The Way of the Center

"Hello, audience friends, welcome back to the sports world, now let's learn about the news of the NBA." Hearing the host's voice, many people turned their attention back to the TV.

"In the earliest game today, the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Denver Nuggets away. He scored a large double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds." The host said, and the screen also showed highlights of Kobe's goals.

"On the other hand, the Nuggets, the golden guns obviously didn't play their due power. Melo Anthony didn't feel good today. He only scored 13 points on 5 of 15 shots. Allen Iverson only scored 3 of 8 shots. Scored 13 points. Compared with the Lakers, whose starting five scored in double figures, the Nuggets were very passive throughout the game. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Nuggets 104-97, ushering in a two-game winning streak .”

"Today, the Houston Rockets also won consecutive victories, and their opponent is the Thunder with another Chinese player, An Jie. This is the first Chinese derby in the NBA this season, and Yao Ming and An Jie also presented us with a wonderful match." After the program host finished speaking, the director changed the screen to the scene of Yao Ming talking with An Jie before the game. This is the highlight of today's NBA section, and we must spend the most pen and ink on the explanation.

"...In the end, the Rockets won 89 to 78 and ushered in a three-game winning streak, while Anjie's Oklahoma City Thunder has lost two games in a row. After the game , An Jie was interviewed by our reporter Mao Ran."

The picture changed to a video of An Jie being interviewed in the locker room.

"Facing Yao Ming for the first time! You scored a double-double! Are you satisfied with this result?" On the TV screen, the reporter asked. After all, he was interviewing his compatriots, so he would not deliberately ask tricky questions.

An Jie thought for a few seconds, but there was no happy look on his face. "Brother Yao played very well, and the overall performance of the Rockets is also very good. We still have a lot of shortcomings. I think we should have done better."

An Jie showed a sense of sophistication that didn't match his age, and he answered one way or another when asked by reporters.

"Today we saw that coach Carlesimo replaced you several times at critical moments. Is there something wrong?" Mao Ran asked this question that all Chinese fans are very concerned about. What happened was really abnormal.

"The head coach has his own considerations. As players, the first thing we should do is to obey the head coach's arrangement. I am still a rookie. Coach Carlesimo should have considered my lack of experience at critical moments." Anjie said The answer was tantamount to saying nothing, and the domestic fans were all disappointed.

"The last question, the Thunder will have a back-to-back game tomorrow. Do you think there will be problems with your physical fitness? Can you win the first victory of the season against the weak Timberwolves tomorrow?" , Maoran once again brought the topic to An Jie's mouth.

"Our physical fitness is completely fine, after all, the season has just begun. As for whether we will win or not, no one can predict, all we can do is to go all out." An Jie wiped his sweat, Kevin Love, and that again The guy met.

"Okay, thank you An Jie, I wish you a good performance in the next game." After speaking, the screen switched to the interview with Yao Ming. An Jie didn't know that he was already a frequent visitor to CCTV news.

After the game, the Thunder team was exhausted and all members rushed back to Oklahoma City overnight. The NBA’s back-to-back schedule is the most torturous, not to mention the players, but many critics and fans think this schedule The arrangement is very unreasonable. But the NBA is a business league,

Everything is in the service of maximizing profits, otherwise Anjie and the others wouldn't be able to get an annual salary of several million dollars, right?

On the return flight, some veteran players of the Thunder still behaved normally, but the three rookies headed by Durant were very depressed. At the critical moment, none of the three of them stood up to help the team win. Anjie was caught for a dunk, and Durant and Westbrook hit the iron continuously. It can be said that they failed to bite in the end because they lost.

The three young people are very competitive, so they often take the responsibility on themselves. Little do they know that what rookies need most is correct guidance, and now P.J. Carlesimo, who is still very leisurely after losing, is the person who has to bear the greatest responsibility.

If his players are a group of experienced and capable veterans, then Carlesimo can just tell them a tactical outline, and these players will naturally come up with ways to deal with various situations on the court. But the Thunder team is different. They are a group of young people who have energy but don't know where to use it. If Carlesimo doesn't give them some guidance, they will only be more confused on the field.

Maybe after staying with Popovich for a long time, Carlesimo thought that he could succeed as long as he followed the gourd. It's a pity that the Thunder are not the Spurs, and Popovich's treatment of GDP cannot be applied to these three rookies.

Facing the weak Timberwolves in the next game is the best chance for the Thunder to win their first win of the season. But for the Timberwolves, the Thunder, which is also a weak team, is not an opponent that must be won.

It will be very fierce for a weak team to fight against a weak team, because no one wants to lose to anyone. The two teams are also playing back-to-back games, who can catch who?

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Ricard looked at the video of An Jie's game, and when he saw An Jie still fighting Yao Ming in the low post without an advantage, he couldn't help shaking his head.

"This guy won't use An Jie at all!" If the Thunder were a mature team, then as a rookie, An Jie would naturally start as a blue-collar player. But the Thunder had nothing. The only thing they had were these three rookies. At this time, they didn't deploy corresponding tactics but copied the system of a mature team. It would be no wonder that the Thunder could win.

Just as Ricard was criticizing Carlesimo in his heart, he heard a knock on the door.

"Please come in." As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the office was pushed open, and it was Morris.

"What's the matter?" The whirlwind team's training ended half an hour ago, and Ricard didn't know what Morris wanted from him.

"Boss, let's face the University of Colorado next week." Morris casually sat on Ricard's desk.

"Yeah, what's the matter?" In fact, Ricard already knew the reason for Morris's visit.

"You see, this opponent is not strong. It will be no problem to win. Just let me start and give me more playing time." This is the third time Morris talked about this with Ricard .

"My feet are very healthy! Didn't I score a double-double yesterday? I have no problem at all!" Speaking of which, Morris is very proud. In yesterday's game, he came off the bench and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Double data, and 3 hot hot pots were also given out.

"You are a player who decides to participate in the draft. What if something goes wrong before the draft?" Rickard didn't want to use Morris, but he was afraid of another tragedy.

"I'm strong, and besides, I've worn a lot of protective gear, so it won't be a problem." In order to protect himself, Morris wears protective gear on his lower body every game.

"You can play, but if you can't win a double-double, you'll sit on the bench in the next game. I'm not talking about a double-double. I want to play ten plus ten!" Ricard also made a condition. Will miss any chance to motivate players.

"No problem boss! I'll give you two more blocks!" After speaking, Morris rushed out of the office excitedly, and he was also full of enthusiasm for the next extra training.

Poor University of Colorado Buffaloes, before the game even started, they have already been targeted by a hungry beast.

Anjie and Morris, these two young people who have had troubles recently are still struggling with their basketball career. Whether it is the main force or being abandoned, whether it is a dream come true to play professional basketball or is crushed by reality, we can only find another way out. The Cyclones' two intimidating inside partners are still working hard on this road of no return.

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