that you have never seen before! You are absolutely satisfied. If you missed today, you can play it again next time." , but there’s no chance!”

After listening to Pierce's introduction, Lin Tian didn't say much, hung up the phone, and started knocking on the door.

Miller, Big Ben, Webb, Carter.
Damn!

After Lin Tian knocked on the doors of several people in succession, he found that none of these bastards were in his room!

You don’t want to take me with you when you go out to play?
A bunch of heartless white-eyed wolves! not human!

Lin Tian snorted and quickly got into the elevator. Then he called the team's equipment manager and asked him to prepare a car for him, while thinking about how to get revenge on those bastards who didn't call him when they went out to play.

Well, he had completely forgotten that a few hours ago, he was invited, but he refused because he was too lazy to go out!

After the lightning-fast ride, Lin Tian quickly arrived at the nightclub that Pierce mentioned, a magnificent place with many handsome guys and beauties, a very vibrating subwoofer, and it looked very expensive!
However, Lin Tian has seen a lot of the world in the past few years. He has already seen the customs and customs of at least 28 cities with NBA teams in the United States.

"Are you white-skinned again?" Pierce glared at Lin Tian again.

As for what are the characteristics of girls in Boston?
Lin Tian said: It has no special features and is not worth mentioning!
Of course, that's not to say that there aren't any beauties in Boston, but there are beauties, but that's all, there's nothing special about them.

Just when Lin Tian was completely uninterested in this and was about to say hello and change the scene to see if he could find Miller and the others, he saw the highlight of this gameplay.

"Stupid nigger, what's wrong?" Lin Tian looked relaxed.

3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes.

Shameless!
Pierce, who felt Lin Tian's shamelessness, patted him on the shoulder, then stood up and said, "I have to go to the toilet!"

"Nego! You damn Negro! Even if you beat me to death, you are still a damn Negro! You are just a dirty, stupid, bastard Negro!"

"What did she call you?"

"But the one you're riding on isn't a nigger!" Pierce was stunned. Why, is this one of his own?
"Yes, I'm not!" Lin Tian nodded, as if it were a matter of course: "But I can't bear to see my brother being scolded by others! This is my reverse scale! No one can scold my brother in front of me."

First of all, when Lin Tian walked into the room, the room was not the traditional scene with subwoofers blasting ears, champagne flying everywhere, and everyone yelling.

But tsundere is tsundere, and Pierce's expression suddenly became a little complicated.

This Pierce, does he have such a strong taste?
Are you still looking for someone to insult yourself?

Regarding the new version of Lin Tian, ​​Pierce said: You are so fucking shameless!

What did that sentence say?

Especially when a girl wearing a standard OL uniform handed Lin Tian a notebook and asked him to take a look, Lin Tian's attention was completely diverted and he didn't even look at the two of them.

Walker took a paper fan and slapped it on the face of the white girl in front of him.

The thing he was holding had curse words written all over it! Very dirty! It’s so dirty that when I write it down now, it’s all xxx, ***, river crab and river crab!

But when Lin Tian walked into the VIP room that Pierce had given him, he decided to take back his previous comment.

"Then you can choose a girl, and once you choose, she will pick out words and phrases that you hate."

Lin Tian waved his hand, saying you can go ahead and play, and then he and the girl next to him started playing happily.

As time passed, Pierce never came back.

Lin Tian is extremely proud of this!

Pierce smiled and said: "How about it, you haven't experienced it before! This is a great place!"

Then, 5 minutes later, Lin Tian and a white girl sat side by side next to Pierce.

Lin Tian could only say: It's so scary!
"Sir, if you don't want to play with these, we also have some basic projects..." OL skirt saw that Lin Tian had been silent, thinking that Lin Tian didn't like this, and was going to recommend some basic things to him.

Lin Tian, ​​who basically didn't drink much, suddenly felt something was wrong.

