Chapter 978 The most perfect curtain call
The team will encounter many problems during the running-in process, and Wei Xia recently discovered something.
There was no call between Zhou Qi and Gallinari. They had no communication and did not pass the ball to each other, and they seemed to have no other party in their eyes.
This is not normal.
Although Zhou Qi was still learning English, he was not shy about expressing himself. He and others had something to say, but he avoided Gallinari.
Years of experience have made Wei Xia know that if there are signs of discord in the team, they must be eliminated as soon as possible.
Because barriers will affect others, if they become larger and larger, they will inevitably shake the morale of the entire team.
Since the 76ers are currently seriously short of centers and Zhou Qi's talent is attractive, even if his real age may be a little older than his actual age, the 76ers are willing to give him time to exercise.
With the bonus of the right time, place and people, Zhou Qi has a stable playing time.
He didn't partner with Garlinari because one was the starter and the other was the substitute. But the occasional collaboration between Wei Xia only allowed him to see the problem.
The coaching staff just felt that Zhou Qi was not able to speak, and it was normal for him to not communicate with Gallinari, but Wei Xia didn't think so.
Zhou Qi is still learning English, but he can understand and speak some basic basketball terms.
In order to find out the situation, Wei Xia specifically asked Wang Zhelin.
Unexpectedly, there is really something inside.
"I'm not surprised at all. They both have a bad guy." Wang Zhelin's words surprised Wei Xia.
Gallinari and Zhou Qi should be people from two worlds, so how could there be intersection, let alone a gangster?
Wang Zhelin explained that it happened in 2016. At that time, in order to prepare for the Rio Olympics, the national team went to Europe to practice together.
In Europe, they played many strong teams, all of which were their genuine national teams.
Among them was Italy. At that time, Gallinari was also in the team. In the warm-up match with the Chinese team, Gallinari's rough style aroused Zhou Qi's dissatisfaction. The two of them moved more and more and started doing it on the spot. Fortunately, the teammates on both sides were very restrained, so things did not make a big deal (Real Event 1).
Wei Xia figured out the matter and began to plan to remove the knots in the hearts of the two of them.
At the end of November, Wei Xia deliberately stayed on the court in the game against the Grizzlies.
In addition to him, Zhou Qi and Garlinari also included people on the field.
Wei Xia deliberately created a tense atmosphere on the court, and the smell of gunpowder was very strong.
At the outbreak of the conflict, when Gallinari took a ball offense, he suddenly wanted to have a dunk, but was roughly knocked down by his opponent.
Italians have a combative personality that does not allow them to fight back after being raped.
He was about to rise up to fight back. Zhou Qiqing, who was approaching, couldn't help but use his talent and set up his arms to give both sides a buffer zone.
Wei Xia came up to appease Gallinari, "If 'cheese' hadn't stopped you, you would have been suspended now!"
Gallinari thanked Zhou Qi unnaturally.
Although this matter cannot completely resolve their conflicts, as long as there is a good start, there is no fear of no follow-up.
Wei Xia had time to build a good impression on each other next.
In addition, the game against the Grizzlies was Zhou Qi's best game in the rookie season, with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The first time the rookie season hit rate exceeded 50%, which made Wang Zhelin off the court stunned.
In CBA, Wang Zhelin can shoot data that Zhou Qi is difficult to get, but NBA is an extremely realistic place. Talent may not be useful, but as an insider, without talent, it really doesn't work.
Chuck Hayes is the representative of the lack of talent in the modern NBA insider.
The 76ers defeated the Grizzlies and ranked second in the league in terms of record.
Only the Lakers have better record than theirs, and the Warriors' lineup is still strong. They renewed their contract with John Wall with a 5-year maximum salary of 200 million yuan during the season.
In this way, their accounts already have Curry's super maximum salary, Wall's maximum salary and Gasol's maximum salary.
In the summer of 2019, both Thompson and Green faced a contract extension, which was the real end of the Warriors.
Because no team is willing to afford five maximum salary, it is not enough to win the championship.
In early December, the 76ers tested another lineup.
Weisha, Kobe, Gallinari, Siakam and Cousins starters.
As of now, Siakam started a little earlier.
It will take at least one year to develop, and it is more suitable for the positioning of the seventh or sixth person in the short term.
In the new January, 76ers met the Raptors.
They are strong teams without the ability to compete for championships. They can win the regular season and play in the playoffs often have a particularly difficult time. Every round, the fans are satisfied.
