Basketball UFO

Chapter 9 Who's the Boss
009 who is the boss
The Nets are a young team with almost no veterans.

The average age of the players is less than 26 years old, the youngest in the league, and their experience value is almost zero.

The oldest team in the league, the Bulls count as one, and the Rockets count as one.In order to hit the championship again this season, the Rockets recruited Barkley to form the "three old" combination of Olajuwon, Barkley and Drexler.

East Rutherford, Newark, New Jersey, home to the Nets.The game venue is the Rutgers Athletic Center.

The PNY Center in East Rutherford is the training facility for the Nets.

Walking into this brown-red training ground, Carter found that several players had already arrived and were about to speak.

Just watch Jason Williams walk over and say, "Rookie, just follow me this season."

Of course, Jason Williams of the Nets is not "white chocolate", but a power forward player with a height of 206, who can play center and power forward.He is a native of New York, so he wants to become the boss of the team. Last season, he averaged 9 points and 10 rebounds per game, and he was the team's top rebounder.

"Please, you beat Tony Massenberg first." Carter looked disdainful. "Listen up, everyone, in the new season, I will be the boss of this team. Now, if anyone is unconvinced, just stand up and I will I’ll blow you up.”

As soon as the words fell, several players were stunned. This is so young and energetic.

Carter looked at Jason Williams in front of him, who was only a little taller than him, "Do you want to come first? Big guy."

"I'll teach you a lesson." Williams was furious. Today's young people are too arrogant and must be suppressed.

Carter held the ball and flicked it to Williams, asking him to attack first. "Others are optimistic. If you are not convinced, they will line up with me later."

Kendall Gill also arrived, Tony Massenberger also arrived, and Sean Bradley stood beside him tremblingly, "This young man is going to kill Jason."

"Woohoo, there's a good show to watch!"

Jason Williams moved forward. Carter watched his steps without much movement. Seeing that he wanted to cut inside, he suddenly made a steal.

Then he made a layup and scored a point first.

"Protecting the ball is so bad, no wonder you score less. Follow me and you will improve."

"Gan, come again, I was just careless."

It was Carter's turn to attack. He swung his body from outside the three-point line, swaying from side to side. Williams couldn't keep up with his steps. As soon as his center of gravity moved, Carter did not expect that Carter simply changed the ball with his left and right hands, succeeded in passing, and cut inside again. .

Successful dunk.

"Hoo, come again!" Williams roared wildly, "Wait a minute, you all will challenge him one by one. It's not that easy to be the boss. Kendall, especially you, will kill him in a minute."

Kendall Gill was the No. 1990 pick in 5 and was selected by the Hornets. The Nets, who arrived before the end of the transfer window last season, have not adapted to the team.

Carter attacked again, made a simple change of direction, passed Williams again, and succeeded in another layup.After scoring 5 goals, Carter flicked the ball to Williams again, "Give you another chance, don't say I bullied you."

"What a stinky young man." Williams roared angrily, ignoring the rules and charging in. Unexpectedly, Carter was also very strong.

Bang, he didn't take advantage and forced a mid-range shot.

Carter flew up at the same time, slapped the ball off, and after landing, he got the ball one step ahead and shot directly outside the three-point line.

Whoops, a clean hit.

"There are still 4 balls." Facing Williams, Carter chose to break through again, changed direction continuously, and scored the ball in Williams' defense.

Williams' defense is far inferior to that of Charles Oakley. Carter, who has been "ravaged" by Oakley and Big Ben, singled out the slow-footed big man and performed very easily.

In less than a while, after 10 balls were played, Carter blocked Williams.

"You grab the damn rebound for me on the court. Then, I pass the ball to you, just score it." Carter directed Williams, "Who else?"

Several people were timid and did not dare to come forward, Carter directly called out their names, "Kendall, come here. I will challenge you one-on-one."

Kendall Gill's expression changed. He really couldn't stop the aggression Carter showed just now.Reluctantly, surrounded by others, Kendall had no choice but to step forward.

"Let you attack first and use all your tricks."

Kendall performed better than Williams. After all, he had a mid-range shot and scored 10 goals after finishing 3 balls.

Carter beat his teammate again, "Who else?"

Calipari watched from the side without stopping.If Carter wants to become the leader of the team, he must at least show enough strength to convince everyone.

