Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 189 This is the Pacers standing on the top of the mountain waiting for the challenge

Su Wan politely declined, but on the way back to the hotel by bus after the game, he actually felt a little dizzy.

To be on the safe side, the team leader immediately sent him to the hospital and booked a ward.

Aragaki Yui must have seen the news, as she showed up at the ward door early in the morning, but the bodyguards stopped her and didn't let her in directly.

Looking at her expectant eyes like a deer, Su Wan still let her in.

It is difficult for a man to hate a girl who gives him a feeling of first love, even if he doesn't like her.

Who doesn’t have a white moonlight?

Therefore, actresses with this kind of temperament often have a natural advantage in terms of popularity.

The most typical example is Liu Yifei.

There are a lot of negative news about her, but 20 years later, her national base still firmly surpasses other 85 and 90 flowers. The fact that a poorly written novel like "The Story of Rose" can still be so popular shows her popularity.

"Are you okay?"

As soon as she entered the door, she asked with an apologetic expression, then she realized that Su Wan didn't understand what she said. She wanted to gesture with her hand, and when she raised her hand, Su Wan realized that she was carrying a fruit basket.

He just wanted to eat an apple.

Su Wan didn't bother to ask what Aragaki Yui said. He asked her to put down the fruit basket and called a bodyguard to help take an apple out of the basket and wash it.

Aragaki Yui had just followed Su Wan's gesture and sat down obediently on the chair next to her, but when she heard Su Wan calling for bodyguard, she immediately stood up stiffly again. When she saw the bodyguard walking out of the ward with an apple, she seemed to guess what Su Wan wanted the bodyguard to do.

“Private Marseille!”

She quickly chased after him, took the apple from the bodyguard's hand, and gestured and talked to show that she could do these things.

Body language is the universal language of the world. The bodyguard understood it, but he still looked at Su Wan first. When he saw Su Wan nod, he gave the task of washing the apples to Aragaki Yui.

It turned out that it was right to let her go. When she came back, she borrowed a fruit knife from somewhere, peeled the skin, and handed it to Su Wan as if showing off her masterpiece.

"Hospital is still in the hospital (how long will you stay in the hospital)?"

While Su Wan was eating an apple, Aragaki Yui asked another question.

"???"

Seeing that Su Wan's right cheek was bulging due to eating and he gave her a "black puzzled face", Aragaki Yui couldn't help laughing and smiled brightly, but then she felt a little rude, so she quickly covered her mouth with both hands and waved her hands repeatedly to indicate that it was nothing.

The doctor came over to examine Su Wan, and left only after making sure that there was nothing wrong.

In the next three days, she showed up on time every morning, and in the next two days she brought Su Wan a special Japanese breakfast:
The first time I brought it was miso soup and natto rice;
The second time I brought the Arctic scallop curry rice.

Fortunately, it is 2006 now, not 2016, let alone 2024.

Otherwise, Su Wan really wouldn't dare to eat this thing.

The third day's examination showed no problems. The doctor asked Su Wan if he had any dizziness in the past few days. After confirming that he had no symptoms, he was discharged. Su Wan originally wanted to leave a bodyguard behind to tell Yui Aragaki that he was discharged. But at that time, the other members of the Chinese men's basketball team came to the hospital to pick him up, and just after the doctor had finished speaking, these guys, especially Zhu Fangyu, winked at him and asked him with a lewd smile how far he had developed with the Japanese female star.

He simply forgot about it.

It was not until he got on the plane that he remembered that this matter had not been done.

Forget it, youth pain literature is like this, it requires one of the male and female protagonists to appear and leave without saying goodbye.

Very reasonable.

He didn't dwell on this matter any more.

Besides, he hasn't even held my hand, so is there any need to worry about it?
It takes about 15 hours to fly from Japan to Polis. Su Wan took the plane at night. When he arrived in Polis, it was still night. He went home and fell asleep directly.

