Chapter 160: Basketball Tibetan Mastiff
Hoggist had already figured out how to describe himself, "Kehuai, do you know the Tibetan mastiff?" β
Leonard was stunned, "Tibetan mastiff, I heard that it is a very ferocious dog in Tibet, China, right?" β
"That's right, you've got a lot of knowledge. Regarding the strength of the Tibetan mastiff, there is a proverb in China that 'one mastiff fights three tigers, three mastiffs sink the aircraft carrier, five mastiffs destroy God, and ten mastiffs create a century' If I can really develop into a comprehensive and top player in the future, you can call me a Tibetan mastiff! "Hoggist
"This nickname always feels weird!" Leonard said.
"It's better than yours." Hoggist laughed.
"How domineering my nickname 'Burst Drummer'!" Leonard said confidently.
"Please, the nickname 'Burst Drummer', I've only heard it for the first time today, and I dare to ask who else but yourself would call it that? Do you know what the fans call you? Haugist asked.
"Don't sell it, talk about it!"
"Haha, most of them call you facial paralysis! There are also many people who call you cute! This nickname is simply inferior! Hougist laughed back and forth, and several trainers next to him covered their mouths and snickered when they heard it.
"Even if I'm blank in the ring, you can call me the Cold-Faced Killer or the T-800 (the cold-blooded robot killer played by Schwarzenegger in the famous sci-fi movie "The Terminator"). What is a nickname for facial paralysis? Leonard said gloomily.
"Come on, they didn't call you 3PO or R2D2 (both of which are famous robot characters in the epic sci-fi movie "Star Wars", and the scenes are mainly funny and cute)." Hoggist teased.
"That's not going to work, it looks like my style of play needs to be tougher!" Leonard was determined to get rid of his current nickname.
"Practice your turnaround jumper well, and maybe you can get the nickname of Jordan's successor!" Hogist suggested.
Leonard didn't want to be labeled like this, "I'm not going to be Jordan's successor!" I'm who I am, fireworks of different colors! β
After a moment of silence, Leonard continued: "Actually, it doesn't matter what the nickname is, to say that I play to constantly improve myself and do my best to hit the championship, so I hope everyone can call me the champion every summer!" β
"Big brother, you are really ambitious! It's easier said than done, but it's harder than it gets! is as strong as LeBron, although he has reached the finals for four consecutive years, he has not been able to win three consecutive championships! β
"That's why I'm going to work so hard to learn offensive skills from you in the summer!" Leonard said.
A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Haugist's mind, and he smiled and said to Leonard: "For the sake of your humble inquiry, I will teach you another trick......
Horgist and Leonard turned a blind eye to what was going on in a small arena in the suburbs of Los Angeles and focused on practicing only Sage ball, but unlike the calm here, there was a huge tsunami in Miami on the south coast, LeBron jumped out of a six-year, $100 million contract and became a full free agent, and announced his return to Cleveland shortly after the free market opened, signing a two-year, $42.1 million contract with the Cavaliers, with a player option for the second year.
When Hoggist heard the news, his first reaction was to shout at Leonard, "Oh my God! LeBron can't be beaten away by you! β
But on second thought, LeBron has won two championships and two FMVPs in the Heat, and personal honors are enough, but the previous promise to win the championship for his hometown is still far away. It's also possible that LeBron wants to fight for his hometown again while he is still in good shape, right? After all, the city of Cleveland seems to be cursed by something, having been insulated from the championship for 52 years. If anyone can break that curse and bring a championship trophy to Cleveland, it's LeBron.
However, under the big news of LeBron coming home, there was a small trade that most people overlooked, but it was a mixed blessing for Hougist - Jeremy Lin was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers!
In the past season, the relationship between Jeremy Lin and the Rockets' uniform team was not very harmonious, and Hougist opposed Jeremy Lin to the Rockets from beginning to end, Jeremy Lin's style of play needs to dominate the ball, and Harden is also a player who needs the ball, Jeremy Lin's strength is obviously not as good as Harden, so he will struggle in the Rockets.
