i am legend

Chapter 31 Media Meeting



Chapter 31 Media Meeting

2 month 1 day.

Bruce stood confidently in the media room of the Oakland Arena, glanced at the many media audiences, and said with a smile, "Welcome everyone to the Warriors press conference. Thank you very much for coming!"

After a brief opening, Bruce showed a satisfied smile on his face, looked at the new "players" sitting on the left and right sides, nodded, and signaled the team's press officer to start!

"Mr. Bruce, Vince is a rookie player with the strength of the No. [-] pick. What were your considerations when you chose to trade Antoine?"

Bruce had already considered this kind of problem before preparing to hold a press conference, so when the reporter asked him, he didn't even think about it, and said: "For this problem, I think every team with Tangyell will do the same. Yes, Antoine is a great rookie, he has fully proved his ability in the college arena." Paused, he glanced at Carter with a slightly embarrassed face, and then continued: "Of course, Vince's super strength The ability is unquestionable, because I can't bear to have an outstanding rookie not get the exercise he deserves, so I made this difficult decision!"

Seeing Bruce with a regretful expression on his face, many reporters thought carefully about Marshall's ability, and some of them nodded in agreement.

"So, what is your team building plan?"

Bruce looked at the reporter who asked the question with a smile, smiled confidently, and said: "Compared to everyone who must have known the struggles of the Warriors in the past few seasons, when I took over the Warriors, I swore that this team with a glorious history The team has brought it back to the right track, and now, we have acquired very good rookies and experienced but strong players, which gave me great confidence. Therefore, my idea of ​​​​building the team is to take the Warriors as soon as possible The team brought out the quagmire. With this group of outstanding players, the reorganization was completed very quickly. I am very grateful to those players who have paid a lot for the Warriors, and I sincerely hope that they can create a perfect future in the new team. career!"

Regarding Bruce's somewhat patterned answer, the reporter was obviously a little helpless. Although Bruce expressed his helplessness euphemistically by "cleaning", the media reporters who knew the meaning of the NBA league still underestimated Bruce. Ability!

"Alright! Mr. Bruce, in the first two preseason games, Vince, Chauncey and Dirk performed pretty well, especially Vince, how do you plan to use him in the new season?"

"Sorry! I'm just a rookie who likes to play around, you have to ask PJ to get the answer to this question!" Bruce shrugged funnyly, pointed to Carlesimo who was only smiling, and did With an expression of helplessness, he looked helplessly at the many reporters who were laughing!

When the entire press conference came to the player meeting, Bruce happily showed his No. 95 jersey, looked at the smiling people on both sides of him, and said seriously to the reporters: "You will see me soon. The heroic figure that appeared on the field!"

"Hahaha!"

A burst of laughter circled the media room. Seeing that Bruce was just over 180 centimeters tall, the reporters who understood what he meant suddenly felt that this guy was really humorous!
Bruce shook hands with several people one by one. They were Vince Carter who chose the classic No. 15, Chauncey Billups who chose the No. 41 confident and Dirk Novi who chose the No. [-] jersey. Tsky.

John Starks and the others seemed a lot more indifferent. When almost every player was traded or joined a new team, Dell Curry was the most natural among them.

"Stephen, why don't you stay by your father's side?" There was a hint of surprise in Bruce's eyes, he smiled and looked at Stephen Curry, who was standing in the audience with a bright smile, and punched him.

"Mr. Bruce, Dad said you are a very good guy. When I grow up, I will definitely play for your team like my father!" Stephen Curry, although he is just a little guy who just passed his tenth birthday, but Bruce knew all too well what kind of player this wide-smiling, slightly skinny kid would be!
"Then we've made a deal!" Bruce happily shook hands with Curry, patted his head, turned and walked to his seat!

The normal press conference went very smoothly, and the whole process ended with Bruce's jokes and moderate questions from the reporters.

2 month 5 day.

In just one week, the box office of "Slim Beauty" reached 3700 million U.S. dollars, and the film instantly stunned the jaws of film critics and entertainment media.

On the other side, Bruce took a chartered plane and flew to Texas with the team!
On February 2th, each team started its own journey. Due to the tight schedule, some teams even had to play back-to-back super-schedules. According to the schedule, the entire league will win in just 5 days. Play all the regular seasons, and in this short period of time, some teams may not meet a certain team!

