Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 594: Become famous all over the world!

The day before the finals, Thabeet's 1-0 win over eight opponents at the Bobcats' training ground instantly became the biggest news on the Internet.

Before this major event happened, the one-on-one issue that was most hotly discussed among fans and the media finally had an answer.

The popular candidates you mentioned before, such as Jordan, Kobe, Yao Ming, McGrady, and Beasley, are no longer the Goats in one-on-one competitions.

The Goat of the current one-on-one competition is Thabeet, a 2-meter center who plays from the outside.

The fact that Tabit beat Embiid in a one-on-one match was once again proven not to be an accident but a true reflection of strength.

Tabit is so good in one-on-one fights.

There has never been such a great one-on-one player in the history of the NBA.

The facts have once again proved that in the sport of basketball, height is always the strongest talent.

A player with a height of 2 meters and the athletic ability of a small forward and the technical talent of a shooting guard will be invincible in a one-on-one fight.

Before this major one-on-one event, although Thabeet was indeed recognized as the sixth-best Goat-level player, it was only a tentative designation and had not been confirmed. But now, it has been confirmed.

And in terms of personal ability, he is definitely one of the top three Goats, and he can probably compete with Yao Ming, McGrady and Beasley.

In this way, the strength of the Bobcats and Celtics' Goat is very close.

The four players in the top three Goats are Yao Ming, McGrady and Beasley Thabeet, and each team has two.

So, at the same time, after this major one-on-one event, the odds of winning the finals have also changed significantly.

Since the top three Goats are already balanced in strength.

Then the strength of the players of the two teams will become closer. In this case, it is not just that the strength of the two teams is close, but it also makes people feel that Coach D may have a secret weapon.

Coach D, is Thabeet really your only secret weapon?
This doesn't seem like Coach D's style at all.

The whole world knows that Coach D is definitely a very intelligent and cunning conspirator.

Therefore, who Coach D's secret weapon is became a hot topic of speculation for a while.

China Ding, Tabeet and other NBA players who were originally at the bottom have risen one after another. One has become the strongest 3D candidate in NBA history, and the other has become the strongest one-on-one player in NBA history.

So, Myles Turner, can he really become the second Nowitzki?
And Norman Powell, can he really become the second Kobe?

Although this doesn't seem easy at all, but what if?
After all, for Coach D's team, nothing is impossible.

Therefore, the Bobcats players have once again become the focus of public opinion in the NBA, and even the water dispenser managers have become the focus.

I have to say, Coach D’s team is so magical.

In other teams, star players receive the most attention, but in Coach D's team, even role players can receive great popularity and attention.

Therefore, many NBA players are willing to play for Coach D for free for the same reason. Not only can they achieve a breakthrough in strength and change their fate, but they can also turn role players into superstars.

At the same time, even if you completely forgo your salary, there is no shortage of endorsement opportunities for any player on Coach D’s team.

I heard that the endorsements that Thabeet received from Chinese manufacturers have exceeded the NBA's minimum salary.

Now, those Chinese manufacturers who have signed endorsement contracts with Tabit are all grinning from ear to ear.

Of course, there is one person who has received great credit for Thabeet’s strong rise.

That's Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley.

It was he who insisted on selecting Thabeet. In the 2009 NBA draft, the Grizzlies missed out on a lot of outstanding rookies for Thabeet.

In that year's draft, Harden was the third pick, Evans was the fourth pick, and Rubio was the fifth.

The Warriors selected Curry with the 7th pick, and the Raptors selected DeRozan with the 9th pick.

The 2009 draft was absolutely star-studded, but the Grizzlies selected Thabeet with the second pick. Thabeet beat Harden and Curry to become the second pick, but he became the worst second pick in NBA history.

At that time, the whole world thought that Thabeet was the worst second pick, but Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley still had full confidence in Thabeet, thinking that it was just the Grizzlies coaching and management who didn't know how to train him. At that time, the Grizzlies management and coaching staff really couldn't stand Thabeet and wanted to trade him.

They wanted to send Thabeet to the Houston Rockets in exchange for their former favorite Sean Battier.

