Chapter 399 Next time we will upgrade the bronze medal
On the night of the 20th, the Suns defeated the Bulls.
Before the game started, Lao Wang warned Rasheed Wallace not to be angered by Rodman, because Rodman would definitely use various means to destroy his mentality again. If he couldn't help it, just directly
Box him and give him a show of strength.
Sure enough, during the game, Rodman's various little moves, trash talk, and deliberate entanglements and obstructions, one after another, in short, did not allow Rasheed Wallace to have a comfortable time playing.
Fortunately, Lao Wang's warning still had a certain effect, and Rasheed Wallace endured it.
However, Jordan's state in this game was far better than in the previous game, so the game was a bit tangled, but the Suns finally relied on their strong inside strength to win the game, completing a double win against the Bulls this season.
This is also the final match between the two teams in the regular season this season. If the two teams cannot meet in the finals, there will be no chance to play against each other this season.
The Suns have 10 wins and 0 losses so far, ranking first in the league and shining brightly.
In this game, the media also analyzed a lot of the two teams.
It is generally believed that the Bulls still have unsolvable weaknesses on the inside. It is still the same as before. When playing against the Suns, they can only rely on the outside to solve the problem. So in terms of offensive efficiency and outside defense, this is what the Bulls must do well.
, if there is a problem in any aspect, the Bulls will not be able to win.
However, these two regular season games with the Bulls don't mean much, because on the defensive end, just like last season, the Bulls did not play the strongest perimeter defense from beginning to end, and their strength was always reserved. If in the finals
When we encounter each other, the outcome is still unpredictable.
Wang Tiejun did not dare to underestimate the Bulls. They failed to reach the finals last time. He has not yet faced the Bulls in the finals who have changed their inside lineup this time, from Rodman to Rick Schmitz.
He has never seen what kind of performance it will have.
After beating the Bulls, the Suns left Phoenix overnight and headed to Houston for back-to-back games against Mosaic.
At noon on the 21st, Barkley and Glider drove to the hotel and took Lao Wang and Lightning to a restaurant for a small gathering.
"Slut!"
Lao Wang noticed that Barkley actually wore two championship rings on his hand, and couldn't help but laugh and curse.
It was already late November, the temperature was not too high, and Buckley was not afraid of catching a cold. He deliberately took off his coat, and two dazzling gold medals hung on his chest, swinging in and out, which attracted special attention.
"What's this?"
Lao Wang blinked.
The glider was also startled. Why did Buckley bring this thing out?
Barkley said proudly: "Old K, two championships, two Olympic championships, not to mention the championship, this thing..."
He held up the two gold medals and said with a smile, "You will never get one in your life."
"I x!"
Lao Wang grabbed the two straps around Barkley's neck with his big hand. When he moved back a little, the straps broke and the gold medal was in his hands.
"I didn't say anything just now. You must have heard wrong. You must have heard wrong." Buckley said quickly.
"Kevin, Clyde, did you hear what he just said?" Lao Wang asked the other two.
Buckley quickly looked at the two of them pitifully, blinking his eyes, hoping that they would help.
Lightning smiled and said: "Sorry, Charles, I won't lie. I did hear someone say just now, Old K, you will never get an Olympic gold medal in this life."
"Yeah, me too." Drexler smiled.
"You two guys!" Buckley stared helplessly, but said unconvinced: "Old K, did I say something wrong?"
"What the hell!"
Lao Wang cursed, threw the two plaques back to Barkley, and said disdainfully: "Sooner or later I will get the gold medal."
Barkley put the two gold medals in his pocket and said with a smile: "Why did you defeat our dream team? It's impossible for you to defeat us alone. O'Neal can offset your ability. We only lost 19 in the group stage."
The score depends on your face. If you don’t look at your face, we can win by 69 points."
"Why?"
Lao Wang began to think about how the men's basketball team could defeat the Dream Team in the future.
