am i proud?

Chapter 192 Signed the starting point guard

On July 7, the door to the NBA trading market opened, and the entire North American sports world suddenly became lively.

It was also on the same day that Wang Dalin’s detailed test report was released. The doctor confirmed again that he had suffered a second-grade strain on the hamstring on the back of his left thigh. He needed to be hospitalized for one to two weeks, and even after two weeks, he would only be able to resume normal activities, which did not mean that he would be able to resume training.

Hamstring strains are generally categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary, depending on the severity of the injury.

Generally speaking, a first-degree strain can recover in about a month. Strenuous activities should be avoided within a month, accompanied by ice packs within 24 hours and heat packs after 24 hours to promote recovery.

However, this is only the case of ordinary people suffering from a first-degree strain of the hamstring. Professional athletes can receive more professional medical treatment, and the recovery time can usually be shortened by twice, and even in the best case, they can recover in about a week.

But the second-degree strain is different, because the second-degree strain means that the ligament is partially torn, and strictly speaking, it is already a relatively serious injury!
Although the doctor said that the best estimate of his injury would take at least half a month to heal... everyone should pay attention to the words "optimal estimate" and "healing is possible"!

Half a month is the most ideal estimate, which means that it is entirely possible...or very likely that this time will be longer. In fact, the recovery period for second-degree hamstring strains usually takes four to eight weeks.

And "it is possible to recover" is the most critical point of this sentence... Even if Wang Dalin can move freely after half a month, it does not mean that he can resume training immediately, let alone play games.

It is very simple to recover to the level of freedom of movement, but to recover to the level where you can train or even play games, it will not take ten and a half months... If you are unlucky, it will not be surprising for two or three months.

2002年男篮世锦赛的比赛日期早已敲定，从8月30日一直到9月9日。

Wang Dalin originally planned to help Joe Dumars search for a defensive point guard in the free market in early July, and then return to Beijing to report to the national team, but the sudden injury completely ruined his plan.

He thought that his injury would heal within a month at most, and after a week or two of recovery, he would be able to catch up with the current Men's Basketball World Championships, but the doctor told him that it would be better to give up this idea as soon as possible.

Don't underestimate the seemingly insignificant injury of hamstring strain. In fact, this kind of injury is very troublesome. Once it does not recover well, it may affect the athlete's state for a long time. In a sense, it is more serious than some secondary fractures.

Wang Dalin's mood was very low, but he was helpless.

It can be seen from the first-grade hamstring strain of his left calf last season that his body is indeed a bit glassy, ​​which is also a common phenomenon among yellow athletes.

No bragging, there is indeed a big gap between yellow people and black people in the fields of explosive power and jumping ability.

There may be some talented athletes who are indeed comparable to black athletes, but the physique of most yellow athletes is still relatively fragile.

Although Wang Dalin has the "Hanging Force System", the system has not changed his original physique, so he is not more tenacious and durable than other athletes of the yellow race.

In the playoffs of last season, he received a reward for maintaining a good state for completing temporary tasks. There is also a link in the reward that "the overall durability remains unchanged at 95."

The following matches became more and more intense, and Wang Dalin's confrontation on the field naturally became more and more intense.

There is an old saying, "If you don't report, the time has not come." His overall durability in the playoffs and the finals was indeed maintained at 95, but after he finished the finals, the overall durability dropped immediately, and all the hidden dangers of injuries accumulated in these games have accumulated on him.

When the comprehensive durability drops below 80, it means that he may be injured at any time... It doesn't even have to go through confrontation to get injured!
Wang Dalin first called coach Wang Fei and told about his situation, and then called Su Qun and Zhang Weiping, who had good relations with the media.

Wang Dalin felt very regretful that he could not report to the national team due to injury, because if he can play in this World Championship, the Chinese team will have a good chance.

This time the Men's Basketball World Championships was held in Indiana, USA. It stands to reason that American players should have achieved better results fighting in their homeland.

However, many NBA superstars are unwilling to play for the US team. This time, the "Dream Five" starlight is bleak, and the biggest player in the team is obviously the old Reggie Miller!

Although there were second-tier stars in the league such as Big Ben, Brand, O'Neal, Pierce and Marion, none of the real top superstars came. Instead, rookies like new top pick Jay Williams and college player Nick Collison were brought along.

So it is conceivable how good this American team is?
In the original time and space, the Chinese team had a 12-point lead against the US team in the first quarter of the group match. If Yao Ming hadn't been forced to end due to too many fouls, the US team would have had to go through a hard fight against the Chinese team.

After winning all five games in the group stage, the US team met the Argentine team in the second round, which also maintained a complete victory in the group stage.

In this game, only 5623 spectators came to the "Conseco Arena", the Pacers' home court, and even one-third of the seats were not filled.

