The rest is just noise

Good Dad and Bad Dad

The Heat, who are also in the Eastern Conference, are dealing with the aftermath of Arenas' shooting, while the Celtics ushered in a regular season in peace.

Tonight, the Celtics' opponent is the confused Philadelphia 76ers.

Philadelphia's confusion stems from a lack of competitiveness.

Although they have the first player without a championship at the beginning of the new century - Shaquille O'Neal, who has also been the league's No. 1 center for the past few years - they no longer have anyone since Benjamin Wilson left the team a few years ago.

Consider Philadelphia a championship-caliber team.

The reason is simple. It is uncompetitive to build a championship team around O'Neal as a single core.

Looking at the league, who wants to compete for the championship without a few brothers around him? Although O'Neal has awesome power and destructive power as an individual on the court, he is easily targeted at critical moments because of his inaccurate free throws, plus the mobility problems caused by his weight.

As well as the defensive habit he has developed over the years, he has easily become a vulnerability on the defensive end in an era where all strong teams have mature pick-and-roll offenses and the ball-handler calls the inside.

Although O'Neal has a tough mouth and likes to complain about his bad luck, Charles Barkley has his own way of educating him.

"Some people always complain that they don't have good teammates, but they don't know that he is the only player who has been teammates with Benj for three years but never won a championship."

Buckley's words are not heartbreaking.

The three years of cooperation with O'Neal without a harvest was a big black point for Wilson, but it was also a black point for O'Neal. Especially when Wilson won the championship directly after leaving O'Neal, O'Neal's problems were magnified.

In the game against the Celtics, O'Neal showed his age in front of Yao Yueban.

At the same time, Lu Wuxia, as the core of the team, perfectly led the team to unleash the power of the S.S.O.L.T.S.O.M system.

Whether playing fast or slow, the 76ers have no solution.

What really made people feel that O'Neal's era was over were his several head-to-head conversations with Yao Yueban.

Today, O'Neal has lost the athletic ability that he used to have when he was young to push to the basket and finish violently.

He needs to rely more on his weight and sexy little hook near the basket to score, and the abuse of the basket has become an auxiliary means to prove "I am not old yet".

Yao Yueban demonstrated a kaleidoscope of offensive skills.

A three-pointer from the pick-and-roll;

The pick-and-roll ends;

High-positioned catch-and-shoot;

Turn-over jump shot in the low post with O'Neal's left/right waist behind him;

A small hook near the basket, a big hook outside the three-second zone, and even turning his back to face the basket and attacking the basket, like O'Neal for a slam dunk.

In this battle, Yao Yueban wreaked havoc on the court, scoring 39 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks, leading his team to a victory over the 76ers.

After the game, China's "Sports Weekly" ran an eye-catching headline - "Yao Shark Showdown? Don't mention that word again, this era is over!"

Lu Wuxia has long been called the league's number one point guard by the domestic media. Now, they hope that Yao Yueban will take the throne as the number one center.

In this era of declining centers, beating O'Neal in a single game is indeed symbolic for Yao Yueban. Perhaps this was the key to him taking that step.

However, countless historical lessons prove that to become number one, you not only need to pass the test with hard power, but you also need to stay healthy.

In the Bird era, Yao Yueban took at least 12 games off each season. Entering the Louis era, protection has been strengthened.

On the basis of resting at least 12 games each season, Louis also added a rule that Yao Yue will not be allowed to play back-to-back games.

However, even with such protection, Yao Yueban still cannot guarantee complete health.

Two days later, the Celtics played the Milwaukee Bucks again.

Yao Yueban maintained his hot state and scored 27 points in the first half. However, the momentum came to an abrupt end at the beginning of the second half.

It was just an ordinary rebound fight, but an accident happened the moment the player landed.

Yao Yue stepped on his teammate's foot and fell down on the spot.

Tom Heinsohn said: "Where did our luck go?!

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Fortunately, Yao Yueban did not suffer a season-ending major injury, but a grade-two ankle sprain will keep him out for 4-6 weeks.

