I am the Warden Chapter 42 The So-called Gambling Dog
A rookie scored 34 points in a single game, breaking the rookie single-game scoring record in his first game after returning, 14 of 19 shots with a hit rate of over 70%, and defeated Peja in a shooting duel... Wouldn't he be popular? Wouldn't he be praised to the sky?
This game did receive a lot of attention after the game.
The match had high ratings and a lot of people watched it.
but!
The reason for the post-match popularity was Liu Xiu’s declaration of “love and peace”.
The Trail Blazers live broadcasts in the past two years have been very touching. The last time a nationwide live broadcast took place, a fight broke out. Now, in the live broadcasts of Trail Blazers games, the number of passers-by who are looking forward to a fight and buying the live broadcast rights may be greater than the Trail Blazers fans who come to watch the game.
In other words, most of the people watching the live broadcast are Kings fans.
The Kings lost, will these people say good things about Liu Xiu?
The morning after the game against the Kings, Liu Xiu got up excitedly and watched the TV news and read the newspaper...Except for their local media in Portland, not many people in the national or even state media reported on his performance.
Either use his post-match interview comments to poke fun at him, or simply don’t report it.
Half an hour later, Liu Xiu came to the yard. From time to time, a few fallen leaves drifted by in the wind, making his back look a little desolate... The dream of becoming famous overnight is so far away...
Holding a bunch of fallen leaves, Qing'er asked, "Brother, are you done with your sorrow? Your breakfast is cold!"
"Oh, here it comes... Qing'er! Don't steal my scallion pancake!"
"I did this. How can you say I stole my brother's things? Brother, are you being reasonable?"
"No!"
Qing'er's eyes widened with anger when she heard this!
But seeing my unreasonable brother eating so happily, as a little cook...ah...this damn job satisfaction...
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After breakfast and sending Qing'er to school, Liu Xiu came to the gym.
Yesterday they defeated the Kings, reducing their record to 5 wins and 1 loss. The Kings dropped to second place in the Western Conference, while the Timberwolves rushed to first place in the Western Conference with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss.
The Trail Blazers currently have 3 wins and 4 losses and have climbed to tenth in the Western Conference.
Tomorrow they will play against the Raptors, who are not a very strong opponent. The team did not have any training scheduled this morning, but Liu Xiu was full of anticipation and came to the gym in the morning... Of course he was not here for training, he came to the head coach's office.
Maurice Cheeks saw Liu Xiu's exaggerated expression and said, "Jace, God, am I still asleep? I saw you in the gym when there was no training scheduled!"
Liu Xiu rolled his eyes: "Coach, you said that the tactics have been modified and asked me to come earlier to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Kevin Pritchard, who was sitting at the desk next to him, took out a new tactical manual and handed it to Liu Xiu: "We will gather at 1:30 pm. As long as you don't arrive at 1:25, you will be considered early."
Liu Xiu has become accustomed to Kevin Pritchard's "targeting", which is the kind of "hateful iron cannot be made into steel" tone.
But Liu Xiu didn't want to be a gangster, so being an old friend was also a good choice.
Liu Xiu flipped through the tactical manual, which mainly contained commonly used tactics, with many modifications, which were basically based on the adjustments made to Tianzun's playing style this season.
This was exactly what Liu Xiu had expected.
Memorize it by rote, do some tactical training, and think about it...you will soon be able to truly learn it.
I casually flipped through the infrequently used tactics, that is, the tactics used at specific moments. Most players don't even need to look at these tactics. Even if they do, they probably won't use them. Those that can be used may not be remembered, and those that can be used may have temporary adjustments... If you really encounter a specific moment, it's better to listen to the coach's arrangements.
However, Liu Xiu still read, thought and analyzed.
Liu Xiu was very good at understanding and learning tactics.
Don’t ask, the answer is talent.
After turning it over, Liu Xiu's eyes widened!
He saw the tactics about him! Upon closer inspection, it was a tactic based on his accurate outside shooting last night!
Both coaches focused their attention on Liu Xiu. When they saw Liu Xiu's expression change, they moved closer to take a look.
