Healing Basketball

   Chapter 432 432. Boss, why don't you stay away from the team? (6000 words)

   When looking at the big characters 'Alan', the vice president felt that he was not worthy of taking a private jet, he should buy a ticket to take a regular flight, and he could spend his own money without reimbursement...

  It is too shameful to take this plane!

   However, he felt that if he said that he was not fit to fly on a private jet, the boss would probably tell him that he was not fit to be the vice president...she died of social death and starved to death, he chose to die from the club.

  Paul Allen's new plane hasn't been bought yet, but he can't wait, so he spray paints the current plane first.

   Seeing the shocked appearance of the vice president, Paul Allen was very proud and his mood was much better.

  …

  As the vice president thought, with the boss, the work was completed very smoothly.

   The signing target of the meeting saw Paul Allen coming, and was so moved that he confirmed his intention to join on the spot.

   Originally, because Liu Xiu KO Artest, he was a little hesitant. Although he watched the video, he also felt that the main responsibility was Artest, but he would inevitably have concerns.

   But Paul Allen, the famous and rich boss, came to recruit him personally, and he had no idea of ​​refusal because he was emotional.

In the evening, Paul Allen took the signing target to the dance, but the vice president didn't go, not because of his self-discipline, but as the vice president, the team's game could not be seen on the spot due to work reasons, and also Gotta watch the live broadcast.

The vice-president didn't hold out much hope, and I feel very regretful. The achievement of 'refusing to be swept away' is not a record, but man, he was so excited to get 5 kills in a LOL, not to mention that it would take a year. achievement in time.

   But unexpectedly, after 2 hours and 27 minutes of the game, at 10:27 p.m., Carter missed a shot at the buzzer, and the Blazers beat the Pistons 75-74!

   The vice president has also seen that statement - if Paul Allen doesn't go to the game to watch the game, the Blazers are the strongest team in the league.

   He was just having fun, he was a materialist.

   But now, he found that some things can't be trusted, but he can't believe it!

  The vice president wants to discuss with Paul Allen: Boss, do you want to stay away from the team?

   You have an accident every time you come!

   If you don't watch the game live, we will be shocked when we play the Pistons!

  …

  The score was 20-19 in the first quarter, 22-17 in the second quarter, and 17-15 in the third quarter. The Blazers relied on defense and led the Pistons by 8 points 59-51.

   The Pistons launched a ferocious counterattack in the final quarter and scored a game-high single-quarter score, scoring 23 points, but the Trail Blazers scored 16 points, and the Trail Blazers narrowly won by 1 point!

Randolph 12 points, 19 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 5 fouls, 3 turnovers, Payton 10 points, 8 assists, Raheem 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals for the extrajudicial fanatics, Kwame Brown had 4 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks and 1 steal, Momo 12 points and 1 assist, and Derek Anderson had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Carter 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists on the Pistons side, Ben Wallace 5 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks, Billups 16 points and 8 assists, Hamilton 15 points, Miles 11 points, Prince 5 points .

   Liu Xiu was unable to appear at the scene, but he also went to the arena to spar with him. During the game, he watched the live broadcast in the lounge.

   After the fight, he already felt that the task of 'Blooming Rose: Tenacious Will' was cold.

   But getting the 'Advanced Strength Card' has already stopped most of the losses, and he is mentally prepared.

   But, unexpectedly, I won!

   No one scored more than 15 points and won by defense!

   The defense of several stars of the Pistons was actually not that good. The six main players of the Pistons scored 74 points, which is quite a lot.

   The key is their defense of the Pistons role players tonight.

   The Pistons scored with these 6 people tonight! The other 3 players who played did not score a point!

   Those three made a total of 11 shots and 4 free throws, all of which were not converted into points, but if they get 1 point, the result may be different.

   Teammates are awesome!

   After watching the game, in order to make room for his teammates to celebrate and avoid disturbing them, Liu Xiu immediately left the locker room after receiving the task progress prompt, rushed to the parking lot, and drove away.

  As the warden had expected, the butcher refused the interview after the game, rushed back to the locker room, kicked the door and shouted loudly, showing the deep friendship between his teammates:

   "Did you see the warden, we couldn't beat the Pistons with you around, we won without you..."

  As a result, all I saw was the TV that had not been turned off, and the remote control that was dropped on the ground and the batteries fell out...

  …

  …

  Time is a wonderful thing.

   It makes the "team name" of the Prison Team more widely known. The newly developed market in the NBA may know the "team name" of the Prison Team more than the team name of the Trail Blazers.

   The nickname of the warden has also become more famous, and the sales of the second-generation war boots of the warden have soared in recent days!

   And the nickname of General is about to be forgotten by people, and there is a person in Chicago who wants to grab this nickname, and the series of boots is far away.

   also cools down the topic.

