Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 101 "Silent Night" Talk

Although Li Wan wanted to value sex over friends, there were not one, not two, but three.

All he could do was give up thinking of anything happening with Taylor Swift.He drove to the hotel where they were staying and called them when he was about to arrive.

When his car stopped in front of the hotel, the three old guys ran over immediately.

After half a year, the "Four Brothers" in Ohio gathered again, and all of them have changed more or less.

Cook shaved off his beard and cut his hair a lot shorter, as if a plate was buckled on his head, drawing a black circle, and the muscle lines of the whole person were more obvious;
Mike Conley has grown a "mouth" beard, which is a bit more mature;

Li Wan is undoubtedly more handsome... Of course, in the eyes of the three college teammates, he is stronger than before;

As for... Auden.

Everyone agrees - the forehead lines are deeper!
In exchange for this, it was a gesture that Auden liked to see.

It was noisy, as if time had never passed, and it was back to the good old days of college.

Anyway, when Li Wan saw the three brothers, his desire to drag them into the octagonal cage for a "death fight" eased a lot...

After a commotion at the door, Li Wan followed them into the hotel room.

On the way Li Wan came, they had already ordered food, which were all traditional food on Christmas Eve: almond cake exuding the aroma of cheese, roasted turkey, various pies and baked cakes similar to cakes. polenta topped with a thick layer of cheese;

Originally, Cook wanted to secretly order some wine, but Mike Conley, who treated himself harshly, replaced it with freshly squeezed juice.

"Come on, this is our first Christmas in the NBA, congratulations on realizing our dreams!" After the four of them sat down in a circle, Oden raised the glass that had finished pouring juice, tapped the outer wall of the glass with a fork, Signal to raise a glass together.

After drinking it in one gulp, Conley began to distribute food to everyone, and he was always hospitable.

"Are you confident in tomorrow's match? We've all bought tickets and waited!"

Cook handed the plate to Conley, and turned to Li Wan to ask a question. When he was asking, both Conley and Auden subconsciously turned their heads to look at him, with a little envy in their eyes.

This is the "Christmas Game", the only sports event in the United States broadcast live on Christmas!

How many viewers have to watch this!

If you can perform well in such a game...

Beauty, money, fame, whatever you want!
Oh no!

These things, this ratio seems to have it all!

The beauties include "sexy ceiling" Kim Kardashian (in the eyes of black people) and Scarlett;

In terms of money, Li Wan is currently the rookie who gets the most commercial contracts and promotions;
Not to mention fame, after the start of the new season, the first rookie in the 07 class to appear on the cover of "Sports Illustrated";
You know, although Oden and Kevin Durant have both been on the cover of this magazine, they were both on the cover during the off-season. Being on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" is much more difficult than the off-season!

Thinking of this, not only is there envy in her eyes, but also a little more jealousy...

But, in terms of performance, Li Wan is indeed worthy of his current momentum!

It's not how well you play every game, but how crazy it is...

So far this season, Li Wan has scored double-digit points in almost 10 games in a single quarter, which is beyond the reach of many All-Stars!
Li Wanyi heard that they had even bought tickets for the sidelines, and shook his head with a smile. The three contestants didn't know how many things they had done behind his back.

"I'll try my best, the Celtics... are hard to deal with!"

Mike Conley nodded approvingly. The Grizzlies have already met the Celtics. They lost 30 points in that game and were bloodbathed!
It took two days for Conley to recover.

"You have to be careful about that Rajon Rondo, besides the Big Three, this guy is also very good...Lee, how about grilled polenta?"

"Ok!"

Li Wan nodded and answered both questions.

"Poker face" Rajon Rondo, who will soon be called "the man behind the Big Three", is the one who connects the "Big Three" and allows the three to catch the ball at their most appropriate time. ", the Celtics' real tactical starting point.

It's just that right now, it's not that obvious.

Seeing his serious expression, Oden showed a simple and honest smile: "It's okay even if you don't play well, buddy, this month's Western Conference Rookie of the Month is probably yours."

