Chapter 216: Glenn's Shadow
Every year from January to November, a variety of basketball events kick off across the United States. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Chicago, as the capital of basketball, has become an area that countless scouts focus on. Because in the last decade, there have been so many talented players here.
Not only has Tim. Hardaway, Dwayne. Wade,Sun Yi,Derek. Rose, a famous star who has written or is writing legends in the NBA, and Anthony, a talented rising star who is already in his third year of high school this year. Davis.
An AUU junior competition that attracted a lot of professionals in suits and leather shoes. Doni back to Chicago to visit friends. Powers, who had nothing to do today, came to the scene at the recommendation of a friend to see if a teenager who was hailed as the next LeBron was as powerful as rumored.
When he saw the names of the two teams, he instantly remembered a game seven years ago. It was also a contest between the Red Hawks and the Broncos, two players who are now popular in the NBA, who met during that game.
Too late to lament that the years passed by like flowing water, Powers soon found the well-proportioned little guy on the Broncos.
Jabari. Parker is 14 years old and is currently studying at Derek. Ross's alma mater, Simeon High School, but his idol is the legendary player Sun Yi of Timotai High School, the school's sworn enemy.
Parker's father was a former NBA player and began formal basketball training at a very young age. Long-term perseverance has given Parker a well-rounded skill set at this age that far surpasses his peers.
His two favorite offensive methods are Sun Yi's pull-up three-point shot and step-back jumper. Little Parker, who watches the highlights of his idol and practices repeatedly, is really like that now.
But what he didn't know was that the opponent in today's game was the first team that Idol played for in middle school.
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The three teenagers who came to the United States to study under Sun Yi's sponsorship all joined the Red Hawks, an amateur community team, because they all lived in Helmster.
These three Chinese teenagers who were selected by thousands of people are definitely the main force for an amateur team with a predominantly white population. Their opponents today are the Broncos, who are very famous throughout Chicago.
With the outstanding performance of Chinese players such as Yao Ming, Sun Yi, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue in the NBA, Asian teenagers with black hair and yellow faces can often be seen on basketball courts across the United States.
Today Powers unexpectedly found out that there are three Oriental teenagers who appeared on the same team at the same time. Moreover, judging from their warm-up performance before the game, they all have very solid basketball fundamentals.
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Yang Mingrui, the main shooting guard, is the most changed of the three children. The Bashu boy, who has a lively personality, seems to be extremely adaptable to the living environment in the United States. Not only does authentic American English come as soon as you open your mouth, but the size also soars to 1.8 meters.
"Lao Zhao, the coach asked you to play power forward, if the opponent doesn't have any chance inside, pull out more to deal with it......"
Yang Mingrui, who speaks the best English, translated the coach's arrangement to his ******** partner.
"Da Feng, you have to pay attention to the No. 8 player who complements the opponent, I heard that it is a very powerful character."
Feng Rulie, who plays as the center, is the inside iron gate of the Red Eagles. The tough and tough style of play is deeply valued by the head coach.
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Teenager and old Jabari. Parker, glancing at the scouts on the sidelines with small notebooks ready to record, quickly withdrew his gaze.
After the game began, Parker, who played as the small forward of the Broncos, immediately noticed the unusualness of the opponent's three Oriental teenagers.
A thin guard will always lie in ambush outside the three-point line, and from time to time he will suddenly shoot cold arrows. Another big man, although he doesn't look strong in stature, has a simple and rough style of play. The Broncos have made many interior attacks, but they have all failed under this guy's tough defense.
What surprised Parker the most was the opponent's power forward, the Oriental boy who was slightly taller than him, who could not only use his foot movements to attack on the inside, but also had a very accurate mid-range shot, and could even shoot from outside the three-point line.
Parker can see that a lot of the opponent's offense is being started by the power forward, because that guy's passing vision and awareness are just too good.
When Zhao Zhihao was assigned to the small forward position by the coach of the Red Hawks in the second half, the talented player Jabari, who had been unstoppable in the game. Parker, suddenly, found it very difficult to get every point under the opponent's defense.
