Chapter 115: The Man Who Saved the Ratings (Eighth Update!) )
Epilepsy, commonly known as "epilepsy", is a chronic disease in which neurons in the brain suddenly and abnormally discharge, resulting in transient brain dysfunction.
Yi Jianlian, who is so young, naturally doesn't know this.
He was stupefied, but fortunately, a passerby passed by and immediately called an ambulance.
Zhao Xiaojun was taken away, and Yi Jianlian was brought back by his parents who rushed over.
It was also the first time he was so old that he was beaten by his father.
"You almost killed him, you know? Do you want to go to jail for the rest of your life? How many times have I said don't have conflicts with your classmates, have you listened? ”
Yi Jianlian has always remembered his father's words.
Fortunately, Zhao Xiaojun didn't have a big deal in the end, and Yi Jianlian was also punished by something.
"For a long time, as soon as I closed my eyes, it was the scene of him rolling his eyes and foaming at the mouth, and it took me a long, long time to forget."
Yi Jianlian's words also seemed to explain why he was reluctant to tell Sun Hao.
Because it's a childhood shadow for him.
After listening to this, Sun Hao also understood why Yi Jianlian's personality was so shy and introverted.
Parents don't ask about indiscriminate blame, the instinct to be afraid of the well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years, and the natural introversion of Chinese.
These factors ultimately created Yi Jianlian's current character.
And after such a long time, it is really not possible to walk out all at once if you want to.
Even Sun Hao felt that even if it was him, it would be difficult to change Yi Jianlian.
But that's the reality, it's not the kind in it, you know somebody has a character flaw, and then you change it in a few words.
Man, even if he is a traverser, is not a god.
"Allian, you didn't do anything wrong, you didn't know he had that kind of disease, and you were justified in self-defense."
Sun Hao tried to comfort Sun Hao.
But as he expected, Yi Jianlian just nodded.
"Ah Lian, what do you think of Brother Hao?"
Sun Hao continued.
"Good."
Yi Jianlian glanced up at Sun Hao and replied very seriously.
Since that incident, he has stopped actively contacting people, and others continue to see him as an alternative, and he is labeled as withdrawn.
But Sun Hao took the initiative to contact him and teach him to play, allowing him to experience new happiness in basketball.
He doesn't quite speak, but it sums it all up in two good words.
"Do you think there are people in this world who are as good as Brother Hao?"
Sun Hao then asked.
Yi Jianlian was stunned for a moment.
The answer to this question is obvious, there is.
Sun Hao is unique, but Sun Hao is not unique.
He nodded.
"I'm good to you, so you'll be good to me, then if you show kindness to others, others will be kind to you, and that's probably how people communicate."
Sun Hao saw that he understood what he said, and then spoke again.
Sun Hao This is the experience of being a human being in two lives, although he has a casual personality, and sometimes he will be in the second grade, but he does not know how to think.
Yi Jianlian thought for a moment and finally nodded.
Sun Hao knew that it would be difficult to change him, but if the monk recites the scriptures, it will have an effect if he has more.
If he has time in the future, he will come to Los Angeles to watch Yi Jianlian's games and recite more scriptures.
……
After returning from Los Angeles, Sun Hao began to devote his energy to training again.
Emperor Tian paid off, and finally before the regular season officially began, he successfully unlocked the "Stepback Master" badge.
After the system was upgraded, the time ratio increased, and he was always using it in the preseason, and the badge was unlocked much faster than before.
Step-Back Shot (Bronze): Slightly improves the stability of shots after step-back shots.
This badge is not in 2K, but the literal meaning is easy to understand.
And this badge is important to him.
You know, this past summer, looking for more space to shoot has always been the direction of his training.
This badge is the fruit of his hard work.
……
Fast forward to October 31st.
On this day, the door to the 2000~2001 NBA regular season officially opened.
Fans are eagerly awaiting.
There are a total of 13 games to be played on this day, with the Magic vs. Pistons, the Pacers vs. Spurs, and the Lakers vs. the Trail Blazers.
These are the enemies of last season, such as the Lakers and the Trail Blazers, last season's Western Conference Finals Seven Battles, and the Trail Blazers' new season Galaxy Battleship is back;
Or maybe it's hand-to-hand combat, such as the Pacers and Spurs, hand-to-hand combat between two defensive players;
Or a team that has a big change in the summer, such as the Magic, who welcomed the original Pistons boss and "Jordan's successor" Grant Hill in the summer, and the talented newcomer Tracy McGrady, and their opponent is the Pistons.
In the NBA in the Stern era, the most important thing was the script.
The Mavericks' opener is also in the spotlight.
Of course, not because of Sun Hao and Kukoc, two newcomers, or even because of Nowitzki.
Unfortunately, because of their opponents.
After Jordan announced his retirement in 1998, NBA ratings plummeted.
You know, in the 90s, Jordan was the man who propped up the entire NBA ratings.
