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"I admit that seeing the score in front of me makes me feel unbelievable. At least I admit that this is not the score that the Boston Celtics should have." Tolbert, who was in charge of explaining the game, took advantage of the commercial break At the right time, he took off the microphone and muttered something.

He is a fan of the Celtics, and he claims that the smooth blood in his body is green, but in the commentary of the program, he can't explain from the standpoint he likes, especially this game, because it is At the home court of the Sonics, although the game is broadcast live across the country, the commentators are also required to stand on a neutral position as much as possible.

This neutrality means trying not to be biased towards the Celtics, because although the Celtics have been in a low tide in recent years, their influence has not completely faded. The accumulation of decades of history has made their support in various related fields.

And these people all dream that the great Celtics can be revived and stand on the top of the league again. This kind of expectation has always existed, and it will not disappear because of the short passage of time. It has always been deposited deep in their hearts. , yearning, surging, missing.

Teams such as the Lakers and Celtics with luxurious, thick and glorious histories have this kind of charm. In the league, their status is equivalent to that of Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga. To some extent , even more than that.

"I think the current Sonics already have this qualification, and I'm not surprised by this score." Although Tirito is not a supporter of the Sonics, he has been with Tolbert for a long time. I'm used to being against for being against.

"Although a one-person team may perform well, it will definitely not be able to last, especially in the long season. Even if they finally enter the playoffs, they cannot persist until the end by relying on one person. This season's Los Angeles Lakers is an obvious example, no matter how good Kobe Bryant's performance is, it's useless, this season's Sonics are last season's Lakers, and they still lack Phil Jackson." Tolbert stuck to his guns.

"So do you think that this kind of superstar clustering together is normal and worth encouraging? As far as I know, this kind of situation did not occur in the previous Celtics, whether it was Bill Russell or Larry The Bird period." Tirrito didn't like this way of building a team with several superstars.

The reason why the league set up a salary cap and a draft system is to encourage fair competition. Everyone competes in the same environment, so that the power of capital will be weakened as much as possible, and the gap between big and small cities and ball markets will be narrowed as much as possible. Basketball itself and technically.

This is the meaning of the existence of the league, not just a business development league, but an effective system gradually formed during the development of the league. The Celtics have never had three max-salary players. It happened, but it's happening now.

Judging from Tirrito's observations on the development of the league in the past 20 years, he feels that once this situation occurs, in order to fight against such a lineup, other teams will inevitably form an equally luxurious lineup to fight against him, while the top players in the league There are many, the gathering of superstars in one or several teams will inevitably bring about a decline in market attractiveness and competitiveness for teams without superstars.

In this way, it will be more difficult for a team without a superstar to survive, or it will have to increase investment to attract more players to join. This will inevitably produce a lot of junk contracts, which will have a negative impact on the market and will break The league is now in a balanced situation.

Tirito does not want to see this situation. Although he himself feels very sorry and regretful about the sinking of the Celtics, what he hopes to see is that the Celtics will slowly recover through long-term accumulation and recovery. Reaching the point of the past, instead of doing it through crazy and gambling-like operations like it is now.

He is a relatively old-fashioned person who does not like to break the existing pattern, while Tolbert is more crazy. At the same time, Tirito is relatively neutral in his feelings towards the Celtics, while Tolbert is very biased. Therefore, in terms of dealing with the Celtics, the positions of the two have clearly deviated.

"In my opinion, this is just a normal market action. All transactions are made based on fairness, and there is no violation of the rules of the league." Tolbert paused, organized his language, and used his What Tirrito can see with his vision and experience, he can naturally see it too, but his feelings for the Celtics make him support this kind of behavior.

"Hehe, old friend, I don't believe you can't see the harm of this development trend." Tirrito said to Tolbert with a smile, and then put on the earphones to listen to it. The commercials are still going on, or else the commentators in the studio are saying something.

