Chapter 124: Children of the Wind

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Neither belongs to the Lakers nor to Kobe.

It belongs to Linsanity.

On Valentine's Day night, Jeremy Lin beat the Raptors, scoring 27 points and 11 assists in the whole game, and at the same time, he scored 6 points in the last minute to help the Knicks continue their winning streak.

And this also pushed the atmosphere of Linsanity to the peak.

But no matter how good the drama is, it will always come to an end, the climax cannot last forever, and the scenery of Linsanity is about to come to an end.

The major newspapers and websites in the United States can hardly find any news about Tang Qian, but in China, it is a different scene.

……

"Hey, yesterday's Tang Ji's role was a little less, and it wasn't fun to watch!"

The person who left the message is a person whose ID calls "Sha Dasan".

"After all, it's only half a session, which is already very good, don't ask too much."

"It's the score data, it's as rare as ever~"

This is a message from a man named "O Earth".

"Above, now is not the time for Donkey to score because the Lakers don't need him to score. What the Lakers want is a blue-collar center who can guard the basket without spending the ball, and Donkey's current identity is just right. Besides, Tang Ji's personal singles ability, to be honest, is really a bit miserable. So I think he's still working on rebounds and blocks! ”

This is an "analytical emperor".

"The 24th floor is reasonable, praise one! I looked at the NBDL data dug up by the great god, and Tang Ji is not a scoring master in the NBDL, let alone in the NBA! The scoring champion in the NBDL is the NBA, and it's all single-digit scoring material, and you'd better not expect too much from Donkey. Well said on the 24th floor, in order to stay in the NBA, Tang Kee had better do his job now. Accurate location is the key! ”

"It makes sense, I just wish Donkey had a little more minutes to play so that he can get a lot more stats. There are also benefits. After all, looking at Jeremy Lin's infinite scenery, I am greedy for Tang Ji~"

"Sha Dasan" replied.

"This is really urgent, even if it's Jeremy Lin, hasn't it been precipitated for a long time? He's not going to shine as soon as he enters the NBA, is he? Let's talk about even Kobe Bryant back then. Didn't you play as a substitute for two seasons? Take your time and take it one step at a time! Otherwise, drive high and go low, and become 'Emperor Yi', it will be miserable! The NBA's patience with yellow players has never been very high! ”

"Well, it may be that I'm used to the high rank of Da Yao and Space Yi, so I haven't adapted to Tang Ji's appearance time for a while."

"hai~ don't ask so much, it's good to see Chinese in the NBA now, everyone cheers for Tangji~"

"That's right. Don't expect too much. ”

……

"Don, come and see me on the 17th to receive the award!"

"No. 17, I'll see if the team has a game first......"

"Don't look at it, definitely not!"

The tone on the other end of the phone was very affirmative.

"For? Why? Tang Qian was a little puzzled.

"Because the 54th Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles!" Taylor said on the other end of the phone.

"But...... It's possible that we're going to play away from home. Tang Qian muttered in a low voice.

"Hmph, if you have an away game, forget it! If not, you have to come! How can you say that Los Staples is also your team's home stadium? As a member of the Lakers, you have to entertain me with all reason! The voice on the other end of the line said "of course."

"Okay, okay. I know. In order not to arouse the "anger" of the woman opposite, Tang Qian could only bow his head and "admit it".

……

Afterwards, Tang Qian looked at the team's game schedule, and on the 17th, the Lakers were resting. He had no reason to "shirk" Taylor.

However, Tang Qian came to the United States alone, and his friends were already scarce, and Taylor gave him so much face, and he was also very warm.

But this is all a matter of later consideration, because I used the out-of-court card, so within 72 hours. All Ability Cards have been banned. And until now, less than 32 hours have passed, and tonight's back-to-back games don't seem to be able to count on those "strong reinforcements".

Hopefully, this game will go through smoothly as well.

Tang Qian muttered in his heart.

On February 15, 2012, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Phoenix Suns.

