the rest, only noise

Chapter 1391
European Hillbillies vs. Los Angeles Mamba
The Lakers coaching staff was not surprised by Duncan's performance.

Long before Duncan joined the team, it had been studied for days.

Every scout has said that Duncan is the most mature rookie since Larry Bird.

Maturity means a high degree of completion.

Players who can become the No. [-] picks often have high talents, but most of the No. [-] picks have a low degree of talent development, so selecting them does not mean everything will be fine.

If he does not improve significantly after entering the NBA, no matter how talented he is, he can only be reduced to mediocrity.

A player with high talent and a high degree of completion like Duncan is really rare.

It is the players who are really surprised by Duncan's strength.

Although Louie touted Duncan's strength in front of them as early as last season, but the big guys are young people, who wants to admit that they are inferior to others?
Therefore, when I heard that Duncan was going to join the team, like Kobe and Garnett, they both planned to give each other eye drops.

As a result, after several rounds of fighting, it is difficult to say who is giving the eye drops to whom.

Duncan completely overwhelmed Garnett in the matchup.

This is the cruelty of the inside line.

Because the physical contact is too intense, you can tell who is strong and who is weak at a glance.

Garnett couldn't find a bargain on Duncan, and several singles that he was determined to win ended in failure. If Buck Williams hadn't called Duncan for a foul, the scene would have been even uglier.

After 4 minutes, Duncan led the Huge Shoulders to a 13-6 lead.

Garnett's playing became more and more unpleasant, and he took the initiative to call a timeout.

Barkley, who was riding a spinning bike not far away, laughed and said, "Jasmine, if you keep playing like this, the rookies will think that the NBA championship was won by a group of very weak players!"

The dull Garnett yelled: "Can't you lose weight quietly!"

"Quiet your head!" Barkley yelled, "You are almost embarrassing us, go out and don't say you are the starter of the Lakers!"

Bird jokingly said: "If he continues to play like this, he may no longer be a starter."

Bird's words made Garnett feel a sense of crisis.

This year is his third year and also a contract year, and he must not be squeezed out of the starting lineup.

But the problem is that Duncan's competitiveness in the interior is obviously higher than him.

"That rookie is really not an ordinary person. I'm not making excuses. I think he might be better than Chuck!"

Kobe thought, Duncan is very good?So what, anyway, he is an outside line, so there is no need to directly match him.

Dumars gave Garnett an idea, "Maybe you can float outside to shoot and let Big Ben match him?"

"How can I do that? How could I do such a thing?" Garnett said proudly, "As an insider, even if you can't beat him, you can't escape. JD, don't you underestimate me?"

Dumas spread his hands and said, "Then what do you want?"

Garnett was silent for a few seconds, then shamelessly said, "Ben, help your buddy for a few minutes!"

"What's the difference between this and what I said!" Dumas looked at him speechlessly.

Garnett also said straightforwardly: "There's a big difference! You want your buddy to admit you, but who is this buddy? The starting player of a great championship team and an All-Star selection. How could I admit defeat to a rookie? What I did was not to admit weakness, but to avoid his edge. That bastard clearly wants to show himself in front of the coaching staff. Both morale and fighting spirit are stronger than mine.

Everyone looked weird.

Garnett's sophistry is obviously unreasonable, because he is one of the few people in NBA history who can use appearances to visualize his fighting spirit and competitive desire.

And Duncan is the person who least likes to do this kind of superficial work.

But Garnett even said that Duncan's morale and fighting spirit are above him?
Teammates did not expose Garnett, business as usual.

On the other hand, the atmosphere of the Wind on Great Shoulders team is very relaxed.

Wilson hardly did anything on the court, because he knew it was a test match for rookies, so he tried to let Duncan, (Alvin) Williams, and Bodi Logar play more.

In the few minutes just now, Duncan basically proved his strength, he is by no means a blown bubble.

Moreover, his style of play gave Wilson a strong sense of Ewing's vision.

However, he is not as mean and sharp as Ewing, and he is not suffocatingly aggressive.

Take trash talking, Ewing can say some very offensive swear words, while Duncan only uses some witty phrases to make the opponent's mentality.

It was impossible for Wilson to fully understand Duncan's character in a few minutes.

