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Chapter 452 The Knicks' Scout
"Facing the New York Knicks, who are good at defense, Scottie Pippen of the Bulls scored 36 points! The Knicks' poor defense made him want to be on the offensive end. The reason is that the Knicks lack a player. A real workhorse small forward."

"This season, the starting forwards for the Knicks are Charles Smith and Charles Oakley. Regardless of Smith, although Oakley is 2 meters tall, he is a standard blue-collar insider. If he was young, he might still be able to Barely able to keep up with the speed of outside players, but now he is getting old, and he is horribly slow."

"Pat Riley actually wants Oakley to guard Pippen. It's simply whimsical. The Knicks' current lineup can be described as old and slow. The lack of a real small forward is a very fatal flaw. , but Pat Riley doesn’t seem to think so, which has led to the Knicks’ current deformed lineup, let alone the championship, it is unknown whether the Knicks can break through from the East.”

A large piece of eloquent news, the whole article actually only expresses one meaning.

The Knicks don't have the right small forward.

Doesn't Pat Riley know this question?Of course he knows, but the question is, where can there be so many high-quality small forwards in the league for the Knicks?Did one fall from the sky?

These reporters simply stand and talk without back pain. It is estimated that Michael Jordan will make a quick comeback and join the Knicks to satisfy them.

In fact, Pat Riley has been working on discovering high-quality players at the small forward position for the past two years. This summer they selected small forward Monty Williams with the 24th overall pick in the first round. The rookie at the end of the round, Monty Williams is not an immediate force, and it is far less suitable for Oakley to play as a small forward on the field.

Putting the newspaper aside, Pat Riley rubbed between his brows.

It's been bad news lately.

The Orlando Magic's Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee Hardaway's internal and external partners have become more and more proficient, and now they can stabilize the Knicks in terms of record.

The Bulls also faintly spread some gossip that Michael Jordan intends to return to the team. Although it is only a rumor at present, there is no such thing as a storm. If one day the whole world is suddenly flooded with news of Jordan’s comeback, Riley will not be surprised at all.

On the west side, the Rockets, which fought seven games with the Knicks in the finals last year, also received strong support in the summer. The joining of "Glider" Drexler made Houston stronger than last year.

If this continues, it may be difficult for the Knicks to compete for the championship this season.

If there is no chance for this season... It will be even more difficult when the contract of the first core Patrick Ewing expires next summer.

Ewing has publicly stated more than once that he is dissatisfied with his current salary and hopes to get a big contract.

In order to keep this representative figure of the team, the Knicks must give a contract that is sufficient to satisfy the opponent, which will undoubtedly further squeeze the Knicks' salary space.

"If we don't win the championship this year..."

Pat Riley has already given up his mind, because if this Knicks team has no chance to win the championship in the two years without Jordan, it will not be possible in the future.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the office door.

The team's assistant coach, Jeff Van Gundy, walked in.

"Pat, today's training has been arranged properly...but the players have some complaints about the extra training, especially Patrick, who has lost his temper several times today."

At this time, he was still very young. Van Gundy, who was just in his early 30s, knew his teacher's style very well, and he also knew why he specially arranged for the players to practice extra during the holidays.

The loss to the Bulls in the Christmas game made Pat Riley very dissatisfied, which can be regarded as a way of punishment for the players.

Throughout Pat Riley's coaching career, the iron-blooded and ruthless coaching style filled all the teams he coached.

Indeed, such a coaching style has made him one of the most successful head coaches in the league, but it has also caused him to be criticized and criticized.

Just like now, many players in the Knicks are dissatisfied with Riley's high-pressure coaching style.

It would be fine if they were just some ordinary role players, but now even the team's head star Ewing is the same.

Van Gundy was really worried that more serious conflicts would erupt in the team.

"Okay, I know."

When Pat Riley heard the words, he said something noncommittal, but he couldn't hear any emotional fluctuations in his voice, as if it was very common. "Anything else?"

"Oh, right." Van Gundy suddenly remembered something. "I heard from Larry today that in the past two days, a very powerful Asian appeared in Rock Park. He has been singled out in Rock Park, and so far he has won all victories. It is said that his physical fitness and skills are quite strong. Maybe It has the potential to play in the NBA, so Larry is going to take a look today."

Larry is one of the Knicks scouts, and has been a scout for the Knicks for many years. He has a good vision and has made great contributions to the Knicks.

"A very powerful Asian? Haven't lost in a two-day heads-up at Rock Park?"

Pat Riley raised his eyebrows slightly.

Although there is a huge gap between professional and amateur, as a head coach with rich coaching experience, he knows very well that those guys in Rock Park may not be very good in 5v5, but the level of heads-up is not bad at all. , Those fancy and confusing dribbling skills are difficult to deal with without a 24-second attack time limit.

More importantly, the street players in Rock Park are all proud and proud. If a guy with a good level appears, he will definitely swarm up and compete for the challenge. ability.

Even so, Riley didn't take this matter to heart.

So far, no street player has had a particularly good performance in the professional arena, and he doesn't have any expectations for it.

Even when he heard about Asians, he wasn't very interested.

Of course, he will not try to stop it deliberately. He believes that in Larry's eyes, as long as he sees the opponent play with his own eyes, he should give up.

……

"A lot of people!"

Larry, who was almost 50 years old, was struggling to squeeze into the crowd, and was slightly surprised by the crowd of spectators in Rock Park.

When there is no game, there are usually not so many spectators here. After all, those well-known street players don't come here to play every day.

