plumnovel Chapter 282 Jordan Comes Back
Chapter 282 Jordan Comes Back
Chapter 282 Jordan Comes Back
Seeing the news about Yao Ming, Wang Hao was not too surprised, after all, he has this ability.
Especially in next year's draft, besides Yao Ming, he really can't think of anyone who is qualified to be the No. [-] pick?
As for Stoudemire?
To be honest, if you evaluate your entire career, Stoudemire is indeed more successful than Yao Ming.
But when it comes to draft prospects, Yao Ming is a few positions ahead of Stoudemire.
First of all, in terms of talent, Yao Ming's height and Stoudemire's jumping are the top talents in the NBA, and the two are evenly matched.
As for technology, Yao Ming completely abused Stoudemire. There is no comparison between the two in terms of technology.
Stoudemire's only advantage is that as a high school student, his age and potential are considered advantages.
But the problem is that just last season, in the 2000 NBA draft, the top three were all high school talented centers.
From Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, to Eddie Curry, Stoudemire is basically the same template.
The result is self-evident, the three talented high school centers in the first season of the NBA failed very badly.
The situation at the time was that the NBA was not optimistic about high school students, especially inside players.
Compared with outside players, the skills of inside players need more time to polish.
From this perspective, Yao Ming's age and experience are to some extent the advantage.
Therefore, it is only natural that Yao Ming became the No. [-] pick, and it is understandable that Stoudemire was only the ninth overall pick.
As for the performance at the beginning of his career, it can only be said that Stoudemire had better luck.
At the roughest time, he didn't expect to play with technology at all, but with talent and athleticism.
And someone, will pass the ball to him.
It was only after meeting Nash that Stoudemire's career talent really opened up.
But even in the first year of his career, there is Stephen Marbury as the team's point guard.
It is said that Marbury is a lone wolf, but he also averaged 8.1 assists per game in a single season.
It is precisely because of consecutive encounters with Stephen Marbury and Steve Nash that someone passed the ball to him.
This gave Stoudemire a huge boost of self-confidence early in his career.
It also gave him time to polish his skills, and later practiced a mid-range jumper, which made him reach the peak.
As for Francis, he is actually better at attacking.
Another very important reason is that Yao Ming did not adapt to the way of playing in the NBA, or the character of the Chinese people did not adapt.
As a core insider, you should take the initiative to ask for the ball to play, instead of giving up the ball and waiting for others to pass the ball.
To put it bluntly, in the first season, Yao Ming actually gave way to playing.
An average of 9.5 shots per game is already telling the story.
In addition, because of the World Championships, I was not able to participate in the summer league, and I was not able to adapt to the NBA earlier.
This made it difficult for Yao Ming to play at the beginning of the season. It can even be said that he didn't know how to play at all.
Of course, it's no wonder others can only talk about Yao Ming's problem.
You don't need to find too many reasons, anyway, you haven't adapted to the NBA, so you can't play well.
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When I returned to the United States, it was already September.
After a short two-day rest, Wang Hao quickly rushed to his personal training team.
Training for this season has started again.
The Supersonics' official training camp will not be assembled until the end of September, and training will basically start in October.
As for the opening game of this season, the NBA has already made arrangements and will start at the end of October.
In other words, there is only a little over a month before the start of the new season.
The training team met again, and the moment they saw Wang Hao, everyone including Bruce Fraser was stunned.
Through the physical test, they clearly found that Wang Hao's speed and jumping had improved significantly.
It's just that Wang Hao's age is actually not an age of stagnant physical development, nor is it incomprehensible.
Moreover, he just explained that he felt an improvement in the whole year of last year.
Improve little by little over a long season, not all of a sudden.
With this explanation, it is actually not unacceptable.
And this kind of improvement, without actual physical examination, is just observed with the naked eye, and it is definitely not visible.
What's more, Wang Hao is the father, as long as they make a training plan, that's enough.
Not only that, Wang Hao's personal training team will also join the Supersonics this season.
Wang Hao is still responsible for their salary, but the team will subsidize part of it.
