Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 223 Suwan's three-year plan, and Kobe also did it

The Pacers returned to Indiana overnight.

When we got off the Polis International Airport, we could see a large crowd of Pacers fans who came to pick us up. They looked at Suwan and others with expectant eyes as they walked out of the airport passage.

I don't know who shouted:
"Su Wan, we need you!"

Then there was a unified cry:

"We need Su Wan!"

"We need Su Wan!"

"We need Su Wan!"

The shouts rang out, and Su Wan's tired face showed a little more emotion.

In fact, when he was interviewed away from home just now, a reporter asked him about the contract renewal, but he did not give a clear answer.

In fact, he is inclined to renew his contract.

It's just that how to negotiate the specific contract extension needs to be discussed with Tyron and the Nike team. He has some things that need these people to do.

But now, Su Wan is willing to include the fans' retention as his reason for staying.

Zach Randolph looked at the Indiana people who gathered at the airport late at night just to keep Suwan and let him renew his contract. He looked obviously dazed, and envy involuntarily appeared on his face.

He was traded twice.

When the Trail Blazers fans knew he was being traded, they were overjoyed; when the New York fans knew he was being traded, they were cheering.

Both groups of fans regard him as a "monster"!
Because of this, he often said to himself:

I don't need fans!
I only need US dollars!

but……

Looking at the fans' affectionate pleas for Su Wan to stay, he had to admit that he was envious!

Su Wan saw his envy and teased him, "Are you jealous? Zach, this is in exchange for the 'three consecutive championships'! As long as you can do it, you will also be treated like this!"

Randolph said nothing.

But there was clearly some intention in his eyes.

He longed for such a story to happen to him.

but……

Can he?
"Man, you need to improve your skills under the basket this summer, become more stable, and don't give up on mid-range and long-range shots. I hope to see you impress me in these areas in the new season!"

Walking out of the airport, Su Wan waved goodbye to other teammates, but stopped Randolph.

If nothing unexpected happens next season, this "future bear king" will be his biggest help, because Suwan is not sure to what level O'Neal Jr. can recover to.

After all, it was a stress fracture, and after all, he hadn't played for a season.

In his first season after his comeback, he was able to perform at 80% of his level before the injury, which is already very rare...

So it seems that the only person Su Wan can count on is Zach Randolph.

"If I don't see you improving in these areas during the new season's training camp, then Zach... you'll be sitting on the bench for the entire season!"

Randolph didn't care about Suwan's threat at all. He was paying attention to a very novel angle: "So, Suwan, you will renew your contract with the Pacers, right?"

I don't know why, but Randolph was quite happy to realize this.

Many years later, Randolph finally understood why he was so happy when he knew that Su Wan would renew his contract.

Because Su Wan...

He lived the life he originally wanted to live!
Do you really think a player like him doesn't care about reputation?
It’s just because I don’t have that kind of opportunity to prove myself, and I’m facing the doubts of the media and the tinted glasses of the fans, so I’ve been deceiving myself and pretending not to care.

The meaning of Su Wan's existence to Randolph is...

Randolph can attribute all these changes to "Look, it's not that I want to change, but there is a sadist who is forcing me to change, and he wants me to be a hero", and that's all.

Some people are like that.

He was afraid of change, and even more afraid that the change would be useless and would instead cause him to become a laughing stock.

Under Su Wan's pressure, Randolph had no such concerns.

Su Wan looked at him with an "M" expression and rolled his eyes: "This is not something you should care about, Zach, see you in September!"

Then he drove away in the Lamborghini that Artest gave him.

The next morning, Paul Pierce was so excited about defeating Suwan in the "Game 7" that he directly pulled his trouser pockets, and became the number one trending search in the United States.

Now, fans all over the United States know what Pierce is like.

Some medical doctors took advantage of the popularity and briefly analyzed Pierce's physical condition based on this pile of shit:
The young man has a little stomach discomfort, so he is suitable to eat soft food!
Many fans agree with this view.

