Reborn NBA Gao Fushuai

Meetings like Vujacic's are probably rare in the history of the NBA, and being booed by fans of the team at the press conference is even more unique.

Such a lively press conference had already made media reporters so excited that they couldn't help cheering, but Vujacic added another big news at the end.

"You can wait and see now, my Washington Wizards era is about to begin!"

All right!Vujacic's arrogance has been learned by the media for a long time, and now it is just on top of this arrogance, which makes people have a new understanding of him.

The playoffs are really far away from the Washington Wizards, so as long as Vujacic can't let the Wizards enter the playoffs, there will be countless crusades waiting for him. It is estimated that by then, Without their efforts from the media, just the fans of the Wizards will make Vujacic beyond redemption.

The current record of the Wizards has been at the bottom of the league. On the day when Vujacic and Butler arrived in Washington, the Wizards had just finished a back-to-back difficult schedule. Lost to the Atlanta Hawks in the away game. The current record is [-] wins and [-] losses. In terms of results, it can no longer be said to be bad, it is completely bad one by one!
According to the latest information released by the NBA, the Washington Wizards have now occupied a lottery position in the draft next summer.

But looking at Vujacic's confident look at the press conference, it seems that the team's performance is poor, and he is not worried at all, as if as long as he comes, he will be able to turn the tide immediately.

What is Vujacic's ability? Does he really have the ability to bring Washington back to life and rebound from the bottom? It will soon be verified. On November 11, the Wizards will play at home against the current No. 21 player in the Western Conference. Four Houston Rockets.

Before, when Vujacic was still in the Lakers, he had a contest with the Rockets. As a result, in that game, Vujacic missed the lore, and the Lakers also lost the game against the Rockets at home, but in that game Vujacic His performance left a deep impression on people, especially in the fourth quarter of the game, when Vujacic and McGrady staged a soaring point battle, the terrifying scoring ability shown by this rookie is staggering.

Now that he has changed to a new club, whether Vujacic can show the ability that people expect will be verified in this game. He can conquer the fans in Washington. This game is also very important, but first, Wujacic Jacic needs the approval of his new teammates.

The next day, at the Washington Wizards training facility, when Vujacic arrived, all the Wizards players had already arrived. They all knew that the team would usher in two newcomers today. Butler had already arrived. He has a very good personality, and soon became one with his new teammates.

Now, Vujacic is here too!

Stepping into the training hall, all the Wizards players stopped training and focused their eyes on him, as if he was some rare species.

"Welcome! Sasha!" Head coach Eddie Jordan walked over first. They had already met yesterday.

Vujacic smiled and hugged Eddie Jordan. He had a good impression of his new coach. Vujacic is not a very strong person, and it can be seen that the other side hopes to cooperate well with him.

Vujacic's character is indeed rebellious, but he also understands the philosophy of being respectful and respectful. Since Eddie Jordan has expressed his kindness, he doesn't need to reject people thousands of miles away. What's more, he is not that indifferent temperament.

The next step is to meet new teammates. After confirming that he has been traded to the Washington Wizards, Vujacic did a very detailed homework on his new club, especially the team's lineup.

In the first year here, Vujacic’s goal was not high. He was not crazy enough to win the championship in the first season, but it was necessary to reach the playoffs. This team from the American capital The team has been away from the playoffs for too long, and now that he is here, he must change all that.

And to achieve this, Vujacic alone cannot accomplish it. He needs support, enough support. In his opinion, with the current lineup of the Washington Wizards, he wants to do it. It's not that hard to get to this point, there are a lot of great guys out there, and there are a few undiscovered players.

For example~~~~~~~~~
"Hello! I'm Steve Blake!"

Steve Blake, a second-year student of the Washington Wizards, played 75 regular-season games on behalf of the Wizards last season, averaging 5.9 points and 2.8 assists per game. It is quite satisfactory.

But Vujacic knows that this white point guard is not as ordinary as his appearance. When it comes to appearance, Blake feels like a kid who collects money at the supermarket counter, but don't be fooled by his appearance. The skinny white player has a super big heart.

Blake belongs to the kind of passive floor-type point guard who lacks strength and speed, and has poor breakthrough ability with the ball, but he is indeed the kind of back line partner that Vujacic likes very much. He has a good overall view and excellent three-point ability. He plays desperately and has a strong competitive spirit. Most importantly, he plays reasonably.

Vujacic knew that Blake's peak period was when he joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the second time. As the team's main point guard, he became a veritable metronome for the Blazers in the game.

