Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 208 [Dream Dance]

The back-to-the-basket talent requires 140 million black fan points, and for Han Sen it is just a matter of time.

However, the development of the Thunder team was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Russell is one of the best point guards in the league. He has a historic level of physical fitness and endless passion for the game. He has always been underestimated."

James praised Westbrook heavily in front of the media.

Han Sen really didn't understand this time, but after watching the Thunder game and seeing Westbrook voluntarily give up the ball, he understood.

It can be seen from the opening game that Westbrook’s first pursuit now is still winning. After James returned, the team lost, and their conflicts intensified.

Now that James has taken the initiative to show goodwill, he will take the opportunity to back down.

He has low basketball IQ, not emotional IQ, and he also knows that continuing to fight like this will not be good for the team.

If they don't make the playoffs this season, it will be really laughable.

Han Sen understood, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was something more worthy of further investigation.

Because James' current actions reminded him of his experience with the Cavaliers.

In other words, it shows one thing: James does not plan to stay in the Thunder for long.

This is something that was expected, but just like the current situation the Grizzlies will face, it is something that you won't pay much attention to unless you think about it.

This involves James' contract. The contract James signed with the Heat was before the 2011 labor agreement and was an old contract.

Signed in 2010, the contract expires in 2016, but he has player options to opt out in 2014 and 2015.

This means that if James does not want to stay with the Thunder, he can opt out of the contract and leave after two years.

Of course, because the new labor-management agreement has redefined bird rights, the economic losses of directly opting out and leaving will be huge, so even if he leaves, there is a high probability that he will still be signed and traded.

This should also be an important reason why the Thunder management made the deal.

Maximize James' commercial value within two years and expand the basketball market. It would be best if James stays and continues to make money. Even if James leaves, he can be exchanged for draft picks.

For the Thunder management who were able to select Ibaka with the 25th pick, drafting is what they are best at.

After thinking about this, Han Sen decided to increase his bet.

You stabbed me, and I can only stab you back?

This is not a turn-based game!
Of course there is a chance that I will continue to stab you until I stab you to death.

The next day, Carril published an article titled "Analysis of the Possibility of James Staying with the Thunder."

In this article, he not only took out James' contract and analyzed it carefully, but also concluded that there is a 2014% chance that James will opt out of the contract in the summer of 99.

Aren't you worried about the Grizzlies' luxury tax next summer? Then he also asked the Thunder players, especially Westbrook, to think carefully about whether the ball rights they gave up were worth it.

After all, who knows whether the Thunder management will treat James like a king like the Cavaliers because he makes so much money.

Khalil's article sparked heated discussions and once again caused Hansen to be attacked by James fans.

The speed of black fan value increased again.

Before the All-Star Game, his black fan value finally accumulated to 140 million.

And this is enough for him to acquire back-to-the-basket talent.

[Dream Dance]: Greatly improves the talents of positioning, turning speed, and physical confrontation when playing post-up, and greatly improves the lower limb strength talent.

The name is very "big dream", and the talent content is also very targeted.

The reason why Han Sen felt that his back-to-the-basket attack was a little shaky before was not a simple technical problem, but was related to his physical talent.

Without good confrontation, no advantage in positioning, or even insufficient lower limb strength, it is impossible to achieve the same effect as Olajuwon.

After exchanging his talent, Hansen called Grover to the gym for training.

Although it takes time to train to reach the bottleneck, after training for a period of time, the feeling of "down to earth" still makes Hansen very excited.

During the training that day, an uninvited guest came.

Randolph adjusted his headband and walked towards him with a cute smile on his face.

After saying hello, Randolph heard that he was practicing post-up shots and came over to exchange ideas with him.

But rather than exchanging ideas, it would be better to say that we are sharing experiences.

This may seem a bit overbearing, but it's actually completely understandable.

Randolph is not as straightforward as Gay. Although he sometimes has a bad temper, he is not stupid.

If you're talking about the game against the Rockets, he thinks it might have been arranged by the coaching staff.

But it has been like this for almost a month, and he must have guessed that it was his teammates who were helping him.

Among these teammates, Han Sen is the most critical one.

Because Han Sen is now the boss of the team, this will not happen without his approval.

What's more, he had more shooting opportunities, so it was Han Sen who had the most reduced ball possession.

So now that he finally has a chance to help, he will definitely be proactive.

Randolph's sharing of experience was also useful to Hansen.

