Chapter 219: Rookie Game and Three-Point Contest

"Rodney, come on!!"

Coming to the stadium, the pre-game warm-up has begun, and the players who are dribbling back and forth on the court, or shooting or dunking, all look childish, and the brilliance in their eyes is exactly the same as when Chen Mu first entered the league, and the expectations in their hearts are about to burst out.

"Bang!"

The sound of dunks was heard, and on the court, there were several players who were particularly eye-catching.

Led by Banyani in the first year, there seems to be no super-rookie in the team with a high level, but people like Rudy Gay, Brandon Roy, Adam Morrison and others are still quite eye-catching.

Gay is physically fit and one of the potential stocks that the Rockets have ever "missed", and although the Grizzlies ultimately failed to reach the heights that people expected, the name of a first-line small forward is still worthy of it.

Brandon Roy is not as dazzling as he will be at this time, but Chen Mu knows very well that this scoring guard who looks calm has comprehensive skills and an excellent view of the overall situation, if there are no damn injuries in the future, there is absolutely no problem in becoming a first-line star, and the real height and ceiling are not easy to say.

Seeing Roy, Chen Mu couldn't help but think of Auden, who will participate in the draft next year.

If there is any opponent in the current 76ers team on top of future talent, the Trail Blazers are undoubtedly one of them. If it weren't for the team doctor who was suspected to be an undercover friend team, with an inside-outside combination like Roy and Oden, plus Aldridge and other giants, Portland's rise would be just around the corner.

Coincidentally, the Trail Blazers' team-building ideas are exactly the same as the current 76ers, both of whom are a powerful interior star and an all-around outside swingman.

It's just that Chen Mu's position is more inclined to the No. 4 position, and Oden is a pure center. Iguodala's position is skewed towards the No. 3 position, but Roy is a complete swingman. In terms of combination alignment, Chen Mu's offense is stronger than defense, and Oden is born with his own defensive system. Iguodala's defensive prowess has been recognized by the entire league. Roy is the absolute heart of the offense.

"If Roy and Oden can stay healthy, who will come out on top between us?"

Thinking of these haves and nos, Chen Mu's eyes continued to sweep away, Adam Morrison, the NCAA god and NBA tragedy, was also warming up, and his shooting was indeed a miss, but unfortunately his physical confrontation ability was really tight, and it was not strange that he didn't play.

Morrison and Chen Mu are two extremes, Chen Mu is born with a good body, and after crossing over, he makes up for his skills in various ways. Morrison, on the other hand, is new to the league, and his skills are impeccable, at least on the offensive end. But his body couldn't keep up with the professional game at all, and he finally disappeared from everyone.

What is the most important thing in the professional sports world? Or physical gifts.

Don't you see that even a superstar like Messi, who seems to be an ordinary person's physical fitness, has a sense of the ball and the ability to combine people and the ball that ordinary people can't achieve at all? Both hardware and software are essential physical qualities, and if you can achieve a certain height with the best of both worlds, you will not be far from the ball god.

I've seen the first-grade team, and the second-grade team is full of big names.

Bogut, Bynum, Montanelles, Granger, David Lee, and of course, Paul and Delon are the two point guards.

Soon after, to the cheers of the fans, the rookie game began.

"Sophomore will win, right?"

Out of nowhere, Iguodala pulled out a telescope. While looking at the situation on the field, he asked Chen Mu beside him.

"There is no doubt about it."

Chen Mu nodded and said: "There are too many differences in the completeness of the lineup, and there is also an obvious gap in strength, and there is no chance in the first grade." ”

Chen Mu remembered. In the original timeline, the sophomore team beat the first-graders with a record scoring stats, and David Lee made all 14 shots, once hailed as the modern Chamberlain. Paul had an exaggerated quasi-triple-double with nine steals. The sophomore team led from the start, and the first-year team had no chance at all.

The subsequent game also fully proved Chen Mu's point of view, and the second-grade team was full of firepower as soon as it started. There are clear advantages on both the inside and outside, and there is no suspense in the game.

However, in the rookie game, everyone is not too serious, and they really can't prevent it, so they simply let go of the other party and give the other party a chance to dunk violently, which happens from time to time. There was no suspense in the game, the performance on the court was still remarkable, and a group of young people kept bombing the basket in ashes, but the fans who watched it were satisfied.

In the end, the sophomore team won a big victory, David Lee won the MVP, and everyone's data was not much different from Chen Mu's memory.

"Rodney, not bad!"

Seeing Carney walking down, Chen Mu stood up and applauded and congratulated his younger brother. Carney looked back and saw that it was the boss who had spoken, and his arms danced wildly with excitement, laughing.

Carney came off the bench to score 13 points for the first-year team, behind only Gay and Morrison, and the "older rookie" became the first topic of the All-Star Weekend and caused a lot of discussion.

