All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball Chapter 101: The bull is here!
After sitting idling at the drinking fountain all night, Kobe's mind has already emerged, Su Feng is rolling over and over.
Just in case, Kobe turned off his mobile phone.
Philadelphia.
After returning to the apartment after the press conference, Su Feng couldn't sleep.
He tossed about in bed excitedly, even rolling all over...
is the first show of his career after all, and the scene of a lore has been staged. For Su Feng, who has worked so hard in the past two years, what's wrong with him?
After a long time, Su Feng picked up his mobile phone and prepared to call Kobe.
"Shut down?"
Su Feng is a little unhappy.
Because Kobe failed to share his joy, he felt that he was not perfect.
Just like that, it was noisy until midnight when Su Feng, who was no match for sleepiness, fell asleep.
The next day.
Su Feng woke up in a daze and found that it was already morning.
It’s okay because there was a game yesterday and the team did not arrange training this morning.
ate "breakfast" and after finishing his haircut, Su Feng hopped to the training hall.
"Su, have you watched TV? You and Allen won three of the top five goals."
As soon as Su Feng entered the training hall, assistant teacher Jason greeted him.
"I saw it."
Su Feng's dunk lore successfully climbed to the top of the five best ball list, and his other goal on the list was to catch Robinson after catching the cap with Iverson.
Iverson also made the list with a single-handed quick break dunk.
Unfortunately, the English version of the five best ball commentary is passionate, but it has no inner taste.
It is worth mentioning that before the start of the training, Davis praised Su Feng and Iverson.
Of course, Davis also highlighted the game against the Chicago Bulls tomorrow.
"Su, tomorrow I want to arrange for you to confront Michael, do you have any thoughts on this?" Davis looked at Su Feng and said.
Idea?
Su Feng’s only thought at this time is that Davis is simply my Xiao He!
Su Feng is now worrying about the bottleneck in his defensive ability and needs to be beaten to mention it...Ah yeah, beat Michael Jordan, that is Su Feng's long-cherished wish!
After all, two lives, how can it be said that Su Feng does not want to fight with Jordan?
When Su Feng was just learning basketball in his previous life, what he liked most was to hang out with his friends everywhere, wherever he had a high level of basketball.
So Su Feng didn't even think about it, so he replied: "I don't have any questions, coach!"
Davis nodded with satisfaction, "It's not just Sue who defends Michael Jordan.
I hope everyone can learn like Su on the court and help each other, because we are a whole! "
After winning the opening game, the morale of the 76ers improved a lot.
But when it comes to hitting the bull...
Then we should wash and sleep.
At this time in 1996, too many people were scared by Jordan.
Many rookies will even be specifically instructed by the coach before the start of the game not to anger the "old hooligans".
Therefore, in the opinion of Witherspoon and others, Su Feng and Iverson should be renamed to "want to die."
Hey, look, Stackhouse, who was publicly executed by his senior last year, is much lower-key now, right?
aside...
After hearing Witherspoon and others talking about Ai Feng in private, Stackhouse didn't even think about it, so he went to the other side to practice shooting.
Because of the senior's grumpy temper...
I beat myself a few times a year at most.
But Su Feng...
“The New Book of Mountains and Seas” says: There is Iron Man whose surname is Su Mingfeng, who looks like a dragon and loves bullfighting. When Iverson meets Iverson, he immediately becomes a party of hands, chanting: dribble, assist, brother, laugh like bronze Like a gong.
's motto is: No matter how good the game is, the stacking is high, the resistance is invincible, and the skin is resistant to kicks.
"Hey, Jerry, are you practicing shooting?"
On the field, after the coach explained the tactics, the players entered the free practice time.
Seeing Stackhouse who was practicing three-pointers, Su Feng stepped forward and laughed.
Sure enough, can I still not escape the fate of fighting him?
Stackhouse looked up at the sky, then sadly threw the basketball in his hand to Su Feng.
"Come on!"
