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Chapter 322 I want to keep him
"The Lakers are rising! Stern's long-awaited 23VS24 is here!"

"The Lakers and Heat will dominate the West and East!"

"The new four kings! Mitch Kupchak's golden touch operation!"

"S-level evaluation! Form 4 All-Stars in one go! The new godfather of the post-Lakers era!"

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This is about the preview and imagination of the 2012-2013 NBA season, overwhelming, almost exactly the same as before.

But these have little to do with Tang Qian, he is now stepping up his training, almost every day is the gym, the training hall and his home, at three o'clock and one line, he doesn't care much about any disturbance from the outside world.In fact, he can choose "low difficulty dungeon" to level up, for example, go to Washington, for example, go to Detroit, where he can at least play in the starting lineup and become one of the five tigers.But after thinking about it for a long time, he still chose to stay with the Lakers, firstly because of his "student fantasy", and secondly, to challenge himself and face difficulties.

He knows that Howard is here, which is both a challenge and an opportunity.

Why do you say that?Regardless of how Howard must have firmly suppressed Tang Qian in terms of team status, but there is a problem here, that is, "leapfrog killing monsters", and the upgrade speed may be faster.After going to an ordinary team and playing the main force, I don't know how long it will take to be promoted to the All-Star. After all, the market in a small city is small, and the strength of the All-Star voting is far inferior to that in a big city. This is beyond doubt.But choosing to stay in Los Angeles, choosing to stay in the City of Angels, the situation is different.

Tang Qian was left with almost two answers.

Either great.

Either big or bad.

Choose one of the two.

Why Kobe can quickly become a league superstar, even a superstar?Training attitude, personal ability, and talent are another issue. In Los Angeles, it is absolutely. Forced. This is a problem that cannot be ignored. The NBA is a business league. Stars in the United States are largely no different from "stars". Therefore, exposure and influence are also a part of players' career planning that must be considered.

Furthermore, the environment in which Kobe joined the team was actually very bad, not much better than Tang Qian's current situation.

After Kobe joined the NBA in 1996, there were two All-Star players on the back line of the Lakers.One Nick Van Exel, one Eddie Jones.Compared with Kobe, a high school student who just entered the league, they have fully adapted to the league, and their personal abilities are also quite good.In this environment, it seems difficult for Kobe to stand out.As I said before, players who can enter the NBA are not ordinary people in high school and college, so the team's training and playing time are one of the factors that determine the final upper limit of a player.In the NBA, it is not uncommon for super talents who are not valued by the team or have insufficient playing time, and finally disappear from everyone, or even be completely abolished.

So Kobe not only got the glory of the big city teams, but also suffered the bad luck of the Lakers' too strong guard line, which directly led to his rookie season, where his average playing time was only 15+.Don't understand the meaning of 15+ playing time in the rookie period?For example, on the same team, Nick Van Exel played 33+ minutes as a rookie, and Eddie Jones played 31+ minutes as a rookie. With enough playing time, they quickly adapted to the NBA and grew rapidly. Otherwise, it would not be unusual at all to become an ordinary bench.

Look at Garnett, who is also a high school student. He played 28+ minutes in his rookie season, nearly twice that of Kobe.

Even Tracy McGrady played more minutes than Kobe in his rookie season, reaching 18+ levels.Not to mention James, Iverson, Carter and other stars, without exception, all grew up from a lot of playing time.It is an indisputable fact that when you are young, you have a strong learning ability, a high absorption capacity, and a fast digestion speed.So no matter what the Lakers say, Kobe's situation at the time was indeed not good.

But in this case, the Lakers played No. 24, which showed his ability and instantly ignited people's eyes.

This is what is said, "leapfrog killing monsters", the front is all dormancy, accumulation, and quantitative changes. Once it explodes, it will immediately soar to the sky and directly become the peak of the All-Star, or even a quasi-superstar player.Moreover, in the fierce competition environment within the team, some players will undergo essential changes and become mental killers.

Just kidding, can a young man who can kill two all-star teammates have the heart strength of an ordinary person?
When I say this, will you believe it?
There is another person in the back who imitated Kobe's development trajectory, that is "future number one" James Harden. Became a quasi-superstar in the league.Therefore, the road to star promotion is not only the traditional "time upgrade method". The "leapfrog killing monster upgrade method" pioneered by people like Kobe has also been proved to be feasible.