The beautiful girl in Luo City is passionate, the Indian girl is good at dressing up, the young girl is charming, and the divorced girl is delicate.
With a similar summary, Lin Tianneng gave a clear summary of all 28 cities in the league!
This is the accumulation of Lin Tian’s career over many years. This is the rule he summed up after personally visiting various places, working tirelessly, not afraid of sweating, and putting it into practice!

Lin Tian looked down and his eyes widened.

"Unheard of!" Lin Tian smiled and was about to toast with Pierce when the girl next to him snorted.

"I have many similar friends." Lin Tian leaned back on the chair easily and said, "Woman, you are not allowed to insult my brother!"

Could it be that I encountered someone who was trying to escape my order?
Lin Tian, ​​who sensed something was wrong and had a bad premonition, suddenly thought of another thing.

how to say?

hiss.
Lin Tian gasped, and he almost turned around and left.

Unless this kid is stuck in the toilet and can't get out, he should have come back long ago!
And the girl who was supposed to accompany Pierce was a little worried now.

So dirty!
"Sir, this is our special service. You can put a check mark on the words that you hate the most, least like to hear, and least want to hear. Then if these words do not satisfy you, you can write your own in the bottom column. Write down the names or words you hate.”

"Stupid nigger! You are not allowed to look at others! You can only look at me!" Tsundere mode is here!

"You self-righteous white-skinned pig, you are as stupid as a rat in the sewer! You evil executioner, get out of the United States! This is our home!" The girl got into the act quickly and continued to read. own lines.

"No! That's it!" Lin Tian immediately picked up the pen and started checking off the paper.

Lin Tian didn't know how Walker and Pierce went from being dissatisfied with each other on the court to being like brothers now. Lin Tian didn't know, and he was not interested in the grudges between the two men at all.

Hiss... so exciting?
In this situation, if you are playing racial jokes in a place with the most serious racial discrimination, are you really not afraid of being beaten one day?

On the contrary, it felt like a quiet bar. Everyone was chatting there relatively quietly. Lin Tian immediately saw Pierce sitting in the middle and Walker and other core Celtics players beside him.

35 dollars in 11 seconds!

The incident that really made Pierce famous throughout the league!
If I remember correctly, on September 2000, 9, Pierce and his buddies were playing in a bar in Boston. Then, after drinking a lot, Pierce suddenly fell in love with a girl and struck up a conversation with her, but the girl Not liking him, the two of them didn't have a pleasant conversation.

It was a normal thing that Pierce would just leave if the conversation failed, but it happened that he drank a lot of wine that day and had a very bad temper.

The girl opposite is not a good person either. Her brother is also a well-known local gang member in Boston, so the tone of her words is also quite bad!
Anyway, after a back and forth, the two sides shook each other's hands, and then Pierce's guys had scattered to who knows where to have fun. He shook for a long time and no one came, but the girl rushed there with her brother and a few men. Pierce's side.

Then, there was the famous 35 cuts in 11 seconds!

Pierce received a total of 11 stabs that night, and the deepest one penetrated 8 centimeters into the body, less than 2 centimeters from the heart!

It can be said that Pierce really walked away from death!
What's even more legendary is that after Pierce was stabbed 11 times, he was discharged from the hospital on the third day, returned to the team's training camp nine days later, and started the preseason with the team 9 days later!
This recovery ability is almost the same as that of a Saiyan!

It was at this time that his nickname of 'Truth' truly became popular across the United States!
Thinking of this, Lin Tian also stood up directly!
In my memory, it was September 9th before the preseason when Pierce was cut, but today is already mid-October, the training camp has ended, and the preseason has begun!

The day when Pierce was hacked has long passed!

As for Pierce, he was not killed at the end of September. Who knows what the butterfly effect was that prevented this guy from enduring this disaster. But anyway, Lin Tian had a hunch: Pierce's disaster was not avoided, but postponed. !
Just like the arrival of Trunks postponed Kakarot's heart attack for three full years, the arrival of Mr. Lin must also have postponed Pierce's knife attack.