While he was sleeping, Yui Aragaki was carefully telling the owner of the ramen shop to seal the noodle tightly, and she also carefully checked it herself, and then ran all the way to the hospital. But before she reached the door of the ward, she saw that the bodyguard who used to stand at the door was gone.

She rushed over and looked inside. There was an old man who was being helped by a beautiful woman to use a urinal.

"Eh?"

The sudden popping of the head scared the old man and the beautiful woman, especially the old man, who even urinated.

"Private Massa!"

She turned her head hurriedly.

After going to the nurse's station to ask, I found out that Su Wan had been discharged from the hospital yesterday.

"Hi!"

Knowing what she wanted to know, Yui Aragaki forced a smile, and when she turned around, her smile became more helpless, and she walked towards the hospital entrance. After leaving the hospital, Yui Aragaki sat down on a bench, carefully opened the ramen box, and ate it in small bites.

At this moment, a passenger plane was flying across the sky. Aragaki Yui lifted her bangs which were always falling down, and just in time to see it when she looked up. She stared at the plane which was getting farther and farther away, her bright eyes lost in thought.

The World Championships ended in early September, and Su Wan finally got over the jet lag, and along with the jet lag, the name Yui Aragaki also disappeared.

On the first day back in Polis, Tyron came to visit with people from Sports Illustrated. In order to promote the upcoming new season, Suwan will be the cover character of the first issue of Sports Illustrated in October.

Taillon told Suwan: "Originally, it was Sharapova who just won the second Grand Slam of her career at the US Open, but because you defeated the Dream Team in the summer and the new season is approaching, Sports Illustrated finally positioned you as the first cover character of the October issue considering the popularity of various aspects."

Su Wan curled his lips: "Do you need me to feel honored?"

It’s good enough to be able to take photos with them.

Tyron saw through his disdain and said, "I just want to tell you how popular you are in America right now!"

The shooting was completed successfully. At the same time in Los Angeles, at a party that had just ended, Sharapova was wearing an evening dress that was completely different from her usual one, which made her look charming and attractive. With the help of her assistant, she went to the seat next to her to rest.

"What? The editor of the October issue of Sports Illustrated has changed? Suwan, it's him again? I remember it was him last year, he took my place and delayed me by one issue, why is it him again this time?" Sharapova's delicate face was full of a strong desire to win, "Book me a ticket for the Pacers' opening game, I want to see what's so great about him!"

Losing once is an accident, but losing twice only means that Su Wan has a higher priority than her.

But now she is also a two-time Grand Slam winner, so who isn’t a rising star in the sport?
She pouted slightly in anger, and her cute expression happened to be seen by a man with long flowing hair. He suddenly felt his eyes brighten, and moved towards Sharapova, walked in front of her, and posed in a handsome way: "Hello, my name is Sasha..."

"Go away!"

But before he could finish his opening remarks, he was interrupted by Sharapova who was angry.

Having been frustrated, Vujacic left in disappointment.

At this time, the assistant saw the man's appearance clearly and reminded Sharapova: "Go after him quickly, that guy is your type!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Sharapova looked over her neck, and it was true. But she didn't regret it. Now her heart was full of Su Wan who had snatched her journal twice.

Su Wan didn't know that his photo shoot for Sports Illustrated had attracted the attention of the tennis beauty Sharapova.

He is meeting with representatives from Nike.

"Suwan Three Generations" is about to be released.

The name is particularly domineering, called:
The realm of God.

It is obviously an upgraded version of the name "The zone".

Su Wan believes that once this pair of shoes goes on sale, Sports Illustrated will definitely contact him again in a short time to shoot the second edition cover photo in the near future.

To put it bluntly, Sports Illustrated is just a group of people trying to take advantage of the popularity.

I'll take advantage of whoever is popular.

Finally they pulled it!

Many players consider it an honor to be featured in Sports Illustrated, and Su Wan really doesn't understand the logic of these people.

Originally, the release of this pair of shoes required Su Wan to cooperate in an "Asia Tour" for promotion.

