Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 29 Professional counterpart
The Cavaliers' first opponent in the summer league is the Lakers.

The Lakers are one of the few teams in this summer league that is weaker than the Cavaliers.

The defending champions have a stable lineup and no room to train rookies. They traded their first-round pick this year to the Knicks.

The only player on this team who has some fame is Adam Morrison, the third pick in the 06 draft.

Morrison was Jordan's first creation after becoming a shareholder of the Bobcats, and he was also the first player he selected whose template was Bird.

莫里森第一年以37.6%的命中率砍下11.8分，第二个赛季稳定的以36%的命中率砍下4.5分，上赛季被交易到湖人后数据直接变成了1.3分。

He is still playing in the summer league three years into his career. Perhaps more impressive than his basketball skills is his retro, shoulder-length hair.

The confrontation between these two weak teams filled the stadium that could accommodate 3,000 people.

A considerable number of media reporters came to the scene.

If you don’t know, you might think they mistook the Lakers for the Clippers.

Griffin, the No. 1 pick selected by the Clippers this year, has an explosive playing style, dunks as easily as drinking water, and is extremely popular.

During the warm-up for the game, Hansen was constantly in the camera.

There were also bursts of boos at the scene.

Han Sen's popularity in this summer league is comparable to that of the top pick.

Ma Long was shaking his head as he watched from the sidelines. He had also heard about Han Sen's feat at the press conference.

But looking at Han Sen again, he was chatting and laughing with his teammates on the court, and was not affected at all.

Thinking back to Han Sen's conversation on the plane, he couldn't figure Han Sen out for a moment.

There is no opening ceremony for the Summer League. After both sides finish warming up, the starting lineup will take the field.

The Cavaliers attacked first, Cunningham received the ball in the high position, made a change of direction, stopped and shot directly.

This power forward from Villanova University has mature skills. If he was not only about 2 meters tall barefoot, he would not have fallen to the 30th pick in the first round.

After five minutes of the game, the Cavaliers led 12-8, with Cunningham scoring eight points alone.

Although he had two fouls, fortunately he was sent off for 2 fouls in the summer league.

Han Sen had no other stats recorded except for one assist.

It’s not that he is deliberately creating black fans, but that he is still adapting to the intensity of the game.

NBA scouts may make mistakes, but their reports are generally professional.

"Lack of high-level competition" was a problem for Hansen during his NCAA period. The intensity of the current Summer League games, except for tactics, is higher than that of the NCAA.

Note that the NCAA here refers to the Division I league.

So it's not realistic to expect him to swing the ball right from the start like he did at Barry University.

"Am I seeing things? Is No. 77 on the court?"

"If he retires now, he can go directly to TNT to take over Charles Barkley's job."

"You're right, at least he's a 'handsome guy'."

The summer league will also arrange commentators, and the two people in the commentary booth have already started joking.

Morrison felt his chance had come.

He certainly knew why so many fans and media were present tonight, and Han Sen seemed unable to adapt to the intensity of the Summer League games.

If he can take advantage of this, he could be back in the spotlight.

The ball was passed to Morrison, but he did not shoot directly like before. Instead, he held the ball and asked his teammates to set a pick-and-roll, then passed Han Sen in front of him.

The moment Hansen appeared in front of Morrison, a burst of whistles was heard at the scene.

Everyone in this gym wants to see Hansen make a fool of himself, and Morrison is helping them do that.

Han Sen also felt a little emotional when he saw Morrison.

He was not unfamiliar with this person, and could even be said to be very familiar with him.

That wasn’t from memories from a past life, but because they all played at Gonzaga University.

Although they did not cross paths, as "Hansen" entered Gonzaga in 2006, and Morrison happened to enter the NBA that year.

But Morrison is a Gonzaga legend, averaging 28.1 points per game in his junior season and leading the NCAA in scoring.

And he did it as a diabetic. This is not discrimination, but a kind of respect. Competitive sports, this disease is very fatal, but he can do this.

Han Sen respected Morrison, but he was not enthusiastic enough to devote himself to helping others achieve their goals.

On the contrary, after seeing Morris' choice, he felt the timing was just right.

Morris launched the offense, and his dribbling breakthrough was full of fake moves.

Although the template is Bird, his playing style is actually more like Paul Pierce.

But none of his fake moves worked.

Han Sen was quick on his feet, quick on his reactions, and he took no risks.

After realizing that he couldn't fool Hansen with fake moves, Morrison finally chose to play a post-up game, turning around and leaning back.

This is his secret weapon.

He jumped up, accompanied by the cheers of the fans at the scene.

It must be admitted that with that retro hairstyle, Morrison and Bird have a bit of similarity at this moment.

"Oh!"

However, the next second, his attack was directly slapped out of the field by Han Sen!

The exclamations turned into cheers.

Morris' physical fitness is too poor, and his jumping height cannot support him to complete a large fade away.

"You chose the wrong person." Han Sen looked at Morrison.

This is a reminder.

What Morrison heard was trash talk.

After the ball was sent out from the sidelines, he dribbled past Han Sen again.

This time his breakthrough was very determined. He made a fake shot after reaching the free throw line and then took a step forward to attack the basket.

"Oh!"

Then, his attack was once again swatted away by Han Sen.

The fans at the scene were stunned. Hansen blocked Morrison twice in one round? !

Although Morrison is not a successful NBA player, he at least played in the NBA for three years!

"I told you, you chose the wrong person." Han Sen reminded again.

Morrison is like Pierce, but his body is not as strong as Pierce's, and he does not have the latter's excellent upper body strength, which makes his fake moves meaningless when he encounters a defender with excellent physical fitness.

The Lakers' offensive round ultimately failed. Hansen took the ball and attacked. With the help of Cunningham's screen, he shot a three-pointer from the outside and scored his first point in the Summer League.

Game intensity is a comprehensive concept, which is related to player ability, tactical qualities, penalty standards, etc.

It took Hansen five minutes to adapt to the penalty standards on the field, which prevented him from committing too many fouls like Cunningham, which was the basis for him to demonstrate his strength on the defensive end.

Then, he also found that there was basically no tactics in the Summer League, which meant that simple tactical coordination could create opportunities, which laid the foundation for his offense.

Along with the restless voices of the fans, Hansen's presence on the field began to grow rapidly.

Especially on the defensive end, he not only brings huge pressure to the opposing players, but also provides assists everywhere.

The Lakers were not strong to begin with, and this caused them to fall into a long scoring drought.

Ma Long was delighted by this scene.

Since Mike Brown became the head coach of the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers have transformed into a defensive team.

That's how they made the finals in 2007.

Last season, their average points allowed per game reached 91.6 points, the lowest in the league.

This means that if you want to get a chance with the Cavaliers, you must first defend well.

Hansen, as an outside player and a rookie, is able to achieve such a defensive effect.

At this moment, Malone felt that it didn't matter if Hansen's mouth was a little bigger, because the Cavaliers needed such a player so much now!

(End of this chapter)