"Why don't you sleep yet?" Dr. Han walked to the side of the living room in his pajamas, and Ruan Erniu was holding dumbbells with his naked upper body.

However, it was already 2 o'clock in the evening, and in another two hours, he could call Kobe Bryant directly and ask Mamba if he had breakfast?

"Oh, it's okay, I just need a little time to think. Erniu gave Han Meimei a very reluctant smile.

In Han Meimei's opinion, this man has never shown such an expression, he is always so confident and determined, so that people forget that he is only a 22-year-old youth.

"Think, didn't you talk to Steven and Leon Ross about it? I've never seen you hesitate. Han Meimei rarely made a cup of coffee and put it in front of Erniu.

Erniu, who had been strictly following the recipe, did not have any objections, blew on the coffee, and then swallowed a small bite.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Erniu's cough is not because the coffee is hot, but because his throat is not used to the bitter taste of the coffee.

"Why don't you change the lemonade?" said Dr. Han.

"DON'T BOTHER!MAY, GO TO SLEEP!" SAID ERNIU WITH A SMILE.

Han Meimei looked at him motionlessly like this, and after a while, Er Niu continued: "I have made a decision, so I will never waver. Ever since I was a kid, I've always had to do my best......"

"Then what do you have to hesitate, you have already done this! The call has been made a long time ago, and now Steven's phone on the other end is probably blown up, or do you regret it?"

Erniu nodded and said, "You're right!

Now that I've decided to quit the national team, there's no way back!"

That's right, Erniu's major decision is nothing else, that is, to withdraw from the national team!

Of course, as a mature business superstar, he did not make any surprise attacks, unilaterally announcing that he would retire from the national team after the 10-year World Championships in Turkey.

This kind of gambling brain-dead style has never belonged to a scheming Taurus man like Erniu.

He gave the Celestial Basketball Association enough time to digest this information, even though Chairman Li, who single-handedly recruited him into the team, had already resigned, but Erniu still had to take care of the incense between each other.

Can the Basketball Association force Ruan Erniu?

Totally impossible!

Just like they are no longer qualified to forcibly recruit Da Yao, the times are different, and international superstars like Erniu and Da Yao who have achieved and influenced, the Basketball Association cannot command them at all.

"Knowing with affection, moving with reason" may be one of the few ways they can do it.

As Ouyang Haotian said, what Ruan Erniu should really worry about is the decline in his own commercial value.

Celestial Empire fans always hope that their national team will always be strong, but this is nothing more than wishful thinking.

The golden generation of the 08 Olympics will gradually grow old, judging from the 09 Tianjin Asian Championships, the degeneration of the Celestial Empire men's basketball team is almost faster than fans imagined.

When it comes to the World Championships in Turkey, the return of Er Niu and Da Yao will inevitably bring this team back to the world's first-class, but what about the future?

This is a team with a weak follow-up, and even the domestic league is turning back on history, making great strides and retreating, and no one with a little sense can expect the national team to have strong fresh blood to join.

08 is already the peak of men's basketball, and competitive sports is a stage where you don't advance or retreat.

Erniu knows very well that Da Yao's body has declined significantly, and the competitive state of other veterans of the national team is also declining year by year.

Once the Celestial Empire men's basketball team fails to continue to maintain its peak, the commercial value of Erniu will also suffer a huge loss.

Winning glory for the country seems to be glorious, but in fact it is also a matter of walking on thin ice.

Just like Liu Xiang in the 110m hurdles, he won the championship in 04, but once he retired in 08, he immediately became scolded by the whole country.

Interestingly, in 08, some people's evaluation of him was that he retired from the game with an injury, and four years later, when Liu Xiang appeared at the London Olympics and dragged his injured leg to run, those people said like this: "Since you are injured, why don't you just retire before the game, what to pretend?"

This forced pretending to be really good, can pretend to be a ruptured Achilles tendon, and risk half a lifetime of lame dedication to acting, such a good actor, please find a few more, and the problem of Xiao Xianrou's lack of acting skills can be greatly improved.

A father, a son, and a donkey went to the market.

