"Hey!!"

"Wu, can you be faster enough, squeeze out of the defense and go to the low post to catch the ball!"

"You have a weight advantage, sink low and go to singles!"

On this day, the sun was shining outside, and the breeze was blowing, bringing a hint of light. It was obviously a pleasant day, but in the Group B arena of ABCD training camp, Coach Philip Saunders was in full swing and yelled loudly into the field.

However, in the court at this time, Wu Dao stood in the corner position outside the three-point line and quickly started the air cut, and after squeezing away the opponent, it was a dexterous reverse run and returned directly to the three-point line.

The players in the back line had already tried to make a single breakthrough before Takemichi ran out of the vacancy, but he couldn't break through the opponent's defense, and at this time, seeing that Takemichi's backrun appeared empty, he had the intention of brushing an assist if he couldn't score, and quickly passed the ball to Takemichi.

Wu Dao, who got the basketball, turned around directly, didn't aim at all, and just turned over and shot a three-point jumper.

The defenders rushed straight in front of Takemichi with their arms held high, but the basketball flew directly over his head and fell towards the basket.

"!!Shh

The basketball went straight into the net with a crisp sound.

However, when the basketball goal was scored, Coach Philip Saunders was breathless, and the words that wanted to curse choked in his throat, but after coming back to his senses, he still called a timeout, replaced a black player, and went to replace Wudao.

Seeing the coach's action, several players who were originally close to him realized that something was wrong, and sat farther away, and then looked at Wu Dao who was walking towards the field with some amusement.

As soon as Martial Dao's front foot stepped out of the court, Philip Saunders shouted directly towards Martial Dao:

"Take! Didn't you hear what I just said?! ”

"Interspersed! Interlude! ”

"Thompson's movement speed is not as fast as yours at all, what are you running back?"

"The two on the inside can't stop you at all."

"Rush in, ask for the ball, dunk it for me!"

Listening to Coach Philip Saunders' reprimand, Martial Arts only nodded and didn't argue anything. Philip Saunders' words are not wrong, if the player who passes the ball dares to give it, the cutting martial arts can also score the ball after getting the basketball.

In terms of choice, there are no problems.

It's just that Wu Dao subconsciously wants to save some effort and run out to get a chance to open three points, and Wu Dao is still quite confident in his projection ability.

"Go, go down and rest, think about how you want to fight, and then play!"

Philip Saunders pointed towards the rest area and shouted. Although that is the case, in fact, Wu Dao has been playing on the field for more than thirty minutes, and the practice match of their group of players has actually come to an end.

On the side of the court, there happened to be a few scouts watching the game, and when they saw Philip Saunders reprimanding martial arts, one of the "red-necked" middle-aged men smiled at his partner and said:

"Coach Philip Saunders is really strict with martial arts! Scolding every day. ”

"Actually, isn't that kid playing pretty well? From the first half to now, he has scored a total of 31 points. ”

"He's one of the best players in this group of kids!"

"Coach Philip Saunders, don't you like that yellow player? With a personal touch? ”

Next to the middle-aged man with the "red neck" was a slightly younger black man, wearing a peaked cap and a loose sweatshirt, who was picking up his camera while his partner was talking, and took a picture of Takemichi who was walking towards the rest area.

"It's true to be harsh, but I don't like it, I don't see it."

"Coach Philip Saunders, obviously admires the player called Martial Arts."

"He moved up from Group C to Group B, and Philip Saunders pushed him for MVP in the previous Group B team selection."

"And if you look at his jersey, the number has become 62."

"He's in the top 10 of this group of players."

After the black scout silently took a picture of Martial Arts, he smiled and said to his partner next to him.

"When you say that, it's true, Coach Philip Saunders seems to take him very seriously."

"But the .62 jersey number isn't really nothing, is it?"

"If you want me to see, a player like Wudao can be at the top even in Group A."

After muttering a sentence to the middle-aged man with a "red neck", he jotted down something in the notebook in his hand and set his eyes on the court.

