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Chapter 47: A Unique Birthday Night (New book, please collect monthly tickets and recommend tickets!)

"How great would it be if we could tank?"

As the most legendary owner in NBA history, Jerry Buss conveyed countless messages to Kupchak in just one short sentence.

Hearing this, Kupchak smiled bitterly and said, "But Jerry, if we can get a higher pick."

Seeing this, old Buss waved his hand to interrupt Kupchak, "Mitch, I know everything you said. But since even an old man like me who only knows how to spend his days in debauchery knows that Qin is a rare commodity,

So what kind of bargaining chips do we have to bring out to impress those potential trading partners? "

Buss, who has always had a tacit understanding with NBA Commissioner David Stern, knows very well that no matter how bad the Lakers perform in the coming season, the league will never give the No. 1 pick to the Lakers.

Because of the Lakers' current plight.
In the eyes of most people, they deserve it.

Historically, Kobe, who has always been able to occupy a place in the MVP competition in previous years, will not even get any votes next year.

Before Kobe Bryant came out of his darkest moment with that earth-shattering 81-point dragon-slaying feast, David Stern would tell the Lakers with his clear attitude:

——Since the adult has done something wrong, he must bear the corresponding price.

However, perhaps because he saw that Kupchak was unwilling to give up, or perhaps because Qin Yue really touched Old Buss at a certain moment, after thinking for a while, Old Buss said to Kupchak: "I will help you contact Kobe, and I will also convince him to come and see for himself what kind of player Qin is.

But there is only so much I can do."

On the court, after the timeout, Wake Forest and North Carolina fell into a new round of missed shots.

In this game, since the referee encouraged confrontation more than ever before, it made it difficult for both sides to maintain a stable shooting feel.

However, relying on the leading advantage established earlier, the Demon Deacons successfully took the initiative in the game.

During this tense period of the game, Qin Yue used rebounds to help Wake Forest secure the victory.

When defending, Sean May, who was repeatedly plucked from behind by him, said indignantly: "Can you predict the future? Why does the fucking basketball always run into your hands?"

This night, Qin Yue, who loves to laugh, has indeed been triggering the badge effect.

However, in addition to the badge effect, Qin Yue's jumping speed, which was further developed in the summer, is the key to his ability to always gain the upper hand in rebounding.

Due to his outstanding wingspan, Qin Yue has a standing reach of 9 feet 5 inches (about 2.88 meters).

This amazing static data determines that even if there is a mistake in predicting the route of the basketball bouncing out of the basket, as long as Sean May cannot control the landing point in the first time.
What was waiting for him was the scene of Qin Yue snatching the rebound from over his head.

After all, even Yao Ming, who is 7 feet 6 inches tall, has a standing reach of only 9 feet 7 inches (about 2.92 meters) due to his wingspan.

When Qin Yue's bullet speed matches his standing reach.
In the game, in order to prevent Qin Yue from doing whatever he wants when grabbing offensive rebounds
Coach Roy could only let the two Williams actively retreat when defending, and together with Sean May, form a defensive line to ensure their own backcourt rebounds.

On the court, Gray seized the opportunity.

With the support of Qin Yue, the political commissar of Wake Forest fired frequently and scored 10 of his 15 points in the last 12 minutes of the second half.

The Dean Smith Center was in complete despair.

On this night without Chris Paul, Qin Yue used his omnipresent influence on both offense and defense to defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels head-on!
The score between the two teams was 70 to 58 at the end of the game.

秦岳总计拿到了28分、24个篮板、7次助攻、4记封盖、2次抢断。

After the game, Coach Roy joked: "Tonight, Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman both played on the court wearing Wake Forest's No. 10 jersey."

As the culprit who caused Qin Yue to miss the super triple-double that night, Evans, who tried to make up for himself in the interview session, said in an interview with local media: "I can't express my praise for Qin in words. In my mind, he is the GOAT of college basketball!"

This season, LeBron James, who aims to lead the Cavaliers back to the playoffs, took the initiative to support Qin Yue in an interview the next day and said: "I have to take my hat off to my good brother.

You know, he's just incredible. He's the king of Winston-Salem, and he reigned in the Dean Smith Center last night."