But Suwan refused. The "three consecutive championships" were right in front of him, and he had no reason not to work hard for it in the summer.

Business activities can be carried out at any time!

Leading the team to win three consecutive championships in the first three years of his career is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Moreover, he has already said that he will restore Indiana to its former glory. Now he only needs one trophy to achieve it. At this time, he naturally puts all his energy on the third O'Brien Cup.

Of course, he also promised Nike’s representative that he would definitely cooperate with Nike to organize an “Asia Tour” next summer.

If everything went well at that time, he would have won three consecutive championships and could certainly relax.

However, if we don’t win the “three consecutive championships”, then just ignore what he said.

By then, people from Nike probably won’t dare to make things difficult for him.

Because even without the "Asia Tour", the sales of his shoes are still very impressive.

On September 9, Su Wan, just like last year, went to the stadium wearing the "Realm of God" which had not yet been released.

As soon as he entered the locker room, he saw an unfamiliar player tidying up his closet. Perhaps he heard the door open, so he turned around and saw that it was Su Wan. He immediately ran over and greeted him enthusiastically: "Hello, I'm Anthony!"

"I know, Anthony Parker, after Larry completed the deal with you, he told me that you would be the best piece of the wing. I look forward to bringing your European League performance to the Pacers!" The deal took place during Suwan's World Championships.

Suwan was quite surprised when he learned that Larry Bird completed the deal.

He rarely signs players from European leagues.

This shows how the general managers of other teams in the league pushed him this summer.

But this is definitely a good signing. Anthony Parker is no simple person. He will be the "sword-wielding guard" beside LeBron James in the future. Whether it is his defense or his ability to catch and shoot three-pointers, they are what the Pacers need in the new season.

Just like Suwan said, he is the best piece of the Pacers' wing.

Of course, Larry Bird did not say such words to Suwan. The main reason was that Suwan saw that Anthony Parker was a little nervous, so he made up something to boost his self-confidence.

But even if it was a lie, the effect was still very obvious. Anthony Parker was no longer nervous at the time. Instead, he showed an expression that he would definitely not let Bird down in the new season, and he was full of fighting spirit.

Anthony Parker and Reggie Miller are somewhat similar in that they both have a great three-point shot, and their sisters are more talented in basketball than them. Reggie Miller was abused by his sister since he was a child, while Anthony Parker's sister is Candace Parker, the No. 08 pick in the WNBA, who is known as the "LeBron James of the WNBA."

Then Suwan met Paul Millsap.

Louisiana Tech University seems to specialize in producing this type of short and strong power forward, with "traitor" Boozer in front and Millsap in the back.

But Boozer is at least 2 meters tall, just slightly shorter than a regular power forward, and Millsap is only 06 meters tall.

Being too short and not having the mobility of a small forward, even though Millsap averaged 18.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 1.99 blocks per game in his three years at college, he was still picked in the second round in a weak year like 06.

Because too many players like him eventually became "fake" counterfeits.

No one dares to gamble with too high a pick.

Including Larry Bird, if he didn't have the 30th pick in the first round, I'm afraid he wouldn't choose Millsap even if it was Suwan's suggestion.

It was clear that Rick Carlisle made the call in the summer, and everyone followed it, including Diaw.

This can be seen from the physical tests of all the Pacers players. Although it is not as good as their absolute condition during the season, they definitely did more or less extra training in the summer and maintained their condition.

For the Pacers who are aiming for a "three-peat", this attitude is a good start.

Since everyone was in good shape, Rick Carlisle didn't delay and started practicing the new tactics directly.

Although it is still a "small lineup", the Pacers have added a lot of three-point shooting tactics in the new season. Su Wan is a little worried. This era is not an era of winning by relying on a large number of three-pointers, and...

They are now very much like the Warriors later in life.

But the Warriors have the "Splash Brothers" to provide stable three-pointers.

They don't have that consistent three-point shooting ability.

Compared to the Warriors who came later, attacking the basket was a better option for them.

