NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 74 The Yellow Mamba

Looking at this slightly lonely and bleak figure, Li Zhi felt the same way for no reason.

Isn't that what happened to me in my previous life?Ten years of chasing dreams, once an injury ruined everything.

It's just that now Roy is more aggrieved than in his previous life. He can't figure out why he can't make it to the All-Star.

Just this year, when people mentioned the Portland Trail Blazers, they always had a certain idea of ​​the future-almost everyone believed that it was only a matter of time before this team reached the finals or won the championship.

Even though they have suffered weird injuries for several years in a row, no one doubts: the injuries will always heal, and when they all heal, it is when they step through the league.

Everyone is waiting for such a day: waiting for Oden to become the league's No. [-] inside gate, waiting for Aldridge to become an All-Star, and waiting for Brandon Roy to finally become the No. [-] shooting guard in the Western Conference.Yes, all this is a matter of time, but Li Zhi understands,
This day never came.

10 years later, Brandon Roy will be forgotten in the dust of history. Only those who have watched his game know why almost all NBA fans sigh for him-including the Rockets fans who were once ruthlessly killed by him.

His style of play and emotional intelligence are reminiscent of Tim Duncan when he was young, and his wide-eyed innocent expression is exactly the same as Duncan.He has long been known as the "Second Shooting Guard in the West" and the "Yellow Mamba".

His sophistication, his calmness, his determination, and his heartbreaking moments of the return of the king—all of these will be lost in the traces of time, and his glorious moments will quietly hide in the corner and be gradually forgotten.

Later new fans won't know the difference between him and Jim Jackson or Queen Bee Mashburn from the stories and highlights.Vince Carter-will become a legend because of a slam dunk contest, and Maravich will be talked about because of "not gorgeous, not basketball".And if Tim Duncan doesn't have a championship in his career, who will remember him many years later?

Li Zhi has always had this idea that God is fair, and simple and determined people are often closer to the championship.

It's just this kind of fairness, there is no chance for Roy to happen, and Roy was quite flat when he left. Afterwards, the Blazers were discussing whether to amnesty him. When the relationship was entangled, Roy resolutely announced his retirement.

The two home games in the first round of the 2011 playoffs were Roy's last two games in the Rose Garden, and in these two games he led the team to victory over the final championship -- even the Heat, but they only won two games against the Mavericks.

He almost kept his best performance in these two games, including the 18-point game in the fourth quarter, the four-point game at the last moment, and the 8-point reversal against the Mavericks.With such a performance, he really has no regrets for this league.

Most great teams are built by stars, but that's not a necessary and sufficient condition for success.

In the most talented period on the books, Portland did not win the championship. In the era led by Brandon Roy, it did not win a round of the series, and even the "nearly eliminated opponent" situation when McGrady led the team against the Pistons and Mavericks never appeared.

Later, due to injuries, his influence in the team's tactical system became less and less.So, despite those occasional tough-guy moments and the clichés that glorify fighters, Prophet Leigh can't comment on Roy and the Blazers' decision to build a team around him.

Huang Baman is not a black Mamba. In the history of the NBA, the teams with an outstanding but not the best wing player as the core, and let him drive the entire system, have actually fallen into the same fate.

English, George Gervin, Dantley, Chris Mullin, Richmond, Hardaway, Grant Hill, "Madman" Sprewell, Alan Houston, Jason Stackhouse, Vince Carter, T-Mac, Michael Finley, Dr. J hugging the giant's thigh, "Glider" Drakekins, Pierce, Ray Allen, Peja who sent Webber away, Michael Reed, "Eagle King" Joe Johnson, "Melon" Anthony... If you list all the names and deeds of the losers, you can cheat thousands of dollars in royalties.

And we all know that even with perfect knees, Roy does not have enough ability to stand out from this long list and jump into the ranks of Jordan, Kobe and James.

Perhaps without Li Zhi, in the next few years, Brandon Roy was firmly seated as the second shooting guard in the West, and he was stable, precocious and serious, or with a grim smile like a guard version of Tim Duncan.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help feeling restless. His arrival changed many people and many things.

Li Zhi made a negligence, one of his men made a mistake, the basketball was intercepted by Brandon Roy, and then the man flew to the basket, adding two more points for the second grade.

16:20
The first grade was suspended, and Li Zhi walked up to Kobe and asked for a replacement.

Kobe frowned, then nodded.

Off the court, Kobe walked up to Li Zhi, looked at this little guy with a slightly immature face, and looked puzzled.

"Why don't you want to fight? Are you my trump card?"

Li Zhi raised his head and said, "Have you ever been confused, such as what route to take in the future?"

Kobe was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Li Zhi to ask such a question at this time.

Glancing at the situation on the court, Kobe showed his iconic smile: "Yes, when I first entered the league, I was always worried about whether to be Jordan or Pippen."

"what about now?"

"Jordan."

Kobe answered firmly.

Whether self-confidence makes greatness or greatness brings self-confidence is an unanswered topic, but in Kobe's world, there has never been such a question.

Even if he teamed up with O'Neal to win three consecutive championships, Kobe was still very sure that he would be Jordan.

"You will succeed!" Li Zhi answered Kobe with the same determination.Kobe smiled slightly. He thought Li Zhi was talking about this year, but Li Zhi was talking about the future.

The game restarted, and Li Zhi, who came back from a timeout, was unstoppable. Conley controlled the rhythm and organized the offense. Li Zhi and Durant waited for opportunities from the outside.

At the end of the first quarter, the first grade led by 1 points at 39:29, and the performance of the first grade won the welcome of the fans.

李治15分4板2助攻，杜兰特10分1板1助攻，两人后半节引领了一波高潮。

　I've always loved and hoped for advice, but for the trolls, I just want to say one Barnes quote.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)