Champion Creed
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875: 290: Not explicitly saying they will stay also counts as an answer (Request for monthly tickets)_2 875: 290: Not explicitly saying they will stay also counts as an answer (Request for monthly tickets)_2 For example, even a fool knows that the Lakers’ second F4 lineup isn’t suited for run-and-gun, and even the basketball ignorant know that at that time, Gasol and Kobe were too old to keep up.

Howard had just had a 13cm piece of tissue removed from his back and was already severely weakened, unable to run either.

So why did Jim Buss insist on hiring D’Antoni, is it because he’s even less aware than a fool?

No, he just wanted to replace Phil Jackson, because the Zen Master was Jeanie’s guy.

Even if the new coach wasn’t suitable, it didn’t matter as long as Phil Jackson was removed.

For instance, a fool would know that in 2016 Luol Deng wasn’t worth 72 million over four years, and Jim Buss of course knew it too.

But knowing he was destined to step down, he didn’t hesitate to use this trash contract to spite the upcoming successor, Jeanie Buss, creating difficulties for her.

In fact, Luol Deng’s contract troubled the Lakers all the way to 2022, severely impacting the Lakers’ reinforcement efforts.

Both incidents hurt the team, but doing things that hurt the team wasn’t due to Jim Buss’s lack of intelligence.

Sometimes they’re not stupid; they’re just deliberately doing stupid things to achieve their goals.

After the program aired, Michael Gillen resisted: “I respect Charles, but I never knew he was such a backstabber with wild speculations.

Everything we do is to make the team better!

You think we intentionally let Big Ben go to push Steve out, you need to provide evidence!”

No one cared about what Michael Gillen said anymore; the Hawks’ ownership group had long lost the fans’ trust.

Even Jeff Hornacek had some distrust towards them.

One afternoon in mid-September, while Roger was training with his trainer simulating fast break scenarios and conducting counterattack training, Jeff Hornacek walked into the training hall with his daughter Abby.

The lethal 3-point shooter, after surgery and recovery, could now move around with protective gear, but he was still a long way from playing in games.

Considering his age of 38, the recovery time might even be longer than the doctors predicted.

However, the Hawks had enough roster depth to wait for his return, and now he just needed to remain patient.

Hornacek couldn’t play yet, but he hadn’t detached himself from the team.

During this period, he had been working with the coaching staff, and as a player with good basketball IQ, Lenny Wilkens believed that the lethal 3-point shooter had the potential to transition into coaching in the future.

This afternoon, the coaching staff originally had a break, but Abby insisted on bringing her homemade cake to Roger, so Hornacek brought his daughter over.

Since it was the offseason, Roger didn’t resist cake and cream.

He took the cake handed by Abby and patted her on the head: “Is there some good day worth celebrating?”

“No,” Abby smiled happily, “just want you to have a taste.”

Roger sat down to eat the cake, and Hornacek also chatted with Roger a bit: “I thought you would disappear for a while.”

“Why?”

“Everyone knows you broke up with the Brazilian model, this probably made the most headlines ever, right?”

Hornacek wasn’t wrong; because of Gisele Bundchen’s fame, the breakup made headlines on entertainment tabloids for a week straight.

Some said it was because Roger cheated.

Some said Bundchen couldn’t satisfy Roger’s excessive demands.

And more outrageous was the claim that Roger and Pierce had an improper relationship, as a few months ago at Roger’s birthday party, when everyone went home, only Pierce stayed over at Roger’s house.

How was Roger supposed to tell reporters that Pierce simply got too drunk and ended up clogging Roger’s wash basin with vomit?

Hornacek also wanted to know the truth behind the breakup, and the truth was surprisingly simple: “She wanted to get married and have children with me, but I didn’t think I was ready.

I’m only 26, she’s only 21, what’s the rush?”

“Roger, don’t you know that here in the United States, having kids at your age is already considered late?

”

Roger froze for a moment, thinking of the many single teenage mothers in Black neighborhoods, that statement wasn’t wrong at all.

Abby Hornacek was even happier on the side, it seemed the breakup between Roger and Gisele Bundchen was real, the cake wasn’t made in vain!

“Honestly, I also thought you would marry her.

It’s really hard to imagine what your future wife will be like.”

“No one can predict the future, Jeff, that’s why I discard all of yesterday every morning to keep my steps light.”

“Even gods can’t predict the future?

So, you don’t know if you’ll still be here?

There have been so many trade rumors about you, and we all know Charles hit those bastards where it hurts on the show.

So are those rumors true, Roger?

You should know, the only reason I’m staying is because of you.” Hornacek revealed the true purpose of his visit.

Who is Roger?

The highest commercial-valued, most talented star player in the league.

So any news about Roger might be deliberately hyped by Roger’s team to express his intentions.

Was the news about Roger leaving to transfer out initiated by Roger’s team?

Jeff Hornacek’s hard recovery, diligent training, was all to fulfill the promise of those two minutes.

So without Roger, everything he did was meaningless.