Chapter 1396: Tang Qian
The poor Kings were first killed by the Lakers, and then they were hit head-on by the "Cosmic Brave" and were once again spent by the half. This team is basically destined to run before the season has even started, and Kao Shen is also angry and unwilling, because he has been in Sacramento for many years and has made it to the All-Star list early. If it weren't for the Lakers' No. 29 pressing him now, it is estimated that he would be the league's No. 1 center.
But...... He didn't make the playoffs once.
It's definitely an ironic thing.
If the league's No. 1 center hasn't even played in the playoffs, then the doubts about him will definitely get louder and louder.
But what can you do? It's not that the Kings haven't brought in players, but they're still mediocre and can't keep up with the league-wide "arms race" that is intensifying in this era. Now that the West has risen together, the Lakers don't mention it, and the improvement of the Golden State Warriors this year is hopeless. Durant actually left Oklahoma to join them. This makes their shortcomings filled, and their power has increased several times?
Coupled with a slew of Western Conference teams on the horizon, the Kings are a nightmare challenge if they want to emerge from the West. To put it mildly, reaching the playoffs is a thing that is out of reach at the moment. Kao Shen watched the team be beaten at half time again, and there was a rare silence.
After all, roaring won't solve all problems.
"Cosmic Warrior" continued his winning streak and showed the expectations of the outside world from the start.
On October 8, the Lakers easily eliminated the Nuggets, and the Nuggets seem to be as bad as ever this year, although their sophomore Yo Kiqiyo has grown up gratifying and improved greatly in all aspects, but at present, he is not enough to shoulder the weight of the entire Denver Nuggets. There may be opportunities in the future, but not now. However, this young center forward left some impressions on Tang Qian, because his hand work, mainly in passing and organization, is extremely talented, which is not an easy task for a center forward. Those who can have this talent can be cultivated as the core of team building.
As long as you're not too bad in the rest of the way.
He's also good tonnage, sturdy, you can say a little bit of flesh, anyway, 250 pounds is enough in the era when the space line was prevalent, and he also has a lot of baskets, whether it's an ordinary 2-pointer or a long 2-pointer, or far beyond the three-point line, he can shoot the basketball. Basically, there are no dead ends in the firepower coverage, which can be regarded as a kind of initial top match of the star inside line in the new era. The most valuable thing is that his 2 points are still very accurate, which makes him even more valuable. Of course, what stunned Tang Qian the most was that he actually ...... It's still a 2-round show!
I was 11th in the 2nd round, so it was really not easy to improve so much and grow so fast.
This is another heart-wrenching thing, that is, this center forward from Serbia was once ravaged by our "Zhou Demon King" at the World Youth Championships. At least in the confrontation, it is at a clear disadvantage. And now you look at it, people have already made their name "about the teacher" in the NBA, what about the "Zhou Demon King"? At least for now, it looks like things are not going well. "Zhou Demon King" did not get too many opportunities to play in the preseason of the Rocket team, and some of them were more switchback and soy sauce, although there are still many Chinese people who support him, but because of Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Tang Qian, everyone has three Yuzhu in front, so everyone's requirements for "Zhou Demon King" have naturally increased accordingly. In fact, don't talk about these fans, "Demon King Zhou" himself is also in a hurry.
Seeing that Jokic, who was once suppressed by himself, is now in full swing, he is not reconciled to such bleak data.
But the reality is still very cruel, the Rockets signed him so far, it is really expected by some domestic gods, just for the Chinese market, just to let the Chinese fans support the Rockets. It's more like spending money on a mascot, the beckoning cat. This is also a big blow to Zhou Qi's self-confidence.
Besides, it used to be, it was now, and now let him try to fight Jokic again? If people don't blow him up into scum, then there will be ghosts. At the moment, the two sides are actually not players of the same level and level.
However, Tang Qian has no air traffic control "Zhou Demon King" side now, because the Rockets only have to worry about the "light bulb combination" of Harden + Paul this season. The rest doesn't matter. "Demon King Zhou"? Tang Qian doubted that he would not be able to see him when the two teams faced each other. Because it is possible that he will be sent to the Development Alliance, then it may not be possible.