  The time has come to March 1st, a new month has arrived.

There is almost no room for hype on the topic of Warden KO Artest. Fans have already fought over what they should be arguing about and what they can fight for. In fact, trying to create a new explosion point.

   This morning the league announced its best of the month awards.

In terms of Rookie of the Month, Okafor won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month with an average of 13 points and 12 rebounds per game, and the Western Rookie of the Month was won by Rockets backup point guard Telfair, averaging 6.8 points and 6.3 assists per game.

   Regarding the Rookie of the Month, the topic of media hype is that the West is strong and the East is weak.

  Eastern Rookie of the Month contenders: Okafor, Rolle Deng, Ben Gordon, Nelson, Howard, Childress, Andre Iguodala.

  In the West, it is the turn of some teams' backup point guards. Udri of the Spurs has taken it once, and now Telfair of the Rockets has also taken it once.

   Coach of the Month, East: Stan Van Gundy, West: Don Nelson, the coach of the team with the best record in the East and West in February.

These two awards are not controversial. Even Telfair averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 assists per game while Sulla was injured and won the Rookie of the Month award. There is really no one in the Western Conference this month. Play better.

   But here comes the Player of the Month controversy…

   Little Emperor James led his team to a 7-6 record in February, averaging 26 points, 8.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, and won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for the second time this season.

The point of contention is that on Wade’s side, he achieved a 9-3 record in February, and after playing the Heat in February, he rushed to the first place in the Eastern Conference. Wade averaged 24 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game in a single month. .

   But considering that the Warden has won the Player of the Month award twice, James has the qualification to win the Best Player of the Month, and the league gave it, which is not surprising.

   Just because it’s not surprising doesn’t mean there’s no controversy.

   The more popular one is the Best Player of the Month award in the Western Conference.

  Nowitzki beats Nash to win the award!

   In February, Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a record of 11 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the league in a single month winning percentage!

  Nowitzki averaged 22.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks per game. The data is average. Liu Xiu and Nash's data are better, and the gap in records cannot make up for the gap in data.

   However, Nowitzki's stats are just not good enough. He only averaged 32 minutes per game in February!

   Throughout February, Nowitzki shot 51.9% from the field, 41.7% from three-point range, 95% from the free throw line, and made 180 hits in a single month for the first time in his career!

   An inside player who mainly focuses on shooting, making this hit rate is too exaggerated.

   Moreover, when Nowitzki needed to score points, such as against the Suns, although he lost, he scored a career-high 54 points!

   Nowitzki has completely opened a gap between him and other insiders of his type.

Among the active insiders who use mid-range and long-range shots as the main scoring method and have a career average of 15+ points per game, only Wolf King and Tianzun have a better hit rate than Nowitzki. These two are rare to maintain 50 points all year round. % shooting percentage power forward.

   But these two have far fewer shots than Nowitzki.

   Nowitzki's outstanding performance this month has also brought him into the media and pundits as an MVP candidate.

   And the most popular MVP is still Nash.

   Nowitzki's Player of the Month award was the topic of the years Nash and Nowitzki delayed each other.

  …

The   Best Award of the month is a summary of the previous competition month. Entering March, there is a new topic - the deadline for the registration of the playoffs.

   Before March 31 of each season, each team needs to submit the playoff list to the NBA. Players who join each team after the deadline will not be eligible to play in the playoffs.

   Therefore, every March, some veterans seek buyouts and join their favorite teams.

   When this topic is mentioned, it is necessary to talk about the trade deadline that didn't get much attention because of Warden's KO Artest.

   Every year at the All-Star weekend, many players apply for trades. Like the Blazers, Derrick Anderson took the initiative to apply for trades. Delfino and Lynch Hunter both expressed their willingness to accept being traded.

   It's been half a season, and the players themselves are very clear about whether they want to leave or stay.

   There is also a very special group - veterans who want to go to championship teams, they want to go to championship-level teams.

   Whether it is a young player or a veteran, only a very small number of players who apply for a trade can meet the requirements.

   On February 25th this year, there was a transaction that was not noticed by many people at the time, but when people took their eyes off the warden, they were shocked and puzzled.

   On the morning of the trade deadline, the Spurs and the Knicks completed a buzzer-beating trade, and the Spurs' Malik Rose and the Knicks' Nazr Mohammed exchanged owners.

  Knicks general manager Isaiah Thomas was rated - your brain was flooded by the waters of Manhattan Island?

  Nazr Mohammad, the best leading role player in the league today, probably doesn't even have one.

   The Knicks have been able to win relatively steadily in the past two years. Marbury must have taken the lead, but Mohammed also contributed.

  Someone who understands the ball made a prediction on the Internet that the Knicks who lost Muhammad will definitely fall to the bottom.

