NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 279

"Didn't you hurt your toe, so you can't participate in the World Championships?"

"Why did you come to my training camp?"

After seeing Ao Pang, Kumbu asked curiously, and the camera around him was recording everything that happened in the training camp.

"It's because of the toe injury that I came to your training camp for rehab."

"And I'm curious, how do you train players, why are the players you train so strong? In order to defeat your second dynasty, I decided to come here as a spy."

Ao Pang's camera sense is full, and the emotional intelligence of what he said is also very high. He not only explained why he didn't go to the World Championships, but also flattered Kumbu by the way.

Kongbu was speechless, came to his own training camp for rehabilitation training?There are also doctors in my training camp, but they are students who have not yet graduated from medical school. The players have a small encounter in the training game, and it is okay to let them put on a band-aid, but there is nothing wrong with more serious injuries.

O'Pang's appearance in the reality show also made this season's reality show more attractive to fans. The ratings were overwhelming, and James Dolan was so happy.

Just like the last season of the reality show, Combe chatted with some of the better young players and commented on them, which is the most popular part of the fans.

"Mike, you are a very good shooting player with excellent height and wingspan. If you can improve your defensive level, I believe you will definitely become an All-Star player."

Combe first commented on Dunleavy Jr., and his evaluation was quite pertinent.

Dunleavy Jr. is 206 centimeters tall and plays the swingman position. His overall style of play is a bit similar to Prince or Rashard Lewis.

It's just that Dunleavy Jr.'s defense is much worse than Prince's, and his offensive firepower is much worse than Lewis'.

His offense is very advanced in this era. About 40% of all his shots are three-pointers, and his shooting percentage is not low.

After all, the height advantage is there, and he received the professional shooting training of the old Dunleavy when he was young, so it is impossible for his shooting percentage to be so low.

It can be said that he was also born in the wrong age. If the old Dunleavy was born 20 years later, the younger Dunleavy might really be selected as an All-Star.

In this era, any player who is not good at defense is doomed to have no decent achievements, unless he has the top offensive ability like Iverson.

Kumbu thinks his evaluation is very pertinent, but he is very disappointed to hear Dunleavy Jr.

He is the true pride of heaven, once the number one high school student in the United States, played for the super prestigious Duke University, and helped Duke win the NCAA championship.

Under normal circumstances, if Yao Ming hadn't participated in the election, the Bulls, holding the second pick, needed a point guard, so they chose Jay Williams, and Dunleavy Jr. might even become the No. [-] pick.

He thought that Combe would give him a very high evaluation, for example, he would become the second Larry Bird. After all, when Combe evaluated Curry before, the evaluation he gave was quite exaggerated.

As a result, Comb's evaluation was that he needed to improve his defense to have a chance to become an All-Star. Of course, Deng Levy Jr. was unwilling.

It's a pity that there is no way to be unwilling. This is the evaluation given by Kong Bu, and he dare not speak out to contradict him.

Don't talk about him, even his old man Dun Levy doesn't dare to shake his face in front of Kong Bu now.

The Grizzlies' No. [-] pick Drew Gooden, Combe also gave a similar evaluation, that is, if the defense can be improved, he also has the opportunity to become an All-Star player.

Gudeng's playing style is relatively sturdy, with an exaggerated beard and a strong body of 208 cm. At first glance, he looks like Lu Zhishen.

Has mid-range shooting ability, low-post ability, and decent rebounding ability, but his defense is not very good, which is in stark contrast to his appearance.

Generally, players with vicious looks are good at defense, and Gooden is a rare exception.

……

Time flies, and the two-month training camp is over.

On August 8, the World Championships officially started.

Comb's fee-paying training camp has also been announced to be over. The last training camp caught fire with Curry, and the most topical topic in this training camp is Reggie Evans, the undrafted pick.

When the draft was over, Comb immediately sent Brian Hill to sign Evans and put him in his training camp.

During the two-month training period, Evans left an extremely deep impression on thousands of fans. This guy's rebounding is really ridiculously strong.

In the training camp, some highly confrontational training games are often held, and O'Pang will also be involved. As a result, Evans scored 23 rebounds in the game against O'Pang, including 13 offensive rebounds. , directly blockbuster.

