All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

In order to protect His Majesty the King in his final season in Toronto, the Raptors' second-choice players and young players all showed good form in the preseason.

Su Feng only played the first three games of the preseason, leaving the opportunity to perform to Nash and others.

As a result, Su Feng didn't feel like playing on the court...

But when he returned to the bench to play OB, he discovered that this Raptors had a faint resemblance to the once-famous Greek men's basketball team in his memory.

Since the Raptors have always maintained their main frame in the past five years, the chemical reaction between the players can be said to have reached the extreme.

There is no special arrangement.

There are no deliberate tactics.

In Su Feng's eyes, this kind of pass-and-cut cooperation that developed as the tacit understanding between each other improved, could not be described by a simple "mercury pouring down the ground".

In the end, in the preseason, the Raptors easily won all 7 games.

The second-year player Parker, who played the most minutes, and the team's new aid Marshall became the Raptors' biggest surprises in this preseason.

In the preseason, after seven games, Parker shot an astonishing 80% from the basket.

Although as the number of games increases, Parker's shooting percentage at the basket will definitely not remain so high...

But in Su Feng's memory, the point guard who could only compete with seven-foot-long men in shooting percentage at the basket was really C. Parker's floater and layup after confrontation...

In Su Feng's opinion, it was ridiculously stable.

On the contrary to Parker, in these seven games, Marshall, who is 206 centimeters tall, only scored 4 points in the paint.

However, he averaged 4 three-pointers per game from the outside.

Moreover, in the preseason, thanks to the fact that the Raptors had too many players to target on the court, Marshall, who could always get open spaces on the court, also shot 60% of his three-pointers.

It’s okay to brag, as long as Parker and Marshall can continue their hot form in the next regular season...

In Su Feng's view, even if Carter and O'Neal perform "Three Plum Blossoms" this year...

The Raptors, which have become stronger after a summer, are not afraid of the "five-star Celtics" and "Sanjiang Humeng".

On October 25, before the start of the regular season, the Raptors officially announced their 15-man roster for the new season.

Center: Ben, Collins, Spandinha.

Power forward: O'Neal Jr., Marshall, Barkley.

Small forwards: Su Feng, Jackson.

Shooting guards: Carter, Curry Sr., Williams.

Point guard: Nash, Parker, Jaric, Tyronn Lue.

In the first issue of ESPN's strength rankings this year, the Raptors, Celtics and Lakers ranked in the top three.

And in the player rankings, something happened again that made the fans angry.

Because ESPN actually ranked Kobe fifth in the shooting guard list, behind Ai McCarey.

"No! This ESPN list was judged with your feet, right?"

"That's right! Why can't a double-team defender be better than a pitcher?"

"It's true, ESPN is definitely a hack! And it's a brainless hack!"

It's amazing to say the least.

In Su Feng's previous life, if he remembered correctly, ESPN would disgust Kobe every year at the beginning of the season.

For example, put Kobe's ranking as far back as possible, another example is to describe him as Jordan, or lightly step on Kobe when he is talking about Wade and others.

Therefore, as a strong-willed Komi, when Su Feng was a fan, he would give ESPN a thumbs up at this time every year...

Ah no!

He goes to face off against those hackers every year.

It's just that in this life, as Kobe's best friend, when I see Kobe being so unfairly evaluated...

Don't tell me, Su Feng is quite happy.

cough......

Because in Su Feng's view, only with such encouragement can Kobe become stronger and catch up with him.

After all, as the Black Mamba who grew up under his own guidance, Su Feng would be very troubled if he continued to stand still.

Angry, Kobe?

If you are angry, use all your strength to push that damn fat-headed fish out of its lower position and prove to me that you can fight me!

…

The preseason is over, and after a few days of adjustments, the regular season of the 2002/03 season officially begins.

On the 31st, the Raptors faced the Wizards at home.

As a result, Jordan felt extremely uncomfortable when he saw the supreme treatment given to Su Feng by the Canadian fans.

Because in Jordan's eyes, this was more heartbreaking than Raptors fans saying that he only won the championship by hugging Su Feng's thigh.

What's even more heartbreaking than this is that in the opening game, the Wizards were almost beaten by the Raptors in the "58 tragedy" on the road.

Just like in Su Feng's memory, Hamilton, who was not favored by Jordan, was traded by the Wizards to the Motor City in the summer.

Because he still vividly remembers Stackhouse's killer shot when he was hacked by the Philadelphia gangsters, so even though this junior student often provokes him, between Hamilton and Stackhouse, Jordan is obviously still He is more willing to believe in his junior students.