The three-point shot is still mainly based on containment.

Most importantly, they didn't have the three-point shooting ability of the Warriors, but the Warriors didn't have players like Suwan and O'Neal who had a strong impact on the basket. This also meant that the Pacers couldn't copy the Warriors and had to keep in mind their own advantages.

Fortunately, Rick Carlisle revealed his true thoughts to him. Now they are just conducting intensive training to make everyone familiar with these tactics. The Pacers have increased outside shooting in the new season, but the proportion is definitely not as high as shown on the training ground.

This made Su Wan feel much more relieved.

Anthony Parker quickly demonstrated his excellent catch-and-shoot three-pointers and defensive abilities on the training ground, which pleased Rick Carlisle.

He was signed to the Pacers to do just that.

If Anthony Parker met expectations, then Millsap was a pleasant surprise for Rick Carlisle.

Like Dio, he is a player with very high basketball IQ and quickly integrated into the team's system.

Moreover, he is very motivated, has clear goals on the court, and knows exactly what he should do in every round.

Grab rebounds, create space outside the three-point line, or do high pick-and-roll.

He showed the immediate combat capability that a junior should have, and also had a clear mind that is rare among professional players.

To be honest, his performance on the training ground exceeded Su Wan's expectations.

What Suwan didn't know was that in Millsap's first season with the Jazz, he averaged 28.6 minutes per game, 6.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.8 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game, with an average shooting percentage of 52.5% and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%.

This kind of performance is outstanding even for a first-round pick.

Of course he has his problems, such as not being good at passing the ball and his weak free throw shooting ability, but Su Wan clearly remembers that his performance in these aspects will be much better in the future, which means that these aspects can be changed.

Besides, the Pacers don't need him to play a very important role. They just need him to have a "flash of inspiration" occasionally. The requirements are not high.

Too……

If the Pacers' hopes of winning the championship in the new season are placed on Millsap, then it goes without saying that it is doomed!

At the end of September, another deal broke out in the league, with the Suns sending Stephen Jackson to the Warriors.

Judging from the reasons revealed by the media, Stephen Jackson was not satisfied with his role in the Suns and had conflicts with D'Antoni. In order not to affect the new season, the management chose to make a quick decision.

They may not know what this means, but Suwan took a look at the Warriors' roster for the new season:

Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, Biedrins, Michael Pietrus...

Although it was a little different from the original script, the "Golden State Gang" was still assembled before the 06-07 season.

Nelson, who left in anger two years ago, is looking for revenge on Mark Cuban with the Warriors, the team he built specifically to target the Mavericks!
However, the Dallas media at this time obviously did not know what would happen in the future. They believed that the Mavericks in the new season were definitely a strong contender for the championship.

The reason is also very simple:
Nowitzki is in his absolute prime, Devin Harris is in his third season of fulfilling his talent, and the rest of the Mavericks are also showing some improvement.

This Mavericks team is not a group of "old men" who only have the present but no future. At their age, they can be strong for at least 3-4 seasons. And this season, the Mavericks, who have learned the lesson of the finals defeat and are eager for the championship, have reached their strongest point and will be the most terrifying Mavericks.

The Dallas media's view is not just their wishful thinking. Many media believe that the Mavericks will be an absolute powerhouse in the Western Conference in the new season.

As the Dallas media themselves said, their strength on paper is not weaker than any team in the league, but they have one more thing, that is, the desire for the championship.

This is something others don’t have!
and……

Nowitzki's performance in last season's finals was disappointing, and many experts called him a "softie."

But he can't always be a "softie", right?

A lot of history has proved that after a player of Nowitzki's level encounters a "Waterloo" in his career, he will come to a crossroads in life. Whether he will be reborn like Jordan or fall into despair like the "Glider" depends on Nowitzki's own ability to bear it.

More media believe that he can "rise from the ashes" and that he has the ability to do so.

ESPN ranked the Mavericks third in the new season's strength list of many teams. Even the Lakers, which has Kobe and Yao Ming, were ranked behind them, which shows how optimistic they are about the Mavericks.

