I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 44 Harden's Strongest Terminator

Four consecutive successful defenses not only made Harden dizzy, but also surprised the audience!
You know, these four defenses are not as simple as not allowing the opponent to score, there are two shocking hats in it!
How arrogant Harden was in the first half is how embarrassed he is now.

More importantly, Harden's confidence was shattered.

He has been unable to concentrate on the game, and thoughts are circling rapidly in his mind:
Where is he holy?

Why can he see through my intentions?
Why did he, an inside player, run behind me?

who am I?
Where am I?

What am I doing?
……

In the next few rounds of offense, Harden forgot to connect the ball. Like a spectator, he stood in the court and watched the players on both sides running around, not knowing what he was supposed to do.

Taking advantage of Harden's absence, the University of Memphis took the opportunity to expand the score advantage.

The unguarded Rose jumped into the sea and let the birds fly in the sky, venting his depression in the first half.

Ross ate meat, and Dorsey, the big brother, also drank a few mouthfuls of soup, and became "Dawei Tianlong" twice, earning enough attention!
The helpless head coach of the Sun Devils had no choice but to replace Harden, who was surrounded by circles. Calipari also judged the situation and withdrew Dorsey.

The meaning is obvious, Dorsey, don't do anything, just work hard on Harden!

The glasses reporter in the stands was surprised and recorded: "Dorsey didn't brag, he did what he said, and he became different! He learned to play with his brain! A guy with a strong body like a beast, his brain has opened up, really It's a very scary thing, he reminds me of Tarzan of the Ape!"

Dorsey, who was triumphant on the bench, didn't know that he was nicknamed "Tarzan the Ape". If he knew, he would rush to the stands immediately, grabbed the glasses by the neck, and cursed:
"You are Tarzan the ape, your whole family is Tarzan the ape, your whole family is from the planet of the apes..."

The score was getting bigger and bigger. Although Harden was replaced again, Dorsey was immediately replaced on this side.

Harden was obviously out of the game, walking around Dorsey in a trance.

Dorsey seemed to have been given blood. Although he had a big lead, he did not relax his defensive strength at all.

And as if he had a grudge with Harden, Dorsey put more effort into Harden in the second half of the game, and finally ignored the inside line and leaned against Harden.

The score is really big enough, and there is only one task left for Dorsey, which is to lock Harden!

Harden is so pitiful!At this time, his eyesight was already a little slack, and even being hit in a short period of time, his three views were a little bit shattered!

In the end, even Coach Calipari couldn't stand it anymore and replaced Dorsey.

Harden was like a fish that was about to dry up, finally got a little water, and took advantage of Dorsey's departure to score two points.

Dorsey was anxious, "Quick, coach, I want to play!"

"It doesn't matter, Joey, we're so far ahead, it won't help if they score a few points!"

"It matters! Come on, let me play! Don't give Harden any chance!"

Everyone on the bench gasped, it was too cruel!This is to kill them all!

Coach Calipari took a serious look at his disciple and found that the other party was really anxious. Being good at brainstorming, he immediately wove a scene of love and hatred in his mind:
The gifted boy from Chicago and the big brother from Baltimore are good brothers, and they are happy in the world together!But in Arizona, they met a bearded man from Hollywood. The insidious bearded man designed to frame the genius boy. His big brother vowed to make the bearded man pay the price, and he would kill him at all, just to avenge his brother!

Coach Calipari was moved by the brotherhood he imagined, "Go, Dorsey, avenge your good brother Rose! Don't show any mercy to the other party!"

"?!" Dorsey, who didn't know why, was full of question marks, and didn't understand why the coach was so excited all of a sudden.

He is not for some plastic brotherhood, he is purely for sp value!

With Dorsey's appearance, Harden's recovery was strangled in the cradle.

It was as if he had been covered with a dog's skin plaster, and he couldn't shake it off. He was in great pain, but he was powerless to struggle.

The Arizona Sun Devils, who had lost their leader, could no longer fight back, and obediently endured the fate of being slaughtered.

In the end, the Memphis Tigers defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 98:67 on the road.

Harden, who performed bravely in the first half, was completely misfired in the second half. He finally scored 29 points in the game, but only scored 4 points in the second half.

And Joey Dorsey, who came back from the ban, scored 22 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 2 steals in his first game!
Most of the blocks and steals were obtained by Harden!

In this game, Dorsey beat Harden!
At the end of the game, the reporters gathered around Dorsey like a school of sharks smelling blood.

"Excuse me, how would you rate your performance?"

"Do you have any secrets and experience in dealing with Harden?"

"Would you please comment on your opponent?"

Dorsey is very proud. Before, you ignored me, but now I use my strength to make you unable to climb up!

