I am Really an Insider

On the morning of December 2, the day the game between Oklahoma State University and the University of Texas started, Wayne was on his way to class when he noticed that there were many OB vans at the entrance of the Gallagher-Abba Arena.

Although the past ten games had been broadcast live on TV, it was the first time Wayne had seen such a large live lineup.

It seems that in this battle of focus, the TV stations have indeed increased the scope of broadcasting.

And a few days ago, Director Zhang also said that he would make a special trip to do interviews for this game, which shows how much attention this game has received.

It is worthy of being the preview of the finals of the Big Twelve League, and the lineup is exaggerated.

In such a game, even without the reward of double growth points, Wayne must seize the opportunity to perform well.

Because this is the best springboard to gain popularity.

To get a chance to play a large-scale broadcast game is something that even NBA players look forward to.

In 1994, NBA champion "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson was reluctant to play because there was no live broadcast of the preseason game.

The University of Texas Longhorns, as one of the Final Four last season, is still very popular as a team with Anthony's Syracuse University hard steel to the end.

And what the Cowboys have to do today is to grab the attention!

After class in the afternoon, Wayne threw the book directly to Brother Teddy, and rushed to the arena by himself.

Wayne can't wait to start his shooting warm-up and see how he feels today.

As a result, I went to the court to make a shot, and it was 10 bars and 10!

"It's done!" Wayne looked at his hands, ecstatic.

Not only is there no problem with his hand feeling today, but it seems to be a little hotter than usual.

By the time Tony Allen and others arrived at the arena, Wayne was already sweating profusely.

"I said, you don't need to be so nervous, right? You came to warm up so early?" Tony Allen looked at Wayne, thinking that this guy was too nervous before the big battle.

After all, when the Cowboys and the Longhorns played against each other last season, Wayne was psychologically shadowed.

Facing the breakthroughs of Roy Ivey and T.J. Ford, the restricted area guarded by the rookie Wayne has become a "send division".

Of course, Tony Allen believes that this situation will not happen again this year. His good buddy is now the league leader in blocked shots!

"You don't have to be nervous, Wayne. Today, Roy Ivey's breakthrough is absolutely impossible to be so smooth. First of all, I can't let him pass me easily." Teacher Tony put on a posture of a senior, Patted Wayne on the shoulder.

He originally wanted to pat his head to kill, but

Wayne is too tall to touch!

Some people really think they are 1.96 meters when they hit it.

"I'm not nervous, Tony. By the way, can you pass me a few more balls today." Wayne pinned Teacher Tony's head and smiled sideways.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"I feel like I'm shooting the ball very well today, and I'm sure I can get a high score! How about it? Didn't the group of draft predictors say that you have poor organizational skills? I'll give you a chance to get assists today!"

"Tch, I'll pass the ball to you even if you don't say it. You have the advantage of height against P.J. Tucker today. However, that guy defended Carmelo Anthony enough in high school, you So confident?"

Facing Teacher Tony's "soul torture", Wayne spread his hands.

"I'll let that rookie know that the college game is very different from the high school game."

Because Tucker is a freshman, strictly speaking, Wayne is considered a veteran in front of Tucker.

It turns out that the feeling of being a senior is so enjoyable.

It turns out that teaching a rookie to be a man is so exciting.

An hour before the start of the game, all the Cowboys gathered in the locker room, and the old Sutton also began to make the final deployment for everyone.

When the old Sutton introduced P.J. Tucker, Wayne was so dumbfounded that he wondered if the Tucker in this world and the Tucker in the previous life were the same person.

"Taker has great strength and athleticism and is a very competitive player.

He can beat defenders with tremendous physical strength and plays with great tenacity and aggressiveness. "

"At the same time, he also has enough strength to finish the offense in the paint. He is very good one-on-one, good at getting to the basket, has the ability to create his own shots, and is a very good defender.

For his height, rebounding ability is also very strong. "

At the beginning, these few sentences of introduction were quite normal, quite in line with the characteristics of P.J. Tucker.

But after that, Sutton's Tucker became magical.

"Most of his points came from around the rim, and his shots lacked threes and range.

The passing ability needs to be improved, and lacks the ability to find teammates when holding the ball. Sometimes a little selfish, only looking for opportunities for themselves. "

Can't shoot, mainly attack the basket, a little selfish Are you talking about Tucker?

Tucker can thrive in the NBA in the future because he is an extremely high-quality team 3D player.

Since he is a 3D player, three-pointers are naturally an indispensable skill.

And as a role player, most of the time there is no chance of singles.

But now Sutton said that Tucker is not good at shooting, but also good at breakthroughs?

"Wait" As a die-hard hardcore fan in his previous life, Wayne remembered that Tucker really didn't seem to be able to shoot three-pointers at first.

This guy returned to the league with his three-point sight after going to other leagues for several years and was reborn from nirvana.

Therefore, Tucker at this time is indeed very different from the Tucker who will become famous in the NBA in the future, and his playing style is completely different.

The current him, summed up, is a stocky insider who likes to rely on his strength to dominate the basket!

No wonder Tucker has such a low draft pick in the future. He is less than 2 meters tall and has no shots. His impact is not considered a top striker.

"Wei, although Tucker can attack with the ball from outside the three-point line, you can use the method of shrinking defense to contain him today. You can let him shoot, but don't let him break through, understand?" After introducing the basic situation , Sutton did not forget to remind Wayne.

Whether Wayne can handle the super rookie of the Horns will be the key to winning the game.

From a few months ago, Sutton began to worry about Tucker.

Now, it's finally time to verify the effect.

