Chapter 200 The most prosperous jazz in history
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Stockton and Malone reminded Lin Han to be careful in recent times. Being careful here is definitely not just Lin Han paying attention to his private life in recent times. Although Stockton and Malone both know that Lin Han’s private life is very, very chaotic, and know that the team’s rookies are very obsessed with nightlife.!x.
But similarly, the two Jazz veterans also knew that Lin Han was a very cautious person. He had never given up his bag in such frequent nightlife. With Lin Han's popularity and attention, this was a miracle. Therefore, there have always been people in the Jazz team who wanted to learn how to avoid these paparazzis, and this group of players even include veterans like Malone.
Therefore, from this we can also see Lin Han's confidentiality in the nightlife, so the two Jazz's leading players are really relieved about Lin Han. This kid has always been clean in his work, so these two Jazz's leading players remind Lin Han to be careful not about Lin Han's outside the stadium, but on the stadium.
When Lin Han sought to save face in the All-Star Game, he then hinted to the media that they were the big guys who ignored the NBA's rules and put pressure on their players' professional qualities, the head coach did not play, and the relationship between Lin Han and this group of people was no longer as simple as the enemy. The enemy can be said to be the enemy.
Just like the grudge between Jordan and Thomas back then, as the Pistons players grew older and their strength decreased in the later stages of the competition between the Bulls and the Pistons, the competition between the two teams was no longer so fierce. In that case, many players of Jordan and the Pistons reconciled. Jordan even said that the Pistons head coach. Chuck Daly, the legendary coach who created Jordan's law, was still his most respected NBA coach. It can be said that as the final winner, Jordan was already the strongest in the league, he showed his demeanor, but only Isaiah Thomas. This organizational defender and Jordan were not in the same position, but Jordan never chose to reconcile with him.
Even when the Dream Team was selected, Jordan said that he was not me or me. I was not me or him. You should know that with Thomas' position in the NBA, how could the Dream Team be without him? Stockton never dreamed that he could replace Thomas. When Jordan used his identity and influence to say such words, he was very depreciating, very rude and even undecent. After all, it was not decided by Jordan, but by the head coach and the US team management committee.
But even though he was ridiculed and dissatisfied by all the media, the basketball master vowed to cut off Thomas' Olympic dream. Jordan's ruthlessness and his hatred for Thomas in his heart can be seen. And it was when Jordan was caught in a storm of public opinion across the United States because of gambling. This approach even made him feel even more pressured. But Jordan still withstood the pressure and fucked Thomas, the person he hated the most in his career.
Jordan and Thomas have a grudge because of the All-Star, while Lin Han and Olajuwon and other bigwigs have a grudge because of the All-Star. Such grudges are difficult to resolve, especially the grudges between Lin Han, Olajuwon and Drexler are difficult to resolve, and it can even be said to be impossible to resolve. In this case, when everyone was not a mortal enemy in the past, although these people didn't like Lin Han, there were still professional ethics that needed to be followed in the game. However, when both sides really had no mortal enemies, these old guys had no scruples on the court.
Although David Stern is now purging the court and hoping that the NBA's stadium environment will become more and more civilized, most of the superstar players are people who have come from such chaos and dark times. Although the league's binding force on them is increasing, this does not mean that they cannot do anything beyond basketball on the court.
After all, isn’t there a New York gang in New York now? Naturally, there are gangs. It’s not possible to say that gangs can only appear in New York. Maybe I don’t know when the Houston Rockets also turned into gangs in a certain game, such as the Phoenix Suns can also turn into gangs in a certain game. This is not necessarily true.
Therefore, after this year's All-Star ends, the issue Lin Han needs to worry about is that in the next game, they will encounter many very unconventional opponents on the court, and these opponents will not be as simple as playing basketball with Lin Han on the court.
"I don't think the league's penalty is correct. At least in my opinion, it is a very biased penalty. I know Hakeem's character very well. He is a very great player. As long as he appears on the court, he is a beast pursuing victory. When people accuse him of giving up the game, they should not just listen to one side."