No one dared to go up this time, and Carter was still not satisfied, "Eric, Daniels, you two go up together. Let me see your strength."

One-on-one with two people, Eric is a small forward, Daniels is a guard, although they are both marginal, but they also held their breath, "Done it!!!"

Carter moved between the two defenses and scored the ball again.

Then he used his strong physique to knock over Daniels and succeeded in a layup.

"Tougher, soft like a few, come again."

Daniels and Eric didn't dare to be too aggressive. Carter was about to stand up and become the leader of the team. If he was injured, he thought he wouldn't have to mess around in the team.

Calipari looked at Carter, feeling a burst of relief in his heart, this is the demeanor of an NBA player.Assistant coach Jason thought about what kind of record the team could achieve if the tactical system revolved around Carter.

"John, we seem to have picked a baby."

"I don't need you to tell me that Carter will become a player like Michael. He is too crazy." I have never seen a player snatch the boss position as soon as he enters the team. His undisguised ambition makes people tremble.

Carter scored a few more goals, Daniels pretended to fall, "No, I admit defeat, Vince, you are the boss of the team, I am convinced."

"Who else is not convinced?"

Carter looked at the others, but no one dared to speak.

He knew that if this group of people didn't say anything, there must be some who were unconvinced in their hearts.The first order was immediately issued to test whether this group of people really surrendered.

"Jason, you and Tony are duel." Carter looked at Jason Williams and then at Tony Massenberg.Massenberg has only been with the team for a short time and has yet to establish himself.

Whether you can pull him to your side depends on this heads-up.

Tony Masenberg looked at Williams, thinking, and Williams quickly refused.Unexpectedly, Williams didn't have so many thoughts, and pointed directly at Tony, "Come here, I feel that you are going to take my main position."

It is not possible to be the boss, but it is also possible to be the main starter.Tony had no choice but to stand up and challenge Williams.It's a pity that his scoring ability is even worse than Williams, and he failed to beat his teammates.

"Did you see? Not everyone can beat me, only Vince Carter." Williams changed the king's flag and stopped being the boss. He quickly leaned on Carter's side. "Vince, I believe you are the boss of the team. .”

"I am also convinced, Vince is the boss of the team." Tony Masenberg quickly expressed his position.

Sean Bradley was the tallest and couldn't avoid it. When he caught Carter's eyes, he immediately shouted, "Vince is the boss of the team, and I will be your loyal teammate."

Carter smiled slightly. Except for Sam Cassel, who had not officially entered the team, everyone else should have recognized him as the boss.

After winning the first battle, the subsequent tactical training immediately became much smoother.Carter had read the playbook, understood it better than anyone else, and kept giving orders.

Subtly establish your own authority on the field.

Kharid Levis also held the position of the team's starting point guard, so he had to follow Carter's wishes, pass the ball when he should, and attack when he should.

"The team is slowly getting up and running." Calipari almost couldn't get the team together at the end of last season. He thought of many ways, but he didn't expect that the new season went smoothly.

"Guys, pack up. That's it for the morning's training. We'll continue in the afternoon." Calipali called a stop and continued fighting in the afternoon.During training, the team practices twice a day to allow players to adapt faster.

Carter pulled Sean Bradley again and said, "Sean, play a one-on-one game and then practice physical fitness with me for half an hour."

Sean Bradley is like a bamboo pole. His body is too thin and he can't handle the opponent's inside. Let's see if he can improve a little.

Bradley didn't dare to make a mistake, and obediently followed Carter to train. After half an hour, he was exhausted enough. He walked into the locker room, and everyone else left.Carter walked to the middle position, and the locker with the No. 15 jersey was his.

"Sean, I heard the team will take a group photo, why don't we?"

"The team is still trading and will probably wait until the transaction is completed."

Carter nodded, forgetting about this.Sure enough, the preseason had just begun, and Calipari told Carter to give Levis more opportunities to put up good numbers.

Facing the weak Toronto Raptors, Carter scored 22 points and 6 assists, and Levis scored 19 points. Then the cabinet on Carter's left changed its owner, and Kharid Levis left the team.

At this time, Sam Cassell signed the contract and officially joined the team.

"It's really a commercial league, and the personnel are changing at any time." Carter sighed, he was traded as soon as he was selected by the team, and he was ruthless.

