Standing pretty old

Chapter 798 Clippers Trial, First Round in the Eastern Conference

"Hey, hello, what does this mean? Is it necessary?" A young man with a Buddha-like appearance raised his hands and said to the superstar Ruan Erniu beside him.

"Come on, you young masters just don't make people feel at ease. Why did you come to the Clippers training camp? If it wasn't for March, you should go to the team with the top ten picks to participate in the trial training now! "Ruan Erniu leaned on a cane, pretending to search the young man, and joked.

The young man shook off Er Niu's arm, and said calmly, "I corrected it a long time ago. Who doesn't make some mistakes when they are young? Smell me, do I still smell a little bit of D?"

Although Ruan Erniu is still recovering from his injuries, his advantage in strength is still overwhelming. He put the crutches aside, grabbed the young man's neck and said, "Okay, you will perform well later, you are a Los Angeles native After all, you have to think about making some contributions to your hometown basketball, right?"

The young man smiled and said, "If the team that gets the No. [-] pick is willing to choose me, I don't mind playing in Los Angeles.

Besides, the Clippers have already traded themselves in the first round. Can the draft picks you traded from the Pacers be ranked in the top 10?
My draft prospects weren't as bad as you might think.To be honest, if you hadn't been calling me all the time, I wouldn't have come here for a trial training. "

Ruan Erniu covered the young man's head with one hand and said, "Klay, stop talking nonsense and let me see if you've been slacking off these past few years."

That's right, it was none other than Ruan Erniu who came to the Clippers for trial training, and it was Klay Thompson, the first player to beat him in an official game after Ruan Erniu arrived in the United States.

You must know that this guy is younger than Erniu Lengshi by 2 years and less than 3 months, but he relied on unsolvable three-pointers throughout the game, and he killed Erniu's team with a wave of shots.

In fact, the friendship between Er Niu and Clay has never been broken.

After Ruan Erniu entered UCLA, he practiced mid-range shooting hard all the way, and Klay Thomps also introduced Dr. Joseph Kempf, his shooting coach when he was a child, to Erniu, which made Erniu Practiced the straight-arm shooting that is unique in the world.

Over the years, Erniu has also been paying attention to Klay Thompson's performance. Originally, Erniu recommended Thompson to UCLA, but coach Ben Holland really didn't like this player with mediocre athletic ability, so he went to Washington State University Thompson took a step by step, grew up little by little, and became the leading scorer in the "Big Ten" of his NCAA Division I league this year in his junior year.

Although this young man is full of a sense of superiority of a rich young master, to use the popular language of the Celestial Dynasty, it is the arrogance of a rich second generation, but I have to say that this guy is indeed of a level.

In the trial training, almost all statistics have no shortcomings, and the three-point ability without the ball has reached the first-class level before entering the league. If it is not said that he is made by Millikin, I am afraid many people will think that he is a member of the European basketball system. Developed players.

"The body is still a little thin, but the defensive awareness is good, the personal ability to hold the ball is average, but he is a good three-point shooter, Kraft, but don't you think he and Eric (Gordon) overlap? "Natalie Nakase kept recording the data on the field while discussing with Er Niu beside her.

"It is true, but I really don't want the team to miss him. I have played against him. This guy is a master who can directly kill the game with a burst of unreasonable shots. I have never seen this in Eric. A killer temperament." Ruan Erniu said.

"Temperament? His basic skills are indeed quite good, but I really haven't seen that he has this aspect of temperament. Besides, in the fiercely competitive NBA, no one knows whether he can fulfill those talents." Nakase shook his head. .

"Well, I reserve my opinion." Ruan Erniu smiled, and then changed the subject, "Where is our Roaring Bear (Erniu gave Winnie De Nagro a nickname)? Why doesn't he come to see it? Rookie training?"

"It seems that I went to see another field. Nikola Vucevic from USC also came to try out today." Nakase said looking at the registration form.

Ruan Erniu nodded, still keeping his composure, but at this moment he had already crossed Denagro in his heart.

The Celestials had a meeting with De Nagro, and Er Niu said more than once that he was optimistic about Klay Thompson, but De Nagro obviously didn't listen to Er Niu's words.

He probably still hasn't figured out his identity. This is the NBA. A head coach who doesn't know how to get along with superstars usually doesn't have good results.

Even if Denagro is optimistic about Vucevic, he is unwilling to do at least the coping. This is too disrespectful, or did he just do it?
Because he firmly believes that the entire Los Angeles Clippers can only have one brain?
Er Niu didn't continue to speculate, because sometimes, the reason is not important, and the sense of purpose and execution are the key to success or failure.

"Thanks for your hard work! Clay, I don't know what the Pacers' first-round pick is, but I can assure you that as long as the teams with the previous picks don't pick you, the Clippers will definitely pick you up .”

Thompson and the two bulls high-fived and hugged and left the Clippers training camp first. This is a pretty reliable promise. At least Thompson can guarantee that he will return to his hometown team to play on the premise of being selected in the first round.

