Chapter forty-ninth on the grievances and grievances with the lord
"It's hot, did you really not do it on purpose?"
After the game, the Defenders' leading point guard Manny Harris asked Tang Qian.
"Hey, Manny, didn't I tell you before? I swear to God, I didn't mean it!"
"Tang, it's not that we don't believe you, it's mainly that you do two in a row in one match. This chance is too small."
Shooting guard Kareem Rushdow.
"What? What do you mean two in a row? Karim, can you change the word?" Tang Qian said very speechlessly.
"Sorry, sorry, but those two moves of yours were so cool, they made my eyes go straight! Honestly, Tong, do you know Chinese Kung Fu? Otherwise, how could you hit so accurately? And even the referee couldn't tell?
"
"Sigh~ Karim, I told you I didn't mean it, how can you believe me?"
"I believe you~ But I still want to ask about the secret. Can you teach me this trick? Is it easy to learn?"
"Gee! Manny, Travis, why don't you come over and talk to me!" Tang Qian couldn't stand Karim Rush and could only ask for help.
"Huh? What are your expressions?" Tang Qian noticed that the expressions of the two people were wrong and immediately asked on alert.
"Well, uh, it's hot. If there really is a secret, can you also..."
Tang Qian: "……………………"
Due to last night's win, the Defenders' opening record has reached 8 wins and 1 loss. This is definitely the first time in the history of the entire Defenders team.
During this period, Tang Qian received a call from Li Qiuping on the other side of the ocean.
Li Qiuping's meaning is very simple. The results of Tang Qian's urine test have been released.
After detailed testing by the U17 World Youth Championship Doping Testing Center, Tang Qian's post-match urine test did not show a positive result. This means that there was nothing wrong with Tang Qian's performance that night. However, due to the early heat on this matter
The situation has cooled down in China, so even if the results are released, the domestic response is mediocre and almost negligible.
"Forget it, Coach Li, as long as the urine test results come out, there is no need to pay attention to the domestic public opinion. I am not a big star anyway. Once the incident is over, no one will mention it again. This is normal." Tang
Potential said on the phone.
"Well, Xiao Tang, it's best if you think so. As long as you develop well in the United States, I will help you coordinate with the domestic basketball association." Li Qiuping said on the other end of the phone.
"It doesn't matter, Coach Li. You have already helped me a lot. Let him go. I have also figured it out. It is best to let everything take its course. Anyway, I, Tang Qian, am just an ordinary person. Who can treat me like this?"
Okay, I’ll be nice to whomever I want, and that’s enough.”
"Xiao Tang, don't be too emotional. As long as you play hard and practice hard, I believe you will be able to shine. I, Li Qiuping, have confidence in my own vision."
"Well, Coach Li, you are my great benefactor. If you hadn't helped me arrange all this, I wouldn't know where to play ball now. I, Tang Qian, will never forget this. So even if it's for you
, I will also work hard and I will not embarrass you."
"Okay, Xiao Tang, you are a good basketball prospect. I just don't want to watch you go to waste. After all, it is too difficult for China to produce a basketball star. As a basketball head coach, I have the responsibility and
You have to do this and don't think too much. Your task now is to practice well and strive to grow up as soon as possible and enter that world as soon as possible."
"Well, I will, don't worry, Coach Li."
Tang Qian is truly grateful to Li Qiuping. It is precisely because of the former's help that he can stand here in the United States and continue his basketball dream.
This kind of kindness cannot be expressed in words.
It is now the end of 2011. With the end of the NBA labor dispute, most teams have begun pre-game training camps, especially the Los Angeles Lakers. They have very high expectations for this shortened season.
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Because the season is shortened, it means the regular season is reduced, and this seems to be a blessing for the aging team. After all, as a veteran who has passed the 30-year-old threshold, his physical reserves have always been a big problem.
Problem, but in the shortened season, everything seems perfect.
The previous members of the Lakers thought the same way.