"The harm is not that serious. It's not the same with other teams. I think there are less and less real superstars in this league. I don't know when a player like Larry Bird will appear." Tolbert said with He said in a strong nostalgic tone that he did not see the most glorious period of the Celtics with his own eyes, but the Celtics of the 80s accompanied him to maturity and left a deep mark in his heart.

"Larry Bird, why don't you say you are a player like Jordan?" Tirito also respects Larry Bird very much. He is equally great in terms of skills and character, but he admires those who have established great achievements even more. Jordan, of course, will take it out to argue with Tolbert.

"Jordan is great, but he is not completely unsurpassable. The growth trajectory of every superstar is different. Maybe there will be no next Jordan, but there will definitely be great people. Although I like the Celtics very much , but I also appreciate the player Stephen, I think that if there is no major injury and he can play for more than ten years in his career, then his achievements will not be inferior to any leader-level superstar." Thor Burt turned over Stephen's data and said to Tirito.

"I think Stephen is in an abnormal state this season. Under the current rules and confrontation intensity, it is impossible for a player to average 35 plus points per game throughout the season. Less than 35 points.” Tirrito’s statement is also based on the season’s scoring average, except for the non-human Chamberlain, only Jordan has scored more than [-] points per game in the season, but even Jordan, it is only completed. for a season.

In the past 20 years, Kobe’s average of 35 points and [-] points per game was the closest to this result. Stephen’s performance was crazy, but it was not much different from Kobe’s last season. Tirito believes, Kobe's madness has a lot to do with becoming the boss of the team for the first time, but he can shoot as he pleases, and Stephen is also for this reason. It is precisely because of his depression in the San Antonio Spurs that it leads to his current madness .

He firmly believed that it was impossible for Stephen to go on like this for a whole season. Ability was one aspect, scoring desire was another aspect, and whether his teammates could always allow him to make such crazy shots was another aspect.

"I have a different opinion on this point. I think there is still a possibility of 35 points or more, and it is very big. It is a bit difficult to say that they average [-] points per game." At this time, the positions of the two changed, and Thor Burt stood on the side of the Sonics, while Tirico looked down on the Sonics.

"Let's make a bet if you don't believe me. I think Stephen's scoring average will be less than 35 points per game. What about you?" Tirito immediately made a bet with Tolbert, but Tolbert was obviously not so easy to be fooled. Immediately refused: "It's impossible to gamble. I can't make a mistake like Sir Charles."

Sir Charles is Charles Barkley, because Yao Ming made a bet with his partner Kenny Smith, and finally had to kiss a donkey's ass, which has become the laughing stock of the entire media world. Tolbert would not make such a mistake, he would not put himself Your fate rests on someone else's body.

"Then can you predict Stephen's score for this game?" Tirrito immediately put the earphones on his ears after hearing the director's voice, and then continued to discuss this topic with Tolbert.

"I think it will be over [-] points. This is just a conservative estimate. There is no doubt about Stephen's scoring ability. He is one of the best scoring players among today's players." Although Tolber is a fan of the Celtics, But this does not prevent him from supporting Stephen.

"The second half is about to start, let us wait and see if Tolbert's prediction can be guessed." At this time, the players had already started to enter the field, and Tirito immediately brought the topic to Tolbert.

"I am very convinced that he can do it. Please remember, this is what Tolbert predicted for you." Tolbert didn't think that Stephen scored [-] points in the first half, and even scored twice in the second half. You can't get ten points, and even if you don't get it, you don't have any loss to yourself, so why not take a gamble.

At this time, Tolbert suddenly saw that the familiar figure was gone from the Sonics lineup. When he looked carefully, he found that Stephen was sitting on the bench and resting. Thinking that Stephen had just played the entire first half, and would definitely have to rest for a while before playing in the second half, how could he forget this factor.

However, he also thought that with Stephen's scoring ability, even if he rested for half a quarter, the task of [-] points could be easily completed. At this time, he didn't think too much at all. For most players in the league, Playing the whole game and scoring [-] points is considered a super-level performance.