The reason for this is also very simple. The season is very long, and it is not enough to train in the offseason.
And what they need to do is to help Wang Hao formulate a reasonable training plan during the long season.
Not only that, Wang Hao also contacted Chinese groups in the United States and asked them to help find a chef.
It's not just about being able to cook, it's better to be a nutritionist, the requirements are very high.
But, again, the problem that can be solved with money is actually not a problem.
Wang Hao devoted himself to training in an orderly manner.
The training this time is mainly to strengthen Wang Hao's scoring ability, low post singles and three-pointers.
Especially step-back three-pointers and shooting after dribbling are areas where Wang Hao needs to continue to improve.
Continue to train and wait for the start of the new season.
Seeing that September is passing by a little bit, the NBA training camp is about to begin.
NBA teams are also making final preparations.
In fact, the NBA this season is really not static, but has undergone tremendous changes.
The first is the New Jersey Nets and the Phoenix Suns, who will exchange their stars.
Marbury came to the Suns, while Kidd went to the Nets.
To be honest, it is completely unimaginable that the Phoenix Suns would make such a deal.
Marbury is indeed very good, but it seems to be a bit worse to replace Kidd.
Especially the Nets, after getting Kidd, quickly grew into the top team in the Eastern Conference and even reached the finals.
It made everyone feel that the Suns are really blind.
The numbers team also initiated a three-way deal involving the Warriors and Hornets.
They got Derek Coleman, an insider with good offensive strength, to share the pressure for Iverson.
It can be seen that the digital team still wants to continue to hit the championship.
There is also Olajuwon, who is still unwilling to retire, and was sent to the Raptors by Mosaic.
As for why you went to the Raptors?
Naturally, it is because the Raptors give more, a middle-class contract with an annual income of more than 500 million.
To be honest, I don't know what the Raptors management thinks.
Today's Raptors have just experienced seven Eastern Conference semifinals against the digital team last year, and they only lost.
In other words, today's Raptors are still competitive in the East, but they need reinforcements.
Reinforcing, you go to Olajuwon?
That's right, Olajuwon last season was still able to contribute 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
But the problem is that Olajuwon is 38 years old.
In the previous four seasons, Olajuwon was unable to stay healthy and would miss a period of time due to injury.
Moreover, this is when his playing time has been limited to less than 25 minutes.
But the Raptors still did this, which is quite strange.
According to Olajuwon's situation, if you change someone, it is estimated that it will be the same old Jiang's basic salary contract, which is one or two million.
Olajuwon can get so much, purely because of his fame.
The end result was that Olajuwon signed a three-year contract but only played one season.
To make matters worse, the season isn't over yet.
With a salary of 1700 million, he only played 60 games, which is nearly 30 a game. This money is really good money.
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In addition, there are no big fish in this year's free market, nor are there too surprising changes.
Let's go back to the Sonics itself, the changes are not small.
The most important thing is that Ewing's reason to stay in the Sonics is a good thing.
Of course, after ending the previous contract, Ewing received a veteran's basic salary this season, and his salary was greatly reduced.
In addition, Ruben Patterson chose to enter the free market.
No way, today's Supersonics have hoarded a large number of high-quality players on the forward and defensive lines.
Ruben Patterson's defense is not bad, and he also has a mid-range jumper, which can actually be used.
It's just that this guy has a big heart.
Not only is he asking the team for a starter, but the lion is also asking for salary.
Well, the lion opened his mouth a bit too much.
Ruben Patterson just wants a mid-level contract, and his strength is worth the price.
It's just that, for the Sonics, it seems a bit of a loss to offer such a treatment to a substitute player.
Coupled with Ruben Patterson's thorny attributes, the Supersonics chose to give up after repeated hesitation.
Thinking about it carefully, the owner of the Sonics is Howard Schultz, so it seems not difficult to understand.
In addition, the Sonics also made some gains in the draft.
The Sonics chose to trade up, and the trade got the 20th pick of the Cavaliers, choosing power center Haywood.
