Chapter 50 [Lifelong regret, at a disadvantage]
After Guo Xu announced that he had received the Lakers' trial invitation, his status at home has been improved, and the whole family regarded him as a treasure.
In the past, when he came home from school, he often went to restaurants to help as waiters in the afternoon and evening, but he still didn't have the same salary. Now Guo Xu just went to the restaurant for dinner, and if he wanted to use a rag to help wipe the table, he would be stopped.
"Let me go!" Whenever I see Guo Xu working, his mother Kai Yi will transform into a American version of Zhu Wushuang.
After entering the campus, Guo Xu enjoyed the treatment of the stars.
As long as he appears in the open-air court, students will definitely invite him to play with him. Even if he is abused, he will be happy. It is an honor to be able to compete with NBA-level players.
When he was practicing football alone, many girls came to show their attention, sending water, snacks, chatting with him, and wanting to know him. Guo Xu always kept a distance, it was easy to sign, it was normal to receive gifts, and it was also ambiguous, but he would not have a super friendly relationship with anyone, which was much more serious than the time cycle.
Fucking fans is a shortcut for a slightly famous person to have sex. After all, fans have a heart of admiration and seem particularly weak and well-behaved. But real worship is respect, and respecting oneself and loving one's image in front of an idol, which is extremely concealed.
Guo Xu had to act cautiously because fans were too easy to show off, which was easy to understand. When they met someone who was scheming, they would throw a "king bomb" after finishing their work and spend their idols until they died. This is how many NBA stars' illegitimate children came from.
This world is no longer the time when men show off which woman they have slept with. Women will also show off, and they no longer like to be martyrs and ask for things. Can you give love? Can you give money? Can you give some way? If you don’t give it, you will probably turn against each other.
Guo Xu's life has become colorful, and he often goes out to sing, dance, play games, and play table tennis with his friends. He not only focuses on basketball, but also has more friends, he will be considerate and caring about his family and becomes a cheerful and normal person. His family is very happy about this.
He owe a lot of favors in the time loop. Although no one remembers, he still often treats to dinner and takes the initiative to contact Cliffs and Peterson. He called coach Tom Izo a few times, and everyone's friendship has increased a lot.
The Spartans suddenly left four important players, and Izo was still optimistic and was preparing to recruit potential high school students.
After the final, the players said that the good game was because Izo was good at playing, which was equivalent to advertising for Michigan State University. In the summer, there will definitely be outstanding high school students willing to join and eager to become Izo's disciples and new tactical cores.
It was soon June, and Guo Xu invited Richardson to watch the tiebreak in the Western Conference Finals at his own restaurant. There was no butterfly effect. Like his previous life, the Lakers successfully reversed the Trail Blazers in an unfavorable situation of 15 points behind and reached the finals in a thrilling manner.
If the Lakers lose this game, it would be interesting. The Trail Blazers have a high chance of winning the finals. Pippen will win his seventh championship ring and surpass Jordan. How should he brag about himself after retirement? There is only one truth about the Bulls Dynasty?
What Guo Xu cares about is not the winner, but the performance of the Trail Blazers' point guard and the 178CM-height "Flying Squirrel" Damon Stadameer.
He pays attention to the data of "Little Flying Squirrels" every game. If the Little Guards explodes in the series, the Lakers' penalty area will be upside down. Guo Xu will definitely add points when he goes to the Lakers. The two look like figures and play styles similar.
Unfortunately, "Little Flying Squirrel" only scored in double digits in two games, and scored 19 points in the best game. He only scored 4 points in the fourth game and 2 points in the fifth game, which was extremely disappointing.
This season, Kobe has become very skilled in defensive skills. With his focused care, Stadameier and substitute point guard Bunchi Wells performed poorly.
The core of the Trail Blazers is Rashid Wallace, Steve Smith, and Scott Pippen. "The Flying Squirrel" is just the team's fourth offensive point. Under such conditions, it is difficult for him to play to the level, and he can only make one shot occasionally.
On the defensive end, Stadameier is the biggest weakness of the Trail Blazers. Now the general argument in the NBA is that defense wins the championship. After the Spurs won the championship last year, all teams began to pursue pick-and-roll misaligned attacks. If you are short, you will be caught and beaten up. There is no way.
In 1995, Isiah Thomas, then vice president of the Raptors, unexpectedly selected Stoudemire with the 7th pick in the first round, and the latter did not disappoint the team. In the first season, he averaged 19 points and 9.3 assists per game, becoming the best rookie. In the second season, he even scored 20.2 points and 8.8 assists. As the boss of the team, he took the initiative to ask to be traded to the Trail Blazers because he was dissatisfied with the Raptors' record.
Now that the record is available, Stadamier will never be the boss of a team again, comparable to Iverson.
Just like meeting a girl he likes on the street but failing to catch up and ask for contact information, leaving lifelong regrets, Stoudemire will not have the opportunity to remedy it.
Before the NBA Finals began, Hapi Watles arrived in East Lansing and wanted to watch the Finals with Guo Xu.
Hapi will not feel at ease if the Lakers don’t promise to choose Guo Xu for a day, because the Lakers’ second-round draft pick has been traded long ago, and it is unlikely to choose Guo Xu with the 29th pick in the first round. The worse the Lakers’ point guard performs in the finals, the greater the chance of Guo Xu joining.
Hapi wants to be two villains of Fisher and Hubble now, and prick it with a needle...
Guo Xu is not in a hurry at all. He knows that the Lakers will definitely win. As long as he doesn't participate in something, it will not trigger a butterfly effect. The Lakers beat the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship, and the Lakers management will definitely remember what he predicted, and the media will probably mention it.
He not only predicted the championship this season, but also said he was optimistic about the Lakers' three consecutive championships and wanted to help the Lakers establish a dynasty. He also said it once. Will the Lakers management want to recruit those who can bring good luck to the team?
In the first game of the final, the Lakers got a good start 104-87.
Kobe played for 38 minutes, made 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 2 of 3-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored only 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Hubble and Fisher contributed a total of 17 points. The Pacers' defense against the Lakers' outside was very successful.
But the Pacers had no choice but to play the Lakers inside. The Pacers could not limit O'Neal even if they tried their best to fight.
O'Neal made 21 of 31 shots, 1 of 6 free throws, scoring 43 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. At its peak, the Sharks were really a low-post killer in the league. They stuck out their opponents and dunked them.
Double-teaming O'Neal is not enough, he is good at breaking double-teaming. Triangular offense can create singles opportunities for stars. If the opponent insists on double-teaming, O'Neal can split the ball out of the perimeter to allow his teammates to have easy shooting opportunities. The Lakers only need to ensure the shooting percentage of the receiving and shooting on the outside, which is enough for the opponent to bear.
It is not surprising that the Lakers achieved 67 wins and a record of 72 wins and 10 losses this year if the point guard had not performed poorly outside the three-point line.
On the Pacers' side, the best performance was 35-year-old veteran point guard Mark Jackson, who played 6 of 8 shots in 28 minutes, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
Chapter completed!