Sure enough, the Rockets would prefer Jeremy Lin to play without the ball, and they want him to be more accurate in his shooting. Jeremy Lin, who was difficult to adapt to his new role for a while, was put on the bench by head coach McHale, and at the beginning of the season, Jeremy Lin's form struggled a little, played a highlight game, and was also beaten by someone's St. Paul's grandfather, and finally improved a little, but he left the field with a foot injury when he played against the Hawks at home on November 27 last year, and the injury was out for half a month.
However, the good times didn't last long, Jeremy injured his back in the second game of his comeback, and he was suspended for 4 games again, until Beverley returned from injury, and he couldn't play a stable and efficient game, especially in the first two games of Beverley's return from injury, Jeremy Lin's performance was even worse, which directly led to him being pressed back to the bench after Beverley's return from injury.
While Jeremy Lin struggled on the offensive end, he always worked hard to contribute on the defensive end. However, such a player who is active in assisting in defense has been criticized by some radical fans for excessive assistance in defense. The Rockets were eliminated by the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs, and McHale "listened" to the opinions of fans at the final critical moment of G4 and G6, but instead made a major mistake and buried the game.
Now that Jeremy has been traded to the Lakers, the Lakers currently don't have a better point guard, and the Lakers' only supergiant Kobe Bryant is a good finisher with unparalleled off-ball ability and finishing ability, so Hougist thinks the Lakers are far more suitable for Jeremy Lin than the Rockets.
The only regret is that the Lakers fired head coach D'Antoni before the end of the season, if D'Antoni is still with the Lakers, maybe he can renew the relationship with Jeremy Lin and reproduce Lin's crazy performance.
Hougist called Jeremy Lin as soon as he got the news, but the phone rang for a long time before it was connected, and an angry voice came from the other end: "Brother, it's late!" Don't you even need to sleep? β
"Late?" Hoggist glanced at the poisonous sunlight hanging in the sky, "Big brother, it's noon at this time!" I've just finished training, have you learned to be lazy this offseason? β
"Brother, it's 3 o'clock at night, I didn't sleep until close to 24 o'clock after my fan interaction yesterday, and I have to get up early at 6 o'clock to go to the gym to practice strength, can you let me sleep a whole night!" Lin complained.
"It's time for you to buy a new watch...... Wait, you're almost half a day away from here, you're not in the US? Hougist reacted suddenly.
"Of course! I'm in Beijing! Didn't I tell you? What's the matter with you? Tell me, I'm going to sleep! Jeremy Lin said impatiently.
Haugist understood that a person's wake-up anger was terrible, so he said succinctly: "You've been traded!" β
There was a loud "bang" on the other end of the phone, and it sounded like Jeremy Lin had fallen out of bed, and Jeremy Lin was completely sleepy, and asked excitedly on the other end of the phone, "Is the news reliable?" Where did I go? Who else is being traded? β
"You were traded to the Lakers, and the Rockets also got a first-round pick and a second-round pick next year, only to get Sergei from the Lakers. The signing rights of Liswalker ()! β
βho is the fxxking SergeiοΌβ Jeremy Lin instinctively blurted out a sentence of English.
"I never heard of this guy until your deal was exposed, I just looked it up on the Internet, and guess what?" Hoggist wanted to buy a pass, but considering that Jeremy Lin was still resting at night, he continued: "This guy named Sergei is the second-round No. 49 pick selected by the Grizzlies in 2004, and he has not signed a contract, and the signing rights were traded to the Rockets by the Grizzlies in 2008, and the Rockets did not sign a contract, and in 2010, he gave the signing rights of this buddy to the Lakers through a three-way trade, and as a result, this year the Lakers used the signing rights of this buddy to exchange for you and two draft picks. This He's X's rocket is clearly upside down, and it's going to send you away! I told you not to go to the rocket a long time ago! Morey is a typical person who sought to breed like a dog at the beginning, and now that he is ugly, stars like Francis and Maddie can be traded, let alone you! β
"Alas, don't mention the original thing, fortunately I'm relieved now, and it's not bad to go to the Lakers! The Lakers don't have a serious point guard, so I'm going to be a proper starter! And guess what? Jeremy Lin seemed excited to leave the Rockets, and his sleepiness was gone, and he sold off to Hougist.
