The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 310 The only goal: championship!
After Yuya completed his senior year of high school, he got excellent grades and was admitted to the University of Washington in Seattle, majoring in biological animal science. Now that the new school year has started, he is busy with enough things and has more and more time to meet with Lin Dong. The less.

Both of them have plans for their futures. One side is studying and the other is career. After the passion, they will eventually return to life.

However, it does not affect the relationship between the two. A phone call every morning and evening is indispensable. It seems that there is less passion than before, but it is also more close to family.

The SuperSonics also ushered in their new season...

The new season starts on October 10th.

The exhibition match ended on the 3rd, which delayed Schulz's platform and various commercial activities for another three or four days. By the time the team returned to Seattle, it was already the 8th.

For this year's new season, people like Payton who are thinking about the championship will have their faces filled with worries all day long.

Although Lin Dong has joined the SuperSonics as he wished, his unlimited talent and potential were also seen in the exhibition game against Jordan. When paired with Payton, his combat power is definitely among the best in the league.

But...the Western Conference is really a bit strong this year!
The Lakers OK combination, which has won three consecutive championships, is undoubtedly the biggest favorite in the Western Conference today.

And Ginobili, who just won three European championships and was elected as the MVP of the European Basketball League, has also officially landed in the San Antonio Spurs, coupled with the French sports car Parker who performed well in his rookie season last year, plus last year's All-NBA Team Tim Duncan, who is double-teaming with the All-Defensive Team, has been called out by the media as the GDP team. In addition, although he is 37 years old, he still averaged 12.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game last season. With David Robinson, this year's Spurs have also been praised by industry critics as the strongest and most qualified team to challenge the OK combination.

In addition to looking forward to it, I want to stand on the field that represents the highest level in the world. As for how many games to win, what ranking to achieve this season, etc., except maybe Lin Dong secretly has some ideas, the other two have nothing. Conceptual, that's all.

In addition, Nowitzki, who just won the World Championship MVP and was named the best international player by the NBA half a month ago, has grown into a super insider in the league, teaming up with big brother Finley and Son of the Wind. The Three Musketeers formed by Nash are also strong competitors among the many strong teams in the Western Conference.

But because of Dragon Kingdom's performance against Jordan, every team in the NBA is now studying him and attaching great importance to him.

In just the past few days, a piece of blockbuster transaction information has once again attracted the attention of the entire league.

Whether it is second-year players such as Chandler who have experienced a season of torture, or first-year players such as Lin Dong, Sakuragi and Iguodala, they are full of expectations for the new season.

A few days after returning to Seattle, the pace of training slowed down. I only played one intra-squad game. Most of the time I was still doing some adaptive training and physical training to adjust my condition for the much-anticipated opening game of the new season. .

Sent to the Indiana Pacers for a rather funny reason: he couldn't get along with the Wizards...

This is probably the most valued rookie in the history of the NBA. I'm afraid this guy's rookie wall will be as high as ever. If he can't break it, the Sonics will not be able to make the playoffs, let alone fifth or sixth place. Two things to say.

All parties predict that the SuperSonics' best result this year will most likely be around 50 wins, which is about fifth and sixth in the Western Conference in the regular season. This will only happen if Lin Dong performs well enough to be worthy of his title of No. pick.

The God of Basketball has a pretty good relationship with Yao Ming recently. He even staged a classic reenactment at a business event in Dragon Kingdom. He hugged Yao Ming and laughed and shouted "my baby", which was a joke to make up for the previous fight. His face was exposed.

Compared with these ambitious teams, although the SuperSonics won Lin Dong, who is now known as the most talented Asian monster in the league, they only have one Payton. In the absence of a real backbone inside, the entire team actually has A total of eight people have less than three years of NBA experience. They are too young as a whole, and their competitiveness appears to be much weaker.

Although it is also ranked as one of the popular teams in the Western Conference, it is not only ranked lower than the Lakers, Spurs, and Mavericks in various predictions, but also inferior to the single-core Sacramento Kings.

Last season, with star Chris Webber missing 28 games, the Sacramento Kings actually had seven players averaging double figures, beating the Lakers and Spurs to win first place in the Western Conference regular season, and ranked first in the Western Conference. In the finals, facing the booming OK combination, they still took the lead in winning the match point 7:3. The balance and strength of their team's strength cannot be underestimated, and they are also a popular team in the Western Conference this year.

There was no way, Stackhouse took all the blame for the exhibition game. Not only the local fans were furious, but even the team's top management deeply questioned this guy's performance.

The former's idea is probably 'after a bad year, I can finally feel the taste of winning', while the latter's idea is much simpler.

However, the heated discussions from all parties did not affect the enthusiasm of the young people on the team.

Regardless of previous team training or exhibition games, Stackhouse is not the person the Wizards really need. Not only does his weak attitude on the defensive end make the team's top management quite dissatisfied, but also because he has the offensive firepower of Jordan and Yao Ming. , Stackhouse's scoring ability seems to no longer be so important.

Poor Stackhouse...the most unlucky guy in NBA history, after being traded to the Wizards, he only played two exhibition games before being sent away by the team's top management.

