With 33 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, the Chinese kid was on fire in the home game against the New Jersey Nets. He came out of the slump after the opening season and led the home team 76ers to a 104-96 victory over the visiting Nets, adding a strong touch to the 76ers' journey to the playoffs. ”

On the TV screen, the host is smiling, broadcasting the results of the NBA game that day, in the equipment room, Chen Mu and Iguodala sweat like rain, except for the breakfast club in the morning, the two still maintain the habit of practicing equipment after the game.

The reason for Chen Mu's side is very simple, the growth of strength, although the effect comes later for the inside players, as long as the bottleneck is broken, they will continue to feel its unique benefits.

Now Chen Mu's strength level is not outstanding, but it is already around the average level of NBA interior players. This means that when facing half of the alliance's inner line, Chen Mu's strength has an advantage, even if there are ups and downs in technical play, but the level of strength has always been there, which is a wealth that is difficult to erase.

This feeling of being able to eat the opponent with strength on the court makes Chen Mu very satisfied, today's NBA, the interior players are collectively lightweight, and most of the players are working hard in the direction of running and jumping quality and defense ability. Of course, strength will be practiced, but due to the different physiques of individuals, there will theoretically be an upper limit to the strength of each player.

For example, the big shark O'Neal, when he first entered the league, his size was not as large as it was later, and even looking at his high school and college games, you can find that O'Neal took a smart and chic route at that time. There are a lot of crushing and dunking in the next person, but there are also a lot of face frame breakthroughs and cruising air connections, which is completely different from the overlord hard bow in the middle and late stages of his career.

But it was such a "skinny" shark who was selected by the Magic team without hesitation when he entered the league. In terms of frame skills and running and jumping ability, Admiral Robinson, who is also one of the four centers, is still above O'Neal, but what the Magic value is the hidden weight gain potential behind O'Neal's huge skeleton.

Later it turned out. There is no problem with the selection of the Magic team, O'Neal's size does swell up like a balloon, and the power of the court is increasing day by day. But it's a pity that the Magic management chose the latter between O'Neal and Penny, and finally missed O'Neal's peak three years.

Another example is Garnett, the strength of the wolf king is not weak, he belongs to the type of bones that are full of meat, but his body size does not have much room for weight gain, maybe he will be blessed if he does not pay attention to maintenance and exercise after retirement, but the difficulty of that tough skeleton to hang the muscles is much more difficult than O'Neal.

This difference in body size. As a result, the two took completely different routes, both of them were mobile inside lines with amazing running and jumping ability, and the paths they ended up taking were very different, which is the huge difference that comes with weight gain potential.

When Chen Mu participated in the draft, he was already seen through by the scouts, the young man's running and jumping ability is great, the key is that the skeleton is big enough and strong, and the weight gain potential is great. Even if Chen Mu failed to be elected in the end, he was able to gain weight for this point. But no one will doubt it.

Now following the fitness maniac Iguodala for a season of hard training, Chen Mu has really tasted the sweetness. Weight gain, although it has somewhat affected some of Chen Mu's speed and flexibility, but as an interior player. Chen Mu's mobility has overflowed, and finding the perfect balance between mobility and strength is his most important job at the moment.

Chen Mu is talented, but he is not a super potential stock in the NBA, a place full of birds and beasts. He didn't have the capital that Griffin would have in the future. You can have a lot of power, but you can also retain your super jumping and athleticism, and even have a brilliant dribbling skill. Therefore, Chen Mu has to put in much more effort than those real super geniuses.

"In the first half of the game, the Chinese kid scored 21 points, but in the second half, the Nets adopted a targeted strategy, and the Chinese kid finally failed to break his personal career single-game scoring record of 34 points set this season."

The broadcast continued, but Chen Mu's thoughts had already flown far away, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of envy in his heart as he watched Iguodala lift the equipment again and again.

Iguodala is an all-rounder in terms of physical fitness, with a perfect combination of strength, speed, bounce and flexibility, and his current equipment training plan to increase strength seems crazy, but it is actually targeted, and it was finally determined in continuous discussions with the team's trainers.

Players like Iguodala and Carter already had professional-level bodies when they entered the NBA, and all they have to do in the future is to maintain and try to maintain this wonderful balance, so to speak, they are a big step ahead of the rest of the players at the starting line.

Although Chen Mu is unwilling to give up his mobility advantage, if he wants to be the core of the team now, he naturally has to take the traditional route of an inside player. In terms of height, Chen Mu does not have an advantage, and his strength cannot be left behind.

