The toughest man in the NBA

Chapter 27

After the players from both sides showed up, they warmed up at halftime.

Tu Man walked up to the free throw line with the basketball in his arms. This was the first time in three months that he touched this orange elf, and he felt very cordial.

It's just that basketball doesn't seem to miss his calloused hands.

The first ball hit the backboard with a "bang" and bounced off...

Tu Man scratched the back of his head:

Oops, I forgot that the thighs are elongated, and the shot point is high, it should be curved!
The second ball hit the front of the basket and bounced back.

Hehe, I'm running out of strength!

Come again!

"Bang", the basketball hit the basket's neck, bounced high, and crossed the backboard...

Tu Man shook his head and continued to adjust.

Back and forth, until the seventh ball was thrown, the basketball finally staggered into the net pocket.

Tu Man's abnormality caught the attention of head coach Alvin Gentry, who frowned and asked assistant coach John Sumait:

"John, didn't this kid feel very soft when he played in the summer league? What's going on today, are you too nervous?"

Su Mait shook his head. This kid looked like a tyrannosaurus rex when he came on stage. How could he be nervous?
Walking over, standing behind Tu Man and watching for a while, he asked in a low voice:
"Tu Man, haven't you touched the ball in a while?"

Tu Man turned his head and smiled awkwardly:
"Coach, have you noticed this? In the past three months, I have focused on training my physical fitness and strength. I really haven't touched the ball much..."

Su Maite put his hand on his forehead, where did you find a second-hand trainer?
No wonder these free throws look like Shaquille O'Neal. It's a good thing to be stronger, but shooting is also very important. It's a pity that the silky smooth feel!

"Stop practicing, come with me!"

Tu Man dropped the basketball and followed Su Maite to the sidelines.

"Alvin, it looks like we have to rearrange our tactics. This kid was misled by the trainer, and he won't be able to get his shooting bag back for a while!"

Tu Man was stunned, where did I get a trainer?

In the past three months, I have been training with sacks, digging a sack...

Gentry's face collapsed, you didn't say it when you were arranging tactics, at this time, you're going to lose the chain for me, what kind of plane are you doing?
After thinking about it, he said in a deep voice:

"Tu Man, you can't shoot now, how about the hook?"

Tu Man was also very wronged, the system harmed people, how did he know that it would cost so much to grow taller and stronger?
Hearing this, he said with embarrassment:
"Hooking hands, I guess, is enough..."

You dog meat bun!

Gentry rubbed his chin irritably. He still expected Tuman to use a hook with no dead ends inside the three-point line to open up the space. In this way, he can only hit the basket?

Tu Man laughed foolishly:

"Coach, it should be fine for me to dunk!"

Gentry rolled his eyes, of course I know there is nothing wrong with your dunk, but if you can't open the space, everyone else has to change their style of play. Isn't this a tactic that is useless?
Clap your hands and bring the players together:

"Today's tactics need to be changed. Tuman will attack the basket and will not pull it out again. There are some problems with his shooting, and it is too late to rearrange tactics now. Steve, you adapt to the situation, let's play first!"

Nash nodded, and everyone looked at Tu Man in unison.

Everyone saw Tu Man's poor shot just now and thought it was a bit unbelievable. This kid is the king of shooting in the summer league. What's wrong with him?
John Sumait added:
"Don't worry, everyone. Tuman's hand feeling has changed due to too much strength training in the past three months. It's not an injury. In future training, everyone urges him to practice more, and he should be able to recover soon!"

Tu Man continued depressedly:
"Yes, yes! As long as you can't die in practice, practice to death!"

Gentry scolded with a smile:

"Fart! You kid has the highest salary in the team. If you practice to death, Lance will hang himself to thank the world?"

Amidst the laughter, the game officially began.

Gentry configured three passers for Tuman:
Point Guard: Steve Nash
Shooting Guard: Jason Richardson

Small Forward: Grant Hill

Power Forward: Hedo Turkoglu
Center: Tu Brutal

On the Trail Blazers side, Oden is still absent.

At the beginning of last season, Oden played 20 consecutive games for the first time, averaging 11.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game, which once ignited the flames of hope for the Blazers.

However, before the fire burned, he was hit by Brooks and broke his patella, and he was reimbursed for the season.

After a full season of recovery, Oden appeared on the sidelines in the preseason and then underwent the team's MRI, which found that the articular cartilage in his left knee required surgery.  …

So Oden was pushed into the operating room and underwent minimally invasive knee surgery again. The team executives even said that "it was as heavy as a heavy blow to the head."

Fortunately, they introduced Marcus Camby last season. The 36-year-old veteran is still strong, averaging 7 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. He protected the Blazers' paint area very well. .

The Blazers' starting lineup is:
Point guard: Andre Miller
Shooting Guard: Brandon Roy
Small Forward: Nicolas Batum

Power Forward: LaMarcus Aldridge

Center: Marcus Camby
Roy is also injured. He tore the meniscus in his right knee at the end of the regular season last season and underwent surgery.

But in the first round of the playoffs, he returned with an injury.

That's bad, and it's not worth the cost of recovering the knee from surgery and putting the Blazers into the second round.

After a summer, McMillan still arranged for Roy to start. He was a tough guy when he played, and he was even tougher as a coach, and he was tough on his opponents...

At the jump ball, Marcus Camby on the other side sneered:
"Arrogant boy, I heard that you claim to be the ultimate mystery of the fifth position?"

Tu Man glanced at him, expressionless.

The two were about the same height and size, but Tu Man bounced much better than the old man, he easily slid the basketball over the opponent's head.

Nash got the basketball and ran away. The spirit of running and bombing was engraved in his soul.

Tu Man didn't hesitate at all. He bypassed the defender and went straight to the basket. In his impression, Nash's pass was unnecessary.

As long as you run out of position, the basketball will suddenly fly out from the defensive player's armpits, back, crotch, top of the head, etc., and land in his hands!
That's really, really blissful!

The Blazers retreated quickly. McMillan expected that the Suns would run and bomb, and had already made corresponding arrangements. Moreover, they played six games in the playoffs last season, and they were very familiar with each other.

Aldridge was already one step ahead of Tuman, standing firmly in the paint, which was almost a conditioned defense.

If it was Stoudemire from last season, he should pause, go around to the weak side, wait for Nash's pass, then dribble the ball, take a big step, and take off from the side of Aldridge. A one-handed buckle knocked him into the air...

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