This Forward is Not Serious

Look at this arena, it's called the US Airways Center.

Then you will naturally think of one thing: What does it have to do with NASA?

NASA is the abbreviation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The answer is ready to come out.

This medical center is part of NASA!

Lin Ying: I instantly felt like I had penetrated into some mysterious organization.

But of course, this cannot involve aliens or the like, it just means that its medical level is very high.

In the process of taking an ice bath with Stoudemire, Lin Ying also learned about some of the glorious deeds that had happened here.

First of all, of course it is related to Stoudemire.

Xiaosi first introduced Lin Ying to a person he had never met before, named Thomas Carter.

"He is one of the top sports medicine and surgery experts in the country."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that this was a hidden boss.

In 2005, Stoudemire, who had just averaged 26 points and 9 rebounds per game, reached the Western Conference Finals with the team and reached the peak of his career, was found to have a knee problem.

Most people's advice at the time was conservative treatment, but Dr. Carter suggested he undergo knee cartilage surgery.

This operation does not sound scary, but in fact, Chris Webber, "Penny" Hardaway, and Alan Houston are all cases of failure of this operation.

And Stoudemire was only 23 years old at the time. If this failed, he would go from a supernova to a meteor.

But Carter successfully convinced the team, and of course Stoudemire.

The final result is that everyone knows that Stoudemire missed a season after the surgery, and he is still very vigorous after coming back.

He played for a while in his first season back, and he never missed another game due to knee problems.

In fact, this example alone reminded Lin Ying of a sentence:

"What you think is magical may just be because you don't understand it well enough."

Then, there is the example of O'Neal.

In O'Neal's case, another name flashes.

I have seen this Lin Ying before.

Aaron Nelson, Suns head trainer.

He is not only in charge of team training, but also in charge of player recovery.

It can be said that Carter and Nelson, one is responsible for "digging" and the other is responsible for "burying".

The reason why O'Neal was able to have such a vigorous season last season was really thanks to Nelson.

Before leaving the Heat, Shark was already plagued by injuries.

And it wasn't an injury, it was all the injuries accumulated over ten years that broke out at once.

Bursitis has occurred in the toes, knees, ankles, and even the left hip.

The Shark, who just came to Phoenix, is like an old car with all its parts on the verge of being scrapped.

"Shaq is too fat! Too much fat! His weight puts too much pressure on his legs and feet!"

This is the conclusion reached by two team doctors for the Lakers and Heat.

Even before leaving the Heat, Riley had been saying that O'Neal was unwilling to lose weight and cooperate with treatment.

But the conclusion reached by the Sun is exactly the opposite.

They found that O'Neal's main problem was not these injuries, but the excessive muscle strain caused by these injuries.

The so-called excessive obesity turned out to be completely exaggerated. O'Neal's body fat rate at the time was only 11%.

For his size, this is already a very good statistic.

Finally, Nelson developed a targeted training program for O'Neal to relax O'Neal's muscles.

As for those injuries, they are recovering well under the treatment of team doctors.

He even had his best performance in recent years.

This is equivalent to O'Neal staying with the Suns for a year and then forcibly extending his career life.

However, neither of these two people is actually the Suns' most successful case.

The most successful ones are Nash and Hill!

Most people know that the Mavericks were unwilling to give Nash a multi-million contract, which led to Nash leaving Dallas.

But what many people don’t know is why Cuban was unwilling to give it back then.

In addition to age, injuries were the most critical factor at the time.

At that time, the starting salary of the maximum salary that Nash could get was only more than 13 million, which was very close to the maximum salary.

A player whose spondylolisthesis is destined to be unable to play on the court for too long, and whose money will be wasted once an injury occurs, is a very risky investment.

Not to mention Cuban, there is a high probability that any other team owner would not bet on it.

But after arriving in the Suns, Nash seemed to have no impact from injuries and played peak seasons one after another.

And age, the biggest enemy of athletes, seems to have disappeared from him!

Hill's situation is more serious than Nash.

His ankle injury never healed after he played through it with the Pistons.

