"The Lakers are on the rise! Stern's long-awaited 23VS24 is here!"
"The Lakers and Heat will dominate the Western Conference and Eastern Conference!"
"The new four kings! Mitch Kupchak's Midas touch!"
"S-level rating! Create 4 All-Stars in one go! The new godfather of the post-Lakers era!"
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This is a preview and fantasy about the 2012-2013 NBA season, which is overwhelming and almost exactly the same as before.
But these have little to do with Tang Qian. He is now intensifying his training. He spends almost every day in the gym, training hall and home, three o'clock and one line. He doesn't care much about any disturbances from the outside world. In fact, he can choose "low difficulty copy"
"Going to level up, such as going to Washington, such as going to Detroit, where he can at least be in the starting lineup and become one of the five tigers. But he thought about it for a long time and chose to stay with the Lakers for his "student days fantasy."
, the second is to challenge yourself and face difficulties.
He knew that Howard's arrival was both a challenge and an opportunity.
Why do you say that? Although Howard must have firmly suppressed Tang Qian in terms of team status, there is a problem here, that is, "killing monsters by leapfrogging", and the upgrade speed may be faster. If you go to an ordinary team,
After joining the main force, I don’t know how long it will take to be promoted to the All-Star. After all, the market in small cities is small, and the intensity of All-Star voting is far less than that in big cities. This is undoubtedly a point. Choosing to stay in Los Angeles, choosing to stay
In the City of Angels, things are different.
Tang Qian was left with almost two answers.
Either great.
Or very bad.
Choose one of the two.
Why can Kobe Bryant quickly become a superstar in the league, or even a superstar? Apart from training attitude, personal ability, and talent, living in Los Angeles is also an issue that cannot be ignored. The NBA is a business league, and stars are in the United States to a large extent.
There is no difference between being a "star", so exposure and influence are also factors that players must consider when planning their careers.
Furthermore, the environment in which Kobe Bryant joined the team was actually very bad, not much better than Tang Qian's current situation.
After Kobe joined the NBA in 1996, the Lakers had two All-Star players on the back line. One was Nick Van Exel and the other was Eddie Jones. Compared with Kobe, a high school student who first entered the league,
, has fully adapted to the league, and his personal abilities are quite good. In this environment, it seems difficult for Kobe to stand out. Because as mentioned before, the players who can enter the NBA are not the same in high school and college.
Ordinary people, so the team's training intensity and playing time are one of the factors that determine a player's final upper limit. In the NBA, because the team does not pay attention to a super talent or does not have enough playing time, he will eventually disappear from everyone, or even be completely eliminated.
Abandoned things are commonplace and not unusual at all.
Therefore, Kobe not only benefited from big city teams, but also had the bad luck of the Lakers' strong defensive line. This directly led to his average playing time in his rookie season, only 15+. I don't understand why he averaged 15+ playing time as a rookie.
What does it mean? For example, Nick Van Exel of the same team has a rookie playing time of 33+, and Eddie Jones has a rookie playing time of 31+. With sufficient playing time, they quickly adapted to the NBA.
Growth, otherwise it would be nothing unusual to become an ordinary bench.
Looking at Garnett, who is also a high school student, he played 28+ minutes in his rookie season, nearly twice as many as Kobe.
Even Tracy McGrady played more minutes in his rookie season than Kobe, reaching 18+. Not to mention James, Iverson, Carter and other stars, without exception, all played from a large number of
He grew up in playing time. When he was young, he had strong learning ability, high absorption ability, and fast digestion speed. This is an indisputable fact. So no matter what the Lakers said, Kobe's situation at the time was indeed not good.
But in this case, the Lakers played No. 24, which instantly opened people's eyes to his ability.
This is what is called "killing monsters beyond the level". The previous ones are all dormant, all accumulation, all quantitative changes. Once it breaks out, it will immediately reach the sky and directly become the peak All-Star, or even a quasi-star level player. And in
In the fierce competition environment within the team, some players will undergo essential changes and become mental killers.
Just kidding, a young man who can kill two All-Star teammates would have the heart strength of an ordinary person?
If I say this, would you believe it?
There is another person behind who imitated Kobe's development trajectory, and that is the "future No. 1 point guard" James Harden. He stood out in the cruel environment of the Thunder. As soon as he was corrected, he immediately burst out with amazing energy, directly
He became a quasi-star in the league. Therefore, the way to become a star is not just the traditional "time upgrade method". The "leap-level monster-killing upgrade method" pioneered by people like Kobe has also been proven to work.
