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Chapter 496
"Hot, have you really thought it through?" Bonnie Laughlin asked on the phone.

"Well, I've made up my mind, and I'm willing to cooperate with you." Tang Qian said into the phone.

"Well, I welcome you hot, after all, you are the first All-Star player I signed! Let's work hard together." Tang Qian's concern is not here, he just asked: "Madam, can I I can stand on your side, but I have a condition, I want to immediately lift the restrictions on the injured list and play."

"Tan, what's the point of playing now? Anyway, the Lakers have basically..." Before Bonnie Laughlin finished speaking, Tang Qian interrupted: "Ma'am, everything else is easy to say , but the victory, I will not give it up, even if the Lakers only have 1 game left, I want to play and win. Do you understand?"

"You little guy, you really have a deep obsession." Bonnie Laughlin said: "This is a bit like Kobe. But I need to think about it before I give you an answer." "But ma'am, now the Lakers have How can I still..." This time it was the former's turn to interrupt: "Tang, I will seriously consider your opinion, but many things cannot be decided in a flash, do you understand? So rest assured and wait. , maybe there will be an answer soon.”

On March 3, the Lakers played the No. 27 last game of the season and challenged the Minnesota Timberwolves away.

The Lakers played very chaotically in this game. Kobe and Howard almost had no contact at all and fought on their own. This made Nash lose his power and completely became an outside fixed-point fort.As for Gasol, he is even more pitiful. Because of Howard's low post occupation, his active area is all concentrated near the free throw line, and here is undoubtedly the "weak zone" of the 7-footer.

After all, not everyone is Dirk Nowitzki, especially as Gasol gets older and his mobility declines. His attack ability near the free throw line falls in a straight line and has no lethal power.Even many teams "let go" him and let him take a lot of shots in the middle distance.

As a Spanish big man, Gasol certainly has a certain mid-range ability, but if you want him to rely on the mid-range for a living, then forget it, and he cannot be used as a conventional weapon at all.So the more you play, the worse your state becomes, and the more you play, the worse your state becomes. For example, in the last game, D'Antoni was so angry that he directly replaced him as a substitute player.

He thought that this could arouse Gasol's competitiveness and anger, but the fact is often the opposite, because Gasol is not the kind of person with a tough personality, so he accepts encouragement and incentives more than setbacks and incentives.Seeing that he lost his starting position, Gasol sleepwalked throughout the game and played extremely poorly.

Fortunately, due to Kevin Love's injury, the Timberwolves "have no generals", so Kobe and Howard relied on their personal abilities to win the game abruptly.Kobe scored 43 points, 33 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 block and 1 steal in 1 minutes of playing. On the defensive end, the "golden boy" Rubio was completely misfired. He only made 13 of 3 shots and his shooting percentage was only 23.1%.Howard scored 37 points, 25 rebounds and 18 blocks in 5 minutes of playing, because the Timberwolves' weak inside configuration could not contain the "Warcraft" at all.

Nikola Pekovic is of good weight, but he is too slow. When he meets Howard, who is eager to make a "high-priced contract", his strength is good, and his footwork and speed are completely overwhelmed.It seems that for the next big contract, "Warcraft" is also fighting, showing a strength that is significantly higher than that in the second half of the season.As for the former defensive champion AK47 Russian Kirilenko, because of injuries and age, his ability has declined greatly, and his superhuman defense is not there. Instead, because his body is too thin, he has repeatedly started to be eaten by powerful insiders, which is very embarrassing. .

This is the tragedy of the Russians, because his peak was in a period of traditional basketball that had not yet changed, which made his "nonsense" forward position very embarrassing.But if it is put into the present, hehe, a proper sweet pastry can not only organize but also attack independently, as well as super assisted defense and offensive and defensive conversion capabilities, plus a good pass, tsk tsk tsk, it is definitely better than the future Germany. Raymond is a better fit for the Warriors.

It's a pity that by the 2012-2013 season, he was no longer at his peak, and he could only play a little bit of veteran's residual heat.

It is true that the white European insiders have a very short peak period. After the age of 30, they can still survive. In the NBA, there are very few.

The Lakers have one. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, he played very troubled this season and basically never felt comfortable.

120-117, just playing a big team that lacks core players, the Lakers almost lost, which made the outside world's opinion of the Lakers suddenly worse. 35 wins and 37 losses, the Lakers won a game that didn't boost morale much.

72 games have passed, and the playoff pattern of the league seems to be a final conclusion, so whether it is "TNT Tiantuan" or ESPN's "First. Take" program, they have issued final orders to the Lakers and Kobe. "Diagnostic certificate".

In the 2012-2013 season, the Los Angeles Lakers will be one of the biggest laughing stocks in league history.

