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Chapter 624 Ranking and War of Words (Big chapter here~)

"Damn it!" Tang Qian was sweating profusely in the training hall, but compared to last summer vacation, his progress was significantly slower.

In other words, the ability has improved, so it is extremely difficult to think about being top-notch.

But Tang Qian has no reason to give up, because he knows where the limit of his ability is, far from now.

During this period of time, there have been many turbulent events in China. For example, there are rumors that Tang Qian beat the national team, Tang Qian showed up at the Sharks training base, and Tang Qian talked to superstar Taylor Swift in the waiting room. Huan wait.These news are disseminated with nose and eyes, and the process is meticulous, which is not like "fake news" at all.Encountered this kind of thing, the basketball management and the basketball association have spoken, there is absolutely no such thing!The national team is all elite members, how could it be blown up by one person?Those who spread such rumors have bad intentions!

Big Shark boss Yao Ming also said: "I don't know about this matter, as for Tang Qian? Maybe he has been here, maybe he hasn't. I am no longer an athlete, and I can't stay at the training base every day, right?" With some humorous words, Yao Ming avoided the seriousness and ignored the matter.

But for the national team, it was surprisingly quiet. No one spoke up, as if they were collectively deaf and blind.

As for Taylor's news, few people in China believe it, because Taylor has never held a concert in China, how could he "talk happily" with a basketball player in the terminal of Shanghai Metro Airport?Coupled with the massive ban on Tang Qian in China, except for their own "released material", it is almost more difficult for ordinary people to search for foreign news about Tang Qian.So to put it all together, few people believed that the European and American country music queen would stay alone with Tang Qian in the airport terminal of Shanghai.

In the basketball management center, the information management is furious: "What's going on? What's going on? He's returned to China? He's blowing up half of our national team without making a sound??? Is this true??? Ah!!! "Chen Xin, who lowered his head below, said submissively: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's really believed. According to the internal news of the big shark, Tang Qian did go to the training base, otherwise, with the personality of these 'national players' , it will definitely not be so quiet."

"Call Yao Ming! Ask him what he wants to do! Is he going to confront us???" The voice of the information manager was still angry. "Report, report information management, I have already contacted Yao Ming, but he didn't admit to this matter at all, he played Tai Chi with us non-stop, lack of photos and video materials, there is no way to cause substantive accusations against him... As soon as Chen Xincai finished speaking, Xinguan slapped the table and said: "Yao Ming! This Yao Ming! Really think that he is the flag of domestic basketball, so he can do whatever he wants? You know, no matter how he is a "flag", he is just a player. Basketball, you are not qualified to challenge us! If I catch his braid next time, I will definitely not let him go easily!"

"Hmph, the domestic football world is not the NBA. Everything here is decided by someone!"

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"Don't worry! Don't worry! It's hot! You have practiced too much these two days, it will only backfire!" Rodman stopped the training and stood beside Tang Qian to advise.Improving rebounding ability is a very long process. For example, a genius such as Rodman took more than two seasons to complete the transformation. Tang Qian's current progress is not much slower than him. See how strong the latter's rebounding talent is.

If it is strong enough, then maybe in the next year or two, it will be able to soar into the sky. If it is not enough, it is a pity that it will be useless to work hard for a lifetime.Sometimes, it is so cruel, trying to determine the lower limit, but the upper limit of a certain talent of yours can never be changed by a simple "effort".

Otherwise, after the NBA in the 80s, is Dennis Rodman the only super rebounder?
"I just think there is still something missing, and I should be able to work harder!" Tang Qian did not stop this time, but kept increasing the amount of training. The state of "reserved dog" every day made Rhodes Mandu secretly expressed his admiration.

But it's just admiration. After all, if he wants to break through again in a short time and enter the field of 18+ rebounds, Rodman doesn't believe that the Eastern center in front of him can do it.From his own point of view, 17+ rebounds is Tang Qian's unexpected limit. Originally, his estimate was only 14+ rebounds... Could it be that this yellow man should surpass his own rebounding level?This is almost impossible, even if it is possible, it is as small as an ant egg.As the strongest rebounding monster in the late 80s, Rodman has seen too many so-called geniuses, not to mention surpassing himself, not even a comparable one.

So he is not optimistic about Tang Qian, not without reason.

Rodman is caused by "self-esteem" and "pride". On the one hand, he hopes that Tang Qian can break through and reach the peak that he has never touched. On the other hand, he feels that Tang Qian cannot surpass himself in rebounding talent. .This kind of ambivalence is the true portrayal of the "flower worm" at present.

