Since it was a continuous road trip, after the battle in Washington, all members of the Lakers hurried to the next stop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 76ers are their next opponent.
Here I want to talk about the hard work of NBA players. They spend most of their time on planes or competing and training in the gyms of various teams. That kind of daily intensity is simply not something ordinary people can endure.
On December 16, the Lakers held their regular pre-game training. As soon as they entered the court, someone shouted to Howard: "Dwight, don't forget, you have other things to do today." "Warcraft"
Hearing this, his originally unhappy face suddenly became lower. He looked at the direction from which the voice came, and whispered: "What are you making fun of? Does this have anything to do with you?"
When the Lakers players heard these words, they were slightly startled, and then fell silent collectively.
Who calls Dwight Howard the "future" of the Lakers? Offending the future leader is not a wise thing for ordinary players. So these people made a quick decision after thinking about it for a while.
Don’t think they are snobbish or spineless. How many of the more than 400 players in the NBA truly play basketball for victory and honor? For most of them, basketball is just a job, a job with a high salary.
, so they only need to show a work attitude, and the most important thing is that they will not have trouble with the green dollars.
As for dignity and face, ah~ha~, those are issues that only players with a certain status will think about.
At least it won't become important until you are no longer short of money.
Otherwise, face is nothing compared with a lot of money. In any case, the conflicts within the team will not be spread. If you tolerate it a little, everything will be calm. But Dwight Howard's appearance of not being able to take a joke still makes some people feel uncomfortable.
People secretly keep this in mind, and if there is an opportunity to add insult to injury, they will be happy to do so.
"Howard, what are you willing to admit defeat? You can't afford it?" When Tang Qian saw Howard venting his anger on the others, he immediately stood up and said loudly to gain favor. This kind of opportunity was just a matter of words, how could Tang Qian miss it so easily?
What? If you want to kill Dwight Howard in the Lakers, the silent support of your teammates is also an indispensable link.
Why was Kobe so successful in "forcing him" with the Lakers? Do you really think that a strong general manager like Mitch Kupchak would easily bow to his players? Old Buss is one aspect, and the secret support of the entire Lakers team is
On the other hand, even the general manager of the team cannot offend all the players on the team, otherwise everyone will not play well. In the end, the position of general manager will be unlucky.
Tang Qian also learned a lot after coming to the NBA. What is environmental education? If he stayed in a domestic school, even if he lived to 90 years old, he would not be able to master this level. See clearly, it is mastering, not thinking, in modern times
In this information-explosion society, everyone can be a talker and a thinker. Great principles are no longer exclusive to the upper class. Therefore, there is a saying that everyone understands the principles.
But understanding does not mean that you can master it. For example, when talking about professional operations in school, it is simply clear and logical. However, when you go to a company to actually work as an official, you often become clueless and clumsy. Many things can only be learned through personal experience.
Only when you can truly understand its meaning, just reading books, texts, and videos will always be the type of talking on paper.
The NBA is a small society, and various intricate relationships allow Tang Qian, a "poor student", to grow up rapidly.
"What did you say???" Howard was unhappy when he heard Tang Qian's words. He turned around and shouted with a straight face: "What are you talking about??? Ah???" "I'm speaking English, could it be that
Don't you understand?" Tang Qian had already made up his mind to confront Howard, so he directly changed his name to surname, and said: "Howard, I have only heard that winners are proud of themselves, and you are a loser.
People who have died can still speak so loudly and be so confident. Your brain circuit is really different from ours."
Hearing Tang Qian mention the bet again, Howard was furious and threw away the basketball in his hand, saying: "Are you looking for death? Chinaman!" "I'm.gonna.kill.him?" Tang Qianhao
Smiling without fear, he replied softly: "Are you going to talk nonsense like this? If you have the ability, just come here. Your fists are always better than your mouth, right?" "You..." Howard clenched his fists tightly, but he
After all, he didn't take that step towards Tang Qian, because the remaining reason told him that the Chinaman in front of him was not easy to mess with, and the possibility of losing if he fought with him was too high. Howard still had more brains than Bynum, and he didn't want to
He also became the "second nunnery owner" and his video of being beaten was watched repeatedly by people across the United States.
But if he retires now, where will he put his reputation as the league's No. 1 center? Will he still have to convince others in the future with the Lakers?
Howard thought for a long time, and finally his "animal brain" came up with what he thought was a clever solution.
"Tang, the one-game system is too random. If we have the ability, let's play a three-game system and see who can defeat the opponent in rebounding for three games first. How about it? Do you dare?" Howard finished speaking, as if for the sake of it.
Showing his tolerance and generosity, he then added: "Don't worry, I won't cheat in the last game, and it will also be counted in the results of this three-game system. I, Dwight Howard, am a person who pays great attention to credibility."
Talking about credibility? That’s weird!
Tang Qian listened to the "boast" of Lakers No. 12 and sneered in his heart: No one in this world knows your hypocrisy and lack of credibility better than me. But for this challenge, you picked the wrong time.
Now tell me about rebounding, and you will only get slapped in the face.