He didn't answer the reporters' barrage of questions one by one, but said to the only spectacle reporter who interviewed him before the game:
"How? I'm not talking big! Please remember this sentence. Joey Dorsey never brags. I can make it come true if you look like bragging! Hahaha~"

The reporters looked at each other, and they all read the same sentence on each other's faces: Ah bah!This guy is talking big again!
Another reporter asked: "I believe that after this game, many people will call you Harden's strongest finisher. Do you think this nickname is appropriate?"

"This statement is wrong. The strongest defender is Kardashian. Harden will never be able to break her press!"

*****
The second day of the game, the Houston Rockets' training facility.

On the court, the players are training in full swing.

A 2-meter big man frequently used various technical moves to wreak havoc on the inside line, and he seemed to be full of energy.

At the other end of the court, a sleepy-eyed pumpkin head is leading several outside players to shoot. The balls of several people are loose, weak and deserted, which is in stark contrast to the enthusiasm at the other end.

On the sidelines of the court, three white men were chatting.

One of them, a tall old man in a neat suit, yelled a few words into the arena from time to time.

Anyone who has watched the Rockets game will recognize that this is the Rockets coach Rick Adelman.

There is also a fat man holding a big belly and giggling. He is the general manager of the Rockets, Daryl Mosaic.

There was also a man who was shorter than the two of them and wore a pair of wide-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

This person once watched Dorsey's game last season. He is Jonathan Fagan, a reporter from the Houston Chronicle.

At this moment, Fagan is holding a newspaper in his hand, and there is a photo in the upper right corner of the sports page of the newspaper, which is a photo of Dorsey and Harden.

"Dalyl, the guy you asked me to pay attention to last season stole the limelight yesterday!" Fagan laughed while shaking the newspaper in his hand.

"Is that Joey Dorsey? Has he come back yet?" Mosaic wondered.

"Yes, yesterday was his first game since his comeback, and he played quite well. He also bragged to the media that he has been reborn!"

"Hehe, this guy's mouth can really cause trouble! But we don't need him anymore!"

"Huh?" Fagen was a little surprised.

"Our lineup has Yao Ming, Mutombo, Hayes, Scola, and Landry! Each of them is a good guy with characteristics. It can be said that the team's inside line is saturated, right, Rick ?”

Mosaic asked coach Rick Adelman.

"These players are all great! I have a hunch that their state will soon usher in an explosion, and they are likely to achieve a wave of winning streak in the next game. Haha, don't be too surprised by then!"

Feigen frowned, thought for a while and said: "Compared to you, I am a layman, but judging from my decades of experience in reporting basketball, there is a crisis in the team."

"Huh?" Adelman was obviously a little unhappy.

"I studied the playing time of the players and found that Yao averaged 37.2 minutes per game this season. He only played 33.8 minutes under Van Gundy last season, and the Princeton system requires him to have more running and support. In the previous style of play, he only needed to ask for the ball inside, which increased a lot of consumption!"

"so what?"

"I am very worried about Yao's health. In the past few years, his injuries have increased significantly. His height and weight are unstable factors. I remember that in the Van Gundy era, the team doctor's diagnosis was that his playing time should be controlled within 30 minutes. It's even better not to exceed 24 minutes..."

Adelman interrupted Fagan's words rudely, "Jonathan, I want to remind you that this is not the era of Van Gundy, and the head coach of the team is me!"

Feigen also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and spread his hands.

"Rick, don't mind, I'm just talking about it. I mean Yao is an All-Star, the best big man in the league! He should be cherished like a panda, so the team should have a helper for him, Dee How old is Kembe (Mutombo)? 41 or 43? Louis is good, but he plays with Yao, and defense will be a big problem. Chuck's offensive ability is infinitely approaching 0, and only Rookie Carl Landry is gone, so I think it is necessary for the team to continue to strengthen the interior, at least pay attention to some big men with potential!"

Mosaic laughed suddenly, "Jonathan, you don't want me to bet on a big man with a height of only 2 meters 03!"

"It's okay to see more." Feigen was not shocked by Mosaic's ridicule, and continued to insist on his own opinion.

"Speaking of which, that guy is the one I asked you to pay attention to at the beginning. He is only a blue-collar at best, and even if he participates in the draft, he is at most a second-round pick."

"I watched the game between him and Oden. He has a superb three-pointer!"

"That's even more unnecessary! We have Tracy on the outside, besides, can he be more accurate than Novak?"

The attitude of the coach and manager left Fagan speechless.

"Okay, Jonathan, to tell you the truth, I'm brewing a big deal, the target is an all-star who is so exciting to tremble, but it is likely to take shape next season, so you don't have to worry about it, next season With him joining this season, plus a healthy Yao Mai, we may be able to hit the championship! Just wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)