NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 181: Super North Carolina! Curry's logo three-pointer
You have to know that the University of North Carolina is the favorite to win the championship this year, and it is surrounded by many strong opponents.

Forget about Harden, Evans, DeRozan and the like. This year and next year's NCAA top players are all in North Carolina. They are the kings of this year's college league and are more popular in the NCAA than the quasi-No. 1 pick Blake Griffin.

Moreover, it can be seen from the initial warm-up that Jiang Ming is a level higher than the Davidson College on the opposite side, both in terms of physique and warm-up hit rate.

And the audience who came to watch this game were basically here to see the North Carolina stars, right?
So it's quite rare for James to cheer for Curry. Given the Cavaliers' record this year, it's impossible for them to pick Curry, right? But it's probably because his own style of play favors this type of outside shooter.

It is quite appropriate to select these people from North Carolina. According to the introduction of senior scouts, many people from North Carolina will be selected around the end of the first round this year, and there will be a few in the second round, so there are so many people from the NBA circle who come to the scene to investigate.

For example, the starting C Tyler Hansbrough, power forward, 2 feet 06 inches, 23 years old, the best college player in the United States and winner of the Naismith Award, ranks 20.9th among college players this year with 8.1 points and 34 rebounds.

This tough guy, who voluntarily gave up the draft and chose to stay in school after losing to Kansas last year, is only trying to win the championship this year. He is a role model for college players.

Starting PG: Ty Lawson. This 1-meter-tall point guard is undoubtedly the absolute commander of North Carolina's three armies. He used his wind step to tear through the defense of Davis College time and time again. In the head-to-head confrontation with Curry, at least his offense was not inferior.

Jiang Ming also took a special look at his scout report and predicted that he would be picked 20th. This was definitely because of his height. If he hadn't been a little short, he would have been ranked about the same as Curry, because his offense was so sharp.

SG: Wayne Ellington, 1 meters tall, has good physical fitness and shooting ability. He has all the qualities to be competent in the NBA.

But in Jiang Ming's opinion, Ellington is much more mediocre. He is much worse than Lawson and Curry, including DeRozan and Harden whom he watched a few days ago, because they were not outstanding in the college league and are destined to be a marginal player in the NBA.

After reading the scout reports, it is true that the prediction is that he will be in the late first round or early second round. There is nothing you can do about it. The shooting guard position in the league is full of tigers and wolves. In the era of the four great shooting guards, if you enter the NBA as a shooting guard you will have to face the likes of Kobe and Carter. How can you succeed if you don't have any skills in college?

SF: Danny Green, a senior and captain of the UNC team.

Standing at 1 meters and 98 years old, Green played the small forward position today and performed well, contributing points both inside and outside the court.

Averaging 13.3 points per game, he is considered the 4th-best player among this year's seniors.

But this is only his ranking among fourth-graders. At 1 meters, he is even considered short to play as a small forward. In Jiang Ming's opinion, this guy is not very good at dribbling, but he is the one who does all the dirty work. It is he who helps Lawson to double-team Curry, otherwise Curry would have gone crazy with points.

I took another look at his scouting report, tsk tsk.
“Predicted to lose?”

"Is the reputation of the North Carolina captain useless?"

"Maybe it's just this reputation that has given him more exposure. There's nothing we can do about it. Being a senior means that all of his potential has been used up, and he's the one who's really not outstanding. But I guess a team will want him in the late second round and let him play in the Development League."

This scout obviously looked down on the senior North Carolina captain.

Jiang Ming cannot agree with this point. In fact, in his opinion, Danny Green is the strongest and most physically fit player on both sides of the perimeter.

His lower body is very stable, and his running posture and rhythm are very reasonable and scientific. He can even confront the opposing center, which means he is an excellent defensive player.

Of course, this may be because his body has grown in his senior year, but this guy's defensive habits and offensive choices are also pretty good, similar to the role players he watched in the NBA, well-behaved, and a genuine academic player. That's why Roy Williams likes this kind of player who understands tactics to be the captain.

Mainly in Jiang Ming's opinion, if every college backcourt player has to do everything on his own, how can he play in the NBA?
There is only one basketball, and the three people in the backcourt are all fighting alone?
That ball wasn't enough.