"I can guess what you're going to say!" Hoggist said helplessly.
"Kobe Bryant and I have the same birthday, do you think it's fate! I'm on the same team with a great scoring guard like Kobe Bryant, and we can make a super backcourt duo, and the Lakers will definitely be able to make a difference next year! Jeremy Lin said excitedly.
"Although I am very relieved that you are out of the Rockets, I have to pour cold water on you, since D'Antoni resigned with the worst record in Lakers history, the Lakers have not yet found a head coach, and today you were traded at the same time, Paul. Gasol announced that he would not make an appointment with the Lakers and joined the Bulls as a free agent! So now there are only two strong players left in the team, you and Kobe! I'm afraid that in addition to bringing Kobe Bryant back to the peak of the 06-07 season, there is no possibility of the current lineup entering the playoffs. So don't get your hopes up too much, let's wait and see how the Lakers will follow up on the trading and signing operations and the selection of coaches! If the Lakers can sign one or two superstars and invite a famous coach, it means that the Lakers senior management still wants to give it a go this year. β
"Don't scare me! I've been happy for less than 20 minutes! It's not that bad, is it? Jeremy Lin asked suspiciously.
"Sao Nian, you're still too naΓ―ve, Lakers management for the past two years, Jim. Buzz and Jenny. Buzz has been seducing and fighting for power, Jerry. After Bass's death, the two intensified. Jim is unwilling to be subordinated to Jenny, and has always wanted to monopolize the power of the Lakers, but unfortunately he is really useless, empty ambitions, but has no ability to realize his ambitions Under his wise leadership, the Lakers have not only not followed the plan to the road of revival in the past two years, but the atmosphere in the team has become a mess, I think their high-level struggle for power and profit will not improve before the Lakers have no results! β
"Ahh If you want to say that, then I'll open champagne to celebrate a yarn! I'd better wash up and go to bed as soon as possible! Jeremy Lin said disappointedly.
"Don't be discouraged! It's better now than in rockets, isn't it? I have a suggestion that you would like to hear? Haugist said with relief.
"No need! You might as well give some advice to the Bass family! Can we get them to end the farce sooner and get back on track? Jeremy Lin was in a terrible mood, and he rejected Hougist angrily, but after being silent for a while, Jeremy Lin came back to his senses, "I'm sorry, just now...... Do you have any suggestions to talk about? β
Hoggist generously ignored the discord just now, and patiently replied: "It doesn't matter if the team is bad, but the same loss, but there are different ways to lose, do you understand what I mean?" β
"I didn't mean to raise the bar with you, but I really don't understand what you're talking about! It's the same thing about losing the game, does it make any difference how you lose? Jeremy Lin asked, puzzled.
"It's a big difference! If you don't resist losing at the last moment, the audience will feel sorry for you; Lose to your opponent by a big score, and the audience will treat you as trash! Your data is very poor, and everyone will dump the pot at you if you lose; Your data is very beautiful, and everyone will feel sorry for you if you lose! If you lose a season with the team, some players won't have what the team wants, but some players can sign a big contract again. That's the difference! Hogist explained.
Jeremy Lin listened to Hoggist's analysis and couldn't help but praise sincerely: "It's the first time I've seen someone say that brushing data is so fresh and refined!" β
"Didn't I teach you the tricks of swiping data?" Hoggist laughed.
Jeremy Lin couldn't help but smile when he heard Hoggist's words, "What else can I do to brush the data?" Pick up the ball and do it! β
"You are very wrong, as the saying goes, 'Don't come if you are wrong, insult my beauty!' ......," Haugist said, singing incomprehensibly.
"Brother, you sing so ugly, and the lyrics are also very strange!" Jeremy Lin frowned, realizing that things were not simple.
"I'm sorry, I've been listening to Chinese songs recently, and I can't help but sing them out in passing! It's right for me to soothe your anxiety, and now let's go back to the big mistake," Haugist pulled the topic back, "You don't underestimate the data, scores, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, fouls, shooting percentages, there are many kinds of data that can be brushed." But do you know what data is best to brush at what time period? Hougist asked rhetorically.