As for when it will be postponed? Anyway, Lin Tian thinks: It’s very possible today!
He quickly stood up and walked out of the private room to look for Pierce. At this time, it had been almost 15 minutes since Pierce left the room, which meant that the conflict had already begun!

Now that the conflict has begun, the center of the conflict must be surrounded by a large number of people watching the fun!
Again, people all over the world have a common hobby: watching the fun!

Lin Tian followed the crowd directly to the place with the most people, and then squeezed in with all his strength. Despite the waves of curses, Lin Tian finally saw a familiar figure!
A tall, thin guy, with the corners of his mouth turned down, who looked like he deserved a beating.

It's not Pierce!
Reggie Miller!

This guy was standing there alone at the moment and said to the other side: "What are you looking at!"

"What are you looking at?" The person opposite was a guy who was not easy to mess with at first sight and had tattoos all over his body. He was not afraid of Pierce at all and would just yell back when he opened his mouth.

"Try another one!"

"Try it."

Well, this guy didn't shout again, just try, but suddenly walked towards Miller!
Miller still doesn't understand what this guy wants to do. Maybe it's the NBA style of trash-talking, then head-butting, and then pushing each other that makes this guy forget what real street conflict is.

Maybe it was because no one dared to bully him when Lin Tian was around, which made him lose his proper perception of danger.

In short, he didn't have any defense against this guy who was approaching him quickly, but he still opened his mouth and cursed.

"You stupid nigger, do you know who I am? I make more money in a month than you will make in a lifetime. You, a dirty rat like you who can only wallow in the sewers, can only live in a place full of cockroaches." The little trash in the ghetto, I FUXX!”

Don't prepare to hide, and don't prepare to run either! Miller, who just wanted to scold him before talking to him, suddenly started swearing!

Because he saw a cold light shining from the hands of the black man opposite.

knife!
Young people don't care about martial arts, they just show their swords when they come up!
Although Miller saw the knife and cursed, maybe he had drunk too much or maybe he was frightened. In short, this guy remained motionless and had no intention of hiding.

"careful!"

At this time, Lin Tiantian still dared to watch the excitement there. To be honest, if Pierce was stabbed, he knew that this guy was rough and thick-skinned, and he also knew that this incident would not cause Pierce to suffer any serious injuries. 3 days After being discharged from the hospital and able to play in half a month, he wouldn't rush straight into the game.

What if the little karamies across from you play American style Iai with you?
What if he beats someone up and pulls out a few sand hawks or something?

Don't take risks.

Especially the relationship between Lin Tian and Pierce, he is not close enough to fight for the other side.

But Miller is different, this is a really good guy!

More importantly, Pierce was stabbed 11 times, and Miller might not be able to withstand it!

Since Lin Tian's arrival has caused the people who were hacked to change, then the final result may also change!
So Lin Tian stepped forward directly and hit the man's knife hand with a forward kick. With a scream, the knife flew straight into the sky. Miller almost sat down when he saw the flickering cold light. on the ground.

He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat, and it almost made him sober!

"Boy, who are you! Are you looking for death?" Little Karami hit Lin Tian in the leg, and his whole hand was trembling with pain, and he sprayed curse words at Lin Tian.

"Don't worry about who I am, but I think it's better to just forget about it today! I'm just a person."

Lin Tian raised his hands, looking like he was trying to calm down the trouble. He looked cowardly and weak. This appearance also made the little Karami opposite him relax his vigilance, but before he said a few harsh words to find trouble, Lin Tian The sky moved!
In the middle of Lin Tian's words, he suddenly took another step forward and punched the poor guy in the face.

There was a muffled sound of 'bang', and the guy fell to the floor without saying a word. It seemed that he would not have any fighting ability tonight!

Then Lin Tian quickly dodged to the left, and a guy holding a dagger behind him staggered past Lin Tian. His sneak attack was noticed by Lin Tian!
Lin Tiantian would still be polite to such a sneak attack guy, and hit the man's shoulder with another high-leg side whip.

"Oh!"

