Chapter 144: Human Affection and Sophisticatedness
This sentence is a sentence that "Zhang Zuolin" said in a "Young Marshal" TV series in Sun Hao's last life.
The original words are that the rivers and lakes are not fighting and killing, but human feelings.
This is true elsewhere as well.
For example, martial arts rivers and lakes, such as real life, and basketball courts.
These people who made statements in support of him were all stars who had played against him at the beginning and had a good impression of him.
Kobe Bryant is not, but Kobe Bryant is a weirdo, and his thoughts are incomprehensible to ordinary people.
"Howard, tell me a little bit about T-mac."
Sun Hao turned his head to look at Easley.
Because of Yao Ming, Maddie can be said to be the most familiar star for him.
But the Maddie he knows is more of Maddie during the Rockets period, and that is already Maddie who is no longer at his peak after a major injury.
"He's going to be a better player than Carter, but I think it's going to be hard for him to surpass Kobe."
Ace started with such a sentence.
Sun Hao was a little surprised, because Easley's words were like a divine prophecy.
"It's like I don't think you're going to be any less accomplished than Kobe Bryant in the future."
However, Easley's next words caught Sun Hao a little off guard.
"Mr. Howard, when did you learn to pat on the back?"
Sun Hao smiled and looked at the team's story king.
Easley just smiled faintly.
"To be a historical superstar, character and talent are indispensable, and Michael is like that, Kobe Bryant is like that, and you are like that.
Every defeat and setback makes you stronger, I don't see you torturing yourself like Kobe Bryant, but I believe you must have paid a lot behind your back. ”
Sun Hao looked at Eisley in surprise, he felt that the other party was a "prophet".
Although this prophet is mature, humorous, self-deprecating, and can also make sycophants.
"But T-mac is different, he's a different personality."
After doing enough foreshadowing, Easley finally got to the point.
Maddie, like many black players, had an incomplete childhood, his parents divorced shortly after he was born, and his father never appeared after the divorce.
He was raised by his mother alone, but his mother was only a high school student at the time, and then his mother had to take refuge in his grandmother.
Auburndale, this is where Maddie's grandmother lived and where Maddie grew up.
Here, he showed his athletic talent, whether it was baseball, which he loved at the beginning, or basketball, which Hardaway "Penny" loved, his talent was unmatched.
But it was here that he showed his character, sentimental and escaping.
In his third year at Auburndale High School, he averaged 23 points and 12 rebounds per game, but his academics were a terrible mess.
His choice was not to find a way to make up for his studies as shown in many sports movies, but to "escape" to another high school, Montesion Christian School.
The same thing happened again in his senior year of high school, when he felt that he could not complete his college studies, so instead of following his idol Hardaway, he announced his candidacy for the NBA directly after graduating from high school.
Then, with the Raptors, something like that happened again.
obviously entered the league a year before his cousin Carter, but after seeing that he had been suppressed by Carter, his choice was not to strive to surpass Carter, but to escape.
He fled to Orlando, a few dozen kilometers from Auburndale, where his grandmother's house was.
It's like a crossroads, and Maddie is running away again and again.
If it was Kobe Bryant, he and Maddie would choose a different path every time.
Just like Kobe's Lakers team, O'Neal is significantly stronger than Carter, but he has already begun to challenge wildly in the fourth year of his career.
In this sense, Kobe and Iverson are all the way, they are not afraid of challenges, and they are not afraid of strong opponents.
It is worth mentioning that Maddie and Iverson are both Geminis, Geminis have dual personalities, Iverson is one extreme, and Maddie is the other.
'He's got a rare history of talent, so he's going to be a better player than Carter, as he's always expected to be, but because of his character, he's not going to be the kind of guy you are.
Edley finally nodded to the opening question.
Sun Hao nodded after listening.
The Chinese teacher at Easley High School must have liked him very much.
However, these stories of childhood and high school, Sun Hao really didn't know before.
After Easley finished speaking, he did get to know Maddie better.
It's okay to say that Maddie was ruined by an injury, but his injury is much better than his current partner with the Magic, Grant Hill.
But Hill went to the Suns at the end of his career and played with Nash to the Western Conference Finals.
Maddie has had more opportunities throughout her career than Hill.