As for the team ahead of the Mavericks, they are the Pacers who defeated the Mavericks, and they are still first on the strength list.

As champions, and the "defending champions" who have won the championship for two consecutive years, they are qualified to sit in this position.

In second place is the Cavaliers with Shaquille O'Neal.

ESPN experts think so: "The combination of Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James has the possibility to play all the performances. If the Pacers had not proved last season that their style of play was too restrained by Shaquille O'Neal, the Cavaliers should even be ranked first."

But Shaquille O'Neal was very dissatisfied with this ranking. This summer he lost another 20kg and his weight returned to around 310 pounds.

“I think now I can put on a ballet skirt and dance the Little Swan dance effortlessly!”

Although it was hard to imagine such a scene, the reporters still managed to laugh. At the same time, they agreed with Shaquille O'Neal's words, because Shaquille O'Neal did look a lot thinner, and it felt like he had returned to the 00s.

They are really not sure whether the Pacers' "small lineup" style of play can still have the same restraining effect on Shaquille O'Neal.

LeBron James is also very confident: "This is the strongest teammate I have ever had. I am very sure that this year's Cavaliers will not lose to any team, and we will become one of the best teams in the NBA in the new season!"

Nike also shot a promotional video for him titled "Rise from the Ashes".

The trailer begins with his low moments, then the screen fades to black, and a sentence slowly emerges:

You're giving up like that, LeBron.

Then there was a close-up of LeBron's entire face. He suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a firm and fierce look, and shouted:
"No!"

Then there are the highlights of his dazzling dunks.

It's no different from most "rebirth" short films, but American fans like this style. LeBron James gave himself a new nickname, "The Climber".

This new character has gained him a lot of attention.

As long as he is successful this season, the label of "inspirational" will be attached to him.

Past criticisms will be forgotten along with his new personality.

This is the charm of marketing!
No matter how many times you make mistakes, as long as you have one chance to succeed, you can start over and bloom with new brilliance.

ESPN believes that LeBron will definitely get along well with Shaquille O'Neal under such circumstances, and it just so happens that "The Big Shark" also needs to prove himself. They seem to have seen the two of them leaning on each other and returning to the top.

Here’s why they ranked the Cavaliers second, and here’s why they ranked the Lakers fourth:
"We respect the personal strength of Kobe and Yao Ming, but we all know what Kobe has just experienced. Whether he can give up his shooting rights is a huge question mark. He has formed a completely different style of play in the past two seasons, and his persistence in these styles is as paranoid as Michael. This is definitely a double-edged sword. In addition, how much help the other Lakers players can bring to this team is also a huge question mark!"

However, the unrest this summer has clearly brought about huge changes in the league's landscape.

This resulted in these media outlets, which had similar rankings in previous years, being ranked in completely different orders this year.

Bleacher Report ranked the Lakers first: "The reputation of the OK combination is enough to make this team rank first in the new season's list!"

Then, Sports Illustrated was even more unusual in putting the Pacers, Cavaliers and Lakers in first place.

In addition, some media believe that the Spurs, with all their players returning with the belief of revenge, are also the favorites to win the championship.

According to the strength ranking list given by more than a dozen giants in the sports industry, there are actually four or five teams ranked first, and the rankings of the second to fourth places are also different.

The New York Times said: "How long has it been since we've seen such a suspenseful new season? Without a doubt, this is the most important season for the Pacers in their pursuit of a three-peat, and it's also the era of great championship contention for the entire NBA!"

The New York Times believes that except the New York Knicks, other teams have the potential to win the championship!

Look, this is the New York media...

On October 10, the Pacers' media open day, Irene met Su Wan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, but she had a look on her face that said, "You bastard, don't think I don't know what you did." After asking, she found out that she had also seen the news that Su Wan was hospitalized for avoiding Yui Aragaki.

Su Wan had almost forgotten about this matter. When she mentioned it again, he said, "Even if it was you at that time, I would have hidden myself!"