Then there was a muffled sound. The guy was hit by Lin Tian and almost spun half a circle in the air. Then he lay flat on his side and hit the floor. The knife in his hand flew to nowhere, but it didn't It's important.

The important thing is that he was now lying on the ground, screaming miserably, but he absolutely could not get up.

"Damn it! This kid is causing trouble! Kill him!" came a voice, and in the blink of an eye, 6 or 7 black men rushed towards Lin Tian! When Lin Tian saw this formation, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief!
Most likely, these people didn’t bring any American Iai with them! Otherwise, they will rush in and fight hand to hand if they are crazy!
But Lin Tian is not sure. What if people just think hand-to-hand combat is more interesting?

What if after Lin Tian was satisfied, the other party suddenly took out a few spray guns?

Too dangerous! So Lin Tian's choice was to lower his head and rush into the group of people quickly! He believed that since he was so close to these guys, even if these bastards had guns, they would never dare to fire them!

What to do if you hit one of your own?
"Snapped!"

Lin Tian suddenly raised his fist and punched the first unlucky guy on the chest. The guy who hit him bent over and coughed, almost vomiting out all the food he had eaten tonight!

Then Lin Tian raised his elbow and put it on his back, knocking the man down on his back and lying on the floor.

Then Lin Tian quickly made two false moves in the left and right directions. The two knife-wielding opponents rushing towards him were immediately confused, and for a while he didn't know which direction to swing the knife.

With just such a moment of delay, Lin Tian had already lowered his center of gravity and quickly approached the two from the lower third. When he was close to the two of them and ready to attack, the two little Kalami's knives were still raised in mid-air!
To Lin Tian, ​​these two guys were completely defenseless at the moment!

"Crack! Crack!"

The sound of two heavy punches hitting the body was heard in succession. Lin Tian hit the two people's wrists with one left and one right punch, knocking the knives off their hands. Then Lin Tian took the two people's heads with both hands and hit them hard. It hit the middle!
"Boom!"

There was a somewhat scary muffled sound, and the two little Karami became dizzy and collapsed to the ground!
"Kill him! Let's go together, all together!"

At this moment, the opponent was obviously completely over the top. He didn't care what Lin Tian's ability to kill four people in the blink of an eye meant. Anyway, they had lost face, so they wanted to beat them up!
"Oh!"

There was a muffled sound, and Lin Tian didn't even move his position. He hit the first person who rushed over with an iron elbow from top to bottom. The poor guy immediately collapsed on the floor!

"Watch what's behind you!" Miller, who was fighting closely with a black man and had a clear advantage. He was pinning his opponent to the ground and hammering him. He suddenly let out an exclamation, reminding Lin Tian to be careful of sneak attacks.

Lin Tiantian still needed his reminder, so he bent down to dodge, then exerted force on his waist, half-turned around and punched each on the left and right sides.

"Bang! Bang!" Two muffled sounds came out almost at the same time. Lin Tian's two punches hit the stomachs of the two attackers accurately and fiercely. Then Lin Tian stood up straight and twisted his upper body again in almost the same way. Punch to the back.

"Bang! Bang!" After two more muffled sounds, the two guys were hit hard on their faces. Blood flowed everywhere in the blink of an eye. The two of them fell down almost at the same time and spread out on the floor.

As soon as the two men fell to the ground, seven more cursing guys rushed out from multiple directions at the same time, rushing towards Lin Tian at the same time.

This time, these people all had knives in their hands.

"FUXX! Reggie, are you sleeping with their grandma?" Lin Tian complained, then raised his speed, concentration and strength to the extreme, and then his whole body suddenly transformed into a bolt of lightning, He kept moving around in the not-so-wide space!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" The bursts of popping sounds exploded like raindrops like raindrops, almost completely connected in a series. The people watching the excitement felt that their eyes were wet at this moment. After spending a while, they watched in disbelief as Lin Tian fought with seven people there alone.

Well, no.

