After Kobe and Tang Qian walked away, Bonnie Laughlin said: "Jerry, what did you just say to him? Did you agree to Kobe's proposal?" Old Buss looked at the door, slowly opened his mouth and said: "I
I didn’t say anything, I just showed him around my collection corridor and gave him a fingerprint.”
"What?" Bonnie Laughlin knew that players' fingerprints that can be hung in the old Buss collection corridor must meet two conditions. One of them must be a Lakers player, otherwise even Michael Jordan will not be eligible.
The second is that this person must be a superstar of the Lakers, which is the minimum. And the Lakers players whose fingerprints were left here, without exception, eventually retired their career jerseys at the Lakers' home court. That's why Old Buss is so
That made Bonnie Laughlin so surprised.
"Jerry, isn't this a little too fast? That Oriental..." Before Bonnie Laughlin could finish speaking, Old Bass opened her mouth and interrupted: "Haha, why, you don't believe in yourself?"
Vision? I remember this guy from the East is the player you personally signed, right?"
"Jerry, that's true, but..."
"But what?" Old Bass said in a calm tone: "Are you afraid that I will miss the point and end up with the stain of being blinded by old age?"
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid either." Old Bass smiled and said, "I just left his palm prints, and didn't say I wanted to hang them up now?" Bonnie Laughlin was stunned, but very surprised.
He quickly thought of the joint and said, "You mean, this is an 'advance measure'?"
"That's right." Old Bass nodded and said: "If he can finally type it out, then we will hang this palm print. If he does not type it out, then we will destroy it. How about it? Isn't it very simple?
What?" When Bonnie Laughlin heard this, she suddenly felt that she was still too young. Although old Bass was almost at the end of his life, he was still so shrewd and cunning. Because this was definitely a trick.
"Wonderful chess", Tang Qian succeeded, proving that old Bass had a sharp eye and left a "powerful captain" for future generations before his death. Tang Qian failed, it didn't matter, it was just a waste of a palm print board.
.
"And..." Old Bass continued after a while: "This move can also mobilize the subjective initiative of the Oriental to the maximum extent, making him have a mentality of 'don't let me down easily'. This mentality
, it is the easiest for people to work hard and concentrate." After saying that, Old Bass took a breath and said slowly: "Okay, Bonnie, I'm tired, push me back to the room to rest."
"Well, okay, Jerry, it's time for you to rest too. It took too long to get up today." Bonnie Laughlin nodded, then pushed Jerry Buss back to the bedroom. In the meantime
, she looked back again and thought:
Even if this is the case, it proves a point.
Jerry, watch him.
Otherwise, he would not have taken him to the collection corridor, nor would he have had his fingerprints pressed.
Doing these things if you don't think highly of this person is purely unnecessary. Jerry is not such a person.
So... this only explains one thing.
This oriental man has inner potential that he has not seen.
On this issue, she has never doubted Old Buss's vision, because since taking over the power of the Lakers, the latter's vision has been so accurate that it is shocking. Although she is very confident, she cannot compare with the old man beneath her.
She is still far behind.
So...the 29th? I remember you.
Bonnie Laughlin said silently in her heart.
On January 25th, US time, all the All-Star votes were released. The top vote was Kobe Bryant with a total of 1,591,437 votes. The top vote in the Eastern Conference was LeBron James, with a total of 1,583,646 votes, ranking second with 7,791 votes. Therefore, the East and West
The All-Star starting lineup is all out. The Western Conference All-Star starting lineup is G Chris Paul (929155 votes) G Kobe Bryant (1591437 votes) F Kevin Durant (1504047 votes) F Dwight Howard (
922070 votes) F Tang Qian (1398235 votes). The Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup is, G Rajon Rondo (924180 votes) G Dwyane Wade (1053310 votes) F LeBron James (1583646 votes) F Card
Melo Anthony (1,460,950 votes) F Kevin Garnett (553,222 votes).
As soon as the official votes came out, the Internet immediately exploded. Most of the discussion focused on Tang Qian, the frontcourt player with the third vote in the Western Conference. Many people believed that this was a shady story and that Easterners were swiping votes.
As a result, it started to go viral on the Internet.
"Why did that Oriental guy get so many votes? Just because he won the Player of the Week award for a week? When did it become so easy to get into the NBA All-Star lineup?"
"It's the same pattern as Yao Ming again. No wonder the league has to change the voting position this year. If it were still the same as before, Dwight Howard would be his substitute!"
