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Chapter 76 Downturn!
Chapter 76 Downturn!
After the start of March, the Warriors really did what the professional media and commentators thought!
The Warriors' own proud physical reserves and the impact of young people also showed fatigue in the intensive schedule. After winning a victory in early March, they only won two games in eight games until the middle of the month. victory.
From here, we can also see the lack of experience of the Warriors players. Even if their physical strength is not bad, experience is indeed an irreparable disadvantage!
On March 3, the three-team trade that Bruce had hoped to participate in was finally completed, and Marbury left the team he no longer wanted to play for as he wished.
Bruce's activity at the beginning of March, coupled with the Warriors' loss from time to time, has been regarded by the managers of those teams as an act of impatience!
"Bruce, what do you think of the Buck for Billy deal?"
Bruce frowned and listened to the voice coming from the receiver. Although he didn't mind adding a helper to the Warriors' small forward position, the contract of this player gave him some headaches.
"Delk, Buck is a dedicated veteran, but his energy hasn't dropped significantly!" Bruce frowned and answered the call from the Sonics manager. Even though he hesitated a little, he still calmed down and continued. Said: "Billy (Owens) to me, his contract is obviously a bit too long, and his injury makes me doubt even more!"
"Bruce, don't you think Buck is a bit redundant in your team?"
After a big change last season, the Supersonics had an astonishing seven new faces joining the team. Even after some turmoil last season, this regular player in the playoffs still entered the final list!
Judging from this shrinking season, the beauty of last season seems to have completely disappeared without a trace. Under the leadership of Gary Payton and Vin Baker, the Supersonics did not go further than last season. On the contrary, it seems a bit surprisingly sluggish!
Bruce's mood seems hesitant and reasonable. Although Buck Williams is about to retire, his expiring contract of 175 million US dollars is very coveted by some teams. In his mind, he is preparing for the next season. To free up salary space, the expiring contracts of several veterans and players were traded.
But now being constantly inquired by other team managers, Bruce seemed a little hesitant.
"Delk, can I think about it?" After hesitating for a moment, Bruce still chose the route he had decided on first, and it happened to provide an offer contract for Dampier and Ben Wallace, who were due in the summer!
After the call was over, Bruce looked at the bargaining chips of other teams in exchange for Warriors players with some headaches.
This shrunken season has reached the present, which is equivalent to the situation that the normal season is about to pass halfway. Some teams that can compete for the championship have also shown strong strength, and the dark horse and spoiler teams like the Warriors have responded one after another. its true nature.
The current decline of the Warriors has completely become the target of attacks from the previously ridiculed media, especially after the Warriors lost 85:100 to the lowly Vancouver Grizzlies, this slightly difficult team suddenly became the talking point and object of those media. Object of irony!
"Warriors Became a Deceptively Beautiful Bubble"
The New York media, known for their sharpness, published this news about the Warriors on the front page. The appearance of this news ignited those media who were not optimistic about the Warriors!
"Legendary Googly Eyes", "Bruce Finally Had Enough of This Big Toy", "Warriors Become the Laughing Stock of the League"!
One by one, with the theme of headlines or classified sections, the Warriors and Bruce have once again been pushed to the forefront.
For a while, the Warriors became the focus of the league again, but this time it was not so likable, but it became the sharp criticism of those guys!
Bruce sat in the office, declined Cole's comfort, hung up the phone, frowned, and flipped through the newspapers on the desktop in a bad mood!
After a long while, Bruce slammed the newspaper on the ground and stood up angrily: "MD! These damned guys, don't they know the fact that we have achieved a lot more success than the previous seasons!!"
The more Bruce scolded, the more angry he became. Today he finally understood the reason why these "uncrowned kings" were really "kings", and he also further understood the ability of these guys to play around with the wind!
After cursing for a while, Bruce sat down a little slumped, and looked at the only local newspaper that encouraged him on the table, with a hint of relief on his face!
Staring blankly at the table, Bruce lost his goal for an instant. Thinking of the players who seemed a little anxious because of the media, Bruce hated these guys even more!
