I am Really an Insider

Chapter 10: Prisoners

   Portland International Airport is overcrowded. It seems that it is not only Wayne and the others who came from outside to participate in today's Fan Meeting Day event.

   The Portland Trail Blazers of this period can be regarded as a highly popular team.

  Although the Trail Blazers only won a championship in the ancient times, even in the Bill Wharton era.

   Although they never made it to the finals after 1992, although they missed Michael Jordan in the draft, they became the laughing stock of people.

   But a fact that many people don't know is that the Trail Blazers have appeared in the playoffs for 21 consecutive years since 1982!

   This record of successively entering the playoffs is not only the first in the NBA, but also the second in the entire North American Sports League.

  As a traditional strong team, the popularity of the Blazers in Portland is naturally high.

  Walking on the streets of Portland, you can see fans wearing Trailblazers T-shirts everywhere.

   There are several giant billboards in the city center, all with posters for the new season of the Trail Blazers.

   Wayne and Cody got off the plane and went straight to the goal.

   Just on the plane, they have already eaten the plane meal. So after arriving, the two did not hang out, and went directly to the home court of the Trail Blazers.

   Portland is close to the Pacific Ocean, winters are cold and rainy, and summers are hot and dry.

  This climate is most suitable for growing roses.

   Therefore, there are various rose plantations in Portland, and the Rose Festival is held every June.

  The home court of the Trail Blazers also has a very romantic name-Rose Garden.

   Wayne has always believed that it is a very stupid thing for the Blazers to change their home court to Moda Center because they sold the naming rights of the stadium.

   After arriving at the Rose Garden, Wayne was completely captivated by the spectacular scene before him.

  The large stadium is accompanied by a dense pile of shouting fans. This kind of big battle Wayne has only seen before during the military training review.

   In addition to the fans, cheerleaders and mascots also performed at the stadium.

   Wayne is not interested in these, but Cody beside him shows a contented smile...

   The atmosphere at the scene was very happy, but Wayne also heard a lot of curses among the shouting crowd.

   "What we need are real players, not a bunch of punks!"

   "This team simply changed its name to the Portland Prisons team. These players are simply unreasonable!"

   "Pippen and Sabonis are gone, but none of them should go!"

   "If you don't even manage your own players, how can we expect the team to produce good results?"

   Obviously, not all the fans who came to the Rose Garden were so friendly.

  Some people gathered here just to vent their dissatisfaction.

   Speaking of it, the term "Portland Prison Team" really began to rise during this period.

   Later, many Trail Blazers fans even directly referred to the period of 95-03 as the "prison age" in the history of the Trail Blazers.

  In this period, although the Trail Blazers' record is fair, the relationship between the team and the fans has become extremely tense because of the constant trouble off the court.

   It is no wonder that the team will make this fan meeting such a sensation.

The new general manager of the team, Steve Patterson, who only took office this summer, is committed to reorganizing the team’s image. For this reason, they even picked Travis Outlaw in this year’s draft—a bounce. An extremely capable striker

   Of course, and more importantly, he is the son of a police officer, a good-looking man who has been abiding by the law since childhood.

   And this huge fan meeting must be one of Patterson's methods to restore the team's image.

   "Let's go Wayne, let's enter the field." After all, Cody is not the first time to experience this kind of scene. He took Wayne around the crowd and walked to a place similar to a VIP channel.

   At the entrance of the passage, two strong men in suits and sunglasses guarded him. They dress up like special agents from the movie.

   Wayne hurriedly pinched the admission ticket into his hand in advance, while Cody only took out the admission ticket from his jacket pocket and shook it when he walked up to the two of them.

   Although Cody thought he was handsome just now, the attention of the two "agents" fell on Wayne alone.

   His height of 2.11 meters is so dazzling!

   Walking into the rose garden, there are a lot less people in an instant, and the surrounding area is no longer so crowded.

   After all, admission tickets are not so easy to get.

   If it weren't for Cody's uncle working here, Wayne would probably only be shouting outside now.

   The fan meeting was held in the first training hall in the Rose Garden. Wayne and Cody walked in with their front feet, and the Blazers players entered the field with their back feet.

   Suddenly, there was a scream in the training hall. Although there are not many people who can enter the field, the small training ground is still full.

  The fans standing in the middle of the crowd squeezed forward desperately, or tiptoed, hoping to see outside.

   But Wayne doesn't have such troubles. The vision is so convenient that no one can stop him at the scene.

   The Blazers players smiled and waved to the fans in the field, and stopped to sign from time to time.

   Although now, these players seem to be amiable.

   But looking at those faces, Wayne frowned.

   My God, no wonder the Trail Blazers have been called the prison team in recent years, no wonder some fans outside are so angry.

