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Chapter 448 Excellent Gardener
In mid-December, the Warriors returned to the Bay Area.

The Eastern Conference road trip came to an end, and the Warriors lost two of them.

Back in the Bay Area, the Warriors have about three days to rest.

The players were all ready to take a good rest, and Qin Fei invited the whole team to his manor for a themed party called "Winter Sunshine".

Partying is a daily activity during the offseason. As the boss of the team, Qin Fei is slowly accepting this kind of culture. He often invites players and their families to hold themed parties.

The theme of the party this time is very simple, a warm winter sun and an era party.

You can dress up as any celebrity from your favorite decade at a generational party.

Such a party not only gathers various cultural elements belonging to a certain era, but also looks more like a time travel.

Qin Fei invited all the Warriors players and their families. It is estimated that dozens of people will be needed if they bring their families. Fortunately, his Dabieye is magnificent enough, otherwise he may not be able to accommodate so many people.

During this period, before Christmas, the players had a short holiday, and the students also had a winter break.

Qin Fei put the party on Saturday night, and most people had time to attend.

On the afternoon of the party day, all kinds of luxury cars were parked outside Qin Fei's manor, and the players dragged their families to the huge lawn of his house.

Qin Fei's party is divided into two parts.

Some are placed indoors, and some are placed outdoors. The indoor area includes a constant temperature swimming pool, billiard room, table tennis room, e-sports room and other entertainment combinations. The target audience is teenagers, mainly children brought by team veterans.

The outdoor area is mainly where the adults are. The long tables covered with red carpets are filled with all kinds of delicious food, desserts and drinks.

On the lawn, a professional chef is in charge of barbecue.

It would cost more than [-] US dollars to hold such a party. Qin Fei usually only holds one or two parties in a season, and the other opportunities are left to other big shots.

This kind of party is a great opportunity to unite the team's feelings. Qin Feiju held such an event during the offseason or mid-season because of this consideration.

On the lawn, the younger children ran around the lawn, laughing like silver bells from time to time.

Qin Fei was lying on a chair, with Dell Curry beside him.

The Curry family brought many people here, and Dell Curry himself is also a person who is good at talking. Qin Fei felt very relaxed when chatting with him.

"When we were in the Raptors before, we also held such parties, but unlike you, we also had a little theme."

Because of the theme, it will be more interesting when people gather together. In the manor, many people wear all kinds of costumes with a sense of age.

Among them, Dell Curry's two sons are each wearing different superhero-style coats. Although Qin Fei can't name the superhero, it does not prevent him from knowing that there are such characters.

Curry's older son is more active and his younger son is quieter.

The eldest son is about to be 13 years old. He has no other hobbies except playing basketball.

His complexion is very fair, but he is actually a black athlete.

When other children were playing, the eldest son Stephen Curry was on the basketball court in the backyard of Qin Fei's house, fighting bullfights with his younger brother.

The children watched the bullfight between the two.

It soon became apparent that the younger brother was no match for the elder brother at all. Whether it was shooting, dribbling or breaking through to score, the elder brother had to suppress Seth Curry, who was two years younger than him, in all aspects.

"A family party like this is suitable for holding in winter. More people will increase the heat and dissipate the cold brought by winter."

Today's sunshine is very good, and the outdoor temperature is not too low. Qin Fei raised the wine glass in his hand. Although there was no wine in it, he still touched the glass with Dell Curry meaningfully.

"Actually, when I came to San Francisco, I was quite nervous."

Dell Curry sighed.

For a player of his age, the more he gets to this time, the more afraid he is to stay away from playing in a strange place.

"Because of family?"

Qin Fei can fully understand Dell Curry's anxiety. If it were him, he would have a lot of worries.

"It's not all, mainly, I've been in the Eastern Conference before, you know, I spent a long time in the Hornets, and that's the best memory of my entire career."

Qin Fei knew that Dell Curry had been playing for the Hornets before, so his son Stephen Curry had always been studying in Charlotte.

"So, have you been playing in the East?"

