I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 73
Subsequently, the list of the Rookie Challenge was also announced.

At this time, the rookie challenge is still organized according to the year of the draft.

First-year United:

Starting lineup:

Kaman, Liu He, Anthony, Wade, James.

Substitute lineup:

Hinrich, Bosh, Haslem, Josh Howard.

Sophomore United:
Starting lineup:

Yao Ming, Stoudemire, Boozer, Ginobili, Jaric.

Substitute lineup:

Prince, Nene, Murray, Dunleavy.

In 2002 and 2003, the success rate of rookies was particularly high.

If you look at these two young teams with the eyes of future generations, they are also star-studded.

……

Until the list was released, some extreme fans of Garnett still could not accept the reality of "Garnett playing on the bench".

They actually proposed publicly on the Internet: Kevin should use his network to contact some players, isolate Liu He, and teach Liu He a lesson.

These extreme remarks scared Liu He's fans to death.

Do not!
It was Liu He's fans who laughed to death.

"Man, the list is out, can't we take a look at the list first and then talk?"

"West coach Phil Jackson, that's Liu He's coach."

"Yao Ming, the starting center for the Western Conference, is Liu He's compatriot."

"Duncan, the starting power forward in the Western Conference, is Liu He's senior, and he has a feud with Garnett."

"The starting small forward in the West is Liu He himself."

"Kobe, the starting shooting guard in the Western Conference, is Liu He's teammate."

"Francis, the starting point guard in the Western Conference, is Yao Ming's teammate, so he is naturally on Liu He's side."

"The No. 1 O'Neal bench in the West is Liu He's teammate."

……

"Hahahahaha, so the isolation Garnett fans are talking about means that Garnett alone isolated the entire Western All-Star team?"

"Isolate!"

"No kidding, don't talk about targeting Liu He, if these people can't target Garnett, Garnett should be very proud."

"These are not the point!"

"The point is... this All-Star Weekend is held in Los Angeles."

"..."

"So Garnett fans should hurry up and pray that your idol makes it back to Minnesota alive."

……

This farce did not cause the slightest disturbance in the end.

However, another incident happened in the league that attracted Liu He's attention.

From the perspective of later generations, this incident even changed the pattern of the entire league in the next few years, but many people are not aware of this now.

Years ago, the Trail Blazers broke out that the team was seeking to rebuild and wanted to send "Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace.

After the Pistons heard the news, they contacted the Trail Blazers immediately and tried their best to chase Rasheed Wallace.

But the Trail Blazers are not willing to make a deal with the Pistons.

The reason is that the current Pistons are already very strong, plus Rasheed Wallace, wouldn't it be even more powerful?The Trail Blazers are unwilling to create a strong opponent for themselves.

The deal between the two parties has never been negotiated.

In the end, the Blazers sent Rasheed Wallace to the Hawks.

However, Rasheed Wallace only played one game with the Hawks before being sent to the Pistons.

This wave of operations stunned the Trail Blazers.

It turned out to be Joe Dumars, the general manager of the Pistons. Knowing that the Trail Blazers were unwilling to trade Rasheed Wallace to them, he invited a third-party Eagles, pretending that the Eagles had taken a fancy to Rasheed. · Wallace.After the Hawks acquired Rasheed Wallace, they traded him to the Pistons.

In the end, despite some twists and turns, the Pistons got Rasheed Wallace.

The Pistons return to their positions!

In the next five years, under the leadership of the Five Tigers, the Pistons will enter the Eastern Conference Finals five times, reach the finals twice, win a championship once, and forcibly break up the Lakers' Galaxy battleship.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the pattern of the alliance has been changed.

Joe Dumas's "darkness" this time was also regarded as a divine operation.

It's just that the Pistons' Five Tigers haven't made a name for themselves yet, and the entire league hasn't realized how powerful this team is.

And the deal in the Joe Dumars draft was too stupid: He actually traded Liu He for Brian Cook.

How is Brian Cook playing now?
He is already a dispensable backup player for the Pistons.

When Rasheed Wallace officially starts playing, Cook's playing time will definitely be less.

And what about Liu He?

The entire 2003 platinum generation couldn't hide his dazzling light.

Even "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett had to substitute for Liu He.

Joe Dumars traded a sun for a star.