During the period, the news that Kobe finally started to fully resume basketball training was released, and speculation continued for a while.

ESPN felt that Kobe was dying. Although Dominique Wilkins was the "miracle" in NBA history, how old was Wilkins at that time?Only 31 years old.As for Kobe Bryant, he turned 35 a month ago. In the field of competitive sports, every freshman year is actually a weakening of various body functions. ESPN experts have expressed that if Kobe is 4~5 years younger, then they are also full of confidence, thinking that the king can return and be resurrected with full blood.But at the age of 35, there is no way, people can't fight against time and God.

TNT and local media in Los Angeles believe that No. 24 in Los Angeles can perform miracles and fully recover next season, leading the Lakers to compete for the NBA championship in the 2013-2014 season.People who hold this view generally believe that even if Kobe can only recover to 80%~90%, there is still a chance to compete for the O'Brien Cup.Because there are Howard, Nash, Gasol and others in the team, as long as they are well adjusted, it is impossible to have the "dismal situation" of last season.

However, because ESPN and other media have greater influence, people who are pessimistic about Kobe's recovery still account for the majority and the mainstream.

At this time, the negotiations between Tang Qian and the Lakers were also at an impasse. Because the Los Angeles management had not expressed their position for a long time, the fans who supported Tang Qian also felt angry, saying: Renew the contract with China Hot now!We want to compete for the championship next season, and we can't live without him on the bench!

It's a pity that there is another "wind" saying: Tang Qian's age is unclear, and it is really not worth tens of millions of annual salary. If he is willing to stay with 500 million, he can still accept it.Tang Qian sneered at this obviously "paced" point of view, and responded at the same time: I can stay with the Lakers, but 500 million a year?I guess I'm not that cheap yet!This is not a question of money, it is distrust and disrespect for my strength and status.

However, regarding the "age gate" and "false certificate gate", Tang Qian kept silent and chose to remain silent.

Because he had already explained to Jenny Bass, if he wanted to clarify again, he felt that it was unnecessary.Because the job of the media is to "stir up issues" and "make news", he doesn't want to be pushed to that kind of "cusp" again for people's entertainment and gossip.

I have already done what I should do, and the rest depends on what Jenny Buss thinks.

At the end of September, ESPN announced the player rankings for the 9-2013 season. No.2014 is still LeBron James. In fact, he has been in the first place since 1-2011.This year is the third year in a row.And compared to last year, he finally achieved a perfect score of 2012 from 9.99 points, but he has just completed 10 consecutive championships. It is not surprising that he ranks in this position. No.2 is Kevin Durant. He is in the same position as last year, without fluctuations, and still feels like the "second in a thousand years". No.2 is Chris Paul, who replaced last year's No.3 Dwight Howard. No.3 is a new face. He is the James after solo flight, um, Harden.What about fifth?For Durant's teammate Russell Westbrook, he occupied Derrick Rose's territory last year. This is also the first time Westbrook has reached the top five players in the season rankings.Sixth to tenth are Stephen Curry, Dwight Howard, Kyrie Irving, Derrick Rose, and Marc Gasol.As for No. 4 in Los Angeles... he was ranked No. 24 by ESPN this season.

This is also the first time Kobe has fallen out of the top ten after the millennium, and once he fell, he was outside the top 20.

The people above him include Hibbert, Noah, Bosh, Wall, etc... This makes No. 24 of the Lakers suddenly "shameless".After all, he was the No.6 player on this ranking last year, and now he has plummeted to 19 places, which makes everyone unhappy.In particular, ESPN's famous Kehei Henry Abbott wrote that Kobe is dead, his Achilles tendon ruptured, and he can still be ranked 25th, which is respect for him.If he really wanted to give him full authority to rank, he probably wouldn't even be able to enter the 30th place.

This suddenly angered Kobe, who was desperately recovering, because the "Black Mamba" was a first-team winner last season, averaging 27+5+6+1 per game, and his shooting percentage was a career high .He was suddenly demoted to "worthless". With Kobe's temper, it was impossible to ignore him.So the latter publicly accepted the interview and said: ESPN people are just some idiots!
This is a very straightforward way!But it is in line with Kobe's character!

Think I'm only ranked 25th in the world?The 24 people in front of me are expected to undergo urine tests!

Afterwards, Kobe Bryant's personal Twitter changed his avatar to read 1225. Although there was no explanation, everyone knew what it was.

