super point guard

Chapter 19 Before the Preseason

On the second morning of the intra-team match, when Xu Nuo was still asleep, there was a knock on the door.

But Xu Nuo, who was still asleep, thought that the knock on the door came from his dream, so he just turned over and continued to sleep soundly.

"Master, it's time to get up!" The maid Jennifer's voice came from outside the door.

When Xu Nuo heard this, he hurriedly got up and picked up the clock beside the bed, only to realize that it was past eight o'clock.

"Oops, I overslept." Xu Nuo said to himself.

At this time, the maid Jennifer knocked on the door again.

"The door is unlocked, just come in." Xu Nuo said, getting out of bed in his pajamas.

The maid Jennifer opened the door and came in wearing an apron.

"Why did I oversleep today." Xu Nuo said.

"Maybe it's because I was too tired from the training match yesterday." Jennifer said, "But there is no training today, so it doesn't matter if you sleep a little longer."

Xu Nuo thought hard, and then remembered that the team organized an intra-team match yesterday, and it seemed that he was really tired.

"I've only played for a while, and I'm so tired, how can I play in the future." Xu Nuo said to himself.

"I'll get used to it gradually in the future." Jennifer said with a smile, and then walked out.

Xu Nuo couldn't bear to look at Jennifer's graceful figure, turned his head to the mirror and looked at himself in the mirror, then went to the balcony of his bedroom, sat on a chair and looked at Ohio not far away The river and the houses and trees on the other side of the river feel the breeze blowing from the water and feel refreshed.

Since they promised to start their first NBA preseason game tonight, their head coach Larry Brown decided not to train this morning, but to let the players recover mentally and physically in order to prepare Evening game.However, if Jennifer hadn't reminded Xu Nuo, Xu Nuo would have almost forgotten about the fact that he didn't practice today. Xu Nuo thought that it was fortunate that he told Jennifer yesterday to let her remind herself today.

Since there was no training, the promised morning was very pleasant.After breakfast, Xu Nuo accompanied his parents to mow the lawn in the yard a little bit. Since Dad didn’t like to let the lawn mower come to the yard to trim their lawn, Xu Nuo had to work in the yard with Dad. Jennifer I also came to help together, everyone is idle, there is something better to do, but Xu Nuo would rather be idle at this time.Therefore, Xu promised to work for only ten minutes before leaving the yard and returning to the balcony of his bedroom.In Xu Nuo's view, sitting on the balcony of his bedroom watching the scenery and reading a book is his greatest enjoyment.

When it comes to reading, Xu Nuo likes reading very much. His favorite books are magical novels like "Harry Potter", except for horror novels.When I was in school, I promised to read those magical novels such as "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", "The Chronicles of Narnia", "Dark Materials" and "A Song of Ice and Fire" in my spare time. I have finished reading all of them, and now I promise to have more time to read. In addition to re-reading the books I have already read, I promise to read more history books and basketball-related books. books.After coming to the United States, he promised to ask his agent Bill Duffy to collect the autobiographies of some NBA basketball superstars who could not or were difficult to buy in China into his bookshelf, and read a few pages every day. A few pages, all feel very good.After promising to return to the balcony of his bedroom at this time, he took an autobiography "For the Sport I Love" by basketball superstar Michael Jordan and began to read it.The breeze blowing from the river and the sunlight shining softly made Xu Nuo feel very comfortable sitting in the chair.

But Xu Nuo didn't read the book for too long today, because not long after he picked up the book, guests came to the house.

"Good morning." George Hill smiled and said to Xu Xu, who was sitting on the balcony and reading a book.

Seeing George Hill, Xu Nuo was taken aback, "Why are you here?" He asked.

"You forgot that my home is not far from here," George Hill said with a smile, "I came to see you by the way, why, aren't you welcome?"

"Welcome, welcome." Xu Nuo said in a loud voice, and hurriedly asked Jennifer to make tea.

"What book are you reading?" Seeing that Xu Nuo was still holding the book in his hand, George Hill took it over and looked at it.

"Just take a look." Xu Nuo said with a smile.

""For the Sport I Love"?" George Hill tilted his head and looked at the cover of the book, "I didn't expect you to read such a book."

"Reading is good for me," Xu Nuo said with a smile, "I really like reading."

"Well," George Hill nodded, "reading is indeed beneficial." He said.

At this time, Jennifer put two cups of brewed tea on the table beside them. George Hill thanked her and took a sip from the cup.

