"Dennis, where are you going?" Chuck Daly asked seriously and dissatisfied.
"Coach, Madonna pestered me. She seemed to be interested in me, so I had to deal with it a few words." Rodman said with a smile.
"Are you crazy, Dennis?"
Chuck Daly saw Rodman's proud look and immediately scolded him: "You just got married, don't mess around outside."
"Chuck, I'm not, she's interested in me." Rodman was still very afraid of Daly and immediately said.
Chuck Daly said dissatisfied: "This is the Eastern Conference Finals. Dennis, you are not in good shape to begin with. You only grabbed 9 rebounds today, and your defensive performance is average. Can you focus more on the game?"
"I know, coach." Rodman said with a smile.
"Hey, Dennis, what did you say to Madonna?" Darnell Walker yelled right after Rodman entered the bathroom.
Rodman said proudly: "She asked me for my contact information, and then asked me what kind of woman I like and which of her songs I like. We talked a lot."
"She won't ask how long you will last, right?" Walker asked enviously.
"That's what we'll talk about next time." Rodman laughed.
"Dennis, I think you should lie down and chat next time," the assassin said.
"Ha ha……"
The bathroom burst into laughter, which diluted the shadow of losing the game.
Rodman said excitedly: "You know, I am more charming than Michael Jordan."
"How do you say that?" Joe Dumas asked curiously.
Rodman said with a smile: "When I was talking to Madonna just now, he came over to strike up a conversation and wanted to make an appointment for lunch tomorrow, but he was rejected. Madonna didn't want to pay attention to him."
"Oh, Dennis, congratulations, you beat Michael Jordan." Darnell Walker exclaimed.
"Of course, Madonna's eyes prove everything." Rodman said with a smile.
Darnell Walker encouraged: "Come on, Dennis, crawl into Madonna's bed early and take a picture and send it to Michael Jordan."
"Pfft, haha..." The bathroom burst into laughter.
Zhou Quan, who was watching, shook his head helplessly. Men become bad when they have money. Has Rodman, an honest boy, started to become a scumbag too?
But this has nothing to do with him. This is Rodman's private matter. He just hopes that it will not affect the playoffs.
After washing, the press conference was held.
"Iron Fist, after losing the G1 game, do you think your chances of being swept by Michael have increased?" a Chicago Sports reporter asked excitedly.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Sir, the Bulls just won the first home court, so don't get too carried away.
Let me say something here, if we win the first away game tonight, we will even have enough confidence to defeat the Bulls in the series. "
"Impossible." The reporter said angrily.
"So don't think that winning a home game is a big deal." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
At this time, the staff went to collect the reporter's microphone, but the reporter held on to the microphone and asked: "Iron Fist, you were the king of free throws today, with a hit rate of less than 40%. What did you do for your loss?" You have made a huge contribution, do you think today’s performance is acceptable?”
Zhou Quan nodded and said: "I have to admit that Michael Jordan's defense is indeed strong, and I should be responsible for this defeat."
"No."
At this time, Chuck Daly took the microphone in front of Zhou Quan and said: "The team's loss is not the responsibility of one person. Tekken's style of play is also based on tactics, so losing is the responsibility of all of us. Including our coaching staff.
As for his performance, I think it was great. Under Jordan's full defense, he scored 27 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. This is superstar-level data, and he is proud of it. "
…
On May 19, the media continued to praise Jordan's performance last night.
"As the Pistons' first shot, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%, Tekken should bear the greatest responsibility for the loss."
"With rookies as the core, failure is inevitable, and being swept again is inevitable."
Regarding Zhou Quan, the media in Chicago and New York made a big fuss about offensive efficiency and relegated him to the gutter.
But there are still many media who recognize his performance. After all, the data of 20+10+7+3 is there. The only flaw is that the shooting rate is a little lower. If he can hit two to three more goals, then the quality of this data will be Will be elevated to the level of a superstar.
On this day, Zhou Quan did nothing, not even paying attention to the media news. He just rested and tried his best to recover his physical fitness.
He played in the NCAA for two years. Because he played basketball and ice hockey at the same time, his physical fitness was top-notch when he entered the league. He did not encounter an obvious rookie wall in his rookie season, but after entering the playoffs, his physical reserves were still insufficient. Phenomenon.
