Chapter 276: Tiger's True Face
Tiger Washington! What kind of person is he? Many people say that he is an indecisive person, and even some Madonna! But in fact, looking back on Tiger's life all the way to the present, you will find that he is a very contradictory person!
Many foreigners think that Chinese people are hypocritical and always like to do some face-saving projects, obviously they have become palace fighting dramas in private, sticking knives into each other, on the surface, it seems! Hello, I'm good, although Tiger was reborn, but in his bones, he has always been the character of a Chinese person, in many things, he wants to maintain peace on the surface, as long as he doesn't really touch his bottom line, he won't really tear his face with people.
Let's start with Tiger's entry into the NB, the first year of entering the NB, Tiger's life with the Los Angeles Clippers was not smooth, but he persevered, why? Because he knows very well that entering the NB league and becoming a professional player is equivalent to entering the society and surviving in the society, no matter what work you do, there will be all kinds of unpleasantness, even if you change jobs and change jobs, you will still encounter new problems in the end, and this society will never be transferred by the will of the individual. It is also because of this that Tiger will stay in college for a few more years and enjoy the easy life before entering society.
Later, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers at the time touched Tiger's bottom line, so Tiger turned his face on the spot. Immediately afterwards, it is blocked and hidden, at this time, Tiger is confused, but the real reason for his confusion is that he has lived too smoothly before, whether it is in Christ High School in Atlanta, or in Wake Forest University, Tiger is an absolute conqueror, accompanied by praise all the time, in Georgia and North Carolina, Tiger can do everything in one go, and his popularity is higher than Michael Jordan at his peak.
But when he came to Los Angeles, Tiger was just a rookie with some fame, and he couldn't compare with Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers at all, it was this kind of unwillingness and desire to conquer that was the reason why Tiger was really unwilling to leave, he never wanted to leave Los Angeles, because he wanted to completely conquer the city, so that the fans of this city would rejoice for him, instead of fleeing here like a loser.
After taking over the Los Angeles Clippers, Tiger used his advanced memories to trade Jermaine O'Neal and Chauncy Billups, these two people were not the only options at that time, but Tiger chose them after many considerations. Before Chauncey Billups came to the Los Angeles Clippers, he knew that the boss of the Los Angeles Clippers was Tiger, and after he came, he still took the initiative to show favor to Tiger, and soon became friends with Tiger, which has something to do with the personalities of the two, but the most important point is that Billups never thought that if he wanted to compete for the boss of the Los Angeles Clippers, if he had ambitions, he would not show favor to Tiger.
Jermaine O'Neal never hid his ambitions from the beginning, when he came to the Los Angeles Clippers, can't Tiger see it? Tiger, who has advanced memory, knows Jermaine O'Neal's character too well, so Tiger has never tried to become good friends with Jermaine O'Neal, and the two have always maintained a relationship between ordinary friends and teammates, and Jermaine O'Neal's ambitions, Tiger has never been worried, you know, the Los Angeles Clippers are Tiger's team, no matter who comes here, it is impossible to steal the position of the team boss from Tiger.
In Tiger's heart, in fact, he never thought that Jermaine O'Neal could stay in the team forever, in Tiger's original plan, he wanted to use Jermaine O'Neal, trade the 2002 champion in advance, and then bring Yao Ming to the Los Angeles Clippers, so that for the Los Angeles Clippers, it is really the most profitable, and the player strength and commercial money are all there.
But due to Jason Green's accident, Tiger changed his mind for the first time, no matter how utilitarian this society is, but in everyone's heart, there are some feelings that can never be separated, Jason Green, Tiger and Andy, the feelings of the three people, Tiger has never been able to give up, so Tiger brought Jason Green back to the Los Angeles Clippers, and since then, Tiger has given up the idea of getting Yao Ming, with Jason Green's thaw, Jermaine O'Neal wants to leave the team again, it is no longer important to Tiger.
Is Jason Green not good? Why didn't Tiger trade him in the first place? Because the chips needed to trade Jason Green at that time were too high, and the high ones had already passed the bottom line in Tiger's heart, he didn't think about trading Jason Green at first, and even in Tiger's thoughts at the time, after he began to enter the NB, it was impossible for him to become teammates with Jason Green and Tim Duncan, and the league would not watch such a thing happen, and it was for this reason that Tiger chose Wake Forest University and became teammates with Duncan in advance.
The Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers are the result of Tiger after careful consideration, at that time, these two teams were the powerhouses of the league, in line with Jermaine O'Neal's thoughts, sending Jermaine O'Neal to these two teams, not only will not have an impact on the Los Angeles Clippers, but also can get Jermaine O'Neal's favor, of course, the favor of this is the Tiger Chinese character, face engineering, and peace of mind!
Why wouldn't it have an impact on the Los Angeles Clippers? Let's talk about the Indiana Pacers first, at that time, the Indiana Pacers were all day long and made it to the Finals, but Tiger knew that it was just a flash in the pan, in the last life, Jermaine O'Neal became famous with the Indiana Pacers, and after becoming famous, Jermaine O'Neal was in the Indiana Pacers, and he never touched the floor of the Finals again, so Tiger was very relieved that Jermaine O'Neal went to the Indiana Pacers.
Let's talk about the Utah Jazz, the Utah Jazz's problems are more serious than the Indiana Pacers, why didn't Tiger think about going to the Utah Jazz when the Los Angeles Clippers were hidden? Because this team is not something that one or two people can save, Karl Malone and Stockton, who have left too many legends in Salt Lake City, want the fans here to accept a new leader, which is difficult in itself.
There is also Coach Jerry Sloan, his strong character, and many years of unchanged blocking and dismantling tactics, has begun to slowly withdraw, the competitive stage of modern basketball, the new rules of the league, more and more inclined to offense, and Sloan's status in Salt Lake City is too high, if you want to shake Sloan, then the Utah Jazz is not a simple civil strife, plus Karl Malone and Stockton, two veterans who do not accept the veterans, have not given up the dream of the championship, this team, want to continue to go, there are too many difficulties. To be continued.
(Po Sing Shek Academy)