After sitting with the water dispenser empty all night, Kobe's mind had already emerged, Su Feng's appearance was rolling over and over on the ground.
Kobe turned off his phone just in case.
Philadelphia.
After returning to the apartment after the press conference, Su Feng couldn't sleep.
He tossed and turned on the bed excitedly, and even rolled all over the floor...
After all, it is the first show of his career, and he has staged a lore drama. For Su Feng, who has spent countless sweats in the past two years, why are you happy
After a long time, Su Feng picked up his mobile phone and prepared to call Kobe.
"Shut down?"
Su Feng was a little unhappy.
Because Kobe didn't share his joy, he felt less than perfect.
In this way, after being noisy until the middle of the night, Su Feng, who was no match for drowsiness, fell asleep.
the next day.
Su Feng, who woke up in a daze, found that it was already morning.
Fortunately, because there was a game yesterday, the team did not arrange training this morning.
After having "breakfast" and arranging his hairstyle, Su Feng hopped to the training hall.
"Su, have you watched TV? You and Allen won three of the top five goals."
As soon as Su Feng entered the training hall, assistant coach Jason greeted him.
"Look."
Su Feng's dunk lore successfully reached the top of the top five goals. His other goal on the list was an alley-oop with Iverson after grabbing Robinson.
Iverson also has one goal on the list, the one-handed dunk on the fast break.
Unfortunately, the English version of the five best balls explains that passion is passion, but there is no inner taste.
It is worth mentioning that before the training started, Davis specially praised Su Feng and Iverson.
Of course, Davis also highlighted tomorrow's game with the Chicago Bulls.
"Su, I want to arrange for you to confront Michael tomorrow, do you have any thoughts on this?" Davis said looking at Su Feng.
idea
Su Feng's only thought at this time was that Davis is simply my Xiao He!
Su Feng is now worried that his defensive ability has encountered a bottleneck, and he needs to be beaten to improve it... Ahhh, to beat Michael Jordan, that is Su Feng's long-cherished wish!
After all, how could it be that Su Feng didn't want to fight Jordan
When Su Feng first learned basketball in his previous life, his favorite thing to do was to hang out with his friends, and go wherever the basketball level is high.
So Su Feng didn't think about it, and replied, "I don't have any questions, coach!"
Davis nodded in satisfaction, "Defending Michael Jordan is not just Sue's business.
I hope everyone can learn like Su on the court and help each other because we are one! "
After winning the opener, the morale of the 76ers improved a lot.
But when it comes to hitting the bulls...
Then wash and sleep.
At this time in 1996, there were too many people who were scared by Jordan.
Many rookies will even be specially told by the coach before the start of the game not to anger the "old hooligan".
Therefore, in the opinion of Witherspoon and others, Su Feng and Iverson should change their names to "Want to Die".
Well, look, Stackhouse, who was publicly executed by the senior last year, is now much more low-key
aside...
After hearing Witherspoon and others talking about "Ai Feng" in private, Stackhouse didn't even think about it, and ran to the other side to practice shooting.
Because the senior's temper is irritable...
At most, I beat myself a few times a year.
But Su Feng...
"New Classic of Mountains and Seas" has a cloud: there is Iron Man surnamed Su Mingfeng, who looks like Zunlong, likes bullfighting, and immediately becomes a party of reaching out when Iverson meets Iverson, saying: dribbling, assists, brothers, and the laughter is like a gong.
The motto is: No matter how good the game is, the higher the level of competition, the invincible resistance to beatings, and the toughness of the skin.
"Hey Jerry, are you shooting?"
On the field, after the coach explained the tactics, the players entered free practice time.
Seeing Stackhouse practicing three-pointers, Su Feng stepped forward and smiled.
Sure enough, I still can't escape the fate of fighting with him
Stackhouse looked up at the sky, and then sadly threw the basketball in his hand to Su Feng.
"bring it on!"
Su Feng gave Stackhouse a small question mark.