He obviously has good book strength, but he has never had the possibility of competing for the championship because there is no superstar in charge.
Wei Xia was in a very good mood when she saw Lowry again.
Old friends like Lowry can remind him of many things, when he was in the Lakers and Villanova.
The longer the time passes, the better the past, all Wei Xia thinks of good things, especially during the Lakers. When he poached Kobe from the Lakers, his obsession was let go.
"Even if you smile at me, I will still kick your ass."
Kobe is not as nostalgic as Wei Xia, and Lowry's appearance evokes many bad memories.
In 2009, Wei Xia left the team. A season later, the Lakers stopped and the management's traditional skills reappeared. He misjudged Lowry's talent and did not match the contract that Houston smashed.
It can be understood that the Lakers have two consecutive offseasons, allowing two star players who have reached the All-Star level in the future to be poached in a way that makes money from nothing.
If Wei Xia and Lowry both stayed in the Lakers, then the Lakers in the post-Bryant era would never have lived so hard.
The reason why the second generation of Lakers in the 21st century stopped in 2010 is that the management's judgment is directly responsible.
So, when Kobe saw Lowry, he thought about how many he had missed. He might have had 8 rings, but now he only has 6. It's so hateful.
Although this is not Lowry's fault, he is just angry, unhappy, and wants to embarrass Lowry's team.
What, he is unreasonable? When did he speak the truth?
That night, Kobe made five three-pointers from the outside, and dreamed of returning to his youth. He broke through with the ball from the outside and smashed a ball in front of the Raptors' inside, which was quite difficult for the 40-year-old man to dunk.
Kobe scored 28 points, the highest in the game, and Wei Xia won another triple-double.
"This is how Kobe entertains his old teammates, we must get used to it." Wei Xia said with a smile.
How to get used to it is a problem.
Lowry certainly can't get used to it, no one will get used to his team being beaten up.
I was beaten by a 40-year-old man, and it was embarrassing to be heard.
In December, Kobe's condition was significantly better than November, and his shooting percentage increased a lot. When he broke through, his feet were very strong and he often made surprising dunks.
Sometimes, whether Kobe dunks or not often determines the fun of the 76ers game.
Wei Xia is now increasingly disliked dunking. Even if she has the chance to dunk, she just dunks casually without playing tricks.
But Kobe is different. He will seize every opportunity to dunk and show himself.
Kobe is getting better and better, and his average score of 22 points per game, although it is his lowest point since 1999, if he considers that there is more than 20 years between them, it is impossible not to respect him.
The better his condition, the happier Wei Xia is, and the happier he is about his actions to save Kobe's Achilles tendon that day.
If he hadn't saved Kobe's Achilles tendon, the world would never see a healthy Kobe who still had strong combat power until he was 40 years old.
Moreover, that was not only for Kobe, he saved Kobe while also saving himself.
He repaired Kobe's Achilles tendon, changed history, and changed the reality of his shoulder tearing. From a serious shoulder injury to a minor injury to Kobe's left foot before the rupture of the Achilles tendon, the gap and its impact are immeasurable.
It was Kobe who made Wei Xia believe that his journey would not stop, and even if there was a risk of a ruptured Achilles tendon, he had to try his best to chase every possibility.
For this, he is forever grateful to Kobe.
Kobe did much for Wei Xia without even knowing that even he himself was to take him with him and win the cup again in the last few years of his career.
This year may be the last year of hope. Kobe signed a three-year contract and the second year's player option. He may not be able to play for three years, but may retire after playing this year.
Wei Xia wants to regard this season as Kobe's last dance to compete for the championship.
Even their opponents are the Los Angeles Lakers led by James and Durant.
If he could defeat the Lakers in the finals and get Kobe the sixth ring, it would be the most perfect curtain call that Wei Xia could imagine.
In December when Kobe's form rebounded, the 76ers played an incredible winning streak.
Until the Christmas game, they scored thirteen consecutive victories, averaging 14 points per game, of which the 44-point massacre against the Knicks directly led to the dismissal of Phil Jackson.
Wei Xia was not happy when he heard that the Zen master submitted his resignation. His relationship with the Zen master was no longer as nervous, sensitive and complicated as that of the Lakers.
The other party may really leave basketball this time and find a place to enjoy his old age.
What Wei Xia regrets most is that next time he plays the Knicks, he will definitely not be able to motivate himself to play better with "This is the Zen Master's team".
Too regretful.
Chapter completed!