Since it was published by the New York media, the players of the Warriors have felt the pressure from the media, coupled with the usual sharp questions at the end or the beginning of the game, these players who could have recovered a little, after a few fierce battles, their morale has improved. Get down!
Although Bruce didn't want to attribute the team's problems to the media, these unscrupulous media reports really hurt the players' game mentality and caused them great trouble!
"MD!!" Bruce was stunned for a while, then suddenly raised his head and cursed, then walked out of the office!
In the training hall of the Warriors, Carter and the others were practicing shooting with serious expressions. The once hilarious training suddenly seemed dead silent and depressing after a wave of losing streak!
Bruce stood quietly outside the training hall, watching the dull training on the court, with a complex expression of heartache on his face, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say!
"Sir, you'd better throw those damned guys into the volcano in Hawaii! They don't deserve you!" The security guard who was walking back and forth outside the training hall saw Bruce's complicated expression, and opened his mouth, somewhat Said angrily!
"Jim! Thank you for your comfort!" Hearing what the security guard said, Bruce looked at the conscientious staff member with a wry smile, waved his hand, with a trace of hesitation on his face, and finally left this depressing place!
Back in the office, Bruce sat behind the desk with a complicated expression. After hesitating for a while, he slowly opened the drawer, rummaged through it, took out a document, and picked up the phone with his teeth clenched!
"Little Bruce, I've been waiting for this call for a long time!"
Listening to the majestic but still smug voice in the microphone, Bruce said with a wry smile: "Elgin, you are my good friend. We need to start negotiations on this deal!"
Elgin Baylor burst into a smile when he heard what Bruce said. Even though this deal might offend Sterling, a miser again, he still had to be excited about this deal!
It turned out that when Bruce was very active in seeking a deal, after nearly half of the season, the Clippers' results were not as they had hoped before. Olowokandi failed to boast to the media at all, becoming a The savior of the Clippers, on the contrary, did not perform like the ability a top pick should have!
Although this transaction is a bit of a small deal, through this transaction, the Clippers can save the team nearly $50 in salary space this summer.
"Buck is a good veteran. I sincerely hope that you will treat the remaining time of this veteran well!" Bruce said helplessly. Originally, he was not going to send the Clippers to clear the salary space in this way, but now Some of Buck Williams' comments that hurt the team are really giving him a headache!
"Of course! We also hope that you can treat Sherman "Douglas" better!" Baylor said with a big laugh.
The two ended the transaction briefly, and finished the small fight before the transaction deadline!
Sherman Douglas is a backup guard with good assists and scoring. Last season, he scored 8 points and 4 assists!
After making this deal, Bruce and Baylor basically obtained their own needs. Williams was traded out, which Bruce was very happy to see, but even if he got a guard who looked pretty good, but this player However, his injury problem has undoubtedly been revealed in these more than a dozen games!
In 18 games in February, the player appeared in just four games due to a knee injury, and Williams basically remained healthy for the last time.
Bruce's wry smile is helpless, although he is very happy to send Williams away, but this will increase the pressure on the salary space of this season by nearly 50 US dollars.
The Warriors managed to limit their salary below the salary cap through several transactions, but now after passing the transaction, it is only on the premise of an extra 50, and the distance from the salary cap is almost equal!
As the owner of the team, this season basically enters the playoffs from the current point of view. Although there are still about 22 games left, the Warriors' current record of 12 wins and 16 losses is only ranked in the Western Conference. The No. 9 position is 3 games away from the Timberwolves, who are ranked No. [-]. This is why Bruce is a little depressed!
Even so, outsiders will say that the season is still long, but now that the media is adding fuel to the fire, coupled with the anxious mentality of the players, Bruce has already seen the future position of the team.
What he has to do now is to speed up the team's lineup with the draft picks in his hand this summer!
When the league announced that the Warriors and Clippers had completed the trade, Bruce frantically called every team manager on the day before the deadline.
These managers seem to be very happy to see Bruce's crazy move, and who doesn't want to get some expiring contracts?
The third update today, so tired.. .
