NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 211: The final battle, Knicks vs. Lakers!

"My dear, who wants to go with me then? I'll make a reservation for the flight. A week later, we can watch the rodeo show by the way."

This All-Star Game was held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It was also the second time that Dallas hosted the All-Star Game.

King Nuo's home ground, and Jiang Chao liked the Texas style very much after watching "True Detective", so he planned to take his sister there, with his cowboy hats ready.

"I!"

"I!"

"I!"

"I!!!"

The girls who were huddled on the sofa watching the game like cats all raised their hands.

Jiang Chao took a puff of the cigar that Daddario handed over, finished writing the full lyrics of "Baby" that he had promised Swift, closed the laptop, clasped his hands behind his head and lay down:

"Then let's see who performs better~~"

"Okay, I'll come too!"

Scarlett turned into a beautiful snake and coiled herself around Jiang Chao. She still looked like a superhero.

In the end, it was Omei who won.

Because the feeling of difference between the cold-faced beauty is so refreshing.

It's like an iceberg with a cold surface melting instantly, which is more comfortable than the heat brought to you by a ball of flame.

Then Jiang Chao explained what it means that women don’t love men unless they are bad. In fact, it was just a game to tease them. In the end, everyone was allowed to go together. Did he lack the air ticket money?

Aomei: "Big liar!"

Jiang Chao: "How can I be a big liar? You should still be rewarded, okay? I'll let you make commercial blockbusters in the future!"

In fact, what Jiang Chao lacks for popcorn movies is an excellent team and funds. In fact, apart from Marvel, there are many superhero roles suitable for Omei to play, such as Wonder Woman, "The Machinist" series and so on.

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But every time I see O'Mei, especially the color of her hair that she dyes from time to time, and every time I have sex with her, I feel like a superhero is being controlled by him, which is very strange. After all, he has also watched the entire Avengers series.

, so I have special feelings.

Sure enough, O'Mei fell directly into the fantasy. Although she is now on two crews, she is still a supporting role in TV series. So who doesn't have the dream of being a movie heroine?

"Let's go~"

Jiang Chao drove out the 15th Cavaliers in his sage state. His Spring Festival holiday in a foreign country was over. This was also his All-Star Battle. Jiang Chao no longer indulged in the gentle countryside and drove directly here.

Arrived at the team.

The second half of the season, which is the most critical period for the team, is here!

…

Even though the All-Star Weekend was approaching, the team's coaching staff was still in good order. Jiang Chao didn't interrupt and went directly upstairs.

Jiang Chao was indeed careless in Kuha's recent vote. Although he himself wanted to see Yi Jianlian become an All-Star, reality told him that even if he spent a lot of money to buy it, it would be a side effect. A player who averages less than 10 points per game is

Not qualified to be an All-Star.

So he said to Sean Marks:

"We can't have only one All-Star in the Knicks. Let's spend a lot of money to get one next year."

Then the Knicks have had a gratifying record during this period.

Before the All-Star break, it ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference with 25 wins and 16 losses. From the initial irritability, it has become much calmer.

The team's starting center last year, and Eddy Curry, who came back last month, is pretty good. He's not as bad as Jerome James. After his comeback, the coaching staff used him for eight or nine minutes every game against the opponent's heavy tank center, which can be considered a good one.

A qualified second-team center came on as a substitute, and he actually has a pretty good reputation.

Maybe it was the summer league game that Jiang Chao watched that awakened him. Now he plays with peace of mind without being humble or overbearing, and he is much more "behaved" in the eyes of the fans and management.

Generally speaking, if a player with an annual salary of tens of millions only plays so little time, he will cause trouble no matter what.

This is another round of praise for Jiang Chao. Eddy Curry is really scared. It’s the contract year next year. Let him work hard and get a few million in the next contract. If the Knicks want to dnp, he will be finished.

Yes, he still wants to play ball!

Jiang Chao and Young Marshal seem to be able to do this kind of thing, so he has been playing hard with his tail between his legs recently, and his movements have been much smaller.

You must know that Eddy Curry named a formula before.

Eddy Curry Formula: This formula was indeed originally applied to New York's "Baby Shark" to calculate his impact on the Knicks.

The formula itself is very simple. It is the sum of a player's individual assists, steals and blocks divided by turnovers to get a value. This value is the player's "Eddie Curry Ranking" score. The meaning of the score is that every time a turnover occurs, there is a score.

Positive statistics contributed by the team.

As the "titler" of this formula, Curry deserves to be the "King of Errors". Every time he makes a mistake, he only contributes 0.52 positive data to the team.

