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Chapter 144 There is no place for you in this team (1.1 words in a single day, begging for monthly subscription!)
Will Jordan participate in the first BIG3 league?
Qin Yue, who always does what he says, quickly built the framework of the BIG3 League and formulated detailed rules for the event.

The God of Basketball, Michael Jordan, dramatically submitted his registration form to the BIG3 League at the last minute.

The sarcasm from his old rivals may be the main reason why Jordan decided to participate in this competition.

For example, Payton, who signed up for the competition as soon as possible, mocked Jordan: "Michael is old, how can he play basketball now?"

"Wherever there is excitement, there is me," Barkley said after submitting the registration form to the tournament organizing committee: "How can Michael have the guts to participate in the BIG3 League? Believe me, if he dares to participate, he won't get even one point. Remember, I said it, he won't get even one point!"

Pippen, who said, "If there's money to be made, I have to come," also complained after signing up for the competition: "Michael used to be an absolute lion, but now I can deal with him without even using my hands."

There is also Reggie Miller who wants to experience the "four-point shot" in the BIG3 league.

In an interview, the legendary shooter who has always had a bad relationship with Jordan said: "Although the BIG3 league only allows retired players to participate, it is still a professional event. I don't think Michael Jordan is still capable of participating in this event now."

Given Jordan's personality, could he tolerate his old rivals mocking him like this?
Of course not!

So after discovering the business prospects of the BIG3 league and deciding to invest in it, Jordan, who had to re-educate his former defeated opponents while they were still able to play, submitted his registration form.

This senior citizen event, which Qin Yue originally wanted to organize just for fun, has unleashed unexpected energy.

In Qin Yue's previous life, the BIG3 League certainly brought huge profits to Iverson and his partners.

But Qin Yue, who was not short of money, never thought about making money from this event from the beginning.

His purpose was just to let these retired players feel his blessing and thereby gain a reputation in the world for treating old comrades well.

But now, this event has been turned into a "grudge game" by a bunch of old comrades.
The first BIG League immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Moreover, the league even helped promote this event, which is only held during the offseason and only allows retired players to participate.

Why should the league help promote the BIG3 league?

Because during the offseason, these retired NBA players can help the NBA and the entire basketball world maintain attention.

Moreover, the BIG3 league, which needs to rent NBA venues to hold games, will also allow each team to receive a considerable share of ticket revenue.

Therefore, teams like this can not only make money, but the NBA can also use the popularity of former NBA players to hype up sentiments, which the league naturally welcomes.

According to the schedule, the first BIG3 league will be led by four teams led by Jordan, Barkley, Payton and Pippen respectively. After a total of six regular season games, the playoffs will be held based on the rankings to determine the final champion.

Watching this fun senior league has surprisingly become Qin Yue's main form of entertainment besides training during this year's holidays.

Regular season opener.

Qin Yue, who witnessed how Barkley's team defeated Jordan's team, had roughly determined that Jordan's team would most likely be at the bottom of the first game.

In the competition, the elderly Danzi's skills were still impeccable.

but.
In the BIG3 league with the four-point shot, if you don't understand, just ask, how many goals does Danzi have to score to defeat Barkley's team with Reggie Miller?
"The three-point shot is outrageous enough, who the hell came up with the four-point shot?" After the game, Jordan, who only looked at the number of field goals made and even had two more shots than Barkley's team, complained indignantly about the competition system.

In response, Barkley mocked Jordan, saying, "We are not the only ones who can shoot four-pointers. If you have the ability, you can shoot it too. Why, can't you make it?"

If Qin Yue remembered correctly, in his memory, most of the players who could dominate the BIG3 league seemed to be those with excellent long-range shooting ability.

After all, the intensity is limited and everyone's physical function is not as good as the old senior league.
Shooting will become the easiest way to score.

Especially the three-point and four-point shots with extremely high cost performance.

But these two
This is precisely the weak point throughout Jordan's entire career.

However, in the subsequent game, Jordan still slapped Qin Yue in the face.