As Essley said, Maddie's achievements are not as good as expected, and it does have a lot to do with personality.
"Sun, come here."
As soon as he finished talking, Nowitzki suddenly called him over.
Sun Hao looked curious.
After saying hello to Easley, he got up and walked over to see Nash and Kukochi over there, too.
"Sun, you are ready to make more moves, and we will cooperate with you at night."
As he walked over, Nash spoke.
"Huh?"
Sun Hao was still sighing about Maddie before, and this sudden surprise caught him completely off guard.
"Let them see, you're fully capable of playing an All-Star."
Nowitzki said and patted Sun Hao on the shoulder.
It wasn't until this moment that Sun Hao knew why Nash said that.
These brothers of his are going to help him brush up the data!
This one...... Doesn't seem to have anything wrong with it.
Others say that he doesn't deserve this All-Star starter, but as Barkley said, his stats are not enough.
If he averages 25+ per game, Barkley promises not to let out a single fart.
But data, in addition to being related to strength, is also related to the status of the team and the right to shoot.
The most intuitive example is Maddie, whom he discussed with Easley earlier.
Maddy spent three years with the Raptors, and his best year was last season, averaging 15.4 points per game.
But this season to the Magic, the average points per game soared to 26.8 points.
Is Maddie progressive?
That's for sure, after all, there was a summer gap between them.
But if you want to say that his improvement is as big as the data reflects, that's.
To put it bluntly, if you throw Sun Hao and Nelson Sr. to the Warriors together, his average data per game is 20+.
"Don't be psychologically burdened, Sun."
Kukoc also said that he has played the longest and experienced the most.
"Okay."
Sun Hao's answer was simple.
Some of the data is brushed, of course, a good thing!
If you can have another 30+, then you won't lose anything!
And the opponent of the Magic team, because of Maddy, is not weak, but Grant Hill is not particularly strong because of his injury season.
This kind of opponent who is neither strong nor weak is the most suitable for brushing data.
Sure enough, his previous emotion was right.
Basketball is not about fighting and killing, it is about human feelings!
That night, the game between the Mavericks and the Magic kicked off at Amway Arena.
The stadium has more than 80% occupancy.
Although this is only Maddy's first season with the Magic, as mentioned earlier, he has averaged 26.8 points per game, and he is a proper future superstar.
If it weren't for Hill's season reimbursement, the Magic would have had a chance to finish in the top three in the East this season.
After the two teams entered the scene to warm up, Sun Hao also met Maddie for the first time.
The slender calves that many girls envy, as well as the near-perfect body proportions, slender arms, handsome appearance, and a pair of dead fish eyes that make people drowsy.
Maddie, compared to the future, except for being a little thinner, is really basically unchanged.
During the pre-game warm-up, Maddie was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.
He looks youthful under the camera.
If he wants to, it's definitely a maiden harvester.
At the beginning, the reporter asked some questions related to the game.
But in the end, Sun Hao was still asked about becoming the king of the first round of votes.
However, his views are different from those of Carter, Ray Allen, and Kobe.
"The All-Star Game is scored by strength, and if you don't have that strength, you can only sit on the bench when you go."
Maddie's attitude is unique among the stars.
But if you look closely, you'll see that his words are exactly the opposite of Carter.
Carter said that the fans chose you, and you should be there, and he said that even if you go there, you will sit on the bench if you don't have the strength.
Fighting openly and secretly with his cousin is Maddie's greatest ambition at this time.
After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.
When Maddie was the last to appear, the cheers from the audience were deafening.
In just over two dozen games, Maddie already has an unrivalled popularity here.
After the opening ceremony, the starters of the two teams were released one after another.
On the Magic side, Darrell Armstrong and Maddy on the outside, Mike Miller and Bo Outlaw on the front, and Andrew De Klerk at center.
On the Mavericks' side, there are still Nash, Sun Hao, Finley, Nowitzki and Leitner.
With a whistle on the sidelines, De Klerk flicked the ball back into the Magic half court to officially kick off the game.
After Armstrong pushed the ball forward and gave it to Maddie as soon as possible.
At this time, Maddie had not gained weight and was playing the position of shooting guard.
It was Finley who defended him.
