Super Role Player

Chapter 74 - Meeting the Bull for the First Time

On February 29, 2012, Anxi transferred 2.5 million US dollars into his WhatsApp account, signed an investment agreement with Koum and others, invested 2.5 million US dollars, and occupied 5% of the shares of WhatsApp, and completed the investment. Together with Anxi Another professional investment company, Sequoia Capital, also signed the contract. They invested 8 million US dollars and occupied about 18% of the shares of WhatsApp. The remaining shares belonged to Koum, Menachem Rabin and another developer. Acton.

Raising more than 10 million US dollars of investment at once, Koum can finally promote the continued development of WhatsApp. Next, he will develop an overseas version of WhatsApp.

The popularity of WeChat in China and the initial scale of WhatsApp make Anxi feel at ease about this investment. According to the development status of American Internet companies in recent years, Anxi may be able to recover the investment with dozens of times the income in one or two years.

After the All-Star break, the Spurs' first opponent is the Bulls. After playing for half a season, the Spurs have not met the Bulls. Among the four teams that have shown their strength to compete for the championship this season, the Spurs have never met the Bulls. However, because this season is a shortened season, the Spurs will only meet the Bulls once this season. In fact, the Heat and the Spurs are the same, and there is only one meeting. , So there is only one game left in a season between the eastern and western teams.

However, there are a lot of games in the Western Conference. The Spurs and Thunder have met three times, and there is only one left. The Spurs and the Lakers have not met in the first half of the season, and they still have two games in the second half of the season.

This game against the Bulls was designed by the league with only one game in mind, and the home and away games were assigned to the Spurs' home court. In this way, the Spurs can wait at home and wait for the Bulls to come.

The Bulls have risen suddenly in these two seasons. Last season, they overwhelmed the Heat, which had just formed the Big Three, to become No. 1 in the East, and Derrick Rose also overwhelmed LeBron James to become the MVP of the regular season. Tom Thibodeau contributed a lot. It only took him one season to turn the Bulls into a defensive powerhouse.

In order to transform the Spurs into a strong offensive team, Popovich has spent 2 seasons, and Tom Thibodeau turned the Bulls into a defensive team, but it only took 1 season. Tom Thibodeau's coaching skills can be seen.

Of course, Derrick Rose also contributed a lot. The Bulls are quite dependent on Derrick Rose on the offensive end. It can be said that the Bulls' offense is supported by Rose alone. Play your own offense under the defensive style, and at the same time lock Derrick Rose, this game will definitely be won.

Before the game, the two teams didn't have much saliva. After all, they were just two irrelevant teams. Unlike the Thunder and Spurs, who had direct competition in the Western Conference, or the Lakers and Spurs, who had historical enmity.

Tom Thibodeau leads the Bulls to AT\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Nobili at the pre-match press conference.

Against the Bulls, this battle must be won. The goal of the Spurs this season is already obvious. The first game against the championship opponent must be won. The Spurs must prove their strength and use these against their direct opponents. The victory of the game to give yourself confidence.

So at the press conference, Gregg Popovich rarely shouted: "This game, the Spurs must win!"

And an hour later, Tom Thibodeau, who also held a pre-match press conference on the other side of the arena, just smiled and didn't speak after hearing what the reporters reported.

The game started in this inexplicable atmosphere,

It seems that the two teams are very peaceful, especially the Bulls, as if they don't care about this game, but the roar from the visiting team's locker room before the game seems to have exposed everything.

Tom Thibodeau really doesn't care about this game? That is of course impossible!

"Maybe many people don't know that Mr. Gregg Popovich, the head coach of the Spurs, has made a conclusion before the game. He thinks the Spurs will win this game. By the way, his The original words are: This game, the Spurs must win! I don’t know what you think, but I just can’t stand it! The game hasn’t started yet! Are the Spurs sure to win? Are our Bulls so bad? "

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Tom Thibodeau's yelling in the visiting team's locker room, the arena staff outside the locker room heard about it, but they didn't show too much surprise. They have seen this scene a lot, and many coaches like to use this Speech, such yelling to inspire the team's fighting spirit, and even some coaches known for their chicken soup, yelling louder than Tom Thibodeau.

In contrast, the locker room of the home team is much quieter. Gregg Popovich has been in charge of the Spurs for so many years, and the Spurs have long formed their team culture, low-key, persistent, and winning! He doesn't need to yell or think about so many chicken soup remarks, just say a few words before the game, and he doesn't have to worry about the next game. The players will show their best state to win.

The game started soon. In this game, Anxi is still a substitute. The starting lineup consists of Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan and Thiago Splitter. On the Bulls side, the starting point guard Derrick Rose, starting shooting guard Richard Hamilton, starting small forward Luol Deng, starting power forward Carlos Boozer, starting center Joakim Noah.

It is worth mentioning that the Spurs signed a new player after the All-Star Game, Justin Dentmont, who played for the NBDL Spurs' team, the Austin Bulls, because of their outstanding performance in the NBDL and the lack of a second point guard for the Spurs. , and reached a ten-day short contract with the Spurs. If Popovich's requirements can be met, a formal contract will be signed.

In this game, Justin Duntmon also entered the roster. I don't know what kind of contribution he can bring to the Spurs.

It is also worth mentioning that this game was broadcast live on ESPN across the United States. The commentator of the game was the famous Spurs Sean Elliott. Anxi saw a very funny scene before the game. When Tim Duncan walked to the technical stage When they were nearby, Sean Elliott hurriedly put away everything in front of him, and then fled from the seat. Anxi was dumbfounded, and Anxi didn't understand until Tony Parker introduced the "grievance" between the two.

It turns out that when Sean Elliott was playing for the Spurs, he was pushed down by Tim Duncan and threw a towel...

Of course, these were just jokes. A few seconds later, Sean Elliott and Tim Duncan had a hot chat, and Gregg Popovich also joined them. Anxi even knew that Gregg Popovich was the most My favorite chat partner is Sean Elliott, they have a lot in common.

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