"Hidden Task [Gary Payton's Apology] has been triggered.

After some reflection, the famous Glove Payton is eager to reconcile with you. Will you forgive the elderly him?

Note that if the host chooses to forgive Gary Payton, the [Glove's Mastery] series of tasks will be automatically activated."

After the game, since entering the league, Qin Yue, who has always been misunderstood and never understood, truly felt the sincere apology from Payton's earnest face...

Did he choose to forgive Payton because of the system's sudden task?

The answer is of course not.

In basketball games, no matter how big-name a star is, there's always a time they'll take a cheap shot.

If Qin Yue can't even accept this level of confrontation, wouldn't he become a fragile porcelain doll that others cannot touch or bump into?

So, after Payton proactively admitted his mistake and expressed his apology to him, Qin Yue's resentment towards him vanished by more than half.

Therefore, this suddenly popped-up task, instead, made Qin Yue feel...

The [Mountain Peak] system seems to treat him as an unreasonable and unsophisticated person.

Thus, after performing a delightful enemy-turned-friend scene with Payton at Oracle Arena, Qin Yue immediately took note of this damned system.

Although Qin Yue couldn't retaliate against the system.

But he must remember the grudge.

And Payton?

Even though, for a moment, he felt as if he was choosing to swallow his frustration amidst his humiliation...

But Hayes' previous earnest exhortation revealed the harsh and heartless truth to Payton.

That is, because of one cheap shot becoming enemies with Qin Yue...

No matter how you look at it, it's not a worthwhile trade.

As they say, only kids talk about feelings; in the adult world, it's only about interests.

Even more so in the fame and fortune circus that is the NBA.

Even if Payton is about to fade out of the league...

Unless he never hopes to make a living out of basketball in the future, otherwise...

Getting along well with Qin Yue is bound to be beneficial and harmless to him.

Thus, in the moment he chose to swallow his pride, Payton suddenly realized...

Aligning with Qin opens up whole new possibilities!

But...

Just after reconciling with Qin Yue and preparing to turn and leave, Payton, with no warning, had Qin Yue strike him with a final blow: "You better retire soon. As long as I'm here, even if Howard Schultz trades Kobe over, Supersonic still won't win a championship."

In that moment, Gary Payton confirmed it.

It's NBA's biggest tragedy that Larry Bird and Qin Yue weren't born in the same era!

Because if they had been born in the same era...

Who the hell would want to see that family-breeding Magician battling Bird?

...

"[Glove's Mastery] task has been triggered.

Gary Payton plans to retire at the end of the season.

If the host invites him to coach defense after Gary Payton's retirement, then the host's defensive abilities will surely improve significantly.

Task completion condition: Hire Gary Payton as a personal trainer after the 06/07 season ends.

Task completion reward: [Glove] badge.

[Glove]: The specific effect of this badge will be determined by the host's training performance under Gary Payton's guidance."

Does Qin Yue, already an NBA Defensive Player of the Year, still need to improve his defense?

The answer to this question is of course, he does.

In fact, even the ever-confident Qin Yue dares not say that his current defense has reached the level of mastery.

It's well known that, unlike offense, defense is a more difficult attribute to quantify with numbers.

Despite Qin Yue's various defensive attributes looking impressive in the [Mountain Peak] system's visual data...

Whether it was tonight's Garnett or last season's Duncan, both made Qin Yue deeply realize that he still needs to work on his defense.

Right now, including defensive experience, defensive skills, and defensive strategies... these are his current weaknesses.

If Qin Yue wants to improve his defense, then he must find a way to enhance these attributes that are difficult to quantify.

Qin Yue knows very well that he cannot always rely on talent to defend.

That would not only disgrace his DPOY title...

Also, as he ages, Qin Yue can't just shrug his shoulders and tell the future youngsters that he can't defend simply because he's older.

Keep in mind that Qin Yue's senior named Tim Duncan, even in his retirement season, had quite outstanding defensive performance.

Therefore, before hiring Gary Payton and completing tasks to acquire the [Glove] badge, right after the Christmas battle, Qin Yue immediately found Artest.

Qin Yue wanted to understand from this former NBA Defensive Player of the Year what his current defense level was exactly, and wanted to consult him on ways to improve defensive skills.

In response, Artest, in an unbiased manner, said: "Your current anticipation and observation are pretty good, your positioning is okay...

Especially your sense for blocking, I can only describe it as a cat smelling something fishy.

For this reason, many times, Kwame and I have to cover for those players you've selectively left open.

Of course, compared to blocking, your steals are exceptional... do you know, your steals not only intimidate opponents, but they can even stir up our defense.

After all... the moment you pounce towards the stats, someone must fill in your gap.

As for your one-on-one defense... I have no comments, anyway others definitely can't learn your defense, because do they have your star player status with the referees?"

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