Some media people smelled "excitement" and began to write articles:

Based on Kobe's performance last season, I think this list is bullshit!Because Rose is still in the top [-], isn't he?

For a winner of the top ten in efficiency last season and the winner of the first team, even taking into account injuries and decline, it should be around 15.I don't think that Parker, Love, Anthony and others will surpass Kobe in court ability.

However, in response to these remarks, ESPN responded with an article written by data expert Amin Al Hassan: Based on Kobe's age and his injuries, I really think 25 are already very generous!If you don't consider these respect factors, I agree with Henry Abbott's point of view, Kobe should be ranked outside the 30th place this season!
This undoubtedly aroused the fury of the "Black Mamba", saying: I will let you know what is called "generosity"!As a player ranked 25th in the league, I will go all out in the new season!
Kobe's prestige and influence also made a large group of people in the league follow and speak.

TNT reporter Halter said: Kobe is actually ranked 25th?Are you kidding me?Um?I can't wait to see what Kobe does!You know what the Black Mamba does best is fight back!
Orange County Chronicle reporter Hong Ensi said: Can't wait to see the performance of the top 24 players in the new season!Let's hope they all pass the 25th!
Nuggets player Quincy. Miller is blunt: Kobe?he? 25? ESPN should not know how to spell the word "respect"!
Wow~25? ESPN is really naked Kohei! ——This is Wizards columnist Mike Prada wrote on Twitter.

Lakers fans expressed: Thank you ESPN for the ranking!Because this will make No. 24 full of energy, and I will compete for it throughout the season!

Some Lakers players also expressed their opinions: Maybe ESPN's ranking means that Kobe has one leg.

But if you are careful enough, you will find that No. 29 of the Lakers did not say a word. He has remained silent during this big turmoil.This is completely different from the previous image.

Why didn't Tang Qian get involved in this matter?Because he knew very well in his heart that Kobe Bryant, the proud No. 24, will be scrapped again after only a few games this season. up.Adding injury to injury, for the 35-year-old veteran, that kind of ability blow is self-evident.So Tang Qian chose to remain silent and did not speak publicly as before.

He originally thought that "Different Space" would give him an ability card or an off-site task to deal with this "damn Achilles tendon".But it seems that "Different Space" has no plans to do this. Now that the new season is about to start, is it doomed that the Lakers will die quickly?This seems to be good for him, but don't think about the championship and good grades. Tang Qian is still self-aware about this.

If Howard leaves and Nash is injured, he and Gasol really don't have much chance of winning.Enter the playoffs at most, and the second round of shopping is the limit.This is because I have calculated my demigod descending to earth and various ability cards.If not, hey, whether he can make it to the playoffs is a big question. In the 2013-2014 season, the Lakers had only 27 wins in the original time and space, with a winning percentage of less than 33%. They lost 55 games throughout the season, ranking second to last in the Western Conference.

Can a team with this record be brought into the playoffs?That's kind of a miracle, isn't it?
But Tang Qian still has a huge desire for the Larry O'Brien Cup in his heart.

After all, he is the one who "won" the NBA championship trophy, so he knows the taste, saying that he doesn't want the ring, it is definitely a lie!But with this lineup, it is very difficult for Tang Qian to make a name for himself. Maybe the statistics can be good, but the record is hard to say.

However, the current him can't make any "efforts", so he can only wait patiently.

At the same time, because the Lakers did not make an offer for a long time, many teams extended an olive branch to Tang Qian.Because even if the age is tampered with, it is still the real block leader and the newly promoted rebounding leader. Many teams are coveted for this alone.But it seems to be negatively affected by the "age gate" and "false certificate gate", the highest offer is only about 800 million a year, and there is no one of 900 million a year, let alone a contract of tens of millions.

Zhou Zhiru has been busy with this matter, but the Lakers did not respond for a long time, which also allowed her to start "appropriately" contacting other teams to put pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers.At this moment, someone finally reported a big contract. It was the Bulls from Chicago. The Bulls offered 3 million yuan for three years to sign Tang Qian. A decision not to proceed with the contract.

All of a sudden, Zhou Zhiru had enough confidence. She began to talk to the media constantly in order to put pressure on the Lakers management, but Mitch Kupchak was so focused on "Warcraft" Howard that he had no time to pay attention to Zhou Zhiru.In this way, the Bulls seem to have a winning chance, because even if it is the parent team, if you do not match the contract offered by other teams, then Tang Qian will also "change ownership" and leave Los Angeles.

