As for Lacob, the team owner disappointed in missing out on T-Mac?
"Joe, not every veteran still has fuel in the tank. With all due respect, considering T-Mac's current state, he might not even handle the CBA."
In Qin Yue's previous life, although Tracy McGrady had decent stats in the CBA, averaging 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists per ga for Qingdao,
compared to other NBA players of the sa era who were dominating in the CBA, aside from sentint, Qin Yue never felt Tracy McGrady's performance in the CBA was worth bragging about.
Besides, with the option to get Livingston...
who would consider Tracy McGrady, who is now barely a shadow of his forr self?
"Alright, I'll follow your advice," Lacob said dejectedly, "After all, you guys understand basketball better than I do."
In late July, the Warriors officially signed Livingston to a three-year deal worth about 9 million US Dollars.
On the signing day, Livingston, who finally found a job, tearfully said, "I know to many people, after that severe injury, it's impossible for to return to my forr self. But in Oakland, I will do everything I can to help the team defend our championship!"
The severe injury Livingston ntioned occurred during the 06/07 season when he suffered a terrifying injury.
The footage of Livingston's injury was so grueso that the NBA even forced YouTube to remove the videos related to Livingston's injury.
Since that severe injury, Livingston, who only played less than 50 gas in the past three seasons, had already shed his forr high school prodigy aura.
However...
Despite being tornted by injuries, Livingston no longer possessed his previous arrogance, but he did develop a resilient heart that he had never had before.
Now, with Livingston joining, Qin Yue knew very well that the Warriors' on-paper strength had significantly improved compared to last season.
"I feel that attending classes at the 'Dream Factory' isn't as helpful as having a one-on-one session with you!"
anwhile, Brown, who insisted on going to pay tuition to Olajuwon, complained to Qin Yue over the phone.
Besides Brown, this sumr, several NBA players, including Howard and Jas, signed up for the Dream Factory.
In the training sessions, Olajuwon, being completely open, demonstrated all his elegant footwork to the trainees.
Even during practice, Howard could easily replicate Olajuwon's moves.
But as they transitioned to the actual combat scenarios...
Brown found that the techniques taught by The Great Dream to him were of no help at all.
Why is Olajuwon's low-post footwork so elusive?
This question is similar to why any action by Qin Yue can exert imnse pressure on defenders.
Simply put, because The Great Dream and Qin Yue have exceptional fundantals and comprehensive offensive techniques, combined with the fact that their action speeds are on a completely different level from players of the sa height and position, any step they take gives the impression of a Dreamy Dance.
However, for a player like Brown, who has talent in abundance, techniques, and intelligence, he is destined never to grasp the essence of Olajuwon's low-post footwork.
Of course, Brown didn't leave the Dream Factory empty-handed.
Inspired by Jas, he gradually mastered the soul of the Crab Dribble, forming a rapport with Jas.
"I now realize that your buddy is truly a genius!" Brown eagerly said to Qin Yue, ready to showcase his "Nightmare Dance", "When the new season starts, I'll definitely give you a surprise."
Qin Yue curiously asked, "Does The Great Dream know about your modification of his Dreamy Dance moves?"
"He knows, and he even gave us so suggestions based on the new rules, but..."
"But what?"
"He told us not to say that this footwork was taught by him if anyone asks in the future."
"..."
Qin Yue felt that with the joint efforts of this group of guys, Olajuwon will inevitably end up destroying his gold-plated retirent brand soday.
"Oh, by the way, 'The Great Dream' asked if you have ti recently. He said he'd like to offer you so guidance, for free." Brown said to Qin Yue at the end of the call.
Realizing that what's free is often the most expensive, Qin Yue clearly understood that Olajuwon was undoubtedly aware of the risk that his Dream Factory brand was being ruined by this bunch of tough guys.
Historically, Olajuwon's Dream Factory had faced doubts before.
However, after Kobe went to the Dream Factory for advanced studies and made great progress, Olajuwon managed to restore his reputation with Kobe's classic example.
Now, with the Dream Factory facing another crisis, naturally, Olajuwon had to find another promising young talent to save his bread and butter.
Thus, Olajuwon set his eyes on Qin Yue.
Although Qin Yue wasn't interested in Olajuwon's free guidance,
the opportunity to show off in front of these guys was too tempting, so he couldn't resist and took a day to visit Olajuwon's Dream Factory.
And within just half an hour, Qin Yue completely conquered Olajuwon.
On the training ground, looking at Qin Yue, Olajuwon, feeling almost like an idiot, regretfully stated, "Why do they all call you the Yellow Big O? You should clearly be known as the Yellow Great Dream!"
In contrast, Qin Yue, who usually could trigger system tasks during interactions with legends, was puzzled after showing off, "Why didn't the system give a mission this ti?"
Qin Yue has yet to figure out the task distribution pattern of the [Mountain Peak] system.
However...
Considering his current low-post footwork, there's really no need for the system to issue a task related to Olajuwon.
"Brown, this move isn't as hard as you think. Co here, I'll teach you."
Additionally, facing Jas, who was painstakingly researching the "Nightmare Footsteps", Qin Yue could fully sense the technical dominance he had over these contemporary NBA stars.
These challenging moves, which seed trivial in Qin Yue's eyes...
Once it enters the actual combat phase, even most of the Dream Factory attendees, including Jas, would often experience deford technical moves.
Qin Yue was baffled as to why these so-called ultimate skills from Olajuwon seed hard to learn for others.
And Jas and others couldn't comprehend why Qin Yue could flexibly apply all the techniques taught by Olajuwon in real combat and even perform them better than Olajuwon himself.
"I wish I was born ten years earlier."
Before leaving the Dream Factory, Qin Yue told Olajuwon.
Hearing this, Olajuwon asked, "Why do you say that?"
Qin Yue shrugged helplessly, "Today's young players, none of them can play."
After a pause, Qin Yue added, "Your era was better, with Michael Jordan as a rival, and you could face off against the four legendary centers. If I was born ten years earlier, I would definitely try to bring you all to submission."
Olajuwon: "..."
Qin Yue's arrogance was indeed beyond Olajuwon's imagination.
But considering the comprehensive skills Qin Yue showcased to Olajuwon...
Olajuwon believed that the young man standing in front of him fully earned the right to be arrogant.
In Olajuwon's eyes, if focusing only on one aspect, there was still room for improvent in Qin Yue.
Yet, viewing Qin Yue's entire range of techniques together...
This arrogant new GOAT has quietly beco an unprecedented figure in history.
After the earthquake-stricken July ended.
As the ti turned into August, Qin Yue, ready to fly directly to Constantinople for the World Championships, finally felt a slight tension due to a piece of news leaked by ESPN.
The Warriors' path to defending the championship in the new season was destined not to be smooth sailing.
Because reality proved...
In the real world, no matter how strong you are, your opponents will not stand idly by and let you establish a monopoly on the championship.
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Note①: Constantinople is also known as Istanbul, but Ah Qiao still prefers to call it Constantinople.
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