Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 378 Zen Master Phil
At Auckland Airport, a group of reporters had already been waiting at the airport exit, looking anxiously into the airport.

"Here we come!" I don't know how long it took, and with the sudden sound from the crowd, all the reporters immediately blocked the exit.

"Michael! Do you have the confidence to end the Warriors' 12-game winning streak this time?"

"According to people familiar with the matter, West was very dissatisfied with your winning the MVP last season and said that he would show you a good look in this game. Do you have anything to say?"

"..."

The reason why the reporters are stuck here is naturally because of Jordan's arrival.

Since Jordan won the MVP last season, he has completely become the hottest star in the league. In terms of popularity, not to mention Li Weisi, even the old stars like Johnson and Bird who have been famous for many years are not as good as Jordan at this time.

Although Jordan failed to achieve an excellent record in the playoffs, his elegant technical movements, explosive game style, and maverick temperament have attracted the attention of countless young people, especially black people at the bottom.

"Sorry, I'm here to play this time. I don't have anything to say. I'll see you on the court!" Facing reporters, Jordan's attitude has always been kind and easy to talk to. Unlike Li Weisi, who often likes to tease reporters .

After waiting here for a long time, they got such an official statement. Obviously, the reporters were not satisfied. However, because of the obstruction of the bodyguards, they couldn't get close to Jordan. Finally, they watched Jordan get on the bus and leave.

In fact, these reporters didn't expect Jordan to beat the Warriors, he just wanted a gimmick.

Unlike the Warriors who started the game with consecutive victories, the Bulls have not had a strong performance since the start of the game. They only won 6 wins and 6 losses, which is not even as good as last season, and they have lost two games in a row.

Counting on a two-game losing streak to unseat the 12-game losing streak of the Warriors, especially since the Bulls haven't won against the Warriors in the past two years, who is confident?

Compared with the disappointment of the reporters, Jordan's mood is not very good.

Although he behaved generously and indifferently in front of the reporters, in fact, how could he not care about a man who is so competitive that he has no friends?

He won the MVP last season, not to mention others, even he himself felt a bit invincible. His statistics were not much better than Li Weisi's, but his record was 13 games worse. No matter how you look at it, he didn't win.

What makes Jordan even more unacceptable is that since Li Weisi entered the NBA, he has not won against Li Weisi. Bird was like this before, and now Li Weisi is like this again, which makes Jordan very angry.

This is not just dissatisfaction with his teammates and the management of his teammates. Of course, his dissatisfaction with the management is already very deep, but more importantly, he is dissatisfied with himself.

At this time, his mood is a bit similar to that of Li Weisi, who lost to Johnson in the playoffs. Both of them wanted to find a solution from themselves, so they fell into a dead end.

"Are you all right? Michael?" At this moment, a gentle voice pulled Jordan back to reality.

Jordan turned his head, and after seeing the person coming, he immediately smiled and said, "Phil! It's all right! What can I do?"

In the team, few people would sit next to Jordan. It wasn't because of Jordan's prestige in the team. The teammates simply didn't want to listen to Jordan's nagging.

However, compared with his teammates, the members of the coaching staff have a good relationship with Jordan, especially Phil Jackson, who looks like a pastor with a big beard and a suit and leather shoes.

Jackson himself was also a player. He once won two championships with the Knicks as a substitute. After retiring in 80, Jackson went to Puerto Rico to pan for gold for money. This panning lasted 7 years.

During this period, Jackson also wanted to return to China to coach, but no NBA team wanted him at all. The reason is simple, because this guy was so naughty when he was a player, NBA bosses were worried, afraid that he would destroy the team. The environment of the locker room.

The so-called nagging may be a bit exaggerated, but the counterculture he showed during his player days is already obvious.

You know, his nickname of "Zen Master" didn't come to him when he was a coach. As early as when he was a player, he often wandered on the bench, thinking about mysterious oriental philosophies, and loved what Robert Pirsig said. Wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and is interested in Native American spirituality.

Therefore, he is called "Zen Master" by his teammates and fans who are familiar with him.

It wasn't until Jerry Krause, a fat man, brought him back from Puerto Rico with a contract last year that he returned to the NBA.

In fact, Frank had wanted to find Phil before, but he didn't know that Phil was not in the country, but in Puerto Rico, so after he got the news of Field, before he had time to act, Klaus made an advance move.

Regarding this, Jackson didn't know it. He didn't know that his market was actually not as bad as he thought.

Therefore, Phil has always been grateful to Klaus.

After coming to the team's coaching staff, Jackson actually didn't have much room to play. There was head coach Collins on top, and a tactical master John Bach at the tactical level. Yes, he was the previous head coach of the Warriors.

Therefore, after Phil came to the Bulls, his greatest achievement was to build a good relationship with everyone on the team. It can be said that no one on the Bulls, from the owner to the players, said anything bad about Jackson.

From this point of view, he is indeed a talent.

The same is true with Jordan. Jordan is more grateful to Collins, but to Jackson, he is more of a confidant.

"It's fine, I thought you were worried about tomorrow's game!" Jackson didn't say anything, but Jordan blushed when he heard it, obviously because of what Jackson said.

"Ahem, what's there to worry about? I'm ready." Jordan said arrogantly.

"Really? But I feel that your heart is disturbed!" Jackson began to ramble again.

"You can feel this too?" Jordan actually believed it.

"Yeah, I have to say that you may not even realize that you take West very seriously, which has far exceeded the attitude towards ordinary players. In addition, in the competition of the team, you have always fallen into the Downwind, so that's what makes you uneasy," Jackson said with eloquence.

"Then what should I do?"

"I have a way to calm your mind down!" Jackson suddenly changed into a promotional tone.

"any solution?"

"Meditate!"

"meditation?"

"That's right, meditation can allow you to subdue your mind, get rid of material desires, and at the same time feel direct communication with the original motivation, helping you get rid of negative emotions and regain control of yourself!" Jackson said excitedly.

"Hehe, next time, definitely next time..." Jordan looked at Jackson's appearance with a magic stick, and said with a half-hearted smile.

(End of this chapter)