Chapter 310 & 11 With a smile and a tear
With the preseason coming to an end, the Kings have officially established their squad for the new season. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
They are Merris Arnold, Art Wood, Marley Cecil, backup center Richard Brandon, veterans who can play the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, Wang Weiyu, athletic forward Willie Ormond, forward swingman Walter Jean, veterans Hoover Burns, Raglan Dalle, Montgomery Erwin, Banker Stan, and water cooler patron saint and team mascot Andy Clyde.
The opening game of the new season will be interesting, with the Kings taking on the Lakers at home.
Like a new chapter, the Lakers and the Kings have always been old enemies, and Simon Oliver's original foul on Wang Weiyu is still remembered by the people of Saravo. Whenever Simon visited, he was greeted by boos and insults.
This is the first season of Wang Weiyu's return, and he happened to meet the Lakers, which really doesn't make sense if it weren't for the bad taste of the league.
"W, this is your first fight since you came back against Los Angeles, what are you expecting from that?"
"Simon said he was looking forward to fighting you, what do you think?"
"Expectation? I don't have anything to look forward to, it's my first fight since I came back and I want to play at my level and hopefully I can adapt to the intensity of the game as soon as possible. Simon? He's not on my radar. "Wang Weiyu's usual poisonous tongue.
Simon, on the other hand, is not as uninhibited as he once was. He's been playing in the league for eight years and hasn't won a championship once. He had already reined in his sharpness.
In the years since Wang Weiyu retired, Simon has maintained the extent of improvement and has not suffered major injuries, and now, he is one of the top three forwards in the league. He averaged 26 points, 7 assists and 9 rebounds per game last season, and if it weren't for Otard Bryan's press, he would have been the No. 1 forward last season.
After a summer of training, he is back again, and the desire for a championship trumps everything, and the Lakers are also strong, sitting on three All-Star players.
They are one of the most competitive teams in the West, with Bender Travofta on the inside, Simon on the outside, Carlos Alpayi on guard, and a point guard and blue-collar power forward who is good at defense and three-point shooting.
"W, have you forgotten how to give the opening speech?" Raglan laughed. Wang Weiyu was really a little rusty, he took a step forward, his teammates came around, he thought about it, and said: "I really want to say something to stimulate your fighting spirit, but in my mind, there is only the word 'now'." Let's enjoy the moment. β
When the DJ said Wang Weiyu: "Next, No. 7..." After a pause of a few seconds, he continued to shout; "The back of the return, the emperor of the city!"
βοΌ @#@......" The audience called Wang Weiyu's name. DJ continued: "From Quds University, Playing Forward, Wang Wei... yuοΌ ~~~~β
Wang Weiyu ran into the arena, and the audience gave a standing ovation. He ran to the LOGO position and bowed to the audience in every direction.
Wang Weiyu saw some touching flags with words written on them that made his eyes heat up.
"How will I congratulate you on your return after all these years? With a smile! With tears! β
"It's so touching!" There were two people on the commentary seat who made Wang Weiyu puzzling and familiar. They are both retired players from the Kings, one is Kelson Lewis. The other is more familiar, Carmen Gary.
"Why are those two guys in that position in suits?" Wang Weiyu asked. Raglan smiled: "These are two people who can't be idle, and they will immediately find something to do for themselves when they retire." This is the second year that Kelsen has been the home commentator for the Kings, and Carmen is in her first. "Really?" Wang Weiyu said: "I hope they don't say some strange things when they are commenting on the game. β
"It's a shame that they blow up our mess when they're bored," Raglan said. "Damn! These two people can't control their mouths? "Wang Weiyu is helpless." Yes, these two old men can do anything to attract attention. "It looks like Raglan is suffering from it.
The game is ready to begin, and the starters from both sides enter the stadium.
The Kings fielded starters from Merris, Wood, Wang Weiyu, Raglan and Montgomery.
