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Chapter 552 Howard is the past tense, hot is the future tense!

"Damn! Damn! These dog shit media people! One by one, they praise this oriental guy so highly! Bastard! Is he your father??? Dog shit!!! Dog shit!!!" A Los Angeles In the apartment, No. 12 of the Lakers was furious at the newspaper, especially when he saw a report by FOX sports reporter Abby Hornacek, he became even more angry: "What is No. 29? The pillar after Kobe's injury? What do you mean he controlled the paint area of ​​the Lakers? This stinky bitch! Then what am I doing? Is it a younger brother? A follower? Or a handyman???"

"Is he one of the ten most cost-effective players in the league? Labor and capital have become the ten least cost-effective players? This bitch! Fucking stinky bitch!"

"What do you mean the Lakers have him in the paint, and their defensive efficiency has been greatly improved? It means that I am on the court, so that the team's defensive efficiency has dropped significantly? Bitch! This poor bastard!!!"

"Ah~Ha~ If the Lakers can win the Rockets, he is the top priority? Ridiculous!!!"

Howard kept cursing while reading the newspaper, until he finished reading all the newspapers, he calmed down a little, and said: "Since you are all so optimistic about him and think he is the current savior of the Lakers, then I just Don’t let you do what you want! Just wait, anyway, labor and capital will not stay in this ghost place next season, it’s better to let you all get nothing before leaving!”

"Just wait and see! Still want to enter the playoffs??? There is no door!!!"

There are still 3 days of rest before the last game. Except for going out to have a meal with Taylor halfway, Tang Qian spent almost all of his time in the training hall.Maybe you won't see any qualitative changes and leaps all at once, but a lot of training and practice can make Tang Qian's mood calm and not too tense.

In the past, Kobe was in front of him, so he didn't feel much. Now that Kobe is gone, after last night's battle, he faintly became the temporary "leader" of this "old, weak, sick" team. .So for a while, he felt that the pressure and burden on his body were too heavy.

The more important the game is, the more calm you need to be as the main player, at least you have to pretend to be calm.Otherwise, everyone will look at you. If you get nervous, the whole team will definitely get nervous together.This is definitely not a good thing for a basketball game.That's why Tang Qian kept practicing, one is to set an example, and the other is to try to make himself look stable in his heart without causing too many disturbances.

It seems that the effect is not bad, at least the Lakers players still have the desire to fight.

It's the last game. After fighting hard, the team will be able to enter the playoffs.

Since the Rockets also lost the day before yesterday, they are currently only half a game ahead of the Lakers and tied with the Jazz.In this way, all three teams have the possibility of advancing, and all of them are in danger of being eliminated.The situation suddenly became more complicated and confusing, which made people suspenseful.

3 into 2, the battle for the final spot in the playoffs is about to start.

Compared with the east, where the overall situation has been decided long ago, the situation in the west should not be able to tell the winner until the last second.

However, the Lakers still have an advantage over the Rockets and the Jazz, that is, in the last game of the regular season, the former is playing at home, while both the Rockets and the Jazz will go away to win in different places .At this last moment, any slight advantage may be magnified and eventually become a fatal gene.

On the morning of April 2013, 4, US time, the entire Lakers team went to see Kobe on the hospital bed, and then came to the Staples Center collectively, preparing to warm up and accept interviews in advance.TNT TV naturally chose to broadcast this important game nationwide, so there are many more reporters present today than in the usual regular season.

At the pre-match press conference, Tang Qian, Gasol, Howard and Mike D'Antoni attended.

Think about the star-studded star before the start of the season, the current Lakers lineup is ordinary and a lot darker.

Of course, the most important thing is the poor record, which makes people feel that they are no longer scary.

"Mr. D'Antoni, what do you think of tonight's game? How sure are you of winning?"

"The Houston Rockets are very strong. We should not underestimate the enemy, but we will definitely do our best."

D'Antoni's answer was very official and meaningless, so the reporter asked Howard and Gasol again, and the two answered the same as the former, which made the Yahoo Sports reporter pin his "hope" on the last person.

"Hot, what do you think? Will the Lakers win tonight?"

"Of course, of course! 100%! 100% we will win the game at home and successfully enter the playoffs!" Tang Qian's answer was what the Yahoo reporter needed. His eyes lit up immediately and he asked: "I heard that you may have made a similar promise after Kobe was injured. Is it because this promise made you very motivated? Hot?" "No, it's not." Tang Qian opened his mouth and said, "I'm just stating a fact That's all, it's as simple as that."

The Yahoo reporter's eyes turned up when he heard this, and he stopped asking other people, but stared at No. 29 of the Lakers and asked, "Why are you so sure? It's hot?" Tang Qian replied, "You wait until the game is over tonight. Just know."