The two of them, scouts at the University of Kentucky, come here every year to scout the players at the ABCD camp.

Of course, it's not just people from the University of Kentucky who come to scout the players, in fact, other NCAA teams have also sent scouts to the training camp.

It's just that the scouts are gathered at the Group A training ground to watch Kobe Bryant at Raul Merrion High School perform.

This year's training camp is full of talents, and Kobe, who was ranked first when he entered the camp, has not been able to hold his position and has fallen to third place.

The two players in front of him are named Tim Thomas, Restwell, and under Kobe, there are Ramar Odom, Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand and others.

There is a lot of competition for players in Group A, with the likes of Odom and O'Neal Jr. all set to stand in the league in the future.

And Elton Brand is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he was the No. 1 pick in 1999, was selected by the Bulls, and was only a year younger than Kobe, and he was also the best rookie of the year in his rookie season.

Both were All-Star selections in '02 and '06.

Now in his second year of high school, he is 202cm tall and weighs 101kg, playing as a striker.

Oh, by the way, after Wu Dao and Kobe Bryant finished the audition at Duke University, Coach K also flew to New York to watch Elton Brand's ball game, and he was quite satisfied with this black player.

As for Tim Thomas, he is the No. 7 pick in '97, currently 208cm tall and weighs 107kg, and can skillfully switch between the two positions of big forward and small forward.

Tim Thomas has already received an offer from Villanova University and has signed a contract, and after high school, he will go to college.

It's just that Tim Thomas's NBA path is a bit dull compared to others, and he has become the most common "worker" in this NBA league with the seventh pick in the first round.

It's not amazing, but it's solid.

This year, the forward players in the training camp are quite good, and when they play practice matches in Group A, they are also very "good-looking".

Can the performance of a group of young people be unsightly?

Kobe Bryant mentioned that his ranking was lowered when he was chatting with Wudao in the dormitory, not because his court performance was not as good as others, but simply because Tim Thomas's "static data" was better than him.

Training camp gives players a ranking not only on the pitch, but also on their static talent.

"I'm going to blow them all up! Martial arts, you know, I'm the strongest player! ”

Usually when he was in the dormitory, Kobe Bryant brainwashed himself like this every day. Not to mention, it's still a little useful, Kobe's "mamba" spirit has been completely stimulated, and his personal data has also soared rapidly.

And Wu Dao has not had a good time since he entered the team in Group B, and he was criticized by the coach every day, and even a soft-tempered person like Wu Dao couldn't help but be very angry.

In the course of a week, the momentum exuded by martial arts on the court became very different. The coach scolded him, he can't talk back to the coach, right? He is a high school player, and when there are scouts watching the game, he really can't carry this kind of black cauldron.

At the same time, he can't scold his teammates, in case he leaves a bad impression on those scouts who were interested in him.

But the good thing about basketball is that when you are angry, you can take your anger out on your opponent.

Play normally, as long as your ability is strong enough, no matter how much you ravage the opponent, others will not say anything.

The number of slams and dunks that martial arts get into the interior has increased, and the number of layups after the physical confrontation has also increased. At the same time, with the high-intensity practice match, Budo's personal data is also far ahead of the second-place average of 17 points per game in Group B.

However, when the third training week ended, Budo did not move up to Group A as he expected.

He remained in Group B and practiced with the players.

In this regard, Takedo is strange, and his teammates who have been training with him for a week are also strange, and even the two scouts from the University of Kentucky who have been following Takedo are quite strange.

After all, the strength of martial arts is obvious to all, and there is no one to beat in the training ground of Group B, and such a person is fully capable of being promoted to Group A.

During the training day, the two scouts on the sidelines also talked about it.

In the past few days, when "Red Neck" noticed that Wudao was not "promoted" as usual, he went to Coach Philip Saunders privately to ask about Wudao.

Lao Mei's basketball circle is big and big, small and small, and the "red neck" scout dug up the way of Coach Philip Saunders, and the two had private exchanges.