I heard that the Bulls’ decision was made by their head of international scouting, Ivanka Candu, and they meant to sign Tang Qian to form an inside line with last season’s first defense, Joakim Noah.” Iron Barrel Array".The purpose of this operation is to strengthen the team's inside line, so that Derrick Rose can shoot more calmly after his comeback.

However, it is impossible for Tang Qian to accept this contract. After all, he knows very well that the Bulls will play the role of accompanying the prince to study in the next few years, and Rose will continue to be reimbursed and cannot support him.In this case, if you join by yourself, you first need to re-consolidate the status of the team, and then you want to make full use of it, but you are also tied. If you do this, it means that you want to take over, and it will take several years.

I am not afraid of spending time, but I am afraid of wasting time, and if I can't touch the floor of the finals, it will be embarrassing.

In addition, Gasol joined the Bulls in the later period. The team's struggle for power, boss fights, internal friction and internal strife will continue until after 2016. Tang Qian feels that he has gone, which is a waste of time.Of course, the most important thing is that he was not a Bulls fan in his previous life, and he didn't have a natural affection for the Bulls, so if possible, he would prefer to stay with the Lakers and stay in Los Angeles.

Not for the money, but just for the fantasy reality of being an ordinary person in the previous life.

Just when the Bulls let out the news that they had contacted Tang Qian's agent, someone from the Lakers finally spoke up, saying: China hot is an important cornerstone of our Lakers' future!We will not give up easily!He is definitely worth an annual salary of tens of millions!
The person who spoke was not the management of the Lakers, nor Mitch Kupchak, but Jenny Buss.

Jenny Buss finished speaking, and added a day later: No matter what price the Bulls offer, I think the Lakers should match it!Otherwise, the decision-maker will bear full responsibility!
Mitch Kupchak's lungs exploded when he saw this, he couldn't help jumping out and said: Please don't interfere with my work with some members of the Bass family!I am the general manager of the team hired by Mr. Bass!Our target now is Dwight Howard, not anyone else.

Tang Qian didn't say anything yet, Jenny Buss continued to speak through the local media: I just don't want to see the Lakers let go of a star of hope!It's like the Orlando Magic gave up "Shark" O'Neal for "Penny" back then!This Eastern center, the Lakers should stay!And the new season is about to start, and the Lakers management has not introduced new players for a long time, which is definitely not good for the reinforcement plan in the future!
Kupchak retorted coldly: I will do what I should do, and I don't need an "outsider" to remind me!Some people should take care of their own role in international affairs first!

Mitch Kupchak is clearly saying that your hand is too long, and now the Lakers are not your time to manage!Leave me alone and go!

This "team internal turmoil" made many fans have more to talk about after dinner, and many people even speculated about who would win in the end, Jenny Buss or Mitch Kupchak.

After Tang Qian returned home from practice, Zhou Zhiru said to him on the phone: "Tang Qian, you can't delay any longer. I know you like the Lakers and Los Angeles, but you are also a professional player. I think going to the Chicago Bulls is a good idea." Direction, they will come back from injury this year, when I add you, I think..." Before she finished speaking, the former said: "No, I think Rose is just a glass man, a medicine jar, I won't even go there Fundamentally change the strength of Chicago. Because they were originally one of the strongest defensive teams in the league, what they lack is offensive points and offensive firepower, and I am not very useful. Furthermore, Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau's coaching style is not my favorite either."

"The glass man?" Zhou Zhiru pointed out mercilessly: "How old is Rose? He is only in his 20s. How do you know he can't recover? Will he be a glass man in the future? Kobe is 35 years old now! What do you think about his chances of recovery?" Is it better or is Rose more likely to recover? Say it again, you are a professional player, you can’t be so willful!” “Anyway, I’m not at the end, I’m not inclined to go to the Bulls, you’re an agent, yes, but in my opinion, you must Think about it." After finishing speaking, Tang Qian hung up the phone, and then murmured to the wall: "Now let's see if the wheel of history will continue to move forward."

"Dwight Howard, when will you leave?"

PS: I saw someone asking why Xiaozi didn't update yesterday, didn't Xiaozi ask for leave yesterday?I wrote it after the last chapter~
This is a big chapter, I hope I can express my apologies~ Xiaozi is not a full-time author, so I can’t ignore it at work~~~ I hope everyone will forgive me~~~ woo woo woo~~~
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