[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1982":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445532,1896,"Chapter 1982 37: Can't Outlast You","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1982",1982,"\u003Cp>Van Exel's addition gives the Las Vegas Radiance Team's bench a strong ball-handling threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this threat is unstable, having it is better than not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 30, Van Exel is at the peak of his career. Not considering off-court factors, this trade is a definite gain for the Radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Eddie House is a good young player too, his development has a long way to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Radiance Team already has many young players who need growth, and House's growth priority might be the lowest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the Radiance for the rebuilding Nuggets isn't necessarily a bad move for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the off-court concerns about Van Exel, they're unlikely to be an issue with Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of troublemakers, Van Exel can't compare to Riddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy, aside from playing ball, is just a criminal—even doing stuff like unlawfully charging phone fees to others' phones. It shows how low his moral compass is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're a strong, tall Black guy; you might as well use a gun for highway robbery, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet with the Trail Blazers, he played solidly for two seasons, won two championships, and became part of the 77 victories team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Trail Blazers, he fell rapidly, and even in Los Angeles, Phil Jackson couldn't handle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, from Riddle's case, it's evident that Phil Jackson's so-called ability to manage Rodman was somewhat exaggerated, because Rodman isn't as difficult as people think. He's an emotionally rich person, just a bit unruly due to his upbringing. If you hit his soft spot, he's not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Riddle is different; this guy is a complete criminal with no sentiment—a bad seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing he often did was play porn in front of flight attendants on planes and feel proud seeing them embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with someone more beast than human, Phil Jackson's mystic antics were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Gan Guoyang, pointing a gun at his head, telling him to follow him for a good life or face dire consequences, could make him behave and restrain himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After joining the Radiance Team, as a bench player, Riddle still fulfilled his role and justified his salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't late for training, didn't play porn in front of flight attendants on planes, and did whatever the coach instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could still contribute 9.3 points and 4 rebounds each game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 39%, performing much better than he did with the Lakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given this, what more could you ask for—it's more than enough for the eighth or ninth man on the bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Van Exel, upon joining the Radiance, the team's expectation for him was to be the sixth man who could genuinely carry the offensive transition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porter is old and doesn't have this capability, and Cole lacks it regardless of age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lack of transitional offensive power has been the Radiance's biggest issue this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gan Guoyang is off the court, the offense loses its backbone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young players' tenacity has been well-trained, but they still lose games that should be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Exel's arrival brought more possibilities to the second lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the effects weren't immediate. On February 24th, in an away game against the Timberwolves, in his first substitute appearance, Van Exel missed all three of his initial shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't participated in team training or games for over two weeks, and his game sense was just average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Timberwolves have been in great shape this season, with Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury's combination showing their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it's said the two don't get along privately, the good record temporarily covers up the conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Timberwolves currently rank fifth in the Western Conference, with above-average league strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they're some distance from top teams like the Kings, Trail Blazers, and Lakers, their overall strength is quite good, and their lineup is well-rounded with decent talent in each position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After years of experience, Kevin Garnett has grown into one of the best power forwards in the league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with Nowitzki, Duncan, and Weber, he's one of the four great power forwards, heralding a new era for power forwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They're called Ah Gan's successors, possessing versatile offensive and defensive skills, no longer limited to doing grunt work under the basket or being shadow warriors beside the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, among the four, their total championships remain zero for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's unclear if, by the end of their careers, their total championships will reach even half of Ah Gan's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garnett has matured a lot; he no longer acts arrogantly like when he first entered the league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In games, he can play more aggressively and calmly against Ah Gan, rather than being overly scared and performing poorly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, facing Gan Guoyang is a challenge. He's learned to rely more on his teammates and the overall team, rather than thinking he can single-handedly defeat the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the icy lands of Minnesota, the Radiance's sun did not rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his debut, Van Exel shot 2-of-10, performed poorly, scored only 5 points, and didn't fulfill his sixth man duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the game, back in the locker room, Gan Guoyang just patted his shoulder and said, \"Practice more if you're not good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training, high-intensity recovery training, upon arriving in Vegas, Van Exel didn't immerse himself in gambling but instead in the training gym, practicing three-point shots daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After each day's training ended, the last ones in the gym were either Van Exel or Arenas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two engaged in a frenzy of shooting practice, with huge volumes and loads of repetitions, embedding muscle memory deep into their nerve cells—this is the only way to progress.\u003C\u002Fp>",931,"2026-06-06T01:42:09.674Z",1,"novelbin.me","7245f634f336baff8180f4ba0e2aa518a0e698fca10b828f70b437493dc8bdf7","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1983","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1981",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]