Chapter 329 327. New Goal for the Season
"Whether it is the fans, our management, or the coaching staff, we are all very satisfied with the results we have achieved this year, but we cannot be complacent. We have 12 games left, and we have already won 51 wins and 19 losses. Our goal It is the first 60 wins in the history of the team. For this, the team will provide everyone with a bonus equal to the league's season bonus on the basis of the league's season bonus, as an encouragement. I hope everyone can work hard for 60 wins... "
People's desires are endless, and the same is true for team owners and coaching staff.
From the beginning of the season, I only wanted to enter the top four in the Eastern Conference. After playing for a month, I was looking forward to 50 wins. Before the All-Star Weekend, I wanted to be the number one in the Eastern Conference. In March, I wanted to get a record of more than 57 wins. Until now, when the executive vice president of the team, Steven Price, who is called the "boss" by the coaching staff and the logistics team, came to "swear" for the team's last 13 games, he set the ultimate goal of 60 wins ...
Twice the bonus... Drawing cakes is not only good at domestic bosses, the same is true for American emperors.
But fortunately, the owner of the Eagles didn't go to the extent of killing people. He didn't say that he won't be rewarded until he won 60 wins. Instead, he had already agreed to double the team's season bonus.
Since 1982, the NBA has started to make money. Thanks to the great popularity and overseas popularity brought by Magic and Larry Bird to the league, the league has set up a bonus pool for the championship, each round of season The teams that advanced to the playoffs, the teams that entered the playoffs, and there were only 6 playoff teams in the east and west at that time are now set as the bonuses for the top six teams in the east and west in the regular season.
The initial prize pool was only 1.7 million. The Philadelphia 76ers, the regular season champion and championship team of the 82-83 season, received a total of 470,000 dollars. A total of 29 people including the coaching staff, players, trainers, physical therapists, etc. were equally divided into one prize pool. More than 10,000 U.S. dollars was not bad in that era. At that time, the annual salary of most ordinary players was only 200,000 U.S. dollars. Jordan's rookie season as a No. 3 show, his salary was only 630,000 U.S. dollars.
Last season's bonus pool was 11 million. The Lakers got $2.45 million after winning the championship, and the average person got about $100,000. This is still the case that the Lakers didn't win the first division in the regular season.
This year's bonus pool is 11.7 million US dollars, which is based on the NBA's income last season. The Eagles are now the first in the division and almost locked in. It is very difficult for other teams in the East to win 51 wins. It is possible for the Nets, but whether the Pistons can win 50 wins is a matter of opinion.
Therefore, the Eagles can be sure that they can get 5% of the division's first prize pool, which is close to 600,000 dollars in prize money, and the 1% of the prize pool for entering the playoffs is 117,000 dollars. It is not a big problem to reach the second round, that is, there is still a bonus of nearly 170,000 US dollars.
Calculated here, the Eagles can be sure that the bonus they can get is about 880,000 US dollars. There are 30 players, coaching staff, and logistics team in the Eagles, and the average one person gets about 30,000 US dollars. Wanmei Knife.
This kind of gives the players a little extra motivation.
Of course, if they reach the division finals or even the finals, even if they don’t win the championship, the money will have to be doubled, and if they win the championship, they will have to double again. For the championship, the total prize money is five or six hundred thousand more than last year's Lakers.
But that's a bit far away, and now it's almost certain that the bonus you can get is not bad.
After all, there is no money to play in the playoffs. After the last salary was paid on April 28, there will be no salary even until June.
The extra bonus of 30,000 U.S. dollars is not a lot, almost catching up with Liu Mang's weekly salary.
The boss was quite generous this time, and the players expressed their satisfaction.
It's just that the difficulty is a bit too high, so the goal of the management is to try to get 60 wins.
There are 12 games left, and now it is 51 wins, which means that the next 12 games can only lose three games at most. At this time when all the teams that want to enter the playoffs are fighting for their lives, the difficulty is really not ordinary. !
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Going to fight the Timberwolves!
The Timberwolves, like the Mavericks, are desperately trying to win the playoffs.
With only 46 victories, they want to have home court advantage against the Mavericks or the Sonics in the first round of the playoffs. Even if they are third in the West, that is just the ranking. The home court advantage in the playoffs is based on wins. Yes, and the West has become the Wild West after the Jordan era, so there are often situations where the third and fourth records are not as good as the fifth and sixth. It is often seen that the fourth beats the fifth, and the home court advantage is It is a bit rare for the fifth, the third to play the sixth home and the sixth, but it is not uncommon.
In the afternoon of the Eagles' "swearing-in meeting", the Timberwolves have come to Atlanta to prepare for tomorrow's game.