The father sits on a donkey, and the son is not loved!

The son sits on a donkey, and the father is not respected!

Both father and son ride donkeys, and the donkey is so pitiful!

The father and son carried the donkey away, this is the two goods!

So, you're never going to be able to satisfy everyone!

Competitive sports are cruel, and it is understandable that athletes will naturally suffer from all kinds of difficulties and evaluations when they enjoy fame and fortune.

But what's wrong with making choices for the sake of their own interests?

Just imagine how much that person has contributed to the country when someone kidnaps someone in the name of patriotism?

Patriotism itself is an individual's heartfelt identification with the country, and if this kind of feeling needs to be reminded and stimulated by kidnapping, then the patriotism itself is very questionable.

When Liu Xiang retired in the future, some professional track and field fans made statistics, and the Celestial Flying Man participated in a total of 48 international competitions and won 36 of them, while the number of retirements was - 2.

It's a pity that people remember those two retirements forever and forget those 36 wins.

Build your self-esteem on the achievements of others, and when others face failure, you rely on denigrating others to complete the sublimation of your own heart.

Hehe, this kind of person will always be a LOSER and will never change.

Some trolls will say something like this: "We are taxpayers, and we are qualified to scold Liu Xiang if he doesn't produce results!"

Oh?

Is this a question of output and return to be considered in terms of capital?

Very good!

Then a few people know what a huge amount of advertising revenue the Celestial Dynasty Athletics Association extracts from Liu Xiang every year.

No matter how you calculate it, this return far exceeds the original investment!

Liu Xiang doesn't owe anything to the Celestial Empire, let alone some ignorant people.

In the next fifty years, or even a hundred years, there may not be a second Liu Xiang in the Celestial Empire.

Perhaps many years later, people will find that Liu Xiang's speed at that time was actually beyond the appreciation level of many viewers in the Celestial Empire.

Erniu didn't want to carry the Tianchao men's basketball team forward in the dark like a hero.

But thinking about Liu Xiang and thinking about Chen Jianghua's difficulty in finally jumping out of eastern Guangdong, he jumped out of the thinking of that hot-blooded young man and regained his senses.

Manniu has made meritorious contributions to the motherland and made significant contributions to the historical peak of the men's basketball team, and he also does not owe anything to the Celestial Basketball Association.

After thinking about all this, Erniu finally slept peacefully on the bed, no matter what happened tomorrow, he would go on firmly according to the predetermined plan.

The next day, Ouyang Haotian called as promised, and sure enough, the Celestial Empire was already in a hurry, Da Yao was getting old, and Ruan Erniu could be said to be a well-deserved leader of the Celestial Empire men's basketball team in the next 10 years.

This leader suddenly said that he was going to quit, the leaders of the Basketball Association could not calm down whether it was for political achievements or political achievements, who would joke about the black gauze hat on his head?

What about the progress such as steady gold plating?

The gold dust is gone, how can you decorate the façade?

The call was made to Ouyang Haotian, as Erniu's agent, Steven, a Mi countryman, could naturally prevaricate in various ways, as for wanting to call Erniu directly, it was completely wishful thinking.

What are brokers used for?

The agent is used to make a buffer wall, not to mention that Ouyang Haotian is a very happy wall!

However, if the Basketball Association only has this level, they can't be called a national unit.

After the Eagles' training session that day, Sun Yue took the initiative to find Ruan Erniu and said half-jokingly: "Brother Niu, have you decided to ......?"

"That's right!" Erniu interrupted directly.

"I didn't think about ......"

"It's been considered, but the result won't change. Erniu interrupted again, "Do your own thing, it's enough to bring the words, the playoffs are about to be played, focus on the game!"

Ruan Erniu has said this, and Sun Yue can't say anything more.

After all, it was the Great Sage who was able to stay in the Eagle Team, thanks to Erniu's support, and the leaders had their own considerations, and a figure of Erniu's level was no longer an existence that he could influence.

Sun Yue was the closest to Erniu, so he naturally received the care of the leader for the first time, and after that, Yi Jianlian, another teammate of Erniu's national team, also sent a text message to Erniu.