Since the start of the new season, people have never stopped praising Qin Yue.

Although Qin Yue was already tired of this.
But after every game, he would involuntarily turn on his computer and search the Internet for news reports praising him.

The next day, the day when James personally presented a crown to Qin Yue, the NCAA officially issued its punishment on Paul.

Just as Qin Yue remembered, Paul will be suspended for one game because of this impulsive "cannon punch".

However, compared to the "cannon punch" of Paul in Qin Yue's previous life that caused him to miss the crucial battle.
Since Qin Yue is still in charge of Wake Forest in this life, Paul not only did not suffer the criticism from the media like Qin Yue remembered.
Moreover, after learning about Paul's motive for throwing the punch, many media outlets expressed their support for Paul.

Paul's maternal grandfather, Nathaniel Jones, was a legend in the small town of Winston-Salem.

Whenever Winston-Salem residents had car trouble, they went to Papa Jones' gas station for help.

In Winston-Salem, everyone looked up to "Papa Jones."

He is friendly, hardworking, helpful, and works hard every day.

"My grandfather taught me that if you want to reap something, you must create it with your own hands."

Until November 2002, 11.
Paul, who had watched a Wake Forest University game in the company of his grandfather the day before, suddenly received bad news from his brother CJ on the 15th.

That day, five young men about Paul's age broke into the gas station to steal property, and kidnapped and beat "Dad Jones".

In order to prevent him from calling for help, the five young men even inhumanely abused "Father Jones" in the last moments of his life.

In this way, "Father Jones'" life finally ended at the age of 61.

Paul, who had just been preparing to make his school decision with his grandfather the day before, also made up his mind to play for the Demon Deacons in the future.

In the opening game of his senior season, in order to pay tribute to his grandfather, Paul, at the suggestion of his teammates, scored 61 points to comfort the spirit of "Dad Jones".

"Chris Paul certainly shouldn't have thrown a punch at Julius Hodge, but don't those who insulted him on the court by using his deceased grandfather have any responsibility at all?"

Under pressure from the media, the NCAA quickly issued a heavy fine to North Carolina's home court, the Dean Smith Center, and required the Tar Heels to punish the fans who insulted Paul by calling him his grandfather on the sidelines.

"Thank you, Qin, thank you for winning that game for me."

On this day, in the Wake Forest training hall, Paul dived into Qin Yue's arms and said to him with gratitude.

Hearing this, after patting Paul on the shoulder, Qin Yue said: "Chris, do you remember what you said to me when we met again?"

Paul nodded, and Qin Yue continued: "You said that as long as I want to practice, you can accompany me anytime.
To be honest, if you weren’t there during that time, I would have been very lonely.”

At this moment, looking at this pair of twin stars hugging and crying
Evans, who was also in tears, described it in his "Daily Notes" written for Qin Yue:
"The great King of Winston-Salem, who took great care of everyone on the team, especially his close teammate Chris Paul.
He could fight for any of us, and we rallied around him, listened to his teachings, and followed him unwaveringly.
You ask why we were invincible in that so-called 'miracle season'? Because where Qin's sword points is the direction we are heading!"...

In December of this year, before the Christmas holiday, Wake Forest fans experienced the same scenario almost every day.
You see, every day after waking up, there would be good news that the Demon Deacons had another big victory.

There is no doubt that even during the Tim Duncan era, Wake Forest fans have never held their heads high as they do today.

On the 21st, Qin Yue’s 21st birthday, Wake Forest hosted their last opponent before the Christmas holiday: (Note ①)
Georgia Institute of Technology.

Wake Forest lost to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament last season.

Compared with last season, Georgia Tech not only retained most of the team's main players this year, but they also successfully recruited the new North Carolina Basketball Mr. Anthony Morrow in the summer.

In terms of overall strength, Georgia Tech, which reached the finals in March Madness last season, has undoubtedly become much stronger.

But since the start of the 04/05 season, Georgia Tech has been stumbling along the way and has struggled to replicate its glory of last year.

This is the most attractive part of the NCAA.

That is, every season the NCAA landscape will quietly undergo earth-shaking changes.

In terms of lineup, Georgia Tech has become stronger.

