shooting guard era

Chapter 184 214. The Lonely Wolf King

Carlos Delfino?Where did this guy come from?
Ye Han came to the gymnasium of the University of Utah this afternoon to participate in the team practice. Bickerstaff introduced a new teammate to everyone.

"Carlos was traded with me from the Pistons, and you were a rookie in the first class, but I haven't seen him before. He has been playing in the Argentine League in Europe. I heard from the coach that their league season ended not long ago, and the contract expired. I hope to play in the NBA now." Milicic said to Ye Han.

Ye Han had a look of sudden realization, but then his expression became more puzzled, obviously there were still questions, and the point of the question was beyond Milicic's expectation.

"Isn't Argentina in South America?" Ye Han asked strangely.

"..." Milicic was at a loss for words, he obviously didn't expect Ye Han to ask this question.

Well, in fact, Milicic is not good at geography. He doesn't know where Argentina is at all. He has the impression that if the white people are not me, they are Europeans.

Ye Han wasn't very interested in this guard from South America. In his impression, white outsiders outside the United States were not very good outsiders. Few of them could play in the NBA.

Ye Han took a ball and started shooting practice, but found that he couldn't use his strength no matter what. He was vomiting and diarrhea yesterday, and now he can still persist in training, which is already the limit.

It was the first time he went to a real plateau, Ye Han was very uncomfortable with the environment.

"I can overcome it for sure. Those Jazz players who have been playing here can overcome it, and I can definitely do it!" Ye Han gritted his teeth and insisted on shooting.

But Ye Han's body reacted too much to the thin air, and he could definitely overcome it, but it wouldn't be resolved in a day or two.

After a while, Bickerstaff came.

"Take a good rest, Ace, you don't need to play today." Bickerstaff said to Ye Han.

"I'm fine, I can still play." Ye Han pretended that there was nothing wrong with him, but the cold sweat on his body showed that his current condition was very bad.

"Today, you, Emeka, and Jason are taking turns off. In the afternoon, your plane will go to New Orleans first to prepare for tomorrow's game." Bickerstaff ignored Ye Han's insistence and made a decision.

Ye Han saw that Okafor and Kapono had no objections. It seemed that they had been persuaded by Bickerstaff.

"No problem, don't we still have us? We will definitely win, they are not our opponents." Hill patted Ye Han's shoulder easily, just as he said, even without Ye Han and Okafor , Kapono, and the Jazz have no hope of winning.

The Devil's home game is a natural advantage of the Jazz, but not everyone will have altitude sickness, Ye Han is a very rare case.

Helpless, Ye Han could only go back to the hotel to pack his things, gave up the idea of ​​insisting on participating in this game, and went to New Orleans to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Hornets.

Ye Han wasn't really worried about today's game. The Jazz, who have played 11 wins and 43 losses so far, would hardly lose to them, but Ye Han felt that he was defeated, lost to this damn climate.

Sitting on the plane and looking at the increasingly smaller Salt Lake City, Ye Han made up his mind: "I will definitely lead the team to win here next time."

……

As Hill said, the Jazz is no match for the Bobcats at all. Even the disabled Bobcats are much better than the Jazz, easily winning their 39th game of the season.

Sloan struggled with the Jazz, and their goal was to select a point guard in the summer draft to form a new core lineup with Boozer.

After leaving Salt Lake City, Ye Han's condition really improved a lot. The next day he didn't feel so uncomfortable, and he also played the game against the Hornets smoothly.

However, his state is still not very good. He scored 17 points in 4 of 11 and almost missed double figures. However, facing the Hornets as bad as the Jazz, the Bobcats still easily won and successfully won the 40th win of the season.

That night, the Heat won their 47th win of the season, because the ninth-ranked Cavaliers have a record of 33 wins and 35 losses, and the Heat swept the Cavaliers this season, so even if the Heat lose all the next games, they will not fall to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. Nine, so the Heat locked the playoffs one month in advance and became the first team in the league to advance to the playoffs.

After two easy games, the Bobcats finally ushered in an opponent with the power to fight.

The Timberwolves led by last season's MVP Kevin Garnett.

Although the Timberwolves have a poor record this year, they are only relative to the West. Their record of 35 wins and 33 losses is definitely at the playoff level in the East, and it is also one of the contenders for the last bus in the playoffs in the West.

And regardless of the record, having Garnett makes the Timberwolves an opponent that cannot be ignored.

After a few days of adjustments, Ye Han finally felt alive when he came to Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, known as the city of a thousand lakes, is the origin of the name of the Lakers.

Gane especially looked at his ferocious face. In fact, he was a very hospitable person. When Bobcat arrived in Minneapolis, he immediately asked Hill to go fishing, and asked Hill to bring Ye Han and others along. .

Fishing is probably what people in Minneapolis usually do the most. The most important thing here is fishing places. It may be an exaggeration to say that there are a thousand lakes, but it is true that there are so many waters here, and fishing is everywhere. Good place.

This time Garnett invited Hill to go fishing with his teammates, but Ye Han once again felt one thing, which was the overtures from his opponents that he was used to.

Garnett still has some expectations for the Timberwolves. He hopes to rely on his own strength to attract stars to join and help the team win the championship.

However, Ye Han avoided talking about this topic, and Garnett had no choice but to see that no one really liked the cold state of Minnesota.

The next day, the Bobcats played the Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

This used to be the home court of the Lakers. Fans who experienced the Lakers' McCann era did not have a sense of identity with the Timberwolves.

The Lakers and the Timberwolves, these are two very different teams. Just look at the statue at the entrance of the Target Center. It is the statue of George Mikan, the famous Lakers. There are other teams at home. The hanging statue of the legendary star, the only retired jersey hanging in the arena is also George McCann’s. In order to please the local fans and respond to the wishes of the fans, the Timberwolves put the best player in the city’s history. The jerseys are hung above the arena, and you can find out the shadow area in the minds of the Timberwolves players.

In fact, the Timberwolves have another jersey hanging above the arena, but fans don't think it is a retired jersey, because it is just a retirement ceremony held in honor of Malik Siri who died in a car accident. Played for the Timberwolves for two years, averaging 10 points and 3 rebounds per game.

Every time Garnett sets foot on this home field this year, looking at the two jerseys floating above the arena, he feels a sense of loneliness. Maybe his jersey will hang on it in many years, but the only flag on the jersey is fat. The banner of the Western Conference regular season championship this season may also be the only honor he brings to this team.

Garnett is lonelier than Kobe this year.

(End of this chapter)