the rest, only noise

Chapter 1538 The biggest problem
The main job during the offseason is to accumulate energy for the new season.

Some people choose special training, and some people participate in competitions.

This year, the U.S. team won back the Olympic gold medal it lost four years ago in Athens, putting U.S. basketball back on top of the world.

The reason this American team hasn't been lost in the FIBA ​​arena like in previous lives is because of Benjamin Wilson.

The loss of the Sydney Olympic Games made the American Basketball Association suffocate, but this summer, many stars rejected the call-up of the US team. This is the impact of the "9" incident a few years ago.

The fear of terrorism among these football-rich multimillionaires is at its peak.

At this time, Benj, who has retired from professional basketball, decides to use his influence and actions to inspire fans across the country. He chooses to put on the jersey of the national team. team to play.

The joining of Wilson infected other young stars, and they actively responded to the call of the national team.

This year's U.S. team formed a super lineup of Wilson, Kobe, McGrady, Hill, and Duncan. They swept the championship in Athens.

After the Olympics, Wilson once again announced his retirement from basketball.

So far, GOAT has written the last chapter for his basketball career.

Meanwhile, Wilson isn't the only old star to retire this year.

In addition to Benj, there is Pacers star Hank Geithers.

Since this low-key superstar was traded to the Pacers in the summer of 1994, he has been consistent for ten years, making the Pacers a long-term strong team in the East.

Compared with Manning, Gaithers is less flashy, less flamboyant, and less needy to upset the team.

He just played hard on the court and maintained professionalism off the court. Until now, he felt that he couldn't play anymore, so he retired.

As a championship-less player, Gaethes is full of pride: "I could leave Indiana a few years ago and go to a team that can let me win the championship, but what's the point? Even if I win the championship by cutting corners, no one will respect me for it."

Michael Jordan would be proud of that, and I'm not alone.

Another old star who chose to end his career is Shane Kemp, a meritorious player of the Knicks dynasty.

It stands to reason that the 35-year-old Kemp is not too old, and even the 39-year-old Miller is still insisting.

But Kemp really couldn't fight anymore.

Leaving the Knicks due to salary issues changed his career afterwards.

After the lockout in 1999, Kemp's weight increased dramatically, and he was no longer the rain man who flew into the sky and escaped from the ground, but a fat insider with skills.

Another problem that obesity brings is injuries.

Continuous injuries have devastated Kemp's sports life, and by the time he wanted to lose weight, his talent had been taken away by God.

Kemp, who left New York, found nothing.

The Knicks, like other teams that treat old stars who have broken with themselves, choose to let go of their grievances and recall the good past with Kemp.

The Knicks have publicly announced that they will retire Kemp's jersey next season.

Kemp couldn't be happier, the financial strain of losing his job was something he hadn't anticipated.

During the years of hanging out with Ewing, he not only learned one and a half tricks from the other party, but also showed mercy in every way, gave birth to a double-digit illegitimate child, and the monthly maintenance fee was a huge expense.

This money was inconspicuous when he was playing, and once he loses his main source of income, he will face huge financial pressure.

Under these circumstances, how could Kemp be happy that the Knicks retired his jersey?

Unlike Kemp, who has a bleak evening scene, there is also a veteran who retired without regret like Wilson.

That is the second player in the history of the Heat, Drajan Petrovic.

After the 40-year-old Petrovic lost the Eastern Conference semifinals with the team, he felt that he could no longer continue to provide high-level performance, so he chose to retire.

Petrovic is a "black history" in Louis's operating record.

Back then, Louis easily gave Petrovic's signing rights to the Heat, who had just entered the league.

As a result, Petrovic proved his own strength as soon as he entered the league. Since then, he has become the most important part of the Heat team history. The sharp knife, and torn face with Manning, but finally stayed with the team. When he came to Duncan in his later years, he immediately had a second spring and won two more championships.

Unlike Gaithers' perseverance, which yielded nothing, Petrovic reaped rewards.

Few players have had careers as intense and as successful as Petrovic.

Unlike Drexler, Pippen and other superteam vassals who followed the trend, Petrovic gained more respect, and he was regarded as the third (second) shooting guard in the 90s.

Only under Jordan and Miller (with huge controversy).

The alliance is still accelerating its transformation.

Another group of old men left the arena.

The treatment of leaving the game with such vigor and vigor as Wilson, Petrovic, and Hanks belongs to only a few people.

The more common way to leave is quietly, not seen in the newspapers, not found in the news, not even thought of by fans.

Maybe one day in the future, when they appear in the public eye again, fans will regretfully remember that he was once a good player.

2004/11/3

The Boston Celtics start their season opener at home.

This game is not an opener.

The Celtics' opponents, the 76ers, have finished their first game of the new season in the past few days.

Unfortunately, Shaquille O'Neal, the main player of the 76ers, was severely stepped on his toe in that game and was directly truce tonight.

The Sharks were unable to play, and it was difficult for the 76ers to defeat the strong Celtics.

Veteran Sprewell has some resentment towards the Celtics. He played well in Boston and was sent away just after he found a home there.

Moreover, before the transaction was completed, there were no gossips or gossip, and the management did not say hello in advance.

It's totally disrespectful of what he contributed during his years in Boston.

Tonight, Louis and Auerbach rarely came to the scene to watch the game at the same time, Sprewell wants to embarrass the Celtics.

However, the young master Lu Wuxia of the Celtics responded fiercely to the critics who thought that he was very likely to be the peak of his debut with a perfect debut performance.

对76人的新赛季首秀，路无瑕28分钟内砍下32分7篮板6助攻，率队以30分的优势取得开门红。

For his wonderful performance, Lu Wuxia gave all the credit to the Celtic girl who danced for the audience and players for the first time in team history.

Louie broke many Celtic traditions, cheerleading being one of them.

This matter was finalized last season and will be officially implemented this season, so he and Auerbach will come to watch the game.

Auerbach didn't like cheerleading, but he admired Wuxia, "Your son is good."

"Don't tell him that, I'm afraid he will be proud." Louis said proudly.

Auerbach snorted softly: "I won't come here, good is good. The most rare thing about Wish is the kind of leadership that makes people feel comfortable. He is only in the second grade, but he can command the whole team with ease. , which is rare."

"Don't just praise him, talk about his shortcomings."

Even the fathers were embarrassed to hear that.

"There are many shortcomings, but I would say that none of them are major problems." Auerbach said pointedly, "The biggest problem with him is that he is too eye-catching-he is exactly the same as the young magician. "

(End of this chapter)