"Basically, it can be said that, but in fact, during my rookie season, I also played for the Jazz for one year. Except for that year and this season, I have played in the Eastern Conference. It has been more than ten years in a flash."

Dell Curry was more emotional. He was also a figure in the golden age of 84. He was selected with the No.85 pick in the first round of the 14 draft.

Today, most of the players of their era are like him, on the verge of retirement.

It is no longer the protagonist of the alliance.

He glanced at the young Qin Fei, and his heart was full of emotion.

"Actually, whether it's the Eastern Conference or the Western Conference, I think it's not easy to maintain a stable state. A season is very long. How to use one's energy reasonably during the season, and how to save the best state for the playoffs, these all need to be explored slowly."

Qin Fei also felt that the east may not be as divided as the west. The city clusters in the east are more obvious. Players don't have to fly as far as the west every time when playing games in the east. Relatively speaking, it is easier.

But later I realized that whether it is easy or not is only for this job.

The quality of professional players should understand that winning the championship, obtaining higher honors, having greater influence, and promoting the continuous development of the basketball career are the real pursuits.

The two were very chatty, from the differences between the East and the West, to the changes in the rules of the NBA today.

Before the start of this season, the NBA has made some new rule adjustments.

Both of them are personal experiencers, and the only feeling they have about the changes in the rules is that the rhythm of the league is constantly accelerating. For example, the league made a fuss about the timeout at the last moment.

Before the start of last season, each team could have a maximum of four timeouts in the fourth quarter. After the revision last season, each team can only apply for a maximum of three timeouts in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter.

This season, in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter or the last 2 minutes of overtime, the normal timeout will be reduced from 100 seconds to 60 seconds.

100 seconds is a long timeout in the NBA, and 60 seconds is also a long timeout. In this way, the closer to the final critical moment, the more tense the atmosphere will be created, and the game will become more compact.

The NBA actually starts from the perspective of the fans.

Because as a fan, the last thing you want to see is a timeout, followed by free throws. It would be best if there were no timeouts and free throws after a game, and only two teams fighting head-to-head.

The two chatted for a while about the current game rhythm, and suddenly saw someone trotting over.

After a closer look, it turned out that it was Dell Curry's two sons. They rushed to Qin Fei and Dell Curry from left to right, looking hesitant to speak.

"Stephen, if you have something to say, don't take your brother to hang around in front of me."

Dale Curry frowned, worried that Curry would bump into Qin Fei if he acted rashly.

Of course, he could tell that Qin Fei would not be that kind of person, it was just an attitude.

Stephen Curry was a little flustered after being told by his father, but Seth Curry next to him winked and pushed Stephen Curry.

This made Curry embarrassed, and stood in front of the two adults, and it was not right to go, or not to go.

"what happened?"

Qin Fei's gentle voice came.

Stephen Curry seemed to muster up all his courage, and whispered, "Uncle Qin Fei, can I compete with you in fixed-point three-point shooting? If I win, can you teach me one-on-one?"

He finished speaking in one breath, and then panicked, not daring to look up.

The air seemed to be quiet, and the host didn't speak a word.

He felt his father's stern gaze on his scalp.

"Bullshit!"

Sure enough, Dell Curry yelled.

Curry's face was already very pale, and now he was frightened by his father, so he wanted to slip away quickly.

Unexpectedly, I heard Qin Fei ask again with great interest: "Why do you have to win to teach? Why do you want me to teach you one-on-one bullfighting?"

Stephen Curry raised his head in surprise when he heard something was going on.

He originally wanted to say that his younger brother encouraged him to come, and he had an idea: "Because you are strong. I have seen your game before. You are the strongest player in the Warriors and the strongest player in the NBA. I think you have a lot of single-handed skills. I want to learn from you."

What bad thoughts can a child have?
Children definitely don't lie
The children also said that he was the strongest, but I didn't expect that Lao Tzu's name was already so famous before he knew it.

Qin Fei said with a smile: "Well, fixed-point three-point shooting is nothing compared. I'm such a big man, and I don't have the nerve to challenge you. It's too easy to teach you one-on-one. Just wait for me. I'll change my clothes and I'll come down and teach you in a while."