Seeing these news, these speeches, and these programs outside, Kobe’s complexion was terribly dark. He began to gradually refuse to participate in the team’s post-match press conference, and even some daily interviews. He also cherishes words like gold, and speaks very little.

This made people outside think that Kobe was cowardly and did not dare to face his "broken promise", that's why he was so "low-key" and "uncooperative".But what about the facts?Is it really like this?
In a room in Los Angeles after the Timberwolves game, Bonnie Laughlin is on the phone:
"Miss, Tang has already expressed his willingness to stand by our side."

"Well, good, continue to win over." The voice on the other end of the phone replied succinctly.

"But he has a personal condition." Bonnie Laughlin said: "I just hope that the injury list restriction will be lifted as soon as possible, and then I can play again. I don't know what you think, miss?" The voice on the other end of the phone pondered for a while Seconds later, he said, "Are you sure he just wants to compete? Isn't there something else on his mind?"

"It should be right." Bonnie Laughlin said: "I can see that he is a player who is eager to compete and win, which is a bit similar to Bryant." "Really? You mean, he just A pure basketball player?" asked the voice on the other end of the phone. "It's hard to say, but right now, he just wants to play, that's all." Bonnie Laughlin added after thinking for a while: "Maybe it's because I'm afraid that the incentive clause won't be activated, and I'll lose a lot of money." A dollar bill."

"Oh? That's right. I also took a look at his contract. The basic salary is not much, mainly due to incentive clauses and bonuses."

"Then shall we hold him and let him..."

"No, there's no need." The voice on the phone said: "Our Bass family is not short of this money. Besides, I am different from my dear brother. It is my consistent style to treat players and stars well. Because it seems that you are A certain degree of US dollars was sacrificed, but the intangible assets also greatly increased. And sometimes these intangible assets cannot be bought with just a few dollars. Bonnie, you have to understand that our Bass family runs the Lakers The team is not playing games, so when dealing with many things, we need to take a long-term and in-depth perspective, and I can choose the latter according to the situation.”

"I understand, miss. You still have foresight, and I am far inferior." Bonnie Laughlin said.

"It's nothing, I'll give you a little time, and you can finally get through it. Didn't Kupchak back then have been trained under Jerry West for more than ten years before he became a teacher? I believe in your ability, take your time!" Just take your time." The voice on the phone said: "Jim may think that he has a Mitch Kupchak and everything will go well, and everything will go well, but he forgot, running the team, the general manager is only his responsibility. Stretching can never replace real brain work."

"So, destroying his biggest support is half the battle. Besides, I'll let Jerry guide you, so you won't be weaker than Kupchak in confidence." Bonnie Laughlin Listen, I was stunned and said, "Miss, are you going to ask Jerry West to go out and come back?" "Don't worry, Bonnie, I won't change the things I promised you, let Jerry help you, It's just that being a consultant and working behind the scenes makes you work more easily." As if sensing the inner details of Bonnie Laughlin, the female voice on the phone spoke with relief.

"Uh, no, Miss. That's not what I meant..." Bonnie Laughlin was also a little embarrassed to see her petty thoughts being noticed so quickly. "It's okay, Bonnie. I only like people who have thoughts and desires. If you really don't want to pursue nothing, then I have to think carefully about the candidate."

"The hot thing, what does miss mean?" Bonnie Laughlin returned to the topic and asked.

"Let him play, I will call and talk to Mitch Kupchak, and at the same time go to the Internet to spread the news that Tang is not injured at all, just publicize, distribute, and make everyone known. In this specific aspect, I think I don't need to teach you, do I?"

"Well, I understand, I will do it." Bonnie Laughlin nodded and said.

They thought it was just a trivial matter, but it caused "countless storms" behind.

The current atmosphere in the Lakers team is extremely weird. If an outsider comes here, he will definitely find that the team's mind is almost no longer on winning.Standing in the team seems to be the current top priority for the Lakers players.

Kobe OR Howard, now or the future, this is indeed a difficult choice.

In this team atmosphere, even the team's head coach Mike D'Antoni chose to accept his fate.Because it is still the same sentence, in NBA games, the people who play the game will always be the players, not the coaches.Therefore, no matter how high the coaching ability of the head coach is, no matter how strong the coaching level is, it cannot play a decisive role.

Besides, there are only 10 games left in this season, and the Lakers are currently ranked No.11 in the Western Conference. This situation also makes Mike D'Antoni feel hopeless.Looking at the probability, unless the Lakers win all the remaining games, there is no possibility of squeezing into the playoffs at all.And it is a bit whimsical and a bit idiotic to want the current "stragglers" to win 11 consecutive victories.

Just before back-to-back challenges against the Milwaukee Bucks, Mitch Kupchak got a call saying:

Immediately arrange for China to play, he has passed all the physical indicators of Gary Vitti.