Because except for Barkley's team which had Miller as a bug, the teams led by Payton and Pippen were all defeated by Jordan's gorgeous two-point performance.

As it turned out, in the previous regular season opener, Jordan's team only lost to Miller, who was able to frequently make four-pointers in the game.

However.
In the second match between Jordan's team and Barkley's team, Jordan, who had fully learned from experience and lessons, taught Qin Yue a good lesson.

With limited defensive intensity, Jordan specifically sent a player to stick with Miller.

Although Miller can still get a certain amount of shooting space under the default defensive standards of the BIG3 league, even Miller cannot make every shot accurate from ultra-long distances.

As a result, Jordan actually won the revenge battle with a two-point shot.

After the game, Jordan poked Barkley's round belly and said, "Fatty, didn't you say I couldn't score a single point? How come I scored nearly 60 points in two games?"

Seeing this, an angry Barkley hit back: "If the game allows me to defend like I did back then, do you think you can score?"

Hearing this, Jordan said disdainfully: "Defense like that back then? Didn't I win the championship in front of you with an average of 40 points per game?"

In later generations, although many fans complained, if Jordan were placed in the small ball era, he might not still be Jordan.

But after this BIG League, Qin Yue can confirm.
If Jordan were born in later times, even if he only scored two points, he would probably have scored an astronomical number given the excellent defensive standards of later times.

Imagine the NBA in the future, where there is no hand-check rule, players are allowed to steal with the new hand-ball rule, and the vertical jump rule further limits the inside players' ability to help defend.
How can you stop Michael Jordan, who was like a cheetah in his prime and could shoot two-point shots accurately from start to finish?

Moreover, for Jordan in his prime, there was no concept of physical bottleneck.

The historic 86/87 season.

In that season that had not yet fully entered the "Iron and Blood" era, in the Bulls' high-speed rotation offense of up to 87 rounds per game, Jordan played all 40 regular season games for the Bulls with an average of 82 minutes per game, and averaged 37.1 points per game.

Qin Yue doesn't like to favor the past over the present.

But the reason why GOAT is GOAT is never because of how good his character is, how beautiful his marketing packaging is, or how long his career is.
But he is strong enough.

The first BIG3 League.

Although Barkley's team won the championship in the end and Reggie Miller was elected FMVP, Jordan, who won the scoring title with an average of 24 points per game, still taught Qin Yue, the new GOAT, a lesson.

Perhaps years and time will one day take away your talent.

But your skills and your experience can never be taken away.

And only if it can stand the test of time, resist the erosion of years, and pass on various gorgeous techniques to future generations, can the GOAT be worthy of the name of GOAT.

……

The first BIG3 League came to a successful conclusion, and time has quickly come to September.

During the BIG League, the Supersonics, who lost to the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals last season, also completed their reinforcements.

Using the salary space freed up by Ray Allen becoming a free agent this summer, the Supersonics first signed "White Devil" Bibby who chose to opt out of his contract, then signed Radmanovic back, and at Yao Ming's suggestion, signed Mutombo, whose age you don't even know.

Then, after exchanging a second-round draft pick and some cash for the signing rights of Luis Scola from the Spurs, the Supersonics were satisfied and renewed their contract with Ray Allen beyond the cap through the "Bird Clause".

Although after completing the cap extension with Ray Allen, the Supersonics will inevitably become one of the high-salary teams that pay huge luxury taxes for the league in the new season, for Howard Schultz who has Yao Ming
You can't even imagine how happy he is at spending money on this Supersonics team.

This summer, Bibby, who didn't want to sink with the Kings, made up his mind early on to cling to the thighs of the "Northwest Big Three".

To this end, Bibby is willing to do so even if he will lose a total of $2800 million in salary in the last two years of his current contract.

"You know, I will be 30 next year and my career has entered its final stage. I need to fight for my dream once more."

Bibby signed a five-year contract with the SuperSonics worth only $5 million.

Radmanovich, one of the three musketeers of Seattle at that time, accepted the three-year offer of $3 million from the Supersonics without hesitation.

