Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 1 Reality is often skinny

On June 2007, 6, the draft was in progress.

In the Knicks' lounge, the former "Smiling Assassin" and current Knicks general manager and head coach Thomas is making a difficult decision.

Before the draft started, he made an upside deal.With the New York Knicks traded with the 23rd pick in the first round of this season, the New Jersey Nets got the 17th pick in the first round.

The purpose is to snatch Li Wan, a freshman from Ohio State University, from China, before the Lakers management.

Only at this moment, he hesitated again.

Taking out Li Wan's scouting report again, he carefully read it from the beginning.

"Name: Li Wan;

Graduate school: The Ohio State University;

Main honors: All-American four-star high school student in 06; NCAA championship in 07;
Freshman statistics: 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game;

Battle of Fame: 07 NCAA Finals three-point lore Florida;

Age: 19 years old;
Height: 2 meters 02;

Armspan: 2 meters 18;

Weight: 94kg;

Armspan: 2m; Palm: 18cm; Foot: 23.5cm;

Strength: 84kg bench press 5; maximum bench press 110kg;

Bounce: in situ bounce 68cm; maximum bounce 80cm;

Three-quarter field sprint: 3.29 seconds;
Position: Swingman;”

"Characteristics: High ball quotient, good at defense, understands team communication, mature beyond age, trustworthy outside defender. Knows how to seize opportunities, often completes scoring through unexpected moves, and the lore at the last moment of the finals is revealed Big heart trait."

"Disadvantages: The weight and strength are not up to the level of the league's third position. It will be a disadvantage against NBA-level strikers. I have only been in touch with basketball since the third year of high school. I lack the ability to attack the ball, lack of scoring methods, and lack of stability in mid-range and long-range shots from the outside. "

"Draft template: Michael Pietrus;"

……

Looking at the scouting report alone, this is a player with distinct strengths and weaknesses.

The static talent is top in the league, and the dynamic talent can only be regarded as mediocre. As a player, he is full of spirituality and has the possibility of becoming a "Mr. Key", but lacks scoring methods. The lore shot in the finals may be a flash of inspiration.

The risk is too great!
The original Thomas was not a cautious person.

斯蒂芬-马布里的5年8千万、埃迪-库里的6年6千万、贾里德-杰弗里斯的5年3000万……纽约尼克斯队现在队内无法处理的烂合同都是他给的。

At 44, he lived a good life as a rich man in New York, and then at 46, he found that he was too young.

As the New York Knicks missed the playoffs for three consecutive years, his actions also aroused growing criticism from the New York media and fans, so that when he traded up for the pick before the draft, their first reaction was That is: Thomas, the hanging man, is acting like a demon again.

Under such a public opinion environment, if he insists on choosing Li Wan and loses the bet in the end, he may not be far away from being the general manager of the Knicks...

Compared with Li Wan, another rookie Wilson Chandler was considered by the Knicks before the draft.Although he doesn't have these spiritualities, he has better physical fitness, because he only participated in the draft in his junior year, his confrontation ability has reached the striker standard, and his offensive mid-range and long-range shooting ability is also very stable.

He is an instant player who can contribute to both offense and defense since his rookie season.

The only shortcoming is the common problem of older rookies: lack of potential, that is, it is difficult to increase their combat power by a large margin.

Choosing him, the risk factor is not that high, it is a very safe choice, at least you will not make mistakes.

Change it!
After re-reading the scouting reports of the two, Thomas, who wanted to sit in the general manager position for another two years, finally made up his mind and wrote Wilson Chandler's name on the envelope belonging to the Knicks.

……

Sitting in the row behind the small green house, Li Wan watched David Stern in the center of the stage shake hands with Spencer Hawes, the 10th pick in the first round this year, and applauded at the right time. Pity.

Although he knew that it was impossible for him to be selected among the top ten in the first round, when this happened, he still couldn't help but secretly said: I don't know what kind of impact it will have on the evaluation.

The manager Arne Tailun who was sitting next to him suddenly handed his mobile phone in front of him.

——Damn it, Thomas won't respond to my messages anymore. It is estimated that the Knicks will not select us with the 17th pick in the first round.