In the game between the Eagles and the Timberwolves, the Eagles had Liu Mang, a human hatred machine, and Raheem, who now has the title of Garnett Jr.... In fact, the two were in the same year, and Raheem was only 6 years younger than Garnett. It’s only been a month, and then Garnett is the top popular superstar in the league. The two teams had a grudge before. Garnett’s hostility towards Liu Mang is well known to the world. Now the Eagles are in the sprint stage to lock in the first place in the Eastern Conference. Timberwolves Fighting for home court advantage in the first round, the two teams declared that they must not lose in this game, so they attracted a lot of attention from fans.
Two TV stations have added national live broadcasts for the game, namely the United Sports Channel of CNN and CBS, and ESPN HD Sports Station.
After Jordan's comeback this year did not meet people's expectations, the 76ers, the Raptors suddenly declined, and the Magic's Grant Hill was reimbursed again, the Eagles became the most watched game in the Eastern Conference, with only a few games from the beginning of the season 11 games have been broadcast so far. This is also the reason why the league is now favoring Liu Mang, not just for the Chinese market.
Because of the increase of each live broadcast, the TV station has to give money! The state's live broadcast fee is collected by the team, and the money for the national live broadcast is uniformly collected by the league and most of it will be distributed equally to each team.
Similarly, every time it is broadcast live across the United States, the participating players are very excited! Being able to play in the live broadcast allows fans to see how good they are, which can attract more fans' attention than just seeing cold data, and it is easier to become fans!
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After the "swearing-in meeting" in the morning, the Eagles did tactical training for tomorrow's game against the Timberwolves in the afternoon.
After the loss to the Mavericks, the hearts of the players finally came back, and they did not continue to stay in the state of the game against the Kings, and the boss came out in a timely manner to put pressure and money. The coaching staff thought it was very good, and gave the players A lot of pressure and motivation.
What's the name of that steam engine repairer? He has a very good saying that there is pressure to be motivated.
Although this sentence is used to explain the physical principles of the first industrial revolution, it is equally applicable to humans.
After the team's joint training, Liu Mang practiced two more sets of three-pointers. This time, he was in good shape. Both sets of three-pointers completed the initial three-pointer training.
Seeing the junior three-point task 10/10 in the system panel, showing the status of the lottery draw, Liu Mang was a little excited again!
"Boss of the system, shuffle!"
"The host has completed 10 primary three-point tasks, and there is a certain chance to increase the three-point ability by 1 point..."
"Ding... It's a pity that the host didn't get the reward for the training mission, please continue to work hard!"
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The feeling of a basin of cold water pouring over your head.
Pit father ah this! Liu Mang asked many times, and the system didn't say how high the probability is, and it certainly doesn't look high now!
It's right to think about it, if you complete 10 times, add a little, if you reach the level of 100 three-pointers in a stable 300 seconds, wouldn't it take a few days to make three-pointers crazy.
Forget it, Liu Mang didn't count on this reward, he just used this task to hone his three-pointers. No, it has risen from the initial 75 to 79. The three-point ability value can be increased by 4 points during the season. Rare in the entire NBA, it takes a talent for soft touch.
Moreover, Liu Mang feels that after he has become more and more stable recently to reach the level of 100 three-pointers in 300 seconds, he is not far from the excellent level of 80 three-pointers.
Liu Mang looked at the time, it was only 5 pm, and he wanted to practice for a while with the half-dead expression of his exclusive trainer, Moron Willie.
That's when the call to save Moron Willie's life came.
Liu Mang's cell phone rang, and Liu Mang looked at it. It was Billups, the future civilian champion MVP.
After the Timberwolves last time, Billups exchanged contact information with Liu Mang after the game.
Billups has a deep affection for Liu Mang, mainly because he has been neglected all the time, and finally someone went to chat with him before the game, which moved Billups who had almost no friends before going to the Pistons.
Liu Mang answered the phone: "Hello, Chauncey, what's the matter?"
"Hi Ace, I heard you're training? Didn't it bother you?" Billups said cautiously.
"Oh, it's okay, I just finished training, why is Chauncey, here in Atlanta, do you want to play with me?" Liu Mang was more like a black character who spouts.
"Oh, that's great. If you're free, Ace, I'll come find you." Billups seemed relieved.
"OK, let's make an appointment, but I can't go to a bar, and they won't sell me alcohol. Let's find a restaurant for dinner?" Liu Mang felt embarrassed every time he asked someone to eat or drink. The tone was a little awkward as he was asking.
"It's okay, I don't like to drink too much. I heard that there is an authentic Chinese restaurant on Baifu Avenue. I think you will like it, Ace. Where should we meet?" Billups obviously did his homework. of.
Bedford Avenue, established after the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, is a multi-ethnic settlement mainly composed of Chinese and Latin Americans. There are various restaurants and buildings in Asia, South America, and Africa. It is the favorite place for Chinese settlers in Atlanta. one of the places.
"OK, I'll take a shower first, see you at the parking lot of Baifu Avenue Park at 7 o'clock."
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