"Yes, you can't just hear what a young player says and that's what it is. It's very unfair to Hakeem. Maybe his game was really over-expendable, and that's possible."
"As for whether Drexler, David Robinson and others did not work hard in the first half of the fourth quarter, I think no player dared to guarantee that he could have an absolute state after appearing on the court. Maybe David and Drexler were in a bad state at that time. Moreover, man, this is the All-Star Game, and everyone is very strong, which cannot attribute all the behind in all games to the players."
The NBA All-Stars is indeed over, but after the NBA All-Stars ended, the influence of staying still continues. For example, after the end of this game, Lin Han's sneakers have almost always been a hot topic for many fans around the world. For example, the Suns' player, Barkley, who missed the All-Star Game due to some injuries this year, issued a huge ticket to Olajuwon, Drexler and others in the league, the Suns' player was not happy.
In fact, the league's punishment of these Western giants has indeed caused a lot of controversy. This does not mean that fans or media do not support the league's yelling. After all, as long as they are not fools, fans who have watched that game know what the truth is. No matter how much Barkley defends it, it is useless. The key is that the NBA's penalty was issued a ticket after not being fully investigated and collected evidence. This is a bit of a dictator in the United States, where the legal view is extremely strong. David Stern's approach is a bit independent. I heard that after this penalty was released, many team general managers asked Stern to argue and were blocked by him. The league president who had been operating in the NBA for 10 years and increased the commercial value of the NBA by more than 10 times, gaining enough prestige. Finally, he showed his unique and dictatorial side like everyone.
Of course, in addition to David Stern and the league having questions about the punishment methods of these players, some people think that Olajuwon and his team refused to play, which is their personal matter. The NBA's All-Star Game is different from regular season games or playoffs, and the league does not pay these big guys salary. They participated in the All-Star Game only voluntarily. Although the All-Star Game is also an NBA game, these big guys' behavior of refusing to play for private reasons does lack professional ethics, but lacking professional ethics is not illegal. Stern has no right to punish them with such things, at most just condemn and warn them.
So when Lin Han and the other three Jazz teammates returned to Utah after finishing their All-Star journey, the public opinion circle in NBA has been really noisy and crazy. Even Lin Han didn't expect it to turn out like this in the end.
Of course, what Lin Han didn't expect was Barkley, the Suns' player. In an interview, this guy said that he would come back soon, and that game was either another game, or a game between the Suns and the Jazz.
"Is it related to Lin Han's comeback early? I don't think there is much contact with him. He is a very good young player. Although I don't like his character, I am looking forward to leading the team to defeat the Jazz in the game."
"I don't have any opinions on him scoring 55 points in the All-Star Game. He is an All-Star MVP and I am also an All-Star MVP, so congratulations to him, he finally caught up from behind me."
"Are you worried that the team will lose again? No, in some previous games, our own positions were not set well, and in the next games we need to win as much as possible because we are already too far behind. If we want to strive for a better playoff ranking, we need to keep winning. We will not consider the failure, no matter what the team is like."
"And, in that game I think we'll let him know what the real NBA is like, remember, it's the real NBA!"
When accepting the Houston Chronicle, Barkley not only made a fuss for Olajuwon and others, but the Suns player also despised Lin Han again. Although the Suns lost both the Suns and Jazz games in the first two games, and his performance seemed not to be as good as Lin Han, this did not hinder the confidence of the Suns team leader who was about to come back.
And judging from the tone of the Suns player, this guy and his team are indeed angry.
Of course, Barkley and the Suns are very confident now, and they also want to tell Lin Han what the real NBA is. This is also because after the All-Star Game, the Jazz's schedule was a bit difficult and had big problems.
After the All-Star Game, the Jazz's first game was a Pacific away trip that started on February 16, playing the Clippers away on February 16, and playing the Kings away on February 18, because before the All-Star Game, the Jazz's last opponent was also the Lakers team in the Pacific Division, so the Jazz's away trip was broken due to All-Star Game.
If the Jazz's away trip was broken due to the All-Star reason, it would be because the Clippers and the Kings were not very good and would not have much impact, then the Jazz's schedule would not be so good after returning to home.