With his outstanding performance, Blake later joined the Los Angeles Lakers. After D'Antoni became the head coach of the Lakers, the first sentence he said to reporters was: "I finally have the honor to coach Blake!"

Perhaps D'Antoni was a little too excited, but from his words, it is not difficult to see Blake's ability.

"Hello, Steve! I'm looking forward to our partnership at the back!"

Blake was taken aback. He really didn't expect that Vujacic would be so enthusiastic. With Arenas gone, he will definitely become the team's first choice in the PG position. Regarding this point, he is very confident, but he listened to Vujacic. His tone seemed to be expecting much more from him.

In addition to Blake, the Wizards also have a choice for the PG position. Juan Dixon, a so-called point guard with a big heart, has a PG body but no PG skills to speak of. He is an NBA iron bench with mediocre talent. , a typical double inability to guard.

Although occupying the position of PG, he plays like SG on the court. His jump shooting ability and outside ability are excellent. His speed is also his advantage, but his breakthrough ability is poor. He is not good at creating opportunities for himself. He can only catch the ball and shoot. , The defense is even more like scum, it seems that there is nothing worth looking forward to except shooting.

In the position of shooting guard, besides Vujacic, there are two competitors. If his performance is not good, he will still be sidelined by the team. The NBA is a show field, and it is also a business field. There is no favor here.

The biggest threat to Vujacic is undoubtedly Larry Hughes. On the court, Hughes can impress people on both ends of the offense and defense. His offense mainly relies on breakthroughs, which is a typical breakthrough. , A player who hates shooting.

Vujacic's impression of Hughes is mainly that when he was in the Cavaliers, he was staring at the title of steal king, but Hughes was frustrated in the Cavaliers, mainly because his style of play is somewhat similar to James, and the little emperor Hughes will never let him steal his chance. The Cavaliers also prefer players with baskets. Hughes, who likes to dunk but is tired of injuries, is easy to remind people of the sad bird.

But in the Wizards, Hughes lived like a fish in water before, which is related to the complementary types of him and Arenas. Arenas is good at shooting, and Hughes is good at breakthroughs.

Because of this, Hughes was the most dissatisfied person when Arenas was traded. Although he was pointed at the head by Arenas in the locker room, Arenas apologized to him afterwards. The two sides reconciled. In short, the relationship between him and Arenas is not bad, so after learning that Arenas was traded, Hughes seemed very unhappy. He also said to reporters that he did not Will easily give up the main position.

Another opponent, Vujacic doesn't pay much attention to him, Anthony Peeler, an old guy with 12 years of experience in the NBA.

Peeler entered the NBA in 1992 and was selected 15th in the first round by Vujacic's old club, the Los Angeles Lakers. However, his career performance was mediocre and he did not leave a deep impression on people. The most dazzling moment, Even last season, when he played for the Sacramento Kings, he led the league in 48-point shooting at [-]%.

The Wizards are relatively weak at the small forward position. At present, Butler is the only full-time small forward, but another big man, Antawn Jamison, is also qualified for this position.

Standing in front of Jamison, what attracted Vujacic's eyes the most was the pair of black and thick eyebrows, which looked like the Crayon Shin-chan in Japanese comics.

Although his appearance is funny, on the court, Jamison is one of the top strikers in the NBA. As early as at the University of North Carolina, he was already a famous star with solid basic skills. Excellent, and can even play the occasional point guard post.

Jamison's super ability to be able to go inside and outside is Jamison's advantage. With a height of 206cm, he has a beautiful long-range shooting ability. This height, coupled with a weight of 210 catties, can constitute a forward-type player. Standard build.

As long as the coach gives an order, Jamison seems to become a blue-collar player, and it has become his job to grab rebounds and play hard at the basket.

But the introverted personality that is inherently qualitative in his bones makes it difficult for Jamison to become a star player in the league. For him who obeys the coach's arrangement, sometimes he has to spend more energy on defense. It makes him lack the domineering arrogance of North Carolina teammate Carter in playing!

Offensive ability, averaging nearly 20 points per game in his career, Jamison's offensive ability is obvious to all. His stability and diversification on the offensive end is definitely one of the team's sharp weapons. Conventional weapons, what makes defensive players even more troublesome is his sideways half-hook throw after receiving the ball with his back in the penalty area. Last season, when he was still playing for the Mavericks, Jamison even learned to The inside muscles. The sticks rush to grab rebounds and the ability to attack the second time. This is a rare thing for a star. Among the current 30 teams in the NBA, only Bran of the Clippers De is willing to fight in the paint.

