The way of the center

Chapter 326 Future superstar?

Kemba Walker still doesn't believe what just happened on the field until now, 11 of 1, shooting 9.2%?Please, this is a basketball game, not football!
And the main reason why Kemba Walker's shooting rate is less than 10% is Anjie's gate that completely sealed off the inside line.

Anjie's first blocked shot gave Kemba Walker too much deterrence, and the subsequent successful defenses also made the young MOP lose confidence in attacking the inside.Not daring to play inside, Kemba Walker could only shoot from the outside.However, under the affected emotions and Felton's not bad defense, Kemba Walker also lost his shot.In the end, this tragedy of 11 in 1 was created.

"30 points and 11 rebounds, it's a pity for Kenny, but the fact is, I won!" Charles Barkley looked at Kenny Smith proudly. He didn't know why Ricard sent Anjie to play at the last moment. I don't want to know either.The only thing this fat guy cares about right now is that he doesn't have to be naked to cast the next game.

"It's good luck for you, kid. Logically, Ann shouldn't be playing in the fourth quarter. The ghost knows if that guy Rickard feels sorry for you, so he sent Ann to play at the last moment." Although Kenny Smith He heard the shouts from the Rose Garden, but he thought Ricard still had no reason to send Anjie up.But it doesn't matter, the Blazers won the game without any suspense, and An Jie was not injured.If this is the case, Rickard can change players as he wants.

Even now that the game is over, the shouts from the Rose Garden still haven't stopped.

"An, An, An,..." The fans still shouted hoarsely at the big yellow-skinned man in the center of the field, and An Jie was also very face-saving, he took off his jersey and threw it into the stand where the shouts were the loudest superior.The fans looted for a while, and finally a five or six-year-old kid became Xin Yun'er.Holding up Anjie's huge jersey, the little fan smiled as if he had got the best thing in the world.

"He is so popular everywhere." Rickard smiled and shook his head, whether it was in Ames, Oklahoma, or now Portland.An Jie is always the darling of the fans, a player who plays hard and is eager to win, where can he be unpopular?Don't forget that in the Western Conference semifinals in Los Angeles the year before, Anjie even won a standing ovation from the proud Los Angeles fans.

"Ann! How do you feel about this game?"

"What motivates you to maintain a high concentration on the game?"

"Kemba Walker threatened before the game that he was not afraid of you. Did you get irritated by this statement and act so strong?"

As soon as he walked into the dressing room and sat in front of his locker, An Jie was gagged by countless microphones.There are always one or two reporters around the other Trail Blazers players, but there are a group of reporters around An Jie.

"This game was like a dream. We played very smoothly both defensively and offensively. It can be said that we turned all the expectations off the court into reality." An Jie kept praising his team, but Not a word about the disastrous Bobcats.

"Then what do you think of the Bobcats' performance? Does their defense make you feel no pressure?" A provocative ESPN reporter has been digging holes for Anjie. "Angie makes the Bobcats worthless", "Ann looks down on the Bobcats' defense". This guy has even started thinking about the title of tomorrow's article.

"You have to ask their head coach how the Bobcats are doing. Only their head coach knows how their team is doing. I only know that our own performance is very good, and I just want to know this." Angie said very The official smile left the reporter speechless.

The current An Jie is no longer that fledgling rookie. This guy has already started to stride towards his peak!
"This guy is incredible, his contract is about to expire, we should renew his contract in advance!" At Nike's headquarters in Portland, two company executives are talking in the office.

"After Ann came to Portland this season, I went to watch a lot of his games. I think he has great potential. I think we should renew his cash contract for five years, or even more!"

"No, no, Les, I don't think this plan is good enough?" A young man in a suit and leather shoes did not agree with his partner's proposal.

"What do you mean? Sign him directly for ten years?" Although ten years is not a small amount, in the United States, many players will sign with sneaker manufacturers when they are in high school. Ten years is not a big deal for a sneaker contract. It is long.

"I mean, cash contracts are no longer applicable to Ann. China's Peak, Adidas and Jordan next door will all prepare a bigger contract than us! After all, there are hundreds of players under our banner, and they are here. We have a lot more financial space than we do. We, should give this guy a signature shoe contract."

"Pfft!" The black bald man sitting opposite the young man almost spit out the coffee in his mouth. Although Nike has hundreds of signed players, only three of them can get the signed shoe contract.Kobe, James, and Durant are the one percent.Now, is An Jie really eligible for a signature shoe contract?You must know that if the sales of Anjie's sneakers are not good, then Nike is trading at a loss!
"Has Nike ever issued sneakers to a center? To be precise, how many centers in NBA history have signed shoes? I admit that Ann has great potential, but a signature shoe contract? Come on, this is not a small amount!" The black man immediately dismissed the suggestion.

