Chapter 800: Clippers Trial, First Round in the East

"Hey, hey, what does this mean? Is it necessary?" said a young man with a Buddha appearance who raised his hands and said to Ruan Erniu, the superstar of the alliance next to him.

"Come on, you big young masters just don't make people worry, why do you want to come to the Clippers trial camp? If it weren't for the March incident, you should go to the team with the top ten picks to participate in the trial now!" Ruan Erniu teased while pretending to search the young man on crutches.

The young man shook off Erniu's arm and said calmly: "I corrected it a long time ago, who didn't make some mistakes when they were young, do you smell it, do I still have a little bit of D hemp smell on my body?"

Although Ruan Erniu is still in the stage of recuperation, the advantage in strength is still overwhelming, he put his crutches on one side, grabbed the young man's neck and said: "Okay, you will perform well later, you Los Angeles people always want to contribute to your hometown basketball, right?"

The young man smiled: "If the team that gets the top pick is willing to choose me, I don't have an opinion if I don't play in Los Angeles."

Besides, the Clippers have traded their first-round picks, can you trade the picks from the Pacers in the top 10?

My draft expectations weren't as bad as you might think. To be honest, if you hadn't been calling, I wouldn't have come here for a tryout. ”

Ruan Erniu covered the young man's head with one hand and said, "Clay, don't talk nonsense, let me see if you have been lazy in the past few years." ”

That's right, it was none other than Nguyen Erniu who came to the Clippers for a tryout, the first player to beat him in an official game after arriving in the United States - Klay Thompson.

You must know that this guy is 2 years younger than Erniu, less than 3 months old, but he relied on the inexplicable three points throughout the game, and shot Erniu's team to death in waves.

In fact, Erniu and Clay's friendship has never been broken.

After Ruan Erniu entered UCLA, he practiced his mid-range shooting all the way, and Klay Thomps also introduced his shooting coach when he was a child, Dr. Joseph Kempf, to Erniu. This allowed Erniu to practice straight-arm shooting alone.

Over the years, Erniu has also been paying attention to Klay Thompson's performance, originally Erniu recommended Thompson like UCLA, but Coach Ben Holland really didn't look down on this player with mediocre athletic ability, and as a result, Thompson went to Washington State University to be stunned step by step, grow up little by little, and in his junior year, that is, this year, he became the chief scorer of the "Big Ten Division" of the NCAA Division I league where he is located.

Although this young man is full of a sense of superiority of a rich young master, in the popular terms of the Celestial Empire, it is the arrogance of the rich second generation, but I have to say that this product does have a level.

In the trial, almost all the data has no shortcomings, and the ability to shoot without the ball has reached the first-class level before entering the league, if it is not said that he is made by Millican, I am afraid that many people will think that he is a player trained under the European basketball system.

"He's still a little thin, but he's good on defense, and he has average ball-handling ability, but he's a good three-point shooter, Kraft, but don't you think he overlaps with Eric [Gordon]'s position?" Natalie Nakase said while constantly recording the stats on the court, discussing with Erniu next to her.

"It's true, but I really don't want the team to miss him, I've played against him, this guy is a guy who can kill the game with a burst of unreasonable projection, and I haven't seen that killer temperament in Eric. Ruan Erniu said.

"Temperament? His basic skills are indeed quite good, but I really don't see that he has this temperament. Besides, in the highly competitive NBA, no one knows if he can cash in on those talents. Nakase shook his head.

"Well, I reserve my opinion. Ruan Erniu smiled and then changed the subject, "What about our Roaring Bear (Erniu nicknamed Vinnie DeNagro)?

"It's like going to see another venue, and USC's Nikola Vucevic is here for a tryout today. Nakase said as he looked at the registration form.

Ruan Erniu nodded, still silent, in fact, at this moment, he had already crossed Denagro in his heart.

The Celestial Dynasty and De Nagro had a meeting, and Er Niu more than once proposed that he was optimistic about Klay Thompson, but De Nagro obviously didn't listen to Er Niu's words, he probably still didn't understand his identity, this is the NBA, a head coach who doesn't know how to get along with superstars, usually not without good results.

Even if Denagro is optimistic about Vucevic, he is not willing to do the least coping, which is too bad to give the second bull face, or is he just doing it?

Because he firmly believes that the entire Los Angeles Clippers can only have one brain?

Erniu did not continue to speculate, because sometimes, the reason is not important, and the sense of purpose and execution are the keys to success or failure.

Klay, I don't know what the Pacers' first-round pick is, but I can assure you that the Clippers will take you away as long as the team doesn't pick you. ”

Thompson high-fived and hugged the Clippers and left the Clippers' training camp first, which is a pretty solid promise, and at least Thompson can guarantee that he will return to his hometown team if he is drafted in the first round.

Rich young masters often lack the ambition to become a top player, quietly do things like being a second leader, but they can often do better than most people think.

Ruan Erniu turned his head to Nakase and said, "NAT, have you arranged any other tryout rookies today?"