Finley's height is 2.01 meters, and he also plays as a swing man, and the two are right on top.
In the first round after Maddie held the ball, he chose to break head-on.
Finley felt a whoosh, and Maddie had disappeared from his eyes.
It's a quick step.
In Sun Hao's era, ESPN once did a survey on who in the NBA had the fastest first step.
The fans' answers vary, some with Iverson, some with Wade, and some with Rose and Maddie.
But when the survey respondents turned into players, the answer was surprisingly consistent.
Maddie, in the eyes of his opponent, is the one who breaks through the first step the fastest.
Because he's tall, because his calves are slender and explosive, because he's fast.
Finley turned back, Maddie had already burst inside, Leitner was stuck by De Klerk, and Nowitzki was too late to help defend.
"Bang!"
Amid the explosive cheers of the fans, Maddie came up and showed off a one-handed split.
Sure enough, in Easley's mouth, the person who can beat Carter by virtue of talent is really not ordinarily strong.
After the dunk, Maddie opened his sleepy eyes and gave Finley a cold look.
His personality is sentimental and evasive, but his personality does not match the so-called mildness and weakness.
Especially in the early stage of his career, he was half a thorn, kicking football, smashing people with the ball, reaching out and headshots.
And it can be seen from his eyes that maybe because of the lack of All-Star votes, he also wants to cut a high score tonight.
Finley is going to be a little uncomfortable tonight.
Coming back, the Mavericks played a half-court positional offense.
Sun Hao continued to run tactically, and the Mavericks players were blocking him back and forth.
Finally, after Nowitzki's block, Sun Hao got a chance, and Nash's pass also came with the wind.
Sun Hao catches the ball and shoots.
"Phew!"
Last night the mamba was around the ear, and tonight the volute was possessed.
Sun Hao's first shot was iron-clad and returned.
The ball bounced off and Nowitzki flew to grab the offensive rebound.
The Magic are all on the short side of the interior line.
De Klerk is only 2.08 meters tall, and Otlo is only 2.03 meters.
This lineup is very flexible, but it really suffers from rebounding in positional battles.
The Magic immediately shrank their defense, and they knew Nowitzki's lethality.
It's just that what they didn't expect at all was that Sun Hao didn't go to see the frame, and he threw the ball to Sun Hao as soon as possible.
Sun Hao received the ball and then shot three points.
"Huh!"
This time he got rid of the Mamba defense and went into the net with a three-point hollow.
The first 3 points, in hand!
Maddie continued to get the ball up front, and this time he played straight with the ball in one hand.
Finley instinctively stepped back a little.
But it was this moment of kung fu that Maddie pulled out directly on the spot.
"Huh!"
The basketball grabs the net and falls into the bag.
He hit the opening two rounds in a row!
Not only does he have a strong desire to score, but he also has a good hand!
There was a hint of helplessness in Finley's eyes.
This young man, who is 6 years younger than himself, is really difficult to guard.
You get closer, and that lightning first step is up and there's no time to retreat.
You step back a little, and the shot that rises up in an instant can't interfere at all.
When he feels good, you can only pray to God.
The Mavericks continued to play tactics in the frontcourt, and Sun Hao continued to block and dismantle.
Nash was the first pass again.
Sun Hao's shot was very positive, but unfortunately he was a little unlucky, and it popped out again after entering.
De Klerk defends the defensive rebound.
The Magic team had a wave of tactics in the frontcourt, and Maddie also ran without the ball.
His movements after receiving the ball were extremely elegant, but unfortunately the basketball smashed out of the frame.
Nowitzki picked up the defensive rebound, and the Mavericks pushed the defense straight on the counterattack.
Nash held the ball and quickly attacked the frontcourt, and there was already a direct chance to score.
However, he didn't get on, but waited until Sun Hao was about to attack, and handed over a handful at close range.
Sun Hao jumped after receiving the ball and pressed the ball into the basket with both hands.
"Bang!"
Sun Hao contributed the second deduction of his career!
5 to 4!
Sun Hao got all 5 points from the Mavericks after the opening!
At this time, the old Nelson on the bench sat up straight.
He smelled something different about the team tonight.
ps: The day after tomorrow, the editor-in-chief, the big guy with investment can have a wave of income.