The Nets lost both the second and third preseason games. Although Carter scored more than 20 points, the team's focus was on adapting their tactics and they didn't play smoothly enough.

Centers Joe Klein and Ed Damon also quietly left the team, and the Nets began to eliminate redundant personnel.By the sixth preseason game, the team traded Adrian Caldwell and Robert Verdan, which didn't make any waves at all.

No matter which team these players are placed on, they are all marginal and can only fill up salary space.The Nets are still happy to do this kind of deal.

Then Reggie Williams was traded from the Pacers. Not only Reggie has strong shooting ability, this guy averages 4.6 points per game and is a marginal player.

However, the Nets seem to like to gather players named Williams. There are already two in the team. If Robert Wardan was not traded out, the team would also have two Roberts.

"Brothers, everyone played too badly in the preseason, and the tactical run-in is not good. I am responsible, but everyone is also responsible. Let us work together." Carter encouraged the players, "So I decided to go to the night game at night, Everyone relax, I will pay all the expenses."

You can't just kick ass, but also give benefits.Let the players see that they follow themselves, eat well and drink hot, and win the game, and the cohesion of the team will come.

Teammates thought Carter could only play Red Alert, but unexpectedly he also liked to have fun.

"Vince, you're not going to play games tonight?"

"The game can be played at any time. Another day we will organize a Red Alert contest and give out 1 US dollars as a bonus. There must be many people participating." The hottest game this year is Red Alert. Although it is only the first generation, the picture quality and operation It is the top level, after all, the Window95 operating system is so interesting.

Sam Cassell's heartbeat was racing. He looked at Carter, who was greeting his teammates passionately, "This guy seems to be a sensible person. If everyone can be of one mind, the team will have hope."

Cassel won the championship with the Rockets, and now that he is in the Nets, he has more thoughts in his mind.After all, Carter is still a rookie and lacks experience, so he inevitably has the desire to control the team.

Now that Carter was entertaining guests, Cassel immediately summoned several players, "Guys, on the court, Vince is the core of tactics, off the court, who is stronger? Do you know?"

Jason Williams laughed, "Why don't we compete in the game at night?"

"Golden flowers? I, Parker, have never been weaker than others." Robert Parker is a backup point guard, and he is very convinced of Kassel's ability. Looking for a chance to compete?"

The big king is strong on the outside, but the little king can also be cruel.

Carter didn't know what these monsters were thinking, so he rushed into the nightclub with a group of people and directly booked a large box on the first floor. "I will pay for all the expenses tonight. Give me cash!"

He grabbed it into his pocket and saw a large pile of 1-dollar bills flying down from the air. The hot girls at the scene were so excited that they bowed with their pursed lips, grabbed the bills, and giggled.

The aroma of the wine overflowed, and Sean Bradley had a poor capacity for alcohol, so he only filled half a bottle, and sprayed a silky arc directly from his mouth, scaring the golden flower beside him to turn pale.

Carter grabbed a handful of dollar bills and threw them over, "Shut up, be more professional."

Sean Bradley looked at Carter with admiration. His action of throwing money was so handsome. He was worthy of being the boss of the team.

"Boss, why don't you compare your card skills on the spot? Let's see who is stronger today." Kassel had a smirk on his face. "Everyone, don't hide your skills, how about being honest with each other?"

This guy has something on his mind.Carter could tell right away.

After losing to him on the court, this group of people wanted to insult him off the court. They thought too much. Whether it was making money or playing Landlords, Carter considered himself first-class.Although the predecessor Carter did not have many romantic affairs, he was full of fun and was not a calm master.

"Why, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed? You all want to compare with me."

"That's something to watch," Cassel kept pushing while taking advantage of the alcohol, "I'll make gestures with Lucy first, and everyone will follow."

"No, everyone follows my rhythm." Carter didn't even want his teammates to be arrogant when playing cards. He had to take the lead.

The girl next to her was already shocked by the momentum, her legs were trembling. She discovered just now that Carter was hiding the microphone, so he spoke very loudly.

The strength cannot be concealed. The moment Carter showed off his power, the audience was quiet.

"Damn it, I can't be the boss of the team anymore." Cassel lowered his head sadly, Carter was too dazzling, he had already conceded.

Whether on or off the court, Carter is the team's unwavering leader.

(End of this chapter)