"The starters of the Imperial team, they are all familiar names, and I think of the Imperial team a few years ago." Carmen said. Kelsen nodded: "That's right, if you change Yate's name to Jing Qi, it will be the invincible starter of the Vertical and Horizontal Alliance." β
"After a few years, I don't know if this set of starters can still exert its power." Kelsen said. "They're young, and as long as W can get back in shape, they're going to play really well," Carmen said. β
Since Jing Qi left the team, Merris has become the jump ball leader of the Imperial team. His reach is above Bender, his explosiveness is stronger, and he is not a problem with jumping balls.
Here comes the ball! Wang Weiyu saw the ball, raised his hand to catch it, and dribbled the ball. The cheers resumed, and this was Wang Weiyu's first round after his comeback. Simon leaned in and just wanted to be close to the defense, when boos filled the court.
"Looks like you're not welcome." Wang Weiyu struggled to cope, I don't know if he regressed too much, or Simon strengthened too much, and his ball protection was no longer as free as before. Simon put pressure on him: "The fans here have good memories. β
Simon made it difficult for Wang Weiyu to move an inch. Raglan saw it and ran back to the right: "W! Wang Weiyu received the ball and passed sideways. Ragren catches the ball and pulls up a three-point shot.
"Bang!" His shot was interfered with by Linton.
Merris squeezed Bend away, picked up the rebound, got stuck in position, jumped a second time, and made up for the ball.
"After all, W has just made a comeback, and he met Simon in the first game, which is not a small test." Kelsen said. Carmen said: "Otherwise, I don't think he will suffer a loss in the confrontation, and the predicament just now is all because he has not regained his self-confidence." β
"I hope so, when W and I were teammates, he could blow Simon up every time he met the Lakers, and I didn't want to see him blown up by Simon in his first game." Kelsen smirked. Carmen smiled, "No way, the show is ahead, just wait and see." β
Simon played with ease, coming to a cover to break through the basket and score a layup.
The first thing Wang Weiyu has to pass is the psychological barrier. He didn't fall behind in the confrontation just now, but he hadn't played this kind of duel for too long, and the ball protection seemed to be in a hurry.
Simon will certainly not be polite to him, and the defensive intensity will rise again and again. Wang Weiyu took a deep breath and continued to dribble, and he dared to make moves more than in the last offensive round. Facing the dribble behind the back, letting Simon pass after the cover arrived, and throwing a three-pointer in front of the switcher.
"Bang!" It's a pity that the ball is a little off, Wang Weiyu exhaled at the palm of his hand and turned around and ran.
Wang Weiyu attacked twice in a row without success, and a few years ago, he must have mocked it. Now it is indifferent and quiet, as if it is a different person, and the composure is terrible. Failure really makes a person.
Simon is in Los Angeles, which is also a wealthy family and pays the most attention to honor. Now he's been playing for years, but he can't bring a championship to Los Angeles. There has never been a leader in the City of Angels who has not won the championship. The pressure of public opinion on him was so great that he transformed his whole person.
"Simon, you've changed a lot." Wang Weiyu was deeply touched. Simon said, "You too." "No, I'm still me, and you'll know when I get used to the intensity." Wang Weiyu retorted decisively. Simon snorted, pressed down his center of gravity to protrude, swayed left and right to make feints, Wang Weiyu saw through them, and his tight defense was suffocating.
Three years of absence didn't make his defense regressive... On the contrary, it has taken it to the next level in terms of reading defense. Simon was secretly surprised, he didn't expect Wang Weiyu to have such a defense, "Bender! "He came out, not to block, but to catch the ball.
As a representative of the 17th golden generation, he has long been famous all over the world, as a seven-foot center, his dribbling is like an outside lineman, and he is extremely good at facing the basket.
Merris defended his pace, not slow, but still a beat slower than Bender. Bend's dribbling was flowing, full of European big man style, Merris lost the back line in a few seconds, and Bender rushed to the basket like a wild horse on the prairie and dunked with one hand.
"Nice offense! From Bend Travofta. Kelsen said calmly. Carmen said, "This guy's style is a bit like Jing Qi. "Yes, they have a similar way of attacking, but defensively, J is a level better than him." Kelsen said; "But his offensive habits are better than Jing Qi's."
"Merris, once Bender goes out of the high position, you and Art will immediately switch defenses!" Alva shouted; "Art, pay attention to Bender's movements, he's in the high post, you just have to guard against his shots, it's okay to be broken by him, you remember, there's Merris under the basket!" "Yes!" Wood replied.
