Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 56 [Light Footsteps]

In just one week, Han Sen's black fan value soared from over 9 to 16.

Dongda has many main players and a lot of black fans.

Of course, part of this was also contributed by James fans.

After he refused to accept James' kindness, James fans had already started to target him and criticize him.

After that, his playing time dropped sharply, his stats declined, and naturally the criticism became more intense.

Anyway, no matter what, he can finally exchange for new talents.

He entered the black fan system, pulled up to the second level, and directly exchanged for [Lingbo Weibu] worth 16 black fan points.

[Light Steps]: A talent that improves breakthrough explosiveness, change of direction speed, and body coordination.

Explosive power is the key to determining the speed of breaking through the first step.

There is no need to say much about the change of direction rate.

Then there is body coordination, which affects the finishing stability of the layup.

Han Sen’s previous breakthroughs were not successful, fundamentally because he lacked explosive power and coordination.

Now it’s all complete at once.

And because he had been practicing for breakthroughs before, it was foreseeable that he would reach his talent bottleneck much faster than the previous [Star Catcher].

The next day, Hansen began to seek targeted additional training with Cunningham.

Cunningham was also training on how to control fouls on the defensive end, and the two hit it off.

However, after training for a while, Hansen found that the effect of training with Cunningham was not good.

This is not because Cunningham's defensive ability is poor, but because he is an inside player and there is still a gap between his footwork and that of an outside player.

This resulted in Han Sen being able to easily defeat him after a short period of practice.

"I can't defend you." Cunningham surrendered directly in the end. This kind of training would not help him much.

As a last resort, Han Sen had to change players.

In addition to him, the Cavaliers' outside players with outstanding defensive abilities include Parker Sr. and Delonte West.

Old Parker was a kind person and had no conflicts with Hansen, but because the two were in direct competition for the starting shooting guard position, it was not a good fit.

Hansen finally chose West.

West was a rookie in 2004, entering the league one year later than James. However, like Hansen, he played in college for three years before entering the NBA. He is already 26 years old this year.

Although he is also a veteran player who has played for the Cavaliers for two years, he has an introverted personality and is not very popular with James and the people around him.

And unlike old Parker, West is now mainly competing for playing time with James' other "sword-wielding guard" Daniel Gibson.

So even though they are both defenders, he and Han Sen are not in competition with each other.

Hansen had good chemistry with him when he was a substitute before. After being removed from the starting lineup by Brown, he still played with him more often, and they were familiar with each other.

So when Hansen approached him and said he wanted to train together to fight for more playing time, and also gave him one of his "extra" custom Magic Sound headphones, West readily agreed.

After starting training with West, Hansen quickly regained the feeling he had when he first trained with Wade.

Although West is relatively short, his defense is not bad at all. In fact, because he cuts the ball quickly, his defense is very oppressive.

After all, it was him who was in a mismatched position defending Turkoglu and Lewis during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Magic.

Speaking of which, the Cavaliers' previous lineup had perimeter players like Pavlovic and Szczerbiak who were both big and defensive, but West was able to keep them on the bench, which must have something going for him.

A month passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already mid-December.

At this time, there are only about ten days left until Christmas, the most important holiday in the United States.

Han Sen made great progress in his strength after a month of intensive training.

Coupled with his physical strength, West gradually found it difficult to defend him.

Of course, Han Sen is far from reaching the bottleneck.

This means that if he wants to go further, he can only rely on competing against stronger opponents on the field.

Before the game against the Wizards that day, Hansen and West conducted additional training in the afternoon.

After the training, the two chatted as they walked back to the locker room. But when they entered the locker room, their chat came to an abrupt end and they were both stunned.

There was a woman rummaging through the lockers at the door of the locker room.

NBA locker rooms have strict requirements. Even staff members are not allowed to enter without permission, let alone women.

This can't be a thief breaking into the locker room, right?
They had just finished training and were all shirtless because of the heat. Hansen reacted quickly and put on his jersey, while West was still stunned.

The woman turned around, her eyes lingered on the shirtless West for a while, and then she spoke:

"Don't be nervous, I'm Gloria James, I'm just here to get something for my son."

The woman spoke politely, but Hansen and West's eyes widened at the same time after hearing her.

This is James' mother!

After Han Sen realized what was happening, he turned around and motioned for West to put on his clothes.

West also realized it later and quickly put on his jersey.

The atmosphere was a little awkward. After the two of them greeted each other briefly, they returned to their respective seats.

Not long after, James' mother took her things and left the locker room.

Han Sen came to his senses at this time and couldn't help shaking his head.

Outsiders are not allowed to enter the NBA locker room, which naturally includes players' families.

James must know this. This is not only a trampling on Brown's dignity, but also a violation of the team's rules.

That night, the Cavaliers faced the Wizards at home.

The Cavaliers' record has been up and down in the past month, and now they are ranked third in the Eastern Conference after the Celtics and Magic, which is different from what fans expected.

Although the Wizards have welcomed the return of Arenas this season, the entire trident of Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler is still there.

But after all these years of struggle, their strength and morale are at rock bottom, and they even suffered a six-game losing streak.

When facing such an opponent, the Cavaliers and their fans can vent their emotions.

However, after the game started, the Cavaliers' performance was disappointing again.

In this game, O'Neal rested due to knee pain, and the starting lineup basically relied on James to score.

As a result, both Mo Williams and Old Parker missed their shots from the outside.

This forced James to force his way into the paint and rely on his explosive free throw shooting to help the team score points.

Arenas of the Wizards was not far behind, missing shots from the outside.

But Jamison was in very good shape today. Not only did he blow up Cunningham on his opponent, but he also caused Ilgauska to commit defensive fouls.

Jamison was not very famous, and Hansen didn't know much about him.

The few people who know about him only know that he is the goalkeeper of the 2-point club and was selected into the All-Star team. In the end, he was traded to the Cavaliers and was devalued.

But looking at his performance on the court, both his personal strength and influence on the game are very strong, and his condition is also good.

If this was really traded to the Cavaliers as he knew, it would definitely be a huge reinforcement.

The two teams were evenly matched in the first quarter, and Hansen only got a chance to play at the beginning of the second quarter.

The Wizards' bench strength was average, and it was during this period that Hansen and West partnered to help the Cavaliers widen the gap to double digits.

However, after playing for five minutes, Han Sen was substituted.

This is his current situation. Brown, under tremendous external pressure, resolutely implements James' requirements and strictly controls his playing time.

After three quarters, the Cavaliers entered the final quarter trailing the Wizards by 72 points, 75 to 3.

It was this last quarter that broke the mentality of the fans at the scene.

骑士队单节19比33输了奇才队14分，最后以91比108输了奇才队足足17分！
The game wasn't over yet, but the boos of dissatisfaction from Cleveland fans had already begun to be heard.

Even this dissatisfied booing finally turned into a uniform slogan:
"Brown, get out of class dismissed!"

This is by no means a spur-of-the-moment decision, because over the past month or so, Brown has been stubbornly using players despite external pressure.

Hansen played so well tonight, but he only had a pitiful 15 minutes of playing time. The team lost to a weak team, and the fans couldn't stand it anymore.

(End of this chapter)