"I'll take care of it, Coach." Wayne made an "OK" gesture to Sutton.

Isn't this the way to deal with Lao Zhan in the future?

It's really easy to catch!

Fans at that time, who didn't know whether to let go or not.

This time, Wayne's confidence also doubled.

Today, on both offense and defense, he has the opportunity to eat Tucker clearly!

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Larry Bird returned home after attending a regular meeting of the team's management and leaned tiredly on the sofa.

The meeting should have been held long ago, but Carlisle has been unable to be there because of training, so Bird simply postponed the meeting.

On Bird's team, he gave head coach Rick Carlisle high status.

It is not difficult to see this from the postponement of this meeting alone for Carlyle.

Strictly speaking, the head coach is also a part-time employee, not a member of the management team. The head coach will not participate in this kind of meeting.

But Bird insisted that Carlisle participate in the meeting, citing: "As a head coach, he is qualified to participate in all aspects of team building."

Bird's trust in Carlisle was not groundless, and their friendship and cooperation had lasted for many years.

Not to mention the player period, the relationship between Carlisle and Bird has always been good.

After the start of his coaching career, Carlisle also gave up the opportunity to be the head coach of other teams and followed Bird as his chief assistant.

It was the three years that the two co-coached that raised the Pacers to a new level.

For Carlisle's coaching level, Bird is very familiar with and trust.

In fact, when Bird left office in 2000, Bird hoped that Carlisle would take his place. As a result, Donny Walsh chose the more famous "Smiling Assassin".

After Bird really took power this year, he immediately helped Carlisle upright and fired Thomas with almost merciless toughness.

This shows how much Bird attaches importance to Carlisle.

Bird was lying down when the phone rang suddenly.

He picked it up and saw that it was a text message from Carlisle.

"Did you watch TV? I heard that tonight's game will be very exciting."

"Game? TV?" Bird scratched his head, remembering the scouting report he threw on the table yesterday and never picked it up again.

That's right, the Chinese students' competition seems to be played tonight.

Idle is also idle, so Bird turned on the TV and tuned to the channel that broadcast the game.

Of course, Bird wasn't expecting much from a player who was a second-round draft pick.

He watched the game purely to pass the time after get off work.

On the TV screen, the director gave Wayne's average data for the last 10 games, and these numbers were as beautiful as those returned in the scouting report.

After the data, the picture shows Wayne who is warming up.

With just one look, Byrd knew something was wrong.

It is impossible for this guy to be only 2.06 meters tall!

This is Bird's intuition as an MVP player and the best coach!

Seeing that the coach of the Cowboys is Eddie Sutton's old fritters, Bird firmly believes that Wayne's height is hydrated.

Old man Sutton, that's an old liar!

If Wayne's real height is above 2.10 meters, then this game would be really interesting.

Because Bird knows that Carlisle is particularly fond of shooting, especially a four-position player who can shoot three-pointers.

So much so that this season, Carlisle also let O'Neal practice three-pointers.

This Chinese student seems to suit Carlisle's appetite.

No wonder he texted him to watch the game.

With the whistle of the referee coming from the TV, the game officially began.

Byrd stared intently at the TV, hoping for some surprises.

As soon as the Cowboys players who got the first attack got the ball, they could clearly feel the opponent's toughness on the defensive end.

This kind of toughness is completely different from the previous 10 games.

The Longhorns players really intend to fight the Cowboys, and they seem to play this game as a real final.

Wayne looked at Tucker in front of him, good guy, with this figure, he doesn't look like a freshman brother.

Although the face is much greener, but the size is really not small, and it already has the taste of being in the NBA in the future.

He pestered Wayne all the time, and now, no team in the Big 12 would dare to underestimate Wayne's threat.

Therefore, the Longhorns also arranged a lot of defensive strategies for Wayne.

Tucker's close pressing is the first step.

At this time, John Lucas passed the ball to Tony Allen. Mr. Tony looked at Wayne and then at the basket, but he still hadn't decided whether to pass the ball or go it alone.

He didn't forget Wayne's plea for more shots.

At this time, Wayne suddenly ran outside the three-point line and set up a screen for Tony Allen.

But Tucker was not deceived. He knew that if he switched defenses rashly, Wayne would get an open three-pointer.

Therefore, Tucker always stays in front of Wayne.

Sure enough, Tony Aru returned the ball to Wayne after breaking through.

Tucker raised one hand high and interfered with the basketball with the other. His defense was impeccable!

But even under the pressure of Tucker, Wayne still pulled up to shoot.

"This" Bird laughed. This guy's shot selection is too bad. Who else can make this kind of extremely pretentious ball besides himself?

"brush!"

The basketball hit the net, 3 to 0, Wayne took the lead for the Cowboys and gave Bird the answer!

As Wayne predicted before, under the influence of a series of factors such as height, wingspan, shooting action and shooting bag effect, Tucker has no way to effectively interfere!

On the first serve, Wayne hit the red heart ignoring the defense!

Tucker was stunned, he thought the defense had been done very well.

However, Wayne's shot is still calm, but also hollow hit.

For Tucker, who is known for his defense, it was almost humiliating to be slapped on the face as soon as he came up.

Wayne looked at the confused Tucker and spread his hands: "Welcome to the Big 12 League, rookie, this ball is free."

After Wayne finished speaking, he actively began to retreat.

So cool, so cool, I feel it!

No wonder there are so many people in the NBA who like to bully rookies, because it's really enjoyable!

Moreover, today's goal was really easy, and Tucker was completely helpless about it.

Wayne had a hunch that today's springboard would bounce him very high.

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