Team veteran Sam Perkins said to Yang Jian: "Don't be nervous when you face Jordan later. Just perform as usual. Your style will make him uncomfortable."

"I tried my best to hold him back. I didn't have time to be nervous when he started running." Yang Jian said with a smile.

Gary Payton looked at the Bulls' half and said calmly: "Sam, your warning is unnecessary. This kid doesn't look like a Jordan fan at first glance, so it's strange that he would be nervous. Besides, has anyone seen him nervous before?

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Everyone laughed when they heard Payton's words. Yang Jian showed amazing mental quality in the opening game, and he dared to perform against any number of stars.

Which star is Yang Jian a fan of? Everyone doesn’t know, but it’s definitely not Jordan.

He has never mentioned Jordan's name in the team, and he has never been humble when he saw the news comparing him to Jordan. As a rookie, this person is too arrogant.

Teammates will not think that Yang Jian disrespects the senior basketball players. It would be really disgusting if the rookies of the team see the stars of other teams nodding and bowing like star-struck fans.

On the Bulls side, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson arranged the same triangle offense as usual. The main purpose of this tactic was to create singles opportunities for the two stars, allowing them to use their personal abilities to drive the team.

It sounds simple, but it is not. The role players have to move according to the positions of the two stars to open up space. If the role players lack shooting range, they have to put some effort into doing this job well. The result of not doing it well is

Stars are double-teamed, and they're left open on the weak side.

Jackson's defensive system is also very unique. The stars are responsible for the offense, and the role players' physical strength is basically used on the defensive end. They don't consume much on the offensive end, mainly catching and shooting.

"Be careful to help defend and double-team Young on the outside. Don't treat him like a rookie. He is a super scorer. We rely on rotation to defend the Sonics' outside shots. Luke protects the penalty area. You don't have to jump out to defend the pick-and-roll." Jackson told Long

Lee's only task was to defend the penalty area.

He is well aware of the shortcomings of Luke Longley, who is one of the slowest centers in the league.

The only advantage of this white high center who is 218cm tall and weighs 120 kilograms is that he can defend the penalty area. If he goes out, he will be easily passed by defenders. If he doesn't go out, he can be effective.

Longley is the Bulls' weakest starter. The reason why he became the starter is because the Bulls have too many stars and their salary is so high that the center position can only make do. In Longley's peak season, he averaged 11.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

The most rebounds per game this high forward has averaged in his career is 6, which he got with the Timberwolves. His shooting percentage is also very poor, never reaching 50% in any season, with the highest being 48.3%.

In a parallel world, Longley didn't even appear in Jordan's dynasty documentary "The Last Dance." The explanation given by director Jason Hehir was: "It's not because we don't want him to appear, and it's not because he doesn't want to appear."

I am willing to participate in the filming of the documentary. The reason for this is entirely due to the budget problem of the documentary."

This explanation is very far-fetched. Does it mean that Longley still needs to get a high salary? The truth is that the director did not take Longley seriously and did not find him. After three consecutive championships, the Bulls rebuilt, and Longley was sent to the Suns. He died in his early 30s.

There is no ball to play.

Jackson looked very serious today, knowing that the Sonics are very strong and that the Bulls' defense without Rodman has weaknesses. He asked the players to strive for victory and treat this game as a playoff game.

No need to be reminded by Zen Master, Bulls players have already regarded the SuperSonics as the biggest obstacle on the road to winning the championship. Previously, the Sonics had three All-Stars like the Bulls, and they were very powerful. This season, they actually signed an All-Star with a minimum salary to balance it out.

The child was broken.

The starting players from both sides came on stage and stood in the center circle.

SuperSonics Five: Payton, Jian Yang, Schrempf, Kemp, Sam Perkins.

George Karl benched P.J. Brown today. He also wanted to attack the Bulls. He believed that Perkins would be able to show his strength better when facing North Carolina's old alumnus Jordan.

