Chapter 944: A New Crusade

The Warriors' plane landed in Washington, D.C., and Chamberlain and others got off the plane and got on the bus with a smile, and when the bus drove out of the court, some fans who had been waiting for a long time appeared on both sides.

The weather in Washington in November is not very good, and the city belongs to the Midlands, so it's not as cold as northern cities ready for winter, nor as milder as southern cities like Miami.

When the Warriors plane arrived, it began to rain lightly, but the fans were still waiting outside, and when they saw the bus appear, they braved the rain and waved their arms to greet the players.

Chamberlain was so moved by the fans in the rain and the welcome banners in their hands that he discussed with Iverson and others, asking the driver to stop and get out of the car to take photos or sign autographs with the players.

This was obviously not expected by the fans, who had all the teams coming to Washington to play in a season, and who had welcomed many teams, but no one cared as much about the feelings of the fans as Chamberlain.

A fan handed Chamberlain an umbrella, Chamberlain took it with a smile, and then when a young girl came to take a picture with him, he gave the umbrella to the girl.

There were also reporters waiting outside the airport as usual, and Chamberlain answered a few questions casually, and when the group photo and autograph were almost done, he waved goodbye to the fans.

The reporter interviewed the fans again, and when he went back, he made a special feature on this incident - "A gentleman is like a jade Chamberlain, a true warrior with a king's demeanor" Looking at Chamberlain, who was covered in rain, Jamison's face was a little complicated, and said: "Z, you are different from others, my teammates and I almost never cared about the feelings of these fans before. ”

Chamberlain smiled indifferently: "Push yourself and others, brother, I am different from you, you have been the pride of the sky since you were a child, so you have been used to accepting the worship of fans." A few seasons ago, I was a poor guy with nothing, and I know how these people adore the players, because I used to be more desperate than they wanted to be inspired by the players, so as a player, I try to do it to the fans, what I wanted the players to do. ”

Iverson patted Jamison on the shoulder and said, "Z is a good person, so Grant and I are willing to retire here for the rest of our lives, a guy like Delondy is not something that anyone can tame, it is said that when he first came to the Warriors, he was even more unruly, and it was Z who touched him with what he did." ”

West laughed, "Don't call me like a bastard who does all kinds of evil, but Z really doesn't say anything about people." ”

Carter and Jamison already know this quite well, and Chamberlain is not at all like the kind of young player who is full of ambition, as you can see from the previous two games.

In the first two games, Carter scored 18 and 22 points respectively, and Jamison had 16 and 17 points, and the key was the chances, and Chamberlain chose to pass the ball to them several times when he could score, while he went to grab rebounds and defense, doing the dirty work they didn't want to do.

The two knew very well that Chamberlain was not bad at attacking, let alone not wanting to attack, he was just used to making sacrifices.

This is a kind of leadership spirit, some people are the boss, and when they encounter a charge, they will shout, 'Brothers go together', and some people who are better will personally lead the charge and shout 'Brothers, tell me,' and some people will shout, 'Brothers, go first'.

Chamberlain is the kind of boss who leads his teammates with what he does, and he doesn't say much about who should go up and who should go down, thanks to a sentence that Li Qun gave him: his body is upright, and he does not obey orders, and his body is not right, although he does not obey orders.

Chamberlain laughed and joked with the group, saying, "Don't fucking treat me as a saint, bastards, I don't even know who you say." ”

The bus drove into the parking lot, and as soon as the players got out of the car, a bearded man greeted them.

Seeing this beard, Chamberlain and the others immediately laughed, it was Arenas, this guy was waiting in the hotel parking lot.

Arenas' career began in the 2002-03 season, after the first low point of his career came in the draft, when he was a top student at the University of Arizona.

The general, who chose the zero jersey, vowed to start all over again, and within a few years, his situation changed dramatically.

After joining the Wizards, Arenas played the role of a grassroots hero to the fullest. He can score 60 points in front of the unbeatable Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant; He can confidently throw the game-winning ball during the game countdown; His various whimsical ideas in training have also become a topic of conversation among everyone......

From 2004-05 to 2006-07, Arenas was a regular on the All-Star and Team of the Year team.

However, injuries began to find him in the 2007-08 season, when he played just 13 games; At the beginning of the second season, the season was again declared obsolete.

In the 2009-10 season, Arenas managed to recover his health, but he was unable to stop the Wizards' deterioration, and he and his teammates broke out in a gun-to-door scandal, which became the latest negative example in the United States.

Putting that aside, Arenas averaged 22 per game in the 32 games he played last season. 6 points, 4. 2 rebounds, 7. 2 assists on 41-point shooting. 1%, which is below the career average and is not a small step back from the 2006-07 season before the injury.

But in fact, after a long period of missing the court, Arenas can quickly recover to this level, which is commendable, but the Wizards are limited by many reasons, and his 11-21 record in the reign is really unattainable.

Arenas is now worried about his status for the new season.

With the Wizards receiving the No. 1 pick this summer and John Wall on the line, a big focus of media attention is how the two can coexist.

In order for Arenas not to be put on the shelf by the Wizards, he needs to be able to balance his personal performance and the team's record on the court, and he also has to think about how to win back the trust of his teammates, fans and the media.