"Hot, what do you think about James Harden? Will the Lakers' outside line be shot by them?"

"If there is a kind of them, they all stay on the outside and don't come in, so we can see how high their shooting percentage is!"

All of a sudden, Tang Qian ignited the scene of the press conference. The reporters in the audience knew what to do, and asked Tang Qian one after another. The rest did not answer a few times until the press conference was over.This made Howard even more unhappy with the former. He just felt that his sense of existence and his limelight had been taken away, so he hated this oriental guy who liked to "pretend to be forceful".

Pretending to be an oriental guy!Let me see how long you can keep talking!After the game, there are times when you cry!
D'Antoni's expression was much calmer, because compared to the surprise of the previous game, he had already thought of the original intention of why No. 29 was so "speaking wildly" in this game.This guy is going to... top off the "media bombing power" when Kobe was away.

This allows the rest of the players to concentrate on the court with less distraction.

Moreover, the reversal against the Spurs in the last game also increased the "trust" of him in the Lakers team a lot.

This little guy may have a higher limit than I imagined.

It's the future of the Lakers, alas...

D'Antoni turned his head and glanced at Dwight Howard, who had an unhappy expression, and said silently in his heart, forget it, win this game first, and let's talk about it after entering the playoffs.If he is blocked from the gate of the playoffs, then he has no ability to help him.

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TNT Live Room.

"Charles, I haven't partnered with you for a long time. I miss you very much." After Kenny Smith finished speaking, he heard Barkley snort dissatisfiedly: "I miss you too, Kenny, Sha That guy Ke is still a rookie in the commentary world, and he can't catch my words at all." "Haha~" Kenny Smith smiled, and then got to the point: "Tonight's game, the Los Angeles Lakers Against the Houston Rockets, I have a hunch that this game will be very intense and very good."

"I think so too." Barkley said: "Both sides are working hard to enter the playoffs. In this game, no one is willing to admit defeat easily! Otherwise, after 81 games, the feeling of falling short in the end is not good." "Yes, from the perspective of winning, the Lakers' winning odds are low." Kenny Smith opened an ESPN analysis chart on the big screen.

"Are people at ESPN doing such boring things every day?" Barkley said: "However, the game is ultimately decided by people, not a bunch of messy complex data." "Um~ But you can't say this The analysis chart is completely unreasonable." Kenny Smith opened his mouth and said: "The Lakers are suffering too many injuries now, and more than half of the main lineup is down, which is why I am not optimistic about this game. If Kobe and Nash can still If I play one game, I may be biased towards the Lakers, but right now, I still think the Rockets' lineup is more organized and more capable of winning."

"Yeah, damn it." Barkley said: "The current composition of the Lakers' outside players is simply horrible. There is not much offense to attack, and there is not much defense to defend. The entire league is even the Magic and the Suns. , I’m afraid they can bully and bully them, and blow up their opponents!” “Yes, this is also a big problem.” Kenny Smith said: “It stands to reason that the Lakers are the ‘Four Kings’ this season. The combination, two of them were injured, and there are still two left, so they won't be so ineffective, but unfortunately...their insiders have no connection at all, and the rumors are full of contradictions."

"Kenny, it's not right for you to say that." Barkley said: "Leaving Howard aside, Hot and Gasol's internal connection is still good. The last game against the Spurs is the best example. One offense and one defense, success Established a perfect inside line, and even overthrew the league's third-ranked San Antonio Spurs." "You can't say that." Kenny Smith said: "It's just that the state exploded that night, don't you still have it tonight? Can he be counted on to continue with 16 shots in a single quarter? What the Lakers lack most now is offense. It is offense. There is no ability to score independently, which is a flaw! I think if this problem cannot be solved, then the Lakers will lose! "

"Do you think Howard can take on this task?" Barkley disagreed: "I think the inside combination of Hot + Gasol is far more powerful than Howard + Gasol. Look at Howard when he is on the court, How many shots has Pau Gasol made in the low post? How many shots have he made? The two of them on the court at the same time means that Howard can destroy the Spaniard's offense, which is far better than the effect of matching ironing." "But ironing lacks the ability to attack independently Ah." Kenny Smith said: "Besides, Howard still has three consecutive DPOYs. It is impossible for his defensive core attributes to be lower than Teng, only higher, so..."