You must know that this is an undrafted pick that no one cares about. In just two months, he has developed such a terrifying rebounding ability.

Even Ao Pang is not his opponent on the rebounding end, let alone the new melon egg of the same class, all the rebounding ends are completely blown by Evans.

As the saying goes, Florida does not support idlers, and there are all kinds of strange people in the state. A rebounding idiot like Evans quickly became the darling of the media.

Comb even got calls from several teams wanting to trade Evans, and even though the guy didn't play a game, he got the attention of many teams.

The more the current era of withering centers, the more precious rebounds can be brought out.

Because the small ball era has not yet come, teams in the league are still playing traditional positional warfare, and there are not many decent rebounding monsters. If Evans can be obtained, at least there is no need to worry about losing rebounds on the court.

Although Evans' offensive firepower is not good, and his defensive ability is not up to the level of Big Ben or Rodman, his defense is not a colander, at least he has an average level.

The traditional power forward position itself is a blue-collar position, the role of a center helper, and Evans is very suitable for this role.

It's a pity that most of the bargaining chips given by these teams are next year's first-round picks, and they are all not very high in the draft. Of course, Kumbu doesn't like it.

He doesn't even know if he will coach in Philadelphia next season. There is really no need to hoard so many draft picks for Philadelphia.

I think he hoarded so many draft picks for the Raptors at the beginning, but they didn't come in handy later.

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon on August 8, Kong Bu led the Chinese men's basketball players into the game site.

There are a total of [-] participating teams in this World Championship, which are divided into four groups.

The Tianchao men's basketball team is in Group D, and the opponents in the group are Angola, Algeria and Germany.

Their opponent tonight is the German men's basketball team led by Nowitzki.

Under normal circumstances, the first match of the Tianchao men's basketball team in this World Championship was also played against Germany, but they lost by a big score.

On a stage like FIBA, Nowitzki is also a big killer.

But now it is not what it used to be. The Tianchao men's basketball team has a strong lineup. The German men's basketball team is obviously impossible to win the game just relying on Nowitzki's performance.

Nowitzki was very relaxed before the game. After all, they are facing the winner of the last World Championship and the Olympic champion tonight. They are currently the number one basketball team in the world. Losing is no big deal.

"Kong, Mr. Nelson asked me to congratulate you on his behalf. Congratulations on winning your fifth championship trophy."

Nowitzki walked up to Kombu and said in a gentle tone.

When it comes to the fifth championship trophy, Nowitzki's eyes flashed a trace of loneliness. With the current situation of the Mavericks, it is unlikely to win the championship in at least five years.

The main reason is that the current record of the Mavericks is not up or down, good or bad, not bad, and they can't get high picks in the draft. If they trade, Finley occupies a lot of salary space, and there is no extra salary space. to sign up.

If there are no special circumstances, the Mavericks have almost no hope of winning the championship.

The boss Cuban is actually strong enough. He has spent a lot of money on the Mavericks in recent years, and the team ranks among the top three in salary every year.

You must know that the ball market in Dallas is not very big, and Cuban has almost lost money and made money in recent years.

Nowitzki's personal data is very luxurious, not worse than Duncan or Garnett at all, but due to the team's record and weak defensive performance, his ranking of active power forwards given by various media has not been high.

For example, in the ranking of active power forwards given by ESPN last season, Duncan is of course ranked first, then King Webber, third is Timberwolves Garnett, fourth is the bus of the Raptors, and fifth is the Philadelphia 76ers. Randolph, the Pacers' Jr. O'Neill is sixth, and Nowitzki can only rank seventh in active service, only a little better than the Clippers' Brand, who has a messy record.

Of course Nowitzki is not convinced, his data is obviously much better than Randolph or the bus, why his ranking is so low.

But he also knows that the team's record is not good, and he has no confidence in saying anything.

"Thank you Mr. Nelson for me. Next time we go to your Dallas game, I will definitely treat him to dinner." Combe patted Nowitzki on the shoulder gently.

Nowitzki felt to Combe, a bit sentimental, like the kind of child who was easily bullied.