这轮系列赛中，保罗-皮尔斯7场比赛场均17.4分6.3篮板3.2助攻1抢断，投篮命中率41.3%，三分球命中率30.3%，每场比赛都有4次左右的失误。

It was entirely thanks to the performance of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and other players that dragged him into the finals.

If this isn’t living off a man, then what is it?
In addition, after this game, Rivers said with lingering fear: "If Suwan had help, it would be difficult for us to beat the Pacers. Without Suwan, we would most likely sweep the Pacers 4-0!"

Kevin Garnett said: "He is a fighter. I don't think there is a better player in this league!"

Ray Allen said: "He will dominate this league for many years, so...we don't have time, we must win the championship this season!"

Their attitudes all say the same thing:
Su Wan is too strong!
Without him, the Celtics wouldn't have had such a tough time in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In this series, the Pacers were able to play to the seventh game, and they were able to play until the very last moment, and they were able to make Pierce so nervous that his sphincter failed after the victory, all because they had Suwan.

The scene where Indiana fans showed up at the Polis airport overnight and shouted "we need Suwan" also caused heated discussion on the same day.

So much so that the entire media is discussing whether Suwan will stay in Indiana or leave Indiana...

ESPN directly held a "roundtable meeting" to discuss whether Suwan should stay or go.

More experts believe that Suwan will leave Indiana.

The representative argument is: "The Pacers' current lineup can no longer support them to win the championship. Suwan has no help, and with the Simon family's current financial situation, it is impossible to quickly rebuild the lineup and become competitive. If Suwan wants to surpass Michael Jordan's achievements on the court as soon as possible, then he must leave Indiana and go to a big city with a better lineup or more money!"

Barkley also thinks Suwan should leave: "He has won three consecutive championships for this city. The Pacers management is not capable of keeping a championship lineup for him. Then there is no need for him to stay with the Pacers and waste his prime years! This is the most responsible thing to do!"

Hearing him say this, Indiana fans felt more secure...

Anyone who uses Barkley’s “poisonous milk” will know!

As the voices that Suwan would leave Indiana grew louder and louder, many teams began to get restless and wanted to start the "Suwan battle" in advance, which made Larry Bird busy.

However, he hung up the phone as quickly as he answered it. As long as the other party mentioned the name Su Wan, he would hang up the phone immediately without giving the other party any chance to speak.

The biggest move was by the New York Knicks.

Donnie Walsh suddenly announced his resignation, and then news came out that he had accepted the invitation of the New York Knicks to become the new president of the Knicks and the leader of the team to snatch Suwan.

While everyone was discussing this, Su Wan had already met with Tai Lun and Nike representatives at a tea restaurant near his community.

When Suwan said that he would renew his contract with the Pacers, the Nike representative became anxious. However, before he could start to persuade Suwan, Suwan waved his hand and made him swallow the next words.

"Listen, no matter what, there is no way I am leaving Indiana under these circumstances..."

What’s the difference between this and the original “prodigal son” LeBron?
After the Heat won two consecutive championships, they immediately ran away when they saw that Wade was no longer capable and the Cavaliers had a bunch of young talents.

Then he won a championship with the Cavaliers, and he asked the team to trade Irving for Paul George, which directly forced Irving to leave. Then he formed various "old giants" and brought in people like Wade and Rose. When he saw that there was still no hope of winning the championship, he left the Cavaliers in a mess and went to the Lakers again.

If we win the championship this season, there will be no problem for Su Wan to leave.

But we didn’t win the championship this season…

If he leaves, what's left on this team is the rebellious Zach Randolph, the broken O'Neal, the lazy Dio, and the upcoming confused Gasol.

With just these few guys, without him, something would definitely happen.

Only he can unite them into a force.

It’s not that the earth won’t stop rotating without him.

But if this "mess" is left here without being cleaned up, for Su Wan, he will first have to deal with his own difficulties.

