the great gatsby

Chapter 18 Super Huge Data—Limited Upper Limit!
Gatsby played very well, even better than Stephen Curry. After playing for more than one quarter, about 14 minutes, he scored 14 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. This data shocked D'Antoni, because If converted into an average of 36 minutes per game, it should be: 35.8 points, 15.4 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 steals-this is the data that only superstars can play!
But D'Antoni immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly. Gatsby's limitation lies in this-he can play a very efficient game in 10 minutes, but his physical strength cannot support him to play even 20 minutes.

Is 10 minutes of high efficiency useful?Of course it is useful. In some transitional stages, it will not be very effective to let Gatsby lead the team, but if you want to go further, let alone make Gatsby the cornerstone of the team, he can't even support the second leader. It is even said that he is not even worthy of starting-no one's starter can only play a maximum of 20 minutes per game.

Although Gatsby could only play more than one quarter, the Knicks fans were all conquered by Gatsby. They kindly called Gatsby GG, which means The Great Gatsby.

And Stephen Curry came to find Gatsby to exchange jerseys after the game. Gatsby exchanged jerseys with Curry very happily. The court is the court. Peaceful people - if winning or losing isn't involved.

"Gatsby, hello, this is..."

"Steph Curry! Cute face killer! I'm your fan, so you don't need to introduce yourself." Gatsby grinned.

Stephen Curry froze for a moment, and immediately smiled. Curry's smile is very distinctive, from brows to eyes to mouth, there is no unnaturalness after smiling, and it is full of sunshine.

"I'm very happy that you like me, but you conquered me in today's game. I have never seen an opponent so similar to me...I don't just mean shooting, I feel that the two of us are very similar in many places." Curry said.

"Stephen, your upper limit is much higher than mine. My physical fitness is too bad." Gatsby said.

"No, Gatsby, I was underestimated in the same way. I almost couldn't play in high school and college. My body didn't start like this. It took a long time to train to get the size it is today. You are only 19 years old. , You have a lot of time to hone, I am optimistic that you can become a star!" Curry said solemnly.

Gatsby laughed, Curry saw Gatsby laughing so presumptuously but still looking delicate and natural, he couldn't help feeling in his heart-there are always some people who have 360° without dead ends, and even laugh so handsomely.

"Thank you, Stephen, thank you for your encouragement, I will work hard, and hope we can become good friends." Gatsby hugged Stephen Curry.

"We are now, my friend." Stephen Curry smiled broadly.

After the game, Curry said in an interview: "I am very optimistic about Gatsby. His potential is very high. His performance is far from being as bad as his physical test shows. He will become a star. You know, he Now he is only 19 years old, once he has been trained and confronted, he will be more calm on the court."

Don Nelson was surprised when facing the reporter: "I'm really surprised that an undrafted pick can play such an outstanding game. Are those scouts blind? Even if such a player does not have a high upper limit, as an NBA The players are definitely more than enough, and to be honest, I'm looking forward to what else he can do.

We have seen too many scripts about watching a man who is favored by heaven go to the top, but watching an unpopular person step by step to the top is the most satisfying. I am really looking forward to it. Please tell Gatsby, I'm looking forward to seeing him perform! "

Reporter interviewing Knicks fans off the court: "Do you know Gatsby?"

"If you don't even know about GG, can you still be a Knicks fan?" The Knicks fan gave the reporter a sideways look—this is an insult to his status as a loyal Knicks fan.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I apologize to you, what do you think of Gatsby?" the reporter asked.

"Wow, actually when I saw him for the first time, I knew this boy was a big deal, you know, most people who are so handsome have gone to Hollywood..."——actually the one who wanted to scold him People are the fans.

"...Emmmm, yes, he came from Hollywood, which is so precious. If he wants to make money, why bother to come to the NBA? What does this mean? It means that he really loves basketball!" The fans danced and foamed. Flying to the camera, he rarely had the opportunity to face the camera.

"...I am very optimistic about him...what, he is weak...do you know Steve Nash? OK, Gatsby has the potential to become Steve Nash...why, because he has this potential, and , The coach of the Knicks is Mike D'Antoni, a master of run-and-gun tactics, and he will bring Gatsby out!"

Gatsby's outstanding performance even appeared on TV, but no one paid much attention to it. He is just a newcomer. It is normal to have outstanding performances occasionally. This is just a preseason game.

What's more, they have seen too many rookies who are the peak players. As the schedule progresses, their technical characteristics will be familiarized. At that time, they will encounter the rookie wall. , and then disappeared in the NBA.

Gatsby understands this truth too well. If his physical fitness cannot be improved qualitatively, then the upper limit is to be a player who spends a few minutes in the transitional stage. Such a player can survive in the NBA, but he wants to play well. It’s hard to have your own world!

So as soon as the game was over, Gatsby got into the gym and started pumping iron. While he was having a great time, D'Antoni came back from the interview and saw that Gatsby was still sweating in training, and he couldn't help but smile knowingly: "Gatsby, pause for a moment."

"Hey, coach."

"Gatsby, you come here early every day to practice strength?" D'Antoni asked.

"Yes."

"Very good, I will arrange for a fitness trainer to come over and practice with you later. Practicing by yourself is too easy to get injured, and the effect is not good." D'Antoni laughed.

Gatsby was overjoyed: "Thank you coach, I will train harder."

He doesn’t dare to lift heavy weights when practicing by himself. It’s easy to get into trouble when practicing strength, especially squats and bench presses. If you want to be effective, you have to be close to the limit every time, but being close to the limit means it’s easy to get injured. If you have a partner, This will reduce the chance of injury.

It's not that he didn't think about asking the team to arrange a fitness coach for him, but as an undrafted pick, he didn't have such treatment. Now D'Antoni offered to propose it is different, which also shows that the team has paid more attention to him.

(End of this chapter)