Chapter 355 Boss, I have the confidence to cut a hundred percent on your head
After losing to Mosaic, the Suns rushed back to Phoenix overnight because they had to play a back-to-back game, facing the Washington Bullets at home on the 20th.
The Suns won this game smoothly, but something unexpected happened. Robert Horry stumbled when he was on defense and had to be sidelined for at least two weeks.
Returning to the locker room, Lao Wang advised: "Robert, don't be reluctant, hurry up and join my martial arts gym. You see, Barkley and the others will not be injured much after joining my martial arts gym."
"Old K, can you guarantee it?" Horry asked with a dark face.
This year his salary is 1.6 million U.S. dollars. After paying taxes, he still has 900,000 U.S. dollars left. How can he have the money to spend money in a martial arts gym? With that kind of money, he might as well go to a nightclub to spend money. He would feel better if he gave all the money away.
Old K, what else can he have left?
"I guarantee nothing."
Lao Wang said angrily and went into the bathroom to take a medicinal bath without looking back.
Medicinal oil massage can indeed increase the ability and potential to resist injuries, but that is also limited, and how can accidental injuries be guaranteed?
He himself has to be careful. No matter how good his ability to resist injuries is, there is no guarantee that he will not be injured when an accident occurs. Otherwise, why would he be practicing plum blossom steps? Isn't it to reduce confrontation and reduce the chance of injury? Which day is not lucky?
Well, it wouldn't be surprising at all if he got hurt.
It's just that the ability to resist injuries has been improved, which can indeed alleviate some injuries. Severe injuries become major injuries, major injuries become minor injuries, and minor injuries become minor injuries.
People like Horry don't have a strong physique and are not very durable. They are prone to fatigue in back-to-back games, and fatigue can lead to injuries.
Outside the locker room, several coaches were discussing matters. Horry was injured and the power forward position was vacant.
In fact, there is no choice. Either let the veteran Tisdale be the main force, or let David Wood, a fringe player, be the main force, or let the rookie Ben Wallace be the main force.
There was only one choice out of three, so it was quickly determined that Ben Wallace would serve as the team's main power forward.
At this time, Ben was preparing to take a shower. People like him, who had the lowest status in the locker room, were the last ones to take a shower.
"Ben, come out for a moment."
Danny Ainge pushed open the door and shouted.
"yes."
Ben Wallace was startled, quickly put down his towel, deodorant and other items, and ran over.
"Ben, there is no one in the team now, so you can only serve as the main power forward. I hope you won't let us down." Westphal said with a serious expression.
To be honest, he didn't want to do this at all. Although Ben had worked hard for more than a month, his performance was really average.
"I'm the main force?" Da Ben was confused.
Westphal looked serious and said: "Originally, Old K was temporarily changed from a trainer to a player on a ten-day short contract because the team was short of people, but he proved with his brave performance that he is the person the Suns have been waiting for, and you
Woolen cloth?
I hope you can also take this opportunity to prove yourself."
"yes."
Daben didn't talk much. Although he was very excited, it couldn't be seen on his face, except that his eyes were very bright and his voice was very deep.
"Go in."
Danny Ainge pushed Ben and opened the locker room door for him.
After Big Ben entered, he said: "This young man is still working very hard. Now he is training defense and rebounding with Old K, and he is also doing strength training. He is getting stronger and stronger."
"It can be seen that his muscles are very strong and his absolute strength quality is very good. Sooner or later, he will develop muscles in his mind." Lewis joked.
Danny Ainge laughed, but Westphal didn't laugh. He was still worried about the lineup.
Although Ben Wallace is training with Old K, the time is too short and the increase in strength is limited. It is very likely that it will be difficult to use him within one or two seasons.
Ben returned to the locker room, glanced at Horry who was a little depressed, endured the excitement in his heart and ran into the bathroom, whispering to Lao Wang who was still soaking in the bucket: "Old K, I, I'm going to start."
Lao Wang glanced at Ben, you idiot, what's so exciting about this? Horry is injured, and you can't take the fourth position. How about letting two veterans and marginal players be the main force?
"Ben, you see, this is pie in the sky, but sometimes the pie is poisonous. If you fail to seize this opportunity and fail, then you are doomed."
He reached out and patted Big Ben's arm and encouraged: "Do it well and learn from that bastard Oakley. His playing is more like fighting. You have to be as fierce as him. Although you are not attacking or defending now,
There are no rebounds, but you have..."
At this point, he seemed unable to think of what Big Ben was capable of, and asked Kevin Johnson in the barrel next to him: "Kevin, what does he have?"