Irene was quite happy at first, but gradually she realized:

What do you mean even if it's me?

I angrily cursed "bastard" in my heart, and then officially started the interview.

"The New York Times believes that the new NBA season will be a championship era. Su, do you agree with this view?"

"The era of the great championship race?" Su Wan shook his head. "No, this is the era when the Pacers stand on the top of the mountain waiting for challenges! They should know very well that there is only this last season left to stop the Pacers from sitting on the throne!"

“I am looking forward to seeing which team will finally reach the top of the mountain and become the last stumbling block!”

"I hope it's a strong enough team, so that I don't kick them off the mountain. There's no point sitting on the throne!"

Although Irene knew that Su Wan, who successfully defended his title, would speak more domineeringly, she did not expect that Su Wan would dare to directly diss the entire alliance and ask them to give him some strength.

Not surprisingly, Su Wan's remarks caused huge heated discussion the next day.

But this time, no media person was sarcastic and said something weird like the Pacers won the championship by fighting.

Everyone saw the dominance they showed in the playoffs last season.

In the four-round series, we lost only 3 games in total!
Such dominance ranks among the best even in NBA history.

Of course, just because Su Wan is qualified to say this doesn’t mean other media won’t refute him.

With Yao Ming, the Los Angeles media is full of confidence, clamoring that they will definitely prevent the Pacers from achieving a "three-peat" in the new season, and even directly said: "Indiana does not have the luck of a dynasty!"

This made the Indiana media very angry.

However, media from other small cities also mocked Los Angeles.

It’s just you in Los Angeles who have the destiny of a dynasty!
You guys are stealing other teams' stars every day and then saying things like this, can you still have some shame?

You're a big city, you're great, fuck you stinky bitch!

Ok……

This is a historical issue!
Los Angeles is no stranger to the resentment of these country bumpkins. Let them make a fuss. It won’t affect their ability to continue to snatch stars.

Look, this summer, even Houston's stars were snatched away by them.

In addition, the Cleveland media also reacted strongly, even to the point of stress: "Su Wan obviously has not realized the changes in the league now. Of course, this is his usual style. He never has anyone else in his eyes, and this arrogance will eventually make him pay the price!"

Sharapova also saw Suwan's comments in the media.

To be honest, although she was very dissatisfied with the fact that Su Wan's popularity ranked higher than his, she would definitely not be able to say such a domineering statement as Su Wan did.

This has something to do with the culture of tennis, but she really doesn't have the courage to diss all her opponents before the game.

They are both people who have won two championships (Grand Slams), so why is the gap so big?
If she asked Su Wan, he would tell her:
This is the difference between not defending the title and defending the title!
Although there are two seats each, their dominance is different!

Before the preseason game started, Suwan, accompanied by Tyron, appeared near the Mariners Tower in downtown Polis.

Opposite this iconic building is the tallest building in Polis.

The outer wall of the building was covered with a huge red cloth. Su Wan held a rope that was almost as thick as his arm and waited for the host to count down: "3, 2, 1!"

As the host shouted "1", Su Wan pulled the rope in his hand, and other staff members in other places helped him pull the rope. As the red cloth was dragged, a huge poster was revealed inside.

Su Wan was extremely familiar with the figure on the poster.

That's him...

Suwan!

"This is the surprise that Polis gives you, Su. Thank you for bringing it to this city. Do you like this gift?" The speaker was the mayor of Polis.

In the two years that Suwan led the team to win the championship, the market value of the Pacers continued to rise, and at the same time, it boosted the surrounding industries. The GDP of the entire Polis increased by 15% in the past two years. More people are turning their attention to Polis, which is what Suwan brought to them.

It is conceivable that once the Pacers win the "three consecutive championships", the economy here will take another leap forward.

This gift from Boris is both a thank you and an encouragement.

From now on, Su Wan is truly the "Son of the City" of Polis!

8 words are here. Brothers, please give me a monthly ticket

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