(End of this chapter)
After the start of March, the Warriors really did what the professional media and commentators thought!
The Warriors' own proud physical reserves and the impact of young people also showed fatigue in the intensive schedule. After winning a victory in early March, they only won two games in eight games until the middle of the month. victory.
From here, we can also see the lack of experience of the Warriors players. Even if their physical strength is not bad, experience is indeed an irreparable disadvantage!
On March 3, the three-team trade that Bruce had hoped to participate in was finally completed, and Marbury left the team he no longer wanted to play for as he wished.
Bruce's activity at the beginning of March, coupled with the Warriors' loss from time to time, has been regarded by the managers of those teams as an act of impatience!
"Bruce, what do you think of the Buck for Billy deal?"
Bruce frowned and listened to the voice coming from the receiver. Although he didn't mind adding a helper to the Warriors' small forward position, the contract of this player gave him some headaches.
"Delk, Buck is a dedicated veteran, but his energy hasn't dropped significantly!" Bruce frowned and answered the call from the Sonics manager. Even though he hesitated a little, he still calmed down and continued. Said: "Billy (Owens) to me, his contract is obviously a bit too long, and his injury makes me doubt even more!"
"Bruce, don't you think Buck is a bit redundant in your team?"
After a big change last season, the Supersonics had an astonishing seven new faces joining the team. Even after some turmoil last season, this regular player in the playoffs still entered the final list!
Judging from this shrinking season, the beauty of last season seems to have completely disappeared without a trace. Under the leadership of Gary Payton and Vin Baker, the Supersonics did not go further than last season. On the contrary, it seems a bit surprisingly sluggish!
Bruce's mood seems hesitant and reasonable. Although Buck Williams is about to retire, his expiring contract of 175 million US dollars is very coveted by some teams. In his mind, he is preparing for the next season. To free up salary space, the expiring contracts of several veterans and players were traded.
But now being constantly inquired by other team managers, Bruce seemed a little hesitant.
"Delk, can I think about it?" After hesitating for a moment, Bruce still chose the route he had decided on first, and it happened to provide an offer contract for Dampier and Ben Wallace, who were due in the summer!
After the call was over, Bruce looked at the bargaining chips of other teams in exchange for Warriors players with some headaches.
This shrunken season has reached the present, which is equivalent to the situation that the normal season is about to pass halfway. Some teams that can compete for the championship have also shown strong strength, and the dark horse and spoiler teams like the Warriors have responded one after another. its true nature.
The current decline of the Warriors has completely become the target of attacks from the previously ridiculed media, especially after the Warriors lost 85:100 to the lowly Vancouver Grizzlies, this slightly difficult team suddenly became the talking point and object of those media. Object of irony!
"Warriors Became a Deceptively Beautiful Bubble"
The New York media, known for their sharpness, published this news about the Warriors on the front page. The appearance of this news ignited those media who were not optimistic about the Warriors!
"Legendary Googly Eyes", "Bruce Finally Had Enough of This Big Toy", "Warriors Become the Laughing Stock of the League"!
One by one, with the theme of headlines or classified sections, the Warriors and Bruce have once again been pushed to the forefront.
For a while, the Warriors became the focus of the league again, but this time it was not so likable, but it became the sharp criticism of those guys!
Bruce sat in the office, declined Cole's comfort, hung up the phone, frowned, and flipped through the newspapers on the desktop in a bad mood!
After a long while, Bruce slammed the newspaper on the ground and stood up angrily: "MD! These damned guys, don't they know the fact that we have achieved a lot more success than the previous seasons!!"
The more Bruce scolded, the more angry he became. Today he finally understood the reason why these "uncrowned kings" were really "kings", and he also further understood the ability of these guys to play around with the wind!
After cursing for a while, Bruce sat down a little slumped, and looked at the only local newspaper that encouraged him on the table, with a hint of relief on his face!
Staring blankly at the table, Bruce lost his goal for an instant. Thinking of the players who seemed a little anxious because of the media, Bruce hated these guys even more!