In the 2011-2012 season, the Suns team has almost been "unrecognizable", although the "Son of the Wind" Nash is still in the team, but compared with the former "Super Sun", they have gone downhill.

The 2004-2005 season was a turbulent year for the league, with the "Big Shark" traveling eastward, Maddie leaving the Magic, "UFO" Carter moving to the Nets, and of course, the "Son of the Wind" Nash joining Phoenix.

In fact, in the 2003-2004 season, Nash didn't have a bad time with the Mavericks, and if you look at Nash's career resume, you can see that he is a steadily improving type of player. When he first entered the league in 96, he only scored 3.3 points and 2.1 assists, except that his three-point shot was always accurate, and he was very different from him in later generations. But in the next few seasons, Nash ushered in a "small explosion", in addition to the steady improvement of assist statistics, his mid-range has not become more stable. In those days, you didn't have a good mid-range shot, and you had almost no chance of being righted. After six seasons in Dallas, Steve Brown. Nash has become an absolute mainstay for the Mavericks, and his growth with Nowitzki has given Dallas fans a promising future. It's a pity that in the 04-05 season, the situation changed abruptly, and this person who can contribute 14.5 points and 8.8 assists per game, and at the same time has joined 170+ clubs for many years, quietly left Dallas and went to Phoenix. And the reason for his departure turned out to be that the Dallas Mavericks refused to match the offer!

The offer given to him by Phoenix that year was $66 million over six years.

Is this a high offer for Nash? At least that's what Mavericks owner Cuban thinks. Why did the Kuban, who had always been generous and generous, suddenly become stingy? This is mainly because of the age of the "Children of the Wind". Steve. Nash, from the 96 golden generation, joined the NBA in the same year as Kobe, but when he joined the NBA, he was already 22 years old, 2 rookie seasons, and 6 years of Dallas career. At the age of 30, Nash has reached the pinnacle of competitive sports. Therefore, in Cuban's view, his upward potential is almost nil. Within 6 years, there must be a downward trend. With this in mind, Cuban declined to continue to add to the match offer because of his ability to continue his career as a white player. Generally inferior to black players. If at that time, Nash was not 30 years old, but only 26 years old like Kobe, then maybe Cuban would not seem so "ruthless".

Compared with the ruthlessness of the old boss, the new owner has a completely different attitude towards him.

In addition to personally sending high-level executives to Nash's residence to negotiate, there is also their contract offer, which is "amazing"! 6 years and 66 million dollars, signed a 30-year-old 14.5 points. A white point guard with 8.8 assists, which seemed a bit stupid to the basketball world at the time. In the 03-04 season, how much is the annual salary of 27-year-old Francis? But $10.96 million. And at that time, "Boss F" was a three-time All-Star in a row. Steve. What about Nash? It's also an All-Star, but it's a substitute, and it happens to be a substitute for Rockets Francis. But the former is only 27, and he is already 30 years old, which in the eyes of the mainstream media, the two are hardly players of the same level. It's a pity that fate is so unpredictable, 04-05 season. Nash exploded, no, for Nash in the '04-05 season, to use the word explosion. Maybe it would be more accurate.

15.5 points, 11.5 assists, 180+ clubs, league assist king, No. 1 on the All-NBA team, and even MVP!

Phoenix is also because of the arrival of this man. entered a heyday, from the 2nd to last in the West last year, 29-53, and instantly turned over and became the number one strong team in the league, 62-20, directly overpowering all teams. Overnight, the national media seemed to have changed their minds about Steve Brown. Nash's ridicule all vanished. Even that year, if Phoenix hadn't lost to San Antonio in the West, we would have had the opportunity to watch a spear and shield battle in the Grand Finals. If you are more lucky and win the championship, then the name Nash can directly become a god in the point guard world. And since this year, no one has discussed the problem between him and Francis, because the two are no longer on the same level.

