105 Chapter 105. The Big Stick of Rose City
105 Chapter 105. The Big Stick of Rose City
Portland, what a place, Rose City, what a place.
Regardless of how small Portland is, it only ranks 19th in the United States in terms of total income, but there are not many people here. The population of Portland’s urban area is only over 500,000. A small city with more than 500,000 people actually ranks No. The top 20 in the United States, although it is usually 17, 18, 19 or even just 20, this is an exaggeration on average. The per capita income of Portland’s urban area has been ranked first in the United States for many years, but if it is expanded to Portland's urban circle is much lower, but it can often rank in the top ten.
Adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, Portland has a standard maritime climate and is rich in roses. The environment is very good and the tourism industry is developed. This is similar to Atlanta, and it is also a gathering place for the rich.
For example, the boss of the Blazers, Paul Allen, the former second boss of Microsoft, left Silicon Valley after suffering from a serious illness in 1985, came to Portland to recuperate, and settled here, and later bought the Portland Trail Blazers in 1998. Immediately put a billion dollars on it, and got Scottie Pippen, members of the Dream Team 2, All-Star guard Steve Smith, flying mouse Damon Stoudemire, Brian Grant in 1999 Wait for a lot of high-paid players, and reached the Western Conference Finals in the 1999-2000 season.
Having a rich boss is self-willed. Look at the Blazers’ payroll. This season’s salary expenditure is 89.72 million dollars. This year’s salary cap is 42.58 million, and the luxury tax threshold is more than 51 million. More than 30 million luxury taxes.
This is not the first year that they bought the Blazers from Paul Allen, and their salaries are almost double the salary cap! The salary of the Blazers is rising every year, because they will use it every year no matter what special circumstances, such as the middle-class clause that has not been restricted yet, it will be used every year, and they basically use it for four or five years to find talented players.
It is said that Dolan of the Knicks is a prodigal son. In fact, the Knicks' salary is 20 million lower than that of the Trail Blazers in recent years. It was not until 2005 that they got rid of the title of the league's highest-paid team.
But who made the Knicks have such a reputation for giving bad contracts? Those big contracts given by the Trail Blazers have at least made it to the Western Conference Finals, which proves that the big contracts at that time were worthwhile. The contract is simply a honey contract.
The Eagles are expected to hit 50 wins this season, and the Trail Blazers, who are only ranked seventh in the Western Conference, also have the opportunity to hit 50 wins. The record of 9 wins and 7 losses is actually no worse than the Eagles.
So the Eagles take this game very seriously.
The Eagles conducted an afternoon of game research and simulation training before the game, and conducted targeted tactical research on the Blazers.
Liu Mang didn't look at the Blazers' roster once, and it hurt his ass.
How many people did the pioneers dig up!
In 7 years, 80 million was dug from the Raptors to Damon Stoudemire, the best rookie in 1995. In 5 years, 73 million was dug to Pippen. Before the draft in the past summer, he used a second-round trade to get the contract of the Spurs. Derek Anderson, a long-term player, renewed a five-year 50 million contract...
"Fuck! Rich people are perverts! Emmanuel, I'm going to play against Derek Anderson and Damon Stoudemire tonight, how about you?" Liu Mang asked while stretching before the game .
"I'm going to play against Ruben Patterson and Steve Kerr..." Emmanuel said sadly.
Liu Mang expressed the same sadness, the Blazers' back line looks too scary, but what is even more sad is the frontcourt, the Blazers' frontcourt is also awesome!
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The Trail Blazers lineup looks great, but this year's start was not satisfactory, the reinforcements did not appear to be strong, the former stars began to age, and have faded out of the ranks of championship contenders. They can only compete for the playoffs in the West.
So the Eagles still have a good chance of winning the game.
On December 4th, at 6 p.m. western time in the United States, the Eagles played an away game against the Trail Blazers.
The Eagles finally returned with a full lineup, with Dean Grove, Jason Terry, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff all on the scene.
Generally speaking, although the Eagles don't have any stars in the lineup, they are practical enough in this era!
The three players in the frontcourt are very defensive, and there is Raheem, a top player who can penetrate the defense of many teams inside, and Jason Terry, who can still keep up with the rhythm of the NBA even after more than ten years. The artillery that is almost 40 years old is very practical.