Big Ben's face was twitching wildly. I have strength, I have a firm will, and I also have muscles that were made from playing iron. Boss, you don't have to look down on me so much, right? I have made it to the fourth level of the NCAA Division II League.
A strong match.
Kevin Johnson glanced at Ben, thought for a moment, and said, "He has a good barbering skills."
Lao Wang was startled and couldn't help but nodded and said: "Yes, so Ben, you are not without merit. You must be full of confidence."
"Ha ha……"
Kevin Johnson laughed with a couple of guys taking a shower.
Daben was shocked by the teasing of Lao K and Lightning. He laughed dryly and went to take a shower dejectedly.
"Old K, don't waste him. When he gets on the court, you still need him. He will be your main power forward for a long time." Danny Ainge shouted outside.
"Don't worry, Ben has a strong will. I'm optimistic about him. If you can hit him with a joke, then you can let him go." Lao Wang said with a smile.
When Ben heard that it was okay, he immediately patted his chest and shouted: "Don't worry, boss, I am full of confidence in the future now, nothing can defeat me, I even have the confidence to blow you up in the team training match."
Score a hundred points."
"A hundred points on my head? Damn it, I can't kill you." Lao Wang's expression froze and he immediately cursed.
"Haha..." The Suns locker room burst into laughter.
Wang Tiejun has no opinion on Ben serving as the starting power forward. He only thinks that Ben Wallace has no ability to stretch out. He will be double-teamed more crazily in the low post than Wilkins was in the main lineup.
The bigger problem is that I don’t know what tactics the coaching staff will arrange.
However, there is no doubt that Ben's rebounding is much better than Horry's, which can reduce the pressure on him and free up more energy to focus on offense and defense.
Outside the bathroom, Horry was not very happy, but he was not too worried about his position being taken away. Ben Wallace had no offensive ability at all, that is, he was a bit of a rebounder. His defense was not necessarily better than him. The most important thing was that he did not open up at all.
Ability, why take his position?
On the 22nd, the Suns defeated the Grizzlies on the road.
This was also Ben's first game as the main power forward. He played a total of 42 minutes and scored 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover and 5 fouls.
From the data point of view, the performance is average, only the rebounding is okay, the offensive performance is useless, almost does not participate in the offense, but the defensive performance is also average.
Although he worked hard on defense, he lacked experience and skills, his defensive efficiency was average, and he was outplayed by opposing players.
"Ben, you did a good job. If you keep playing like this, you will go back to get a haircut sooner or later." Lao Wang encouraged after the game.
The Suns returned home the next day to prepare for the Christmas game.
The opponent in this Christmas battle is the Spurs. From a strength analysis, both sides are about the same.
Wang was especially excited when playing David Robinson. He scored 54 points in this game, beating the Admirals and winning a victory.
Ben continued his performance in the last game, which was very stable, and he was one step closer to going back to get a haircut.
On the 26th, the Bulls were defeated by the Pacers on the road and suffered their third defeat.
In this game, Rodman played only three minutes before leaving the game. An old injury broke out and he had to rest for at least half a month.
As a result, the Suns are tied with the Bulls in terms of record, and both sides are ranked first in the league.
On the 27th and 29th, the Suns defeated the Philadelphia Digital Team and the Nuggets. On the 30th, they faced the challenge of the SuperSonics.
This is a back-to-back game, and what's good for the Suns is that it's at home and doesn't have the fatigue of continuous long-distance flights.
The SuperSonics are becoming more and more mature this season. If it weren't for the mosaic of the Big Three and the Suns, they would definitely be first in the Western Conference. Now they are third in the Western Conference, still above the Jazz and Spurs.
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The Suns' current record is 23 wins and 3 losses, and the SuperSonics have played one more game, with a record of 19 wins and 8 losses.
In addition, there is another thing that the media is talking about. Wang Tiejun's current scoring average has risen to 39.923 points, and is about to break the 40-point mark. Although the season has not been completed, it is already a very shocking data.
The media have speculated that Wang Tiejun is very likely to break through this mark in this game and average 40 points per game.
At 7:30, both sides announced the starting lineup.
SuperSonics: Earvin Johnson, Detlef Schrempf, Shawn Kemp, Jose Hawkins, Payton
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Ben Wallace, Michael Finley, Wes Riperson, Kevin Johnson.
The game was broadcast live nationwide by TNT, and the commentators were the network's ace duo Marv Albert and Kevin Harlan.
"Today Crazy Karl put together a unique lineup. The heights of the third, fourth and fifth positions are all over 206 centimeters. Center Johnson is 211 centimeters, forward Schrempf is 206 centimeters, and forward Rainman Kemp is 208 centimeters. Although the height of the center
The height is not as high as the Suns, but in terms of overall height, it exceeds the Suns," Albert said.
