Chapter 485 Is This Guy Crazy? (Third Update!)

The Pelicans' next game is at home against the Knicks.

Anthony accidentally sprained his wrist in the last game against the Grizzlies and is expected to miss about ten days.

The Knicks are working hard to hit the playoffs, which is a bit of a leaky room and rainy night.

Fortunately, rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. has performed well recently, which makes them still have confidence in entering the playoffs.

The day before the game, they arrived in New Orleans and had an open practice in the afternoon.

During a break in practice, Hardaway approached head coach Mike Woodson.

"Coach, I can handle Don, let me play against him in the game."

Woodson was a little surprised by Hardaway's words. You must know that he was having a headache on how to defend Tang Tian.

Last time at Madison Square Garden, Tang Tian made the Knicks suffer a lot.

He looked at Hardaway, a player Shumpert can't handle, can Hardaway handle it?

"I know his weaknesses, and I can handle him."

Seeing that Woodson didn't respond, Hardaway repeated it again, full of confidence.

Woodson nodded.

JR Smith is in poor form this season and is more suitable to play the sixth man. He is considering who is suitable to start.

Hardaway's initiative to invite Yingying is exactly what he wants. Young players want this kind of momentum, and the Knicks also need this kind of fighting spirit based on defense.

After the training, reporters swarmed the sidelines, and their main questions were Woodson and JR Smith.

A single reporter was waiting, and Hardaway took the initiative to walk over to him.

When the reporter saw Hardaway, he turned his gun and asked him for an interview with a smile.

Hardaway readily accepted.

"Cameron will not play this game, the Knicks will need more people to stand up, are you ready?"

"Of course, I know what I need to do, scoring is the most important part of it, and that's what I do best."

Hardaway's words reveal incomparable self-confidence.

The reporter nodded with a smile. It is really rare for a rookie to have this kind of spirit, and the upper limit will be higher than the average rookie.

"We know that Don has caused you a lot of trouble in the last game, and he is in good form recently. Do you have any countermeasures?"

"He's not going to be a problem anymore, I'm going to fix him."

This time Hardaway's answer shocked the reporters.

The answer to the previous question is high-spirited, but this one is... a bit ignorant!

Even Tony Allen wouldn't dare to say such absolute words against Tang Tian, ​​would he?

"You said you would handle him? What do you mean?" The reporter confirmed again.

"I know his weaknesses, I'm going to guard him, and I'm going to get enough points in front of him to help the team win, literally."

Hardaway has thoroughly implemented Durant's request, and the verbal provocation coefficient has reached 100%.

The reporter's eyes widened when he heard this. This guy is not high-spirited, but his brain is not good!

Tang Tian is now the scoring leader, is it really appropriate for a rookie to say that!

"He doesn't have a lot of offensive skills and is easily provoked, and I know that, so it's not an exaggeration."

Seeing the reporter's reaction, Hardaway continued to add.

The reporter tried to squeeze out a smile and nodded.

Hardaway's words were reported by the media that night, and soon made headlines in the New Orleans media.

A very ordinary regular season, there are not many points to attract fans.

Regardless of what Hardaway said, he directly raised the point of view of the game from 1 to 100!

Although Tang Tian is also a rookie, he is still the leader of the Pelicans, with a high probability of being the new scoring leader.

And Hardaway is just a rookie, and just an ordinary rookie.

Fans are also complaining wildly on social media.

"Defend and get enough points, isn't that what it means to blow up?"

"Although he has played well in the last few games, I'm afraid he is living in a dream to beat the godfather!"

"It's good for young people to have dreams, but never daydream!"

"Maybe it's because he hasn't played against Tang before, whoever doesn't know is innocent?"

"Is this an opportunity to hype? Even if he really didn't play well in the end, the coach will think he has a heart? In case, I mean one in ten thousand chance, he really played well, that's not famous in one fight gone?"

"This is actually a shortcut to becoming famous by stepping on the popular godfather!"

"Didn't Linsanity score 38 points on Kobe's head when he really became popular?"

"That's what I said, but it also depends on whether he has the ability."

"Is it because he's in the Knicks?"

...

Fans were talking about it on social media, and Ci Shiping couldn't help complaining to Tang Tian during the Pelicans training session the next day.

"Is this little guy crazy?"

Tang Tian smiled.

Some people on social media can understand that there are always some people who want to take shortcuts.

This is also where it is not easy to be an NBA superstar. You blow up some rookies, and that is what you should do.

If you are not careful, even if you are blown away by a newcomer, you will lose face and become a stepping stone for the other party.

This is why Kobe Bryant said in "Mamba Mentality" that he will go all out every night.

Because every night, there will be challenges of one kind or another.

"Boss, let go and play, and give me the rebound."

Evans leaned over at this time and said.

"Don, I will play more pick-and-rolls for you. Don't worry, I will block people to death and won't give them a chance to double-team."

Davis followed suit.

"I'll pass the ball to you as soon as possible."

Holiday followed suit.

"I will completely guard against him."

Aminu also continued.

...

The players of the Pelicans all spoke one after another.

It seems that Hardaway has committed the anger of the Pelicans.

This is also a reasonable thing.

Tang Tian is now the leader of the Pelicans, and everyone else has received the Ferrari from him.

Are you provoking our boss so much? Isn't this obviously looking for a beating!

Although an NBA team is only equivalent to a company, if you directly point at the boss of the company, others will definitely be upset.

Tang Tian nodded, it was a good thing his teammates supported him so much.

And this is also an opportunity. He only made a name for himself this season, and his status is still unstable. It is normal to be challenged.

Hardaway came out at this time, a little bit like being the first bird, and he just seized this opportunity to make an example of others and consolidate his position.

The game between the Pelicans and the Knicks is about to start, and the New Orleans arena is full.

What Hardaway said really changed the direction and stimulated the football market here.

But in addition to the fans, there is another person who is also paying attention to this game from time to time.

Durant.

He is now sitting in his luxurious villa, lying leisurely on the sofa, smoking a big cigar, waiting to see the good show tonight.