Defensive ability, Jamison's physical fitness and jumping ability are of course good, but what is puzzling is that when his rebounding, stealing, and defensive skills are becoming more and more proficient, his blocking level has not improved. Perhaps a reasonable explanation is that Jamison is a man after all, not a god. For this hard-working man, his defense is at least very attentive.

Position on the court, forward, Jamison's size is just right, it is very suitable for the position of forward, when he plays power forward, even in the highly competitive interior, his height does not suffer, on the offensive end his The diversity of offense makes the players who defend him at a loss. In a word, Jamison is a versatile striker.

"Hello, buddy!" Jamison gave Vujacic a firm hug with a simple and honest smile on his face, "Tomorrow we will play against the Rockets. When the time comes, let me see you and Tracy McGrady. I'm already looking forward to it!"

"At that time, just leave it to me, but don't let the Chinese giant get too proud of the inside!"

fine!Jamison is just more reserved on the court, but off the court, it's not too difficult to communicate.

Vujacic has already planned. If he wants to gain a foothold in the Wizards, he must get the support of most players in the team. Jamison, the second leader of the Wizards, is the object he needs to make friends with.

In addition to Jamison, at the position of power forward, the Wizards also have Jared Jeffries, a contradictory big man. What position does he play?I guess no one knows, center forward?He doesn't have that strength, and he doesn't have the technical moves that a center should have, a power forward?He can't play, can't handle it, what about the small forward?His offensive methods are too few.

Yes, this guy has barely played inside. The problem is that his ball handling and shooting skills are terrible. Even defensively, he can't guard against real inside players.

The height reaches 211cm, but he always walks in the 2nd and 3rd positions. The reason why this guy can gain a foothold in the NBA is because of his super ability to deceive opponents into fouls. It is this unique ability, which is called by many American basketball experts. "The Ultimate Defense Specialist".

In addition, in the position of power forward, there is Samaki Walker, who was once the No. 1996 rookie of the "9 Golden Generation" in the NBA. He has a higher pick than Kobe Bryant, but his career is far behind Kobe. So brilliant, so far, the only memory left to the league is that in the 2001/2002 season, he partnered with Horry as the main power forward of the Lakers and became the right-hand man of the "OK combination", and finally won the championship with the team, but Since then, he has started to go downhill. Vujacic remembers that this buddy later played in the CBA.

On the court, Walker's offensive ability is basically negligible. When away from the basket, even if he gets an excellent shot, he will appear at a loss. His defensive ability is also average, but his rebounding ability is good. It is worth looking forward to one time.

Then there are the team's four major centers. Vujacic really doesn't understand why the Wizards hoard so many players in this position. The position of the main center will undoubtedly belong to Brandon Haywood. The NBA didn't make many famous names, but he was a very good player in college. He played for the famous North Carolina and was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team.

He participated in the NBA draft in 2001 and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 20th overall pick in the first round. He was later traded by the Cavaliers to the Orlando Magic, and then traded by the Magic to the current Washington Wizards.

For the past three seasons, Haywood has always been the absolute main force of the Washington Wizards. His main value is his defense, blocking shots and rebounding ability. In terms of offense, he basically has no low-post ability, but as long as there is an opportunity , His powerful slam dunk is still very entertaining.

Kevin Willis, the team's backup center, has been in the NBA for 19 years, but don't think this is the end of this old guy. Vujacic clearly remembers that in 2006, at the age of 44, he At that time, he also played the regular season on behalf of the Dallas Mavericks and performed well.

Kevin Willis can be said to be a veritable evergreen tree in the NBA. As one of the representatives of the golden generation in 1984, he was selected by the Eagles at the 1984th place in the first round of the 11 draft. So far , The NBA career has played more than 1400 times in total, and he is a veritable hero.

During his stay in Atlanta, Willis and his teammates Dow Wilkins, Webber, and Doug Rivers helped the team reach the playoffs six times.

In 1992, Willis averaged 15.5 rebounds per game in a career-high season and was selected as an Eastern All-Star. This was Willis' only All-Star resume.

In 1994, Willis was traded to the Miami Heat by the team, and then played for the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors, and followed the Spurs in 2003 Got a championship ring.

Willis is also one of the 15 players in league history with 16000 points and 11000 rebounds in his career.

No. 4 center Michael Ruffin, although he has only been in the league for 76 years, the Wizards is already his fourth team. He has also played for the Bulls, [-]ers, and Warriors before.

This big man is also a weirdo on the court, one of the few in the NBA who can't attack at all, but one of the big men who can make the team better, he rebounds well and can grab those deviations Larger and longer rebounds that bounce farther.