And it turns out...

Every player who comes out of North Carolina has a burning iron soul.

On the night of the 31st, under the defense of Stackhouse who made 3 of 19 shots and Jordan who made 4 of 15 shots, Su Feng created his lowest score in a single game in recent seasons.

Because at that time, Su Feng, who was still working as a "ball dribbler" on the court, could not have imagined that this prodigy would die so quickly?

Look to the sky!

I haven't even made a move yet, and you're already gone?

no!

You guys from North Carolina all have a grudge against me, right?

15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

After the game, looking at his pitiful technical statistics, Su Feng cried.

Looking at the 21 rebounds he grabbed in just three quarters, Ben smiled.

have to......

This can be regarded as another way for Boss Qiao to have a 50-50 draw with Su Feng before he retired.

On November 1, the Raptors faced the Spurs back-to-back.

Since Davis will implement the second-team rotation policy every time there are back-to-back games in the new season, Carter and O'Neal were absent from this game due to the flu.

As enemies who had already formed a deadly feud last season, in this game, Popovich was almost driven crazy by the Raptors in the Airline Center Arena.

Because when you are 40 points ahead, why can you still confidently leave Su Feng on the court?

Don't ask, Su Feng can abide by the unspoken rules no matter who he beats, except the Spurs.

In the end, the score of this game was 77 to 133. The Raptors won a 56-point victory at home and easily won two consecutive victories since the beginning of the season.

Counting their previous opener with the Wizards, in the first two games of the new season, the Raptors' point differential has reached an astonishing 103 points.

However, compared to the disastrous defeat, what makes Popovich most uncomfortable at the moment...

I'm afraid it has to be the big gift package Riley gave him in the summer.

Because not long after being traded to the Spurs, Mourning returned to the hospital for treatment...

So in Popovich's dream "Mourning + Mutombo" twin-tower lineup, only the happy Uncle Mu is left.

Bowen, who did evil to Carter last season, simply did not dare to play in this game.

After the game, Popovich did not accept an interview.

After defeating the Spurs, in the next regular season in November, the Raptors only lost to the Jazz on the road.

Since that game was back-to-back, Davis rested Nash and Ben.

In addition, Salt Lake City is home to Plateau, so the performance of Raptors players on the court also has some problems.

On December 1, the NBA officially announced the winners of the Eastern and Western Players of the Month and Rookie of the Month for the first month of the new season.

In the first month of the new season, Su Feng, who averaged 27.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, was successfully elected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in November.

The Western Conference's Player of the Month for November was won by Tracy McGrady, who averaged "30+8+9" per game.

In Su Feng's previous life, basically any defender who played under D'Antoni had poor statistics.

Because 99% of D'Antoni's offensive tactics are initiated by core defenders.

In addition, McGrady has begun to enter the peak period of his career, and D'Antoni has unlocked the "sewer tactical board" in advance under the influence of Davis...

Therefore, Su Feng knew very well that if he wanted to achieve the goal of "three consecutive scoring champions" this season, he would have to send someone to Phoenix to break McGrady's legs...

Ah, he has to be more sewer than Tracy McGrady.

"No, how did Kobe defend himself...

Why did he allow McGrady to score 41 points in their game against the Suns on the 26th! "

On this day, while thinking about the upgraded sewer tactics, Su Feng looked at McGrady's recent technical statistics and complained.

In December, the Raptors continued their good form in November.

In addition, at the beginning of the month, Su Feng also successfully upgraded his [Hundred Steps to Pierce the Yang] badge to gold level.

only......

Even during training, Su Feng had clearly felt the bonus brought to him by his [Hundred Steps to Pierce the Yang] badge...

However, because this month, Su Feng's shot selection on the court would even scare Davis into having a heart attack. Therefore, Su Feng's three-point shooting percentage in the new season dropped by 3 percentage points.

And for that...

In December, the Raptors' happiest player was Ben.

Because since the start of the new season, Ben's rebound count in a single game has not been less than 15 times.

And in the new season's rebounds per game rankings...

Ben leads the league with an exaggerated average of 17.8 rebounds per game.

In December, the Raptors only lost to the Pistons and Mavericks in the early and late months.

Under the strict implementation of the "second boss rotation policy", the regular season record is no longer the Raptors' pursuit.

Except for the Christmas Day game with the Celtics, where the Raptors played all their main players, in most games this month, you can basically see Nash having diarrhea the next day, or news that Carter has a cold again. .