If he was put on the shelf, Arenas would have no worries about where to go, but his experience with the Wizards was ultimately incomplete.

In the history of the NBA, there are many precedents for the former leader player to change teams, but there are few times when the player still calls for wind and rain after the transfer.

When Ricky Davis was swept away by the arrival of LeBron James, he once said stupidly: "I thought the team chose this person to assist me." ”

Arenas may not have such a self-awareness.

The Wizards want the General to stay on the team but act as a second-in-command, like David Robinson in '97, to be Duncan's deputy, to help Duncan do the dirty work, and at the same time to help Duncan grow as much as he can.

There is no doubt that Arenas' ability is no problem, looking at his results after his comeback last season, 22+7+4, which is indeed much worse than his peak results, but he is still an All-Star level guard.

Unfortunately, this is not possible, the rebellious general is by no means a good old man like David Robinson, and Wall, although he has great potential, cannot be a second Duncan.

Sure enough, when they met, Arenas began to complain: "Damn, the current rookie is not polite at all, where does he think this is?" This is Washington! It's not a little country place, he's got to know the damn shape......"

"That kid still thinks this is the University of Kentucky, and he thinks he's an ace guard, which is really funny enough, and what's even funnier is that damn it, those coaches and players, they all treat him as the core, they all revolve around him, and since he came to the team, he's about to become the sun......"

"Hey, guys, I've really had enough of being here, you guys can figure out a way to get me to Auckland, let's win five or six championships together, how about it?"

Chamberlain likes Arenas a lot, this guy works hard enough, but his personality is not very good, but no matter how bad he is, he won't be better than West, right? Now the Warriors are too many lice and are not afraid of bites, anyway, there are already a bunch of hooligans in the locker room, and they are not afraid of another hooligan.

Unfortunately, the Wizards put Arenas on the shelf as a rare commodity that could be traded, but they had to get enough chips to rival the superstars.

For example, the Wizards previously contacted Nelson Sr., and asked Paul George......

Arenas invited the group to a nightclub for a good time, the very serious kind, that is, they drank together, sang and bragged, played cards, and no one played women, because old Nelson was very disgusted with this kind of thing during the game.

The old Nelson is now the general manager and the head coach, and the players dare not offend him.

On November 4, the game began, and both sides sent their starters on the field.

On the Warriors' side, the elder Nelson is still testing the run-in process of the lineup, so he keeps adjusting the starting five tigers.

Chamberlain, Jamison, Carter, West, Curry, this time he also pressed Ibaka to the bench and played a big or four small tactic, which is actually a maneuver tactic because Chamberlain is very fast.

On the Wizards' side, Wall is naturally the starting point guard, and the team chose the champion, but he didn't come to play, he played as a starter from the first game.

Wall was the jewel of the 2010 draft, known as the passer-making Derrick Rose, who is 1 tall. The 93-meter point guard has a height advantage, passing vision and strong scoring ability, and his body is also very impressive.

In this year's Las Vegas Summer League, Walton was extremely good, averaging 23 per game. 5 points, 7. With 8 assists, Wall is the best rookie in the predictions of several famous sports websites in the United States, and the call for Wall to win the best rookie is more than last year's champion Blake Griffin, and Wall will be the core player of the Wizards in the new season.

The scoring guard is Arenas, which is a helpless move, he and Wall don't call, this is a mountain that can't be called, it's not that the style of play of the two sides is not integrated.

In fact, there is no fusion between geniuses, Jordan and Pippen are fused, Maddie and Carter are fused, so what is not fused between Wall and Arenas? It's just that neither of them wants the other to mix well in the team, so the Wizards are always a little chaotic in the backcourt.

The starting power forward was last season's surprise Bletche, and after Jamison was sold, the guy's watch was nothing short of amazing, scoring more than 20+ points for three consecutive months, and averaging 21 per game in April. 5 points, 8. 6 rebounds, 5. 1 assist, it's a copycat Garnett.

Josh Howard and Al Thorton are both good options at the small forward position, and last season was a tragic year for Howard, who was sold by his old club for more than six years and averaged 12 per game. With seven points at his lowest point in the history of fame, he has yet to get out of the injury shadow of the 2008-09 season, and then he was scrapped with the Wizards and underwent knee surgery.

However, in the new season, Howard is back and looks in good shape, so the Wizards coaching staff is more willing to give him some opportunities, and he is the starter in this game.

The Wizards' starters are their other core, Javier McGee.

McGee is very good, with a height of more than seven feet, extremely long arms, agile movement, and excellent jumping ability......

Taken together, these physical elements are an inside superstar slowly rising, as long as McGee is not too brainless, not too unmotivated, and not too self-destructive in the future, then it is a matter of time before he grows into an all-star insider.

However, despite his outstanding talent, McGee's technique at this stage is very rough, and he has a certain amount of mid-range shooting, which is limited to 'certain'.

In addition, with such a superior physique, McGee struggled to score in the penalty area. He defends well, thanks to his physical talents, but when he defends, he is prone to foul danger, which is the most important problem for him to solve in the first place.