"How? What did Philip Saunders say? ”

Early in the morning, Group B training went on as usual, and two University of Kentucky scouts met in the spectator on the sidelines to chat about martial arts.

"It wasn't unexpected, it was Philip Saunders who deliberately didn't let the youngster go to the A-team."

Hearing this answer, the "cap little black" tilted his head, got his heart, couldn't help but sit upright, and asked, "What's the matter?" Deliberately? ”

"How can you be a coach?"

Xiao Hei was a little shocked when he learned the news, this kind of thing is a big taboo for coaches. Although it is inevitable for all coaches to choose players based on their likes and dislikes, as long as they are a normal person, they will not deliberately suppress the fast-rising players under their hands.

Especially at the high school level, and Wu Dao is just a player who comes to ABCD training camp to train, and he Philip Saunders is just looking for something to do during the window period, and the two have nothing to do at all.

Doing this kind of thing has no so-called benefit to Philip Saunders at all.

"Shh

"Be quiet!"

"This time, I got big news."

"If you mention it to the media, you may be able to make a profit!"

As he spoke, Redneck leaned his head towards his partner.

"Philip Saunders has no intention of favoritism and suppressing martial arts."

"He just thinks that Wu Dao will be suppressed for playing time when he goes to Group A, you know, the coach in Group A only likes black players."

"And"

"There are a lot of outstanding strikers in Group A, and after this period of training, there has been a certain degree of run-in between the players, and those strikers have also played at a certain level and have basically been trusted."

"When the martial arts go to Group A, I think it's hard to get much playing time."

'Coach Philip Saunders meant he didn't have to go to Group A.

After the red neck finished speaking, his partner frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Even if this is the case, you shouldn't let Wu Dao go to Group A." ”

"Playing against the top players is what he really is."

"And is the exposure of group A comparable to that of group B?"

"These are two different things!"

Hearing this, the red neck showed some excitement in his eyes, put his arm around his partner's shoulder, and said solemnly:

"After you listen to the next words, don't go around talking nonsense!"

"Coach Philip Saunders will likely become the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves."

"The Timberwolves played a total of 82 games in the '94-95 season and went 21-61."

"Management has lost faith in Bill Blair."

"Do you know why Philip Saunders, the Timberwolves' team manager, came to ABCD camp?"

"That's what it's like to be a coach first."

"After the start of the new season, if Bill Blair can't change the decline, he will be cut directly!"

"At the draft at the end of this month, the Timberwolves have the No. 5 pick, see what they're going to do! Although it is impossible for Martial Arts to participate in this year's draft, the cultivation of Martial Arts is definitely to assist the player they chose this year! ”

"I'm sure now that Philip Saunders is bullish on that young man!"

got such an amazing news from his partner, Xiao Hei with the cap is not calm at all now.

Although Martial Arts is only a sophomore in high school now, he will become a senior in high school this year, and if he participates in the draft as a high school student, he can log in to the NBA as soon as 97.

It's normal for an NBA team to scout a player two years in advance.

A player of this level of talent in martial arts, as long as there is no injury, the potential can be predicted. If the development of martial arts goes well, the Timberwolves will definitely not mind signing a player like martial arts with a low pick to give a chance to sell Philip Saunders a face.

Philip Saunders will continue to be his manager in the future, or will he actually replace Bill Blair as head coach.

A rookie contract, Philip Saunders still has face!

Of course, the premise is that the martial arts can develop as he expected.

In the court, Wu Dao, who was training today, didn't know what the people on the side were talking about, and his attention was on the court.

It's rare, maybe because the training camp is almost over, and Coach Philip Saunders has fewer words, and Wudo's game today is much smoother.

In the middle of the court, Takedo grabbed the ball with one hand, jumped up gently, stood up against the defender, and poured the ball into the basket.

Coach Philip Saunders on the sidelines looked at the martial arts in the middle of the court, and his eyes sparkled.

High school student? Their Timberwolves have already decided who they are going to pick this year! High school student? It's high school students who are trained!

(End of chapter)