I’m Really Playing Basketball

I spent October 20th in China yesterday, and I returned to the United States today, and another October 20th has passed. The world is really so magical.

On the day of October 20th, Chen Xiao endured the discomfort caused by the long-distance travel, and treated these brothers who came from all over the United States to meet him in a hotel in New York.

Wade, Roger, Dina and Braxon, and Yao Ming and Pug.

There are not many people, there are no crowds, and there are no crowds, but everyone's hearts are very close, very close.

Wade and Yao Ming came together, and they skipped the game between the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons tonight. Wade and Yao Ming were reimbursed and traded because of the Heat's inside and outside bosses, Mourning and Eddie Jones. The position is solid.

No one in the Heat can compete with them for the position of the team. The whole world knows that they are the core of the Heat's reconstruction.

However, if the two teamed up to skip the game and come to meet Chen Xiao, don't think about it, Pat Riley, the chairman of the Heat with a strong desire for control, would blow his beard and stare.

But blowing your beard and staring won't help.

Wade and Yao Ming, one is brave, the other is smart, and the two have a good brother in common, Chen Xiao.

These two people got together like this, which made Pat Riley a little difficult to deal with. With Yao Ming's intelligence, he couldn't fool Wade, and with Wade's bravery, he could not take advantage of Yao Ming's humility and retreat.

Moreover, when these two people met, they looked at each other as if they were made for each other, which made Pat Riley happy but also a little bit disappointed and unwilling.

By the way, not only Wade and Yao Ming skipped the game to meet him.

Ron Howard, who is now in the Magic, also skipped tonight's home game against the Houston Mosaics and came here to wait for him.

Rogo's status in the Magic is certainly not as high as that of Yao Ming and Wade in the Heat.

Magic is Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill's team.

The reason why Ron Howard was able to skip the game was entirely because someone was covering him.

The current head coach of the Magic, Doug Rivers, is Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard, their seniors at Marquette University.

Doc Rivers is also a player who graduated from Marquette University.

Ron Howard is his own man chosen by Doug Reeves for himself, a direct descendant.

Since it's my own, it's just a preseason game, it's drizzle.

And when the King skipped tonight's preseason game against the Supersonics, someone was covering him.

Hearing that Dina was going to skip the game to watch Chen Xiao, the king's two Yugoslav bosses, Peja and Divac, agreed without saying a word.

Even the two kings of the Kings also let Dina bring a sentence of their blessings.

"Wonder boy of China, welcome to the NBA!"

I have to say, it really is the revolutionary friendship of the Dream Team 5 together.

As a matter of fact, the relationship between the "devil kings" who created the 9/11 incident in the American sports world this summer is very good.

Chen Xiao and Peja exchanged jerseys after the final of the World Championships. The two had a blast with each other for the whole game. You know my depth, and I also know your length.

The relationship between Chen Xiao and Ginobili is also good.

Ginobili is a very interesting kid. He was obviously a strong player in the World Championships, and his hair was thick and long. When he arrived at the Spurs, he actually wanted to develop into an idol. Now he has long hair and played with long hair. hair fluttering.

Don't you know that most of the NBA is bald?

You have such long and fluttering hair, aren't you afraid that someone will secretly bald you?

What's wrong with showing off, you have to show your hair in the NBA?

Beep too much, and you will definitely be struck by lightning in the future!

Although Ginobili likes to be handsome and pretends to be a little bit, Chen Xiao likes his unyielding ruthlessness, the kind of ruthlessness that will do what he says, which makes Chen Xiao empathize very much.

Perhaps Ginobili also felt this from Chen Xiao, so the two had a good relationship after the World Championships.

Of course, in addition to this, there are some friends of Chen Xiao in the NCAA.

Although these people did not show up, they all sent him congratulatory emails when he returned to the United States.

Entering the basketball world from a beginner who knew nothing about basketball for more than a year, Chen Xiao gained not only money, fame and beauties in the basketball world, but also deep or shallow friendships.

Chen Xiao is enjoying this feeling very much now.

Basketball is not just basketball.

However, it is a little regretful that the place to entertain everyone this time is in the hotel, not in my own big house.

In other words, now, Chen Xiao has some money, but in some good places in the United States, he still can't afford a big house.