Someone still needs to do the dirty work and clean up the mess, like the Trail Blazers' small forward Maggette, who may have had more ball possession when he was first traded, but now is increasingly sacrificing his ball possession for the team and has become a defensive stalwart.

His statistics also dropped rapidly from an average of 20+ points per game in the Clippers period to an average of only 9 points per game, but he has no complaints. Compared to not making the playoffs for a thousand years with the Clippers, it feels really good to win with the Trail Blazers.

Therefore, Jiang Ming also thinks that if Danny Green finds a good position in the NBA, such as specializing in defense + three-pointers, just like what Ariza did, he may still be able to survive in the rotation.

It's not that bad. It looks like he can't dribble when playing basketball, but when he really gets to the NBA, he will have fewer opportunities to dribble. Look at the Spurs, they can create opportunities purely through tactics without dribbling.

So Jiang Ming gave Danny Green a thumbs up, maybe he will pick this guy in the second round. The Trail Blazers don’t really need any rookies right now, and they definitely need to get results right away in the next few years.

And guard defense is what they lack.

This kind of player can be sent to defend the opponent's key players for a few rounds at critical moments.

In addition to Danny Green, another starting forward, power forward Dion Thompson, is also a defensive stalwart. The third-year student and Hansbrough work together to support North Carolina's inside lifeline.

However, he chose to stay in school this year because this year's draft is a small year, and compared with other forwards, he is not really outstanding, mainly because his statistics are too bad. Next year, North Carolina will not have so many strong players. As the captain of the team next year, his statistics and on-field performance will definitely attract more attention from scouts.

So he was planning to enter the 2010 draft after completing his studies.

In addition, ED Davis, who came off the bench, is also an excellent power forward. In 18.8 minutes of playing time, he averaged 6.7 points and 6.7 rebounds.

Davis' keen sense of rebounding and the unique advantages of height and long arms ensure his excellent performance in rebounding and blocking. Jiang Ming thinks that Davis is much better than Thompson, but it is true that he is predicted to be selected in the first round next year.

Look at it this way.
North Carolina has so many strong players, no wonder Duke and Roy Williams didn't recruit Curry.
Back to the game.

Curry still looks a little thin now, weighing only 185 pounds (about 83.5 kilograms), and his talents such as arm span and gluteal muscles are not that outstanding. He relies solely on his accurate shooting to attract North Carolina's outside defense.

Originally in the first quarter, Roy Williams let Ty Lawson defend alone.

But after Curry made a three-pointer and a two-point jump shot in a row, Roy Williams immediately chose to double-team Curry without thinking, and now Curry didn't have any chance to shoot at all.

However, this seemingly skinny and small descendant of a famous family was unexpectedly much better at shooting than expected, so the score difference was actually much smaller than expected, and North Carolina only led by 9 points at the end of the first half.

The opposing Danny Green was also good, with captain style and good defense. Every time Curry wanted to shoot, he would appear, forcing Curry to pass the ball. In the second half, the situation became tense all of a sudden. No matter what level of basketball game, the second half is definitely more exciting than the first half.

So Jiang Ming stopped chatting with the scout and started working carefully.

Jiang Ming mainly looked at Curry's glassy attributes. Actually, after watching him, he felt that he was okay, except that his baby face made him look like a child, his fair skin and figure were a little thin, and his jersey was loose on him, like a child wearing an adult's jersey.

If he stands next to Paul from the NBA, Paul will be much stronger than him.

But it doesn’t matter. Once you get to the NBA, you must train your muscles no matter if you are a pitcher or a defensive stalwart.

But his upper and lower body are well coordinated and his muscles are evenly distributed, so there will be no instability in the lower body or weakness in the upper body.

All I can say is that with his current size, his defense will likely be wasted when he gets to the NBA.

However, with the help of scientific training in the NBA, it will be quite easy for a body type like Curry to gain weight. When the body becomes thicker, the jersey will not feel loose when worn.

So once Curry puts on some weight, especially when his arms become stronger, he won't be targeted as much on the defensive end.

Like today, Roy Williams ordered the forwards to set pick-and-rolls to attack Curry, but Curry handled it well and even defended several people. This has to do with his bench press level. He is not as vulnerable as he looks.