Louis said externally: "We must continue to fight with the faith of the injured players."

"Wish needs to bear more."

With only 25 games left in the regular season, the Celtics' goal is to enter the playoffs with the league's best record.

With Yao Yueban most likely to be reimbursed for the regular season, the Celtics need someone to take the lead in boosting morale.

The next day, the Celtics are about to embark on a difficult road trip.

During this journey, they will go to New York, Indiana and Phoenix respectively.

If you don't do it right, you may suffer three consecutive defeats.

The first away game was New York. Before boarding the plane, Louis announced the starter for the night.

Mike Dunleavy didn't expect to be in the starting lineup.

So does David Lee.

What surprised them even more was that the starting height was so short.

Although the average height is high, the absolute height is not high enough.

Although the Knicks no longer have a dominant inside man, in front of Zach Randolph and Samuel Dalembert, is it really a good idea not to have a high-level inside man?

"Coach, I think Paul is more suitable to start than me." Xiao Li said soberly.

Louis smiled jokingly: "David, you are the first player I have seen who actively pushed his starting position to the outside."

Mike Dunleavy joked: "Coach, if I had a rich dad like David, I wouldn't care if I started or came off the bench."

As soon as Dunleavy finished speaking, his teammates felt something was wrong.

"Mike, your father is also rich, right?"

Dunleavy's father, Dunleavy Sr., is also a famous player in professional basketball. He has made a lot of money whether he is playing basketball or coaching. He may not be able to compare with Xiao Li's father, but he is definitely not short of money.

As a result, Dunleavy smiled contemptuously: "Aren't there any of you who are obviously very rich but are stingy to your family? If not, don't you have such friends? Yes, my father is such a person."

After saying that, the second-generation player had a frustrated expression on his face: "I can't get enough of him."

At this time, Louis said: "Have I told you the behind-the-scenes story of Larry signing with the Celtics?"

When Louis said this, he was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, he felt like Auerbach at the luncheon.

The atmosphere at the scene became lively, and everyone asked questions one after another.

So, Louis told these players the story of how, after a few months of arguing with the Celtics, Bird gave Auerbach an old-fashioned little list before the rookie contract was about to be negotiated.

Everyone was surprised. They didn't expect Bird to have such a dark history.

After Louis finished telling the story, Laimbeer said helplessly: "When it comes to playing basketball to make a living even though my father is very rich, I am the most experienced. Mike, I can guarantee that my father is far better than your father."

asshole."

After Laimbeer finished speaking, Dunleavy expressed dissatisfaction.

"I don't believe it, Bill, really, I don't believe it."

"You don't believe it?" Laimbeer made an expression like he wanted to vomit. "Although I am very respected in the professional basketball world, my father has never looked down on me. His attitude towards basketball makes me think it is a very bad profession.

At work, do you dare to say that your father is a bastard than my father?"

Lu Wuxia looked psychedelic.

He doesn't know why he lives in a world where his dad is more of a jerk.

However, Dunleavy firmly believes that his dad is the bigger jerk because - "When I was in high school, I had a basketball game with my dad, and the bet was $500, and I won, and guess what? Not only did he not give me $500,

He even beat me with a belt!"

Ranbir couldn't help but take a breath, he didn't expect there to be such a bastard father in the world.

"I lost. My father wouldn't cheat for this little money..."

"Okay, the discussion about bad dads is over!" Louis stopped this negative energy topic, "Let's discuss the topic about good dads, Wu Xia, you come first."

Lu Wuxia said expressionlessly: "Coach, there is no father and son when working."

"Just say it!"

So Wu Xia told the story of his father giving him a luxury car when he graduated from high school. As expected, many of his teammates were envious. However, some people also shared stories about a good father who was not materialistic but equally touching.

Louis was very satisfied with this. As a father, he loved hearing this kind of story.

If you think about it carefully, isn't this the characteristic of this temporary black-free team?

If it were a normal NBA team with a majority of black players, it would be impossible to have any conversation about dads.

Because the prerequisite for talking about dad is that you must have a dad.