Nakase reacted again and said: "In the swingman position, there is another person, he was supposed to have a 3VS3 confrontation with Thompson just now, but ......"

"Is it absent? or is someone coming, but there are injuries?" Erniu asked casually.

In fact, with the exception of Klay, Erniu has little interest in the remaining first-round picks, and after the Clippers traded their own first-round picks, Erniu has lost hope for high-pick predicted rookies such as Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams, because that is a position that the Pacers' first-round picks are definitely not available.

If you really can't take Clay,

"Well, it's neither. He was placed in the wrong place and went to Vučević's group. Nakase shook his head and said.

Hell, how exactly does Donald Sterling manage the team?

Erniu secretly complained in his heart, such amateur behavior, probably only a few teams like the Clippers in the league will appear.

"Then ......"

Erniu was about to end his training camp work, but suddenly a voice came from his ear.

"I'm sorry...... In fact...... I'm ......" A shy black young man came to Erniu's side, about 6'6" to 6'7" tall, with long arms, but what was even more exaggerated was that he had a pair of hands that were larger than Erniu's.

"Kawhi Leonard?NAT, can you be called 'cute' in the mud bombardment?" Erniu asked with a smile, pointing to the young man's name on the list.

This black young man whose name can be kawaii is really a little cute, so shy that he can't even tell his own name.

In other words, shouldn't all the black people in the United States at this age be arrogant to the point of being scared?

What's going on with this thing right now?

Erniu is also the first time to meet such an unconfident job seeker.

THE CLIPPERS' ASSISTANT COACH IN CHARGE OF ANOTHER TRYOUT GROUP BROUGHT KAWAII'S BODY STATS: 6 FEET 6 INCHES (198.12 CM), ARM SPAN 7 FEET 3 INCHES (220.98 CM), STANDING TOUCH HEIGHT OF 8 FEET 10 INCHES (269.24 CM), HAND LENGTH 9.75 INCHES (24.765 CM), BOUNCE ON THE SPOT 68 CM, RUNNING TOUCH HEIGHT OF 3.55 METERS, AND 100 METERS SPEED 13 SECONDS.

This height and arm span ratio and palm size are simply not human, but on the contrary, the athletic talent is relatively average, not top-notch.

"You're from Los Angeles too?" Erniu asked with a smile.

"I was born in Riverside, not far from Hollywood. Leonard finally stopped stammering, but his expression was still cold, Erniu had never seen a rookie with such a look.

He didn't seem to be afraid, but had a feeling similar to facial paralysis.

"How did he perform just now?" Erniu said to the assistant coach who was in charge of the tryout on the other side.

"Aggressive on the defensive end, but nothing on the offensive end, only point-up shooting is passable, and with his height and reach, he should be a good defensive sapper, but that's about it. ”

After Ruan Erniu heard this evaluation, he nodded, turned to Leonard and said, "This is your current evaluation, do you have anything to add to this?"

After thinking about it, Kawaii said, "I may not be good enough at the moment, but I believe that with my efforts, I will be able to establish myself in this league, because basketball is my life, and I can forget all my worries on the court." ”

For some reason, Ruan Erniu suddenly stretched out his hands and touched Leonard's face, Leonard subconsciously took a step back, but after all, Erniu still held his face.

Then, Erniu grinded his thumbs with both hands and forcibly gave Leonard a smiling expression.

Well, too reluctantly, but then Leonard himself laughed embarrassedly.

Ruan Erniu nodded and said: "This time I am finally qualified, I can't give you any guarantee now, but as long as you are indeed as you say and continue to work hard, then you will become famous in this alliance sooner or later."

By the way, if you have time to laugh more, if you want to not only become famous, but also want to become a superstar, a smile is also one of the necessary settings, even if paranoid such as Jordan and Kobe, the smile is quite charming, in San Antonio, there is also a guy who likes to pretend to be cool on the court, but when he laughs off the court, he immediately looks very obscene, remember, there is no future for learning this kind of person. ”

"But Tim Duncan already has four championship rings in his hands!" Leonard retorted, not knowing where the courage came from.

Ruan Erniu, who was already about to leave, suddenly stopped his slightly stumbling steps again, turned to Leonard and said, "But he hasn't completed a consecutive championship, but I have won three consecutive championships." Remember, in the not-too-distant future, I will definitely have a ring on my hand that surpasses Tim Duncan. ”

Ruan Erniu actually said a little less, this guy who doesn't pretend to be stupid likes to pretend to be stupid when he has nothing to do, flirting with rookies at every turn, and bringing bad league atmosphere, what is there to worship such a person?

Erniu finished his trial inspection, and before the end, he said to Nakase beside him: "Do me a favor and bring the trial video called kawaii." ”

Nakase said curiously: "Aren't you a player who likes to play both offense and defense? I'm afraid this person doesn't meet your standards, by the way, you have a great sense of humor, and he's completely a 'cold store'." ”

Ruan Erniu smiled: "To be honest, I like this kid a lot, he is very cold on the surface, but he actually has a lot of ideas in his heart, but the most important thing is ......"