Harlan took over the topic and analyzed: "Ervin Johnson, this young man with the same name as Magic, was the 23rd pick in the first round of 1993. He has no strength and not much potential. Now he has been trained by the SuperSonics.
A human shield."
"Ha ha……"
Albert laughed twice and said: "He is 125 kilograms now. He can't stop Old K. But the Suns' No. 4 position is Ben Wallace, an undrafted draft pick. He has no shooting ability and no
How to participate in the offense, so whether Schrempf serves as the power forward or Rainman Kemp plays the fourth position, they can stay at the basket all year round and help defend Old K. This is a big problem for the Suns' current lineup.
Weakness, the Sonics have caught it."
Harlan continued: "Speaking of Ben Wallace, he is a rookie who participated in the draft in his junior year. He is an alumnus of Old Oakley, and it was Oakley who introduced him to his home team.
Oakley once said that Ben Wallace originally planned to participate in the draft after his senior year, but he suggested moving it a year earlier because he believed that Ben Wallace was more likely to be selected a year earlier.
Everyone knows that next year is a big year for the draft, and many talented rookies will participate in the draft, so Oakley encouraged Ben Wallace to participate in the draft this year.
This young man is good at defense and has great strength. There is a scouting report in his draft information that he can become a human shield that can hold up Old K, haha..."
Albert held back his laughter and said: "It's a pity that his height is too short, so this point has been ignored by all teams. If he can be ten centimeters taller, then I think no matter what, one person can carry Old K
A human shield, at least a second-round pick is worth it."
The two were teasing Ben Wallace when the starter started to play. When the starter came out, the American West Arena burst into warm cheers, and the Sun King's shouts came one after another.
"A godlike performance in the finals has made Old K's influence in Phoenix even greater." Albert sighed.
Kevin Harlan smiled and said: "Old K continues to show his dominance this season. His scoring, rebounding, and defense are all improved compared to last season. After two championships in three years, he has not stopped.
He did not rest on his super-large contract of nearly 200 million US dollars, but he still continued to improve his performance, which is why Suns fans support him so much."
At eight o'clock, the game starts.
Wang Tiejun and Sean Kemp jumped the ball and the SuperSonics attacked.
Albert said: "Rainman, who has just turned 26, has now reached the true peak of his body, skills, game experience, and a peak of comprehensive strength."
At this time, the Sonics were in position in the frontcourt, and all players were moving quickly, throwing off defenses through mutual pick-and-rolls, creating opportunities for open positions and mismatches.
The 206-centimeter German Schrempf can play forward and center, but he has a precise long-range shot. His three-point shooting rate this season is as high as 40.8%. At this time, he pulled directly to the left three-point line. Michael Finley
Followed him.
Rainman Camp, on the other hand, moved on the right wing and was defended by Ben.
The two were equally fast, but Rainman and SuperSonics shooting guard Jose Hawkins made a pick-and-roll on the wing, got rid of the target, and turned around and rushed into the penalty area.
At this time, Payton's ball passed over the lightning obstacle and passed to Rainman Kemp who cut inside.
Wang Tiejun, who was blocking Earvin Johnson from the low post on the left wing, had noticed Kemp's inward cut and immediately turned around and pounced towards the basket.
Kemp cut into the paint from the right waist position, received the ball, jumped into the air like a ferocious beast, and pounced on the basket.
The right arm raised high is like a battle ax, just waiting to be chopped.
At this moment, he only had the basket in his sight, and there was no Old K who had just returned to the basket and was already in front of him. He believed in his jumping ability. When he took off first, he could definitely crush Old K in the air.
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At this moment, his heart was boiling, and he wanted to dunk Old K and hit him.
The next moment, this body full of infinite explosive power will explode the basket protected by Wang Tiejun.
At this time, nearly 20,000 Suns fans were all staring at their penalty area, and they involuntarily held their breaths.
On the right front side of the basket, within the reasonable collision area, Wang Tiejun just rushed here when he saw Rain Man Kemp taking off and flying towards him.
"So high!"
The jump was too high, definitely more than one meter, or even one meter and two. The terrifying impact was visible to the naked eye, and he seemed to see a Scud missile being fired towards him.
In this reasonable collision zone, according to the rules, he must jump vertically upward to defend. At this moment, he is at an absolute disadvantage.
"Button!"
"Block!"
At this moment, in the TNT commentary box, Albert, whose scalp was numb, and Kevin Harlan, whose blood was boiling, shouted sharply at the same time.
"Old K, blame him!"
"Sun King, pull him down!"
The two commentators at the scene shouted at the top of their lungs.
