Chapter 444: Trading Howard
It's not that Xiao Ai doesn't update the legend, and there is no full attendance at the beginning of the month, which is really a lot less motivation, plus graduation, of course, it is undeniable that the excellent results of the new book have made Xiao Ai somewhat offset.
But a promise is a promise, Xiao Ai will not give up the legend, and he will not update it nor perfunctory readers like some books. Today, Xiao Ai did not update the king, and it is an attitude to update the legend first, I hope everyone can understand Xiao Ai, and tomorrow Xiao Ai will strive for the legend to update 5,000 words.
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"Wood, your actions are still not deceptive enough, you should have seen Sam's.
He is different from me, I am the power initiative, and he is the technology leader, and he can't do the ability to eat low positions with strength alone. Artest behind Lin Sen said while holding up against Lin Sen.
If it was him before, he would never come to the training gym for anyone else except for his own willingness to practice, especially when he was resting.
But this time he made an exception for Lin Sen, and he agreed without thinking about Lin Sen's phone call.
Leaning on Artest, dribbling the ball with his left hand.
Feeling the power of Artest in his back, he tentatively turned his body to the right, but Artest was unmoved.
Compared with last season, Lin Sen's strength is much stronger, and this season he has also consciously exercised his ability in this area, and there are not many singles on the court.
But there is still an essential difference between back-to-back singles and low-post singles. Despite being a disadvantage in height and weight, Cassel is one of the most technically proficient in the low singles at the back post.
Billups, Barang. Davis, Andre. Miller relied more on physical strength, while Kassel relied on his strong lower body and waist muscles.
The strength of these two parts Lin Sen has also been consciously practicing, but this season he has not tried to attack in the low post.
Today, however, the Orlando Magic are playing in Dwight. Howard was in trouble. The morale of the whole team has been greatly affected.
More importantly, after being directly influenced by Howard. Linson couldn't attack with the ball in the high post as he used to.
And other teams also consciously did not let Chen Tian receive the ball in a high position. Even receiving the ball forced Lin Sen to go low.
Even if Lin Sen's breakthrough skills are very good, he is easily blocked by the inside line under high-intensity pressure, and once he is pressed to the low position and stops, he cannot help the team due to the lack of low post skills, and even brings stagnation to the team's offense.
Suddenly stagnation in the offense is a very bad phenomenon, which directly leads to a decline in the efficiency of the Magic offense.
Slap the ball and hand it to your right hand. Leaning on Artest, he forcibly cut to the left center.
Artest's powerful body caused a lot of trouble for Lin Sen, who clearly felt a force pushing him outward.
Syllable!
Pull the ball, lean on Artest and pull back, and jump up with his left foot.
Obviously leaning back, Artest had a hard time trying to block, but Artest stretched his arms as far as he could.
Looking at the basket, he threw the ball.
But it's a pity that Lin Sen's feel has obviously been affected by such a shot under the low position and strong confrontation.
Although the ball jumped over Artest's fingers, it failed to hit the basket and popped straight into the frame.
The moment he shot, Lin Sen didn't feel good. I couldn't help but feel depressed when I saw the ball pop up.
"Eddie, give me the ball. Ron, let's do it again! ”
“OK! Don't forget to treat me to a meal, a pure Chinese meal. Artest said with a smile.
Stan. Van Gundy didn't walk in, just stood at the entrance of the passage and watched the field from afar.
Lin Sen failed again and again, but as Stan did. As Van Gundy expected, Linson improved a little bit in the midst of failure.
And Linson's excellent dribbling and left-hand skills make up for his lack of low-post singles skills, making Artest's defense more and more difficult.
A virtual dangling to the left, and then a virtual dangling to the right, the upper body slammed violently, and Artest could no longer control his body and jumped up.
Lin Sen took a probe step, leaned out from Artest, and gently picked the ball with his right hand.
"Well done Wood! But I think we've practiced enough today, and I don't want you to have an accident because of overdoing it, and I'll be scolded to death by everyone. Artest was out of breath, he had been practicing with Lin Sen for two hours.
Although and Eddie. Griffin has switched defenses, but most of the time he is defending Linson, and the confrontation between the two is not a simple simulation.