Can the fans scold him?

So even if Joe Dumas has completed this magical operation, his current image in the eyes of fans is still a "bad pen", "idiot", and "pocket"...

2004 2 Month 4 Day.

The Lakers faced the Pacers back-to-back.

I was exhausted in the last game, and I met back-to-back against a strong team like the Pacers, plus the absence of Kobe and Malone...

The Lakers finally lost the game 77:85.

The total record came to 37 wins and 9 losses.

2004 2 Month 6 Day.

The Lakers defeated the 108ers 99:76.

奥尼尔砍下33分13篮板5盖帽，刘河26分6篮板4助攻1抢断1盖帽，佩顿17分4篮板8助攻。

艾弗森39分3篮板6助攻1抢断，“大狗”格伦·罗宾逊20分3篮板3助攻。

2004 2 Month 8 Day.

The Lakers faced the Magic led by McGrady.

McGrady scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, but it was a pity that two punches were no match for four hands.

奥尼尔拿下24分11篮板5助攻2盖帽，刘河29分7篮板5助攻2抢断，联手擒住麦迪。

2004 2 Month 10 Day.

The Lakers defeated the Heat 100:88.

奥尼尔30分9篮板3助攻2盖帽，刘河28分6篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽。

So far, the Lakers' record has come to 40 wins and 9 losses.

Before the All-Star weekend, there is only one last game left.

2004 2 Month 11 Day.

The Lakers flew to Houston to challenge the Rockets away.

A news broke in the Lakers: Kobe Bryant will play in this game.

The Lakers were immediately encouraged.

But soon, a newspaper sparked tension within the Lakers.

An ESPN expert analyzed and pointed out: Kobe's comeback will not enhance the strength of the Lakers, but will weaken the Lakers.

Look, is this also a human language?

According to him, Kobe's role is not negative.There is no lower limit for these experts to gain attention.

The point is, he really made a long speech.

After Kobe was injured, Liu He first led the team alone and achieved a record of 3 wins and 3 losses.

Then O'Neal came back, and Liu He teamed up with O'Neal to achieve a record of 5 wins and 1 loss.

In other words, in the absence of Kobe, the Lakers have achieved a total of 8 wins and 4 losses, which is quite good.

None of the above are problematic.

The problem is that Liu He has gradually become the outside core of the Lakers, and he has integrated quite well. The cooperation with role players and the chemical reaction with O'Neal are perfect.

So after Kobe comes back, will Liu He be willing to give up these possessions?
If Liu He is unwilling, there will inevitably be conflicts between him and Kobe, and the Lakers will have civil strife.

So if Kobe comes back, is it better not to come back?

Damn it, the real Nima can talk nonsense!

Ma Liang is a magic pen.

This ESPN pundit is rubbish.

But even with his nonsense, some people believed it.

When this newspaper was passed around in the visiting team's locker room, all the Lakers players who had read it became nervous, and sat obediently in their seats, daring not to speak.

Even Kobe had a strange look in his eyes after reading it.

Finally, the newspaper was passed to Liu He, and everyone became even more nervous.

After reading it, Liu He was stunned for a moment, this method... really low!

Isn't this the trick that Liu He played in the Christmas War?

Who did this again?Can only learn from others!Hehehe!
But when I played this trick at the time, I played it just right, not blunt at all, it can be called smooth and smooth, it is almost a master level...

As for this guy this time, the traces are too obvious, the tactics are too blunt, and there are too many flaws... Well, in short, there are flaws everywhere.

Sure enough, even if it was the simplest strategy, I was the one who played it best.

Of course, whoever designed the trick is probably the Rockets.After all, this is the home court of the Rockets, and the staff are all from them. It is easy to put a newspaper in the locker room of the visiting team.

Just then, Phil Jackson came.

Scanning the locker room nervously, he was afraid that Liu He and Kobe would start a fight.

Damn, even a wise man like Phil believed it.

Liu He is a little speechless... Can you see through such a blunt plan to sow discord?

Of course Phil could see through.

But the Lakers have had too many problems in the past few years, especially the frequent conflicts between Kobe and O'Neal, which made Phil, the head coach, miserable, so when encountering such things, Phil will be extra nervous .

thought here.

