Chapter 397

Before the start of the game, in the final stage of preparation, the two teams each shot in the half-court on their respective benches, shot the ball, sprinkled the magnesium powder, held the ball to the opposite side, pulled up the pull-up, and A blank-faced No. 21 who was abandoned by his teammates came to the opponent's side with the ball in his arms and hung it 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 170,000 euros a year , It is incomparable with the millions of euros a year that the NBA spends on gold panning.

The main reason is that the salary in Europe is low, let alone the self-trained players brought up by the youth team, there is also a huge liquidated damages, usually five to ten times the salary, so after being selected by the Spurs for two years, Ginobili had the opportunity to join the NBA.

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 rights of the second-round pick can only be signed. Keep it for 4 years, after which players can voluntarily give up this signing right.

Ginobili was selected in 1999, and the summer of 1999 counts as the first year, that is, if the Spurs did not sign with Ginobili in the summer just past, Ginobili will be available after the start of the preseason for the new season Join any team.

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 the election is actually quite easy. At the age of 22, you will automatically get the right to participate in the election.

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 loved to touch his head. Steve Smith held concerts with the boss twice in three days. Of course, the audience was only a few in the team, and the magic sound was ringing in their ears. It is estimated that no record company would dare to hold a concert for these two masters.

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?

You are 1.88 meters tall and go for pull-ups? 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 number of Mediterranean people. This has a lot to do with genetics, and people who know Mediterranean, showed signs of it when they were young. Yes, usually severe hair loss in the 20s, like 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. of.

The beginning of Chinese players in the NBA, if not as amazing as Liu Mang's rookie year, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, it is impossible to have a good start from the beginning of the new season. He scored 9 points and made 0 of 9 shots, but his teammates still trusted him and gave him a lot of mobile phone opportunities. In the end, he scored 3 points and 10 rebounds with free throws. His performance was much better than that of the No. 1 pick in the first two years, and he had the trust of his teammates. , Yao Ming also played more actively, which was much better than Liu Mang's impression of Yao Ming's poor debut.

Ginobili is ready to be ridiculed. When he was playing the Kings, he was sprayed by Doug Christie at the best defensive team level and almost cried. Even if he is 25, he is just a rookie in the NBA. The old bird had to experience being abused by Kobe in the 2004 playoffs before he began to evolve into the demon sword who almost won the 2005 championship MVP.

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 the future Mr. Yaodao. 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. What a monster, Liu Mang's attention was all 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 freaks!

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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 tortured by Liu Mang to doubt his life last year, through hard training and hard work, as well as his outstanding performance in the preseason , was put on the starting position by Popovich.

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. He should hand the ball to Raheem, the team's most powerful man. After all, Raheem is the only one in the Eagles who has a chance to barely break up with Duncan. Arm-wrestling top players.

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 is this guy up to?

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. Outside the three-point line.

However, after the big dog got the ball, he dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch. Not to mention, the big dog is really strong, with perfect footwork and body control, shaking Bowen away and rushing to the free throw line to make an emergency stop in the middle distance The shot hits.

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 Raheem.

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 fight hard. Instead, he used his solid basic skills and used the movement of his feet to grind little by little, driving Ratliff's solid defense bit by bit. When the time came, 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 1993 and Mutombo, who is said to be 27 years old, played against Mutombo in the regular season, except that he was back for five seconds.

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 characteristic, 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 is slowly shifted away from him, and his defensive power big.

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 his speed, and passed to Duncan. Duncan continued to play singles. This time Muhammad came to double-team. David Robinson made a long-range mid-range shot.

4 to 4 tie!

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 with Bowen. - Robinson.

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!

Score 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 didn't get angry like before, but praised loudly: "Stephen, it's important that you double-team well, but you have to continue Hurry up, be decisive, Tony, when the number 13 is close to you, you go to double-team..."

Popovich decisively adjusted his defensive strategy.

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

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.

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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 inside, and the Spurs didn't stop outside. Bowen bypassed the high position, moved back and forth from the left bottom corner to the right 45-degree angle, and Bowen made more than 40% of his three-pointers all year round. Rate is the foundation of his offense, and 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.

So, at this time, Ratliff waited eagerly for Glenn Robinson to help defend Duncan. Parker's three-pointers hadn't been practiced in his entire life, and the early days of his career were even worse.

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.