Young masters from rich families often lack the ambition to become a top player, and they can often do things like being a second-in-command without making a fuss, but they can often do better than most people imagine.

Ruan Erniu turned his head and said to Nakase: "NAT, are there any other rookies arranged for trial training today?"

Nakase once again reacted to the table and said: "There is another person in the swingman position. He should have played a 3VS3 confrontation with Thompson just now, but..."

"Absent? Or is someone here, but injured?" Er Niu asked casually.

In fact, apart from Clay, Er Niu is not very interested in the remaining first-round picks.

Since the Clippers traded their first-round picks, Er Niu has lost expectations for high-ranked rookies such as Kyrie Irving and Derek Williams, because those are the Pacers' first-round picks. Location.

"Well, neither. He was assigned to the wrong place and went to Vucevic's group." Nakase shook his head and said.

How the hell does Donald Sterling manage the Clippers?
Er Niu secretly complained in his heart, such an amateur behavior, probably only a few teams like the Clippers in the league will appear.

"Then..."

Er Niu was about to end his work in the training camp, but suddenly a voice came from his ear.

"I'm sorry...in fact...I'm..." A shy black young man came to Er Niu, about 6 feet 6 inches -6 feet 7 inches tall, with long arms, but more exaggerated It is because he has a pair of hands that are bigger than Erniu.

"Kawhi Leonard? Nat, can this be called 'cute' in Nihong language?" Er Niu pointed to the young man's name on the list and asked with a smile.

This black young man with a kawaii name is really cute. He is so shy that he can hardly even pronounce his own name.

In other words, shouldn't all black Americans of this age be so arrogant?

What's the situation with this product in front of you?
It was also the first time that Er Niu had seen such a job seeker who lacked confidence, or in other words, was so indifferent.

快船负责另一个试训组的助理教练将卡哇伊的体侧数据拿了过来：身高是6尺6寸（198.12CM），臂展是7尺3寸（220.98CM），站立摸高是8英尺10英寸（269.24CM），手长是9.75英寸（24.765CM），原地弹跳是68CM，助跑摸高的高度是3.55米，100米速度13秒。

This height-to-wing-span ratio and palm size are simply inhuman, but in contrast, his athletic talent is relatively average, not top-notch.

"Are you from Los Angeles too?" Er Niu asked with a smile.

"I was born in Riverside City, not far from Hollywood." Leonard finally stopped stuttering, but his expression was still cold. Er Niu had never seen such a rookie.

He didn't seem to be afraid, but had a feeling similar to facial paralysis.

"How was his performance just now?" Er Niu said to the assistant coach in charge of the other side's trial training.

"The defensive end is very active, but the offensive end has no performance. Only the fixed-point shooting is still passable. With his height and wingspan, he should be a good defensive engineer, but that's all."

Ruan Erniu nodded after hearing this evaluation, turned around and said to Leonard: "This is your current evaluation, do you have anything to add to this?"

After thinking about it, Kawhi said: "I may not be good enough at the moment, but I believe that with my hard work, I will be able to gain a firm foothold in this league, because basketball is my life. You can forget all your troubles."

For some reason, Ruan Erniu suddenly stretched out his hands and touched Leonard's face. Leonard subconsciously took a step back, but Erniu still grabbed his face.

Afterwards, Er Niu rubbed his thumbs with both hands, forcing a smile on Leonard's face.

Well, it was too reluctant, but then Leonard himself laughed out of embarrassment.

Ruan Erniu nodded and said: "This time I finally passed, I can't give you any guarantees now, but as long as you really do what you said and keep working hard, then sooner or later you will become famous in this league.

By the way, smile more when you have time. If you not only want to be famous, but also want to be a superstar, a smile is also one of the necessary settings. Even if you are paranoid like Jordan and Kobe, your smile is quite charming.

In San Antonio, there is also a guy who likes to pretend to be cool on the court, but off the court, he immediately looks very wretched. Remember, there is no future to learn from this kind of person. "

"But Tim Duncan already has four championship rings!" Leonard suddenly retorted without knowing where the courage came from.

Ruan Erniu, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped his staggering steps again, turned around and said to Leonard: "But he has not won a consecutive championship, but what I have won is three consecutive championships. Remember, in the near future, I will have more rings than Tim Duncan."

Ruan Erniu actually said a little bit less. This guy who doesn't pretend to be stupid likes to pretend to be stupid when he has nothing to do. He always molests rookies and ruins the atmosphere of the league. What is there to admire for such a person?
Er Niu finished his trial training inspection, and before it was over, he said to Nakase beside him: "Do me a favor and bring the video of the trial training called Kawaii."

Nakase asked curiously: "Aren't you a player who likes both offense and defense? I'm afraid this person does not meet your standards. By the way, you have a great sense of humor, and he is completely a 'cold storage'."

Ruan Erniu smiled and said, "To be honest, I really like this kid. He looks cold on the outside, but he's actually very thoughtful inside, but the most important thing is..."