Liu He stood up abruptly, slammed the newspaper on the floor, and pointed at Kobe angrily.

Phil's expression changed drastically.

The rest of the Lakers didn't even dare to breathe in this moment.

Liu He said loudly: "You all saw it. They said that Kobe was going to target me. You all help me keep an eye on Kobe. If he doesn't give me 10 passes in this game, no! 20 balls, he is going to For me, I want to file a complaint with the FBI and let them arrest Kobe for being a ball bully... Puff, hahahahaha!"

Before he finished speaking, Liu He laughed out loud, leaning back and forth.

Only then did everyone realize that Liu He was joking, and immediately burst out laughing.

The charge of ball bullying?
Hahahahaha!
The entire visiting team's locker room was full of laughter.

Kobe also rushed over and wrapped his arms around Liu He's neck.

"20 balls? Why don't you let me give you the balls directly!"

"Okay, I don't think too much!"

"Fuck, you shameless and shameless rookie." The two immediately had a commotion.

"I'm the FBI, and I'm arresting you for ball bullying! Mr. Kobe, please come with us!"

O'Neill is also good at playing, and immediately started role-playing.

But when the fun was over and everyone sat back in their seats, everyone's faces turned cold.

The Rockets, what a way to sow discord.

Fortunately, Liu He was smart and quick-witted, and the spring breeze and rain generally resolved the conflict, otherwise, I don't know how long the Lakers will be in chaos.

This wave of operations by the Rockets has offended the entire Lakers team. Can the Lakers not retaliate?

Liu He silently mourned for Yao Ming: "Brother Yao, Sao Rui! I'm going to beat Little Rocket again tonight."

7pm.

The starting lineups of both sides played.

From the Rockets:
Fifth position: Yao Ming.

Number four: Kevin Cato.

Number three: Jim Jackson.

Number two: Cardinal Mobley.

Number one: Steve Francis.

Lakers here:
Fifth position: Shaq O'Neal.

Fourth position: Stanistav Medvedenko.

Number three: Liu He.

Number two: Kobe Bryant.

Number one: Gary Payton.

Game start.

Jump ball.

O'Neal beat Yao Ming and fought to get the ball back to the Lakers half court.

As soon as Kobe took the ball, he accelerated instantly and rushed to the front court like lightning.

The Rockets didn't expect Kobe to play so fast as soon as he came up, and the defensive formation hadn't stood up yet, and it was chaotic.

"Old Cat" Mobley tried to stop Kobe, but he was much smaller than Kobe.

Kobe jumped up directly, soared into the air, and completed a gliding dunk against Mobley in the air.

boom!
2: 0!

Kobe, who landed, stared at everyone in the Rockets.

No matter who makes a small move, the consequences are borne by your entire Rockets.

Liu He pouted and shouted at Phil Jackson, "Coach, Kobe won't pass the ball to me!"

Phil: "..."

The white-haired old Winter beside Phil laughed.

Peyton directly covered his face.

Faceless.

What did I teach myself?

In the past, he only attacked the opponent's head coach, but now he doesn't even let go of his own head coach.

The Rockets attack.

Francis held the ball from the outside, and the first step to break through was too fast, passing Payton in an instant.

However, Liu He immediately made up his defense and cut off Francis' breakthrough route.

Francis seemed to have been prepared for a long time. He tricked Liu He with a fake change of direction, and suddenly accelerated in the original breakthrough direction again, and passed Liu He again, facing Medvedenko under the basket. basket.

Swish!
2: 2.

The Toyota Center Arena was full of cheers. Francis' physical fitness is too strong. Combined with his skillful ball handling skills, he has a strong ability to tear apart defensive formations.

In this era, Francis is also in the top five in the back line.

Lakers offense.

Kobe approached Liu He: "It's just you, it's 100 years too early to replace me! Work hard, rookie."

Bryant's position at a 45-degree angle forced a break through the Rockets' lineup.

Mobley can't defend at all by himself, and the Rockets' wing players can only shrink the lineup to help Mobley defend.

Kobe found space in the cracks, passed the ball out, and found Liu He who was ambushing in the corner.

Liu He shot easily without any haste, the basketball crossed a high parabola, and shot into the basket precisely.

Swish!
5: 2.

"It's still 19 short!"

(End of this chapter)