So, now we can only make do with it.

"In the future, I, we, will always get better!"

"To our friendship, cheers!"

Everyone raised their cups high, hit them with a bang, and drank the fattening happy water in one go!

What we drink is not carbon dioxide and water.

What we drink is dreams and future!

After a night of joy, the muscular men next to Chen Ling left one by one, and finally only the strongest one remained.

Keke, just kidding.

However, Pug is indeed the strongest, and the entire NBA is one of the strongest.

In order to welcome him, everyone skipped a day's work and he was very moved. The next morning, everyone left in a hurry.

But when he left, Wade still reminded him.

"Chen, the NBA is not the same as Marquette University, nor is it the same as the Chinese team. You have to pay attention, there are very, very professions here, and professions are the most important here!"

Profession……

Here, basketball is no longer just a dream, but also a profession...

Wade spoke very seriously, and Chen Xiao listened very seriously.

"Xiaotai, don't worry, I will pay attention."

Wade hugged Chen Xiao again reluctantly, and left after a long time.

Pug and he are teammates with the Nets now, and the team arranged for Pug to live in the same hotel as him.

However, Ba Ge lived in the ambassador's suite, while Chen Xiao lived in the presidential suite.

It can be seen that the Nets still attach different importance to the two.

The level and occupation of the NBA are really reflected in every place.

This is completely different from the NCAA, and also very different from the national team.

Chen Xiao stayed in the United States for more than a year, and there was an NBA team in the place where he stayed. For Chen Xiao, the NBA has always been a place that is both close and far away from him.

As a player born in the NCAA, Chen Xiao is more eager for the NBA than many other NCAA players.

October 21, 2002 was the day when Chen Xiao reported to the Nets.

On this day, Chen Ling was a little excited.

There is no nervousness, just excitement, excitement.

Accompanied by Ba Ge, agent Fei Gen, and CCTV's interview team, Chen Xiao came to the training hall of the Nets.

When they came to the Nets training hall, the expected lane welcome appeared, but it was not the lane welcome that Chen Xiao imagined.

Unlike the signing, this time, all the main players of the team are here.

Kidd, Kenyon Martin, Corey Kiddles, Todd Mike Lodge, except for Keith Van Horn, the third player who was traded, everyone is there.

Everyone lined up in two rows and greeted Chen Xiao with high fives one by one. Most of them were not so enthusiastic, but they were not so alienated either.

Still, a few people are different.

Among them, Kidd, the boss of the team, welcomed him on behalf of the team.

The team's starting shooting guard last season, Corey Kiddles, the No. 8 pick of the golden generation in 1996, gave him a symbolic pat.

And the team's starting center last season, wearing No. 11, Todd McLoach, who was humiliated physically and mentally by O'Pang in the finals, is the most enthusiastic about him.

Not only did I high-five him, but I also hugged him and chatted with him jokingly. It seemed that the two had a very good relationship.

In fact, Chen Xiao didn't even know what he was whispering in his ear...

Why is this so?

Look at the Nets jersey and No. 11 jersey he is wearing.

it is more than words.

Without Chen Xiao, if Keith Van Horn traded Mutombo, he might not be in the Nets, nor would he be able to wear the No. 11 jersey.

Because of Keith Van Horn's deal, many people in the Nets are still hostile to him. Of course, there are also people like Todd McLoach who have goodwill towards him, such as the team's backup small forward last season. Jason Richardson.

Jason Richard wasn't as enthusiastic as Todd Mike Lodge, but he didn't just high-five Chen Xiao.

Greetings, hugs, pats on the back, and gestures of friendship are all included.

The Nets were the runner-up in the NBA last season. As a championship team, the overall changes of the Nets in the off-season are not big. Most of them are old people from last season, and there are very few newcomers.

Therefore, the appearance of every new person, whether friendly or unfriendly, must be curious.

Especially Chen Xiao, the young player who the team traded with the third player to carry the "hope" of the Nets to win the championship next season.

So, after Chen Xiao and the Nets players got to know each other, everyone stared at Chen Xiao.

Especially the team's starting shooting guard last season, Corey Kisseld.

