Chapter 592: Pharaoh Borrows Money + Regular Season Ends
Jordan glanced at Lao Wang and said, "Are you lying?"
Lao Wang said anxiously: "It's true, my second sister has managed the club for so many years without even a dime of dividends, and I haven't even seen any money back.
Including my other companies and industries, domestic and foreign businesses, my second sister did not give me a single piece of steel."
"What about the profit? Did your second sister swallow it?" Jordan asked curiously.
"What nonsense are you talking about? My second sister can steal my money?" Lao Wang glared at Jordan dissatisfied.
At this time, the elevator reached the restaurant floor, and everyone rushed out of the elevator. After entering the restaurant, they gathered around Lao Wang. Obviously they were very interested in Lao Wang's money.
Under the repeated urging of Jordan and others, Lao Wang picked up the previous topic and said: "My second sister has used all my money to invest in high technology, open companies, set up research laboratories, my God, seven, seven, eight, eight, eight
All kinds of investments, including hundreds of millions to buy equipment, more than 20 to 3 billion US dollars, were all thrown into the sea, and not a single one of them was lost."
"Pfft! Haha..." Everyone burst out laughing.
Lao Wang sighed sadly: "Oh, I have nothing now. I don't have any living money at all. I only have a few companies and Fengshen Street Sports Center left. Do you think it's miserable or not?"
Everyone couldn't help but choke up in laughter.
Feeling that he had been cheated, Jordan gritted his teeth and cursed: "Your company is here, but the dividend money is gone. Is this miserable?"
"More than 20 to 3 billion US dollars are gone, and you actually say it's not miserable?" Lao Wang stared.
Jordan was startled and couldn't help but nodded. This is indeed tragic.
Lao Wang said disdainfully: "Fei Ren, you have never had so much money, so you cannot understand the feeling of losing so much money. It makes me heartbroken when I think about it now."
Everyone was furious, Old K, are you showing off, or are you showing off?
Especially Jordan, he wanted to kick him over, and cursed in his heart, damn old K, you deserve to have all your money thrown into the puddle, you are so stupid, you may go bankrupt one day.
"Then why haven't you fired your second sister yet?" After scolding him in his mind, he asked curiously.
"No, the money has already been invested. If you fire my second sister, won't you definitely lose money?"
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but say with a bitter look on his face: "My second sister said that she will continue to invest in high technology and reinvest all the money she earns. She is very determined, and she doesn't know when it will end! She and
Let me tell you, within twenty years, you won’t need to expect to get a penny of dividends from all your investments.”
"What about twenty years from now?" Jordan asked tentatively.
"My second sister said that in twenty years, either the investment will fail or I will become one of the richest people in China."
Lao Wang looked helpless and said: "Well, actually, with the money in my hands, I am already one of the richest people in China. What I can achieve now, why do I have to wait twenty years? And
Such a big risk?
Do you think my second sister doesn’t understand anything? She’s all nonsense! I’m so nervous now that I don’t even have the money to buy a private jet.
By the way, which one of you who is handy can lend me some and each of you can help raise five million? Come on, don't be stingy, take out your checkbook and don't tell me you didn't bring it.
It’s okay if you don’t bring it with you. You can write me an IOU and I’ll get it from you next time. I promise not to fool you.”
"No, no, that old K, I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step."
"Old K, I've been spending a lot of money recently, and it's hard to have money on hand."
When a group of people heard that Lao K wanted to borrow money, they immediately dispersed and stopped eating. Only Dayao and Kobe, the closest friends, were left.
"That old boy Jordan has also run away. He's so stingy. You can just write an IOU now if you don't have money!" Lao Wang said angrily.
"Old K, please don't ask me to borrow money. If we don't borrow money, we are still good brothers." Kobe said straightforwardly.
"What about you?" Lao Wang looked at Dayao.
Dayao said awkwardly: "Brother, at most two million, I only have so much money on hand."
Lao Wang kicked Kobe's chair and cursed: "Look at Dayao, you white-eyed wolf."
Kobe said angrily: "Who are you kidding? To borrow money, you write an IOU and I will write a check now."
Lao Wang laughed, patted Dayao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Dayao, don't be so honest. Don't borrow money randomly. Borrowing money will hurt your feelings."
"Isn't this brother?" Dayao said with an honest smile.
This year's All-Star, Lao Wang is the same as before, he just plays and doesn't care about AMVP at all.
For his appearance show on the 9th, he specially prepared a Guan Gong sword. He danced like a whistling wind, so majestic that he won a lot of applause.
On the 10th, we returned to Phoenix.
The Suns have started their regular season schedule after the All-Star Game. Injuries occur from time to time, but they are all minor problems and there are no major injuries. That is to say, Hardaway has not returned yet.
In the second half of the schedule, the team continued to fine-tune the lineup and tactics, as well as train new players. Stoudemire and Joe Johnson both got many opportunities.
The offensive tactics are pretty decent. Coupled with Lao Wang's control, the fast break tactics can be retracted or released. When released, it is a fast attack, and when retracted, it is a positional battle.
