Chapter 605: Kupchak's Problem
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One step from the free-throw line, he slammed the basketball down on Paul's shield.
"Bang!"
The basketball slammed into the shield again, making a dull sound.
Paul leaned against the shield and did not move.
The basketball bounced off the shield and flew towards the rebound.
Tang Shuai's eyes never left the basketball, and after judging the landing point of the basketball, he held back his strength, ran two steps to the right, and then jumped up.
"Bang!"
After the basketball bounced to the rebound, it bounced to the right.
Tang Shuai just jumped against the ball at this time, grabbed the ball that bounced with his left hand, and then sent it to his crotch.
While sending, the whole person also slid towards the basket.
Half a meter from the basket, he pulled the ball up with his right hand and smashed it into the basket.
The fans at the scene went crazy and all of them slammed up from their seats.
This is definitely the most creative dunk in NBA history!
"He did it! He did it! Oh, my God! He did it! Barkley used "he did" three times in a row, and he was already agitated that he didn't know what else to say.
The moment Paul saw the ball scored, he suddenly raised his shield, put it away and raised it into the air again, and he was also quite excited.
Tang Shuai quickly walked over and hugged him, but it was also a shame that Paul didn't move, otherwise such a dunk would have been absolutely impossible.
This time, the judges did not discuss it again, and after glancing at each other, they quickly scored the scores.
50 points!
There is no suspense.
The moment the score came out, Tang Shuai took Paul's hand and raised it into the air.
"Champion! Champion! ”
There was a neat cheer from the fans at the scene.
It didn't play overtime like last year, but it was even more exciting than last year.
It's not necessarily the best slam dunk contest, but it's definitely a better slam dunk contest than last year.
Curry, Harden, Booker and others came up to hug Tang Shuai one by one, and even LaVine came over to hug Tang Shuai.
"You deserve this championship." After hugging, LaVine shook hands with Tang Shuai, and said sincerely that Tang Shuai was able to complete this level of dunking, and he was convinced of the loss.
"You're great too." Tang Shuai said with a smile.
After shaking hands and hugging everyone he knew, the staff quickly reminded him that he could go on stage to receive the award.
As the last event on the 14th, the award of the slam dunk contest was naturally particularly eye-catching, and many fans at the scene went down from the stands to the venue.
Glenn Rice, a former Hornets legend and one of the judges on the spot, walked to the center of the field with the trophy, and Tang Shuai was already standing there first.
"Congratulations, Don." When Les came over, he congratulated him with a smile.
"Thank you." Tang Shuai said as he took the championship trophy from Rice.
The trophy was a little heavy, and he took it and lifted it above his head.
There was a roar of excitement at the scene, especially those fans who came from Los Angeles, after seeing Tang Shuai win the championship, they were already excited and couldn't help themselves.
"Don, is there anything you want to say? Defeat LaVine to get this trophy. ”
When the host's words came out, they immediately attracted a burst of cheers from the audience, and Lavin's face looked a little embarrassed.
"yes, I have a lot to say, but first I have to thank Aaron (referring to Gordon), CP3, and I also want to thank Zach and TJ, they are all very good dunks, especially Zach, who shows the qualities of a basketball player and is fearless."
Speaking of this, the scene suddenly remembered a burst of cheers and applause.
Laven also stretched out his hand to applaud, and his mood was obviously much better than just now.
"Anything else?" When the cheers at the scene were a little quieter, the host asked again.
"Los Angeles, Champion!" At this moment, the Lakers fans in the stands shouted loudly.
Tang Shuai originally wanted to say some more words of thanks to the team and coach, but after hearing the shouts of the fans, the words that came to his lips changed directly, and he raised his voice and shouted.
"Los Angeles, Champion!"
Then he lifted the trophy high above his head.
This move made those Lakers fans laugh at once.
Tang Shuai took a group photo with Rice with the trophy again, and then walked towards the sidelines.
"Congratulations, Don, you're way ahead." Kobe Bryant came up and gave him a deep hug.
"There's one more." Tang Shuai said with a smile.
"Haha, I just like your character." Bryant smiled and gave him another hug.
At the end of the game on this day, Tang Shuai held one in his left and right hands, and one in his arms and stood at the door of the New Orleans Arena.
After a while, a car stopped in front of him, and Duffy got down from it, and when he got down, he took the trophy in his hand, turned around and put it on the car.
When they all got into the car and the car started, Duffy glanced at the three big trophies and said with a wry smile: "It's very troublesome to bring this thing back to Los Angeles." ”
"You don't have to bother, just consign." Tang Shuai waved his hand and said.