"It would be nice if I could have superhuman height, strong strength, good mobility, long arms and extraordinary running and jumping ability as soon as I entered the alliance~"

Thinking about it, Chen Mu is not a master who will complain about the heavens and people, and after walking for a while, he immediately sweated profusely and threw himself into training.

Time flies.

Fast forward to mid-March 2007, and the final leg of the NBA regular season continued in full swing. After the victory over the Nets, the 76ers won back-to-back victories, and the Nets also seemed to have found a solution to the problem after the painful loss in that game.

The old and strong Kidd began to exert his power, and the former No. 1 point guard, who had been like a tiger napping all season, was radiant, and even won the title of Eastern Conference Player of the Week in the third week of March, averaging 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 12.8 assists per game.

At the same time, the NCAA has also entered the real killing line, and in the confrontation of March Madness, Ohio State began to show its true colors as a strong team. In the Sweet Round of 16, with a key block stunner, the team narrowly defeated the menacing Tennessee 85-84 and successfully broke into the quarterfinals.

In this game, the person who won the key lore block, named Greg Oden, already had his own "nickname" before he entered the league.

Great.

Emperor Auden underwent hand surgery in 2006 and his right wrist never healed. But it was Oden, who had only one hand left, who dismantled almost all his opponents with one hand in the knockout stage, and was unstoppable all the way.

"Chen, what do you think of this guy?"

In between another day's practice, the TV screen was showing the NCAA's just-concluded eight-in-four tournament, and the Ohio GIs took out Memphis without bloodshed.

The Memphis University basketball team is marked by the Tiger, focusing on running and shooting, and has sent countless high-quality guards to the NBA, such as Penny, Rose, and Tyrek Evans, all of which shine on the University of Memphis arena with an all-round backcourt.

However, in this crucial game, it was the interior that decided the final fate of both teams.

The Memphis interior line is not unscathed, especially led by the Rockets' old acquaintance Joey Dorsey, a group of players have no outstanding talent, but they dare to fight, and they do not hesitate to block with rough fouls in the face of the opponent's interior attack, the purpose is naturally to let the super backcourt in the team run wild.

In the game against Ohio, Memphis's interior line was completely blown up by Oden alone, 19 points and 9 rebounds did not look too remarkable, but Memphis in order to limit Oden, the two starting interior players combined to contribute 7 rough fouls, and all of them greeted Oden's injured right wrist.

But all this is useless.

Oden was still violent, single-handedly brushing up a strong foul on the Memphis interior group, and Ohio went one step further to reach the final four.

At this time, the scene of Oden's killing in Memphis was played, and Iguodala stopped his equipment training and looked at the fierce one-handed tough guy on the screen in a daze, and even forgot to wipe his sweat.

"NBA starter-level body, no, star-level body." Chen Mu said while watching: "After entering the professional league, after more systematic and scientific training, he will definitely become a historical-level body madman." ”

"It's not just the body, the technique still looks rough now, but it's mainly because his shooting hand is injured, and his shots are almost all left-handed, so he can really score!"

Chen Mu couldn't help but look at Ling Ran, although as a fan in the original timeline, he had long known that Auden was in good health, and his historical-level talent was not blown. But now in the NBA, after more than a year of training on the court, he has a clearer understanding of how terrible Oden's talent is.

Defensively, Oden is almost natural, and there is no fault at all except for his penchant for fouls. On the offensive end, after recovering from the right hand injury, after the systematic training of the professional team, it will definitely go to a higher level, a real seven-foot giant, terrifying arm span and natural strength, such an opponent, even if it is just an offensive rough man, how many people in the NBA can compare with it?

"If it's not for injuries......

As soon as Chen Mu said it casually, he suddenly realized that he had accidentally said something about the future, and hurriedly shut up. Looking back at Iguodala, fortunately, he didn't realize Chen Mu's slip of the tongue, he only thought that Chen Mu was talking about Oden's current wrist injury, and nodded and said: "When he recovers from his injury and enters the NBA, I'm afraid it will set off a lot of waves." ”

"It's not small."

Chen Mu smiled indifferently, if Auden was not injured, what height would he reach? If Roy, whom the Trail Blazers acquired last year, is also healthy, and Aldridge is added, will he become the king of the new generation?

"I don't want to think so much, the future opponent will talk about it in the future, training!"

Chen Mu turned around and continued to sweat like rain.

Time continues to flow inexorably. (To be continued......)