Chapter 619

"Iron Hammer, with the departure of Marbury, the team's scoring ability has dropped sharply, and the speed and fast break have also dropped sharply. Where does your confidence come from?"

FOX reporter asked.

Li Ba glanced at the reporter and said with a smile: "My confidence, first, comes from the coaching team; second, it comes from my teammates; third, I have full confidence in myself, and I will play a stronger performance this season. "

"What do you want to say about the Spurs signings?" a New York Daily reporter asked.

"The power forward they introduced was actually a small forward who stayed on the three-point line. I don't think it's very good. They still can't control the paint. Tim Duncan chose to re-sign. This is a huge mistake. I think he We should find a superstar to hold together, instead of guarding the Spurs and slowly aging. He is 30 years old this year. In fact, I think his function is aging. With me in the West, he has no chance."

Li Ba said bluntly.

"As for Yao and Kobe teaming up, do you think they are strong enough to pose a threat to the Suns?" a reporter from the Los Angeles Sports News asked.

"They have Dayao inside, he can pull out, he can also play at the basket, and Odom is the same, so they are a great threat, and they are very competitive. In the new season, the Lakers will be the first in our Pacific Division Facing the Lakers, we must go all out." Li Ba said seriously.

"What do you think of the Heat?" a reporter asked.

"Heat?" Li Ba thought about the lineup, and then said: "In the third season, Dwyane Wade has matured. He has grown from a little boy to a man. The combination of inside and outside of him and O'Neal has a strong role in the Eastern Conference. competitiveness.

In addition, they also introduced Fat Toutuo Antoine Walker, Fighter Alonzo Mourning, White Chocolate, which is really strong.

I think they are strong contenders for the Eastern Conference title. "

"Hammer, you missed someone." The reporter reminded.

"who?"

"Just now, they made a deal with the Mosaic team, and they brought in James Posey." The reporter said with a strange expression.

"Damn it!"

This wasn't Li Ba's scolding, it was Colangelo.

Dawson begged him to trade Posey, but he traded it to the Heat?

You must know that the Heat are really strong this season, plus Posey, once the Suns and the Heat reach the finals, there is a Posey who knows the Suns very well, and the Suns will be in trouble.

Li Ba thought for a while and said, "It's better for Posey to go to the Heat than to go to the Mosaic team. I congratulate him."

"Hammer, do you have any thoughts on the personal honor of the new season?" A reporter asked.

This question lifted everyone's spirits, because some of Li Ba's words aroused a lot of public opinion because of the MVP last season, so what will happen this season?

Li Ba immediately replied: "I know what you want to ask? I can tell you clearly that I will still attack for the MVP this season. At the same time, I hope that the league will adopt a fairer method to select the most correct honor winners." , rather than letting those who are unfair decide."

Before the new season started, Li Ba fired at some people.

Colangelo gave a wry smile, and quickly signaled that the public relations department should end today's press conference as soon as possible.

However, Li Ba's words were criticized by some media and basketball commentators.

But at the same time, he has more support than last season.

The reason is simple, because his statistics in the playoffs, especially in the finals, are really jaw-dropping.

In this country, as a Chinese, he is definitely prejudiced, but when he is strong to a certain level, many people are willing to accept him.

"I intend to introduce fans' ratings and cancel the ratings of team reporters. What do you think?"

The next day, at the New York headquarters, Stern held a meeting and immediately gave his opinion on the honor selection mechanism.

He didn't wait for other people's opinions before expressing his own ideas. This attitude already speaks volumes.

In the end, the NBA decided to add a fan scoring mechanism to the honor selection mechanism for the new season, and cancel the 30 team reporters participating in the regular season honor scoring mechanism.

These media people who lost power exploded in an instant, and they posted articles attacking the alliance one after another, and Li Ba did not escape being attacked.

But neither Stern nor Li Ba paid much attention to it.

For Stern, this is going smoothly, and he has long wanted to reform.

The league is now on the right track, and the international market is also expanding, especially the addition of Li Ba and Yao Min, which has greatly expanded the NBA's Asian market. He is not as scrupulous about the media as before.

For Li Ba, he has always had this attitude. Whether facing the media or fans, he would not choose to kneel down, but raised his chin and pointed his nostrils at them.

"Big Hammer, many media are scolding you."

"Because they want to eat. If I don't make some news, they will starve to death. How pitiful?"

"whee!"

"Sissy?"

"Um?"

"Come on, have a boo with Brother Hammer!"

"...Bad guy! Ah!"

"Boom!"

"Big Hammer, you?"

"Come on, Sissy, be good, one more!"

"No!"

"Sissy, close your eyes, let's take a deep dive."

"No! Ah! Mmm..."

This night, the two broke through a boundary, and the intimacy increased again.

"Dayao, you and Kobe cooperated well!" After the preseason game was over, Li Ba called Dayao.

"It's okay, hehe!"

Dayao's tone sounded happy and excited.

The regular season is about to start, and all the major sports media have given their chances of winning the championship.

The Suns, as the defending team, the media generally look down on the prospects of winning the championship. ESPN only gave 21%, and FOX only gave 18%.

The Suns are preparing for the game with all their strength, using a few days before the game to conduct team tactical drills.

In the team training game, seeing Li Ba moving around the basket, but David Wesley rarely passed the ball like Marbury, Frank shouted to Wesley anxiously:

"David, you have to be bold with the pass to the hammer. You have to dare to shoot. A pass like white chocolate will do."

"White chocolate?"

Wesley, who was sweating profusely, was also in a hurry. As the main point guard, but he couldn't make a good pass for the team boss, his position would definitely be lost.

Although the Suns are weak this season, they are still very strong, and they still have the strength to compete for the championship. He also wants to get a ring.

Especially getting a ring as a main player will be the greatest affirmation of his career.

"Don't worry, David, I'll give you a video collection of Marbury passing the ball for the Hammers. You should take a good look at it." Frank calmed down and said.

"Thank you, Frank," Wesley said.

"Frank, Hammer's latest physical test is out. His speed is a little faster again."

At this time, the assistant coach Tarot ran into the training ground with the physical test report and shouted excitedly.

"real?"

Frank was delighted.