See Doni in the stands. Bowers, habitually trying to pull the crumpled notebook out of his pocket, was as excited as he had been when he saw those two amazing teenagers seven years ago. It's a pity that the editor-in-chief of the basketball section of "USA Today", who has rarely been to watch the game on the spot, has empty pockets at this time.
The Chinese teenager who played against Parker on the court suddenly reminded Bowles of a talented player who fell early due to injury. If it weren't for that accident, there would definitely be a top swing forward in the NBA right now.
Facing three skillfully coordinated and skilled Red Hawks teenagers, the outnumbered star of hope Jabari. Parker, in the end, failed to lead the Broncos to withstand the opponent's offensive and lost in the final moments of the game.
Parker, who has always thought highly of himself, took the initiative to find an opponent player to hug and greet him after the game for the first time.
"Dude, you're such a tough guy."
Because the speed of speech was too fast, Zhao Zhihao didn't understand what the other party said at all, thanks to Yang Mingrui next to him, he reacted quickly and played the role of translator in time.
"You're strong too!"
Due to his limited English proficiency, Zhao Zhihao could only use such simple language to express his admiration for this black teenager.
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After returning to Helmster with the team, the three Chinese teenagers who completed the task of the game parted ways.
As soon as Zhao Zhihao pushed open the courtyard door, he heard a familiar voice coming from the crack in the hidden door. Could it be that Coach Glenn is here?
At this time, it was Sun Yi's friend and trainer Glenn who was sitting in the room chatting with the Boli couple.
The Knicks, who have just finished three consecutive home games, started a four-game road streak in the East today. Glenn, who had nothing to do, simply returned to his hometown of Chicago alone to see his mentor and the little Chinese guy living at home.
Sun Yi, who led the Knicks to three wins and two losses, naturally became the subject of the conversation between the two.
On November 2nd, he faced the super point guard Chris. Paul's Hornets, the home team at Madison Garden Plaza, outscored their rivals 117-111.
Two former Knicks players, Richardson, Kwame. Brown returned to New York for the first time since leaving the team. Under the leadership of Queen Bee Paul, they led the home team by as many as 15 points at one point.
Thanks to the experienced veteran point guard Andre. Miller, taking advantage of the rest of the opponent's main lineup, took Shannon. Role players such as Brown, Sun Yue, Harrington, and Milicic narrowed the score to within five points in time before the decisive battle between the two sides in the fourth quarter.
At a critical moment, the Knicks coach once again presented Sun Yi's lineup as a scoring guard. Facing the veteran captain Richardson, the young Chinese youngster had no intention of showing mercy to his subordinates. He used the breakthrough to enter the inside line many times, and caused the opponent's main center to commit six fouls.
The Hornets, who have lost their defensive backbone on the inside, have greatly reduced their control over the rebounding ball. Against D'Antoni's team, if you don't have a rebounding advantage, then you will definitely die a miserable death.
In just four minutes, the Knicks played a wave of 16-4 small climax and directly sentenced the opponent to death. Although CP3 scored points on the head of Miller Sr. in the final moments, he alone could not stop the attacking home team.
Andre who came off the bench. Miller had a team-high 12 assists despite scoring just eight points. Teenager Sun Yi scored more than 35 points in the second consecutive game, while also having 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Al, who has been having a good hand lately. Harrington, with the help of Miller Sr., scored a team-high 24 points.
The starting lineup of the Hornets, this game is still good. The core of the team, Paul, had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. West had 24 points and 6 rebounds, and quarterback BigQ also scored 16 points against his old owner. Brown had 10 points and 12 boards.
The huge gap in the strength of the rotation lineup between the two sides ultimately decided the outcome of this game.
On November 4, in the home game against the Indiana Pacers, Knicks number one star Sun Yi scored more than 35 points for the third consecutive time. But a common problem for young teams, inconsistent play, led the New York Giants to their first home defeat of the season.
Last season's Pacers, who won the league's Most Improved Award, Danny Brown. Granger, who set a new career high in scoring, scored 41 points and shot 7-of-9 from three-point range in the game.
In order to limit the play of this outside killer in the game, Mustache sent four players to mark him, but unfortunately it was not effective.
