hall of fame small forward

Chapter 13

The first opponent of the Rockets in the summer league was the Denver Nuggets. In the 06-07 season, the Nuggets brought in Iverson, the head star of the Philadelphia 76ers, to form the strongest guard line that shocked the league. "Two guns", but in the playoffs, the facts proved that the NBA is not a league that can solve opponents only by offense. The offense may make you invincible in the regular season, but it cannot win you the championship. The Suns coached by D'Antoni The team is a prime example.

Later, the year before last, Denver traded Iverson for Billups of the Pistons. This most grassroots finals mvp immediately brought Melon to the Western Conference finals, although he was still close to entering the finals. .

In the summer league, the main players of the major teams are still on vacation, so is the Rockets, and this year is still the Olympic year, so there is even less attention paid to the summer league.

Totoro came to the team to report for two days, and Adelman has returned to the team to coach. As the biggest player in this group of development league players, Totoro does not have to worry about carrying bags and buying water for others. Well, no one on the Rockets needs to prepare for the Olympics except Yao Ming, and they are still enjoying the end of their vacation.

His status is the highest among this group of people. At any rate, he still has a guaranteed first-round rookie contract, while most of the others have unguaranteed contracts, and even have short-term contracts that are even worse than dozens of days. The kind that kicks away once it's used up.

By the way, his college "close comrade" Rand did not succeed in coming to Houston with him, but Rand was lucky. He was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round. This white point guard is skilled at dribbling , The open three-pointer is stable, Chinchilla is quite optimistic about his survival in the NBA anyway, at least his future potential is definitely greater than that of pure shooter Redick.

In the locker room, Adelman shouted to his temporary subordinates before the game: "Today is just a summer league. Believe me, no fan will be bored enough to pay attention to this kind of game, especially when the Olympic Games is about to start. When the news media They won't pay attention to you!"

A Shuai paused, then scanned every player in the locker room with his small eyes.

"The only ones paying attention to the summer league are our coaching staff, so you should know what this means, tell me! Do you still want to play in the NBA!"

Most of the players in the locker room have no contracts. How dare they not answer at this moment, they all shouted at the top of their voices, "We want to!"

Adelman laughed and said, "It's useless for you to think. Whether you can stay in the NBA or not is in my hands. The only way you can impress me is your outstanding performance on the court. Now I am announcing the team's starting roster for today. Point guard Aaron Brooks, shooting guard Dante Green, small forward Totoro, power forward Abdul-Jabbar, center Joey Dorsey!"

Well, seeing the plastic surgery he performed today, Totoro already felt that his debut might be about to kneel.

Among other things, Xiao Bu, as a second-year student, playing in the summer league this year has already shown that he has some kind of flaw.

Moreover, others, such as Dante Green, are taller than Brooks as a shooting guard, and there is a one-word difference between him and Daniel Green, and he does not have the opponent's superb defensive skills. The only task on the court is to run and intersperse non-stop, catch and shoot, the name of power forward Abdul-Jabbar sounds very domineering, and the famous Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in history There are similarities, but in reality this guy is far from Skyhook.
Center Joey Dorsey is a fat white man with a height of 2.10. He can't run or jump very well. Totoro really doesn't know what help he can bring to the team besides his height and weight.
After playing, the Nuggets' summer league team on the other side looked a little strong, and Totoro couldn't help but regret secretly, why didn't his team give him some more powerful helpers?

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, and Dorsey lost the ball with a gap visible to the naked eye. Totoro sighed. Anyway, the team he was in always failed to earn the ball. This is also a very strange thing. Might as well make him a small forward to jump the ball and maybe win a win or two
Nuggets starting facelift: Juan Iger Bonans, Gary Forbes, Yahaba Diawara, Nas Kleiza, Steven Hunter.

In the team's first round, Juan Agbonans steadily dribbled the ball to the front court, and Xiao Bu immediately greeted him with his teeth and claws, trying to entangle his opponent with his flexibility and footsteps.

However, Aaron Brooks' body is really too thin.
Juan, who is close to 1.90 tall and weighs close to 170 pounds, saw Xiaobu coming up. He didn't even wait for the big center to come up and do the pick-and-roll. He just used his strong body to squeeze past Xiaobu and break into the penalty area.

Totoro immediately left its defenders and stepped sideways to cover the defense. If Juan is a point guard with a wide field of vision, then he only needs to pass the ball to Diawara, and this will immediately be an open space without defense. It's a pity that passing is not the style of this black point guard
After all, the summer league is a league where they work hard for their own contracts. Those players who can't eat three meals a day want to express themselves desperately on this occasion. No one is so stupid as to sacrifice themselves and make wedding dresses for others, so Huh Even if An sees Totoro defending the ball, he is destined not to pass the ball. His 2 points are definitely better than an assist, and even if he passes the ball, the opponent may not be able to make a shot. Didn't he not even have an assist when he missed?

Besides, the person who came to make up defense was a Chinese, how could the Asian's small body compare with his own big black man?Their hands are soft, but they are not good at confrontation on the basketball court. Juan has already thought about how he will throw the ball in after a physical confrontation in mid-air. One of his guards hard-pressed a small forward on the opposite side. , his performance may not necessarily be the top ten ball of the week in the summer league?
However, when he took off without hesitation, Totoro's big hat in mid-air told Juan a cruel fact, that is, you are so beautiful!
(End of this chapter)