During dinner, his agent Philip called and told him that today’s sneaker sales reached US$450,000.
This is a very good figure for him. If this figure is achieved every day throughout the Eastern Conference Finals series, then eight million US dollars in sales should be possible.
This evening, the Western Conference G2 game begins.
In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Jazz again at home, 102:119, a 17-point victory.
Four Jazz players scored in double figures, including the Malone brothers and John Stockton who scored 20+, but were unable to win.
Among them, John Stockton made 9 of 13 shots, with a shooting percentage of nearly 70%, which was higher than Jordan. However, he only had 11 assists, made 6 turnovers, and committed 5 fouls.
Although he scored 24 points, as a point guard, his assist-to-turnover ratio was only 1.83, which did not reach the passing level of 2.
While the organization was poor, the defensive end was the same as the previous game, with no steals. For him who averaged three steals per game in the regular season, this was also unqualified.
The Jazz had only 19 assists, 16 turnovers, and 6 steals, while the Trail Blazers had 28, 9, and 11 respectively, lagging behind in all statistics.
For the Trail Blazers in this game, the main shooting guard Terry Burt stood up and broke through the whole process with unlimited lethality. He made 12 of 14 shots and a terrifying 85.7% field goal percentage. He made 13 of 14 free throws and scored 41 points. His performance was better than Jordan was even crazier last night.
Glider Drexler, contrary to his ordinary performance on the court, also scored 36 points and shot 52.2% from the field. He also made many breakthroughs and was very lethal. He made 9 of 10 free throws. In addition, he also sent 12 assists and 3 assists. Stealed 6 rebounds.
After watching this game, Zhou Quan became more and more afraid of the Bulls.
Where did the Trail Blazers win just now? The ball-handling breakthroughs of Glider and Tribert can not only improve offensive efficiency, but also cause damage, which reduces the strength of the Jazz's interior defense, killing two birds with one stone.
The breakthrough is so powerful and the lethality is terrifying. Even if the Pistons encounter it, they will have a huge headache, but what about the Bulls?
Jordan's breakthrough ability is definitely only more powerful than Glider and Trilbert, but he didn't show much in last night's G1 game, which means that Jordan has not yet exerted his full strength.
Only Jordan who crazily breaks to the basket is the most terrifying Jordan. The Pistons have not even forced out the strongest Jordan in the G1 game.
"Breakthrough? How to break through in front of Jordan?" He began to think about this question over and over again.
It's not that he can't beat Jordan. He made ten free throws today. This is still an away game. Even if it's a home game, he will definitely have more free throw opportunities today.
So many free throws mean that he surpassed Jordan many times.
However, the quality of the breakthrough is not high. There is no way to completely throw off Jordan. It can only be said that he barely managed to break through. In addition, his absolute speed is still not very fast, only level 91. Suddenly, the chance of a sudden stop jumper is not good, and the kill The probability of being double-teamed after entering the paint area is also very high.
He can indeed pass the ball in a crowd, but just because he can, it doesn't mean that he can pass it out every time. Many times he can't pass it out, so he can only force the shot and then hit the iron.
So how to improve the quality of breakthroughs?
"Increase the sprint distance and increase the impact force."
Without being able to improve his breakthrough skills and currently unable to increase his absolute speed, this is the only way he can think of now.
"coach……"
Before leaving, he told Daley the idea.
"Speed up?"
Chuck Daly said thoughtfully: "This is a way to improve the offensive rhythm. As long as you rush up, even Jordan can knock over. But when playing this way, sometimes the mistakes will be very high."
The assassin also came over to participate in the discussion and said: "I think it is feasible. With Tekken's ball control and passing ability, it can definitely speed up."
Joe Dumas reminded: "Both Jordan and Pippen are not slow. They return to defense very quickly. You have to be careful, but you can try."
"You guys go to bed first and let me think about it again."
Chuck Daly hit his head. He was getting older and felt that his brain was a little rigid.
There is a problem in using Zhou Quan, which also means that there should be a problem in the way of cultivating Zhou Quan.
Both he and the management hope that Zhou Quan will become the next assassin, so the training direction is also to be an offensive point guard, without limiting his shots at all.