He is a very responsible person.

It has always been his motto to complete things from beginning to end.

Even if I leave, it should be a happy ending!

Announcing on the highest stage that you will be bringing talent to other cities is much more impressive than announcing it live on ESPN...

This is the first reason why he is ready to renew his contract.

And from a reputation perspective, now is not the best time to leave.

He was very happy when he won the "three consecutive championships", but he lost a season and immediately transferred. How would others view him? How would his new club view him?

He is an international player to begin with, and if he is used as a "mercenary" by then, he will become the next "Du Lao 1.5"!

He must have a "loyal" personality!

Even if he left, it wasn't him who wanted to leave, but...

The fans want him to go!

Just like when there were trade rumors about Kevin Garnett, there were Minnesota fans holding up signs, hoping that he would leave the Timberwolves and win a championship.

Such a heartwarming story!
Su Wan felt that he definitely had the qualifications to become such a protagonist.

But this requires full support from Nike.

That's why he asked the Nike representative to meet him.

"You should have noticed that most public opinions now believe that I will leave the Pacers because I have the capital to surpass Michael Jordan. Now I need the team's full support, and the Simon family can't give me this kind of support now!"

"They think it's perfectly reasonable for me to leave!"

"But this is just the voice of public opinion..."

"do you understand me?"

Su Wan didn't say anything else because some words were not appropriate for him to say.

But even if he didn't say anything more, the Nike representative understood immediately: "Don't worry, we will continue to create public opinion in the Indiana area and send signals to let all Indiana people know that your contract renewal with the Pacers is the result of you giving up the opportunity to surpass Jordan..."

When he said this, the Nike representative's eyes lit up. He suddenly felt that Suwan's contract renewal with the Pacers was a good thing. This would make it natural for him to leave the Pacers after the end of this contract.

and……

Leaving Indiana just after his rookie contract ends seems a bit too hasty and too utilitarian.

This image does not suit Su Wan's style.

Su Wan's path is the same as Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, so it is naturally more advanced.

more importantly:
The Pacers' salary cap is already very crowded.

After renewing Suwan's big contract, they will have to bear a considerable luxury tax every year.

For players whose contracts expire during this period, it may be difficult to renew their contracts...

But Suwan sacrificed his time to surpass Michael Jordan and continued to stay in Indiana. The management of your Pacers, on the other hand, not only did not want to strengthen the team, but they couldn't even maintain the lineup.

This has happened once before.

If it happens a second time, the fans will not forgive!

By that time, there is a high probability that there will be slogans in the audience asking Suwan to leave the Pacers and that Indiana does not deserve to have Suwan.

Even if there is no...

When public opinion has already been formed, Nike also has a way to make such slogans appear in the audience.

Do you really think that the fan who appeared on the sidelines and asked LeBron to go back to Cleveland in the finals that year when the Heat's "Big Three" won "two consecutive championships" was a coincidence?

That's such a coincidence!

"How long do you think it will take to form such public opinion?" Su Wan asked.

Nike's representative estimated the result based on experience: "Two years?"

Su Wan nodded. It was about the same time he expected to stay in Indiana. He looked at Tyronn and said, "Then prepare to contact Larry Bird and we will sign a 2+1 contract!"

Exactly two years later it was the summer of 2.

Needless to say, how wonderful that summer was!

And from that summer on, the league will enter a new era.

This is also the last reason why Su Wan wants to stay:
He has no clear idea of ​​what the next two years will be like for a new team, but it is different with the Pacers. He knows that this team has his upper limit...

He wanted to face off against the Celtics' "Big Three" to get his revenge; and by the way, go to the finals to meet the "supermodel Lakers" who had never appeared in the original era.

Only the mentality of the strong getting stronger can make him more courageous as time goes by!

He didn't want to be a spectator at the last song of the 00 era.

Whether it’s the so-called “Old Big Three” or Kobe, who won the most championships in the 00s, just wait for me!