After signing with the Magic, he only played 28 games in the first two seasons combined, and only played 210 games in the last six seasons.

But in the past two seasons, he has played 152 games for the Suns, and last season was the first time in his career that he attended 82 games!

Here, the medical center has formulated strict rehabilitation and competition plans for them.

The examples Stoudemire mentioned have already happened.

As Lin Ying listened, he also remembered a lot of things that never happened.

For example, Carter suffered a knee injury the year he came to the Suns. Almost all team doctors thought he needed surgery to continue his career.

But the Suns didn't do that and just gave him a rehabilitation plan.

As a result, Carter didn't retire until he was 43 years old!

Paul is also a classic case.

Before going to the Suns, he often stopped in the playoffs due to injuries. In that year's Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, he injured his leg and was benched, which became a famous scene.

But after arriving in the Suns, he played in the playoffs and helped the team reach the finals again.

There are countless players who were cured in the Suns but couldn't survive without the Suns.

These are all evidences of the Sun Miracle Doctor.

While they were chatting, Xiaosi suddenly excitedly motioned Lin Ying to look at the door.

"Dr. Carter is here."

This was the first time Lin Ying met this legendary hidden boss.

A nice-looking white man.

He is much younger than expected. He looks like he is only fifty years old at most.

Generally speaking, doctors become more powerful as they get older, but this is not always the case.

To become one of the top doctors in the United States at such a young age only highlights his awesomeness.

Carter looked very familiar with Stoudemire. He came in to greet Stoudemire and reminded him not to dunk in the game.

"If you keep playing like this, you will have problems again in two or three years."

"With Dr. Carter here, I feel like I can still play for another 20 to 30 years."

Xiaosi didn't take it seriously and even joked.

However, Lin Ying was shocked.

Because he has an open mind and knows that Stoudemire will leave the Suns next year, and then play with the Knicks for one season before getting injured.

The seemingly casual reminder was actually an accurate prediction from a medical expert.

Listen to what the doctor says!

As soon as Lin Ying thought this, Dr. Carter turned his attention to Lin Ying.

"I know you, a young man who just joined the team, don't imitate Amare's style of play. Your body can't withstand that kind of torment."

Lin Ying nodded seriously after hearing this.

Just like smashing the backboard in the first game, playing with the Suns, or playing next to Stoudemire, you will unconsciously be driven to want to dunk.

In particular, that guy Stoudemire dunks every time.

The nickname Little Overlord came from because Yu Jia often said in the show that he was the "overlord" who dunked from behind.

In particular, Stoudemire also likes to roar at the people around him after dunking.

Dr. Carter’s reminder is timely.

One thing you have to admit is that yellow people are less tolerant of fucking.

Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming, Jeremy Lin...

This has been confirmed by many yellow players in history.

Better take your time.

Seeing Lin Ying's reaction, Dr. Carter couldn't help but take another look at him.

It's rare to find such an obedient NBA player.

After taking an ice bath, the two went to the sauna for a while before leaving the medical center.

"Actually, I have a freezer at my house. If you have time later, you can try it."

Lin Ying also extended an invitation to Stoudemire.

It is rude to come and go without reciprocating.

And the key point is that soaking in ice water and then steaming in the sauna, let alone the effect, is a waste of time.

"Cryostat?"

Stoudemire obviously hasn't heard of this.

Lin Ying explained it to him, and the two of them made an appointment.

…

The Suns' record in Week 2 is 2 wins and 1 loss.

It is somewhat similar to the first week. Except for the loss to the Cavaliers, the rest of the games that should be won were also won.

After two weeks of play, the team has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

This is already a small slap in the faces of everyone at ESPN.

On this day, Lin Ying was a guest and invited Xiao Si to his home.

He rented an apartment in the city center, which was quite large.

While on the phone, Stoudemire said that Nelson, the head trainer, was very interested in the cryostat and wanted to take a look together.

Lin Ying didn’t refuse either.

When it arrived, Xiaosi walked in and took a look, and then he was a little confused:

"You live by yourself?"

Automatic translation: You are still single!