Indeed, an ordinary 10-year-old boy can dream of becoming the next Kobe or Iverson one day, but they can't imagine becoming O'Neal or Angie with such outstanding height.Moreover, the sneakers worn by players in the center position are more focused on wrapping and stability, so most of them are thick and solid, with bulky shapes, far less good-looking than the sneakers of outside players, so the sales of sneakers have always been a problem.This is why the center forward does not have shoes, not because there are no influential players in the position of the center forward, but because the center forward's sneakers are really hard to sell.

"I know what Burke you are worried about, but I think Howard of Adidas is a positive example. Although Howard's sneakers have not been able to sell in recent years, it is because Adidas has become more and more careless behind him, and Howard's popularity is also increasing. It’s not as good as before. But Anjie is different. You have to know that he has the entire Chinese market behind him. The purchasing power of the Chinese market is terrible now, which is very different from Yao Ming’s time! This alone is enough to guarantee An’s sneakers. Can sell better than other centers!" The young man drank the rest of the coffee in one gulp, and then continued.

"Moreover, as long as we design with our hearts, we can make a sneaker that is light and suitable for An. With the current technology, there is no problem in doing this. Adidas can make it, so can we! I am very optimistic about An's Commercial value, now he has the ability and the conditions, we should grasp it!" The young man has a firm expression, and then Nike is preparing to launch exclusive sneakers for Cavaliers rookie Kelly Irving. If Anjie is added, after that In ten years, even if Kobe and James are old, Nike is not afraid of not having a leader.

"You have to think about it, the cost of launching exclusive sneakers is very high."

"I've made it very clear that Burke, Ann, Nike is absolutely going to take him down!"

A 44-point victory over the Bobcats made the Trail Blazers players excited.But there was not much time left for them to revel, because the next day, the Trail Blazers had back-to-back games to play, and they still played away games.

Therefore, not long after this big victory ended, the Trail Blazers players had to get on the plane again and fly to a distant place.

The Sacramento Kings are the Blazers' next opponent.The Trail Blazers had met the Kings twice before, and won by a big score both times.Now facing a defeated player and just won a hearty victory, everyone in the Trail Blazers relaxed their nerves.

The situation of the young kings is exactly the opposite of the Blazers. They have not been scared by the Blazers, and they hope to seize this opportunity to complete their revenge.Teams with two completely different mentalities collided together, and the result is obvious.

"Ann's performance is still very stable. After experiencing a major injury last season, An seems to be more stable than before. This season, we have never seen An's performance is abnormal. But An can't do it alone. On behalf of the entire Trail Blazers." As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Jamal Crawford's shot hit the frame again.This time Anjie failed to pick off the offensive rebound, because the Cousins ​​guy was too active, so active that he could perform at a super level.

Angie can still contain Cousins ​​on the defensive end, but in terms of rebounding and defense, Angie can't do much.At this time, the support of other Trail Blazers players is particularly important.It's a pity that in the face of their defeated opponents and the huge victory achieved yesterday, the rest of the Trail Blazers lost their chains because they were too relaxed.

The three-point shooting percentage is 22.2%, which is the data handed over by others other than Anjie.Aldridge scored 17 points, but his shooting percentage was only 41%, which could not reach the passing line.

On the other hand, the Kings, although Cousins ​​was defended with only eight points in the game, the rest of them burst out their full potential under the trend of determination to win.

Tyreke Evans scored 20 points like a flashback, and John Salmons, who has always disappeared without a trace, even scored 19 points, and his shooting percentage was as high as 57%, which was higher than that of Aldridge. high.

Anjie still put up an excellent performance of 28 points and 14 rebounds in this game, but unfortunately, basketball is a sport of five people.One person's performance is not enough for the team to win.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Trail Blazers who played back-to-back games with a score of 92 to 95 at home.

After the game, the Blazers players felt Ricard's anger for the first time.This guy who is usually joking and swearing is unambiguous when he gets angry.Except for An Jie, who had long been used to it, the others were completely overwhelmed by Ricard's yelling.

Ricard didn't think it would be an unforgivable mistake to lose a game in the regular season. The reason why he was so angry was because the Blazers handed over the victory by themselves in this game.

He can accept the team losing, but the team must lose after doing their best.

"LaMarcus, do you think all the teams are the same as the Bobcats now? Let me tell you, boy, with your state today, Duncan would laugh his ass off!" Ricard knew exactly what to say. To stimulate which player, so when preaching to Aldridge, Ricard deliberately used Duncan to speak out.

Sure enough, Aldridge lowered his head in embarrassment.What about the rest?He didn't even dare to look Ricard in the eyes.

Just after Ricard finished getting angry, An Jie suddenly stood up and clapped his hands.

"Okay guys, this game is over. In the next game, let me win twice!" An Jie, who performed well, did not complain about the poor state of his teammates. Instead, he encouraged his teammates and hoped that they would continue Go ahead.

Ricard wanted to say something more, but seeing An Jie speak, he gave up the entire locker room.

This guy, maybe, could really make a good leader.
(End of this chapter)