Chapter 423: Piston Trap
"Well, I didn't expect, I didn't expect it at all, I just gave away a block and I was there to celebrate with my team-mates because it was a key block and if they scored we were going to be overtaken. And then after a little while I felt that something was wrong, and everybody's attention seemed to disappear from me, and then I looked back and saw a lot of people running to the top of the stands, and then I saw, I saw Gan! Oh my God, I knew the Trail Blazers were going to play in Auburn Hills tomorrow, and I was going to go there the next day after the finals, but, but ......."
"But you didn't expect him to come here to watch you play first?"
"Oh, yes, yes, I thought, I thought I was playing too badly, too bad, we were struggling, that's not what we should have, and I was thinking if he saw my bad performance? So after that I tried my best, really tried my best, and I wanted him to see what I was capable of, to show him how good I was. ”
"So in the rest of the game, you scored 18 points, which is twice as many as before, and grabbed nine rebounds."
"yes, I think he'll be happy with my performance, and he came up and hugged me after the game, and he said he came to see me. Oh my God, I didn't think at all, completely at all, that he would come and watch my game. Then I took a picture with him, shook hands with him, and at that moment, I felt like a world champion. ”
These are the words of Chris Webb in an interview with local reporters after the MHSAA Finals, where he scored 26 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks to help Detroit Day High School win the Michigan High School Basketball League championship for the third consecutive year, and he also became the player of the year.
Gan Guoyang's arrival undoubtedly made Weber excited, Gan Guoyang didn't expect that he wanted to see what his idol looked like when he was a teenager in his later life, but he didn't expect that he would become Chris Webb's idol when he was a teenager.
Webb has always wavered between the power forward and center positions because of his height in high school, and it stands to reason that a height of 6-foot-9 is more than enough to play center in high school, but if he plays professional basketball, he is obviously more suitable for playing power forward, and Webb does not like to fight the opponent in the center position.
Soon, the existence of Gan Guoyang opened a window for Weber, since 1988, Gan Guoyang has been more and more active on the outside, as a center he has the range of attack of a small forward, his flexible footwork, excellent mid-range, so that Chris Webber is fascinated, this season Gan Guoyang changed to play a big forward to achieve glory, but also let Weber strengthen the belief to become a big forward in the future.
Gan Guoyang was influenced by the new power forwards of later generations, and worked hard to make himself a comprehensive inside line that combines internal and external skills, but he didn't expect that he was also influencing those big forwards in later generations to embark on the same path as him.
After watching Webb's game, Gan Guoyang still left the court alone, he felt that Webber was the protagonist of the place tonight, and he deserved the most attention after winning the championship and the most valuable player, rather than letting the spotlight be on a famous NBA player.
Moreover, the next day, Gan Guoyang will become the object of applause from Detroit fans, and the Pistons fans are the most booing fans in the league, they are deeply affected by the temperament of their own team, and they are proud of being "bad".
The Detroit Pistons' "bad" didn't come in a day, and their players weren't all born "bad" players, but now they're the "bad-boys" that the league fears.
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After returning to the hotel, Gan Guoyang found that Adelman was gathering all the players to a large private room in the hotel for a meeting, and he wanted to make some preparations before the game, after all, they had no way to gather and train systematically, and it was estimated that they would only have two or three hours to do some basic exercises tomorrow.
"Where have you been, Gan, I went to the room just now to look for you and see that you weren't there." Adelman happened to meet Gan Guoyang in the aisle.
"I went out and watched a high school game, an MHSAA game, and I felt like there was a kid who was quite talented."
"Uh-huh, the team should give you another job as a scout and then pay you more than the salary cap. Come on, we should prepare a little bit for tomorrow's game. ”
The players were more comfortable tonight and didn't run out to eat, drink and have fun, after all, tomorrow they will face the defending champions, the notorious Bad Boys.
Gan Guoyang has certainly heard of the name of the Bad Boy Army in later generations, and also knows that they won the championship in 89 and 90, and now, because of Gan Guoyang's arrival, history has changed, and the Pistons won the championship a year ahead of schedule, not only fulfilling the Pistons' championship dream in advance, but also fulfilling Adrian Dantley's championship dream.
However, this year, the Pistons' situation has not been very satisfactory, Dantley and Thomas have always had conflicts, and the championship has eased their conflicts, but since the start of the new season, like the Trail Blazers, they have had their ups and downs in January - perhaps January is really the most prone to form contrasts.
The Pistons lost six games in January, including their first losing streak of the season, and in the process, Dantley and Pistons head coach Daley had a serious altercation that was so serious that it was like enemies, and the Pistons had to make trade adjustments.
On February 15th, the Pistons and the Mavericks completed a deal, the Pistons sent small forward Dantley and got the Mavericks forward Aquille, the two players are very similar in terms of style of play, style of play, style and even size, the only difference is that Dantley and Thomas have a bad relationship, while Aquili is the same as Thomas, both are Chicagoans, and the two are very good friends.
But at least judging from the few games that Aquili has just joined the Pistons, the Pistons have one less low-post killer in the starter, and Aquille's scoring ability at his peak is basically the same level as Dantley, but his current state is not as good as Dantley.
After the trade was completed, the Pistons suffered two consecutive losses, first to the Golden State Warriors in overtime, and then to the Denver Nuggets, and for a while doubts about the deal followed.
This game was the third game for the Pistons after a two-game losing streak, and it was arguably impossible to lose, but they met the most popular team in the league right now, the Portland Trail Blazers.
Of course, the Trail Blazers are not without problems, not to mention anything else, Drexler's injury is a big problem, if there is Draxler in the last game, even if Jordan scores 60 points, the Trail Blazers can still win the game, and at the same time do not need Gan Guoyang to play so tired.
The good news is that Jim Paxson returned and was in good form in the last game, and his performance in the fourth quarter was perfect, completely changing the situation on the court, and arguably the second contributor to the team's victory.
Adelman aimed at these problems, together with Bellman, wanted to find a better plan from the prepared plan, not only this game, but until Drexler returned, and the Trail Blazers' backcourt could be neat, which was quite important for the Trail Blazers.
All the players got together to discuss what to look out for tomorrow, and also gave Adelman advice on their views on team rotation and tactics, which is the second good habit of the Trail Blazers this season, following the post-game locker room game analysis, the pre-game preparation meeting.
However, tonight's preparation changed completely, as the opponent was the Pistons, and the discussion evolved into "how to prevent injuries in the game."
"It's dangerous to stay away from that guy from Mahon, or don't turn your back to him, or force a layup in front of him." Buck Williams, as a power forward, reminded Gan Guoyang.
"I know that guy, a big ass that's good for nothing but wrestling." Gan Guoyang replied, saying that, he also knew that Ma Hong's dirtiness was no less than that of Ranbier.
"That kid named Rodman is a bit interesting, he plays like crazy, maybe he will come to that point, so be careful with him."
"Needless to say, Ranbir fucking this guy, I think it's better for the team to sign a base salary player and take this guy down in the starters before moving on."
"Avidas should be careful tomorrow, that white man looks like a deceitful man."
"Don't scare him, Ranbir isn't that scary, we're all alive and well!" …………
Everyone said a word, and in the end no one realized that when they discussed these issues, it meant that they had fallen into the trap of the Detroiters.