Since it was published by the New York media, the players of the Warriors have felt the pressure from the media, coupled with the usual sharp questions at the end or the beginning of the game, these players who could have recovered a little, after a few fierce battles, their morale has improved. Get down!
Although Bruce didn't want to attribute the team's problems to the media, these unscrupulous media reports really hurt the players' game mentality and caused them great trouble!
"MD!!" Bruce was stunned for a while, then suddenly raised his head and cursed, then walked out of the office!
In the training hall of the Warriors, Carter and the others were practicing shooting with serious expressions. The once hilarious training suddenly seemed dead silent and depressing after a wave of losing streak!
Bruce stood quietly outside the training hall, watching the dull training on the court, with a complex expression of heartache on his face, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say!
"Sir, you'd better throw those damned guys into the volcano in Hawaii! They don't deserve you!" The security guard who was walking back and forth outside the training hall saw Bruce's complicated expression, and opened his mouth, somewhat Said angrily!
"Jim! Thank you for your comfort!" Hearing what the security guard said, Bruce looked at the conscientious staff member with a wry smile, waved his hand, with a trace of hesitation on his face, and finally left this depressing place!
Back in the office, Bruce sat behind the desk with a complicated expression. After hesitating for a while, he slowly opened the drawer, rummaged through it, took out a document, and picked up the phone with his teeth clenched!
"Little Bruce, I've been waiting for this call for a long time!"
Listening to the majestic but still smug voice in the microphone, Bruce said with a wry smile: "Elgin, you are my good friend. We need to start negotiations on this deal!"
Elgin Baylor burst into a smile when he heard what Bruce said. Even though this deal might offend Sterling, a miser again, he still had to be excited about this deal!
It turned out that when Bruce was very active in seeking a deal, after nearly half of the season, the Clippers' results were not as they had hoped before. Olowokandi failed to boast to the media at all, becoming a The savior of the Clippers, on the contrary, did not perform like the ability a top pick should have!
Although this transaction is a bit of a small deal, through this transaction, the Clippers can save the team nearly $50 in salary space this summer.
"Buck is a good veteran. I sincerely hope that you will treat the remaining time of this veteran well!" Bruce said helplessly. Originally, he was not going to send the Clippers to clear the salary space in this way, but now Some of Buck Williams' comments that hurt the team are really giving him a headache!
"Of course! We also hope that you can treat Sherman "Douglas" better!" Baylor said with a big laugh.
The two ended the transaction briefly, and finished the small fight before the transaction deadline!
Sherman Douglas is a backup guard with good assists and scoring. Last season, he scored 8 points and 4 assists!
After making this deal, Bruce and Baylor basically obtained their own needs. Williams was traded out, which Bruce was very happy to see, but even if he got a guard who looked pretty good, but this player However, his injury problem has undoubtedly been revealed in these more than a dozen games!
In 18 games in February, the player appeared in just four games due to a knee injury, and Williams basically remained healthy for the last time.
Bruce's wry smile is helpless, although he is very happy to send Williams away, but this will increase the pressure on the salary space of this season by nearly 50 US dollars.
The Warriors managed to limit their salary below the salary cap through several transactions, but now after passing the transaction, it is only on the premise of an extra 50, and the distance from the salary cap is almost equal!
As the owner of the team, this season basically enters the playoffs from the current point of view. Although there are still about 22 games left, the Warriors' current record of 12 wins and 16 losses is only ranked in the Western Conference. The No. 9 position is 3 games away from the Timberwolves, who are ranked No. [-]. This is why Bruce is a little depressed!
Even so, outsiders will say that the season is still long, but now that the media is adding fuel to the fire, coupled with the anxious mentality of the players, Bruce has already seen the future position of the team.
What he has to do now is to speed up the team's lineup with the draft picks in his hand this summer!
When the league announced that the Warriors and Clippers had completed the trade, Bruce frantically called every team manager on the day before the deadline.
These managers seem to be very happy to see Bruce's crazy move, and who doesn't want to get some expiring contracts?
The third update today, so tired.. .
(End of this chapter)
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