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Departing from New Orleans, after an hour and a half of flight, the chartered plane of the Sonics landed at Chicago International Airport. Although it was late at night outside, everyone was reminded by the staff to put on warm clothes, but as soon as they got off the plane, The cold wind blowing from far away Canada through Lake Michigan still makes people shiver uncontrollably. <It blows from winter to winter, which is a true portrayal of the climate here. Even wearing a pullover, the cold wind can't stop coming in from the gaps in the clothes and pouring into the whole body of the person.

Stephen cursed secretly in his heart, this terrible weather, fortunately he did not agree to come here, who can stand being blown by the wind like this every day, after getting off the plane, Stephen found strangely that there was a reporter from a media outside No, it shouldn't be, even in the middle of the night, a reporter should come over.

Stephen has forgotten what this place is, this is Chicago, and the team here is the Bulls, a team with the "No. 74 scorer in history". Although his achievements are amazing, for the people of Chicago But it's very common, scoring a record in a single quarter is nothing, so is [-] points in a single game, wait until the career retires to see who averages more points per game.

Jordan's career scoring average is the highest in the league. Even Chamberlain, who averaged [-] points per game in the season, is [-] points worse than him. Under low circumstances, the media in Windy City are generally very uncomfortable with players who have made achievements in scoring. It was empty.

But Stephen didn't think much about it, he was just a little surprised. After arriving at the hotel, the group stayed as soon as possible. They just played the game. Although they won another victory, their physical exhaustion will not be caused by the victory. eliminated.

On the second day, after training, a few reporters finally came to the Sonics. Naturally, they all came for Stephen. After other players saw it, some were envious, and some turned away. Some of them had jealous eyes after seeing it, while others stood behind Stephen and cheered for Stephen.

Still those questions, Stephen answered one by one, and suddenly a reporter asked: "Mr. Stephen, may I ask you to break the record of single points in a single quarter held by George Gervin, and at the same time surpass Jordan in points in a single game. How do you feel?"

"Jordan will always be an insurmountable existence. In my heart, he will always be my driving force, the direction I pursue, and the goal of my life. I will not think that I have surpassed Jordan just because I scored more than Joe in a certain game. Whether it is strength or honor, I still have a long way to go from him, and I still need to continue to work hard."

Jordan will always be the pride of Chicagoans in the Windy City. Even if he came back to the Wizards later, it did not affect his status in the hearts of the fans. When he came here, Stephen would naturally not offend and provoke him. Extremely unwise behavior, Stephen is not the kind of mindless player, and Jordan is already retired, provoking him is impossible to have any results, anyway, it cannot be proved on the field.

Jordan represents an era. He not only has an extremely lofty status among fans, but also among players. Because he conquered an era, for those players who were defeated by him, if you even look down on Jordan, how can you It’s not that I look down on us even more, so it’s not just him who offends Jordan’s disrespectful words, but a large number of seniors who are still healthy and very active.

The reporter didn't get what he wanted, so he had to leave unwillingly. He didn't ask Stephen what he thought of the current Bulls team, because the current Bulls team couldn't represent their brilliance. It can't be compared with Stephen.

During the offseason, there was a brief rumor that Stephen might come to Chicago, but at that time, Stephen's transfer news was everywhere, except for the few teams that made it clear that they would not seek Stephen. The rest of the league's teams have news about their relationship with him, so the Bulls side is not conspicuous, and it is difficult for outsiders to know that the Bulls once had a chance to get Stephen.

But at that time, they still looked down on Stephen. Now when they think that Stephen can barely take over the title of Jordan's successor, it is already too late. It is not so easy to get Stephen, let alone the Sonics. It is so easy to let Stephen go, but they are willing, and now the bargaining chip to trade Stephen is no longer easy to come up with.

Although in terms of salary, Stephen is still a player with a middle-level contract, but the more Stephen’s salary is borrowed, the harder it is to match the deal. After the expiration of the rookie contract of "Little Emperor" LeBron James, Stephen has become the best player in the league. A super-value player, whether it is his game value or commercial value, is no exception.

