One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy. Abuse of the Top Scholar Plot

On the afternoon of February 11, the home team’s training ground was at the United Center in Chicago.

Rose's mid-range shot was too strong and bounced off the neck of the basket. The ball was taken by Griffin who ran into the court.

"The lords are here." Griffin said this as he patted the ball, turned around and grabbed the ball at the same time and scored a quick layup.

This time, it is quite similar to the style of Karl Malone who grabbed an offensive rebound in the first generation of Shuangsha.

There are no bells and whistles, and there is no need to show excellent physical fitness. Instead, he puts the ball into the basket in the simplest and fastest way.

Seeing Griffin's beautiful quick turn and layup, Rose won the game: "I know."

Originally, when the two met each other, they wanted to talk about tomorrow's game, but when Sun Ce was mentioned, they suddenly fell silent.

There was no way, the pressure was too much. The two brothers were the last ones to witness Sun Ce leading his team to victory in the playoffs last season.

More than half a year has passed, and the scene of last season's finals is still vivid in my mind. It's like... or not, it must have become an indelible shadow in the careers of the two.

But mainly because Ross was cold, Griffin had nothing to say.

Griffin found that Rose's character was getting colder and colder, and it was still the same in the past. Every time he played against the Grizzlies, Rose would become even colder if he lost, and he was the kind that couldn't get better even if he won.

Fortunately, apart from matters related to the game, Rose is still normal.

But now is the preparation period, and Rose is naturally very cold.

no! Gotta find a topic!

"Derek, it seems that our transaction this time is not a loss. I think Lopez has helped us more than Noah..." Griffin said, feeling that it was a bit bad to say this, and stopped.

After all, Noah was a very good teammate before he was injured, but it is common for him to collapse at the age of 30. For a player like Noah with a wild style of play, it is very common for a player like Noah to have a bad body and suffer an injury at the age of 30, and his athletic ability will decline. Like Kobe, Duncan and James, who are still at the tail end of their peak after reaching their 30s, are exceptions, and they are exceptions among exceptions.

Speaking of this, Rose was obviously very happy: "Yes, Lopez and Ariza are better than I thought. Lopez's mobility makes him more suitable for the current need to guard the wings. Ariza's defense and The three-point shooting is perfect for us, and he also has certain passing ability..."

Griffin looked around,

No teammates were around, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that Rose was not happy because Noah was traded away. Noah is the type that opponents hate but his teammates like. He has excellent leadership skills. Just after Christmas, the Bulls management found two People, discussing using Noah's remaining trade value to exchange for a forward player who is good at defense, can pass, and can shoot. Chandler Parsons was originally scheduled, but he did not expect that one would be exchanged for three. Seraphin was a poor choice A little off, but Ariza and Lopez were better than expected.

As teammates, they feel that Ariza's role is not necessarily worse than that of Chandler Parsons, and they also got Lopez Jr., so they don't need to recruit veteran centers before the final signing period. Lopez is so useful, good in pick-and-rolls, good cuts, and good defense.

Therefore, Rose is happy that their strength has finally improved this season. Originally, Rose, Griffin, Mirotic and others improved in strength, but Noah's strength declined. Their overall strength has improved compared to last season, but progress The range is dragged down by Noah. Sometimes Noah's appearance in the game will affect the performance of others, because Noah still plays the same style as before, but his ability cannot keep up.

But now Rose has been exchanged for two starting-level players, and they are very good ones, and their strength has improved a lot.

As for the Grizzlies, judging from their observations, they have indeed declined a lot.

In other words, they have a chance!

Treat the Grizzlies as an imaginary enemy in the finals. When the opponent becomes weaker and they become stronger, they will naturally look for opportunities.

As for the regular season battles, both Rose and Griffin regarded it as a process of training themselves and understanding their opponents. Of course, playing playing itself is a happy thing, especially the wonderful feeling of winning.

But as for the competition for honors in the regular season, when the two brothers play together as a team, they basically say goodbye to the chance to compete for MVP, because both of them are very strong, and without Sun Ce appearing, both of them are MVP candidates... Of course, it refers to the strength they have shown when they work together now. People regard them as two MVP candidates as long as they are separated. They are stronger than the Thunder team, but just like the Thunder team, when both of them have entered their careers. After the golden period, if one of the two is not injured or never separated, neither of them has a chance to win the MVP.

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On February 12, the last game day before the All-Star weekend holiday, Sun Ce and his teammates came to the United Center in Chicago to prepare for tonight's game.

It was okay when he came to training yesterday. When he came today, before he arrived at the arena, Sun Ce saw fans gathering on the roadside holding signs with the slogan "Kill the Gods". He didn't know which team staff sent them away. Time leaked out.

