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Chapter 132 Son of the Wind

Today's front page, without a doubt.

Neither the Lakers nor Kobe.

It belongs to Linsanity.

On the night of Valentine's Day, Jeremy Lin beat the Raptors. He scored 27 points and 11 assists in the whole game. At the same time, he scored 1 points in the last minute to help the Knicks continue their winning streak.

And this also pushed the atmosphere of Linsanity to the peak.

But no matter how good the drama is, it will always end. The climax cannot last forever, and the scenery of Linsanity is coming to an end.

The major newspapers and websites in the United States can hardly find any news about Tang Qian, but in China, it is a different story.

……

"Hey, Tang Ji's scene yesterday was a little less, it's not fun to watch!"

The person who left the message was a person whose ID called "Sha Dasan".

"After all, it's only half a quarter, which is already very good, don't ask too much."

"It's the scoring data, which is as rare as ever~"

This is a message from a person named "O Earth".

"Above, now is not the time for Donkey to score, because the Lakers don't need him to score. What the Lakers want is a blue-collar center who can guard the basket without wasting the ball. Donkey's current status is just right. Appropriate. Besides, Tang Kei's individual singles ability, to be honest, is a bit miserable. So I think he should work hard on rebounding and blocking shots!"

This is an "analytic emperor".

"The 24th floor makes sense, I like this one! I looked at the NBDL data dug up by the great god. Tang Ke is not a good scorer in the NBDL, let alone in the NBA! The scoring leader in the NBDL came to the NBA, then It’s all single-digit scoring material, you’d better not expect too much from Tang Ji. The 24th floor said well, in order to stay in the NBA, Tang Ji had better do his job right now, and positioning is the key!”

"It makes sense. I just hope that Tang Kei can play more time. This will also be good for him to improve his statistics. After all, seeing Jeremy Lin's glory, I am greedy for Tang Ji~"

"San Dasan" replied.

"This is really urgent. Even Jeremy Lin, hasn't settled down for a long time? He didn't shine as soon as he entered the NBA, right? Besides, didn't even Kobe play as a substitute for two seasons back then? Slow Slow down, it’s better to take a steady step! Otherwise, drive high and low, and become a 'Emperor Yi', it will be miserable! The NBA's patience with yellow players has never been so high!"

"Well, maybe I'm used to Dayao and Kong Kongyi's high picks, so I haven't adapted to Tang Ji's playing time for a while."

"hai~ don't ask so much, it's good to see Chinese people in the NBA now, everyone cheers for Tang Ji~"

"That's right, don't expect too much."

……

"Tang, come and see me on the 17th to receive the award!"

"No. 17, let me see if the team has a game..."

"Don't look at it, definitely not!"

The tone on the other end of the phone was very affirmative.

"Why? Why?" Tang Qian asked with some doubts.

"Because the 54th Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles!" Taylor said on the phone.

"But... we may also play an away game." Tang Qian muttered in a low voice.

"Hmph, forget it if you have an away game! If you don't, you have to come! How can you say that this Los Angeles Staples is also the home of your team? As a member of the Lakers, you are reasonable Please entertain me!" The voice on the other end of the phone said "of course".

"Okay, okay, I see." In order not to arouse the "anger" of the woman opposite, Tang Qian could only bow his head and "admit cowardly".

……

Afterwards, Tang Qian looked at the team's game schedule. On the 17th, the Lakers happened to rest, and he had no reason to "shirk" to Taylor.

However, Tang Qian came to the United States alone and had few friends. Taylor gave him such a face, and he was very warm.

But this is something to consider later, because I used an off-site card, so within 72 hours, all ability cards were banned.And until now, less than 32 hours have passed, and tonight's back-to-back games, it seems that those "strong support" can't be counted on.

I hope this game can go through smoothly.

Tang Qian murmured in his heart.

On February 2012, 2, the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Phoenix Suns at home.

The Suns in the 2011-2012 season have almost been "unrecognizable". Although "Son of the Wind" Nash is still on the team, compared with the previous "Super Suns", they have already gone downhill.

