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Chapter 167: Stop praying, silly child ( words updated across the day, begging for monthly subscription!)
Qin Yue's first meeting with the team's new owner Joe Lacob can only be described as relaxed and pleasant.

During the entire meeting, Lacob did not treat Qin Yue in a condescending manner as a team owner. Instead, he appeared in front of Qin Yue more like a collaborator.

This made Qin Yue look up to this team owner who once knelt down for Klay Thompson in later generations.

Lacob is well aware that the league is currently in an era where stars are paramount.

And Qin Yue is a super star among many super stars.

so.
Rather than being forced to cooperate with Qin Yue like Chris Cohan, Lacob would rather take the initiative to cooperate to narrow the distance between him and Qin Yue.

He didn't care whether his way of getting along with Qin Yue was reasonable, he only cared whether he could satisfy Qin Yue.

Because only in this way can he make more money through Qin Yue.

When Lacob learned that Qin Yue hoped that Chris Mullin would continue to serve as the general manager of the Warriors, he said without even thinking, "Chris is a legend of the team. Treating legends well will undoubtedly help us build the Warriors into a golden brand like the Lakers in the future."

However, after a pause, Lacob also said: "Chris will continue to serve as the general manager of the team, but I plan to let Larry Riley serve as the team president."

After saying that, Lacob immediately turned his gaze to Qin Yue.

At this moment, Qin Yue knew that Lacob said "intention" instead of "decision" because the other party was asking for his opinion.

In this regard, looking at Lacob who took the initiative to lower his posture, Qin Yue said: "Joe, you are the boss of this team, of course you have the final say on personnel appointments."

Although before acquiring the Warriors, many people told Lacob privately that Qin Yue was not an easy star player to deal with.

But after actually coming into contact with Qin Yue, Lacob discovered that Qin Yue was much easier to deal with than he had imagined.

This gave Lacob more confidence in creating a future with Qin Yue.

"I will not interfere with the team's planning this season," Lacob said. "But starting next season, the Warriors must return to the championship race and always be in the championship race."

"We don't have to save money like we did in the Chris Cohan era. I'm confident that the luxury tax the Warriors need to pay can be earned back through other means."

Hearing this, Qin Yue smiled and said, "I think this will be the beginning of a great cooperation."

Lacob's ambitions undoubtedly give the Warriors, who are eager to return to the top after Qin Yue returns from injury, an extremely bright future.

In the NBA, which has luxury taxes and various salary rules,
Qin Yue knew very well that the financial resources of a team owner would not make as much difference to a team as it would in the football world.

As long as Lacob is willing to spend money for the Warriors and knows how to make money, then in Qin Yue's memory, Lacob, who is good at running a team, is far better than those team owners who only know how to spend money.

……

In March, Grover, knowing that Qin Yue would be suffocated to death sooner or later if he didn't let him go to watch the game, accompanied Qin Yue to the Warriors' home game against the Supersonics.

Oracle Arena.

Qin Yue's appearance instantly made the home audience boil and frantic.

They shouted "MVP" for Qin Yue at the top of their lungs.

On the sidelines, Qin Yue's ears tinnitus was caused by the cheers that resounded through the sky. The urge to play and compete almost made him take off his casual clothes and go directly to the court.

"That's another reason why I didn't want you to come to the game." Grover said with a wry smile, "I know your character too well. Once you feel the atmosphere on the field, you will definitely be eager to come back."

There is no doubt that this is definitely the episode that Qin Yue wants to play basketball the most.

Right now
He didn't even need any reminiscing to fall into the indescribable state of fanaticism for basketball.

"Tim, when can I start training?" Qin Yue asked eagerly as never before. "I want to spend every day in the basketball hall. I want to play basketball."

Grover, who knew Qin Yue's recovery situation well, said: "In a week, we will officially start your recovery training."

Another week to wait?
Qin Yue felt that he could not wait any longer.

He didn't want to wait even for a second.

However.
The GOAT of the trainer world showed his authority in the next second, "You must listen to me! You can only listen to me! Before I agree to let you train, you can only rest honestly!"

then
Looking down at Grover's unquestionable expression, Qin Yue then experienced the most well-behaved episode in his life.

"I know you must be feeling very depressed." Grover said, stroking Qin Yue's back, "You can now accumulate your depression, your grievances, and your desire to play basketball. Believe me, when you walk out of the cage, no one and nothing in this world will be able to restrain you."

The devil is about to be released from prison.

April.

The Warriors officially ended their entire journey in the 36/46 season with a record of 08 wins and 09 losses and ranked th in the Western Conference.