It was Lin Tian who surrounded his 7 opponents by himself, trapped these 7 people in the middle, and then beat them like crazy!
Maybe 30 seconds have passed, maybe 3 minutes have passed, maybe only 10 seconds have passed.

In short, when everything suddenly quieted down, everyone looked at Lin Tian in disbelief as the only one still standing on the court.

At his feet and beside him, lay a group of losers who kept moaning and screaming and twitching on the ground.

Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4.
It’s not even 7!
A total of 14 people were lying on the ground!

Well, 15!
Because Miller also stood up now, he also killed one!
This guy looked proud as if he and Lin Tian had knocked down 15 people together. He was fighting side by side with Lin Tian. His hands were even in a posture. Looking at him, he was ready to shout at any time: "There's more." who!"

"Take away your magical power." Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said: "What's going on? Also, call Paul and the others quickly and let them deal with the aftermath!"

"That kid." Miller stretched out his hand and originally wanted to identify the culprit on the floor, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find the one who was quarreling with him among the pile of guys of different shapes lying on the floor. That guy.

"Forget it, anyway, there was a kid who just punched Ben."

"Hit me?" Lin Tian opened his eyes and said, "Can any of these people beat him?"

"Ben drank too much, so much that he didn't even know he got slapped. I came to stand up for him." Miller patted his chest and said with some pride: "Then I killed 15 people with you! "

Quietly, Miller also counted how many people were on the floor.

Lin Tian was too lazy to talk to Miller about his shamelessness.

"Lin? Reggie is here too? What's going on?" Pierce suddenly appeared at this time. Looking at the scene on the ground that looked like it had been ravaged by polar bears and the guys rolling on the ground, he couldn't react.

The timing of this guy's appearance made Lin Tian think... Did he just stand there and watch, and didn't show up until the fight was over?

"Can you handle the small conflict at the starting point?" Lin Tian didn't bother to explain to Pierce anymore and just brushed it off.

"It can be done, but fortunately the conflict happened in this store. The security here is very tight and no one is allowed to bring a gun in. Otherwise," Pierce shook his head, looking scared.

"You can't carry guns, but almost every one of these bastards has a fruit knife." Miller snorted, indicating that he didn't buy the so-called 'security' at all: "And where are their security guards? They haven't arrived yet?"

"Bring a knife?" Pierce glanced at the group of guys lying on the ground again, shook his head and said, "Then they are finished. The boss here is not something they can afford to offend!"

"That guy made it clear that if he fights and causes trouble in his venue, he will just fight and he will be compensated according to the price. But if he brings weapons, he will let these guys disappear in Boston!" Pierce said while starting to make a phone call. : "What's going on? I need to know the truth!"

"Ben was beaten up, and I stood up for him. Lin happened to be here too, and the two of us killed these 15 people together! They struck first, and they started to use the knife as soon as they came up!" Before Lin Tian could open his mouth, Miller said He described with great interest the details of how he and Lin Tian had just brought down 15 people.

But obviously, Pierce didn't believe a word of his words, and instead kept scratching and scratching himself.

"It's strange. After seeing this group of people, I felt very itchy." Pierce, Lin Tian and others felt inexplicable while waiting for the security personnel to come to deal with the aftermath.

Why is my body so itchy? Could it be that there are fleas?

Less than a minute later, more than a dozen nightclub security guards came over. It wasn't that they came slowly, it was just that the whole thing happened too fast. Lin Tian went from taking action to knocking everyone over to Pierce. It appeared at just the right time, and less than 3 minutes had passed in total.

If it was a normal conflict, the two groups of people might still be pointing their noses and thinking about scolding!

Who would have known that among these two groups of people, one of them was stupid and quick to attack, while the other was even more hateful and knocked them all down after just a few encounters?
Then a man who looked like a manager came over. This guy was obviously an old acquaintance of Pierce. After the two chatted side by side for a long time, the manager came over and apologized to Lin Tian, ​​saying that all purchases tonight were free of charge. After the order, he went to do his own thing.