The 2004-2005 season was a year of great turbulence in the league structure. "Shark" traveled east, McGrady left the Magic, "UFO" Carter transferred to the Nets, and of course, "Son of the Wind" Nash joined Phoenix.

In fact, in the 2003-2004 season, Nash did not have a bad time with the Mavericks. If you look at Nash's career resume, you will find that he is a steadily improving player type. When he first entered the league in 96, he scored only 3.3 points and 2.1 assists. Apart from the fact that he was always accurate in three-pointers, he was very different from his later generations.But in the next few seasons, Nash ushered in a "small explosion". In addition to the steady increase in assist data, his mid-range should not become more stable.In that era, you didn't have a solid mid-range shooting ability, and you had almost no possibility of being righted.After staying in Dallas for 6 seasons, Steve Nash has become the absolute main force of the Mavericks. The growth of him and Nowitzki has given Dallas fans a considerable future.It's a pity that in the 04-05 season, the situation changed suddenly. This person who averaged 14.5 points and 8.8 assists per game, and joined the 170+ club for many years, quietly left Dallas and went to Phoenix.And the reason for his departure turned out to be that the Dallas Mavericks refused to match the offer!

The Phoenix City offered him $6 million in six years.

Is this offer considered high for Nash?At least Cuban, the owner of the Mavericks, thinks so.Why has Cuban, who has always been generous and generous, suddenly become stingy?This is mainly because of the age of "Zonda".Steve Nash, from the golden generation of 96, joined the NBA in the same year as Kobe, but when he joined the NBA, he was already 22 years old. With 2 rookie seasons and 6 years in Dallas, the 30-year-old Nash can be described as To the pinnacle of competitive sports.So in Cuban's view, his upside potential is almost gone, and within 6 years, there must be a downward trend.Under this judgment, Cuban refused to continue to increase the matching offer, because as a white player, his ability to continue his career is generally not as good as that of a black player.If at that time, Nash was not 30 years old, but was only 26 years old like Kobe, then maybe Cuban would not appear so "unfeeling".

Compared with the ruthlessness of the old boss, the new boss has a completely different attitude towards him.

In addition to personally sending high-level executives to Nash's residence to negotiate, there is also their contract offer, "shocking heaven and man"! Six years and $6 million, signing a 6600-year-old white point guard with 30 points and 14.5 assists was really stupid in the eyes of the basketball world at the time. In the 8.8-03 season, what is the annual salary of the 04-year-old Francis?But $27 million.At that time, the "Boss Fred" was a three-time All-Star player in a row.What about Steve Nash?It's also an All-Star, but it's just a substitute, and it happens to be Francis's substitute for the Rockets.But the former is only 1096, and he is already 27 years old. According to the mainstream media, the two are hardly the same level of players.It's a pity that fate is so unpredictable. In the 30-04 season, Nash completely exploded. No, for Nash in the 05-04 season, the word explosion may be more accurate.

15.5 points, 11.5 assists, 180+ clubs, the league assists leader, the first team of the best team, even including the MVP!

Because of the arrival of this man, Phoenix City has also entered a heyday. From the bottom two in the Western Conference last year, with 2 wins and 29 losses, the salty fish turned around in an instant and became the number one team in the league, with 53 wins and 62 losses. all teams.Overnight, the national media seemed to have changed their views, and all the ridicule of Steve Nash disappeared.Even that year, if Phoenix hadn't lost to San Antonio in the Western Conference Finals, we would have had the opportunity to appreciate the strongest spear and shield battle in the Finals.If he is lucky enough to win the championship, then the name Nash can directly become a god in the point guard world.And since this year, no one has discussed the issue between him and Francis, because the two are no longer on the same level.