"Howard is the 3rd DPOY?" Barkley interrupted Kenny Smith, suddenly gave a strange smile, and said: "Hey hey~ I said it before, Howard is a good player, but he definitely can't be called Great. 3rd DPOY? Kenny, don’t you look at who has been competing with him in the league these years.” Barkley’s mocking tone increased a few percent, and continued: “The 08-09 season and his The people competing are LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Battier. OK, I am not belittling the three of them. In fact, outside players can do this step, which is already very strong. But this also shows that There is a problem, there is no one inside, so it is Howard's turn to dominate. The 3-09 season is similar, Josh Smith + Gerald Wallace + LeBron James, and three outsiders compete with him .In the 10-10 season, Garnett + Chandler + Tony Allen + Rondo, two outsiders were eliminated, leaving only Garnett and Chandler. Come.on~ Garnett this How old are the seasons? They are all 11-35 years old, okay? As for Chandler, you know, I have always thought that he is an ordinary player, and getting DPOY is purely a character explosion. Looking at it this way, Howard can get How much luck is involved in the 36rd consecutive DPOY? I still remember when I was playing, except for the initial DPOY in the first few years, the selection was not regular, how could there be a competitive environment like Howard? Now one is eye-catching There are no real superstar insiders, if he can't win a few times, he can go home and eat high Lego for a few more years."

"Can you imagine him and Olajuwon, David Robinson, Ewing, Rodman, Mutombo, Mourning, O'Neal, Peak Garnett, Ben Wallace, etc., Put them together for comparison? Oh~ God, how many DPOYs do you think you can get when Olajuwon is here? We have all been teammates with him, and you know his defensive energy very well, right? 5 ? Or 7? 8? I don’t think any player can pose a threat to Olajuwon before he got old. There are still many strong people who didn’t get DPOY in the 90s. I can only say that they made mistakes It’s the time.” Barkley has never liked Howard very much, and Kenny Smith knows it well, and although what he said was a bit exaggerated for a moment, Kenny Smith also thinks that Howard has caught up with a good time. .Otherwise, in the 90s, when insiders danced wildly, let alone getting DPOY, it might be very difficult for him to even get it out.

Talented in hand-to-hand combat?That was the favorite dish of that era, how many seasons can you Howard last?
"Hey, although what you say is a bit unfair to Howard, but... I also agree with your point of view. If Hakeem comes to this era, let alone 7~8 DPOY, at least 5~6 is okay The problem. The defensive dominance of Hakeem at the peak is really terrifying. I had a deep understanding of it back then. The five statistics in the playoffs were all the first in the team! And you must know that in the first year, we had nothing but Kazakhstan. Kim, none of the others have any season honors, that's it, we finally won the championship! The peak is like him, if it comes to this era, I guess the attack and defense will be swelled several times, the picture dare not Imagine." Hearing Kenny Smith say this, Barkley said with a smile: "So, that guy's peak stopped as early as 09, and the speed of decline is faster than I imagined."

"By the way, Charles, when it comes to DPOY, I remembered it. You seem to be optimistic about No. 29 of the Lakers, right? Do you think he is qualified to replace Marc Gasol as DPOY this season?" Kenny Smith extended Asked aggressively, who knew that Charles Barkley blurted out: "Of course! Look at his average blocks per game. After the first battle on the 14th, he has risen to an average of 4+ per game. And if this game Awesome, maybe the rebounding champion will also be taken down, who would you give DPOY to this kind of person?"

"Tan is indeed very strong, but Marc Gasol's high-level statistics are also excellent, take a look..."

"Come.on~ Kenny, are you kidding? The basic statistics are not outstanding, so why talk about advanced statistics?" Charles Barkley said very domineeringly: "But the league doesn't give him this award this season. , Stimulate this kid, let him work harder next season, and then break Howard's three consecutive DPOYs in one fell swoop!" "Charles, you actually think Dongfang Hot can break Howard's three consecutive DPOYs? Are you serious? Are you serious?" Seriously?" Hearing Barkley's words getting more and more outrageous, Kenny Smith couldn't help smoothing things over.But "Sir Charles" didn't pick up on it at all, but continued to say "unabashedly": "Of course I'm serious, Kenny! I bet you can get at least three DPOY trophies in your career, and you can go if there is one less." Find me in the future!"

"Hmm, you can pull it off, I'll go to the future to find you? How can I go to the future?" Although Kenny Smith has long been used to Barkley's "big mouth", he still couldn't help but joked: "Look at you Like how hot you are, if you are the general manager of the Lakers, I am afraid that the cornerstone of the next team will choose hot, right?"

"You're right!" Barkley didn't hesitate at all, and blurted out: "Howard is not the kind of player who is suitable for building a team around. He can only be used as a team supplement and a team puzzle. He is younger than him and has a more aggressive style of play. If he just chooses to supplement the puzzle, why not a younger Tang? Believe me, 'Warcraft' has become the past tense, and Tang is the future. It is the most correct to keep him. Decide!"

PS: This is the first update, and there is another update, you can watch it again in the morning~
Many of Barkley's remarks are true. If you are interested, you can search for yourself~
Xiao Zi went to eat something, and then continued to code the next chapter~
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