"'Warcraft' is fine, but what about our 'Griffin'? He received 863,832 votes, but was not selected for the All-Star starting lineup. This is called a real injustice!"
"Unfair! Strongly request the NBA to disclose detailed voting data!!!"
"That's right!!! Demand the disclosure of detailed voting data!!! Demand the disclosure of detailed voting data!!!"
Most of the comments on the Internet are directed at Tang Qian, and they are almost one-sided. There is no way, why is Tang Qian so eye-catching this time? The most important thing is that his regular season data is not very good, rebounds and blocks
It's okay, very good, and they are all at the top of the individual rankings, but the scoring and other data are a bit miserable. There is no way, Tang Qian has just developed the scoring thing, and it has suffered a huge setback in the past half season.
, Tang Qian averaged only 4.9 points per game. It seems to be much higher than last season's 2.9, but it is still a subpar level.
It's normal for black people to be dissatisfied.
Of course, this time caused such a big "siege", and another reason is that Tang Qian stepped on Griffin and "Warcraft" Howard. Griffin is easy to understand, why is Dwight Howard involved? The reason is very simple.
, the NBA All-Star position reform this season has changed from the previous 2 backcourts, 2 frontcourts, and 1 center position to the current 2 backcourts and 3 frontcourts. Therefore, some fans who do not like Howard also took advantage of the situation.
, sarcastically saying that Howard, the All-Star starter, was picked up by luck. If Stu Jackson hadn't advocated reform, he would have exchanged treatment with Griffin. It sounds reasonable. If we follow the previous method
Come on, then Tang Qian is going to compete with Howard for votes, and Blake Griffin is not involved in any way. But with such a small change, the positions and treatment of the two people have completely changed.
As a result, a large number of Howard's fans also hated Tang Qian, feeling that this Oriental had brought them "pain" and "shame." However, compared to the United States, there was a lot of joy on the other side of the ocean.
, because another Chinese All-Star player after Yao Ming was born, he is Lakers No. 29, Tang Qian.
At this moment, the NBA Bar and Tang Qian Bar were all exploding. A large number of congratulatory messages came one after another. Several moderators of the post bar were so busy that they were both happy and excited.
"I knew he could do it a long time ago. As expected, my vision was right!"
"Awesome! All-star Tang!"
"Tang Ji is so handsome!!! So awesome!!! He really makes us Chinese look good!!!"
"It's just that the number of votes is too small. T.N.N.D~ The entire Tang Qian Bar should have contributed hundreds of thousands of votes~ There are so many Chinese fans who don't play Tieba, and the total votes are only over 1.3 million? Isn't this a lie?
?”
"There's nothing we can do. This is the rule of the NBA. It has to be taken into account, so it's no use to others. As long as there is a Chinese who leads the vote, it will be fixed!"
"Forget about the brothers upstairs, as long as you get the full name of the starting lineup, that's enough. The rest are just minutiae, it doesn't matter!"
"Yes, let those Howard and Griffin fans complain. Anyway, after a few years, honor will be the last word, and these rumors will have disappeared long ago!"
"The floor leader is sensible! What he said makes so much sense!!!"
…
Basketball Office.
"Starting All-Star? Second person in the East? Second person in China?" The news manager sat in his seat, turned his head, looked at Chen Xin below and asked: "How are things going? Is there any progress?" Chen Xin
He smiled bitterly and replied respectfully: "I'm sorry, trust management, whether it's Tang Qian's parents or Tang Qian himself, it's... all..."
"How is everything going? Tell me!" the message manager said in a deep voice.
"They all rejected us." Chen Xin said with sweat gradually breaking out on his forehead: "Especially Tang Qian himself has a tough attitude, saying that he does not need any benefits and treatment from us. He can fight for the country for free, but the conditions
...We must accept the points he said before, and we must not miss any of them."
"Hmph! I don't know how to show appreciation!!!" The mail manager got angry, slapped the table and said, "What a shameless brat!!!"
But soon he suppressed it again, and ordered in an emotionless voice: "If the soft one doesn't work, then use the hard one. In short, let him take the initiative to bow to us, instead of us bowing to him! Do you understand?" Chen Xinwen
He said, resisting the pressure and asked: "But the trust management, what about the World Cup? The selection competition is about to begin. This year is the first Basketball World Cup, and the leaders above also attach great importance to it."
"It's just a small World Cup qualifier, so what's there to worry about? Our domestic lineup is enough to handle it. We just need to handle him before August 2014!" the manager said with a gloomy face: "I still don't believe it.