Throughout his career, even the pickiest fans can't find any black spots in Nowitzki. He plays professionally, has a very good professional attitude, and has a clean private life. He has an ambition to compete for the championship, and in the end did it too.

In addition, when he gets old, he is willing to give up power to assist the newcomers in the team.

Anyway, he is a perfect player.

……

Soon the game on the field began.

As soon as Kumbu came up, he directly dispatched the Xeon lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team. He was about to beat the German men's basketball team at the beginning of the game, and then quickly ended the game.

Point guard Yi Jianlian, shooting guard Lao Hu, small forward Dazhi, power forward Daba and center Yao Ming.

The height of this lineup is very bluffing, and after being sent to the field, the old American fans on the scene directly gasped.

The seven-foot point guard Yi Jianlian is really scary.

Suns general manager Danny Ainge is on the scene tonight, and he is here to cheer for Yi Jianlian.

Angie couldn't laugh or cry when he saw Kong Bu put Ah Lian in the first position. He didn't believe that Ah Lian, who was seven feet tall, could perfectly perform the duties of point guard.

But after the game officially started, he immediately withdrew his ridiculous idea, and admired Kumbu in his heart.

In the first offensive round, Da Zhi succeeded in jumping the ball, and after the ball was allocated to the UAE, the three major mobile Great Walls all ran towards the frontcourt.

The three of them stopped near the three-second zone, which was really a bit like the Great Wall, almost completely blocking the three-second zone.

Instead of advancing with the ball, Ah Lian threw the ball to Lao Hu.

When seeing Ah Lian running near the midfield line, Lao Hu directly threw the ball vigorously.

The next thing I saw was that the United Arab Emirates caught this seemingly unreliable pass in mid-air with an absolute advantage, and then made three steps and two steps, directly holding the ball and killing towards the penalty area.

Seeing Ah Lian rushing over, the wall formed by the moving Great Wall immediately dispersed to make room for Ah Lian under the basket.

"boom!"

With a thunderous explosion, Ah Lian rushed to the basket to complete the dunk in just three steps.

Not to mention the fans, even Kumbu was dumbfounded.

Even if he had seen Antetokounmpo play like this in his previous life, when the real three-step layup dunk appeared in front of his eyes, it was still shocking.

Nowitzki's eyeballs were about to pop out. He thought he would face off against Yi Jianlian tonight. After all, during the draft, Yi Jianlian reported that his position was power forward.

But after only one round, Nowitzki discovered to his horror that he couldn't match up with this monster at all.

This kind of speed, this kind of explosive power, I can't keep up with the opponent's footsteps at all.

Danny Ainge, who was watching the game from the sidelines, was staring directly at the game, and his breathing became short of breath. He wished he could take the Arab League back to Phoenix now, and start the new season quickly. What kind of monster came back.

Ah Lian on the field has been bound to the Antetokounmpo template for two years. Recently, he has been trained in the training field of Kumbu for two months. His shooting ability is better than that of Antetokounmpo. It means that he is a Antetokounmpo with enhanced shooting at his peak also turned the game into a horror game.

When it came to the offensive round of the German team, Nowitzki directly raised his hand to ask for the ball, no matter what, he scored an advanced goal to boost the morale of the team.

The offensive of the United Arab Emirates just now has frightened Nowitzki's teammates.

The bus came forward slowly to defend Nowitzki alone. It could be seen that he was not very interested in this game. The only team that could really cheer him up was the Dream Five.

Nowitzki's iconic golden rooster made an independent shot and scored two points.

It was the offensive round of the Tianchao men's basketball team again, and everyone held their breath, wanting to see how the new champion Yi Jianlian would play this round.

After the ball was firmly controlled to the frontcourt, Ah Lian took a tentative step to force back the small German point guard, and then took another step back, directly shooting a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.

"Shh!"

Almost an open shot, hit again.

A series of movements flowed smoothly, like a seven-foot shooting guard.

Danny Ainge is very clear that the Ah Lian in front of him is stronger than the one he tried out before. I don't know if the Ah Lian at the time was clumsy, or because he has been training with Kongbu for two months, and his strength has skyrocketed again.

Anyway, Angie is very excited. With such a player, is the championship still far away?

(End of this chapter)