Chapter 565: Rookie Challenge (1)

And if Erniu wants to choose the least optimistic Celestial Empire athlete, he can only vote for Yi Jianlian. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It's not that Allen doesn't train hard, or that he doesn't have basketball talent.

In fact, among the yellow race, it is too rare to have a unique historical-level talent like Ruan Erniu, and a physical talent like Ah Lian is already a top-level configuration.

What really stopped Allen from becoming a star was his character, he was too introverted.

In the Celestial Empire, this may be a virtue, a low-key and unassuming, down-to-earth and hard-working character.

But this is Millican, a place that emphasizes individuality and expression, and it is difficult for a temperament like Allen to gain enough voice and competitiveness in the team.

In this regard, Da Yao and Er Niu are the opposite, these two are enough to enjoy and be able to fully release themselves in the game.

Even Sun Yue is much better than Ah Lian in this regard, after all, many years of experience in playing with Ao Shen have given him a full advantage in language. Even if he couldn't play for a while, he could communicate well with his coach and teammates, and he could shoot Kobe's sycophants well, which was enough for him to get a certain amount of living space.

No one can say what the future will be, in the cruel competition, only the strong can survive.

Among the powerhouses who arrived at the American Airlines Center Arena at this moment, Ruan Erniu may be the most helpless.

It's also unprecedented that he has already been confirmed to be a top-three superstar in the league, but he still has to participate in the rookie challenge.

Erniu also communicated with the league through Leon Rose, hoping that he could only participate in the special game and main game two days after the All-Star Weekend, but after some thought, Stern still persuaded Erniu to join the second-year team of the rookie challenge.

In Stern's words to Erniu on the phone, "It's a legacy!"

Well, the president has spoken, just to get more exposure, what more can Ruan Erniu say?

On February 14, American Airlines Center, the first- and second-year rookies have gathered here.

After a brief opening ceremony, D. Wade and Dwight Howard took the stage as assistant coaches for the first and second years, standing in the center of the stage with microphones in hand, while the head coaches and players of the first and second years stood in a row under the hoops at each end of the court.

Next, the two have to report the personnel list of the two teams one by one:

First up is the first grade:

Head Coach: Kurt Rambis (Lakers)

The players are: Greg Oden (Trail Blazers), Derrick Rose (Bulls), Eric Gordon (Clippers), Mark Gasol (Grizzlies), O.J. Mayo (Grizzlies), Michael Beasley (Heat), Brook Lopez (Nets), Russell Westbrook (Thunder), Rudy Fernandez (Trail Blazers).

Oden and Marc Gasol were actually drafted last year, but they were both in fact their first year in the league, so they were still included in the first-year team, and the hapless Oden missed the rookie game again due to injury, and his starting spot will be replaced by Gasol Jr.

Then comes the second grade:

Head Coach: Larry Drew (Eagles)

The constituent players are: Nguyen Er Niu (Hawks), Al Horford (Bucks), Rodney Starkey (Pistons), Aaron Brooks (Rockets), Louis Sklar (Rockets), Al Thorton (Clippers), Kevin Durant (Thunder), Jeff Green (Thunder), Thaddeus Young (76ers).

It is not difficult to see from the player list that only Erniu, Horford, Starkey, Scola and Durant are players who participated in the rookie game last year, that is, at least 4 last year's All-Star rookies failed to join the sophomore list.

This is the NBA, where brutal competition is everywhere, and leading now does not mean leading all the time, and if you are not careful, your past position will be replaced by someone else.

The two bulls are undoubtedly embarrassed because his biggest opponent at the center position in the East, Dwight Howard, actually became a second-year assistant coach.

In fact, in this All-Star Game, in addition to the head coach after a casual nonsense before the game, the chicken soup and tactical arrangements later were all done by the assistant coach.

In other words, Spark, as Erniu's subordinate, is defeating - Spark is rightfully guiding him.

Ruan Erniu was embarrassed, but the sparks were extremely active.

I don't know if he has the heart to respond to Erniu, or if he has no heart and lungs.

In Erniu's own view, the latter is a little more likely.

"Kill the first year and maintain the glory of the second year, I know that last year, as a first year, you overthrew the rule of the second year, but now your identity has changed, so defeat them and let them taste the power.

Kraft and KD are the most consistent scorers among you, try to attack around them, take bold shots when you get the chance, and we'll be the winners!"

Not to mention, Spark is dressed in a formal suit, coupled with a fancy red tie, it is really a bit of a coach's posture, and when he pours chicken soup, it can be regarded as a board and eye.

But Erniu is a little uneasy, what do you mean, let me consume more physical strength in the rookie game?

You must know that tomorrow Ruan Erniu will compete with Sparks in the slam dunk contest.

However, after thinking about it, Ruan Erniu also felt that he was a little too careful, anyway, he had made up his mind to work and not contribute, even if Howard really thought so, could he still put him on the court?

The most important thing is that Erniu has discussed with Durant before the game, and he will do his best to help KD compete for the MVP of the rookie game, anyway, Ruan Erniu has already won it last year, and he is not too interested in this award.

So on the premise of winning, Ruan Erniu will try his best to create scoring opportunities for Durant.

Well, the second-year veterans are so awesome that they start to divide the prize before the competition starts.

God willing, hopefully they won't repeat the mistakes of the Class of '06 and become another second-year team that has been killed by a first-year rookie.

The spark's chicken soup here is poured badly, and D. Wade over there also feeds chicken soup to the first-grade rookies:

"There's nothing to be afraid of in second grade, and they proved last year that rookies can beat second grade.

Boys, the All-Star arena is all about showing off your talents, and don't hesitate to beat them and let the Rookie Challenge fall into first-year hands once again. ”

Compared with the spark's formal dress, D. Wade, who is known as the first beauty in the league, is obviously more fashionable.

With a yellow cardigan, a yellow bow tie and oversized citrine stud earrings, and a pair of hipster-must-have glasses, this is more like a runway model coming back from Fashion Week than a professional NBA player.

Except for a slightly larger cheek raiser, this is indeed a type of man who meets most people's aesthetics.

(A magazine once rated Wade as the world's top 50 beautiful men in 05, and since then the cheeks have become the main palace of Emperor Zhan, well, there is nothing wrong!)

Larry Drew and Kurt Rambis should really find a place to cry, they finally became the head coach of the team, and they led such a group of future All-Stars, but they can't even guarantee the least right to speak, what could be more tragic than that?