Because he originally wanted to come over and have a simple chat with Stackhouse...
"You didn't come to me for a bullfight?" Stackhouse asked in surprise.
Su Feng shook his head, "I just finished such a tough game yesterday, how can I be so crazy?"
so...
Stackhouse breathed a sigh of relief, and turned from crying to laughing: "I watched the five best balls, and your two dunks were cool."
"Hey, it's not really a big deal."
Su Feng stroked his hair and looked at Stackhouse expectantly.
Stackhouse nodded, "Well, it's good for you to have such a mentality."
Su Feng: "???"
Su Feng suspected that Stackhouse didn't understand his eyes, so he intensified his hint: "But it is indeed a joy to be able to play the top five goals."
Stackhouse spread his hands.
"I also played the top five goals a few times last year. To be honest, don't take it too seriously. The most important thing is to play well next time."
Although he knew that Stackhouse was telling the truth, after not hearing the answer he wanted twice in a row, Su Feng suddenly became serious.
"Come on to the bullfight, Jerry!"
"..."
Stackhouse's mentality collapsed.
He wanted to refuse.
But is it possible
On the field, after hearing that Su Feng and Stackhouse were going to fight bulls, the teammates began to bet again.
"Perhaps, this is life?" Stackhouse thought silently.
…
Philadelphia, when the 76ers were training, the Bulls players who flew to Philadelphia overnight after the game last night also woke up one after another.
There is an unwritten rule in the NBA that the coaching staff will never wake the players up early in the morning after a game.
The 82 regular season games tested not only strength, but also perseverance.
Of course, such unspoken rules are also to take care of some "night owls".
After all, Harden just inherited the fine traditions of his predecessors.
In fact, one of the great pleasures of playing for many NBA players is to experience the different nightclub cultures in different places and to help local women who have lost their way to improve their happiness.
Like "Rain Man" Camp, who was relatively good at playing during this period, in a few years, even he himself doesn't know how many illegitimate children he has.
There's a joke in the nba that if you see Kemp on some basketball show again, he must not be able to pay his high child support.
After the team flew to Philadelphia, Phil Jackson didn't make an appointment with the 76ers for a pregame workout at the arena.
Because unlike the outside world that the Bulls will copy and paste last year's success, Phil Jackson, who has endorsed KFC for many years, has been keenly aware of the problems within the team.
After last year's unparalleled success, it's a fact that the bull's momentum has dropped.
Like Rodman, in order to prove himself last year, he played off the court and returned to play, and he would still be obedient during the game.
But this year is different.
In the summer, Rodman is busy making movies and doing reality TV shows, and his mind has gradually drifted away from the basketball court.
In Su Feng's previous life, in the 1996/97 season, Pippen and Jordan even wanted to kick Rodman out.
The reason is that in a game against the Timberwolves in 1997, Rodman, who was facing Garnett at the time, flew off the court to save the rebound.
As a result, Rodman, who was tripped by the camera and fell to the ground, got up and kicked the photographer directly in the crotch.
During Rodman's absence due to the suspension, the Bulls' record was not bad, so many Bulls players believed that they could win without Rodman.
And the difference from the first three companies is that in the last three companies, the entire Bulls lineup is extremely "aging".
On February 17 next year, Jordan will celebrate his 34th birthday.
Rodman is 35 years old, and the main players such as Pippen and Harper are also 30+...
In addition, in the summer, in order to retain the championship framework, the total salary of the Bulls team exceeded one million US dollars, setting a record high in NBA history.
Of course, a large part of that was paid to Jordan personally.
In the summer, Jordan's agent Falk originally made a two-year offer of $50 million to the Bulls owner Reinsdorf, but Reinsdorf was only willing to sign for one year, and ended up offering Jordan $30 million. astronomical annual salary.
A year later, 'Really Fragrant' Reinsdorf will offer Jordan another $33 million annual salary. (Note)
At a total value of $63 million over two years, Reinsdorf's "God Operation" made the Bulls need to pay far more than Falk's two-year offer of $50 million.