But the defense is flawless and there is not much progress, especially Nash, a big loophole. Among the five starters, only Wang and Marion can really defend, and the other three can't be counted on.
Lao Wang feels that if there is a problem in the playoffs, it will definitely not be the offense. With him on the offensive end, not to mention several strong teams now, even the Knicks of Jordan and O'Neal, and the current Suns team is not bad either.
The worry is defense.
Of the four main teammates, he is most satisfied with Marion, who is good at both offense and defense. As a small forward, he averages 9 rebounds per game, especially defensively, averaging 2.3 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.
As a point guard, Nash's scoring ability is underestimated. His shooting percentage reached 50%, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 41.3%, which was very accurate. However, his accuracy has dropped, reaching as high as 45.5% last season.
In terms of newcomers, Joe Johnson is still too young and not efficient enough. His shooting percentage is only 39.7%. The team's overall shooting percentage is 45.6%. He is dragging the team back. After entering the playoffs, it is not the time to train the newcomers.
, his chances will definitely be reduced.
Second-year Joe Johnson is not fast enough, has average breakthrough ability, average fast break ability, and average defense.
Stoudemire's defense has been tempered for a season and has only improved slightly.
I have also been practicing the CIC for a season. I can't use it at all, neither the far two-pointer nor the mid-range two-pointer. The near-two pointer is less than 30%. It mainly has threatening and efficient offensive methods, or the down attack after playing pick-and-roll tactics with Nash.
At the basket, or on air cuts, his shooting rate at the basket is as high as 58%. 88% of his offenses are attacking the basket. His offensive methods are now very monotonous, and his overall shooting rate is 47%, which is considered acceptable for a power forward.
The offense is too monotonous. The regular season is just for training and is not that important. However, in the playoffs, it will affect the use of tactics. For example, without the ability to stretch, the opponent can concentrate on double-teaming Lao Wang and strengthen the rebounding in the backcourt.
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In general, these four people, Marion, Nash, Joe Johnson, and Stoudemire, enter the playoffs. For him who is striving for the championship, the only one who can really support him is Marion.
On February 20th, Fei Ge took Zhou Zhou back to China because the eldest sister and the second sister were due to give birth soon, and she also missed Dabao.
On February 27th, Lao Wang's second sister gave birth to a big fat boy. Just one day later, on March 1st, the eldest sister gave birth to another big fat boy.
At the end of March, Hardaway returned and the coaching staff decided to let him start from the bench. He was frustrated, but Joe Johnson was happy.
In the long run, Lao Wang also supports Joe Johnson to get more opportunities. This young man still has potential, especially in offense.
But after entering the playoffs, he still supported Hardaway to play the second position. After all, he was more experienced and slightly more efficient.
On April 16, the Suns ended their regular season schedule for the 2002/03 season.
With a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, it ranked fourth in the Western Conference.
The Trail Blazers are first in the Western Conference with 65 wins and 17 losses, the Mavericks are second with 60 wins and 22 losses, and the Kings are third with 59 wins and 23 losses.
Fifth is the Timberwolves, with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses.
Sixth is the Lakers, with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses.
The Lakers made a strong effort to catch up and reached fourth place. However, after the All-Star Game, O'Neal had to lose weight, fish, and reserve physical fitness for the playoffs. In addition, he also had some injuries, so his record dropped again.
Fell down.
The seventh is Jazz and the eighth is Mosaic.
In the Eastern Conference, the Nets are first with 60 wins, the Pistons are second with 50 wins, the Pacers are third with 48 wins, fourth to eighth are the Philadelphia Digital Team, New Orleans Pelicans (formerly the Charlotte Hornets),
Celtics, Bulls, Bucks.
Judging from the record, the strength of the east is obviously not as good as that of the west, and the pattern of the weak in the east and the strong in the west will not change in a few years.
In the playoff rankings, the top eight in the Western Conference are the Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Kings, Suns, Timberwolves, Lakers, Jazz, and Mosaic.
The East includes the Nets, Pistons, Pelicans, Pacers, Philadelphia Digital, Celtics, Bulls, and Bucks.
The Pacers and the Pistons both belong to the Eastern Conference, so the Pacers were automatically ranked fourth from third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, and the third place was replaced by the Pelicans.
The first-round matchups in the Western Conference playoffs: Trail Blazers vs. Mosaic, Suns vs. Timberwolves, Mavericks vs. Jazz, Kings vs. Lakers.
The first-round matchups in the Eastern Conference playoffs: Nets vs. Bucks, Pacers vs. Digital, Pistons vs. Bulls, Pelicans vs. Kyle Walkers.
The winners of the first two groups will play in the second round, and the winners of the last two groups will play in the second round.
Personally, Lao Wang played 79 games this season, averaging 32.2 minutes per game, 30.2 points, 16.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.85 steals, 4.6 blocks, 1.5 turnovers and 2.7 fouls per game. His field goal percentage was as high as 60.8% and his free throw percentage was as high as 81.5%, ranking first in the league.
