Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 102 Summer 2010
Just as Hansen had analyzed before, the style of this Grizzlies team is too restraining for James.

Or we can go further and say that it was too restraining for the Heat's Big Three.

If James really goes to the Heat and they are able to break out of the Western Conference, then meeting the Heat would be like a father beating his son, with neither of them saying a word.

To be optimistic, winning three consecutive championships is not a dream.

But the premise of all this is that they can break out from the West.

This is the Western Conference, which was ranked eighth last season with 50 wins. It is completely different from the Eastern Conference.

In addition, Wallace had already informed him in advance when he came, so Hansen, who originally wanted to come to the wave of Dynasty's remarks to earn black fans, decided to be conservative.

Well, that's what Han Sen thought.

But the whole audience on and off the stage were in an uproar.

The Grizzlies win the championship?!

The Grizzlies have never won a championship in their history!
No, forget about the championship, the Grizzlies haven’t even made it to the Western Conference Finals!

Hansen's remarks are indeed not as exaggerated as those made by No. 77 in Cleveland, but they are not much different!
Wallace slapped his forehead, he should have made the team's goals for the new season clear to Hansen in advance.

Now that this news has been reported, the Grizzlies will become the target of public criticism in the new season, and even the laughing stock of the league.

Han Sen is good in other aspects except his mouth which is really unbearable.

However, when the restlessness gradually died down, Han Sen picked up the microphone and continued to speak, as if he had not finished speaking yet.

“Although we didn’t make the playoffs last season, we improved our win total by 16 games compared to the previous season, which shows that we are on the right track.

And after I came to Memphis, I studied the team video and found that we lost many games due to our perimeter defense and key shots in the final moments.

And those are what I am good at, which is why the team spent a lot of money to trade me here.

Actually when I got traded here, we were already a playoff team, so that wasn't our goal.

Our goal is to chase the championship after running in, and I believe we can do it."

This statement makes sense, but the reporters certainly won't listen.

Because their heads were buzzing at this moment, and Han Sen’s championship speech was still echoing.

Many people have even started picking up paper and pen to write press release outlines, preparing to be the first to report the news.

Wallace, on the other hand, recovered from his inability to complain.

Although Han Sen's words were a bit exaggerated, his analysis did seem to be correct.

It is no coincidence that Hansen was able to compete and perform well in such a harsh environment as the Cavaliers.

Jerry West still has a ruthless eye for people.

After the press conference, Wallace asked Toews to lead West and Vasquez in front, while he led Hansen behind.

"How's your knee?" The only thing Wallace was worried about at this moment was Hansen's injury.

This was actually another reason why he hesitated when making the transaction.

It’s not that the yellow race is necessarily intolerant to sex, but in the current samples in the NBA, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian have both encountered injury problems.

"It's okay now. I will continue to improve my body this summer and won't be like last season." Hansen also gave Wallace a reassurance.

Wallace smiled and nodded after hearing this.

He had supported this deal, which had both risks and opportunities. Judging from what had been shown so far, Hansen was worth the risk.

Han Sen’s remarks sparked heated discussions among fans that night, and of course it could also be said to be a carnival for the haters.

You have to know that the Grizzlies' trade for Hansen itself has been met with a lot of criticism, and now Hansen is making championship remarks, so who cares about your analysis?

Han Sen watched his black fan value rise rapidly. It was originally 60, but it suddenly increased to more than 70 and was approaching 80.

This wave is really profitable.

However, due to the timing of the Grizzlies' press conference, his remarks did not continue to spread.

Because the 2010 free market is approaching, questions about the whereabouts of free agents have already spread, and he has been directly covered in the spotlight.

Let's take a look at this year's list of free agents. It is definitely one of the best in NBA history, and it's not a problem to even exaggerate and say it's the best in history.

James, Wade, Nowitzki, Bosh, Joe Johnson, Pierce, Stoudemire, Rudy Gay, Ray Allen, Yao Ming, David Lee, Boozer, O'Neal Jr., O'Neal, Big Z...

There are more than ten players who have been selected as All-Stars, and several of them are among the top ten active players in the league.

Among them, James's whereabouts is what the outside world is most concerned about.

Especially at this time, James is still out of contact, and all the news about him are released by his team, and the news they release is also trivial.

Han Sen was also checking the news. Although he knew that James would most likely go to the Heat, he didn't want to be suddenly informed that James would stay with the Cavaliers or go to another team.