Dale Curry was also delighted, but he hesitated and said on his face: "The kid is just playing around, Qin Fei, there is no need to take it seriously."

Qin Fei waved his hand: "It's okay, I do this kind of one-on-one battle almost every day, and I will teach him a few tricks of my unique skills to ensure that he will dominate the campus in the future."

He thought in his heart that he might have more and more disciples, although many people seemed to be very strong without his teaching.

But they didn't know it themselves, they thought they had really learned something from Qin Fei.

Qin Fei is like whoring a good title of "excellent gardener" for nothing.
On Christmas Eve, the Warriors had their ups and downs.

Subsequently, the Lakers in the West played a record of ten consecutive victories, overtaking the Warriors in record, becoming the number one in the West and the number one in the league.

The Lakers' No. [-] throne sat for two weeks.

The results of the first round of All-Star voting came out, and O'Neill actually overwhelmed Qin Fei, Carter and other Superman balloon stars, becoming the top voter in the first round.

What surprised Lao Mei was that in the first round of All-Star voting, Yao Ming, the starting center of the Eastern Bulls, actually ranked first in the Eastern Conference center position, beating Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo and other top star centers in the 90s.

This is very embarrassing. Dayao's data in the first two months is only at the level of 12+8. He is a blue-collar among NBA blue-collars. How can he become the top voter?
This has to be attributed to the vast and enthusiastic Chinese fans who spontaneously organized and tried every means to vote for Dayao and help him stand out from the dust. At the center position, he overwhelmed the veteran stars.

There was an uproar in the public opinion, and the media shouted that this system is unreasonable and needs to be reformed.

But even if there is a change, there is no way to change it this season. At this time, the NBA is going to open up new overseas markets. David Stern simply turned a blind eye, thinking that this kind of ticket rush is reasonable.

"Too many votes means that there are many fans who like him. Fans are God. God can do nothing wrong."

"Besides, it's the votes of other center forwards who can't beat Yao Ming. What does it have to do with me, Stern? Why did you get sprayed on me again?"

After being bombarded for a period of time, Stern turned his ears off and just said a word——

do it according to plan.
The time spanned 2000 and came to 2001.

In early January, the Warriors had a 1-game winning streak and returned to the top position in the Western Conference. The Lakers fell into a disadvantage in this record marathon.

The Lakers are actually running in very well. Okoma's combination looks very good.

The most important thing is the horse.
This season ushered in an explosion in this season. In December, Kobe was selected as the NBA Player of the Month for the first time in his career. Throughout December, he led the Lakers to a record of 12 wins and 12 losses. He averaged 13 points, 3 rebounds and 32.3 assists per game in a single month. Except for the slightly low three-point shooting percentage, there were no other flaws.

The Lakers in the West and the 76ers in the East.

The record of the 76ers in December is also very luxurious. After December, the 12ers have become the top polo team in the East. Iverson ranks third in the MVP rankings, second only to Qin Fei and Kobe.

O'Neal ranks fourth on this list, and Duncan ranks fifth.

In the Warriors lineup, John Starks came back in early January, but his state after his comeback was mediocre, and he struggled on the court, not as good as the newcomer Bob Sura.

Carlisle gave Starks about 10 minutes to find his feelings every night because he was always talking about affection.

The time for Barkley's comeback was also on the agenda, but Chris Mullin and Blaylock were injured successively. This made the Warriors not even have 12 players, so they had to sign a part-time player from the free market to make up for it.

A team with a battalion of wounded soldiers is actually still number one.

This surprised many experts, and they didn't understand why the Warriors could take the first place in turn.

"Is there really no need for chemistry?"

They put forward the concept of "self-contained system", thinking that as long as Qin Fei is not injured, the Warriors will always be the top team, because Qin Fei's own system can ensure that the team loses and goes offline, no matter how bad it is.

There are many players like this who are born to lead the team to victory.

But there are also disadvantages for the team to rely too much on such players. One day this player really quits, then the team will be finished, and it is likely to fall from heaven to hell all at once.

(End of this chapter)