Americans probably think this is just another performance of the "Dream Five", but how could they have thought that this is just the beginning of American basketball's "Waterloo"!
With Ginobili's impeccable performance, the Argentine team made the "Dream Team" a terrifying record of 1992 victories since its formation in 58.

It was because of the loss of this game that the "Dream Five" lost hope of winning the championship. They then lost to Yugoslavia and Spain, and finally only ranked No.6.

If Wang Dalin can participate in the battle this time, the Chinese men's basketball team will not say whether they can reach the top three or even win the championship, at least they will not only get No.9 in the end, right?

Alas... it's all caused by injuries!

Lying on the hospital bed, Wang Dalin made up his mind to solve his vitreous constitution problem.

At present, there is only one way for him to completely change his injury-prone physique, and that is to complete the item "Score 80 points in a single regular season" in the "Single Game Statistical Milestone" and get the "Bronze Skin and Iron Bone Badge" reward. This problem will no longer exist!
Hmm... 80 points in a single game... Wang Dalin said that it might be a bit difficult!

It's not that he doesn't want to fight, it's just that the goal is too high, even if he vomits blood, it's almost impossible to achieve it!

Some people will say——Didn't Wang Dalin just score 75 points in a single game in the finals?80 points in a single game doesn't seem like a lot of points?
You must know that this kind of competition is completely unattainable, and several conditions must be met at the same time to be possible.

First, your personal state must be so good that it can explode, just like Wang Dalin who scored 75 points in a single game. He was rewarded by the system, so he can always maintain a good state.

Second, you must have enough physical strength... To be honest, Wang Dalin's current physical strength of 90 barely reaches this threshold, which is really not very abundant.

Third, your opponent must also be very strong!

For example, Wang Dalin’s opponent Kobe in the finals, he and Wang Dalin also scored 74 points in that game against Biao... When you feel hot, if the opponent is not strong, the game is likely to be lost after three quarters. Can you still stay on the court to score points brazenly?

These three conditions are indispensable, especially the first and third conditions, as long as they are slightly worse, it is absolutely impossible for you to score 80 points in a single game.

Of course, Wang Dalin can also think of ways from the milestones of being able to obtain special equipment, such as "score 60 points in a single regular season", and you can get 2 free special equipment rewards.

He has seen those special equipments. Apart from improving certain ability values, all special equipments have strong protective functions.

Although these equipments can't completely solve his problem of being easily injured, at least they can reduce some potential injuries to some extent.

80 points in a single game is almost impossible, but 60 points in a single game is possible.

There are also "single-season milestones"... If you win the scoring champion in a single season, you can draw 2 pieces of special equipment for free, and if you win the assists, rebounds, steals and blocks, you can also draw 1 special equipment for free. Although these tasks are very difficult, Wang Dalin feels that he can at least try it.

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The matter of Wang Dalin's injury was quickly exposed by the media, and the Pistons immediately announced the news, which shocked the entire North American basketball world.

It is normal for athletes to be injured, but Wang Dalin was injured during the offseason, which is really rare.

In any case, he would be injured when he was shooting at home. Wang Dalin's injury method is really weird, and some talk show actors even wrote about him in jokes.

In fact, there have been more outrageous injuries in later generations, such as Derek Rose, who was lying on the bed peeling fruit. After peeling, he put the fruit knife next to the bed and was cut when he turned around with water. He needed 10 stitches!
There is also John Wall, who fell in the shower at his own home and suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, probably ruining his career.

There is also Kevin Love. When this guy was in the Timberwolves, he once did push-ups at home and felt pain in his right hand. Then he called the trainer and found that two of his hand bones were broken after examination!

These are all things that happened in later generations, and they actually happened before, and this person has a lot of background, he is the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan!

One day in 1993, Jordan accidentally cut his finger while cutting a cigar, which resulted in a ruptured tendon in his finger. His finger was permanently damaged and could no longer be bent... Fortunately, it was his left hand that was injured. If it was a finger on his right hand, Jordan might be in trouble.

Compared with the above-mentioned people, Wang Dalin was only injured while practicing in his own yard, at least he was injured while playing sports, which doesn't seem so strange!

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After two weeks of rehabilitation, Wang Dalin was finally able to leave the hospital and go home to recuperate.

He has now recovered to a state of freedom of movement, but it is obviously a dream to want to exercise vigorously. According to the doctor's estimate, he will have at least another month before he can train with the ball, and this time may not be accurate.

In order to recover as quickly as possible, Wang Dalin was ordered by the doctor to reduce all unnecessary activities, try not to sit if he can lie down, and try not to stand if he can sit.

Originally, Schwartz thought he could take advantage of Wang Dalin's injury to quickly let him shoot a few commercials, but he was immediately warned by the Pistons team doctor.

Just kidding... Wang Dalin is currently the signature star of the Pistons. Anyone who dares to delay his recovery from his injury will be the enemy of the entire Detroit!
But after the injury no longer affected his actions, Wang Dalin still went to Dumars' office...he had to help the general manager refer to the team's roster.