The Nets traded the team's third leader for Chen Xiao, of course not for Chen Xiao to serve as a substitute and guard the drinking fountain.

For the Nets, they expect Chen Xiao to grow into a more useful player than Van Horn.

It may be difficult to be stronger than Van Horn, but it must be more useful and more suitable for the Nets.

Chen Xiao's replacement of Van Horn is definitely not for the Nets to improve the team's bench lineup.

What the Nets want Chen Xiao to change is the problem of the team's starting lineup's unstable shooting.

Anyone with a normal IQ can tell that Chen Xiao is definitely not the one the Nets hired to back up Corey Kidders and assist him.

Obviously, Corey Kiddles is a person with a normal IQ.

Generally speaking, Kiedles is an excellent starting shooting guard, and he is the kind of player who is at the peak of his debut. He averaged 16.4+4+3+2 per game in his rookie season, showing a very comprehensive ability and potential.

In his rookie season, he had a 40-point performance in a single game. In his rookie season, he threw 158 three-pointers, setting an NBA record at the time.

After the rookie season, the entire United States exclaimed that the Nets have found their future.

But five years later, Corey Kissold has degenerated from a potential star of the team to an excellent starter.

In last year's finals, Corey Kiddles was qualified as a starter of the team.

In the second game of the finals, Kobe and Kobe scored 23 points and Kobe 24.

It's a pity that the "American Battelle" of the Lakers is too strong, and all the bright spots of the Nets will be covered up.

There is nothing wrong with Corey Kidders' ability. This player nicknamed "Mosquito" is at the top of the NBA's shooting guards in terms of technical ability alone.

His only problem is that he is too skinny!

And it's the kind of skinny that can't gain weight.

After playing the first two seasons, Kidders wanted to go further to the All-Star level, worked hard to gain weight, and then directly scrapped most of the season.

The increased weight caused him constant injuries. At the same time, his shooting percentage also plummeted. The three-point shooting percentage in the previous season was 41%. After the weight gain, it was directly left with 31%. %, after gaining weight, there are 37% left.

How can this be fixed?

After gaining weight, I suffered from constant injuries. I endured it. As long as my strength became stronger, it was acceptable, but if my strength also declined, it was unacceptable.

Corey Kidders is the kind of NBA player who can only stay thin and can't gain weight. His body is not suitable for gaining weight, and his skills are also not suitable for gaining weight.

The added weight affects his shooting, as well as his speed and breakthrough, and he can't adapt to this change.

In the end, he could only maintain the weight of a "mosquito" and make his way in the NBA.

In these years, he has averaged 13 points per game every season, and his efficiency is not low.

Last season's three-point shooting percentage was still in the early 40s, but the problem is that in the playoffs, there will be problems without weight and confrontation.

His three-point shooting percentage plummeted to 26.5% in the playoffs!

Stability is really, really bad.

For such a player, it is good to play the sixth man in a weak team and play the sixth man in a strong team, but it is a bit inappropriate to start in a team that aspires to win the championship.

What kind of player is suitable for the starting lineup, what kind of player is suitable for the substitute, and what kind of player is suitable for the sixth man, this is the idea of ​​the head coach and the team.

For players, of course, if they can play in the starting lineup, no one will be willing to play as a substitute.

That's the case with Corey Kidders.

Besides, Chen Xiao didn't look much stronger than him.

At least, before Chen Xiao gained weight and improved his confrontation and strength, he was not prepared to hand over the team's starting position.

Chen Xiao is a new player in the team. The team's assistant coach Eddie Jordan is intensively conducting various physical tests on Chen Xiao with the team's trainers.

The Nets already know a lot about Chen Xiao. This test is mainly based on physical and fitness tests, so this test is actually routine.

Because the Nets knew Chen Xiao's situation very well, Eddie Jordan stayed by Chen Xiao's side and didn't return to the United States until after the Asian Games.

Therefore, after the test, the Nets coach Byron Scott and Eddie Jordan were not surprised.

However, for Nets players, Chen Xiao's test results were somewhat surprising.

"With a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 2.21 meters, Fantastic Boy's static talent is amazing. I remember that when he signed up for the draft, his height was 1.98 meters, and his wingspan was 2.10 meters, right? In 4 months, his height has increased again 2 centimeters, the arm span has increased by 11 centimeters!"

