The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 345 - 189: Insane Start, Single-Month Undefeated, Aiming for the Best Regular Season Record?

Chapter 345: Chapter 189: Insane Start, Single-Month Undefeated, Aiming for the Best Regular Season Record?

What more could Su Wan bring to this city?

Except for the "three consecutive championships"...

Nothing would be enough.

It wasn’t about bleeding his heart out for Indiana, but rather, as Indiana’s "City Son," it was something he had to do. —The special thing about Sailor Tower is that it’s situated at the very center of the city center. The airport shuttle buses passing through the city center will always go by this spot. Every passenger, tourist, or basketball player coming to this city for a game would see the huge posters of Su Wan passing by right in front of them.

What had he done to deserve such treatment from the city?

He had brought them "three consecutive championships"!

This was the benchmark for a "City Son."

And it would become pressure for other "City Sons."

Su Wan liked being that kind of pressure.

If you couldn’t bring "three consecutive championships" to your city, why would the city center plaster your massive poster for the citizens to worship?

The next morning, the other Pacers players saw the transformation at the center of Bolis City. Their homes were scattered in different directions across Bolis, but the quickest route home was the road in front of Sailor Tower.

Sailor Tower is a symbol of Indiana, and now Su Wan’s poster corresponds with it from a distance. Under the night sky, it’s like a second guardian deity of the city.

Little O’Neal was envious, Artest was envious too. They both knew how Su Wan achieved such heights, but they still envied him.

Not to mention the other players.

At the same time, they understood even more deeply what Su Wan meant to Indianapolis.

Look at the two rookies, who had finally become less reserved in front of Su Wan; now, when they spoke to Su Wan, they had a bit more restraint again.

Su Wan didn’t act like the boy-next-door to make them feel more relaxed.

No need.

This was the NBA, not a "Fast and Furious" kind of blockbuster film.

His relationship with Little O’Neal during their first season together was quite average, but it didn’t stop them from winning championships.

It was the same now, this feeling of restraint did not affect Anthony Parker and Millsap from continuing to perform well on the training court, and that was enough.

Moreover, Su Wan could feel that they acknowledged his words even more.

This was the natural oppressive feeling that came with the status on a team.

Even though he had just started his third season of his professional career...

After media day, the 06-07 season was just around the corner.

The Pacers faced the first challenge of the new season:

They were going to play games in Huaxia.

Su Wan didn’t dislike this; he also enjoyed playing basketball in front of Huaxia fans.

But the 30 hours of round-trip flights, plus the time spent on the bus, was even more torturous than playing back-to-back games.

Fortunately, Beijing roast duck made this bunch lose their complaints.

Moreover, the knowledge of Huaxia fans about their names, down to the last detail, took them by surprise.

Especially for the American rookies, Millsap and Anthony Parker, hearing their names shouted from the crowd made them feel like they were true superstars at last.

Su Wan wasn’t surprised by this. Before crossing over, he was equally knowledgeable about every player on the Rockets, and some inaccurate reports from Huaxia media made him think that the Rockets management had made a big effort to strengthen the team.

It was only later, when he had access to more NBA information, that he realized the Rockets’ so-called reinforcements in those years really weren’t much different from scavenging in a garbage can.

And now, Huaxia fans’ perception of Anthony Parker was just like what Su Wan felt back then.

The title of the European League’s MVP was quite intimidating!

But the truth was, most NBA benchwarmers could perform like an MVP in another league.

Anthony Parker’s ceiling was just that of a competent "3D wingman," not reaching the height of a superstar. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

However, unlike the Rockets back then, Su Wan indeed had a group of very good teammates.

The Kings, who played the "Huaxia game" against the Pacers, did as usual—-signed Liu Wei for a 10-day contract at lightning speed, specifically for this "Huaxia game." —It was this move that later led many fans to argue that Liu Wei wasn’t that bad after all, since he was a player that an NBA team wanted to sign, surely at least at the level of an NBA "Water Dispenser" manager, right?

The game ended with a big victory for the Pacers.

Su Wan, wanting to show Huaxia fans how he played in the NBA, performed a variety of explosive dunks, prompting genuine cheers from the whole stadium.

That night, "Su Wan Bar" was like celebrating the New Year.

After two "Huaxia games," the Pacers returned to the United States to continue the preseason games.

Due to the lengthy journey of the "Huaxia games," the Pacers had one less preseason game than other teams; they only had 5 preseason games. Su Wan’s court time sharply decreased for the remaining three preseason games, with only an average of 15.4 minutes on court.

Few rookies from the "05 generation" dared to challenge Su Wan, and the "06 generation" was no different, hoping that someone in the preseason would activate his "The zone" was almost impossible, and naturally, Su Wan had no interest in playing.

The Pacers lost 2 of the remaining 3 games, finishing the preseason with a 3-2 record.

Anthony Parker had an average of 28 minutes and 14 seconds per game in 5 games, managing to score an average of 16.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists; Millsap demonstrated his energy as an undersized "powerhouse" in the paint, with an average of 21 minutes and 14 seconds on court, he could achieve 11.4 points and 6.6 rebounds.

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