Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

After the outbreak of the last game, Qi Tian finally ushered in good news. Team president Larry Bird has announced that his two-year contract will be converted into a fully guaranteed contract. As for the remaining two years, there is no mention of it.

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In fact, this is also a test for second-round picks. If you can perform well in the first two years, then the team can choose not to exercise the option in the third and fourth years and directly sign a new contract and renew it;

For second-round picks who do not perform well, the team will not exercise the team option, and the league will soon find this person out of stock.

The opponent the Pacers will challenge on the road on February 3, 2012 is a team that is also a youth team like them-the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The land of Dong Ge's sadness is known as the State of Thousand Lakes. It is located in the northernmost plain of the Beautiful Country, close to Lake Superior. It has a high latitude. The strong winds and snow-covered characteristics caused by the cold air driving in have made Minnesota one of the beautiful states.

One of the coldest states.

The geographical location has a great impact on players. After all, if you sweat a lot while exercising in Sanya, you can just wash it off;

But if you break a sweat in Mohe, the temperature will make you refuse any suggestion to take off your clothes.

No one wants to come to Minnesota, which means the Timberwolves can only tap potential internally. After Garnett left, they started a new round of reconstruction work, which was very effective.

They have completed the first two steps of the three-stage journey of accumulating talent - identifying the core and adjusting the lineup - going uphill.

Surrounding the 24-year-old new Wolf King Love are a group of young and energetic players:

2009 5th pick, 22-year-old Rubio, 2010 14th pick, 25-year-old Wesley Johnson, 2011 2nd pick, 21-year-old Derrick Williams, 2009 28th pick, 25-year-old

Ellington, No. 2 pick in 2008, 23-year-old Beasley and No. 31 pick, 26-year-old Pekovic.

Assisted by 28-year-old Barea and 26-year-old Webster, there are also Milicic, the No. 2 pick in 2003, and Ridnour, the 14th pick. The 31-year-old Ridnour is already the oldest player on the team.

Qi Tian looked curiously at Milicic, who was wearing the No. 31 jersey of the Timberwolves and warming up.

I saw him warming up as usual and throwing the basketball in his hand.

This guy can be called the most contradictory person in NBA history:

The 2003 draft was consistent with the initial speculations of scouts and fans. There were quite a few players who could gain a foothold in the NBA. Qitian's teammates David West and Dengtae Jones were two of them.

The basis for fans to call the players who entered the NBA in 2003 the "golden generation" is that James, Anthony, Bosh and Wade at the top of the draft. They performed well when they served as the boss of the team, and their statistics and records were good.

Extremely high.

Sandwiched between No. 1 pick James, No. 3 pick Anthony, No. 4 pick Bosh and No. 5 pick Wade is Milicic, the second pick.

It’s not unusual to finish second in the rankings. Milicic’s misfortune was that he was selected by next season’s champion Detroit Pistons. The Pistons head coach Larry Brown didn’t like rookies, so Milicic only received 10 points in his first three rookie seasons.

Single-digit screen time.

What talent he has that allowed him to be selected with the second overall pick, and what level he can reach if he is given enough opportunities, has become another unsolved mystery in the NBA.

Of course, in Qi Tian's view, head coach Larry Brown's stubbornness and Milicic's own shortcomings were both the reasons why Milicic failed to perform, roughly half and half.

Larry Brown is very stubborn, and Milicic is drifting in another country, does not understand the language, and is not trusted, so he failed to realize his potential. This is the consensus of the fans.

But Iverson reached the finals under the coaching of Larry Brown, and the civilian Pistons overturned the Lakers team with Payton, Kobe, Malone and O'Neal and won the championship. They exchanged the No. 2 pick for a championship. This pair

For any team, it is a sure-profit deal;

Milicic hung out in nightclubs as a rookie, had no self-discipline, and suffered injuries that left him unable to compete with his teammates. If he doesn't live up to his expectations, who can blame him?

Not to mention, there is the success story of O'Neal, who was silent as a rookie for four years in the Trail Blazers and immediately exploded after being traded to the Pacers.

"All in all, you still have to rely on yourself."

Qi Tian secretly alerted himself and immediately became full of fighting spirit.

Before the game started, Vogel spoke to the crowd:

"George Hill won't be playing today either, you should already know that."

He looked at the people on the bench and ordered:

"The offense on the bench will be left to you. Seven, you will organize the ball with the ball."

Stephenson's face froze and he said nothing.

The substitute point guard was absent, and he, who was also a guard, did not get the organizing rights. The coach actually gave it to Qi Tian, ​​who was the small forward!

Dambok saw Stephenson's expression in his eyes and said nothing.

This is a matter of course in his opinion. As long as Stephenson has some potential to organize offense and is not often in charge, then Vogel does not need to discuss with Bird to trade for George Hill.

"If there is no need to trade George Hill, then the 15th pick will still be in the hands of the Pacers..."

Danbok thought about Leonard who entered the Rookie Challenge, and inevitably began to fantasize about the three-forward lineup of Granger, George and Leonard.

"I guess it's still not as good as Qi."

He shook his head and realized that Leonard was currently only defensive, and his type was highly overlapped with George's. If the two of them were present, other teammates would be exhausted.

"Although defensive overflow is a good thing, it cannot affect the offense."

"...The opponent's center is the focus of defense."

Vogel had already laid out his defensive tactics and turned to look at Hibbert and Amandelson.

"The interior defense depends on you today."

Hibbert and Amandasen felt the heavy responsibility on their shoulders and nodded slowly.

Vogel did not relax.

Hibbert is thick but slow-footed. Although he can defend those meat shield centers, the Timberwolves' Love also has three-point ability. If he wants to defend his opponent, he must defend to the three-point line, and the basket will inevitably be empty.

It's okay for Amandasson to play piecemeal, but if he expects him to become the mainstay inside, I'm afraid Vogel is overthinking it.

"In this year's draft, I should recommend that the president select an inside man, preferably one who can play power forward and center."

Vogel secretly recorded it in his mind and planned to find an opportunity to discuss it with the team president.

The referee signaled the starting players from both sides to come on, and the center jumped the ball in the middle circle.

Hibbert looked at the stocky Love in front of him and felt the pressure.

You said that he is also a big center, how come he is good at three-pointers?