"How will he deal with those gangsters?" Lin Tian was a little curious. After all, Pierce just said that the owner of this hotel has great skills and can make people who don't follow the rules 'disappear' in Boston.

"Send it to the police station and ask them to pay compensation, otherwise what else can you do?" Pierce shrugged, as if he had forgotten everything he had just said.

"I thought they would tie their hands and feet to big rocks and throw them directly into the Atlantic Ocean." Miller was extremely disappointed: "I originally wanted to take a look."

"I've watched too many third-rate shabby movies." Lin Tian and Pierce expressed their disdain for Miller at the same time. Then they looked at each other and said almost at the same time: "Let's continue playing? Let's go!"

What happened after that actually had little to do with Lin Tian and the others, or even had nothing to do with it at all.

Originally, Lin Tian thought that he and Miller had to go to the police station to record a statement to cooperate with the investigation, but it turned out that they did not receive any subpoena information from the police station. The whole thing seemed to come out of thin air, and then again out of thin air. It's like disappearing.

Until they finished the preseason game in Boston and left Boston to return to Indiana, no police came to ask about this matter. Even the media with the most sensitive noses and those who want to join in the fun of everything did not come to them. Let them express their opinion on the matter.

The person most dissatisfied with this is Miller!
This guy was full of complaints, saying that he and Lin Tian killed 15 people together, but it was not made public!
He was originally prepared to pay a fine and be suspended! This was the only time in his life that he looked forward to the suspension and fine!
But in the end, it was as if this incident had never happened, and there was no further context at all.

From this point of view, Pierce’s statement that the owner of this store is very smart and has the ability to make people disappear in Boston is really not nonsense!
With how things developed, it was obvious that the people behind the nightclub used their own energy to eliminate the matter from the public eye!

pity!

Lin Tian and Miller have the same regret!
Very disappointed!

After all, even if it's Lin Tian, ​​even if he once chased most of the Jazz team and even won the Olympic championship with boxing, in the end, it's all the same as being surrounded by more than a dozen gang members with equipment. , and then killing more than ten people is completely different!

This is a real actual combat, and many people on the other side are directly using their knives!

To say it was a life and death situation would be an understatement.

Even if Lin Tian lived two lifetimes, he had never experienced such a scene of fighting, winning a complete victory, and escaping unharmed.

But in the end, this matter was not interviewed or reported, and it was not made known to everyone in the world. It is really a pity.

Even though Lin Tian's titles such as 'NBA's No. 91 Warrior', 'The Best Fighter in the World' and 'Olympic kg and Over Gold Medalist' are already very famous, there is no shortage of someone like 'Nightclub God of War'. nickname.

But this kind of thing is the kind of thing that makes you feel annoyed when it is reported, and makes you feel uncomfortable if it is not reported.

But it was not reported, at least for the team, which is great news. After all, if you really reported it, even if Lin Tian and Miller did not have to report to the Boston Police Station and the court every day, they would at least be suspended. and fines.

Now, hey, it’s all free!

At least for Carlisle, a rookie head coach, this is definitely something to celebrate.

In the Pacers' eight preseason games, they did not achieve complete victory as usual.

They only had a total of 4 wins and 4 losses.

The most important reason is that compared to Bird, Carlisle was more cautious in using his main lineup in the preseason, allowing Lin Tian and others to play less time.

In 8 games, none of Lin Tian, ​​Miller, Webber and others averaged more than 20 minutes per game. Even in the last two games, the team's top five starters and sixth man Miller did not play any time. !

Carlisle's meaning and purpose couldn't be more clear: to examine the role players, to examine the rest of the players besides the main players, and to see who of those who have not yet received a formal contract can really stay in the team!
Happily, several of the team's newcomers have performed quite well in these preseason games. Best averaged 13 points per game and shot 3% from three-point range, earning the team's full mid-level salary. Miller is averaging 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists per game. He is simply a smaller Divac.

The most gratifying thing is Al Harrington, the first-round pick that the team has raised for two years.