This season, among the Warriors' main players, only Jason Richardson has played more than 60 games.

Large-scale rotation and rest periods to ensure that the main players get enough rest time has become the main theme of the Warriors this season.

In the regular season, Nash played a total of 48 games for the Warriors, averaging 17.8 points and 9.4 assists per game.

Wallace played a total of 50 games for the team, averaging 19.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Richardson, who has been prepared to be put on the shelf by Mullin, has played in 68 games this season under the tactical support of head coach Malone, averaging 24.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

Brown, who was once very worried about his financial prospects, also wanted to improve his contract renewal prospects by playing as many games as possible and getting more stats.

But after learning from Qin Yue that the team president Riley had prepared a five-year contract extension for him with a total salary of 5 million US dollars, Brown immediately started to slack off on the court.

"I have to save my energy to protect the Messiah," Brown said confidently. "I never bother to brush statistics on the court."

Old Hill, who had originally planned to retire after this season, changed his mind after Qin Yue's persuasion.

"Grant, you have to stay and play for another year." Qin Yue said to Hill, "You have been working hard for the team for the past two years. I must let you get the ring you want most."

Hearing this, looking at Qin Yue's determined eyes, Hill said: "In this case, I hope you don't mind that I have affected the luck of this team."

Qin Yue shook his head and said, "Grant, I never thought that you affected our luck. I know that the past two years have been two years of disappointment for you, but next time, I won't let this happen again."

The regular season ended successfully.

Wade is the scoring leader this season with an average of 30.8 points per game.

Howard won the rebounding and blocked shots titles with an average of 14.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.

The assist and steal titles were "stolen" by Paul, who averaged 11.4 assists and 2.8 steals per game.

"After the regular season, in this season without the Messiah, who will stand out from the West this year?

According to the matchup schedule, the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the best record in the league, will face the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the playoffs.

As the top favorite for the regular season MVP, Kobe averaged 29.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season.

Whether the Lakers can make it all the way this year will depend on how Kobe performs in the playoffs. After another season of running-in, the Dallas Mavericks, ranked second in the Western Conference, will face the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs.

In an interview, Mavericks head coach Mike Woodson expressed his support for his favorite player Dirk Nowitzki: "I don't know why people are discussing who is more worthy of the regular season MVP between Kobe and LeBron. In my eyes, Dirk is the only choice for the MVP."

Since winning the championship last year, this year's defending champion Seattle SuperSonics' aggressiveness in the regular season has clearly declined.

They will face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.

As for the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, ranked fourth and fifth in the Western Conference respectively?

A fierce Northwest Civil War will be staged in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs." - ESPN Western Conference playoffs first round preview

"In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics, who have won 60 games in two consecutive years, will face the Chicago Bulls, who have returned to the playoffs, in the first round of the playoffs.

The Orlando Magic, who have ranked second in the Eastern Conference for two consecutive years, will face the Detroit Pistons, who have been a surprise team this season, in the first round of the playoffs.

As the Motor City's glorious past becomes history, can this aging Pistons still perform well in the playoffs?
As another favorite candidate for this season's regular season MVP, LeBron James, who averaged 28.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game for the team this season, will lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to face the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.

Jermaine O'Neal's injuries have become a major problem that has plagued the Heat in recent years.

However, in an interview, Pat Riley still expressed optimism that he believed Jermaine would be able to get rid of the troubles caused by injuries in the playoffs.

The Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats, ranked fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference, will be the most anticipated matchup in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Michael Jordan, who missed the Bobcats playoffs last year due to injury, said in an interview that he would definitely be there to cheer for the team this year." - ESPN Eastern Conference playoff first round preview

……

The playoffs are about to begin.

Qin Yue, who has officially started his recovery training, not only devoted himself to the training, but also took time out to participate in Stephen Curry's tryout.

Before the draft, Curry, who fulfilled his promise to only try out for the Warriors, gritted his teeth in an interview and said: "You know, the Messiah is my idol, and I long to play for the Warriors."

Does Curry really want to play for the Warriors?
The answer is obviously no.

But facing the threat of GOAT and the uneasy promise made three years ago, Curry can't say that the reason he only tried out for the Warriors was because he didn't want to play for the Warriors, right?

However, during the interview, Curry's depressed mood still made the Warriors uniform staff feel a little worried about Qin Yue's choice.

Although GOAT had already decided that Curry would be the Warriors' top pick in the 2009 draft.

