MTL - Healing Basketball-Chapter 972 972. The Good Wishes of New Yorkers

  Chapter 972 972. The good wishes of New Yorkers

   On the afternoon of the 6th, the Trail Blazers came to Minneapolis. In March, Portland can wear short-sleeves at noon. Here in the City of Thousand Lakes, many people still wear cotton coats or even down jackets.

   After a night of rest, on the 7th, the Trail Blazers came to the Target Center to challenge the Timberwolves.

  The Timberwolves are currently 30 wins and 30 losses. The dual-core performance of Roy and Luol Deng is getting better and better.

  If it weren’t for the fact that there are too many powerful outsiders in the West, Luol Deng should also be selected as an All-Star. He averaged 20.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.

  But what attracted Liu Xiu's attention was the 216cm big center Joel Przybilla who had just reached a four-year $20 million contract extension with the Timberwolves.

   This 2000 lottery pick is really amazing!

After finishing his rookie contract, no one wanted it. He joined the Timberwolves with a basic salary in the summer of 2004. After working hard for a year, he got a three-year contract totaling US$16.5 million, and then withered. He played 39 games last season, averaging 2 Score 3.9 boards.

  Looking at the contract year, Przybilla has instantly transformed into a high-quality blue-collar this season. He has been in full attendance so far this season. From the edge of the rotation at the beginning, he has averaged 5.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in 60 games.

  Purzbila, who only turned 28 in October last year, successfully got his contract extension.

  In terms of style of play, physical condition, and theoretically speaking, Pulzby is in his thirties and fourteens, so he should still be able to defend well.

   But after the game started at 7 o'clock in the evening, watching Kwame Brown repeatedly score easily and Randolph easily grabbed offensive rebounds... Liu Xiu can guess how regretful the Timberwolves management is now.

  The Timberwolves are worried that Pulzbila, who is in his prime, will be taken away after entering the free market after the season. Although they have confidence in Oden, God knows what will happen to Oden after he recovers. They have to keep a guaranteed center.

   As a result, this guy signed a new contract and started to suck!

  Based on this guy’s past behavior, this time the $20 million was in vain1

   It's about the same as they used a 7-year contract of 36.5 million yuan to support this guy for a lifetime!

  …

  After 3 games, Liu Xiu scored a triple-double again, making 14 of 22 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 8 of 9 free throws. He scored 38 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

  With his help, Kwame Brown scored 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks, Randolph had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Ray Allen had 16 points... The Blazers beat the Timberwolves 113-102!

Roy scored 27 points on 9 of 20 shots, and Luol Deng scored 20 points on 9 of 16 shots. The offense led by the team was very good, but there was no good center, and the inside defense and eating cakes were poor. Blind Roy's 9 assists in a single game.

  Kwame Brown played very excitedly tonight, because his contract renewal is about to be reached. The price is 60 million US dollars for 5 years, with an annual average of 12 million without increasing or decreasing, fixed contract.

   It’s not as big as Beast’s contract with a starting salary of 14.78 million U.S. dollars and a total of 92 million U.S. dollars in five years. That’s the maximum salary.

   But it can be regarded as the maximum salary last time. Top players such as Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, and Reid also received contracts of this level.

   Not to mention the fact that Kwame Brown is worth less than those players with sub-maximum salary compared to Howard, who averaged 20 points and 14 rebounds per game.

but.

In the summer of 2005, in order to make room for Ray Allen, the Trail Blazers gave up a lot of bird rights. The rookie contract extension also had a certain degree of lower price. When the vice president offered the contract this time, it was obvious to the human value.

Of course, Kwame Brown is only 26 years old. For a center of sufficient size, regardless of the impact of injuries, he will reach his peak at around 30 years old. If he can make significant progress in the next two or three years, such as receiving The mid-range shooting is really excellent or top-notch, the coping ability is fully developed, and the defense can reach Duncan's level... If one of these three abilities is well developed, then the 5-year $60 million is definitely worth it.

  …

   On the second day after playing the Timberwolves, on the night of the 8th, the Trail Blazers came to Sacramento to challenge the Kings back-to-back away.

   Two-team game mode—confrontation!

  After 2 hours and 26 minutes of competition, the two teams decided the winner.

   Liu Xiu played 41 minutes and made 14 of 23 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 36 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and 6 steals, leading the Trail Blazers to 116 points.

  But the Kings are all soldiers, with 11 players on the field, and 8 of them scored in double figures!

  116 to 125, the Trail Blazers regretted losing to the Kings and suffered their 19th loss this season.

   After the first back-to-back games, the Trail Blazers left the West and came to Milwaukee.

   Rested all night, the second back-to-back of 5 days and 4 battles came.

   On the evening of the 10th, the Trail Blazers lost to the Bucks 103 to 111.

Liu Xiu had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, Randolph had 20 points and 7 rebounds, Ray Allen had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Kwame Brown had 17 points and 15 rebounds...the four stars performed very well, but the others added up to only Got 16 points.

On the opposite side, Reed scored 25 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Caron Butler had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Villanueva had 20 points, Mobu Chuan had 20 points and 9 assists...the four scored 20 points, which was even stronger than the Trail Blazers. .

   The Trail Blazers suffered their 20th loss this season, and their record dropped to 42 wins and 20 losses!

  …

   At noon on the second day after playing the Bucks, the Trail Blazers came to New York.

  Before leaving Milwaukee in the morning, Liu Xiu practiced three-pointers in the hotel's small indoor court. When he arrived in New York, he also came to Madison Square Garden to practice three-pointers immediately.

  At half past two, the outlaws also came to the training ground of the visiting team, and it was time for Liu Xiu to take a nap.

  Before closing the lounge door for an afternoon nap, Liu Xiu checked the news.

  《Defeat the warden, the best chance! "

  "End the nightmare, conquer the warden, the future is in the Big Apple"

   "Let the warden see the charm of the most prosperous city in the world"

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   In the last game of 4 games in 5 days, the Trail Blazers lost two games in a row. Liu Xiu felt the joy of the New York media and fans from the news.

   It’s not that the Knicks have never won against Liu Xiu, but they have never won at home and lost all 4 games.

  Liu Xiu feels that human nature always shines brightly—it’s so fickle!

  He came here before, but he was regarded as "one of his own".

   Now, with Tracy McGrady, mercurial New Yorkers have a change of heart...not all.

  The New York media and fans seem to be looking forward to relying on McGrady to attract him to play in New York.

  McGrady, who was born in 1979, was only 31 years old in 2010...

  Liu Xiu thinks the ideas of New York fans are very constructive, let them think about it.

Sleeping until 3:30, he was woken up by the outlaws. The two of them ate the "all-round nutritious meal" with Randolph who had just arrived at the training ground, rested and digested food, and warmed up for the battle... At 6:40 in the evening, he brought Leading teammates into Madison Square Garden.

  He feels on fire! Every time I come to this arena to play, I am very excited!

  (end of this chapter)