Previously, he had no subjective wishes about whether Hu Weidong and Da Zhi could come to play in the NBA. It mainly depended on themselves and he had never actively intervened in their affairs. Now that he was so stimulated by Barkley, he wanted to bring them over from China immediately.
, if he can train in the NBA for a few years, he will have great potential in the Olympic Games four years later, with the addition of Dayao.
Dayao just went to Georgetown University and will be 20 years old in four years. If he follows his training plan, as long as he can persist without any accidents, he should have the strength of the big three centers of Da Meng when they debuted and the strength of 2010.
And four years later, can the three super centers still remain at their peak? That is simply impossible. At most, there will only be one O'Neal or some rising star.
On their side, Yao Yao, who has been trained in the NBA, plus him, from the main lineup to the substitute lineup, can maintain a strong advantage in the low position throughout the game. As long as they don't lose too much from the outside, they should be able to beat the US team.
It’s not an empty dream, is it?
Yao Yao is not a problem now. I believe that entering the NBA from NCAA will be a matter of course, but the problem of Hu Weidong and Da Zhi is more troublesome.
Especially for Da Zhi, if the military loan is not approved by the 81st team, it is completely impossible.
The last time they found him, there was no news. Hu Weidong's desire to come here was not too strong. He really wanted to come, but he probably didn't get permission.
He was going to contact them and ask about their current situation.
On the 21st, although the Suns were not in very good shape due to back-to-back physical problems, they still defeated Mosaic and won 11 consecutive games.
On the 22nd, the team returned to Phoenix, and the next game was on the 24th, against the Heat at home.
That afternoon, Lao Wang finally completed the last phase of his weight gain plan, and his weight reached 135 kilograms.
At the same time, the explosive training was also completed and reached the ceiling of level 86.
Because of the increase in explosive power, the absolute power is still level 98, but with the increase in tonnage and explosive power, the power effect he explodes while moving is definitely stronger than the effect of increasing one level of power.
Thanks to the increase in explosive power, his bounce increased from level 76 to level 77, and his speed increased by one level to level 79.
In other words, his tonnage has increased, but he can run faster and jump higher. Although the improvement effect is not great, it is a good thing that it has not decreased, let alone improved?
He went to the martial arts school for dinner. After coming back, he picked up the phone and thought about it. Instead of contacting Da Zhi and Lao Hu first, he decided to contact Liu Yumin first.
"Liu Chu, do you know about the incident between Da Zhi and Lao Hu?"
"nba?"
Liu Yumin immediately guessed what he was asking about.
"Um."
"They talked to me and I support them. If they leave, although it will be a loss to the CBA, it will be good for the national team. But Hu Weidong doesn't want to move much anymore, and Jiang*
The Su Men's Basketball Team didn't really want to let him go. On the Dazhi side, the 81st team directly refused, and Dazhi couldn't move."
"Is that so?"
"What, Tiejun, do you want them to pass?"
"Well, I'm not willing to accept a bronze medal this time. I want to exchange it for a gold medal next time."
Liu Yumin over there smiled bitterly, aren't you happy to get a bronze medal?
Not to mention her small basketball department, even the sports committee was overjoyed because of this brand. They were happier than winning a gold medal in other sports. This is probably because the strength lies in different positions and the expected results are also different.
"Tiejun, Hu Weidong was trained by the Jiangsu Men's Basketball Team. Letting him go would be a huge loss of interests for the local government. Can you understand this? After so many years of training, he ran away in the blink of an eye. Who can bear it?"
If you do this, who will make the effort to train talents in the future? Since they are going to run away anyway, it is better not to train them, but to poach other people’s people.
Personally, this is not a long-term solution.”
"I understand, it's the same as the NBA."
"did you mean?"
"If Hu Weidong leaves, he will definitely have to pay a price. We really can't let him train him for so many years in vain."
"That's the truth."
"The CBA and NBA can't trade. It's like European football players. Let's pay a transfer fee. Lao Hu will pay it himself, which is regarded as the training fee for many years. In addition, I promised the Jiangsu Men's Basketball Team to wait for my summer camp.