While reading the rumors, he suddenly came across news that was not a rumor.

The Nets and the Wizards reached a deal in which they traded Yi Jianlian to the Wizards in exchange for Quinton Ross.

This is the third time Yi Jianlian has changed teams in four years as a rookie.

He played at the peak of his career with the Nets last season, but once again suffered an injury when he was in great form. He also had a conflict with Brook Lopez, another core inside player on the team, over ball possession, so it was expected that he would be sent away.

Of course, the Nets made this deal essentially to clear salary space. Yi Jianlian's salary is more than 400 million, while Rose only makes a little over 100 million.

In May this year, Russian Prokhorov acquired the Nets and started the team relocation plan. The Nets will move to Brooklyn, New York in the near future.

This is the confidence behind their pursuit of big-name players this year.

It was at this time that Thomas arrived at Hansen's house.

These days he has been in Memphis helping Hansen negotiate endorsements.

Han Sen thought he was here to talk about endorsements like he did a few days ago, but he didn't expect that his visit this time was related to the Tokyo University national team.

“Are you going to participate in this year’s World Championships?”

"Have you received their invitation?" Because of the unpleasant experience last year, Han Sen did not pay attention to the developments of the Dongda men's basketball team this year.

"That's not the case. If you want to go, I can contact them."

The reason why Thomas came was that he saw that the Dongda men's basketball team updated the training roster and screened out some people.

Moreover, the World Championships is a stage for players, especially international players, to demonstrate their abilities.

Han Sen is now facing overwhelming doubts from the outside world. If he can perform well in the World Championships, he will be able to dispel many of the doubts.

Han Sen was a little surprised. After all, he didn't have to play in the summer league this time. If the Basketball Association really invited him, he would still go to play.

But thinking about it, this is understandable. He felt embarrassed when he rejected those people from the Basketball Association last time, so they simply refused to play with him this time.

"Why go? I have my own training plan this summer."

Han Sen did have a plan, because even if he could exchange for [Iron Bones], he would need to reach a bottleneck through training just like the previous skills.

However, the news brought by Thomas gave him a new idea to increase his black fan value.

After Thomas left, he took out his phone, opened his Facebook, and posted a status: "I will not represent the East University men's basketball team in the 2010 Men's Basketball World Championships."

He didn't announce it a year in advance because of his bottom line, but now that the Dongda men's basketball team will not take him, he can naturally make a fuss about it.

You should know that although he is not on the current training roster, the Dongda Basketball Association has not announced the news that he will not participate.

This is understandable. After all, he plays in the NBA and he shined in the playoffs last season. When Yao Ming is unable to play, he is the strongest force of the Dongda men's basketball team.

Even if the Basketball Association really doesn't want to take him, it will most likely announce it at the last minute.

It's even possible that he might be given a big hat like James.

Therefore, his preemptive release is to take the initiative and also eliminate that possibility.

And it can be predicted that this wave will bring him considerable black fans.

After posting the status, Han Sen temporarily ignored social media. After all, although the black fan value is good, no one likes to see themselves being criticized.

Besides, he was tired after a busy day.

But just when he put down his phone and was about to take a shower and rest, O'Neal called him.

"Han, I'm going to Dallas."

"Really?" Han Sen perked up instantly upon hearing that.

"Yes, we talked a lot and they promised me a starting position."

When Han Sen heard this, he was not excited but surprised.

No, he wouldn't push down another domino, would he?
Because Tyson Chandler is still in the Bobcats now!
If the Mavericks chose O'Neal as the starter, wouldn't Chandler be out of the game?
If that happens, the Grizzlies will lose one of their strongest competitors next season.

As a time traveler, he is the only one among those 100 people who knows that the Mavericks will be the champions next season.

But after thinking about it carefully, he rejected this idea.

As far as he knew about the history, O'Neal went to the Celtics that year.

But when O'Neal left, Perkins was still on the Celtics.

At that time, Perkins was unable to play due to injury at the beginning of the season, so the Celtics took out a double insurance policy.

So what is certain is that because of O'Neal's injuries and physical condition last season, no team dared to use him as an insurance policy.

In other words, the Mavericks are likely to trade Chandler.

Chandler also suffered injuries with the Bobcats last season. He played in 51 games, of which he started in only 27 games, which was when his trading value was the lowest.

The safest option is to replace him as O'Neal's substitute and provide double insurance.

