Vol 2 Chapter 826: The arms race is on

Chapter VIII

The arms race is on

The Houston Rockets' new season lineup is strong.

Center: Yao Ming, due to being named the best rookie last season, coupled with Olajuwon’s further aging and injury reasons, Olajuwon has already taken the initiative to submit a proposal to head coach Tomjanovic to give up the main position in the summer. book. Olajuwon is very satisfied with the half of Yao Ming's disciple. He has the absolute strength and qualifications to play the main center position of the Houston Rockets. As for Olajuwon himself, as a backup center, it is still possible to play 10-15 minutes per game.

Power forward: Although Rodman is 42 years old, his body is an alien and is still full of vitality. It looks as if he is only 32 years old, not 42 years old. In particular, the fierce defense and fighting spirit he provided on the defensive end is far less than the second-year Boozer. But Boozer's offensive ability can give the team full vitality support during the bench time.

Small forward: Prior to this, Prince was the only one. Although he can provide a certain amount of defense, he is powerless on offense. In addition, he can almost only surrender in the face of strong players. And the Houston Rockets have almost no qualified substitutes. But now with the strongest high school student in history-LeBron James, everything is different. LeBron James will make the Houston Rockets' small forward position the strongest in the league. And the newly signed rookie Josh Howard can also provide the team with enough bench support and immediate combat power.

Shooting guard: Jordan is still the "god of basketball", still is. Although his body is not as good as before, his keen insight into the situation on the basketball court, and the terrifyingly stable backward jumper is still the biggest lethal weapon on the court. In addition, Jordan, who has entered his 40s, has slowly changed his style of play. Instead of holding the ball too much, he has instead used his experience to move on the field, open up gaps, and create scoring opportunities for the team. Of course, the more important point is that as long as Jordan is on the court, the Houston Rockets' combat effectiveness will increase exponentially. Whether it is offensive or defensive, all players are full of passion, high morale, and no slack. This is undoubtedly brought by Jordan. To a certain extent, Jordan is equivalent to the team's head coach on the court. As for the bench, there are Hughes and rookie Wade. Either of these two can bring immediate combat power to the team. In particular, Wade is a generally optimistic rookie, the three rookies that can be compared with James and Anthony this year.

Point guard: Billups. Last season has shown everything that the core of a team's brain should have, calmness, tenacity, and terrible insight. It is also because of all that Billups has shown that Jordan is willing to hand over the ball on the court, because Billups must be able to sort out the team's offense and defense. But the only trouble is that at the point guard, there is no substitute for this position since the firing of four lazy players. Obviously, this is absolutely not allowed in the new season.

Therefore, the current focus of the Houston Rockets is to sign another qualified point guard as a substitute, and to find a center as a substitute and a power forward as a substitute. Among the three players, the most demanding is undoubtedly the point guard's substitute, who needs to be able to provide a certain amount of defense and assists when Billups is off the court. As for the center backup, as long as it can provide a little defensive strength when Olajuwon or Yao Ming is injured. As for the power forward position, in accordance with Rodman's physical condition and Boozer's growth rate, only a "water fountain" player is needed. Waiting for the next season to sign another power forward rookie will be enough to substitute.

When Houston Rockets general manager Dawson and deputy general manager Morey were looking in the market, other NBA teams began to trade wildly. There is no way, everyone knows the power of the Houston Rockets. Last season, the Houston Rockets, with their absolute shortcomings (small forward and point guard substitute), were still inseparable from the Los Angeles Lakers. This season, in the draft year, won the No. 1 pick and the second pick, signed James and Wade, these two are the best rookies in the industry, and even the future NBA talents, plus Yao Ming, Boozer, There are also Billups and others, the strength of the Houston Rockets in the future can be expected.

Under this circumstance, other nba teams naturally have to step up their efforts, as long as the team has a little covetous heart for the championship, they will not wait any longer. Otherwise, after the young players of the Houston Rockets grow up, it will be difficult for other teams to want to win the championship. It's better to take advantage of the Houston Rockets' young players have not yet fully grown up, first win a few championships.

