I am the Warden Chapter 25: We can wait until they get old!
"Oh my God, he asked me out for dinner last night and got me drunk, so I'm hungover today, otherwise they wouldn't have won..."
At noon on October 27, 2003, at Liu Xiu’s home.
Anthony remembered that when he came the day before yesterday, there was no TV in Liu Xiu's dining room, but now there is one.
The news being broadcast was a locker room interview after last night's game between the Trail Blazers and the Nuggets, and the person being interviewed was none other than Anthony.
This was considered talking bad about someone behind their back. Anthony wanted to escape, but at the entrance of the dining room, there was a 13th overall pick who did not want to reveal his name leaning against the door frame.
"Mello."
Liu Xiu's tone was cold.
The last time Anthony saw Liu Xiu had such a cold expression without a smile on his face was... the last time.
He swallowed and asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Xiu said in an extremely unhappy tone: "You said that I got you drunk the night before yesterday and that caused you to lose yesterday..."
"I'm telling the truth, right? If I hadn't drunk the night before last..."
"Yes! I did drink, but I drank more than you, and it was me who wanted to drink !"
Anthony immediately tried to argue and try to gain the upper hand, but was interrupted by Liu Xiu.
What Liu Xiu said left Anthony stunned.
"Uh…Jace, is that the point?"
"Of course not! I was called to the police station again this morning and was fined another 2,000 yuan!"
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Looking at Liu Xiu's sad and angry expression, Anthony was speechless.
He thought that what he said last night had upset Liu Xiu. Of course, it didn't matter. It was just a small matter and would be forgotten in the future, but he still felt guilty.
I didn’t expect that Liu Xiu was fined 2,000 US dollars!
Anthony was also summoned by the police this morning and was fined $500, plus 72 hours of community service. Because he is the most valued rookie of the Nuggets, he obtained bail and was allowed to return to Denver to perform community service.
This one is over.
The lunch was very pleasant. It is not easy to see each other once you enter society and start working. When we say goodbye, we are always particularly pretentious.
Anthony drank a little more and spoke louder: "Jess, do you think we can succeed?"
Liu Xiu did not answer, but jokingly said: "So uncertain? This is not like you."
"In the summer I thought it would be great if I could enter the NBA like Larry Bird, but when I played against the Lakers, Kobe stole the ball from me four times in just half the game. In the second half, when I wanted to get back at him, he had already stopped playing. We took the preseason very seriously, but they didn't care at all." Anthony's tone was filled with strong reluctance.
Liu Xiu fell into a brief recollection after hearing this, then shook his head and smiled: "We were the first team to play against the Big Four Lakers. That was their debut, and they played hard. We also worked hard and won. Our whole team gained a lot of confidence by defeating the Lakers. We thought we would leave a deep impression on the Lakers and let the media and fans see us. However, the actual situation was completely different. After the game, our victory over the Lakers was not as well known as my throwing O'Neal to the ground. No one took our victory over the Lakers in the preseason as a big deal. Maybe the Lakers cared about the win or loss of their debut, but in fact no one cared..."
Anthony felt a lot of reluctance and strong self-mockery when he listened to Liu Xiu's words.
Anthony wanted to encourage each other, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Xiu paused and continued:
"But what does it matter? We are so young, we have dreams, and the future is waiting for us. Those veteran superstars dominate the league, but we will eventually surpass them..."
Anthony looked at Liu Xiu, and at this moment, this good friend seemed to be glowing!
The next second, the light went out.
"…Even if we can't beat them now, we can still outlast them!"
"I believed your lies!"
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In the afternoon, Liu Xiu asked the nanny to drive Anthony to the airport. Don’t drive after drinking... It is important to obey traffic rules!
On the 27th, the Trail Blazers had a day off, so Liu Xiuzhen stayed at home that day.
Before Anthony came in the morning, he reviewed every preseason game, his own performance, the situation of his teammates, the situation of the team...
After seeing Anthony off, Liu Xiu began to read the sports newspapers and magazines that Qing'er had helped him compile these days.
The latest news is that among the Big Four of the Lakers, the first to be injured was Kobe!
Just yesterday, in the last preseason game, Kobe sprained his foot and will have to rest for two weeks, so he will not be able to play in the opening game.
This opening match arranged by the league attracted much attention.
The Lakers brought in Malone and Payton in the summer, and together with the OK combination, they formed a super giant combination of four players who averaged 20+ points per game last season.
The Mavericks are also very strong. If the Lakers weren't so dazzling, the Mavericks' operations in the summer would definitely amaze the world!
To put it simply, the Mavericks used a group of players who were not important to them in exchange for Anthony Walker from the Celtics and Antawn Jamison from the Warriors!
It is expected that the Mavericks' starting five in the new season will be Nash, Finley, Anthony Walker, Antawn Jamison, Nowitzki, and Sean Bradley...it seems that there will be more than five starters.
Hot news from a little further away comes from the Lakers.
The hot news a little further away still comes from the Lakers...
"Shit!"
Liu Xiu watched the news for a while and chose not to watch it.
If there is one hot topic that has nothing to do with the Lakers, it’s the topic about rookies.
《The Shining New Power of the Alliance》
Liu Xiu doesn't know why the American media always uses "power" and "strong"...
Unfortunately, this topic has nothing to do with him.
The ones being discussed were James, Anthony , Bosh, Kaman... Oh, and the picture of Darko Milicic of the Pistons crying in the port, who was said to have been scolded during an internal team training game.
Liu Xiu spent the entire afternoon searching for topics that interested him. He didn't know why, but he felt inexplicably restless...
In the evening, Randolph brought his three-year-old son to Liu Xiu to play games. His son asked Qing'er to take care of him. There is nothing that the limited edition excavator figure can't do. If one is not enough, then two!