Can.
Because the growth rate of Georgia Tech players such as Jarrett Jack and Will Bynum cannot be compared with the top stars of other teams
So in a horizontal comparison, Georgia Institute of Technology has become weaker in some sense.

In this game, facing the Australian center Luke Schenscher of Georgia Institute of Technology, Qin Yue received a pass from Paul who had returned from suspension at the beginning of the game and completed a slam dunk over his head that he will never forget.

The 216-cm-tall Shensheer played in the NBA for two years as an undrafted player.

But in Qin Yue's eyes at this moment, compared with him, the speed of a snail is considered fast.

Although this analogy is exaggerated, in the NBA with a three-second defensive rule, Shensheer's slow mobility determines that he is destined to not survive in the NBA in the future.

On the court, with Paul's frequent assists, Qin Yue obviously played more comfortably than before on his birthday night.

This is why even though Qin Yue already has the ability to play one-on-one with the ball, he still needs Paul.

Because on the basketball court, how can the extremely energy-consuming individual ball-holding offense be as enjoyable as the easy and comfortable scoring of dribbles?

Qin Yue's height and weight determine that it will be difficult for him to run all over the court like Jordan and Kobe in the future.

Therefore, only by knowing how to allocate physical energy reasonably can he continue to maintain his dominance on the court.

In terms of process, Wake Forest suppressed the opponent throughout the game against Georgia Tech.

Led by the twin stars Qin Yue and Paul, the Devil Deacons won the victory almost without any bloodshed.

Therefore, compared to the game itself
What interested Qin Yue more that night was the man who was sitting on the sidelines.
And he would keep looking at you with his chilling stare, Kobe Bryant.

Why did Kobe Bryant, the star player of the Los Angeles Lakers, suddenly visit Wake Forest?

Qin Yue didn’t know.

But he was curious.

尤其是在科比前一晚才于斯台普斯中心以16投2中，高达12.5%的整体投篮命中率和27.6%的真实命中率为湖人砍下了11分、6篮板、8助攻，并率领湖人以72比82输给了孟菲斯灰熊的情况下
Qin Yue was even more curious about why Kobe came to watch him and Paul play tonight.

Could it be that Kobe, who was overwhelmed by the Eagle County incident, wanted to come to Winston-Salem to breathe some fresh air?

It’s a pity that the fans at the scene tonight were not friendly to Kobe.

In the eyes of Demon Deacons fans, Winston-Salem is a peaceful, tranquil college mecca.

A bastard like Kobe doesn't deserve to sit in this stadium and watch the game.

In fact, Kobe himself has been on pins and needles for a long time.

However, Qin Yue's performance in this game was indeed as Kupchak said.
In this day and age, it is impossible for anyone to remain indifferent to his talent.

Then, Kobe just sat there.

He remained seated even after the game.

Since choosing to isolate himself because of the Eagle County incident, Kobe has become less and less accustomed to communicating with others.

Therefore, although at the end of the game, he wanted to go up and chat with Qin Yue as a senior, and through in-depth understanding to see if this kid is the talent in his mind.
He still sat in his seat.

Fortunately, Qin Yue's curiosity about Kobe prompted him to take the initiative to take a step forward.

However, the next second, Qin Yue just opened his mouth.
Kobe then thought about getting up and leaving immediately.

"You're not at home with your wife who is bombarded by the media all the time, but you have the leisure to come here to watch college basketball? What, Kobe Bryant, do you want to tell the world how heartless and ungrateful he is, and how weak, pitiful, cowardly and incompetent he is after leaving Shaquille O'Neal, who he considers lazy and fat?"

Qin Yue has no special feelings for Kobe.

The opening remarks he just made to Kobe were simply inspired by his recollection of the history that was about to happen.

There was no way, Qin Yue just couldn't control his desire to scold Kobe at this moment.

Or to put it another way.

In Qin Yue's opinion, anyone who could resist criticizing Kobe during this period must be a saint.

After all, only a saint could choose to be tolerant and understanding of Kobe after understanding what he did during this period.

It’s a pity that Qin Yue is not a saint.

So he chose to start criticizing directly.

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Note ①: Why do the Demon Deacons always play at home in the book? Because it is obvious that those big away wins were skipped by Qiao.

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