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Chapter 957 Buckley's Conspiracy



Seeing that Stephen is about to go up the scoring record again, 31 points in the half, and another [-] or [-] points in the second half, this is another personal scoring record. Looking at such a star of your own, what are you dissatisfied with? At this moment, the hearts of the fans in Seattle were filled with sweetness and happiness. As for the fact that the game has not been won, there is no need to worry about it at all. As long as Stephen is there, victory will be no problem.

After two seasons of training, the Seattle SuperSonics finally managed to establish a successful image in the minds of the fans. It has changed from a declining team to a powerful team in the league. Two seasons ago, Seattle fans never dare to think about it. Even just a season ago, they thought the team's record was just a flash in the pan, and the team's failure in the playoffs was also considered to be beaten back to its original shape. This season, the team has undergone exciting reinforcements, and their record is more stable than last season, and even in the playoffs, they have reached the division finals with great success.

Even when the team fell behind by one to two, the fans in Seattle did not lose confidence, because they knew that Stephen hadn't fully demonstrated himself, and now they had risen to the level of admiration and obsession with Stephen. They were convinced that Stephen was The savior who came to save them kept Seattle's basketball from falling.

Only after experiencing the loss can you realize the preciousness of possession. It is precisely because the Seattle Supersonics were almost taken away by Bennett to Oklahoma City that the basketball fans in Seattle re-established their love for the team. For a period of time, whenever they thought that they would no longer have their own home team to support, their hearts would ache.

The Sonics are not a newly established team. It has a history of more than 40 years. It can be said that many people grew up watching the Sonics. I no longer have that love for the team, and I no longer bring my wife and son to the Key Center Arena to watch games in my free nights, but the Sonics are always a precious part of their memory. Basketball is basically every man’s childhood. The way of sports from children to youth, whether it is a rich area or a poor area, there will be basketball courts in every street park, these have created their youth. [

Most of the fans who have come from the glory days of the 90s are now approaching middle age. In their hearts, the Supersonics are still in the era of Gary Payton and Sean Kemp, but now this Supersonics is no longer The Sonics team they are familiar with, so when the Sonics team is declining and their record is declining year after year, they will temporarily leave basketball, stop paying attention to this team, and focus on other aspects. Be it family life, or leisure and entertainment, in the complex life of adults, the innocence of basketball is no longer there.

However, this memory and love for basketball are only temporarily hidden. People's memories will not disappear completely, but will only slowly settle deeper into the memory. This memory was reactivated when the Sonics were no longer able to support their team at home.

They can't afford the loss, especially as they age and doubt their youth and teenage years more and more, and basketball plays such an integral role in it that they don't even dare to think about it.

Especially when people like Gary Payton and Sean Kemp stood up to prevent the relocation of the team, they also stood up one by one. Since most of these people are now successful in their careers, their The appeal and influence are far greater than that of ordinary fans, and the appearance of these people is also the main reason for the change of attitude of the city council and the state council, otherwise those high-ranking congressmen would change their minds.

After successfully preventing the relocation of the team, coupled with the fact that the team returned to the hands of the locals, these people have rediscovered their passion for basketball. You must know that their economic strength is not that of ordinary young fans. Comparable, before the season started, two-thirds of the team's boxes had already been taken away, and most of the year was the entire season, and by the end of the last dozen or so boxes, they had even been robbed. It is very unimaginable to switch to the previous Sonics.

The arrival of these people not only directly brought ticket revenue to the team, but also brought huge influence. After the team's box office market warmed up, the team's billboard business and related product sales revenue also ushered in It has grown significantly, and when the team organizes activities, due to the participation of many high-end people, the enthusiasm of some non-fans to participate is also very high, and the participation of these people has brought more people to join, so the Sonics It's not surprising that you can see a lot of famous gentlemen in Seattle or Washington state at a normal party.

This is the performance that a thriving team should have, and the team has achieved such earth-shaking changes in just one season. The most direct and biggest contributor is this person in front of him. It is Carlesimo's changeable tactics. The Sonics are always a competitive team, and the team must have a record to support it. Even the New York Knicks will never claim that they are going to be bad. It is necessary to throw out a revitalization plan, otherwise it will be difficult to block the fans' mouths.