"You are looking at this..." Morris Cheeks said in a frivolous tone, ready to tease Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu replied: "This is probably a preparatory tactic. You know, my shooting ability is not very good yet, I am just able to shoot, but I just had a good feel last night and it exploded. You think I may have a good talent for mid-range and long-range shooting, so you kept the useful tactics that we played independently in the game. You may also intend to use the tactics specially created for me to achieve some ulterior conspiracy..."
"Healing value +33, from Morris Cheeks."
"Healing value +99, from Kevin Pritchard."
"Available healing value: 8371."
Almost 9000 healing points! Congratulations!
Liu Xiu was very happy when he saw the system prompt. Maurice Cheeks was fine, but Kevin Prittach was furious!
You've said everything!
That’s fine, but there’s also a hidden conspiracy. Wanting you to train hard becomes a hidden conspiracy?
Seeing his good colleague about to go berserk, Maurice Cheeks quickly changed the subject: "Jace, even if you are looking forward to the tactical changes, you wouldn't come to the gym so early, right?"
"Well... aren't we going to play the Raptors tomorrow? I'm looking forward to playing against Carter."
"Carter? Jace, he is different from Stojakovic..." Kevin Pritchard was thinking about what appropriate words to use to express his thoughts.
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "I know, I just like watching him play basketball...Are you worried that I will go and provoke him for no reason? No, no, who do you think I am?"
It's because I know who you are that I'm worried!
However, Kevin Pritchard had no choice but to let Liu Xiu take over.
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After writing and drawing in the lounge for a whole morning, Liu Xiu used his own way to initially sort out the tactical adjustments and gained a preliminary understanding of what role he could play in the tactics.
The next step is training and actual combat to gain further control. Being very experienced, he decisively stops wasting time on idle thoughts.
Opening the system screen, Liu Xiu looked at the upper right corner - healing value: 8522.
I got nearly 300 healing points from the two coaches and trainers, I’m so happy!
"As expected, the more talented a person is, the more sports dreams a coach or trainer can have..."
After hesitating for a while, Liu Xiu decided to draw a lottery!
After the regular season started, the healing value increased much faster than Liu Xiu expected!
Take the opponents for example. In the professional leagues, their emotional fluctuations are much more violent than in college.
Correspondingly, his own strength was much weaker than he expected...
The improvement of strength, that is, the improvement of basic skills and techniques, cannot be achieved overnight no matter how much healing value one has. It takes time to train and polish slowly...
Unless you go around learning techniques or basic skills training methods, your healing values will have to pile up. However, techniques and basic skills training methods cannot directly improve your strength, and you still have to rely on simulation training... So, after the healing values skyrocketed by thousands yesterday, Liu Xiu turned his attention to the lottery.
The three lucky draws he received left a deep psychological shadow on him...
But you still have to smoke!
That power +1 item card...
Having made up his mind, Liu Xiu entered the lottery page.
1000 healing points means 1 draw, 8 draws, and 1 free draw. It is clearly written.
I “clicked” on the lottery and a window popped up with prompts below.
"Please select the number of draws."
“Is there anything special about smoking together?”
"If we draw together, we don't have to draw separately multiple times."
"I really appreciate your words..."
Draw once first!
With a thought, the first lottery started, and the words "1 free lottery draw" disappeared...
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the rare item: Stamina +1 (Training)."
“Tut tut tut tut!!”
Liu Xiu stood up directly from the sofa!
I looked around, no one was there.
He patted his chest - fortunately, no one saw his silly look, so there was no need to silence him.
"What the hell, if I had known this, I would have drawn it earlier! Props that increase physical strength! Draw! Keep drawing!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the item: 5 all-purpose nutritious lunch boxes."
This time, along with the appearance of 5 lunch boxes, 1,000 healing points were lost.
"Damn! Another box lunch? Let's try again! I'll definitely win next time!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the item: 5 all-purpose nutritious lunch boxes."
Another 1000 healing points...
Seeing that the healing value was only over 6,000, Liu Xiu hesitated. He began to doubt whether his European Emperor attribute existed.
I don’t know whether he has the attributes of a European emperor.
But the gambling dog attribute has now...
"For the last time! If I can't draw anything this time, I won't draw!"
This is a very short dividing line...
"For the last time! If I can't draw anything this time, I won't draw... Damn! It's another box lunch, can you give me something new?"
“There’s something new!”
