novelraw Chapter 34 Ruben, come on, I won't hit you anymore.
Chapter 34 Ruben, come on, I won't hit you anymore.
[In the preseason Chinese derby, Li He unleashed a staggering 10 three-pointers!]
This shooter is something else! Teams in the league should study him!
Don't underestimate Hansen Lee; he can punish you at any time!
The Portland Jailers are about to make a comeback!
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The game between the Trail Blazers and the Rockets caused a minor stir afterward.
The Trail Blazers then went on a six-game winning streak.
This gave head coach Maurice Cheeks renewed hope.
The Trail Blazers' players are indeed difficult to manage, but their performance on the court is impressive enough.
Each of the five positions has its own characteristics, and the team excels in all aspects, including playmaking, long-range shooting, defense, and rebounding. This is the hallmark of a strong team.
There may be a lot of room for improvement in tactical coordination, but their strong individual abilities are enough to destroy the opponent.
Maurice Cheeks is full of hope for the new season, but he has to produce some results with the Trail Blazers, or he may lose his job.
After a period of adjustment, Li He gradually discovered some problems with the team.
For example, apart from the game against the Rockets, the attendance at the Rose Garden Arena was pitiful. In the game against the Wizards, there were only a few dozen fans scattered throughout the huge arena, which was heartbreaking to see.
For example, some of his teammates have really bad tempers. If they disagree on something during a practice match, Rasheed Wallace will yell at the coach. It seems like he's yelling wherever he goes; he's a real war machine.
For example, Bonzi Wells was giving him a hostile look, but because he had beaten up Ruben Paterson, Bonzi Wells didn't dare to cause trouble for the time being.
To put it bluntly, the Portland prison team's violence is only directed at ordinary people. Fighting, brawling, and other such acts are fundamentally different from those of truly evil people.
Arenas is tough enough, but he still had to tuck his tail in front of Crittenton.
10月23号，季前赛收官战，开拓者以78比83不敌菲尼克斯太阳队，季前赛战绩定格为7胜1负。
而在这8场比赛中，李贺场均能够贡献18.4分4.4篮板2助攻，以45.7%的三分命中率，场均命中3.5个三分球。
Such a performance is among the best in this year's rookie preseason.
At the end of the preseason, head coach Maurice Cheeks specifically praised Li He in the locker room.
However, Maurice Cheeks later privately warned Li He that he might face even greater challenges once the regular season began.
That is being targeted by the opponent.
When a player enters the NBA and is unknown, opponents will not study him specifically.
In this situation, it's easy to catch someone off guard and deliver a good performance.
However, if the opponent deliberately targets a player, making the game more difficult for them, their performance will naturally suffer.
This is similar to the "rookie wall" faced by many rookies, not because their performance fluctuates, but because their opponents have figured them out.
Maurice Cheeks gave Li He these warnings in order to help Li He adjust his mindset.
After all, this is his first season, so the team won't set too many goals for him and will focus on training him.
After the preseason ended, the Trail Blazers returned home for a short rest in preparation for the 2003-04 regular season.
As soon as the plane landed in Portland, Zach Randolph put his arm around Li He and gave him a knowing look.
"Hansen, come on, I'll take you to a nice place tonight."
A strip club?
"That's right!"
"OK, OK! Perfect timing to try some Portland specialties!" Li He was eager to give it a try.
At 19, one is at a restless age, and with the extraordinary physique of an athlete, there is nowhere to release their energy.
Moreover, Li He doesn't really have a public persona. In the public eye, he's just a troublemaker, and his frequenting of strip clubs perfectly fits his terrible public image.
This perfectly illustrates the saying, "I am already a ruin, so the house can't possibly collapse."
That night, Li He went out partying with Zach Randolph at a strip club, and before leaving, he even hugged two beautiful women.
When Li He woke up the next afternoon after the legs that were pressing on him were removed, he found several head coaches' phone numbers on his phone.
Oh no, has what happened last night been found out?
Instead of immediately returning the coach's call, he asked the hotel receptionist for a copy of the day's newspaper. Sure enough, the Portland Tribune's front page featured a photo of him and Zach Randolph leaving a strip club, accompanied by a scathing review:
[With a prison team that refuses to change its ways, does Portland basketball still have a future?]
After learning what had happened, Li He immediately called Maurice Cheeks back.
After the call connected, Maurice Cheeks didn't mention the strip club at all. Instead, he changed the subject and said:
"Hansen, there's a problem that requires your intervention."
"Boss, what's the problem?"
"Ruben Paterson has had a broken rib for a while now, and he should be able to join the team, but he hasn't been reported yet. I called him, and he seemed a bit wary of you."
Li He: "..."
Looking back on his battle with the "Kobe terminator," he realized he might have gone a little too far.
Even the tough, rebellious man was crying and begging for mercy, while Li He was still launching a fierce attack.
But there was nothing they could do; Ruben Paterson was just too arrogant.
They were already being very lenient by not hitting him squarely in the face.
Li He immediately agreed, "OK, boss, I'll call Ruben in a bit and persuade him to rejoin the team."
"Um, about what happened between Zack and me last night... well, we were just relaxing a bit," Li He added.
This can't be kept secret any longer, so it's better to tell the coach beforehand.
But Maurice Cheeks didn't take it seriously at all:
"Oh, you mean the strip club thing?"
"I saw the news this morning, and I thought you were talking about something big."
"Seriously, Hansen, if you players only went to strip clubs, I'd be too excited to sleep!"
"For you, this is practically charity!"
Li He was speechless again.
Is the coach really confusing me with the rest of the prison team?
All I did was push Quintel Woods in public and have a friendly boxing match with Ruben Paterson. I wasn't as bad as the others.
And most importantly, I didn't end up in jail!
If I wasn't arrested, why am I considered a suspect?
After hanging up, Li He called Ruben Paterson, who answered immediately.
"Who is this?" Ruben Paterson's tone was always firm when he answered the phone.
"Reuben? I'm Hansen Lee."
"Oh...it's Hansen...I was a little surprised to receive your call...um..."
Li He rubbed his forehead, imagining Ruben Patterson's tension at that moment, and wondered if he had given the "Kobe terminator" PTSD by punching him a few times.
"Ruben, come back, I won't hit you anymore."