Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 79 Georgetown's Center
He was wearing a neat suit, his slightly sparse hair was carefully combed in one direction, his strong features and straight nose revealed a tough aura.

Pat Riley's calm and deep eyes, thin lips and elegant sitting posture give him a unique Godfather-like temperament.

"What did you say?"

Pat Riley asked rhetorically at the pre-game press conference.

Today is the 10th, the preseason game between the Magic and the Heat.

The reporter who asked the question in the audience rolled his eyes silently. Although it was a preseason game, at least they should be more serious.

"I want to ask you how you evaluate the new No. 1 pick. Before the game, Ewing said in an interview that Brown was incredibly talented and his performance would not be inferior to Mourning's."

These days, the magic training camp is in full swing.

It has also been open.

But it is only open to reporters after the training is completed or during some basic training.

The journalists didn't get what they wanted.

For example, how does Brown perform in training and whether he deserves the title of No. 1 pick.

Reporters felt that Rivers did it on purpose, as if he was planning a big move.

But with this kind of thing, you may be able to hold in a big one and win applause, or you may just poop a big one and be embarrassed and disappointed.

As for magic, it can be summed up in one word: praise!

Praise it to the utmost and in all kinds of ways.

Look at Ewing, he even forgot the friendship between him as a junior and senior at Georgetown, and praised Brown without blushing or breathing heavily for being able to compete with Mourning.

After hearing the question, Riley's mouth corners turned up quickly, revealing a hint of disdainful ridicule.

He knocked on the table and said, "That kid is not worthy of being compared with Mo Ning."

As soon as these words were spoken, the reporters at the scene were in an uproar.

Riley is really angry!

"Isn't what I said true?" Seeing the reporter's strong reaction, Riley added another sentence and asked with a sneer on his face.

A rookie high school student who has never played a formal NBA game wants to compete with Alonzo Mourning, the top center under the Big Four and one of the top three active centers in the league?
Don't even look at your own worth.

That's not how you do fraud!
After he finished speaking, he didn't care what kind of heated discussion his words would cause, and he just stood up and left.

When I got backstage, I ran into my disciple Stan Van Gundy.

"Pat, the media is just making trouble, why should you pay attention to them?" Van Gundy said with a wry smile.

It's just a few polite words, and it doesn't take much time.

"I just despise those meaningless media. They praise him to the sky just because he played a few good games in the summer league." Riley sneered, not caring at all.

He has so many people to criticize, so what does Kwame Brown think of him?

Van Gundy shook his head slightly and shut up tactfully.

It's just that before the draft, Brown rejected your tryout invitation, so why is he still holding a grudge against you?

Before the draft, Riley also became interested in Brown.

Because the Heat planned to rebuild, and Mourning had kidney disease. Although he came back tenaciously this season, everyone knew that his condition could not be guaranteed.

Riley now has his sights on Brown, wanting to select a cornerstone inside player.

He thought about it and felt that he still had bargaining chips, such as Tim Hardaway, Anthony Mason, and even Eddie Jones.

As long as they are willing to pay the chips, and the Wizards want to use the No. 1 pick, there is definitely a hope of getting Brown.

Who would have thought that after being invited to a tryout, Brown actually refused.

what!
Riley was almost laughing out of anger.

Am I fucking shameless?

And you've already gone to the Magic, so why not come to Miami? It's just three hundred kilometers away, right?

What made Riley even angrier was that when the Summer League started, he saw through the Wizards' intentions and tried to contact the Wizards again and offered an offer.

In the end, that jerk, Unseld, ignored him. From then on, Riley never mentioned Brown's name again.

Back in the locker room.

Riley immediately transformed into a lion, grasping Mourning's shoulders with both hands and speaking condescendingly, "Alonzo, you know what the media is saying? They say that little brat can give you a run for your money?"

"So you know what to do!"

Riley stared at Mourning with an eagle-like gaze and said coldly, "I want you to go out there and tear him to pieces like a crocodile strangling its prey. Tell everyone that he's just a rookie and he's not worthy of being associated with your name!"

The cold tone and fierce expression made the rookie Mike James, who was sitting next to him and serving the boss, shiver violently.

I've heard that Riley is cold-blooded and ruthless, like a devil, and today I finally saw it for myself.

This expression seems like he has some deep hatred towards Brown.

Van Gundy, who was standing next to him, glanced sideways and thought to himself, "That's over, it's really over!"
Even Mourning was a little confused. It was only after Riley patted his shoulder hard that he reacted and nodded blankly.

"Okay, I'll teach him a lesson."

After Riley left with satisfaction, Mourning gave Eddie Jones opposite him a questioning look, wanting to ask Riley what was wrong.

Jones shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he didn't understand.

Looking at Riley who was still angry, Mourning wanted to ask, who said this, could it be Ewing?
When we talked on the phone yesterday, Ewing smiled and told me to wait and see, and that today's game would give me a surprise or something.

But Brown?

Mo Ning frowned slightly.

How dare a rookie, a high school student at that, to try to scam me.

Isn't that a bit too crazy?

Compared to the visiting team's locker room, which was filled with a tense atmosphere due to Riley's nameless anger, the atmosphere on the home team's side was much more harmonious.

Horace Grant pulled Brown aside and shared his experience in dealing with Mourning.

"Be careful of his hook shot. He likes to attack from the right side of the restricted area. Pay special attention to his position. If his center of gravity is low, he will definitely squeeze to the basket with a low step, but if his position is high, he will more often choose to turn to the baseline and then shoot a hook shot."

Having been in the league for so many years, Grant knows Mourning's technical characteristics like the back of his hand.

Brown, the good boy, usually listened attentively.

But as I listened, I felt like it was talking about me.

I only know those three tricks now, and when it comes to the sweet spot, the hook shot is the best.

If that doesn't work, just take the ball and push it towards the basket.

As he was speaking, Ewing next to him interrupted: "Brown, don't be intimidated by his reputation. Trust me, he doesn't have many skills. With your confrontation and agility, you can definitely defend him."

At this point, Ewing's eyes showed displeasure.

I remember a fat guy said that all centers coming out of Georgetown are the same, turning left and right, and then doing a zombie hook shot.

What I'm saying is that Ewing, Mutombo, and Mourning have rough offensive skills.

Ewing half agreed with this statement.

You have to get yourself out of it to be okay.

"In 97, although we were eliminated, I still beat him in those games. I was already very old at that time."

In 97, Ewing was already 35 years old and entering the end of his career, but he was still able to suppress his junior.

Brown was able to defeat him, even though it was because he watched his own videos every day to study them, but in comparison, Ewing really didn't think Mourning could easily defeat Brown.

After these days in training camp, Ewing finally realized that given Brown's current level, he cannot be viewed as a rookie.

Brown nodded and took note, then scratched his head modestly and said, "Actually, I don't think too much about it. My goal is to score in double digits."

After completing the small goal of starting center, Brown set himself the next goal of scoring in double digits.

Whether it's preseason or regular season.

There are only five balls, so I think it should be fine.

(End of this chapter)