After signing with the Nets, I stopped pretending and I had a showdown

Chapter 8 8. Public opinion explodes!When Dunk King meets Dunk King!

The next day, the team started internal training, and everyone waved to Wei Xu enthusiastically when they saw him.

Now Wei Xu's status in the team is different from the past. As long as he is not blind, he can see that Coach Frank loves and cultivates him.

Wei Xu is the key training object of the coaching staff in the summer league, and the future is bright.It is very important to have a good relationship with him in private. Not only can you get more support and possession of the ball on the court, but you may also be able to follow him ashore in the future.

Armstrong is a good example. Although his personal ability is not bad, but since he got close to Wei Xu, now he even looks at him with Frank's eyes much more kindly.If nothing else, both of them can get stable playing time in the Nets in the new season, which is a big step ahead of others.

"Hey, Wei, congratulations, you're really hot this time! I bet you will win the Summer League MVP in the end!" Just as Wei Xu stepped into the stadium, he saw Steve Goodrich holding a newspaper go to yourself.

"Fire? Let me see how it works." Wei Xu smiled lightly, and took the newspaper from Goodrich's hand.

Wei Xu has never had a good impression of newspapers and the media. These people rely on some resources in their hands to always talk nonsense, and they always talk about gossip to lure fans.It takes a lot of time to spread rumors, and it takes a long time to refute them. Once those off-site gossips are spread, it will be very difficult for the parties to come up with explanations.

But if the news in the newspaper is to praise yourself, then it's all right.Wei Xu is still very happy to see the American media touting himself. No matter whether he is suspected of being flattered or not, he needs the media to publicize vigorously now. After all, the summer league itself does not receive much attention. If he wants to quickly accumulate popularity, he still has to rely on those dogs.

After Wei Xu played his first summer league game, the New Jersey City Daily published news about him in the newspaper immediately, and accompanied it with a photo of Wei Xu's long-distance gliding and dunking.Not to mention, Wei Xu's handsome face is really photogenic, and it comes out with a beautiful face, just like a boy who came out of an anime.

The headline of the news is - "New Jersey's second-round pick shines, Asian star dominates summer league with dunks".

Wei Xu took the newspaper and glanced at it. The newspaper mainly described his explosive physical fitness and passionate style of play.Especially the slam dunk contest-level performance conquered the audience watching the game.

In addition, the news also described the head-to-head confrontation between Wei Xu and Paul Gasol, the same year's top pick.Although the two are not players in the same position, they have the same impact on the game.However, as a second-round pick, Wei Xu not only led the team to a big victory over the Grizzlies in the end, but also crushed the No. [-] pick Paul Gasol in the final personal statistics.

Wei Xu's godlike performance slapped many scouts in the league in the face.

Isn't this kind of athletic talent and immediate combat power worth a first-round pick?

It was not selected by the Nets until the 50th pick in the second round, which is simply a joke!
Especially Paul Gasol, who was defeated head-on by Wei Xu's team, his current situation has become even more embarrassing.Originally, he participated in the summer league to prove that he was not a parallel importer and that he, who was born in Europe, had the ability to dominate the NBA.

The result is good now. Gasol's performance in the first game of his career not only failed to dispel doubts from the outside world, but also made his situation worse. The hat of parallel importers on his head became more and more colorful.

Every time the draft is held, those big-name rookies who have just entered the league will be discussed and speculated by the media, and their every move is closely watched.

Many people in the outside world are waiting to see Pau Gasol's jokes. If he can break through doubts and become a star in the regular season, the summer league experience will become a very inspirational story.But once he dies halfway, he will be labeled as a parallel importer until he retires, and he will encounter greater external pressure than others.

Compared with Pau Gasol, Wei Xu's performance last night was undoubtedly more eye-catching.As the first Asian player in NBA history to score 20+ points in the summer league, Wei Xu proved what is called "yellow people can fly" with practical actions on the court! !

Wei Xu almost broke the prejudice and suspicion of Asian players in North America by himself, and made them understand a truth. Although Asian basketball has not risen yet, Asian players already have the ability to stir up the situation in the summer league. .

So what if Pau Gasol is the number one talent in Europe?

That will never be the last straw that crushes Asian basketball!
After reading the news, Wei Xu felt very happy, Pau Gasol is simply his noble man.

If Gasol hadn't entered the league with the halo of Europe's number one talent on his head, the media wouldn't compare him with Gasol, and he wouldn't have gained so much attention and popularity.No Chinese player has ever dominated a summer league game before, and his appearance will undoubtedly be like a bomb thrown into the sports circle, completely muddying the stagnant pool of Chinese basketball.

He believes that there will be reports about him in China soon.The media's wanton revelations will definitely revitalize the long-silent Chinese basketball.

The Nets temporarily added a tactic to today's training content.The main reason is that when Wei Xu cuts to the basket, the inside players come out on the weak side to cover for him, helping Wei Xu get a better cut environment and increase the chance of scoring.