But now, he is retired.
In the season of his retirement, there was even a breath of "the NBA is going to be finished".
That's why Stern is desperate to find a "Jordan successor."
Grant Hill, Kobe Bryant, Iverson, these stars have either been crowned by the league or by the fans.
And among these players, there is one person who has become their leader, and is even called "the man who saved the ratings" by many fans.
Vince Carter.
The four big quarterbacks that 20th century fans are catchy, Maddy, Kobe, Iverson, and Carter.
Carter is the least decorated of the four quarterbacks, and he hasn't even made it to the Finals.
If the name were to be changed, there should be a lot of people who say that this is the number of the big four quarterbacks.
But this also shows how much the fans love him.
And this love comes from his style of play, "UFO", a variety of fairy dunks, turning actual combat dunks into a man who shows off.
Now, of course, Carter isn't just loved by fans for his dunks, he's a super rookie who has a chance to compete for a new card in the league when no one knows he's going to have a knee injury in the future!
It was also because of him that even Maddie was forced to leave the Raptors.
If that's not straightforward enough, there is one thing that might make you feel more impressive.
Carter, in fact, entered the league a year later than Maddie.
And last year, the second year of his rookie season, he was able to average 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.
He shot 46.5 percent from the field and 40.3 percent from three-point range.
The data is quite intuitive.
And even if Maddy leaves, the Raptors are not a weak team, and their overall strength is not weaker than the Mavericks.
The good news is that their opener was played at home, which would allow them to avoid a repeat of the scenario they had when they played Celtic.
On the day of the game, Su Qun came to Dallas again.
During the time when Sun Hao played in the preseason, he wrote two articles one after another.
One is "The Good and the Bad of Dallas" and the other is "The Debut That Shocked the World."
The previous article was about Sun Hao's treatment with the Mavericks and the racial discrimination he discovered after a field trip to Dallas.
The latter is about Sun Hao's preseason debut.
A clear sign is that the previous article has received much more attention than the latter.
The root cause is that the facts are more convincing.
Just like human writing, only by understanding can we write a sense of substitution and resonate.
Imagination alone has limited effect.
So he's back.
And this time, he got along with the newspaper society, and the house in Dallas was also rented, and he was ready to live in Dallas as Zhang Wei usually did in Los Angeles.
Su Qun came back, Sun Hao was also very happy, in this urban environment of Dallas, one more person who can chat will make people feel a lot better.
That night, the American Airlines Center Stadium was full.
Carter's games are never short of spectators.
Walking into the stadium, Sun Hao took a long breath.
The summer league is about melon seeds and peanuts, the preseason is a cold dish, and the regular season is a hot dish.
The biggest difference from the previous games is that the performance of the regular season counts towards the statistics.
Or to put it another way, his NBA career has only officially begun at this moment.
With the foreshadowing of the previous games, he already knew that he could adapt to this level of competition, but he was still a little nervous.
For the first time, it's all like that.
In the grandstand on the second floor, Su Qun and Zhang Weiping were making a televised broadcast.
Both of them were a little emotional.
Also for the first time, they were commentating on an NBA regular season game featuring Chinese players.
This is destined to be a historic day for the Chinese men's basketball team.
"Director Zhang, what kind of performance do you think Sun Hao will have tonight?"
After all, Su Qun had seen a big scene, and although he was very emotional, he still controlled it.
"I think he's going to play well, and if we don't talk about anything else, he thinks he's going to score the most points off the bench."
Zhang Weiping said with a smile that he has always been optimistic about Sun Hao.
"Just like in the preseason?"
Su Qun is not as optimistic as Zhang Weiping, after all, the regular season and the preseason are still different.
The preseason is mainly about training, but the regular season is about winning and losing.
"Yes! Just like in the preseason! You see that the rotation of old Nelson is actually relatively fixed, Sun Hao has squeezed into the preseason, and he will not suddenly fall out. ”
Zhang Weiping replied with a smile.
Su Qun nodded, he looked at the court, the Mavericks had already begun to warm up in advance.
He was actually worried in his heart, but he didn't say it.
If Sun Hao, like Crawford, averaged only eight or nine points per game in the preseason, then he scored 10 points, and the fans would be excited.
But now Sun Hao's average points per game in the preseason is 14 points! If he scores another 10 points, the fans will think that he is very average.
This is the starting point is different, and the expectations brought are also different.
Sun Hao's starting point is relatively too high.
However, he can only be like Zhang Weiping now, looking forward to Sun Hao's good performance.
At this moment, there was a commotion at the scene.
Carter, it's time to warm up.
Reverse bow, turn, big windmill......
When warming up, Carter was all kinds of dunk shows.
He really likes buttons, and buttons are really good-looking.
In the other half, Sun Hao's eyes showed a look of envy and jealousy.
Well, knowing you'll buckle, stop showing!