basketball never sleeps

Chapter 3 Is this a rookie?

On the tenth day after the draft, Mo Wen flew directly to Orlando under the arrangement of the Pistons to participate in the Pepsi Orlando Summer League held here.

There are six teams participating in the Orlando Summer League: Magic, Cavaliers, Bucks, Pistons, Heat, and Timberwolves.

Because the number of teams is small and the opening time is not long, the rules of the Orlando Summer League at this time are that the six teams in the preliminary round will play against each other in turn, and play two rounds. After grouping matches based on rankings, the final team will be determined.

In previous years, there were not many spectators because of the Orlando Summer League, but this year because of the man with his own traffic——LeBron James, the attention of this Orlando Summer League was directly full.

Xiao Zhan has been touted for a year, coupled with Nike's unprecedented 7-year 9300 million sneaker contract, it can be said that it has whetted the appetite of the audience.

People can't wait to tear off the packaging bag to see what the blind box of this combination of Jordan and Magic is.

Originally, the gimmick before the start of the Orlando Summer League was "No. [-] VS No. [-]" James vs. Milicic.

It's a pity that Milicic encountered Yao Ming's situation when he wanted to leave the team, so he could only stay in Serbia and Montenegro and slowly struggle with his home team.

Unlike pulling in half of the starting lineup to support the Cavaliers for James, the Pistons' lineup of players is much poorer.

Not only Milicic, Carlos DeFierno, who was selected with the 25th pick in the first round, was also stuck in the contract, which forced the home team of Serie A to stay. As a result, the only three players selected by the Pistons this year were Mo Wen. come to participate.

The remaining players are either substitutes who have just been traded this year, or they are undrafted and homeless people who have been salvaged from the crowd.

Mike Woodson, as Larry Brown's second assistant coach during the 76ers' period, also followed Larry Brown to the Pistons, and took over the coaching of the Pistons in the Summer League like a duck.

The first assistant coach, Herb Brown, is Larry Brown's older brother. This old man used to be the head coach of the Pistons. He is qualified and unwilling to take on the dirty work of Xialian.

At this moment, Woodson is worrying about the team's roster. The Pistons are very strong. Last season, it can be said that they severely abused him and the 76ers coached by Larry Brown.

But obviously, the summer league is used to select role players, Bob Sura, Lynch Hunter, Campbell, Harvin Dam... [-]% of the dozen or so people on the list were not in the Pistons last season .

His job now is to pan for gold from the dozen or so rosters, scout the bench, and win as many as possible for his resume.

However, it is difficult.

Raising his head, at the moment, more than a dozen people in the training ground are conducting their own training.

Mo Wen was taking turns going heads-up with several swingman-shaped players.

At first, everyone thought that this Asian rookie must be a soft persimmon, with a not too thick body, a late draft pick, mediocre college statistics, plus a skin that is easy to bully at first glance, they all wanted to pinch it.

But when they really matched up, they realized that their thinking was too simple.

"F**K, why is this kid so difficult to deal with, is this a rookie freshman?"

"I'm sure his defensive strength is at the same level as that group of guys in the NBA, like that cheap BYT, which looks thin but only knows how thick it is when you use it!"

"That's right, I usually don't wear them!"

"Shit, don't you only have fools in your mind! You can't even beat this kid, I think you just wait until you don't have the ball to sleep on the street!"

A few blacks originally wanted to show off, but they were frustrated.

Like guarding the ring, Mo Wen standing on the free throw line is receiving the attack of the future "Rocket legend" Bob Sura.

One is the only rookie drafted by the Pistons this year, and the other is a middle-class veteran who has played for several years. The heads-up between the two has attracted the attention of many people.

Old domestic fans are not too unfamiliar with Bob Sura. Sura joined the Rockets in the last year of his career. He has a unique style of play and likes to make breakthroughs. If he can't make a breakthrough, he will throw the blame.

Sura often has "good" performances in the game, such as breaking through for a layup with a wide open, ignoring the open Yao Ming and rushing into the inside and being capped, etc., which cured the hypotension of many fans.

He scored 10+5+5 in the Rockets, and then underwent a minor operation. After his comeback, no one wanted it, which proved that everyone can see this guy's cancerous brush attributes.

If you put your mind aside, this guy still has some ability.

But it's just a little bit capable.