In the first two years of his career, this dexterous power forward, who had almost been on the bench and could only play garbage time, finally got his chance after his continuous hard training and the departure of several of the team's competitors.

He averaged 8 minutes per game in 29 preseason games, the highest on the team, and averaged 17 points and 7 rebounds per game, both of which were the highest on the team!
In addition, his 3-point shooting percentage has reached 35%. In this era, it is definitely very good for a No. 4 position to have such shooting ability!
What also surprised Carlisle was Harrington's defensive ability. This guy obviously knew that his opportunity was hard-won. He did not skimp on his physical strength on the defensive end and invested a lot of energy. The defensive effect was also very good. good!

Although he can't defend such a large-tonnage giant inside line, his steps are fast enough and his skills are flexible enough. When switching defenses, assisting defense, and attacking the opponent's outside ball holders and shooters, he is extremely effective!

In short, everything about Harrington made Carlisle happy. He knew that he had found another important substitute for the team!
Then, after some discussions and research between Carlisle and Bird, before the official start of the regular season, the team picked and chose which cuts should be made and which ones should be given up. In the end, they finally determined their new The official roster for the season!

Centers: Ben Wallace, Brad Miller, Zahn Tabak.

Power forwards: Chris Webber, Al Harrington, Larry Ketner.

Small forwards: Doug Christie, Derek McKay, Terry Mills.

Shooting guards: Reggie Miller, Vince Carter.

Point guards: Lin Tian, ​​Travis Best, Tyus Edney.

There are a total of 14 people in the lineup. Bird deliberately left a position just in case. In case the team's record is poor or there are any large-scale injuries, or a certain team suddenly lays off the Pacers, he can When recruiting a player under his command, Bird can also respond quickly and make final additions to the lineup at any time!

Advance to attack, retreat to defend!

But what can be seen is that although the most important 6-7 people in the team are exactly the same as last season, in terms of role players, the Pacers are indeed retiring and poaching. Compared with the previous two seasons, It is indeed much weaker.

But again, as long as Lin Tian, ​​Webber, Miller, Carter and others are still there, the foundation and basics of this team will be there. This weakening of role players is actually the reason for every dynasty-level team. One of the main dilemmas to face.

The value of role players increases with the improvement of the team's record, and various teams are trying to grab players. Due to salary pressure, the home team can only continue to let players go, watching their lineup getting thinner and thinner.

At this time, the first thing to be tested is the ability of the team's absolute core. The core must continue to maintain a high level of performance and solve difficulties when the team encounters difficulties. Only in this way can the team's competitiveness be maintained.

The second step is to test the vision and ability of the team's general manager and scouts to sign at low prices.

They have to spend a small amount of money to do big things, they have to find treasures at low picks when the team only has late picks, they have to attack accurately in the free market, and get excellent players at a low price who can really be of great use.

Then there is the aggressiveness and health of the players themselves. After many players have risked their lives to win one or two championships, they will obviously relax their requirements and unknowingly lower the quality of training and games, causing themselves to be in trouble. Performance on the field declined.

And more importantly, there is the issue of injuries. When the main players of a team fight for many years until June and play 6 regular season games and four series every year, their risk of injury will increase significantly. , their fatigue will be greatly increased, and their recovery time from injuries will be reduced.

Many teams will fail on their way to their second or third championship due to injuries and will be unable to build a dynasty.

In addition, other teams' targeted reinforcements, each team's analysis and research on the top team's tactics, each team's extra chicken blood and stronger desire to perform when facing the defending champion, these Everything will make the challenges faced by every championship team get bigger every year!
In short, a team that aims to be a dynasty will definitely face many more difficulties and difficulties than an ordinary championship team. What they need to consider, prepare and deal with is also more difficult than those ordinary championship teams. Think much more!
This year's Pacers, as the league's top favorites to win the championship twice in the past three years, will almost certainly encounter all the above problems!
But whether these problems will become memorable moments on their way to successfully defending the title, or whether they will be the culprits that lead to the failure to build a dynasty, we will only know after the season starts! (End of chapter)