At that time, Michael Heisley tried his best to stop it, but even the boss could not stand up to a group of people alone. After all, Grizzlies fans really love Battier. He can stand up to the management and coaching staff, but can he stand up to the fans?
In the end, Thabeet was traded to the Rockets. Although Michael Heisley was unable to prevent the deal from happening, he directly stated that he thought the deal might be a failure.

"I don't know if it was a mistake to use the second pick to select Thabeet."

"But giving up Thabeet left me with a heavy heart. If we send him to the Rockets, maybe one day he will come back to avenge us. The decision to send Thabeet away was very difficult for us. If he succeeds in growing up, he will become a blockbuster in the league in the future, and we will definitely suffer the consequences."

Michael Heisley's remarks were met with great ridicule among Grizzlies fans and all fans across the league.

It's already so watery, but you still treat it as a treasure.

Later, Thabeet's development made the Grizzlies owner feel embarrassed. Not only was Thabeet not a good player in the Grizzlies, he was even worse in the Rockets. However, facing the ridicule of so many people, the Grizzlies owner still insisted on his opinion that Thabeet would come back and he would definitely shock the whole world.

So much so that when he died, rumors believed that Tabit would definitely prove himself and prove that his vision was correct.

The Grizzlies owner passed away on April 2014, 4. He was not able to see the rise of Thabeet before his death. At that time, Thabeet on the Thunder was still a potential player.

And now, Thabeet's strong rise has finally proved the vision of the Grizzlies owner. There was indeed nothing wrong in selecting Thabeet with the second pick in 2009.

In fact, if we knew that Thabeet would be as good as Dio after being trained, there would be no problem in selecting him with the No. 1 pick.

So, after Thabeet played his best, the former Grizzlies owner was instantly apologized to and kowtowed by fans all over the Internet.

One by one, the fans who had played against him and belittled him and Thabeet apologized and kowtowed under the Grizzlies' official Twitter account. It was a spectacular scene.

Even when Thabeet played like that, there was still one person who firmly supported him, which was really rare.

What's even more interesting is that even if there was an NBA owner who always believed in Tabit, Tabit couldn't even find a ball to play in the NBA. It can be seen that even with the support of the owner, Tabit couldn't play. It can be seen how much the NBA coaching management hated Tabit and how pessimistic they were about him.

All the dislike and disgust I once felt have now become torture.

The head coaches of the Grizzlies, Rockets, Trail Blazers and Thunder were all tortured by the fans.

You almost left one of the most talented players in history without a ball to play.

For the head coach, such accusations are quite serious. Facing the fans and the spectators, who dares to stand up and admit such accusations from the media? Of course, they can only pretend that they didn't see it.

However, not all coaches who have coached Thabeet are afraid to come forward and admit it.

Someone still came forward to admit it, and that was the former Thunder head coach Scott Brooks.

Because even though Thabeet has no ball to play in the NBA, many teams don't like Thabeet, including Thunder fans, Rockets fans, fans of teams that have had Thabeet, and coaches.

But the Thunder is an exception.

Thunder fans really like Thabeet.

Thabeet was very popular with the fans during his time with the Thunder. He was always laughing and playing with the crowd.

Of course, although he is popular, he does not get much playing time.

Fans and teammates actually hope to give Thabeet some opportunities.

But as the head coach, Brooks gave Thabeet all the support except playing time.

The Thunder was also the key point when Thabeet was completely abandoned by the NBA.

You can't blame Brooks for not giving Thabeet a chance in the end. He did give Thabeet a chance. In Thabeet's first season with the Thunder, he averaged 12 minutes of playing time per game in the regular season, second only to his rookie season's 13 minutes per game. He averaged 12 block per game in 1 minutes per game, and his height advantage was indeed very obvious.

However, Thabeet's progress is indeed not enough to support such time, and the Thunder is a team that likes to cultivate rookies. If you fail to grow, you will be replaced by other younger players. In the end, in order to provide time for other young players, they can only take away Thabeet's time and eventually send him away.

After leaving the Thunder, Thabeet completely lost his playing time. The Thunder is a famous young player training team in the NBA. Even the Thunder cannot fulfill Thabeet's talent, so Thabeet is naturally finished. Other teams will naturally not waste time training Thabeet.

Therefore, Brooks and the Thunder are the team and people who gave Thabeet hope, but in the end they are also the people and team who sent Thabeet into the abyss and hell.

