The Golden Age of Basketball

Until the car drove away, Gan Guoyang didn't know that it was Steve Jobs who would bring great changes to the electronic industry in the future.

It’s no wonder that Gan Guoyang came here in 2011. At that time, he had only heard about the brand “Apple”, and he didn’t use the later “arcade” iPhone.

If Gan Guohui is there, this fat man who loves electronic products will definitely recognize this legendary genius in Silicon Valley, and he will also be surprised by the fact that he left Apple.

This dismissal is undoubtedly a major blow to Jobs, but for a genius, some ups and downs are not a rebirth from the ashes.

Gan Guoyang just passed by a giant, and the two went to create great achievements in their own fields.

However, Gan Guoyang's top priority now is to carry Bellman home, and it's best not to wake Mrs. Bellman.

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At the end of September, Gan Guoyang flew to Portland with Bellman again, and the Blazers' training camp in October will begin.

Unlike last year, the Trail Blazers' overall lineup structure has not been greatly adjusted, but some minor repairs have been made, so a rookie training camp will not be held in advance like last year.

The Trail Blazers have absorbed three rookies this season. In addition to Terry Porter, there are also small forward Brian Martin from the University of Kansas, and a power forward who was traded to Portland after being selected by the Chicago Bulls. Ken Johnson, Michigan State University power forward.

These two players, both around 6 feet 8 to 6 feet 9 in height, are young players with more vitality on the front line. Increase the thickness by introducing more strikers and let the players compete with each other.

In other positions, as a center, last season, the Blazers also felt that the height was not enough and the substitute rotation was insufficient. Gan Guoyang carried too much defensive burden on himself, so the team also traded for an experienced player with 12 years of professional league experience. Veteran, Caldwell-Jones.

No matter what kind of team, the champion team or the bottom one, personnel changes every season are inevitable.

It's just that for Gan Guoyang, who has just entered the NBA for a year, everything is still a little unaccustomed. The friendship of fighting for a season cannot be easily diluted.

Gan Guoyang and Behrman arrived in Portland, and after they had settled down—Berman was already planning to stay at Gan Guoyang’s house temporarily. The next morning, Behrman went to Portland’s headquarters to report, while Gan Guoyang put on a sportswear Clothes, another run to the Jewish Community Training Center.

Gan Guoyang still remembers that when he went to the University of Portland for training on the first day, Drexler arrived at the venue one step ahead of him to train in it, and then the two had a bullfight inside.

But today, Drexler can no longer train with him. Yesterday Gan Guoyang went to visit Drexler. His injury is still recovering. He will probably be able to catch up with the preseason. It is very difficult to participate in the training camp. up.

When Gan Guoyang arrived at the training center, he found a Mercedes-Benz parked near the training hall. Among the Blazers players, only Vandeweghe liked to drive a Mercedes-Benz, because this guy has German ancestry.

This also greatly affected Drexler. The main brand of choice for Drexler to buy a car in the future is Mercedes-Benz.

"This guy came so early? It's unscientific, is he infected by my hard work?" In the past, Vandeweghe usually didn't come to the training hall too early, and it wasn't too early to leave either, anyway, it was quite satisfactory.

Gan Guoyang walked into the training hall and greeted the managers one by one. He had already heard the sound of someone training inside, and it seemed that there was more than one person.

"Shoot again, speed up your shot, your shot is too slow, in the NBA you have to shoot the ball at a faster speed, don't stare at the basket, just feel it!" Gan Guoyang came out after changing his clothes, Vandeweghe's voice was heard.

When he came to the court, he saw Vandeweghe was directing a small black man to shoot. The guy was wearing the No. 30 jersey on his back.

"It's really early for you, kiki! It's even earlier than me. You came here to teach people. How much is the tuition fee for a class? I also come to teach a class." Gan Guoyang joked.

"A Mercedes-Benz for one lesson! You came here again, I really don't understand why you don't drive, you really don't know how to enjoy life." Although Gan Guoyang has already got his driver's license, he really can drive without driving. Do not drive.

"By the way, let me introduce to you, the new player who joined us this year, Terry Porter, a young man from the University of Wisconsin... This is the big star of our team, the omnipotent Sonny Gan!" Vandeweghe also always I like to make fun of Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang ignored Vandeweghe, and looked at the rookie picked by the Blazers in the draft, No. 30 Terry Porter.

Porter, like most NBA players at the time, participated in the NBA draft after graduating from his senior year, so his actual age is actually one year older than Gan Guoyang.

But in terms of seniority, Gan Guoyang has already overwhelmed Terry Porter, and Gan Guoyang's excellent performance last season, so Porter naturally has to lower his head in front of Gan Guoyang.

However, Potter saw that Gan Guoyang seemed to be very calm, neither surprised nor flattered, his particularly old face with wrinkled features didn't show much expression.