Ouyang Haotian transferred the text message to Erniu, and Erniu only replied slightly.

The Basketball Association was also very anxious at this time, they didn't dare to make things public, and they hoped to make Erniu change their minds in the shortest possible time, so they could only use the way of knocking on the flanks to influence Erniu, but they couldn't make things too big.

Therefore, it is not an accident that there is one person who appears.

"Brother Yao!"

At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Erniu welcomed Yao Ming, the former brother of the Celestial Empire and still an indispensable pillar of the men's basketball team, the day before the playoffs.

The media of the United States, who do not know the truth, have reported the arrival of the Celestial Giants, as if the two Celestial Empire people will definitely join forces next season.

Since the Hulk and the Lakers have formed super teams respectively, in fact, the circulation of top superstars in the league has gradually accelerated.

From the perspective of the international arena, the combination of the two is quite tacit and belongs to the type that can completely coexist.

You know, Da Yao will be a contract year next season, and God knows if the Rockets will choose to trade Yao Ming.

It's a pity that the media in the United States guessed very hard, but the truth was very different from what they thought.

"This villa is good, but for you, the floor area is still a little smaller, and you can build a house of more than 20,000 square feet. Da Yao, who was greeted to Erniu's residence, said with a smile.

After Eddie took a photo with Da Yao and asked for an autograph, he went out to play with Dr. Han, leaving only Da Yao and Er Niu at home.

Who is the most qualified person to persuade the bull?

can only be the introducer of the team in front of him - Yao Ming, Erniu worshiped Da Yao's mountain back then and entered the national team.

"Brother Yao, I won't change my mind, everything else can be discussed!" Erniu said in advance.

Yao Ming took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You're talking to death, how can we continue to talk?" Okay, let's not talk about anything else, what do you think about the World Championships in Turkey?"

Erniu also took a sip of tea and said, "Of course, I went to win the championship!"

Yao Ming said with some surprise: "Last year's Asian Championships were like that, why are you still so confident?"

Erniu shook his head and said: "Iran has indeed become stronger, but this does not mean that our real strength has declined so seriously, you should know that some people are careless, and some people are not on the game at all, and when it comes to the World Championships, it is completely different." Besides, the people of the United States have never paid much attention to the World Championships, and don't forget, the summer trading market is full of undercurrents. ”

Yao Ming smiled: "What, you have intelligence? Will I be traded?"

Ruan Erniu also smiled: "Unless Alexander is crazy!"

Da Yao let out a long sigh, looked up at the ceiling, and then recalled: "Unconsciously, I have become a veteran of the men's basketball team, Er Niu, in fact, you don't owe me anything, I can still stand on the basketball court in good health, thanks to your advice and help to me." ”

Ruan Erniu waved his hand and said: "I'm just an idea, it's Brother Yao who makes the decision, just like I make a decision for myself, I will never regret it." ”

Da Yao nodded and said, "Times are different! I think I know how to reply to the leadership of the Basketball Association." ”

"Brother Yao, you've bothered you a lot about this!" Ruan Erniu said apologetically.

Da Yao smiled again: "It's okay, I just came to Atlanta for a trip, after all, it is a historical city, there are even pandas in the zoo, and there is a Civil War Memorial, I just took the opportunity to eat at the restaurant." ”

"Sister-in-law Yao didn't come, right? Actually, the most famous thing here is the Gold Club, do you want Brother Yao to ......?"

"Erniu, you've learned to be bad too! Have you been there?"

"No, but I can get gold from J-Smoove and Joe, if you're interested......"

"Little comrade, don't use the capitalist thing to corrupt my ......," Da Yao Yizheng refused rhetorically.

……

There are no fewer jokes that should be made, but when the words are in place, they are all smart people, so they don't have to bother more.

Da Yao didn't leave Atlanta directly, he rented a hotel and prepared to watch the first game of the playoffs here before leaving.

Before leaving, Da Yao hugged Er Niu and said: "Get ready! You are determined to get it, and you know very well that in two days, a leader will come to the door in person." ”

Erniu hugged Da Yao heavily and said gratefully: "Brother Yao, thank you, it's all in plain sight!"