Su Feng deducted a small question mark to Stackhouse.
because he wanted to come over and chat with Stackhouse briefly...
"You didn't come to me to fight the bull?" Stackhouse asked in surprise.
Su Feng shook his head, "I just finished such a difficult game yesterday, how can I be so crazy?"
like this...
Stackhouse breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to cry and smiled: "I watched the top five, and your two dunks were awesome."
"Hey, it's not really a great thing."
Su Feng stroked his hair and looked at Stackhouse expectantly.
Stackhouse nodded, "Well, it's good for you to have such a mentality."
Su Feng: "???"
Su Feng suspected that Stackhouse did not understand his eyes, so he stepped up his efforts and hinted: "But it is indeed a happy thing to be able to score the top five goals."
Stackhouse spread his hands.
"I played the top five games several times last year. To be honest, don't take this matter too seriously. The most important thing is to play well next."
Although he knew that Stackhouse was telling the truth, after failing to hear the answer he wanted twice in a row, Su Feng suddenly became serious.
"Come to the bullfight, Jerry!"
"..."
Stackhouse's mentality collapsed.
He wanted to refuse.
But is it possible?
On the court, after hearing that Su Feng and Stackhouse were going to fight a bull, the teammates began to bet again.
"Perhaps, this is life, right?" Stackhouse thought silently.
……
Philadelphia, while the 76ers were training, the Bulls players who flew to Philadelphia overnight after the game last night also woke up.
There is an unwritten rule in the NBA that after the players have finished the game, the team’s coaching staff will never wake them up early the next morning.
82 regular season games, not only the test of strength, but also perseverance.
Of course, this unspoken rule is also to take care of some "night owls."
After all, Harden just inherited the fine traditions of his predecessors.
In fact, one of the great pleasures of many NBA players playing is to experience the different nightclub culture in various places and to help local women who stumbled to improve their happiness index.
Like the "Rain Man" Camp, who is more likely to play in this period, after a few years, he doesn't even know how many illegitimate children he has.
There is a story in the NBA, if you see Camp being on a certain basketball show again, then he must be unable to pay his high child support.
After the team flew to Philadelphia, Phil Jackson did not make an appointment with the 76ers for pre-match training.
Because unlike the outside world that the Bulls will copy and paste last year's success, Phil Jackson, who has endorsed KFC for many years, has been keenly aware of problems within the team.
After achieving unprecedented success last year, it is an indisputable fact that the bull’s momentum has declined.
Like Rodman, in order to prove himself last year, he played on the sidelines, and he was still obedient during the game.
But this year is different.
In the summer, Rodman was busy making movies and doing reality TV shows. His mind has gradually drifted outside the basketball court.
Su Feng's previous life, in the 96/97 season, Pippen and Jordan even wanted to kick Rodman out.
The reason is that in a game with the Timberwolves in 1997, Rodman, who was against Garnett, flew off the court to save the rebound.
Rodman, who was tripped to the ground by the camera, became furious, and kicked the photographer in the crotch directly after he got up.
During Rodman’s absence due to the suspension, the Bulls’ record was not bad, so many Bulls players thought they could win without Rodman.
And different from the first three companies, in the last three companies, the entire Bulls lineup is extremely "aging".
On February 17 next year, Jordan will celebrate his 34th birthday.
Rodman is 35 years old, and the main players such as Pippen and Harper are already 30+...
In addition, in the summer, in order to retain the championship framework, the total salary of the Bulls team exceeded 58 million U.S. dollars, setting a new NBA record.
Of course, a large part of this is paid to Jordan personally.
In the summer, Jordan’s agent Falke originally offered the Bulls owner Lanesdorf an offer of $50 million for two years, but Lanesdorf was only willing to sign for one year, but in the end he gave Jordan an offer. The sky-high annual salary of 30 million US dollars.
One year later, the ‘True Fragrance’ Reinsdorf will give Jordan another $33 million in annual salary. (Note①)
The total value of the two years is 63 million US dollars. The Bulls need to pay by Reinsdorf’s "God Operation" has far exceeded Falke’s $50 million two-year offer that year.