SuperSonics VS Lakers!

The old gangster is always scolded, but he is still very understanding of the world when it comes to capable helpers, especially when the target is Dayao, who seems to be 'honest and honest'. If you respect him, you will never think about being with him. For those who are in the limelight.

At this point, the two began to enter the honeymoon period. Not only did they invite Yao Ming to his family banquet in a high-profile manner, but they also gave Dayao an oversized custom-made Chevrolet business car.

The trade for Stackhouse was after giving away the RV.

Obviously, this is to officially support Yao Ming as the second-in-command of the Wizards. With Yao Ming's inside firepower, paired with Jordan, they will form the "go home" combination that the US media is semi-ridiculing now, and they will send it to all other teams. Go home...With this combination, Stackhouse naturally seems a bit redundant. The Wizards need more defensive heroes and blue-collar players.

The Pacers still welcomed Stackhouse, the All-Star small forward. They lacked an offensive forward, so with a wave of their hand, they also gave the Wizards a satisfactory bargaining chip.

Al Harrington averaged 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game with the Pacers last season. He is a blue-collar forward who has experienced ups and downs in the NBA for five years and has considerable frame-protecting ability and experience.

Of course, Harrington was not qualified to replace Stackhouse alone, so he had an "additional head". That was during the summer training camp last year, because he was laughed at by Jordan, he broke Jordan's two legs in the game. Rib-rib Ron Artest.

Jordan was impressed by this guy's fierce defense. Even though he averaged 11 points per game with the Pacers last season, it was nothing, but his average of 2.4 steals per game was enough to show how strong this rookie's defense is. .

The Wizards currently lack excellent forwards and defensive players, and they also have to share the ball with Jordan and Yao Ming. The Pacers lack offensive firepower and need scoring masters like Stackhouse. The outside world generally believes that this It is a deal that is extremely beneficial to both parties, and the Wizards, who have filled the vacancies on the front line and defense, have already gained the momentum to dominate the Eastern Conference in the eyes of various ball commentators...

——October 10th, two days before the start of the new season.

According to each other's rankings last season, the two teams will play against each other for the first time this season. The SuperSonics will be playing away from home. The team will go to Los Angeles to settle in the hotel tomorrow afternoon.

So, after the afternoon training, Payton treated the whole team to a big meal with a wave of his hand.

This is something that most leading stars do to unite their teams before the start of the season. It is almost equivalent to corporate team building, and they often also give out some gifts.

Each of the fourteen-man roster of the team has a latest mobile phone with their name engraved on it.

The hotel he booked was also very particular. Many details were specially explained to the hotel, such as which players had taboos, which players had special preferences, etc., all showing how much Payton put into this dinner party.

But what's interesting is that Payton calls on Lin Dong to do all the trivial matters, such as booking a hotel, buying a mobile phone, packaging, organization, etc.

Although Payton didn't say much, Lin Dong could still feel that Gloves was teaching him how to be the boss of a team.

Dominance in the locker room does not only come from your status as a star, nor does it only come from having money or a voice.

Almost all of these guys in the NBA are unruly and unruly. Many people don’t care who you are or how much money you have. Even if you are a marginal character, in their own world, they are still the kings of their side. If you don't win over people's hearts with some tricks, not to mention making them obey your orders and help you, they will also create all kinds of trouble for you, whether on or off the court.

Managing a team, especially a team that aspires to win a championship, is obviously not just a matter for the management.

Naturally, that also includes some pre-game mobilization.

"I don't know how you think about the new season, and I don't know how you think about the comments of those football analysts."

Payton held up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Maybe some people think this is just a job, and some people think it's enough to just get a good result, or as the commentators said, 'The SuperSonics are fourth at most in the regular season. Five', they are just a bunch of newcomers, you can't expect more, as long as they make it to the playoffs, their coffee seller boss should give them promotions and raises!"

His imitation of the reporters' voices was very interesting, and everyone laughed. Sakuragi Hanamichi slapped the table and cheered.

But Payton fell silent immediately.

"But I'm not satisfied, and I suggest you don't be satisfied either."

He looked at the room full of young players.

Once he was full of passion, once he only wanted a clear conscience, and once he felt that the championship trophy did not mean anything else, but after a few years...

In fact, there are many things he has never said to anyone. If it weren't for the arrival of Lin Dong, Schulz would have actually had the idea of ​​trading him last season... Why?
Because Schultz dares.

Even if you are the King of Seattle Basketball, but you have not brought a championship trophy to Seattle, then no matter what the team does to you, the fans' stress reaction will only be temporary. The King of Basketball, the honors, those are just Your value is reflected, not your guarantee.

If these young people reach their own age and then feel the feeling of being precarious and facing being abandoned by the team they have dedicated their lives to, that will be the greatest sadness in life.

"Remember the advice of an old man who has been in the NBA for 12 years. Don't be complacent just because you can still get a hefty salary today. In the NBA, money will be spent and only the championship trophy will be spent. Your honor will be your only guarantee for your future life!"

He has only one goal, and that is the championship!
Payton said coldly: "Without that thing, anyone can be kicked out at any time!"

(End of this chapter)