214. The lonely wolf king
Carlos Delfino? Where did this guy come from?
Ye Han came to the stadium of the University of Utah this afternoon to participate in the team's joint practice, and Bickerstaff introduced a heartfelt teammate to everyone. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Carlos was traded from the Pistons with me, a rookie with you, but I haven't seen him before, I've been playing in the Argentine league in Europe, and I heard from the coach that their league season ended not long ago, and his contract expired and now he is coming to play in the NBA." Milicic said to Ye Han.
Ye Han had a suddenly realized expression, but then his expression became even more confused, obviously there were still questions, and the point of the question made Milicic unexpected.
"Isn't Argentina in South America?" Ye Han asked strangely.
"......" Milicic was speechless, he obviously didn't expect Ye Han to ask this question.
Well, in fact, Milicic is not very good at geography, he doesn't know where Argentina is at all, and he has the impression that white people are Europeans, if not I, Americans.
Ye Han has little interest in this South American guard, and he has the impression that white outsiders outside the United States are not very good, and few can play in the NBA.
Ye Han took a ball and started shooting practice, and found that he couldn't do anything, and he could still continue training after vomiting and diarrhea yesterday, which was already the limit.
The first time he went to the real plateau, Ye Han was very uncomfortable with the environment.
"I can definitely overcome it, the Jazz players who have been playing here can overcome it, and I can definitely overcome it!" Ye Han gritted his teeth and insisted on shooting.
But Ye Han's body's reaction to the thin air is too great, and overcoming it can definitely be overcome, but it won't be solved in a day or two.
After a while, Bickerstaff arrived.
"Have a good rest, Ace, you don't have to play today's game." Bickerstaff said to Ye Han.
"I can do it, I can still play." Ye Han made a look like there was nothing wrong, but the cold sweat on his body showed that his current condition was very bad.
"You, Emeka and Jason are all on rotation today, and your plane will go to New Orleans in the afternoon to prepare for tomorrow's game." Bickerstaff ignored Ye Han's hard support and made a decision.
Ye Han saw that Okafor and Kapono had no opinion, it seemed that they had already been persuaded by Bickerstaff.
"No problem, isn't there still us? We're going to win, they're not our opponents. Hill patted Ye Han on the shoulder easily, just like he said, even without Ye Han, Okafor, and Kapono, the Jazz have no hope of winning.
The Devil's home court is a natural advantage for the Jazz, but not everyone will have altitude sickness, and Ye Han's case is very rare.
Ye Han, who was helpless, could only go back to the hotel to pack his things, give up the idea of insisting on participating in this game, and go to New Orleans to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Hornets.
Ye Han is actually not worried about today's game, it is difficult for the Jazz, who have played 11-43 so far, to lose to them, but Ye Han feels that he has lost and lost to this damn climate.
Sitting on the plane and looking at the increasingly small Salt Lake City, Ye Han made up his mind: "I will definitely personally lead the team to defeat here next time." ”
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As Hill said, the Jazz are no match for the Bobcats at all, and even the remnants of the Bobcats are much better than the Jazz, easily winning their 39th game of the season.
Sloan struggled to swing with the Jazz, and their goal is to select a point guard in the summer draft to form a new core roster with Boozer.
After leaving Salt Lake City, Ye Han's condition was really much better, the next day was not so uncomfortable, and the game with the Hornets in the evening was also smooth.
However, his form was still not very good, with 11 points on 4-of-17 shooting, and he almost missed a double-double, but against the Hornets, who were as bad as the Jazz, the Bobcats still won easily and managed to get their 40th win of the season.
On the same night, the Heat won the 47th win of the season, because the ninth ranked Cavaliers has a record of 33 wins and 35 losses, and the Heat swept the Cavaliers this season, so even if the Heat lose all the next games, they will not fall to ninth in the East, so the Heat locked up the playoff spot a month ahead of schedule and became the first team in the league to qualify for the playoffs.
After two easy matches, the Bobcats finally had a tough opponent.
The Timberwolves led by last season's MVP Kevin Garnett.
Despite the Timberwolves' poor record this year, their 35-33 record is definitely a playoff level in the East and one of the contenders for the final train of the playoffs in the West.
And record aside, having Garnett makes the Timberwolves an opponent to be reckoned with.
After a few days of adjustment, when he came to Minneapolis, Ye Han finally felt alive.
Minneapolis, known as the City of a Thousand Lakes, is where the Lakers' name comes from.
Gane especially looked at him with a fierce face, in fact, he was a very hospitable person, when the lynx arrived in Minneapolis, he immediately asked Hill to go fishing, and by the way, Hill took Ye Han and others.
Fishing is probably the most common thing Minneapolis people usually do, and the last thing that is lacking here is fishing, and it may be exaggerated to claim that there are a thousand lakes, but it is true that there are many waters here, and there are good places to fish everywhere.
This time, Garnett invited Hill to go fishing with his teammates, but Ye Han once again felt one thing, that is, the overtures of the opponent he had become accustomed to.
Garnett still has some expectations for the Timberwolves, and he hopes to attract stars to the team and help the team win a championship on his own.
However, Ye Han avoided talking about this topic, and Garnett was helpless, he could see that no one really liked the cold state of Minnesota.
The next day, the Bobcats vs. Timberwolves kicked off at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
It used to be the home of the Lakers, and fans who lived through the McCann era of the Lakers were very unidentified with the Timberwolves.
Lakers and Timberwolves, these are two teams with worlds apart, just look at the statue at the door of the target center, it is the statue of George McCann, the Lakers' famous George McCann, the home court is placed with the hanging statue of the legendary star of another team, and the only retired jersey hanging in the arena is also George McCann's, which is the Timberwolves in order to please the local fans, respond to the wishes of the fans, hang the jerseys of the best players in the history of the city above the stadium, you can seek a shadow area in the hearts of the Timberwolves players.
In fact, the Timberwolves have another jersey hanging over the arena, but fans don't think it is a retired jersey, because it is just a retirement ceremony held to commemorate the death of Marik Ciri, who died in a car accident, and Marik Ciry played for the Timberwolves for a total of two years, averaging 10 points and 3 rebounds per game.
Every time Garnett sets foot on this home court this year, looking at the two jerseys floating above the arena, he feels a sense of loneliness, or his jersey will be hanging on it many years later, but the only flag of the jersey, the flag of last season's Western Conference regular season champion, may also be the only honor he brings to this team.
Compared to this year's Kobe, Garnett is more lonely. (To be continued.) )