Looking at the Blazers, it can be described as bright stars, the little flying mouse Stoudemire, the big stick Bunch Wells, Scott Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, Dale David Si, don't look at anything else, this lineup with a combined salary of almost 60 million is nothing, the most expensive starter in the NBA, none of them!
However, according to the analysis of experts and the media before the game, the Eagles' starting strength is dominant!
There are three reasons.
The first is the rationality of the lineup.
The Hawks' lineup is mainly Jason Terry and Raheem, and there is no scrimmage.
At the same time, the Eagles have absolute strengths, and there are two. Jason Terry is already close to the overall strength of a first-class star. In terms of scoring alone, he is already a first-class star, but his defense is too weak.
And Raheem is another absolute strength, and at his peak, he is rarely stronger than him among small forwards in the entire NBA. A small forward with an average of 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists per game is hard to match.
As for the Trail Blazers, apart from Dale Davis, a conscientious coolie center, the other four, whether it is Stoudemire, Bunche Wells, Pippen or even Rasheed Wallace, need to keep going. ball.
Especially Pippen, a few years ago when Pippen was still young, he was actually fine. He could still maintain his efficiency by relying on his excellent impact and off-ball movement, but at the age of 35, his decline was very serious. Nothing worked.
The second is the aging of the Blazers lineup, which can be combined with the third point. Someone in the Blazers is dissatisfied with his salary, and this person is Bunch Wells.
Seeing that Pippen and Dale Davis, two 34-year-old men in their thirties, have a contract of more than 10 million yuan, and because of their short stature, the little flying mouse who began to seriously degenerate when he was approaching the age of 30 also won more than 80 million yuan in seven years After the end of the rookie contract, he only got a two-year 8 million contract extension. In the new season, Bunche Wells, who averaged 20.3 points per game and scored the highest in the team, was short of asking Paul Allen for a salary increase.
That’s why I have to mention Bunch Wells’ cheating agent, Harmon Anthony. It’s the one who’s going to make Bunch Wells not want the Kings’ four-year 32 million contract and let him go for tens of millions of dollars in the end. There is no cheating agent that the team wants.
Liu Mang was full of expectations that the big brothers who started the game would go up to the Blazers, and then he would come up to show off his glory. After all, the few pre-match news about the game before the game were all saying that the Eagles were more powerful. Advantage, it is not a problem to beat the Blazers with an aging core lineup, so he is very confident.
However, as the saying goes, the soft is afraid of the hard, the hard is afraid of the tyrannical, and the tyrannical is afraid of the idiot.
Why is Bunche Wells famous at home and abroad? Not only because his name is Bunch, but also because he is a fool!
Being limped by his agent is a proof, and another is that he was not afraid of anything when he beat Bo Wen! Footsteps? I trampled you to death, playing ball is called a bastard!
With a height of 1.96 meters, he played like a power forward, and everyone pulled him away to chisel him!
This year, Bunch Wells averaged over 20 points per game in the first dozen games, because he found that he seemed to be the team's best scorer. Why did he only renew his contract for 2 years and 8 million in the summer? He wants to prove with practical actions that he deserves a big contract!
The Blazers' lineup has an advantage, except for Dell Davis, the other four have three points! Especially Rasheed Wallace, a power forward, is actually the most accurate three-pointer for the Blazers. Last season, he made as many three-pointers as Reggie Miller!
The Blazers opened up a lot of space, and Bunche Wells slowly chiseled inside. His body was strong enough to be compared with the inside, especially the huge butt, and he got one by one!
The Blazers played the rhythm very slowly, and the Eagles couldn't make a defensive counterattack! The offensive power has been reduced by at least half! In the past, you can only rely on Raheem to dig inside or Jason Terry singles, the efficiency is too low! You must know that the Eagles are one of the fastest-paced teams in the NBA this season. During the opening period of 9 wins and 1 loss, the number of offensive rounds ranked among the top five in the league!
Liu Mang was dumbfounded to see the Blazers grinding their rhythm and playing hard, and his team was playing hard.
Your starters are not strong, how can we small substitutes come up and play!
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