"How do you feel about my new home?" Xu Nuo asked George Hill with a smile.

"Very nice," said George Hill, "I like your room and this little balcony very much."

"I chose this room specially," Xu Nuo said, "Think about it, how pleasant it is to sit on this balcony and watch the scenery."

"I didn't expect you to enjoy life very much." George Hill said.

"It's just a personal preference, just like I like reading." Xu Nuo said, "When I was in China, there was a lake behind my house. Lake, now it can finally be done.”

George Hill smiled, and they got down to business.

"You performed really well in the team match yesterday." George Hill said to Xu Nuo.

"It's a small thing," Xu Nuo seemed to have expected that George Hill would definitely talk about yesterday's match, and said with a smile, "I was also very surprised that I performed so well."

"It's very likely that you will become our team's starting point guard." George Hill said.

"No way." Xu Nuo said in surprise.

"I think it's possible," said George Hill. "I think Coach Larry Brown seems to appreciate you."

"But the team is not short of people at the point guard position," Xu Nuo said, "and Darren Collison has already been the team's starting point guard. You played so well. Even without Darren Collison, you are fully qualified to be the team's starting point guard." Xu Nuo said with a smile.

"Me?" George Hill said with a smile, "I'm just a role player through and through, and I don't even dare to expect to be the main player."

"If you don't even dare to expect to be the main player, then I don't even dare to expect to be the starting player of the team." Xu Nuo said, "After all, you have more experience, body, and skills than me, and I am just a newcomer. I'm just a second-round rookie in the league, and it's almost appropriate for me to be your backup."

"But you played so well in the training game, many people thought you would become the team's starting point guard." George Hill said.

"The training match is a training match, and it's different from the regular season," Xu Nuo said.

George Hill shrugged.

"And, I think only coach Larry Brown can determine who is the starter." Promise continued.

"We're just talking about it," George Hill said. "Of course no one dares to tell coach Larry Brown how to line up."

Promise nodded.

"Actually, I think the team's starting lineup has surfaced now." George Hill said.

"Oh?" Xu Nuo frowned.

"Let's not talk about the point guard position," George Hill said. "At the shooting guard position, Brandon Rush can definitely start. Although he seemed to be a substitute last season, the small forward position It must be Danny Granger, this is definitely unshakable, although the power forward position is also fiercely competitive, but I think David West has almost locked the starting position, and the center must be Roy Hiber special."

"It's pretty much the same as I thought," Promise said with a smile, "except I think Coach Larry Brown is going to put you at shooting guard and put Brandon Rush on the bench, so Can add depth to the bench."

"Well," George Hill nodded, "makes sense," he said.

"Who is our opponent in the first preseason game?" Xu Nuo asked.

"Orlando Magic," George Hill replied.

"What?" Xu Nuo was taken aback.

"What's the matter?" asked George Hill.

"Before I participated in the draft, I really wanted to go to the Orlando Magic," Xu Nuo said, "It's just that I was selected by Indiana. I didn't expect to meet the Orlando Magic in the first game of the preseason."

"Wouldn't it be nice," said George Hill.

"I really want to play with Dwight Howard," Promise said.

"We will meet the Magic three or four times every season in the future. You will meet the Orlando Magic more times in your entire career. In the future, you will have the opportunity to compete with Dwight Howard." George Hill Said.

"I know." Xu Nuo said lightly.

George Hill left shortly thereafter, and offered to stay with him for lunch, which he politely declined.In the afternoon, Xu promised not to stay in his bedroom, but to start practicing on the basketball court in the yard. After all, he was going to participate in his first preseason game in the evening. Even though Coach Larry Brown did not arrange training, You have to train yourself at home too.Promise that the main content of self-training is shooting and layups, which are the easiest and easiest in basketball.As a result, he made an astonishing 78 of the 46 mid-range shots promised, and 18 of the [-] free throws. But that's not bad.When Xu Nuo was practicing shooting, Jennifer temporarily acted as a ball girl to pick up the missed basketball for Xu Nuo, and Xu Nuo suddenly found that he liked the time with Jennifer very much.

As a rookie player, Xu Nuo had better go to the arena earlier, so Xu Nuo didn't practice for long, after all, he could continue to practice in the arena.At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Nuo went to Conseco Arena, the home stadium of the Indiana Pacers, to participate in his first NBA game with nervousness and excitement.

(End of this chapter)