And the foothold of these discussions ultimately fell on one argument:

76 people have found a treasure!

That night, of course, Carney had a great treat, and several people who came to Las Vegas were over 18 years old, and everyone had no scruples, they should drink and play, and the atmosphere was very warm.

However, Chen Mu still had some scruples about the Che's bar incident, and participated in drinking, eating, and playing, but the final "you know" project declined, and returned to the hotel with Iguodala, who was not "in the same stream", and tried his luck at the gambling table.

At night, Chen Mu's mobile phone rang, and the text message sent by Su Yin was very unhappy at first glance, saying that Boss Su went into the gambling arena after watching the game, making her have nothing to do. Chen Mu laughed, greeted Iguodala, who was engrossed in wanting to make a fortune, and went to find Su Yin.

Meeting outside the hotel, Chen Mu chartered a car and went around Las Vegas with Su Yin, both of them behaved very naturally, joking and chatting with each other, and did not go back to the hotel until late at night after having supper.

It's just that this time, Boss Su didn't wait for his baby daughter to come back at the door of the hotel, and he was still stuffy on the table with infinite magic and spent a lot of money.

The next day, All-Star Weekend continued, which was the day of the individual competition and one of the days that many fans were looking forward to. The Mixed Shot and Skills Challenge is in the ascendant, and there isn't much confrontation either, and not many people are paying attention. The three-point contest and the slam dunk contest are the focus of everyone's attention.

After giggling and laughing after the first few events, Chen Mu and his teammates began to get serious, and in the next three-point contest, there was a god pitcher in their team to participate.

"From the Philadelphia 76ers, 43 percent three-point shooting this season, Kyle Korver !!"

With the shouting of the host on the spot, Korver trotted in with a calm face, and many viewers at the scene responded with warm applause. Although Korver is not a big-name star, he can't stand being handsome and delicate, and many of the cheers are girls' voices, which makes Iguodala and others indignant.

"Kyle, come on!!"

Psychological imbalance is unbalanced, good brothers are on the field, cheering is still indispensable, Chen Mu and others kept chanting, Korver looked back at his teammates, and smiled indifferently, that is indeed a handsome scum.

Needless to say, Derk Nowitzki's teammate John Terry is also a cold-blooded killer, and Arenas is at the peak of his career, receiving numerous cheers.

In addition, McMiller is also a small star, and he used to be an all-round wing, and he also received a lot of cheers.

However, Chen Mu remembered that the final champion of this competition was the rapid-fire king Capono, and after Capono won the championship, the TV station also invited experts to do a special feature, specializing in why Capono shot so fast (uh, it doesn't seem to be a good thing). But before the title, Capono was not the favourite.

Even if Capono's three-point shooting rate of more than 50% is staggering, as an opportunist around Wade and O'Neal, the attention he gets will naturally divert a lot.

"The three-point contest is different from the usual games, what is needed is the pace of fire and the consistency, there is no one in front of you to defend, but there is a time limit, which is completely different from the games on weekdays."

Naturally, our old friends Barkley and Smith served as TV commentators, and when Smith asked who Barkley was optimistic about winning the championship, the big fat man shook his head and gave two answers without hesitation.

"The first is Jason Capono, for an opportunist like him, the three-point contest is simply a tailor-made game, with a fast shot and high precision, which must not be underestimated."

As a professional player, Barkley naturally sees it much more thoroughly than ordinary fans, and the answers given can be regarded as quite non-mainstream before the game.

"The second is Gilbert, who isn't super top in terms of shooting percentage, but he's the man who has made the most three-pointers so far this season. The speed of the shot is also fast enough, and the range of preparation is small, so there is no problem in terms of time. You see that his sudden three-point shots are not much different from the situation in the three-point contest, the key is whether his uncertain feel can be maintained until the end of the game. ”

"Well, there's some truth." Kenny Smith was also a super shooter when he played, and he empathized with Barkley's analysis, and finally asked, "What about Dirk, who is so popular?" He is very hopeful of winning the MVP this season, and will Dirk and his teammate Jet Jason Terry have a chance to disrupt the situation? ”

"Personally, I'm not very optimistic." Barkley's fat head shook like a rattle full of fat: "Dirk's shot preparation time is too long, and the shooting arc is also super high, I'm afraid the time will be a little tight." There was an element of chance in winning the championship last time, which is not enough to be evidence. Terry may have the potential to disrupt the game, but he prefers a pull-and-go jumper after dribbling, which is not a strong point in holding the ball on the spot. ”

After a few simple sentences of analysis, Kenny Smith just wanted to change the topic, but Barkley picked up another sentence: "In my opinion, if you want to successfully disrupt the situation, I'm afraid you have to look at Kyle of the 76ers." (To be continued......)