The Golden Age of Basketball

"Well, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it at all. I just sent a block, and I was still celebrating with my teammates, because this block is very important. If the opponent scores, we will be overtaken. And then after an hour After a while, I felt something was wrong, everyone's attention seemed to disappear from me, and then I turned around, and saw a lot of people running towards the top of the stands, and then I saw, I saw Gan! God, I know the Blazers are going to play in Auburn Hills tomorrow, and I was going to watch the game there the next day after the finals, but, but..."

"But you didn't expect him to come here to watch you play first?"

"Oh, yes, yes, at the time I thought, I felt like I was playing really badly, badly, we were struggling, it wasn't what we were supposed to be, and I thought my bad play was Didn't he see it? So I did my best afterwards, I really did my best, I want him to see my strength, let him see how good I am."

"So in the following game, you scored 18 points, twice as many as before, and you also grabbed 9 rebounds."

"Yeah, I thought he was going to be happy with my performance and he came up and hugged me at the end of the game and said he was there to see me play. Oh my God, I didn't even think about it, not at all. But, he would come and watch me play. Then I would take pictures with him, shake his hand, and at that moment, I felt like a world champion.”

This is what Chris Webber said in an interview with local reporters after the mhsaa finals. He scored 26 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks in the game, helping Detroit day high school win the third consecutive year To the Michigan high school basketball championship, he also became the player of the year.

Gan Guoyang's arrival undoubtedly made Weber very excited. Gan Guoyang didn't expect that he wanted to see what his later idol looked like when he was a teenager, but he didn't expect that he would become Chris Webber's idol when he was a teenager.

During his years in high school, Webber has been vacillating between power forward and center because of his height. It stands to reason that a height of 6 feet 9 is more than enough to play a center in high school, but if he plays professional basketball, he is obviously more suitable to play a power forward. Webber I also don't like to fight hand-to-hand with the opponent at the center position.

Soon, the existence of Gan Guoyang opened a window for Webb. Since 1988, Gan Guoyang has been more and more active on the outside. As a center, he has the attack range of a small forward. The distance fascinated Chris Webber. Gan Guoyang's success in switching to power forward this season also made Weber firm in his belief in becoming a power forward in the future.

Influenced by the new power forwards of later generations, Gan Guoyang worked hard on his outside skills to become a comprehensive insider combining inside and outside, but he did not expect that he would also influence those power forwards of later generations to follow the same path as him.

After watching Webber's game, Gan Guoyang left the field alone. He felt that Webber was the protagonist of this place tonight. He should get the most attention after winning the championship and the most valuable player, instead of letting the spotlight be on A famous nba player.

Moreover, the next day, Gan Guoyang will be the object of booing by Detroit fans. Pistons fans are the most booed fans in the league. They are deeply influenced by the team's temperament and take pride in being "bad".

The "badness" of the Detroit Pistons was not made in a day, and their players are not all born "bad" players, but now they are already the "bad-boys" that make the whole league fearful.

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After returning to the hotel, Gan Guoyang discovered that Adelman was summoning all the players to a large private room in the hotel for a meeting. He wanted to make some preparations before the game. After all, they were too tired to gather and train systematically. Only two or three hours to do some basic exercises.

"Where have you been Gan, I went to the room to see you just now to see that you are not here." Adelman happened to meet Gan Guoyang in the aisle.

"I went out to watch a high school game, an mhsaa game, and felt that there was a kid who was quite talented."

"Hmm, the team should give you another job as a scout, and then pay you more than the salary cap. Come on, we should prepare a little bit for tomorrow's game."

The players were relatively quiet tonight and didn't go out to eat, drink and have fun. After all, tomorrow they will face the defending champion, the notorious Bad Boys.

Of course, Gan Guoyang has heard of the name of the Bad Boys Legion in later generations, and he also knows that they won the championship in 89 and 90. Now, because of Gan Guoyang's arrival, history has changed. It fulfilled the Pistons' championship dream, and at the same time fulfilled Adrian Dantley's championship dream.

However, this year, the situation of the Pistons is not very satisfactory. Dantley and Thomas have always had conflicts. The championship has eased their conflicts, but after the start of the new season, like the Blazers, they experienced ups and downs in January— —Maybe January is really the month most prone to state contrasts.

The Pistons lost six games in January, including their first losing streak of the season. During this process, Dantley and Pistons coach Daly had a serious dispute. It was so serious that it was almost like an enemy. The Pistons had to make trade adjustments.

On February 2th, the Pistons and the Mavericks completed a deal. The Pistons sent small forward Dantley and got the Mavericks forward Aguilar. Both are very similar, the only difference is that Dantley and Thomas have a bad relationship, but Aguili, like Thomas, are both from Chicago, and the two are very good friends.

But at least judging from the few games Aguilar just joined the Pistons, the Pistons lacked a low-post killer. Aguilar's scoring ability at his peak was basically at the same level as Dantley, but his current state Not as good as Dantley's.

After the transaction was completed, the Pistons suffered a two-game losing streak, first losing to the Golden State Warriors in overtime, and then losing to the Denver Nuggets. Questions about the deal followed for a while.

This game is the third game for the Pistons after a two-game losing streak. It can be said that there is no room for loss, but they have encountered the most popular team in the league, the Portland Trail Blazers.

Of course, the Blazers are not without problems. Among other things, Drexler's injury is a big problem. If there was Drexler in the last game, even if Jordan scored 60 points, the Blazers could still win. At the same time, Gan Guoyang doesn't need to play so tired.

The better news is that Jim Paxson came back and was in good form in the last game. His performance in the fourth quarter was perfect, completely changing the situation on the court, and it can be said that he was the second contributor to the team's victory.

In response to these problems, Adelman, together with Bellman, wanted to find a better plan from the prepared plans, not just for this game, but to last until Drexler's return. It is very important for the Blazers to have a neat backcourt.

All the players gathered together to discuss what issues they should pay attention to in the game tomorrow, and at the same time, they also gave Adelman their opinions on the team's rotation and tactics. In addition to game analysis, the second good habit of the Blazers is the pre-game preparation meeting.

However, tonight's preparations changed completely later, because the opponent was the Pistons, and the discussion turned into "how to prevent injuries during the game."

"Stay away from that guy Mahon, or don't turn your back on him, don't force a layup in front of him, it's dangerous." Buck Williams, as a power forward, reminded Gan Guoyang.

"I know that guy, a big ass who is good for nothing but wrestling." Gan Guoyang replied, saying so, and he also knew that Mahon was as dirty as Lambir.

"That kid named Rodman is very interesting. He plays crazy. Maybe he will come like that. Be careful with him."

"It goes without saying that Lambiel is fucking this guy. I think it's better for the team to sign a player with a minimum salary. The starter will put this guy down first, and then continue the game."

"Avedas should be more careful tomorrow, that white man seems to be very deceptive."

"Don't scare him, Lambiel isn't that scary, we'll all live well!"......

Everyone talked to each other, and no one found out in the end. When they discussed these issues, it meant that they had entered the trap of Detroiters.