Behind Jordan's sky-high contract renewal is Pippen's growing "jealousy".
In Pippen's view, Jordan paid a lot for the Bulls, and he deserved the $30 million.
But like Rodman, he also got $9 million a year, but he...
Well, this Pippen really can't blame anyone.
Because before Pippen signed the 7-year, $20 million contract with the Bulls, everyone around him was persuading him that the NBA's salary would definitely increase in the future, so don't sign for such a long time.
However, at that time, Pippen firmly believed that those who persuaded him must be hurting himself.
So, he signed, and after two years, looking at the wages of his teammates, he cried...
In the 96/97 season, Pippen's annual salary was only $2.25 million.
As the second head of the Bulls, his annual salary can only be ranked sixth in the team.
Pippen's "jealousy" will explode in the 97/98 season.
At that time, in order to ask for a high-paying contract extension and retaliate against the management, Pippen went to play two charity games before the start of the season with a foot injury, and then got a nearly half-season injury in exchange.
If you look at it from a higher dimension, the Bulls' last three consecutive championships, especially the last two championships, are in jeopardy, and each championship is extremely difficult.
In fact, they are no longer invincible.
It is for this reason that Phil Jackson never stopped Jordan from training rookies during the last three consecutive games, and sometimes he even jokingly commented on some rookies in front of Michael Jordan.
Because Phil Jackson needs Jordan to have more motivation.
Just as Jordan said in the summer of 1997 to get the Bulls to re-sign Phil Jackson by saying "he only plays for Phil Jackson", the only person Phil Jackson really trusted on this Bulls team was Michael Jordan.
Now, two more rookies have successfully triggered Jordan's "serious buff".
After arriving in Philadelphia, Jordan didn't go anywhere.
He locked himself in a hotel.
In addition to the 76ers game video, Iverson's college video and Su Feng's high school video, he also watched the top five balls playing on TV.
After some serious thinking, Jordan found Pippen.
It is worth mentioning that in the last three consecutive games of the Bulls, in order to appease Pippen's emotions, Jordan was rarely full of emotional intelligence and often praised Pippen in public.
To put it bluntly, Jordan was never a god.
He is also a man who can put everything down in order to win a championship.
Otherwise, which "god" have you seen playing more fun than Jordan off the court
hiss...
It seems that there is really a god named Zeus who likes to play around...
Cough, far away.
Let's be honest.
"Tomorrow, I want me to guard that boy called." Looking at Pippen, Jordan said.
Pippen nodded, Jordan's fondness for playing with newcomers he knew all too well.
It's just that Pippen is also strange. It seems that last year the 76ers also had a kid named Stackhouse, and it turned out to be the 76ers this year
"Also, I want you to guard the guy called 'Answer'," Jordan said to Pippen.
"..."
For a long time, Pippen looked at Jordan seriously, "You're not kidding me, are you?"
Jordan shrugged, "I want to bet with you."
md again
It's not the first time that Pippen has been dragged by Jordan to bet against him, and just betting on this matter, he has also been tricked by Jordan!
As we all know, the bulls will display the video of the bull race on the big screen during the home game, so Jordan, who likes to bet on everything, found Pippen at that time and bet with him which color of the bull would win.
Since the video was pre-recorded, after Quietly asked the management to find out which Bull would pass the finish line first, Jordan slapped Pippen for a whole season...
"Don't worry, this gambling match is absolutely fair, open, and just." Jordan patted his conscience and swore with his conscience.
Pippen rolled his eyes. In Pippen's eyes, Jordan's conscience was given away for charity along with his banknotes when he gambled in Las Vegas.
However, Pippen was not stupid after being able to assist Jordan for many years, but he looked at Jordan curiously, "This time, what do you want to bet on?"
"Tomorrow's game, see who can defend those two little guys worse, bet $5,000." Jordan laughed badly.
