Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 31

Generally speaking, the players who can be selected as the No. [-] pick are all talented, one in a million peerless geniuses.

If one were to discuss players who squandered talent to the point of falling short of expectations, Derrick Coleman's name would be unavoidable.

Karl Malone once said: "If Derek Coleman worked as hard as me, then the No. 1 in the league would not be Michael Jordan."

"No one can underestimate his talent, but his attitude ruined his career." Barkley said.

To be able to praise and regret the two heroes at the power forward position in the 90s shows how much Coleman has wasted his talent.In comparison, Kemp and Vin Baker can only be regarded as insignificant.Both of them have already seen their own ceiling, but their indulgent life ruined their peak period prematurely, and Coleman?No one knows exactly where his ceiling is.

The Lakers will sit at the Staples Center in the Christmas game against the Philadelphia 76ers, their opponents in last season's Finals.

Both teams have undergone major changes in the off-season, but the status quo is very different.Iverson was plagued by injuries, and Coleman, who was traded, had seriously exceeded the body fat. While the defensive effect was far inferior to Tyrone Hill's, the offensive end was also very inefficient.The double champion combination formed with Iverson is extremely ineffective and restricts each other. Since entering December, the 76ers have only achieved a record of 3 wins and 8 losses, and their ranking has slipped all the way to ninth in the Eastern Conference.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have strong morale and strong troops.In addition to the fact that rookie point guard Arenas sprained his ankle in the previous game against the Grizzlies and needs to rest for 2 weeks, and new aid Ethan Thomas is still recovering from his injury, he missed 4 games due to "hip tension". Both Anthony Mason and Stephen Jackson will return in this game, and the newly signed Mike James is also eligible to represent the team and usher in his debut.

Fisher's mood was mixed. He was happy that he could finally debut as the starting point guard, but he was worried that the man he was going to face was Allen Iverson.

The opening jump ball, this time Mutombo hit the ball first by virtue of his height and arm length, and the 76ers attacked first.

Snow held the ball in a high position, Coleman on the left pushed his butt against Wallace, and reached out for the ball.

Snow hesitated and passed the ball to Iverson, but Fisher's defense was already in place, and Iverson barely made a mid-range shot and missed.

At the basket, O'Neal and Mason, who had returned to the starting lineup, turned around and got stuck, building a muscular wall in the Lakers penalty area. Haprin and Mutombo, who were about to rush for offensive rebounds, could only scream in vain in the face of these two meaty mountains. Nothing.

Coleman had no intention of grabbing an offensive rebound at all, and slowly returned to the defense, allowing Big Ben to fly and grab the basketball.

As soon as Ben hit the ground, he immediately passed the ball to Kobe, who had already begun to sneak away, and was approaching the center line. He then rushed to the 76ers' penalty area.

Snow stretched out his hand to fish for it, but he couldn't break the pass like a cannon out of the barrel. Fortunately, Iverson returned to the defense in time and settled at 45 degrees, stopping Kobe's footsteps.

Seeing that Iverson blocked his route to attack the basket, Kobe made a crotch dribble to stabilize the rhythm, and his eyes quickly swept across the court. Fisher was already in position outside the three-point line, attracting Stanley Nuo's defense; O'Neal, Mason, Hapring, Mutombo and others who were entangled just now have not passed the halftime... Kobe suddenly raised his right hand, passed the ball over Iverson's head, and threw it directly to the backboard .

Before Iverson could react, a black shadow took off, and Wallace, who was wearing the golden No. 3 uniform, had already exploded, grabbed the basketball with both hands in the air, and made a slam dunk!

Coleman, who was facing him, just ran back to the 76ers' three-point line.

The 76ers continued to attack, and Coleman continued to ask for the ball in the low post.This time Snow lobbed the ball to him.

Coleman often drinks heavily, is lazy in training, and has suffered serious injuries to his ankles, wrists, thighs and other places. , People have to sigh for his superb technique, and once again feel sorry for his squandered talent.

Facing Daben's defense, Coleman intends to let the undrafted guy understand why he is the No. [-] pick.Coleman holds the ball in both hands, with his left foot as the axis, and his right foot backwards, turning into a face frame, using his shoulders and head to push the big Ben, creating space for himself.

Big Ben opened his arms, muscles tensed, and stared at the opponent in front of him.Judging his next move.

As soon as his right foot landed, Coleman took the ball to the right and shook his shoulders violently, causing all the fat in his body to tremble.Immediately, the ball was placed on the left side, grabbed the half of Big Ben's body that was shaken away, and squeezed in with his shoulders.

The disadvantage of the big body was undoubtedly revealed in the single defense. Coleman, who occupied a favorable position, squeezed to the basket in one step, handed the ball to his right hand and made a layup.Unexpectedly, Coleman's move was just a feint. After picking up the big ben, he immediately collected the ball and turned around. The small hook hit the board easily, and a set of extremely gorgeous low-post footsteps.

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, O'Neal naturally couldn't allow Coleman to show off in the penalty area. When the Magic challenged the Nets, the young sharks who had just entered the league faced the unfavorable Coleman. Man sent three consecutive contemptuous words of white-eyed, trash-talking and wagging fingers.O'Neal cited this as a great shame in his life, and every time he faced Coleman's team, he would spare no effort to ravage the opponent's inside line.

Especially when facing the Nets for the second time, the Sharks showed their bloodthirsty fangs and blasted down their career masterpiece: 24 points, 28 rebounds and 15 blocks, which was a breath of evil.

Facing the defeated Mutombo, who was one year older, O'Neal didn't talk too much about reason. He took the position, caught the ball, dribbled one step, collected the ball, turned around, and scored two points with one-handed violent dunks.O'Neal ignored Mutombo, who was complaining to the referee, and showed his biceps to the audience, while giving Coleman a provocative look.

Here O'Neal is still inspiring the atmosphere of the home audience, while Iverson has received a long pass from Harpering over the field, and he has a fast break and sneak attack for a layup.

In Jim's view, if discussing which player has not fully realized his talent, O'Neal should also be on the list. If he can train harder and play less water, with his terrifying talent, let alone the 90s The rest of the three major centers can't see his taillights, and it is even possible to catch up with the ancient Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Russell.

And Iverson is the other extreme. His height is part of his legend, but his natural disadvantages on the defensive end and the need to consume more physical strength on the offensive end limit his ultimate development height as a shooting guard.

　Who is the stronger mythical beast, Liangmi Ai or Diligent Shark...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)