   Look at these masters, they are not fuel-efficient lamps!

   Rasheed Wallace, who was walking in the front, was given the nickname "Roaring Heavenly Sovereign".

   Trailblazer fans are most worried about each game not because of his poor performance, but because he is worried that he will apply for technical fouls for himself without thinking.

   41 technical fouls in a single season, just ask who else.

   A few years ago, he just threw the towel directly on the old Sabonis face after losing, causing Sabonis to leave the Blazers angrily.

   In addition to the game, Wallace also has trouble off the court.

   Last season, when Wallace was searched by the police for speeding on the highway, the police discovered that there was something hidden in his Hummer. Wallace was arrested on the spot and suspended for 7 games.

   And this is not the first time Wallace has caused a moth in these years.

   Behind Wallace, "Little Flying Squirrel" Damon Stoudemire showed white teeth. The former Best Rookie Award winner looked like a full-name idol.

   But don't be blinded by his appearance and size, this one has a lot of glorious deeds.

   The complete fallout between Stoudemire and the head coach last season has made the Trailblazers' messy locker room even worse.

   Of course, big things, "Little Flying Squirrel" is not too mixed.

   On the other side, Zach Randolph, with a baby face, fought his teammates in training last season. That guy was a real **** until he settled in Memphis.

   At this time, he was taking a photo with the little fans. Ruben Patterson, who called himself the "Kobe Killer", said that no one in the locker room liked him because his temper was so hot.

   Most of the court villains are hot-tempered towards their opponents, and Patterson is very unkind to his teammates even if he is angry with his teammates.

   It was this "great man" who fought Randolph on the training ground last season.

   Of course, how can I forget that he was accused of strengthening his own babysitter...

   The rest, such as Bunch Wells, Jeff McGinnis, and others, are not good.

   Strong X, drug flat, violence, locker room contradictions... You can find an exemplary representative in the trailblazers for almost all types of scandals.

   "It's so good, this lineup is really amazing." Wayne wiped his sweat. He didn't know how much the former general manager of the Trail Blazers was so powerful that he dared to gather these masters together to play.

  The point is that this is what happened. The Blazers can still make the playoffs every year in the strong West, so there is no excuse for rebuilding...

   Of course, everyone in the Trail Blazers today is dressed in suits and behaves decently, completely devoid of the usual court thugs.

   After all, this event was originally held by the team to rectify the team's image and narrow the distance with the fans.

   The players know this too well, so no one messes around.

   Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Blazers "prisoners" walked to the center of the court and said a few beautiful words in an official tone to look forward to the new season.

  Finally, when the Trail Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks spoke, Wayne found that Rashid Wallace took a look at himself in the crowd.

   After the two looked at each other for a second, Wallace showed a disturbing smile on his face.

   Wayne was stared uncomfortably, but his height is indeed nowhere to escape, it is too dazzling, it is impossible to keep a low profile.

   "Okay, now, it's the link that everyone is most looking forward to! See which lucky ones will get the opportunity to compete with the players!"

   After the Blazers coach said this, the atmosphere on the scene was pushed to a climax.

   The most special part of this fan meeting officially kicked off.

   The Trail Blazers will send Stoudemire, Randolph and Wallace to play, and the three will select a lucky fan, UU reading www.uukanshu.com and they will play 5 goals one-on-one.

  This kind of activity is very common in the NBA. Many players will appear on the field during the offseason to interact with fans.

   But it was the first time the Trail Blazers tried to do so during the fan meeting.

   Stoudemire chose a small fan as his opponent, and Randolph chose a famous streetball player in Portland.

   When it was Wallace's turn, "Roaring Heavenly Lord" stared straight at Wayne.

   "I have been observing you for a long time, kid, just you!"

   Wallace said, hooking his finger at Wayne.

   Wayne’s height, this time "harmed" him.

   "Yeah! It's really you! I said you have a high chance of being selected, hahahaha! Go ahead Wayne and play against NBA players. Isn't this what you dream of!?"

   The moment Wayne was selected, Cody climaxed and directly pushed Wayne out.

   Wallace looked at Wayne with a grin, as if having fun.

   Wayne immediately became nervous, although in the past week on the training ground, he has often played against Tony Allen.

   But Mr. Tony is just an NCAA player no matter what.

   Wallace at the moment, but NBA All-Star level like a fake!

   Last season, he averaged 18.1 points per game.

"Come on boy, let me see if you are free of height." Wallace grabbed Wayne's neck. "I don't want to pick the weak, and show strength so that I don't feel bored, okay? "

   Is this Nima still scared?

   Wayne was a little at a loss, but at this time, the system interface suddenly appeared.

   Here comes the mission!

  

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