Standing pretty old

Chapter 191 The mysterious big man

"Okay! Come on, it's just an ordinary regular season. When you guys won seven games in a row, it was too smooth. This loss came at the right time, pack your bags, we have to fly tonight , fly straight to the next stop!"

Woodson did a simple mobilization in the locker room, and he didn't criticize anyone.

It's normal to lose after a winning streak.

Whether it is the fatigue of the journey or the slackness of the players themselves, they will lose the game.

The important thing is how to let the boys quickly adjust their state and play well in the next game.

For Ruan Erniu, the next stop is the game he must win, because the opponent of the Eagles is the Sonics.

"Kevin Durant is very popular recently! If it weren't for the existence of your monster, he would definitely be the first candidate for ROY (Rookie of the Year) this season." Larry Drew said while flipping through the information.

Ruan Erniu smiled and said nothing. Indeed, in the field of rookies in the same class, there is no one who can compare with him.His current achievement is directly to compete with the ancient behemoth.

"Welcome to Seattle, Kraft!" Durant warmly greeted Ruan Erniu.

The communication between the two did not feel the slightest sense of tension about the upcoming duel on the court.

On the one hand, this is due to the large gap in strength between the two teams, and on the other hand, it is also due to the fact that the Supersonics focus on cultivating new players and have no requirements for record.

"KD, you have performed well recently, and now you are a well-deserved leader of the team." Ruan Erniu and Durant had never played against each other in college. After entering the NBA, the relationship between the two is actually good.

"Thank you for your compliment. Compared with yours, my results are nothing. By the way, after this game, will you stay in Seattle for a day?" KD suddenly asked.

Ruan Erniu nodded and said, "That's right, the flight is confirmed to be tomorrow night, what's wrong?"

Durant smiled and said: "There is a big man who wants to see you, so I entrusted me to take you to meet him tomorrow."

Ruan Erniu said: "I need to talk to the team about this first, Mike may not let me go out alone."

Durant shook his head and said, "Just tell me the name of this big man, and your head coach will definitely let him go, because he is..."

"What, it's him? Well, I don't think Mike has any reason to stop me. I and I look forward to meeting him!" Ruan Erniu said with a smile.

The leaders exchanged greetings.The two teams officially entered the game time.

For this game, the Sonics' starting lineup is:

C Chris Wilcox

PF Jeff Green
SF Kurt Thomas

SG Kevin Durant

PG Earl Watson

The Eagles' starting lineup has once again returned to the state of Anthony Johnson as the starting point guard, and others needless to say.

Ruan Erniu was lucky today and easily defeated Wilcox in the jump ball.

Eclipse received the ball and handed it over to Anthony Johnson to dribble across half court.

Ruan Erniu wants to get the ball in the low post. Wilcox behind him can average 13+7 per game this season, but he doesn't have the ability to stop Ruan Erniu.

After Er Niu sent him flying with a feint, he pulled up on the spot and made a standard straight-arm shot, opening the scoring for the Hawks.

The fans in Seattle have complicated feelings for Er Niu. They had a chance to get this talented super rookie, but in the end the team still chose Kevin Durant, who was also hard for them to give up.

The good news is that, at least, they can use KD to talk about masturbation, and sincerely thank the Blazers for choosing Greg Oden.

Kevin Pritchard lays down again.In fact, if Oden fails to finally fulfill his talent, his days of laying a gun are still to come.

What Seattle fans have yet to realize is that they have more to lose than Ruan Erniu.Something a hundred times more tragic than this is about to happen to them.

Durant holds the ball in a high position, and when he appears in the SG position, he is now known as the hardworking T-MAC.

Indeed, the same slender and slender figure, also swaying in front and back, these two people have so many similarities.

Coupled with the fact that McGrady has gradually faded out of the ranks of top scorers due to injuries, Durant has naturally become the object of people's expectations.

But let's be honest.Regardless of whether Durant's final scoring ability can match or even surpass McGrady, in terms of his playing performance alone, it is not as good as the latter.

T-MAC's elegant and unrestrained playing style on the basketball court, Adu can't learn it no matter what.

There are probably three reasons:
[-]. Adu's figure is columnar, which lacks aesthetic feeling compared with McGrady's inverted triangle figure;
[-]. Adu has a very bad habit, always likes to shrink his neck to play, which also lacks temperament;

[-]. Adu's arms are too long. Although this is good for playing, the shaking hands are still a bit of a test of aesthetics.

Well, none of that matters.As a basketball player, you still have to prove yourself with the results on the court.

So, Adu made a jumper against Jiongsen.

The shot point was too high, and even though he defended well, Jon Jisen still had nothing to do with this shot.

"Bang!" The basket blocked Adu's shot. Obviously, Durant in his rookie season was still a blacksmith-like rookie.

Ruan Erniu took the rebound, dribbled the ball across the half court, and passed the ball into the penalty area after an emergency stop at the horn.

Marvin Williams just inserted from the back, and after receiving the ball, he dunked the basket with both arms, completing the offensive and defensive transition.

What about Jeff Green who defended him?
The No. [-] pick of this season is still in a daze in the backcourt!
The Sonics are developing towards the twin stars of Durant and Jeff Green.But compared to Durant's rapid rise, Green still needs to prove himself better on both offense and defense.

The rookie season is short, and missed opportunities often mean an entire career is in jeopardy.

Thinking about Milicic, the second place in the 03 list, it is not difficult to understand that no matter how high your pick is, if you don't have enough opportunities to show yourself, the final outcome can only be lost to everyone.

Durant has unlimited fire rights, no matter how many times he hits the iron, he is eligible to continue to shoot a ball.

Relying on the shooting point that ordinary people can't reach, after several consecutive rounds, KD finally made the first goal since the opening in front of Jon Jonson.

The low efficiency is simply outrageous.

Fortunately, the Sonics have no requirements for the record, otherwise Kevin Durant could become synonymous with the team's cancer in the 07-08 season.

Don't naively think that KD in his rookie season has a shooting percentage of 43%, and his efficiency is as high.

On the surface, this is not a blacksmith, but if you think about his ball-handling style, it is not difficult to understand how much damage he has done to the team.

While Durant was frantically hitting the iron, the Hawks sent the balls into the basket one by one without haste.

Ruan Erniu didn't play much in the first quarter, because his teammate Marvin Williams exploded.

Facing the defense of first-year rookie Jeff Green, the two-year North Carolina junior in the Advanced League, dunked inside and outside, and taught this rookie a lesson.

At 23:14, the Sonics trailed by 9 points in the first quarter.

Marvin Williams was the player with the most points in this quarter. Facing Jeff Green's defense, he made 5 of 4 shots, scored 8 points and 3 rebounds.

Durant scored 6 points and 1 rebound in a single quarter, but he took 9 shots and only hit 3 of them. The 33.3% shooting rate was somewhat embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)