"Not only the best rookie of the month in the Western Conference, but also the best rookie of the season. I feel that Li is also stable. What's the point of the supersonic's long bamboo pole? Isn't it just a little more points, and other aspects are not as good as Li!"

Cook always speaks to his own people.

Li Wan is noncommittal. It's too early to say "best rookie", at least three and a half months away, who knows what will happen?

Moreover, as far as Li Wan is concerned, he doesn't really care about the "Best Rookie" award. He cares more about whether he can complete system tasks and upgrade his template.

Fortunately, judging from the current situation, he has already secured the Lakers' starting No. 33 position. Now, except for the task of [-] points in a single game, which is still difficult, other tasks are almost at hand.

He is very satisfied with the current situation...

"Don't bother to put pressure on me, don't forget, we agreed, see you at the Rookie Challenge, don't let me enter alone, you guys will be spectators on the sidelines like tomorrow!"

Li Wan's "venomous tongue" activated.

Auden showed his "stupid old man" appearance again. He took the roast turkey that Conley handed him. Although he didn't speak, his eyes shone with confidence.

After his comeback in December, he is getting used to the league more and more. He has scored double-doubles in the last two games. There is still more than a month before the Rookie Challenge, which is enough for him to hit the first-year list at that time.

Mike Conley is equally confident.

Half a month ago, he officially squeezed out Navarro and became the starting No. 9.2 of the Grizzlies. He can currently contribute 4.2 points and [-] assists stably.

Even if this is not the top rank in 07, it should be no problem to be selected for a Rookie Challenge.

In contrast, Cook is a bit difficult. His average data is not much different from that of Mike Conley. The problem is that he is not the main force, and he is not even stable in the starting position. rebound...

There are too many rookies with similar data, and when the league chooses, it will definitely choose those future cores with better prospects!
Among the four people in Ohio, Cook has a high probability of losing the election.Unless he can average 15 plus 5 per game in the next time, distance himself from other rookies with better prospects.

Seeing him like this, Li Wan didn't say much, but an idea suddenly popped up in his heart: Cook is fighting for the position!
According to his understanding of David Stern, he values ​​traffic more than statistics. Yi Jianlian averaged 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and was finally selected for the Rookie Challenge. The Arab League, which has an average field goal percentage of only 36.5%, is impossible to be shortlisted.

Since it's a gimmick, it's easy to handle...

The reunion of Ohio's "four sons" in the Rookie Challenge is also a very good gimmick. After all, Li Wan has a huge amount of traffic. With the performance of Mike Conley and Greg Oden, they can also be selected, as long as they Emphasize this point with the media, then David Stern will definitely send a "favor", and David Stern's responsiveness in this regard is beyond doubt.

The only problem is Greg Oden's potential injury...

Since his comeback, his performance has been getting better and better than before, but Li Wan remembers that even if the original Oden came back after taking a break for a season, his overall state was basically in a "playing and stopping" state.

If he folded it in January, this plan would be out of the question!

Li Wan still hoped that the four of them would enter, otherwise, there would definitely be more of those people in Florida.He didn't want to see Noah's face when he wanted to.

Thinking of this, Li Wan asked Oden about his injury. Conley and Cook Qiqi looked worried. They all knew that Oden's injury was complicated.

Oden wasn't that worried, and he looked relaxed: "The situation is okay, at least within the controllable range."

"Carter told me that the most important thing to pay attention to now is to maintain the training volume of the buttocks. This is the key to ensure that the force on my hips is even. Otherwise, there may be a situation of long and short feet. When I get to that point, it will be really troublesome. , but his current opinion is that he can play in the NBA in a healthy manner if I guarantee the amount of training.”

Conley suddenly realized: "No wonder it took us to the gym in the afternoon!"

Auden smiled "hehe", with many wrinkles on his face, but with a relaxed expression. The injury problem has been bothering him since he was still in college last year. It recurred, and now he can control it. As far as he is concerned, it is really predictable and the most ideal situation!

Li Wan also felt relieved.