They choose a group of talents first, but Hu Weidong's money can only be used for a while."
"Are you serious?"
"Seriously."
Having said this, Liu Yumin felt that there was really hope.
Tiejun summer camp really has a group of good talents. Although they all come from various city-level sports schools and are institutionally managed by local sports schools. Wang Tiejun has no management rights, but he is the one who trains them. He has very high prestige and respect in the hearts of those children.
The status itself has a high status and influence in the domestic basketball world, and it is impossible for him to have no say.
If the Jiang*Su men’s basketball team does not let Hu Weidong go, and if they want to choose from these kids in the future, as long as Wang Tiejun doesn’t nod, which kid will agree to go to Jiangsu. Now that domestic basketball has begun to become professional, even the sports schools to which it belongs have not agreed.
Yes, sports schools cannot influence children’s career choices.
"Then where is Da Zhi?" she asked again.
"Similarly, there will definitely be people in the summer camp who are willing to join Team 81, and they can also choose people from the summer camp." Lao Wang said.
Liu Yumin thought about it silently. 81 was no different from other local teams in thinking about problems from a different perspective. Moreover, Da Zhi had just led the 81 team to win the first CBA championship. It would be much more difficult for Da Zhi to leave 81 than for Hu Weidong to leave Jiangsu.
No matter how good the future of the men's basketball team is, it is not as important as the current championship, so it is unlikely that it will be agreed. However, with Wang Tiejun's influence, it may be possible.
"Well, I'll try to contact them, but I can't guarantee they will agree," she finally said.
"Okay, I'll bother Chu Liu."
After hanging up the phone, he contacted Hu Weidong again.
"Lao Hu, do you want to come?" he asked.
"Well, old K, if I leave, the Jiangsu men's basketball team will collapse." Hu Weidong's tone was very difficult.
"Come on, the earth will turn around for everyone. Don't take yourself too seriously. You don't have that weight, and neither do I. Besides, the older ones in my summer camp can fight in a year or two after training.
In the professional competition, they may not be able to play in the NBA, but they will definitely be able to play in the CBA," he joked.
"Haha, that's true." Hu Weidong said with a smile.
"Come on, train here for a few years, and we can upgrade the bronze medal together in the next Olympics." He advised.
"Silver medal? Or..."
Hearing these words, Hu Weidong felt hot and excited.
Lao Wang explained what he had just said to Liu Yumin and said: "You discuss with the team and find out how much it will cost to buy out the contract. Don't fall out. They can't train you in vain, right? If it's not enough, you say, I'll lend it to you."
You...you have played well here, so the buyout fee is not a problem at all."
"……OK."
Over there, Hu Weidong gritted his teeth and decided.
He definitely wanted to come, but he was just worried about the Jiangsu Men's Basketball Team. If he left, the team's strength would definitely plummet.
Finally, Lao Wang contacted Da Zhi again.
After saying a few words of pleasantries, it was obvious that he was in a very low mood.
But as he explained the matter again, he became excited.
"Brother Tiejun, do you think Team 81 can agree?"
"You have a sincere talk with the team. If once is not enough, then twice, and if twice is not enough, then three times. You were trained by them, and you really can't just leave. Besides, you have to come here and participate in the draft. Can you still
Play one season in the CBA and try to win another championship for them, and they might let you go."
"Then, let me try."
Da Zhi, who was not good at sociability, said with uncertainty.
"Liu Chu has promised to contact 81. She will do some work. It doesn't matter to you. Take your time, but you must not stalemate the relationship with the team. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Brother Tiejun."
"Okay, there's no rush anyway. Let's take this matter slowly. That's it."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Tiejun thought about it again and felt that it was more likely that Lao Hu would come over. Let's see what the opportunity is.
…
On the 23rd, the Heat arrived in Phoenix.
Lao Wang called Lightning, invited Thunder Lord to dinner, and prepared three cans of chicken in the martial arts hall.