When Mo Wen was the first king on S6... Oh no, it was when he was beaten up by Jordan, Kobe, and Wade in [Nightmare Copy]/[Hell Copy], Sura's level The players are afraid that they won't even be able to make the roster for that kind of competition.

Sura doesn't think much of Mo Wen. This season, Sura's annual salary is 630 million, not to mention the highest salary in the Pistons' summer league lineup. Looking at the entire current Pistons team, only the "Masked Man" Hamilton with an annual salary of 650 million is higher. his head.

His "big-name star" is willing to "condescend" to participate in the summer league because his data performance was not very good last season, and this year is another contract year. More playing time.

Cricket No. 58 rookie, isn't he easy to catch?
Sura, who was known for his explosive breakthroughs in college, has not changed his style of play after eight years in the NBA. Although he has suffered several injuries at the age of 28, his athletic ability is still at its peak.

Sura lowered her body, held the ball at her waist and made a breakthrough posture, which is to play a clear card, and to look down on you.

Mo Wen didn't press too far forward at the beginning, and there was no obvious flaw in the posture and center of gravity he posed, and his defensive posture emphasized his stability.

Different from the reckless college rookie in Su La's impression, he felt the mature stench of old football ruffians in Mo Wen.

An illusion, it must be an illusion!

After holding the ball and shaking it a few times, seeing that Mo Wen's center of gravity was still stable, Sura also resolutely stopped trying, and rushed towards Mo Wen's front left foot with a backhanded breakthrough.

Mo Wen withdrew half a step and turned his hips quickly. The center of gravity did not fluctuate. After a small sliding step, he maintained the defensive cover again, and his movements were still stable.

Sura didn't release his killer move until he was halfway through, just now he just pretended to shoot, but after seeing the block, he suddenly pulled the ball to shoot at Mo Wen's right hand side.

Mo Wen successfully blocked again with a low-altitude sliding step, without any unnecessary movements.

Sura took a step back to open up space to attack again, and Mo Wen also followed up half a step to keep the pressure.

"Is it so difficult?!" Sura frowned as she smelled the sweat from Mo Wen's body.

When Sura broke through again, the range was even bigger, but the speed was not as fast as it was at the beginning, and was quickly entangled by Mo Wen again.

But after entanglement, Mo Wen didn't give Sura a chance to dribble the ball easily, and began to step forward to steal aggressively.

This is a trick that Mo Wen learned from the future Deng Ge in the dungeon. Many people's impression of Deng Ge's defense is to write sharing eye defense, but Harden's defensive efficiency is actually at the level of the middle and upper reaches of the league. Harden is very Good at using this aggressive steal to maintain his deterrence on the defensive end.

Sura was flustered by the sudden attack, the ball slipped and was stabbed by Mo Wen and chased after him.

"Hey, look, no serious NBA player has been caught. This kid really has something."

"His defense is really strong, but he certainly can't prevent my breakthrough."

"You 1.7-meter dwarf, shut up, you get blocked nine times out of ten, except for the idiot who can't even pass the ball well."

"Son of Bichi, what are you barking at, come, challenge me one-on-one!"

Just one ball can make the onlookers see a lot of things.

Mo Wen's talent may not be very good, but this mature defense is beyond their comparison.

It's also outrageous. Which serious college student would not think about practicing offense, how to score and play cool, and practice defense first. You deserve it for falling to the end of the second round.

The swingers who were still taunting each other on the sidelines looked at each other with more hostility in their eyes. Mo Wen was basically destined to be signed, and the competitive pressure for them to stay was even greater.

If Mo Wen's defense has been tempered by "beating" in various dungeons, then Mo Wen's offense is even more unexpectedly confident and courageous.

The success rate of offense is not necessarily high, but it will definitely not be sloppy, just like those stars in the NBA.

Sura, who played offense and defense for several consecutive rounds, was extremely depressed. Apart from his physical talent, his overall performance was almost completely suppressed by Mo Wen.

When I saw Mo Wen playing well with those black players, I thought it was just those black players.

After I set foot on the court, I realized that Mowen was like a swamp, and I couldn't detect the depth, and the more I stepped on it, the deeper it got.

This is a rookie, who would believe it! ?

　I uploaded the cover and the website sent me a message telling me that the logo of this site is not allowed? ?
　　
　
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