And behind Jordan's sky-high contract renewal, is Pippen’s growing "jealous".
From Pippen's point of view, Jordan paid a lot for the Bulls, and it deserved to get $30 million.
But like Rodman, he also got 9 million dollars a year, but he...
Okay, this Pippen really can't blame others.
Because before Pippen signed the 7-year $20 million contract with the Bulls, everyone around him was persuading him that the salary of the NBA will definitely rise in the future. Don't sign it for such a long time.
But at the time, Pippen firmly believed that these people who persuaded him must be harming him.
So, he signed, and within two years, watching the salary of his teammates, he cried...
In the 96/97 season, Pippen’s annual salary was only $2.25 million.
As the second head of the Bulls, his annual salary can only be ranked sixth in the team.
Pippen’s "jealous heart" will break out completely in the 97/98 season.
At that time, in order to ask for a high salary extension and retaliate against the management, Pippen played two charity games before the start of the season with a foot injury, and in exchange for nearly half the season's injury.
If you look at it from a higher dimension, the Bulls’ last three consecutive, especially the last two championships, are at stake, and every one is extremely difficult.
In fact, they are no longer invincible.
Because of this, Phil Jackson never stopped Jordan from training newcomers in the last three consecutive years, and sometimes he even jokingly commented on some rookies in front of Michael Jordan.
Because Phil Jackson needs Jordan to have more motivation.
Just like Jordan said in the summer of 1997 to encourage the Bulls to renew the contract with Phil Jackson, "he only played for Phil Jackson", the only person Phil Jackson really trusts in this Bulls team is Michael Jordan. .
Now, two more rookies have successfully triggered Jordan's "Serious BUFF".
After arriving in Philadelphia, Jordan did not go anywhere.
He locked himself in the hotel.
In addition to the 76ers’ game video, Iverson’s college video, and Su Feng’s high school video, he also watched the five best **** being shown on TV.
After some careful thinking, Jordan found Pippen.
It is worth mentioning that in the Bulls’ last three consecutive years, in order to appease Pippen’s emotions, Jordan was rarely full of emotional intelligence in places and often praised Pippen in public.
To put it bluntly, Jordan was never a god.
He is also a person who can let go of everything in order to win.
Otherwise, which "god" have you seen playing happier off the court than Jordan?
hiss...
It seems that there really is a **** named Zeus who likes to play around...
ahem, pull it far.
Let’s talk about business.
"Tomorrow, I want me to guard the kid named'The. King'." Looking at Pippen, Jordan said.
Pippen nodded. Jordan's hobby of playing with newcomers could not be clearer.
It’s just that Pippen is also weird, so it seems that the 76ers had a kid named Stackhouse last year, but this year is the 76ers again?
"Also, I hope you will guard the kid called'Answer'." Jordan said to Pippen.
"..."
For a long time, Pippen looked at Jordan seriously, "You didn't kid me?"
Jordan shrugged, "I want to gamble with you."
MD is here again?
It's not the first time that Pippen has been dragged by Jordan to bet against him, and I bet on this matter. He was even cheated by Jordan!
It is well known that when the Bulls play at home, the big screen will show a video of the bull race. So Jordan, who likes to bet on everything, found Pippen and bet with him which color the bull would win.
Because the video was recorded in advance, after quiet Mimi found out which bull would pass the finish line first, Jordan pitted Pippen for a whole season...
"Don't worry, this gambling game is absolutely fair, open and just." Jordan patted his conscience and swore with conscience.
Pippen rolled his eyes. In Pippen's eyes, Jordan's conscience had been sent away with his banknotes for charity as early as when he was gambling in Las Vegas.
, but can assist Jordan for many years, Pippen is not stupid, but he looked at Jordan curiously, "This time, what do you want to bet on?"
"Tomorrow's game, see who of us can guard those two little guys more miserably, bet $5,000." Jordan smirked.