"However, as rumored, Wonder Boy's running and jumping talent is indeed poor, and he doesn't seem to be much better than Corey in terms of strength confrontation."

"The three-point shooting feels similar to Corey, maybe a little better than Corey, but the mid-range shooting is much better than Corey, but Corey's passing skills are much better than Wonder Boy."

"It seems that the team's shooting guard starting competition next season is very fierce."

After watching Chen Xiao's test, the teammates around him were excitedly discussing, while Kidders, who was the person involved, had a solemn expression.

He could see that although the two coaches of the team were not surprised and did not express anything, in fact, they were very satisfied.

Even Kidd...

Kidd is also very satisfied.

For Kidd, the Nets and the two coaches, his pass control advantage is the most useless advantage.

Wonder Boy is tall, long, and shoots the ball well, and that's what matters.

His advantages perfectly hit the G-spot that the Nets and Kidd need.

After the test, didn't you see that Kidd, who was a little indifferent to Chen Xiao before, went to say hello to Chen Xiao again?

In this regard, Kidders, all see it in the eyes.

"However, I will not admit defeat!"

Chen Xiao naturally also noticed Kidders' gaze.

However, this is nothing, the position of the team is a fair competition.

Moreover, he is very confident in himself now.

Name: Xiao Chen

Age: 19

Height: 2 meters

Armspan: 2 meters 21

Weight: 95 kg

Occupation: Basketball player

Occupation level: LV32 (44000/45100)

Remaining career points: 19

Basketball experience: 51000

Basketball skills: none

Props: 1 C-level potential card, 1 B-level potential card, 30 scoring experience cards (official game), 2 stealing experience cards (official game), 5 backcourt rebounding experience cards (official game), for training Props are hidden.

After two intercontinental competitions, Chen Xiao not only got 6 potential cards, but also a bunch of other things.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the season scoring title in a B-level official competition, rewarding 500 basketball experience, 500 career value, and three scoring experience cards (official competition)."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for scoring an average of 20 points in a B-level official game for the first time, rewarding 3 career points, and 1 cm for each height and wingspan."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for scoring more than 30 points in the final of a B-level official competition for the first time, rewarding 2 career points, and 1 cm for height and wingspan."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the season scoring title in a C-level official competition, rewarding 200 basketball experience, 200 career value, and two scoring experience cards (official competition)."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for scoring an average of 30 points in a C-level official competition for the first time, rewarding 2 career points, and 1cm for each height and wingspan."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for scoring more than 50 points in the final of a C-level official competition for the first time, rewarding 2 career points, and 1 cm for height and wingspan."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for scoring more than 50 points for the first time in his career in an official game against a C-level opponent, achieving the achievement 'Score Score Master', rewarding a scoring experience card (official game), height and wingspan of 1cm each, The career value is 500."

6 scoring experience cards, 9 precious career points, some basketball experience and career points, and some height and wingspan.

Chen Xiao's height is already too high for Chen Xiao, and if he continues to increase his height, it will affect Chen Xiao's athletic ability. As for his wingspan, the system recommends that his wingspan be 21 centimeters higher than his height.

Therefore, all the arm spans obtained by Chen Xiao were added to some other places by the system, lengthened and thickened.

It seems that some other places have also been perfected, and the addition will also have negative effects.

Therefore, the system has found new places to add points.

In short, although the values ​​of height and wingspan are now overflowing, these values ​​are not useless, but are madly making Chen Xiao more perfect in all aspects.

By the way, didn't it mean that the two intercontinental competitions got three B-level potential cards and C-level potential cards?

What about cards?

Why is there only 1 left?

Of course it works!

personal attributes

Speed: 70+ (70)

Explosive power: 85+

Bounce: 75+

Flexible: 70+ (70)

Balance: 60+ (60)

Stamina: 90

Strength: 60+ (60)

Traverse: 70+ (70)

Free throws: 70+ (70)

Layups: 70+ (70)

Near shot: 70+ (70)

CIC: 90

Long distance two points: 70+ (70)

Three points: 90

Steals: 65+ (65)

Marking: 70+ (70)

Offensive Runs: 70+ (70)

Defensive running: 70+ (70)

Evaluation: B (Rough technology, qualified single-defense ability, excellent explosive power, endurance player with outstanding mid-range shooting and three-point ability.)

