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Chapter 291 Recommend K Dojo to Jordan
At 08:30 in the evening, ESPN announced the latest championship probability prediction in one of its NBA programs, with the Bulls at 51% and the Suns at 49%.

ESPN gave its own explanation. The beautiful host Cathy said in the program: "The Suns are strong on the inside, and the Bulls are strong on the outside. The offense is initiated from the outside. Once the Bulls lock the Suns' outside, they can achieve the goal of suppressing their inside. This is why we are more optimistic about the Bulls."

"Now I'm going to call Michael and hopefully he's on our show."

In the program, the hostess interviewed Jordan by phone on the spot.

"Good evening Cathy, nice to hear from you."

"Oh Michael, good evening, I'm glad to hear from you too. So Michael, do you agree with our forecast data?"

"Well, you guys are so conservative, you can actually give them an egg."

"Giggle..."

"You son of a bitch, Jordan, I'll kick your ass off when I meet you!" Wang Tiejun cursed when he saw this.

Next to him, Yu Feihong said, "Do you think she will call you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Cathy, the hostess of the show, ended the interview with Jordan, and then said with a smile: "I will contact Old K next, and I hope he is watching our show."

Ten seconds later, the landline next to Lao Wang rang, and he reached out to grab the receiver.

"Hello, I'm Old K."

"Good evening, I'm Cathy, the NBA host on ESPN. Old K, are you watching my show?"

"Wait, I'll tune to your channel right away. I was just watching TNT. By the way, is it ESPN?"

"Okay, old K, I know you're angry, so do you have any questions about our data?"

"No, I'm not angry. ESPN's forecast data is as bad as ever. I'm used to your unprofessionalism."

"Old K, can you save some face? I'm a beautiful woman."

"Okay, the face of the beauty must be given. So now I want to use your program to send a word to Mr. Jordan."

"Please say."

"Mr. Jordan, I'm sorry, for you, this year will be another disappointing year." Old Wang said.

"Hmph, absolutely impossible!"

Jordan, who was sitting in front of the TV, snorted coldly.

Next to him, besides his family members, was his agent, David Frank.

Frank finished dealing with Ewing's contract, arranged for him a good fishing pier, and called him a door-to-door service from the Gold Club, and then rushed to Chicago.

"Michael, you are already 32 years old, and your physical function is no longer at its peak. These few years will be your last chance, so don't be careless." David Frank warned.

"No problem. Although my body is not as good as when I was in my twenties, I am more dominant in the game. Through training, my strength can be maintained at the peak for at least three or four seasons. I am confident that I can do it." Jordan said confidently.

David Frank thought for a while and said, "I contacted Barkley yesterday. He is going to come to Chicago to watch the finals."

"I invited him." Jordan nodded.

Frank said: "Michael, he recommended K Martial Arts to me, thinking that you can try the VIP service of K Martial Arts."

"K Dojo?"

Jordan frowned.

Of course he knows K martial arts, the media often reports, because many Hollywood stars under the CAA are VIP customers of K martial arts, and they are accompanied by K martial arts massage therapists, so they are very popular in the media.

After observing Jordan's expression and seeing that he did not stop him from continuing, Frank continued quickly: "According to Barkley, there are not many VIP items in the K Martial Arts Hall. What he and Dameng bought are mainly medicated baths and medicated oil massage. The former can improve physical fitness, and the latter can improve resistance to injuries."

"They used it to be effective?" Jordan asked suspiciously.

Frank said: "Barkley said that they used it for three months and felt that the medicinal bath can effectively relieve the fatigue after the game and speed up the recovery of physical fitness. The massage with medicinal oil can also relieve the body faster, which can indeed reduce the chance of injury.

According to him, Old K said that it takes at least one or two hundred times to have some obvious effect, which is about four to six months.Now they use it every day, there is no game or drop, this is what the old K asked, and the old K has been using it. "

"Let me talk to Barkley."

Jordan thought for a while and said, "But old K, that bastard, I'm afraid he won't do my business, right?"

David Frank breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Jordan would reject K martial arts because of his conflict with old K.

In fact, in his opinion, there is absolutely no need to affect the off-court because of things on the court. After three seasons, Old K can now be said to be a superstar, especially this season, leading the team to complete three rounds of sweeps as the core Reaching the finals has laid the foundation for super giants. Jordan should maintain a good relationship with Old K off the court, at least there is no need to be so stiff.

