From today on is the king

Chapter 397 395. Just looking at you like that

Chapter 397 395. Just looking at you like that
Before the start of the game, in the final stage of preparation, the two teams shot baskets in the half-court on their respective benches. They sprinkled chalk with chalk, and carried the ball to the opposite side for pull-ups. There was also a blank-faced No. 21 who was abandoned by his teammates and came to the opponent's side with the ball rubbing and rubbing to hang on the basket.

The shooters of both teams stopped helplessly.

There is a man with long hair fluttering No. 20 looking at the freaks of the two teams on the field, feeling that this is different from the NBA in his dreams!

My team has a weird poker face, and I like to encourage him for nothing. I have often encouraged him since he finished the Olympics and reported in San Antonio.

Encouragement is fine, and he often touches his head, making Ginobili feel that something is wrong, as if something has been stolen, but he used to be in the Italian league, and his salary is very low, only 17 euros a year, which is incomparable with the millions of euros a year that the NBA goes to pan for gold.

Not to mention the low salaries in Europe. For the self-trained players brought up by the youth teams, there are also huge liquidated damages, usually five to ten times the salary, so Ginobili had the opportunity to join the NBA after being selected by the Spurs for two years.

Otherwise, with his strength, if he went to the Spurs for a trial training, Popovich would not want him. Even if the Spurs did not want him, he would go to another team for another trial training, or play in the summer league, and it would not be difficult for him to join the NBA.

Although NBA teams can directly select players who have reached the age of 22 or players who have played for 4 years without the player's consent, the first-round pick must decide whether to sign in the same year, and the signing right of the second-round pick can only be kept for 4 years. After that, the player can voluntarily give up this signing right.

Ginobili was selected in 1999, and the summer of 1999 is considered the first year, that is, if the Spurs did not sign a contract with Ginobili in the past summer, Ginobili can join any team after the preseason of the new season begins.

The NBA does not allow people to join the NBA without being drafted. They must be selected, or "lost" to become a free agent.

Of course, losing is actually quite easy. At the age of 22, you will automatically get the right to participate. If no one is selected, you will definitely lose. In other words, as long as you are not an American student, you can freely join any team at the age of 23.

So Ginobili joined the NBA after being poor in Europe for three years, and felt that he had nothing worth being stolen by others. It always felt weird.

Before Ginobili joined the NBA, he thought the Spurs were a strictly disciplined team. But when he came to the Spurs, the boss liked to touch his head.

When it came to the preseason, Ginobili would see the boss wandering around in various positions on the court before every game, on the opponent's side, his own side, and sometimes staring at the referee, and was kicked away by the referee.

But the strange thing is that Ginobili himself gradually felt normal about such weird things, so normal that he almost ignored the team boss.

But generally speaking, the opponent is still normal, not so strange.

But today, Ginobili found that his opponent has also become strange!

Magnesium powder?
Aren't you afraid of getting lung disease?
Are you a 1.8m [-] pull-up?Who can provoke those with small arms and legs?

There is also a gorilla who seems to be the best defensive player, ran to the opposite side of the technical platform and yelled at the fans, you are not wearing the number 21, what a snarl!

There was also a man nicknamed Big Dog, who pushed his boss away from the opponent's basket with an expression of "I'm very powerful and arrogant".

By the way, Ginobili suddenly felt that something was missing. It seemed to be that little Chinese senior. Where is he?

Ginobili turned his head to look for the opponent's junior who is known as the strongest rookie in history, but just turned his head, he was startled, and almost fell to the ground with his ass!

As soon as Ginobili turned his head, he saw a Chinese with a short cut behind him staring at him with a curious expression... Damn!There is no sound of footsteps when walking... It seems that the sound of the scene is so loud that you can't hear the sound of footsteps, unless you are running with all your strength, but this elusive, scary people will scare people to death, okay!

Ginobili looked terrified, but Liu Mang's attention was entirely on Ginobili's hair.

Liu Mang is very curious about this lush and lush hair, what kind of experience will it take to become bald with such lush and flourishing hair?
impossible!