But this is something that each team tacitly agrees to. From a certain perspective, this is also a marketing tool.

When he arrived outside the arena, Sun Ce felt the hostility of the local fans even deeper.

Entering the stadium now, the overwhelming boos may be the most violent boos Sun Ce has ever encountered in his career.

Looking at the "God-killing" slogans all over the stadium, Sun Ce felt very strange. This is the home court of the Bulls. Bulls fans are holding "God-killing" slogans. What would Boss Joe think?

On the court, the friendly relationship outside the court is useless. Although Sun Ce likes Quaros as always, he can no longer win the love of Chicago fans. The most important thing is last year's finals.

Unlike the Heat fans who would leave if they lose, Chicago basketball fans are loyal Bulls fans. They created a dynasty twice in 8 years and laid the foundation for the city to become a famous basketball city. There was even a proposal from NBA senior management to move the NBA headquarters to Chicago, but it was finally abandoned due to some political issues.

After all, this is a country where a businessman who has never been in politics can become president. It's okay for a team, but the headquarters of a sports league that can represent the image of the United States still involves a lot of things.

Now the Grizzlies and the Bulls have become sworn enemies, just like the Grizzlies and the 76ers had a feud, but there are also differences. The 76ers that year committed suicide by exchanging Iguodala for Gasol, which made the inside line bloated and collapsed. They failed to continue the feud with the Grizzlies, but the Grizzlies have been strong for many years and the Bulls have just entered their peak period. It is estimated that the two teams may still face each other in the finals in the next few years, and the situation will be different.

It is really possible to become sworn enemies like the Jazz and the Bulls did back then! The "ice-breaking" of the sworn enemy relationship between the Bulls and the Jazz was still the local consortium and politicians in Chicago who pushed Sloan to return to Chicago.

Fans actually like this atmosphere of sworn enemies. People's lives are only a few decades long. As fans, they are naturally very excited to participate in such a ritualistic sworn enemy duel.

The sense of immersion is very important for fans, and for players, especially those from strong teams, it is their responsibility and motivation to shoulder the expectations and recognition of fans and win the game!

Seeing the enthusiasm of the Bulls fans, Sun Ce and others naturally thought of the enthusiasm of their Grizzlies fans.

Because of the hostility of the fans, the players on both sides also thought that they were mortal enemies. The environment affects cognition, which is particularly obvious in the sports industry.

"Rose S (peak), offense S, defense A+, passing A+, three-pointer A+, mid-range shooting A, layup S+...averaging 23.5 points, 4 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 2 steals...shooting percentage 47%, three-point shooting percentage 35%..."

"Griffin S (peak), offense S+, defense A-, three-pointer B, mid-range shooting S, layup SS...averaging 28.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.4 steals, 1 block...shooting percentage 57%, three-point shooting percentage 31%..."

Sun Ce was excited just looking at this core combination. Both of the opponents were at their peak, and now the team has been strengthened...At this moment, Sun Ce even forgot about the fact that the Knicks president "had a change of heart and assisted his old club and the old opponent who was bullied by him".

After chatting with Lopez Jr., the relationship between former teammates who won the championship together and ordinary former teammates is always a little different. Just like with Whiteside, Whiteside just felt the atmosphere of a strong team and left. Although Sun Ce has worked with him, the relationship is average.

Sun Ce has a good relationship with Lopez Jr., a former teammate who won the championship together. It may also be related to the pick-and-roll with Lopez Jr. in Sun Ce's first NBA game.

Sun Ce had read the Bulls' scouting report before, and studied the video yesterday. He knew that the opponent had strengthened a lot last summer. Now Ariza and Lopez Jr. have joined. Sun Ce dare not underestimate this opponent, even if he swept the opponent in the finals last year.

After saying hello, Sun Ce returned to the bench, listened to the arrangement, and roughly understood it. When Coach Hollins was about to emphasize it, he saw Sun Ce holding the ball and going to the court to warm up his hands...

Coach Hollins was also puzzled. Rose and Griffin were almost always suppressed by Sun Ce, but Sun Ce was very excited and focused every time he played against these two people. And it was not just like this after the two of them cooperated. When the Clippers where Griffin was was still a terrible team, Sun Ce paid special attention to these two people.

"Torturing the No. 1 pick?"

Coach Hollins recalled that since Sun Ce entered the NBA, those No. 1 picks of the same generation as Sun Ce and those who will enter the NBA in the future have not been abused by Sun Ce, including Rose, Griffin, Wall, Irving, Anthony Davis, McCaw, Wiggins, Towns... A moment of silence for these people...

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