, It’s been more than a year and I still can’t win against this country bumpkin!” Hearing the news manager call him this, Chen Xin could only bow his head and say nothing, because in the Chinese basketball world, the man on the seat is the leader, he can’t do anything, and he can’t do anything.
Dare to do it.
Disobeying your superiors is absolutely stupid in China, especially in the political world.
But the manager did not expect that his words would become a prophecy, because the darkest period of the Chinese men's basketball team was about to come.
The Olympics are actually just the beginning.
From the time the Chinese men's basketball team participated in the World Championships in 1978, which was also the predecessor of the Basketball World Cup, except for its defeat in Riyadh in 1997, which resulted in the country's failure to participate in the World Championships held in South Africa in 1998, there has never been a missed opportunity.
The next time, in 2014, will be the first Basketball World Cup.
What is the reason? The reason is very simple. In the 27th Men’s Basketball Asian Championship held in Marani, Philippines this year, the Chinese team suffered a misfortune, which was far more miserable than the complete defeat in the London group stage in 2012. Because of this meeting
It’s not the strong European and American teams, it’s just the Asian teams. When Yao Ming was there, Chinese fans didn’t watch the Asian Championships very much. Many people had never even heard of this game. After all, the championship was basically reserved. But since Yao Ming was injured
Since 2009, this competition has gradually attracted attention, because the Chinese team no longer has an overwhelming advantage. In 2009, it lost its position as the leader in Asia. As for 2007, it was to prepare for the Beijing Olympics and the entire 2007 Asian Championships.
The second national team played the game, so it’s okay to lose. And 2009 was the first time since the new century that China’s main national team truly lost its halo as the King of Asia. The last failure dates back to 1997
Years. Further up and further, it was not until 1985 that there was a time when he was not the champion.
Except for the second team in 2007, they were among the top three in the Asian Championships several times. This echelon has never fallen out. But in 2013, it was different. Not only did they lose to the South Korean team in the first game of the group stage, but they also lost to the South Korean team in the group stage.
They defeated Iran again in the third game and were able to break through the group stage. It was all due to the blessing of massacre of Malaysia in the second game. Otherwise, the Chinese team would not know whether they could qualify in the group stage. However, losing 2 out of 3 games in the group stage did not make it difficult.
The people above are sober, but they still clamor that the Chinese team has the ability to win the Asian championship. But what is the reality? They were defeated in the quarter-finals, and the person who defeated the Chinese men's basketball team was none other than the one who made the official above lose face.
"Treasure Island Team". At this time, the entire Chinese basketball world was shocked, because both the competitive meaning and the hidden meaning were extremely shocking.
For the first time, the Chinese national team lost to the "Treasure Island Team". The two met 11 times in the Asian Championships, and only lost once, and that was this time.
For the first time since the new century, the Chinese national team failed to qualify for the top three in the Asian Championships. Except for the national second team challenge in 2007, as long as the main lineup participated, the Chinese men's basketball team has never fallen out of the Asian Championships since Bangkok in 1975.
The glorious record of 38 years passed in the first three Asian Championships has since come to an end.
That was the time when the basketball administration and the basketball association were really in a state of turmoil. Now, there is no pressure from public opinion and the public is furious.
At that time, Tang Qian was ready to exert his strength.
On the night of January 25th, US time, the Lakers ushered in their 43rd game of the season, which was also the first game of the second half of the season. Their opponent, the Utah Jazz, currently ranked eighth in the Western Conference, 23
Wins and 19 losses.
Since there is only half of the game left this season, everyone in the Lakers team is starting to get nervous.
Kobe Bryant said before the game that the Lakers will definitely win this game!
Then Tyrone Corbin of the Jazz counterattacked, saying that the 13th-ranked team in the Western Conference had no right to despise the playoff teams like this.
Howard also responded to Kobe's words with a noncommittal expression and a look of disdain.
The "Koho Contradiction" has become increasingly acute.
This situation has long been beyond Nash's adjustment range.
The team's head coach Mike D'Antoni is also at a loss and has no solution.
Under this situation, Tang Qian received news from the "different space", which was a "double cannon", one was a reward and the other was a task.
PS: There was a power outage at home all night yesterday, so I couldn’t update. I’ll make up for it tonight. Thank you for your support~
This is the first update~~~There is another update that should be finished in the early morning~If you can’t wait, you can read it when you get up tomorrow~