harleyscars Chapter 373 Bruce's Madness! ! !
Chapter 373 Bruce's Madness! ! !
Chapter 373 Bruce's Madness! ! !
Holding a glass of red wine, Bruce watched the performance of the Warriors players on TV, especially after they lost Carter, their tactics became smoother and more reasonable, and he couldn't help but breathe a little sigh of relief!
"The next game will be the time for the Warriors to test their tactics. Although the Celtics have abilities that cannot be underestimated, after all, they still seem a bit reluctant in front of the Warriors!" Rick Barry said with a smile , For him, the Celtics want to win a victory at the Warriors' home court, which is obviously difficult to achieve only with Pierce and Walker!
"Yes, Vince's injury has made us passive. Even if we can reach the playoffs like in previous seasons, the pursuit of the championship may not be enough!" George Lillard watched Looking at the court, he said regretfully.
"Yes, Vince's offensive power is an indispensable part of the Warriors, especially his impact. When facing other teams, his presence can still make other teams double-team him frequently. And now." Rick Barry said with some concern, and then he fixedly looked at Nowitzki who was walking towards the court!
Since this season, Nowitzki has gradually entered the quasi-20+9 lineup with his diligent attitude and rapid growth!
Even though his performance on the defensive end is still somewhat insufficient, his role on the offensive end and high hits make all the team's power forwards have to choose to follow closely!
"Dirk, you need to be more determined!" Starks shook his fist at Nowitzki encouragingly when he appeared on the stage. For him, if Nowitzki can use his way to help The team, they rely on a vote of veterans and Wilkens' tactics, they will definitely further reduce the impact of Carter's departure!
"I will!" Nowitzki said with a smile, and when he turned around, a very firm light suddenly appeared in his eyes!
As the two sides returned to the field again, the fans in the stands also returned to their seats!
At the beginning of the third quarter, Dirk Nowitzki used his good shots to throw the Celtics into chaos!
Especially when Walker repeatedly missed after "shooting wildly", the Celtics were once in huge trouble on the offensive end!
O'Brien looked at the court with a serious expression, especially Walker's resolute "shooting and shooting birds". He was so breathless that he cursed. If it wasn't for Joe Johnson's timely mid-range shot and three-pointer, otherwise Kyle would Under the leadership of Nowitzki, the special people will gradually collapse!
In the subsequent games, after Walker finally "woke up", the two sides gradually returned to their original state!
Bruce was enjoying the performance of the Warriors on TV. When the phone on the table rang, he picked it up: "Hello, this is Bruce Young!"
Popovich glanced at the Warriors roster on the table calmly, then subconsciously tapped the name of Marie Cross on the Spurs roster with his left hand, frowned and said, "Hi, Bruce, I'm Gray G Popovich!"
"Greg!!" Bruce suddenly heard the other person's name, and almost exclaimed subconsciously.
"Haha, what's the matter? Are you not welcome?" Popovich smiled and said with some playfulness!
Feeling his beating heart, Bruce suppressed the longing in his heart and said, "Of course not!"
"Hehe, I recently heard that there are some problems with your lineup, so I have a suggestion, do you want to listen to it?" Popovich said in a low voice with a hint of secret flashing across his face.
"This." Hearing Popovich's words, Bruce couldn't help but feel astonished.
Originally in his plan, he was about to launch a tentative inquiry to Duncan, but now Popovich's words reminded him of the previous Billy King.
"You know we have a lot of players who can make up for Vince's injury, so..." Popovich was very clear about Bruce's understanding of his words, and then he waited with all his leisure!
Hearing the other party's words, Bruce subconsciously flashed the Spurs' roster for this season, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised by Popovich's words!
In the Spurs, except for Steve Smith and Malik Rose, he can no longer think of anyone who can do something as a shooting guard!
However, from the meaning of Popovich's words, Bruce heard something unusual!
"Hehe, you know my frankness, who do you need?" Bruce patted his forehead lightly, and after forcing himself to calm down, he asked in a flat tone.
"How about Steve and Malik?" A gleam flashed in Popovich's eyes, and he had a certain degree of confidence that Bruce would be tempted by the chips he had put out!
Hearing the chips reported by Popovich, Bruce looked weird for a while. As the core player of the Eagles, Steve Smith has performed well in both scoring and defense!