Although one of them is an inside player and the other is an outside player, Olajuwon is also an inside player and Kobe is also an outside player.

The techniques are the same, it’s just that the attack starts from different positions and the ending methods are slightly different.

For example, the outside players are more likely to play singles in the high post, and will often finish with turnaround breakthroughs and fadeaways, but the inside players are more likely to play in the low post with hook shots and rebounds.

But the details involved in post-up play, such as how to position, how to combine with footwork, and how to use fake moves, etc., are basically the same.

Randolph has been in the league for so many years, and his experience can help Gasol Jr., and naturally can also help Hansen.

Moreover, after Hansen communicated with Randolph, he basically decided that his next step would be to exchange for a hook shot talent.

Because not all guards are good at posting up in the high post. For posting up in the low post, hook shot talent is very important.

Of course, there is no rush. His top priority right now is to train his back-to-the-basket talent to the bottleneck.

But he can't practice this for too long, because the 2013 All-Star Game is coming soon.

This year's All-Star Game was held in Houston, and Randolph directly chartered a plane.

In addition to the three of them who were selected for the main competition, Faried will also go this year. He will not only participate in the Rookie Game, but also in this year's Slam Dunk Contest.

Then as soon as Hansen arrived in Houston, Harden called him and asked him to go to a nightclub.

We are here as the host to welcome him.

The place I chose is also very personal.

And when he arrived, he found that Harden was very knowledgeable about the ways of the world and he even found a Taiwanese girl to accompany him from somewhere.

Quite attentive.

It seems that his summer training camps with Harden every year have had some effect.

Of course, this is actually related to Harden joining the Rockets now. The Rockets have Yao Ming's legacy assets. If Harden wants to find a way to get a piece of the Eastern Conference market, there is no reason not to continue to deepen his relationship with Hansen.

"I'll pass the ball to you more often in the finals and help you win the MVP." Han Sen looked as if he understood.

"No, no, I'm not interested in that thing." Harden waved his hands quickly, and more importantly, he didn't have the qualifications.

"As for you, I think you should win it. Didn't they say you lacked the MVP?"

Han Sen smiled and shook his head. The All-Star Game was an entertainment event. It was meaningless to win the MVP.

However, Harden's next words made Han Sen a little nervous.

"Look at those people who say LeBron has four MVPs. They all count the All-Star Game. If LeBron really can't win a championship in the future, they might try to find a preseason championship. After all, it's still a championship."

If Harden was talking about the mid-season champion, he would have suspected that the other party had traveled through time like himself.

But Harden's words do make sense. And as the host, Harden is willing to assist him, so the chances are pretty good.

Not to mention that the Grizzlies are first in the Western Conference this year, and Joerger is also the head coach of the Western Conference team.

Before the All-Star Game even started, Faried had already reaped a wave of honors for the Grizzlies.

He scored 40 points and 13 rebounds in the Rookie Challenge and won the MVP of the Rookie Game.

His technical characteristics are very suitable for this kind of exhibition game. He can dunk and make fast breaks quickly. It is indeed a waste of his talent for him to be a substitute in the Grizzlies.

However, his performance in the dunk contest on the second day was a bit disappointing. With the help of Hansen's creativity, he scored 95 points in the preliminaries and successfully advanced to the finals, but he still lost to Terrence Ross in the finals.

When the time came to the last day of the All-Star Weekend, the curtain of the main competition was opened.

The atmosphere at the Toyota Center was quite heated.

Yao Ming, a Rockets legend, also came. He was a judge for the dunk contest yesterday and sat in the front row of the audience during the main competition.

Han Sen went over to greet him before the game.

Ever since Han Sen was injured last time, Yao Ming came to show concern and advised him not to rush back, which has improved the relationship between the two a lot.

As they were saying hello, there were many Chinese fans behind them waving signs.

One of the important reasons why Yao Ming was successful in Houston was that the Chinese market here was huge.

Of course, today they came not for Yao Ming, but for Han Sen.

Speaking of the market, Han Sen didn't have to do anything. He had already taken over the Chinese market that Yao Ming had previously developed in the United States.

In fact, it was not just the Chinese. A considerable number of fans at the scene were wearing the Grizzlies' No. 77 jersey.

When other players at the scene saw this scene, their expressions were different.

Teammates like Randolph and Gasol are used to it. Without their popularity, Han Sen would not have been able to achieve three consecutive championships in votes.

Harden is envious and expectant. If he can get a piece of this big cake, he will be so happy that he will be tired of it.

