Chapter 577
"Richard, let's go." Looking at the former teammates who were celebrating wildly on the sidelines, Hamilton's heart was also mixed at the moment, and when Hamilton was looking at these former teammates in a daze, Mirisic, who didn't know when he had walked to Hamilton's side, grabbed his arm.
For Mirisic, who didn't even play 1 minute in the entire series, the series between the Pistons and the Pacers basically had nothing to do with him, except for being a little negative and low about not being able to play, Mirisic didn't even have any special feelings about the Pistons being swept out, because Mirisic was more of a bystander throughout the series.
"Hmm." After another glance at his team-mates on and on the sidelines, as well as his former team-mates, Hamilton and Mirisic walked down the tunnel.
"Reggie?" The decadent Hamilton just walked into the player tunnel and saw Reggie Miller waiting there, unlike most of the players of his generation who regard Jordan as their idol, Richard Hamilton's idol is more special, his idol is Reggie Miller, because of the lack of physical talent, Hamilton has been also bad for physical talent since he came into contact with basketball, but Reggie Miller, who has achieved success in the NBA, is envious, and while learning Reggie Miller's style of play, He also took Reggie Miller as his goal and the object of transcendence. In the season of the Pacers, Reggie Miller unreservedly taught Hamilton his game experience and various experiences, and helped Hamilton correct some habits that were not very good in the game, so in the season of the Pacers, although Hamilton's statistics in the regular season did not improve, and even declined a lot. However, Hamilton's individual ability has really improved a lot, and Hamilton has successfully completed his career in the finals. But after helping the Pacers win the championship, Hamilton left the Pacers because of a contract extension, so in Hamilton's heart, he never knew how to face Reggie Miller.
"Richard, I'm going to retire at the end of this season, and I thought you could stay in Indiana like I did." Although Hamilton left the Pacers because of the issue of contract extension, Reggie Miller did not blame him in the slightest, after all, it was more than $10 million, which is not a small amount, and Hamilton also deserved such a contract, so after seeing what Hamilton wanted to explain to himself, Reggie Miller waved his hand and interrupted him, and then continued: "You are really like me, your pace, posture, technique, every time I see you, I feel like I see myself when I was young, It's a shame that I'll never have the chance to compete with you again. β
"Reggie, I'm sorry." Looking at the sincerity on Reggie Miller's face, Richard Hamilton can't control himself, although the comings and goings of players are very common in the NBA, except for a very few players, most players in the league can't finish in a team, even Olajuwon and Ewing will be traded, let alone others, but in the past "business", the two sides rarely tear their faces, but when Hamilton left the Pacers, the two sides were not good together, Therefore, Hamilton has always felt guilty about Reggie Miller, who has always taken care of himself and has always kept in touch with him and comforted him after he left.
In fact, after the finals last season, Richard Hamilton was inclined to stay with the Pacers, but the Pacers made Hamilton feel that he was being despised on the issue of contract extension, coupled with the Pistons' fierce pursuit of himself and the constant blowing of the agent in his ears, so in the case of a huge difference in the contracts provided by the two parties, Hamilton finally joined the Pistons as a free agent. In this way, Hamilton, who was supposed to be an Indiana hero, became a traitor in the mouth of Pacers fans overnight.
"Richard, you don't have to say sorry to me, you didn't say sorry to me, and you didn't feel sorry for anyone." Reggie Miller put his arm around Hamilton's shoulders as he spoke, in an NBA league where talent is almost everything, Reggie Miller and Hamilton are definitely an outlier, and what can be met is that players like them will definitely be fewer and fewer in the future.
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"Larry, I'm sorry, Ben, I'm sorry, Rashid, I'm sorryγγγγγγ" Watching the live camera on the TV sweep across the Auburn Hills Palace Arena, the crowds of silent fans with their heads in their hands, and Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace, who leaned on the billboard on the sidelines and never wanted to leave, Chauncey Billups, who could only stay in the locker room to watch the game because of the suspension, was now in a state of heart, if it weren't for his own impulse, the Pistons would definitely not have been swept out of the game like they are now.
"Chauncey, we're going to make a comeback next season." Unlike Chauncey Billups, Ron Artest is now all about getting revenge on the Pacers next season.
Although this year's series ended with the Pacers sweeping the Pistons, it is clear to everyone that this is not a true reflection of the strength of both sides, and if it were not for the group brawl that occurred in the final minute of Game 3 of the series, the outcome of the Eastern Conference Finals is still unknown. This is also where many bricks feel sorry for the Pistons, because in their opinion, the Pistons have the strength to overturn the Pacers, and the Pistons obviously think the same way, so as the two "protagonists" of the group fight, Billups and Artest naturally became the sinners of the Pistons being swept away.
Billups, who was the centerpiece of the team's offense and had high hopes from everyone, finally realized how much damage his impulse had done to the team, but now it was too late, and the Pistons' playoff journey was over.
However, Artest, who sits next to Billups, does not have such a high consciousness as Billups, as a guy who even dares to fight Jordan, Artest believes in doing it if he is not convinced, and if he has revenge, he will get it back where he suffers.