one-handed ball

Chapter 8 The preseason is over!
Downtown Minneapolis.

Target Center Arena.

Two players around two meters in length are engaged in a one-on-one match. The player holding the ball is a young black player, and the defender is a rare yellow-skinned player from Asia.

After the black opened up a little space with his body, he was ready for a three-step layup.

"Snapped"

Unexpectedly, the two-meter-tall yellow-skinned player arrived with explosive power and speed that didn't match his skin color, destroying this attack.

"Zheng, your defense has become stronger again!" Gossman said depressedly.

"Oh no, it's you Ryan, your body is stronger than before, and this bump hurts me a lot." Zheng Ke rubbed his chest and grinned.

"Come again!" Gossman said with high spirits after hearing Zheng Ke's encouragement
In fact, Gossman didn't feel wrong. He added 15 points of defense with the ball all of a sudden. With Zheng Ke's wingspan, strength and speed, Zheng Ke's defense had a huge change overnight!With Gosman's dribbling ability value of 70 now, it is not so easy to shake Zheng Ke away.

The preseason of the 2007-2008 nba season is in full swing, and the tyrants who have been strengthened in the offseason are ready to fight hard.The Minnesota Timberwolves, who lost Garnett, the inside pillar, can only lick their own wounds and train a group of young guards.

Although there are old players like Ratliff and Anthony Walker in the team, generally speaking, this Timberwolves team is too young. Basically, the players are all under 25 years old, and the core insider Jefferson is only 22 years old. Gomez is 25, McCants is 23, Telfair is 25, Corey Brewer is 24, and Jeong is 18.In this case, although the Timberwolves are full of vigor, they will inevitably make various mistakes.

So under such circumstances, it is not incomprehensible to lose all the preseason games.

Yes, the Timberwolves lost all 7 games in the preseason. Whether they were as strong as the Mavericks or as weak as the Bobcats, the Timberwolves were inevitably defeated. In the 7 games, the Timberwolves' best performance is still Al Jefferson. He averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. He will become the next stat brush. His stats are good but the team's record is bad.Zheng Ke’s data is not good, he averaged 15 minutes per game, scored 3.2 points, 1.3 rebounds, the poor data made the Chinese media ignore his existence even more, they are now advocating Milwaukee’s Yi every day, and comparing him with various celebrities For comparison, all kinds of celebrities who have exploded or surpassed the same period.

Xiao Zheng himself had already figured it out. Apart from feeling powerless and depressed about the team's 7-game losing streak, he didn't want to die.On the contrary, Zheng's father and Zheng's mother were quite anxious because they couldn't see the detailed news of their son in the media every day, but this was not a big problem when Xiao Zheng's classmate reported the situation by calling frequently.

The only regret is that I did not complete the 10 training tasks satisfactorily. After all, there are only [-] times in a season. Except for the first S-level speed training, Zheng Ke only reached the A-level nine times after that. But imperfection is always confusing.

However, after painful speed training, Xiao Zheng's speed has reached a horrific 88, and his speed among small forwards is estimated to be ranked in the top five! In addition, various GS points have been improved for defense with the ball. Zheng Ke's The defense with the ball actually reached 75, which instantly became the highest attribute besides speed, ball control and ball protection. The defensive score reached 71, and the overall score also reached 64.

Although the team's game was unfavorable, the head coach Randy Whitman was relieved to find Zheng Ke's progress, so in the last preseason game against the Bobcats, he let Zheng Ke play 24 minutes, which is also considered It's an affirmation of the kid's hard work and improvement in strength. "If he continues to improve like this, Zheng Ke will definitely be able to enter the rotation lineup, become an important puzzle piece of the team, and even further become the team's starting force!" Whitman thought so.

The team's preseason campaign was unfavorable, and the media in Minneapolis had mixed opinions on the Timberwolves.

The well-known "Minneapolis City Chronicle" believes that the team's operation during the offseason has been tested in these few games. With Garnett determined to leave, the Timberwolves can trade A high-quality potential insider like Al Jefferson is really satisfying.However, when they changed their pen, they thought that the Timberwolves had nothing to do except trade Al Jefferson, which resulted in the team not finding a potential outside line or a capable outside line to echo Jefferson inside.The most unforgivable thing is that although the team has selected rookie No. [-] and No. [-] swingman Corey Brewer in the draft, as well as forward and guard swingman Zheng Ke, the team's perimeter defense problems are still very serious.In the last few preseason games, Zheng Ke, the second-round pick, was actually used to fight the fire. We can't help but ask our senior management, how do we defend the perimeter in the new season with more and more top perimeter defenders?

Zheng Ke is not an exciting person, he keeps his daily routine very regular.Today is October 10th, and the NBA regular season begins on October 28th.But there is no Timberwolves play in the opening game. There is no Timberwolves game until November 10, so the team has two days off.Even though there is no training, no competition, Zheng Ke, who lacks entertainment activities and relatives and friends, still goes to the Target Center for training early.This time he didn't meet Gossman, only the still amiable doorman, Uncle Henry.

It is very lonely without someone to accompany him. Zheng Ke is alone in a foreign country without his parents. All foreigners who look around are blond or dark.Only he can experience the taste of it.

Sometimes he would think of the words of Mencius that he had learned in high school: Heaven will send great responsibilities to people, and they must first work their muscles and bones and starve their bodies.
After lunch, Zheng Ke sat leisurely on the sofa in the living room of the apartment.

He took a copy of the "Minneapolis Chronicle" and read it with relish. When he saw his own evaluation, he would always feel it again and again. This is also the so-called fan of the authorities, let the bystanders know.Therefore, Zheng Ke believes that listening to other people's suggestions will help him improve his strength and help him better understand the game.

"Huh" Zheng Ke took a long breath and finally finished reading it. He personally thinks that articles like the "Minneapolis Chronicle" can still be written. Yes, as long as he improves his defense, he will definitely have a chance to show his ambition
(End of this chapter)