As a New Yorker, Larry knew very well that there was no game at Rock Park today, and the only possibility was the mysterious Asian man who had been singled out at Rock Park for several days.

"Could it be...all these people came for that Asian man?"

Larry was a little surprised.

In fact, he also heard the news through other friends, and he didn't have much hope when he came here. It's just that there is nothing to do right now, so he came here to see the excitement.

But the scene in front of him was somewhat unexpected.

At this moment, there was an uproar in the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, Larry saw a figure flying up from the crowd, making a powerful dunk with a tomahawk, and the basket trembled after the dunk.

"Wow! This guy is so strong!"

"Is he stepping on a spring? How did he jump so high?"

Several people around Larry sighed.

And Larry was completely dumbfounded.

"what is this?"

At that moment just now, Larry could see clearly that the jump height of this figure was extremely exaggerated. At the highest point, his chin was almost level with the basket!

Such a bounce is extremely rare even in the NBA.

More importantly... this should be a one-on-one match, right?In a one-on-one duel, can there be such ample space for sprinting and running?
The skin color of that figure just now...it seems to be the rumored Asian?
Thinking of this, Larry hurriedly squeezed in desperately, and finally squeezed to the front row, where he could see the scene in the stadium.

At this time, on the court, a strong black youth was walking down from the court in dejection.

Larry knew that guy. He was a well-known streetball player in New York. Like many streetball players, he was too sticky to the ball, had poor passing vision, was easily emotional, and had extremely poor defense. Therefore, he was not suitable for professional competitions.

However, the opponent is definitely not bad in the one-on-one skill, coupled with his strong body, he has excellent resistance, even against the professional players in the league.

But looking at it like this, the opponent seems to have lost the game.

Larry's eyes suddenly focused on the other man on the court.

"That's right! It's him!"

Looking at the other person on the court who has the same unique skin color as him, Larry immediately understood that this guy is the rumored Asian who has been invincible in Rock Park these days!
"so high……"

Just at the first glance, Larry couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The height of the Asian in front of me is in the early 2 meters. In street courts, there are very few players taller than 2 meters. Most of the masters on these street courts are limited by their height and physical talent. Career path development.

But the guy from Asia in front of him doesn't have this problem at all.

Not only is he more than 2 meters tall, but he also looks extremely well-proportioned, not thin, and even looks quite strong, with an estimated weight of more than 100 kilograms.

But because of this, Larry was even more surprised.

In the case of more than 100 kilograms, he can still jump so high. It can be seen that this guy's jumping ability and explosive power are quite exaggerated!

It's just that when the other party turned around and just let Larry see his face, Larry was stunned, with a look of disappointment on his face.

"This guy……"

The age of the other party does not look young, at least 28 years old or older.

This will mean that the opponent's plasticity will be greatly reduced.

During the NBA draft, the age of the players is also a very important inspection target. After all, after the sports competition reaches a certain level, even if they are one year older, the level of competition will be very different.

The peak period of a player's career is the period from the age of 26 to around 32 years old, but to maximize the potential of a player, the peak period alone is not enough, at least the It took several years for the league to adapt to the rhythm of the game and training, and to figure out its own playing habits and style.

Under normal circumstances, the team will not consider players over the age of 25 unless they have excellent immediate combat power. It is just a waste of time and energy.

"Pity……"

Shaking his head, Larry felt quite regretful.

It's really a pity that such a good seedling was not met at the right time.

……

What Larry saw was naturally Wang Feng.

At this time, Wang Feng didn't know that there were already scouts at the scene.

Wiping the sweat off his brow, Wang Feng looked around.

He didn't speak, but the meaning in his eyes couldn't be more obvious.

"Who else?"

In the past two days, Wang Feng has challenged countless players in Rock Park, and he has not yet lost.

His reputation began to grow louder and louder as imagined, and he also attracted more and more streetball masters.

Like the player just now, in terms of offensive skills alone, in Wang Feng's opinion, he is already comparable to the star players in the NBA.

Of course, this is only limited to the premise of 1v1 heads-up.

In the real game, the situation is far more complicated than 1v1. You have to consider the offensive and defensive positions of teammates and opponents on the field, the time of the game, how to retreat and defend if you can't attack and score.

That guy's offensive skills are just pretty good, but his defensive ability is too bad in Wang Feng's eyes.

"According to this trend, in two days, I'm afraid I will have to pick all the masters in Rock Park." Wang Feng thought silently: "I don't know if the situation is going well. Is there any scouts from NBA teams who know about me? name."

In two days, if there is still no movement, Wang Feng will consider taking the initiative to come to the door and recommend himself.

In fact, today he already felt some unkind eyes from the crowd of onlookers around him.

His current behavior is commonly known in China as smashing the field. If he does things too badly, there is a risk of being beaten, let alone in the Rock Park where there are many famous "legends"?

It's fine if you come to abuse the food, and you have to set up the arena for a few days and continue to abuse, isn't it endless?

Wang Feng's purpose is to gain popularity so that he can enter the NBA team's attention smoothly. As long as he can get him a trial training opportunity, he will be successful.

Therefore, there is no need to be so extreme and cause unnecessary trouble.

And at this time, another person couldn't hold back anymore, and walked onto the court eager to try.

"he is?!!"

"Come on! Destroy this guy!"

"Don't let him continue to be arrogant here!"

Seeing the player walking on the court, the audience on the sidelines immediately cheered, and Larry also recognized the opponent's identity, and his eyes widened in astonishment.

Is this Asian really that strong?Even he was startled?

(End of this chapter)