After playing away on February 18, he returned to home on February 19, playing back to back against the Clippers at home, and playing against the 76ers at home on February 21. After the game against the 76ers, the Jazz's most terrifying schedule this month also began.
After the game with the 76ers, the Jazz then played against the Western Conference Spurs at home on February 23. David Robinson, who was preparing to teach Lin Han a lesson like Barkley, was really hungry. After playing against the Spurs, he then played against the Suns, who had lost to the Jazz twice at home on February 25. Barkley will come back early in this game.
After the game against the Suns, on February 27 and February 28, the Jazz will first host and then back to back against the strongest opponent in the West, Houston Rockets! The Jazz will play two games in two days. The opponents are the Rockets.
Even if the Jazz have more home games and fewer away games in such a schedule, it is very difficult. At least in the eyes of many people, the Jazz's schedule is really interesting. Lin Han offended so many big shots in the Western Conference All-Star Game, and the next game will be in the NBA regular season, and Lin Han will take turns to play with these big shots.
Some fans and media even doubted whether the league had already planned it before after seeing this schedule. Such an arrangement was simply amazing.
Of course, Lin Han knew about these things after returning to Utah, but for him now, it is still difficult for him to consider these things. After all, at least even if he has to wait for these people to retaliate, it will have to wait until next week. And now.
When Lin Han and other Jazz All-Star players returned to Utah, the team held a huge celebration for Lin Han. Of course, this celebration is not just for Lin Han. Although Lin Han won the rookie match and the MVP in the All-Star Game, this is not enough to make this team go through so much trouble for an All-Star Game. What really made this team celebrate Lin Han so hard for such a lot of trouble for Lin Han was that after Lin Han won the NBA All-Star Game MVP, the Jazz became the first team in NBA history to have four All-Star Game MVP players at the same time in a single season.
Lin Han is the new All-Star MVP. Stockton and Malone are also All-Star MVPs, and the team's substitute inside Chambers is also All-Star MVP. Although it is a miracle that a team has three All-Star players in a single season in NBA history, this has happened after all. For example, Ed McCourre of the Celtics, Bill Sharman and Bob Cusey, these three Big Three of the former Bill Russell era in the history of the Celtics were once all-Star MVPs, such as the former Kings' predecessor, Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas and Adrian Smith, who were also All-Star MVPs, etc.
It was just because it was the wilderness of the NBA, and the number of NBA teams was pitiful, and it was common for many people in the same team to win the All-Star MVP. However, in modern times, such things are difficult. After all, players who can become All-Star MVP are all first-line stars in the league. The first-line stars in the three leagues are in one team. This kind of thing is really difficult, let alone four first-line stars.
Although the team's veteran Chambers is here to make up the numbers, this is still a grand event for a team like the Jazz, and both the fans and the management are very happy.
Although the four All-Star MVPs are not of any honor in one team, nor will they add a championship to the team, and other teams will not surrender when they see the Jazz, there is no doubt that this means that this Jazz is the most prosperous team in the Jazz's history, and this team is also the most brilliant and powerful team in the Jazz's history.
At least, the appearance of four All-Star MVPs on one team means that they are brilliant and prosperous, which will make fans and the team look forward to the team's results this season.
Therefore, in this celebration, Jazz fans were no less enthusiastic than the previous celebration where the Jazz broke the Lakers' winning streak record.
However, after the celebration ended, the Jazz team immediately started their All-Star sprint journey after two days of rest. Now the Jazz's record is 43 wins and 5 losses, and they are currently ranked first in the league. However, such a record cannot guarantee that the Jazz will definitely become the first in the regular season. After all, what really determines the fate of a team's regular season is the sprint stage after the All-Star Game.
If the Jazz encountered a big wave of losing streak in the sprint stage, the team would soon fall in the record.
Don’t think that losing streak is difficult. For many teams that want to enter the playoffs or enter the playoffs, they are basically determined but hope to have a better ranking, they will definitely burst out in their own state from the end of February to the end of March.
Some teams' combat effectiveness has even increased by more than one level.