Bulls starting lineup: Ron Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Dicky Simpkins, Luke Longley.

Jordan looked at Yang Jian curiously and found that his face was expressionless and extremely calm.

Before the game, the media hyped up the game, and reporters asked them to evaluate each other. Yang Jian had no intention of talking to Jordan. If he hadn't seen Yang Jian's interview, Jordan would have suspected that the Chinese could not speak English well.

Interesting, because I don't have to respect anyone on the court? Jordan thought to himself.

Every time Jordan played against a rookie, the opponent basically wanted to say hello and say a few words to him. Some shy people didn't know what to say, so they would smile at him. Some people were interviewed after the game and said that they had met Jordan.

I was so excited that I couldn't speak.

As for stars who have been playing in the NBA for a long time, they basically show sympathy when they meet Jordan. Others like Reggie Miller will constantly spray trash to increase their presence, and use this method to confront him to increase their exposure.

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Jordan's status in the world has meant that he has not been ignored for a long time.

In the eyes of most players, it is an honor to be friends with Jordan. When they go out, they can tell how powerful their circle of friends is. If they have the opportunity to eat with Jordan, go out to play, and become recognized friends, their status will be

It seems that it can be improved a bit.

This is the first time Jordan has met a newcomer like Yang Jian who doesn't speak or even look at him. No matter how low-key Yang Jian is during the interview, he can't hide the arrogance in his bones. This is a sign of confidence and extreme confidence.

Yang Jian indeed ignored Jordan on purpose. He had nothing to say to Jordan and just wanted to compete on the court. Meeting Jordan would not excite him, but defeating Jordan would.

He never thought about becoming friends with Jordan, and the path to fame he chose for himself was to "fuck Jordan." If he wins Jordan, his exposure will naturally go up, and there is no need to play any sympathy drama. Even if one day, the two of them embrace.

Saying goodbye, he hoped that he was smiling and Jordan was the one crying.

Why is he friends with Jordan? Go gambling all night with this guy? Go to the Gold Club to have fun?

In a parallel world, Pippen was interviewed and made a lot of dissatisfaction with Jordan. Jordan's old teammate "Cobra" Grant, who won the first three consecutive championships, also accepted an interview and criticized Jordan's poor character.

Grant criticized the authenticity of "The Last Dance". "I tried not to swear, but the authenticity of it is like shit!" He said that in order to portray Jordan's authority, the documentary deliberately exaggerated the disgrace of his teammates after being bullied by him.

If you dare to respond, in fact, your teammates fought back. The documentary deliberately edited out these historical scenes to give the outside world the illusion that Jordan was superior.

In order to prove that Jordan's character is not good, Grant also cited Barkley as an example. He said that Barkley and Jordan were old acquaintances, but because Barkley questioned Jordan's way of managing the Charlotte Bobcats, he was blacklisted by the latter.

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When Jordan was a player, he bullied his teammates. After becoming the owner of the Bobcats, his salary ratio was the lowest in the league. When the NBA labor negotiations broke down in 2011, a group of players hated Jordan and angrily called Jordan "he is an annoying hypocrite"!

At that time, Jordan was the leader of the management hardliners. He scorned the 50-50 split and was only willing to give 47% to the players. He and ten other owners were considered to be obstacles to reaching an agreement between labor and management.

What did Jordan do during the lockout in 1998? He actively fought for the interests of the players and told the then Wizards owner Abi Paulin that if Paulin could not make money from the team, then sell the team to others.

, rather than trying every means to exploit players.

Who should Pauline sell the Wizards to? Of course to Jordan, and then he can exploit the players. But the Wizards owner later broke up with Jordan. After Jordan came back to play for the Wizards for two seasons

drove him away.

Yang Jian didn't plan to talk to Jordan today, and he didn't bother to talk to Jordan in the future. He wanted to prove himself with his strength.
Chapter completed!