Dan Marley played one season with the Cavaliers last season, but his form has dropped significantly. The Cavaliers did not renew his contract. As a free agent, he joined the Heat for 16 million US dollars in 5 years. He has officially entered the late stage of his career. This should be his
This is the last contract.
"Kevin, you should retire here, right?" Marley said enviously.
Lightning nodded and asked: "Dan, you should also hope to return to your home team and retire, right?"
Dan Malli nodded and said with a smile: "There are still five years left, let's talk about it then."
Lao Wang smiled and said: "Mr. Colangelo and Brian are both good people. Dan, this wish is not difficult to realize."
"That's good."
Dan Marley nodded and laughed.
"Dan, how does this taste?" Lao Wang pointed at the earthen pot and asked.
Lei Gong gave a thumbs up and said, "It's great! I'll take my family back to Phoenix to eat together next time."
"Let's rub it together."
Lightning wanted to help Thunder Lord save some money, so he immediately corrected himself.
"Ha ha……"
Lei Gong laughed and nodded repeatedly.
"Just do it, it won't cost much anyway." Lao Wang chuckled.
After hearing these words, Lightning punched Lao Wang and said dissatisfiedly: "Old K, you are a sinister capitalist, tell me, how much money have you made from us?"
"Now I no longer use medicated baths and medicated oils. I can't afford them anymore." Lei Gong sighed.
Lao Wang said awkwardly: "It's okay. You two continue to use it. I'll give you a black card. There are only two in the world. At most, I will give you a 50% discount."
"Another 50% off?"
Lightning and Thunder have veins popping on their heads. You bastards, they were discounted by 50% before, and now they are 50% off, already 75% off. How much profit margin do you have?
The evening of the 24th is game day.
In the afternoon, the team trained at the headquarters training hall and arranged an intra-team training match.
Chapman strained his thigh and has yet to recover. Kobe put on the main training jersey and Wilkins played the second position on the bench.
Kobe held the ball and hit Wilkins with his back on the right three-point line. He hit the ball with his back and knocked the defender away with his left shoulder and back. Then he turned around and went in with the ball.
"Oops! It's over, it's over..."
Wilkins turned around to chase after him. The moment he turned around, his knee twisted and there was a sudden pain. He couldn't help but kneel down in pain, then fell to the floor holding his left knee and screaming in pain.
Kobe was dumbfounded. He dropped the ball continuously and squatted next to him and asked, "Dominique, what's wrong with you?"
"Andrew, Aaron." Danny Ainge quickly called the two team doctors over.
"Is your knee sprained?" Lao Wang was also anxious and went over to ask.
"Probably." Wilkins nodded dejectedly.
Two team doctors checked and found that the left knee should be sprained.
Aaron Nelson just happened to see the confrontation between Kobe and Wilkins, and analyzed: "It should have been hit by Kobe, and his center of gravity moved, but Dominic was eager to turn around to pursue the defense, and his center of gravity was all on his left knee. When he turned, something happened
Sprained knee."
Wilkins sighed: "I'm getting old. I'll be 37 soon. I'm no longer useful."
"Sorry, Dominic." Kobe said quickly.
"Young man, it's none of your business." Wilkins shook his head and said.
"Send it to Dr. Carter quickly and ask him to check it out." Dandanji said.
After sending Wilkins away, the team continued training, while several coaches were having a headache on how to arrange tonight's lineup.
At five o'clock, at the end of training, Wilkins' injury came out. It was a sprain. No surgery was needed. With his current recovery ability, he would have to rest for at least three to four weeks.
After the training, Lao Wang and his team went to Dr. Carter's clinic to visit Wilkins. The old guy was a little depressed, but not bad. After all, the injury was not serious.
In the clinic, I happened to meet Penny Anfernee Hardaway, who had come for a follow-up visit. Hardaway had already undergone knee surgery. Although the operation was successful, his future was already cast a shadow.