Tang Qian weighed himself. Now even if he went to a weak team with a high salary, he would not be able to take power or become the boss, because hard skills and the NBA's discrimination against people of yellow race made it difficult for him to rise quickly.Even if it was Yao back then, wouldn't he be called "dual-core" in the Rockets?Never heard of the term "single core"?That is to say, if it is as strong as Yao Ming, and as strong as 25+10, it is impossible to get the approval of the "sole boss" in the United States.What's more, Tang Qian, who was only 2.9+7.9 in the regular season last year?The United States is a "hidden discrimination society". If you want to break this barrier, you must be stronger than blacks and whites in order to be equally recognized.

In order to achieve his inner expectations as soon as possible, Tang Qian finally decided to "take the risk" and chose a "more difficult shortcut".Furthermore, with Howard providing pressure on himself, Tang Qian will also train with 120% energy, which can be regarded as a form of self-stimulation in disguise.

Perhaps many awesome protagonists have their own "invincible spiritual halo", without any external pressure, without any external stimulation, they can practice 200% of themselves every day, without sleep, and work [-] times harder than others.But Tang Qian doesn't have this talent attribute of "hanging the sky". He is just an ordinary person, and he needs to put more pressure on himself in order to maintain concentration and hard work beyond the limit.

To some extent, he is similar to ordinary people in this respect.

In order to force out the strongest side, he had to choose to challenge Dwight Howard.

There is no suspense in the London Olympics. The US team easily won the gold medal and returned home triumphantly.

But in a small gym in Los Angeles, Tang Qian is still undergoing crazy workouts.

"Hey, brat, you can't do this. I heard that the Lakers have Dwight Howard. You can't handle him like this!" Rodman shouted loudly while waving a baseball bat: "You tell me, what is your goal? Is it an All-Star? Is it a superstar? Well, if you want to achieve this goal, Dwight Howard is your best stepping stone! Get rid of him, at least suppress him on rebounds , then you can get closer to your wish, understand???"

But how easy is it to hold down Dwight Howard on the backboard?This guy is the 4th NBA rebounding leader, and in Tang Qian's impression, this year, in the 2012-2013 season, he will win the honor of rebounding leader for the fifth season of his career.This kind of character can't be easily settled by opening his mouth.

"You are progressing too slowly! I decided to increase the intensity and use two people to train you from tomorrow!" Rodman deliberately said this to Tang Qian, because he found that this oriental man can often perform better under high pressure. potential.Therefore, in order to improve training efficiency and further stimulate Tang Qian, Rodman decided to conduct intensive training courses in advance.

If you can handle this step, then 10+ rebounds in the season will become a breeze.

Rodman thought silently as he looked at Tang Qian's exhausted leaving figure.

He is also an emotional animal, and after spending so long "getting along day and night" with Tang Qian, he has developed some friendship to some extent, so Tang Qian's requirements became "harsh" unconsciously.

Hmph, as a person taught by me, Rodman, how can I be a wimp!
He must continue to improve!
Anyway, no matter how much you practice him, this kid will be full of energy just by sleeping!This saves me a lot of worries!
In the Lakers general manager's office, Mitch Kupchak is meeting with Kobe.

This is the first time Kobe has spoken face-to-face with Mitch Kupchak since his return from London.

"How about Bryant? Are you satisfied now?" Mitch Kupchak looked at Kobe with a smile on his face.

"Well, I have to say that your methods are very powerful, even more powerful than I imagined!" Kobe was not someone who couldn't turn his head around, so he quickly acknowledged Mitch Kupchak's contribution: "This year's goal is only the O'Brien Cup! The Western Conference championship, that is a failure!"

"Yes, Bryant." Mitch Kupchak said: "You also know that although the Lakers have formed a lineup of four kings, the continuity in the future is not stable. Especially this Dwight Howard, He has publicly stated that before the end of the season, he will not easily renew his contract. If he fails to win the championship, I think..." Mitch Kupchak didn't finish his sentence, but Kobe knew what he meant.Howard is getting older now, and he has also reached the age of longing for a championship, even including Nash, who came here to win the championship. If he does not win the championship this season, the so-called "Four Heavenly Kings" may once It will disappear.And that in 2004, generally the same.