Until the 09-10 season, the Suns were absolutely the league's powerhouse, from 2005 to 2010, 3 Western Conference finals, is proof, you must know that during that time, the West can be called the devil's area, in the 07-08 season even if you don't have a record of more than 50 wins, you don't want to break through in the West and enter the playoffs smoothly. It's a pity that today, the glory of the Suns has passed, 10 years after the defeat to the Lakers in the West, Phoenix began to disintegrate, and the "little bully" Stoudemire left New York, giving Phoenix a fatal blow, from 54-28 last year, third in the West, and fell directly to 40-42 in the West tenth. Although the "Son of the Wind" is still firmly in the position of the league's assist king, without the support of the record, all the data is empty and pale. This season, the Suns' decline has been even more serious, and they are only 12-18 so far, and they haven't even touched the threshold of the top eight in the West. The stats of "Son of the Wind", as in the past, 12.5 points and 10.7 assists, are still beautiful. But that won't save Phoenix, which is about to collapse, either. Even though Marchin. Gortat has a growing momentum, but still can't fill the vacancy of "Little Overlord" Stoudemire. To say that Gortat also has a height of 6 feet 11 feet, but his compatibility with Nash is far inferior to "Little Overlord", so it is reasonable that Phoenix has a bad record.

By 2012, the "Son of the Wind" born in 74 had reached the age of 38, and at his age, someone who could still maintain 10+ assists could not be done by point guard master Stockton. But Tang Qian looked at it this year. Nash, his face has already appeared old, and his spirit is not as good as before.

"Son of the Wind" practiced shooting seriously as always, but his mentality was different from 2010.

Staying in a hopeless team is undoubtedly painful for him.

Don't look at Steve. Nash is usually gentle and kind, but in his heart, he also has his own pride and desire.

What pride? What craves?

That's the ultimate goal of NBA stars, Larry. O'Brien Cup.

The older he gets, the more he understands the meaning of a championship ring.

Maybe in the NBA, the goal of ordinary players is to make money and brush data, but for stars, superstars, and even superstars, they have long been short of money, and all they have to fight for is to win the championship.

Win an NBA championship.

A small ring may not mean much to a "dragon set" player, but for a star, it is far better than everything.

Especially Steve. Nash's category is even more significant.

When they were younger, the idea was to win a big ring, but as the years go by, they change their attitude, such as Charles. Barkley, obviously, will not get the Finals MVP if he goes to the Rockets, but he still chooses to do so without hesitation. The reason is very simple, as a star, after retiring, it is a pity to be empty-handed, or ...... It's tantamount to a disgrace.

Therefore, when the stars are old and weak, they would rather "hug their thighs" and mix a championship ring.

Herein lies the meaning.

If you often watch the *** basketball sector in the United States, you will understand Charles. Barkley's helplessness.

In *** basketball programs, such a detail can often be found that Barkley had an "argument" with a group of retired players, and then the latter would "shut up" him with a sentence.

Those who do not have a ring are not qualified to speak.

Although on the show, it's just a joke, and no one will take it seriously, but you ask yourself, you've always been blocked by this stalk, Charles. Can Barkley's heart feel good?

I remember a reporter interviewed Barkley, would you be willing to trade half of your career salary for a championship ring?

Barkley didn't even think about it, so he blurted out: Of course.

This small ring, for NBA superstars and even supergiants, has a great influence that ordinary players can not understand.

So in American basketball, as long as it's a superstar, they talk about championships and rings, and that's what happens at this moment, Steve. Nash's final wish was over.

He doesn't want to be the next Charles. Buckley.

Therefore, he needs a championship ring.

Even if it's just one, it's enough.

In this way, he has no regrets in his basketball career.

Just Steve. In the midst of his thoughts, a voice suddenly interrupted him as he continued to think.

"Mr. Nash, can you sign for me?"

A voice with a slight oriental accent asked.

PS: Thank you for being the center, I am not afraid of anyone, the thick book is big, the piano is big, the skeleton half-orc is a big reward~~~ Xiaozi thank you~~~ A book friend sent a private message to ask me, whose "secret" am I, I repeat it here, I am the "secret" of the earth kiln, and the rest of the stars, I like them all, I don't hate it~~~ (To be continued.) )