I am the Warden Chapter 21: Pursuing Dreams, as a Matter of Course
Liu Xiu was very surprised. He had joined the Trail Blazers for several months and had spent a lot of time with the coaching staff.
He knew that Maurice Cheeks, the unconventional coach, admired him very much, but this time he discovered that Kevin Prittach, the old-fashioned coach, seemed to admire him as much as Maurice Cheeks!
unexpected.
But, if you appreciate it, why give it away? It's an antique car.
Liu Xiu brainstormed for a while, but had no idea why.
Just as he was about to leave, a celestial being appeared beside him: "Jace, Kevin actually gave you this car? God, this is his second wife!"
"Uh... I'm not interested in other people's wives. I'll go give it back to him."
Liu Xiu felt that this should be done when he was brainstorming just now, and now he is even more determined.
Rasheed Wallace shook his head: "That might be difficult. If you don't accept it, it's fine. But if you accept it, he won't want it anymore. He is a very rigid and rule-abiding person."
Liu Xiu thought about it and realized it was true!
Maurice Cheeks, a very special person, has nothing to do with following the rules anyway.
Kevin Pritchard is very rule-abiding, methodical, honest and dull.
I have a bit of a headache.
"Jace, keep it! It's so impressive to drive this car around!"
"Face?" Liu Xiu looked at the car and thought that if he drove it out, the word "pretentious" would basically be written on his face.
"Even if you don't drive it, you can put it in the garage and look very impressive. In fact, no serious person would drive a car like this. Kevin usually doesn't want to drive it out."
"That makes sense... Hey, Rashid, you seem to know a lot about this? Do you like this car?"
"I like these old things... Hey, Jace, are you going to give me this car?"
"How is that possible?" Liu Xiu refused decisively: "How can I give a gift given to me by someone else to someone else?"
“…”
Rasheed Wallace was speechless. Is it necessary to reject it so decisively? It's very hurtful!
Liu Xiu squinted his eyes and glanced up at the angry Rasheed Wallace... and asked, "Rashid, are you free tonight?"
Rasheed Wallace recovered from his anger and responded, "I was going to go to the opera with Farmati, but she has to work overtime tonight. What's the matter?"
Famati Wallace, a female doctor and wife of Rasheed Wallace, is quite famous in the team. Both of them got married with their children from their ex-partners, which is very rare in the NBA. A top player like Rasheed Wallace, who is destined to earn over $100 million in his career, actually married an unmarried single mother who is two years older than him. The two also gave birth to a child together, and now they are raising three children.
Liu Xiu was surprised when he heard this and asked, "You actually know how to watch opera?"
"Why can't I watch the opera? Is this what you care about?" Rasheed Wallace was so angry that his eyes widened and his nostrils bulged...
Liu Xiu coughed dryly and changed the subject: "I have a dinner date with a friend tonight. I want to invite the top players on our team to meet him and help me save face. Rashid, would you be willing to do me the honor?"
Rasheed Wallace was surprised for a moment, and then a hint of pride emerged.
Finally, he happily accepted it: "Of course, we are teammates, I have to help you save face."
…
"Jace, you're awesome!"
Anthony watched the news on TV and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
He sent someone to the Denver Nuggets and quickly became the boss there. There were some players there who were either strong or unruly, but what they lacked was a team leader, a boss, someone to lead them forward.
When he was selected, everyone had such expectations for him. He went there and became the boss in a short time. It was very simple.
As for Liu Xiu, even if Anthony thinks Liu Xiu will not suffer any loss here, it is undoubtedly hell for a rookie to start his career with the Trail Blazers.
There are a lot of real villains here!
But! Anthony didn't expect that Liu Xiu would become so successful here in just a few steps!
Moreover, when making a dinner appointment, Liu Xiu also brought along the king of technical fouls, Rasheed Wallace, to save face, proving that he has firmly established a foothold in the Trail Blazers!
In the living room of Liu Xiu
On the TV screen, the host of TNT Sports was using all his linguistic talent to promote Liu Xiu as the new number one criminal of the Trail Blazers.
He hugged and threw O'Neal, and the ball hit the team's veteran star Damon Stoudemire.
Most of what the host says is speculation, and he talks about whatever topics are relevant.
This is not an isolated case. Almost every media outlet comes up with a spin when reporting on this matter.