A player worth $3000 million has a salary of $500 million. The salary is easy to match, but the value is not easy to match. It is easy to take half the team to trade a player, but the salary is not equal, so Stephen was traded After arriving at the Sonics, although theoretically there is a possibility of trading in three months, but no team will spend that time and effort.

What Stephen didn't know was that the head coach of the Bulls, Scott Skiles, used the transaction to stimulate the players, and Stephen's speech in the interview was also taken out by him. I look down on you people, that's why I didn't even mention them.

The players of the Bulls are all young players, and they can't stand it at all. I heard that the team almost traded them for Stephen in this offseason. In the end, Stephen rejected the team, otherwise some of them would have to act The chips are taken out to trade with the other party.

Skiles' aggressive approach was very transactional. Although the players didn't seem to respond on the surface, but looking at their eyes and subsequent training attitudes, it was clear that these words had worked, and Skiles immediately thought laughed.

At the beginning, he had conducted a key research on Stephen, and the team naturally also made an assessment before they were ready to trade for Stephen. He believed that neither Ben Gordon nor Luol Deng could be compared with Stephen. Although Ben Gordon has comprehensive offensive skills , excellent psychological quality, especially in the shooting of key shots, people can vaguely see the shadow of Jordan, but he has an irreparable shortcoming, that is, his height is too low, not tall enough to play shooting guard, and he is not tall enough to play ball control. The defender lacks organizational skills. If he can add a few centimeters, the Bulls will definitely choose him as the team's core and future hope without hesitation.

As for Luol Deng, he is very smart in playing and has an offensive method that is no less than anyone else. However, as a small forward, although he has a height advantage, he lacks the breakthrough ability that a small forward should have, and his speed and explosive power are insufficient. He couldn't go from first to top.

Although Stephen is somewhat deficient in offensive skills compared to the two of them, he has no obvious technical flaws. Although he is somewhat deficient in shooting ability, neither Luol Deng nor Ben Gordon is strong. In back-frame ability, Stephen is far better than them.

At the same time, Stephen's defense is even better, and it is very balanced. Whether it is speed or strength, Stephen can basically handle it. This is incomparable between the two of them. This is what the Bulls think Stephen is most likely to achieve. One of the elements of Jordan's height.

Jordan's offense is invincible, which is a well-known fact in the world, but his defense is also very good, but his offense is too dazzling, covering up his defensive excellence a bit, Among the league records he keeps, most are amazing scoring records, but there are also several defensive ones.

Entered the All-Defensive First Team nine times in a row, shared this record with Gary Payton, three steals champions, shared this record with "Big O" Robertson and Iverson, and his name is also included in the personal halftime steal record, At the same time, the total number of career blocked shots remains the first among defenders, and he is also one of the few defenders who has won the best defensive player.

A player who can only attack but not defend is not great. The Bulls were really attracted to Stephen at the beginning, and they studied Stephen very deeply. This is why Skiles did what he did today. The reason is that he believes that with Stephen's offensive ability and the fact that the Bulls have no strong defensive players, the only way to win is to use an offense-to-offense strategy.

And against Stephen, it is definitely not a certain player who can compete with the opponent by breaking out. At least two or more players need to perform at a super level on the offensive end to be able to compete with the opponent. Michael Reed taught Skell Si is very clear.

Then he left Kirk Hinrich alone, and explained to Hinrich, asking him to focus on defense and cut off the Sonics point guard to transfer the ball to Stephen. This is also a no-way method, except for this In order to prevent the Sonics from suddenly resorting to the high-position pick-and-roll set of killers like they did against the Bucks, he made arrangements for the pick-and-roll defense.

After doing all this, Skiles was relieved and prepared to welcome the game. As soon as the game started, it could be seen that his early response was very effective. On the other hand, the Sonics, except for Stephen In addition to being in good condition, other players performed very poorly. It can be seen that Carlesimo has to bear a lot of responsibility for the lack of preparation for the Sonics before the game. At the same time, his ability suffered again. Here comes the question.

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