Wang Weiyu continued to find a feeling, he needed it too much. Neither his teammates, nor his coach disagrees with that. When they trained, they already knew that Wang Weiyu could become the Wang Weiyu of the past, but it just took time.
It doesn't matter if you pay a few games to win. Wang Weiyu didn't want him to become more and more focused because he lost. His right hand slapped the ball heavily, and his face was as calm as water.
Simon had some kind of hallucination, and Wang Weiyu's expression was exactly the same as he was in the past. However, he is no longer there in the past, and now he is a comeback player who has not played a professional game for three years, can he still be as difficult as in the past?
The switch between the right hand and the left hand was instantaneous, and the moment Wang Weiyu's left foot stepped forward, Simon took a step back. Then, Wang Weiyu pulled the ball back to his right hand and took another step, Simon couldn't react, he had withdrawn from the three-point line, jumped up and shot a three-pointer.
After landing on the ground, Wang Weiyu instinctively turned around, was about to walk away, and turned back hesitantly, just to see the ball falling into the basket.
βοΌοΌ #οΌ @#...... "No one believed that an inconsequential three-pointer would trigger such cheers, and the audience saw it, and three years later, they saw the turn again."
"It's so much fun! W turned around and looked back again, this scene will become a classic, this is W's first goal after his comeback, and it is also the most personal goal! Perfect goal! Carmen laughed.
Kelsen said: "It can be seen that this guy is really not back to his best, there is no problem with his technique and confrontation, but there is a lack of confidence, if it was him before, he would never have looked back just now." β
"Boss, I only have one question, why do you want to look back at the game? It's not like you. Montgomery said lamentingly. Wang Weiyu said: "I just want to see the ball go into the basket with my own eyes, I don't know why, I know it will go in, but I just want to see it with my own eyes." β
This brings us to another problem, where Wang Weiyu knew the ball would go in, but he would never look back because he wasn't excited about the goal. After a few years, he is no longer the same person he used to be.
"Looks like I'm not defending you hard enough." Simon said as he dribbled. Wang Weiyu's eyes changed, and he took the lead in increasing his intensity. Simon was guarding the ball with his back and was nailed by Wang Weiyu outside the three-point line and couldn't move, "How strong is this?" "Just what I want!" Simon was as hard-mouthed as ever.
He underestimated Wang Weiyu's defense, and if he was well prepared, he wouldn't be so embarrassed at all. At this time, you can only pass the ball, but the pass is out of the moth. Montgomery stared at the ball with fierce eyes, and the moment Simon passed it, he pounced on the basketball like a vicious tiger.
Wang Weiyu just wanted to pick up Montgomery. He stopped, and he saw Montgoma use the dribble to get rid of the man who was in a hurry to break the ball, and finally jumped lightly and scored on a fast-break layup.
Shibei should be impressed for three days, not to mention that three years have passed? Montgomery is no longer the functional defender who can only defend. You need him to score and he can score too.
"Well done, MΓΆngke." Wang Weiyu said with a smile. Montgomery ran back and high-fived, "Boss, I don't have the style of Michael Jordan for this layup." "You've got the air of a fart Michael Jordan." Wang Weiyu scolded with a smile.
Simon is not an easy person, and he naturally wants to get it back if he loses face. His revenge came quickly, and it was Montgomery who assisted in the defense, relying on his size advantage, he crushed Montgomery all the way to the basket, causing him to score a layup after a foul.
He held out his finger and kept pointing to the floor, signaling that the ball should be counted. The referee also thought that it counted, so two plus one was made.
"If you can't prevent it, don't hold it up, do you use Merris as an ornament?" Wang Weiyu said angrily. Montgomery touched his head, "Excited." β
However, that guy's breakthrough ability is really not what it used to be. Wang Weiyu glanced at Simon, his dribbling skills have not improved by leaps and bounds, but his breakthrough ability to block and dismantle has been enhanced too much.
With a pick-and-roll, his breakthrough threat is historic.
It's really changed a lot in the last few years. Wang Weiyu sighed secretly. (To be continued.) )