"Of course, I can't let you suffer. So, what about the ‘answer’, every time I don’t make a shot in front of you, how about I raise you $500?" Jordan added.
Pippen thought for a while, although it is more difficult to defend Allen Iverson, but this raises...
um...
Hmm!
Anyway, where does Jordan go to do charity?
In Pippen's view, instead of being taken away by the evil capitalists, it is better to use those banknotes to help yourself, the "poor man."
So Pippen readily agreed.
"It's settled, I'll talk to Phil."
Seeing Pippen agree to himself, Jordan was extremely happy at this moment. He felt that his "serious mode" had been switched to the second gear.
Don't ask, asking is the joy of abuse of newcomers.
……
On the 3rd, Su Feng woke up in a nightmare.
He dreamed that he was in a game with the Lakers. Just when he wanted to buckle Kobe, O'Neal's body suddenly became countless times bigger, and then he slapped himself to the ground.
"Hi, it turned out to be a dream."
Regarding the playing time of Kobe's rookie season, Su Feng even suspected that he would not be able to play Kobe this season.
Hey, my opponent is already Michael Jordan, Kobe.
Originally, Su Feng refused to be dragged to slaughter the dragon right after leaving the Novice Village.
But whenever he thinks of Kobe's expression of envy, jealousy and hatred, Su Feng feels that his mood is so cheerful.
There is no way, men’s fun is sometimes so boring.
"By the way, according to the time, he should have almost drunk the sports drinks sent to Kobe before. Wait a few days before sending him a batch." After being awakened by the nightmare, Su Feng opened the refrigerator silently Earth thought.
Because today is the day of the game with the Bulls, the whole of Philadelphia is like a festive season.
NBC will broadcast the Bulls’ visit to Philadelphia on TV. Therefore, this is also the first national live broadcast of "Golden Double Guns".
In addition, NBC Television decided to broadcast an interview with Su Feng during the intermission.
I have to say that these American media really know how to catch hot spots in order to attract the attention of the audience.
After staged a dunk lore on the first show, although Su Feng's name is not a household name, his popularity has already been fired.
Many North American Chinese fans regard Su Feng as their idol. After all, watching a group of blacks and whites fight every day, who can have a sense of substitution?
Nike and Adi can't sit still, the two giants both see potential from Su Feng.
But Adi and Nike can't sit still, Bill Duffy has something to say.
Duffy provided Su Feng with two plans. One was to immediately start negotiating shoe endorsements with the two giants, and then make a decision based on the offer.
and the other one is, wait a minute.
After discussing with Duffy, Su Feng chose to wait.
The reason is very simple. Giants like Nike and Adi are not fools. Su Feng's sneaker endorsement contract~IndoMTL.com~ will start at least five years.
And like this kind of long appointment, you must be cautious.
Su Feng is willing to wait another six months because he knows that judging from the opportunities he currently has in the 76ers, waiting another six months, his statistics will be more beautiful, and the contract will be even bigger.
And once negotiations begin, there is not so much room for bargaining.
Su Feng usually doesn't go to any "golden club", his happiness is playing basketball, nothing more.
After signing with McDonald’s, Su Feng is not short of money for the time being. Even if he wants to invest, he is not in a hurry.
Therefore, the most important thing right now, in Su Feng's view, is to play every game well.
The more beautiful his score, the more bargaining chips Tuffy has.
is the only way to think of you as a sweet potato.
To put it simply, either don’t talk about it or talk about it.
"Bull..."
After checking his weapon arsenal, on the way to the arena, Su Feng can already feel the extraordinary place of this upcoming regular season...
The biggest BOSS in the 90s.
Chicago Bulls.
Go!
……
PS: Note①, before the 1998/99 season, the NBA did not have a maximum salary, so Jordan could use Bird Power to sign that contract with the Bulls. In theory, it depends on whether the boss is willing to spend money. Ewing's 18 million in the 95/96 season and 20 million in the 97/98 season are also examples of this.
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