Durant was obviously unhappy. It would be fine if you are handsome, but you also kicked my goddess. I can tolerate kicking my goddess, but you also shot the buzzer beater against me. It is painful enough that I was beaten by you, and yet you are still so popular.

He had to defeat Hansen and win the MVP award today to relieve his hatred.

James looked serious.

As a noble chosen son, it was embarrassing enough for him to lose the finals, but he also lost in popularity.

He secretly made a decision that he must embarrass Han Sen on the court today.

Han Sen felt a chill on his back right after he greeted Yao Ming. He did nothing and didn't realize that he was already in a situation where he was attacked from all sides.

The game is about to begin, and the starting All-Stars from the East and West are about to appear.

Griffin jumped to get the ball for the West team.

Kobe dribbled across half court and passed the ball to James.

The Western team had no point guard in this lineup, so James naturally became the organizer.

However, as soon as James got the ball, the fans at the scene began to boo.

Because the person facing him on the court at this time is Durant!

After the match in December, the feud between the two of them was no less than that between them and Han Sen.

Seeing this, Han Sen waved his hand from the outside to signal the team to move away, creating space for James to play one-on-one.

This time, James was put on the fire and he had no choice but to fight.

This made O'Neal in the commentary booth burst into laughter.

He also remembered that tonight's game was the first time in two years that Han Sen and James were on the same team again.

It's really interesting to think about the current feud between the two.

James must have greeted Hansen in his heart, but he still turned around and started to play one-on-one against Durant.

Durant also put in his best effort. Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of weight, he was not at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

James turned over and broke through, but Durant maintained his defensive position to block his breakthrough route, so he could only dribble the ball and retreat.

Unable to post up, James looked for a chance to break through facing the basket, but Durant was staring at him intently.

He finally dribbled the ball back to the three-point line and then moved his hips back and forth in place.

Just when everyone thought he was going to break through, he suddenly swung the ball to the top of the arc.

At this time, the attack time was only 5 seconds, and the person he was swinging at was Han Sen.

It was not known whether it was because of the passive ability being triggered or because of an instinctive reaction when seeing Han Sen.

However, what no one expected was that Han Sen did not reach out to catch the ball. Instead, he dodged sideways as if he was a little slow in reacting.

The ball flew out like a fish off the hook.

The huge Toyota Center was quiet for a moment.

Then, O'Neal burst out laughing in the commentary booth.

I never expected that Han Sen in the series would not take the blame!
James spread his hands and looked at Han Sen.

Han Sen had already run straight to the backfield.

You were in the Cavaliers because you wanted to win, so you just took the blame. Why are they still pampering you in the All-Star Game?
I'll give you a mistake, no thanks!

James' face also darkened after seeing Han Sen's reaction.

In fact, he didn't intend to attack Han Sen at the beginning, it was Han Sen who attacked him at the beginning.

But he didn't expect that in the end he failed to deal with Hansen and got dealt with again.

This guy is really abominable.

Looking back, Durant took the ball from the outside and threw it, but he failed to hit it due to the interference of James.

Both sides hit each other at the beginning.

Kobe saw that James couldn't beat Durant, so he turned around and gave the ball to Hansen.

After Hansen got the ball, he saw Randolph trying to get into position and immediately passed the ball in.

Randolph played against Howard in a one-on-one matchup between skill and talent. In the end, talent defeated skill, and Howard jumped high and directly fanned the ball out.

The Nets changed their coach in January, firing Johnson and replacing him with Hollins.

Hollins focused on inside offense, and Howard greatly increased his low-post tactics. He became a "happy beast" again, and even the impact of his back injury was reduced.

The ball flew out and landed in Han Sen's hands.

Hansen faked a shot and then broke through Wade, but Durant came quickly to assist him.

Wade's defense was a bit lax, after all, it was the All-Star Game, but Durant really defended and fought hard.

Hansen passed the ball to James without even looking at him.

There was nothing wrong with the pass, and Durant's assist in defense was bound to miss James.

But...there were only 3 seconds left when James caught the ball!
James was stunned for a moment when he received the ball. He had no time to break through and could only shoot.

"when!"

The basketball hit the basket steadily.

Now not only O'Neal, but also Barkley burst into laughter.

In the past, it was always James who passed the blame to others, but tonight he was the one who took the blame.

Especially when thinking back to the scene where Han Sen dodged James' pass just now, it seems quite funny!

(End of this chapter)