Until the 09-10 season, the Suns were absolutely powerful in the league. From 2005 to 2010, the 3 Western Conference finals proved that during that time, the Western Conference was called the devil area. In the 07-08 season, even If you don't have a record of more than 50 wins, you don't even think about breaking through in the West and successfully entering the playoffs.It is a pity that today, the glory that belongs to the Suns has passed away. After losing to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals in 10 years, Phoenix began to disintegrate. From the previous year's 54 wins and 28 losses, the third place in the West fell directly to the tenth place in the West with 40 wins and 42 losses.Although "Son of the Wind" is still firmly seated as the league's assist leader, without the support of his record, all statistics are empty and pale.This season, the decline of the Suns has become even more serious. So far, they have only won 12 wins and 18 losses, and they have not even touched the top eight in the Western Conference. The statistics of "Son of the Wind" are as before, 12.5 points, 10.7 assists, still beautiful.But that won't save Phoenix, which is about to collapse.Even though Marcin Gortat has gradually grown up, he still can't fill the vacancy left by the "little bully" Stoudemire.To say that Gortat also has a height of 6 feet 11 feet, but his compatibility with Nash is far inferior to that of "Little Overlord". In this way, it is reasonable for Phoenix to have a bad record.

Counting to 2012, the "Son of the Wind" born in 74 has turned 38. At his age, people who can maintain 10+ assists, even the point guard master Stockton can't do it.But Tang Qian looked around, and this year's Steve Nash, his face has shown an old look, and his energy is not as good as before.

"Son of the Wind" practiced shooting seriously as always, but his mentality was different from 2010.

Staying in a hopeless team is undoubtedly painful for him.

Although Steve Nash is usually gentle and kind, he also has his own pride and desire in his heart.

What pride?What longing?
That's the ultimate goal for NBA stars, the Larry O'Brien Cup.

The older he gets, the more he understands the significance of a championship ring.

Perhaps in the NBA, the goal of ordinary players is to make money and collect statistics, but for stars, superstars, and even superstars, they have no shortage of money, and what they want to strive for is one, to win the championship.

Win the NBA championship.

A small ring may not mean much to a "dragon" player, but to a star, it is far more important than anything else.

Especially the category of Steve Nash is of great significance.

The idea of ​​the stars when they were young was to win a boss ring, but as the years passed, they would change their attitude. For example, Charles Barkley, it is obvious that if he went to the Rockets, he would not be able to win the finals MVP, but he still chose without hesitation. Do it this way.The reason is very simple. As a star, after retiring, he is empty-handed. It is really a pity, or... tantamount to embarrassment.

Therefore, when the stars are old and weak, they would rather "hold their thighs" than get a championship ring.

Therein lies the meaning.

If you often watch the American basketball section, you will understand Charles Barkley's helplessness.

In the latest basketball programs, such a detail can often be found. Barkley had a "dispute" with a group of retired players, and then the latter would tell him to "shut up" with one sentence.

A person without a ring is not qualified to speak.

Although on the show, it was just a joke, and no one would take it seriously, but you ask yourself, if you are always blocked by this meme, can Charles Barkley feel better in his heart?

I remember a reporter once interviewed Barkley, would you exchange half of your career salary for a championship ring?

Without thinking about it, Barkley blurted out: Of course.

This small ring has a great influence on NBA superstars and even superstars, which is beyond the comprehension of ordinary players.

So in American basketball programs, as long as they are superstars, what they talk about is championships and rings. This is the ultimate long-cherished wish in Steve Nash's heart at this moment.

He doesn't want to be the next Charles Barkley.

Therefore, he needs a championship ring.

Even just one piece is enough.

In this way, he has no regrets in his basketball career.

Just as Steve Nash was thinking, a voice suddenly interrupted his continued thinking.

"Mr. Nash, can you sign me?"

A voice with a slight oriental accent asked.

PS: Thank you that I am a center forward, I am not afraid of everyone, I have accumulated a lot of money, I am a big player, I am a dream player, and I am a skeleton half-orc. Thank you~~~Xiao Zi, thank you~~~ A book friend sent a private message to me and asked me who I am I’ll say it again, I’m Tuyao’s “Secret”, and the rest of the stars, I like them all, and I don’t even hate them~~~
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