The Spurs were eliminated in such a mess. After the game, Duncan's wooden face also showed confusion, what's the matter, didn't we win two games first? Maddy laughed, "Why didn't they say we were going to think about the next opponent?" ”

This phrase has become a buzzword now, and Wikipedia even intends to enter it into American slang, and Wabeen led the remnants of the army to repeatedly mention this sentence in the first round of the playoffs, and single-handedly fulfill it, the kind of air that swallows mountains and rivers, which makes people deeply obsessed.

The Timberwolves and Kings played out, and the final qualifier for the 2004 Olympic Games was released. Garnett, Kobe, Duncan, AI, Ben. Wallace, O'Neal, Carter and a bunch of other stars are all on the list, and more than half of the All-Stars have been selected this year.

The American people and fans around the world are paying attention to them, so let's first introduce the background of this year's U.S. men's basketball team.

At the 2002 World Basketball Championship in Indianapolis, USA, head coach George Brown. Carl led the Dream Team (which was later removed, which is a shame) to finish sixth, which was the first time that the U.S. men's basketball team, which is based on NBA players, has dropped out of the championship in an international tournament, and fell to sixth!

Because the game was held in the United States, the United States Basketball Association specially invited a group of veteran superstars of the dream team to cheer on the game. What Jordan, Pippen, Olajuwon, Ewing, Malone, Stockton Big Bird, Magic, blah blah, all went. As a result, I watched a game and ran away, and I couldn't afford to lose this person!

At that time, Jordan even got angry with the media: "Why don't you call me and Scott and them to play, what is that?" ”

Jordan is standing and talking without back pain, in fact, this is understandable, look at the original entry list, unlike in 2000, many NBA top players refused to play for their country, so the United States Basketball Association had to choose some second-rate players to participate in the game as first-class.

Not without a first-rate player, Jermaine. O'Neal, Elton. Brand, Paul. Pierce, Andre. Miller, Byron. Davis, which of these people wasn't famous at the time? Of course, only one of these people is an All-Star, and that is O'Neal Jr.

In addition to these first-class figures, there are also people such as Knicks. Collisson, Jay. Williams, Leff. Lafrentz, Antonio. Davis, Sean. Marion, among these people, except for Marion, maybe the fans still know, is everyone else familiar? To briefly introduce Colison, he was a student at the University of Kansas at the time. Williams was the leader of that year, and the champion that year was Yao Ming, and as for that Davis, don't mention it.

In addition to these two sets of lineups, there are two old guys, Michael. Finley and Reggie. Miller, at his peak, which of these two was not famous? But this is 2002! Miller is retiring!

Of course, these people are not enough, in fact, there is one more person, and that is Ben. Wallace! In this competition, the excuse Brown used to persuade Huaben was to take revenge and prove his ability.

Look at this lineup, it would be strange if the unseasoned American team could play any good results, really when the national teams in European basketball and American basketball are like China's shit? By the way, China was indeed weak that year, and it was this incident that activated the contradiction between Wang Zhizhi and the Basketball Association, and the latter lost everything.

Due to poor rankings at the 2002 World Championships, the United States had to compete in the 2003 Men's Basketball Championship of the Americas (the 2004 Summer Olympics Americas Qualifier) and finish in the top three to qualify for the Olympics. Spurred on by the fiasco of the previous year, and under the clamor of the American public, many NBA first-class stars cooperated with the competition this time to win the first place and qualify for the following summer to enter Athens, Greece.

Who are there in this edition? The list is as follows: Ray. Aaron, Mike. Bibby, Vince. Carter, Tim. Duncan, Allen. Iverson, Richard. Jefferson, Jason. Kidd, Kenyon. Martin, Tracy. McGrady, Emeka. Okafor, Jermaine. O'neill.

There are 12 people in total, including the bosses of eight of the NBA's 30 teams!

However, the roster that revived the U.S. men's basketball team at the 2003 Copa America soon fell apart. For a variety of reasons, 10 of the 12 players chose not to play in Athens. The U.S. Basketball Association had to find a replacement, and in the end, the patched Dream Six team lineup was very different from the original, with only two MVP-level superstars Tim. Duncan and Allen. Iverson didn't change.

However, there are many alternatives, and a bunch of fierce people in the basketball world are idle, but they don't want to participate in the Olympics.

Garnett said that he was busy marrying his wife in the summer, and he told reporters that he had already won a gold medal in Sydney for 2,000 years, so this honor should be given to future generations.

When Carter heard this, he was depressed and found that Garnett had robbed him of his lines, so he could only say: "I am also going to marry a beautiful girl this summer, besides, I have already won the gold medal in Sydney in 2,000 years, so I will give this opportunity to others." ”

Garnett: Why are you doing so much?

In fact, Carter's decision is understandable, in the last Olympics he staged a death dunk in the game against the French team, jumping directly over the opponent's head and coming to a flying dunk, which is known as the first dunk in the history of Olympic basketball, his contribution to the United States is enough, after all, people are immigrants, their hometown of Canada.

Well, the strongest inside and outside line combination, Garnett and Carter are clearly not participating in the Olympics.