  There are also fans who ridiculed - maybe Isaiah Thomas didn't want to delay this excellent player and send him to the championship team to let him play his due role.

Muhammad is not only strong in leadership, but also in strength. He played 54 games with the Knicks this season, averaging 11 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block per game. After looking at the Spurs lineup, you will find that Muhammad Mulder went to the Spurs to be the second-in-command, and only Duncan would definitely be better than him.

   The Knicks have few high-quality contracts, but Isaiah Thomas exchanged the most valuable contract for Malik Rose, who has a long-term contract!

In the summer of 2002, the 28-year-old Malik Rose had just played a season averaging 9.4 points and 6 rebounds per game. At that time, the Lakers had just completed their dynasty, and the exhaustion that can be seen from the Western Finals was full and veterans withered. Popovich felt that it was a good time to rush for the championship. Malik Rose's agent also saw the opportunity. He wanted the longest 7-year long-term contract. In order to compete for the championship, Popovich gave a 7-year middle class , Now 31-year-old Malik Rose is obviously not worthy of the current annual salary of 5.46 million US dollars, and this contract will not end until the 08-09 season, when his salary will reach 7.65 million US dollars...

  Just like no one expected Pat Riley to get rid of Brian Grant's contract, no one expected Popovich to find a pick for Malik Rose! From the perspective of the Spurs' lineup, they have reinforced an inside line with an average of 11+8 per game without loss, and the throne of the team with the highest chance of winning the Western Conference championship is more stable.

   And there are not many players as good as Muhammad, and even fewer if they are veterans.

After the All-Star Weekend this year and the trade deadline, few well-known veterans are traded. The reason is that few of these well-known veterans have low salaries, and it is not easy to trade, and not all veterans can be like 34-year-old Payton. Playing the data of 20+8 per game, it can also be used to trade to Ray Allen.

   But if they insist on changing teams, there is another way - buyout!

  The players who can complete the buyout are generally veterans with big contracts from bad teams. The players sacrifice part of their salary; the team buys out the contract, which increases the success rate of the bad team and saves part of the salary.

There are many veteran leagues like   , and there are many who are willing to give up part of their salary to go to a strong team, but whether there is a strong team is another matter.

Therefore, veterans are often very cautious in seeking buyouts. Even if the team gives them permission to contact other teams, they will rarely ask for a buyout. Age, less money, will definitely not reach the salary they can get next.

   But this year, just starting in March, there was a veteran who decisively completed the buyout!

Official announcement of the Hornets - I am very grateful to Van Horn for the experience provided to the team's young players and for the contribution to the rebuilding of the team. Now both sides have their own goals. It is regrettable but happy that this period of time is not long. Cooperation.

  Van Horn, who was in the same class as Duncan and McGrady, got a contract with the same max salary as the two in the summer of 2000.

According to the latest news released by the NBA’s official website, Van Horn gave up the remaining $4.77 million salary this season, and gave up part of the salary for next season. The part given up is $4.67 million, which is equivalent to giving up the salary of the middle class for two years. , to complete the buyout of the remaining contract for $11 million.

Van Horn's buyout is not surprising. Van Horn doesn't want to play in the Hornets, and the Hornets don't want to stay. They exchanged Baron Davis for Van Exel and Magloire. Van Horn, obviously doesn't want to win.

   But after giving up two years of middle-level salary, the team that Van Horn joined took people by surprise!

  The Trail Blazers officially announced the joining of Van Horn! The two sides will cooperate until the end of the season!

  The Blazers, whose popularity has just dropped, has once again become the center of the topic. It is not as popular as a few days ago, but this time it is a serious topic.

  …

"We usually come and sit here during halftime... The burgers here are delicious, and the butcher eats one before every game... Here, Keith, let me introduce you, Mr. Tony, I I think he's the best barber in all of Portland with a shaved head, a shaved head, a short inch, and he has to be..."

   "Warden, I said my name is not Mr. Tony, my name is Wormswaite..."

   "Good teacher Tony."

  “…”

  Liu Xiu took Van Horn around the Rose Garden Arena.

   What a surprise!

  The teammates went to play 3 consecutive games. He didn't go. He was playing iron in the arena.

   Rubbing, the vice president and the general manager took Van Horn to the training ground and told him that this was his new teammate.

   Liu Xiu, who was laying down and practicing core muscles, turned over and Thomas jumped up!

"Keith Van Horn, 29 years old, 208 cm, 104 kg, PF, ability rating 78, offense 85, defense 62... 2004-2005 Hornets season, played 30 games, averaged 22.6 minutes per game, 12.2 per game Points, 5.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.6 steals...47.2% shooting from the field, 38.5% from 3-point range, 86.2% from the free throw line..."

   Now Liu Xiu took a look at Van Horn's player detection report and was still very excited.