If that's the case, the Mavericks will probably be even stronger than he knows.

Because even if O'Neal suffers another injury and comes back to play as a substitute, his effect will be better than that of a guy like Brendan Haywood.

"Shaq, this will be one of the greatest decisions of your career." Hansen commented with a smile, and his return gift was delivered.

And although he just said in a press conference that he would bring a championship to the Grizzlies, he did not say next season.

The team needs to run in the new season, and it is unknown what the results will be.

Of course, if the two teams get along well, that wouldn't prevent him from congratulating O'Neal now.

If the Grizzlies really make it through the West by then, he can only say sorry to O'Neal, saying that the gift package he sent to you was lost due to uncontrollable factors.

The next day, Han Sen got up and took a look at his anti-fan value, and a question mark slowly emerged in his head.

The number of black fans has indeed increased, but it is far less than expected.

He checked social media and found that many people had commented, but their attitudes were very different from what he had expected.

To sum it up, these people's views are: since Yao Ming cannot play, even if Han Sen joins, it will not break the history; without Han Sen, Dongda can still qualify in the group stage.

This is true...even Han Sen couldn't refute it.

The best performance of the Dongda men's basketball team in the World Championships was in 1994. In that World Championships, the Dongda men's basketball team was in the real death group, together with the United States, Brazil and Spain.

However, the "Golden Generation of 94" first defeated Brazil, then reversed and defeated Spain, and advanced to the quarterfinals as the second in the group.

So breaking history naturally means reaching the semi-finals.

In addition, the World Championships has expanded, and the difficulty has doubled again. If you want to reach the semi-finals, you must first make it through the group stage into the round of 16, then 16 into 8, and 8 into 4.

If the performance in the group stage is too bad, they will encounter world powerhouses such as the United States or Spain in the process.

He is indeed much stronger now than when he first entered the league, but it is really impossible for him to achieve all these.

As for qualifying from the group.

In this World Championships, the teams in the same group as the East China University men's basketball team include Greece, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire, Russia and Turkey.

The competition system is 6 to 4. Theoretically, as long as the University of Tokyo defeats the weaker Puerto Rico and Côte d'Ivoire, it can advance to the round of 16.

Hansen was quite impressed by the World Championships this year. First, Yi Jianlian played well and even contributed to the famous scene of carrying Gasol.
Another thing is that the way the Dongda men's basketball team qualified this time was very "miraculous". They lost to Puerto Rico and had no chance of qualifying, but because Côte d'Ivoire unexpectedly beat Puerto Rico later, and the last three teams were counted, the Dongda men's basketball team was "forced" to qualify.

What he remembers most clearly is that fans at the time compared the result to Wang Shipeng's buzzer-beating victory over Slovenia in the 2006 World Championships.

So this is really irrefutable.

This was the first time that Han Sen encountered a situation where the results were not as expected, but fortunately, it was not a complete failure.

Because of this, he can really put aside the affairs of the Dongda men's basketball team for the time being and devote all his energy to training.

The day after that, the door to the 2010 free market was finally officially opened.

On the first day of the season, the Grizzlies signed a contract, with Gay reaching a five-year, $5 million contract extension with the Grizzlies.

Gay is a player trained by the Grizzlies themselves. Although his performance has not reached the All-Star level, as the team's outside core, a maximum salary contract extension in a small market like Memphis is basically a foregone conclusion.

However, the Grizzlies had been trying to lower the price before, and the two sides had a pretty unpleasant dispute.

But in the end, he still got a maximum salary contract this summer.

And at this time next summer, Gasol Jr. will also face a contract renewal situation.

Theus previously said that the Grizzlies are all young people, but in fact the Grizzlies have passed the period of reaping the rookie bonus. If they don’t produce results in the next one or two years, they may face another round of reconstruction.

In addition to Guy, Hansen also noticed another signing that seemed to be inconspicuous.

The Raptors and Amir Johnson have reached an agreement on a five-year, $5 million contract.

Johnson was the Raptors' backup power forward last season, and the maximum salary contract of this era was only around 14 million.

This signing also means that Johnson will become the starting power forward of the Raptors next season.

Or to go further, Bosh will leave the Raptors.

In fact, on the second day of the opening of the free market, James, who had been "missing", finally showed up. He announced on his personal social media that he would announce his whereabouts on an ESPN program called "The Decision" on July 7.

(End of this chapter)