It’s impossible for NBA players to eat poorly, and it’s not that blacks naturally lose their hairline early. Whites have the least amount of Mediterranean hair. This has a lot to do with heredity, and people who know the Mediterranean will show signs of it in their youth. Usually, they lose their hair severely in their 20s, such as Boozer.

And Ginobili, who is now 25 years old, has obviously passed that age, and his hair is still so lush, but why is he bald at the age of 27?

"Hello, Manu, my name is Ace, let's get to know each other!" Liu Mang stretched out his hand to greet him.

"Ha...Hello, I'm glad to meet you too." Ginobili's words were against his will. He was almost scared to death, but he was in a foreign country, so it's better to be insignificant.

Ginobili waited anxiously for Liu Mang to say something. Although he is 25 years old and has become famous in international competitions, as a European and South American player, it is not easy to mix well in the NBA, just like Chinese players.

If the beginning of Chinese players in the NBA was not as amazing as Liu Mang's rookie year, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi would not have had a good start from the beginning of the new season. Yao Ming faced the Wizards led by Jordan in his debut. In my impression, Yao Ming's poor debut was much better.

Ginobili is ready to be ridiculed. When he was playing the Kings, he was sprayed by the All-Defensive Team-level Doug Christie and almost cried. Even if he is 25, he is just a rookie in the NBA.

but……

Ginobili saw Liu Mang who came over to say hello, looked at him for a long time, then turned and left...

That's it... let's go...

In fact, Liu Mang simply wanted to get to know Mr. Yaodao in the future. Look at this guy who is still the best key player for the Spurs of the East Emperor and the West Dog at the age of 41. It's just that Mr. Yaodao seems to have hair and doesn't look very demonic. Liu Mang's attention is all focused on his hair.

Unable to see why, he left and forgot to say hello to Ginobili by the way.

Ginobili is going crazy!
Why are these guys in the NBA all weirdos!

……

……

The game is about to start. Amidst the cheers of the fans, the two teams started to play.

For the Eagles, a new starter is released, with Jason Terry, Glenn Robinson, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff playing.

For the Spurs, the second-year Parker began to step onto his stage. Gold always shines. Stephen Jackson, who was abused by Liu Mang last year and doubted his life, was promoted to the starting position by Popovich through hard training and hard work as well as his outstanding performance in the preseason.

The Spurs' starting lineup is Parker, Bowen, Stephen Jackson, Duncan, David Robinson.

Watching Ratliff win the jump ball over the head of the Admiral, Liu Mang was very surprised!

Looking at David Robinson, who was struggling to run back or was only about the same speed as Ratliff crossing halftime and landing, Liu Mang had to sigh that time is a butcher's knife, so soft...

Jason Terry pushed forward with the ball. At this time, he played according to the tactics. It should be to hand the ball to the team's No. 1 Raheem.

However, Glenn Robinson, who was supposed to play an off-ball pick-and-roll with Muhammad to find an open opportunity according to the tactics at this time, asked for the ball directly at the top arc!
What does this guy want to do?
Jason Terry hesitated or passed the ball to Glenn Robinson, and then went to replace Glenn Robinson's role and Muhammad running.

The purpose of the running position is to open up space for Raheem, and then the ball holder at a 45-degree angle will play with Raheem on the inside and outside. If Raheem is not double-teamed, he will eat it raw.

However, after the big dog got the ball, he continued to dribble under the crotch. Not to mention, the big dog is really strong, with perfect footsteps and body control, shaking Bowen away and rushing to the free throw line.

The talent is really great!
Although this ball is not tactically awkward at all, and it is not Liu Mang's type of singles that seizes the opportunity when the opponent's defense is inclined to Rahim.

After all, with Liu Mang as a teammate, the rest of the Eagles are used to it.

After Glenn Robinson scored a goal, he screamed excitedly and ran back to the half.

The Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled the ball honestly, and passed the ball honestly to Duncan.

Duncan leaned against Ratliff outside the paint and waited for David Robinson to pull to the other side of the baseline, almost close to the three-point line, and Duncan began to single.

