i am legend

Chapter 309 Intra-team competition

In the training hall, everyone gave Gerald Wallace applause, and Bruce, as if he remembered the farmland and the farming uncle in his previous life, gave him even warmer applause!

"Well, boys, it's great to meet you!" Starks looked at Arenas and the others, and shook hands with them one by one.

Seeing Starks' actions, the rest of the players introduced themselves one by one, and the training hall was harmonious!
Seeing that the orientation activities came to an end, Wilkens clapped his hands and attracted everyone's attention: "Okay, gentlemen, why don't we use a team training to welcome these new players?"

"Of course, Lenny!"

Everyone expressed their views, making Bruce feel very warm, this is the feeling of "home"!

Under the deliberate arrangement of Wilkens, the players formed a lineup of the two teams that surprised Bruce!
Olajuwon, Marshall, Kirilenko, Cassell and Carter were grouped together, while Wallace, Pritzbilla, Bruce Bowen, Billups and Ali were in the other group nas.

Judging from the arrangement of the two teams, Wallace's team is obviously stronger than Olajuwon's team's defensive strength, and Olajuwon's team's lineup should appear more balanced.

Bruce first glanced at Nowitzki who was still smiling off the court, and then looked curiously on the court!

As Prizbila and Olajuwon walked towards the center line, Bruce couldn't help showing a dazed look!

Judging from Wallace's height, he can play the position of power forward, but his disadvantage of lack of shooting ability is still very obvious.

Although the team training is just an attempt on the lineup, looking at the players who can play on the field, Bruce has a headache for Wilkens!

Off the field, Starks, Nowitzki, Gerald Wallace, Brian Scalabrine, plus Dampier who has returned from injury, these players can all play hard!
Prizbilla looked at Olajuwon on the opposite side excitedly, and the joining of the other party made him extremely excited.

Just like what Bruce said before, since Olajuwon joined the Warriors, not only he feels that he has benefited a lot, but even Dampier, who has been in the NBA for many years, has felt the growth!

With the joining of Olajuwon, even though Wallace still seemed a little weak on the offensive end, under the guidance of Olajuwon, he surprisingly used the one-sided action of "dream dance steps" to turn this offensive Duan's once unsolvable actions were used in defense!

"Little guy, can't you wait to teach the old man me a lesson?" Olajuwon said playfully, seeing Prizbila's eagerness to try.

"Of course, Hakim, you are my idol!" Prizbila said without the slightest hesitation.

For him, it is very rare to be able to play against the league's top centers, especially when the opponent has joined the Warriors, which makes him even more eager to try!
"Guys, you can stop!" Starks, who was standing on the sidelines, shouted loudly into the field, and there was no trace of depression on his face.

Carlesimo, as the referee of this game, heard the shout, shrugged casually, and threw the basketball into the air unexpectedly!

Even though Olajuwon's competitive state is not as good as before, Prizbilla obviously did not expect Carlesimo to serve in this way!
"Crack!~"

Olajuwon shrugged pretending to be helpless, and then quickly ran to the frontcourt!

For him, integrating into the Warriors' lineup is basically a no-brainer, and now he is only worried about his physical strength!

With Kassel's rapid advance, their group launched an attack surprisingly quickly!

I saw that Carter ran to the top arc position very smoothly and quickly under the defense of Arenas. After receiving the pass from Cassel, he leaned on Arenas who had just chased him and quickly went inside. Cut away!
With several seasons of cooperation, other players already know what Carter is going to do.

After the Marshalls quickly opened up space, only Olajuwon and Prizbilla were entangled on the left side of the penalty area in the inside line!

Seeing that Carter was about to complete a explosive dunk, Prizbilla obviously didn't want to show weakness in front of Olajuwon. Seeing that he was entangled, he quickly completed a turn, and then rushed towards Carter!

Seeing the opponent's movements, Carter's mouth curled into a smile. When the two were about to meet, he flicked his left wrist slightly, and Olajuwon, who was still standing still, comfortably received the basketball!
"Huh!~"

Olajuwon can not only attack at the basket, but also has a very high hit rate in mid-range shots!

Off the field, Bruce saw Olajuwon score first, especially seeing the opponent's good competitive state, and gave him a big round of applause!

The subsequent game seemed to be in line with the previous feeling. Bowen's team suddenly broke out with a tough defense, and Olajuwon's team seemed to be in a swamp, and the offensive speed slowed down immediately!