They lack the now-popular interior that can be pulled beyond the 3-point line and focus on mid-to-long shots. They used to use Raheem to support it, but Raheem is actually more suitable for interior work as a power forward, so fast It's a pity to pull out the footsteps as a three-pointer.

  Now, we finally have a functional insider who is good at this aspect!

   He has long heard that the team has a signing target, but he did not expect it to be Van Horn!

   He was very curious, what magic trick did the vice president use to abduct Van Horn back? So awesome!

   He couldn't think of the reason why Van Horn joined, but the big dog in his eyes went to see Van Horn in person, and the latter was so excited that he agreed to join on the spot.

   When Liu Xiu took Van Horn to get acquainted with the arena, he did not hide his joy and excitement for Van Horn joining. Van Horn said less, he just said a few more words.

   On Van Horn's side, he met Liu Xiu for the first time in private, and his first impression of Liu Xiu was very good.

  Handsome looks, active and familiar personality, polite conversation, each of which makes Van Horn, who likes to make friends but is slightly socially afraid, feel very comfortable.

   Yan control does not distinguish between men and women.

   is mainly about contrast and contrast.

  The warden in the news description - vicious, violent, incompetent, revengeful...

   But what Van Horn, who has the attributes of a handsome dog, saw a handsome young man who, although he seemed lazy, was banned from the game and was still training hard!

Before   , he thought Liu Xiu was a very cruel person. He had seen the video of Liu Xiu fighting with the Pistons and the video of Liu Xiu KO Artest.

   Now, he thinks, the Pistons players were beaten, so they'd be okay? They are the successors of the Bad Boys!

   The picture of Artest being KO is terrible, but this is Artest taking the initiative to pick something up, and most of the responsibility should lie with Artest...

  Before, his friend McDyess told him that the warden was not that scary and was easy to get along with. He didn't believe it very much.

   Now he believes it!

   As for what McDyess said, 'But don't think that the warden is a warm and warm good man just because of his looks and good manners', as a Yan dog, Van Horn ignored it.

  The arena was almost finished, and Liu Xiu sent an invitation to Van Horn: "Kess, do you have any plans tonight? If not, come to my house for dinner? My house just happened to fly to buy a very good Kobe steak today."

   "Sorry, warden, I'm going back to help my wife clean up the house, and I can't go today." Van Horn declined Liu Xiu's kindness.

  Liu Xiu nodded: "It's a pity, then I'll go first, and I'll be in charge of picking up my sister home from school today."

   "Okay, when my house is cleaned up, please come to my house for dinner..."

  After Liu Xiu left, Van Horn went to the office area and said goodbye to the vice president and general manager. He said that he would go home and help his wife clean up the house. It was true. They just rented an apartment yesterday.

  It is rare for players to come home to say goodbye.

   The vice president recalled that the last time this happened, he was still an assistant coach, when Liu Xiu first reported to the Rose Garden Arena.

   Vice President asked: "Kess, how is our arena? How does it feel to be in Portland?"

Van Horn is in a good mood: "I like it here, the early spring in this city is great, it's not as cold as Milwaukee and Rutherford, it's not as dry as New Orleans, the arena is also very good, the facilities are very advanced, I think I'm going to have a great playoff trip."

   He wants to go to a team that can win and stay with a team that is happy. The Trail Blazers must be a team that can win. If he is happy, he is very happy now.

He is a very special person. In 1996, he predicted that he would be the top three picks, but he refused to participate in the draft because his child had just learned to walk. He likes that Toronto is icy and snowy for half of the year, and he likes places with flowers, grass, birds and fish, and Portland, which has all of these.

   And he is very emotional. When he saw Paul Allen, the idol entrepreneur he admired, he agreed to join him without a word.

He feels that he has made a lot of money, the way he spends his money, the money he makes, he can't spend in his life, lose a little money, go to a team that makes him happy, a city that he likes, he feel worth it.

The vice president learned from McDyess that Van Horn is a strange man who always has a better impression of good-looking people, so let Liu Xiu receive McDyess, it seems that the stinky boy is still very good looking. hit it!

   "Keith, if you have time in the future, you can teach Jayce a technique. He has a strong learning ability and is a good guy. Unlike what the reporters wrote, he won't beat his teammates with a baton."

  Van Horn replied: "Of course, of course, he needs, I will definitely help him polish his skills."

   The vice president nodded, thinking that McDyess was right, bringing in Van Horn can help the team in many ways.

Van Horn said with emotion: "The young players today are different from us back then. We all graduated from college before entering the NBA. Today's young players, many people enter the NBA at the age of 18 or 19 and make money. It started to get lost, and it's rare to see someone as talented and hardworking, polite and humble as a warden."

   The vice president is messy, he doesn't know whether he should complain about Van Horn's "thickness of the past", or the warden's hard work and humility?

   (end of this chapter)