Kobe Bryant also said that he was very busy, O'Neal was even busier, as for what the two were busy with, everyone knows, the life and death of the two guys in Los Angeles depends on this summer, so they both refused the invitation and decided to die.

Martin has a knee injury and can only be sidelined, not to mention that he is a free agent this year and has to negotiate a contract extension with the Nets.

Yes Mr. Ray. Aaron was embarrassed: "You know, I'm about to have a baby, and I don't want to miss this opportunity. I want my child to be born to see his father for the first time, instead of having his mother point to the TV and say, "Look, baby, your dad is over there—mom there on TV, what if he thinks he's wrong?" I don't want to hear my child say, 'Mother, there are hundreds of people up there, which one is my father?' Or is it all my dad? Then my wife will go crazy! ”

Maddie didn't want to participate anymore, he was an honest man, and told the media the truth: "It's only been three years since 911, and the outside world still has a misunderstanding about us, and I don't want to join this team because I don't think my life can be guaranteed." I don't want to leave the United States vertically and be carried back horizontally, lose my head and lose a hundred things, wouldn't it be miserable to lose my arms and legs? ”

Yes, the terrorist attack has caused celebrities to panic, and major media outlets such as NCC and Columbia Television Network have spread the news that terrorists are going to do something for the United States in Athens, and more than one terrorist organization is responsible for this. Unlike China, where they have to take the game as a political task, they think that they are patriotic, a right rather than an obligation, so even if they refuse to compete, there is nothing to say.

Hua Ben also wants to refuse, what does his own Chinese follow? But the head coach is Brown, and he can't pay it back without Huaben? Later, he thought about it, damn France, Spain, Argentina, those countries are so hanging, they have nothing to do, they have nothing to do, they have [***], racial discrimination, etc., and if they don't teach them a lesson, I'm really sorry for my black body and Chinese soul.

"Go, of course I'm going, as long as the final decision requires me. In fact, I can't wait to serve the country, you say a terrorist attack? Am I afraid of them? The flower of freedom eventually blooms all over the world, there is no market for terrorist attacks, I do not approve of the state's violent interference in the internal affairs of other countries, but I am also not afraid of any threat, Detroit has never been a bad seed! Hua Ben chattered passionately in front of the media, mainly because he knew that the terrible rumors of the Athens Olympics were rumors, and it would be useless to travel at public expense.

The AI then agreed: "Ben is good, I have the same opinion as him, and it is my honor to be able to fight for my country." As for terrorist attacks, I'm not afraid, can the streets where I lived as a child be much more stable than terrorist attacks? After saying this, the AI turned to the agent and said, "Help me buy a $40 million insurance." ”

Marbury's second-rate son also jumped up and down to fight for his country, this product purely wanted to travel to Greece at public expense to make extra money by the way, terrorist attack? Cut, Lao Tzu often planned this thing when he was in Brooklyn, who was afraid of whom?

And just like that, after a farcical selection, the first roster was released, and all the idle players were called together and ready for a training camp. Head coach Brown has a game in his body and can't go, and the assistant coach has already passed, so let's run in first.

With the urging of the Olympic Games, time seems to have passed in a hurry. Three days after the Timberwolves advanced, on May 22, the Eastern Conference Finals took the lead.

It was a showdown between the first and second in the East, and the Indiana side had a home-court advantage, but they also had a disadvantage, which was that it was not known whether O'Neal Jr. would be able to play until the game, and his back injury worsened.

Out of fear of Detroit, out of lack of confidence in their team, out of love for the game, out of the desire to win, Indiana fans united like never before, and the Pistons players had to put their hands on their ears when they played, and the roar was too loud.

"Don't be like this, brothers, are you ashamed? Put your hands down, put them down, we're going to overwhelm them in momentum! What do you mean by covering your ears, scared or what? Waben roared with a wave of his arms, thumping his chest muscles.

"Captain, what did you say? We can't hear you! Mirisic howled at the top of his throat, his middle finger in his ear and eye, and he could hear a fart.

Hua Ben scolded, and also put his fingers in his ears and eyes, whether the body is his own, or take care of his body.

When the Pacers players came out, the fans started cheering, and so did the Pistons players.

"Oh, Jermaine. O'Neill is out of the war, whoa!! Mirisic shouted with a smile waving his arms as he saw that O'Neill Jr. was the last to appear, but in a suit.

Mirisic's schadenfreude angered the Pacers fans, and the people around him raised their middle fingers and scolded him angrily, Mirisic proudly put his middle finger into his ears and eyes: "Scold hard, you guys are going to die anyway!" I don't have the same knowledge as you, I'll see who can prevent my dreamy dance steps! ”

Indeed it is! Milicic had a huge success in the playoffs, and many fans questioned the vote for the league's rookie of the year, believing that the Serbian black and LeBron should share the honor! Mirisic inherited Olajuwon's dream dance moves, and he was called 'White Nightmare' by the media, referred to as White Dream, this nickname has accompanied him all his life, and many pseudo-fans thought that his full nickname was White Dream when they heard this nickname

The Pacers players also heard Mirisic's words and glared at him angrily, and Artest rubbed his fists and wanted to come up and hit someone.

(To be continued)