Chen Xiao used both the two C-level potential cards and the two B-level potential cards to improve his stamina, increasing his stamina from 70 to 90.

Chen Xiao doesn't know how much stamina his draft template Hamilton has. At least, Chen Xiao feels that his stamina is very strong now.

Little Fairy knew this, if it wasn't for Little Fairy's physical inability to keep up, he would definitely have been singled out for more than 2 hours in a row.

By the way, during these two competitions, Chen Xiao not only gained so many points and props, but also highlighted the shooting area attributes of various areas on the court.

From layups under the basket, short shots, mid-range, and long-range, Chen Xiao's attack area can now cover the entire three-point line.

It can be said that the harvest is very huge.

I have to say that things like shooting basketball really have something in common.

And in these two competitions, his teammates really gave him a chance. He was the team's main attacker in both competitions.

With a 90% three-pointer, a 90% mid-range shot, and a 90% stamina, coupled with the top height and wingspan at the guard position, Chen Xiao's current plus points are definitely tailor-made for the Nets.

Now there are 1 B-level and 1 C-level potential cards and 19 career points left, all of which are reserved to meet the needs of the Nets.

He will add whatever the Nets need, and he will be the most perfect handsome boy in the eyes of the Nets and Kidd!

Corey Kidders is very strong, but I'm sorry, I, Chen Xiao, am cheating!

Just like that, Chen Xiao's debut came to an end amidst the amazement of the entire Nets team.

At the same time, the morning training is over.

After the training in the morning, Kidd, who was obviously very enthusiastic about Chen Xiao, invited Chen Xiao to have lunch together.

Chen Xiao readily agreed.

Chen Ling was not dissatisfied with Kidd's indifference when he first met him.

Wade told him before he came to report.

Profession!

The GM here is very professional!

The coaches here are very professional!

The players here are also very professional!

Those who are not professional enough, unless they are strong, have all been eliminated.

No matter whether Chen Xiao likes the job here or not, in short, he has no ability to escape now, he can only adapt.

And Kidd is a model of a "professional player".

"Chen, I have followed some of your matches in the World Championships and Asian Games."

For this, Chen Xiao was very surprised. Forget about the World Championships, did Boss Ji also pay attention to the Asian Games?

"You have a lot of qualities we need. You are a player tailored for us. You will have a very good prospect in the Nets. However, there are a few points I need to remind you."

When Kidd said these words, there was a faint smile on his face.

But even a smile is a professional smile.

Kidd's career is really reflected in all aspects of him.

After all, a veteran who has played in the NBA for 8 years, no matter how unprofessional, he will be professional.

"Jason, please tell me."

Chen Xiao withdrew her thoughts and looked at Kidd seriously.

"The Nets is a team that aims to compete for the championship. In this team, no one can have privileges except me. Naturally, you will not have any. If you feel bad in a game, If you don’t focus enough, you won’t get endless opportunities like you did at Marquette and the Chinese team, here, you only get two opportunities.”

twice?

Chen Xiao was surprised.

It's not that there are few unexpected opportunities, but that there are many unexpected opportunities.

"Why not once?"

"Because I like you, I gave you an extra chance. If I like you more in the future, I will give you another chance. Now, just twice, when you hit the iron twice in a row on the court, do you want to To score, or to get a pass off of me, it's up to you to figure it out."

Good guy, whether I can get a chance in the game depends entirely on your boss' preferences!

This is really domineering!

It really made Chen Xiao envious.

This is the boss!

I don't know when I will be able to become a franchise boss like Kidd!

After having lunch with Kidd, Chen Xiao told Ba Ge what Kidd had said to him.

Pug is not a newcomer, and he was not surprised by Kidd's words.

Because he was in the Nuggets, he experienced it last season.

"In the NBA, many things are not decided by the coach or the general manager of the team, but by the star players of the team. A top NBA star like Kidd can not only determine our performance on the court. At the same time, he can even decide when we train, which hotel to stay in the away game, whether to go to the away game by plane or train, whether to fly by Virgin Atlantic or American Airlines, whether to eat halal for breakfast Whether it’s halal or not, he can decide, that’s his prerogative.”

