Chapter 523: What Are You Calling a Dog?!

What can be seen in martial arts, of course, can be seen by experienced manager Philip Saunders and coach Bill Blair.

Don't underestimate Philip Saunders as the team manager, before he came to the Timberwolves as a manager, he was the coach of the Continental Basketball Association, that is, the CBA, and his coaching years were not short.

Of course, the CBA here is not our CBA, and the level of competition is different.

And Philip Saunders was a player, and he was a star player in Cleveland when he was in high school. In college, he was also a top player in the NCAA league.

His vision will only be more tricky than martial arts, not inferior to martial arts.

Ryder, like many veterans on NBA teams, didn't get his position right after Garnett joined the team.

He thought that Garnett, a young man, had come to the Timberwolves to assist him.

And Ryder is a strong ball-handling guard linebacker, and Garnett is also the kind of all-round power forward with strong adaptability, if Ryder is that kind of super-divided, Garnett can really be his Pippen.

In the '94-95 season, Ryder averaged 35 minutes per game and averaged 20.4 points per game, and he is undoubtedly the Timberwolves' leading scorer.

In this era, Ryder can play an average of 20+ points per game, which is enough to show his strong strength, and it is worth saying that Ryder's physical talent is also quite explosive.

The slam dunk contest champion of '94 was this guard.

Therefore, it is normal for Rydell to have the mentality of "Garnett is here to assist him".

After all, no one would think that Garnett, a newcomer, would become the absolute core of the team in the future!

Of course, the current Philip Saunders is not sure that Garnett will be able to play in the NBA, after all, he has experienced the cruelty of professional basketball firsthand. In a place like the NBA, I don't know how many people have not been able to play well.

On the contrary, those players who were not favored at the beginning ended up with good career results.

Now Philip Saunders is just thinking about creating a good training environment for Garnett, and when Garnett really shows his talent, it's not too late to build a team around him.

In fact, the Timberwolves have always done that.

After the start of this year's new season, Garnett was unable to adapt to the intensity of the NBA, but only then began to slowly get started as the game progressed.

Garnett averaged 28 minutes per game in his rookie season, averaging 10.4 points per game.

Of course, the Timberwolves didn't make the playoffs this year.

Garnett's stellar performance in the second half of the regular season gave management a glimpse into the youngster's future.

Later, in the 95-96 season, he made up his mind to change blood and got Marbury for Garnett.

With the "big boss" Tom Gugliotta, Garnett and Marbury, as well as a group of "tool men", the Timberwolves successfully entered the playoffs.

Although he was swept 3-0 in the first round, he at least made it to the playoffs, didn't he?

But this is all for later, and now, on the court at this time, Garnett, who has just completed the transition from high school student to NBA player, is not very adaptable.

With the end of the first half, Garnett got 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block of "gorgeous statistics".

As the halftime whistle blew, the players returned to the rest area one after another.

Garnett led by six points at 47-41 in the first half, and Ryder scored 13 points in the first half, "meritorious" and happily spewing trash talk at Kristen Leitner.

"Hey, stupid, can you do something about it?"

"Can you stop me?"

"I've already scored several balls on your head, and your mother made you so tall, is that what you used to watch? Silly big guy? ”

Ryder's mouth was broken, like the vast majority of black players in this era, even in the lounge, chattering.

In addition to iron-blooded basketball, the symbol of the NBA in the 90s was trash talk basketball.

Representative - Michael Jordan.

The reason why the old rascal is called the old rascal is also because of his mouth.

The team fell behind in the first half, which left Kristen Leitner unable to find a good entry point against Ryder.

In the face of such an intra-team problem, neither the coach nor the team manager interfered with anything.

Coach Bill Blair just walked up to a few of the most important players with a tactical board and briefly talked to them about the problems on the field, and did not say a word of criticism to Ryder.

On the contrary, when Ryder was a little tired of scolding, he walked to Rydell's side, first praised him for his good form, and then suggested that he take care of the newcomer and pass the ball to Garnett.

Ryder didn't hear his coach's hints, shook his head, and chatted with his better partners.

At the same time, Ryder's eyes also noticed Martial Arts who was chatting with Manager Philip Saunders.

The first time he saw Martial Dao, there was a faint surprise in his eyes.

"Yellow-skinned monkey?"