Plus Eddy Curry is actively losing weight.

Now this number has become 1.1. Coach Bron, who named him, said that this formula seems to need to be replaced now? It would be better to replace it with O'Neal himself!

So what Jiang Chao didn't expect was that Eddy Curry's trade value was actually rising. Three or four teams had negotiated with Sean Marks to sign first and trade later. As long as the players in the first year of the contract played a little better,

It will be popular.

Because a bad team can completely take advantage of the high salary of such high-paid players in the last year, and after selecting talented rookies, renew low-priced contracts with such veterans in advance to build a strong lineup. At this time, there will be no salary space at all.

But indeed, it is well known that Eddy Curry is the king as long as he loses weight. At the age of 18, he weighed 300 pounds and cannibalized people.

But in the 2001 NBA draft, Eddie Curry was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 4th overall pick in the first round.

In the first two years after entering the league, he was troubled by the thick layer of subcutaneous fat. His technical and physical development lagged behind, and he was in and out of the main lineup.

And his dazzlingness is also due to the popularity of heavy tank centers. In the classic battle with O'Neal, Eddy Curry was praised as "the best center in the East."

He successfully lost weight in the summer of that year and began to try light defense under the strict control of new coach Skiles. In the 2004-05 season, his scoring average reached the highest level in his career at that time. However, he was diagnosed with a heart disease and almost ruined his career.

But Jiang Chao knew that his career was pretty good. In the last 12 years, he was traded by Dolan to the Heat and won a championship. But this was something he fought for. Before signing with the Heat, Curry lost weight in the offseason.

He weighed about 70 pounds, which attracted Riley. Riley would only choose hard-working people.

"Boss, what do you say... is there a deal or not?"

The free market will gradually close after the All-Star Game, and then there will be no opportunities for playoff signings, so Sean Marks is very troubled by this point.

Originally, Eddy Curry had to be traded, but now it seems that it would be a good idea to make up for the lack of meat shield inside the Knicks??

This was the only thing he couldn't make a decision on, waiting for Jiang Chao to come and discuss it.

Jiang Chao said something about this:

"The young center who was once highly expected to replace O'Neal has not improved in defense and rebounding after many years in the industry. He has become the main force of the team and competes for tens of millions of dollars in salary based on his gorgeous offensive talent. What do you think this kind of player should do?"

"Understood, raise the price and then sell it?"

"Yes, after reaching the peak, it's time for transactions. Our team really doesn't need this kind of nerve."

Jiang Chao actually understands his style of play, because this guy will come to the CBA next year, probably during the league's lockout period. This guy plays based entirely on his own preferences.

When the weather is good and the mood is good, Curry will transform into baby Shaq. His huge body will suppress his opponents, and he will use the back-up step that is almost lost in the NBA. Finally, he will use ridiculous long arms (his wingspan exceeds Duncan) and soft little hooks.

End the battle.

His flexibility is completely out of proportion to his weight (it is said that he can hold his head and do a forward somersault!), and he can complete many technical actions that even a power forward cannot perform, such as flexible turn-over jump shots.

Most centers with his size can't keep up with his speed.

But... the chance of Eddy Curry transforming into a baby Shaq is not very high. Sometimes it takes a few minutes a night, and sometimes it takes a minute a few nights. His lack of physical fitness and fighting spirit are his biggest problems.

He is more afraid of tall opponents, such as Yao Ming and Big Z, and his ability to distribute the ball under double teams is unflattering.

Although he dares to shoot from the mid-range, leaving a beautiful image of being "inside and out", his shooting stability is very poor (free throws hovering around 70%), and his vision for high-post passes is poor.

So Ewing has actually criticized the Knicks in the newspaper for not keeping such a player who can only attack. You must know that the four major centers can all defend and attack.

Sean Marks, as a center who has played against him, has a deep understanding:

This guy has height, weight, jumping, wingspan, and speed, but there is no word starting with d in eddy curry's dictionary.

Regarding defense, he was confused, ignored, rejected, and even hated it.

Occasionally, a ground-breaking hot pot appears to confuse fans who only watch highlights but not the game.

He has a huge body but doesn't know how to move his feet to occupy a favorable position, and his rebounding data is shameful for his height.

One thing that Bulls senior commentator red-headed Kerr likes to say is: "Eddy once again watched the rebound!"

"Yes, in summary, Curry is perhaps the center with the most offensive power at the basket besides Shaq and Yao Ming, and the quality of the screens he sets is relatively high. But in addition, the other responsibilities of the center: rebounding, defense, support...