Watching the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides on the field, Bruce just felt as if this was a regular game, and he couldn't help showing an unexpected look!
"Drip!~"

With Carlesimo blowing the whistle, the nearly 25-minute team game came to an end!

In this training game, several rookies are really eye-catching!
Although Kirilenko sometimes seemed a little confused on both ends of the offense and defense on the court, but with a gradual understanding of tactics and a positive attitude, his power on the defensive end gradually emerged!
Unlike Kirilenko who showed a certain potential on the defensive end, Arenas, who showed strong offensive power in the summer league before, used his convulsive touch in this training game against Carter. Surprisingly, he hit three three-pointers in a row, and the fiery touch really surprised everyone!
Gerald Wallace came on as Bowen's substitute, and Bruce was extremely surprised by his explosive physical fitness.

Although he was very aware of Wallace's strength in his previous life, in this team match, he behaved like a rampaging beast, launching "suicide attacks" on the other side again and again!

Under his impact, Marshall, who was defending him, really felt great pressure. Even though he failed to score more points with his impact, his performance has been recognized by everyone!
Of course, there is good and there is bad.

As a power forward, Scalabrine, although his body is not bad, but his slow footsteps really can't keep up with Wallace's footsteps.

On the offensive end, because of Carter and others, he only took three shots.

If it weren't for his satisfactory rebounding, his performance in this training game was really unsatisfactory!

Seeing the players sitting together and discussing tactics and some understandings, Bruce felt unspeakably happy!
As long as the players can put their energy into the game again and again, the future of the Warriors must be very exciting!
Wilkens glanced at the players competing for discussion, frowned and thought for a while, then walked towards Bruce!
"Bruce, I need to talk to you!"

Seeing Wilkens' tangled expression, Bruce seemed to be very clear. He subconsciously glanced at the players, then nodded and walked towards the second floor!
The two entered the office one after another. Wilkens didn't wait for Bruce to sit down, and he said, "Seriously, your vision is just like those in the movies who know the future and are as unbelievable as a prophet!"

After being praised by Wilkens, the smile on Bruce's face became more intense: "This is just my intuition. Of course, all of this is inseparable from the team and your suggestions!"

"Okay!" Wilkens smiled, then his expression changed, and he said with a wry smile: "However, the appearance of these guys has made me extremely entangled in tactics and personnel arrangements!"

"Don't talk about these rookies, just talking about the center position makes me crazy with a headache!"

Hearing these words, Bruce froze subconsciously!

Although he knew that the appearance of these players would put some pressure on Wilkens, seeing his expression now, he couldn't help feeling dignified!
The center position, with Dampier, Wallace and Prizbila, and now with the arrival of Olajuwon, this position seems a bit too crowded!
If Wallace is placed at the power forward position, not to mention Marshall's reaction, but to say that his clumsy shooting will make Wilkens so depressed to death!
Since he chose to sign Olajuwon, Wilkens would never let him sit on the bench and watch other players play all day long!
"Now, we have only one way to go!! That is a deal!!" Wilkens has been tested and evaluated by the team doctor. With Olajuwon's current competitive state, as long as there is no sharp decline, he will definitely You can play for another two or three years in about 25 minutes per game!
The team doctor's assessment brought great trouble to Wilkens. Before that, because the team lacked the center personnel against O'Neal, he vetoed the Dampier deal!
But following the team doctor's extremely definite assessment, after struggling in his heart, he had no choice but to accept Bruce's proposal in the end!

However, when this season is about to start, there will be some X factors in the timing of trades. Once other teams have lower prices, this is simply a very depressing thing!

"Uh... trade?" Bruce looked at Wilkens a little depressed. If he agreed with his approach in August and early September, at least he would try his best to find a way to make a small profit while not losing money. transaction.

However, now that October is about to enter, with the league basically stagnant in the trading market, it is obviously difficult to get some good offers!

Especially now that everyone is aware of the Warriors' center position, they can't wait for Bruce to reveal his tone and lower the price at the right time!
"Fortunately, Eric is the center!" Bruce looked at Wilkens and smiled helplessly.

Afterwards, the two discussed a series of issues. When the two finally reached a consensus, Bruce was greatly shocked and even inexplicably terrified as a courier brought a video tape to the office. !

(End of this chapter)