During the game, Randolph found that Liu Xiu was particularly aggressive. He played a red alert, built three dogs and went straight to bomb the opponent's home...
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On the 28th, the Trail Blazers' final pre-season training began, and there was no change.
The Trail Blazers will host the Detroit Pistons on October 31.
Both teams were not favored by the league last season. When they face each other in the first game of the new season, they can be said to be... a good match?
The preseason ends on the 26th, and the Trail Blazers have four days to prepare from the 27th to the 30th.
Their preseason performance was ignored after the end of the preseason.
Yesterday, the coaching staff adjusted the tactical arrangements for the regular season opener based on the last test game.
There will definitely be adjustments in the future. The playing style of the new season cannot be completely determined through one preseason game.
After a day of training, Liu Xiu was surrounded by... a root? A strip? A head? Liu Xiu looked at Travis Outlaw who kept nagging and felt like a group of them!
"Jace, I'm panicking!"
"I feel like I'm going to the battlefield without knowing anything."
"God, I had a lot of plans and needed to learn a lot after being chosen, but now it seems like I haven't learned anything..."
"Will I end up like Woods?"
"I'm dying, I'm dying..."
Only then did Liu Xiu realize that not only was his mood different from usual in the past two days, but it was also an emotion that he could not control.
Matt Carroll's situation is similar. Like Liu Xiu, he is older and has experienced more, unlike Travis Outlaw who just graduated from high school.
If this rookie with only a high school education continues like this, Liu Xiu estimates that he will have a mental breakdown.
And the Trail Blazers have such a bad team environment, who would care about the mood of a rookie?
Only Liu Xiu was a tough guy, and ordinary people didn't dare to mess with him.
When you are strong enough, all you hear in prison are pleasant sounds.
As for other rookies, their teammates can’t even think of comforting them. When they encounter a few teammates with dark minds, the extremely nervous rookies will definitely lose their minds.
Liu Xiu suddenly understood why Kwame Brown and Milicic were so weak.
There is no need to worry about Matt Carroll. Liu Xiu feels that he is similar to him, just that he is a little restless.
Travis Outlaw is really going to collapse... No!
I have to comfort my little high school student brother!
After finishing physical therapy and taking a shower, when Liu Xiu returned to the locker room, only Travis Outlaw was still there.
After Sabonis retired, no one else on the Trail Blazers would do such a complete physical therapy after training like Liu Xiu, like an old man.
Travis Outlaw began his mumbling again.
Although he is simple and honest, he is not stupid. His agent is experienced and told him after the preseason that he should not reveal his worries and anxieties about his rookie season to his teammates, and he listened to him.
In fact, Bill Duffy also said something similar to Liu Xiu, but Liu Xiu didn't listen, and Bill Duffy didn't say much. This is Liu Xiu...
However, Travis Outlaw really needed someone to talk to, so he found Liu Xiu.
In Travis Outlaw's heart, the person who gives him the most sense of security in the team is Liu Xiu!
Once upon a time, Liu Xiu said: "Don't be afraid! No matter how many times he hits you, I will hit you back twice as much!"
Young and ignorant Travis Outlaw didn't know that what he was doing was called - dumping emotional garbage.
"Stop!" After Liu Xiu put on his clothes and packed his things, he interrupted Travis Outlaw's mumbling and said, "Travis, do you feel helpless now?"
"Yeah!"
“Are you confused now and don’t know where your future lies?”
“That’s right!”
“Are you worried about not playing well in your rookie season and upsetting your mother in the countryside?”
“Hmmmm!”
"You just graduated from high school and came to a foreign country alone. Do you often miss your family and hope for a warm embrace when you are depressed and disappointed?"
"right!"
Travis Outlaw couldn't help but open his arms.
Looking at Liu Xiu's handsome face, his kind smile, and listening to his gentle voice, Travis Outlaw seemed to see an angel descending to earth...
"But... what does this have to do with me? You don't prepare well for the game, and you complain about this and that. How can you play well in your rookie season? In two days, we will play the opening game against the Pistons. If you don't prepare well and keep nagging... shit!"
Liu Xiu made an international friendly gesture with both hands.
He picked up his bag, turned around and left, leaving Travis Outlaw petrified.
Liu Xiu had already walked to the parking lot when he heard a roar coming from the employee passage behind him: "Jace I fuck you XXXXX..."
This powerful voice, without the negative emotions of the previous complaints and complaints, was loud and high-pitched... Liu Xiu was very satisfied...
The main thing is the system prompt in front of you.
"Healing value +99, from Travis Outlaw."
"Healing value +56, from Travis Outlaw."
"Healing value +91, from Travis Outlaw."
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Tactical adjustments were made on the 28th, and tactical intensified training was conducted on the 29th. On Friday, October 30th, the first game day of the 03-04 regular season arrived.
Today is the Trail Blazers' last day of preparation before the start of the season. Their opening game is not on the first game day of the league, but on the second day.
The time is not bad either, it will start at 6pm on the 31st.
They also have a live broadcast, and the opening game is broadcast live, so the game time is so early.
Yesterday, Liu Xiu was still in that impetuous mood, but today, after morning training, he received the news that the Pistons had arrived in Portland, and his mood suddenly stabilized.
That kind of impetuous mood was composed of many emotions, but now, all of them were transformed into one emotion - the strong anticipation for the opening game!
In the afternoon, Liu Xiu watched the Pistons players coming in from the parking lot in the employee passage.
He wasn't the only one watching...
Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace, Mehmet Okur, Elden Campbell...
Liu Xiu was excited when he saw most of the players from his impression of the Pistons' Big Five coming to his team's gym!