Li Wan, who had no expression on his face, frowned slightly when he saw this message, and took Tyronn's mobile phone to type: Then it is still possible to choose me before the 20th pick in the first round, and the Lakers, right?

Tyronn nodded hesitantly, and after thinking about it, he took the keyboard of his mobile phone and pressed it: The possibility that the Lakers will choose us is only half, and you know the reason.

Li Wan's frown deepened, he pushed back Tai Lun's extended hand, focused, and said "system" silently, a virtual interface that only he could see appeared in front of his eyes.

"Host: Li Wan;

Birthday: June 1988, 10;
Height: 2 meters 02;

臂展：2米18；手掌：23.5厘米；脚掌：32厘米；跟腱长度：15.6厘米；

Weight: 95kg;”

The first page of the system is his basic information and static talent.

It can be said to be excellent.

Whether it's a 16-centimeter wingspan height difference or Michael Jordan's big hands, they are the top configuration of NBA forwards and guards.The only fly in the ointment is that his Achilles tendon length is not too long.

However, the length of the Achilles tendon determines the strength of explosive power, which should actually be regarded as a dynamic talent.

And Li Wan's own dynamic talent is indeed not good.

"Upper Body Strength: 45 (70);
Lower body strength: 65 (77);
Waist strength: 60 (72);
Explosive power: 50 (62);
speed: 64(68);
flexible: 68(69);
Stamina: 50 (65);"

The two numbers behind each ability, the former is Li Wan's current ability value, and the latter is Li Wan's potential value in this area.

According to the system description:

90~100 is superstar~super giant;

80~90 is all-star~superstar;

70~80 is the main player~all star;
60~70 are rotation players~main players;

50~60 are NBA "water cooler" administrators~rotation players;

In other words, Li Wan's current physical fitness is probably at the level of a rotation player, and if his potential is full, he can reach the level of a main player.Probably the league's middling dynamic physical talent.

If basketball only looks at static talent and dynamic talent, Li Wan is at least a quasi-first-line genius in the NBA.

“视野：85（90）；控球：35（50）；传球：31（75）；中投：34（45）；三分：30（44）；突破：40（55）；上篮：50（60）；背身：19（50）；扣篮：30（60）；原地扣篮：31（35）；进攻卡位:50（60）；空切：66（84）；”

“无球跑位：70（83）；单防：65（79）；协防：75（85）；横移脚步：65（70）；防守篮板：50（60）；进攻篮板：30（60）；盖帽：45（55）；抢断：56（80）；防守卡位：58（84）；”

It's just that when the system page is turned to the attribute value page of the offensive and defensive ends, it's a bit horrible.Especially the various abilities and potentials on the offensive end can be said to be "extraordinary".

Judging from the various offensive potential values ​​given by the system, even if Li Wan trains to death, he will not be able to possess NBA-level offensive capabilities.

At most, he can become a blue-collar player who focuses on the defensive end, relying on defense to gain a foothold in the NBA.

This is also in line with the draft template given to him by outside experts: Michael Pietrus.

However, this system should not only be used to check various abilities and potential values.

Li Wan clicked Jump again, and the system page jumped to the last page, with only three words on it: Evaluation...

Since he traveled here 4 years ago, the system has been in this mode.He felt that after the evaluation was over, his plug-in would really be credited.

As for when the review will end...

Li Wan estimated that it would be after the draft.Also, his draft pick should have a big impact on the final evaluation.

Therefore, after the announcement of the top ten picks, Li Wan's eyes will show regret.Now that he heard that he might not even be able to keep the 19th pick in the first round, his heart sank even more.

"In the 2007 draft, the 17th pick in the first round, the New York Knicks selected..."

David Stern's voice brought Li Wan's gaze back to the court, and he couldn't help but sit up straight. The appreciation in Thomas' eyes and the promise in his mouth were still in his ears, which also made him feel a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

"The New York Knicks drafted...Wilson Chandler, a junior from DePaul University!"

It's a pity that the reality is often very skinny, and the New York Knicks' final choice is indeed not him!
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