Al. Harrington's sudden mute caused the home team's proud rotation lineup to lose much of its offensive firepower. If it weren't for the teenager Sun Yi who scored 38 points with free throws, I'm afraid the game would have lost suspense early.
It was not the people mentioned above who decided the outcome of this game.
and Sun Yi, a young center who entered the league in the same year. Hibbert, let the Knicks coaching staff miss Tyson, who is recovering from an injury. Chandler. The New York-born big man helped the visitors dominate the interior. When the two sides were deadlocked in the final quarter, he hit two consecutive shots in front of veteran McDyes, allowing the Knicks, who were behind the score, to drift away from the victory. Hibbert, who played 30 minutes in the game, finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks on 7-of-12 shooting, showing the great potential of a quality interior player.
After losing this game, the Knicks, who are three wins and two losses in the new season, ushered in a week-long road trip to the East. Nov. 06 vs. Cavaliers, 8-day Bulls, 9-day Bucks, 11-day Pistons.
Chinese teenager Sun Yi, who averaged 32.2 points per game in the first five games, is currently in second place in the scoring list, and Lakers' Kobe Bryant is in first place with an average of 33.1 per game. The third place is another young shooter, the core of the Thunder team, Kevin Murphy. Durant averaged 29.5 points per game.
As the season has only just begun, no player is particularly concerned about the stats. But the media workers who make a living by attracting the attention of the crowd immediately put together a list of top scorers based on their performances in these games.
Mr. Boeli and Glenn happened to talk about this topic when Zhao Shihao returned.
"Sir, I think Sun Yi definitely has the strength and the opportunity to win this year's scoring title."
As the personal trainer of the Knicks, Glenn knows very well that Sun Yi's current strength and state are in a stage of rapid improvement, and the unlimited firing rights given by the team's coaching staff are the biggest guarantee for him to compete for the scoring title.
"Huh!" Mr. Burley, with a cup of hot coffee in his hands, didn't seem to take this personal honor very seriously. "I hope Sun can lead the team to the playoffs and become a true leader than a scoring champion."
The old man's expectations coincide with Knicks coach D'Antoni.
When Glenn was about to explain the importance of this honor to a player's career. The Chinese teenager who had just finished the game happened to push the door in.
"Wow! Coach Glenn, it's really you! ”
Although Zhao Zhihao's spoken English is still being learned, he still has no problem coping with simple communication.
Glenn, who usually has a serious expression, suddenly had a rare warm smile on his face the moment he saw this little guy.
"Come, boy, sit down."
Seeing Mr. Boli waving to him, Zhao Zhihao obediently sat on the sofa next to the two and listened to their chat.
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"I heard you had a fight today, how did you play? Won or lost? ”
As soon as the little guy sat down, Glenn couldn't wait to ask how the other party was doing today.
"Of course, won. However, there is one player on the other side who is very good. ”
Although Zhao Zhihao's speed of speech was not fast, the meaning was very clear.
In order to take care of the little one, Mr. Burley and Glenn deliberately slowed down their respective speeds, and after the three of them chatted for a while, Mrs. Burley, who came out of the kitchen, invited everyone to dine together.
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Looking at the familiar basketball hoop in the backyard, Glenn had a reminiscing expression on his face. When he was a high school student, he used to come to this field after dinner with a ball in his arms and start training, as he did today. And Mr. Burley would always sit in the chair in front of the backyard door, and from time to time he would point out his movements.
"Coach Glenn, what are you thinking?"
The inquiring voice of the teenager beside him pulled Glenn from memory to reality. He glanced at the Oriental boy standing under the hoop with a basketball in his arms, and the expression on his face gradually became serious. It seems that the other party feels the change in himself, and Zhao Zhihao's hands holding the ball are obviously harder.
"Do you want to be a better player than Sun Yi?"
"What? Coach, what do you say? ”
After Glenn repeated it in a louder voice, Zhao Zhihao, who was sure that he had heard correctly, finally replied: "Coach, I think, but ......"
"Not on the pitch." Glenn unceremoniously interrupted the other party's answer. "If you want to be better than others, you have to give more. Now, start training! ”
On the court, the sweaty appearance of the oriental teenager made Glenn seem to see his younger self...... (To be continued.) )