But Jordan's character is too stubborn, he was not in a hurry to persuade him, he could only follow along and said, "Old K opened the K martial arts gym just to make money. As long as you have enough money, from the perspective of a businessman, he probably won't refuse."

Jordan nodded thoughtfully.

……

There was no training on the [-]st, and the Suns arranged some recovery training on the morning of the [-]nd, but the volume was not very large, and a tactical meeting for the finals was held in the afternoon.

The head coach Westphal presided over the meeting. In addition to the players and coaching staff, Colangelo and other management also participated.

"For the first two away games, we'd better try to win one, so that we have an advantage when we return to the home court. If we can get two of the next three home games, we will be sure. We should also win two home games. If we can't, we will be in danger in the finals."

Westphal first talked about the home and away games and analyzed the situation.

Assistant coach Lewis said: "They lost to us in 93. If we meet again this time, we should also have the confidence to win. After all, we have a psychological advantage."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed loudly in the conference room.

After quieting down, Westphal continued: "In terms of tactics, the coaching staff has discussed it many times, and now I will talk about it.

On the defensive end, the Bulls should still use the defensive strategy of blocking the outside line and cutting off our internal and external connections. They can't defend the old K, so they can only work hard on the outside defense.

Our way to deal with it is to strengthen the transfer and response of the ball, and at the same time widen it significantly to prevent them from forming double-teams on the ball holder.

As long as we can pass the ball down, Old K can handle everything. This is our offensive tactic, the wing triangle offense. "

Assistant coach Lewis added: "Jordan or Pippen should switch to the first position. Kevin, if they are pressed by them, quickly pass the ball to the third position."

Seeing Kevin Johnson nodding, he said to Drexler again: "Clyde, after you get the ball, you don't need to break through. Neither Pippen nor Jordan will let you in easily. Just give it to old K, and you will Stay on the three-point line and wait for the return pass, or wait for an opportunity to cut inside to the basket."

"Understood." The glider nodded.

Westphal said at this time: "The weak side should strengthen running at this time, AC, Dan, you should do more pick-and-roll tactics, try to get open, or implement back-cut tactics.

Old K, pay attention to the openings on the weak side. If they go down to double-team you, they can choose to split the ball or attack hard. You decide. "

"I know."

Lao Wang and Dan Marley nodded one after another.

Westphal added: "We don't need too complicated offensive tactics, the strong side plays triangle offense, the weak side plays pick-and-roll tactics and inside cut tactics, as long as the outside mistakes are well controlled, the ball transfer is done well, and the offense can be passed, there will be no problem.

The problem is that the Bulls' perimeter defense is their best. Whether our perimeter can break through their blockade is crucial. "

Lewis said at this time: "If necessary, Green, you must participate in the response."

"Understood." AC Green said.

Lewis added: "As long as we do a good job of transferring the ball outside, with clear tactical moves, and after the outside line is greatly opened, they will not be able to really lock us."

Nodding, Westphal continued: "After talking about the offensive end, let's talk about the defensive tactics. The Bulls' offensive tactics, of course, are the triangle tactics, which create singles opportunities for Jordan. But the specific implementation must be a positional style of play that combines widening inside and breaking points from the outside, as well as fast breaks.

In terms of fast break, they actually don’t have the advantage of playing more and playing less, because the old K’s speed can already keep up with the rhythm of the fast break, and he is even faster than Clifford Robinson, and he will not be faster than Tony Cuoco. Very slow.

Their advantage in the fast break lies in Jordan and Pippen, especially Jordan's finishing ability, which we can only try our best to defend, there is no good way.

But be careful, don't foul easily, our bench lineup is not as good as theirs, if the main force fouls too much, we will be in trouble.

In positional warfare, their triangle tactics have high requirements for ball transfer, and defenders must keep up. They must try their best to cut off the connection between the triangles and destroy their ball transfer. "

After talking about the tactics, we conducted a two-hour tactical drill before ending today's training.

No. [-] trained as usual, and the intensity reached the normal level.

On the [-]th, the Suns boarded a special plane to Chicago.

Danny Manning, who was seriously injured and was resting at home, also went to Chicago with the team on crutches this time. After the operation, he recovered well, but no one can guarantee how he will be after his comeback next season.

He only has a one-year contract with the Suns, and the Suns have not renewed his contract now. Injuries are an important reason, and Wang Tiejun's contract renewal is also an important reason.

So his current situation is not very good. The reason why he only signed with the Suns for one year at the beginning was because he wanted to renew a big contract in the future, but now everything is in vain.