Under Linsen's strong request, it was all a high-intensity confrontation, and Artest finally took out a playoff attitude to defend Linsen.
Supporting his knees with his hands, looking at the ball jumping on the floor, he breathed a sigh of relief, the continuous practice of the past few days finally allowed him to master some slowly, although he was not skilled enough, but it was much better than at the beginning.
"OK, please have a Chinese meal, at my house."
"This news couldn't be greater." Artest laughed.
"BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE TWO OF YOU, I DECIDED TO HAVE A PARTY AT HOME, THE TEAM NEEDS THIS KIND OF EVENT."
"Wood, the team is yours, you have the final say, and I think it's good that you're doing that, we need to adjust a little bit and let those damn mockers know that Orlando is just a temporary slump and we're going to get even more bloodthirsty." Artest said through gritted teeth.
"Core Discord, Leader Pressure" - USA Today.
Where is the way out of Orlando? - Los Angeles Times.
"Recall of the Polish Hammer, Dwight is in Danger" - The Orlando Sentinel.
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Lin Sen practiced on his day off and invited the whole team in the evening. Howard attended Linson's dinner at home.
Coupled with Howard's state from the scandal being exposed to the last game, Howard's popularity in the United States has declined sharply, and it seems to have become a cancer for the Orlando Magic.
In Orlando, many protesting fans gathered outside Howard's home for a long time.
There were even Magic fans who put up a banner outside the Waterhouse Center to trade Howard, and the rest of the league's uniforms were on the move, even though the trade deadline was already closed.
But that doesn't stop them from coveting Howard. After all, there are very few interior players these days. There are even fewer good ones.
Howard is now in his fourth year of career. He has been a member of the 20+10 club last season, and even with the help of Linson, no one can deny Howard's ability to dominate the interior, even if his offensive ability is indeed limited.
Although there has been a lot of scandal in recent times, and Howard is even at risk of going to jail, a good interior player still makes many teams crave.
In addition, the Magic announced that they had officially recalled the center from the Development League, and Marsin, known as the Polish Hammer. Gortat, who was drafted by the Phoenix Suns two years ago with the No. 27 pick in the second round in 2005, was then traded to the Orlando Magic.
He didn't come to the NBA from the Euroleague until this year, but because the Magic played the center position with Howard, Mutombo and Darko. Milicic. So Gortat doesn't have a position, even if he plays well in the NBDL.
But now Howard's damage to the Magic is really obvious, Milicic plays center power forward, although Eddie has a big strike. Griffin and Chris. Webb, but Griffin doesn't have Milicic's playmaking and attacking ability, and Webber has the ability to play and attack but can't keep up with his age.
Milicic doesn't play center, and Mutombo doesn't have enough lethality on the inside.
Bringing Gortat up at a time when no one else is able to top Howard's absence is a clear signal, and it gives a clear signal to other teams.
Especially next season Paul. Gasol's younger brother, Mark. Gasol is also likely to land in the case of the Magic once Gortat or Mark. Gasol is playing well, so Howard is likely to be traded.
The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and even Yahoo Sports and ESPN have analyzed this and estimated the timing of Howard's departure.
Almost in the upward regulation of Massin. Gortat at the same time. Otis. Smith announced on his website that Dwight. Howard is out for the rest of the game due to injury, and his return date is still undecided.
"Injury? I can't see any injuries to Dwight? I strongly protest Orlando's actions. I need to negotiate with them, which is irresponsible to my employer. ”
The Howard fired David. After Falck, the famous vampire agent Dan. Fagan became Howard's new agent.
In the face of the Magic's unilateral announcement that Howard is out injured, Fagan said in the Los Angeles Times.
And the party Dwight. Speaking to reporters, Howard neither denied his injury nor admitted that he was injured: "There may be something wrong with my body, and the team is doing it for my good, but who knows." ”
Howard's statement undoubtedly corroborates Fagan's statement, plus Massin. Gortat's uplift, and rumors of Howard's departure intensified.
"Dwight, you have to stand up, they did this to you first, it's not fair, you're not their slave, you're a professional athlete." Cinnabar. Fagan looked furious.