...They are both at the mid-to-lower level, and often need a blue-collar power forward to partner with him.

But sorry, the current Knicks are not his main team."

Sean Marks finally made up his mind:

"Yes, if he were 5 years younger, the current Knicks lineup would be perfect for him. It would be a pity."

"There is nothing to regret or regret, everything is the best arrangement."

"ok!"

Sean Marks hadn't seen Jiang Chao for many days, so he called out to Jiang Chao before he left:

"Boss, do you want to watch the game live tomorrow?"

"Isn't the All-Star Weekend coming soon?"

"There was another game before?"

"Hmm? Did I remember it wrong?"

Jiang Chao, who was about to go to the Super God Forum headquarters, looked up at the calendar.

Sean Marks laughed:

"You must be in a hurry. You definitely don't want to miss this game. Boss, the superstar you most want to see, Kobe Bryant, the superstar we ignored during the offseason, is coming to our home court tomorrow!

Lakers vs Knicks.

For the match between the rich and powerful, all the tickets are sold out."

"I wiped it? I remembered it wrong!"

Jiang Chao took a look and saw that it was indeed the last game before the All-Star Game. He actually remembered it as the first game after the All-Star Game. It seemed that he couldn't do more of that because he was forgetful.

"I have to watch the Lakers to see what the strongest team in the world is like."

"Let's also see what kind of style the Knicks will show when they meet the No. 1 player in the Western Conference."

Although Jiang Chao seems not to be a Kobe fan to the outside world, who would reject Kobe's way of playing?

Jiang Chao is not a fan of Kobe Bryant, but from the perspective of a boss and businessman. For selfish reasons, watching Kobe Bryant vs. Kuha live is something you absolutely cannot miss.

There is no need to wait for the All-Star Game. The last game of the All-Star Game for the Knicks is against the league's No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers.

In other words, Harden and Kobe will finally meet for the first time!

Left-handed Kobe vs. Kobe himself!

Madison Square Garden’s slogan is Mamba Attack!!

As for our own players, none of them can match up with Kobe, not even Turk Drew. He really couldn't guard Kobe when he switched to Nacha last year.

Jiang Chao followed Sean Marks to the training hall and watched the training. Sure enough, everyone's state was different when they played the Lakers. The Lakers are the benchmark for the other 29 teams, and they are the team that everyone wants to beat!

From what Sean Marks said, it seems that besides boss Jiang Chao, Kuha and Coha also wanted to be in the All-Stars. They knew that it was a pity not to be in the All-Stars even though they had a decent number of votes, almost 1.2 million votes.

"This is my fault. I should mobilize my power in China to throw it at them."

"Next year!"

It's obvious that Harden is dissatisfied. He is still eager for fame in private. Didn't he come to the Knicks just to make history? As a starting shooting guard, he averaged 18.5 points, 7 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game, plus voting in the circle.

, he can be considered a qualified All-Star substitute.

"Boss, I let you down. I originally wanted to set a record for the Knicks."

"I'm so disappointed. Whether you are afraid of Kobe or not is the key."

From Jiang Chao's point of view, he doesn't care about the record of being the youngest Knicks player selected to the All-Stars. He only cares about Harden's views on playing against his idol Kobe Bryant.

Harden: "Don't be afraid. Although he is my idol, I am playing against my idol!"

Curry smiled beside him and said: "That's the mentality! Just do it and it's done!"

Jiang Chao: "Then try hard to defeat the Lakers and let me see if we can compete with the defending champion!"

In fact, it's very simple. Isn't Jiang Chao's goal to play in the finals? If he can have the experience of climbing over the Lakers mountain, he will be mentally stable. After all, the Lakers are a mountain standing in front of all the teams in the east and west.

"good!"

"good!"

Jiang Chao: "Looking forward to your performance tomorrow night, hey! Fat Curry, don't sit down, get up and practice free throws!"

Jiang Chao kicked Eddy Curry's butt who was sitting on the ground. Eddy Curry is now called Fat Curry, Curry is Curry... It's so funny, but it was Stephen Curry who later took Curry's name.

Di Curry's nickname became Fat Curry.

"And Ibaka, get hard tomorrow!"

"And New York dunk king Curry, can you withstand the impact of Shannon Brown tomorrow??? You are a strong spring man."

Curry: "Who doesn't know how to dunk? I'll fuck him up!"

"I knew I wouldn't recommend you to go to the skills competition. You should go to the slam dunk contest instead!"