018: Gradually being targeted
Early in the morning, Trail Blazers scout Roy Brown. Perkins appeared at the door of the general manager's office.
He had an up-to-date report in his hand and needed to report to his immediate boss.
But at this time, Patterson, the new general manager of the Trail Blazers, was in a meeting with other senior executives.
So, even though Roy was desperate to let Patterson know what had happened last night, he had to wait for the time being.
As the new NBA season approaches, the management of the Trail Blazers can be said to be very busy.
Recently, the team's top management has been discussing an issue that will directly determine the future fate of the team - whether to start rebuilding or not.
As we all know, last season's Trail Blazers were still a team capable of winning 50 games.
Although they only finished sixth in the West, that was because the competition in the West was too fierce last season.
With 60 wins alone, there are two teams: the Mavericks and the Spurs. The Sacramento Kings, on the other hand, are only one game away from 60 wins.
In contrast, the Detroit Pistons, which are the first in the East, are only 50 wins!
Therefore, the Trail Blazers' record last season must not be considered bad.
It stands to reason that such a team should focus on strengthening themselves and getting closer to the championship.
But the pioneers, on their part, are discussing whether to tear down and start over, which seems really unreasonable.
The Trail Blazers' purpose in doing this has nothing to do with the record, simply because the team is on the verge of spiraling out of control.
Before the season officially started, Randolph, Wallace and Stoudemire and others were already getting into all kinds of trouble off the field.
As it turns out, the Trail Blazers will never be at peace unless they get rid of the troublemakers.
They may be the only team in NBA history that has had to rebuild because the team's discipline was so poor.
Roy stood in the doorway, and could hear the heated arguments going on inside, and he could imagine the red ears of the high-level people.
This team is really chaotic.
"Bang!"
The door to the general manager's office was suddenly pushed open, and a bald man walked out quickly.
"We're a playoff team anyway! It's been 21 years in a row that we haven't missed the playoffs, and do you want it to be all over your hands!? ”
"Our problem is that we haven't missed the playoffs in 21 years, and this team needs a new leader, a leader with super talent!" Patterson followed, but instead of retaining, he yelled at each other with the bald man.
"The boss won't agree to do this, you're cutting his income."
"The owner's mind is all on his damn rugby team, and if we don't fix the problem, his attention may never be diverted!"
With that, both men walked away angrily.
Subsequently, several high-level executives in suits and leather shoes came out of the office, most of them with iron faces.
Once everyone was gone, Patterson took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and waved Roy in.
"Say Roy, but to make a long story short, I've got a bunch of to deal with right now." From Patterson's tone and the situation just now, it is clear that the management has not agreed on whether to rebuild or not.
"That, you asked me to report to you once a month, I brought it." Roy didn't want to hit the muzzle either, so he put the folder on the table and prepared to leave.
"Go ahead, I'll see." Patterson waved at Roy, then picked up the folder and took out the contents.
However, as soon as Roy walked to the door of the office, he was suddenly stopped by Patterson.
"Roy, what's going on!? How could this report be so clearly wrong? ”
"Wrong!? Shouldn't it!? "Roy. Perkins was so aggrieved that in order not to hit the muzzle, he double-checked this report five times last night.
"Then why did you write an 8 in the cap column?"
"Because Wei really made eight blocks."
Patterson:???
"I said, 8 blocks, and the players who hit the back of Vanderbilt University didn't dare to go into the three-second zone. Didn't you say he had blocked Rashid? That being the case, this performance is quite normal. ”
"This ...... Is there a video? ”
Faced with this question, Roy blushed inexplicably.
How do you feel that there is always a shame in exchanging videos between men.
"Uh...... No, but I can help you find it. ”
"As soon as possible, Roy. Well, that's probably the only thing I've done this week that makes me a little happier. Hey, do you know how hot Mosaic is in China right now? They even changed the main color of the team to Chinese red and changed to a new jersey! Just because they have Yao! Think about it, if we also ......"
"Don't get too happy, it's just a warm-up game, it doesn't mean anything." Roy hurriedly reminded that for now, Wayne and the champion can't be compared.
It doesn't even mean that Wayne will definitely be able to play in the NBA.
"Do you have to be so unhappy? Okay, then, every time he plays, you make a report to me. Let's see if he has the ability to do it. ”
"Uh......" Roy was speechless, this Nima's workload suddenly doubled.
Do you know how the villain in the movie died?
Die of talking too much.
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The Cowboys' home game against Vanderbilt University made the students of Oklahoma University extremely excited.
At first, everyone thought it would be a close matchup.
As a result, the game turned into a one-sided slaughter.
Tony. Allen's unrivalled dominance, Lucas's mature rhythmic control, and Graham's explosive athleticism all make everyone look forward to the new season of the Cowboys.
Of course, how can you forget the Wayne who slapped the opponent's 8 big bulls in the penalty area?
Wayne's block after block in the box was one of the few bright spots in yesterday's boring game.
This game also made many people who were skeptical of the rumors at first admit Wayne's strength.
If it were him, maybe he would have been able to put Rashid. Wallace defeated.