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Tang Qian weighed himself. Even if he went to a weak team with a high salary, he would not be able to take power or become the boss. Because of his hard skills and the NBA's discrimination against yellow people, it would be difficult for him to rise quickly. Even if he was
Yao, isn't he also known as "dual-core" in the Rockets? You've never heard of "single-core", right? This means that if he is as strong as Yao Ming and has 25+10 tyrannical statistics, then he is not the same in the United States.
Want to be recognized by the "only boss"? What's more, Tang Qian, who only had 2.9+7.9 in last year's regular season? The United States is a "hidden discrimination society". If you want to break this barrier, you must be stronger than blacks and whites in order to get equal treatment.
admit.
In order to achieve his inner expectations as soon as possible, Tang Qian finally decided to "take risks" and chose a "more difficult shortcut". Furthermore, with Howard providing pressure for himself, Tang Qian will also train with 120% spirit.
, this can be regarded as a kind of self-motivation in disguise.
Perhaps there are many awesome protagonists who have an "invincible spiritual aura". Without any external pressure or external stimulation, they can cultivate themselves 200% every day, without rest or sleep, and work 10,000 times harder than others.
But Tang Qian does not have this "powerful" talent attribute. He is just an ordinary person, and he needs to put more pressure on himself in order to maintain concentration and efforts beyond the limit.
To a certain extent, he is similar to ordinary people in this regard.
In order to show his strongest side, he had to choose to challenge Dwight Howard.
There was no doubt about the London Olympics. The American team easily won the gold medal and returned home triumphantly.
But in a small gym in Los Angeles, Tang Qian was still undergoing crazy exercise.
"Hey, brat, you can't do this. I heard that the Lakers have Dwight Howard. You can't beat him like this!" Rodman shouted while waving his baseball bat:
"Tell me, what is your goal? An All-Star? A superstar? Well, if you want to achieve this goal, Dwight Howard is your best stepping stone! Kill him, at least suppress him on rebounds.
, then you can get closer to your wish, understand???"
But how easy is it to hold down Dwight Howard on the backboard? This guy is the 4th NBA rebounding champion, and in Tang Qian’s impression, this year, in the 2012-2013 season, he will get the fifth rebound in his career.
The honor of the season's rebounding leader. This kind of person cannot be easily dealt with by just opening his mouth.
"You are progressing too slowly! I have decided to increase the intensity starting from tomorrow and use two people to train you!" Rodman deliberately said this to Tang Qian because he found that this Oriental man can often perform better under high pressure.
potential. Therefore, in order to improve training efficiency and further stimulate Tang Qian, Rodman decided to conduct intensive training courses in advance.
If you can get this step right, 10+ rebounds in a season will become a piece of cake.
Rodman watched Tang Qian leave tiredly and thought to himself.
He is also an emotional creature. After spending "day and night" with Tang Qian for so long, he has developed some friendship, so his requirements for Tang Qian have unconsciously become "harsh".
Humph, as someone who was taught by me, Rodman, how can he be a coward!
He must continue to improve!
Anyway, no matter how you train him, this kid will be 100 times more energetic as long as he takes a nap! This saves him a lot of worries!
In the Lakers general manager's office, Mitch Kupchak is meeting with Kobe Bryant.
This is the first time Kobe Bryant has spoken face-to-face with Mitch Kupchak since returning from London.
"How is Bryant? Are you satisfied now?" Mitch Kupchak looked at Kobe with a smile on his face and said.
"Well, I have to say that your methods are very powerful, even more powerful than I imagined!" Kobe is not a person who can't turn his head around, so he quickly acknowledged Mitch Kupchak's contribution and said:
"This year's goal is only the O'Brien Cup! The Western Conference championship, that is a failure!"
"Yes, Bryant." Mitch Kupchak said: "You also know that although the Lakers have formed a lineup of four kings, the future continuity is not stable. Especially this Dwight Howard,
He has publicly stated that he will not easily renew his contract before the end of the season. If he fails to win the championship, I think..." Mitch Kupchak did not finish his words, but Kobe knew what he meant. Howard now
He is getting older, and he has reached the age where he longs for a championship. Even Nash is here to win the championship. If he does not win the championship this season, the so-called "Four Kings" may one day win the championship.
It disappeared. It was the same as in 2004.