And New York...

As Su Feng had expected, as long as he didn't take a break, Stern would just turn a blind eye to the Raptors' behavior.

…

Say goodbye to 2002 and look forward to 2003.

On the first day of the new year, Su Feng harvested the "Three Sheep Kaitai".

After the first round of voting for the 2003 All-Star Game in Atlanta ended, he was affected by the fact that he and Britney were about to give birth to a child, and the whole league was feeling sorry for him...

Su Feng successfully broke the single-period voting record for the NBA All-Star Game with 1.5 million votes in a single period.

In the list of December Player of the Month winners officially announced by the NBA on January 1...

In December, Su Feng, who averaged 32.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, also won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award with a full vote.

However, compared to winning the award, what made Su Feng most gratified was the change in McGrady's personality due to the different environment and life circumstances in this life.

Because the Suns often have their three-quarter leads reversed in December games...

Therefore, after accepting criticism from the media that he took too many shots, McGrady reduced some of his unnecessary pull-ups on the court and increased the linkage with Hill.

look......

What is the ideal mentality of McGrady in the minds of "Maizi" people?

Because of Hill's previous initiative to give up, and Hill is also half of McGrady's idol, compared with the McGrady who could only take the lead in Su Feng's memory, after correctly finding out how to be a leader, this one McGrady is currently the best shooting guard in the league.

Um......

Even if Kobe and Iverson would be angry about this, they would not be the same in Su Feng's eyes!

As a result, after McGrady adjusted his playing style, not only did the Suns get back on track, but Su Feng also felt much less pressure on the court.

after all......

No matter if the Raptors don't pursue record in the regular season, the players of this Raptors are also extremely ruthless.

Therefore, do you know how difficult it is for Su Feng to score points on the court?

In addition to studying his opponents, he also had to guard against his teammates suddenly killing the game!

Well, this is not...

On the 2nd, in the game against the Nets, Marshall, a new player recruited by the Raptors in the summer, successfully tied Su Feng's record of 12 three-pointers in a single game set by Su Feng in the game against the Suns.

In this game, Marshall, who was feeling hot, scored all his points from three-pointers.

Su Feng, who was still on the court to train Pierce, was sent to the bench by Marshall with a depressed look on his face.

And coincidentally...

On the 4th, during the game between the Lakers and the SuperSonics, I don’t know how Payton stimulated Kobe...

In the summer, Kobe further improved his shooting posture and mixed single-action shooting into double-action shooting. On this night, he tied the NBA record of 12 three-pointers in a single game jointly held by Su Feng and Marshall.

This season, the conflict between Kobe and O'Neal, on and off the court, has deepened due to the instigation of the Los Angeles media.

However, Kobe and O'Neal did not fail to make changes for each other.

In fact, in Su Feng's previous life, in the 2002/03 season, in order to reduce the number of times he occupied O'Neal's low position on the court, Kobe compromised O'Neal by increasing his shots from the outside.

And when Kobe was feeling good, O'Neal was not unwilling to watch Kobe score points on the court as the O'Hare people said later.

However, when Kidd knew that he would definitely become the abandoned halberd, the conflict between OK...

Kidd was no longer interested.

Anyway, let’s make a fuss.

As long as it doesn't affect the team's performance, why does Kidd care whether the Lakers will be flooded after he leaves?

As a result, after losing Kidd's check and balance, Jackson also contributed to the conflicts between OK in order to control the team, and Fisher took the words out of context when delivering OK...

On the contrary, O'Neal and Kobe disliked each other even more.

To put it simply...

From the perspective of Kobe, a stupid young man, he has made so many changes for the team, but that damn fat guy is still lazy every day. Do you think this can be tolerated?

From the perspective of O'Neal, who is obsessed with saving face, if he had not chosen to carry the urinal, which championship could the Lakers have snatched from Su Feng and Duncan?

But he is still at his peak, and this Kobe wants to steal the fish head stick from him?

And for the big melon between OK...

After becoming a player in this life, Su Feng discovered that this melon was even worse than Qiong Yao.

That’s all.

Better take care of yourself first.

Su Feng knew that despite OK's current turmoil, it was still very early for the two of them to break up in the short term.

…

In January, the Raptors' return journey continues.

Su Feng, on the other hand, has to say goodbye to the competition for a while.

Because just a week after Kobe's eldest daughter Natalia was born, Britney also gave birth to a son and a daughter to Su Feng in Toronto.

