Chapter 285 [I Climb Up, I Can't Fall Again]
The last time I came to Los Angeles against the Clippers, the Lakers went out to play away, Guo Xu couldn't meet his former brothers, and this time he came to the game, Guo Xu felt that he should get together.
As a result, after Guo Xu called, O'Neal was only willing to have dinner alone with him, and made it clear: "Don't call Kobe, you call him and I'm really anxious with you." ”
The two met at a familiar steakhouse, and O'Neill frowned, looking at it in a mood. He couldn't laugh at it, and a lot of people were talking about whether the Lakers could make the playoffs this year.
The Lakers have just established a dynasty, and if they don't make the playoffs this year, O'Neal thinks it's better to jump into the sea and feed the fish.
The two exchanged a few words, and after ordering a meal, Guo Xu smiled bitterly: "I've only been gone for three months, why are you making such a fuss?" ”
"Can I not be angry? When you were there, we had only lost 15 games in two years. Now, in the first two months of the season, the Lakers have lost 18 games. It's useless for me to come back, it's not good to block and attack, and it's a single without a tactic. O'Neal huffed: "Derrick (Fisher) is a piece of shit, why haven't they changed point guards?" ”
Fisher is very unpopular on the team now, he is not a point guard at all, playing 34 minutes per game, 10.5 points, 3 rebounds and 3.4 assists, shooting 43.7% from the field, 40% from three-point range, basically no breakthroughs, and averaging 1.5 free throws per game.
It's not that Kupchak doesn't want to trade Fisher, but he doesn't have a suitable trade target, the annual salary of 3 million is not high, and the person who gets it back is afraid that he is not as good as him, and this contract expires in 2004.
O'Neal's contract this season is as high as 23.57 million, and the Lakers' overall salary is as high as 63.15 million, and it is impossible to get back a star point guard. Kupchak is also well aware that even a change to a star point guard will not satisfy the fans, because people will compare him to Guo Xu, who is the most popular this year.
Guo Xu persuaded: "Even if the Lakers don't renew my contract and their strength has declined, I don't think you need to be so angry, you are different from those veterans who worked hard to get the first championship ring of their careers." ”
O'Neill understands what Guo Xu means, he doesn't lack any personal honors, he has made a lot of money, and he is a winner in life in all aspects, but he just can't calm down, because he is not old, and he will only be 31 years old in March next year.
Not old, O'Neill naturally wants to keep his supremacy. Now that the Lakers are not only losing, but Kobe Bryant still wants to challenge his position in the team, of course he will be angry.
"I can't get used to Kobe, if we play like before, let me be the core Lakers will definitely win more than now, but Kobe Bryant obviously wants to be the boss, and as soon as you leave, his ambition will be exposed."
This is not a wrongful Kobe. Guo Xu and Ao Fat were obviously in a gang when he was there, and Kobe Bryant could only endure it if he was dissatisfied with the ball, and if he made a fuss 2-1, he would be traded out of the team. Kobe Bryant couldn't make trouble when he was in a good mood last season, because the team kept winning, and no one would come out in that situation to find trouble.
It's different now, O'Neal has been out of action since the start of the game, and Kobe Bryant has already won the ball, so how can he let it out easily?
Guo Xu feels that the relationship between the OK group has deteriorated, which is very similar to a certain plot in the Hong Kong movie "Beast Detective".
Zhang Yaoyang said: "If you hadn't called me the boss just now, I would have hacked you to death." ”
Tan Yaowen hacked Zhang Yaoyang to death with a knife, and then said: "Boss, you will be the boss in the future, what does it matter who is the boss?" You're the boss, I'm the boss too, and if I climb up, I can't fall down again. ”
Of course, Kobe Bryant didn't want to kill O'Neal, although he hated O'Neal's laziness, he also knew that he couldn't win the championship without a fat man. Kobe Bryant is a very strict person with himself, and at the same time he will put forward extremely demanding requirements for his teammates, which is the most annoying thing for O'Neal.
Four consecutive championships is really something that Kobe Bryant is very eager to achieve, and only the Celtics have done it in BA history, but it was too early in the day, and it wasn't difficult to reach that goal, with only eight teams in total, six of which were uncompetitive......
Guo Xu said lightly: "I advise you not to be angry with Kobe, his starting point is to lead the team to win." He wants to win four consecutive championships just like you, you should work together, it doesn't do any good to fall out, it will only make the media see the jokes. ”
O'Neal rubbed his fat face with his hand and sighed: "We are opponents in the end, and the contradictions in the Lakers locker room need opponents to persuade and reconcile, and it's a big joke to spread it." ”
Guo Xu smiled: "You should think more about happy things, don't you have a lot of hobbies?" Singing, dancing, acting in movies, and being a police officer. ”
It's also O'Neal's dream to be a police officer, and last season he applied to become an alternate officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, and as a result, team doctor Gary Witti became O'Neal's training target.
At each meeting, O'Neill would conduct a "body search" of Viti, occasionally pinning Viti against the wall of the treatment room, and then demanding that Viti hand over the syringes of the painkillers. In retaliation, Victi bit O'Neill's hand with his mouth. The two of them often frolicked like this, and it became a big sight in the Lakers' locker room.
O'Neill finally had a smile on his face. "If I were the songwriter of 'See You Again,' I would probably be happy, and next year you'll definitely be invited to the Grammys, and being nominated is a certainty."
"See You Again" has been on the Billboard for a total of 12 weeks, including 6 consecutive weeks, which is a very terrifying achievement, a basketball player crushed many male and female singers with a single, and last summer there were singers who asked Guo Xu to sing, both men and women.
For this reason, Guo Xu was also very proud, and said with a smile: "It depends on the situation, if I have time at that time, I will definitely participate." ”
"Do you still write songs in the future?" O'Neill asked.
"Write, if you need inspiration and need someone to sing together, I'll definitely find you, and we'll sweep the billboard together."
"I just love hearing that." O'Neal smiled, and then said seriously: "I'll warn you first, you told those two rookies on the team to be honest inside, my toes are not neat yet, and my knees are a little uncomfortable, but if they want to dunk in front of me, don't blame me for being shot off." ”
"They're not that stupid to challenge you under the basket, Amare is a big fan of yours, you signed him when you were 13 years old."
"Really?"
"Really, do you want me to call him and talk to you? He's got a belly of things he wants to tell you. ”
"No, let's talk."
During the school holidays, Megan Fox went back to Port St. Lucie for the holidays, and Jason Statham also returned to the UK for the holidays.
In addition to talking about music, they also talked about movies, and O'Neill always wanted to ask Guo Xu to make movies together during the holidays. Guo Xu agreed, but he must have a good script, and he would never shoot a bad script that would win the Golden Sour Plum Award.
I don't know when it will be, there are too few roles suitable for O'Neal, and no matter how he plays, O'Neal will play it, because the size is too big, and the audience will play when they see it.
Back at the hotel in the evening, Guo Xu contacted Kobe Bryant online and chatted for a while. has been a teammate for two years and a wedding best man, and he knows that if the two have a conflict, if they don't say anything, they are not enough friends.
If the two don't listen to persuasion, Guo Xu can be regarded as benevolent, after all, he has gone to Phoenix, and the Suns are his team.