The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 195 The Grandmaster of Trash Talking

Pietrus was slightly startled and turned to look at this Asian man who was about the same height as himself.

Both of them are 197 centimeters tall. They look about the same height, but their body shapes are quite different.

Pietrus weighs 95kg, while Lin Dong only weighs 86kg. They have the same height but a weight difference of nearly 10kg. From the outside, they are simply the difference between an orangutan and a monkey, not on the same level at all.

Pietrus burst into laughter upon hearing this: "You? Boss?"

"The strong is king, that's normal."

"Are you considered a strong person?"

"Much better than you." Lin Dong said with a smile.

After all, he had experienced many international competitions in his previous life, and he knew the style and temperament of these European and American players very well.

These people are not like those in the Asian basketball circle who tell you that friendship is first and competition is second, but the real winner takes all.

The Dragon Kingdom naturally has the romance and values ​​of the Dragon Kingdom. When meeting truly qualified people like Yunus, Lin Dong can act very qualified.

But when you encounter a domineering person, if you still pay attention to your demeanor, it will only make people think that you are weak and can be bullied, which will intensify your behavior.

The only way to deal with this kind of person is to be more domineering than him!

Not convinced? Then I’ll beat you until you’re convinced!

Whether it's on the court or with fists, you can't give in to this kind of person. Only by hitting him with one punch can you avoid hundreds of punches!

Feeling the provocation emanating from Lin Dong at this time, which was stronger than that of Pietrus, Yunus couldn't help but open his mouth, and then felt a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.

Aren’t Asians all very kind?

This team's thorn in the side seems to be more than just a black guy.

Frankly speaking, the position ratio registered for this international team is actually not reasonable enough. Yunus had a problem when he first took over the roster. There were too many small forward positions and there were position conflicts.

For example, Japan's Rukawa Kaede applied for the No. 3 position, but after watching the video of Rukawa Kaede in the Japanese winter selection finals, Yunus decided to put him in the point guard position. This international team happened to be short of a point guard. Substitute.

Zhu Fangyu of the Dragon Kingdom was reported to be a power forward and a small forward, but there were already suitable candidates for the main and substitute positions at the power forward and small forward positions. Considering his outside three-pointers, Yunus decided to put him in the lineup. The shooting guard goes up and becomes a 3D player.

The two small forward positions left by this are Lin Dong and Pietrus in front of him.

As for these two people, although Yunus has watched some videos of Lin Dong's winter selection in the Nippon High League and feels that this young Asian's strength is extraordinary, after all, the overall level of competition is average, and it is not possible to abuse the opponent in the game. It reflects his ability to withstand pressure and his true upper limit.

In comparison, the standard of the French High School League is much better than that of the French High School League. Pietrus' dominance in the French High School League, coupled with his stronger body, is more trusted by Yunus and is more suitable for confrontation. This is the American team, so he originally planned to let Lin Dong serve as a substitute for Pietrus.

But I didn't expect that the two of them would start fighting each other as soon as they met.

The two thorns in the side are both players that Yunus values ​​​​in this international team... and once these two people get involved, it will mean a war between the European team and the Asian team.

"These Asians are not ordinary arrogant." Alexander Pavlovich smiled and laughed.

This guy is from Montenegro. The Republic of Montenegro in this era was not yet independent. In 92, it was jointly known as Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro with Serbia, which is the historical Serbia and Montenegro. It would not be split into the Republic of Montenegro and Serbia until 06. country.

The relationship between these small countries in Europe is relatively chaotic, but most civilians have no cultural barriers with each other and are relatively close to each other. The popularity of France is not bad. Once there is a quarrel in the team, these people will definitely help Pietrus.

"I just don't know if I have the strength." Darko Milicic answered coldly.

This guy is more familiar to Lin Dong, and may be the center player that Yunus values ​​the most in the current international team.

After all, this guy will be the second pick among the platinum generation of the 03 draft. Although he did not perform as well as a high pick in the NBA in the end, he can beat Anthony, Bosh, Wade, etc. in the 03 draft. The talents of people in their youth have been fully demonstrated.

"This Asian actually wants Pietrus to be his substitute?" Zoran was also laughing.

Zoran Planinic, the only point guard in this international team, this year's Croatian League regular season MVP, is already a famous talent in the European arena.

Several other Europeans were also smiling.

Nikoloz Skitishvili, a power forward from Georgia;

Mazilampe, a power forward from Poland;

And Sophocles Skorchanidis, who was originally a youth training player of the Greek Olympians under Yunus, and whom Yunus wanted to cultivate, is 206 centimeters tall, but has a weight of 156 kilograms. Weight, the Greek Shark who once faced the peak Yao Yao in later generations without falling behind...

However, compared to the unscrupulousness of the previous few, these few seemed to be much more honest in front of Yunus, just smiling and watching the fun.

On the Asian side, Rukawa Kaede frowned. Although he didn't understand, he felt that the opponent was targeting Asian players. Zhu Fangyu rolled up his sleeves and asked Lin Dong: "Old Lin, what are these ghosts talking about?" Coming?"

"No matter what they say!" Sakuragi next to him has already started gearing up. In the two or three months after the winter selection, he has made sufficient growth at Lloyd, and under the influence of old Earl and Stephen's words and deeds, I have long remembered one key point: internationally, playing ball is fighting! Don't be soft-hearted, these people are strong, and light movements are neither painful nor itchy to them, so don't act like you are fighting, act like you are going to kill someone! Directly to death!