After those reasons, then there are the so-called factors of doing it for the fans and doing it for Indiana.

After making the plan, Su Wan raised the juice in his hand and said, "Come on, both of you, let's toast to the success of this three-year plan!" After finalizing the arrangements for the next three years, Su Wan entered vacation mode.

He finally discovered the benefits of fishing in advance.

If nothing else, the first point is...

He never thought the offseason could be so long!
In the past, after the finals and the "Champions Parade", it was already late June. After watching the "Draft", there were only two and a half months left in the off-season. He also had to play in international competitions, plus training, so he didn't have much time to relax.

It’s different now. He went to New York to shoot promotional posters for Nike’s new sneakers, had an in-depth exchange with Ivanka, and then went to watch Sharapova’s tennis open game. He returned to Indiana only on June 6th.

Goo Hara sent him a private message on Twitter, telling him that she had successfully joined KARA and would be debuting soon.

Looking at the private messages from Goo Hara reporting on her life stages, Su Wan suddenly felt like he was playing a text version of "The Sims". He suddenly had an idea: how about creating a gaming company for fun?
It's not the kind of masterpiece that requires a lot of money to produce.

Instead, they are casual games like Catch a Sheep and Jump, or... web games like Plants vs. Zombies.

The former becomes popular quickly and fades away quickly, but you can make a quick buck.

It is said that the original author of the game "Sheep Fell on Sheep" bought a house in Hangzhou within a month through the advertisements embedded in the game page.

There is no need to mention Plants vs. Zombies, especially the subsequent perverted versions. Su Wan doesn't know whether it can be considered a pirated version or not. Anyway, it is very exaggerated and very relaxing to play.

There are also games like Werewolf Killing and Duck Duck Killing...

They are not difficult to develop, but they are popular for a while.

These small games alone are enough for Su Wan to make a lot of money.

Then he will use the money he earns to develop "Black Myth: Wukong" in advance. Su Wan wants to add a hidden stick in it. With this stick, any BOSS can be killed with one hit. Just thinking about it makes me feel relieved!
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Su Wan directly asked Tailun to form a team. He even thought of a name, which was "Game is Unscientific". They would start with a simple little game like "Sheep Catching a Sheep".

Of course, building a team is a long-term project, and Su Wan is not in a hurry. It will be enough as long as Taillon can build a team before the start of the new season.

During this period, the NBA Finals had already started.

Before the Eastern Conference Celtics entered the finals, the Western Conference Lakers had already eliminated the Mavericks and reached the finals.

The long-awaited "Lakers-Celtics battle" is staged!
The entire alliance was ignited in an instant.

Although the popularity of this game worldwide is not as high as that of the Pacers vs. Lakers last season.

But compared to the previous finals, it can really be described as a "smash".

The first game of the finals was played at the Lakers' home court.

The original 08 finals was between the Lakers and the Celtics.

The final result was that the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4-2.

There are many reasons for the loss. Kobe was restricted, and another reason was that Pau Gasol was outplayed by Kevin Garnett.

As a "technical power forward", in front of the "Wolf King", Paul Gasol can be described in two words:

Wimp!

In fact, the biggest factor that enabled the Lakers to defeat the Celtics in the original 10, apart from Perkins' injury, was that Pau Gasol became tough. Facing Kevin Garnett, he was no longer so weak, but instead was the one with the advantage between the two.

In the first game of the finals, Pau Gasol's "soft" style of play has not changed.

But this time, it wasn't Odom who was next to Pau Gasol, but...

Yao Ming!

Perkins became a surprise weapon to limit Zach Randolph in the Eastern Conference Finals, but he had some difficulties facing Yao Ming, after all, his height is not that high for a center.

Yao Ming turned around and dunked over his head.

There was nothing he could do.

Kevin Garnett had to help Perkins with defense, so that Gasol would not be targeted so much.

He constantly assists with passing the ball in the high post and coordinates with Kobe and Yao Ming.