"..."

"If he said that he had a bad stomach after eating at noon, and the team's confrontation game in the afternoon was cancelled, the coach would cancel it."

"..."

Is it so powerful?

"Mr. Chen, Kidd was not only supporting you just now, but also demonstrating to you, saying that this is his territory."

After recovering from the surprise, Chen Ling nodded.

He felt it too.

"Mr. Chen, don't think about it too much. Americans are different from us Chinese. Their demonstrations don't mean that you are a threat to them. To get rid of you is simply to show off."

"I understand this."

Chen Xiao laughed. Kidd's appearance just now reminded him of Wade who was always showing off.

Therefore, Chen Ling didn't have to worry about Kidd's demonstration, but should be happy for Kidd's appreciation.

At least, in Kidd's heart, he is different from ordinary players like Bago.

This shows that his previous way of adding points is correct.

Kidd, really admired him.

After the noon break, the Nets' confrontation game started on time at two o'clock in the afternoon.

This is the highlight of the Nets' training today.

NBA teams, after the start of the regular season, rarely have full-court confrontation games.

It is now October 21, and there is still a week before the start of the regular season.

It seems that there is still a week, a lot of time, and a lot of confrontational games, but don't forget that the Nets have two away preseason games against the 76ers on the 22nd and New York on the 25th.

From 22 to 25, team confrontation games cannot be played.

There may be less than three games left for the Nets in real team confrontation games, at most four games.

The Nets' main lineup is very stable, but who doesn't want to be in the top position?

And the confrontation in the team is an important basis for who can take the top position.

Therefore, when the team confrontation started in the afternoon, Chen Xiao could clearly feel the excitement and excitement of the Nets players.

Chen Xiao, Kidd, Jason Richardson, Todd McCloch and Pug are on the white team.

The blue team on the other side is Kenyon Martin, Jason Collins, Lucios Harris, Rodney Rodgers and Corey Kiddles.

It seems that Chen Xiao's side is stronger, but in fact, the blue team is not weak at all.

Martin is the second head of the team, Jason Collins is the team's focus on cultivating a reserve starting center to partner with Martin next season, Corey Kiddles was the team's main force last season, Rodney Rogers and Harris are both A veteran who has played in the league for many years.

The grouping of the two coaches of the Nets is very meaningful.

The White team is expected to lead the Nets' starting three perimeters next season.

The blue team is the expected starting inside lead.

If the outside players of the blue team want to start, they can beat the outside players of the white team first.

If the white team's substitute insider wants to start, it's ok, first beat the blue team's inside player.

Therefore, after this grouping came out, Corey Kiddles, who was already very threatening, became even more threatening.

"The team is ready to start the season and wants to try Wonder Boy!"

Standing on the court, Corey Kiddles, who was standing with Chen Xiao, had eyes flickering and clenched his fists tightly.

Corey Kidders looked at Chen Xiao full of fighting spirit.

At this moment, Chen Ling just smiled.

"Corey, regardless of the outcome of this match, after the end, I invite you to play a small game, a heads-up game I invented."

"..."

Coach Byron Scott and assistant coach Eddie Jordan on the sidelines were as surprised as Corey Kiddles on the court.

its not right.

You should be at war!

Corey is very involved.

Why do you look so sure of winning, kid?

In this regard, the other players on the Nets field were also surprised.

The biggest focus of this intra-team match was the duel between Chen Xiao and Corey Kiddles.

Chen Xiao sincerely invited Corey Kiddles to play the game.

In the NBA, the more scoring experience cards that can be used in official games, the better. Whether you need them or not, in other words, if you have more, you will feel at ease and feel safe.

It's just that Corey Kiddles obviously feels a little underestimated.

However, seeing the sincere look in Chen Xiao's eyes, he seems to really want to play games with me?

Pooh!

What are you thinking about.

"Beat me first!"

"This requires me to be able to do it. After the game, don't go away, play together until dark!"

"..."

Seeing the happy look on Chen Xiao's face, Corey Kidders was a little dazed.

I haven't lost yet, have I?

How does it feel like he has won?

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