And when Su Weiguo and Wang Yuanyuan, who went to the United States in advance to help Su Feng raise the baby, learned that Su Feng had arbitrarily named the two children Su Hao and Su Baobao...

You may not believe it.

The dignified number one player in the NBA has become the ping pong ball played by his parents in mixed doubles.

And Luocun...

After learning that Britney had given birth to twins for Su Feng, no one knew how many cell phones Kobe had broken that night.

Liar!

He must have known for a long time that his girlfriend was pregnant with twins!

That must be the case!

That must be the case!

cough......

Kobe's depression can't be expressed for now.

For Su Feng, who suddenly became a father...

When seeing those two cute little lives, the joy of becoming a father was a very special joy in Su Feng's eyes.

It cannot be described in words.

But it is real.

In order to allow Su Feng to spend more time with Britney and her two children, the Raptors also granted Su Feng a full month's leave.

result......

This time Stern quit.

Because the All-Star Game is about to start...

But as the top player in the NBA, you want to go on strike?

However......

Even if Stern really wanted to use thirteen gold medals to call Su Feng back...

He could only tell the media in an interview: "This is a very special moment. I think we should understand the choice Su made."

As the NBA's most legitimate excuse for a truce, Stern knew that at this time, the league could only turn a blind eye to Su Feng.

only......

The Raptors' previous "second-in-command rotation policy"...

In Stern's view, it is necessary to settle the account carefully.

Because Su Feng doesn't fight, if you Carter, O'Neal and others don't fight...

Then for the next Raptors game that will be broadcast nationwide, you can't let Stern wear a cheerleader's uniform to attract ratings, right?

It is worth mentioning that since Su Feng withdrew from this year's Atlanta All-Star Game, Boss Qiao, who has announced that he will retire after this season, no longer has to ask Carter to give him a place.

As for the impact of the drop in ratings caused by Su Feng's absence?

Stern might not believe it.

Because Su Feng chose to take a one-month truce to accompany Britney, Su Feng became a friend of women in the United States almost overnight.

Therefore, during Su Feng's truce, the NBA received even more attention.

In addition, at the Raptors' home court, Raptors fans also held slogans "Let him rest, let him rest" to support Su Feng.

Before the start of the All-Star Game in Atlanta, ESPN also popularized a piece of hot knowledge to people.

That is, Su Feng, who received a total of 5.07 million votes this year, not only broke the NBA All-Star vote record, but also became the first player in NBA history to receive the most votes but miss the All-Star Game due to non-injury reasons.

And Luocun...

Kobe was in trouble because Su Feng had lied to him.

Because when Vanessa was giving birth, Kobe, a straight man, still chose to fight for the throne of the Lakers...

Therefore, every time Kobe goes home recently, he has to hold his dog and cry for a long time before he can get the right to enter.

no!

Wife, listen to my explanation!

It’s not that I don’t want to accompany you!

I just......

Ahhhh!

Damn Su thief!

Wait, if I don't twist your head off the next time we meet, then my name won't be Kobe Bryant!

…

By the way, during the time Su Feng spent with his family, several major events happened in the NBA.

First, after the All-Star Game in Atlanta, the Celtics were also affected by the "championship virus."

Tim Duncan will miss the rest of the Celtics' season because he injured his knee in the Game of the Century with the Lakers.

As for New York, in order to gain space to recruit Su Feng in the summer of 2003, after sending Sprewell to the Timberwolves for nothing, the Timberwolves, which had been lingering on the edge of the playoffs before, suddenly became the top player in the West. force.

At this point in the 2002/03 season, "Madman" is still a T1-level shooting guard in this league.

Coupled with the strong players such as Richardson and Szczerbiak selected by the Timberwolves before, this Timberwolves can also be said to be star-studded from the perspective of the lineup.

Moreover, since the Timberwolves have to wait two more years before triggering the "super luxury tax", not to mention how comfortable Garnett's life has been recently.

Even because the Timberwolves' performance is getting better and better, the Minnesota media also believe that the judges should add Garnett to this year's regular season MVP candidates.

However, at the end of February, with Su Feng's official return...

People who were still discussing who would become the 2002/03 regular season MVP suddenly discovered...

The direction of the wind suddenly changed.

Because of various reputation bonuses...

This season, in the eyes of the fans, if the NBA does not award Su Feng the MVP, then they will really have to blow up the NBA headquarters building.

In March, Su Feng, who was completely immersed in the joy of having a son and a daughter, regained the scoring title that had been previously occupied by McGrady.

