Chapter 235: Little Monster Okafor (2)
"Thank you, ma'am, for giving birth to such a wonderful child in Seattle!"
"Welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Seattle!"
"You have an excellent son, ma'am, and he is the pride of all here!"
Not only the cheers of the fans, but also the large screen at the scene replaced the image of Chamberlain's parents at this time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"You should wave at them, like this."
Faced with such a scene, not only Chamberlain's parents were at a loss and didn't watch basketball games much, but Rina, who rarely came to the scene, also panicked.
At this time, a beautiful young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in warm yellow colors, reminded them of the family.
"Thank you."
For this timely reminder, Rina gratefully expressed her gratitude, then waved her hand and translated to the parents around her, and finally got through this hurdle.
"Why do they keep looking at us?"
Chamberlain's mother sat down with palpitations and asked her husband in a low voice.
"How do I know?"
Chamberlain's father replied angrily, and he was equally stressed by the eyes that were still staring at the place.
"They are welcoming you, uncle and aunt."
Rina nodded to the woman who reminded her again, and then explained to the prospective in-laws beside her.
"Because Allen plays basketball so well, the people here love him."
Afraid that her in-laws didn't understand, Rina explained again.
"It turned out that it was Zhang's parents."
Barkley asked himself in the comment table at this time, but what he had just done was too much, and Smith, who had found a new partner, still ignored him.
"Is there anything you'd like to say back here, Jack?"
Smith ignores the lonely Barkley and asks Jack Simmak next to him.
Seamark is a decorated player for the SuperSonics, with a total of 7,729 rebounds, five blocks and 3,044 free throws for the SuperSonics, all of which are team-high, including seven All-Star selections to 785), and 19781979 lead the SuperSonics to a championship alongside the talented Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams, and Paul Silas in the twilight of his career. His No. 43 jersey was also retired by the SuperSonics.
This is a template Seattle center with a good three-point hand, and a shooting percentage that is hard to match for a lot of three-point players
"It's great to see my jersey still staring at the lads, even though most of them won't remember an old guy named Simak fighting on this field."
With her marked blonde curly hair, the lanky Simak spoke eloquently into the microphone and didn't look much frustrated with the passing youth.
"No, they're going to remember it, because there's another great center here, and when he goes and breaks those records, they're like, 'Oh, this record was set by a guy named Simmak, and this old guy brought the only championship trophy for the SuperSonics.'"
In the commentary seat, Smith followed SMS's words and also made a joke.
"Hahaha, yes, you're right, Zhang will break those records one day. And Zhang is not only me, there will be many, many more, maybe including great names such as Jabbar and Olajuwon. ”
"The game is on, the players from both sides are starting to take the stage, let's cheer loudly!"
I really couldn't stand the loneliness that lasted for thousands of years, and the surging love around him, Simak was rudely interrupted by Barkley before he finished speaking.
"Christmas is a merry holiday, so gentlemen, don't let the happy fans down."
In the home team's locker room, McMillan routinely arranged the tactics first, the main lineup, and said this to the players when the game was about to start.
"It's going to be a happy holiday, I promise, what do you say, Zhang?"
Ray Allen was the first to answer McMillan's words, and turned to ask Chamberlain next to him.
"yes, I don't want to be embarrassed in front of my parents, because this is the first time they've come to see me play."
Parents, Christmas, Okafor, all these are reasons not to lose, and Chamberlain is also close behind Ray Allen, showing his determination to win.
"Very well, I'm sure you can do it. Although the opponent is a new army, on the basketball court, anything can happen, so I hope you don't take it lightly, play strictly according to the tactics I have arranged, and remember, this is a game that cannot be lost. ”
This game cannot be lost, or they cannot afford to lose for a long time, not only for the SuperSonics, but also for McMillan himself. Because in this game, he didn't accept Sander's proposal, and everything was still the same as before.
"Emeka Okafor."
At this time, the call of the DJ sounded, and the game began, and the visiting team came out first.
Emeka Okafor, for whom it's been a fantastic season – the eye of the draft, the first to the team is the core, carrying everyone's hopes and enjoying all the cheers to herself. He averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, and 0.9 steals per game.
But at this time, no one would have thought that such a talented defensive center would be almost invulnerable in the following years.
It was born into a glorious period, and then went downhill year by year. Yes, it was the lynx that dragged him down.
Things are so cruel that a rookie man, joining a rookie team, is either a rapid rise, or a long period of unpopularity.
Okafor is not Abdul-Jabbar, he can't lead his team to rise as quickly as the Bucks led by Abdul-Jabbar, so he can only struggle with the team and spend his golden years in the struggle.
Good at defense, no flashy ball skills, poor team record, what does he rely on to attract fans? Capture the attention of the media?
The answer is no.
It has to be said that Bernie Bickstaff, the manager of the Bobcats team at the time, made the right choice, and he spent so much energy chasing Chamberlain when he knew that Okafor would join, in addition to being optimistic about the twin towers formed by the two of them, it was based on this consideration.
Chamberlain's style of play is similar to Abdul-Jabbar back then, and there is a big market behind him, even if Chamberlain can't lead the team to success within a few years, he can accumulate considerable popularity and attention for the Bobcats with his gorgeous skills, but he didn't succeed.