With this mentality, the first shot was the Los Angeles Lakers who regrettably lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals last season. After losing to the Spurs last season, the Los Angeles Lakers have been thinking about continuing to strengthen, preparing to create a dynasty again. After all, O'Neal is only 31 years old now, and Kobe is only 25 years old. This will not be a problem for the golden combination for another 3 years. Now only need to make a little bit of reinforcement in some positions. Now that the Houston Rockets have successively won James and Wade, they are destined to be the top NBA teams in the future, and they have also stimulated the Los Angeles Lakers to strengthen faster.

champion! champion! champion!

auzw.com Under the temptation of the championship, the Los Angeles Lakers took the first shot and successfully signed with a basic salary. He was eager for the championship like a traveler who has walked in the desert for three days-Karl Malone from the Utah Jazz , This 26.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.42 steals, 0.81 blocks, the first 18 career average playing time has never been less than 30 minutes per game super tough guy.

Uproar! ——The entire NBA is shocked like snow in summer, thunder in winter, and the entire NBA is shocked.

No one expected that the "postman" Karl Malone would abandon the position of the Utah Jazz, who has struggled for 18 years, and join the Los Angeles Lakers with a basic salary. Although Karl Malone is 40 years old this year, Malone still averaged 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game last season. With such a tough guy joining the Los Angeles Lakers, the Lakers' power forward position will become the top of the league, with a super power forward-Duncan that can compete with the San Antonio Spurs who defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs last season.

But before the league recovers from this amazing transfer, Los Angeles once again made a move and once again signed the "glove" Payton with a basic salary, the super point guard with the most comprehensive skills, the strongest will, and the most impenetrable defense.

Shocking! When Payton also signed the Los Angeles Lakers with a veteran base salary, the entire league was like boiling water, completely boiling. At this moment, the entire league has completely forgotten the Houston Rockets’ super futuristic lineup, and also forgot that the Houston Rockets are determined to win another three consecutive championships. The entire league is discussing a team-the Los Angeles Lakers, which constitutes the terrifying "four kings." Super team.

The champion is him! -NBA star, said the meritorious coach "Cardinal" Auerbach, who led the Boston Celtics to 9 NBA championships.

Indeed, with the most dominant super center O'Neal in history, the most terrifying and fierce power forward Karl Malone, the super scoring player, Kobe Bryant, the first shooting guard in the post-Jordan era, and the super point guard Payton The team is almost equivalent to the luxurious American "Dream Team". Such a team is invincible. Apart from the championship, they have no other pursuit.

More exaggerated media, for the Los Angeles Lakers-82-game winning streak slogan (only 82 games in the NBA regular season). Of course, this is a bit exaggerated and a bit of a joke, but it is undeniable that the outside world is optimistic about it, and does not think that any NBA team in the league can compete with it.

Looking at the league, the Eastern Conference team has not tasted the NBA championship since Jordan, and the Western Conference only has San Antonio beat the Los Angeles Lakers last season and won a championship. However, although San Antonio can beat the Los Angeles Lakers last season, it is far inferior to the Los Angeles Lakers in front of them.

Counting down, the Jazz is completely lost without Malone. The Timberwolves Garnett is hard to support, the Kings are just flashy, and the Blazers are completely lost. The only thing worth seeing is the Houston Rockets. From the lineup point of view, it is also the only one who can challenge the Los Angeles Lakers. But that is two years, or even three years later, when Yao Ming, James, and Wade have grown up, it is possible to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, it's not enough!

Looking at the terrifying Los Angeles Lakers in front of them, all the teams were speechless in amazement. Now, what should they do? Is it the same as the Los Angeles Lakers in the arms race, or is it temporarily halted to avoid the limelight and wait for two years to compete for the championship? After all, Malone and Payton are not young anymore, they are both around 40. How long can this state last! Two years or one year? Or it won't last for a year.

Just when many NBA teams hesitated, some team shot.

If the NBA is the craziest, the most loving owner of the team is none other than Mark Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks. He can give everything for his Dallas Mavericks, and at any cost. After witnessing the Houston Rockets taking James and Wade one after another, and taking away their lover-Josh Howard, and then witnessing the Los Angeles Lakers forming a super luxurious "f4", this made Cuban almost crazy. If he is asked to follow the general manager of other teams and avoid the limelight for the time being, then he has escaped the limelight of the Los Angeles Lakers in the past two years. Then two years later, after the superstars of the Houston Rockets grow up and become superstars, what will he do? ? Keep hiding?

When do you want to hide like this? Avoidance is definitely not the life rule of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. His rule of life is to overcome difficulties! And Mark Cuban's adversity, also completely ignited the arms race of the entire alliance!