However, it is a little better for the Jazz that after the All-Star Game, the team originally had some All-Star Syndrome. However, because the teams at the beginning were not powerful teams, the Jazz had some time to adjust their state.
On February 16, the Jazz played away against the Los Angeles Clippers led by big-butt point guards Mark Jackson and Danny Manning. The Clippers' current record is 17 wins and 29 losses. Basically, there is no hope for the playoffs, and they can't beat the last or the second to the last. So for this team, they really have no pursuits now. Such a team is also the team with the least fighting spirit in the NBA sprint stage.
However, in this game with the Jazz, the Clippers almost made the Jazz sail in the gutter. In this first game after the Jazz All-Star, the Jazz team was incredibly poor. The team with the highest average score in the league in the first half actually scored only 37 points. The entire first half was 37 points, while the Clippers were 52 points, and they were 15 points behind the Clippers after the away half. Not only Stockton was shocked by Mark Jackson, the point guard Barkley. Even Malone was very embarrassed by Danny Manning. The inside line, who averaged 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists this season, is in a trade rumor. It is heard that the Hawks are preparing to exchange their All-Star starting power forward Coleman and Manning. The deadline for the transaction is almost here, and it is probably the last two days to complete the transaction.
It is obvious that the entire Clippers seem to be sending off Manning in this game. In this game, the Jazz team, which had not yet gotten out of All-Star Syndrome, was knocked on a foul stick when they came out of the game. If Lin Han hadn't scored 21 points in the first half, I'm afraid the Jazz would have played even more miserably in this game.
Fortunately, the Jazz's strength is indeed much stronger than the Clippers, and Malone and Stockton are famous stable men in the league, and their ability to adjust their state is also good. So when the game ended, the Clippers, who were originally 15 points in the half, lost 99 to 103. In this game, Malone made 2 of 10 in the first half and 6 of 12 in the second half, and scored 23 points in the whole game. As for Stockton gave 12 assists, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls at the same time, it can be seen how embarrassed he played under Mark Jackson's big butt in this game. Lin Han scored 37 points in the whole game, which is the most normal core player in the team.
After defeating the Clippers away, he followed the away game with the Kings on February 18. The Jazz also played very easily in this game. Although the Kings' inside line is the weakest inside line in the league, the wing players of this team are top in the league. Especially after Richmond, the team's boss, will not underestimate the opponent in this game, the Jazz will be even more difficult in this game. You should know that Malone and Stockton are indeed not in good shape after the All-Stars.
Malone made 8 of 22 shots. In this game against the Kings, the Kings sent a lineup of one, one, four, and even facing Lionel Simmons, who was shorter than him, could not resist. Simmons had 18 points and 13 rebounds in the whole game. If the Jazz center PJ Brown, who started in this game, came to the Jazz and played the most exciting game of the season, and scored 14 points and 18 rebounds in this game, then the Jazz would have problems in this iron battle between the two teams.
That's right, the two teams were a battle of iron-striking in this game, especially when Richmond, who was extremely hard at the defensive end, almost put all his energy on defending Lin Han. The sound of iron-striking in the two teams almost hit from beginning to end. In the end, Richmond scored 19 points in 6 of 22 shots in this game, while Lin Han scored 31 points in 12 of 27 shots. The two teams created a total of 116 rebounds in this game, and the Jazz grabbed a total of 61 rebounds in this game. Not only did PJ Brown score 18, Malone scored 13, Lin Han also scored 10 rebounds in this game.
Although the Jazz beat the Kings 93-86 away, they won two consecutive victories and lost 45 wins and 5 losses, after the game, Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan was not satisfied, and should be said to be very worried.
Not only did the team face some problems in these two games with weak teams without desire, but more importantly, the team seems to be not ready for sprinting yet, and the next opponent of such a team will ignore whether they are ready.
When I thought of this, Jerry Sloan had another headache.
The celebration not long ago made the Jazz feel very confident about this season, and they all believed that this year's Jazz will usher in their own prosperity. If you want to really let this team come to the prosperity, Jerry Sloan knew that he had a lot to do. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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