Chapter 297: Digging a corner comes at a price
"Qin, what did you say? Kobe Bryant is going to let you go to the Lakers? β
On the phone, Duncan also had a tone of disbelief, and the stone Buddha, who had always been calm, was also shocked, how proud Kobe Bryant was, Duncan knew very well that he would dig his own corner at such a time...... Well, no, it's an olive branch to your little brother.
This doesn't look like Kobe's style at all! Where is this what a black mamba who wants to save face will do? So much so that Duncan subconsciously thought that Qin Yan was joking when he heard the news for the first time, and he specially asked his wife if it was April Fool's Day.
But when he heard Qin Yan's serious tone, he understood that this was not a drill, not a joke, and this incident had indeed happened.
Uncle Kobe, is there such a thing as you! It's not easy for our Spurs to have a promising high-ranking rookie (since Duncan, the Spurs rookie is really the kind that can't see people), this Nima has just cultivated some sprouts, and your Lakers are planning to pick fruits, right?
"Qin, what do you think? Are you going to go over? Duncan's tone is now very serious, although he knows that this little brother is not a person who values fame and fortune very seriously, but in Duncan's heart, the temptation of Los Angeles is indeed too great, Los Angeles and New York, these two places have some unparalleled attraction to everyone, although San Antonio is okay in Texas, but compared to Los Angeles, it is really a village.
It's still a relatively backward village......
Duncan himself has enough honors, and he still has a strong resistance to the temptation of Los Angeles, but what about Qin Yan? A very young player, who has just entered the league for less than a year, and Kobe Bryant personally met to recruit him, can Qin Yan resist the temptation of Los Angeles.
"Tim, you don't have faith in me." Qin Yan heard the worry in Duncan's tone and couldn't help laughing.
"Don't laugh, be serious, you tell me the truth, do you really have no idea about Los Angeles?" Duncan was still a little uneasy.
"Tim, I promise you, I'm not interested in Los Angeles at all, or rather, I'm not interested in being Kobe's successor, and I don't think he's going to retire so soon, so go and replace him now? I don't want to take a Sixth Man of the Year. Qin Yan promised half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Duncan was not stupid, of course he could hear that Qin Yan's last sentence was a joke to dispel his nervousness, but he was also relieved, because Qin Yan really didn't seem to have much interest in Los Angeles.
But think about it, the young guy, now in the Spurs, is being cultivated as a future boss, and the relationship with everyone is very good, and the coach is more powerful than that over there, although the market value of San Antonio is a little smaller, but it can't be said to be a particularly small place, not to mention that the Chinese market behind Qin Yan can make up for this shortcoming.
Moreover, since Qin Yan entered the alliance, he has been in a state of zero scandals and zero negative news, and he doesn't even have a girlfriend until now, although he has a Chinese female companion and a cheap sister who have a good relationship, but they are not around, and one is still in Japan.
In his private life, Qin Yan never goes to nightclubs, bars, casinos, except for practicing every day, he stays at home and rarely goes out for a walk, his life is quite regular, this kind of person, if you put him in Los Angeles, his life will not change much.
Therefore, the most attractive thing about other players in Los Angeles is that the temptation to Qin Yan is almost zero......
On the opposite side of the team, although the Lakers have many championships, at least from this season, from the team configuration to the team atmosphere, the Spurs are all victorious~
In addition, Qin Yan is now the core treatment in the Spurs, valued by the coach, and the Spurs have just washed the Lakers in the playoffs, so he really has no reason to change jobs stupidly because of Kobe's words.
"Well, that's good, I said that Bryant is not kind, he dares to dig into the corner, I must treat them well in the next game." Although Duncan was relieved, he still had quite an opinion on Kobe's approach, so he decided to teach the Lakers a good lesson in the next game: dare to dig into the corner of the Spurs? I'm tired of being crooked!
Qin Yan chatted with him for a while, then hung up the phone, then thought about it and picked up the phone and called Mr. Bobo, after all, this kind of thing, the coach and the big brothers really have to know in advance, otherwise if something happens in the future, how can they help themselves?
Although the probability of being photographed drinking coffee with Kobe Bryant in the boss's store is basically zero, it won't be fun if Kobe Bryant has a convulsion one day and exposes himself.
So Qin Yan basically spent the next half day on the phone, and the rest of the Spurs naturally knew about the Lakers' "ugly behavior" of digging corners before the game, and Dio even shouted on the phone that he would win 40 points in the next game!
As for the old man Bobo, hmph, the old man released his words after learning the news, "Don't let them live in the second game!" β
So the Lakers were unlucky, the second game of the first round was still in San Antonio, the Spurs all stared at them with anti-thief eyes on the court, everyone was murderous, plus Howard just didn't run away and went back to Los Angeles, the Lakers' momentum was suppressed after the opening, and there was no chance to turn over.
Kobe didn't expect the Spurs to break out with such a strong combat power, and he was also a little stunned by the Spurs' tough defense for a while, especially just now, Duncan actually gave up Gasol, pounced on Kobe, and covered Kobe's layup with a big hat on his head and face, that kind of momentum is simply playing in the finals!
Not only that, but the Spurs' rogue benches also went crazy in this game, and the Spurs rogue bench led by Ginobili, Maddie and Dior scored a high score of 73 points in the second game! You must know that the Spurs' main five-man group only scored 53 points, and the benches scored more points than the main team! How cruel this is!
126:98, although it is not as exaggerated as the 40 points that Dio shouted, but the Spurs still beat the Lakers again with a score of 28 points, making the Lakers suffer two consecutive defeats in the Holy City, and the morale that was already low was suddenly lower.
After receiving the ball in the game, Kobe Bryant was not very willing to answer reporters' questions, and the big score was 0:2 behind, what else could Kobe Bryant say? Do you expect to get back on the ground in Los Angeles? God, let's not talk about how high the probability is, this is going home with two consecutive defeats, and it's hard to say whether Lakers fans can forgive their team!
Who made everyone look forward to the beginning of the season, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
"The Lakers' second encounter taught us not to dig into the corner, there is a price to pay for digging the corner."
ββThe above sentence is from Qin Yan's "Qin Zi Quotations", which only represents Qin Yan's personal views and has nothing to do with others, haha~