basketball pope

Chapter 65 [Be famous as soon as possible]

During the intermission, events outside the court attracted Yang Rui, and Hong Kong star Anita Mui served as a guest performer in the rookie competition.

In his previous life, Anita Mui passed away for more than ten years. Now that he sees a living person, he wants to go up and talk a few words, but he can't take the stage casually.

Many reporters began to write articles and smelled the big news. If the rookie in the East does not lose momentum, he will definitely break a number of records.

In the second half, the East team really continued to press the West to play.

The players in the East are super strong. Once they run tactics and don’t mess around, the West can’t defend at all. The guards and “Big Z”’s off-ball cover are enough for them. dislocation.

Western players accelerated the pace and attacked better than in the first half, but they still couldn't defend.

Coach Kurt Rambis has done his best. Even if the Lakers coach "Silver Fox" Del Harris comes, it is impossible to bring the Western rookie to win.

In the end, the Eastern Conference won 123-80, creating a rookie game scoring record for both sides, a half-court scoring record, a single-game team scoring record, and a player's single-game scoring record.

McGrady won the rookie MVP, beyond everyone's expectations.He has obvious physical advantages, can defend jumpers, can break through in interior defense, and can also attract defenses to send assists.He played 33 minutes, 18 of 13 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

The second best performance was Ilgauskas, who scored a large double-double with 20 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

But McGrady made 4 dunks, a big windmill, looked back at the moon, and two alleys, which were wonderful, and his style of play gave him extra points.

Billups, Van Horn, Thomas, and Mercer also played well, with six of the team scoring in double figures.

Maurice Taylor, the top scorer in the West, scored 22 points. Only four players in the team scored in double figures. On the surface, Taylor looked good, but he was actually a defensive colander when he was on the field.

McGrady took over the MVP trophy, and the first sentence of his speech was to ask: "Where is Jerry? He should accept the award with me. Without him, I would not have been the MVP of the rookie game. From entering the league to now, I am the first Having such a good time on the court, I think he's the best coach."

When Yang Rui heard it, he immediately stepped forward and gave Maddie a hug. He would not miss this opportunity to show his face.

Maddie was very excited, venting his grievances, and he was about to cry in front of the camera.

McGrady was often looked down upon in the early stages of his basketball career, starting in high school.

Unlike Kobe Bryant's national reputation in high school, McGrady was not very famous until he was 17 years old. When he was invited to the Adidas ABCD training camp, he ranked 190th out of 175 players.After that month-long training camp, McGrady was No. [-], and NBA scouts were amazed by his talent on the court.

Although he was only the ninth pick in the draft, this pick is relatively high for a high school player. You must know that Kobe was only ranked 96th in the 13 draft.The Bulls want to trade Pippen for him, isn't that the best certainty?As a result, when it came to the Raptors, coach Darnell Walker actually only asked him to be a backup and a defensive blue-collar player, playing 18 minutes per game.

McGrady even wanted to kill Walker, and he complained when reporters asked him to describe how he felt this season.

"I played very little time with the Raptors, I could only be a blue-collar player, and I wanted to use the word 'hell' to describe my performance in the Raptors. I was very lonely in Toronto. There were no days of practice and games. Sleep a lot at home, even 20 hours a day.”

The reporter asked: "Have you been unhappy with the Raptors?"

"Of course, I don't understand why I can't be reused by the head coach with my talent. I hope he can arrange more offensive tasks for me after the star weekend, instead of always asking us to defend and defend again." McGrady More and more excited.

It's ironic that the Raptors are really a defensive-oriented team and can't defend against anyone.

McGrady wants to escape from the Raptors now. He knows that Camby and Stoudamire have been arguing about transfers. The joint agent is putting pressure on the management, and he does not communicate much with the coach in the team.Walker is worse than stinky tofu in the team, so he dares to speak his mind.

Yang Rui was also interviewed.

The reporter asked: "Have you thought about playing such a rookie game before the game? You and these 8 rookies didn't know each other before, but you guided them to play a wonderful offense."

Yang Rui said with a smile: "No, I know each of them before the game, understand their technical characteristics, and know how to help them play. The Knicks have very good scouts, I just need to spend a little time checking their profiles. "

Although Yang Rui is modest on the surface, he is actually saying that he is good at analysis, even if he is not a player of his own team, he still understands it.Few coaches in the NBA dare to say they can do this.

The reporter asked: "Which player are you most optimistic about?"

Yang Rui made a prediction: "I am most optimistic about Tracy, so let him play a point forward, I believe he can do well. There is news that the Bulls once wanted to replace him with Pippen. I think if they do, the Bulls will definitely not. Loss. Tracy has excellent passing vision, near-perfect physical condition, and he will be a superstar in the future."

The reporter asked: "What about the others? What do you think?"

"They're all great rookies, they just need to accumulate game experience, hone their skills, and when they get to my age, I think some of them will be very strong and become stars."

"Haha." The black female reporter smiled and bent over with a microphone. This was a live interview, and she was experienced and did not hold back. "Players become stronger at your age, and you can say that as a coach in professional basketball teams all over the world."

Yang Rui smiled and said, "Well, I'm lucky, my age makes me feel superior, so it's better to be famous as soon as possible."

The reporter asked: "In the summer league and rookie games, you have strengthened the team's offense. Even if the players don't have time to run in, what are your tips?"

"It is my basketball philosophy to arrange tactics with the purpose of exploiting each player's offensive strengths. Unless the players on the team have no potential at all, can't run fast, jump high, or can't shoot, I can help them score points." Yang Rui smiled.

The rookie match was broadcast live in many countries, and Yang Rui advertised himself wildly.

From leaving the arena to returning to the apartment, he laughed from ear to ear. This rookie game was very lucky. If he was allowed to coach that group of people in the Western Conference, he would definitely not be able to play so beautifully.

On the Raptors' side, manager Glenn Gruward and owner Richard Peddie watched games and interviews.

Peddie immediately called to make a decision: "Glen, boldly dig Jerry Young in the summer, call him as soon as the season is over, whether the Knicks can win the championship or not, we have to decide on this person, show sincerity, and give him a high salary about a long time."

Glenn laughed: "He gave Tracy such a high opinion, I think he would be happy to come."

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