The only consolation is that he reached the finals this time and has a chance to win the championship he dreamed of.

Those who accompanied the team, as well as the family members of the wives and some local media, all chartered flights to Chicago.

In addition, [-] Suns fans also chartered flights to Chicago.

This time the Bulls were stingy, so they allocated [-] tickets to the fans of the visiting team, and refused to give one more.

These days, Ma Jian, who followed Wang Tiejun, stayed in Phoenix. The ticket to the United Center was too expensive, and Lao Wang didn't prepare it for him, but he did prepare the ticket for the home game.

He has gotten some media attention these days, but last season he played as a substitute for Van Horn at the University of Utah. He didn't have much chance and the statistics were not good, so the media didn't think highly of him, and the prospect of the draft is still bleak.

Now he just wants to get more attention from some teams, and after losing the draft, he can get some trial training opportunities for some teams, have the opportunity to play in the summer league, or even preseason games, to see if he can perform well.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Suns arrived at the hotel and held a press conference.

"Old K, I heard that your K martial arts gym has several mysterious VIP service items, which can effectively relieve fatigue and reduce injuries. Can you introduce them?" The first question was a reporter from the New York Times. He asked a question that had nothing to do with the finals.

Old Wang smiled and said, "Many people in Phoenix are enjoying those services, and so are many stars in Hollywood. They are also very satisfied with the effects. The specific effects, besides what you mentioned, also have some effects, such as improving physical fitness and enhancing the ability to resist injuries."

"But I heard that you don't plan to promote in the NBA. Why?" The reporter asked.

"Who said that? That's impossible. How could I not make money? As long as you pay, anyone can become a VIP customer of K Martial Arts Hall."

Lao Wang immediately denied it, and explained: "But my martial arts gym is not currently promoting outside of Phoenix. Soon K martial arts gym will build its first branch gym in Los Angeles. I hope more people will join K martial arts gym."

"Old K, the Suns have completed a three-round sweep, so how sure are you of sweeping the Bulls in the upcoming finals?"

The second question was from a reporter from the Washington Post. His question made the reporters below scream, and all the local reporters stared at him.

Lao Wang looked at the reporter with a smile, are you fucking digging a hole for me?
He didn't evade this question, saying loudly: "Whether we can sweep the Bulls, or whether I have the confidence to sweep the Bulls, it doesn't matter.

The three-round sweep made our self-confidence reach the highest point, but we are still very calm. We know that the most important thing at present is not a sweep, but to win this series and win the championship.

So don't ask me if I can sweep the Bulls, it doesn't make any sense, the championship is the ultimate meaning. "

"Old K, the best team will be announced tomorrow. Do you think you can enter the first team? Or double first team?" asked the next reporter.

"I think I have the hope of entering the best team. The double team depends on luck, but the final result depends on luck. This is not something I can decide. All I can decide is my own performance." Lao Wang said.

"Glider, you will face Michael again in the finals, how confident are you that you can beat him?" The next reporter was a reporter from the Chicago Sports News, asking in a joking tone.

Drexler said unhappily: "He is not invincible, otherwise he would not have been suppressed by the black and white duo and the bad boy army for so many years, until they get old and have a chance to emerge."

This statement made it impossible for the Chicagoans to refute. Jordan's Bulls did emerge after the aging of the three teams.

But they are also very unconvinced. If it weren't for the league's bullshit anti-isolation law, Jordan would be stronger and his data would be even more terrifying.

It's just that facts are facts. Jordan has lost so many times to the Bad Boys, and they can't say anything now.

Drexler continued: "If he is really invincible, why did he lose to the Suns in 93 and lose the chance to defend the dynasty? So I believe we can win this finals."

This remark made all the local reporters roll their eyes. The Bulls did not win the three consecutive championships and lost the dynasty at their fingertips. This is the biggest regret for all Chicagoans. It is a pity to this day. Now that Drexler brought it up, it is a knife in their hearts.

And this time in the finals, according to ESPN's probability of winning, the Bulls do not have a big advantage, so they dare not say that the Bulls can successfully defend their title this time.

In the evening, the Suns booked a restaurant in the hotel, and invited the wives and family members to have dinner together.

Lao Wang suggested: "Guys, let's watch the TNT show together tonight and see what those guys have to say."

"OK, why don't we book a bar in the hotel?" Kevin Johnson suggested.

"OK."

Everyone agreed, and Colangelo graciously said that the team would pay for it.

(End of this chapter)