"You think it's luggage, I'll arrange someone to send this thing back to you, some people can't get one of these trophies in their lifetime, you take 3 at a time, I can't afford to lose one." Duffy shook his head and said.
"Look at you nervous, it's okay, forget it if it's really gone, are you still afraid that I won't be able to get it next time?" Tang Shuai asked with a smile.
Duffy smiled and said, "Yes." ”
"By the way, did Mickey tell me what happened?" Tang Shuai asked, and he didn't know what Kupchak was anxious to see him for not long after the game ended.
Duffy shook his head: "I don't know, but it's probably related to a team, so maybe he wants to ask you for a trophy?" ”
Tang Shuai smiled, he didn't seem to know anything about Duffy's tone, so he didn't ask any more.
The car quickly arrived at the hotel, and after putting down the trophy, they took the car to the café in Kupchakyo.
The All-Star Game is a feast for basketball fans, and it's also the most active time for general managers, because instead of cold phone calls, face-to-face communication can be made, and in addition to that, it's also a great time to meet star players.
Tang Shuai and Duffy soon arrived at the café where Kupchak had asked them to meet.
What they didn't expect was that the team's owner, Bass Jr., also came along.
"Jim, Mickey." After Tang Shuai entered, he said hello to Little Bas and Kupchak one after another.
After saying hello and ordering coffee, Kupchak didn't have any ink, so he said directly: "Tang, I brought you here today, mainly because I want to ask for your opinion." ”
"Well, you say." Although I don't know what Kupchak will say, if Bass Jr. is here, it must have something to do with the next trade deadline.
"I remember last December, you and Paul [Gasol] approached me and we had a discussion about small-ball tactics." Kupchak followed.
Tang Shuai nodded, although Su Mei told him that this was an unwise decision, but what had happened, he still had the courage to admit it.
"I remember you and Paul saying that the staffing wasn't suitable for small-ball tactics, and I told Jim about that." Kupchak said and looked at Tang Shuai.
Tang Shuai nodded, Kupchak said this, it seems that he is going to use a knife against the team, and this sentence is nothing more than a message that he attaches great importance to Tang Shuai.
"We had a lot of thought about it in the management, but at the time the team was immature, you know, new teams have a run-in process, but now ......," Kupchak said, "Luke's admiration for small-ball tactics has exceeded our predictions, but we have also seen his excellent performance in coaching, and the team has no intention of changing the manager." ”
Tang Shuai nodded again, putting aside the factor of small-ball tactics, Wharton is indeed a good head coach, when Gasol was not injured, he led the team to a good performance, of course, he also heard the unexpected meaning of this sentence, the team's record is not good, if the head coach is not moved, it must be the players who want to move.
"I came to you today because I want to confirm with you two things." Kupchak finally looked at Tang Shuai and said.
"Well, you say." Tang Shuai also looked up at Kupchak.
"First things first." Kupchak said and turned his head to look at Bass Jr., and after waiting for Bass Jr.'s approval, he followed, "Is your relationship with Luke to the point where it can't be reconciled?" ”
Tang Shuai was stunned, he thought that Kupchak might ask him if it was appropriate to trade Barnes, but he never expected Kupchak to ask such a question.
Don't move the head coach, and ask him about his relationship with the coach? Are you going to trade him away?
It can't be, Kupchak is not stupid, the chips paid to trade him are very expensive, the trial period can't be only half a season, and he is so good that he just shines in the All-Star Game, and a fool can't trade him.
So, what does this question mean otherwise?
He turned his head to look at Duffy, who shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand what Kupchak was trying to do.
"You don't have to think too much, just tell us what you really think." Kupchak saw that he had not answered, and added.
Tang Shuai nodded, it was useless to think about things that he couldn't figure out, he followed and said: "Luke and I do have some tactical disagreements, but they are far from the point where they can't be adjusted, there may be my factors in this......"
"We get it." Without waiting for Tang Shuai to continue, Kupchak interrupted him, as if he already had his answer.
Tang Shuai turned his head and looked at Duffy again with a puzzled face, and he couldn't figure out which one Kupchak was singing.
"The second question, can you accept the small-ball tactic?" Kupchak didn't wait for Tang Shuai to understand the first question, and then continued to ask.
"You don't have to think about whether the player is suitable or not, you just need to answer the question, are you comfortable with playing small ball? Or to put it more bluntly, would you mind being a player like Curry? Without waiting for Tang Shuai to answer, Kupchak added. (To be continued.) )