The next day, among the students of Oklahoma University, there was even a nickname "Oklahoma Rain Man".
Which handsome guy is referring to, I don't need to say more.
Next, the Cowboys still have several warm-up games to play, and Russian fans are also looking forward to this.
But Wayne himself is a little worried about the upcoming schedule.
It's not that I'm worried about my performance pulling my hips, but I'm worried that my opponent is too weak!
Judging from the opponent information he has obtained so far, in the next few games, he doesn't know any of Wayne's counterpoints.
What does it mean to not know? It means that none of these guys have survived in the NBA.
But anyone who can play a stable rotation in the NBA, it is impossible not to know Wayne, who was a senior "cloud understanding ball emperor" in his previous life.
Therefore, the level of these opponents made Wayne feel very uneasy.
Now, Wayne can only barely survive by fighting naked with Mr. Tony after training every day.
He really hopes that the next opponents can be more powerful.
Two days later, still at the Gallaher-Abba Arena, the Cowboys welcomed their second warm-up opponent, the Iowa State University Whirlwinds.
This game has received less attention than the previous one, with the exception of Wayne and Tony. In addition to Aaron's fan attraction effect, it is also because this is a civil war in the Big Twelve Alliance.
As a team that just won the Big 12 Conference championship in 2000, the Whirlwinds, like the Cowboys, are considered one of the candidates for the championship this season.
And the current ace of the Whirlwind team is their 2.08 meter power forward Jackson. Fromman.
According to the scouting report, Froman was born into a basketball family, and his father, Bright. Froman played in the NBA for 12 years.
Although he is not a big star, since his father can survive in the NBA for 12 years, he must still have something.
However, after the game began, Wayne found that Fromant was not as good as his own kid who had never even played in the CBA......
In terms of physical fitness, Wayne feels that Froman has a good fight with himself.
This goods is also a floor stream, and it is only about 90 kilograms.
Wayne found that he didn't have a hard time playing under the basket......
Sure enough, not long after the second half was played, the score became 68-43.
This left Wayne in despair.
It's also a shame that the NCAA game is only divided into two halves, otherwise it would be a three-quarter clock-out battle.
What about the candidate for the champion? It's all liars!
At the end of the game, Tony. Allen continued to play the role of a superhero, scoring 33 points and making 3 steals.
Wayne also continued his good performance, scoring a double-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Looks like a lot of data, doesn't it?
But it's not worth much!
Because Fromman's defense was so soft under the basket, Wayne scored several goals just under the basket today.
But a goal only gives 5 points, I don't know what I can do with it.
In the next two games, against Providence College and the University of Mississippi, Wayne experienced what it was like to play away with the team for the first time.
He was also looking forward to playing away from home, which would make it more difficult, but ......
Until Game 4 at the University of Mississippi, the Cowboys still won by 18 points.
Wayne didn't feel particularly good today, shooting just 2-of-7 from beyond the three-point line.
It seems that this system does not make Wayne as stable as a robot, and he will have ups and downs like ordinary people.
Although he didn't score much, Wayne grabbed 15 rebounds today.
His height and reach are simply unique in this game.
In this way, the Cowboys ended their warm-up game away trip with a record of 2 wins.
At this point, Wayne also played all the warm-up games before the start of the official game.
He felt like he was done in a daze, and he still hadn't really experienced the intensity of the NCAA.
Because these four games are not good at all!
Now Wayne finally knows why those second-round picks who didn't do anything in the NBA can kill in the NCAA when they are in college.
Because the other players who can't make it to the draft are even weaker!
And such players are the real majority in the NCAA.
Speaking of which, Wayne's current order prediction at the bottom of the system interface has also changed from losing to the middle and late stages of the second round.
This means that he is now also a marginal player in the NBA?
Well, it's enough to play most people in the NCAA. But Wayne didn't swell, he didn't lose sight of his goals.
In front of him, there are countless strongmen pressing on his head.
And in that perverted alliance, there are still a bunch of monsters waiting for you!
At this time, you must not float. Judging from the NBA's standards, I can't even be a water cooler administrator now.
Although Wayne didn't gain much from these warm-up games, the heads-up with Mr. Tony during this period of time made Wayne only a few thousand points away from promotion.
With a little bit of effort, you should be able to evolve again before the start of the new season.
I don't know if this time, something new will appear.
Wayne has already begun to concentrate on the NBA, and as for these four easy wins, Wayne didn't take it too seriously.
But it was these four victories that Wayne didn't care much about, but they had already crossed the ocean to China, thousands of miles away.
Due to Yao Ming's landing in the NBA, the door of American basketball has now been completely opened to China.
A whole bunch of new basketball concepts are poured into every home that loves basketball.
Otherwise, how can Chairman Yao be a bridge?
As a game that is inextricably linked to the NBA, the NCAA has naturally gradually entered the field of vision of the domestic basketball media.
What if there is a Chinese player in the NCAA?
What if this player still plays well?
If this Chinese player has also beaten Rashid. What about Wallace?
It's hard not to catch the attention of Chinese basketball reporters with these things.
It's not just the NBA guys who are starting to pay attention to Wayne silently.