Chapter 26: Popovich's Assessment
It's still the same sunrise, or the familiar streets and dappled shades, but why is the scenery so different?
Chamberlain knew it was because he felt lonely. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info especially in a foreign land, in a strange environment, there is not even a familiar person!
But Chamberlain must pack his mood, for the sake of his future, his parents and Rina, he must pack his mood and meet the challenges of the new journey that is coming!
It was tough, and Chamberlain seemed to be back to when he first went to the bulldogs.
During the team's first training camp, Oxlade-Chamberlain met his future team-mates.
There are the familiar Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, and Bowen, who is hated by most people.
There are also unfamiliar ones, like Kevin. Willis, Alex. Garcia, Anthony. Carter, Old Horry, etc.
Chamberlain greeted everyone with a smile, and at this point the smile became a disguise for his guard.
Some people pay attention to him, some people don't, these Chamberlain all of them are in mind, these will determine him, who can have more contact, and who needs him to stay away.
However, what surprised him the most was that among these people, the most enthusiastic reaction was not Tekoglu, who is also a rookie, but ...... Bowen, who was nicknamed the third uncle of the crotch of the southern fist and the northern leg covered by the rabbit grass.
Bowen, who saw Chamberlain coming over and was doing body stretching with Duncan, Ginobili, Parker and others, was the first to greet Chamberlain with a smile: "Hello, welcome to San Antonio!" ”
"Weasels don't eat chickens, they eat pests instead?"
Chamberlain's heart fluttered, but fortunately he maintained his composure in this frightened and unexpected smile: "Hello, Mr. Bowen. ”
Then Chamberlain greeted the "Big Three" of the Spurs.
Maybe they don't need to show their status with arrogance like those who are in crisis, or maybe it's because of the Spurs' fine traditions, they also responded to Chamberlain in a friendly way, but Parker was a little absent-mindedly perfunctory.
After getting to know all their teammates, it didn't take long for the Spurs to organize their first intra-team confrontation of the new season.
The Spurs have changed a lot this season, not only have they retired the team leader "Admiral", but also the transfer of Stephen Jackson, one of the most important bench gangsters last season, has left several positions in the team undecided.
However, because of the lack of money, the Spurs have not been able to trade the right players to fill in those gaps right away, and their most important trade this season was the trade of their backup center Nesterovic from the Kings.
So in order to find the most suitable one among the many "garbage", the Spurs' lineup is now very bloated, which also makes the team's first joint practice full of confrontation.
From time to time, someone came down, someone came on, and in the seventeenth minute of the match, Chamberlain replaced Kevin Willis and became the center of the substitute team, and he was partnered with Horry Sr. on the inside.
So the question is, who is standing on the inside line?
The soft Slovenian saw an opportunity, and with his "strong" body, he rolled over and stuck Chamberlain behind him, reaching out to take the basketball passed by Parker, and wanted to complete the rare performance of his career to the basket.
This was probably the situation that Chamberlain encountered most in the United States, and everyone who was in his position always wanted to treat him like this.
Many of Chamberlain's "fouls" are done in this way, but this is an intra-team training match, although everything is carried out according to the standards of the game, but don't think that it is really like a regular game, these Chamberlain has almost figured out the rules of blowing penalties before he appeared on the court.
So...... It's time to show your long arms!
"Prediction"!
At the moment when Nesterovich was about to lift the basketball and was about to complete the turn, Chamberlain's hand cleverly clicked on the basketball.
Nesterovich watched in amazement as the basketball flew out of his hand, and then, as soon as his look of surprise bloomed, he saw Chamberlain come out from behind him like a vine, snatching the basketball in his hand before everyone else.
Parker's little black hand couldn't help but ask for Chamberlain, who turned his back to dodge.
"Oh my!"
Those who saw Chamberlain as a competitor could no longer control the pounding of their hearts.
Kalesimo was even more regretful, only Popovich could keep his seriousness, but his eyes could not help but give birth to some regret.
Because Chamberlain dodged Parker's steal at the moment, he also took advantage of the situation to distribute the basketball to Ginobili on the outside.
How difficult is it to be able to quickly find the position of a teammate in such a short period of time, in the face of unexpected situations, and also be able to accurately let his pass fall into the hands of his teammates?
Too many people here know that even Parker, the team's main point guard, can't guarantee that he can do better than Chamberlain.
At this time, Popovich finally believed Kalesimo's evaluation, which is indeed a regrettable young man.
"But he couldn't get a position on the inside!"
In this era, this is a fatal weakness for the interior, especially for the Spurs, a team that is fundamentally positional.
The fast break off the bench, facing Bowen, who hid most of his defensive skills, Ginobili made an easy layup.
"Good job, man, but you should make yourself stronger!"
He's going to be the one left in the group, and Ginobili knows that through this ball, so he's already talking to Chamberlain as his teammate.
"Thank you! It will take some time, but I think I can do it! ”
Chamberlain smiled and slapped Ginobili on the palm.
In fact, he really wanted to touch the top of the other person's head, which was still very thick, who would have thought that such artistic half-length hair would turn into the Mediterranean in a few years?
So..... Boy, don't get a ji!
But this is also one of the few opportunities for Chamberlain to perform, and his series of performances just now successfully aroused Duncan's interest, which is a sullen guy, especially at this time he still has a stupid explosive head.
With such a simple appearance and ball style, why are the scholars unconventional? Chamberlain said he didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from being beaten up by the other party.
Popovich was quick to replace Chamberlain, and at no time could he tolerate such a botched defense. But Chamberlain has also passed his test.
"A very characteristic fringe player!"
This is what Popovich said about Chamberlain!