In the NBA Summer League, the Chinese Derby was defeated by the Rockets 87-81 against the Warriors.

On the Rockets' side, Zhou Qi played 19 minutes, shooting 3 of 3, including 2 of 2 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws, and finally scored 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. The most eye-catching data is Zhou Qi's cap, which sent out 4 hot pots within 19 minutes.

The top scorer on the Warriors' side was the little-known Marcus Derrickson, who chipped in 23 points and seven rebounds. Another Chinese player, Abdul Salamu, whom Kalonsky II focused on, played 4 minutes and only scored 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 block.

The interior deterrence brought by Zhou Qi's appearance is undoubtedly the key to the Houston Rockets' victory in this summer league reversal. Zhou Qi's height of 2.15 meters and spider-like arm span stand out in the summer league where the general body specifications do not meet the requirements of the NBA, and the influence on the direction of the game is immediate.

Although Zhou Qi did not play a few times in the regular season this season due to injury recovery, he is still an NBA-level player after all. You must know that the summer league is originally a stage for each team to look at marginal players, and each team retains very few players from the summer league, and it is natural that the NBA is selecting players to play to suppress and eliminate players.

All this was expected by Kalonsky II.

He is more concerned about another Chinese newcomer, Abdul Salamu. In terms of talent and ability, this young man from under the Altay Mountains in the western regions of China is an out-and-out marginal person in the NBA. But watching the fight of marginalized people in the summer league is actually more valuable for scouts.

Data strategist.

This was the title that Kalonsky II gave himself to the placement of his scouting job. One of a kind in the world. The overly plain name of a scout doesn't match the importance of his work. A data strategist, an expert in strategic planning for teams and players based on player ability scores, sounds formal, professional and matched.

But to others, Kalonsky II's psychology is actually quite similar to the summer league players off the field.

None of them know what their fate will be, and nine times out of ten they won't be able to play in the NBA, and after running with the team, they have a little hope to wait for a distant call in the summer, but the phone may never ring. It's really hard to talk about this kind of fringe player to have anything to do with the NBA. But even the summer league they participated in was even more miserable than the average regular season.

It's not that summer league has much tactical value – more players choose not to play alone with their teammates in order to prove themselves; It's not about how high the level of summer league is — the NBA's fringe players' skills can be imagined with your eyes closed. Summer League can only be described as miserable: everyone is fighting for those few tickets to survive, and no one has an absolute chance of winning, only close to hand-to-hand combat.

The law of the jungle.

I have watched too many regular and disciplined basketball games, sometimes it is like ingesting too many delicate and greasy French desserts, which are familiar tastes in the mouth, but a little less exciting when tasted again, and I can't melt them away. The Law of the Jungle competition doesn't do this, it's like a Chinese takeaway with a variety of unique Sichuan hot sauces, which looks simple, but it's edible out of the box, and it instantly detonates the taste buds.

A favorite of Kalonsky II.

He watched the summer league with relish. Because of the limited playing time of Abdul Salamu in the Chinese derby, Caronsky II even temporarily changed his ticket to stay in Las Vegas for an extra day to watch the Warriors play against the Dallas Mavericks.

This game did not have the Mavericks of Luke Doncic - with the tempering of the European arena, Doncic really did not need to prove himself worth in the inferior summer league - the Mavericks established an advantage of more than 20 points early, and the victory was out of suspense, but Abdul Salamu happened to have more playing time in the final quarter.

He came up and got his first point very quickly.

Abdul Salamu received the ball at the free throw line in the middle, and he took advantage of the situation to the left, and then turned to the right side with the defender's body as the axis, successfully shaking off space for himself. The defender stretched out his arm to block the road, but Abdul Salamu flicked the ball into the basket from the bottom to the top with the fingertips of his palm.

Defend in the next round. Abdul Salamu was placed at center for the Warriors, and the Mavericks center at the top was a head taller and significantly thicker. The latter attacked from an angle of 45 degrees, using his body to force the inside line. Abdul Salamu will only use the stupid method of hard chisel to hold the other party, although he suffered a physical loss, he sank his center of gravity, and stubbornly used his shoulders to resist the opponent's back and left arm. The Mavericks center had to go around the free throw line and barely make a shot, which was missed.

One offense and one defense, Abdul Salamu seems to have succeeded.

But it is only professionals like Karonsky II who can see the difference:

In the previous attack, Abdul Salamu's confrontation ability was insufficient. Although the movement is fluid enough, the turning pace is fast enough to earn space for himself. But in the end, after the defender leaned on Abdul Salamu, the two sides made physical contact, and the latter's pick-and-roll action was affected. He spent more time adjusting in the air to recover his hand, and although the shot was made, that few tenths of a second of air adjustment time was enough to attract a block from a top defender in the NBA.

In the last goal defense, Abdul Salamu still exposed the shortcomings of the weak confrontation. His gambling defense did cause the opponent's center to miss the shot, but the latter's offensive methods were monotonous, and he had to be tough. If he is an NBA-level opponent, he will use any of the offensive skills under the basket, such as a step-back jumper, a small hook, and a change of foot, and I believe that not only can he score this ball, but Abdul Salamu may also pay for a foul.

In the final analysis, it is still Abdul Salamu's physical ability.

His mental strength was enough to defend the center again, and on the premise of knowing that the physical confrontation was at a loss, Abdul Salamu was still indomitable, this time even pushing the opponent farther away from the basket, and finally not only forced the opponent to make an unbounded turnover jumper, but also killed back to the basket in the restricted area for the first time and grabbed the defensive rebound.

He also seems to have gotten used to the Summer League style of playing alone, grabbing the rebound and dribbling himself across the court, repeating his old tricks at the opponent's free-throw line and relying on people to turn. This time, the defender blocked the lower road, but he didn't expect Abdul Salamu to choose a more difficult and less angled master to shoot with a straight arm, but unfortunately the shot was missed.

But Abdul Salamu's second reaction was extremely fast, he almost used his hips to open the defense, grabbed the rebound with his back to the basket, and distributed it to his teammates outside the three-point line at the first time.

After the ball, he himself ran to the empty spot of the three-point line and reached for the ball. It's a pity that teammates don't want to miss the rare opportunity to win the ball, and they force a three-point shot. The basketball smashes the basket once and bounces into the net.

Abdul Salamu contributed a backcourt and a frontcourt rebound, plus an assist.

In this round, it seems that his enthusiasm, aggressiveness, adaptability, ball intelligence, and basketball awareness are all enough. Karonski II reaffirmed those qualities he had in mind in the first game.

But in order to finally gain a foothold in the NBA like Yang Yiming, Abdul Salamu's physical ability has to be greatly improved. Without a good skin, it is impossible to talk about all the essence under the skin.

And if ordinary "scouts" who don't have the vicious vision of Kalonsky II can't see this, Abdul Salamu's NBA future will eventually be more than lucky.

But in such a short period of time, where to find someone, and what methods can be used to help him improve his physical ability?

Kalonsky II clenched the tortoiseshell ballpoint pen between his fingers.

A person's name flashed through his mind.

Maybe that person can help...

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