There is absolutely no problem with the word-of-mouth of the Suns "miracle doctor" team headed by Carter.

At the same time, they serve the NASA team to protect the health of American astronauts, which shows their excellence.

The 05th overall pick in the first round of 8 will suffer from dilated heart disease in the future. Players with heart problems will basically bid farewell to the NBA.

But after staying in the Suns for several years, he not only cured his illness, but also became a well-known "high-ranking fortress" in the league;
A few more obvious examples follow...

For example, when Carter, 33, came to the Suns, he was preparing for knee surgery.But after the "miracle doctor team" checked, it was all right, just a toe.

Then his number of appearances was almost twice as high as that of the previous season;
Another example is O'Neill, who is coming soon!

Under the treatment of the Suns team doctor, O'Neal played 75 games next season, averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, proving that there is still oil in his "big diesel engine".

It is worth mentioning that after leaving the Suns and going to the Cavaliers and Celtics, O'Neal's attendance rate was only 55%!

Not to mention Steve Nash and Stoudemire, after leaving the Suns, injury problems caused them to fall quickly...

It is this fact that only Li Wan knows, which makes him feel at ease about the guarantee of Sun's "miracle doctor team".

"Li, do you think you can make the All-Star starter?"

When Cook suddenly said something, the eyes of the other two people also lit up.

They all know that Yao Ming, who had just debuted back then, with the help of domestic fans, overwhelmed the "three consecutive championships" with 13 plus 8 data, and "Shark", who won three finals MVPs in a row, became the first All-Star center in the Western Conference!
Li Wan's stats are much higher than Yao Ming's...

Coupled with the big ball market in Los Angeles and the popularity of Li Wan himself, this may not be impossible to come true!

"So... are we having dinner with the guy who will be the starting guard of the All-Star in 3 months? Li... why don't you take off all your clothes and leave them to us, then we will definitely sell for a good price!"

Cook said with a smile, and successfully obtained a "white eye" from Li Wan.

"It's too difficult, it's impossible to achieve..."

Li Wan is not humble either. Kobe’s influence is here. The western guard line, this spot is fixed, and Chris Paul is in the limelight this season. The league has always supported this kind of rising new superstar. Probably no competition.

the most important is……

After the first stage of the All-Star starting voting, Yi Jianlian ranked third among the power forwards in the Eastern Conference, second only to Kevin Garnett and LeBron James.

The league had to revise the rules, and rookies could not participate in the All-Star starting voting!
This is also the rule. Since this season, there has never been a starting rookie in the All-Star Game.

Li Wan estimated that it would still be this time, and he had no expectations for the All-Star starting.

And when the voting channel is closed to him, he can only rely on the choice of the head coach of the Western Conference if he wants to enter the All-Star lineup. Although this year's Western All-Star head coach will most likely be Phil Jackson, his choice , if there is an obvious bias, I am afraid it will cause quite a bit of controversy.

Li Wan didn't think Phil Jackson would do this for him...

Chatting about this kind of thing, the more you talk, the more interesting you are, especially between a few old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time. It's just that the next topic becomes more and more biased. The three of them have wretched faces, let him talk Two encounters with Kardashian and Scarlett.

Cook asked a key question: "Are Kardashian's penis really that big?"

Once again, he succeeded in getting Li Wan to roll his eyes.

In the United States, it is normal to talk about these things, which can be understood as intimate and generous, and may also have some elements of showing off.

But Li Wan doesn't like to reveal his private affairs, even if these three brothers can be said to be the three closest people to him in the United States, they are still...

can not say!
Of course, he still answered Cook's question: "It's really that big!"

After causing Cook to say "Wuhu", he climbed into bed and went to sleep.

They booked a presidential suite, and all four of them could find a place to sleep. As for why Li Wan slept on the bed and the others slept on the sofa, the reason was very simple...

He's playing the "Christmas War" tomorrow!
　Today is the first update, and there will be two more updates, or one update, both will be 4 plus, and one update will be [-] plus.

　
(End of this chapter)