He just held the ball and nodded to Gan Guoyang, without expressing much.

But Gan Guoyang stretched out his hand and shook hands with Porter in a friendly way.

"Hello, Mr. Potter, welcome to Portland." Gan Guoyang said.

"Hello, Mr. Gan." Porter's face fluctuated slightly, and then he ran outside the three-point line to practice shooting.

"This kid is a bit cold. He's been staying at my house recently. The team hasn't arranged a place for him yet. But he's very talented in shooting, much better than Clyde, so let me give him some pointers." Vandeweghe came together Gan Guoyang said in his ear.

Drexler is a typical "unrepentant" shooter. No matter how the coaching staff corrects his shooting posture, this guy will always insist on using his "zombie jumper" in the end. In the end, Ramsey also agrees. He gave up treatment.

Gan Guoyang looked at Porter who was practicing three-pointers and long-distance two-pointers on the court, and found that his shooting posture had a trace of Vandeweghe's shadow, with the release point forward, the right hand curved moderately, and the take-off and hand transition smoothly.

"Boom!" It's just that his shooting percentage doesn't seem to be good from beyond the three-point line. After all, the NCAA still doesn't have a three-point line. In the NBA, Porter is still not used to shooting from such a long distance all of a sudden.

"Hey Terry, it's still early. The three of us come to the shooting game. Whoever loses will invite him to dinner at noon today." Gan Guoyang suggested loudly.

"Don't be so willing, don't bully the rookies." Vandeweghe persuaded Gan Guoyang, seeing that Gan Guoyang was about to bully the first-year rookies just after he was promoted to the second grade.

"Okay," Potter said curtly, without hesitation.

"Okay, kiki, it's like we usually play after practice, each shoots 15 balls, and picks a range within two steps of the three-point line."

During the whole season, Gan Guoyang never stopped single-handedly shooting with Vandeweghe. Although he had more wins than losses, he often invited Vandeweghe to dinner, but Gan Guoyang's shooting ability was tempered in this way.

During the training camp in Houston, Gan Guoyang had an astonishing amount of shooting training every day. In the new season, mid-range jumpers may become his regular weapon.

There is not much suspense in the result of the three-person game. Vandeweghe made 15 of 15 shots, Gan Guoyang made 15 of 14 shots, and Porter seemed a little nervous, only 15 of 11 shots. Unsurprisingly, he lost the shooting game.

"I want to eat pasta at noon, which can replenish energy without accumulating too many calories." Gan Guoyang has already started to open the menu.

Soon, other players also arrived at the arena, but Tom Scheffler, Bernard Sampson, and Norris, the hero of last season's playoffs, were no longer among them-he Cut by the Blazers.

This power forward full of offensive passion has since lost his chance to play in the NBA and went to Europe to seek gold.

At the same time, those new faces among the players also appeared in front of Gan Guoyang one by one. Ken Johnson, a guy with thick big lips and thick eyebrows, looks like a comedian.

Brian Martin, on the contrary of Johnson, has a square face that looks rather bitter, and like Terry Porter is a little silent, nodding to the old players on the team.

Then there's the real veteran, a center who's years older than Kenny Carr's profile, Caldwell Jones.

Jones can be said to be an old antique in the league. He participated in the professional league in 1973, when the Trail Blazers had not established a team. At that time, he was still in ABA, playing for the San Diego Conquistadors. He was also selected as an ABA All-Star.

After aba merged into nba, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers and became an important substitute for the 76ers inside.

In the finals between the 1977ers and the Trail Blazers in 76, his main opponent was Bill Walton. In the end, he and the 76ers ate the finals together.

Then he reached the finals with the 76ers twice, but lost to the Lakers again.

In the end, in the shocking deal in 1983, he was packaged and sent to the Houston Rockets in exchange for mvp Moses Malone for the 76ers, which can be regarded as the last contribution for the 76ers.

In 1984, Olajuwon came to the Rockets and formed twin towers with Sampson. Jones was no longer needed and was traded to the Bulls. Team with championship trophy.

Therefore, the NBA is really a magical place. Stories of turning enemies into friends and turning enemies into enemies are happening every day.

After the players arrived, members of the coaching staff and the medical team also arrived one after another, including some staff from the management team also arrived at the training hall. After all, this training camp marks the start of the new season and requires full preparation.

Among the coaching staff, Gan Guoyang quickly saw a familiar face, wearing the Blazers overalls, Bobby Bellman standing next to Ramsey.

"Let me introduce to you, this is the team's new assistant coach, Mr. Bobby Bellman. He will be mainly responsible for the team's defensive training. Mr. Buck Buckwater will turn to the personnel position. I hope everyone can support Bellman Mister work."