Speaking of this, Erniu suddenly became serious, he lowered his voice and said to Nakase: "Is the current lack of the team an offense? No, I think defense is our top priority, we need a player who can provide reliable defense in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, Clay has both offense and defense, of course, it is the first choice, if you can only choose one between offense and defense, of course I choose defense." ”

Nakase nodded, turned to the data room to rummage through the trial video on the other side of the day, while Nguyen Erniu refocused his attention on the NBA2010-2011 playoffs, which were in full swing.

In the first round, the Bulls defeated the Pacers 4-1 in the first half of the East.

Derrick Rose's 27+6+4 per game stats look good, but his 37.1% shooting per game, coupled with a 21.6% three-point shooting per game, is nothing short of undercover for the Bulls.

Also as a leader, Danny Granger is significantly more efficient, averaging 21+5+3 per game, which seems to be inferior to Rose, but his 47.8% shooting percentage and 34.8% three-point shooting per game are still far better than the Roses.

It's just a pity that in this worse series, the Bulls who played more people in the end laughed and said in the end, they just did a better job in rebounding and overall play, and the real gap between the two teams was not as big as people imagined.

Let's take a look at another series in the top half of the East, the original team of the two bulls, the Atlanta Hawks, also had the last laugh with a total score of 4:1, which also made the Hawks the first team to go down in the playoffs this season.

In any case, the defending champions' fall to fifth place in the East in the regular season was a big surprise, but fortunately, after entering the playoffs, their performance on the court was quite strong.

After all, Woodson did not let Blake Griffin appear in the starting center, but Zaza Pachulia returned to the starting lineup, and let the Eclipse return to the No. 3 position, and occasionally let the Eclipse shoot outside the three-point line, sacrificing some offensive efficiency, and finally being able to maintain the harmony of the whole team, which can be regarded as a helpless compromise.

As for the Orlando Magic, who were defeated by the Hawks?

They have long lost themselves in the rebuild, Arenas is difficult to get back to the courage of the year, and the exchange for Turkoglu basically can't get back the chemistry of the year, losing Lewis, the Magic has one less long-range gun that can output stably outside the three-point line, Birdson still looks brainless, but the speed is slower after the injury, and the sparks are also difficult to do under the combined attack of Pachulia and Griffin, and on the offensive end, he is indeed not a top center.

In the top half of the East, the Bulls and Hawks broke through first, and the bottom half of the East almost decided the winner in about the same time.

First of all, the Miami Heat, which is naturally the most eye-catching, no matter how well they perform in the regular season, only in the playoffs can they really show whether the Big Three can lead the team to victory.

The three did not disappoint, and they teamed up to monopolize the top three series stats in scoring and rebounding, and won 4-1 on aggregate.

The only game they lost was the 76ers' Louis Williams and Evan Turner teamed up to score 34 points and become the X-factor of the game.

Even so, the 76ers only had a four-point advantage and won a face-saving game in front of their hometown parents in Philadelphia after falling behind 3-0.

Brother Yi is not a qualified leader, and the Philadelphia management should have understood this.

After talking about the Heat's Big Three, it is natural to talk about another group of Big Three confrontations, the Green Kai Big Three VS the New York Big Three.

This is also one of the biggest attractions for fans in this round of the series, and before the game starts, most people predict that the two teams will play a tie-break to decide the final winner.

But the results are far beyond people's imagination.

The Boston Celtics swept their opponents with a total score of 4-0 and sent the first group of the playoffs to the Big Three in a near-invincible manner.

New York fans expressed their disbelief, and they also imagined that their Big Three had just been formed and might lose to the old and strong Green Triumvirate, but they never thought that the Knicks would be swept and say goodbye to their 10-11 season.

Looking at the entire series, it can be said that the Knicks did not lose at all.

Although Anthony averaged nearly 26+10+5 per game, his shooting percentage was only 37.5%, in contrast, Pierce, Ray Allen, Rondo, and Garnett all shot above 45%.

Also suffering a major injury, Garnett can still average 15+11 double-doubles per game, but Stoudamire has slipped to an average of 14.5+7.8 per game, so to speak, he lost to Garnett in the matchup.

And Billups's stats are even more shabby, he's really old!

The average data of 10+4+2 per game is almost completely defeated by Rajan * real giant * Rondo's average of 19+12+7 per game.

Ruan Erniu's prediction finally came true in the playoffs, and the so-called New York Big Three team was in vain, and with Lu Kai's super defensive intensity, they simply couldn't live up to their offensive talent.

In the confrontation between the limit and the counter-limit, they completely fell into the defensive trap of the Celtics, and Mike D'Antoni also completely lost to Tom Thibodeau in the playoff game.

The hard facts once again prove that when it comes to the playoffs, teams without defense have no future at all.

James Dolan once again raised the idea of bringing in more giants this summer in the first time after the Knicks were swept, and yes, the two bulls are the first target to be mentioned.

However, Ruan Erniu had already made up his mind that he would never go to New York. 10