"You know, I was selected by the SuperSonics. As an international player, I have long regarded Seattle as my hometown, so when my hometown team invited me, I couldn't refuse."

As for Mutombo?

He had a good relationship with Yao Ming, but after his contract with the Rockets expired, he was also not interested in rebuilding with the Rockets.

Therefore, in response to Yao Ming's invitation, Mutombo immediately booked a flight to Seattle.

"You know, 'Big-Yao' and I have always been good brothers, and I like to be his backup!"

It turns out that in the NBA, the Warriors aren't the only ones who have appeal for these championship pieces.

However, compared with the above routine operations, the most outrageous thing is that the Spurs sold Scola's signing rights at a low price.

Although in Qin Yue's memory, the Spurs would sell Scola's signing rights at a very low price.

But Qin Yue didn't understand
How much do the Spurs want to save money that they even want to save money on signing Scola?
In fact, Qin Yue, who knew that the Spurs were likely to sell Scola's signing rights at a low price again, originally wanted to recruit this Argentine diamond.

But as for the Warriors and the Spurs, it can be said that they are not incompatible, but at least they can be said to be irreconcilable.
Qin Yue finally gave up the idea. Supersonic reinforcement was completed.

The Lakers will have the Gasol brothers in the paint.

There is no doubt that the difficulty for the Warriors to achieve three consecutive championships in the new season has increased sharply.

However, at this year's "God's Chosen Training Camp", in addition to helping Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue adapt to the intensity of NBA training in advance, Kwame Brown, who successfully reduced his weight to 116 kilograms, also brought surprises to Qin Yue.

As weight continues to drop, body coordination gradually returns.

This talented player, who was generally regarded by scouts as an "enhanced version of Chris Webber" before the draft, has, at least in training, a much more stable free throw percentage than before.

“I am indeed a pitcher!”

On the closing day of the "God's Chosen Training Camp", Brown was seen saying this with emotion.

Did Brown really transform into a pitcher in just one summer?

The answer is obviously no.

No matter how talented Brown was in the past, he still needs years of practice to develop a decent mid-range shot.

However, after losing those extra muscles this summer, his further improved mobility will greatly enhance his role on both offense and defense.

In addition, after Brown successfully overcomes the long-standing problem of free throws, the Warriors will not have to worry about their opponents using the damn "tearing tactics" in the game.

……

Qin Yue also gained a lot from the special training this summer.

After taking into account several points of dribbling potential, his current dribbling ability value has increased to 91.

At the training camp, Tim Grover commented on Qin Yue's current ability to combine with the ball: "I don't want to say that you are the big man with the best ability to combine with the ball in NBA history, but I think this is a fact."

In Grover's opinion, even among the current outside stars in the NBA, only a few can do better than Qin Yue.

Moreover, with the help of Payton, Qin Yue also further improved his defensive pace in daily training.

Also, by completing the mission [The Glove's Special Skills], he obtained the [Glove] badge, which will be customized with specific effects based on his training performance under Payton's guidance.

“Legendary Badge [Gloves]: When the host is performing sliding defense on the court, the host’s lateral movement ability will be slightly enhanced.”

mid-December.

With great expectations for the new season, Qin Yue officially embarked on the China tour arranged by major sponsors.

Even without the arrangements from major sponsors, Qin Yue still wanted to find an opportunity to return to China to taste real food.

but.
No matter what happens, as long as it is related to work, it will never make people happy and joyful.

During this ten-day trip to China, we first flew to BJ, then to Shanghai, and then to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Chengdu.
Qin Yue's mental state can only be described as numb.

Nike's "Little King" James did not participate in the China tour with Qin Yue, but started this year's China tour alone in late September.

To the outside world, James' reason was that he needed to spend more time improving himself.

But internally, the other three of the "Four Horsemen" knew very well that James was tired of playing a supporting role to Qin Yue.

The four disastrous defeats in the finals last season undoubtedly left a huge psychological shadow on James.