But considering that the GOAT's vision may not be as good as his skills
In addition, in order to get a pick that ensures the Warriors can select Curry, the Warriors are very likely to trade Jason Richardson for a first-round pick. In fact, in addition to the general manager Mullin always standing firmly by Qin Yue's side,
The entire Warriors uniform team wanted to persuade Qin Yue to give up Curry, who obviously didn't want to play for the Warriors.

However, just as Qin Yue remembered, Larry Riley, who had historically chosen Curry for the Warriors against all odds, also voted for Curry after the interview.

And with the team general manager and team president both standing on Qin Yue's side, who in the Warriors uniform staff would dare to question the choice of GOAT?

It is worth mentioning that this is different from Mu Lin who simply stands on the side to support Qin Yue.

Since following Lacob into the Warriors.
After learning that the Warriors had chosen Stephen Curry as their target in the 2009 draft, Riley not only got to know Curry in depth, but also went to watch Curry's games in person many times.
Then, Riley came to his conclusion that Stephen Curry was the player who best suited the Warriors' style of play.

"It doesn't matter if Steph wants to play for us, what matters is that we need a draft pick that guarantees he'll be selected."

Riley took out his analysis report on Curry and said: "Stephen is good at playing without the ball and can also play one-on-one with the ball. His basketball IQ is very high and his three-point shooting is extremely accurate. Considering that we are likely to lose Jason Richardson in the new season, I think Stephen's outside firepower will be the best supplement for us."

At this moment, Curry could never have imagined that his uncooperative interview would actually make the Warriors more determined to choose him.

In Riley's eyes, Curry certainly has many shortcomings.

But because Curry's strengths perfectly fit the Warriors' playing style, whether Curry wants to play for the Warriors has become secondary.

After all, in the long history of the NBA, there are very few players and teams that can go both ways in the draft.

It doesn't matter that Curry doesn't want to play for the Warriors.

As long as the Warriors can select Curry, Riley believes that given Curry's mental attributes that have been fully demonstrated in college, he doesn't need to worry about Curry's attitude towards basketball in the future.

And what about Qin Yue?

Again.

The more Curry resisted at this moment, the more Qin Yue wanted to train this three-point god himself.

So, the technical testing began.

Curry, who didn't want to lie about basketball, almost hit the target every time in the shooting test.

You know, when Curry was taking the shooting test, he was tested on the NBA three-point line.

But even so, he still made dozens of three-pointers in a row.

Seeing this, Qin Yue took the initiative to make it more difficult for Curry and said, "Let him start shooting from one meter away from the three-point line."

Swish, swish, swish!
On the court, when Curry hit those three-pointers at the positions Qin Yue requested, those Warriors uniform staff members who had originally questioned Curry immediately dispelled their doubts about Curry.

This is Stephen Curry.

Who said he would only master top-notch shooting skills in the future?
In fact, Curry had already demonstrated his outrageous shooting range to the world when he played for the Wildcats.

Qin Yue was very satisfied with Curry's technical test.

In addition to passing and controlling the ball, Curry still needed to improve during this period, and his thin body determined that he was destined to not be an excellent defender. Qin Yue had even begun to look forward to the scene of him playing pick-and-roll with Curry at the top of the arc.

After the tryout, Riley said: "Fortunately he only tried out for us, otherwise it would have been much more difficult for us to get him."

Mullin nodded and said, "No wonder the Messiah favors Stephen. His shooting touch is really incredible."

After Curry finished his tryout, Qin Yue promised Old Curry, who accompanied him to the tryout, "Dale, Stephen will definitely play for the Warriors next season."

Although this is probably the commitment Curry least wants
But for Qin Yue's kindness, Curry could only grit his teeth and thank him: "Thank you for thinking so highly of me."

Curry didn't know what kind of sin he had committed to be targeted by the big devil Qin Yue.

but
Until everything is settled, Curry still holds out a glimmer of hope for his future.

This glimmer of hope is: after the draft lottery results are released, if the Warriors do not get an ideal pick and cannot trade for a pick that can select them.
That Curry still has a chance to escape from Qin Yue's clutches!
"God, please save poor Stephen!"

On the day when he left Oakland with old Curry, Curry prayed devoutly in his heart.

However.
As the Warriors officially confirmed that Curry would be the team's only right choice in the 2009 draft
Mullin found that in this off-draft year, Jason Richardson's appeal to other teams is significantly greater than those high draft picks.

Although the Warriors have to wait until the draft picks of each team are officially determined before they know which team they need to trade with, Curry, who is still praying devoutly at this moment, has no idea.
Since the Messiah is God, how could it be useful for him to pray to that so-called God?

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