It is still unknown when the leadership will be, but the playoffs of the 09-10 season have officially begun.

The specific matchups are as follows:

Upper Eastern Sector:

Atlanta Hawks (1) vs Chicago Bulls (8)

Boston Celtics (4) vs Miami Heat (5)

Lower Eastern Half:

Cleveland Cavaliers (2) vs Charlotte Bobcats (7)

Orlando Magic (3) VS Milwaukee Bucks (6)

Upper Western Half:

Los Angeles Lakers (1) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (8)

Denver Nuggets (4) vs Utah Jazz (5)

Lower Western Half:

Dallas Mavericks (2) vs San Antonio Spurs (7)

Phoenix Suns (3) vs Portland Trail Blazers (6)

On April 17, 2010, the Atlanta Hawks first welcomed their first-round opponents, the Chicago Bulls, at the Philips Center.

Tonight, the Eagles' starting lineup is:

C Ruan Er Niu

PF Josh Smith

S.F. John Salmons

SG Joe Johnson

PG Goran Dragic

The Bulls' starters were:

C Joakim Noah

PF Ty Gibson

SF Ruhr Deng

SG Kirk Hinrich

PG Derek Rose

Probably even Bulls head coach Larry Drew himself didn't expect that he had just gone to the Bulls to lead the team to the playoffs when he met his old club, the Hawks.

It's really - fate, wonderful!

Although Drew went to the Bulls, he did not copy the Hawks' tactics: first, Noah is not Ruan Erniu, and he can't directly hold the ball to launch a counterattack while protecting rebounds; second, with Derrick Rose, the Bulls must also use the Windy City Roses as the cornerstone of the team.

Da Yao unexpectedly appeared at the Philips Center, which naturally attracted the attention of the on-site cameras, and tonight on the CCTV commentary seat, Sun Zhenping and Zhang Li were ready to invite Da Yao to explain at halftime.

Ruan Erniu and Noah stood in the center circle, and as the referee blew the whistle, the game officially began.

Erniu hooked the basketball first, the ball fell into the hands of Dragic, the claw machine quickly held the ball across the half court, and Erniu took the initiative to raise the position to cover.

The claw machine took advantage of the situation to shake off Rose with the cover of Erniu and enter the interior line, Noah misplaced the defensive claw machine, was passed by the Slovenian in two steps, and after the European step, he scored the first point after the opening of the Hawks playoffs.

The Eagles have too many scoring points, and even if Erniu and Erson are invisible for a while, they have to worry about the lack of firepower.

Rose possessed the ball past half court, and up front court Noah and Ty Gibson stepped up to make double screens.

Rose held the ball in the middle, killed directly to the basket, and finally forced a shot under the defensive interference of the two bulls in front of him and the latter's lunar eclipse......

"Bang!"

The iron is struck!

Erniu won the backcourt rebound, but did not have the opportunity to directly launch a pass or counterattack.

Larry Drew knows too well the Hawks' tactics!

Even if Noah didn't grab the rebound, he blocked and interfered with Erniu's pass at the first time, which instantly destroyed the best opportunity for the Hawks to switch offense and defense.

Of course, this is not always a successful defense, after all, with Erniu's vision, as long as his teammates are running actively, he may send a touchdown long pass throughout the field at any time.

Dragic took the basketball from Erniu's hand and held the ball in the front court to re-observe the situation.

This time, the two bulls and the lunar eclipse were also raised at the same time to cover for the claw machine, and the claw machine took the side of the lunar eclipse this time, Rose was pulled away by half a step, but did not completely lose the defensive position, and Noah on the other side also blocked up from the bottom line.

At the last moment, when the claw machine was about to be heavily surrounded, the Slovenian deftly threw the ball into the air.

Ruan Er Niu came out from the flank, jumped high, caught the ball with both hands and chiseled it into the basket.

"Boom!"

The Bulls' defense is extremely targeted, but the Hawks are significantly better than the Bulls overall, and the Chicagoans are away from the playoffs for a while, and they still need to find their form first.