Legendary star

Chapter 651 Your Aspirations

"Greg, can you explain why you put Tim Duncan on the bench in the second half of the third quarter? If it wasn't because Tim Duncan took too long to rest, the Spurs wouldn't have played in the third quarter. Four quarters behind the Pacers, and the Spurs lost the game, Greg, can you explain, what did you think?"

After the game between the Spurs and the Pacers, Popovich, who attended the post-game press conference, had just sat in his seat when the reporters below stretched out their microphones to him. Before the game started, these people came to the scene The reporters, but it is very rare to "wholeheartedly" support the Spurs, hoping that they can beat the Pacers at home and send the Pacers to a five-game losing streak, but Popovich self-destructed the Great Wall in a good situation. Since the second half of the third quarter, Tim Duncan, the team's best performer, has been pressed on the bench. Popovich's actions directly led to the Spurs being overturned by the Pacers. After their good wishes fell through, These reporters will inevitably focus their artillery on Popovich.

"We have all seen that Tim took a lot of shots in the first half of the third quarter, and more than half of them were double-teamed by the opponent, so after the end, Tim's arm was sore. Great, if you continue to play, discomfort and accidents are likely to occur, so after consulting the team doctor, we decided to let Tim take a rest off the court, um, that’s it.” Popovich looked Believe it or not, that's the way it is.

After Popovich finished speaking, Tony Parker, who was sitting next to Popovich, glanced at the head coach, immediately lowered his head with guilt, and at the same time cursed in his heart, the head coach is talking nonsense. His kung fu is really unique.

When Popovich was being made things difficult by the reporters at the press conference, Meng Xu, who had already showered in the dressing room of the visiting team at the SBC Center, gathered all the other players who were packing up. It's time to have a good talk with these guys. After the dream of four consecutive championships was shattered, the Pacers seemed to have lost their goals and became a little confused. This is not what Meng Xu wants to see. To Meng Xu For us, four championships are far from enough.

After Meng Xu greeted them all to sit down, they who were still joking and squabbling, immediately sat down peacefully. They knew very well that Meng Xu must have something important to tell them, so they always From the calm Anfernee Hardaway to the carefree James Posey, they all sat quietly in their seats, waiting for Meng Xu to speak.

"We played poorly in the first few games, so everyone was under a lot of pressure during this period. I heard that Rick hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days, but now it's okay, we won the Spurs and ended After the losing streak, Rick can finally sleep soundly tonight." Seeing these teammates sitting around with dignified faces, Meng Xu first pulled the head coach Rick Carlisle out to tease After a while, I used this to adjust the atmosphere of the scene, and then continued: "Before I entered the NBA, I made a promise that I would become the strongest player in this league and win everything I could get." Honor, countless championships, and now my promise seems to be becoming a reality."

"Jermaine, tell me about the ambition you made after entering the league!" Meng Xu turned his voice and looked at Jermaine O'Neal who was leaning on the locker. As the team's second leader, this When is it not pulled out, when will it be pulled out.

"Me?" Hearing Meng Xu's name, Jermaine O'Neal, who was leaning on the locker, sat upright at once. Who in the Pacers didn't know that Jermaine O'Neal punched O'Neal and kicked Duncan "The ambition, so after Meng Xu asked Jermaine O'Neal, everyone looked at each other and looked at Jermaine O'Neal.

"My ambition." Looking up at the ceiling above his head, Jermaine O'Neal's thoughts went back to the time when he first entered the league. During that time, Jermaine O'Neill entered the league with a talented player and a potential insider. O'Neal, but never got any chance to play, wasting his talent on the bench all the time, but Jermaine O'Neal did not give up on himself, but made a vow in his heart, that is to become this The best insider in the league kicked Shaq O'Neal and Tim Duncan off the stage. After a moment of contemplation, Jermaine O'Neal finally raised his head: "My ambition is to become the best insider in the league. !"

"Jermaine, did you do it?" After Jermaine O'Neal finished speaking, Meng Xu asked him back.

"I..." Hearing Meng Xu's rhetorical question, Jermaine O'Neill stared at Meng Xu first, then lowered his head in embarrassment, yes, did I do it?No, I have not yet become the best insider in this league. Tim Duncan and Shaq O'Neal are still standing in front of me like a mountain. Jermaine O'Neal knows it well. After winning three championships in a row , entered the best team in a row, was selected as an All-Star, and signed a 7-year contract exceeding 1 million US dollars with the Pacers. I can barely raise my fighting spirit and continue to fight, but after the dream of four consecutive championships was shattered, Jermaine O'Neal completely lost the motivation to move forward. The championship, big contract, everything you want, so what else is there to fight for? ?
"Tony, what about you?" After Jermaine O'Neal, Meng Xu chose Tony Allen, who just came to the Pacers for a year. Players, then Tony Allen is the representative of those new players. Tony Allen, Chris Duhon, and Sarunas Jascovicius all joined the Pacers last season. There is also Anfernee Hardaway, but Anfernee Hardaway has been in the NBA for more than a dozen seasons, and his mentality is naturally different from these newcomers. The reason why Anfernee Hardaway accepts the Pacers The invitation is nothing more than wanting to use a championship to make his career without regrets, and these new players in the league still have a long way to go before them.

(End of this chapter)