As for whether muscle gain will affect the feel in the future, that depends on the degree of muscle training.

If you really train your muscles to be as big as a bullfrog, it will definitely affect the feel of your hands.

Jiang Ming also found that Curry's shooting speed was very fast. He aimed at the basket and shot at the same time, but his shooting posture was not the most standard, but it did not affect his hit rate at all.

But once you gain too much muscle, it will be impossible to perform this shooting action so quickly. This is a matter of trade-offs.

But it doesn't matter. In Jiang Ming's opinion, Curry doesn't have any ankle or knee problems. His changes of direction and jump blocks are very smooth, which means that even if he has old injuries, they have been completely healed.

To be honest, this physical condition is better than those of the top five favorites.

Griffin's playing style may be very impressive now, but what about five or six years later? In Jiang Ming's opinion, this is a very knee-damaging playing style. Once his jumping ability declines slightly, he will definitely fall out of favor in the NBA. However, he is still the best now, and he is undoubtedly the No. 1 pick.

As for Harden, although Jiang Ming did not know the details of his injury history, it seemed to him that this guy had asthma, which was particularly obvious at the last moment of the game.

So this is why Jiang Ming thinks Evans is better than Harden. From a physical point of view, Harden may not have enough breath in the later stages.

DeRozan also has this feeling, but it’s not a problem with DeRozan’s body itself, but a physical reaction caused by his thoughts?
In Jiang Ming's opinion, there was a sudden emo feeling while playing.

The last time I saw DeRozan, he gave up on defense when he missed a dunk and played absent-mindedly afterwards. This was written by scouts as his competitive spirit, which needs to be considered.

But Jiang Ming thought that this might have something to do with his psychology? To say that these young and energetic black players have no desire to win? That's impossible.

This reminded him that many black players had dark histories when they were young. Did these affect them?
It seems that Curry is fine regardless of his background or physical problems.

There is a reason why so many NBA scouts come here to inquire about information, including James, and he comes to show his goodwill!
After all, Curry's family environment is quite different from the NBA template of "a gambling father, a sick mother, a young brother and a broken girlfriend".

As he was speaking, Curry took a long three-pointer near the logo and scored his 20th point, which was also the highest individual score of the game.

"This three-pointer! This means he can shoot three-pointers like this in the NBA!"

"This is all thanks to his dad. Whether it's genetics or good teaching, this guy will definitely be able to seize open spaces in the NBA with his three-point shot." Jiang Ming heard several scouts behind him also praising him.

"Curry Sr. averaged nearly 12 points per game in his career, and his career average of three-point shooting percentage was over %. There is no doubt that both of his sons will be top shooters."

Jiang Ming turned around and asked his own scout:
"Did his father teach him this shooting posture? I remember his father didn't have this shooting posture."

"You are right. His father's shooting hand shape is not like this, but his father must be a very good shooting coach. Curry changed his shooting hand shape when he was in high school.

Curry's father realized that if Curry wanted to go further, he had to change his current shooting posture, so he put him through devilish training.

Before the formal training every day, he would practice 1000 balls. Talking about the time, hard work pays off. Now Curry's three-pointer has become his most effective scoring method. "

"What the hell? 1000 balls a day, that's really hard work!"

"Yeah, but what kind of person is his father? With our draft position, he will definitely not come to our team. Let's take a look at Ellington and other North Carolina players."

The scout pointed at the people sitting behind Curry Sr. Those two white-haired old men were both bigwigs. One was Nelson Sr., the president of the Warriors, and the other was Donnie Walsh, the new president of the Knicks who took office last year.

"Old Dell has clearly told the media that his son is going to New York and even Jesus can't stop him, so I think there is no point in studying him, unless we spend a lot of money to get a pick that is earlier than the Knicks, haha, but there is no need for them to be so disgusting."

"No, if Curry is really suitable for us, it is still necessary. After the game is over, we will invite him to the Trail Blazers for a one-on-one tryout!"

"No, Director, are you serious?" The scout was shocked when he saw Jiang Ming's serious expression.

"I think this guy can really be bought from Taobao. With his three-point shooting ability, he can even shoot with the logo. Wouldn't he be like a fish in water after joining our team?"

(End of this chapter)