Lin Ying's mouth twitched and she nodded, feeling like she was being stabbed in the heart.

"You also like reading?"

When he saw that Lin Ying also had a bookshelf, he said happily.

"Ahem, I just got it when I came back from your house last time."

I forgot about this.

Xiaosi laughed loudly after hearing this, but still started reading it with interest.

Lin Ying made a cup of coffee for the two of them, and then Nielsen curiously talked to Lin Ying about the cryostat.

He happened to overhear him talking to Stoudemire about the cryostat.

He had been paying attention to this, so he happened to come over to take a look first.

Calculating that no team in the NBA currently uses cryostat, he wants the Suns to be the first to do so.

After chatting briefly for a while, Nelson couldn't help but go and experience it.

"Lin, are you... interested in men?"

As soon as Nelson walked away, Stoudemire couldn't help but frown and asked.

"Why do you ask so suddenly?"

Lin Ying looked confused.

It's also because they are familiar with each other now, and Xiaosi can ask questions about everything.

"When I was the same age as you, I was already the father of the child. I was born late."

After listening to Stoudemire's words, Lin Ying remembered that Durant had talked to him about similar things in NCAA before.

This should be a different way of thinking brought about by cultural differences.

In their eyes, having no girlfriend at his age is too unusual.

On the other hand, it’s the same feeling as when you see foreigners raising a bunch of children before they get married in their teens.

And Lin Ying seemed to be able to sense why Xiao Si asked this question.

Stoudemire seems to be disgusted with homosexuality.

If Lin Ying was like this, he would probably draw a clear line with Lin Ying immediately.

The explanation was unclear, so Lin Ying took out his mobile phone and took out the bedside photo of Brooke that he had taken earlier.

There are pictures of actresses posted on the bedside. This should be direct proof?

Xiao Si laughed when he saw it, and then gave Lin Ying a thumbs up.

Just when he thought it was done, and even Stoudemire would say that his taste was okay, the following sentence almost made him drop his phone:

"I know her."

"...Ahem, um, let's go see what's going on over there in Nelson."

Lin Ying quickly put away his cell phone.

It felt like I had dug a hole and jumped into it.

Xiao Si also put down the book in his hand and followed Lin Ying.

That is, when he walked over, he did not forget to ask doubtfully:

"Didn't you collide with her once during a game? I remember it was quite a sensation at the time."

"...You must have remembered it wrong."

"Actually, if you are interested, I can introduce it to you, haha."

…

Nelson has nothing but praise for the cryostat.

And he plans to declare to the management to purchase one.

"How about just moving mine over?"

Lin Ying suggested.

In fact, it is quite troublesome to place a freezer at home.

Because this instrument must be used after exercise.

It would be much more convenient for him if it could be placed in the arena.

"That's okay, you can sign a lease contract in the name of the medical center."

Nelson is already thinking about how.

Lin Ying had no objection at all.

All he wanted was convenience, and money was secondary.

…

After the cryostat was moved to the medical center, some Suns players soon couldn't help but try it out.

As a result, everyone who used it became obsessed with it.

The reason is very simple, just like Lin Ying said with emotion before:

It's too much trouble to soak in an ice bucket and use a sauna.

This freezer takes three minutes to move up and down, don't make it too simple.

And the key is that the effect is better.

It wouldn't be appropriate if it didn't smell so good.

Lin Ying was in a good mood when he saw his teammates' reactions.

Among the factors he mentioned before for winning the championship, injuries are a very important one.

Originally, there was a miracle doctor in the sun. If we add a cryostat, it would be double insurance.

This double insurance operation should minimize the possibility of injuries for the Suns during the game.

If one of these factors is avoided, the possibility of winning the championship will naturally increase.

…

In mid-November, after half a month of games, the Suns faced their strongest opponent of the season and their biggest imaginary enemy, the Lakers.

Because the starting state and record are good, and the Lakers' performance at the start of the new season is average, the players are full of confidence.

Defeating the Lakers will prove that they have the possibility of winning the championship. This is a subconscious feeling among the Suns players.

We can win, go ahead!