In choosing Haywood, I didn't have much thought, but I took a fancy to his 270-pound weight.
This weight, to a certain extent, can be a little bit against O'Neill.
It is definitely impossible to directly prevent it, but it is enough to resist consumption.
As for the second pick, the Sonics did not select Mehmet Okur because Okur will not come to the NBA yet.
In the end, Willie Walker decided to choose Earl Watson from UCLA.
A fairly good point guard with a stable style and good organizational skills.
Because a large number of role players have been given up before, the team's real point guards are only Gary Payton and Shamond Williams, and one really needs to be added.
Currently, the Sonics lineup.
Point guards: Gary Payton, Shamond Williams, Earl Watson.
Shooting guards: Wang Hao, Michael Reed, Brent Barry.
Small forwards: Rashard Lewis, Quentin Richardson.
Power forwards: PJ Brown, Gerani McCoy, Chris Gatlin.
Centers: Patrick Ewing, Brand Haywood, Ruben Walkowski.
At present, the Supersonics have more than 12 players, but there is still a gap from the list of 15 players.
It is estimated that there will be more reinforcements on the Supersonic side. Anyway, there are so many places, so it is useless.
As for the point of reinforcement, it must be the inside line.
No way, last year's Western Conference Finals loss to the Lakers, the biggest problem is still no way to solve O'Neal.
Faced with this situation, it can only be the internal line of the heap.
In fact, not only the Chaosonic team is doing this, but everyone who has suffered from the Lakers is doing it.
Otherwise, the value of today's NBA insiders would not be so high.
Time passed day by day, and the training camp was about to begin.
Just some time before the start of the training camp, that is, on September 9, Michael Jordan announced his comeback.
Although there are signs of all this, those who know the inside story know that Jordan's comeback is almost a certainty.
It's just that, as long as Jordan doesn't make a public announcement, everything is uncertain.
Not to mention, in Jordan's training camp last month, in a confrontation, Jordan was knocked to the ground by Artest.
At that time, some media even reported the photos of Jordan being carried out of the training hall, which made people full of worry.
Now it looks like Jordan is doing well.
To be honest, Wang Hao was shocked. Although he hit it, he didn't hit it?
Well, in fact, Jordan's injury is not serious, and it is estimated that he can catch up with the new season.
However, Wang Hao didn't understand Jordan's comeback.
Even though she has already become a god, she still wants to step down from the altar to give others a chance to defeat you.
To be honest, if Jordan doesn't pay, then he is the god of basketball, and he is unrivaled.
But now, he has returned to the arena and will face one challenge after another.
Take Wang Hao for example.
If Jordan did not come back, many years later, Wang Hao told others that he was no worse than Jordan.
But if you want to believe no one, they will cite countless rare examples to prove that Jordan is incomparable.
But now, Jordan is back, and when he appears on the field, Wang Hao will have a chance to compete with him.
Many years later, Wang Hao said the same thing again, and shot the video at the same time, who can refute it?
Or was Jordan overconfident?
Even at the age of 38, does he feel that he is still the omnipotent Michael Jordan?
What's more, his comeback is pointless.
He sold his shares to the owner of the Wizards, and returned to play at an old age, in order to increase the background of the Wizards.
You know, even if Jordan comes back, he is only holding Lao Jiang's basic salary of 100 million US dollars.
All in all, in the end it was the Wizards who rejected Jordan's redemption of shares and kicked him away ruthlessly.
The owner of the Wizards is too ruthless, and Jordan is too stupid and naive.
But let alone, the god of basketball is the god of basketball, and his appearance immediately attracted countless attention.
Even the entire NBA has benefited from it.
Throughout the American basketball world, and in many media, the NBA has been mentioned more and more.
Especially for each team's home game against the Wizards, tickets have been sold at sky-high prices.
It is such an exaggeration for one person to drive the entire NBA market.
Jordan is back.
The Wizards made a lot of money, the NBA also made a lot of money, and all the teams followed suit.
So, is this a world where only Michael Jordan gets hurt?
(End of this chapter)