Liu Xiu opened the system space and in the list, there was 1 attribute training card with physical strength +1, 29 lunch boxes, and 5 strings of candied haws.
"I risked getting beaten to heal others, and you gave me five strings of candied haws!"
The staff passing by the lounge were startled by the roar, but the key point was that they couldn't understand what was said...
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"24.5 points per game, the highest scoring rookie? Man, he's only played two games. He'll show his true colors after a few more games."
"His 34 points were just luck. He was in a wide-open position with no one defending him. He adjusted himself slowly. When I was in elementary school, I could have made the shot if you had given me a chance like this!"
"I should be the fourth pick. I think I should be higher, like the second pick... You ask if he deserves the fourth pick? Are you talking about fighting? He should be the first pick in this regard, but I'm talking about the ranking of basketball players."
After arriving in Portland, Chris Bosh was interviewed by local media.
Every word Bosh answered seemed to be saying - I want to be beaten... (crossed out), saying - I want to be famous! I want to be on the news!
Bosh's expectation was fulfilled. If his answer was the same as the No. 1 draft pick's "Hello, I'm fine, everyone is fine", it would definitely not cause any waves. If a No. 1 draft pick says something like that, it can be reported on national news, but he can't.
But Bosh's words were quickly reprinted by major media.
By the afternoon, when Liu Xiu was interviewed, Bosh's interview had already aroused heated discussion among fans online.
The topic of discussion is - how will Liu Xiu beat Bosh?
This question was put to Liu Xiu by the ESPN reporter.
Liu Xiu asked speechlessly: "Aren't you a sports media?"
The reporter responded: "Yes, boxing and wrestling are also part of sports."
"Oh! Great! I want to use you to show me how to beat him, okay?"
"Hahahaha...Jace you really know how to joke."
"I was serious……"
"Ahem, Jace, let's start the formal interview..."
We smoothly entered the official question-and-answer stage. The following questions and answers were very boring, and definitely would not be edited into a feature film of a news interview.
Unless there is really no news.
Liu Xiu didn't pay much attention to Bosh's words, but he was interested in the second pick mentioned by Bosh.
Milicic is in a very bad situation. Due to a fight, the Pistons had 8 players suspended in one game, leaving only 7 players with contracts to play. They also asked the league for permission to temporarily sign 5 Development League players to make up the 12-man roster.
As a result, Milicic only played for 12 minutes in that game, but he scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks!
Then in the second game, Milicic still had no playing time...it was so miserable!
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On November 13, after a day of rest, the Trail Blazers faced the visiting Toronto Raptors in their eighth game of the season at home.
At 7:40 p.m., players from both teams entered the Rose Garden.
Today, the atmosphere on the scene is quite weird...
When the Raptors came out, the fans were quite enthusiastic and booed, with Carter and Bosh booing the most.
Carter, the visiting team's strongest star, must be booed as a sign of respect.
Bosh... Yesterday Bosh's angry response to Liu Xiu was in the news, which made many Trail Blazers fans hate him.
However, when the Trail Blazers players entered the stadium, there were cheers and boos!
It is said that it is because the fans of the Trail Blazers are in a state of division and have gone to two extremes!
This is related to the guidance of the media.
Just to give you an idea, right now, Trail Blazers fans are roughly divided into two camps.
One is that he hopes the Trail Blazers will be rebuilt and all the "prison elements" will be cleared out. The one he dislikes the most is the warden Liu Xiu, who wants to rebuild a "clean" Trail Blazers team.
The other is that I like the current Trail Blazers team that has truly developed its own style.
Unlike before when they were called the "prison team" because of their bad deeds outside the court, the Trail Blazers' notoriety at that time had little to do with the game, and it was difficult for fans to feel involved.
But now it’s different. This season the Trail Blazers are called the Prison Team, and it has something to do with the game itself!
This has led some fans to start trying to truly understand the team.
The first thing I learned was that Liu Xiu was really handsome...
The second was that I discovered that Liu Xiu was not as bad as described in the news. He was a gentle and polite person. He only fought when his teammates were bullied, and there was no intra-team brawl or anything... The more I learned about him, the more I felt that the media was maliciously slandering Liu Xiu.
The former have more people than the latter, but after the last game, the latter have a lot more people...
When Liu Xiu learned about this, he felt complicated, but also a little happy because he had fans now!