Speaking of this, Er Niu suddenly became serious, and he lowered his voice and said to Nakase: "Is the current team's lack of offense?
No, I think defense is our top priority. We really need a player who can provide reliable defense in the 2nd and 3rd positions. Clay, who has both offense and defense, is of course the first choice. If he can only choose between offense and defense One, of course I choose to defend. "

Nakase nodded, turned around and went to the data room to search for today's trial training video on the other side, while Ruan Erniu refocused his attention on the ongoing NBA 2010-2011 playoffs in full swing.

After the first round, in the East, the Bulls defeated the Pacers 4:1 in the first half.

德里克*罗斯场均27+6+4的数据看起来不错，但是场均37.1%的投篮命中率，外加场均21.6%的三分命中率简直就是公牛卧底。

同样作为领袖，丹尼*格兰杰的表现明显更加高效场均21+5+3的数据貌似逊于罗斯，但是他场均47.8%的投篮命中率和34.8%的三分命中率还是远远胜过玫瑰。

It’s just a pity that in this rotten series, the Bulls, who ended up with more players, laughed. In the end, they just did better in rebounding and overall performance. The real gap between the two teams is actually not the same. Not as big as people think.

Let's take a look at another series in the upper half of the Eastern Conference. Er Niu's original team, the Atlanta Hawks, also had the last laugh with a total score of 4:1, which also allowed the Hawks to achieve the No. A down-to-earth team.

In any case, the defending champion fell to the fifth record in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, which is surprising.

Fortunately, after entering the playoffs, the Hawks' performance on the court is fairly strong.

Instead of starting Blake Griffin at center, Woodson returned Zaza Pachulia to the starting lineup, bringing Eclipse back to the 3 position.

Occasionally let Eclipse shoot wildly outside the three-point line, sacrificing some offensive efficiency, and finally able to maintain the harmony of the entire team. This is also a helpless compromise.

As for the Orlando Magic, which was defeated by the Hawks?
They have already lost themselves in the reconstruction.

It's hard for Arenas to return to his bravery.

The exchanged Turkoglu basically couldn't get back the chemistry of the year.

Without Lewis, the Magic lost a long-range artillery that can stably output outside the three-point line.

Torimori still looked brainless, but his speed was even slower after the injury.

Sparks is equally difficult to accomplish under the joint attack of Pachulia and Griffin. On the offensive end, he is indeed not a top center.

In the upper half of the Eastern Conference, the Bulls and Eagles broke through first, and the lower half of the Eastern Conference almost decided the winner within a similar time.

The first is naturally the most watched Miami Heat.

No matter how they perform in the regular season, only in the playoffs can we truly show whether the Big Three can lead the team to victory.

The three of Zhan Weibo did not disappoint. They teamed up to monopolize the top three series data list in scoring and rebounding, and defeated their opponents with a total score of 4:1.

In the only game lost, the 76ers' Lou Williams and Evan Turner combined to attack and scored 34 points, which together became the X factor of the game.

Even so, the 76ers were only lucky by 4 points to win a face-saving game in front of the hometown crowd in Philadelphia when they fell behind 3:0.

Brother Yi is not a qualified leader, and the Philadelphia management should have understood this.

After talking about the Heat's Big Three, it is natural to talk about another group of Big Three confrontation, the Green Kai Big Three VS New York's Big Three.

This is also one of the biggest highlights of this round of the series for the fans. Before the start of the game, most people predicted that the two teams would reach the tie-break to decide the final outcome.

But the result of the fact is far beyond people's imagination.

The Boston Celtics swept their opponents with a total score of 4:0, and sent the first group of the Big Three in the playoffs in a nearly invincible way.

The fans in New York expressed that they couldn't believe it. They also imagined that their Big Three had just been formed and might lose to the old and strong Green Kai Big Three.

But they never thought that the Knicks would bid farewell to their 10-11 season by being swept away.

Throughout the entire series, it can be said that the Knicks did not lose at all.

Although Anthony averaged nearly 26+10+5 data per game, his shooting percentage was only 37.5%. In contrast, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo, and Garnett all shot at The quilt is above 45%.

Also suffered serious injuries, Garnett averaged 15+11 double-doubles per game, but Stoudemire dropped to an average of 14.5+7.8 per game. It can be said that he was completely defeated by Garnett in the matchup. special.

And Billups' data is even more shabby, he is really old!

场均10+4+2的数据，根本也是完败给了拉简*真巨头*朗多的场均19+12+7。

Ruan Erniu's prediction finally came true in the playoffs.

This so-called Big Three in New York is really in vain. With Lukay's super defensive strength, they can hardly realize their offensive talent.

In the confrontation between limit and anti limit, they completely fell into the Celtics' defensive trap, and Mike D'Antoni also completely lost to Tom Thibodeau in the control of the playoffs.

The iron-clad facts prove once again that in the playoffs, a team without defense has no future at all.

James Dolan once again brought up the idea of ​​introducing more giants this summer immediately after the Knicks were swept.

That's right, Erniu was the first target mentioned again.

However, Ruan Erniu had already made up his mind that he would never go to the muddy waters of New York.

(End of this chapter)