Chapter 79: A Long Way Ahead
Joe was very annoyed, and he didn't know what Tony Allen was doing, and the bullfighting mood was gone. But fortunately, at least it tested its own strength. Fortunately, at least there is the strength of the average player, but I don't know what will happen when I can play or not. After all, this bullfight is so intriguing. And don't forget that Joe is now a point guard, and he doesn't know if he can dribble as comfortably as he used to in the face of those small players.
After "calling" for a while, Tony Allen's wife called. Today, Tony Allen has to go on a trip with his family. In order to accompany Jotoni Aaron, he also tried his best, although the effect was a little strange.
When I left, Tony Aaron's grateful eyes made Joe feel even more speechless, what kind of trouble is it today, Tony Aaron's whole person is different.
And Li Zhixian is still recalling the "pantomime" just now, and his smile is so sweet. I have to say that Lee Ji-hyun's laughter has also become lower......
The next opponent is the Wizards, and the injury of General Arenas has reduced the Wizards, who were a playoff team last season, to the bottom of the league.
The Celtics won the game bloodlessly. Joe played 30 minutes and finished with 22 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. There were fewer points, more assists, and no turnovers. Many times Joe didn't dare to attack when he had the opportunity, he was afraid of mistakes, so it was more about passing, but fortunately, Ray Allen felt good today, and Joe's passes basically scored, scoring a game-high 38 points. 8 of them hit 3-pointers!! Joe didn't shoot well either, shooting 7-of-15 from the field and scoring a 3-pointer in an open position. The offensive means are more about breaking through to the inside and pushing in with the body, which works well and makes a few fouls.
Joe's "substandard", of course, is what he thinks. In the eyes of others, Joe is more selfless than before, and will use his strengths to help the team win.
Well, Joe doesn't have much to say, just do your best. It seems that his current strength should still be at the NBA level.
Before the game was over, the Wizards had already given up the game, and Joe also saw Arenas in a suit silently leaving the audience. It seems that he is very dissatisfied with the current results of the Wizards, but it is a pity that he can only do it in a hurry.
Speaking of Arenasjo, Arenas Joe has to admire, in the summer of 2001, Arenas participated in the NBA draft, but the results did not live up to his expectations, and he was finally selected by the Warriors as the 30th pick. And the champion show of the year was none other than the "parallel import" Kwame Brown who was later ridiculed by countless people. On the day of the draft, Arenas watched his name slip all the way down on TV in a hotel in California, and after the entire first round, there was still no name of his own, Arenas angrily opened the window and threw the diamonds, watches, gold chains and other jewelry he had just bought into the street, turned off the TV, and called his college coach to cry bitterly. The coach quickly reassured him that he had been drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 30th pick in the second round.
The stubborn, even somewhat paranoid, confident Arenas announced on the spot that he would be able to start in the middle of the season.
In 2001-02, Arenas appeared in 47 games with the Golden State Warriors, starting 30 games, averaging 10.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals. Named Western Conference Rookie of the Year in April 2002, he averaged 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game in nine games that month. In the NBA rookie list, he ranks fourth in scoring, third in assists, third in steals and free throws, and fourth in three-point shooting percentage. In 28 of the final 34 games of the season, the score reached double figures.
In 2002-03, Arenas played in a career-high 82 games, averaging 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Golden State Warriors. He is the team's leading scorer 29 times, assists leader 56 times and steals leader 37 times. He scored 20 or more points in 37 games, recorded 11 double-doubles, and had 10 or more assists and 10 or more rebounds in 10 games. He is one of eight players in the league who are averaging at least 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He was named the NBA's Most Improved Player and became the first sophomore to win the award after McLean in 1994.
Arenas became a restricted free agent with early Bird rights in 2003. The Washington Wizards offered Arenas a contract with a starting salary of $8.5 million, but the Warriors could only afford to give Bird's early exception (around $4.9 million at the time), so they couldn't match the contract at all and could only watch Arenas go. In order to protect the rights and interests of the parent team, this loophole was filled in the 2005 collective bargaining agreement by such a clause: the Arenas clause.
Arenas proved himself with prowess, a second-round draft pick, but playing at an All-Star level. Make those teams who didn't choose themselves regret. The most regrettable thing is to choose the wizard of the famous parallel champion Kwame Brown, and finally got a champion sign, but because Uncle Qiao (Jordan) chose a joke with his eyes, but he can't blame Uncle Qiao, after all, Kwame Brown's talent is really good, if it develops well, O'Neal's Cheng dù is impossible, at least at Howard's level.
But Kwame Brown's mentality is so bad that it is just a contrast to Arenas. One enjoyed all kinds of support and became Jordan's handpick, while the other was rejected by everyone. Everyone's expectations for Kwame Brown are too high, and they want him to be the league's next dominant interior player. But when Kwame Brown doesn't meet the requirements, he has to face everyone's blame. Especially Uncle Joe, he chose Kwame Brown, so Kwame Brown has to be the best. Not because of anything else, just because he's Jordan. So Jordan was very demanding of Kwame Brown, but this ended up hurting Kwame Bron.
And Arenas has no one looking up to a rookie who was the last in the second round. A player who looks destined to be a water cooler manager. And this exploded the full potential of Arenas, and no expectation is the greatest expectation. Because only in this way can you concentrate on playing regardless of other things. From not being able to play at the beginning, then being able to play garbage time, then being the main substitute, then becoming a starter, and finally becoming the leader of a team. Arenas is where it is now, step by step.
Joe admires Arenas, if nothing else, for this spirit of not admitting defeat. At the same time, Joe also regretted that he knew that last season was the strongest year for Arenas, and this time the injury made Arenas no longer what he used to be. Even if Arenas plays again, he is no longer the strongest "general".
Joe suddenly felt that he was not worrying too much, and now he was unable to protect himself, and he still cared about others.
Now it can be said that it is my own low period. Today, I played very hard against a weak team like the Wizards, and if I met the Lakers again, would I be able to play extraordinarily.
It seems that the road ahead will only be harder.
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