On the morning of Dec. 2, the day of the game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas, Wayne was on his way to class when he noticed a lot of OB vans in front of the Gallaher-Ayba Arena.

Although the past ten games have also been broadcast live on TV, it is the first time that Wayne has seen such a large live lineup.

It seems that in this battle of focus, various TV stations have indeed increased the scope of broadcasting.

And a few days ago, Director Zhang also said that he would make a special trip to do an interview in this game, which shows the degree of attention to this game.

It is worthy of the rehearsal of the finals of the Big Twelve League, and the rehearsal is exaggerated.

In such a game, even if there is no double growth point reward, Wayne must take the opportunity to perform well.

Because this is the best springboard for popularity.

To get a chance to play a wide-ranging broadcast game is something that even NBA players can dream of.

94 NBA champion "Big Dog" Glenn. Robinson was reluctant to play because there was no live broadcast in the preseason.

The University of Texas Longhorns, as one of the final four last season, are still very much in the spotlight as a team that has reached the final end with Anthony's Syracuse University hard steel.

And what the Cowboys have to do today is to grab the attention!

After class in the afternoon, Wayne threw the book directly to Teddy's brother and ran to the arena by himself.

Wayne can't wait to start shooting warm-up and see how he feels today.

As a result, when you go on the court, it is a 10 bar 10!

"That's it!" Wayne looked at his hands, ecstatic.

Far from having a problem with his hand today, it seemed to be a little hotter than usual.

etc. Tony. By the time Aaron and the others arrived at the arena, Wayne was already sweating profusely.

"I mean, you don't have to be so nervous, do you? Warmed up so early? "Tony. Aaron looked at Wayne and thought that this guy was too nervous before the big war.

After all, when the Cowboys and the Longhorns played each other last season, Wayne was beaten out of the psychological shadow.

Face Roy. The breakthrough of Ivey and T.J. Ford, the restricted area guarded by rookie Wayne became a "send division".

Of course, Tony. Aaron believes that this will not happen again this year, and his good buddy is now the league's block king!

"You don't have to be nervous, Wayne. Today, Roy. Ivey's breakthrough could never have been so smooth, and I couldn't have let him pass me easily in the first place. Mr. Tony took on a senior posture and patted Wayne on the shoulder.

He originally wanted to touch his head and kill him, but ......

Wayne is so tall that it's hard to touch!

Some people really think they have 1.96 meters.

"I'm not nervous, Tony. By the way, can you pass me a few more balls today? Wayne grabbed Mr. Tony's head and squinted.

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"I feel like I had a good shooting touch today, and I'm sure I'll get a high score! What do you think? Didn't those people who made draft predictions say that you have poor organizational skills? I'll give you a chance to brush up on assists today! ”

"Cut, if you don't say I'll pass you the ball too. Against P.J. Tucker today, you're taking advantage of your height. However, the guy put Cameron in high school. Anthony is choked enough, are you so confident? ”

In the face of Mr. Tony's "soul torture", Wayne spread his hands.

"I'm going to let that rookie know that college league and high school league are very different."

Because Tucker is a freshman, strictly speaking, Wayne is also a veteran in front of Tucker.

It turns out that the feeling of being a senior is so enjoyable.

It turned out that teaching rookies to be a man was so excited.

An hour before the start of the game, everyone on the Cowboys gathered in the locker room, and Old Sutton began to make the final arrangements for everyone.

When Old Sutton introduced P.J. Tucker, Wayne was so stunned that he wondered if Tucker in this world was the same person as Tucker in his previous life.

"Tucker has great strength and athleticism and is a very competitive player.

He can beat defenders with a huge amount of physical strength, playing very resilient and extremely aggressive. ”

"At the same time, he has enough strength to finish the offense inside, he is very good one-on-one, he is good at breaking the frame, he has the ability to create shooting opportunities for himself, and he is a very good defender.

For this height, the rebounding ability is also very strong. ”

At first, these few sentences of introduction were quite normal, quite in line with the characteristics of P.J. Tucker.

But after that, Sutton's Tucker became magical.

"Most of his scoring came from under the basket, and his shooting lacked three-pointers and range.

The passing ability needs to be improved, and the ability to find teammates when holding the ball is lacking. Sometimes it's a little selfish and just looking for opportunities for yourself. ”

can't shoot, focus on the basket, a little selfish...... Are you talking about Tucker?

Tucker was able to thrive in the NBA because he was an extremely high-quality team-based 3-and-D player.

Since you are a 3-and-D player, three points are naturally an indispensable skill.

And as a role player, most of the time there are no singles opportunities.

However, now Sutton said that Tucker is not good at shooting and is good at breaking?

"Wait......" As a die-hard hardcore fan in his previous life, Wayne remembers that Tucker didn't seem to be able to shoot threes at first.

This guy went to other leagues for several years before returning to the league with his three-point crosshairs and being reborn.

Therefore, Tucker at this time is indeed very different from the Tucker who became famous in the NBA in the future, and his playing style is completely different.

Now he is a short and stocky interior liner who likes to rely on his strength advantage to eat under the basket!

No wonder Tucker's draft pick in the future is so low, a forward who is less than 2 meters tall and has no shooting, and his impact is not considered a top line, it is really not very popular.

"Way, while Tucker can play with the ball from beyond the three-point line, you can use a shrink defense to contain him today. You can let him shoot, but don't let him break through, understand? After introducing the basic situation, Sutton did not forget to remind Wayne.

Whether Wayne can handle this super newcomer to the Horns will be the key to whether the game can be won or not.

For months, Sutton had been worried about Tucker.

Now, it's finally time to verify the results.