Moreover, the Lakers made such a big move during the offseason. All teams in the league are now staring at them. The absolute pressure also means that the Lakers' games this season, from beginning to end, will not be easy.If you win, people take it for granted. It is normal for your "Four Heavenly Kings" lineup to win;Kobe has experienced this experience personally.

"Don't worry, I will calm him down, don't forget how I beat him in 09!" Kobe was extremely confident, even conceited, so he immediately spoke domineeringly. "Hehe, that's good, I know, you have this ability." Mitch Kupchak and Kobe have not known each other for a day or two, so he has already known this "Black Mamba" way of speaking. Habit.

Just when Mitch Kupchak was about to stand up and end the meeting, Kobe suddenly said, "By the way, I heard that you are going to give up China Hot? Is it like this?" Mitch Kupchak Slightly stunned, he said, "I haven't come to a conclusion yet, but his agent's asking price is really too high. The salary pressure of the Lakers this season is a bit unbearable."

"Can't afford it?" Kobe looked at Mitch Kupchak and said, "Can't you afford $450 million a year?"

Mitch Kupchak noticed Kobe's tendency, and immediately said: "Bryant, the salary cap for this season is only 5804 million US dollars, and our current total salary has exceeded 1 million US dollars. From this point of view, the team Need to pay nearly 6000 million in luxury tax. Although Mr. Bass doesn't care how to spend money in order to build a championship lineup, it is unacceptable to contribute to the league in vain. It is out of the interests of the team and the owner. Protection, I can't easily agree to China Hot's contract renewal conditions."

"Signing him for $450 million, I don't think it's too expensive." Kobe didn't give up on this question, and still said.

"Indeed, but it's not cheap, is it?" Mitch Kupchak said: "We introduced Howard this year. In this way, Tang and his roles will overlap. Two athletic insiders, the Lakers There is no need to spend this money.” “How can you say it was a waste of money?” Kobe raised his brows and said, “Mr. Kupchak, don’t you plan for the Lakers’ bench? Howard is good, but he can support 82 full games? What’s more, I remember that his back injury didn’t get better, didn’t it? In this case, just in case, I think it’s safer to sign with China Hot.”

Mitch Kupchak was very displeased to see Kobe coming to "point fingers" on the management's affairs again, NND!It's not that I worked so hard this summer to recruit Nash and Howard. Do you think you, Kobe Bryant, still have the possibility of hitting the sixth championship?You guy, instead of thanking me, you are still preaching to me here, it is really disgusting!
But thinking this way in my heart, I still have to live up to my face. After all, it is the players who play, not the general manager.

Especially Kobe, who is still the soul of the Lakers, he has to be even more scrupulous.

"Bryant, you have your considerations, and I also have my difficulties. Although the Lakers' annual income is the highest in the league, this season, there is also the possibility of losses. As the general manager, I can't let the boss lose money. So I have to think about it.” Hearing what Mitch Kupchak said, Kobe felt a little sick, because the annual income of the Lakers was terribly high, even if he paid more than 6000 million extravagant Taxes, so it is not difficult to have a net income of more than 1 million US dollars.But in the mouth of the former, the taste has completely changed.Of course Kobe understood that it was Mitch Kupchak who called for a stop. His subtext was very clear, that is, he wanted Kobe to shut up. It was not his turn to be "responsible" for management matters.

It's fine under normal circumstances, but this time, Kobe has to fight for it no matter what.

Because he admires this Chinese center who "plays with no life" from the bottom of his heart.

PS: After reading the book reviews, Xiaozi reiterated that I started to watch basketball seriously in 2002, that is, the year Yao Ming joined the NBA. I have only watched basketball before, only slam dunk.Moreover, Xiao Zi only chased the Rockets in the regular season. After Yao Ming retired, Xiao Zi basically did not watch the regular season, but only watched the playoffs.So, I am the authentic Yao Mi, and again I am Yao Mi!As for why it is written like this, it is very simple. Kobe has retired, and the conclusion is finalized, and Los Angeles is a big city, so it is much easier to write.Then, since Tang Qian joined the Lakers, he would contribute and speak for the Lakers. If Tang Qian joined the Heat or the Rockets, he would contribute and speak for these two. It's that simple.After all, when writing novels, there are pros and cons, so don't get too deep into it. Xiao Zi's starting point is actually quite simple.

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