You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 1002
I, Carmelo Anthony, have been in the auu league since sixth grade, known across the country by ninth grade, and been the best high school player in the New York area since the day I entered tenth grade.

You do not believe?none of my business.

You just need to know that I have been a winner since I was a child, and the team I am in will use me as the absolute core.When I entered college from high school, I once again became a core player of Syracuse University as a freshman and led the team to win the first national championship in team history. Do you know how amazing it is?Even many years later, when it was no longer surprising for a freshman to be the core of a team, it would be difficult to win the championship.

So it's normal for fans to have expectations of me, and it's normal for me to have thoughts about my status in the team.

As a result, the opening day of the 2003-2004 season was another unforgettable day.Our opponent was the Toronto Raptors, an unremarkable and weak team. Dor.Mo didn't take them seriously at all. The whole team entered the game with the mentality of wanting to beat them by 50 points.

The starting lineup for the game is decided long before the game starts.

I didn't make the starting list.

Well, I accept it. After all, I joined a dynasty team in its peak state. Even if I was the third overall pick, it was impossible to occupy a starting spot as soon as I came.One should neither be too inferior nor too confident. I just accept the arrangement of the sixth person.

I killed the Chicago Fat Boy 100 times and never thought that the coach would not even give me the sixth man position.

I'm Grant's backup, but I'm not the sixth man, I'm the seventh man.

Since I'm not the sixth man, who is?I don't want to play charades, so I'll just tell you.

It's z-bo, Zach Randolph, he's the sixth man.

I was surprised and shocked, and as the game started, I sat down in frustration like those tragic heroes, waiting for the opportunity to play.

"There's nothing to be disappointed about. You're joining a team that won 77 games last season." Veteran Lewis comforted me.

I found that I did expect too much of myself.

"And didn't you say it? You said it on the first day of training camp, you can play any role." Louis joked, and I double-checked that I really fucking hated that.

Misfortune comes out of the mouth, that's how it comes.

The strength of the Raptors is completely incomparable with ours, and they have already led by ten points in less than half a quarter.Paul (the coach) waved his hand, going up and down.

Me, z-bo and the white guy are on the scene.

The two people left on the field were the most hated number one and number two on my team.

Fat Boys of Chicago and Dor.Mo.

I really want to rank them as my most hated teammates, but I can't, out of respect for Dor.Mo, and contempt for Fat Boy Chicago.

Bill Laimbeer claims I'm the No. [-] future core for the Pistons.

I was so carried away that I forgot the fact that I was facing the seventh person.After the game started, I was eager to prove myself.

So I did several things wrong.

In order to run out of opportunities, I overrun the tactical position with the white guy;
In order to show the fans my offensive skills as soon as possible, I forced a shot unreasonably, which made Dor.Mo frown;

Then there's my defense.

After Michael Jordan, the fans' requirements for superstars are both offense and defense.All I can say is that I'm closer to Larry Bird's type of attacking than defending.But even if "Larry Legend"'s defense is so unbearable, he was selected to the second team of the best defensive team for two consecutive years. Why should I?I didn't think of this when I was young and energetic.

Because I shot and shot birds and broke the overall rhythm, the Raptors chased 6 points in a row.

z-bo ran to my side and was full of respect for me.Don't think he has any good intentions hidden, he just has never seen anyone dare to mess around in front of Dor.Mo.

"Cameron missed another shot."

Then, I saw Tayshaun Prince getting ready to play.

"I've never seen an idiot more stupid than you, get the hell out of me now, calm down, foul Stephen right now, I don't want to see you again!" Dor.Mo ordered me.

I didn't have the courage to resist with my dismal performance.

I simply fouled, like a puppy who has bumped into a group of big dogs, tucked its tail in desperation, and walked off the field.

The Pistons are back to their old self, only without me, the offensive and defensive threats are greatly increased, Tayshaun's vitality is underestimated, and his wingspan is amazing.

I didn't even have the mood to wait and see.

Fortunately, Grant was also off the court, and moms are moms after all.He is responsible for healing the wounds caused by the whipping of the old man.

"You want to express yourself. There is nothing wrong with this matter. It is your way. The NBA is not the NCAA. In Detroit, the collective is more important than the individual. Mo will never give you any privileges. Every rookie must Cherish the hard-won opportunities, if you don't know how to cherish, he will 'love' you in his own way."

I was very frustrated at the time, and I couldn't understand Grant's words at the first time.Later, several incidents happened that were related to me, planned by Dor.Mo, and recalling what Grant said at the time, I suspect that this was a joint arrangement of them.I don't want to believe this speculation. In my heart, my mother is an unparalleled good person. Not only does he have outstanding strength and charm, but he is also a caring person. Will he really go hand in hand with Dor.Mo?I do not believe.

Because the strength of the Raptors was vulnerable, we established an absolute advantage as early as the first half.

In the second half, I reappeared, consciously reduced the offense with the ball, and stood more on the outside line waiting for the pass from my teammates.

Z-bo's strength was immediately recognized by everyone, I began to accept the role of the seventh person, and fully recognized z-bo as the sixth person above me, he does have this strength, as far as I am now His ability is not enough to squeeze him out of the sixth man position.

He dominated garbage time as the sixth man, created comfortable shots for me, and I redeemed the bad impression I left on the fans in the first half with my performance in the second half.

In the first NBA game of my career, I played 17 minutes and scored 9 points and 3 rebounds.

Arguably not the best start, but one of my most memorable regular seasons because most of the time we were only impressed by the things we screwed up.

(End of this chapter)