"Of course, I can't put you at a disadvantage, so how about the guy called 'Answer' who raises you $500 every time he doesn't make a shot in front of you?" Jordan added.
Pippen pondered for a while, although it is more difficult to guard Allen Iverson, but this raise...
Um... ...
Um!
Anyway, where did Jordan go to do charity
In Pippen's view, instead of being taken away by those evil capitalists, Jordan's banknotes might as well be used to help the "poor man" himself.
So, Pippen readily agreed.
"That's it, I'll go to Phil to discuss it."
Seeing Pippen agree to himself, Jordan was very happy at this moment, and he felt that his "serious mode" had switched to the second gear.
Don't ask, it's a lot of fun to abuse newcomers.
…
On the 3rd, Su Feng woke up in a nightmare.
He dreamed that in the game with the Lakers, just when he wanted to dunk Kobe, O'Neal suddenly became countless times bigger, and then slapped himself on the ground.
"Hey, it turned out to be a dream."
As far as Kobe's playing time in his rookie season was concerned, Su Feng even suspected that he would never be able to play Kobe this season.
Hey, my opponent is already Michael Jordan, little Kobe.
Originally, Su Feng refused to be dragged to slay the dragon as soon as he left the Novice Village.
But whenever he thinks of Kobe's expression of envy, jealousy and hatred, Su Feng feels that his mood is so cheerful.
No way, the fun of a man is so boring sometimes.
"By the way, according to the time, he should have almost finished drinking the sports drink sent to Kobe. I will send him a batch in a few days." After being awakened by a nightmare, Su Feng, who opened the refrigerator, thought silently. road.
Because today is game day with the Bulls, the whole Philadelphia is as lively as a festival.
NBC will broadcast the Bulls' visit to Philadelphia on TV, so this is also the first national broadcast of the "Golden Guns".
In addition, nbc TV decided to broadcast an exclusive interview with Su Feng during the intermission.
I have to say that these media in the United States really know how to catch hot spots in order to attract the attention of the audience.
After performing a dunk lore on his debut, Su Feng's name is not well-known, but his popularity has already been fired.
Many North American Chinese fans regard Su Feng as their idol. After all, watching a group of blacks and whites fight every day, who can feel a sense of substitution
Nike and Adi couldn't sit still. Both giants saw potential in Su Feng.
But Adi and Nike couldn't sit still, and Bill Duffy had something to say.
Duffy provided Su Feng with two plans. One was to immediately start negotiating sneaker endorsements with the two big giants, and then make a decision based on the offer.
The other is, and so on.
After discussing with Duffy, Su Feng and Duffy chose to wait.
The reason is very simple. Giants like Nike and Adi are not fools. Su Feng's sneaker endorsement contract will start at least five years.
And such a long contract, you must be cautious.
Su Feng is willing to wait another half a year because he knows that judging from the opportunities he currently has in the 76ers, if he waits another half a year, his data will be more beautiful, and the contract he will sign at that time will be even bigger.
And once negotiations begin, there's not as much room for bargaining.
Su Feng usually doesn't go to any "golden club", his happiness is to play basketball, that's all.
After signing the contract with McDonald's, Su Feng is not short of money for the time being. Even if he wants to invest, he is not in a hurry.
Therefore, the most important thing right now, in Su Feng's view, is to play every game well.
The better the score, the more leverage Duffy has in negotiating.
Only in this way, the two giants will treat you as a sweet pastry.
Simply put, either don't talk about it, or talk about it if you want to talk about it.
"Bull..."
After checking his arsenal, on the way to the arena, Su Feng could already feel the extraordinary place of the upcoming regular season...
The biggest boss of the 90's.
Chicago Bulls.
Dry!
…
ps: Note, before the 1998/99 season labor negotiations, the NBA did not have a maximum salary, so Jordan could use the bird rights to sign the contract with the Bulls. In theory, it depends on whether the boss is willing to spend money. The same goes for Ewing's $18 million in '95/96 and $20 million in '97/98.
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