After all, he is a person with open eyes. Even if there are not many decent free agents, Wang Dalin firmly believes that he can still find a point guard among them.

The Warriors have officially announced the signing of Billups, so the Pistons are facing the dilemma of weak point guards in the new season. Even if they still have Alstom, everyone knows that the "Streetball King" has a limited level of strength... He must be qualified as a substitute, but it is a bit reluctant to start.

Therefore, the most urgent task for Dumars this year's offseason is to sign a good point guard. It doesn't have to be a starting level, but it must be at least similar to Alstom. The two can roughly share 48 minutes of playing time.

Currently there are 5 player profiles on Dumars's desk, the first of which is last season's Pacers backup guard Kevin Ollie. He is 193cm tall and weighs 88kg, so he can be considered a combo guard.

他上赛季场均上场21分钟，可以贡献出5.7分2.3篮板3.6助攻0.8抢断，表现还算不错。

The second is Wang Dalin's elder brother Tim Hardaway.

He played for the Mavericks for a while last season, and was later sent to the Nuggets. He averaged 23.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 4.1 steals in 0.8 minutes per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was 34.7%.

The third is Eric Strickland, a backup guard who played for the Celtics last season. He is 191cm tall and weighs 95kg. He is definitely a "heavy tank" at the point guard position.

上赛季他场均上场20.8分钟，可以得到7.7分2.2篮板2.3助攻0.7抢断，三分命中率高达38.5%，算得上是攻守俱佳。

The fourth is Jeff McInnis, the starting point guard of the Clippers last season. He averaged 37.4 minutes per game last season, scoring 14.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting 41.3% from the field and 32.1% from the three-point range.

His overall strength is about the same as Wang Dalin's elder brother Tim Hardaway in his rookie season. He should be qualified as the team's starting point guard, so Dumars is currently his favorite.

And because the Clippers introduced Andre Miller during the offseason, McGinnis, who has become a completely free agent, is looking for a home.

With his worth, he can be signed with a two-year contract of 2 million or a three-year contract of about 750 million. Such a cheap price is undoubtedly very attractive to Dumars.

The fifth is the guard Steve Kerr who played for the Trail Blazers last season. The veteran, who is about to turn 37, averaged 11.9 minutes per game last season, scoring 4.1 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 47% from the field and 39.4% from the three-point range.

If you put aside his poor performance on the defensive end, the meritorious pitcher of the Bulls dynasty is still very good, at least his three-point shooting is still accurate, and he has very rich experience in the playoffs.

After thinking about it, Dumars decided to sign Jeff McGinnis. After all, he still hopes to find a starting point guard for the Pistons. Among these people, he is the only one who can be regarded as this level.

Wang Dalin originally wanted to help with reference, but he obviously didn't come in handy... Although he is a senior fan, he is really not familiar with this kind of low-profile player.

Among these few, he is of course familiar with Hardaway, and he also has a little impression of McGinnis, and he also knows Steve Kerr... But Wang Dalin really doesn't know Strickland and Ollie.

Dumars was so efficient that he got McInnis done in just two days, signing the Pistons' new starting point guard to a three-year, $3 million contract.

Including Okur, who was signed by Dumars before, and the rookie Boozer who was just selected this year, the Pistons have a total of 13 people under contract. They are-

Point guard: Jeff McGinnis (No. 10, annual salary of $300 million), Damon Jones (No. 14, annual salary of $64);

得分后卫：理查德.汉密尔顿（32号，年薪268万美元）、迈克尔.库里（12号，年薪260万美元）、琼.巴里（20号，年薪318万美元）；

小前锋：王大林（8号，年薪1170万美元）、科里斯.威廉姆斯（34号，年薪450万美元）、罗德尼.怀特（5号，年薪182万美元）；

大前锋：克里弗德.罗宾逊（30号，年薪842万美元）、卡洛斯.布泽尔（1号，年薪78万美元）、米基.摩尔（31号，年薪241万美元）；

Center: Ben Wallace (No. 3, $520 million), Mehmet Okur (No. 13, annual salary of $100 million);

Obviously, the point guard and the center are both short of one person.

If some players play 2K games, 13 players are enough. Anyway, the NBA stipulates that each team's roster must not be less than 13 players, but Dumars will definitely fill these two places during the offseason.

The reality is that very few teams are unwilling to fill out their 15-man roster, even if two or three players on the team probably won't get playing time all season.

上赛季罗德尼.怀特这个9号秀明显是选错了，整个赛季只出场了16场比赛，场均上场时间8.1分钟，可以得到3.5分1.1篮板0.8助攻0.6抢断0.1盖帽，投篮命中率35%，三分命中率22.2%。

Dumas is going all out to get rid of this guy first, it's useless to keep it anyway...

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