In order to gain more strength, James decided to add 5 kilograms of muscle in one go this summer.

This will bring his weight for the new season to an astonishing 124.5 kg.

You know, Qin Yue, a heavy striker, has a normal weight of only 124 kilograms.

But Qin Yue has the standard height for a center position.

Therefore, James, who is about 205 cm tall with shoes on,
The power that his current weight can bring to him can be simply understood as being invincible in the same position.

And, most importantly,
James' historical body is fully capable of withstanding such weight.

It is no exaggeration to say that James is now like a human tank when he charges.

As for the polishing technique?
This summer, based on the data analysis provided by the Cavaliers coaching staff, James, who has initially felt the advantages of the "Moneyball" theory, has focused his technical training on the great skill of the bald lion's cold arrow.

In addition, Qin Yue's ball-holding core style of play also benefited James a lot.

The only drawback is that in the new season James will partner with his idol from his youth, Iverson, in the backcourt, which makes it difficult for him to obtain the privilege of "always having the ball in hand" like Qin Yue.

……

Qin Yue, who had just finished his China trip and returned to Oakland to attend the Warriors training camp, saw McRoberts lifting weights as soon as he entered the camp.

In this regard, after admiring it for a long time, Qin Yue asked curiously: "Is this rookie planning to sit in the low position to fight 'Big-Yao' in the new season?"

McRoberts was speechless for a moment.

It wasn't until Murphy stepped forward to remind him that he realized what he had done wrong.

"Rookie, didn't the coach tell you why we picked you?"

Why did the Warriors choose McRoberts?

Of course, it is for his passing ability and his shooting potential.

Why do the Warriors need a McRoberts who lifts weights all day?
You know, among the opponents the Warriors have encountered in recent years, when was it not Qin Yue who carried those super inside players?
"I'm going to practice three-pointers right now."

On the training ground, McRoberts, who suddenly felt that his efforts were in the wrong direction, said to Murphy.

Compared to rookie McRoberts
Looking at Hill, who had consciously practiced three-pointers from both corners on the court and was quite confident, Qin Yue immediately felt the difference between a veteran and a rookie.

Moreover, when he noticed Qin Yue, Hill very politely put down the basketball in his hand, greeted Qin Yue with a smile, and then continued training.

At this moment, in Qin Yue's opinion, how great it would be if all his teammates could be as sensible as Hill?
Unfortunately, it is impossible for all of Qin Yue’s teammates to be Hill.

therefore
When Qin Yue learned that Artest had not gone for the damn surgery until the opening day of camp, his expression suddenly turned gloomy and he said "very good" several times.

"Where are the people from Barang?" Qin Yue turned and looked at Jack and asked.

"Barron has some urgent matters at home and will miss half a day of training, but he sent the results of his holiday special training to the coaching staff early this morning." Jack said.

"Results of special training?"

"You may not believe this, but after a summer of hard training, Baran is now as strong as a bull!"

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Although, Qin Yue still needs to meet Davis himself to judge the truth of Jack's evaluation.

But when Qin Yue learned that Davis did not hold a grudge against the team for not discussing contract renewal with him in a timely manner, Qin Yue's anger level suddenly increased to the maximum.

Why Davis can just train well for the future.

And you have to retaliate against your teammates in such an irresponsible way?

Qin Yue remembered very clearly that he had made it clear to Artest in the summer that Artest didn't need to worry about his pension contract at all.

Because no matter how much the Warriors management didn't want to give Artest that verbal commitment
Unless the Warriors do not want to renew his contract in the future, Artest will definitely get what he wants.

The Warriors are about to embark on a three-peat journey in the new season.

But until now Artest still hasn't done that damn operation.

Qin Yue admitted that he and Artest had indeed had countless beautiful moments in the past.

But now, all of this will no longer exist.

"Tell Ron that he doesn't have to come to the Warriors' next practice. There will be no place for him on this team."

"Also tell Matt that from now on, Ron's dressing room wardrobe will be his to take over!"

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