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Chapter 10 Milicic's Good Friday
Letting Mo Wen and Milicic single-handedly seems to be giving Milicic a chance to show himself.

The second place hits the tail of the crane, and the center hits the swingman. This is not easy to catch.

But Dumars and several assistant coaches including Woodson felt the malice from Larry Brown.

They have seen Mo Wen's defensive ability in the summer league. Except for "Little Emperor" who failed in the match against Mo Wen, the other players who played against Mo Wen did not get good results.

With the height of a center forward, Milicic weighs only 2 kg heavier than James. His lightweight body provides Milicic with top-level inside mobility, and also makes him less confrontational than traditional insiders.

Putting his style of play into the game, he can rely on his teammates to make up for the shortcomings in the confrontation, and make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses.

But in heads-up, if there is not enough internal confrontation, it will be a disaster.

Unfortunately, Mo Wen has been gaining weight this summer. Coupled with the continuous accumulation of game experience, his potential has gradually been realized. Compared with the summer league two months ago, he has completed another wave of evolution.

User: Mo Wen; Age: 19

Height: 198cm; Weight: 100Kg; Armspan: 210
【Physical Attributes】

上肢力量：60（67）；下肢力量：55（72）；协调：77（86）

爆发力：59（69）；直线速度：65（69）；横向敏捷：69（75）

体力：64（66）；恢复：70（72）；伤病抗性：70（72）

【Offensive attribute】

Dunks: 43 (65); Layups: 72 (79)

近投：66（73）；中投：71（75）；罚球：80（82）

远投：60（65）；三分：66（68）；超远：33（65）

突破：64（70）；背身：63（66）；无球跑位：75（78）

控球：68（74）；传球：74（77）；视野：72（79）

【Defensive attribute】

Defensive rebounds: 66 (71); Offensive rebounds: 60 (62)

Inside defense: 61 (65); Outside defense: 78 (82)

Blocks: 60 (67); Interference: 78 (85)

Steals: 78 (88); Pass insight: 73 (83)

Single defense: 77 (80); Assisted defense: 67 (70)

It has been nearly three months since the end of the draft, and more than 400 games in the copy space have made his offensive and defensive skills have improved a lot.

It's normal for him not to fully drain his potential. Mo Wen discovered early on that the closer his strength and potential were, the slower his growth would be.

Although there is a big gap between strength and potential in terms of physical attributes, they are limited to only exercising in reality, and they have made the least progress.

Mo Wen didn't feel much of these improvements himself, but others in the training camp found them terrifying.

It is normal for a person to increase the ball, but it is abnormal if the ball is increased every day.

Larry Brown had also seen Mo Wen's performance during the live broadcast of the Summer League before, and his impression of Mo Wen was only at the level of a mature style of play, experienced defense, but not enough talent to barely serve as a team substitute.

Mo Wen's defense that can trouble the No. [-] pick is a good reference.

It's okay if Milicic can break through this level of defense, but if he can't break through... then Milicic still has another chance in defense.

If Milicic fails to grasp the two opportunities, then he may have to say sorry.

He came to the Pistons to compete for the championship, not to train a foreign player to be bad.

Looking at Milicic, whose face was tense due to nervousness, although Mo Wen felt sorry for his upcoming fate, he didn't have any thoughts of letting go.

If you are not relatives or relatives, you must first worry about your team status. If you want to be a "salary thief", the premise is to prove your value first, otherwise the second-round pick contract may be cut even if it is fully guaranteed.

"Chauncey (Billups), who do you think will win these two rookies?" Pistons backup point guard Atkins asked, leaning on Billups.

"It must be Milicic. He is the second place. Isn't that Asian mascot chosen by the team?" Billups didn't speak, and the backup small forward Collis next to him spoke first.

"Not necessarily. I watched the game during the holidays. That Asian rookie is not easy. In the summer league, he is a character who can make the champion look ashamed. Don't underestimate him." Hamilton interjected beside him.

"Oh, is he really that good? I'll have to practice with him later, but I'm still optimistic about a white rookie. I heard that he plays like Dirk. It shouldn't be any different. I just don't know if our new coach will like it." .” Collis glanced at Larry Brown, who was observing not far away, and said in a low voice.

"The kid named Win will probably win."

Billups, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.His observations were very meticulous, and there was a big difference in the state of the two people on the court. The blood vessels on one tensed arm came out, and the other was as relaxed as in front of the trainer.

The players around Billups still wanted to ask why, and the heads-up on the field had already begun.

Milicic, who attacked first with the ball, carefully observed Mo Wen's position, and he still wanted to use his own style of play in Europe.

Dash into the mid-range, then turn around to find space to get inside or use the height advantage to shoot.

This time, Milicic also hit his comfort zone very smoothly. When he was about to make further moves, Mo Wen made a sudden confrontation and forced Milicic to deform his movements. Immediately afterwards, the basketball was also stretched by Mo Wen. Out of the hand poked fly.

Inexperienced in confrontation, poor ball protection, and poor reaction speed.

After just one round, Milicic made Mo Wen feel his three shortcomings on the offensive end.

Milicic touched the top of his head in embarrassment, and didn't think how strong Mo Wen's defense was. He just thought it was careless just now.

When it was Mo Wen's turn to attack, Milicic also knew that he was deficient in defense, and his defensive position was relatively low, but he didn't expect that Mo Wen just glanced at him and raised his hand to shoot.

Swah——

Simply neat.

Everyone on the sidelines looked a little embarrassed, let alone Milicic on the court.

In the second round of Mo Wen's offense, Milicic didn't dare to let Mo Wen shoot, and stayed close to the defense.

Mo Wen didn't mean to compete for speed or explode with the second place.

A few crotches changed hands, and finally caught a big pull ball, shook Milicic away, and rushed in.

Milicic gritted his teeth and tried his best to defend, but he had only played in low-intensity professional leagues for two years, and at the age of 18, he was as immature as a basketball beginner in front of Mo Wen.

Mo Wen learned from various stars in the dungeon, and the skills he polished were not something that a raw melon egg like Milicic could understand.

The two of you come and go, and the duel will soon be over.

11:3
In the end, Mo Wen still couldn't kill him, and Milicic's talent is really good, and it's not true that Mo Wen can be manipulated casually.

Larry Brown, who was watching from the sidelines the whole time, didn't just let Milicic go. He motioned to Ben, who was watching the scene.

Substitution, rest, and then... Continue to single out!

(End of this chapter)