"Hey, Coach Bill, what's the matter with Coach Philip?"

"Did the team trade players?"

"At this time, are there any players joining the team?"

Hearing his words, several members of the surrounding Timberwolves turned their heads and looked at Wu Dao. It was a surprise for them to see a yellow-skinned, dark-haired player in the center of the target.

"He's a high school student, manager Philip Saunders came to visit the tryout, I heard that he is a talented player at Oak Hill High School, and now he is a sophomore in high school."

Hearing Bill's brief introduction, several players in the rest area immediately let out a burst of boos.

Ryder laughed as if he had heard something funny:

"Sophomore??"

"Still a talented player?"

"Which of us here wasn't a talent in high school?"

"Such a boy who doesn't have any hair grows, why don't you go home and nurse?"

"We're an NBA team, a sophomore in high school, just a visit, and a tryout?"

Ryder didn't deliberately lower his voice when he spoke, he said it loudly, and he twisted his head and looked at his companions around him, hoping for more approval.

However, the other people's personalities are not as "wild" as Rydell's, and they don't respond loudly, and they just chuckle.

Although Wu Dao was chatting with Philip Saunders, how could he not hear what Ryder deliberately shouted to him.

Turning his head slightly, he looked at Ryder, and Martial Dao's eyes were full of calm.

Sensing the sight of Wu Dao, Ryder raised his chin, then nugged his mouth, and made a milking motion, and then he couldn't help it at first, and laughed.

"Locker room bomb."

Wu Dao glanced at Ryder a few times, and secretly gave the other party a comment in his heart, if he was the head coach, he would be the first to cut him first.

"Martial arts, in the second half of the game, do you want to go up and feel it?"

"Although the Timberwolves didn't have a good performance last year, no matter how you say it, this is also an NBA team."

"The level is not the same as the high school league."

"I know you've tried out at Duke University before, but I can also tell you plainly that college basketball is not the same as the NBA!"

Philip Saunders saw that the martial arts who were chatting with him looked at Ryder distractedly, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Players, especially good players, have their own tempers.

Rydell's provocation, if it were him, he would never be able to endure it.

Now it seems that the high school student in front of him can't bear it either. Against NBA-level star players, Philip Saunders didn't see any fear in the eyes of martial arts.

Because of this, Philip Saunders suggested to Martial Arts that he should play on the court.

Originally, he asked Wu Dao to come to let him come to visit the trial, but it is clear that Wu Dao's impression of Ryder may not be very good.

But it doesn't matter, just play the game.

Players, after all, use the ball to speak. Philip Saunders planned to appease Martial Arts after Ryder was deflated. And then with the help of Ryder's hand, they can show their Timberwolves' coaching ability!

"Play? All right! ”

"I'm on the white team."

Hearing this, Wu Dao said with a smile.

The white team is Kristen Leitner's team, and their opponents, Ryder and Garnett, are all green.

"White team, hehe, I'll go tell you, you warm up."

Philip Saunders patted Takemichi on the shoulder, then stood up and walked towards Coach Bill. When Wu Dao heard this, he also took out his sneakers and jersey from his backpack and began to change his clothes.

Rydell and the others were stunned when they saw Wu Dao start to change their clothes, and then Rydell shouted in a weird way:

"Change of clothes?"

"High school students wouldn't want to play with us, would they?"

"Some people don't want to teach me a lesson on the pitch, do they?"

"Hahahaha!"

At the end, Ryder laughed cheerfully. He found that it didn't make any sense to spray Kristen Leitner's stupid big guy with trash talk, and the other party didn't react at all to his trash talk.

Or is that yellow high school student interesting, at least there is a reaction, isn't it?

Wu Dao ignored Ryder's yin and yang weirdness, walked to the sideline and picked up a basketball, and began to dribble to warm up.

The speed of martial arts dribbling is very slow, but the maximum increase in the range of action to achieve a certain stretching effect.

While stretching the dribble, Takedo began to slowly increase the speed of the dribble.

The martial arts dribble is very smooth, and the players of the back line on the sidelines see the dribbling of the martial arts, and they also converge a little bit in their hearts.

It's just a little bit.

After all, a guard who can play in the NBA can be said to have a poor foundation without one, and not everyone dribbles like a stall. The level of martial arts that is now displayed is not enough for people to look at.