However, after the league announced each team's schedule, the Lakers' good mood suddenly hit rock bottom.
The regular season of the new season will actually be as high as 66 games, instead of the 50 games in the last shortened season.
As a result, the Lakers' problems will become serious.
As the team with the second-oldest average age in the league, 30.68 years old is second only to the first-ranked Miami Heat. But the Lakers are different from the Miami Heat. Even though Miami’s average age has reached 31.92 years old, they are all used as substitutes.
The veterans are holding them back. Miami's own starting five are all very strong, with James at 27, the Flash at 30, and the Dragon King at 28. The average age is only 28.333 years old, which is almost the double peak of experience and physical fitness. On the other hand, the Lakers
, although the average age seems to be a bit "younger", its absolute core is Kobe Bryant, who is already 33 years old, Pau Gasol is 31 years old, Artest, oh, no, he has changed his name to Meta Wald this year.
Pease, also known as "Metta World Peace", was born in 1979, so his ranking is as high as 33. Looking at Luke Walton, who has the fifth highest salary this season, he is also 32 years old. So
After calculation, except for Andrew Bynum, who is only 25 years old, the top five salary players of the Lakers in the 2011-2012 season are all over the "thirty" mark. Therefore, the Lakers are definitely an aging team.
Transform the army.
For such a group of people to play 66 regular season games in 125 days, with an average of 1.8 days for a fierce battle, the pressure is unimaginable. If the body cannot support the consumption and is injured, and wants to recover, it must be younger than
It's much harder for players. Especially the head player Kobe Bryant, he knows that his time is running out, so this season he is particularly eager to succeed in revenge and win the Larry O'Brien Cup again.
"Huh? Why did someone arrive first?" Tang Qian pushed open the door of the training ground curiously, because according to the nature of the defenders, they would not come so early for training.
But today, the training hall was buzzing with people, as if a lot of people had already poured in.
Have all these people changed their gender?
With a "crunch", Tang Qian pushed open the door, but everything inside felt unfamiliar.
Of course, it can't be said that they are strangers, because Tang Qian has seen these people on TV.
Spanish tall Pau Gasol, Lakers future Andrew Bynum, strong Metta Shiping, Luke Walton, Steve Blake, Derek Fisher, Matt.
Barnes, Jason Kapono...this series of names made Tang Qian feel dizzy.
But the most eye-catching one is naturally the 1.98-inch shooting guard, Kobe Bryant.
As soon as Tang Qian opened the door, he heard undisguised complaints inside.
"Oh my God, this is great. Our perfect operation was killed by the league. What a good plan this was. I can guarantee, Bryant, that in half a season at most, we will be able to reach the top again.
! It’s all the fault of this damn alliance, shi.t~” The man who was speaking was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his leather shoes were polished, but what made people feel nondescript was that he actually had a Dodgers baseball cap on his head.
Almost no one said a word in the entire training ground, including the man named Black Mamba, who was just practicing shooting by himself and had no intention of turning around to answer.
"Jim, Jim, stop talking. This is where the players train. Let's not disturb them." There was another person standing next to the man in the baseball cap. Tang Qian was somewhat impressed by this man. He was a Laker.
The team's second godfather after West, Mitch Kupchak. In fact, for people of Tang Qian's age, West is already a bit far away. Mitch Kupchak in 2000 was a
A name well known to Lakers fans.
Not to mention anything else, he has been in office for 12 years, winning 4 championships and 6 Western Conference championships, which is enough to stagger people.
The disintegration of OK, the robbery of Gasol, and the robbery of Queen Bee Paul, which was just rejected this year, are all his work.
Therefore, Tang Qian always remembered the image of this white-haired old man in his heart.
PS: Regarding the concerns of all book friends, Xiao Zi would like to say that the protagonist will not stay in the NBDL for a season. This foreshadowing has been laid for a long time. Friends who are familiar with the NBDL league may be able to guess~ In the end, Xiao Zi was rolling all over the floor.