However, Duncan's performance in these few minutes convinced him that this young man was just a good guy with a style similar to Ewing but with a completely different personality.

The point is good people.

Can you say Ewing is a good guy?
No, you can't, unless you're Ben Black.

And Wilson can be sure that Duncan is a good guy, he can't say why, it's just a feeling.

Alvin Williams is also outstanding, not to mention how rare it is to be able to play a point guard at 196 cm, but his defense has initially possessed excellent defensive qualities at the NBA level.

Even if Williams can't play on the offensive end, he can also rely on defense to contribute.

Then there is the unobtrusive Bodi Loga.

Wilson didn't know whether he was too shy or he couldn't let go. Except for the wonderful layup when pushing the counterattack and a few precise shots, his performance was very little.

Therefore, he took the initiative to go to Bodi Loga to chat with him.

"Dejan, today is your first game, don't be too selfless." Wilson said, "Let the coach see your true skills."

"OK."

Bodi Loga answered in this way, and Wilson didn't know if he understood.

In the middle of the court, Louie was basically satisfied with the ability Duncan showed.

Playing out of tactics is the most reflective of personal ability.

Duncan can suppress Garnett in this situation, which is enough to show that he now has the strength of the top 15 players in the league.

In addition to Duncan, Louie also wants to see Bodi Loga.

It's just that this European country bumpkin couldn't let go of his hands and feet because he ate too much ice cream.

I don't know if it can be adjusted after this suspension.

The suspension time of the team match is two and a half minutes, which is enough for the players to adjust their state.

The game restarted, and Nash preemptively swayed Williams away with rhythm and made a stop jumper at the free throw line.

"Shh!"

Then, Wilson finally hit a ball.

I saw Wilson catch the ball with his back on the weak side, shake his shoulders away from Kobe, turn around and hit the board with a jumper.

"It's my turn!"

Kobe called for the ball.

As a result, Wilson provoked Kobe's fighting spirit as if planned, but let Bodi Loga defend.

"Benjamin, where are you going!"

Kobe ignored Bodi Loga in front of him and just wanted to match up with Wilson.

Wilson ignored Kobe.

Now, Kobe can only solve Bodi Loga first, and then challenge Wilson.

With Kobe's movement speed and explosive power, it is wishful thinking for Bodi Loga to defend him one-on-one.

Kobe did not fully use the speed to win the matchup, but used technology to sway Bodi Loga, and then made a lateral retreat handball back jumper that made Louis shine.

"Shh!"

Finally, Bodi Loga got excited.

And Kobe said: "Welcome to the NBA!"

Bodi Loga asked lightly, "What's your name?"

"Kobe," Kobe replied, "Kobe Bryant."

Bodi Loga turned around and went to Duncan who was serving to ask for the ball.

Duncan looked at Alvin Williams suspiciously, "Is it suitable?"

"Give it to him if he wants it," Williams said helplessly.

Bodi Loga caught Duncan's serve and told Duncan to stay away from the basket.

Dumars wanted to use the frontcourt press to force a pass from Bodi Loga.

As a result, his pressing was like a scratch on the boots for Bodi Loga, and he didn't feel it at all.

Bodi Loga first turned his back to protect the ball, then turned and started, accelerated and easily passed halftime.

And he didn't want to match up with Dumars at all, reaching out for Wilson to pick and roll.

The purpose of calling Wilson pick and roll is to match up with Kobe.

"This European guy really doesn't suffer at all." Dumas thought to himself.

After Wilson's pick-and-roll, Kobe switched to Bodi Loga.

Bryant only thought of Bodi Loga as an average opponent, and Bodi Loga later let him know how wrong this idea was.

Bodi Loga broke to the left, not fast, but sudden enough.

Kobe reacted in a timely manner, but unexpectedly, the opponent started to shoot, so he didn't have to think too much. He got up and was about to block the block-only to see the basketball that was almost turned over by Bodi Loga fell to the ground again.

Bodi Loga surprised the four-seater Beverly and flew Kobe, and then in an instant, he took the same step back as Wilson and made a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Kobe was surprised. When he looked at Bodi Loga, the other party said in an extremely arrogant tone: "You shouldn't say 'Welcome to the NBA', you should say, 'It's an honor to play with you'."

(End of this chapter)