The Trail Blazers did not take the initiative to disclose the reason. Even if they did, it would be useless and would cause more trouble. They already have experience, so they should just shut up about this kind of thing and let them speculate. The heat is only temporary anyway.
But it was inevitable that Liu Xiu's image as a "newcomer in prison" had been created.
Liu Xiu responded speechlessly: "I didn't expect that I would be a new generation of big criminal. Excuse me."
Anthony certainly knew what kind of personality Liu Xiu had, and was certain that this situation was caused by an accident, but he understood these things very well and knew that this would allow Liu Xiu to do better in a team like the Trail Blazers.
Looking at Rasheed Wallace brought by Liu Xiu, Anthony was glad that he brought Marcus Camby. If he had brought Nene, the level would have been much lower.
That's why Liu Xiu and Anthony can get together. Liu Xiu is thinking the same thing now - fortunately it was Tianzun who was called. If it was Randolph who was called, with Randolph's current status in the alliance, he would not be able to save face.
Randolph's status in the team has been greatly improved compared to last season, but in the league, he is just a new generation player waiting to rise. He averaged 8+4 per game last season.
Rasheed Wallace and Camby entered the NBA at the same time. The former is definitely better than the latter, and their salaries are not at the same level, but the latter, as a well-known defensive center in the league and a former block leader, can be considered a star with top-notch abilities.
The main reason is that the two of them have something to talk about. They have played bowling together and participated in auctions for children's charity funds together.
…
After dinner, Rasheed Wallace and Camby returned to their homes and hotels respectively, while Anthony stayed at Liu Xiu's home.
They didn't drink during the meal. After their teammates had left, they opened a bottle of wine in the yard and took a few sips while talking. After drinking for a while, half the bottle was down, so they didn't care anymore and continued drinking.
Both of them talked about what happened after they joined the new team. They talked about the happy things and skipped over the unpleasant things they encountered.
Anthony asked, "Jayce, you should have established yourself in the Trail Blazers, right?"
Liu Xiu replied: "You can say that."
Anthony felt relieved after hearing this answer from Liu Xiu, and asked, "What are you going to do next?"
"Take your time, don't rush, become a main substitute first, and move forward step by step."
Last year, around this time, Liu Xiu had just become a substitute player for the Orange Team. After secretly drinking, Anthony asked Liu Xiu what he wanted to do next, and Liu Xiu's answer was similar... Anthony was speechless when he thought of this.
At that time, he thought that Liu Xiu would eventually become a substitute for the team and would be lucky enough to play occasionally. As a result, this guy played for a year and entered the NBA with the 13th pick in the first round.
However, Liu Xiu remained calm in this regard and continued to make the most stable basketball career plan, which impressed Anthony.
Moreover, Anthony envied Liu Xiu for always having clear goals, unlike him, who always took one step at a time.
Anthony asked, "Jace, what is your goal? The ultimate goal of your basketball career!"
"Ultimate goal? You mean the dream of basketball? Of course I do!"
"What is it?"
"I want to be the best point guard in the world, the greatest offensive organizer in the basketball world. I want to win the championship and taste the most wonderful honor in the basketball world! Become a big star in the sports world!"
Liu Xiu didn't mind speaking out his dreams at all.
The goal is quite clear.
This made Anthony feel envious again.
Moreover, Liu Xiu's tone of mind, which spoke of the naturalness of pursuing his dreams, made his heart surge with excitement!
Anthony couldn't help but say, "Me too!"
"You can't be like me. You're not a point guard, and you're not good at running the offense. You can't do it."
“…”
Here it comes, this familiar feeling of wanting to hit someone is here again, although it’s late!
Anthony roared, "Is that the point I'm making? Come out, let's fight!"
"Uh...are you sure?"
"Why ? Don't you dare?"
“…”
…
Ten minutes later, Anthony was taking a shower in the guest bedroom bathroom, rubbing his butt.
He wasn't beaten much, but after the other party knocked him down, he kicked his muscular butt a few times...
Anthony really regretted it! Originally, the difference in fighting ability was not that big, but that guy seemed to have practiced fighting instead of basketball this summer.
And An drank a little too much tonight and it affected his fighting ability. It was normal that he couldn't win as one was gaining strength while the other was losing.
Lying on the bed after taking a shower, Anthony kept recalling the scene in which Liu Xiu's eyes seemed to be shining when he talked about his dream.
Although he was beaten, Anthony couldn't help but feel admiration for the scene.
"Be the best? I want to be the best too!"