But now that I think about it, there is a problem.
On the 20th, the G2 game day of the Eastern Conference Finals.
In the morning, the front pages of all major media were all about Jordan.
The media generally predicts that Jordan will continue to play a super explosive performance and take advantage of the home court to lead the team to win again.
Zhou Quan got up in the morning and flipped through the newspaper on the dining table.
Not to mention him, even Trail Blazers All-Star shooting guard Terry Burt, who performed at a superstar level last night, didn't see any relevant news. At most, he mentioned it in one sentence.
NBA-related news is all about Jordan, from words to photos, from court performance to gossip, there are too many.
His calm mentality makes him a little envious and jealous.
If he has such publicity resources, is eight million US dollars in sales nothing? No wonder Jordan's shoes now sell hundreds of millions a year.
"Hey, this is it?"
He turned to the Los Angeles Daily News and saw a story on the front page. The headline alone made him laugh.
"What news?" Joe Dumas asked curiously.
Zhou Quan handed the newspaper over and said with a smile: "The Los Angeles Daily News reported that Michael Jordan and Dennis competed for Madonna's favor. The headline was called Battle for Men's Favorite, and the trapeze man lost."
"Pfft!"
"What?"
"Dennis, you are going to be famous, haha..."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Rodman didn't care about male favorites, and said proudly: "I've definitely won Michael Jordan's braised egg. Madonna doesn't like bald men."
The Pistons' breakfast table became lively and took an hour to finish.
…
“The damn LA media!”
In Jordan's mansion, with one stab and a tug, he angrily tore the Los Angeles Daily News in half.
His wife Juanita was taking care of her second son Marcus Jordan, who was just over one year old. She asked in surprise: "Michael, why is the news so outrageous? Show me."
Jordan quickly tore the newspaper into pieces and responded casually: "It's nothing. The media is talking nonsense and talking about my gambling."
On the other side, at Rodman's house in Detroit, Anne Banks also saw the news, and she was going crazy.
Because she was taking care of the children, she did not go to Chicago. Unexpectedly, her husband was seduced by another woman in just two days.
When she thought that the woman was Madonna, she despaired, because she knew that Rodman could not refuse Madonna. She was a famous woman, a top-notch famous woman. With her fame, no one could refuse to climb into her bed. .
At that moment, she called Rodman, and a war broke out between the two on the phone.
"Dennis, you're actually hooking up with Madonna outside? We've only been married for two or three months, and you've already cheated on her? You damn bastard!"
"I didn't. This is what the media said. Damn it, Annie, throw away those newspapers and ignore them."
After no more quarrel, Rodman hung up the phone, but Anne Banks called again, and there was another argument. He hung up again, called again, and finally turned off the mobile phone.
…
"Coach, I'm going to go out for a while and have lunch with my friends."
At 11 o'clock in the morning, Rodman asked Chuck Daly for leave with a happy face.
Chuck Daly's nose twitched. The smell of the perfume was a bit strong and a bit sultry. He glanced at Rodman, who was all dressed up, and found that this big bug actually had two big gold earrings hanging from his ears. , which made him angry, and he asked angrily: "With your wife? Don't tell me she is in Chicago, she is helping you take care of your children in Detroit."
Rodman was a little embarrassed, but said excitedly: "It's Madonna. She asked me to just have a simple meal and not do anything else. Chuck, you believe me."
"Dennis, there is a game in the evening and training in the afternoon. How long do you plan to go?" Chuck Daly asked expressionlessly.
This kind of thing is really not easy for him to control and he can't control it.
If he doesn't agree, given Rodman's temperament, he won't train well, and it may even affect his performance in the game.
"Oh, I'll be back after lunch."
Rodman saw that Father Chuck was not happy and said quickly.
"Go and come back quickly."
Daley waved his hand away. When Rodman was smiling, he warned him sternly: "Dennis, Troy Weaver is about to take over as general manager. You have never gotten along with him, and you are so critical in the playoffs." He has been injured for a long time, which has seriously affected the team's strength. If he makes some mistakes, such as missing training, he might trade you after he takes over."
"I understand, coach, I'll be right back after lunch." Rodman's face suddenly turned ugly and he nodded.
(End of chapter)
