The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 346 - 189: Insane Start, Single-Month Undefeated, Aiming for the Best Regular Season Record?_2

Chapter 346: Chapter 189: Insane Start, Single-Month Undefeated, Aiming for the Best Regular Season Record?_2

The performance of these two men in the preseason had once again boosted Larry Bird’s reputation as a general manager.

Anthony Parker’s contract was for 3 years at 10 million US dollars, and Millsap, as the 30th first-round pick, needed only 4 years at 4.26 million dollars.

A classic case of "little money, big action."

Barkley couldn’t help but say, "Larry Bird and Michael Jordan really have different ways of evaluating people!"

This summer, Jordan officially bought a portion of the Bobcats’ shares, becoming a minor owner of the team.

At the same time, he participated in this year’s Bobcats’ draft, making a bold move with the third pick to select Adam Morrison. This rookie has an especially interesting nickname:

Big Bird 2!

When the media saw Michael Jordan’s first draft as an executive, selecting a player modeled after Bird, it sparked quite a few discussions and many media outlets joked,

"A childhood trauma is a scar that’s really hard to heal!"

However, "Big Bird 2" didn’t perform well in the preseason. His gentle touch from college days was gone, and in other aspects, he was far from "Big Bird." If nothing unexpected happens, he’ll be the "draft bust" among the top three picks of the ’06 generation.

No wonder Barkley would say that.

However, "Flying Pig" also paid a price for his words, as Michael Jordan reportedly deleted his contact information.

Hmm...

That’s just the way Jordan is!

After the preseason, Tyrone lined up a very interesting commercial promotion for Su Wan.

"Twitter wants you to register an account and interact with fans there."

The success of Facebook made many see the huge potential in similar products. In March of this year, Twitter was officially established, and in July, after their servers were set up, Twitter’s CEO posted the first status on Twitter.

In the past five months, they had been promoting Twitter constantly.

The most effective method, naturally, was inviting celebrities to join.

Su Wan, known as the "Facebook Little Prince" who often made bold statements on his Facebook, became their first choice.

Though it was only 200,000 US dollars, the job was just about registering an account. Understanding Twitter’s potential future, Su Wan didn’t hesitate and agreed. After registering his Twitter account, he posted his first tweet:

The Indiana Pacers this season will become the NBA’s fourth dynasty team!

Then, the Pacers welcomed the first game of the new season.

Like last season, on the night of the opener, David Stern presented the championship rings to the Pacers players, and above Conseco Arena, another gently swaying banner was added.

Coincidentally, the witnesses were again the Detroit Pistons.

However, considering the rivalries between the two teams over the past few years, they indeed were the best witnesses.

From the Eastern Conference Finals in May 2004, to the brawl at Auburn Palace in December 2004, to Su Wan’s "Locking Throat" incident in April 2005, the battles between the Pacers and Pistons had been one of the hottest points of interest in the Eastern NBA over the past two or three years.

But based on the conditions of the two teams tonight, these "arch-rivals" were going to definitively settle the score...

Ben Wallace’s departure seemed to have a deadly impact on the team, as observed this evening.

Antonio McDyess’s inclusion compensated somewhat for Big Ben’s departure in terms of protecting the basket.

But what Big Ben did in terms of help defense, McDyess couldn’t match.

Relying on their attack on the basket, along with various three-point shots, the Pacers tore apart the Pistons’ defense. Philip Sanders was almost hoarse from shouting on the sidelines and still couldn’t help the Pistons improve their defense quality.

Su Wan wasn’t surprised by this.

The Pistons could still maintain competitiveness for two to three seasons after Wallace left. Even this season, they were still first in the Eastern Conference but only scraped together 53 wins... 11 wins less than their original 64 last season.

They could remain first in the East primarily because the reigning champions, the Heat Team, encountered a spate of injuries and the Eastern Conference had no strong teams, securing the Pistons’ top spot.

This season’s Pistons’ record in the East would only rank fourth in the West.

That further fueled the cries of "the West is strong, the East is weak."

LeBron and the Cavaliers rose under these circumstances.

This perfectly complied with LeBron James’s career; he always managed to make his presence felt as the "Chosen One" during times of change.

In every era of intense competition, he needed stronger teammates. Even with a peak-form, All-NBA First Team power forward, he still had to fight for a playoff spot.

Of course, this was the originally weak East. This time, Su Wan definitely wouldn’t let the gap between the East and West appear so vast.

This was the face-saving measure necessary for a "three consecutive championships" dynasty.

He didn’t want the history books to one day claim that the Pacers’ third championship had no merit, earned only through "playing amongst the weak" in the East...

The good news was that he and LeBron James were in the same era, making the likelihood of being forgotten by history unlikely. As for the reason, think about it, take a close look!

Known for their defense, when the Pistons couldn’t withstand the opponent’s onslaught, the outcome was foreseeable.

After a "15 to 7" attack wave in the third quarter, the Pacers decisively widened the lead to over 20 points.

Ultimately, with a 119 to 81 victory, the Pacers firing their first salvo of the season towards a "three consecutive championships" with a 38-point win.

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