Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The NBA is a place where you can say whether it is big or not.

Let’s say it’s big, and it’s really big. The teams belong to different cities. Sometimes the schedule is tight, and most of the time for an away game is on the road.

It is not wrong to say that it is small. Currently there are only 27 teams with three to four hundred players. If there is any disturbance in the team, other teams will get the first-hand news even without the media reporting. The fart at the east end of the village can be smelled at the west end of the village.

obviously...

Against the Utah Jazz, the news that the Hornets lost by 2 points, including the performance of each player on the field, was also delivered to the desktops of each management.

The Hornets' defeat is no surprise, but what surprised everyone is...the Hornets with a broken main force can compete with the full-blown Jazz to this extent?

Especially Hornets rookie Li Shengli... scored 39 points + 21 rebounds + 11 assists + 4 blocks.

To be honest, this statistic is astonishing. Although it is because of the lack of outside lines in the Hornets lineup, Li Shengli got unlimited firepower to achieve this statistic, but it can also prove Li Shengli's personal ability. Even if scoring aside, 21 rebounds , 11 assists, and 4 caps are also surprising enough.

It can be said that in this game... the entire Hornets are focusing on Li Shengli, and even the 20+10 data of the aunt Larry Johnson is also bleak. pole.

Can be the boss, who wants to be the second child?

Moreover, as far as he is concerned, the Hornets were not a good starting point. Since joining the league, they have been at the bottom of the regular season year after year, let alone such an embarrassing thing that they have not even had a playoff experience. Some ideas came to mind.

Instead of sticking to the Hornets and struggling to qualify for the playoffs, it is better to actively find a way out and intensify the conflict with Li Shengli...it seems like a good opportunity.

Either he forced the team to trade Li Shengli in exchange for a stronger outside line and a hard-working blue-collar center. This result is completely acceptable to him.

Either the team traded itself and changed to another club, and the new club...couldn't be worse than the Hornets, right? He is confident that with his own ability, the new club will not be worse than the Hornets in terms of treatment of the ball, and may even be better.

So both results look good, no matter which one he can accept, and what he has to do is to create some troubles and conflicts, either usher in obedient new teammates, or get out of the big quagmire of the Hornets...

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During the post-match interview with reporters, Hornets coach Alan routinely answered questions from reporters. Although he lost, even though it was the fifth game in a row, Alan still described the game as a glorious defeat, because his players played really well. There is nothing to say, the main player played like a main player, and the substitute also did what the substitute should do.

Against the Utah Jazz, they only lost 2 points. This result is really good. After all, the main players are not complete, and even if they lose by 10 points, Alan is not unacceptable.

As for the turmoil in the team and even the rumors of the trade that the reporter asked, Alan kept silent about it. When he really touched on a sensitive topic and was forced to reply, his answer was also ambiguous.

There is no way... When interviewing reporters, this is the standard process. Except for the boss who has the confidence to speak, the head coach is mostly just a part-time job, and he can never talk to the outside world, especially the media.

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The interview on the Jazz's side is simpler.

It doesn't matter what kind of fight you have with your opponent, no matter how anxious the fight is, but the game is always about winning and losing. If you win, you win. There is nothing to talk about.

After the hasty end, because the next game of the Jazz was at home, the whole team flew back to the base camp of Salt Lake City to prepare for the game on the second day, and Jazz bishop Jerry Sloan took Utah Shuangsha to attend an unusual The management meeting, the owner of the Jazz is Larry Miller also participated in this meeting.

"Let's talk about it, what do you think of this Lee of the Hornets and the suggestion made by Jerry?" Larry Miller is a white man who is close to 50 years old. Nice boss of the team.

"Believe me... Lee is definitely the most suitable candidate for us at present!" Before anyone else could speak, Jerry Sloan grabbed the conversation, "Everyone knows that if you want to compete for the championship, let's not talk about the Eastern Conference. The Chicago Bulls, in the West...the Blazers are a hurdle we can't get over."

Hearing this, the others nodded.

In the Western Conference Finals last season, the Jazz were beaten 2:4 by the Trail Blazers, and the previous season, they were beaten 1:4 by the Trail Blazers in the second round. After two seasons, it can be said that the Blazers are the No. 1 enemy of the Jazz in the West, and they want to reach the biggest threshold of the finals.

"In the last game, everyone must have seen it. I believe that Malone is the one who has the most say. Whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, Lee has shown amazing talent. I swear... the next ten years in the NBA The overlord of the restricted area in 2010 will definitely have Li's seat!"

As soon as Jerry Sloan finished speaking, Karl Malone and John Stockton nodded, expressing their agreement with the head coach's point of view, especially Karl Malone. He felt the wildness of Li Shengli in the last game. .

"Cough... Jerry, say something useful, I don't want to hear these useless brags!" Larry Miller coughed dryly. Unlike others, he is the helm of the team, and every transaction He thinks more than anyone else.

Although Li Shengli's performance in recent games is impressive enough, the media only gave a rating of "genius" instead of "superstar". You must know...every superstar is a talented player, but not every talented player Both can grow into superstars, the two cannot be equaled.

In terms of genius, who can make it to the NBA, who is not a genius?

"Okay, then I'll tell you something useful!" Jerry Sloan cut his hair solemnly. Although he was middle-aged, fortunately he wasn't bald, enough for him to fiddle with.

"This game is Lee's touchstone. Think about his physical fitness. On the defensive end, his defense is enough to dominate the inside, even comparable to our peak Mark Eaton, and Mark Eaton does not have his offensive ability! "

"Oh, God, I swear, this guy can definitely be the cornerstone of our Jazz... winning the championship! On the offensive end, he can be an important firepower, and on the defensive end, he can also share the pressure of Malone and make our inside the lowest. A solid iron wall! Not to mention too far, if I can get this guy, I am confident that I can...sweep them against the Trail Blazers in this playoffs!" Jerry Sloan said firmly.