Chapter 3 The Rise of the Heroes
"It's too strong! How can there be such a strong rookie. ”
With the arrival of summer and the end of the draft, the team's rookies have also begun to report on their own and enter the team to prepare for the summer league.
And some team management is in a happy mood right now.
"Is this the combination of Bill Russell, the Lord of the Rings, and Olajuwon, the Great Dream?" Popovich's red wine glass was a little unsteady in his hand, watching the flying white devils of Victor Forest on the field, the sparring partners who frantically abused his team, and his amazing data reports. Popovich knew the time for the Spurs was coming.
"This kid, there seems to be something." Admiral David Robinson, who was also invited by Popovich to visit Duncan's training, was equally surprised.
Is this what a rookie should be?
Although he is the champion, although there have been monsters like Kobe Bryant last year. But common sense still makes it impossible for them to accept that there will be a rookie who directly has the level of a superstar.
From offense to defense, from physical fitness to mental will. Duncan's performances were perfect.
"David, it's time for us to compete for the title." Popovich's eyes flashed, the Spurs were a championship-level team the year before, and the team remained unchanged last season and this season, nothing more than because he wanted to get Duncan, so he asked Admiral David Robinson to pretend to be injured and take the opportunity to play badly.
And now it's a dream come true! Not only did he get Duncan, but all the core players of the team were retained, and he instantly turned from a championship team to a historical team.
Although in this star-studded period, there are not only many championship-level teams in the league, but also 4 all-time teams! Popovich is confident that in two years, he will bring his championship-level team to the historic level!
As long as Duncan and David can be perfectly compatible, as long as they dig some more gold out of the garbage heap.
The Spurs will soon be able to wrestle with the Lakers and the Bulls. The future doesn't have to be for the Lakers to rule the league, and the Spurs now have an equally young championship cornerstone.
Kobe Bryant is the strongest rookie in league history?
Soon, it's not.
Popovich looked at Duncan and smiled meaningfully.
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"So, we didn't just get Bird II, but Kobe Bryant at 2.06 meters?" Even the cardinal, who had seen countless winds and waves, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva deeply when he looked at the two newcomers to the team.
"Yes... The assistant coach of the Celtics instantly felt that last year's fat head was not fragrant.
Keith Van Horn is almost the same as the young Bird, with solid fundamentals and a solid projection. Although he is slightly emaciated, his fighting spirit and willpower have not been tested.
But the cardinal believes that this is not a problem at all.
"The only thing that can't coach is height." This is a well-known quote from Auerbach.
With his own tutelage, it was only a matter of time before Van Horn became Bird II. Auerbach couldn't have been more satisfied with this year's No. 3 show.
Even more surprising was the raffle-style selection of high school student Tracy McGrady!
Scratching the lottery, Auerbach previously thought that at most Maddie was a Dominic Wilkins. He has superhuman physicality and offensive means, and Maddie has shown something in recent team training that has made Auerbach happy.
Because the body is still a little immature, there are a lot of offensive means that cannot be used, and the average player will be competitive and crazy at this time.
And Maddie starts from defense!
With that God-blessed height and reach, combined with the agility and speed that a player of this height has never had before, Maddie's defense is capable of strangling anyone!
Coupled with excellent ball sense, as well as good projection ability, it is simply a big Kobe!
Although everything is a little worse than Kobe, Maddie is young! There is such an ability at this age. Coupled with ball sense and physical talent, Auerbach believes that in a few years, he will be able to train Maddie into a 2.06-meter Kobe!
When the time comes, Jordan, Kobe, O'Neal, Pippen? What is it hanging!?
It's all for the master to climb!
Larry Bird II on the left and Kobe Bryant at 2.06 meters on the right.
Is there anyone else in this world who can stop the Boston Celtics?
"From today onwards, I will arrange the training of the two of them." The Cardinal is gearing up, and he is to be in charge of the training of Van Horn and Maddie himself.
Maddie and Van Horn on the field have yet to realise what a brutal training plan awaits them.
Will their achievements become even greater under the training of cardinals?
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"I'm going to be your coach for the rest of the day." Former head coach of the Warriors and Princeton great, Rick Adelman reported with the Philadelphia 76ers.
The battle for the position between him and Rally Brown has been going on for a long time under the selection of the management.
A quote from Allen Iverson: "I don't like Larry Brown's coaching style. ”
Let the dust settle on the battle for this position.
"Welcome, Coach." Stackhouse received Adelman, and although he is not currently in the team's joint practice time, the team is empty, which still surprises Adelman.
"Aaron, what about them?"
Stackhouse smiled wryly: "They went to Los Angeles to train with Kobe. ”
"Then why didn't you go?"
"They disliked me for being too weak."
"Oh... Even the old and spicy Adelman couldn't say a word for a long time.
Adelman didn't have a strong desire to coach, and his two years with the Warriors left him exhausted, and the Warriors' battle between new and old players was simply too serious, and the gang was serious. In particular, the boss of the team is still the madman Sprewell, and he sincerely hopes that his successor, Callesimo, will be able to hold him.
But the Finals saw Kobe Bryant's mythical performance, and Adelman wanted to try to see if he could build a team that played team basketball Princeton and challenge the ultimate in individual basketball.
He has a couple of options, Magic, 76ers, Pistons. He has been spoken to by all of these teams, and the team also has a superstar of his playing years.
But he ended up with the younger 76ers.
Hill and Hardaway have been stereotyped, and it's almost impossible to have a bigger lift.
But Iverson and Odom are two players that give him hope.
A left-handed magician who is best suited to Princeton and can play from the No. 1 to No. 5 position.
Plus a top killer with unsolvable speed, the perfect offensive finisher.
Both men have an offensive range from the box to beyond the threes.
Only such a team can give Adelman the confidence to build a team that challenges myths.