Moreover, the Lakers have made such a big move during the offseason. Every team in the league is now watching. The absolute pressure is gathering, which also means that the Lakers' games this season will not be easy from beginning to end.
If you win, people will take it for granted. It is normal for your "Four Kings" lineup to win; if you lose, the overwhelming doubts and curses will be ten times stronger and roaring in. Kobe has had this experience.
Experienced personally.
"Don't worry, I will calm him down. Don't forget how I defeated him in 2009!" Kobe is an extremely confident, even arrogant person, so he suddenly said domineeringly. "Haha, that's good, I know.
You have this ability." Mitch Kupchak and Kobe had known each other for a day or two, so he was already used to the "Black Mamba's" way of speaking.
Just when Mitch Kupchak was about to stand up and end the meeting, Kobe suddenly spoke and said: "By the way, I heard that you are planning to give up the Chinese perm? Is that what it looks like?" Mitch Kupchak
Wei Wei was startled and said: "I haven't come to a conclusion yet, but his agent's asking price is really too high. The Lakers can't bear the salary pressure this season."
"Can't you afford it?" Kobe looked at Mitch Kupchak and said, "Can't you afford $4.5 million a year?"
Mitch Kupchak discovered Kobe's tendency and immediately said: "Bryant, this season's salary cap is only 58.04 million US dollars, and our current total salary has exceeded 100 million US dollars. From this point of view, the team
Need to pay nearly 60 million in luxury tax. Although Mr. Buss does not care how to spend money in order to build a championship lineup, it is unacceptable to contribute to the league in vain. Out of the interests of the team and the owner,
To protect, I cannot easily agree to China Hot’s contract renewal conditions.”
"I think it's not expensive to sign him for $4.5 million." Kobe did not give up on the issue and still said.
"Indeed, but it's not cheap, is it?" Mitch Kupchak said: "We introduced Howard this year. In this way, his and his roles overlap. Two athletic insiders, the Lakers
There is no need to spend this wasted money." "How can you say it is wasted money?" Kobe raised an eyebrow and said: "Mr. Kupchak, don't you plan for the Lakers' bench? Howard is good, but he can support it.
82 games? Besides, I remember that his back injury has not completely healed, right? In this case, just in case, I think it is safer to sign with the Chinese Football Association."
Mitch Kupchak was very dissatisfied when he saw Kobe again "pointing his fingers" in management affairs. N.N.D! I didn't work hard this summer to recruit Nash and Howard. Do you think you still have Kobe Bryant?
Possibility of winning the sixth championship? You guy, instead of thanking me, you are still preaching to me here. It’s really abominable!
But I think so in my heart, I still have to live up to my reputation. After all, the players are still the players, not the general manager.
Especially Kobe, who is still the soul of the Lakers team, he has to worry even more.
"Bryant, you have your considerations, and I also have my difficulties. Although the Lakers' annual income is the highest in the league, there is also the possibility of losses this season. As the general manager, I can't make the boss lose money, right?
?So I have to think carefully about ironing it." After listening to Mitch Kupchak's words, Kobe felt a sense of nausea, because the Lakers' annual income is horribly high, even after paying more than 60 million for luxury.
Tax, it would still be easy for the net income to exceed 100 million US dollars. But in the former's mouth, it completely changed the taste. Of course Kobe understood that this was Mitch Kupchak calling a halt, and his subtext was very clear.
, just to ask Kobe to shut up. It is not his turn to be "responsible" for management matters.
That's fine under normal circumstances, but this time, Kobe had to fight for it no matter what.
Because he admires this Chinese center who "plays without risking his life" from the bottom of his heart.
PS: After reading the book review, Xiao Zi once again reiterated that I started watching football seriously in 2002, the year when Yao Ming joined the NBA. I used to watch basketball, only the slam dunk. And Xiao Zi also
I only followed the Rockets in the regular season. After Yao Ming retired, Xiao Zi basically stopped watching the regular season and only watched the playoffs. So, I am the authentic Yao Mi. Let me say it again, I am Yao Mi! As for why this is so
Writing is very simple. Kobe has retired and the conclusion is final, and Los Angeles is a big city, so it is easier to write. Then, since Tang Qian has joined the Lakers, it is to contribute to the Lakers and speak for the Lakers. If Tang Qian
Whether you want to join the Heat or the Rockets, then work hard for these two, speak for these two, everything is as simple as that. After all, writing novels has pros and cons, so don’t go too deep into Xiaozi’s starting point.