NBA: Becoming stronger starts with hard work and mastery

Chapter 218

After leaving Jordan, Scottie Pippen only wanted to do two things:

The first thing: to make money, to make back all the money he didn't make during his peak period before he retired.

The second thing: to get rid of Jordan's shadow and prove to the world that I can still do it without Jordan.

Now it seems that the first thing has been implemented. 77 million in 5 years is definitely enough to spend, but the second thing is difficult.

Following Jordan, it seems that winning the championship is not that difficult, but once you leave Jordan, it's so difficult to enter the Western Conference Finals, let alone the finals!

Last season, I followed Barkley and Olajuwon, two top guys in the 1990s, and it was a failure. This season, I came to the Trail Blazers with a stronger lineup and more complete personnel. Although the record is good, why don't I still have the feeling of being able to win the championship?

"Otherwise, I will also join the Boston Celtics and follow Han Yi to win a championship. Only in Han Yi can I see the feeling of Jordan..."

After dealing with the Dallas Mavericks, the Boston Celtics came to the second game of this westward journey, the Houston Rockets!

After being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Houston Rockets kicked Scottie Pippen out as a scapegoat in anger. However, this did not make this year's Rockets better, but worse!

The 37-year-old Hakeem Olajuwon has aged visibly, and his ball-handling ability and offensive efficiency are visibly worse.

And what about Charles Barkley? He looks a little better than Olajuwon, but it is impossible for him to beat the Boston Celtics led by Han Yi.

For Han Yi, it is another day of being a spectator. McGrady, Ben Wallace and others are enough to fight against these two old men who are about to retire!

The 27-year-old Olajuwon was omnipotent, but the 37-year-old Olajuwon was in vain facing the agile and strong Ben Wallace. He still had his dreamy footwork and turned beautifully, but when the speed slowed down, the so-called fancy footwork that could make people dizzy only became the fancy moves of today. He played beautifully, but he couldn't get rid of Ben Wallace's defense!

As for Charles Barkley's performance today, there is a possibility of a last gasp. When Ben Wallace's energy was focused on Olajuwon, Charles Barkley really played a very good output. When Han Yi didn't target Barkley, the game became very tense for a while!

But Han Yi was not panicked at all. If he took over the game at this time, it would really not play any role in training the team.

The fundamental reason for his panic was because of Steve Francis!

Steve Francis, who was reluctant to stay in Memphis this year and was forced to be traded to the Houston Rockets by the Grizzlies, is the Celtics' best sixth man today!

Francis, who is highly expected by the Rockets and is prepared to be cultivated into the core of the outside line in the post-Olajuwon era, is omnipotent even in front of Barkley and Olajuwon, two supreme veterans!

You two old men want the ball?

Sorry, I haven't played enough!

So, the famous scene came, Barkley and Olajuwon were frantically positioning in the interior, while Steve Francis on the outside turned a blind eye and immersed himself in the pleasure of a one-on-one duel with McGrady.

Francis's continuous silky little combos did not fool McGrady, and finally he made a fadeaway jump shot, but missed all three shots!

The Celtics fought back, Barkley and Olajuwon were leaning on their knees in the paint, their eyes hollow...

After the game, Han Yi patted Charles Barkley on the shoulder: "Brother, Olajuwon doesn't matter, he has already won the championship ring, but you haven't, no, you should come to our Celtics next season to win a championship!"

Last year, Han Yi said the same thing to Barkley, but at that time, Barkley was dismissive of it and even blasted Han Yi.

But this time, although Barkley did not agree, he lowered his fat head, did not speak, and left the court sadly!

The third game of the Western Expedition, San Antonio Spurs!

But before facing the Spurs, Han Yi still had something to do, and the exclusive radio program with a changed name was launched!

"Voice of the Goat"

This name is much better after the change, no one says it is racial discrimination, but there are more farmers who are good at animal husbandry to consult about feeding issues...

But in the end, it still returned to the essence of the basketball talk show.

"The voice of a goat? Are you worthy of being called a goat?"

(Goat is translated into English as goat. In the sports circle, goat can also be understood as the Greatest Of All Time, that is, the best in a certain sports field)A guy who openly claimed to be a loyal fan of Michael Jordan cursed at Han Yi, saying that young people nowadays don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. They are arrogant just after a little achievement.

"Our Michael Jordan has won six championships, but he didn't advertise himself as a goat!"

"Then what?" Han Yi laughed: "I don't care if he says he is a goat or not?"

"Han, I have always been your fan, but you are too arrogant now. You actually say you are a goat? You are still a long way from being a goat. You use the goat to flaunt yourself, which will only make others think you are an idiot who doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."

Han Yi: "Haha, there are many people who like me, who do you think you are? There are many people who hate me, who do you think you are?"

This is a typical winning fan. When Jordan was alive, he watched Jordan. After Jordan retired, he started to chase Han Yi again. However, in their world, Jordan is still much more awesome than Han Yi, so when Han Yi started to bring up the word goat, they broke their defense!

It turned out that so many fans were so sensitive to the title of "GOAT", which was beyond Han Yi's expectation. However, for such enthusiasm, Han Yi only wanted to say:

"That's great!"

For a radio program, what could be more important than setting the rhythm?

At this time, Han Yi received a mysterious call. The voice of this person was low, but it seemed a little familiar to Han Yi:

"Hello, Han Yi, I am a fan of Pippen. Excuse me, does our Scottie Pippen have a chance to join the Boston Celtics?"

"Rare," Han Yi praised: "It turns out that there are really fans of Pippen in this world. If Pippen wants to come to the Celtics, then we will naturally welcome him with both hands."

"Really?"

Han Yi felt that the voice of the other party began to tremble, and he was obviously a little excited.

"Really!" Han Yi smiled slightly: "If he doesn't mind the basic salary and being a substitute. Our new era ship can only leave a floor bed for this old guy from the old era!"

The other end of the phone: "Huh??"

PS: This so-called "Voice of the Goat" program was a sudden idea of ​​mine that day. It is not mature. It is a joke to answer some questions from readers. If you want to talk about any topic in this section, you can give your opinions and I will see if I can integrate it. In other words, if more readers think this section is too watery or boring, then I will delete this program.