Frank does not arrange for Wei Xu to attack with the ball, so he can only arrange more off-ball tactics for him.It's not that Wei Xu's personal ability is not as good as Marshall's, but Byron Scott has high expectations for Wei Xu's new season. He hopes that Wei Xu can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA in advance through the tempering of the summer league.

These things are what the Nets need Wei Xu to do in the new season, and the main tactics of the regular season.In this way, after the start of the new season, Wei Xu only needs to simply get in touch with the stars, and he can have a good grasp of what he should do and avoid many detours.

Hearing Coach Frank's arrangement of tactics, Wei Xu sat next to him and took it seriously.

Coach Frank was very satisfied with Wei Xu's earnest listening attitude. He felt that Wei Xu was a man of talent, with neither arrogance nor arrogance and a sincere attitude. This kind of rookie deserved to be successful.

Frank feels that Wei Xu is not only high in emotional intelligence, but also very careful in life. He will never be told twice about matters related to the game. It is very worry-free to coach.

On the other hand, Donny Marshall, Frank has a headache when he thinks of this guy.If Byron Scott hadn't asked him to give Marshall more chances in the summer league, he would have wanted to freeze Marshall a long time ago, not even giving him garbage time.

Marshall's style of play is too unique, and he will only single out when he gets the ball.The key is that his one-on-one efficiency is not high, lacks the threat of outside shooting, and is easy to be targeted by defensive players.

With a height of 2 meters, Marshall's athletic ability is also very average, and he does not have Wei Xu's amazing explosive power and sprint speed.Whenever Frank compares the two together in his heart, he will feel guilty, because Marshall and Wei Xu are completely incomparable.

Marshall needs a lot of shots if he wants to get a good scoring data. This alone is enough for him to be killed by Wei Xu a few times.In the new season, the Nets will definitely have the ball in the hands of head star Jason Kidd. If a role player wants to get a stable playing time, he must have excellent off-the-ball ability.Off the ball is precisely what Marshall is not good at. Even if he succeeds in staying on the team in the end, it will be difficult to threaten Wei Xu's tactical status.

After a day off, the Nets ushered in the challenge of their second opponent in the evening, the Golden State Warriors.

There were densely packed players at the game site, the stands were full of seats, and the arena was full.Many people came here to watch Wei Xu's dunk tonight after watching the news.

"I heard that Asian rookie dunks very hard? Better than Vince Carter? Is it really that exaggerated?"

"If you let me come, you just watch carefully. I have to lie to you about this kind of thing? Don't look at that guy who looks harmless to humans and animals, but he is very fierce when he plays the ball! All the dunks are at the dunk contest level!! "

"It's incredible that a second-round pick can have such a high popularity!"

"I was lucky enough to watch the game between the Nets and the Grizzlies yesterday. Brothers, I won't lie to you. The No. 50 rookie of the Nets is really fierce! With him playing in the game, the ticket money will definitely not be lost!!"

Before the game started, the fans at the scene were already excited.Everyone excitedly waited for Wei Xu to appear, talking non-stop about the news from last night.

In the locker room, after arranging the tactics, Coach Frank called Wei Xu aside alone. "Wei, your task is very heavy today. The defensive team needs you to face the Warriors' outside sharp knife Jason Richardson, guard him, and don't let him kill him."

Hearing Richardson's name, Wei Xu froze for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, coach, I am very familiar with his playing style, and I will cling to him tightly."

"Great, I believe you can suppress him tonight, don't let me down." Frank reached out and patted Wei Xu on the shoulder, encouraging him.

Of course Wei Xu knows the famous "Slam Dunk King" Jason Richardson.This guy's athletic ability is very explosive, whether it is bounce or bullet speed, it is the top in history.

平行世界，理查德森曾在2002年和2003年连续两次夺得NBA扣篮大赛冠军，并在2006-07赛季跟随勇士队创造了“黑八奇迹”。巅峰赛季场均能轰下24分6篮板4助攻和1次抢断，是联盟里最著名的弹簧人之一。

However, in his rookie season, Richardson has not yet developed a stable outside shot. His playing style is mainly based on speed breakthroughs. The degree of threat is different from that in his peak season.

As soon as Frank left, Armstrong came up to him with a worried expression on his face. "Wei, you have to be careful tonight! You need to match up with Jason Richardson, who was listed as one of the 15 best rookies in the United States by the Sports Express. If you can blow him up, the outside world The public opinion will explode!!"

"Is listed as one of the 15 best rookies in the United States by Sports Express?" players.

"Although your college team failed to qualify for the championship, don't you pay attention to March Madness? This year he led Michigan State University to the NCAA National Championship. He is a dunk fighter with excellent jumping ability. said Armstrong in surprise.

　The second one is delivered, and the youngest is begging for a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

　　Even a monthly pass is fine, it can make my fan list look more, thank you everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)