Hearing this, Kupchak said angrily: "Ma'am, is Mr. Jim Bass in charge now? So I think I should listen to his advice." The female voice on the phone said: "It is indeed Jim is in charge, but I'm also the vice president of the team, so I think I have the right to put an end to some of the personal grievances and poor decision-making by the front office."

"Ms. Bass! Are you alluding to something? Or are you dissatisfied with my personal management?" Mitch Kupchak didn't give too much face and asked directly.After all, Jim Buss is now the real helm of the Lakers, and he belongs to Jim Buss, how could he listen to the orders of a "loser"?
As if he had expected all this a long time ago, the voice on the phone came out unhurriedly: "Mitch, don't be so angry, I'm actually doing it for your own good." "For my own good? Ma'am, what do you mean?" ?” Mitch Kupchak said.

"Looking at the latest news on the Internet, China Hot can no longer bear to make a public statement."

"What did you say?" Kupchak immediately clicked on the computer next to him after hearing the words, and after searching a few keywords, a string of eye-catching titles caught his eye instantly, and said: "I just want to play!"But some people just want to be bad on purpose!
This is a separate interview video of the Lakers before the game. The video is not long, only less than 1 minute, but the information in it makes Mitch Kupchak's face dull.The specific details of these words were discussed by Tang Qian with Bonnie Laughlin in advance. He neither attacked the team nor his teammates, but simply "splashed dirty water" on Kupchak.

The more Kupchak watched, the more annoyed he became, because this Chinese hot guy was clearly playing against him!

For Kupchak, who has a strong desire for control, this is really intolerable!

"Laurie, immediately make a statement to dispel rumors, and then call and warn China Hot, if he says another word, he won't even want to play next season!" Mitch Kupchak had just finished yelling, and the other end of the phone He said: "Mickey, you are not young anymore. Being so angry will hurt your health. Why don't you rest for a few days?"

These words touched Kupchak's sensitive nerves, and he couldn't help saying harshly: "Ms. Bass, you don't need to worry about my body, but please figure it out. It's not the past now, don't you Then there’s the president of operations for the Lakers, now it’s Jim who’s in charge, and he’s the one who can call the shots on me.”

"Okay~ I just made a phone call to care about you. Since you don't appreciate it, then I won't force it. It's just Mickey, I really didn't expect that you would choose to defect at the last moment and run to Jim's camp. Sure enough, I underestimated your desire for power before, didn't I?" Kupchak blushed slightly when he heard this, but it disappeared quickly, and said, "I'm sorry Ms. Bass, I recognize your ability to work. Very strong, but you interfere too much in my management, which makes me very uncomfortable, so I can only choose Jim for my own ideals."

"He is different from you. He entrusted me with carte blanche and gave me the greatest room to display. The deal last summer is my reward for him."

"I admire your ability to rob. I guess it's not worse than Jerry back then. What a pity..." The voice on the phone didn't finish, and then another sentence: "Besides, I don't care about you at all." For what, I only care about who is the enemy and who is the friend. You chose Jim, and that is a pity, we will never be friends again."

"It's okay ma'am, history will always remember the winners." The extended meaning of Mitch Kupchak's words is obvious, you are a loser, you have already lost, and I chose the right one.

"Well, I will remember your motto, and I hope to hear your confident voice in a few years."

"Don't worry, ma'am, it's not just a few years later, you can listen to it for a lifetime, as long as you want, I welcome you to call for consultation at any time." After Kupchak finished speaking, he said: "That's it for today, ma'am, I'm very busy , I don’t have time to chat with you for too long, please forgive me.” The other end of the phone was not angry, but replied flatly: “Well, I just came to greet my old friend, since he is gone, I I'm not in the mood to talk anymore, Mickey, goodbye."

"Goodbye ma'am." Kupchak felt that he had the upper hand, so he spoke very arrogantly.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you one thing." Before hanging up the phone, the female voice inside said: "Turn on the TV and watch, maybe tonight's game will be very exciting." Said Well, she hung up the phone.

Kupchak didn't want to pay attention to this sentence at first, but after thinking about it, there was no loss in watching it anyway, so he turned on the ultra-clear large-screen TV in the general manager's office.After a few seconds, he froze, opened his mouth and muttered, "Why, why is he on the field?"

PS: The rain is about to come, the wind is all over the building, and the climax is coming~
Here, congratulations to "Magician", who finally succeeded in counterattack. From an "outsider" who can only express opinions on Twitter, he completely turned around and became a BOSS-level figure on the Lakers team with less than one person and more than [-] people.I hope that under the leadership of him and her, the Lakers can restore their status as a strong team as soon as possible. After all, Xiaozi loves to watch the NBA.

(End of this chapter)