Chapter 214: Why Play
Why does a player play, this is a question worth pondering, it may be because of hobbies when you are young, or it may be because you are cool to attract girls. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
But why does a professional player play? It's very simple for so long, one is because of money, the second is because of honor, and the third is because of fame.
The NBA is a commercial league, and every player plays here because of money, and no one says I can do without money, as long as there is a ball to play. Every player who enters the NBA is in it for a high salary, whether it is a black man from a slum background or a white man from a famous family, they need money to support themselves. So there's no shame in talking about money in the NBA, and there's no shame in being traded, it's a business league where every player is a commodity, and as long as they can get back enough benefits, they can be traded.
And the NBA as a whole has no real non-sale, just because there are not enough chips to pay. For example, Kobe, if there is really a team that offers Howard, James, Wade and other superstars in exchange, and the combined salary of these superstars is not as much as Kobe Bryant's, you see if the Lakers can change it.
The NBA is also the highest temple of basketball in the whole world, and every aspiring basketball player hopes to come to the NBA and make a difference. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a basketball player who doesn't want to be in the NBA is not a good player. Entering the NBA is the dream of players from other countries, because when you get here, you can get almost the praise of the whole country.
Of course, as a star-making factory, after entering the NBA, I have a lot of time to contact media reporters, and I want to be famous quickly. Regardless of what kind of performance he has on the court, it has nothing to do with whether he is famous or not. Let's just say that Vujacic is just a role player in the Lakers, but he is a star in Los Angeles. One is because Vujacic is handsome, and the other is because Vujacic also loves skiing.
So when the Zen master asked this question, everyone didn't know how to answer.
The Zen master didn't let them answer, he said directly: "The purpose of coming to the NBA is nothing more than a few, and every player is traded involuntarily." And every player can get a high salary, out of luck, is strength. I know that you are all not convinced by Maverick's promise of the top salary to Wu, but you have to think about whether Wu has the ability to get the top salary. ”
"To put it mildly, Wu is the best player in the NBA right now, there is no one!" The Zen master accentuated his tone, "Wu can shoot, he can break through, he can defend, and he can play any tactic." You all ask yourselves, who can compare to Shangwu? ”
No one spoke, they were all asking themselves. They were all carried away by the news of the Mavericks before, Wu Di had only entered the NBA for two and a half seasons, and the Mavericks actually promised to give Wu Di a maximum salary, which made them feel unfair.
The wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and it is always easy to make people jealous if they are too good. Zen Master has seen too many such players, Jordan and Kobe Bryant who came out of his hands are all such people, and there are many people who have not come out, there are countless talents who have fallen in the NBA, and parallel goods come like this every year. Therefore, the Zen master does not want Wu Di to fall, Wu Di is the most well-rounded player he has ever seen, he is much more comprehensive than Jordan and Kobe.
"Wu is fully capable of getting the top salary, why are you like this? If you don't change your mind, you'll spend less time in the NBA, and you may not even have a team for you at any time. No team wants a player who is at odds with the core, and no matter how capable you are, as long as you can't be the core, you have to be humble. And even if you become the core, be humble, no one can beat five, and if you can't cooperate, someone will be traded. ”
The Zen master reprimanded everyone half-preachy and half-threatening, and although the atmosphere within the Lakers did not improve all at once, it also eased a lot. Several assistant coaches also talked to the players separately during training.
However, it will take some time to adjust.
On the 11th, the Lakers faced the Bucks at home, and the Bucks were the weak team and were easily won by the Lakers.
But on the 13th, away against Spurs, Gasol was injured before the game and it will take more than a month to recover. Gasol's injury left the Lakers with no one to limit Duncan, and the players had not completely let go of the mustard, and the Lakers lost to the Spurs by a large margin.
After losing, Kobe Bryant was not in a very good mood, and he broke his wrist during training, and he also needed to be unable to play for more than half a month.
Kobe Bryant and Gasol were both injured, and the burden of the entire team was placed on Wu Di.
The Lakers reached a critical moment, and the Zen master gave Wu Di unlimited firing rights, expressing his complete trust in Wu Di to lead the team.
On the 14th, the Lakers played the Mavericks back-to-back, this time on the Mavericks' home court.
Before the start, the owner Cuban was also in high spirits, and the Lakers Big Three injured two, leaving Wu Di himself, who thought that the Mavericks could completely defeat the Lakers. Therefore, Cuban made a big statement in front of the media: "I'm here to win, and this Maverick will definitely win." ”
Cuban's arrogant appearance gave reporters big news, and whether the Mavericks win or not, it would be a good news point.
Cuban didn't speak ill of Wu Di, and he hasn't given up on bringing Wu Di to Mavericks.
However, Wu Di has a completely different mentality, he is now full of fighting spirit, Kobe Bryant and Gasol are injured, this is a crisis for the Lakers, but it is not his chance. As long as he performs well during this period and proves that he can lead the team alone, he can be on top after Kobe's form declines.
Before going on the court, Fisher took the lead in reaching out his hand, and Wu Di put his hand on Fisher's hand, which has always been Kobe's prerogative, and now it is finally his turn.
Today's starting lineup for the Lakers is Bynum, Sun Yue, Wu Di, Vujacic and Fisher.
Wu Di walked on the field, full of ambition in his heart! Today will be the time for him to show all his abilities to the fans, and he's already starting to get excited.
Sun Yue's heart was also very excited, he was the first time he got the chance to start. Although the No. 4 position is not a position he is good at, he has trained Wu Di to play in the No. 4 position, and he is still good at defending the No. 4 position. And now the NBA No. 4 position is getting shorter and shorter, and Sun Yue's height of 206cm can already cope with some No. 4 positions, so the Zen master will let Sun Yue start in place of Brad Miller and be a helper for Wu Di.