And these ghost guys didn't say anything nice at first glance, let's get to work! What kind of vision and intuition does Sakuragi have? The situation was clearly judged in an instant.

The fattiest and most combative guy over there looked quite honest, and the other two looked like they were just watching the show.

On the other hand, Zhu Fangyu is an old fighting partner, Gao Ren is a boxing master, and Rukawa Kaede...well, I have seen it once, so it's not bad, it's just four on four, let's fight with Lao Zhu and Gao Ren first. One, and then three more to help the weak Rukawa Kaede. I can’t kill them today!

Seeing that the two sides started to tense up instantly, it didn't look like they were going to fight against the powerful enemy the United States. It felt like they were in chaos first.

"That's enough!" Yunus finally couldn't help it anymore and yelled to prevent the verbal conflict from turning into a physical conflict: "If you have the ability, let's see each other on the court. What's the point of bickering here? This afternoon. Assemble in the arena. The whole team will watch you two fight one-on-one first. Whoever wins will go up. Let your skills speak for you, don’t use your words!"

Pietrus had long been accustomed to seeing obedient yellow-skinned people in France, but just now it was not only Lin Dong, but also the other three Asians who exuded the kind of "murderous aura" that looked like they were about to take action if they disagreed with each other. It really calmed him down a bit.

At this time, since Yunus said see you on the court, it was exactly what he wanted. Pietrus sneered: "The coach is right, see you on the court, rookie, I will beat you until you cry and buy a plane ticket to go home!" "

Now that the matter had been decided, Lin Dong was no longer too lazy to talk. He just smiled and nodded without saying anything.

At this time, the international team's position became subtle again.

The two power forwards, Nick Loz and Mazilampe, made it clear that they were not helping each other. The Greek Shark was definitely a loyal fan of Jonas and would not participate in the fights between others in the team.

The remaining two gangs, just four against four, actually had a somewhat tripartite posture.

In the afternoon's 'duel' atmosphere, the morning tour suddenly became boring, and everyone was waiting in secret.

At noon, I experienced the team's lunch at the SuperSonics Arena, and unexpectedly a big shot came, Gary Payton.

The reputation of the Hall of Famer's gloves, let alone a latecomer like Lin Dong, is still well-known to everyone even in this era. The defensive master was once able to stand in the finals with the 72-win Bulls Jordan. , and guarded the peak Jordan to score less than 30 points in two consecutive games, which is already a legend in itself.

And the gloves obviously didn't just come to say hello.

Frankly speaking, after experiencing the glory of the Finals with Jordan, the Sonics have been on a decline over the years. Although in the game on March 3 last month, Gloves just scored the 19th point of his career, but the ball The overall weakness of the team also prevented the Sonics from qualifying for this year's playoffs.

The team is in urgent need of reinforcements now, but when it comes to draft picks, good picks are not available to them, the fifth-place SuperSonics in the Pacific Theater this year, so they set their sights on the international team... hoping to gain from this. I saw one or two good talents worth cultivating in an international team, so I came here specifically to see their first day of training.

But I didn't expect that after just a few words of conversation, I heard about the afternoon duel.

On one side are talented players in Europe, and on the other side is the so-called No. 1 brother in Asia. Although Yunas is silent about this, it makes Gary Payton even more interested in it.

As the SuperSonics hosting the Nike Summit this year, the team's top management knows some insider information that other teams don't know much about.

Among these insider stories, the one that interests the Sonics the most is Lin Dong, who once defeated the first-round draft pick in 00 on the streets of Yokohama, Japan.

The SuperSonics executives are very interested in this young Asian man, and Payton has obviously heard about it for a long time.

"Young people need some excitement." Gary Payton said with a smile: "I just have nothing to do these two days, so I can join in the fun and give you some encouragement. If any of you wins, how about I train the winner alone for two days?"

Yunus was secretly happy after hearing this. He was able to get individual training and guidance from this NBA defensive general before the start of the war with the US team. This was obviously very helpful in improving the strength of the international team.

Pietrus's eyes shone even more.

They are not fools. Gary Payton's words like this are tantamount to the SuperSonics extending an olive branch to you. If there is such an opportunity to debut in the early draft, then Pietrus really wants it.

And even for Lin Dong, being able to spar with the famous Glove Payton is definitely a God-given opportunity.

There was an extra bet, and both sides quickly scanned the plates of Chinese food. Yunus knew everyone's thoughts, but he didn't drag them on purpose. He took the group directly to the training ground two kilometers away from the arena.

This is the Sonics' backup training facility. Usually some lower-level league teams come here to train, but in order to make room for the international team, the lower-level teams have long been arranged to other places.

There were only about twenty people in the huge arena at this time.

With Gary Payton watching from the side, Pietrus restrained himself a lot, deliberately showed a well-behaved look, and walked to the court honestly with the ball: "Come on, my Asian partner."

partner?

Lin Dong couldn't help but laugh. Is this the same guy who shouted "yellow dwarf" before? Is this because he wants to leave a good impression in front of Gary Payton?

But, doesn’t he know that Gary Payton is the father of trash talk?

"Okay, Xiao Hei." Lin Dong was not polite at all, and walked onto the stage with a smile: "I hope you can happily call me partner when you kneel down after losing."

Pietrus was stunned, but he heard Gary Payton laughing next to him and giving Lin Dong a thumbs up: "I like this style! Come on!"

(End of this chapter)