Facing Ratliff, Duncan did not choose to play hard. Instead, he used his solid basic skills and the use of foot movements to grind little by little, and gradually drove Ratliff's solid defense. Seeing that the five seconds of his back were up, Duncan really got into the three-second zone, turned around and made a low-handed layup to avoid Ratliff's block and threw the ball into the basket.

Classic center one-on-one!

This sense of sight is the same as when Olajuwon was at his peak in 93 and Mutombo, who is said to be 27 years old, had the same feeling in the regular season, except for five seconds of turning back.

It was the Eagles offense again, this time Glenn Robinson directly asked for the ball to advance across the half court, and then broke through Bowen again and made a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

Just jumping high, relying on speed and explosive power, Bo Wen really can't stop it!

In fact, Bowen has a great feature, that is, at the beginning of each game, he is very effective in defending the opponent's outside stars. As the game progresses, the referee's attention will gradually shift away from him, and his defensive power will become greater.

Glenn Robinson scored 4 points in a row at the start!
Seeing that Glenn Robinson was as strong as in the preseason, the fans at the scene finally let go of their slightly suspended hearts, and the audience cheered.

The Spurs were not affected. Parker continued to advance slowly, slowed down, and passed to Duncan. Duncan continued to play singles. This time Muhammad came over to double-team, and Duncan passed the ball to David Robinson.

4 to 4 level!
The Eagles continued to attack, and Glenn Robinson still had the ball. This time Raheem also understood that this guy couldn't pass the ball, but Raheem didn't get angry or anything, and took the initiative to open the space.

Glenn Robinson still chose to break through. Stephen Jackson, who was defending Raheem, saw that Raheem was so far away from the three-second zone that he was almost approaching the left bottom corner. He chose to rush up and flank Glenn Robinson with Bowen.

Raheem cut to the hoop as soon as Stephen Jackson was gone, very conscious.

However, Glenn Robinson made a direct shot just before the opponent double-teamed.

Return!

Glenn Robinson has hot hands today!

Get 6 points in a row at the start!
The game only lasted 1 minute and 26 seconds!Popovich called a timeout without hesitation.

……

Seeing that Glenn Robinson was playing like Kobe, he was really in good shape recently. Popovich did not get angry like before, but praised loudly: "Stephen, it is very important that you double-team well, but you have to be faster and decisive. Tony, when the number 13 is close to you, you also go to double-team..."

Popovich decisively adjusted his defensive strategy.

For the Eagles, Coach Kruger emphasized: "Pay attention to shrinking the defense from the outside. Nazr, follow the Admiral closely. Leave the double-teaming to the outside. The opponent's outside shots are not as accurate as the inside. Except for Jason, Glenn and Sherif who are defending Bowen, pay attention to shrinking..."

The Eagles didn't make premature substitutions, and they seemed to be playing well at the beginning. Although they played unreasonably, everything seemed quite reasonable because of the unreasonable guy like Liu Mang before.

……

Back from the timeout, the Spurs attack.

It's still grinding Duncan. The Spurs at this stage are not a team team. They are playing superstars. Duncan just started digging hard.

Duncan got the ball on the inside, but the Spurs didn't stop on the outside. Bowen bypassed the high position and moved back and forth from the left bottom corner to the right 45-degree angle. Bowen's 40.00% three-point shooting rate all year round is the foundation of his offensive end. Jason Terry has to defend.

Stephen Jackson made an empty cut at any time during his running position, and Raheem had to follow suit.

Coach Kruger just emphasized that David Robinson cannot be let go, and Muhammad is sticking to the bottom line on the right.

Therefore, at this time, Ratliff waited eagerly for Glenn Robinson to help defend Duncan. Parker's three-pointers had never been practiced in his life, and the early days of his career were even more horrible.

However... Glenn Robinson just watched Duncan take the ball and score two points in a single-handed throw. After the opponent scored, he ran in to serve.

"..." At this moment, Ratliff really missed a certain rookie, and even missed Dean Grove, who was not very capable but was willing to do dirty work.

Ratliff sent the ball to Glenn Robinson, and Glenn Robinson still pushed forward in his own way for a single.

(End of this chapter)

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