"Tang, don't agree to him. You have already won. There is no need to modify the terms of the bet!" Ci Shiping has a good relationship with Tang Qian. He was afraid that the latter would suffer a loss, so he opened his mouth and said. "Why, the rebounding leader in the history of the Lakers
One of them, don't even have the courage?" When Howard saw that Tang Qian didn't agree immediately, he thought his opponent was hesitant, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot and forced him: "Of course, if you don't dare, I won't force you.
, I’ve said it before, I don’t like to force others to make things difficult for me, and I can understand your difficulties.” The more Howard said this, the more he didn’t give Tang Qian a step to step down, otherwise he would be timid and timid.
, proving that last night it was just his "good luck" and "shit. luck".
It seems that this guy can reach the position of the league's number one center, and it's not because he has no brains.
but……
Tang Qian immediately said: "Okay, no problem, but the bet needs to be revised, otherwise it won't be the right time, right?"
"Hot, you..." Ci Shiping saw Tang Qian agreeing and thought it was because he wanted to save face and was young and energetic.
"It doesn't matter, Meta, I have my own sense of proportion." Tang Qian whispered to Ci Shiping, and then continued: "Not only must the original conditions be maintained, but one more thing must be added. The loser must contract
Everyone on the team can't refuse three meals a day as long as it's a game day, how about that? Do you dare?" "What's wrong with me?" Howard agreed without even thinking about it and said: "
But you only get 4 million US dollars a year, and the most you can actually get is about 2 million. Can you afford to hire all of us?" "We can record a video to prevent the other party from cheating again, how about that?" Tang Qian just finished speaking.
, Howard said angrily: "Again? Who do you think is cheating again? You deserve a beating, right?" Tang Qian was too lazy to chat with him anymore, and said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, just say
If you dare, if you are willing, if you don’t want to, just carry your shoes for me!"
"You..." After being rebuffed by Tang Qian's words, Howard had no choice but to agree, so he immediately replied loudly: "Okay! That's it! Let's record the video now!"
"Okay~ This is the right thing~" Tang Qian smiled slightly and said lightly.
In fact, he did this to trick Howard and use the opponent's dollars to increase his favorability with the team.
Kill two birds with one stone, kill two eagles with one stone.
Surprisingly, the Lakers were in the training ground on the 24th, but in the face of all this, he actually adopted a policy of turning a blind eye and being indifferent. This is a bit intriguing. Because for the sake of the overall harmony and overall tacit understanding of the team,
Generally speaking, team bosses will subconsciously favor and protect the "second boss, third boss, or fourth boss". After all, compared to ordinary role players and benches, they will play a much greater role in the team.
This is a very simple and normal trade-off.
But today, Kobe had no intention of doing this. He practiced by himself the whole time, as if he didn't see what happened here.
The clever Lakers players had already vaguely thought of something.
As usual, this game is not scheduled to be broadcast nationally, because the Lakers' record and the Philadelphia 76ers' record, one is 10 wins and 14 losses, and the other is 12 wins and 11 losses, are both teams outside the top 10 in the East and West. Such crap.
ESPN has no interest in providing national commentary for the team's games.
But for Tang Qian, everything was just about to begin.
I consumed two silver-level ability cards in one go, and if I don't do something earth-shattering, how can I stand up to the "different space" and myself?
…
"Welcome everyone to the Wells Fargo Center. Tonight the 76ers' opponent is the 'Galaxy' Los Angeles Lakers. I am Mark Zumov and I am Malik Rose."
"Marick, can you imagine that the Los Angeles Lakers, known as the 'Four Kings', have a lower winning percentage than our Philadelphia team so far this season. Sorry, I'm not saying that our team is not good, but you understand,
The opponent's paper lineup is really much better than most teams in the league. Of course, that includes our Philadelphia 76ers." Mark Zumov is an older generation on-site commentator, so he speaks with aura.
Very sufficient. "Yes." Malik Rose, who was born in the Spurs series, nodded and said: "It seems that Cuban was unfortunately right. The so-called F4 is actually not as scary as we thought."
"This is like nut ice cream." Mark Zumov pushed up his glasses, and then joked: "Although it looks very hard on the outside, in fact, its essence is still ice cream that melts in your mouth.
I wonder if our boys in Philadelphia can take a bite of this nutty ice cream tonight? Let’s wait and see.”
…
Ridiculing words like this can be heard and enjoyed in almost every away game the Lakers go to this season.
Before the game, he claimed that he would dominate his own division like Miami, but in fact, he was treated as a piece of shit and beaten by various teams. Kobe's face was still so ugly, and it seemed that he had no influence on the team's winning rate.
Before he recovers to 50%, this Los Angeles Mamba will not show his smile easily.
Tang Qian was standing on the court warming up. Just like he was at the MIC Center that day, he also looked at the Fuguo Center, and then silently muttered in his heart:
Look, this will be the second game.
PS: The home court of the 76ers has been renamed 10 years later. It is called the Wells Fargo Center Arena, which is not familiar to everyone, and is no longer the original Wachovia Center Arena. Here is a brief explanation.