Only at this time, fans will miss Bennett's goodness. If it weren't for Bennett's relationship with the San Antonio Spurs, Presti and Carlesimo would not have come to this team. Stephen would not choose this team if he didn't come to this team, so the fans can't imagine what the Supersonics will look like, but they can be sure that it is impossible to achieve the current achievements, so only At this time, the fans felt that Bennett was not good at all.

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith also discussed this team. Kenny Smith was Yao Mingmi when Yao Ming was still in the Rockets. He would only say good things about Yao Ming every time, but he left Yao Ming After the Rockets, although as a follower who knows the inside story, he will not violate his conscience and criticize Yao Ming, but it is impossible for him to praise Yao Ming like before. He will only try to avoid mentioning Yao Ming. Yao Ming, but how could Charles Barkley let him do what he wanted? No, just after the first half ended, Charles Barkley rolled his eyes and said to Kenny Smith with a simple and honest smile on his face.

"As for the Sonics' lead, do you think Yao Ming's explosion in the first quarter is more important, or Stephen's effort in the second quarter is more important?"

"Oh, I don't think there is any difference in the role of the two of them. Yao Ming's explosion made the Los Angeles Lakers lose their effect on Stephen's three-man double-team, and then Stephen's force in the second quarter, but Without Stephen's passing and restraint of the defense, Yao Ming's chances would not have been so good. If I have to say a high point, I think Stephen is more important." Kenny Smith dealt with it casually, and then I also felt that if I said this, I would be sorry for my salary, so I hurriedly added.

"At the beginning of the season, I used to think that Yao Ming had reached the twilight years of his career. I also guessed that even if he returned from injury, it would be impossible to maintain his previous performance. season, but now it seems that not only has his condition not declined, but he has played the whole season completely, and there seems to be no hidden danger of injury. Regarding this situation, what do you think? Or is it that the problem is not that serious, or is it true that, as some reports say, the miraculous Chinese medicine played a role in it?" Charles Barkley didn't mention the name of the Rockets at all, but this remark was from the beginning. In the end, he couldn't get away from the Rockets. He just used this to avenge his years of kissing the donkey's ass. He didn't believe that Kenny Smith could keep calm after seeing this scene, and he deliberately let Kenny Smith Open your mouth.

"According to the information I know, Yao Ming's injury was indeed very serious at the time. There is no doubt about it, but whether it will affect his entire career, I believe that in this regard, the former team doctor of the Rockets made a decision. Wrong judgment led to this incident. As for Yao Ming’s performance, I have always had great confidence in him. It would be unbelievable if a player with talent and hard work like him did not succeed. As for his performance this season Health, I think it is inseparable from the Sonics’ cautious use of him. As far as I know, the Sonics are very stuck with his training time, and you can also see the game time. Yao Ming This season, he has never played more than 35 minutes per game. The average playing time is 31 minutes per game, which is also the season with the least playing time except for his rookie season. The position of the center ranks second in the league, and that time was a bit too much for him, as for the effect of traditional Chinese medicine, I don’t know much about it.” Kenny Smith was very shrewd, and immediately guessed Charles Barkley’s intentions, and immediately After calming down for a while, he replied calmly.

"So you also think that the excessive use of Yao Ming last season caused his injury?" Charles Barkley smiled. Kenny Smith seldom criticized the Rockets, just as he seldom criticized The Philadelphia 76ers are the same as the Phoenix Suns, because these two teams carry his beauty, but for the Houston Rockets in the last battle of his career, he has no good feelings at all, so he naturally hopes to see Kenny Smith Getting into trouble with the Rockets is as fun and exciting as stabbing someone else's horse with someone else's gun.

"I think there are factors in this aspect. At the same time, the Chinese national team has played too many games in the Olympics. It also has a certain relationship." Although Kenny Smith said that there was no expression on his face, he was already suffering in his heart. I don't want to blame the Rockets, but the Rockets were too impatient and too cautious when it came to Yao Ming.


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