Today's Warriors game, I don't know if it was an intentional or unintentional arrangement by the league. Their first game was against the Dallas Mavericks who had traded with the Warriors, and this game also attracted the attention of many media.

"Mr. Bruce, do you think we can defeat those cowboys?" Nowitzki asked excitedly about Bruce, who had a similar expression to him. He still valued his first NBA game!
"Of course!" Bruce looked at the big guy with a smile. Although he knew that the Mavericks this season were much better than last season, he still had great confidence in his team!
Not to mention anything else, it's just that the composition of the entire team now has such a shadow of a strong team.

Carter's impact, Dampier and Foyle's defense and rebounding, coupled with Starks and Mills' impressive offensive power, the entire main lineup except Donyell Marshall's stable performance, the entire lineup constitutes a team. Attack and subject are relatively balanced.

Bruce followed the team members off the plane, braved the cold wind, and took a look at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the busiest airport in Texas, with seven runways and planes taking off and landing. It also allowed Bruce to fully understand the charm of this city!
On the bus to the hotel, Bruce looked at the surrounding scenery and buildings curiously all the way. During this short 24-kilometer journey, Bruce fully felt why Texans are called the Cowboy Capital!

Large or small farms stood on both sides, and a "farmer" wearing a cowboy hat yelled at the cattle and sheep. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but reminded him of the scene in the countryside in China in his previous life!

Bruce stayed with the players in a hotel not far from the "Wood Center". As the old home of the Mavericks, the number of spectators in this arena is a bit small, only reaching about 12000 people, while the new arena will be in It was completed in 2001 and put into use!

Bruce excitedly went to the players' room one by one to chat for a while, had a delicious lunch with these big guys at noon, and then took a rest for a while before following the players to familiarize themselves with the field!

"Mr. Bruce, can you tell us about the idea of ​​building this Warriors team?" Bruce followed the crowd and had just arrived at the arena, and there were already several reporters waiting there outside the arena!

"Sorry, I already answered the press conference, and now I have to stay with my players!" Bruce said apologetically, and then walked into the arena behind Carter and others!
Bruce has been following the players into the locker room, looked at the somewhat crude environment around him, shook his head, and said: "Thanks to our arena is not bad, otherwise it would be really sad to rest in this kind of place !"

Hearing Bruce's emotional words, the players agreed while changing their clothes.

When Bruce took over the Warriors, he redecorated the team's locker room. Although it was not luxurious enough, it still gave people a comfortable feeling!
The players changed their clothes, warmed up briefly on the court, and then started a simple training session, and those reporters and media were also invited!

Bruce sat on a chair casually, looked at the relaxed expressions of the players on the court, but felt a little worried for no reason!
This shrinking season has made some top players attach great importance to it, and every playoff team is staring at the trophy that symbolizes the highest honor.

Although the Warriors have undergone great changes under their own operation, and their competitiveness has reached a certain level, several teams that belong to the Pacific Division have given him deep helplessness!
The Lakers, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, have obvious signs of being rich this season, coupled with a group of extraordinary substitutes, the whole team gives people a strong sense of oppression!

The Sacramento Kings, after trading to Webber and signing Divac this year, coupled with the coaching of Adelman, who has a profound knowledge of the Princeton system, the entire team has become the gorgeous and powerful team in the previous life. move closer.

The Phoenix Suns are even more of a super-capable team, the "triple-double king" Jason Kidd, the white power forward Tom Gugliotta, who averaged nearly double-doubles per game, and the No. 88 pick in [-] Danny Manning and the white Australian center Luke Longley who witnessed the Bull Dynasty, the Suns, which has assembled a lot of talented players, is also a strong team second only to the Lakers in the Pacific Division!
In this division, only the Los Angeles Clippers are weaker than the Warriors.

The entire Pacific Division has always been the epitome of this season. Every team is trying their best to make a major breakthrough in this shrinking season. The superstars who were suppressed by Jordan for nearly the entire 90s seem to see hope. Everyone is eager to get their own honor.

 Let’s take a look at the [-]D update next week!

  
 
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