While Ruffin's previous teams have never been among the three or four best players on the team, the teams he's played for have always scored more points with him on the floor. It can be said that his influence is significant.

No. [-] center Etan Thomas, Vujacic didn't have much impression of him. When we met for the first time, the most impressive thing was his full head of pigtails.

These players, together with Vujacic, constitute the current lineup of the Wizards. Well, I'm a little guilty, but I can't say well, Vujacic can't bear it.

In short, if these teammates can play their respective characteristics and stimulate their state, Vujacic feels that it is not too difficult to lead the Wizards to the playoffs.

I greeted my teammates again. Except for Larry Hughes who was very indifferent, and Peeler and Willis, two veterans who were very reserved, the other teammates expressed enough enthusiasm, but Vujacic was able to It can be seen that these guys are still waiting and watching.

After all, Arenas, the former boss of the team, has already been recognized by them. Although Arenas is a bit "selfish" when playing on the court, in general, everyone's relationship is pretty good.

Now, Arenas is gone, and Vujacic is here. The rookie's recent reputation is very loud, but how he performs on the court remains to be seen.

Eddie Jordan helped Vujacic finish introducing all the players: "Sasha! Don't you want to say something to your new teammates?"

Say something?
Of course!
Vujacic came here to be the boss. He is not as gloomy as Kobe's personality. When it is time to speak, he will never remain silent.

"I think you all know me, maybe you don't know me, but at least you should have heard my name, especially after yesterday's press conference!"

When Vujacic said this, some people couldn't help laughing. They were still in Atlanta yesterday, preparing for the game against the Eagles, but they already knew what happened.

"Getting booed by Wizards fans at my joining press conference, I think I'm a celebrity in D.C. after yesterday."

Now everyone couldn't help it anymore, and laughed at Vujacic's self-deprecating tone.

Seeing all the new teammates laughing, the smile on Vujacic's face disappeared immediately: "Do you think it's funny?"

The teammates were stunned, but Butler couldn't help but patted his forehead. Based on his understanding of Vujacic, this grandson has never been a person willing to suffer, and he will definitely look at it next.

Vujacic's eyes swept over the faces of each teammate: "You think it's ridiculous? Your new captain, your trusted boss, was booed by those idiots, you think it's ridiculous!"

"Boy! You're not the boss of the team yet!"

"Shut up!" The decibels of Vujacic's voice increased tenfold in an instant, and his eyes were like two sharp swords, stabbing at Larry Hughes who questioned him, "Mr. Larry Hughes, if you want Challenge me, take my place, there will be opportunities in the future, but for now, when I talk, you better keep quiet, otherwise, I don't mind at all, use my privilege, like punch you s face!"

Larry Hughes was taken aback when he heard the words. He wanted to fight back, but when he met Vujacic's eyes, he felt a wave of fear for no reason. He seemed to have seen that if he spoke again, Vujacic would really pounce on him and savagely taught him a lesson.

He swallowed the words when he reached his lips, and Larry Hughes couldn't help feeling ashamed. He didn't understand why he felt timid.

"Do you know why the current results of the Wizards are so bad?" Vujacic said after a while, and then continued, "It's because of you guys, because you guys don't care about the team's sense of honor at all. Maybe you will find it weird when I say this, and some guys will think that I am putting on airs, but I want to ask you, besides taking the salary from the team with peace of mind, have you never thought about giving this team Did the team leave anything behind?"

Just like what Vujacic said, when he said "team honor", some players really thought it was ridiculous. The NBA is a business field. They are all employees of the team. What kind of sense of honor? It's just too meaty.

But soon, they lost the mood to laugh, because if they laughed, they were laughing at themselves.

"You seem to be a little ashamed, now you all think about it, you have worked so hard to play for a team for many years, but when you leave, this city has no memory of you at all, don't you think it's sad? But if you really hold the honor of this team and the city in your heart, after many years, this team will commemorate what we have done for the Washington Wizards, Don’t you think it’s cool to have a retirement ceremony for our jerseys?”

The eyes of the players changed all of a sudden. Although the NBA itself is a business, who wouldn't want to earn both fame and fortune while earning a high salary.

Hall of Fame, most of them don't even dare to think about it, but leaving a little memory for this league may not be impossible. At that time, a jersey retirement ceremony will really be worth it, and it will be enough for them and future generations Bragging B!
"I don't want to say any more rhetoric to you, championship, I don't even want to mention it now, now I just want to say something practical to you, to bring our fans back to the MCI Center Arena, let this People in the city feel that basketball is a sport that they enjoy very much again! How about it? It shouldn’t be difficult, right!?”