Not to mention, there is nothing wrong with Tang Qian's idea, and the "Demon King of Zhou" was indeed sent down before he could fight for long.
It's not that D'Antoni doesn't take him seriously, or it's just that he doesn't have enough strength to face the challenge of the NBA.
After the 2-game victory over the Nuggets, the Lakers played the fourth preseason game with the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers were weak in overall combat power because Lillard had not returned from injury, and the Lakers easily eliminated the opponent. On October 14, the Lakers played against the Kings again, another big victory, if the Kings can't play inside, their only absolute advantage point will be abolished, so it will be even more difficult to win. Cousins was pressed in both preseason games, and there were bitter words, but fortunately this was only a preseason game and did not count career statistics, so he escaped for the time being.
The next few preseason games also ended easily, with a double kill against the Suns, and a European team being beaten like crazy, and the Lakers won 8 consecutive games without much effort in the preseason. However, this is not a proud result, because there are not many teams that have won all eight games in the preseason. In addition, the Lakers have as many as 7 teams, and the preseason gold content is low, and no one really takes this seriously.
There were still four days before the start of the race, Tang Qian carried out the final training finishing work, and the final data appraisal steadily entered the 325-pound mark, officially reaching 325.7 pounds. In addition, there was an increase in strength, such as the bench press, which eventually reached 510 pounds. According to the pyramid principle, this has reached a very terrifying point, and it may be more difficult to improve again than the sum of the previous ones, but Tang Qian still managed to continue to improve.
There is no intention of stopping. This made his main trainer, Tim. Glover couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Tang Qian:
You're such a monster, a monster like Michael. Hot, you actually added so much on the basis of 308 pounds? And without affecting your movement and agility in the slightest, you're really not human, you're an alien. Tang Qian was not so surprised, because he knew where his limit was, so he said: Only 510 pounds of flat bench press, a bit less, I thought I could break through to about 520 pounds. I'm still overestimating myself.
You are really in the midst of blessings and do not know blessings! Hot, at your level, do you know what the concept is for every 10 pounds gained? You think you're pushing a 100-pound barbell. And basketball requires more than just upper body strength, the rest of your life needs to be developed together......
Before he finished speaking, Tang Qian asked: Isn't the development of the rest of my place enough? Is this training volume insufficient? Do you need to train a little more next offseason? Tim?
God, that's crazy, that's not enough? I don't mean that, forget it, you're good at talent, I won't say this kind of thing, right? Tim. Although Glover complained like this, he was still very proud that he could create such an inner monster with his own hands, and the inner human specimen came out.
In addition, the physical fitness crystal brick has also broken through half of it, reaching the level that can support at least 45 minutes per game in the playoffs, and it is still a continuous appearance consumption. This is also a huge step forward. Now, let's see who dares to take advantage of the Lakers' lack of physical fitness. Coupled with the improvement of the offensive end, he is also full of confidence in himself now.
The first game of the Lakers' 2016-2017 season is scheduled for October 25, the opener, against the Houston Rockets.
It seems that the league is also very concerned, knowing that both teams have Chinese players, so that the ratings of the first game will definitely not be low. Tang Qian looked at the current lineup of the Rockets, and to be honest, he didn't think the Rockets could win. Even if they formed the "light bulb combination" in advance of the original plane, it would not be useful. However, he is looking forward to the new changes that D'Antoni will bring to Houston.
In the end, De Shuai is still his mentor, and he also hopes that D'Antoni will live well.
But now in addition to Tang Qian, there is also a center inside line that has been blown up, and he is the emperor of the 76ers, Embiid. The man who has kept the 76ers willing to wait for several seasons is finally coming back this season. Although he was not included in ESPN's top five centers in the early season this year, he quickly gave his "response".
In the future, I will definitely be the man who wants to be the first center in the league!
Okay, that's a lot of tone, but if you're familiar with Embiid, you'll know that he's a typical big mouth, and he's fond of bombarding each other in the media and on the Internet, which can be regarded as one of his joie des vivre. According to his own description, he is a person who needs a lot of motivation in his life. It's also one of the sources of his motivation.
Some people say that he can win the title of the NBA's first Twitter MVP, which shows how much Embiid likes to tweet and scare people.
