The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 201 Hope is slim
"Li Pu and Dayao are different. Dayao is a core player, while Li Pu is just a blue-collar player. He has no ability to attack on his own and is of little help to the national team!"

"Fart! His defense can definitely improve the national team by more than one notch!"

"Is the national team short of a center now? We have a general plan, we have a big gap, and our strength is not weaker than that of European and American teams. What we lack is a good defender who can give the ball to the inside!"

"I agree with this. I think naturalized Lin Shuhao is better than naturalized Li Pu! He is also an NBA-level guard after all, and he is also a purebred yellow man!"

"Silly X, are you choosing a dog? It's purebred? Do you understand? Although Li Pu grew up abroad, his nationality has not been canceled in China, which means he is a Chinese, so he doesn't need it at all. Naturalization, Lin Shuhao is from an ugly country, these are two completely different concepts!"

"Upstairs knows the ball master, top one!"

As the Olympic Games are getting closer, there are more and more discussions on whether Li Pu should be selected for the national team in domestic basketball forums.

However, along with these discussions, there are more and more corresponding doubts.

Some questioned his ability, some questioned his nationality, and some questioned his blood.

In short, the smoky discussion made Li Pu's blood pressure soar after seeing these comments, and his expression almost caught up with that of Second Master Guan.

"I'm going to fuck his grandma, why is there something wrong with my service for the country?"

"You, don't get too excited. After all, you are not one of their own, and it is normal to be questioned!" Zhang Mingji thought that Li Pu didn't know the characteristics of the country, so he patiently explained to Li Pu.

"Oh, I understand, I don't care if they like to give in or not!"

"Don't be angry. If you can really be selected for the national team, it will definitely benefit your image. If you can lead the national team to achieve good results, your image will definitely be greatly improved! This is all money! "

How could Li Pu not know what Zhang Mingji said?
His mouth is full of doctrine, and his heart is full of business. Maybe joining the national team does not make money, but the commercial value behind it is huge.

But Li Pu's desire to join the national team is really not just for money.

As a fan in his previous life, when he saw the national team disappointing, he really wished he could play for them, but unfortunately his strength was not good enough.

Now that she has finally gained strength, she is not only ignored by others, but also questioned by others. Even if she wants to join, it depends on other people's opinions.

This feeling of kneeling and begging for food is really uncomfortable.

In fact, Li Pu is also very clear that after all, those people in the country do not recognize his own strength.

After all, not every leader knows how to play football. How can they have the time to watch football because they have so much to do every day?
If they have the MVP, the championship, and the status of Kobe, James, and Durant, how can they not consider it?
Sure enough, he was still too weak!
"Is there still no news from the blue shoes?"

"I've asked someone about it, and they said it's still under discussion in a meeting!" Seeing Li Pu's gloomy look, Zhang Mingji couldn't help comforting him.

As Zhang Mingji said, inside the Blue Shoes, the discussions about Li Pu were really intense, not even worse than in the outside forums.

"Let me make a statement first, I don't agree with this matter! He is not our own person after all, who can guarantee his discipline? If he makes a mistake, who will bear the responsibility?"

"If you give up such an active NBA player because you are afraid of taking responsibility, if the team does not perform well in this year's Olympics, then who will take the responsibility?"

In a meeting room in a small attic on Longtan Road, DC District, Kyoto City, swords were on the verge of breaking out, and the scene was so tense that it was suffocating.

"Don't use grades as an issue. If you really recruit him, how much can your grades improve?"

"Yes, I still agree with Director X on this point. The national team should still focus on unity. This Li Pu has never participated in training camps, and has never received domestic education. We can't take this risk!"

"Let's vote with a show of hands! If you agree, please raise your hand!"

Looking at the scattered hands raised in the conference room, the leader who strongly advocated the recruitment of Li Pu, couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He felt that there was little hope for the national team's prospects for the Olympic Games this time!
Li Pu didn't know that the matter of whether he could play for the country had already been decided.

Of course, even if he knew, Li Pu couldn't do much, at most he would say: 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor!
At this time, after being persuaded by Zhang Mingji and others, he had already focused on the game.

On May 5, the day after the tiebreaker between the 27ers and the Celtics ended, the first game of the Western Conference Finals will start soon.

Compared with last year's Western Conference Finals, this year's Western Conference Finals has attracted more attention. Tickets for the first Western Conference Finals before the game have been fired to more than 2000 US dollars, and there is still no market.

It's no wonder that the Thunder entered the Western Conference finals last year, and it can be said that they broke into it as a dark horse, and everyone was not a little bit defensive.

After all, no one thought that such a young team, which was only in the first round of the playoffs last year, could break into the Western Conference finals in the second year.

And this year, the Thunder entered the playoffs as the league's No. [-] team, and they are already the favorites to win the championship. Naturally, they have been hyping this round of the series since the early stage.

In addition, although Oklahoma City is a small city, the ball market is very hot, and the enthusiasm of the fans is very high, so the price of the ball tickets has also risen.

But no matter how high the price is, it can't resist the enthusiasm of the fans. One hour before the start of the game, the high-priced tickets have been swept away.

"OKC is definitely the champion! We have the best talent and the brightest future in the league. We have KD, Russell, and Prince. Whether it is GDP or the Big Three, we are not afraid!"

"We have MVP and DPOY, have the best offense and the best defense, we are the best team!"

"OKC must win!"

"OKC! OKC! OKC!"

Originally, Wang Xing and Duan Ran were just interviewing one person. Unexpectedly, one person chanted a slogan, which instantly mobilized a group of people, causing a large group of people in front of the arena to shout crazily.

What a spectacular scene, Wang Xing has never seen it in his life!
Wang Xing thought he had already met the most ardent Thunder fans, but today he realized that he still underestimated their enthusiasm!
Seeing the happiness and confidence on the faces of every fan, Wang Xing also felt the same way, wishing to see the Thunder win immediately.

However, after only three hours, Wang Xing wanted to slap the faces of these flag-setting fans!
98:101, the Thunder narrowly lost the Spurs at home and lost the first game of the Western Conference Finals!
(End of this chapter)