But now, when he is carrying a salary of 900 million US dollars, he has gradually slipped into a representative of high salary and low ability. Even though he still has a good performance on the three-point line, after all, his salary is indeed a bit too high!
"Greg, you know what players we need!" Bruce said pointedly, showing no sign of letting go!
Regarding Bruce's reaction, when Popovich made this call before, he had this consideration!
However, Smith's decline this season and his huge salary can't help but make him extremely depressed!
Being able to take out Malik Rose is already his greatest sincerity. If Bruce still can't be tempted, he can only settle for the next best thing!
"Hehe, I'm very sorry about this." Popovich said without any embarrassment, then crossed out Smith's name, stopped the pen tip on the name of Antonio Daniels, and said in a very confident tone: "Antonio Daniels If we add him and the Spurs' first-round pick this year, can we exchange for Gilbert (Arenas) and Ben (Wallace)?"
"Damn it, it's fucking over my head!!" Bruce almost cursed, no one knew the importance of Wallace better than him.
Now when Popovich opens his mouth, Wallace and Arenas are the two, especially with Malik Rose as a fairly good player, Popovich's trading plan can be described as whimsical!
Everyone knows Wallace's toughness on the defensive end, especially his keen sense of rebounding and blocking, which no one else has!
"Greg, if you're not joking, I don't think there's any need for us to talk anymore!" Bruce said in a flat tone, he was already a little angry at this kind of transaction that was close to robbery!
"Uh." Popovich stopped jogging his fingers unexpectedly. The deal that he thought Bruce would be tempted to do now has become like this, which made him a little stunned!
Popovich coveted Wallace's exciting defense and rebounding as soon as he thought of asking Bruce about Wallace.
As David Robinson grows older and has previously revealed his intention to retire next season, Popovich can't help but start the selection of center players with a headache!
However, in today's league, good centers are so scarce that role players can be worth more than $500 million!
If it weren't for the tempting bargaining chip, those guys would not agree to any deal about the team's center forward!
After not hearing Popovich's words for a long time, Bruce's expression flickered, and he suddenly said, "Greg, do you still remember our conversation about Tim?"
"Uh...you??" Popovich was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered the conversation at the Spurs' home court!
"If you guys agree to put Tim in the deal, I'll take out Vince, Gilbert, Joel (Prizbilla), Vinny Del Negro's expiring contract and two second-round picks this year. Exchange it with the Raptors' unprotected first-round pick in 03, think carefully!!"
Bruce's crazy words completely shocked Popovich. He never thought that Bruce would launch a counterattack in such a crazy way. He never thought that this would happen!
Listening to Popovich's violent panting on the receiver, Bruce picked up the wine bottle on the table and drank happily!
The bargaining chip that Bruce puts out is a luxury, whether it is players like Carter or draft picks, there is a huge temptation for the Spurs!
Today, even though Carter has reported that he will not return to the Warriors due to injury factors, his age of only 25 and his exciting achievements before, all of which make Bobo Vicky is caught in a huge contradiction!
To put it bluntly, the current lineup of the Spurs is basically relying on Duncan, Robinson and a group of role players to play!
Whether it's potential stocks or good role players, the Spurs don't mind coming more violently!
If it weren't for Popovich's own tactical system and coaching style, I'm afraid those guys would definitely die in sight. Avery Johnson is a good proof!
After a long while, when Bruce had finished a whole bottle of red wine and his mind was drifting, Popovich finally panted heavily, and said with some difficulty: "Sorry...Tim won't consider trading for the time being!!"
"Temporarily!!!" Upon hearing these two words, Bruce's eyes suddenly shone with astonishing light. He had already heard Popovich's looseness. It was just that the chips hadn't reached his bottom line yet!
"Haha, what did I hear??" Bruce laughed and said, then put down the bottle in his hand, a trace of sarcasm flashed across his face: "Greg, don't tell me that David (Robinson) didn't ask you Regarding the application plan for retirement, I don’t believe that you will make such a stupid decision at a time when the team can largely avoid the pain of rebuilding!!”
Bruce's words completely shocked Popovich to the point where he couldn't find any reason to refute, and suddenly felt powerless against this series of extremely attractive bargaining chips!
(End of this chapter)