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In terms of individual data kings, he won the rebounds and blocks.
The scoring champion was won by Kobe Bryant, who averaged 33.5 points per game and shot 47.9% from the field. McGrady averaged 32 points per game and shot 45.7% from the field, ranking second in the scoring list.
Nash leads the assists list with 10.1 assists per game, followed by Kidd with 8.9 assists per game.
The steal leader is Iverson, averaging 2.7 per game.
In the mvp rankings, Duncan still ranks first, Lao Wang rises to second, third is Kobe, fourth is Garnett, and fifth is Yao.
However, the final winner of the MVP will not be announced until after the second round, and the best lineup will be announced before the finals.
In terms of personal statistics, Duncan averaged 23.5 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.7 steals, 2.9 blocks, 3.1 turnovers and 2.9 fouls per game. All top statistics are lower than Old K. Only the team record has the advantage.
In terms of personal efficiency value, Lao Wang is the leader. Even though Duncan is good at offense and defense, he is still outclassed by him.
Likewise, he ranks first in the league in offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency.
But the most important thing for an MVP is the team's record. Coupled with the league's suppression and the attitude of the American media, he estimates that this year's MVP should be Duncan's.
In addition, his total score has reached 27,795 points. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to reach 30,000 points by the end of next season.
The performance of the rest of the Suns this season is Marion 219, Nash 15,210, Stoudemire 137, and Joe Johnson 932.
He is still most satisfied with Marion. His only regret is that Hacker has no ability to attack with the ball, which prevents Hacker from growing into a superstar.
Of the other three, Joe Johnson is the worst. His growth rate is a bit slow and his efficiency is very low. His shooting percentage is only 39.7%, and his free throw shooting percentage is a little lower than him, less than 80%.
There is no problem with Nash and Stoudemire's offense. Nash's offensive ability has not been fully utilized, but it is limited to insufficient shots. Stoudemire's offense still has a lot of room for growth, but that's it for now.
What troubles him is the defense of these three guys. They all have holes that need to be filled by him and Marion.
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The first round of the playoffs will start on the 19th, and the Suns' first round will also start on this day.
Before the first round, the Suns' arrangement was that the team would have a holiday on the 17th, hold a tactical meeting on the morning of the 18th, and resume training in the afternoon.
On the morning of the 17th, Lao Wang slept until ten o'clock. After getting up, he ate the breakfast prepared by the chef. Fei Ge and Zhou Zhou had gone away since February and never returned. They had nothing to do and went to the martial arts gym to kill time.
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On the morning of the 18th, the Suns held a tactical meeting.
In the first round against the Timberwolves, the team is still very confident. As long as Lao Wang strangles Garnett, they should be able to pass smoothly.
This season they played four regular season games with the Timberwolves, and the Suns lost one away game 3-1. The advantage is huge.
During the meeting, seeing that the team was very confident, Van Gundy Jr. reminded: "Our defense is still a big problem. The regular season defense is not strong. We may have smooth sailing, but now it is the playoffs, and our defense will definitely be challenged."
Targeting, weaknesses and related problems will be magnified, so don't be careless.
Although Old K can limit Garnett's offense, Garnett is a great threat on the defensive end. Like Old K, he can defend to the three-point line. His defensive ability is very strong, and once he is beaten by Old K on the offensive end,
K limit will inevitably put more energy on defense, so we must not be careless."
D'Antoni also nodded and said: "We lost one game in the regular season. We didn't play well in that game. They had an explosion. We really can't be careless."
"Old K, do you have anything to say?" He asked Lao Wang again.
Lao Wang nodded and said: "Garnett's ability is very strong, not even much worse than Duncan. He should be one of the strongest active fourth positions. That is to say, the Timberwolves' lineup is not good, otherwise they will pose a great threat to us.
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But overall, there is no problem for us to beat them. My idea is to win the first round as soon as possible and gain more rest time for the second round."
Hearing these words, everyone from the management to the coaching staff to the players suddenly felt pressured. When they were talking about the Timberwolves before, they were a little casual, but now, everyone is serious.
In the second round, if the Blazers don't capsize and lose to Mosaic, they will face the Blazers, who have the best record in the league.
In the four regular season games, they lost all against the Trail Blazers and didn't win a single game. The pressure is huge, and you can see it from everyone's expressions now.
After Lao Wang said this, he found that everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Everyone in the Suns team understands that if they want to beat the Trail Blazers, there is only one way, and Old K breaks out.
Otherwise, with the Suns' current lineup and immature tactical system, it would be impossible to defeat the Trail Blazers, who have a stronger lineup and a fully mature tactical system.
In the four regular season games with the Trail Blazers, Old K only played too hard on the defensive end, which limited Duncan's offensive efficiency and did not fully explode on the offensive end.
But the results of four regular season games also proved that just restricting Duncan's offense will not defeat the Trail Blazers. The Suns also need the strong offensive firepower of Old K.