The power of the "triangle tactics" is fully demonstrated in this Lakers lineup.

Kobe and Yao Ming, two strong points, stood on the same side. Pau Gasol reasonably distributed the ball according to the "strong side" and "weak side" on the court and gave it to the person who was most suitable for singles.

Rivers stood on the sidelines, watching the Lakers' offensive style of play. The more he watched, the more familiar it became. Suddenly, he realized, isn't this the Celtics' style of play?
The only difference is that Kobe has more explosive scoring power than Pierce, and Yao Ming's attack under the basket is more powerful and more certain than Kevin Garnett.

Ray Allen became the Celtics' only strong point against the Lakers.

But even Ray Allen couldn't save the team when he was young, and he is even less able to do it now.

101 to 90, with a difference of 11 points, the Lakers easily won the first game of the finals.

When the final whistle sounded, the cheers from the entire stadium almost blew off the ceiling of Staples Center.

It is worth being happy about winning the game, but what is even more worth being happy about is that the opponent they defeated was the Celtics!
Any fan who knows a little about the league is well aware of the feud between the two teams.

No matter which side the fans are on, stepping on the other side to win the championship can double their sense of satisfaction.

Next is the second game of the finals. The Celtics began to strengthen the double-teaming of Yao Ming inside...

This is intended to let go of one of the Lakers' strong points and focus on limiting another strong point.

This is how the Pistons defeated the "F04" Lakers in the 4 Finals.

They limited Shaquille O'Neal's shots in the paint and eventually defeated the Lakers 4-1.

But Kobe at this time is no longer the young boy who wanted to be the boss but had no ability. After that "God-making season", Kobe has become the most explosive scoring No. 2 in the league.

Thibodeau will use this to test Kobe, and he won't feel any pressure.

At the end of the game, Kobe scored 39 points, helping the team beat the Celtics 98-86, by 12 points.

The overall score is 2-0.
The next game will be in Boston.

The Los Angeles media joked: "I hope this Celtics team can hold on and not let the finals end in Boston!"

After winning the championship again after 6 years, the Los Angeles media hopes to see Kobe lift the championship trophy in his home court.

Not in that cold, isolated place called Boston.

result……

In the third game of the series, the Lakers were in poor condition and were defeated by the Celtics 90-83, a difference of 7 points, with the score at 2-1.
The Celtics then continued to change their defensive deployment. Since targeting Yao Ming didn't work, they targeted Pau Gasol, the "transit station."

As a result, the Lakers' ball distribution on the offensive end was not so smooth.

Yao Ming and Kobe both wanted to let the other side play more confidently. -- Only Yao Ming, if he changed to the fifth position, Kobe would not be so confident to let him attack and then wait for the harvest in the last quarter.

But sometimes, this is not a good thing!
In the end, the Celtics won another game and tied the score at 2-2.

The Los Angeles media was not laughing at that time.

Fortunately, in the fifth game of the series, the "Decisive Battle", Kobe made timely adjustments and played much more decisively.

Pau Gasol's positioning is also very particular.

Since the opponent was targeting him so much, he started to move near the high position, leaving the basket completely empty.

Yao Ming grabbed 18 rebounds in this game, plus a "big double-double" of 18 points, which directly hollowed out the Celtics' inside line.

Perkins committed four fouls but was unable to stop Yao Ming from dominating the paint.

After winning this game, the Los Angeles media started laughing again!

The match point is in hand, and the next two games are at the Lakers' home court. How can we not open the champagne in advance?
That's Los Angeles!
However, nothing unexpected happened this time. The Celtics had no way to limit the Lakers' style of play, and they could not beat the Lakers on the offensive end. Coupled with the pressure of being eliminated, they were clearly stagnant on both offense and defense starting in the second half of the sixth game of the series.

The Lakers seized the opportunity and went on a 10-0 scoring run during this period, thus securing the victory.

Big score 4-2!