In April, during the break between away games, Su Feng took the time to watch this year's NCAA Finals.

The result was the same as in his memory. Syracuse University led by Anthony won the 2003 NCAA championship in one go.

And Anthony also became the first freshman player in the NCAA to win the Most Outstanding Athlete Award in the Final Four since 1986.

I have to say that Anthony was really scary when he was in college.

At the NCAA finals, Su Feng also used the foreshadowing he had laid when he gave Anthony shoes before to officially return the nickname "Melon" to Anthony in front of fans across the United States.

“Don’t call me ‘melon’ anymore.

Because compared to this child, my smile is nothing. "

Patting Anthony on the shoulder and looking at Anthony who had already gone to tattoo the word "King Wu" on his arm, Su Feng smiled during the interview.

And New York...

Although Stern had always heard about Anthony's gang background, when he noticed that Su Feng had been constantly supporting newcomers outside the court...

For a moment...

He really wanted to rush to Washington and kill Jordan, who had recently been in trouble with Stackhouse.

Because Boss Joe during the Wizard Joe era, how can he still look like the great senior he used to be?

The whole thing is a human-shaped watering can.

Today he will criticize the newcomers, and tomorrow he will criticize the opponents he has fought before.

Anyway, you can spray while standing, spraying while sitting, or spraying while lying down. Wherever you go, you can see news about Jordan spraying people.

Therefore, before the newcomers from the 2003 class enter the league, Stern feels that he should really elevate the status of Su Feng, the idol of James, Anthony and others.

After all, as a key node for the golden generation to enter the alliance...

Stern can't let these cute rookies turn into people like Jordan.

…

And just when the news about who Anthony or James would be the No. 1 pick in 2003 continued to flood the screen, in April, during the Raptors' last two games, Su Feng stole the headlines again.

On the 15th, the Raptors faced the Celtics at home.

After Duncan's season injury, Auerbach has been too lazy to watch games recently.

Because they have lost Duncan as their backbone, it will be difficult for the Celtics to go further in the playoffs no matter how good their remaining four stars are.

after all......

Before everyone fell apart due to the "super luxury tax", who do you think was not a Team Universe?

As a result, in this game, Su Feng, who felt that the basket was as wide as the ocean, shot down his highest single-game score of 53 points this season.

On the 16th, in the final game of the regular season against the Lakers, Su Feng and Kobe had a fierce battle.

After adjusting his shooting style, Kobe's threat from beyond the three-point line this season is completely different from the past.

So now comes the problem.

Why does Su Feng practice double-action shooting instead of mixing single-action into double-action like Kobe did?

The answer is simple.

That is, you can find out if you carefully compare the games of Kobe and Jordan.

Because Kobe doesn't have Su Feng's [A Hundred Steps to Piercing Yang] badge, so as the league changes, in order to update his skills and increase his threat on the court, this is a step Kobe has to take.

However, in this way, Kobe will also fall into another strange circle on the court.

That's once he loses his shooting rhythm...

Then it would be easy for him to continue to strike.

But Su Feng is different.

Even though his three-point shooting percentage has reached a career low of 34.6% due to his shot selection this year, Su Feng's mid-range shooting percentage is still as high as 49.5% this season.

However, in the game on the 16th, both Su Shaoxia and Ke Shaoxia's touch on the court can only be described as "sunday".

As a result, these two people also proved with practical actions...

When they both feel good, neither of them can guard the other.

However, on this night, it was Su Feng who had the last laugh.

Because at the decisive moment, Su Feng first took advantage of his big hands to block Kobe's key shot on the court.

Then, on the next defense, under Kobe's astonished gaze, Su Feng forcefully snatched the damn basketball away from him.

At that time, on the court, Kobe was aggrieved and desperately trying to get the ball back with his little hands...

It also became the headline picture used by the New York media to harass Los Angeles fans after the game. UU Reading ｗww.uukａnshu.net

In the end, the Raptors won the game 107-101.

Su Feng scored a game-high 51 points, while Kobe scored 47 points.

After all the games of the 2002/03 regular season, the Raptors also regained the league's first place two years later with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses.

"I think no team can stop the Raptors now!

They are the number one favorites in my opinion! "

TNT TV station, when reviewing and summarizing the 2002/03 regular season, Kenny Smith said with certainty.

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PS: Due to plot requirements this season, the regular season will go by very quickly. We will leave some of the stories that happened in the regular season until the playoffs.

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