He needed Howard to come forward and open up the gun, but Howard didn't do it, which made him a little disappointed, and Howard didn't stand up and he didn't have much weight to speak alone.
"I'm tired, and I want to take this time to get some rest." Howard looked a little frustrated, and he sensed the attitude of the whole team towards him, which he had never done before.
Before, he was the pistachio of the team, the locker room was alive and mingled with everyone, he was able to make jokes on everyone, even Rodman, but now he felt lonely in the locker room, lonely like never before.
Especially when he tried to be funny, in exchange for not laughter but indifference, he felt sad.
He also wondered if he had done something wrong for a while, but thinking that he had fallen into such a big storm, Lin Sen didn't help him, so he couldn't convince himself to face Lin Sen like before.
And he also knew that Lin Sen was the leader of this team, and he directly guided Lin Sen to the team's state of him.
He also re-emerged in his mind that he could also be the leader of the team, so he became more unique in the game, but the consequences were so obvious.
"Dwight, if you want to sue them, you can't do it without you, we'll look at their jokes and stand up and sue everybody for their guilt, you're a victim, you have what it takes to be a team leader and not a second-in-command.
You're destined to be a super centre-forward, but now they're pressing you, it's not like you're going downhill when you're young, you need more opportunities.
Listen to me, you're not doing anything wrong, I promise I'll take care of the mess for you, all you need is to fight for your rights.
Why ...... for that yellow-skinned monkey?"
"Dan. Fagan. Howard, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly became louder, "I don't want to hear this word, I don't want to do it at all, let me think about it myself, I want to sleep!" ”
Cinnabar. Fagan wanted to say something, but Howard had already stood up and walked towards the bedroom, and that attitude was self-evident.
Despite Howard's silence, Dan. Fagan wasn't about to stop.
He saw Howard's value clearly, and he believed that if he was doing well, Howard would become his cash cow.
He had to fight for it, even if Howard didn't fight for it himself.
"Warcraft Excluded, Orlando Gangs" - Los Angeles Times.
"The authority of the yellow race cannot be violated, and the tragic fate of the monster" - "Orange County Chronicle".
Who is the leader, Wood or Dwight? Orlando Gives Money" - The New York Times.
"Abandon Dwight, Orlando Will Regret It" - New York Daily News.
"Hungry for Warcraft, the deal is underway" - USA Today.
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The next day, such a headline appeared in many major newspapers in the United States, and it was Dan who was behind the scenes. Fagan, and the major media are also happy to report on this, and the two sides basically hit it off.
It looks like the Orlando Magic is shaky, something like that no one expected to happen to the championship contenders, the Magic, and then it's so realistic.
On March 31, the Orlando Magic, who had rested for two full days, hosted the Houston Rockets, a powerhouse in the West, at the Mizuya Center.
This is also the first time the two sides have met this season, and it is the only team in the Magic West that has not played each other this season.
Lin Sen and Yao Ming's yellow derby is enough to attract attention, especially for Asian fans, not to mention that this match is a direct confrontation between two strong teams.
Coupled with Superman star Maddy and the trade between the two sides before the start of the season, this game is particularly interesting.
At present, the Houston Rockets are in fourth place in the West, and the team's chemistry should be surprisingly good, and the only thing that makes Morey depressed is that the first three picks in the hands of the Kings with protection seem absolutely impossible.
Although Tony. Barty is very good off the bench at center for the Rockets, but Morey is still depressed.
The originally highly anticipated super matchup for the center position was also missed due to Howard's injury and absence, although Howard and Yao Ming were almost one-sided disadvantage every time they matched, but this did not hinder the fans' expectations.
Now that Howard is out, the Magic have only promoted the Polish Gortat, and the Magic have been in a big storm due to their poor form, while the Rockets have recently won six in a row.
From Yao Ming to Maddie, they are in excellent form, not to mention Rassad, who has given Yao Mai strong support on the offensive end. Lewis.
No one believed that the Magic would be able to withstand Yao Ming's interior attack, and that the Magic would begin to unravel from the inside.
In the eyes of the vast majority of people, this is a game without much suspense, even if Lin Sen has the possibility of exploding. (To be continued......)
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