But Embiid is only a proper first-year student this year, so Tang Qian didn't think he could pose any threat to himself, but his nickname was The Emperor, but it happened to be a bit of a conflict with Tang Qian's side. As the saying goes, "there are no two heavens" and "there are no two masters", how can there be two emperors? That's not appropriate, isn't it?
Tang Qian saw this dark young man, and suddenly touched his chin and said: Otherwise, it's better to give him a little color.
Do you see how much everyone is looking forward to our "duel of two emperors"? I can't live up to it, can I?
Well, 76ers, Embiid, I'll remember, and hopefully you're still healthy when you play this season.
Besides, isn't the tradition in the NBA just to teach arrogant rookies a good lesson?
It's right to suppress and suppress, this old-school tradition can't be broken from me.
In the end, I'm also in the 6th grade, which is enough to call me an old qualification.
The other party is actually a rookie, the kind of original pure rookie, not adulterated at all.
However, before the first game begins, there is a big ceremony to be held, and that is the day when the championship team from last season will present rings. To mention, since the casting of the rings was officially outsourced from the NBA to the owners of each team, it is the bosses' own business when they want to issue them. But it's usually the opener that's fixed, or it's your first home game.
Like the season when Kobe Bryant retired, it is not impossible that it will be deliberately postponed until after Game 24.
This year, the Lakers are ready to follow the tradition and award the 2015-2016 NBA championship ring in the first game.
Because it is the defending champion, the first home game is naturally still in the Staples Center, so it is okay, BA is both a competitive league and a business league and an entertainment league, and no president will interfere with this kind of thing. That's a bit silly and doesn't fit the purpose of the NBA.
The Staples Center started early today, and everyone was excited because tonight will be a night for the Lakers to "honor" the players. It took 10 weeks to produce by top jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. This Jason of Beverly Hills, if you remember, the retirement ring they made for Kobe Bryant from the original plane. The Lakers ring has a string engraved on it, which is also Jenny. Buss enlisted the approval of the whole team and commissioned the engraving, which is simple and cheesy, but it is exactly what the Lakers have wanted for so many years.
Surpass Boston's championship tally and reclaim the glory of being the number one player in the NBA.
Perhaps many people don't know that the first giant in NBA history was not Boston, but the Lakers.
Old Bass's last unfulfilled wish also has such a thing, so this cheesy-looking word will look so "just right" engraved on the ring. The sentence is:
The first giant.
……
After getting the second ring of his career, Tang Qian directly wore it on his hand, and then compared a number of 2, which is what he said, now I have 2 championship rings. This is also the favorite thing of well-known stars and celebrities in the NBA. Dazzle rings.
Show off the number of rings. Jordan, Russell, Kobe, James, O'Neal...... Blah blah blah, there's not a single one who hasn't flaunted this. This shows how popular the ring theory is in the minds of NBA players. And before Tang Qian spoke as the boss of the team, a light suddenly hit Tang Qian's body at the Staples Center, and then it could be heard. McDonald and Stu. Lanterz shouted loudly into the microphone in front of him:
"Now let's have the Los Angeles Lakers No. 29, ~Tang~~~ dive~~~~" from China.
What the? Tang Qian was suddenly stunned, what did he just hear? Tang Qian? Instead of scalding the money???
This......
Bill. McDonald and Stu. Lanterz continued: "Don~ This is a gift from our two old fellows for the new season, you must accept it." Don't you know, in order to practice the pure pronunciation of these two words, we spend a lot of vacation time. ”
"We just thought that if the Toyota Center could accurately name Team 11, why can't we? Don, you deserve any reward for all that you've brought to our Lakers. ”
"Tyrant Don ~ Please accept our sincere little gift ~~~"
Tang Qian didn't know why, he suddenly felt a little throbbing because for this day, he had waited for a full 5 years, a full 5 seasons. This means that his efforts have not been in vain, and he has finally begun to reverse the invisible prejudice against himself here.
A Tang dive is worth a thousand gold, and it is of great significance.
It's not even worse than getting this championship ring.
Starting today, the Staples Center in Los Angeles will forever ring the word Tang Qian.
Pure and standard Tang Qian.
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