When the players saw Martial Arts' dribbling to warm up, they just felt that Martial Arts was not the kind of pure rookie.

That's all.

Seeing the white jersey worn by Wu Dao, Ryder realized something, and said to his partners around him with a smile: "Wait for me to guard against that kid, none of you should rob me!" ”

While Ryder was declaring his "sovereignty", Garnett also sat on the rest area to watch the martial arts warm up. Unlike Ryder, Garnett's look at martial arts was a little different.

He only graduated from high school this year, and he saw this player in magazines.

A five-star high school student, who is at the top of the national high school rankings released by ESPN, and what is even more terrifying is that this player often plays 40+ or even 50+ or even higher in high school.

Prior to entering this year's draft, Garnett was named USA Today's All-American High School Player of the Year and was named to the All-American First Team.

It's strange that the name of the martial arts was not seen in the whole United States for a while.

But Garnett has always been concerned about this yellow man.

Because the opponent's scoring data is so terrifying, that he has always felt that it is fake news.

Philip Saunders easily bought Takemichi a chance to play, and Coach Beal had no objection to that, while Kristen Leitner immediately agreed when he heard that a high school student wanted to join his team.

The first half of the game was already behind those points.

Playing with high school students, Kristen Leitner still has an angle to respond to Ryder's trash talk.

Kristen Leitner had already figured out in his head that he would make balls for this high school student and take care of the young people who came to visit, this is what he should do!

Halftime for a practice game passed quickly, and the practice game was played in a standard NBA format.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the jump ball was still played.

The two sides involved in the jump ball were Kristen Leitner and Garnett. Although Garnett plays the position of power forward, he has to be involved in all the work in training.

"Beep!"

After a whistle, the basketball was thrown directly into the air.

Garnett's explosiveness is quite strong, and his height of 211cm is not lost to his opponent, so he grabbed the basketball first and turned the ball back to the backcourt.

As soon as the defender got the basketball, he immediately dribbled the ball over the halfway line and then gave the ball to Ryder at the top of the arc.

Ryder held the ball and approached the top of the arc for three points, and Wu Dao slowly walked in front of Ryder, and none of the other players on the white team stepped forward.

These players seemed to have the same tacit understanding, and gave up the task of defending Ryder to Martial Arts.

Ryder straightened his waist, slowly stepped down on the spot and dribbled, looked at the serious martial arts in front of him, and couldn't help but sneer:

"You're really here to defend me?"

"Boy, you're not qualified to play against NBA players."

"I'm going to knock you down soon, I hope you don't lose confidence in playing basketball by then!"

Ryder was in no hurry to attack, spewing trash talk and smiling.

"What are you calling a dog?"

"Hurry up!"

Wu Dao arrogantly hooked his finger at Ryder and spoke.

Hearing Wu Dao's words, Ryder stared at him directly, quickly dropped the ball, and his body went directly towards Wu Dao's body.

Ryder's breakthrough moves are wild, his first move is fast, and his speed and explosiveness are strong.

At 196cm, 98kg, he starts like a bull. The average defender really can't withstand his "charge".

In the face of such a sudden advance, Wu Dao subconsciously stepped out diagonally, and his body collided directly with Ryder's body.

"Bang !!!"

After a muffled sound, Wu Dao actually felt some pain in his chest, such a feeling, he hadn't felt for a long time.

At the same time, Ryder's body froze, and the basketball in his hand fell off directly.

“?!”

In the next moment, Wu Dao had already adjusted his posture, and with a dive, he directly copied the fallen basketball in his hand and rushed forward.

Until Martial Arts crossed Ryder, he was still a little stunned and hadn't fully reacted yet.

Resisted?

Or was it pushed off by a high school student?

Even the top can't hold the ball?!

By the time Ryder came back to his senses, Wu Dao had already rushed across the three-point line with the basketball, took the lead in the opponent's half, grabbed the ball with both hands, and poured the ball into the basket with a violent dunk.

The terrifying force squeaked the entire basketball hoop.

The people watching the game on the sidelines let out a low shout when they saw the martial arts steal and dunk a dragon.

Even Coach Bill glanced at Martial Arts with a little surprise.

And the team manager Philip Saunders also opened his mouth a little stunned for a while, not expecting that martial arts could be so "fierce".