Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 54 Han Sen's Counterattack

UA is not a big brand, and because their owner is from the NFL, they are more likely to cooperate with the NFL league.

When it comes to basketball shoes, they are relatively unknown.

However, the offer they gave to Hansen was 4 million for 800 years, which was higher than the offers from Nike and Adidas.

And they also promised to make Hansen the core spokesperson for their basketball shoes.

Although they didn't actually sign anyone else, what's important is the attitude.

So when Thomas learned that Hansen was going to sign with UA, he tried his best to dissuade him on the other end of the phone.

Even if he doesn't sign with Nike, he can sign with Adidas, Jordan, or even Reebok.

Signing a small brand of sneakers is not good for the player's promotion in all aspects.

Even the award selection will suffer.

But just like before, he failed to persuade Han Sen.

Who said Han Sen was a time traveler?

Regardless of what he wants to do, the UA brand is going to soar in the future.

And that's not entirely due to Curry's credit, because in 2014, its sales had surpassed Adidas to become the second largest sports brand after Nike.

In 2014, although Curry was already a rising star, he was still far from being a top superstar.

The brand also has great development potential.

Thomas and UA will communicate the contract details, and Hansen will also visit UA's headquarters in Baltimore and officially sign the contract after the Cavaliers' Western Conference road trip.

The day after playing against the Thunder, the Cavaliers rushed to Phoenix to play against the Suns.

The Suns' performance this season is the most surprising in the entire league. They did not make the playoffs last season, but so far they are at the top of the league with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss.

You have to know that the biggest change in their lineup compared to last season is the loss of O'Neal.

Moreover, Nash is already 35 years old, and Dio, Marion, and Raja Bell from that running and gunning team have all left the team.

Like the Detroit Pistons in the East, this is a team on the decline.

Their biggest change came from the head coach. Alvin Gentry retained the team's run-and-gun system: fast forwards and guards on both wings, formations in the bottom corners, V-cuts on the wings, and long shots. At the same time, he injected defensive genes, making this Suns team capable of both offense and defense.

It looked like a precursor to the Warriors.

Hansen lost his starting position in this game and his playing time was reduced to 18 minutes.

As he expected, not accepting James's kindness on the Cavaliers was equivalent to standing on the opposite side, and there was no so-called middle ground.

Nash targeted O'Neal in various ways in this game, and the Suns also played smoothly under the leadership of his system.

The Cavaliers eventually lost the game 105-111.

In the post-game press conference, Suns head coach Gentry mentioned the winning factor of the game.

"I don't know why they didn't use Han more. He scored 20 points last game while limiting KD's performance. It's incredible."

It is very rare for the opposing head coach to take the initiative to mention a rookie and use him as the winner of the game.

However, considering that Gentry was very optimistic about Hansen when he was trying out for the Suns, and repeatedly recommended him to Kerr during the draft, this is understandable.

He should regret not being able to coach Han Sen.

But Gentry is not the only one who has doubts. In fact, except for a few people within the Cavaliers, no one knows the real reason.

After finishing the game with the Suns, the Cavaliers rushed to Utah to compete with the Jazz.

This game was almost a replica of the game between the Cavaliers and the Suns, with the Jazz using pick-and-rolls to destroy O'Neal's defense.

The difference is that Brown abandoned O'Neal in the second half, and as a result, Boozer, the "old Cavaliers", wreaked havoc in the Cavaliers' interior.

最终在德隆·威廉姆斯25分10助攻和布泽尔28分12板的发挥下，爵士队以107比103击败骑士队。韩森依旧没有首发，也依旧只打了19分钟。

The Cavaliers returned to Cleveland with a 5-4 record after suffering two straight losses.

At this time, a report published by Kalil on ESPN titled "On Mike Brown's Principles of Employment" attracted heated discussion.

Han Sen anticipated that his playing time would be reduced, and he certainly would not sit idly by.

It is not easy to attack James directly, so just like before, target the people around James. This time the target is Brown.

"I don't know what happened, I'm healthy and fit."

The article begins with Carril's private interview with Hansen after the Cavaliers' game against the Jazz.

Based on this, Kalil derived his news headline, Brown's personnel problem.

The team's stubborn insistence on using Varejao from the beginning of the season almost led to two consecutive losses at the start of the season, and they barely saved their face with Hansen's buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Hansen had a brilliant performance as a starter against the Thunder, but was suddenly and inexplicably removed from the starting lineup and his playing time was reduced, resulting in the team's two consecutive losses.

Finally, he also mentioned former Cavaliers player Alexander Pavlovic, who is the best 3D player of the Cavaliers and the core rotation of the Cavaliers in the regular season. He averaged only 8 minutes of playing time per game in the playoffs last season.

"Mike's principle in hiring people is that he has no principles. It all depends on his mood. If he sticks to this principle, the Cavaliers may repeat the same mistakes."

There is no word of reproach throughout the article, but the tone is very strong.

James has a player option year next year, so the Cavaliers can only win the championship this season, otherwise James is likely to leave.

Now Brown's use of players is directly linked to whether the Cavaliers can win the championship, which has brought about extremely huge public reactions.

After returning to Cleveland, Hansen trained normally and still arrived an hour earlier than others to go to the gym to lift weights.

James didn't come today. I don't know what he was doing.

Han Sen had just been exercising for a while when someone rushed into the gym and accurately located his position.

When he saw that the person coming was Brown, he knew why James didn't come today.

"Good morning, coach." Han Sen greeted with a fake smile.
"You complained about your playing time in front of the ESPN reporter?" Brown ignored his "good intentions" and started questioning.

"I guess so." Han Sen didn't actually complain directly, but it didn't seem to make any difference.

"Why did you do that?" Brown was very dissatisfied with Hansen's current attitude.

"To get more playing time." Hansen looked at Brown with concern.

No way, do you even need to ask this?
"What I'm asking is why you said that in front of the media. Can't you tell me these requests in private?" Brown came close to Hansen and gritted his teeth. The pressure from public opinion he was facing was unprecedentedly huge.

Seeing Brown's anxious look, Han Sen simply replied, "Is it useful?"

From Brown not daring to say a word when James changed the training time, to the whole world knowing that Varejao was not suitable for the starting lineup, but because he was James' younger brother, Brown didn't even have the courage to change the starting lineup.

Finally, now, he had just performed well and achieved a career high, but just because he did not accept James' kindness, he was removed from the starting lineup and his playing time was sharply reduced.

Is Brown useful?
What can he decide!
"This is not a question of whether it's useful or not. You have to understand one thing: internal problems of the team have always been solved internally. No one will expose the problem to the outside!" Brown was a little exasperated.

"Okay, let's solve it internally, right?" Han Sen said as he stood up, holding the dumbbells and looking down at Brown.

"Who told you to remove the player who just scored 20 points and helped the team win from the starting lineup, and then immediately caused the team to lose two games in a row? Do you dare to say it?"

"You! You're crazy!" Han Sen's condescending attitude made Brown subconsciously take a step back.

"If you can't even achieve the most basic fairness, then you can trade me!"

Hansen yelled at Brown, then threw away the dumbbells in his hand and left the gym without looking back.

Oh my god, yesterday the homepage converted some of the collections, and the number of followers has reached 5000.

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