In the long-awaited "Lakers-Celtics battle", the Los Angeles Lakers had the last laugh.

After 6 years, "golden rain" fell again at the Staples Center.

Kobe then lifted the Finals MVP trophy he had been longing for.

This year can be considered a fruitful year for him, as he achieved a breakthrough in the number of Finals MVPs and regular season MVPs.

More importantly, he won his fourth championship trophy in his career, once again becoming the NBA player with the most championship rings.

The Los Angeles media believes that after tonight, Kobe has returned to the throne of the league's top player.

The next morning, the matter was hyped up even more.

The charm of the big city is fully demonstrated at this moment.

The entire United States was also notifying the Lakers of their championship victory:

"After 6 years, the Lakers won the championship again, Kobe's 4th championship in his career!"

"We can win the championship even without Shaq. Kobe has proved who is the most important person in the OK combination!"

"It was a wise choice to give up Shaq. After the OK combination broke up, Kobe won the championship before Shaq!"

……

Shaquille O'Neal's name keeps appearing in reports.

Of course there is no way around this, because the breakup of "OK" caused such a big fuss.
Coupled with a series of locker room conflicts before, the feud between the two of them was further magnified.

Whoever can take the first place after leaving the other seems to have become the condition for who can win between the two of them.

Now 4 years have passed, Kobe has proved with this year's championship that Shaq is the one he can't live without...

Just look at Kobe’s brilliant smile and you’ll know!
How happy he felt!
Kobe was happy, but the "Shark" in New Jersey was unhappy.

He looked at the headlines of these media and wanted to rush to the homes of the reporters who wrote these news and give each of them a "Thunderbolt Gaba"!
No, I can't just give up like this!

Shaquille O'Neal's face was full of reluctance.

He wants to win again...

The key is:
How to win!

Given his current condition and salary, it is obvious that no strong team is willing to take him over.

After all, everyone knows how much Su Wan restrains him.

Although Suwan has not yet renewed his contract with the Pacers, the original Pacers lineup has also been disbanded.

But if he can come up with a "small lineup", can't he come up with a new "small lineup"?

As long as Suwan is in the East, no team in the East will accept Shaq's 2 million contract.

west……

Shaquille O'Neal looked through all the teams in the Western Conference and couldn't see any team that could definitely beat the Lakers.

The Spurs are a possibility, but there is no way Popovich will take over his 2 million contract.

The Spurs couldn't afford his contract either.

or……

Let the Nets amnesty me?
According to the "Alan Houston" clause introduced by the NBA in 05, every NBA team can pardon one player every season, and the salary of the pardoned player will not be included in the salary cap.

The Nets have not used their amnesty clause this year.

As long as Shaquille O'Neal asks for less money, Nets general manager Billy King should agree to do so.

He also had a strong desire to completely tear down and rebuild, but he couldn't find a team to accept Shaquille O'Neal's contract.

O'Neal's contract still has two years left before it expires, and 2 million per year is really not something that an ordinary team can afford.

The question now is whether he is willing to give up a considerable amount of money in order to win the championship.

Looking at the glaring headlines on the newspaper in front of him, Shaquille O'Neal's eyes gradually became firm.

Yes!

Enough money made!

I still have Google's original shares.

Even if I retire and do nothing, this money will be enough for me to live on until I die.

Money is shit!
Being ridiculed by the media is the worst thing!
If Shaquille O'Neal had won the championship first, he definitely wouldn't have been so sensitive.

But now Kobe has won the championship. If he fails to win the fourth championship trophy in his career until he retires, he will definitely be labeled as "nothing without Kobe."

No, this is absolutely not possible!

but……

Since I have granted amnesty!

that……

Why not be bolder?

A figure emerged in Shaq's mind.

He felt that joining this team would definitely help him defeat the Lakers.

And it just so happens that he didn’t win the championship this year!
Joining now is not the most difficult path.

At worst, he would shout:
"Kobe did it too!"

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