"I'll take care of it, Coach." Wayne made an "OK" gesture at Sutton.

Isn't this a trick to deal with Lao Zhan in the future?

It's just hand-to-hand!

At that time, the fans, who didn't know whether to let go of the shots or not.

At this time, Wayne's confidence was doubled.

Today on both offensive and defensive ends, he has a chance to eat Tucker clearly!

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Larry. Bird returned home from a regular meeting with the team's management, leaning back on the couch tiredly.

The meeting was supposed to take place a long time ago, but Carlisle was unable to attend due to training, so Bird simply postponed the meeting.

In Bird's team, he gave head coach Rick . Carlisle has a high status.

This is not difficult to see from the fact that this meeting was postponed for Carlisle alone.

Strictly speaking, the head coach is also a part-time worker, not a member of the management, and the head coach will not participate in this kind of meeting.

But Bird insisted that Carlisle be in attendance, on the grounds that "as a manager, he has the right to be involved in all aspects of team building. ”

Bird's trust in Carlisle was not unfounded, and their friendship and cooperation lasted for years.

Not to mention when he was a player, Carlisle and Bird have always had a good relationship.

After the start of his coaching career, Carlisle also gave up the opportunity to become a head coach at another team and followed Bird as his head assistant.

It was the three years that the two coached together that took the Pacers to new heights.

Bird knows and trusts Carlisle's coaching skills.

In fact, when he stepped down in 2000, Bird wanted Carlisle to take his place. Walsh chose the more famous "Smiling Assassin".

As soon as Bird took power this year, he straightened Carlisle and fired Thomas with almost ruthless force.

This shows how much Bird attaches importance to Carlisle.

Bird was lying on his back when his phone rang suddenly.

He picked it up and saw that it was a text message from Carlisle.

"Did you watch TV? I've heard that tonight's game will be exciting. ”

"Competitions? TV? Bird scratched his head, remembering the scouting report he hadn't picked up since he threw it on the table.

yes, that Chinese student's game, it seems to be tonight.

Idle is idle, so Bird turned on the TV and tuned into the channel that broadcast the game.

Of course, Bird didn't expect much from a player who finished in the second round of the draft projections.

He watched this game purely to kill the time after work.

On the TV screen, the director gave Wayne's average data for the last 10 games, and these numbers are as beautiful as the scouting report came back.

After the data, the picture was shown to Wayne, who was warming up.

With just one look, Bird could see that something was wrong.

This guy's height can't be only 2.06 meters at all!

It's Bird's instinct as an MVP player and best coach!

Look at the coach of the Cowboys again. Sutton's old fritter, Bird is even more convinced that Wayne's height has moisture.

Old man Sutton, that's an old liar!

If Wayne's real height is above 2.10 meters, then this game is really interesting.

Because Bird knows that Carlisle has a special preference for shooting, especially the No. 4 who can shoot three-pointers.

So much so that this season, Carlisle also let O'Neal Jr. practice three-point shooting.

This Chinese student ...... Seems to be a good fit for Carlisle.

No wonder he texts himself to watch the game.

With the referee's whistle on the TV, the game officially began.

Bird stared intently at the TV, hoping to catch some surprises.

As soon as the Cowboys got the first attack, they could clearly feel the toughness of the opponent on the defensive end.

This kind of toughness is completely different from the previous 10 games.

The Longhorns players are really planning to play with the Cowboys, and they seem to be playing this game as if it were a real final.

Wayne looked at Tucker in front of him, good guy, this figure, where does he look like a freshman little brother.

Although his face is a lot greener, he is really not small, and he already has a taste in the NBA in the future.

He's pestering Wayne all the time, and now, no team in the Big 12 League dares to underestimate Wayne's threat.

Therefore, the Longhorns also laid out a lot of defensive strategies for Wayne.

Tucker's close pressing is the first step.

At this point, John. Lucas passes the ball to Toney. Allen, Mr. Tony looked at Wayne and then at the basket, still undecided, whether to pass or go it alone.

He didn't forget Wayne's plea to make more moves.

At this time, Wayne suddenly ran outside the three-point line and gave Tony . Aaron set up cover.

But Tucker wasn't deceived, and he knew that if he made a quick switch, then Wayne would get an open three-point opportunity.

As a result, Tucker stayed in front of Wayne at all times.

Sure enough, Tony. Aru broke through and gave the ball back to Wayne.

Tucker has one hand held high and the other hand interfering with the basketball, and his defense is watertight!

But even when he was pressed by Tucker, Wayne still pulled up and shot.

"This ......" Bird laughed, this guy's shooting options are too bad, who else can throw this kind of extremely forced ball except himself?

"Brush!"

Basketball went into the net, 3-0, Wayne took the lead for the Cowboys and gave Bird an answer!

As Wayne had predicted, under the influence of a series of factors such as height, reach, shooting movements, and shooting pack effects, Tucker simply had no way to interfere effectively!

On the first shot, Wayne ignored the defense and hit the heart!

Tucker froze, he thought he was doing a good job defensively.

However, Wayne's shot remained calm and hollow hit.

For Tucker, who is known for his defense, being fucked in the face as soon as he came up was almost humiliating.

Wayne looked at the confused Tucker and spread his hands: "Welcome to the Big Twelve League, rookie, this ball is given away for free." ”

After Wayne finished speaking, he actively began to retreat.

It's so cool, it's cool, I feel it!

No wonder there are so many people in the NBA who like to bully rookies, because it's really fun!

Moreover, the goal was scored really easily today, and Tucker was completely helpless about it.

Wayne has a hunch that today's springboard will bounce himself high.