If it weren't for Coach D, Thabeet could have left the NBA and wouldn't have to expect to return to play in the NBA.

"When I was at the Thunder, the coaching staff and I never thought of training Hasheem to play outside. We all know that playing outside requires more skills, and Hasheem's worst skill is basketball. When Hasheem graduated from high school, he didn't even receive any invitations from any prestigious schools, because strictly speaking, he couldn't play basketball at that time. He was tall and strong, and he couldn't even dunk. Yes, before entering the University of Connecticut, he didn't even know how to play basketball at the age of 18, but he was 2 meters tall. For a player of his height, he can move on the court at a speed that ordinary people can't imagine. He has elite athletic ability and excellent explosive power, so he got the opportunity to enter the University of Connecticut. , and had the opportunity to come to the Thunder. We really valued his talent. After coming to the Thunder, we found that Hasheem felt good in his hands and could catch the ball well regardless of the speed and distance of the ball. We should have felt that he might have super talent on the outside, but we didn't dare to think about it in the end. We valued his top blocking ability, super long arms, and his defense was rarely fooled by fake moves. We wanted him to be the second Mutombo and never thought he was another KD. This is a problem between me and my coaching staff. We almost ruined a genius who may be the most incredible in NBA history. "

I have to say, the former Thunder head coach is indeed a good person.

It's enough to pretend that you don't know about this kind of thing. The fans and spectators are just making a fuss, and no one thought that he would really come out and respond.

However, Scott Brooks actually stood up and responded.

The former Thunder head coach may have big problems with on-the-spot command, but this kind of personality is indeed very good in training players. No wonder he was able to cultivate the Thunder's Big Three and Ibaka.

It's really not his fault that Tabit failed to develop.

He is already better than many other coaches, as he can see Thabeet's talent in ball sense.

This is incredible.

Du Kang knew very well how Tabit became a BUG.

It’s because I really know nothing about the inside line.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to perfectly accept everything about the purple Hu Weidong star card.

Thabeet really has no talent or ability in interior offense.

Thabeet's body is indeed that of a center, but his talent is indeed that of an outside shooter.

It is equivalent to having Lin Daiyu's heart in Lu Zhishen's body. For such players, NBA coaches are training them to be inside players. Isn't it just turning 0 into 0? After 100 years of training, 0 is still 0.

But, if you put a player like Thabeet in front of you, and you don't train him towards the inside, but towards the outside, would you dare?

Of course I wouldn’t dare to do that, because people would think I’m a fool.

Only someone with cheats like Du Kang would think about the fact that Thabeet has been wandering around the NBA for so many years and still doesn't have any inside offense. Such a perfect center's physical talent and static talent, perhaps combined with an outside player, would have a miraculous effect.

Du Kang was actually just testing the waters. If he was really sure, he wouldn't just use a bronze card.

It can only be said that Thabeet and the outside players are indeed a perfect match, which not only shocked the whole world, but also shocked Du Kang.

Even Du Kang was extremely shocked by Tabit's growth in the Dream Card World.

"Hashim, how does it feel to be famous?"

Looking at the envious eyes of Turner and Powell, Tabit smiled slightly.

"I don't feel anything special. Well, maybe, from today on, I don't have to serve tea or water anymore."

In fact, Tabit’s truest thought is.

What's the point of this fame?

In my dream, I am a Goat!

It’s not the Gaot of NBA, it’s the Gaot of FIBA, NBA and the entire basketball world!

"Now, I am even stronger!"

Yes, after adapting for a day, he clearly felt that his strength was much stronger than in his dreams!
He hasn't tried his best, and the world hasn't seen the real him!

Lakers Hotel.

"Coach D deliberately let me see how powerful Thabeet is, in order to make me change my playing style and lead me by the nose!"

Popovich finally accepted the reality that he had been fooled.

"So what, Bobo?"

Bowen looked at Popovich curiously.

"So, in tonight's game, I'm going to play against the Bobcats and not assign a special defensive player to defend Thabeet. I want to give Coach D a wake-up call!"

"Coach D will definitely think that I will put a defensive player on Thabeet in this game, but I won't. I will make Thabeet fall into defensive hell and can't get out of it!"

(End of this chapter)