813: 273: Michael’s Cleveland Revival Plan?
This is their secret to consecutive victories (Requesting monthly tickets!)_3 813: 273: Michael’s Cleveland Revival Plan?
This is their secret to consecutive victories (Requesting monthly tickets!)_3 In the end, the Cavaliers couldn’t achieve anything in this game.
And during the match, the Cavaliers’ players kept doing things that Michael Jordan couldn’t understand.
Some chances were great, so why pass?
He also couldn’t understand why the players couldn’t even execute some basic skills, like how Andre Miller, the Cavaliers’ top scorer, didn’t just shoot a fadeaway when he was double-teamed?
When the game ended, Jordan squeezed out a smile to shake hands with Roger.
The two of them didn’t just look extremely close; their greetings were even friendlier.
If they weren’t friends, who would ask about each other’s mother while hugging?
“You better be thankful that the NBA doesn’t allow players to own team shares, otherwise I would’ve kicked your ass tonight!”
“Yes, yes, just like in your dreams.
You couldn’t kick my ass in Chicago or New York, but you could in Cleveland?
Michael, when did you start having delusions?”
See, how close they are.
Michael Jordan returned to the player tunnel, and this game seemed to take him back to those days years ago of direct competition with Roger.
It stirred up his long-calm heart once again.
He still wanted to beat Roger; even as a team owner he wanted to win.
And the Cavaliers’ best chance for a comeback was LeBron James.
Will Cleveland’s Chosen One participate in the draft in 2003?
Considering LeBron James’ already terrifying commercial value, Jordan thought he would.
Although high school players can’t sign commercial contracts, many sports brands are already eyeing James.
Adidas couldn’t sign James individually, so they sponsored the entire St.
Mary High School basketball team just to have James wear Adidas during games.
Reebok, AJ, and other brands also regularly send free sneakers to James, just to have him wear them in games.
In North American basketball history, there has never been such a high school player; even Roger’s high school commercial value was incomparable to LeBron James.
Roger initiated the trend of high school draftees in modern basketball, and LeBron James would elevate it to a whole new level.
Therefore, Michael Jordan thought James had no need to play college basketball; he was sure to enter the draft in 2003.
Attending college would mean losing tens of millions of US dollars for James.
Besides, what could LeBron James learn in college?
He might as well join the NBA and let me personally teach him!
At which university can you find a better teacher than me, Michael Jordan?
Jordan was very confident in mentoring rookies, just as he was confident in the draft.
As long as he could choose LeBron James, and personally mentor him, it wouldn’t take long before he could build a team that could end Roger’s reign!
Getting rid of Roger requires my own efforts!
At this time, Jordan was stopped by a reporter as he walked through the player tunnel.
The bodyguard tried to keep the reporter away, but Jordan waved him off: “Let him ask, I can answer a few questions.”
Jordan was not averse to the media now; instead, he needed them to frequently keep him and the Cavaliers in the spotlight of the fans.
“Michael, you previously said there was a 99.9% chance you wouldn’t return, but now that you are one of the Cavaliers’ owners, can we see that 0.1% chance?”
Jordan smiled and said something tantalizing: “Stay tuned.”
Michael Jordan was now seriously considering the possibility of returning to play, and if he could maintain good form in 2003, to perform a duet with LeBron James, not as father and son, but as the new and old kings together.
At that time, just getting the team into the playoffs could create immense commercial value for the Cleveland market!
And it would also make mentoring James more convenient.
And there’s a chance to win a few more times against Roger as a player!
Although being a player means having to sell his shares, Jordan could certainly negotiate with Gordon Gund to sell them back, and then buy them back at the original price after his third retirement.
With two and a half years until the 2003 draft, Michael Jordan decided to maintain his physical condition well.
Return to mentor that kid for a year, creating commercial value in passing, and then as an owner, build around LeBron…
Michael Jordan seemed to already see a grand blueprint for the future of the Cavaliers.
As a player, Michael Jordan lost to Roger.
But as long as he can secure LeBron James, he believed he can eventually win back an edge over Roger!
Michael Jordan decided to win in the future, while the Hawks, driven by a good locker room atmosphere, continued to win more and more.
As January 2001 began, the Atlanta Hawks nearly swept the entire West.
Especially against the Texas’ double power, considered as championship contenders, the Hawks’ performance was impressive.
On January 4th, the Hawks traveled to face the San Antonio Spurs on their home court.
This was a nationally televised game, even though the Spurs failed to defend their title last season and were eliminated in the first round, becoming the fourth defending champion in NBA history to exit in the first round.
But everyone knew that was because Duncan was out for the season.
So when Duncan returned successfully this season, the Spurs were still one of the title favorites.
In the past two months, the Spurs’ record was outstanding, just behind the Lakers, consistently second in the West.